Unit 5 The power of nature Reading课时作业

　　Ⅰ.单词拼写

　　1．________(干旱)and famines(饥荒) have killed up to two million people here.

　　2．The design of the bicycle has managed to reduce the effects of wind________(抵抗力) and drag.

　　3．Remove the wafers with a spoon and________(转移) them to a plate.

　　4．I________(赞成) of the proposal.

　　5．Many parents________(反对) bilingual education in schools.

　　6．The government________(发布) a warning that the strikers should end their action or face dismissal.

　　7．Popular music________(演变) from folk songs.

　　8．What do you________(想象) doing, anyway?

　　9．The problem is by no means________(奇怪的) to America.

　　10．It gradually________(开始明白) upon me that I still had talent and ought to run again.

　　【答案】　1.Drought　2.resistance　3.transfer4.approved　5.oppose6.issued

　　7.evolved 8．fancy　9.peculiar　10.dawned

　　Ⅱ.阅读理解

　　A

　　There are a growing number of pet owners who feed their pets on raw foods，which means "uncooked" meat and bones.William Burk，a pet food specialist from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ，believes that feeding raw meat to pets is against its goal of protecting the public from health dangers，and that raw meat and bones do not have all the required nutrition that a pet needs every day.

　　Recognizing how popular these foods are，the FDA has provided guidelines for producers of pet foods which contain uncooked meat for dogs，cats and other pets.The guidelines give rules to protect pet owners and pets from dangers about food safety and lack of nutrition.

Pet owners who feed raw meat and bones to their pets should deal with these products very carefully to protect themselves against possible dangers，says Burk.Just as