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📚 Key Words
| Word | Meaning | 中文 |
|---|---|---|
| Dry | With very little or no rain. | 干燥的 |
| Scientist | A person who studies how things in the world work. | 科学家 |
| Sweat | To let out liquid to stay cool. | 出汗 |
| Leaves | The green parts of a plant that grow from the stem. | 树叶 |
| Cool | A little bit cold; not hot. | 凉爽的 |
| Degree | A unit for measuring how hot or cold it is. | 度 |
| Amazing | Something very good and surprising. | 令人惊讶的 |
| Survive | To stay alive in a difficult place. | 生存 |
📖 Read the story
Death Valley is a very hot and dry place. Most plants cannot live there. But there is a special plant called Arizona honeysweet. It loves the heat! How does it stay alive? Scientists say this plant can ‘sweat.’ When the weather is very hot, the plant lets out water. This water keeps its leaves cool. It is like a small air conditioner for the plant. Because of this, the plant is much cooler than the air around it. Most plants like the spring, but this plant grows in the hot summer. It can grow very fast every day. It uses the sun to make food even when it is forty-seven degrees outside. This amazing plant is like a desert superhero. It shows us how nature can survive in difficult places.
✏️ Answer the questions
1. Where does the Arizona honeysweet plant live?
- A.In a cold forest
- B.In Death Valley
- C.In the ocean
- D.In a rainy jungle
2. How does the plant stay cool?
- A.It hides under rocks
- B.It only grows at night
- C.It lets out water to sweat
- D.It drinks cold milk
3. When does this plant grow best?
- A.In the cold winter
- B.In the rainy spring
- C.In the hot summer
- D.In the windy autumn
4. What is the plant compared to in the text?
- A.An air conditioner
- B.A cold drink
- C.A big tree
- D.A fast car
5. How fast does the Arizona honeysweet grow?
- A.Very slowly
- B.It does not grow at all
- C.Very fast every day
- D.Only once a year