More than 50,000,000 people live in the rainforests of the world and most of them do not hurt the forest they live in. They eat the fruits that grow on the forest trees, but they do not cut them down. They kill some animals to eat, but they do not destroy them.
When we cut down the rainforests, we destroy these forest people, too. In 1900, there were 1,000,000 forest people in the Amazon forest. In 1980, there were only 200,000.
The Yanomami live along the rivers of the rainforest in the north of Brazil. They have lived in the rainforest for about 10,000 years and they use more than 2,000 different plants for food and for medicine. But in 1988, someone found gold in their forest, and suddenly 45,000 people came to the forest and began looking for gold. They cut down the forest to make roads. They made more than a hundred airports. The Yanomami people lost land and food. Many died because new diseases came to the forest with the strangers.
The Yanomami people tried to save their forest, because it was their home. But the people who wanted gold were stronger.
Many forest people try to save their forests. Chico Mendes was famous in Brazil because he wanted to keep the forest for his people. “I want the Amazon forest to help all of us-forest people Brazil, and all the Earth,” he said. A few months later, in December 1988, people who wanted to cut down the forest killed Chico Mendes.
In Borneo, people were cutting down the forest of the Penan people to sell the wood. The Penan people tried to save their rainforest. They made blockades across the roads into the forest. In 1987, they closed fifteen roads for eight months. No one cut down any trees during that time.
In Panama, the Kuna people saved their forest. They made a forest park which tourists pay to visit.
The Gavioes people of Brazil use the forest, but they protect it as well. They find and sell the Brazil nuts(坚果) which grow on the forest trees.The number of the people living in the Amazon forest in 1980 was _______ of that in1900.
| A．half | B．one-third | C．two-fifths | D．one-fifth |
The people who _______ have destroyed the rainforest of the Yanomami.
| A．pick fruits and kill animals to eat |
| B．use plants for food and medicine |
| C．have lived there for about ten thousand years |
| D．made the roads and the airports |
Those people built roads and airports in order to ________.
| A．carry away the gold conveniently |
| B．make people there live a better life |
| C．stop spreading the new diseases |
| D．develop the tourism(旅游业) there |
We can infer the underlined word blockades probably means:
| A．包围 | B．障碍 | C．街区 | D．通道 |
From the passage, we learn that _________.
| A．we need wood to build houses, so we have to cut down trees |
| B．the rainforest people have done something to protect their home |
| C．to humans, gold is more important than trees |
| D．we mustn’t cut down any trees or kill any animals |
Riding a bike is good exercise and great fun. But what do you do with your old bikes? American girl Nicole Basil has a wonderful answer to this question. She sets up Pedal Power — a charity (慈善团体) to collect (收集) old bikes and gives them to people who need them.
Nicole, 12, starts Pedal Power when she is only 8. She collects more than 250 bikes each year. Every November, Pedal Power holds a bike race to ask for more donations (捐赠品).
Nicole also gives bikes to students as prizes. Top students and hardworking students both get them. “Some kids aren’t as lucky as others, but they still do well in school,” she says. “And I think they should get a prize.”
A bicycle shop helps Nicole check (检查) every bike for the races. The owner says he is happy to help the charity. “This is just wonderful,” he says. “We need to learn from Nicole to help others.”
阅读短文，回答下列问题。What does Nicole do with the old bikes?
_________________________________________How long has Nicole worked at Pedal Power?
_________________________________________When does Nicole hold a bike race to ask for more old bikes?
_________________________________________What kind of students can get the bikes as prizes?
_________________________________________What does the shop owner do to help the charity?
_________________________________________
My ideal school is not far from my home. It takes me 15 minutes to walk there. In the school, there are a lot of trees and flowers. It’s very beautiful. We also have a big school library, a swimming pool and seven computer rooms. We begin our classes at 8:00 a.m. and finish them at 4:00 p.m. So we have a lot of time for after-school activities. Every day we only do our homework for an hour. Every month we can go on a school trip. How wonderful the school life is!
阅读以上短文，完成下面各题，每空一词。The boy goes to his ideal school on ________.
There is a ________, a swimming pool and seven computer rooms in his school.
His school ________ at 4:00 p.m.
The students have ________ time for after-school activities.
They often go on a school trip every ________.
All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have very different ideas about drinking tea.
In China, for example, tea is always served when people get together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in teahouses. They prefer their tea plain, with nothing else in it.
Tea is also important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called a tea ceremony（仪式）. It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.
Another tea-drinking country is England. In England, the late afternoon is “teatime”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and little sandwiches at teatime.
In the United States people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. Tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In summer, many Americans drink cold tea — “iced tea”. Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans, like soda.
阅读短文，选择正确答案。Iced tea is popular _______.
| A．in winter | B．for breakfast |
| C．in England | D．in the USA |
The English like to _______.
| A．drink their tea plain |
| B．eat cakes and cookies with their tea |
| C．have tea with dinner |
| D．drink their tea in a special room |
The Chinese drink tea _______.
| A．in a special ceremony | B．only in teahouses |
| C．when they get together | D．for breakfast |
Tea is popular _______.
| A．in Asian countries | B．only in English-speaking countries |
| C．only in the USA | D．all around the world |
The passage is about _______.
| A．Chinese tea | B．different ways of drinking tea |
| C．the teatime in England | D．why tea is important |
There is a little cat in the house. She likes playing with a ball. The ball is very nice. It is the cat’ s good friend.
One day the little cat makes a mistake. The owner ties (系) her to a big tree. She wants to play with the ball. But she can’t get it. The little cat is very sad. “How can I get the ball?” the little cat says. She uses her forepaw (前爪) to get the ball. But it is too hard. She can’ t get the ball.
The little cat thinks and thinks. Then she has an idea. She turns round (转身) and soon she gets the ball. Now she can play with the ball again. How happy she is！
But do you know how she gets the ball?
根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）The ball is the cat’s good friend.
The owner ties the cat to a big tree, because she doesn’t catch the mouse.
She can get the ball easily（轻易地）.
The Chinese for the word “hard” is “困难的”.
The cat is very happy because she can get the ball at last (最后).
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