The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even eat it.
Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problems was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, man 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 for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.
Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air. Pollution by SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of air pollutions. It is caused by heavy traffic. We are sure 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 take care of the rise in pollution at the same time.
选择合适的选项填空：________, our world is becoming much smaller.
| A．Because of the rise in pollution. |
| B．Thanks to the development of traffic and communication |
| C．Because the earth is blown away by the wind every year. |
| D．Because the earth is being polluted day and night. |
Hundreds of years ago, life was ________ it is today.
| A．much easier than | B．as easy as | C．much harder than | D．as hard as |
Pollution comes in may ways. We can even hear it. Here “it” means _________.
| A．rubbish | B．noise pollution | C．air pollution | D．water pollution |
Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because _________.
| A．it makes much noise |
| B．it makes us angry more easily |
| C．it makes our rivers and lakes dirty |
| D．it’s bad for all living things in the world. |
Which of the following in NOT true?
| A．Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. |
| B．The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world population does. |
| C．The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are not so many people living on the earth. |
| D．If people could go to work by bus or bike instead of car or motorbike, it would be helpful in fighting against the problem of SO2. |
Min Sun, with another name of Ziqian, was a famous man in the State of Lu during the Spring and Autumn Period. He was a student of Confucius. Among all students of Confucius, he was compared with Yan Yuan.
Min Sun’s mother died very early, later his father took another wife, who gave birth to two sons. The stepmother mistreated Min Sun—in winter, while two younger brothers wore warm clothes made of cotton. Min Sun only wore clothes made of reed catkins(芦苇花).
One day, he followed his father to go out. When pulling the chariot(马车), Min Sun felt so cold that he dropped the rope onto the ground. Then his father beat him. Just then, the reed catkins flew out from the broken clothes and his father knew that Min Sun was mistreated, he was very angry.
After the father returned home, he wanted to divorce(休掉）his wife. Min Sun fell on his knees and begged his father to forgive his stepmother. He said, “ if Mother stays at home, only I myself have to stand cold. But if you divorce Mother, all three children have to suffer from cold.”
His father was deeply moved and took Min Sun’s advice. The stepmother heard of this, felt sorry and knew her mistakes. From then on, she treated Min Sun as her own son.How many children were there in Min Sun’s family?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
The underlined word “ mistreated” in the passage means “_______ ”
| A．对待 | B．款待 | C．虐待 | D．善待 |
Why was Min Sun’s father still angry after beating him?
| A．Because Min Sun went out with him |
| B．Because Min Sun felt very cold |
| C．Because Min Sun dropped the rope |
| D．Because Min Sun was mistreated |
Which of the following is right?
| A．Min Sun was not as excellent as Yan Yuan. |
| B．Min Sun’s father forgave his wife. |
| C．Min Sun’s father divorced his wife. |
| D．Min Sun’s stepmother was always kind. |
According to the story, Min Sun is a________ person.
| A．filial(孝顺） | B．lovely | C．smart | D．brave |
Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be in the dark. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented the motion picture camera and over1,200 other things. About every two weeks he created something new.
Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He attended school for only three months. His mother taught him at home, but Thomas was mostly self-educated. He started experimenting at a young age.
When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on train. He did experiments on the train in his spare time. Unluckily, his first work experience did not end well. They fired him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train. Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator, but he continued to spend much of his time in experimenting his first patent(专利权) in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity.
Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other, but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways. It kept conversations short, so that he could have more time for work. He always worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.
Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world. How often did Edison make a new invention？
| A．About every fourteen days. | B．About every seven days. |
| C．About once a week. | D．About twice a week. |
The underlined world “fired” in the passage means “_＿＿＿＿”
| A．Gave somebody a job. | B．Set fire to somebody. |
| C．Let somebody down. | D．Forced somebody to leaves his job. |
Edison considered his deafness as＿＿＿＿.
| A．something bad | B．a gift from God |
| C．a kind of ability | D．a disadvantage |
Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Edison had only 8hours’rest each day after his deafness. |
| B．Edison got his education mostly by self-teaching. |
| C．Edison had his first job in 1986. |
| D．Edison’inventions greatly improved the quality of people’s life. |
What does the passage mainly talk about?
| A．The function of the electric light. |
| B．Edison and his experiments. |
| C．The importance of inventions. |
| D．The whole life of Edison. |
I turned around to find a little old lady with warm smile. She said, “Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old.”
“Why are you in university at such a YOUNG age?” I asked. She replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have coupe of kids, and then retire and travel.”
I knew she was joking. I was curious(好奇) what might have encouraged her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a university education and now I’m getting one!” she told me. We became friends. Every day we would talk nonstop after class. I always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom(智慧) and experience with me. And Rose easily made friends wherever she went.
At the end of the term we invited Rose to make a little speech. She cleared her throat and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. I’ve learned a few secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.”
“There is a huge difference between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change…” When the author and Rose first met, they began their conversation in a _______ manner.
| A．polite | B．impolite | C．serious | D．humorous |
Rose went to the university in order to __________.
| A．meet a rich husband | B．make new friends |
| C．get a better job | D．get a university education |
The author considered Rose as a “time machine” because____________.
| A．she always came to class on time |
| B．she made friends easily at university |
| C．she enjoyed a long life and had lots of wisdom and experience |
| D．she knew the difference between growing older and growing up |
The word “That” in the Paragraph 7 refers to (指) _________.
| A．growing older | B．growing up |
| C．staying young | D．being happy |
From the passage, we know Rose believed___________.
| A．“Easier said than done.” |
| B．“Well begun is half done.” |
| C．“It is never too late to learn.” |
| D．“Reading makes a full man.” |
| Subject: Can you help? From: Rose |
| Dear Knowledgeable, I have a good friend, Ann. She is very clever and can speak English really well. A very important English speech contest for our whole city will be held next month. Our classmates all think Ann is the best person to represent the class in the school contest and make sure she will win. But the problem is that she’s very shy and that she’s terrified of speaking in front of other people. She can’t tell others about it, because she doesn’t want to let her friends down. I can’t think of any good advice to give her, but you always come up with good solutions to people’s problems. Can you give us some good advice? Do you think we can tell the truth to the rest of the students? Rose |
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