Some of the greatest problems we face today are the destruction (破坏) of our environment. Brown clouds, polluted water，endangered wild animals…. these problems seem so huge.
So my family does what we can. We take cloth bags to stores instead of using plastic bags. We walk where we don't have to drive…
But does it do any good? When I am the only one in line at the market with cloth bags, am I doing any good? Does my walking to stores make any real difference to the world?
I recently learned something about flamingos(火烈鸟) which like to get together in groups of a thousand or more. Every year, when the time comes for migration(迁徙)，a few of them first take off from the lake. But none of the others seem to notice. So the small group returns. However, the next day they try again. This time a few more fly along with them, but most of them still pay no attention, so they return again. They try for several times. Every time a few more birds join in but, since thousands of the others still take no notice, the great migration plan is once more stopped.
Then one day something changes. The same small group of birds once again starts flying and a small number more join in just as before. then more. Finally, they all take flight and the migration really begins. What a spectacular sight it must be — thousands of flamingos taking off into the sky at once !
A few can make a difference. Even if you're the one to take the first step, and continue trying, others will someday take notice and together we will solve even our greatest problems.Where would you most probably read this passage?
| A．A guidebook. | B．A movie poster. |
| C．A personal blog (博客). | D．A geology (地质) magazine. |
What does the underlined word "spectacular" in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
| A．frustrating. | B．surprised. |
| C．terrible. | D．fantastic. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A． Even if we can walk there , we still drive over. |
| B． Flamingos like to get together in groups of a thousand or more. |
| C． Brown clouds and polluted water are the only problems we face today. |
| D． When a few of the flamingos first take off from the lake, all the others follow at once. |
What's the writer's purpose of writing this article?
| A．To show that the writer loves to see the migration of flamingos. |
| B．To tell readers to continue trying and it can make a difference. |
| C．To introduce a special kind of flamingo to readers. |
| D．To show that there're many problems in the world. |
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
Linda and Mary are good friends. Linda is thirteen. She comes from the U.S.A. Mary is twelve. She’s from London(伦敦). They study in the same school, but in different classes. Linda’s father teaches English in a middle school. Her mother drives a car. Mary’s mother works in an office. Her father is a doctor. Linda can speak English, French(法语) and a little Chinese. Linda’s mother likes cooking. She likes eating rice. But Linda’ s father doesn’t. He likes drinking milk and eating bread. Mary’s mother doesn’t like cooking. But she likes doing some shopping. She can make nice skirts and dresses. Mary’s father likes doing housework(家务).Where does Mary come from?
What does Linda’s father do?
Where does Mary’s father work?
What can Linda speak?
What does Mary’s mother do?
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。
My name is Bill. I get up at twenty to seven in the morning. Then I have breakfast. After breakfast I go to school. We have four classes in the morning. I have lunch at school, but on Sundays I have lunch at home with my family. I often have supper at home. I often help my mother cook. My mother is an English teacher, and she often helps me with my English.I’m a student.
I don’t have lunch at home on Sundays.
I often help my mother cook.
I get up at six in the morning.
My mother helps me study my English.
I have a good friend at home. Her name is Mimi. She is white and yellow. She is very cute. I play with her when(当……的时候) I have time. She likes fish very much. When she is behind (在……之后) the sofa or in her box, you can’t see her. When I sit on the sofa, she sits with me. In the evening I do my homework at my desk, and she is on the desk. At that time I put her down(放下). Then she sits next to me. Is she a good friend of mine?Who is my good friend at home?
| A．A boy. | B．A cat. | C．A fish. | D．A tiger. |
When she is in the box or behind the sofa, you ____.
| A．can’t see her | B．like her | C．play with her | D．don’t like her |
When I do my homework, she ____.
| A．does its homework | B．plays with a ball |
| C．sits on the sofa | D．sits on the desk |
We can see ____ in the room.
| A．a sofa | B．a black cat | C．some good friends | D．a computer |
I do my homework ____.
| A．in the morning | B．in the afternoon | C．in the evening | D．at noon |
My mother goes to (去) the food shop every day. 31 has to buy many 32 of food because(因为) she has three children, one son and two 33 . I am her 34 . After school, I can help her do the housework(家务). Today(今天) is Sunday(周日). I go to 35 with my mother. In the shop, I find some food 36 very expensive(贵). We buy some cakes and bread. My little sister likes 37 very much. My mother buys 38 apple juice for my elder(大) sister. 39 I don’t buy anything(任何东西), because we have a 40 bag to carry (提).
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It began with one red paper clip(回形针)and ended with a house. Kyle MacDonald, a 26-year-old Canadian got a house with three bedrooms through 14 trades(交易)that started with a single red paper clip.
Now more and more young people around the world like this kind of trading activities. They set up websites and trade on the Internet. People trade things they do not usually use with other people. A website called Peerflix allows people to trade their old possessions. These traders usually prefer face-to-face trading, in this way they don’t have to worry about who is going to pay for the delivery(递送).
Last year, a young girl in Beijing decided to follow the example of Kyle. She started with a paper clip and hoped to get a house in the end．After several trades she now has a piano which is worth more than 10, 000 yuan. But she may still have a long way to go.
Maybe you can’t understand why people are doing this. As Kyle said, “What’s more important to a man in the desert—one million dollars or a glass of water?” Kyle’s words probably show why these trades are popular among young people.Do young people like the trading activities?
Where can people trade things they do not usually use?
Why do these traders usually prefer face-to-face trading?
What did the Chinese girl hope to get at the end of the trade?
Why are the trade activities popular among young people?