On Lunar New Year’s Eve on Feb 18, 2015，Beijing had a good day. PM2.5 levels were below 50. However, the nice day ended with firework celebrations at night.
In the first hour after the start of the celebration, PM2.5 levels rose to 500 in certain parts of the city, with the average across the city around 400.
According to the China National Environmental Monitoring Center, on Lunar New Year’s Day, air pollution reached “dangerous levels” in 201 Chinese cities, because of fireworks, with more than 40 of them seeing “serious pollution”. As a result, the debate on whether to ban (禁止) fireworks during the Spring Festival is also heating up.
Sina surveyed 3,000 Internet users, and results show that only 38 percent of the people support setting off fireworks, and 60 percent are against it.
“I support a ban on fireworks,” a netizen (网民) nicknamed ann019 said. “Lighting fireworks can only bring problems： air pollution, disturbing sleep, causing fire and exhausting sanitation workers (环卫工人).”
Others thought it to be hard to ban traditions, and lighting fireworks during holiday seasons won’t cause lasting pollution.
Some, however, suggest a moderate (温和的) way to solve the problem.
“As a tradition, fireworks absolutely add to the festival’s happiness. They shouldn’t be banned totally,” commented netizen Tracy on the China Daily online forum (论坛). “But the time should be reduced. For example, it can be allowed just during New Year’s Eve, the first day of the Lunar New Year and the Lantern Festival.”
| A．The factories | B．The cars |
| C．The fireworks | D．The bad weather |
| A．201 | B．More than 40 |
| C．Around 400 | D．500 |
| A．are against | B．enjoy |
| C．support | D．don’t care about |
| A．Exhausting sanitation workers |
| B．Disturbing sleep |
| C．Wasting money |
| D．Causing fire |
| A．to ban fireworks totally |
| B．to reduce the time of setting off fireworks |
| C．to get more people to set off fireworks |
| D．to never change the tradition |
| A．Air pollution. |
| B．A Survey on the Internet. |
| C．Moderate ways to reduce firework celebrations. |
| D．Whether to ban festive fireworks. |
I hurried into the store to get Christmas gifts. Suddenly, I saw a little boy holding a lovely doll. He kept touching her hair. I watched him turn to a woman and say, “Are you sure I don’t have enough money?” She said yes and told the boy not to go anywhere before she came back. Then she left.
The boy continued to hold the doll. I asked the boy who the doll was for. He said, “It’s the doll that my sister wanted so badly for Christmas. She just knew that Santa would bring it.” I told him that Santa was going to bring it. He said, “No, Santa can’t go where my sister is. I have to give the doll to my mom to take it to her.”
I asked him where his sister was. He looked at me sadly and said, “She’s gone to heaven. My daddy said that Mom was going to be there with her.” My heart nearly stopped beating. Then the boy said, “I told my daddy to tell her not to go there until I got back.” He took out some pictures of him and said, “I want my mom to take these with her so she’ll never forget me. I love my mom so much that I wish she didn’t have to leave me, but Daddy said that she needed to be with my sister.”
The boy lowered his head. While he was not looking, I reached into my purse and asked him, “Shall we count that money again?” He grew excited and said, “Yes, I just know it has to be enough.” So I put my money with his and we began to count it. He said, “Thank you for giving me enough money.” He continued, “I just asked God to give me enough money to buy this doll, and he heard my prayer.”
Soon the woman came back and I left. I remembered a story I had read in the newspaper several days earlier about a drunk driver who hit a car. A little girl was killed and her mother was in serious condition. Two days later, I read the news that the mother had died.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。Who did the boy buy the gift for?
| A．His mother. | B．His father. |
| C．His sister. | D．The writer. |
What happened to the boy?
| A．His sister died in a car accident. |
| B．His father left him with his mother. |
| C．His father was killed by a drunk driver. |
| D．His mother left him with his sister. |
What do you think of the writer?
| A．Rich. | B．Kind. | C．Brave. | D．Careful. |
What does the underlined word mean in Chinese?
| A．祈祷 | B．哭喊 | C．谩骂 | D．心声 |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．Christmas shopping | B．A special gift |
| C．A poor boy | D．Great love |
Sang Lan is a former(以前的) member of the national women's gymnastic(体操) team. She hurt herself seriously in a competition at the Goodwill Games held in Long Island, New York in 1998. She has been on a wheelchair since then.
Although she was disabled, Sang Lan believed that she would walk again one day. She kept on exercising all year round, and was sure that she would stand up. When she was in New York, she caught the hearts of Americans. Many people called her "a brave and confident girl". She became an international symbol(象征) of courage and was very popular in the United States.
The brave girl has been a college student in Peking University now. Her dream of going to college has come true.
"‘Get up from where you fall’ is the most ordinary thing for a gymnast. And it's my motto(座右铭)." Sang said, "I’ll spend my time scientifically and work hard on my studies so as to be a winner in life."
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。From the story we know that Sang Lan ________ now.
| A．is studying in a university | B．is living in New York |
| C．is a sports girl | D．is in the sports club |
The accident happened ________.
| A．in Beijing | B．in New York |
| C．in Peking University | D．in England |
Sang Lan became an international symbol of courage because she________.
| A．was always smiling |
| B．was hurt badly |
| C．was an athlete |
| D．faces the challenges(挑战) bravely |
Sang Lan’s motto "Get up from where you fall" means _______ in Chinese.
| A．从哪里起来 | B．摔倒之后要起来 |
| C．哪里摔倒哪里站起来 | D．从你摔倒的地方起床 |
The best title for the passage is ________.
| A．A Brave Girl | B．A Beautiful Girl |
| C．A Sick Girl | D．An Able Girl |
Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.
Adult(成年的)drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programmers are music.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or a tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national(国家的) star.
There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk (民间)music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is western or country music. This was started by cowboys(牛仔)who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the 1ove between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。What kind of music are mentioned in this passage?
| A．Pop, folk, country and western music. |
| B．Pop, folk and classical music. |
| C．Pop, folk and country music. |
| D．Pop, country and western music. |
When do the adult drivers always listen to music ?
| A．when they drive the car. |
| B．when they drive to work. |
| C．any time they want. |
| D．when they want to sing along with. |
From the passage we know that __________.
| A．music is very important to Americans’ life |
| B．cowboys only like country music |
| C．different people like different kinds of music |
| D．both A and C |
Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
| A．Few students in America like popular music. |
| B．Students with cars in America like to listen to music while driving. |
| C．Adult drivers in America listen to music all the time while driving. |
| D．Everyone in America wants to meet pop singers wherever they go. |
What would be the best title for this passage?
| A．American Music. | B．Fold Music. |
| C．Pop Music. | D．Cowboys and their Country Music. |
Think about a 11-year-old girl spending her days washing clothes, looking after her baby brother, and doing hard work on the farm.
Think about a little girl. She knows there is no food for dinner, and no water to drink. She has watched her father, brother and sister lose their lives because the family has no money to send for a doctor.
Hard to believe? For Maria Pastoral, these are the facts.
Maria would gladly go to school, but her mother, now alone, needs her badly at home. Maria had to leave school because her family was so poor.
For just 52 pennies(便士) a day, you can help out a child like Maria. Show her that someone will help her. Through Save the Children, you can help Maria’s mother get better crops from their farm, and make money so that Maria can buy clothes and things for school.
To help Maria most, your money is put with money from other donors(捐赠人),so hardworking people can help themselves to build schools and hospitals, bring in clean water and improve their farms. This is what Save the Children has done since 1932.
For you there are many returns. You can write letters to each other get photos or progress reports. You are helping to save other people. That’s how Save the Children works. Without you, it can’t work. Please take a moment to fill in the form below to help a child like Maria and her village.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。Maria had to leave school because .
| A．Her mother was ill |
| B．Her father didn’t want her to go to school |
| C．Her family was very poor |
| D．She didn’t like school at all |
What would Maria do with the money you send to her family?
| A．She would buy beautiful clothes.. |
| B．She would buy school things. |
| C．She would buy a big house. |
| D．She would buy some medicine. |
Save the Children is something similar to .
| A．IOC | B．Greener China |
| C．WHO | D．Project Hope |
How long has Save the Children been in operation?
| A．In 1932. | B．1932 years ago. |
| C．Since 1932. | D．For 1932 years. |
Which of the following returns can’t you get from Maria?
| A．You can get her letters very often. |
| B．She will give you a lot when she grows up. |
| C．You can often get some pictures from her. |
| D．You can often be told how she is getting along. |
In the recent years, people have shown their thanks, invitations, or hopes and wishes, or something else in different kinds of cards. Here are some cards below.
| Dear Mr Li: Happy Teachers’ Day! We’re all very happy to be your students Best wishes to you. Wang Nan |
| Dear Mark, Thanks for looking after my little dog while I was away on vacation. I took many photos in the mountains and I’ll show them to you this weekend. Tom |
| Dear Kate, Wish you every success in your mid-exams next Tuesday. We miss you very much. Lucy |
| INVITATION TO LILY’S PARTY It is a birthday party for Lily! Time: Sunday, June. 16th and 6:00 am Place: Lily’s house, Center Street. Come here and have fun. |
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。________ must be a teacher in a school.
| A．Mr. Li | B．Ben | C．Lucy | D．Mark |
Tom expresses his ________ in his card..
| A．hopes | B．wishes |
| C．thanks | D．invitation |
Kate is going to ______ next Tuesday.
| A．take mid-exams | B．have a birthday party |
| C．go on a vacation | D．look after the dog. |
Lily’s good friends are going to her birthday party________..
| A．this Saturday | B．next Tuesday |
| C．on October 10th | D．on June 16th |
________ has a dog .
| A．Kate | B．WangNan | C．Mark | D．Tom |