WhenIlookatthispictureofmyself-优题课

Eleven countries are building a great wall of trees across Africa． It is called the Great Green Wall．The aim is to bring life to the dry lands and help to fight the bad environment．

The wall is 8， 000kilometers long and 15kilometers wide． It covers from Senegal in the west to Djibouti in the east，on the south of the Sahara Desert（撒哈拉沙漠）． So far，Senegal has made the best progress by planting about 11， 000，000trees．

Many years ago， there were few trees in that area and the winds used to be very strong． It was harmful to the fields． Also， there was little rain， so few plants could grow and many people went hungry．Since the tree planting project started， the trees have provided food for the local people and increased the wetness（湿度）of the air． Little by little， there appeared green fields for people to grow plants．

The project which began in 2007is supposed to cost a total of 8， 000， 000， 000dollars． Many countries are trying their best to help to continue the planting． So we will be able to see the whole green wall across Africa in the near future．

（1）Why are the countries building the wall of trees？

They want to bring life to the dry lands and help to 　　．

（2）Where is the great wall of trees？

It's 　　of the Sahara Desert．

（3）Why couldn't many plants grow in that area many years ago？

Because there were few trees， strong winds and 　　．

（4）When did the project begin？

It begun 　　．

（5）What does the passage talk about？

It mainly talks about 　　in Africa．

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Wang Ping is a cleaner， He has （1）　　in a park for 5 years． He is also a good father．Nothing can make him （2）　　than playing with his little daughter in his free time．

Last Tuesday afternoon， while he was （3）　　the park， suddenly， he heard a woman crying for help． He ran up （4）　　to see what happened． The woman's 15﹣month﹣old baby girl choked（窒息）on a small piece of pear and her face（5）　　purple．The baby was too young to save herself， and the mother was so nervous that she didn't know how to save，her daughter properly．Luckily， Wang Ping knew what to do． He took the baby in his （6）　　without thinking twice． With the mother's help， Wang Ping held the baby upside down and gave her a few pats（轻拍）on the back．After a short while，he succeeded in getting the piece of pear out of her mouth．and the baby began to cry． Her mom was so thankful because her daughter was （7）　　．Wang Ping tried his best and saved the （8）　　life． In his mind， helping others is just helping（9）　　． He hoped more people could （10）　　to help the people in need if possible．

Since my mother moved to live with us in the city， she has been much heavier than before．As time went by， her health got（1）　　． So I had to take her to see a （2）　　． My mother was told to lose weight by doing exercise every day． She had no choice but to follow（3）　　the doctor said．I told her that I would exercise with her every morning．

On the first morning， she got up very early（4）　　ran with me in our neighborhood． I tried to run slowly so that she could follow me． After（5）　　for some minutes， I told her the proper ways of exercise and the importance of eating healthy food． She listened to me carefully． It made me（6）　　that she told me everything very patiently when I was a kid． On the second morning， I praised her for keeping running with me．

But after two weeks， she wanted to（7）　　running because she thought the two﹣week exercise didn't work at all． To encourage her， I taught her how to use the facilities（设施） for exercise in our（8）　　． She began to exercise again．

With my help， it（9）　　her one month to develop a good habit of daily exercise． "Thank you，my dear daughter． Exercise brings health and happiness to me． I will（10）　　worry about my health． "Her words touched my heart deeply． I felt happy to make a big difference to my mother's life．"

（1）A．worse	B．thinner	C．better	D．stronger
（2）A．teacher	B．waiter	C．nurse	D．doctor
（3）A．that	B．what	C．which	D．where
（4）A．so	B．but	C．and	D．or
（5）A．swimming	B．eating	C．playing	D．running
（6）A．act	B．expect	C．forget	D．remember
（7）A．put up	B．give up	C．set up	D．eat up
（8）A．school	B．neighborhood	C．hospital	D．cinema
（9）A．took	B．spent	C．cost	D．paid
（10）A．always	B．ever	C．never	D．sometimes

One day，David and his friends talked about who there closest（1）　　were． When it was his turn， he said， "My best friend is Amy，（2）　　81﹣year﹣old woman living in Florida．"

Their friendship came（3）　　a game． In the game， David and Amy were on the same team．After this game， they became good friends， David even told her about his dream of music．

However， life was hard for David at that time．He hardly（4）　　time or money to play music．Most of the time． he had to work in a restaurant． He felt that his dream was hopeless（无望的）．（5）　　he almost lost heart， Amy gave him lots of help and supported his dream． Two years later， he decided（6）　　to New York for his dream． There he held his first concert successfully．

After the concert， a famous reporter in New York heard of their story． He wanted to know what（7）　　So he flew to Florida to interview her． To his surprise， the friendship between Amy and David was（8）　　than he could imagine．

Later， many people（9）　　by this story． But Amy thought it was nothing， She said， "As friends we（10）　　give a hand when they need．"

（1）A．friend	B．classmate	C．friends	D． classmates
（2）A．the	B． /	C． a	D． an
（3）A．below	B．from	C．to	D．at
（4）A．will have	B．has had	C．have	D．had
（5）A．When	B．Before	C．Unless	D．If
（6）A．go	B．to go	C．going	D．gone
（7）A．is Amy like	B．Amy is like	C． Amy was like	D．was Amy like
（8）A．more beautiful	B．beautiful	C．beautifully	D．the most beautiful
（9）A．was moved	B．were moved	C．is moved	D．are moved
（10）A．can't	B．mustn't	C．should	D．would

What's better for learning， hands﹣onprojects or tests？

动手操作的项目测试

A． Learning， not memorizing

B． Studying gets boring

C． Less stress with tests

D． Better job preparation

E． Better by the book

F． Creative learning

（1）I think kids learn better by studying for tests． If you actually sit and study what you are supposed to learn， you'll remember it． Hands﹣on projects might end up making a kid feel stressed if they are trying to finish on time， and If you are stressed， you might not learn as much．　　

（2） When people study， they remember what was in the book． If they know they have a test， they will most likely to take notes on all the important information to help them with the test， so they will learn it better．　　

（3） With a hands﹣on project， you can be creative while you learn． It's also a lot more fun than sitting at a desk with flashcards． Plus， with a hands﹣on project， you can learn more than you expected． It's more satisfying to learn on your own without someone explaining it to you．　　

（4） Hands﹣on projects are better． When you are studying for a test， it can get boring and then you can get distracted（注意力分散的）． You learn better doing projects because it is not boring and you

experience new things depending on what you are doing．　　

（5） I think kids learn hands﹣on projects because they have to consider the topic， instead of just memorizing information that they'll forget about after the test． Also， completing a project is good

for spending time with your friends or family．　　