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The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means(交流方式). Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.
Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in a place, men moved to another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.
Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad to all living things in the world, but it is not only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills fish and pollutes drinking water. Noise pollution makes us become angry more easily.
Many countries are making rules to fight against pollution. They stop the people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from blowing dirty smoke into the air.
The pollution of SO2 is now the most dangerous problem of air pollution. It is mostly caused by heavy traffic. It is certain that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.
The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must try to control the growth of population at the same time.Our world is becoming much smaller .
| A．because the earth is being polluted day and night |
| B．because science is developing |
| C．because of the rise in population |
| D．because the earth is blown away by the wind every year |
Thousands of years ago, life was it is today.
| A．much easier than | B．as easy as |
| C．as hard as | D．much harder than |
Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here “it” means .
| A．water pollution | B．air pollution |
| C．noise pollution | D．rubbish |
What is the most dangerous problem of air pollution?
| A．CO2 | B．H2O | C．SO2 | D．CO |
Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because .
| A．it’s bad to all living things in the world |
| B．it makes much noise |
| C．it has made our rivers and lakes dirty |
| D．it makes us become angry more easily |
There was a man who had worked all of his life and had saved all of his money. He loved money more than anything else.And just before he died, he said to his wife: “Now listen, when I die, I want you to take all my money and put it in the casket (棺材) with me. I want to take my money to the afterlife(来生).”Well, one day he died. When they finished the ceremony（仪式）, just before the undertakers (殡仪馆人员) closed the casket, the wife said: “Wait just a minute!”She came over with a box and put it in the casket. Then the undertakers locked it down.Her friend said: “I hope you weren’t crazy enough to put all that money in the casket.”She said: “Yes, I promised him that I was going to put that money in that casket with him.”“You mean that you put all his m oney in t he casket?”“I sure did,” said the wife, “I got it all together, put it into my account (账户) and I wrote him a check (支票).”What d id the man love best?
A. His work. B. His money. C. His wife.What did the man want his wife to do when he died?
A. He wanted his wife to spend all his money.
B. He wanted his wife to put his money in the bank.
C. He wanted his wife to take all his money and put it in the casket with him.Where did the wife put the box?
A. In the casket
B. In the bank.
C. At home.What was in the box?
A. A check.
B. All the money.
C. Nothing.What do you think of the wife?
A. Beautiful. B. Crazy. C. Smart
If someone says to you “give me five”, don’t give five yuan to him! It will make others laugh! The person is not ask for your money, but your fingers.
In the USA, “give me five” or “give me the high five” is a good gesture. You can often see it in films or on TV. It means the slapping(拍打) of each other’s right hands together. People do it when something happy happens. For example, if a student get an “A” in the exam or gets No.1 in the school sports meeting, he will give the high five to his friends to celebrate.
Who did this gesture first? Why did he do that? It may come from the old Roman gesture of putting up the right arm for the emperor(皇帝). This showed that the person putting up his arm had nothing in his hand and he couldn’t hurt the emperor.
Why not try to give the high five to your friends?When one of your friends asks you to give him five, you can .
A. give him five yuan
B. give him your hands
C. slap his right handWhat’s the Chinese meaning of the underl ined word “gesture” in the second paragraph?
A. 节奏 B. 场所 C. 手势Now you can do “give me five” to your friends because you will .
A celebrate your friends’ success
B. have the same idea with your friends
C. laugh at your friend’s bad mannersThe gesture started in .
A. Rome B. China C. AmericaThe Romans p ut up the right arms for the emperor to show that they.
A. liked him very much
B. were happy to see him
C. were safe for him
| Teresa, Madrid, Spain My twenty-first birthday was in April. I was really happy to go out with some friends. They pulled my ears 21 times, once for each year. It’s an old custom(习俗). |
| Francisco，Paris, France I’m going to be 30 next Friday. In France, when you celebrate a birthday, you often invite people out. I know that in some countries it’s the opposite – people take you out. |
| Lin Xiaohan, Taipei, China Yesterday was my 16th birthday. It was a special birthday, so we had a family dinner together. I was happy to get some money from my parents. My mother cooked noodles for me, because noodles are for a long life. |
What’s the o ld custom on people’s birthday in Spain?、、、
A. Pulling one’s ears.
B. Giving a birthday party.
C. Having a big dinner.When you have a birthday in, you often invite people out.
A. Spain B. France C. TaipeiLin Xiaohan had noodles on his 16th birthday because.
A. noodles are easy to cook
B. noodles are delicious
C. noodles are for a long life.
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For most people, the blue robot cat Doraemon(哆啦A梦) will always get together with Nobita（大雄） and never leave. But now, in the new 3-D movie Stand By Me (《伴我同行》), Doraemon finally has to go back to where he is from – the future. The movie is now showing in Japan. Nobita and Doraemon’s separation (分离) really made lots of fans sad.
What is Stand By Me?
A. A blue robot cat.
B. A new 3-D movie.
C. A popular song.What happened in the end?
A. Doraemon died.
B. Nobita died.
C. Doraemon went back to where he was from.
“USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?”We often hear such discussions. As China opens its doors, studying abroad has become a dream for many Chinese students. They want to learn about the world.
It’s true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Language skills will improve and it may be easier to find jobs.
But there are problems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language and getting used to a different culture.
Students must also learn to live without parents’ care and deal with all kinds of things they haven’t had to do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad sinking into an ocean of difficulties and giving up easily. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well.
Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden(负担) to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth it?
We know that there are many famous people who succeed in great things through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympics. So when you wonder which country is better to study in, consider whether studying abroad is the right choice.From the passage, we learn that many Chinese students dream about studying abroad to
_______.
| A．taste a new life |
| B．make a lot of money |
| C．learn about the world |
| D．learn to look after themselves |
The writer thinks _______ should be considered first before students study abroad.
| A．places | B．time | C．money | D．language |
The writer mentions Liu Xiang in the passage in order to tell us that _____.
| A．Chinese teachers are better than American ones |
| B．studying abroad is not the right choice. |
| C．people can also be successful in China if they work hard |
| D．Liu Xiang was a gold medal winner |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Studying abroad will cost students’ families a lot of money. |
| B．Studying abroad will make it easy for students to learn well. |
| C．Studying abroad will help students to improve language skills. |
| D．Studying abroad will bring students a lot of difficulties in their life. |
This passage is mainly about _______
| A．the question of studying abroad |
| B．the dream of studying abroad |
| C．the choice of studying abroad |
| D．the story of studying abroad |