In today's world， almost everyone knows that air pollution and water pollution are harmful to people's health． However， not all the people know that noise is also a kind of pollution， and that is harmful to human health， too．
People who work and live under noisy conditions usually become deaf． Today， scientists believe that 10% of the workers in Britain are becoming deaf because of the noise where they work． Many of the workers who print newspapers and who weave cloth（织布）become deaf． Plenty of people living near airports also become deaf． Recently it was discovered that many teenagers in America could hear no better than 65﹣year﹣old persons， because these young people like to listen to pop music and most of pop music is a kind of noise． Besides， noise which is produced by jet planes or machines will make people's life difficult and unpleasant． It can make people ill or even drive them mad．
It is said that a continuous noise of more than 85 decibels（分贝）can cause deafness． Now the governments in many countries have made laws to control noise and make it less than 85 decibels．
In China， the government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also noise pollution problems．
（1）Scientists believe 10% of the workers are becoming deaf because of their noisy
workplaces．
A． in America
B． in China
C． in Britain
（2） will probably become deaf．
A． Workers who print newspapers
B． People who live far from airports
C． Students who like listening to soft music
（3）According to the passage， noise from jet planes or machines can ．
A． make people sleepy
B． drive people mad
C． cause people to die
（4）The underlined word "continuous" means in Chinese．
A．正常的
B． 持续的
C．清晰的
（5）What's the best title of this passage？
A． Air Pollution
B． Water Pollution
C． Noise Pollution
Liu Xiaohua is 12 years old. She is from Mianyang, Sichuan Province. When Premier Wen Jiabao visited people in the Jiuzhou Gymnasium, he met Liu Xiaohua. Premier Wen held her hand and told her not to cry. He also encouraged her to live on.
Ren Siyu is 6 years old. She is from Beichuan, Sichuan Province. She was buried under the rubble(瓦砾堆) for two days and nights and her legs were trapped. When people came to save her, she sang the song Two Tigers. She said singing the song could lessen(减轻) the pain(痛苦).
Li Yue is 12 years old. She is also from Beichuan, Sichuan Province. Li Yue likes dancing, but she can’t dance any more. Doctors had to cut off her two legs to save her. She was buried with her classmates. She told them to be quiet when people saved them.The three girls are from ________.
| A．Sichuan Province | B．Jiangsu Province |
| C．Hunan Province | D．Yunnan Province |
Two Tigers is ___________ Ren Siyu likes.
| A．a song | B．a film | C．a flower | D．All above is wrong |
According to the passage, which of the following is RIGHT?
| A．Liu Xiaohua is a girl of 11 years old. |
| B．Liu Xiaohua is from Mianyang, Sichuan Province. |
| C．When Premier Wen Jiabao visited people in the Jiuzhou Gymnasium, he met Ren Siyu. |
| D．Liu Xiaohua was buried under the rubble for two days and nights. |
Except for a few times, Americans are not big present-givers. There’s no exchange of presents among business people, and if one American tries to give another a present, it may look like that he wants to bribe (贿赂) him. Americans have learned that in some other countries people like to give presents to others, but among ourselves we don’t see the need for presents.
Even friends may never exchange presents. When I go to foreign countries, I try to bring back little things for close friends, but nobody would feel unhappy if I didn’t. I don’t often remember a friend’s birthday, and few people outside of my family remember mine. If someone gave me presents too often, I’d get unpleasant. But a present from a foreigner — that kind from his or her homeland — won’t go wrong, except to government employees (政府职员) who can’t be given presents.
You usually open a present at once and in front of the person who gives it except Christmas and birthday presents. You should only say, ‘It’s so nice. Thanks…’when you get Christmas or birthday presents.
You may want to bring a bottle of wine (葡萄酒) or flowers to a dinner party, but you’re never asked to. Nobody will mind if you bring wine, but your friend may not use it that evening.
At Christmas we often give presents to our family and sometimes our friends. We also give presents to people who have been helpful during the year like doormen, babysitters, housecleaners , newspaper senders — anyone who has often helped us.What do the underlined words ‘close friends’ mean in the passage?
| A．The friends who are very kind. |
| B．The friends who live close to each other. |
| C．The friends who were once classmates. |
| D．The friends who you like most. |
What kind of presents don’t Americans usually open in front of the givers?
| A．The small presents. |
| B．Christmas or birthday presents. |
| C．The expensive presents. |
| D．The presents for dinner party. |
Why do Americans also give presents to housecleaners at Christmas?
| A．To pay them. |
| B．To help them. |
| C．To thank them. |
| D．To make them work harder. |
Which of the following do you think is right?
| A．American business people don’t want presents because they are rich enough. |
| B．The writer of this passage must be an American. |
| C．Everyone must give presents to one’s family and friends at Christmas. |
| D．Government employees can get little presents from a foreigner. |
What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．Present-giving in the United States. |
| B．Customs (习俗) in the United States. |
| C．American people and present-giving. |
| D．When and how to give presents. |
You probably know you should say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?
Keep it down! You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people can’t hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. Not one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your ears, so even if you are alone when listening to your MP3 player, you shouldn’t have it turned up too high.
Take them off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 player off and put it away. Libraries and schools don’t allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that don’t have rules, but it would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Sometimes, it just doesn’t make sense to listen to your MP3 player at event. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.
Take one out! Sometimes it’s okay just to take out one earphone and not the other. Imagine you are listening to your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and it’s not for you.
It’s your choice! There are times when you need to decide what is best. For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 Players when read books, while others think it is disturbing. In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you.The underlined word ‘volume’ in paragraph two probably means _____.
| A．the type of music |
| B．the amount of a sound |
| C．the length of a song |
| D．the colour of an MP3 player |
We should turn down the music when we are alone because loud music _____.
| A．is not enjoyable | B．makes us tired |
| C．is bad for MP3 players | D．hurts our ears |
We can take one earphone out when we _____.
| A．show others the way |
| B．talk to fiends on the phone |
| C．watch a sporting event |
| D．have dinner with our parents |
It’s all right to use our MP3 player in _____.
| A．schools | B．libraries |
| C．restaurants | D．museums |
What can be the best title of this passage?
| A．Music Lovers. | B．Music Manners. |
| C．MP3 Players. | D．MP3 Earphones. |
One day we invited some friends to dinner. When it was about six o’clock, my wife found that we had little bread. So she asked our five-year-old daughter, Kathy, to buy some.
‘Here’s a dollar,’ my wife said, ‘get two loaves of bread, if they have it. If they don’t have it, get anything. But hurry!’
Kathy hurried off, and we waited and waited. By a quarter past six, all the friends had arrived. But Kathy had not returned. Finally we saw her dancing around the corner with a bright new hula hoop（呼啦圈） whirling（旋转） round her middle.
“Kathy!” her mother cried. “Where did you get that hula hoop, and where is the bread?”
“Well, when I got to the shop, they had sold out all their bread,” answered Kathy. “And you said ‘If they don’t have that, get anything!’”One day Kathy’s parents invited some friends to ________.
| A．have breakfast | B．have lunch |
| C．have supper | D．have a party |
How much did Kathy’s mother give her?
| A．A dollar. | B．Two dollars. |
| C．Five dollars. | D．Six dollars. |
Kathy ________ in a hurry.
| A．played games | B．went to the shop |
| C．went to dance | D．came back home |
What did Kathy buy at last?
| A．Other food. | B．Nothing. |
| C．Hula hoop. | D．Two loaves of bread. |
Why did she do this?
| A．Because the shop had sold out all their bread. |
| B．Because her mother asked her to get anything if they hadn’t had bread. |
| C．Because she loved playing with hula hoop. |
| D．All the above |
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| A. Lost and Found |
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| B. Stories About Animals |
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| C. How to cook |
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| D. Music World |
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| E. Musicians |