What is the sky(天空)? Where is it? How high is it? What lies above it? These questions are hard to answer, aren’t they?
Is the sky blue? The sky has no color. We know that there is air around the world. When planes fly, they need air to lift their wings(翼) . Planes cannot fly very high because when they go high, the air gets thinner. If we go up about 1,200 kilometers from the earth, we find there is no air.
Perhaps(也许) we can answer some of our questions now. The sky is space(空间). In this space there is only the sun, the moon and all the stars.What is the sky?
| A．It’s the clouds | B．It’s space. |
| C．It’s air | D．It’s nothing |
The sky _____
| A．is blue | B．is white |
| C．is black | D．has no color |
Planes cannot fly very high because _________.
| A．the air becomes thinner |
| B．the flying machine is not good |
| C．people will be afraid if the planes fly too high |
| D．it is not necessary for planes to fly so high |
If we go up about 1,200 kilometers from the earth, we find ___________.
| A．there is more air | B．there is less air |
| C．there is nothing but air | D．there is no air |
In space there is _________.
| A．nothing | B．air everywhere |
| C．everything | D．only the sun ,the moon and all the stars |
Chip was in first grade when I arrived at his school as a counselor（辅导员）．It was shocking to me that he was described as an angry，uncontrollable and evil（惹人厌的）boy．How could such a little boy，after being in school only one year，be considered "evil"？Over the next several months，I came to know Chip well enough to see that he was neither evil nor uncontrollable．
But，one day，Chip threw a chair at his teacher and was sent to my office．I asked him what made him do this．He replied that his teacher hated him．He felt there was no way to ever get her to like him．I asked him if he would tell his teacher this．He noded，and we called her into my office．
When the teacher came，________．He then said that he knew he was a very，very bad boy，and he didn't think anyone could ever like him．His teacher listened to him with heartfelt compassion．Then she gave him a big warm hug，telling him she didn't hate him at all and，actually，she cared very much about him．Only sometimes Chip's behavior really scared her．It was clear to both Chip and me that she really meant it．
I put my left arm on his shoulders and the right hand on his heart．I told him how wonderful and lovely I saw him to be．I praised how special and brave he was to express his hurt feelings．
As I was speaking to him，his whole body came to rest on my right hand next to his heart．It was a moment in time unlike anything I had experienced before．From then on，I'm pleased to see his behavior improved through the rest of school years．
A child's mind is clear and sensitive（敏感的）．He receives whatever others say without protection．It is as easy to consider someone hopeless as it is to consider him able in his own special way．
38．The first paragraph mainly tells us ．
A．Chip was very popular at school
B．the teacher didn't care about Chip at all
C．Chip had no way to get others to like him
D．the writer thought differently about Chip
39．Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the bland in the passage？
A．she couldn't control her feelings
B．I advised her to be more patient
C．Chip became angry and crazy again
D．I encouraged Chip to express his feelings
40．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 shows that Chip ．
A．accepted the writer
B．wanted a rest
C．was quite afraid
D．felt a little nervous
41．What can we learn from the passage？
A．No pains，no gains．
B．Love me，love my dog
C．Expect higher，act better．
D．Where there is a will，there is a way．
In the modern age，human society runs on energy．Most machines need electricity to operate．Humans can not live without electricity even a single day both in their daily life and work．They have many different ways to create electricity．But some ways are harmful to the environment．
For example，fossil fuels（化石燃料）are the most common kind of energy．They include coal，oil，and natural gas．First，people have to dig them from the ground．This can sometimes harm the environment．However，scientists are creating cleaner and better ways to do that these days．So the environment is not harmed as much as before．But when people burn these fossil fuels，they can give off a lot of harmful gases，which is considered to be one of the greatest causes of global warming．This might harm the environment．
Tidal（潮汐）energy is another way to make electricity．This uses the ocean tides to make electricity．But some kinds of tidal energy can kill many fish and other sea animals．Also dams（大坝）can create lots of clean energy．But dams create lakes and change the way that rivers run．So they can do great harm to the balance of nature around the lakes and along the rivers．
34．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE about fossil fuels？___
A．They are dug from the ground．
B．They are considered expensive．
C．They hardly harm the environment．
D．They are not widely used in the world．
35．From the passage，we know that tidal energy can ．
A．cause serious accidents
B．change the way that rivers run
C．give off a lot of harmful gases
D．kill many living things in the ocean
36．Nowadays many countries start to use nuclear energy more because ．
A．it's a common kind of energy
B．people ara not afraid of it now
C．it's cheap，clean and safer than before
D．people can't live without nuclear energy
37．The passage is probably in the part of in a newspaper．
A．health
B．science
C．culture
D．sports．
Emily's Blog
Shut Up Zoos，Not Animals!
You may think that visiting zoos is harmless fun，but you're wrong because zoos are just prisons（监狱）for animals．The difference is that prisoners get out after a few years! Animals in cages look bored and are boring to look at．After all，we all know what an elephant looks like，we've seen them on TV．So why make animals suffer by shutting them up for our fun？Shut up the zoos instead!
Posted by：Emily on April 19，at 18：12 Comments（3）
Comments
I partly agree．But some zoos aren't there for our fun．I've just got back from Jersey Zoo．It saves rare（珍稀）animals and breeds them．Then it returns the babies to the wild．Not all zoos are the same，you know．
Posted by：Angela on April21，at 18：17
Quite agree! Every time I go to the zoo，I never look into the poor animal's eyes! Kept in the small and smelly cages，they look so lonely and sad．Hope one day they will return to nature，where they can live happily and freely with their families．Posted by：John on April 22，at 12：21
Personally，I think zoos are fantastic places for children．They can play with animals and enjoy themselves so much there．Also，they learn a lot about animals．Why shut up？
Posted by：David on April 22，at 21：05
31．Emily thinks a zoo is ．
A．a fun place for children
B．a terrible place for animals
C．a warm home for animals
D．a popular place for visitors
32．Who thinks some animals can be well protected in the zoos？
A．Emily．
B．Angela．
C．John．
D．David．
33．John never looks into the animals' eyes in the zoos because he ．
A．feels sorry for them
B．feels kind of shy
C．is afraid of them
D．is angry with them．
A．Remember the environment
B．Keep a good memory for your holiday
C．Travel with your friends
D．Do some research
E．Get organized
F．Help the local population
Travel Tips for Holidays Abroad
Everyone loves holiday abroad．They give us the chance to see some sights，have some fun and relax．However，holidays aren't always a great experience．Follow these tips to make sure you enjoy your holiday．
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Have you packed your passport？Your tickets？Every year，thousands of people miss flights because they've forgotten their passport，they arrive at the airport too late，or even go to the wrong airport．
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How much do you know about the place you are going to visit？Learning a little about the culture of a country will help you understand the people．Learning a few words of another language can also help you make new friends．
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Try to reduce the pollution you cause．Travel by train if you can．Flying produces twenty times more carbon dioxide than traveling by train．Of course，it might be impossible to avoid flying，but when you arrive，use buses or trains instead of taxis．
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You can help a local community a lot by staying in local hotels and eating in local restaurants．This means that your money will go to local people，rather than to a large international company．
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You don't want to forget your holiday．Make a scrapbook﹣a book of memories﹣about your holiday．You can show it to friends，or just use it to remember all the good times you had! And don't forget the new friends you made on holiday．Did you promise to send them pictures or presents？Don't forget to do it! Then next time you go on holiday，you can visit them again．
You need some bread and milk．But half an hour later，you leave the supermarket with a trolley（手推车） full of food．What games do supermarkets play to make us spend so much money？
The tricks usually start before you walk in．Outside the supermarket entrance，anybody who walks past can smell warm，fresh bread．That makes us hungry and ready to buy lots of food，not just bread．
Now you're inside and，of course，a small basket would be fine，but all they have are trolleys．And of course the problem with a trolley is that it looks sad and lonely with just one or two products inside．So we may fill it with something．In fact，supermarket trolleys are actually getting bigger so that we buy more．
Of course，many people shop in supermarkets because they think everything is cheaper than in other shops．So supermarkets offer very cheap prices on some things but then have higher prices for other products．One new trick is to put red stickers on products．Customers usually connect red stickers with lower prices so the red stickers is easy to be noticed，even when there is no reduction! Interestingly，this trick appears to work more with men than with women．
There is a story behind the position of everything in the supermarket．For example，customers often go only to buy milk．So they put it right at the back，forcing you to go past hundreds of shelves full of other products．The position of products on each shelf is also important．The most expensive products are usually at eye﹣level so you see these immediately．The exception is anything that children might like．These products are on lower shelves so that kids see them．
Apart from what you see and smell in a supermarket，what about what you listen to？In most supermarkets they have soft，slow music．It's so relaxing that you slow down and spend more time （and money） in the store．You also move more slowly when the supermarket is busy．Experts suggest it's better to shop when it's quieter，on a Monday or a Tuesday for example．And be careful with queues at the checkouts．These are sometimes deliberate（故意），to make you buy something from the checkout shelves while you wait．
So，next time you go into your local supermarket，remember these tricks and see if you can come with just the things you went for．
25．Smells from bread in the supermarket ．
A．make you feel hungry and buy more food
B．draw your attention to bread only
C．make you buy less bread than you need
D．force you to leave the supermarket
26．Supermarkets don't provide baskets because ．
A．supermarkets don't usually have many
B．baskets are too small to hold many products
C．it's easy to go shopping with trolleys
D．a trolley can hold one or two products inside
27．According to the passage，supermarkets put red stickers on products to ．
A．make them look more beautiful
B．make them different from cheaper ones
C．make people think the stickers are for men
D．make people think they could save money
28．According to the passage，toys for children are usually placed ．
A．on higher shelves
B．on each shelf
C．on lower shelves
D．on the back shelves
29．It can be learned from Paragraph 6that supermarkets usually ．
A．stop people lining up at the checkouts
B．close on Monday morning
C．play loud and noisy music inside
D．make customers feel relaxed
30．The passage is mainly about ．
A．several ways supermarkets use to sell more products
B．some advice when people go shopping on the street
C．several rules that every business should follow
D．some advertisements that make people buy more．