The earth is changing. Tomorrow it will be different. All the living things on the earth are changing. Even people are changing, and tomorrow you will be different.
There are many kinds of change, and many different things than cause change. People need to realize the changes, to learn to see them, and to learn what causes change.
Human beings must solve many problems so that they can continue to live successfully. War is one of these problems. Disease and natural disaster are problems. Having enough food and energy for the growing number of people in the world is a problem. Most problems can be solved, but some are impossible to solve. The way in which people solve problems affects how long and how well they can live.
As people solve their problems, they change things, and changes often cause new problems for people and for other living things on the earth. Sometimes the new problems seem even worse than the old ones. Human beings will probably never stop having problems to solve. Can you use your imagination to describe a world that has no problems at all ?The reason why everything is changing is that______.
| A．people want them to be changing |
| B．there’re many different things that cause them to change |
| C．the living things are changing |
| D．the world is too small |
People need to solve problems because______.
| A．there will be more and more new problems if they don’t solve the old ones. |
| B．the problems are difficult to solve |
| C．they have to go on living |
| D．there are so many things that are changing |
New problems appear ______.
| A．because old problems aren’t solved. | B．because people don’t solve them |
| C．because some people are foolish | D．when people are solving old ones |
Which of the following if wrong according to the passage ?
| A．Disaster and war are two of the problems people have to solve. |
| B．People need to solve all the problems at the same time. |
| C．The way people solve problems has much to do with their life. |
| D．People can’t solve all the problem at one time. |
The underlined word “disaster” in the passage probably means “______” in Chinese.
| A．灾难 | B．资源 | C．条件 | D．环境 |
“Cool” is a word with many meanings. It means a little cold at first. As time changes, the word gets many different meanings. We can use “cool” when we talk about something wonderful or somebody looking smart. For example. When you see a beautiful and expensive car in the street, you can say, “It is cool.” You may think the popular singer Jay Chow is cool. You can also use the word to mean something new and surprising. Here is an example. One day a teacher took the students to a farm and then asked them to write something about the visit. One of her students just wrote, “The farm is so cool.” Because he thought “cool” was the best word to show what he saw and felt. It also shows some people don’t have enough words. Without “cool”, they seem to have no other words to use. Can you think of any other words like “cool: with so many meanings? If you can they are also very “cool”.The meaning of the word “cool” ______.
| A．is always the same | B．changes a lot |
| C．is “wonderful or smart” | D．is “new and surprising” |
“You may think the popular singer Jay Chow is cool”. Here “cool” means
| A．a little cold | B．a little hot | C．new and surprising | D．good-looking |
When some people use “cool” everywhere they don’t have other words, the writer seems a little ______.
| A．excited | B．happy | C．surprised | D．worried |
The best title is _____.
| A．Meanings of the word “Cool” | B．“Cool”, the Best Word to Use |
| C．People use “Cool” Too Much | D．“Cool’ Is A New Word |
My nine-year-old daughter, Maria, is in Grade Two. Every evening we get into homework battles (争执). When she get home, homework is the last thing she likes to do. I think she should do her homework just after school. But she thinks she should have some time to rest and play first. When Maria does her homework, she wants me to help her. I don’t want to help, because I think my daughter should do her homework by herself. And most of the time, I have to do other things.
Children these days have much more homework than we did, and some of it is really difficult for them. As you can see, I’m really worried about homework and I really don’t know what I should do. Any ideas ? Help me!The woman’s daughter is __________.
| A．four years old | B．six years old |
| C．eight years old | D．nine years old |
The woman thinks that her daughter should do her homework__.
| A．by herself | B．with the mother |
| C．with the father | D．with the classmates |
What does the phrase worried about mean?_________ .
| A．关心 | B．担心 | C．涉及 | D．思量 |
Dear Li Tao,
I am an American schoolgirl. My name is Alice Green. I am thirteen. There are five people in my family—my brothers, my parents and I. My brothers and I are all students and at the same school. We go to school from Monday to Friday. We don’t have any classes on Sundays or Saturdays. My father and mother are teachers. They say, China is great, and Chinese people are friendly(友好), I want to travel(旅行) in China. I think it is very interesting(有趣), isn’t it? I like reading. Now I am reading a book of Chinese stories. They are very interesting. My brothers and I like playing soccer(足球) and basketball. What do you like?
Let’s be(成为) friends. Please write to me soon(快点).
Alice Green
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Lily is from New York , the U.S.A. She is twelve. She is in Shanghai NO.3 Junior High School. She is in Class Eight, Grade One. Her phone number is 66786019. Dongdong is from Kunming. His English name is Tom. He is eleven .He is in Class Seven,Grade One. His telephone number is 24524233. They are not in the same class. They are good friends Lily is from_____.
A. English B. China C. the U.S.A Dongdong is in Class______.
A. Six B. Seven C. Eight Lily and Dongdong are good________ .
A. students B. friends C. teachers Where is Tom from ? He is from______ .
A .The U.S.A B. Japan C. China How old is Lily ? She is _______.
A .ten B. eleven C. twelve
Hello, I’m Lucy. I am from the USA. But now I’m in China. My teacher is Miss Chen. She is from Tianjin. She is Chinese. I have a sister. Her name is Lily. Sheis in China , too.We are in the same school.
阅读短文,判断句子正(用 “T” )误(用 “F” ) Lily and Lucy are from Canada.
They are in China now.
. Miss Liu is their teacher.
Miss Chen is from Dalian.
Lily and I are students.