| Rain-barrel (接雨水的桶) making The Parks and People Foundation will give a lesson from 6：00pm to 8：00pm on Wednesday at the foundation’s Stieff Silver Building. Visitors will learn how to build rain barrels that help save water at home. Cost is $ 50 and includes the barrel and all materials. 410-448-5663 |
| Pruning (修剪树枝) plants Visitors can learn how to prune plants from 9：30am to 10：00am on Tuesday at Ladew Topiary Gardens. Visitors should meet in the Visitors Center at Ladew. Cost is $ 10 and includes admission (入场券) to the gardens. 410-557-9570 or www. Ladewgardens.com |
| Garden of small inventions Visitors of all ages are invited to Port Discovery to see the new exhibition—a garden of small inventions. Visitors can join in some activities and see some inventions about the environment. The exhibition is on December 14. Cost is $10.75; free for kids aged 3 and younger. 410-727-8120 or portdiscovery.org |
Choose the best answer from A、 B、or C according to what you read.
(从A、B、C中选择最佳答案) If Mr. Smith wants to learn how to build rain-barrels, he may call .
A. 410-557-9570
B. 410-727-8120
C. 410-448-5663 If 3-year-old Lisa goes to visit Port Discovery with her parents, they will have to pay .
A. $ 10.75 B. $ 21.5 C. $ 32.25 ______ doesn’t provide a website for visitors to get information.
A. Port Discovery
B. The Parks and People Foundation
C. Ladew Topiary GardensWhat do we know about the small inventions?
A. They are good for the environment.
B. They help save water at home.
C. They can be bought by visitors. Which of the following is TRUE according to the information above?
A. The exhibition in Port Discovery is after Christmas Day.
B. The Parks and People Foundation will give a two-hour lesson on Wednesday.
C. If Mr. Green wants to learn how to prune plants, he must meet in Stieff Silver Building.
Cathy is 1.53 meters tall, but she is 160 pounds(磅). So she decided to lose weight(减肥) from now on. She makes a plan for losing weight and puts it on the wall.
| Exercise 1. Run for 30 minutes every morning. 2. Swim in the club twice a week. 3. Go to work on foot instead of (代替) by bus every day. 4. Take a walk after supper every day. |
| Food 1. Have only a glass of milk and an egg for breakfast every morning. 2. Just have fruit for supper three times a week. 3. Eat more vegetables and less meat for dinner. 4. Never eat junk food. 5. Drink at least(至少) eight cups of water every day. |
Cathy plans to run for every day.
| A．twenty minutes | B．thirty minutes |
| C．an hour | D．forty minutes |
Cathy plans to swim in the club.
| A．twice a week | B．once a week |
| C．every day | D．every month |
Cathy usually went to work.
| A．on foot | B．by bike |
| C．by bus | D．by car |
Cathy wants to have for breakfast.
| A．some rice and milk | B．a glass of milk and an egg |
| C．some milk and noodles | D．some hamburgers and milk |
Does Cathy plan to just have fruit for supper and take a walk every morning?
| A．Yes, she does. |
| B．Sorry, I don’t know. |
| C．She has some vegetables and meat. |
| D．No, she doesn’t. |
Once a circle lost a piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its missing piece. But because it was incomplete(不完整的)，it could only roll(滚) very slowly. It enjoyed the flowers and the sunshine along the way. It talked with insects(昆虫). It found lots of different pieces, but none of them fitted（适合）. So it left them all by the side of the road and kept on looking for the missing piece. Then one day the circle found a piece that fitted perfectly, it put the missing piece into itself. It could be whole, with nothing missing. It was so happy and began to roll. Now that it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to see flowers or talk to insects. It realized how different the world was when it rolled so quickly. It felt so sad that it stopped, left the piece it found by the side of the road and rolled away slowly.
Sometimes, we are perfect when we lose something. A man who has everything is a poor man in some ways. He will never have hopes, dreams or something better.
We couldn’t be perfect, but we must be brave enough to love, kind enough to share happiness with others and clever enough to know there is enough love around us.The circle rolled very slowly because it __________.
| A．spent much time talking with insects |
| B．wanted to enjoy the sunshine |
| C．was looking for its missing piece |
| D．lost a piece of its own |
After it was whole again and rolled fast, the circle__________.
| A．felt unhappy |
| B．could see more beautiful flowers |
| C．was too proud to talk with any insect |
| D．would go anywhere |
Why did the circle stop when it rolled quickly?
| A．Because it found a different world |
| B．Because it wanted to look for a better piece |
| C．Because it wanted to enjoy the world as before |
| D．Because it felt tired. |
If a man owns everything, he’ll __________.
| A．be perfect in every way |
| B．have other trouble |
| C．share happiness with others |
| D．have enough love around him |
The story mainly tells us that__________.
| A．nobody loves us if we give nothing |
| B．a man who has everything is the happiest |
| C．losing something may not be a bad thing sometimes |
| D．we are not whole when we lose something |
In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Some of them even lose their lives for it. Money does have its most useful effect(影响) on the poor, but once a person has a rich life, a lot more money doesn’t mean more happiness.
If money was everything, all millionaires(百万富翁)would have true love, true friendship, good health and a long life. However, this is not always true.
But can love be bought? I’m afraid not. Love means to give, not to take. To every person, health and long life are probably the most precious(宝贵的) things. Well, can health and a long life be bought with money? The answer is “No”.
Of all the longest living people in the world, few of them are millionaires. True friendship can’t be bought either. In a word, where money is worshiped(崇拜), money can cause brothers to quarrel(争吵), lovers to hate, strangers to fight and so on. No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make you a happy person if you have no one to laugh with, no one to cry for.According to the passage, which of the following do you think is right?
| A．Money is everything. |
| B．Money isn’t necessary. |
| C．Money is important, but not the most important. |
| D．With no money, with no success. |
What are the most precious things for every person according to the writer’s ideas?
A. Only money.B. Health and a long life.
C. Only friendship. D. A, B and C.Which sentence of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．If you haven’t much money, you can’t get more happiness. |
| B．You may live a long life even if you are poor. |
| C．Every year many people die in the world because their family is poor. |
| D．If you are rich, you will have true friendship. |
In fact, all millionaires__________.
| A．have much money | B．die earlier |
| C．love their money | D．have true love |
What does the sentence“ Love means to give, not to take.” mean in the passage?
| A．爱意味着给予，而不能带走。 |
| B．爱是可以得到的，不要走开。 |
| C．爱意味着奉献，而不是索取。 |
| D．爱是可以索取的，而不必付出。 |
Bruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop. He lived not far from his school. He always walked to school and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playground. It was very wet after it rained. One day, when he got home, his clothes were all wet. His mother became angry and said, “Don’t play in the water on your way home from school!”
On the next day Bruno came home with wet and dirty clothes. His mother became even angrier. “I’ll tell your father if you come back wet again,” said his mother. “He’ll punish(惩罚)you, you know.”
The third day the little boy was dry when he came home.
“You’re a good boy today”, his mother said happily. “You didn’t play in the water.”
“No,” the boy said unhappily. “There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon. There wasn’t any room for me at all!”Bruno always ________ to school.
| A．walked | B．took a bus |
| C．caught a car | D．on foot |
He had to pass ________.
| A．two classrooms | B．a shop |
| C．a school | D．a playground |
The little boy liked to play on the playground ______________.
| A．when it snowed |
| B．when there was some water there |
| C．when the children played football there |
| D．when his father was busy with his work |
_________will punish Bruno.
| A．His father | B．His mother |
| C．His teacher | D．The older boys |
That afternoon, the boy’s clothes were dry because ____________.
| A．there wasn’t any room for him at all |
| B．there was no water on the playground |
| C．he took off his clothes before he played there |
| D．he played in the water carefully |
Thirty years ago, Lake Ponkapog in Hartwell, New Jersey, was full of life. Many birds and animals lived beside the water, which was full of fish. Now there are few birds, animals, and fish.
The lake water is polluted (污染的). It is in a color of dirty brown, and it is filled with strange plants.
How does this happen? First we must think about how water gets into Lake Ponkapog. When it rains, water comes into the lake from all around. In the past there were forests all around Lake Ponkapog so the rain water was clean.
Now there are many homes around the lake. People often use chemicals (化学品) in their gardens. They use other chemicals inside their houses for cleaning or killing insects (昆虫). There are also many businesses. Businesses use chemicals in their machines or shops. Other chemicals fall onto the ground from cars or trucks. When it rains, the rain water picks up all the chemicals from homes and businesses and then carries them into the lake. They pollute the water and kill the animals.
Boats on the lake are also a problem. Lake Ponkapog is a popular place for motorboats. But oil and gas (油和汽) from boats often get into the lake. So more bad chemicals go into the water this way.
People in Hartwell are worried. They love their lake and want to save it. Will it be possible? A clean lake must have clean rainwater going into it. Clean rainwater is possible only if people are more careful about chemicals at home and at work. They must also be more careful about gas and oil and other chemicals on the ground. And they mustn't use motorboats any more on the lake. All these may change people's lives. Only then can Lake Ponkapog be a beautiful, clean lake again.In the past, the water in Lake Ponkapog was made clean by ______.
| A．forests | B．rain | C．birds | D．fish |
Chemicals from homes and businesses ______.
| A．are always clean |
| B．can help the animals |
| C．are good for the lake |
| D．get into the rainwater |
Cleaner rainwater will mean ______.
| A．more boats on the lake |
| B．more dirty things in the lake |
| C．a cleaner lake |
| D．a dirtier lake |
To save Lake Ponkapog, people need to ______.
| A．be more careful about chemicals |
| B．use less water |
| C．grow fewer plants in the gardens |
| D．use more motorboats on the lake |
The passage is about ______.
| A．boats on Lake Ponkapog |
| B．why the water is dirty in Lake Ponkapog |
| C．clean rainwater |
| D．dirty lakes |