When the Audet family turns on the lights at Blue Farm, they are using electricity that comes from cows—cow manure (粪肥), to be specific.
Cows produce a lot of wastes. One cow can create 30 gallons of wastes each day. Now imagine t he output of over 1,000 cows at Blue Farm. That’s really a big amount.
When farmers clean their barns, they put the wastes in a big heap, and spread some of them on their fields for fertilizer(肥料). But now places like Blue Spruce Farm have a new way of using cow wastes. They use them to produce electricity.
Here’s how it works: A big machine moves back and forth cleaning the barn floor. “The cows aren’t bothered,” says Marie Audet. “They are animals of habit; they get used to it, and just lift one foot and then another to let it go by.”
The machine pushes the manure into a big 600-gallon tank like a small swimming pool. The tank is called a digester (化粪池) because what happens there is just like what happens inside a cow: Bacteria(细菌) get to work and continue to digest the manure.
Methane gas (甲烷、沼气)in the atmosphere is known as a “greenhouse” gas because it keeps heat just like a greenhouse does, causing our planet to warm up. That’s an environmental concern. But the digester has a good result. Its gas is kept and used to power electric generators (发电机).
At Blue Farm, the generators make enough electricity to power 400 homes. The Audet family sells the extra electricity they can’t use themselves.We learn from the text that the Audet family is using cow wastes to ______.
| A．make electricity | B．produce fertilizer |
| C．build their farm | D．feed the cows |
How are the cow wastes collected into the digester at Blue Farm?
| A．Marie Audet does the work |
| B．The job is done by machine |
| C．The cows lift the cow wastes |
| D．Bacteria get to work on them |
According to the passage, which of the following is changed into electricity?
| A．The power of moving water. |
| B．The heat of burning coal. |
| C．The power of sunlight. |
| D．The heat of the methane gas |
The new way of using cow wastes at Blue Farm might be best described as ______.
| A．reducing | B．saving |
| C．recycling | D．changing |
What is the main purpose for writing the passage?
| A．To introduce a new way o f making electri city |
| B．To explain how a new energy works better |
| C．To show a new rebuilding plan for a big farm |
| D．To explain the reasons for green house effect |
Food is very important . Everyone needs to eat well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is knowledge(知识).
When we are very young， we start getting knowledge. Young children like watching and listening . Color pictures especially interest them. When children are older， they enjoy reading. When something interests them， they love asking questions.
Our minds， like our bodies ，always need the best food. Studying on our own brings the most knowledge. If someone is always telling us answers， we never learn well. When we study correctly and get knowledge on our own， we learn more and understand better. Why does everyone need to eat well ? It can help people _________?
| A．to be healthy | B．to study well |
| C．to enjoy learning | D．to like color pictures |
What kind of food do our minds need?____________
| A．Pictures | B．Books | C．Rice | D．Knowledge |
You won’t learn well， if you ____________.
| A．study on your own | B．study correctly |
| C．ask questions | D．are always told the answers |
Once an old man was walking in a street with his horse. It was raining hard. The old man was cold because he was walking in the rain. He wanted to stay in a restaurant. It was a quarter past three in the afternoon. The old man got to a small restaurant. There were a lot of people in it， so the old man couldn’t come near the fire. He thought and thought. At last he said to the waiters， “Take some fish to my horse.” The waiter and the people were very surprised. The waiter said， “A horse doesn’t eat fish.” The old man told the waiter， “This horse is very interesting. It can sing， dance and does all kinds of things. It can eat fish， too.” So the waiter brought the horse some fish.
All the people in the restaurant ran out to see the horse eat fish except the old man. Now the old man sat beside the fire. After a while the waiter came back and said， “Your horse didn’t eat any fish.” The old man said， “All right， take the fish back and put it on the table. I’ll eat it.”The people in the restaurant all ran out because___________.
| A．they wanted to see the old man |
| B．they wanted to see the horse eat fish |
| C．the waiter said there came the horse |
| D．there was no fire over the stove |
All the people in the restaurant rushed out ________but _________ didn’t.
| A．to see the horse sing… the old man |
| B．to watch the horse play games… the waiter |
| C．to look for the horse… the old man |
| D．to see the horse eat fish… the old man |
Why did the old man ask the waiter to take some fish to his horse? Because ________.
| A．his horse liked eating fish |
| B．he was cold |
| C．he wanted to sit by the fire， but wasn’t able to do so at first |
| D．he himself also liked to eat fish |
Great Lakes in China
A. The largest lake is Qinghai Lake in Qinghai Province, covering 4, 583 square kilometers. It is also the largest saltwater lake in China. The main scenery is： Bird Island.
B. The largest freshwater lake is Poyang Lake in Jiangxi Province, covering 3, 583 square kilometers.The lake area is one of the main commodity grain production bases (商品粮基地) in the country, and the lake has many kinds of fish in it.The area is called “ the land of rice and fish”.
C. The deepest lake is Tianchi Lake in the Changbai Mountains in Jilin Province, reaching as high as 2, 194 metres above sea level. The deepest spot is 373 metres.
D. Namtso Lake is considered as one of Tibetan Buddhism’s (西藏佛教) three holy lakes. The lake is a pilgrimage site (朝圣地). It’s 4, 270 metres above sea level, China’s highest saltwater lake. Natural wildlife — animals, birds and fish — is a summer attraction.
E. The largest barrier lake is Jingbo Lake in southern Heilongjing Province. It is 45 kilometres from north to south and 1 to 6 kilometres from east to west, covering 90 square kilometres. The deepest spot is 50 metres.
F. Not a city like Hangzhou has the most beautiful lake. West Lake is known for its beautiful bridges and its surrounding hills.
G. China’s deepest fresh water (184 metres at one spot), Kannas Lake was formed 200,000 years ago. The area is the home of 798 kinds of plants and 117 kinds of birds.
请根据上面的内容，选择与问题要求相匹配的段落(只填段落前的序号)。将答案写在答题纸的相应位置上。Mr.Smith studies biology, especially plants and birds.Which lake do you think he will go to?
Jim is from the South, and his favorite food is rice and fish.Which is the best lake he will stay at?
Mr. Johnson is a good swimmer. He decides to swim in the deepest lake in China. Which lake should you introduce to him?
Eric is an American girl.She is interested in Tibetan cultures.Which lake does she have to see first?
Emma has visited a lake in China. She says she loses herself in the beautiful bridges and hills.It is the most beautiful lake she has ever seen. Which lake has she visited?
Spiderman is one of the most famous comic book characters. He was created by Stan Lee in 1963 and was first introduced to the world in the page of Marvel comic books.
Spiderman’s story is the story of Peter Parker, a child who lost his parents and lives with his aunt and uncle. Peter is a shy, quiet boy wearing glasses and has few friends. One day, on a high school class trip to a science lab, he was bitten (咬) by a special spider (蜘蛛). Soon Peter realizes he has amazing powers： he is as strong and quick as a spider and also has a type of sixth sense. He no longer needs his glasses and he can use his super power to fly through the city streets! Remembering something his uncle Ben has told him, that “with great power, there must also come great responsibility (责任),”Peter decides to use his powers to fight enemies who do cruel things to people. And so, Spiderman is born.
Life is not easy for Peter even though he is a superhero. He is in love with Mary Jane but cannot tell her about his amazing powers. Besides, his best friend Harry hates Spiderman! Peter is also short of money and time. He has to sell photos of Spiderman (himself) to a newspaper and he keeps losing his jobs because he is so busy saving people! Yet he has to fight different kinds of cruel enemies.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。What happened to Peter Parker after he was bitten by the spider？
| A．He could not see with his eyes. |
| B．He became a spider. |
| C．He was weaker than before. |
| D．He had spider-like powers. |
Why did Peter Parker keep losing jobs?
| A．Because he was not good at the jobs. |
| B．Because fighting different kinds of cruel enemies took him a lot of time. |
| C．Because he was too shy to work. |
| D．Because he wanted to get more pay. |
What do you think of Peter Parker ?
| A．He was always strict with others. | B．He was a lazy man. |
| C．He was cruel to others. | D．He was helpful. |
What is WRONG according to the passage?
| A．Spiderman was created by Stan Lee. |
| B．Peter’s parents died when he was a child. |
| C．Peter’s girl friend loved him because he had super power. |
| D．To make a living, Peter had to sell his own photos. |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
| A．Peter Parker was short of money. |
| B．Peter was shy when he was a child. |
| C．Peter Parker could fly. |
| D．Peter’s aunt’s name. |
People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout and sing. They smile and they kiss. In the English language, the word “mouth” has many meanings. But some of them are not so nice.
For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest(抗议) and say “Do not bad mouth me.”
Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that person’s feelings. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell. The speaker might say, “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.” In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.
Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend was going to say. When this happens, the friend might say, “You took the words right out of my mouth!”
Some people have lots of money because they were born in a very rich family. There is an expression for this, too. You might say such a person “was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.”
This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives “from hand to mouth.” This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。You can say “________!” if you don’t want some people say bad things about you.
| A．Down in the mouth | B．Don’t bad mouth me |
| C．From hand to mouth | D．Put foot in mouth |
“I really put my foot in my mouth this time” means _________.
| A．I really did this |
| B．I regretted I had done the thing |
| C．I want to do this thing |
| D．I have never done this thing |
When your friend says,“You took the words right out of my mouth!”,you can say “_____”.
| A．I am very lucky | B．We have the same idea |
| C．I am very angry | D．You are clever |
If a person lives from hand to mouth, he must be very ________.
| A．poor | B．rich | C．happy | D．sad |
The passage mainly tells us ________.
| A．people use their mouths to eat, talk, shout and sing |
| B．everyone in England has the same mouth |
| C．rich persons’ mouths are quite different from the poor persons’ |
| D．the word “mouth” has many different meanings in the English language |