BWhenwetalkofplants,mostofuswillthinkofthingsthatgrowfromthegroundandhavegreenl
B
Whenwetalkofplants,mostofuswillthinkofthingsthatgrowfromthegroundandhavegreenleaves,butthereareplantsthatdonotlookoractlikeotherplants.Someofthesebelongtoaspecialclassofplantscalledfungi.
Fungimayappearalmosteverywhere.Theycommonlygrowinwetplaceswheretheycangetfoodandwatereasily.Becausefungidonothavegreenleavestomaketheirownfood,butfungimusttaketheirfoodfromanimals,otherplantsorwater.Somefungiliveondeadorrotting(腐烂的)wood,whileothersgrowonlivingtreesorindirtormoss(苔藓).Mushrooms(蘑菇)arethebest-knownfungi.
Therearemanykindsofmushroomsappearinginallshapesandsizes.Forexample,cauliflower(菜花)mushroomsarefoundinforestsfromJulytoOctober.Theycangrowtobeasheavyasfiftypounds!Theygrowatthefootoftrees.Squirrel's(松鼠)breadisanotherkindofwildmushroom.Itsappearanceandusecanexplainitsname.Thesefungilooklikesmallgoldencakes.Squirrelscaneasilyeatthemorcarrythemofftotheirholetoeatlater.
Themushroomsfoundinfoodstoresarecarefullygrownbypeoplewhoknowtheyaresafetoeat.Peoplearewarnednevertotouchortastewildmushroomsbecausesomeofthemaredeadly.Evenlessdangerousonescanstillmakeapersonverysick.
46.WheredoesFunginotgrow?__________.
A.Ondrywoodx05x05x05x05B.Inplacesfullofwater
C.Onlivingtreesx05x05x05x05x05D.Behindhouses
47.WherecanFungitakefood___________.
A.Fromtheirgreenleavesx05x05x05B.Fromwater
C.Fromrottingwoodx05x05x05x05D.Frompeople
48.Squirrel'sbreadisakindof___________.
A.treex05x05x05x05x05x05x05x05x05B.animalx05x05x05x05
C.foodx05x05x05x05x05x05x05x05x05D.medicine
49.Peopleareadvisednottoeatwildfungibecause__________.
A.itisunfitformainfood
B.itmaybedangeroustopeople
C.itdoesn'ttastesogood
D.it’sstrangesmellmaydoharmtopeople
50.Theword"fungi"inthispassagemeans___________.
A.草本植物x05B.菌类植物x05x05C.食用蘑菇x05x05D.无叶植物