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The shock of the recent earthquake in Pakistan has brought another shock: the rise of a small island coming out from the water.
In the aftershock of the earthquake, people living in Gawadar, near the southwest coast, began to see a strange sight. They looked out into the Arabian Sea and saw a mountain-like shape coming out of the water. “I could see this gray, dome-shaped (穹顶形状的) body in the distance, like a giant whale,” Bahram Baloch, a local journalist, told the BBC. “Hundreds of people had gathered to watch it in disbelief (怀疑).”
So what happened? The earthquake measured 7.7 in magnitude (地震级数). The force was so strong that it moved the sea floor, releasing gas. This gas pushed the seabed, mostly rock and sand, upward and out of the water. This is how mud volcanoes (泥火山) are formed. The island that measures about 20 meters high, 30 meters long and 90 meters wide is actually the tip of the mud volcano.
Is it safe? Although people have visited this new island, scientists have found dangerous gas coming from the newly formed island. “Our team found bubbles rising from the surface of the island, which caught fire when a match was lit,” said Mohammad Danish, a scientist, to Universe Today.
These mud volcanoes are not rare. But it’s striking because this one has popped up(突然出现) in a populated (有人居住的) area, and not far out in the sea. However, it’s not expected to last very long. Most of these mud volcanoes are swept back under the sea within one year.
After the earthquake, what did people see in the sea?

A．A strange light.	B．A blue whale.
C．A mysterious island.	D．A mountain.

Which of the following can be filled in the box to show how mud volcanoes areformed?

A．Dangerous gas was released.

B．Rock and sand were mixed.

C．The storm blew up the sea.

D．Huge waves appeared.

What does the underlined（划线的）word “tip” mean in paragraph 3?

A．建议

B．顶端

C．小费

D．倾斜

In the modern world, pressure is a serious problem. Today, most student are under too much pressure. Some students can’t get on well with their classmates. While others may worry about their tests. Even they can't get enough and good sleep. I’m always under pressure, too.
How can we solve the pressure problems? Here are my suggestions.
The first, tell your pressure to someone. I think a conversation with parents or teachers is necessary to solve the problem. We can talk our problems with our teachers or parents. My parents want me to be the top student in class. So they send me to all kinds of training classes at weekends. I feel tired and unhappy. Last Monday evening, I had a talk with my mother. I told her I was not lazy. I really felt tired. I needed time to relax. My mother agreed with me at last.
The second, learn to relax yourself. I think the most important way to relieve us from our pressure is to learn to relax ourselves. In order to relax ourselves, we can turn to some of our hobbies and interests. Different students have different ways. For example, we can listen to music, watch TV, or read some books. But for me I often exercise. I enjoy it. I think taking exercise can not only rest our brains and eyes but also help build our bodies. I think sports are really helpful to both my health and my study. We can also go for a trip. We can visit somewhere beautiful and peaceful to relax. And we can get close to the nature.
Why does the writer feel tired and unhappy?

A．He can't get well along with his classmates and friends.

B．He always worries about all his tests in school.

C．His parents send him to all kinds of training classes.

D．His teachers give him too much homework every day.

What does the underlined word mean?

A．增加

B．设计

C．消除

D．吸纳

How does the writer usually relax himself?

A．To watch TV.	B．To exercise often.
C．To go travelling.	D．To listen to music.

Which of the following statements is right according to the passage?

A．The writer gives us two ways to solve the pressure problem.

B．The writer thinks pressure isn't a problem in the modern world.

C．Sports aren't good ways to relax because it can make us tired.

D．There are six ways to relax ourselves in the short passage.

What is the best title (标题) of the passage?

A．Who to have conversations with.

B．How to learn to relax ourselves.

C．Where to go for a trip on vacation.

D．How to solve the pressure problems.

Maybe most people know that there is water pollution, air pollution and noise pollution around us, but few people know that there is another kind of pollution—light pollution. In fact, it can be everywhere, depending on the time of the day.
Light pollution is the result of the wasted energy. Instead of providing light for people on the earth, most bright light shines into the sky, because people don’t design lights very well. At the same time, lights are brighter than necessary. All these cause light pollution. Stars in the night sky always provide everyone with wonderful sights(景色), but light pollution prevents them from being seen.
Some scientists say that light pollution can also bring some health problems to people, especially to kids. So it’s the high time for us to do something useful to stop light pollution.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正(T)误(F)。
Light pollution isn’t serious enough for us to stop it now.
All the people know light pollution well today.
Most light shines into the sky instead of providing light for people.
People in big cities can’t see stars clearly in the night sky.
Light pollution doesn’t do harm to people’s health.

If you lose 12 times in a row (连续地), will you just give up? Dale Carnegie, a pioneer in public speaking and self-development, kept trying. And he became famous by showing people how to be successful.
Carnegie was born into a poor family in the United States. The boy didn’t see a train until he was 12 years old. In his teens, he had to get up at 3 am every day to milk the cows for his family.
When Carnegie first entered college, he felt upset because of his ragged (破旧的) clothes and ordinary(平凡的) looks. His mother encouraged him, “Why not try to be better in other things instead of just dress and good looks?”
Carnegie tried to be more active in college. He joined the debate (辩论) team. But one after another, he lost 12 competitions. The young man was very disappointed with himself. He said later that he thought of killing himself after failing so many times. But soon Carnegie was seen practicing public speaking on the riverside. His hard work paid off at last. In 1906, Carnegie won a famous speech contest and became well-known. “Believe that you will succeed, and you will,” he said.
In order to share his success, Carnegie opened schools and wrote books. His best-sellers(畅销书) include How to Win Friends and Influence People and How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. More than 50 million copies of his books have been translated in 38 languages. They are still helping people on the road to success.
What did Carnegie have to do every morning in his teens?
Why did Carnegie feel upset when he first entered college?
What did Carnegie do to be more active in college?
What did Carnegie do after failing so many times?
Did Carnegie share his success and help people to succeed?

Bicycle sharing systems are also known as yellow bicycle programs, white bicycle programs, public bikes, or free bikes. They are increasingly popular in Europe now. Paris has the world’s largest urban (城市的) cycle rental system.
This is a bike rental station in Paris. The worker is showing how to use a new self-service bike. They say that Paris will become “a green capital of bikes” and they plan to park 20,000 bicycles at 1,600 stations. Paris created this plan to improve the city traffic environment and reduce the waste gas displacement (废弃排气量).
At a rental station, you only have to put your credit card into the machine to rent a bike. It provides French, German, English and Chinese services. If you ride the bike for only 30 minutes to relax, you needn’t pay for it. A two-hour bike rent only costs you 4 euros.
These stations work for 24 hours every day, so a bike is rented for 10 to 14 times a day. In this way there are 200,000 people using bikes a day,
In the past few years, Paris has encouraged its people to ride bikes, but something unhappy has happened now and then. Some people break the traffic rules during rush hours. Some park their bikes everywhere. So how to park bikes is a problem that Paris will face. But this project is still a helpful way to improve its traffic environment. Don’t you think so?
Bicycle rental system can help Paris become a ________.

A．fashion capital	B．sleepy city
C．polite city	D．green capital of bikes

Paris built many rental systems to_______.

A．relax travelers	B．improve the environment
C．reduce traffic accidents	D．get money

The machine at a bicycle rental system offers _______language services.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

_______ people use bikes a day

A．1,600

B．20,000

C．24,000

D．200,000

From the passage we can infer that the author__________.

A．thinks bicycle rental systems are great

B．doesn’t agree the idea of bicycle rental system

C．thinks Paris is a bicycle capital

D．thinks bikes are better than cars

Name	The Wednesday war	The cat in the Hat	The Alchemist	Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Writer	GaryD.Schmisdt (American 1957)	Theodore Geisel (American,19014)	Paulo Coellho (Brazilian,1974)	Kate Wiggin (American, 1856)
Publishing Time	Over 5 years ago	In 1957	In 1988	In 1903
Theme （主题）	Development of a boy’s mind	A natural and easy attitude to life	A boy’s journey of following his dream	A positive attitude to difficulty
Achievment	Winning the Newbery Medal	Attracting readers all over the world	Breaking the Guinness record	Being one of the most popular books

A．Cary	B．Paulo Coelho
C．Theodore Geisel	D．Schmidt