阅读理解（共四节．20小题，计40分）仔细阅读图片内容，从A-优题课

Americans think a great deal about time. From childhood they learn to value（珍惜）time. As children, they are taught to be on time to go to school, to do work and to do everything. When they are having a good time, they say that time flies. When a person is dying, they say he is living on borrowed time. Time is money. Time is knowledge. Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money. Even Saturday and Sunday are filled with（充满）activities. In the street you can hardly see a man who walks slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running. They love time because time brings them money, comforts and progress. But sometimes they also hate time, for they feel they have become servants（仆人）of the clock.
A working American has to work___ days a week in his working
time.
A. seven B. six C. five
An American always walks____.
A. sadly B. slowly C. fast
“He is living on borrowed time” means_____.
A. He has little money.
B. He has no time
C. He is dying
In his free time, an American usually_____.
A. plays cards with their friends
B. stays at home all day and watched TV.
C. gets more money by work.
Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. The Americans usually value time.
B. The Americans are often on time.
C. All Americans love time and don’t hate time.

Children’s Training Center
English Time: 10:00 am --11:00 am on Mon. and Tues. Room: 201 Teacher: Lucy King from USA Enjoy easy English with fun!	Computer Time: 2:00 pm --- 4:00 pm on Wed., and Fri. Room: 503 Teacher: Colin Philips from Australia Find yourself surfing on the internet freely!
Drawing Time: 9:00 am ---11:00 am on Thurs. Room: 307 Teacher: Sun Yang from Hangzhou Your life in art starts here!	Swimming Time: 3:00 pm --- 5:00 pm on Sunday Place: Swimming pool Teacher: Mr Zhang from Ningbo sports school See yourself in the magic waterland!

You may practice your English in the class in _________.
A. Room503 B. Room 307 C. Room 201
The person who teaches Computer is from___________.
A. Hangzhou B. Australia C. America
You may learn about Chinese painting from __________.
A. Lucy King B. Mr. Zhang C. Sun Yang
If you want to stay cool in hot summer and have a good time in
water, you can go to the class from______.
A .3:00 pm --- 5:00 pm on Sunday
B. 2:00 pm --- 4:00 pm on Wed., and Fri.
C. 9:00 am ---11:00 am on Thurs.
When is the Children’s training Center not open?
A. Thursday B. Tuesday C. Saturday

The earth is our home；we must take Care of it. This means keeping the land，air and water clean.
Pollution is a dirty word. To pollute means to make things unfit(不合适的)or unclean to use. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it，smell it，taste it and drink it. Pollution is beginning to threaten(威胁)our health，or happiness and our life.
Man. has been polluting the earth from the time he first made fire，washed his clothes in the river and threw his waste on the ground. When land was used up or water became dirty. Men moved to another place. At first the problem was not so serious because there was plenty of clean air，land and water. There weren’t so many people then and their wants(需求)were fewer. All the dirty things could be absorbed(吸收)by nature and soon. covered over(恢复)， But this is no longer true. The increase of population(人口增长)and the development of industry have changed that. Man is slowly polluting. his environment.
Through the use of poison(农药)，mall has polluted land! killing the animal. By putting dirty water and chemicals into rivers and lakes we have polluted our drinking water，killing the fish.
Our increasing population is part of the problem. More people more waste.
Where is this all to end? Are we turning the world into a big rubbish dump，or is there any hope that we can get rid of(摆脱)the pollution ?Luckily，millions of people have been warned of the danger of pollution. Large numbers of people are now working hard to bring pollution under
Which sentence is WRONG?

A．We live on the earth，so we should look after it.

B．To pollute means to make air ，water and land unfit for use.

C．All the waste produced by modem industry can be absorbed.

D．Man is now fighting against different kinds of pollution.

In this passage the word "chemicals" means

A．化学

B．化学物质

C．化学的

D．医学的

From the sentences "More people more waste"，we know that _______.

A．because of the increase of population and the development of industry，more and more waste is produced

B．we need more people，not more waste

C．there isn’t any hope that we can get rid of the pollution

D．more people have been warned of the danger of more waste.

From the passage we can know that now man_______.

A．doesn’t know how to control pollution

B．still doesn’t realize how serious pollution is

C．is doing something to control pollution

D．begins to understand the pollution

These simple ways can increase(增加)your popularity and win you more friends，so why not try them?
●PAYING ATTENTION TO OTHERS This will reduce any shyness you may have. You’ll be more relaxed and therefore more natural and fun. And you will get more good-people will love the fact that you’re paying attention to them while you don’t have to worry about what people think of you.
●LOOKING PEOPLE IN THE EYE Making eye contact is very important because it shows you’re interested in them. If you let your eyes wander(游移)or keep looking over their shoulders，people will feel slighted(轻视)，and they’ll like you less they would otherwise.
●ASKING QUESTIONS Doing this gives you two advantages，It shows other people that you are indeed paying attention to and that you consider what they are telling you important. Being sure to follow up when you’ve shared a conversation with someone about something important in his / her life，be sure to ask about it later. This shows that you listen and you care.
●MAKING AN EFFORT TO SMILE A smile means acceptance，and that makes people open up to you. Make a conscious(有意识的)effort(努力)one day to smile at the people you stay or work with and watch how well they respond (作出反应)to you；
●BEING RELIABLE(可靠的)People like those who help them，and they quickly begin to hate those who don’t.
By fixing your attention on others，you will _______.

A．be more worried and tired	B．feel more confident
C．be paid less attention to	D．feel less liked

When having a conversation with people，you’d better NOT _______.

A．be open up to them	B．fix your eyes on them
C．ask questions about them	D．look at them

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Showing continuous care for others is highly valued.

B．Smiling at others can often be misunderstood.

C．Looking people in the eye will make them uncomfortable.

D．You don’t have to continue helping others if you don’t want to.

Which is the best title for this passage?

A．Ways to Make You More Natural	B．Trying to Be a Polite Person
C．Making as Many Friends as Possible	D．Ways to Make You More Popular

Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all，you probably sing or whistle when you are happy.
Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However，they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.
Do you know what a ’territory’ is? A territory is an area that an animal，usually the male，claims(声称)as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same kind are welcome. Your garden and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten(威胁)you，you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.
If so，you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time，especially at nesting(筑巢)season. So he is screaming all the time，whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a bird’s song，and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.
Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs..
You can see that birds have a language of their own. Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories.
Some scientists believe that most of the time bird’s singing is actually _______.

A．away of warning	B．an expression of happiness
C．an expression of anger	D．away of greeting

What is a bird’s "territory"?.

A．A place where families of other kinds are not accepted.

B．A place where a bird may shut at the top of its voice

C．An area for which birds fight against each other.

D．An area which a bird considers to be its own.

Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?

A．Because they want to invite more friends.

B．Because they want to find outsiders around.

C．Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away.

D．Because their singing helps remove their fears.

How does the writer explain bird’s singing?

A．By comparing birds with human beings.	B．By reporting experiment results.
C．By describing birds’ daily life.	D．By telling a bird’s story.

A．BAYOR ASPIRIN	B．FIRST AID CREAM
C．ANTIHISTAMINE CREAM	D．SOME TABLETS

A．insect bites	B．fast pain relief
C．burns	D．cuts

A．in a 24 hour period	B．in the eyes
C．near the eyes	D．on broken skin