Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today．People didn’t have modern machines．There was no modern medicine, either．
Life today has brought new problems．One of the biggest is pollution．Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty．It kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water．Noise pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily．Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution．It’s bad to all living things in the world．
Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day．Sometimes the polluted air is so thick that it is like a quilt over a city．This kind of quilt is called smog．
Many countries are making rules to flight pollution．Factories must now clean their water before it is thrown away and they mustn’t blow dirty smoke into the air
We need to do many other things．We can put waste things in the dustbin and do not throw them on the ground，there will be less pollution．
Rules are not enough．Every person must help to fight pollution．Hundreds of years ago．life was much harder than it is today because ．
| A．there were not any modern machines | B．there was no modern medicine |
| C．both A and B | D．there were not many people |
The most serious kind of pollution is ．
| A．noise pollution | B．air pollution |
| C．water pollution | D．All the above |
From the passage we know that ．
| A．a few years ago，there was no smog at all |
| B．today people don’t have to talk to each other in a loud voice |
| C．we can drink water from the polluted rivers and lakes |
| D．people are making rules in order to fight pollution |
This is the twins' room. It's a nice room. The two beds are in the room. One is Lucy's and the other (另一个) is Lily's. They look the same. Their coats are on their beds. We can't see their shoes. They're under their beds. The twins have two desks and chairs. Their clock, books and pencil-boxes are on the desks. Their schoolbags are behind the chairs.What kind of room (哪一种屋子) is it? --It's _______.
A. a classroom B. a bedroom C. a big roomWhich (哪一个) one is not right?
A. Lily's coat is on the bed.
B. Lucy's shoes are under the chair.
C. Lucy and Lily are students.Lucy and Lily are __________.
A. boys B. sons C. sisters Where're their schoolbags? ________.
A. On the chairs
B. In their desk
C. Behind their chairsWhich one is right?
A. Their beds look the same.
B. Their clock, coats and pencil-boxes are on the desk.
C. Their classroom is nice.
There is a telephone on my desk. It's mine. It helps me a lot. My telephone number is 8445816. when I have something to talk about with my classmates, I don't need to go out. I call them. I write down many telephone numbers of my friends. My best friend John's number is 8459471. When I can't remember（记得） my homework, I ask him by telephone. There are some "Telephone Messages" beside my telephone. When I am out, my mother writes down the messages for me. Whose telephone number is 8445816?
A. His teacher’s. B. The writer’s. C. John's. What’s John’s telephone number?
A. 8495741 B. 8495471 C. 8459471 Why does his mother write down the messages for him?
Because ________.
A. he is out B. he is working at his lessons C. he is inDoes the writer write down many telephone numbers of his friends?
A. Yes, he doesn’t.
B. No, he doesn’t
C. Yes, he does.Where is the telephone?
A. In his school.
B. In his room.
C. In his classroom.
生词： write down写下记下 writer 作者 messages 短信、留言 whose(谁的)
Hello! I'm Bill Smith. I'm twelve. This is my sister, Jenny. She's ten. We are from the USA. But now we are in China. My father is an English teacher in a school. My mother is a doctor. They work hard.
At school I have a friend. His name is Ben Jones. He's twelve, too. He's from England. We all like China.What's his friend's name? ________.
A. Bill. B. Ben. C. Jenny. Where is Ben now? _______.
A. In China. B. In England. C. In the USA. What's Jenny's last name? _________.
A. Jones. B. Smith. C. Bill. What's the last name of Ben's mother? _________.
A. Jones. B. Smith. C. Bill. Where's Jenny from? ___________.
A. China. B. England . C. The USA.
What do you call a school with no tests, no grades, no classes, and no teachers? Students of the Met School and their parents think it to be the best school in the world.
The school is in Rhode Island, USA. Dennis Littky opened it in 1996. He was fired（解雇） from two other schools, because many parents of the school students were happy with his unusual ideas. The school takes poor kids who are failing(失败) at schools. Nearly(几乎) everybody has already given up （放弃）these students and their parents want to try anything. The Met School gives Littky a great place to try out his new ideas.
“The word that most kids use when they talk about high school is ‘boring’,” says Littky. “But no one would say the Met was boring.” Advisors(指导老师) (not teachers) work with small groups of students for four years. Students spend almost half of their school time learning real-life skills（技能）, such as working for business（生意）, spending time with government(政府) people, and helping teach younger children. Instead of（代替） tests, the students give shows about their work outside school.
In fact, students work harder here than in other schools. All the students from the Met graduate and can choose to go to a good university （大学）. Now, Bill Gates is starting schools like this one around the USA.______ think(s) that the Met School is the best.
| A．The headmaster of the Met School. |
| B．The student outside the Met School. |
| C．All the students and their parents from the Met School. |
| D．The teachers at the Met School. |
What do most high school students think of normal（普通的） school?
| A．Interesting. | B．Relax. | C．Boring. | D．Exciting |
What does the underlined word “graduate” in the last paragraph mean in Chinese?
| A．毕业 | B．离开 | C．结束 | D．搬离 |
What do the students do at the Met School?
| A．They spend all their school time playing. |
| B．They keep giving shows about their school. |
| C．They only learn from working for business. |
| D．Almost half of the time, they learn real-life skills. |
According to the passage, which of the following if TRUE?
| A．Life at the Met School is very easy because there are no tests. |
| B．Teachers at the Met School give students much more homework than at normal school. |
| C．Students can choose to go to a good university. |
| D．Students at the Met School spend all their time working outside school. |
Friends are very important in our everyday life. Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. Certainly, sometimes we need to be alone（独自）. We don’t always want people around. But we would feel lonely （孤独的）if we never had a friend.
No two people are just the same. Friends sometimes don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make it up and become friends again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much but we can call them or write to them. We can also make new friends. It is encouraging（鼓励） to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. Being happy helps you stay well. If someone cares about you, you will take better care of yourself.People often feels _________ if they have no good friends.
| A．happy | B．sad | C．lonely | D．unpopular |
All people need friends because they _________.
| A．often feel lonely. |
| B．like to feel close to each other. |
| C．often move away. |
| D．want to live longer. |
People make new friends when their old friends________.
| A．stay alone. | B．are angry with them. |
| C．move away. | D．have new friends. |
If we can’t see our friends for a long time, we ________.
| A．no longer love them. |
| B．don’t get on well. |
| C．can call them or write to them. |
| D．will take better care of ourselves. |
From the passage, we learn that if people have many friends, they ____.
| A．will be important. | B．will have more good news |
| C．needn’t make new friends | D．will live happily. |