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For years scientists have been worried about the effects of air pollution on the earth’s natural conditions. Some believe the air inside many houses may be more dangerous than the air outside. It may be one hundred times worse.
Indoor air pollution can cause a person to feel tired, to suffer eye pain, headache and other problems. Some pollutants(污染物) can cause breathing disorders, diseases of blood and even cancer. Most scientists agree that every modern house has some kind of indoor pollution.
People have paid more attention to the problem now. It is true that when builders began making houses and offices they did not waste energy. To do this they build buildings that limited the flow of air between inside and outside. They also began using man-made building materials. These materials are now known to let out harmful gases.
As the problem became more serious, scientists began searching for a way to deal with it. They discovered a natural pollution control system for building--green plants. Scientists do not really know how plants control air pollution. They believe that a plant’s leaves absorb or take in the pollutants. In exchange the plant lets out oxygen through its leaves and tiny organizations on its roots. Scientists suggest that all buildings should have one large plant or several small plants inside for every nine square meters of space. Studies of different plants show that each absorbs different chemicals. So the most effective way to clean the air is to use different kinds of plants. Having green plants inside your house can make it a prettier and more healthy place.
Generally speaking, indoor air pollution may be more harmful than the air outside because________.

A.indoor air pollution can often make people seriously ill
B.there may be more harmful gases outside the buildings
C.the air indoors is polluted, which is very harmful
D.man-made building materials give off dangerous gases

Some kind of indoor pollution can be found in _______.

A.every modern house B.every old house
C.all kinds of houses D.all kinds of offices

The indoor air pollution is caused by ______.

A.the building way that the builders want to save energy
B.the man-made building materials and the limit of air-flow
C.the building things that are made of man-made materials
D.the limit of the flow of air between inside and outside

The reason why we should use different kinds of plants to clean the air is that ______.

A.plants can let out all kinds of pollutants indoors
B.plants may take in more oxygen which people need
C.plants can absorb all kinds of harmful indoor chemicals
D.plants can make our houses prettier and more healthy
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Now, it’s time for some brief news items.
Teens Go Online
Some 13 million European children under 18 use the Internet for schoolwork, games and music according to research done by Nielsen’s “Net-rating”. The study covered Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. Experts advised parents to limit the time their kids on line and keep them away from chat rooms.
Chat to the magic Mum
British author J.K.Rowling, mother of magic boy Harry Potter, will do an Internet interview about her new book ”Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” on June 26. Before the event, children are invited to send their questions about Harry to the website. The book will hit stores in the US and UK on June 21 and will arrive in China in August.
School Soldiers
Russian school students will have to do basic military training (军训) in their final year of school, the government has decided.The lesson will include learning to fire guns, marching drills and how to deal with a chemical, nuclear or biological attack. The activity is seen as part of a drive toward the education of their love for their country.
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Is it hard for you to get up early and get ready for classes? Some students at Winter Park High School just roll out of bed in their pajamas(睡衣) and go to class in their own bedrooms. Of course, their teachers and classmates do not see them because all their class work is on the computer. The Florida High School, the state’s only online school, has 250 students who are taking classes at home by computer. Students in this first online program take classes in algebra(代数), American government , chemistry, computer, economics, and web-page design. They also have to go to regular school to attend other classes.
Why will Russian school students have basic military training?

A.To get ready for being a military.
B.To learn to protect themselves.
C.To gain some military knowledge.
D.To develop their love for the country.

About Florida High School, which of these facts is true?

A.Some of the students have to attend classes at home instead of in the school.
B.There are altogether 250 students who take classes in the classrooms.
C.At the online school, 250 students are taking classes not only by computer.
D.Students can’t take classes in algebra, chemistry, computer and so on.

The news from Florida can be given a title “ ” .

A.Get up Late B.Online School
C.Magical Computers D.No Teachers

What is the second news item mainly about?

A.J.K.Rowling will have an Internet interview.
B.Children will meet Harry Potter’s mother.
C.The Harry Potter book will be sold on the Internet.
D.The Harry Potter book will arrive in China in early June.

Christian Eijkman, a Dutch doctor, left the Netherlands for the island of Java. Many people on the island had a disease called beri-beri. He was going there to try and find a cure.
At first, Eijkman thought some kind of germ (细菌) caused beri-beri. He raised some chickens. He didn’t eat them, but made experiments on them. The local people were quite surprised at that. One day he noticed that his chickens became sick when they were fed the food most Javanese ate — refined white rice (精炼米). When he fed them with unrefined rice, also known as brown rice, they recovered. Eijkman realized that he had made an important discovery — that some things in food could prevent disease. These things were named vitamins (维生素). The Javanese were not getting enough vitamins because they had actually removed the part that contains vitamins. Later, other diseases were also found to be caused by the lack of vitamins in a person’s food.
Today many people know the importance of vitamins and they make sure they have enough vitamins from the food they eat. If they don’t, they can also take vitamin pills.
The underlined word “cure” in Paragragh 1 probably means ______.

A.a medical treatment B.a kind of vitamin
C.a kind of germ D.a kind of rice

Christian Eijkman went to the island of Java to ______.

A.spend his holiday
B.find ways to grow better crops
C.do some research about the island
D.help the Javanese with their illness

Why did Christian Eijkman raise some chickens?

A.To eat them.
B.To carry out his experiments.
C.To give the Javanese a surprise.
D.To make money by selling them.

If a person doesn’t get enough vitamins in his diet, he’d better ______.

A.eat more rice B.eat more meat
C.eat some chicken D.eat vitamin pills

We can learn from the passage that ______.

A.beri-beri was caused by chickens
B.the Javanese didn’t like vitamins
C.Christian Eijkman’s experiment was successful
D.the Javanese’s disease was caused by a kind of germ


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Jane can go to to celebrate her birthday with her friends.

A.City Stadium B.Country Club
C.Grandview Mall D.City Art Museum

All people can be allowed to watch the horse races except .

A.adults B.women
C.children D.old men

When will you not be able to see the photo show?

A.March 8th B.April 10th
C.February 1st D.May 1st

What can you do if you only have time between 5 pm to 6 pm on Sunday?

A.Go to the weekend sales.
B.Go to see the photo show.
C.Go to the dance party.
D.Go to watch the horse racing.

How much will Mr. Smith pay if he takes his two daughters to the dance party?

A.¥12 B.¥14
C.¥30 D.¥6

When Steve Jobs was born on Febuary24, 1955, in San Francisco , California, his unmarried mother decided to put him for adoption(收养) because she wanted a girl. So in the middle of the night, his mother called a lawyer named Paul Jobs and said, “We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?” But his mother told his future parents to promise that they would send Jobs to college. After Steve Jobs graduated from high school, he went to college but decided to drop out because it was so expensive that he had to sleep on the floor in his friends’ rooms.
At 20, he and a friend(Steve Wozniak) started a company in a garage on April 1, 1976. Jobs named their company ----Apple in memory of a happy summer he had spent as an orchard (果园) in Oregon.
After 10 years of hard time and failures, starting from two kids working in a garage, Apple computer eventually grew into a big company with over 4000 employees.
At 30, Jobs, however, was fired from the company he co-founded. But after he had to leave the company, Apple was under heavy pressure from rival (对手) Microsoft and in 1996 posted billions of dollars in losses. Apple needed Steve Jobs and he was appointed as Apple’ CEO in1997. Under his leadership, Apple returned to profitability(赢利) and introduced new products such as the iPhone and the iPad.
Steve Jobs once said, “Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. I’m sure that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking.”
Steve Jobs didn’t finish his college education because he _____

A.wanted to start a company.
B.had financial problems.
C.took no interest in his major.
D.hated to share rooms with his friends.

From the passage, we can know that Steve Job___________

A.joined Microsoft in 1987
B.give Apple a second life
C.set up another company
D.invented the iPhone

What can we learn from what Steve Jobs said?

A.Interest is key to success.
B.Hope helps us succeed.
C.Attitude is everything.
D.Courage goes with confidence.

If you live in the United States, you can’t have a full-time job until you are 16 years old. At 14 or 15, you work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer vacation you can work 40 hours each week. Does all that mean that if you are younger than 14, you can’t make your own money? Of course not! Kids from 10-13 years of age can make money by doing lots of things.
Valerie, 11, told us that she made money by cleaning up other people’s yards. Lena, 13, makes money by knitting(织) dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors. Reisa said she had started taking art classes and showing her works to people. People ask her to draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. Jasmine, 13, writes articles for different magazines!
Kids can learn lots of things from making money. By working to make your own money, you are learning the skills you will need in life. These skills can include things like how to get along with others, how to use technology and how to use your time wisely. Some people think that asking for money is a lot easier than making it; however, if you can make your own money, you don’t have to depend on anyone else. The five dollars that you make will probably make you feel a lot better than the twenty dollars you ask for.
Kids can have full-time jobs at the age of______ in the USA.
A. 17 B.15 C. 14 D. 13
If you are 15 years old, you can’t work part-time______.

A.after school B.on weekends
C.during school time D.during summer vacation

Reisa makes money by_______.

A.cleaning up other people’s yard
B.drawing pictures for others
C.writing articles for different magazines
D.knitting dog sweaters.

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A.The writer thinks kids from 10-13 years of age can make money too.
B.Kids can learn how to use their time wisely by making money.
C.Kids don’t need to get along with others when making money.
D.Kids can learn skills if they try to make money on their own.

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