Fourstudentsaretalkingaboutthe-优题课

1988年至1990年，一个名为“人口危机委员会”的组织对世界上100个大城市进行了调查。请根据下面12个主要大城市的调查表回答问题。

	Population (million)	(%)of income spent on food	Persons per room	(%)of houses with water and electricity	Telephones per 100 people	(%)of children in high school
Tokyo	28.7	18	0.9	100	44	97
Mexico City	19.4	41	1.9	94	6	62
New York	17.4	16	0.5	99	56	95
Sao Paulo	17.2	50	0.8	100	16	67
Osaka	16.8	18	0.6	98	42	97
Seoul	15.8	34	2.0	100	22	90
Moscow	13.2	33	1.3	100	39	100
Bombay	12.9	57	4.2	85	5	49
Calcutta	12.8	60	3.0	57	2	49
Buenos Aires	12.4	40	1.3	86	14	51
Los Angeles	11.5	12	0.5	94	35	90
London	11.0	24	0.6	100	50	58

Of the following cities, people live in ______spend least of their income food.
A. Mexico City B. Buenos Aires C. Calcutta
Which city has the most people?
A. New York B. Moscow C. Tokyo
The number of the students studying in high schools in Tokyo out of 100 students is the same as that of___________.
A. Seoul B. Sao Paulo C. Osaka
In which city do all the houses have water and electricity?
A. London B. Los Angeles C. New York
According to the passage, which sentence is true?
A.It is the most difficult for people in Calcutta to make a phone call.
B.The people in London have the less room for each person than those in Osaka.
C.The cities above are all in Asia.

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(烟雾).
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. people did not have any modern machines
B. there was no modern medicine
C. both A and B
What is the biggest problem in today’s life?
A. pollution
B. Air pollution
C. Water Pollution
The most serious kind of pollution is ______.
A. noise pollution
B. air pollution
C. water pollution
Factories must clean their water ______.
A. after it is thrown away
B. when they are thrown away
C. before it is thrown away
From the passage we know that ______.
A. a few years ago, there was no smog at all
B. people are making rules in order to fight pollution
C. we can drink water from the polluted rivers and lakes

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共6分，每小题2分）
There are many interesting holidays in the United States. In fact，there are holidays in almost every month. Take January for example. The first day of January is New Year’s Day. Like the Chinese people，American people also celebrate the beginning of each year. People sometimes spend this day watching football games.
In January or February，many people in the U. S. celebrate the Chinese New Year. On this day, many families will clean their homes and get ready for the New Year. They will wear new clothes and share delicious food. They will give each other red envelops with money for good luck in the coming year. They will also light firecrackers to chase away bad luck.
The second Sunday in May is Mother’s Day. Children and fathers will buy beautiful presents for mothers. On that day，all mothers will be very happy.
Different from China. the American Labor Day is in September，not in May. It is on the first Monday in September. On that day，people will honor all the working people in the U.S.
Thanksgiving Day is the 4th Thursday in November. On this day，people will remember how the Indians helped the Pilgrims by teaching them how to farm and hunt. On this day，people will give thanks for food, for their country，and for their families.
Are there holidays in almost every month in the US?
Who will buy presents for mothers on Mother's Day?
What does the passage mainly talk about?

Come to the library. Please come in. Are you a student? This is a good place to study. Please，close the door softly. Everyone is quiet here. Students study in quiet places.
There are many books here. There are many different kinds. You can use them for your classes. There are books about other countries，like Japan and Mexico. You can find history books，too. Take one. Read about the old days. Or read a literature（文学） book. Read stories. Stories are one kind of literature. The library is a quiet place. So it is a good place to study. Many students come here. They use the computers. They read school books of all kinds. For example，they read science books. The students study their lessons. They find answers to questions in books. There is a big dictionary，too. It is on a special little table. It’s in the corner. There is information at the library for students’ papers.
There are librarians here. Librarians help students. They know all about books. They can find information fast. They help students with their work.
One librarian is Bill Church. Bill is a quiet man. But you can talk to him. You can even call him on the telephone. You can ask him questions. He will help you. He finds answers to questions. He uses the computers in the library. He knows answers to many questions. He can find books and information fast.
There are many things to do. You can read for fun. You can look at pictures. You can play on the computers. But don’t talk loud! Libraries are quiet places for people to read. A person must not talk loud in a library. A person must whisper. Go to the library and enjoy it. But please，be quiet for other people.

Students come to the library ____________.

A．to make friends	B．to read for fun
C．to make phone calls	D．to talk with librarians

What does the underlined word “whisper” mean?

A．Talk quietly.	B．Speak loudly.
C．Be quiet.	D．Read fast.

What does a librarian do to help students?

A．He reads books for students.

B．He saves some documents for students.

C．He finds books fast for students.

D．He writes down the students’ names.

What is the best title?

A．Let’s Read Together

B．Come To The Library

C．A Good Place To Work At

D．Libraries Have Big Dictionaries

My Dog Mandy
This is Mandy. She is the best dog! I got her a few months ago when she was just a little puppy（baby dog）. She has grown a lot since then! She is a small，brown and white dog with a cute nose and ears.
Over the past few months we have become good friends. We have spent lots of time together having fun. We go to the park almost every day. We have friends that we meet at the park, so Mandy has other dogs to play with. They run and bark（犬吠） together. Mandy is a small dog but she barks quite loudly. Mandy has learned how to catch a ball. Her favorite toy is a small blue and yellow ball that she can catch in her mouth very easily. She has short legs but she can jump high! It is a game that she likes to play，so we have played it a lot! She is happy and wags （摇）her tail when she catches the ball.
She has been good company. Mandy has learned how to jump up on my lap（大腿） when we are at home. Mandy and I have become very close friends and I love her a lot.

What does Mandy look like?

A．She has a small nose.

B．She has big ears.

C．She is large，black and white.

D．She is small，brown and white.

The writer often takes Mandy to the park because ___________.

A．Mandy likes to bark

B．Mandy likes jumping

C．Mandy wants to have fun

D．The park is beautiful

What can we learn about the writer and Mandy?

A．They often run together.

B．They work in the same company.

C．They often watch games together.

D．They are good friends.

Deng Tao	In 2050, China will be richer than it’s now. Shanghai will be getting ready for the 40th Olympic Games in 2052. We’ll see the blue and clear sky and breathe the fresh air. There will be more pandas living happily in China. I believe that 2050 will be the year of China.
Lin Hong	A holiday on the moon will no longer be a dream. We can also travel far to other planets and talk with the spacemen. We might also eat something like pills that take the place of today’s meals. Everyone will enjoy a longer life.
Wang Jun	Robots will be very popular. They’ll do what people don’t want to do. We’ll build new homes on other planets. By then, I’ll be fifty years old. Maybe we’ll have an exciting talk in my new home on another planet!
Li Ping	By the year of 2050, clothing() will be used in many ways. It’ll bring back animals that disappeared many years ago. There will be no pollution. The whole world will be one big family. There will be no wars. As time passes, we’ll live a much easier and better life.