Technologyiseverywhere．Weseeit-优题课

Technology is everywhere． We see it any place we go and， in fact， almost all of us carry some piece of technology with us every time we leave the house． What I always forget， though， is just how useful and powerful technology can be when we want to help others．

There is not a single room in my house that does not have some electronic devices （设备）lying around in it． Whenever I am at home， I am almost always using at least one electronic device． If you walked into my living room on any given day， you would find that， first， I have the television on． At the same time， I usually have my laptop resting on my knee， or I will be using my mobile phone． Even when I'm not at home I am always using my phone， and at work or in cafes， I sit down and connect to the local wireless network on my laptop．

I must say that I waste a lot of time on the computer and the time I spend on it could be much better spent if I were to take up a little online volunteering．

The technology we carry about everywhere can have a great power to do good for the world and to help others and recently I discovered just how much online volunteering there is to do in the world． From using your language skills to do translations， to developing and managing projects and helping with IT work， there is so much that so many people can do to help people in their own countries and across the world． The United Nations， in fact， has a huge page with "Volunteers Recruited" on its website．

This work can support the poor and help charities who cannot pay for staff members． Many organizations only require you to work an hour a week﹣some even less． And the support provided by online volunteers can really help make a difference to those in need．

（1）From Paragraph 2， we can know that the writer 　　．

A． uses technology a lot

B． works in a cafe

C． is a computer engineer

D． likes modern music

（2）The underlined word" Recruited" in Paragraph 4 means "　　"．

A． Ordered

B． Wanted

C．Visited

D． Warned

（3）In the writer's opinion， people should spend more time 　　 with technology．

A． working on computer programs

B． keeping the Internet safe

C． inventing electronic products

D． helping people in need

（4）What can be the best title for the passage？　　

A． Website Design

B． Internet Organizations

C． Online Volunteering

D． Online Translation

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We often read the Air Quality Index（空气质量指标）or AQI reported in the newspaper. The AQI helps us understand what the air quality around us means to our health. The AQI uses colors, numbers and words to tell us about the air. Let’s see what these colors and numbers mean.

AQI colors	AQI Numbers	Health word(s)	What to do
Green	0-50	Good	Just enjoy the clean air!
Yellow	51-100	Moderate (适中)	Air quality is fine for most people.
Orange	101-150	Unhealthy for sensitive(敏感的) groups	Active children and adults and people with lung(肺) disease should spend less time outdoors
Red	151-200	Unhealthy	People with lung disease and active kids and adults shouldn’t spend too long time outdoors. Everybody else should try to spend less time outside.
Purple	201-300	Very unhealthy	People with lung disease and active kids and adults should not spend any time outdoors. Everybody should try not to go outside.

If the weather report says today’s AQI is 39, we can ________.

A．enjoy the clean air	B．spend less time outside
C．try not to go outside	D．stay inside most time

If the Air Quality Index is ______, the air quality is good for most people.

The _______ AQI numbers are, the _______ air quality is.

We use ________ to tell about the quality of the air .
① color②words③weather④numbers

Which of the following is TRUE?

A．If the AQI number is 140, the AQI colour will be red.

B．If the AQI colour is purple, the air is the best for people.

C．People with lung disease are very sensitive to the air.

D．The AQI can’t help people know the air quality.

My name is Lucy. I come from America. I am now in China. I study in Hangzhou Shulan Middle School. There are many clubs in our school. They are an English club, an art club, a music club, a ball game club, a swimming club, a chess club and a computer club. There is a “Show Yourselves !” Festival in our school every year. On that day, students from different clubs show their talents in different ways. They can sing English songs, draw and paint beautiful pictures. They can play the guitar, the violin, the piano, and the trumpets. They can also play chess and show us their swimming skills. They like the festival very much. I join the art club, and I paint the ads (广告)for them . Giving(付出) help makes me happy.
Lucy is from __________.

There are ________ clubs in Hangzhou Shulan Middle School.

Lucy is in the ________ club.

The students from the art club show their talents by(通过……方式) _______.

A．singing English songs	B．painting nice pictures
C．playing beautiful music	D．showing their drawing skills

________ makes Lucy happy.

A．Joining the club.	B．Showing her skills
C．Painting for the Festival	D．Studying in a good school

A crow(乌鸦) is about twenty inches(英寸) long and black all over. Crows are dirty birds because they live on bad food. Crows eat a lot of waste food. In this way they are more useful to us than any birds. They clean up the dirty things in our streets. Crows are always hungry. They look for food all day, and in the evening you can see them in large numbers flying back to their nests(巢) in the trees. They sleep there at night.
Crows are much noisier than other birds. Very often a large number of crows will get together on one house and talk. Sometimes they talk together, and sometimes they do it by turns(轮流) like human beings(人类). It is easy to tell(判断) from crow’s sound if they are pleased or angry. Perhaps crows talk a lot because they are friendly birds. A pair of crows will live together all their lives, and if one of them dies, the other one becomes very sad and quiet for the rest of its life and some time later it dies too.
Crows “live on bad food” means “ _________ ”.

A．Crows eat old bad food.

B．Old bad food is crows’ nests.

C．Crows make their nests on old bad food.

D．Crows sleep on old bad food.

Crows are more useful to us because they ________________.

A．are clean birds	B．can move away waste food
C．can make our streets clean	D．aren’t dirty

Crows always look for food _________.

People can’t hear crow talk __________.

If a pair of crows loves each other, ________

A．they will not live together.	B．neither of them can live alone happily.
C．they will die	D．one of them will die

Look at the plant in the picture. It looks beautiful, right? Can you imagine (想象) it kills?

The Venus flytrap is a kindof meat-eating plant. It grows in very few places, like wetlands near the sea in North Carolina in America.
The Venus flytrap is not a large plant. It grows to be only about a foot tall. The plant has white flowers in the spring, but it is the plant’s leaves that make it so interesting. The ends of the leaves have folding parts with stiff, tiny hairs (带小硬刺的可折叠部分). These are the plant’s “traps (捕捉器)”.
What does the Venus flytrap eat? As you might guess, the Venus flytrap eats flies (苍蝇). It also eats spiders, ants and crickets (蟋蟀). The Venus flytrap makes most of its food with sun, air and water, just like other plants. Living things just give it extra nutrition (额外营养) to grow well in wetlands.
How does this plant trap and eat living things? The Venus flytrap uses a sweet liquid (液体) to attract its food. When a fly lands on one of the plant’s open traps, hairs on the surface make the trap close. And when the trap closes, the fly is dinner!
If you want to have your own Venus flytrap at home, you have to buy the plant from a special place. You can’t take a Venus flytrap from where it grows! There are laws about taking it out of the wild.
Where does the Venus flytrap grow?

About the Venus flytrap, which of the following is true?

A．It is a large plant.

B．It only eats spiders.

C．It has white flowers.

D．It can fly in the sky.

Which is the right order of the following events in Paragraph 5?
a. The trap of the Venus flytrap closes.
b. A fly lands on one of the plant’s open traps.
c. The fly is kept in the trap as the food of the plant.
d. The Venus flytrap uses a sweet liquid to attract its food.

A．d-b-a-c	B．a-b-c-d
C．b-d-a-c	D．d-b-c-a

How can people get a Venus flytrap?

A．They can get it from where it grows.

B．They can buy it from a special place.

C．They can grow it in their gardens.

D．They can buy it in a park.

Why does the Venus flytrap kill?

A．Because it needs extra nutrition.

B．Because it hates flies.

C．Because insects are its main food.

D．Because it kills for fun.

Look at the cat on the left. Find anything strange?

In 1961, a man found a strange cat on his farm in Scotland. The cat’s ears were folded (折着的), bent (弯曲) forward, on its head. In fact, this was a new kind of cat. People named it the “Scottish Fold”.
The Scottish Fold has a round head and big eyes. Its neck and legs are short. They make it look very lovely. Interestingly, all the Scottish Folds are born with straight and unfolded ears. And when they are growing up day by day, some cats’ ears will begin to fold. So, the Scottish Fold comes in two types: folded ears and straight ears.
There is a nickname for the Scottish Fold. It is the “Messenger of Peace”. Why? Because the Folds are sweet and friendly animals. They can get along well with other cats. And unlike some other cats, they can even get along well with dogs! In many different places, for example, at a noisy house or in a cat show, you can see them playing with other animals happily.
Well, when you come to a new school, do you think it’s difficult to feel comfortable in the new place? Perhaps you can learn from the Scottish Fold, which is always sweet and friendly to others.
The Scottish Fold 　　　.