Let's clean up the ocean together．
We all know it's important to have dreams．However，to make the dream come true is not an easy thing．A young Dutch man named Boyan enjoys working hard to make his dreams come true．
When Boyan was 16，he went diving（潜水）in Greece．He was shocked to see more plastic bags than fish in the sea．The boy made up his mind to clean up the ocean．However，everyone told him that there was nothing he could do once plastic bags went into the ocean．The teenager didn't give up．He spent several months studying plastic pollution．Finally，he came up with a science project using floating barriers（漂浮的栅栏）to collect the waste．That is to say，instead of using nets and ships to collect the plastic bags，the barriers can make the plastic bags come together with the help of natural ocean currents（洋流） and winds．What's more，the collected plastic bags can be recycled and made into products or oil．
Boyan won prizes for the project，but that was not enough for him：he wanted to make it a reality（实现）．In 2013，he set up The Ocean Cleanup．Together with scientists，engineers and volunteers，the young man is working hard to clean up the ocean to make our world a better place．
Would you like to join them？
37．Where did Boyan decide to clean up the ocean？
A In Holland．
B．In Greece．
C．In England．
38．What does"the waste"mean in the third paragraph？
A．The nets．
B．The barriers．
C．The plastic bags．
39．What may be The Ocean Cleanup？
A A group．
B．A club
C．A company．
40．The author writes the passage to tell us ．
A．to clean up the ocean
B．not to pollute the ocean
C．to protect our environment．
You can be proud of yourselves, even if you can only make one or two of these green changes. The goal here is to limit CO₂and other greenhouse gases, which are closely connected to the big problem of global-warming (全球变暖).
WAY 1: Bring your own cup to Starbucks. You’ll get a 10-cent discount, and it’s one less paper cup to end up in a dustbin. The store won’t create more waste when they throw away a cup.
WAY 2: Turn off your computer. If you don’t do that, your PC is still using energy. Turning off a monitor (显示器) for 40 hours a week may only save $ 5 a month, but it reduces CO2 by 750 pounds.
WAY 3: Reuse plastic bags. Instead of throwing away 100 billion plastic bags a year, try and get a second, third, or tenth use out of them. Better yet, next time you shop, try a reusable bag. Oil that is used for making just 14 plastic bags would run your car for one mile.
WAY 4: Use recycled paper in the bathroom. Most of the toilet paper we use is made from trees found in forests. If every family replaced(替换)one roll of toilet paper with a recycled one, 424,000 trees would still be standing.
WAY 5: Plant a tree. Adding green to your garden is beautiful and earth-pleasing. Just one tree will help make cleaner air and save the environment from 5, 000 pounds of hot CO2 each year.How many ways are mentioned in the passage?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five. |
What will happen if our PC is turned off when it isn’t in use?
| A．It will help to save much money. |
| B．It will help to reduce a great deal of CO₂. |
| C．It will save a lot of oil that runs your car for a mile. |
| D．It will be like planting 1.7 million acres of new trees. |
Which ways suggest recycling or reusing of things?
| A．Ways 3 & 4. | B．Ways 2 & 3. |
| C．Ways 3 & 5. | D．Ways 2 & 4. |
How do these ways do good to our environment?
| A．They all help reduce the use of energy like electricity. |
| B．They all cut down the number of the use of paper. |
| C．They all produce less greenhouse gases as a result. |
| D．They all help protect our trees and forests. |
What are the uses of planting a tree?
| A．To make your garden beautiful |
| B．To help make cleaner air |
| C．To save environment |
| D．All of above |
Amy was looking for a gift for her little daughter. Suddenly she stopped before a store of dolls. “Girls like dolls,” she thought as she stepped into it. Looking around, she saw a grandma doll---one with gray hair and a pair of glasses. In her mind appeared Joyce, her mother.
When Amy was a little girl, she got her first doll from Joyce for her birthday. Then the second, the third… A doll a year never arrived late.
“Why always a doll?” This question had been in Amy’s mind until one day her father gave the answer.
Little Joyce dreamed to have a doll. Her parents promised one for her fifth birthday. Sadly, they both died in a traffic accident before it arrived. The never-received gift was the most precious (珍贵的) in her eyes.
Her mother’s story being recalled, Amy got an idea.
It was Joyce’s birthday. A package was sent to her with a card that read:
Dear Joyce,
I forget to send you the package that you should have received on May 20, 1956, your fifth
Birthday. The gift inside has aged, but I felt that you might still wish to have it.
Love, Angel of Joy
Joyce opened the package and saw a lovely grandma doll. She clasped the doll that she had waited so many years for, crying softly. The doll given by “Angel of Joy”, made her the happiest “child” in the world.
We can tell from the story that Joyce is _____
| A．Amy’s daughter | B．Amy’s mother |
| C．the grandma doll | D．Angel of Joy |
Why did Joyce think dolls were the best birthday gifts for Amy?
| A．Amy dreamed to have all kinds of lovely dolls. |
| B．Amy looked like a doll when she was a little girl. |
| C．Joyce received a lot of lovely dolls from her parents. |
| D．Joyce had never got the dream doll from her parents. |
Who sent a grandma doll to Joyce indeed on her birthday?
| A．Amy | B．Angel of Joy |
| C．Joyce’s parents | D．Amy’s daughter |
The underlined word “clasped” means “______” in the passage.
| A．held | B．threw | C．made | D．bought |
What can we learn from the story?
| A．Dolls are every little girl’s dream toys. |
| B．Grandma dolls are best gifts for parents. |
| C．Parents sometimes need their “Angel of Joy”. |
| D．Parents’ birthdays are very important. |
Dear Sir or Madam.
Last Thursday. I traveled on the 8:00 a.m. train from Glasgow to London King's Cross and I was quite angry with the service of your company.
The train didn't come on time and it was forty minutes late when it left Glasgow. A man at the station said sorry to us, but he didn't give us any reasons for the delay(延迟). We then had further delays on the way and had to wait another thirty minutes. As a result, I missed my plane from London to Frankfurt and had to wait for several hours.
What's more, the service on the train was also very poor. The trip took more than five hours. Unluckily. we could buy nothing but some soft drinks on the train. Worst of all, something was wrong with the air conditioning (空调系统) and it got hotter and hotter in the train. Before we reached King's Cross, the temperature was over 40℃.
Because of your poor service. I feel you should pay me compensation（赔偿）．
I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
David RobersonWho wrote the letter?
| A．David Roberson | B．Madam | C．Sir | D．The company |
When did the train leave Glasgow?
| A．At 8:00 a.m. | B．At 8:40 a.m. |
| C．At 9:00 a.m. | D．At 9:20 a.m. |
How long did David stay on the train?
| A．40 minutes. | B．30 minutes. |
| C．70 minutes. | D．Over 5 hours. |
What could David buy on the train?
| A．Hot dogs. | B．Sandwiches. |
| C．Soft drinks. | D．Hamburgers. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．David failed catching the plane from London to Frankfurt. |
| B．David was very pleased with the trip. |
| C．The service of the company was very poor. |
| D．There was something wrong with the air conditioning on the train. |
A Survey Report On The Middle School Students Laptop Buying
The students in Sunshine Middle School hope to know the specific situation on the middle school students buying laptop through the questionnaire survey. By this, they could analysis(分析) the statistical data to find the laptop brand(品牌), price and the main use which the middle school students prefer. They gave out 200 questionnaires. The followings show the results of it.
1. Analysis of laptop brand
2. Analysis of laptop price
3. Analysis of the purchase(购买) places
4. Analysis of the main use
Which brand is the most popular among middle school students?
| A．Dell. | B．ASUS. | C．Lenovo. | D．HP. |
What price may be more acceptable by the middle school students?
| A．2000-2999. | B．3000-3999. |
| C．4000-4999. | D．5000-5999. |
How many middle school students choose to buy laptops at specialty stores?
| A．64. | B．72. | C．20. | D．34. |
The main purpose for the middle students to buy a laptop is .
| A．to study and work | B．to play games |
| C．to watch films | D．to chat |
Where can you read this article?
| A．In a comic book. | B．In a novel. |
| C．In a traveling magazine. | D．In a newspaper. |
Can you speak to dolphins? Of course you can but you won’t be able to understand them! We interviewed a biologist and asked her what research on dolphin communication has shown. This is what she told us.
Just like dogs, cats and other mammals, dolphins communicate by using sound, vision (视觉), touch and taste. Each dolphin has its own signature whistle to identify itself and to call others. Dolphins don’t have the ability to smell, but their hearing and eyesight are excellent.
We also asked Jane if dolphins have got their own language. She told us that they have and that dolphins started talking to each other from birth. They make different sounds, including whistles, squeaks and click. Sometimes they even sound like a heavy metal band!
We then asked Jane if any interesting experiments have been done. She told us that a very interesting experiment had been done with a mother dolphin and her two-year-old baby in an aquarium. They talked to each other over the telephone! The two dolphins were in separate tanks which were connected by a special under water system. Unfortunately the biologists couldn’t understand what the dolphins were talking about because they haven’t been able to decode (转换) dolphin language yet. However, it was very clear that the dolphins knew what they were talking about.
Finally we asked Jane if there was hope that we would be able to understand dolphins in the near future. She told us that she and her team have been listening to dolphins for more than 17 years, using special equipment to record and analyze their language. Unfortunately they haven’t been able to decode it yet, but who knows — maybe one day we’ll get a phone call from a dolphin.It’s clear that ________.
| A．we can speak to dolphins but not talk with |
| B．dolphins have not got their own language |
| C．researches on dolphins have just begun |
| D．only biologists know what dolphins talk about |
The best title of the reading may most probably be_______.
| A．An Interesting Experiment |
| B．Mother Dolphin and Baby |
| C．Animal Talk |
| D．Further Research |
The word “analyze” in the reading mean________.
| A．use | B．translate | C．copy | D．study |
Which of the five senses haven’t dolphins got?
| A．Smell | B．Touch | C．Taste | D．Vision |
The interesting experiment tells us_______.
| A．dolphins could talk in their own language |
| B．only mother dolphin was able to talk to her baby |
| C．the biologists can decode dolphin language |
| D．the two dolphins were talking by touch |