任务型阅读根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，在答题卷上相应的横-优题课

In China, water is used in many different ways. Farming takes 60 percent of China’s water use. Personal use, like drinking water, takes only 12 pencent. Fifty- three countries and regions (地方) in the world have water shortages. About one fifth of the world’s population was suffer(遭受) from water shortage.
Tips for saving water
Saving water is as easy as turning off a tap! Here are some simple things you can do at home.
²Turn off the water while you’re brushing your teeth.
²Take shorter showers. Can you get your showers down to three minutes?
²Fill a liter (升) plastic bottle with water and put it in your toilet tank. It will take up the same space as the water usually does, but in a year, it will keep 20,000 liters of water.
²When you wash dishes and clothes, don’t let the water run.
²Use the washing machine only when it’s full of clothes.
²根据短文内容，填写下面表格。

Saving water
In China, ___1______ takes 60 percent of China’s water use.
Tips for saving water
_2_______ off the water while you’re brushing your teeth.	Take _____3__ showers. It’s best to get your showers down to three minutes.
Using a plastic bottle with water, put it in your toilet tank to __4_____ water.	Don’t let the water _5_____when you wash dishes and clothes.
Don’t use the __6______________unitl it is full of clothes.

补全对话：根据对话内容从方框中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
A: Do you like living in the city or the countryside?
B: __1_____
A: But I think the countryside is much better than the city for living.
B: ___2_____
A: Because there is terrible traffic and too much noise in the city.
B: ___3____ I think the city is a wonderful place to live in, because we can go to parties, concerts and operas every day if we like.__4____
A: Maybe you are right. ____5___

Long time ago, our world was very beautiful. There were trees, flowers and rivers. It was very clean and tidy. 1. We are living in a polluted environment, which is bad for out earth. 2.The public has been calling for actions against pollution. Scientists have told us to protect out environment, 3.
The earth is our only home. We should make it comfortable for ourselves and for our children in the future. Now nearly all of the countries are trying their best to stop pollution. Although they have done much, the progress is slow, 4 . No matter how difficult it is, we should try our best to fight against pollution. By working together, 5.
根据短文内容，从方框中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，补全短文。

It was so dark outside the car window that it was hard to see anything.
“ Can I have a carrot, Mom?” Bruce asked.
“I don’t have any carrots,” his mom said. “How about an apple?”
“No,” said Bruce. “It has to be a carrot.”
“Why do you want a carrot?” asked his mom
“You always say carrots help your eyes.” said Bruce. “If I eat one now, it might help me see in the dark.”
Would eating a carrot really help Bruce? What is special about carrots? What makes a carrot special is its color. Carrots are orange because they contain(包含) bta-carotene( 胡萝卜素). Beta-carotene is a way of saying vitamin A. Your eyes need vitamin A. It helps them work.
When light hits your eye, very small parts inside turn the light into messages. The messages go to your brain（大脑）, and then you know what you’re looking at. Your eye can only turn light into messages when it has a special chemical(化学物质). Your eyes use vitamin A to make the special chemical. Every time your eye changes light into messages, a little bit of the chemical is used up. By the end of the day, you’ve looked at hundreds of things. That uses up a lot of the chemical. Your eyes need to make more.
What should you eat if you don’t like carrots? Don’t worry. Other fruits and vegetables have vitamin A, too. The secret is in their color. Most orange or red fruits and vegetables contain beta-carotene, or vitamin A, Sweet vegetable, red peppers（胡椒）, Mangoes(芒果) are a few foods that have the same orange secret.
Bruce wanted a carrot because he thought _______.
A. he liked it
B. it could help him see in the dark
C. it was sweet and delicious
How does vitamin A help your eyes work?
A. The special chemical can stop your eyes from using up vitamin A.
B. The special chemical is used to make Vitamin A which turns the light into messages
C. Vitamin A is used to make the special chemical which turns light into messages.
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Carrots are orange because they store beta-carotene.
B. Any food which is orange or red must have some Vitamin A.
C. Most fruits that are orange or red store some beta-carotene or Vitamin A.
Sweet vegetable, red peppers, and mangoes don’t have the same orange secret, do they?
A. No, they don’t.B. Yes, they do. C. I’m not sure.
The passage mainly tells us that _______.
A. we can’t see in the dark unless we eat many carrots every day
B. we can’t see unless we eat a lot of orange or red food every day
C. we should eat some food containing vitamin A so that we can see well

You can easily find that your sister or brother is different from you. You live together in the same house and have the same parents, but you have different personalities(性格).
Why? One possible reason is the way your parents treat you.
Firstborn children receive all the attention from their parents. Generally speaking, a firstborn has twice as many photos as any other child has. Parents usually give firstborns more responsibilities (责任)and depend on them to take care of younger brothers and sisters. As a result, firstborns are often responsible, hard-working, and serious. They often want to do well at school and in work. More firstborns became American Presidents, for example George W.Bush, George Washington and Lyndon Baines Johnson, than second or last-borns.
When a second child arrives, parents are more relaxed. The second child has to compete (竞争)with the first-born for parents’ attention and love. These children often choose different sports and hobbies to develop different personalities. They are often outgoing, but can be jealous and get angry easily.
The youngest child is usually the happiest, and has fewer responsibilities and more freedom(自由的). These children do well at school and in work, but have to be creative（创造性的） to get their family’s attention. They are often friendly and cool. Many famous talk-show hosts were born last.
The underlined word “jealous” means_______ in Chinese
A. 友好的 B. 嫉妒的 C. 快乐的
The writer thinks that the second-born children are often ______.
A. outgoing but jealous
B. cool and friendly
C. hard-working and serious
. ______ is usually the happiest in the family according to the passage.
A. The eldest child
B. The second child
C. The youngest child
We can learn from the passage that ______.
A. the second child is very similar to the firstborn child
B. brothers and sisters usually have the same personalities
C. more firstborns became American presidents than second or last-borns
The passage is mainly about ______.
A. birth order and personalities
B. children and their parents
C. different children and different work

Possible meanings and the author’s opinions	●The words——Never give up can others or oneself and express one’s determination. ●A person who wants to succeed should have the quality. So we should never give up.
The	●If we give up too easily, maybe we will achieve , so when we fail in our first attempt at something new, we should not disappoint ourselves but try again. ●Always giving up means that we will not be able to make any progress. ●Never giving up will make us learn from the mistakes we’ve made before and learn the lesson so as not to make the same mistakes. ●To reach our goals and develop the confidence which can help us ourselves, so we must not give up but challenge ourselves.
Conclusion	If you give up, you will have no of reaching your goals. Never give up and you will attain your goals sooner or later.