The Biggest Tree
Do you know the biggest tree in the world? Its name is " General Sherman". General Sherman is growing on the slopes(斜坡） of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. General Sherman is about 11 meters across and about 35 meters round, this will give you an idea of General Sherman's size. General Sherman is also very tall. It is over 80 meters high. It began as a tiny seed（小种籽） many years ago. Imagine!（设想） It has been growing since about 2000 BC. It has been growing for almost 4,000 years and it still growing! General Sherman is as old as the Pyramids.（金字塔） It may live for another 2000 years. What will the world be like in 4000 AD（公元）?The biggest tree in the world is growing on the slopes of the Rocky Mountain in___.
| A．the United States | B．China |
| C．Japan | D．France |
It has been growing for almost ______ years.
| A．400 | B．4,000 | C．40,000 | D．2,000 |
It's as old as _______.
| A． a little seed | B．the Rocky Mountain |
| C．the Tai Mountain | D．the Pyramids |
Canada shares the longest international border（边界）in the world with the USA，which is8，891 km long．The longest part of the border is shared with the US state，Alaska，and it is about 2，475 km long．Here is more information about Canada．
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Geography |
★the largest waterfalls，Niagara Falls ★the second biggest country in the world，after Russia ★the highest mountain，the Mount Logan with a height of 5，959 m ★the longest river，the McKenzie River in the northwest，4，241 km long ★a large country with a small population |
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Attractions for kids |
★going boating in the national parks，enjoying skiing，snow﹣boarding and other winter fun activities in the mountains ★outdoor activities： riding，climbing and ice﹣skating in Toronto，Vancouver and so on ★interesting museums and wonderful city parks |
（1）How long is the longest border that Canada shares with Alaska？
A．8，891 km．
B．2，475 km．
C．4，241 km．
D．5，959 m．
（2）The largest country in the world is ．
A． China
B． Canada
C． the USA
D． Russia
（3）Which of the following statements is true？
A． The height of the Mount Logan is 5，959 kilometers．
B． The McKenzie River lies in the northeast of Canada．
C． Canada is a large country which has a small population．
D． Kids can't go ice﹣skating in Vancouver．
People in different countries speak different languages． But is there a language that can be understood by everyone in the world？ Emojis might be the first truly universal（通用的） language．
Emojis are a kind of special language． Pictures are used to put meaning across． A group called the Unicode Consortium is in charge of choosing official（官方的）emojis It has added new emojis every year since 2014． These new emojis do not come out of nowhere． They come from what people think about， like and care about．
Emojis can be used to represent （代表） different groups of people． In 2015， emoji faces with different skin tones（肤色） were added． In 2016， different jobs were added，such as doctor， police officer and painter along with female versions of these jobs． This year， emojis of disabled people were added， including emojis of blind people and people in wheel chairs．
But there is also more to emojis． They can also refer to pop culture and new cultural trends．New emojis in 2019 have included several animals， such as sloths（树懒） and flamingos（火烈鸟）． These animals are not very common， but are known to many people． For example， sloths have become popular thanks to the 2016 film Zootopia（《疯狂动物城》）． Many fashion designers have included flamingos in their designs in recent years． This animal makes people feel like they' re on a tropical（热带） vacation．
It seems that emojis are a mirror of the world we live in．It will be interesting to see how they change and grow in the years to come．
根据短文内容，完成下列任务．
（1）Emojis are a special language using the to put meaning across．（仅填1个词）
（2）Where do new emojis come from？（回答不超过9个词）
（3）When did emojis begin to show different jobs？（回答不超过2个词）
（4）What kind of animals have been included in2019？（回答不超过6个词）
（5）将画线句子翻译成汉语．
Earlier this year， China achieved a new milestone（里程碑）in space exploration． On Jan 3，Chang'e 4 became the first space probe（探测器）in history to successfully land on the far side（dark side） of the moon． After a 26﹣day journey， it touched softly down on a crater． The whole process of landing lasted 12 minutes， which opened a new page in history of mankind's space exploration．
The far side of the moon is the side that we can not see． We don't know much about it． This landing is of great importance． The far side of the moon is an ideal（理想的） place forscientific research． It may have unique minerals（矿物质）and other resources． Scientists can make clearer observations of deep space from there．
Chang'e 4 has sent back photos of the far side of the moon． It is also being used to carry out experiments． The data（数据） collected from these experiments could be used to help us build a base on the moon in the future． The success of the Chang'e 4 mission（任务） is a major achievement for China's space program．
China launched its lunar （月球的）exploration program in 2004， naming it Chang'e．Chinese scientists set three goals﹣﹣"orbiting（环绕运行）， landing and sample（样本）returning"． Chang'e 4 has realized the second goal． The third will be achieved during the Chang'e 5 mission， which is set to take place before the end of this year．
Following the success of the Chang'e missions， Chinese scientists are looking even farther into our solar system（太阳系）． China's first Mars mission is expected to be carried out by 2020．
（1）Chang'e 4 is the first space probe in the world to land ．
A． in deep space
B． on the moon
C． on the near side of the moon
D． on the far side of the moon
（2）What's the most important about the landing place？
A． It's far from the earth
B． It has many resources
C． It's ideal for scientific research
D． It's dark and unknown
（3）The underlined word"observations " in paragraph 2 means ．
A．学习
B．观察
C．描述
D．庆祝
（4）Which of the following is the second goal of China's lunar exploration program？
A． Landing on the moon．
B． Bringing some samples back to the earth．
C． Building a base on the moon．
D． Tyaveling around the moon．
（5）What can be the best title of the passage？
A． The Space Probe．
B． Exploring the Moon．
C． The Three Goals．
D． Exploring the Mars．
Once upon a time， a wealthy old man lived alone in a big house． He was growing weaker day by day and was unable to take care of himself， so he decided to hire（雇佣） a nurse to help with housework and take care of him．
One day， the old man interviewed two nurses﹣﹣Anthony and Peter．Anthony happened to be a handsome young man， while Peter looked quite ordinary （普通的）． The old man asked Anthony to make tea for him． After Anthony left， the old man turned to Peter and said，"Anthony has given me a very bad account（描述） of you． He said you are rude（粗鲁的）and untrustworthy（不可信赖的）． Is this correct？"
Peter thought for a minute and said， "If Anthony has a bad opinion of me， there must be something wrong with me． I should take some time to change these things．"
The old man was very impressed by Peter's character．Meanwhile， Anthony returned with a cup of tea for the old man． The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for him． He then turned to Anthony and told him， "Peter spoke very poorly of you while you were gone． What do you think about this？"After hearing this， Anthony became angry and started cursing （咒骂）．
In the end， the old man hired Peter． Although Peter looked quite ordinary， he had impressive inner（内在的） beauty．
（1）What did the old man want a nurse to do？
A． Live with him．
B． Help with housework and look after his wife．
C． Work as a doctor．
D． Help with housework and look after him．
（2）What did Anthony look like？
A． Handsome．
B． Ordinary．
C． Old．
D． Ugly．
（3）The old man told Peter that Anthony ．
A． had had some bad words of him
B． had praised him
C． did not trust him
D． considered him to be not important
（4）How did Peter react （反应） when he heard the old man's words？
A． He was angry．
B． He took it seriously．
C． He didn't believe him．
D． He blamed（责备） Anthony．
（5）What can we learn from the passage？
A． Ordinary people are more trustworthy．
B． Handsome men must be good men．
C． Inner beauty is more important than appearance．
D． Others' opinions are always correct．
I' m sure you all know how important recycling is．Recycling is when you take old things and turn them into new things． It sounds like magic． But it's actually very scientific．
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Materials |
The first thing you have to do is to collect items that can be recycled．Only certain materials can be recycled． These include things made out of paper， metal， glass and plastic． |
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Daily things |
Can you think of everyday items made of these materials？ Soda cans are a good example． They are made out of metal． Magazines and newspapers are made out of paper． So are cereal boxes． Some bottles of juice are made out of glass． Bags and yogurt containers are made out of plastic． There are many things that can be recycled． |
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Loop |
These things are usually stamped with the recycling loop． It has 3 arrows that go in a triangular（三角形的） circle． This shows that cycle（循环）continues． Items are thrown away but continue their lives as something else． |
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Process |
Let's go back to the process of recycling．①The items are put in a recycling bin． ②A truck carries the items to a recycling plant．③The materials are separated and squashed（被压扁成） into square cubes．④Companies buy and turn them into new products． |
（1）What is"recycling"according to the passage？
A． It's a magic performance．
B． It's a way of burning old things．
C． It's a way to make old things useful．
D． It's a scientific research．
（2）Which material is not mentioned in the passage？
A． Rubber．
B． Metal．
C． Glass．
D． Plastic．
（3）You can put your old things into a recycling bin except ．
A． soda cans
B． magazines
C． cereal boxes
D． all bottles
（4）The"3 arrows" shows that the items ．
A． have some valuable stamps
B． are in a triangle circle
C． are recycled and reused
D． are thrown away
（5）The passage is mainly about ．
A． recyclable materials
B． recyclable daily things
C． the recycling process
D． recycling in a scientific way
