Good morning, everyone. Welcome to St. John Sports Club! Let me tell you something about our club.
Here you can enjoy a lot of different activities from 9:00am to 9:00pm. The tennis court and the badminton court are open all day. Most of our club members love the swimming pool because it is big and clean. The time for swimming is from 9:00am to 11:00am and 2:00pm to 6:00pm.
Look! Here is the gym. It’s new. You can not only play basketball all day, but also take some exercise classes from 5:00pm to 7:00pm in the gym.
And now I’d like to walk with you around the club. If you have any questions, please ask me. By the way, with $80 you can be a member of our club and do sports in it for a month at any time.
How many hours is the sports club open a day?
A. 10 B. 12. C. 14.
Why do most club members like the swimming pool?
A. Because it is big and clean.
B. Because it is new and special.
C. Because it is big and new.
The ______ is open all day in the club.
A. gym B. tennis court C. swimming pool
David wants to take an exercise class in the gym, and what time can he get there?
A. 9:00 am B. 5:00pm C. 9:00pm
Jimmy wants to do sports in his free time in the club, and how much does he need to give to the club a year?
A. $800 B. $1000 C. $960
My name is Sally Miller. I am a student in No. 3 Middle School. Look! This is a ruler. It’s yellow. It’s not my ruler. Who lost it?
“Anna, is this your ruler?” I ask my friend.
“No, it isn’t. My ruler is white. And it’s in my pencil box now,” Anna answers.
“Excuse me, Jack. Is this your ruler?”
“No, it isn’t. My ruler is black.” Jack answers.
“You can ask your cousin Jenny. She can’t find her ruler.”
“Hi, Jenny! Is this your ruler?” I ask.
“Yes, it’s mine. Thank you very much,” Jenny says. She is very happy to find her ruler.Anna is Sally’s ________.
A.sister | B.cousin | C.friend | D.aunt |
Anna’s ruler is ________.
A.blue | B.black |
C.in the pencil box | D.lost |
______ lost her ruler.
A.Jack | B.Jenny | C.Anna | D.John |
Cindy: Your red notebook is in the lost and found case. Mike |
Found: Backpack Is this your backpack? It’s black and white. My name is Tony Green. Phone 236—0731 |
Lost: My school ID card. It’s number is 2007712. My name is Mary Brown Please call 695—6358 |
Mary's school ID card number is___________
A.236-0731 | B.695-6385 | C.2007712 | D.2007722 |
The backpack is_____________
A.green | B.white | C.black and white | D.black |
Tony's last name is _______
A. Brown | B.Green | C.Mike | D.Tony |
Cindy's _______ is in the lost and found case.
Look carefully at the back of a California state quarter.A man with a walking stick is pictured there.A bird called a California condor(大秃鹫)is flying overhead. Who is this man,and why is he so important that he is featured(处于显著地位)on the back of a coin?
The man on this quarter is John Muir.Even as a child, Muir loved watching nature. As a young man,he spent much of his life exploring the beauty of the wilderness.He walked more than a thousand miles across the country,through fields and woods.John Muir liked writing about the places he visited,describing their beauty.
Muir also wrote about problems.In order to create more farmland for sheep and cattle, many trees were being cut down.This made Muir unhappy and worried,because he knew that trees were important to forests and to the animals that lived in them.Muir believed that nature should be conserved(保护)instead of being changed by human beings.He wrote articles in magazines and newspapers to spread the word about conserving forests.Soon,others began to listen.
Muir wrote letters to important people,such as President Theodore Roosevelt.The president admired Muir’s love for nature.When Roosevelt came to visit Muir in California. Muir convinced(说服)the president to go camping with him for three nights under the trees so they could talk about conservation.Later,President Roosevelt set aside 148 million acres of land for national forests and established(建立)five national parks.National parks are large areas of land that are protected from development. This means that people cannot build homes or businesses there. One of these parks is Yosemite National Park,the area that is featured on the back of the California quarter.
Though it has been almost one hundred years since John Muir died,people continue his work today.His work as a conservationist helped us to see the beauty of our natural world.John Muir made us understand the importance of protecting our earth and our resources---then,now,and for the future.What did John Muir spend much of his life doing when he was a young man?
A.Watching natural views. |
B.Writing about the places he visited. |
C.Exploring the beauty of the wilderness. |
D.Creating farmland for sheep and cattle. |
Why did President Theodore Roosevelt visit John Muir?
A.Because Roosevelt loved watching nature. |
B.Because Roosevelt received letters from John Muir. |
C.Because Roosevelt admired John Muir’s love for nature. |
D.Because Roosevelt was sad about the problems with farmland. |
What happened after President Roosevelt went camping with John Muir?
A.Many trees were cut down. |
B.Five national parks were established. |
C.More homes and businesses were built. |
D.More farmland was used for sheep and cattle. |
Why is John Muir featured on the back of a California state quarter?
A.Because he walked over a thousand miles across the country. |
B.Because he helped people understand the importance of protecting the natural world. |
C.Because he wrote articles to spread the word about conserving forests. |
D.Because he once wrote several letters to President Theodore Roosevelt. |
What is the writer’s purpose of writing this article?
A.To advise readers to become active conservationists. |
B.To make us interested in the story about a great man. |
C.To tell us something about an important person in history. |
D.To give information about how to conserve the environment. |
Smoking in indoor public places including public working places, public transport vehicles and some other special outdoor working places has been banned(禁止)in China since January 2011.Let’s look at the following advantages of banning smoking.
First, banning smoking will not only help in saving smokers from health problems and diseases, but will also be good for passive(被动)smokers. When the smoker is smoking in a restaurant, the people around him are sure to breathe in the smoke and suffer from the diseases an active smoker gets. If smoking is banned, spread of these diseases can be controlled.
Next, banning smoking will put stress on smokers to give up. Since a smoker is prevented from smoking, he will learn how to live without smoking for long hours. When a smoker doesn’t smell or see anybody around him smoking, it might reduce his wish to smoke too. As a result, people have to give up smoking.
Smoking in public places influences non-smokers to start smoking, especially adolescents. When teens see people around them smoking, they will follow them easily. Thus the number of teen smokers will increase. Also asthma(哮喘)and other problems are often seen in children living around smokers. So if it is banned, these places will become safe for children and teenagers.
Looking from the economic point of view, smoking should be banned to increase work productivity(生产率).Employees(雇员)who smoke usually take breaks to smoke while working. So the number of hours they put in their work is smaller.
If you see from the environment point of view, smoking should be banned. Smoking causes air pollution. If it is banned, it will help keep the environment from getting worse. ________doesn’t belong to a non-smoking place.
A.A field | B.A hospital |
C.A library | D.A restaurant |
The second paragraph mainly wants to tell us ______.
A.banning smoking is good for restaurants |
B.banning smoking is good for non-smokers |
C.banning smoking is good for spread of diseases |
D.banning smoking is good for active smokers and passive smokers |
How many advantages of banning smoking are mentioned in this passage?
A.Two. | B.Four. | C.Five. | D.Six. |
According to the text, the underlined word “adolescents” means ______.
A.men | B.women |
C.adults | D.teenagers |
Which of the following statements in NOT true?
A.If smoking is banned, work productivity will increase. |
B.If smoking is banned, the number of teen smokers will be larger. |
C.If smoking is banned, it will make the environment become better. |
D.If smoking is banned, smokers will learn how to live without smoking. |
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Welcome to this short tour of London. In this square we are standing in the middle of London. Opposite 对面) is the National Gallery, a museum with lots of famous paintings. Go along the red street to Buckingham Palace. The queen (后) lives here.
Turn left and go to the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. Opposite you can see the London Eye. It takes you 135 meters above the River Thames. You can see most of London on a clear day.
When you are tired, the best way to see London is by boat. You can get the boat near Big Ben. As you go along the river, the London Eye is on your right, near the Railway Bridge.
Get off the boat at Tower Bridge. Then you can see the Tower of London next to the bridge. The Tower of London is the city’s oldest palace. It is nine hundred years old.
Take the boat back along the river. Get off the boat and go past the station and walk along the street. Opposite is the old fruit and vegetable market. They don’t sell fruit and vegetables now. There are stores and restaurants, and lots of street musicians. Turn left into King’s Street, and go past the church. You’re now back where you started, at the square. Now you finish your tour.If you go to visit the National Gallery, what will you find?
A.lots of lovely animals | B.lots of valuable plants |
C.lots of famous paintings | D.lots of interesting books |
Where can you get the boat?
A.Near Buckingham Palace. | B.Near Big Ben. |
C.Near Tower Bridge. | D.Near King’s Street. |
______ is London’s oldest palace.
A.The Tower of London | B.The National Gallery |
C.Buckingham Palace | D.The Houses of Parliament |
______ is the London Eye.
You will not go past ______ on your way back.
A.the station | B.the square |
C.the park | D.the church |