Taking away a city’s rubbish is a big job． Every day trucks come into a city to collect it．Most rubbish is made up of things we can’t eat or use．If we kept these things, we would soon have a mountain of rubbish．
In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of city to a dump．Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole．The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system．The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs and other places．
To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish．Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land．Finally , a house or a school may be built there, and then you’d never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump．
In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places．The fire burns everything but the metal．Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal．The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus, which looks like black earth．It is rich with kinds of things that feed plants and help make them grow．The underline word “sewage” in the passage means_______
| A．排污 | B．染色 | C．洗涤 | D．洗尘 |
According to the passage, the food parts of rubbish can be used again_______．
| A．to feed animals | B．to feed plants |
| C．to build a house | D．to make machines |
The main idea of the passage is ______
| A．to let us know taking away rubbish is a big job． |
| B．to explain the need for rubbish collection |
| C．to introduce different ways to treat rubbish |
| D．to tell people to take useful things out of rubbish |
For manyyears, artists have flocked（聚集）to Paris, France, to paint or to learn to paint.Perhaps artists first went there because of the city’s beauty.They went to paint pictures of the broad tree-lined streets, the great churches, and the graceful river bridges. The artists felt comfortable in Paris because the people of the city had always enjoyed art.Paris had great art museums, filled with famous paintings and statues from many countries. And the people of Paris had always welcomed new ideas.In this city, artists felt free to experiment with new ways of painting. As soon as famous artists painted in Paris, students came to learn them.People came to buy paintings.Men called art dealers（商人） set up galleries where paintings could be bought and sold.Others kept shops that sold artists’ paints and supplies. Students and the artists who were not yet famous could live in Paris for very little money.They learned by studying great art in the museums, and they learned from one another.They held art fairs, hanging their paintings outdoors along the streets.
Today, New York City and Florence, Italy, are also famous art centers.But the world’s principal art exhibits are still held in Paris.Important judges of art live there.Mostof the new ways of painting that have started in the last hundred years began in Paris.So artists and art dealers still go to Paris because it is the world’s leading art center.
（）6. Artists first went to Paris because _____.
A. it was very beautiful
B. it was cheap to live there
C. there were a lot of streets, bridges and churches
D. there were a lot of art museums
（）7. Artists still go to Paris now because _____.
A. it is still very beautiful
B. it is still cheap to live there
C. there are more art museums
D. it is the leading art center of the world
（）8. The main idea of the story is about _____.
A. the world’s most famous art center
B. how to buy a painting in Paris
C. the famous art centers of New York and Florence
D. art museums and art dealers
（）9. The story leads us to believe _____.
A. all artists who go to Paris will become famous
B. the people of Paris have never liked new ideas
C. people can buy fine paintings in Paris
D. Paris is the most beautiful city in the world
（）10. The story makes us think _____.
A. that Paris is famous for its artist’s paints
B. that there is more than one way to paint
C. that art fairs are held in galleries
D. that few artists will go to Paris in the future
The most unusual museum in London is the Science Museum. In most museums, there’s no shouting and no running, and you aren’t allowed to touch the exhibits(展品). But the Science Museum is different, because it’s noisy! People talk about what they can see and do there, and some of the machines are noisy as well. Visiting the Science Museum is fun and it’s a great way to learn about science because you can work things out and try out ideas.
When I visit the Science Museum, I go to the Launch Pad. This is my favourite room because you can do physics experiments. For example, if you want to fill a bag with falling sand, you have to move a kind of truck on wheels into the correct position. I also go to the Rocket Show. You can learn how we travel into space and back again.
Then I go upstairs to Human and Nature room. You can compare your speed with animals there. You hear a noise and push a button(按钮). If you aren’t fast enough, the lion catches you! I’m faster than all my friends, but the lion still catches me.
There are also rooms on transport, the environment and space technology, as well as maths, physics and chemistry.
You can do a lot of things in this museum, but you have to obey some rules as well. For example, you mustn’t take photos of the exhibits in the museum. But you can buy postcards of them in the museum shops.
Above all, the Science Museum is free. That means you can drop in for a few minutes or you can stay as long as you like—it’s open every day, from 10 am to 6 pm. So if you ever go to London, make sure you visit the Science Museum. It’s my favourite museum in the whole world.
1. What is the writer’s favourite room?
A. The Launch Pad.
B. The rooms on space technology.
C. The Human and Nature room.
D. The Rocket Show.
2. What can’t you do in the Science Museum?
A. Touch the machines.
B. Do chemistry experiments.
C. Take photos of the exhibits.
D. Talk loudly about what you see.
3. How much does it cost to go into the Science Museum?
A. $10 for adults. B. $6 for children.
C. Only free for children. D. Free for everyone.
4. How long can you stay at the Science Museum?
A. 6 hours. B. 8 hours. C. 10 hours. D.12hours.
5. In what way is the Science Museum different from other museums?
A. We can see a lot of exhibits in the Science Museum.
B. People can talk to each other in the Science Museum.
C. There’s no shouting and no running in the Science Museum.
D. You can work things out and try out your ideas in the Science Museum.
There is a new park near Andy’s home. It’s fine today. Andy and his family are in the park now. On their left, there is a café. On their right, there is a big lake. There are many flowers and trees around the lake. There’s a small hill behind the lake. Near the lake, there are two signs. One says, “Don’t swim in the lake!” The other says, “No fishing!” But you can go boating on the lake. There is a beautiful garden in the middle of the park. There are green grass and beautiful flowers in it. There are some small shops between the lake and the garden. The park is so nice. Andy and his family like it very much.
7. The park near Andy’s home is .
A. new and beautiful B. old and beautiful
C. clean and newD. old and clean
8. People can on the lake.
A. swim B. fish C. boat D. play
9. The shops in the park are not .
A. small B. big C. good D. pretty
10. Do Andy and his family like the park?
A. Yes, they don’t. B. No, they do.
C. Yes, very much.D. No, they don’t.
My family lives in London. In the morning, my father goes to work and we go to school. My father takes us to school every day. My mother stays at home. She does the housework. She always has lunch at home, and visits her friends in the afternoon. In the afternoon, we go home from school by bus. My father gets home from work late. At night my two brothers and I always do our homework. We go to bed at about ten. My father and my mother usually read newspapers. We can watch TV at the weekend.
1. ____ goes to work in the morning.
A. No one B. We all C. My father D. My mother
2. ____ lunch at home.
A. My mother has B.My father has C. Only the children have D. All the family have
3. ____ home late.
A. The children get B. My father gets C. My mother is not D. My parents get
4. There are ____ people in my family.
A. three B. four C. five D. six
Tom and Ann have a dog and a cat. The dog is Tom’s. It’s black. Its name is Peter. The cat is Ann’s. Its name is Gunder.
Tom and Ann are playing with their dog and cat in the room. They put two boxes there. They want to let the dog and cat jump up on boxes. “Jump!” Tom says to the dog. “Jump, Peter! But Peter doesn’t jump. It runs in the room and jumps in Tom. Ann puts the cat on a box. “Stay there, Gunder!” Ann says. But Gunder jumps down and goers away.
“It’s not easy.” Tom says. “No, it isn’t.” Ann says.
What do Tom and Ann have?
A. Tom has a dog. Ann has a rabbit. B. Tom has a cat. Ann has a dog.
C. Tom has a dog. Ann has a cat. D. Tom has a box. Ann has a mouse.
2. What do they want the dog and cat to do?
They want them ______________
A. to play each other B. to jump up on the boxes
C. to play with them D. to jump down and go away