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Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest 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 could move to another place. But this is no longer true. 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 against pollution. They stop people from burning coal(煤) in houses and factories, and from putting dirty smoke into the air. Pollution by SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is 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.
Is our life much easier than it was hundreds of years ago ?
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Why was the pollution not serious many years ago?
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What kinds of pollution are mentioned in the passage?
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How do they fight against pollution in many countries?
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What is the passage mainly about?
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Even a child knows that nodding the head means “Yes”. But some people will not know it when they first come to India. When they talk to an India, the India often shakes his head. They might think that the Indian does not like what they said, but on the contrary he is expressing agreement(同意).
The Indians have a habit of shaking their heads slightly when they talk to somebody. It doesn’t mean “No”, but “Yes”.
If a person doesn’t know that, he might make trouble.
At one time a foreigner in India told his driver who was an Indian to take him to his office. The driver shook his head. The foreigner repeated his words and the driver shook his head again. At last, the foreigner shouted angrily, “Drive me to my office at once!” The driver said in a low voice, “Yes, sir,” smiling and shaking his head again at the same time. Usually nodding the head means “_______”, and shaking the head means “________”.
| A．Yes; No | B．No; Yes |
| C．Yes; Yes | D．No; No |
In India, if people agree with each other, they will___________.
| A．nod their heads |
| B．shake their heads |
| C．neither nod nor shake their heads |
| D．either nod or shake their heads |
Why did the Indian driver shake his head when the foreigner asked him to his office?
Because ________________________.
| A．the Indian driver had something important to do |
| B．the foreigner gave him only a little money. |
| C．the Indian driver felt sad at that time |
| D．in India, shaking the head means agreement |
Why did the foreigner become angry? Because.
| A．the Indian driver didn’t want to send him to his office. |
| B．he thought the meaning of shaking the head meant “No” in India. |
| C．he asked the driver to send him to his office, but the Indian driver didn’t say any words. |
| D．the Indian driver asked him for a lot of money. |
The phrase “on the contrary” means.
| A．Just the opposite | B．clear different between two things |
| C．or | D．and |
A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”
“If you must know, I make $20 an hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”
The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish!”
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”
“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy had already had money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you have already had some?” the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”How much money does the boy’s father make an hour? _______.
| A．$10 | B．$20 | C．$30 | D．$15 |
In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means _______.
| A．very angry | B．quite happy |
| C．too excited | D．very surprised |
At first, the father refused to lend the boy any money because _______.
| A．he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself |
| B．he thought the boy would buy something of useless |
| C．the boy always borrowed money from him |
| D．the boy really needed to buy something |
The boy wanted to buy _______ with some money.
| A．a new book for himself | B．a nice present for his father |
| C．something of no use | D．an hour of his father’s time |
From the passage, we can know that the boy’s father _______.
| A．often played with his son | B．spent little time with his son |
| C．often came back home early | D．often had dinner with his son |
This summer, Mary, Tom, Alan are going to going to have a vacation(holiday). The followings(以下) are their plans for the coming vacation.
| Mary |
Tom |
Alan |
|
| Where |
The Great Wall |
Spain(西班牙) |
Canada |
| When |
The first week in June |
The last day of May |
July, Monday 18th |
| Who |
His parents |
His best friends |
His cousin |
| What |
Going hiking Going sightseeing Visiting some famous places in Beijing Going shopping |
Going sightseeing Going shopping Going camping Watching bull-fight |
Spending time on the farm Going fishing Going hiking Sleeping a lot |
| How long |
About one month |
Only two weeks |
Until September |
| Transportation |
By plane and bus |
By boat and plane |
By plane and train |
Who is going hiking this summer?
| A．Mary | B．Tom | C．Alan | D．A and C |
What isn’t Tom doing for vacation?
| A．Watching bull-fight(斗牛) | B．Going shopping |
| C．Going fishing | D．Going sightseeing |
Who can visit the Palace Museum(颐和园) this vacation?
| A．Alan | B．Tom | C．Mary | D．Nobody |
Whose vacation is the longest?
| A．Mary’s | B．Tom’s |
| C．Alan’s | D．We don’t know |
What’s the same transportation(交通工具) are they going to take?
| A．Train | B．Bus | C．Boat | D．Plane |
The big red American car was much too wide for an English country road. When Jack saw it coming toward him, he stopped his own car at the side if the road to make room for it to past. The American car went slowly past, so close that he could see the driver’s face quite clearly.
"Where have I seen that face before ?" he thought, “Wait a minute! I remember now. It was in the newspaper!" He took out the newspaper from his bag, turned quickly to the middle page. There was a picture of the face in it. Yes, it bad a large mouth and small ears, and his eyes were behind dark glasses.
"Wanted by the police," read by Jack. “The City Bank will give a lot of money to anyone who helps the police to catch this man. "
"Call the police at once," he said to himself. But a few minutes later, he was sad. "This man was caught this morning," answered the police. In which country did the story happen?
| A．It happened in America. | B．It happened in Australia. . |
| C．It happened in England. | D．The story didn’t tell us. |
Why did Jack stop his car?
| A．He wanted to see who the driver was. |
| B．He didn’t want to pass by first. |
| C．The road was too narrow for the two cars to pass at the same time. |
| D．Because it was good for an Englishman to stop to let other go. |
Who was wanted by the police in this passage?
| A．Jack. | B．The driver in the American car. |
| C．Either Jack or the driver. | D．Neither Jack nor the American driver. |
what did Jack do when he had read the newspaper again?
| A．He drove to the City Bank | B．He drove to the police. |
| C．He made a telephone call. | D．He stopped the American car. |
Who caught the man with a large mouth and small ears?
| A．The police. | B．Jack |
| C．Nobody. | D．The American driver |
The students were having their chemistry（化学）class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, “What’s water?” No one spoke for a few minutes．Miss Li asked again，“Why don’t you answer my question？Didn’t I tell you what water is like？”
Just then a boy put up his hand and said，“Miss Li，you told us that water has no colour and no smell．But where to find such kind of water？The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell．”Most of the children agreed With him．
“I’m sorry，children．”said the teacher，“Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier. That’s a problem．The students were having their _______ class．
| A．English | B．Chinese |
| C．chemistry | D．maths |
Miss Li was telling the children what ______ was like．
| A．water | B．air | C．earth | D．weather |
A boy said，“The water in the river behind my house is always _______．”
| A．white | B．black | C．clean | D．clear |
Most of the children _______ the boy．
| A．agreed with | B．wrote to |
| C．heard from | D．sent for |
The water in the river has colour and smell because it is getting _______．
| A．more and more | B．less and less |
| C．cleaner and cleaner | D．dirtier and dirtier |