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Unit5IntotheWild话题阅读专练
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TryMakingThemintoTreats
It’sfinetoshopatfarmers’marketsandgrocerystoresforrecipeingredients（原料）.Butwhatifyoucouldgathersomeofthembyyourselves,andatthesametime,helpridyourregionofnon-nativeplantspeciesthatareharmingtheecosystems?
AccordingtotheNationalWildlifeFederation,about42percentoftoday’sthreatenedorendangeredspeciesareatriskbecauseofinvasive（有侵略性的）species.Herearefourinvasiveplantsandideasforservingthemup.
KUDZU
BroughttotheUSfromJapan,thekudauvinecangrowafootaday,robbingotherplantsofsunlight.ItsbeautifulflowersbloomfromJulytoSeptember,butitsleaves,roots,andvinetipsaremorereadilyavailable.Pickflowerstouseinmakingdrinks.
HIMALAYANBLACKBERRY
NativetoArmenia,theplanthasthreatenedotherspecies.Itblocksaccessthroughwoodsandaffectslivestock.Itsfruitstartstoripeninmidsummerandtheberriescanbeaddedtohakegoodssuchasmuffins.
SOWTHISTLE
Itsrootscrowdoutusefulcropsandsuckwaterandnitrogenfromthesoil.NativetoEuropeandwesternAsia,itgrowsalloverNorthAmericainspringandsummer.Trycokingtheleavesinoliveoilandaddingthemtoacake.
WATERCRESS
EuropeansettlersbroughtthisleafygreentotheColonies.Itspreadsalongwaterways,crowdingoutnativeplants.Harvestitfromtheedgeofarunningstreaminspringandfalltomakesandwiches.
1．Whichspecieswillyouchooseifyouwanttomakedrinks?
A．KUDZU.
B．SOWTHISTLE.
C．WATERCRESS.
D．HIMALAYANBLACKBERRY.
2．Whatdothelistedspecieshaveincommon?
A．Theyareharvestedinautumn.
B．Theyareallinvasivespecies.
C．Theycangrowafootperday.
D．Theyarepickedtomakesandwiches.
3．Whatisthepurposeofthetext?
A．Tointroducetheharmsofthefourspecies.
B．Toadvertisesomerecipeingredientsforreaders.
C．ToprovethefindingsofNationalWildlifeFederation.
D．To