Imagine one day, the water taps(水龙头) in your house stop running. You have to buy water from shops. And still there isn’t enough for everyone. Your mother has to save the family’s shower water to do other things. Would you be able to stand that kind of life?
Probably not. But that’s what kids in Yemen are experiencing. Experts said Yemen is going to be the first country in the world to run out of water. According to a report, the capital, Sana, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.
Because of the shortage, the government often cuts the water supply(供应). Hannan, an 18-year-old from Lahej, told Times: “In a good week we’ll have a water supply all week. But then the following week there will be water only for a day or two.”
Hannan said only rich people have enough water to use. They can buy water from the shops or from the water trucks. Private companies own the trucks. They travel around the city every day to sell water—at very high prices. “A lot of people can’t afford it,” she said.
The average (平均) person in Yemen uses 100 to 200 cubic（立方）meters of water per year. That is far below the international water poverty(贫困) line of 1,000 cubic meters.
The government is thinking of making use of seawater. But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen. _____________ is the name of the capital city of Yemen.
| A．Sana | B．Lahej |
| C．Hannan | D．Times |
A report shows that Sana will have ____________ as early as 2025.
| A．enough drinking water to use |
| B．no drinking water to use |
| C．no private companies |
| D．more water pollution |
What does the underlined word “shortage” in the third paragraph mean in Chinese?
| A．充足 | B．短缺 | C．干旱 | D．需求 |
We can infer(推断) from the passage that _____________.
| A．the poor don’t have to worry about the water supply |
| B．the 18-year-old boy is from a poor family |
| C．private companies make a lot of money |
| D．Lahej is a beautiful place |
Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage?
| A．How to Save Water |
| B．How to Make Use of Seawater |
| C．How People Use Water Fully |
| D．Yemen is Facing Serious Water Shortage |
Mr Brown is our English teacher at school. He is a popular teacher and I like him very much.
There are many other foreign teachers in our school. Some are from English-speaking countries and some from Asian countries. I like Mr Brown best. He is a very interesting teacher and he teaches us very well.
Mr Brown comes from Australia. Though he is the oldest teacher of our school. he is very strong. All the students like him very much. During his class, no one sleeps. After class, he often tells jokes to us or does sports with us.
Mr Brown likes music very much. We learn a lot of English songs from him. He is also fond of sports. He takes exercises at least three times a week. He is good at swimming, so you know why he looks so strong. Where is Mr Brown from?
| A．Japan. | B．The UK. |
| C．Australia. | D．China. |
What does the writer think of Mr Brown's class?
| A．Difficult. | B．Full of fun. |
| C．Not so good. | D．Not interesting. |
What does Mr Brown like?
| A．He likes music. | B．He likes telling stories. |
| C．He likes travelling. | D．He likes cooking. |
Which sport is Mr Brown good at?
| A．Football. | B．Ping-pong. |
| C．Volleyball. | D．Swimming. |
Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
| A．Mr Brown is weak. |
| B．Mr Brown's English is very good. |
| C．Mr Brown is an old man. |
| D．Mr Brown teaches well. |
Many people do not like to stay at home on holidays. They want to go out to see something different or do something exciting. So people from the country go to the city and people from the city go to the country for holidays. During the holidays, trains, buses and planes are all very busy. It’s very hard to buy train tickets or air tickets. Many people take cars or buses for travelling.
Last May Day my family went to the country by car for our holiday. There was too much traffic on the road, so we had to move very slowly. It took us about an hour to get out of the town. After some time, we came to a farm. It was clean and beautiful. The animals were very lovely, we thought it was a nice place for a picnic, so we stopped and took the food, fruit and drinks out of the car. We sat down under a big green tree and began to eat. Suddenly, a strong wind blew and soon it started to rain. We had to run back to our car and had our picnic in the car. Then we drove back home. What a bad trip it was!Many people don’t like to stay at home on holidays because_______________.
| A．they have much money |
| B．the weather is pretty poor |
| C．they want to see something new |
| D．they want to see different people |
Last May Day, the trip of my family was _______________
| A．interesting | B．relaxing |
| C．unpleasant | D．exciting |
What’s the meaning of the underlined word “blew”?
| A．蓝色 | B．刮风 |
| C．吹起 | D．卷起 |
| Hongnan Restaurant Tel: 83386223 Add: 635 Grand Road Open: Mon to Fri: 7:00 am— 2:30 pm 5:00 pm—9:00 pm Sat & Sun: 7:30 am— 2:00 pm 5:00 pm—10:00 pm |
| History Museum Tel: 87796960Add: 69 Hong Kong Road One of Guangdong’s largest museums specialized(专门) in Guangdong history of the native(本地的) people. Open: Mon to Fri: 9:00 am— 5:00 pm Sat & Sun: 9:00 am— 3:00 pm |
| Baihe Shopping Center Tel: 87872738Add: 5300 Shanghai Road Open: Mon to Fri: 10:00 am— 11:00 pm Sat & Sun: 9:00 am— 10:30 pm |
| Fuli Hotel Tel: 83338989 Add:368 East Huanshi Road Breakfast: 6:30 am— 9:00 am Lunch: 11:30 am— 2:00 pm Dinner: 6:30 pm— 10:00 pm Coffee shop: Mon to Fri: 7:00 am— 10:00 pm Sat & Sun: 8:00 am— 10:00 pm |
If you want to go out for lunch on Sunday, you can call at ______.
| A．83386223 or 83338989 |
| B．87796960 or 83386223 |
| C．83338989 or 87872738 |
| D．87872738 or 87796960 |
______ is closed for 2.5 hours in the afternoon on weekdays.
| A．Fuli Hotel | B．Hongnan Restaurant |
| C．History Museum | D．Baihe Shopping Center |
On Sunday morning, the coffee shop in Hotel doesn’t open until ______.
| A．6:30 am | B．7:00 am |
| C．7:30 am | D．8:00 am |
You can learn about ______ when you visit History Museum.
| A．the history of South China |
| B．the history of Guangdong native people |
| C．the history of Shanghai |
| D．the history of Hong Kong |
I am an American student. My name is Vicky King. I have a big family. I have two brothers. They and I are in the same school. My grandma and grandpa live with us. They are my father’s parents.
My father is from England, but my mother’s hometown is at the foot of the Great Wall of China. My brothers and I were all born in New York. Because my father works in a school in New York. He teaches English.
People often ask us, “What do you like eating?” It is not easy to answer this question! Well, let me tell you.
My grandpa has been to India, so he likes Indian food. My father likes hot dogs, potato chips and hamburgers. My mother likes rice, noodles and dumplings. She often does very nice Chinese food for us. So my brothers and I like Chinese food a lot but English food a little. We don’t like Indian food at all.This is a family of_________ .
| A．three | B．five | C．six | D．seven |
Her father is __________.
| A．from England | B．from China |
| C．from India | D．from America |
Her mother likes Chinese food because she_________.
| A．has been to China |
| B．is from China |
| C．can do Chinese food |
| D．knows her children like it |
The three children like___________ food very much.
| A．Chinese | B．English |
| C．Indian | D．American |
May has just moved to Sunshine Town. Read the map below and help her find the way.
The museum is ______.
| A．between the bookshop and the library |
| B．beside the pet shop |
| C．next to the hospital |
| D．on York Street |
If she wants to see a doctor, she can go to the hospital on ______.
| A．Hill Street | B．Adam Street |
| C．York Street | D．King Street |
The nearest place for the students at school to buy stationery is ______.
| A．the shopping mall | B．the shoe shop |
| C．the post office | D．the supermarket |
The park, a nice place in the town, is ______.
| A．south of the cinema |
| B．north of the library |
| C．south-west of the museum |
| D．north-east of the post office |