There are some easy things you can do to protect the environment and the earth. Choose ideas from the list or come up with a few of your own.
·Plant flowers, grass or trees.
·Whenever you visit a park or beach, take away what you bring there—keep rubbish in a bag until you can put it in a dustbin.
·Turn off the lights and TV sets when you leave the room. This can save a lot of electricity.
·Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth. You can save some water by not letting it run. Also, use a glass cup instead of a paper cup because this saves paper.
·Keep the doors and windows closed in winter to keep warm air in.
·Give your old books and magazines to a library instead of throwing them away.
·Give your old clothes to poor children you know instead of throwing them away.
·Use both sides of paper.
·Stop pouring dirty water into the rivers or lakes nearby.
·Encourage all your friends to do the same things you do to help protect the earth. You don’t have to wait until Earth Day to do these things. Make every day Earth Day. If everyone makes a contribution to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful.From the above, we know that this is _____.
| A．a sign | B．a proposal (倡议书) |
| C．an advertisement | D．a notice |
The writer tells us _____.
| A．to throw rubbish in to a dustbin |
| B．to pour dirty water into the rivers |
| C．to save water by not letting it run while brushing our teeth |
| D．that we can’t do all these things until Earth Day |
We can _____ to save paper.
| A．use a paper cup |
| B．use both sides of paper |
| C．give old books to a library |
| D．pick up waste paper at a school |
Which of the following is wrong according to the writer?
| A．Turn off the lights when you leave the room. |
| B．Close the doors and windows in winter. |
| C．Use a paper cup when you brush your teeth. |
| D．Give your old clothes to the poor children. |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．Protect the Earth |
| B．Save Water and Electricity |
| C．Make Better Use of Old Things |
| D．Save Money |
Do you know Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng? Fei Junlong was born in 1965. He is a Chinese astronaut selected（选拔）as a member of the Shenzhou program. He was born in Jiangsu and joined the People’s Liberation Army Air Force（中国人民解放军空军）in 1982 at the age of 17. And since then he has only returned home six times. As a fighter pilot（战机飞行员）, he was selected to an astronaut in 1998. He married Wang Jie in 1991 and has one son. Nie Haisheng was born in September 1964. He is also a Chinese astronaut selected for the Shenzhou program. He is from Hubei. After graduating from high school he joined the People’s Liberation Army Air Force, and became a fighter pilot. In 1998 he was selected for the astronaut program. He was one of the three astronauts who were in the final group to train for the Shenzhou 5 fight. Yang Liwei was also picked out for the flight, with Zhai zhigang. On September 23,2005 it was reported that Zhai and Nie would be one of the three pairs of astronauts who would be in the final training for Shenzhou 6. But in the end, Fei and Nie were chosen, and Zhai missed his chance to space again. Nie Haisheng got married to Nie Jielin and has an 11-year-old daughter. When did Nie join the army?
| A．In 1982. |
| B．In 1998. |
| C．In 1991. |
| D．After his graduation from high school. |
Who among the astronauts in this passage hasn’t been to space?
| A．Zhai Zhigang. | B．Nie Haisheng. |
| C．Yang Liwei. | D．Fei Junlong. |
How many times has Fei Junlong returned home since he left at the age of 17?
| A．Three times. | B．Four times. |
| C．Six times. | D．Eight times. |
How many people did the writer mention in this passage?
| A．5. | B．6. | C．7. | D．8. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
| A． Yang Liwei was born in Jiangsu. |
| B． Nie Haisheng has an elever-year-old daughter. |
| C． Fei Junlong is one year older than Nie Haisheng. |
| D． Zhai Zhigang got married to Nie Jielin and has a son. |
My name is Christine and I’d like to tell you how I learned English.
Here in Brazil we started to have English classes in high school. When I finished school, I wasn’t good at English. But later, I found it interesting to listen to English songs and watch English films. So I decided to study English at Fisk School when I was thirty-five years old. I had class with sixty teenagers in a big classroom at that time. Because I had to look after my son, I stopped studying at the school after seven months. But I kept studying by myself. I learned by listening to English songs and watching films. When I had problems, I tried to find answers on the Inernet. During that time, my friends helped me a lot.
Now, I have no problem in speaking or reading. Most people are surprised when I speak in English.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Where is Christine from?
| A．America. | B．China | C．Brazil | D．Japan. |
When did Christine start studying at Fisk School?
| A．When she finished school |
| B．When she was thirty-five years old. |
| C．When she was in high-school |
| D．When she had her son. |
How long did Christine study English at Fisk School?
| A．For seven weeks. |
| B．For six weeks. |
| C．For seven months |
| D．For seven years. |
What does the underlined word “problems” mean in Chinese?
| A．问题 | B．成绩 | C．结果 | D．考试 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Christine was good at English when she was had to work. |
| B．Christine stopped studying at the school because she had to work. |
| C．Christine can read English, but can’t speak English well now. |
| D．English songs and films made Christine interested in English |
When ten-year-old James Ale and his friends went out to play，they had nowhere to go but the streets. The streets were filled with traffic，but the children had no choice. There was no park or playground nearby. One day，a little girl was badly injured by a passing car. James Ale thought the neighborhood needed a park.
For more than a year，James Ale worked for his park. He knocked on doors asking adults to help. He went to City Hall and discussed his idea with the mayor（市长）.At first people did not want to listen to a ten-year-old，but James did not give up. In the end，he won.“Getting the park took a lot of work，”James said.“It was worth it，though，because we needed it.”The best title is .
| A．City Streets | B．A Park of James Ale | C．Speeding Drivers | D．Playing in the Streets |
When James decided that a park was needed，he was .
| A．a grown-up | B．eleven years old | C．ten years old | D．the mayor |
We can learn from the text that .
| A．no one would help James | B．people laugh at James |
| C．the mayor liked James | D．the park was built at last |
The underlined word “discussed” means .
| A．finished | B．talked over | C．changed | D．waited for |
The underlined words” give up: means___________.
| A．give away | B．get up | C．stop trying | D．put up |
One day a mother camel and her son walked through a desert. They were looking for water and grass.
The son asked, “What do water and grass look like, Mum?”His mother answered, “Water looks like the sky, blue and clear.While grass is green, fresh and nice.”
After they walked for a day and a night, the son suddenly cried, “Look!Mum,there is water and grass over there!”
“What a foolish talk,my boy!”
The water and grass were on the left,while the desert was on the right.But because the mother camel was blind(瞎的)in her left eye,she could only see a sea of yellow sand with her right eye.So she didn’t believe what the young camel said.
The next day they went on walking ,the young camel found a secondoasis,but his mother still did not believe him. She said angrily, “No,that’s not an oasis,but a desert. I have more knowledge and experience than you. You are wrong again. You should listen to me.”
This time the young camel was angry with his mother,too. So when he saw an oasis for the third time, he left his mother without telling her.He ran to the grass and ate his fill. But his poor mother was still walking on and she was still hungry and thirsty.At first the young camel didn’t know.
| A．how to go through the desert |
| B．what they wanted to do |
| C．where they wanted to go |
| D．what water and grass looked like |
How many times did the young camel find the oasis in total(总共)?
| A．Once | B．Twice | C．Three times | D．Four times |
What’s the Chinese meaning of the word “oasis”?
A.大海B绿洲C．陆地D草地Who couldn’t eat grass all the time?
| A．The mother camel | B．The young camel | C．The writer | D．Nobody |
What can you learn from the passage?
| A．We should believe the mother camel. |
| B． We should always believe the one with more experience |
| C．We should believe others when they are right |
| D．We don’t need to be polite to our mothers. |
There is a lion in a forest. Every day he goes about to look for food. The small animals in the forest are all afraid of him. Not far from the forestthere are four bulls(公牛). They are good friends, and often go about together. The lion tries many times to catch them, but can’t do so. Every time he comes near, the four bulls stand together to fight him. So he can do nothing to him.
One day the bulls have a quarrel(吵架). After that each of them goes his own way. When the lion sees this, he is happy. He catches one bull and eats him up. Then he catches another. One by one he catches all the four bulls and eats them up.How many animals are there in the story?
| A．Four | B．Five | C．One | D．Many |
Does the lion want to eat the bulls?
| A．Yes,we want. | B．No,he can’t. | C．Yes,he does. | D．No,he doesn’t |
Why can’t the lion want catch the bulls at first?
| A．Because the bulls are too big. |
| B．Because the bulls are good friends. |
| C．Because the bulls stand together to find him. |
| D．Because he is not strong enough to fight bulls. |
How can the lion eat the bulls at last?
| A．He catches them at one time and eats them up. |
| B．He catches one bull at a time and eats it up. Then he catches another. |
| C．He catches them at the time and eats them up. |
| D．One day he catches all the bulls and eats them up. |
What does the story want to tell us?
| A．The lion is the King in the forest. |
| B．Bulls are foolish to quarrel with each other. |
| C．Lions are stronger than bulls. |
| D．Untion(团结) is strength(力量) |