Living on an island might sound wonderful． But what if you left for a trip and found you could never return？ What if your home， and even the land it stood on， was gone forever？For people living in the Pacific Islands，this is really possible．
Why？ Climate（气候） change． Climate change is causing the sea to rise． That's bad news for the Pacific Islands． Young people on the islands are even starting to wonder：Will they be the last generation（一代人）？
Not if the islanders have anything to do about it．These people are deeply connected to their homelands． The Pacific Islands are made up of 11 different countries： the Marshall Islands， Fiji， Samoa，and others． But now， those countries are working together． They're joining forces to fight climate change．
Why is climate change such a huge threat to this part of the world？Islands have low elevations（海拔）．So they are among the first places influenced by rising sea levels． That's why countries of the Pacific Islands are working together to do their part．
But these are small countries． When it comes to climate change， can they make a big difference？ They can， because most of the things that people on islands buy are brought by ships．This is very harmful to the environment． After all， ships put out almost 3 percent of the world's carbon emissions（碳排放）．That makes climate change worse．
Pacific Islanders realize the problem． So， in 2019，six countries got together：Fiji，the Marshall Islands， Samoa，Vanuatu， the Solomon Islands， and Tuvalu． They came up with a plan． They agreed to cut carbon emissions from shipping by 40 percent by 2030．And by 2050，they expect zero﹣carbon shipping．
How will they pull this off？ They plan to use some really cool carbon﹣free technologies．They'll make use of solar and wind energy．
Sea levels are rising， but hopes aren't sinking in the Pacific Islands．
（1）What is the bad news for the Pacific Islands according to the passage？
A． Some Pacific Island countries have disappeared．
B． The sea level is going up because of climate change．
C． All the sipping to the Pacific Islands has been stopped．
D． The Pacific Islands have nothing to do about the climate change．
（2）The underlined word "threat" in Paragraph 4 probably means" "．
A． risk
B． step
C． project
D． development
（3）It can be inferred from the passage that ．
A． there will never be zero carbon emissions from sipping
B． solar and wind energy will make climate change worse
C． all the Pacific Islanders may leave their homelands by 2050
D． some Pacific Island countries may have hopes to make a difference
（4）The passage mainly talks about ．
A． why other countries are helping the Pacific Islanders fight climate change
B． how some countries are working hard to develop carbon﹣free technologies
C． how Pacific Island countries are working together to fight shipping pollution
D． why Pacific Island countries put out so much of the world's carbon emissions
Nowadays, more and more parents have moved to cities to make a living. As a result, their children have become “ home-left children（留守儿童）” and they need more care. The survey below is from villages in Sanning Fujian province, 200 children there were chosen to answer the questions.
| What they want |
Love |
Money |
Freedom |
| 52% |
26% |
22% |
|
| The way to relax |
Have sports |
Talk with friends |
Do some reading |
| 14% |
62% |
24% |
|
| The way they prefer to live |
Live with parents |
Live with grand |
Live at |
| 59% |
14% |
27% |
|
| What they think of parents’ working in the city |
Bad |
Good |
No idea |
| 31% |
28% |
41% |
|
| The happiest place |
School |
Home |
Friends’ homes |
| 52% |
38% |
10% |
根据以上信息，选择最佳答案 Home-left children want most.
| A．money | B．love | C．freedom | D．health |
About three fifths of the home-left children relax themselves by .
| A．doing some reading | B．having sports |
| C．talking with friends | D．chatting on line |
home-left children think parents’ working in the city is good.
| A．28% | B．31% | C．41% | D．10% |
According to the form, home-left children think school is the happiest place.
| A．38 | B．52 | C．104 | D．59 |
From the form, we know that .
| A．home-left children can get more money. |
| B．most home-left children prefer to live with their parents |
| C．home-left children want to live in big cities |
| D．2000 children were chosen to answer the questions in the survey |
My name is Sam. I joined a club called “ passing help ” last month. Now let me tell you why I joined it.
One evening this May, on my way home my old car broken down. It was 25 miles from my home .
I wanted to get a ride, but there was no car . It was also hard to take a taxi . I decided to take a bus home.I went to a bus stop nearby .
After a while , a bus came , but it did not go to my town .the bus driver was a young woman .
She was kind and she told me which bus I should take . I waited there for about thirty minutes , but no bus came . At last a car came to me and a woman came out of the car .She was just the bus driver.
“When I reached the bus station , I got to know that the bus to your town couldn't come ,so I returned here. I just can't leave you here ,” she said , “ Get in my car and I will take you back to your home .”“ It is a long way .”I said.“ Come on ,sir, ”she said ,“ Let’s go.”
On the way she told me a story . A few days ago, there wasn't gas(汽油）in her car . An old man drove her up to a gas station and then back to her car.
When we got to my home , I wanted to give her some money to thank her , but she didn't accept. “ I only want to help others and do something nice for somebody. Pass it along. ” She said.What happened to Sam one evening this May?
| A．He lost his way. |
| B．His car broken down. |
| C．He was hurt in an accident. |
| D．He couldn't reach the gas station. |
Sam didn’t think of going home__________ that evening.
| A．by train | B．by bus |
| C．by car. | D．by taxi. |
From the passage , we know that the young woman was _________.
| A．a club boss. | B．a taxi driver |
| C．a bus driver. | D．a gas station worker. |
The young woman wanted Sam to _________.
| A．give her some money. |
| B．get on her bus. |
| C．take her to her house. |
| D．help others just as she did. |
The best title (题目）of the passage is ________ .
| A．A Kind Old Man. | B．Getting a Ride. |
| C．Passing Help. | D．A Broken Car. |
Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dog’s life, describes a person who has an unhappy existence.
Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation（状况） would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.
A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (the name of a kind of dog), is groomed for months before competing in the Oklahoma City Summer Classic Dog Show and can be the winner sometimes. So people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.
Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways. People who are unkind or uncaring can be described as meaner than a junkyard dog(比垃圾场的狗更凶狠). Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they do not want. Mean dogs are often used to guard this place. They bark or attack people who try to enter the place. However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad. We say barking dogs never bark.
Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.What does this passage mainly talk about?
| A．How to live with the dog. |
| B．Expressions related to(与...相关) the dog. |
| C．Americans’ love for the dog. |
| D．Dog expressions with the weather. |
Working too hard can make people ___________.
| A．lead a dog’s life | B．become sick as a dog |
| C．live in a dog-eat-dog world | D．work like a dog |
What does the underlined word “groomed” mean?
| A．trained | B．honored | C．awarded | D．dressed |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Everyone can be successful if he learns from the old. |
| B．It might be difficult for the young to learn new skills. |
| C．Junkyard dogs are careful in money arrangement. |
| D．Mean dogs aren’t so awful as their appearance in fact. |
To support her idea, the author develops the passage mainly by ________.
| A．listing reasons |
| B．using quotations（引用语） |
| C．making comparisons（作比较） |
| D．giving examples |
What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange or red? If you do, you must be an active person who enjoys life. Do you like blue? Then you may be quiet, shy and prefer following to leading.
Colours influence our moods. There is a relationship between colours and moods. A yellow room makes people feel cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings us warmth and joy on the saddest winter day. Black is depressing (令人压抑的). There was a black bridge over River Thames. The number of people who killed themselves on that bridge used to be larger than that on any other bridge in the area---until it was repainted green.
Light and bright colours make people not only happier but also more active. In the factory, the workers will work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black.An active person may like ________.
| A．yellow, orange or red | B．yellow, black or red |
| C．orange, blue or black | D．green, blue or brown |
Most people feel more _______ in a yellow room than in a dark green one.
| A．tired | B．bored | C．relaxed | D．worried |
Why did more people kill themselves on the black bridge than on any other bridge?
| A．Because the bridge was too crowded. |
| B．Because people didn’t like the bridge. |
| C．Because the colour of the bridge was depressing. |
| D．Because no one saved them. |
In the factory, when the machines are painted orange, the workers will work ______.
| A．worse | B．harder |
| C．more slowly | D．more carelessly |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．Your Favourite Colour |
| B．The Secret of Colour |
| C．The Colour of A Bridge |
| D．Stop People from Killing Themselves |
______ can join the three-day summer program.
| A．A kid of 7 | B．A boy of 14 |
| C．A girl of 17 | D．A man of 26 |
If there is a rainstorm on 14th July, program A will start on ______.
| A．Sunday | B．Tuesday | C．Monday | D．Wednesday |
Two members and one non-member should pay ______ for the program.
| A．$690 | B．$730 | C．$710 | D．$750 |
Free lunches aren’t provided because ______.
| A．the lunches cost too much |
| B．they may bring lunch-boxes |
| C．there are many restaurants |
| D．people have different tastes |
What can we know from the passage?
| A．You need to hand in an application for the program. |
| B．More than 15 students are in each program. |
| C．We can see three kinds of animals in the program. |
| D．Youth Explorer is the name of the program. |