Our Needs
People are different, but they all have the same needs. Needs are things people must have to live. Our bodies need food and water. We also need air to breathe. We need a place to live to keep us safe. We need clothes to keep us warm. If we did not have these things, we could not survive(生存).
Needs may be different for people who live in different areas. If you live where it is cold, you may need special clothes to keep you warm. If you live where it is hot, you may need more water.
People have found new ways to meet their needs. Farmers grow food that people eat. They used to plant seeds by hand. They used to pick plants by hand. Now they have machines that do this work.
● Our Wants
Wants are things people would like to have but do not need to live. Suppose you hope to get a football for your birthday. A football is a want. You can live without it.
Sometimes we might want something so much that it feels like a need. We have to make choices, though. If you need a new coat for winter, you might not be able to get the football you want. We must choose what we need over what we want.
Sometimes we must make choices between things we want. Suppose you want to go to a birthday party for your uncle. That day, a friend asks you to go to a movie. The movie is at the same time as the party.
If you choose to go to the party, then what would you give up? What would you give up if you went to the movie?Needs are things that people______.
| A．don't use every day |
| B．cannot live without |
| C．get to meet their interest |
| D．have to improve their life |
Which of the following must be a want?
| A．Air. | B．Water. | C．A coat. | D．A movie. |
Which sentence shows the writer's opinion?
| A．We must put what we need before what we want. |
| B．People from different areas must have different needs. |
| C．It's easy to make a choice between the things we want. |
| D．If we want something very much, it can become our need. |
The writer tells the differences between needs and wants by ______.
| A．giving examples | B．doing research |
| C．making a survey | D．having interviews |
Last year Jim was going to join the army( 部队) and had to take a medical examination (体检). The doctor was sitting at a desk when he went in. He said to the man, “Take your coat and shirt off, and sit on that chair.”
Jim did so. The doctor looked at him for a moment without getting up from his chair and then said, “All right. Put your clothes on again.”
“But you haven't examined me at all.” the young man said in surprise.
“There is no need to do so,” the doctor said with a smile. “When I told you to take your coat and shirt off, you heard me all right, so there is nothing wrong with your ears. You saw your chair, so your eyes are good. You could take your clothes off and sit on the chair, so you must be in good health. And you understood what I told you to do and you did it without a mistake(错误), ….” Why did the young man take a medical examination?
| A．He hurt his ear. |
| B．He hoped to join the army. |
| C．He wanted to get some medicine. |
| D．He was unhealthy. |
How did the man feel as soon as the medical examination was over?
| A．Bored. | B．Pleased. |
| C．Uncomfortable. | D．Surprised. |
Which of the following can be chosen to complete the underlined sentence?
| A．so I feel sorry for you |
| B．so you are too weak to join the army |
| C．so you need another medical examination |
| D．so you must be clever enough for the army |
The best title for this story is _______ .
| A．A Strict Doctor |
| B．A Special Medical Examination |
| C．A Serious Mistake |
| D．A Smart Young Man |
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How many children does the babysitter need to take care of ?
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Who needs to work on Sunday?
| A．The teacher. | B．The driver. |
| C．The cook. | D．The babysitter. |
If Nancy wants to work for new child-care programme, ________ .
| A．she must have three years’ teaching experience. |
| B．she must drive well. |
| C．she must do the job on the weekend. |
| D．she can call 021-55632580. |
阅读一篇短文，根据短文内容回答问题（不超过5个词）。（共5小题，计10分）
Dear Mrs. Green,
I am Jack White’s father. I am writing to you to ask for three-day leave this week. Because we have to deal with some important family matters in Washington D.C. Jack’s grandfather is badly ill in hospital and he hopes we can go to see him. Maybe it will be the last time. We have already told Mr. Johnson, the schoolmaster, about it.
Could you please give Jack some homework to keep up with the class while he is absent? You can contact me on 88763568 if you would like to discuss the homework.
Thanks again for you help. We are very happy with Jack’s progress in study.
Sincerely
Mr. WhiteWho is Mr. Johnson?
How long will Jack be absent from school?
Where will Jack and his father go?
What does Mrs. White ask Mrs. Green to do for Jack?
Who wrote this letter?
Thousands of years ago much of our earth was covered with blocks（块）of ice．These ice blocks were as tall as high buildings in modern cities．Most of the ice was in the northern part of the world． Then the ice blocks started to move south．Cold and rain came with the ice．Animals and people had to move． At last, the ice began to melt （融化）．After half a million years, most of it had melted．More than half of the earth became covered with water．The climate became much warmer．Things began to grow．The earth began to look the way it looks today．Thousands of years ago our earth was very ________．
| A．warm | B．hot | C．cool | D．cold |
What did animals and people try to do when the ice blocks moved south?
| A．They tried to stop them moving. |
| B．They tried to melt them． |
| C．They tried to move behind them． |
| D．They tried to stay ahead of them． |
The melting ice may help to form___________.
| A．mountains and valleys | B．the sun,the moon and the earth |
| C．cities and countries | D．seas,lakes and rivers |
The underlined word "climate" means ________．
| A．the freezing ice |
| B．the weather of the year |
| C．the moving of the ice blocks |
| D．a plant or an animal |
Which of these things maybe happened because the Ice Age ended?
a．Forests grew
b．Food became harder to find
c．Fishing became easier
d．The temperature dropped．
| A．a; b | B．b; d | C．c; d | D．a; c |
Indonesia （印尼） |
An Air Asia flight from the Indonesia to Singapore lost contact(联系) with air traffic control on Sunday. Transport Ministry official said the aircraft, flight number QZ 8501, lost contact with the Jakarta air traffic control tower at 6:17 a.m local time. The Airbus 320-200 had 155 passengers and crew（乘务员） on it, another Indonesian Transport official said. |
Shanghai |
HONG KONG---At least 36 people were killed and 47 injured（伤害） in a stampede during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Shanghai, the city’s government reported. The deaths happened in the eastern city’s famous Bund, the riverside area where tens of thousands had gathered. The stampede began after 11:35 p.m. in Chen Yi Square, the city said. The exact cause was unclear. President Xi Jingping ordered an immediate investigation, the official Xinhua news service reported. |
Which flight lost contact according the article?
| A．MH370 | B．ATR-72-600 | C．QZ8501 | D．MH17 |
How many people lost their lives in the two accidents?
| A．36 | B．42 | C．155 | D．191 |
The stampede took place _____________.
| A．on Christmas Eve | B．during New Year’s Eve |
| C．at 6:17 a.m local time | D．on Sunday |
Both the two articles are talking about_____________.
| A．health | B．education |
| C．environment | D．safety |
We are most likely to read these articles in_____________.
| A．text books | B．newspaper |
| C．comic books | D．magazines |