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Rachel Carson was born in the USA on May 27，1907．Her mother，Maria Carson，had been a schoolteacher．She loved books．She also loved nature．She showed Rachel the beauty of nature．She also taught Rachel a deep love for books．As a quiet child，Rachel liked to read and write stories．At a very early age，she decided she wanted to be a writer some day．Her story first appeared in a children’s magazine when she was ten years old．
Her first book．Under the Sea Wind came out in 1941．In 1948，Miss Carson began working on another book，The Sea Around Us．She always researched carefully when she wrote．She collected information from more than one thousand places to write The Sea Around Us．When the book came out in 1951，it won the National Book Award．It was No.1 on the best－seller list for more than a year．The Sea Around Us made Rachel Carson famous．
Rachel Carson’s most famous book，Silent Spring came out in 1962．In this book，she pointed out that the use of some kinds of pesticides（杀虫剂）like DDT would cause the number of birds to decline because it would kill them as well．Finally，in November 1969，the United States government decided that the use of DDT must stop in two years．
Rachel Carson has been regarded as a great environmentalist（环保主义者）and writer．She will be remembered by the world．Rachel Carson had a deep love for nature and books because of________．
| A．her father |
| B．her mother |
| C．her sChool teacher |
| D．her brother |
Rachel decided that she wanted to be a writer when________．
| A．she was very young |
| B．she was in college |
| C．she became a teacher |
| D．she became famous |
The Chinese meaning of the word“decline”in this passage is probably“________”．
| A．增加 |
| B．减少 |
| C．维持 |
| D．翻番 |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？
| A．Rachel Carson was a careful and serious writer． |
| B．The Sea Around Us won the National Book Award． |
| C．In Silent Spring Rachel said some pesticides were bad for the environment． |
| D．The use of DDT was stopped as soon as the book Silent Spring came out． |
B
More and more people around the world are joining in dangerous sports. Some people climbed the highest mountains; some traveled into unknown parts of the world; some sailed small boats across the largest sea. Now some people begin to look for new excitement.
Bungee jumping (蹦极) and motorcycle racing (摩托车赛) are quite dangerous sports. Bungee jumping only lasts for a few minutes or even seconds. You jump from a high place, about 200 meters above the ground, and there is a rubber band (橡胶带子) tied to your legs. When you jump down, the rubber band pulls you up. About 2,000,000 people around the world have tried bungee jumping.
Why do people join in these dangerous sports? Some scientists say that it is because modern life has become safe and it is not interesting. In the past, people lived in danger. They had to go out and look for food, and life was like a fight but was interesting.
Many people think that there is little excitement in life. They live and work in safe places, buy food in shops, and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
| A．they don’t need to look for food |
| B．they can go to the hospital if they are hurt |
| C．they have a lot of free time |
| D．they need excitement |
| A．Playing table tennis |
| B．Climbing the highest mountains |
| C．Traveling into unknown parts of the world |
| D．Sailing small boats across the largest sea |
| A．jump to the ground |
| B．jump up as high as you can |
| C．jump down without a rubber band |
| D．jump down with a rubber band tied to your legs |
| A．there were no doctors or hospitals |
| B．they had to go out and look for food |
| C．there were many dangerous animals |
| D．all of above |
| A．Many people live and work in safe places. |
| B．Many people buy food in shops. |
| C．Everyone’s life is interesting. |
| D．People can go to see the doctors when they become ill. |
There is a new sport in American. It is a game called “Earthball”. “Earthball” is like a huge beach ball. While you are playing the game, you should try to keep the ball in the air if possible(可能). As the ball is so big, lots of people have to play together. A man called Stuart Frand invented the game. There are no winners or losers in the game. The idea is just to enjoy yourself as much as you can.
“Earthball” is just one of the games in a “New Games Festival”. The festival first took place in the countryside near San Francisco, in the USA. Perhaps other countries can follow the example of the man from California and have festivals to test(试验) new games—it sounds like a good idea.
| A．an old game | B．a huge ball |
| C．a big beach ball | D．a“new Games Festival” |
| A．on the beach | B．in the library |
| C．in the air | D．on the bus |
| A．to look for excellent sportsmen |
| B．to spread the game throughout the world |
| C．to test whether it is a good idea |
| D．to enjoy yourself |
| A．Two people on each side can play“Earthball”. |
| B．The game is enjoyed mostly by the city people. |
| C．Many people can play the game together. |
| D．Only a man can play the game. |
| A．likes the game |
| B．dislikes the game |
| C．thinks that the game is not really good |
| D．thinks that the game looks good but actually it is bad |
Do you know more than half of your body is water? Water is even more important than food for your body. You can’t live more than a few days without it. Your body uses water to keep itself at a temperature（温度）of about 37℃.
The bodies of adults（成年人）need around two litters（升）of water a day, and kids’ bodies need less.You can get water from the food you eat, like fruits and vegetables, but you still need to drink water. Try to drink about 6 cups of water a day, and more if necessary. Of course, you can drink other things such as milk and juice.
Some water may not be clean, so be sure that the water you drink is safe .If you are not sure, boil the water before you drink it.
| A．less than 50% of your body |
| B．half of your body |
| C．more than 25% of your body |
| D．more than 50% of your body |
| A．35℃ | B．36.5℃ | C．38℃ | D．39℃ |
| A．around two litters | B．more than two litters |
| C．less than two litters | D．two litters |
| A．Adults should drink at least 6 cups of water a day. |
| B．Adults don’t need to drink water after three meals. |
| C．Adults can drink at most 6 cups of water a day |
| D．There is no water in meat you eat． |
| A．cold | B．hot | C．boiled | D．cool |
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China has decided to stop the use of free plastic bags. Supermarkets, shops and outlets(经销店) in China can’t offer plastic bags any more.
Every year, people use too many plastic bags. They throw them here and there after they have used them. The government has done its best to deal with them but failed. While we offer quick service（服务）to customers, the plastic bags pollute water, earth and air, and they waste the oil. The government asks people to go back to carry cloth bags and use baskets when they go to buy something. The cloth bags and the baskets can be used again and again.
Many months have passed. The environment has been improved a lot.
| Action |
Make a decision to stop the use of |
| Where |
Supermarkets, |
| Advantage |
Offer |
| Disadvantage |
Pollute water, earth and air and waste the |
| What should we do |
Go back to carry cloth bags and use |
Having Fun “Growing” and “Stealing(偷)”？
Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students．People can “farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow”， “sell” or even “steal” “vegetables”.“flowers”．And “fruits” on the Net , They can earn（攒） some e-money and buy more“seeds”.“pets”and even “houses"．
Joyce interviewed some young people．Here are their opinions．
Harold：I don't quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game, Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.
Allan：I enjoy putting some “bugs（小虫子）” in my friends’ gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game．Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it．
Laura: You know, people in the city are longing for(渴望) the life in the countryside．It reduces my work pressure(压力)；besides, it gives me the exciting experience of being a “thief”.
Ivy: Well. It’s just a waste of time．Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can not focus on (专注于)their study.According to the passage, people can’t _______things in this game.
| A．grow | B．sell | C．steal | D．borrow |
Among the people Joyce interviewed,______ likes the game while____ dislikes the game.
| A．Laura, Allan | B．Allan，Harold |
| C．Harold, Ivy | D．Ivy, Allan |
From Laura’s words．We can guess that she’s most probably_________
| A．a student | B．an office worker |
| C．a farmer | D．a thief |
Where can you find this passage?
| A．In a science magazine | B．In an advertisement． |
| C．In a storybook | D．In a car magazine． |