The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means (通讯设备). Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.
Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, man moved to another place. But this is not helpful. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.
Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.
Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal(煤)in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air. Pollution by SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused(引起)by heavy traffic. We are sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.
The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. Also, we must take care of the rise in pollution at the same time.
________, our world is becoming much smaller.
| A．Because of the rise in pollution |
| B．Because of modern traffic and modern communication means |
| C．Because the earth is being polluted day and night |
| D．Because the earth is blown away by the wind every year |
Hundreds of years ago, life was ________it is today.
| A．much easier than | B．as easy as |
| C．much harder than | D．as hard as |
The writer thinks that pollution makes us angrymore easily.
| A．air | B．noise | C．rubbish | D．water |
According to the passage, which statement is true?
| A．The more people, the less pollution. |
| B．Air pollution is the only one kind of pollution. |
| C．If there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution. |
| D．We should not use modern traffic and modern communication any more. |
No one can change the weather. Nobody can control the weather. But if we read correctly the signs around us, we can tell what the more important changes in the weather will be. This way of telling what the weather will be like on the following day or two is called weather forecasting. For many centuries and in all countries, people have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasting. Rings around the sun are a sign of coming rain. Many people feel their joints hurt in their bones if wet weather is coming.
Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming, but they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is on the way. It is probably because of the insects (昆虫) which they are hunting that they fly low. If you see a rainbow (彩虹) during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine. Such rainbows come in the evening. If the stars twinkle clearly at night, then fine weather will continue. If a fog appears in the morning just above a river, then the day will be warm. If the sunset is mostly red in color, then the following day will be fine. If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably come.
Most of the above sayings have been made by the people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.According to the passage, people's joints ache ______.
| A．is a sign of coming rain |
| B．without any reason |
| C．because they are ill |
| D．because of the insects |
Which is true about weather forecasting?
| A．Weather forecasting is a recorder about the weather on the following day or two. |
| B．Weather forecasting is a way of telling what the weather will be like. |
| C．Weather forecasting is a sign of coming rain. |
| D．People can change the weather. |
The birds fly high and the stars twinkle clearly is a sign that the weather will ______.
| A．be warm |
| B．be rainy |
| C．become clear and fine |
| D．be cold |
A rainbow is a ______ of the weather.
| A．sign |
| B．way |
| C．method |
| D．road |
We must ______ to make weather forecasting.
| A．use our eyes and brains |
| B．study the weather hard |
| C．read correctly the signs |
| D．All of the above |
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At my clinic(诊所), I work long days on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and short days on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Sunday is my day off， so I can spend some time with my family.
At 9 am, pet owners start to arrive with their sick pets. Appointments take up the whole morning.
At 2 pm. I start to see sick animals again. At 5 pm, three students from a local school who love animals arrive to help out.
From 5 pm to 7pm, I continue to see sick animals. Then, at 7 pm, we close our doors and the clean-up begins! We tidy the clinic, and feed and clean the animals. Of course,we also stroke(轻抚)them and give them hugs! Then, we turn off the lights and go home.
I’m very happy being a vet（兽医）, though unexpected things sometimes happen!
| A．Do you like pets? |
| B．It is fun being a vet. |
| C．At midday, I stop for two hours. |
| D．Animals are not easy to deal with. |
E.My day at my clinic begins at 7 am.
F.This is the type of day I want to have.
G.They are very kind and warm-hearted.
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Things are going great in Cannes(戛纳), France. I have an exciting experience here. I have only been here at the film festival for two days, but I have already seen four films. When the films are not on, I like to go to watch the fashionable people on the beach. Everywhere you look, there are famous film stars and directors. I saw three of my favourite stars hanging out at the festival yesterday.However, I was too nervous to talk to them.
At this year’s Cannes Film Festival, about twenty films are competing for the main prize, the Palme d’Or(金棕榈奖). The films are from all over the world—Europe, Asia, North America, Africa…
There are also so many different types of films, and lots of them are from countries which are not famous for the film making business. For someone who loves films, this is heaven(天堂)!
If you come to the festival, the following suggestions will be helpful. First, you’ll need to remember to bring your invitation, because you cannot watch any of the films without one.
Second, you’ll need to bring some nice clothes. During the day everyone walks around in T-shirts and shorts. But in the evening, everyone has to wear formal(正式的) clothes. I am wearing a long dress all the time!
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"Make-A-Wish” is one of the world's most well-known charities(慈善机构) . It makes wishes come true for childrenwho have serious illnesses. It gives them hope and joy and helps them forget about their health problems and have fun.
It all started in 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona. Christopher was a 7-year-old boy who was very sick. He always dreamed ofbecoming a police officer. Tommy Austin and Ron Cox, two police officers, made his wish come true. They gaveChristopher a tour of the city in a police helicopter(直升飞机)and made a real police uniform(制服) for him.
There are four kinds of wishes children usually have:
I wish to go. Children usually want to travel or go to a concert, a game or a park.
I wish to meet. Children sometimes want to meet their favourite actors, singers or players.
I wish to be. Some children wish to become actors, singers or police officers.
I wish to have. They often want to have a computer, a game, a bike or many other things.
Let’shope more wishes Mill come true in the future. People who work in the charity always try for the best. Almost25 ,000 Volunteers (志愿者) help, work or give money. Will you be one of them?
| A．sick children | B．serious officers |
| C．famous actors | D．popular singers |
| A．They gave him a computer. |
| B．They gave him a tour of the city. |
| C．They look him to a concert. |
| D．They took him to the hospital. |
| A．I wish to go. | B．I wish to meet. |
| C．I wish to be. | D．I wish to have. |
| A．explain what " Make-A-Wish" is |
| B．encourage more people to join the charity |
| C．tell us how Christopher's wish came true |
| D．introduce different kinds of children's wishes |
| A．Sick children just wish to get well. |
| B．Christopher and Tommy are two officers. |
| C．A few people are working for "Make-A-Wish". |
| D．"Make-A-Wish" has a history of over 30 years. |
In the sunny night, look up at the clear night sky. You can probably see thousands of stars. The biggest thing you’ll see, of course, is the moon. For thousands of years, people have wondered about this big thing in the sky.
Earth’s moon is a satellite. A satellite is a body that orbits(环绕轨道运行)a planet. All moons are satellites, and many planets have them. Some have many moons. Earth, of course, only has one. It’s a special moon, though. It’s the fifth largest moon in the solar system!
In fact, the moon is much smaller than the sun. But it’s much closer to Earth, so it looks as big as the sun. The moon is so close that you can see its dark and light spots(斑点)without a telescope. Men flew and landed on the moon’s surface many times by spacecrafts in the 1960s and 1970s. Neil Armstrong was the first human to step on the moon. He walked on the moon on July 20th, 1969. The flights to the moon have helped us learn much about it. Astronauts even brought rocks home with them!
There’s still a lot to learn about the moon. Now people still can’t live on the moon because it does not have oxygen or water like the Earth. But I’m sure that humans can live there one day in the future.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
| A．A planet. |
| B．A spacecraft. |
| C．A body that orbits a planet. |
| D．A black star. |
| A．One. | B．Four. |
| C．Three. | D．Two. |
| A．Because it’s much closer to the Earth. |
| B．Because it comes out at night. |
| C．Because it is the fifth largest moon in the solar system. |
| D．Because people can’t see it without a telescope. |
| A．Lance Armstrong. | B．Neil Armstrong. |
| C．Wally Schirra. | D．Neil Diamond. |
| A．The stars. | B．The moon. |
| C．The sun. | D．The earth. |