Clouds
On a beautiful spring afternoon，
I relax﹣and lie down
On the soft green grass．
Breathing in the fresh smell that I can feel all around．
My attention is taken up to the clouds．
For up there in the bright blue sky
Is a fluffy white world of cotton candy animals
And castles built with marshmallow bricks
But I must be creative and take the time
To bring this world into focus，
So I take a breath．
And squint my eyes just a little bit．
And before I know it﹣there they are﹣A big bear
Soft as a pillow， quietly curls up to sleep．
As a tiny， cotton ball mouse
Jumps out from a lion's house．
What a real to spend my afternoon
With these newly found friends moving by !
Word Bank：
breathe v． 呼吸
fluffy adj．松软的
cotton candy 棉花糖
castle n．城堡
marshmallow bricks 棉花软糖似的砖块
pillow n．枕头
（1）When is the speaker watching clouds in the poem？
A． In the morning．
B． At noon．
C． In the afternoon．
D． At night．
（2）The speaker in the poem is ．
A． on his bed
B． on the grass
C． on the street
D． on the beach
（3）which word best describes the speaker in the poem？
A． Busy．
B． Tired．
C． Peaceful．
D． Bored．
（4）The underlined part"squint my eyes just a little bit "in the poem probably means ．
A． close my eyes a little bit and try to see things clearly
B． open my eyes widely
C． shut my eyes to avoid seeing something unpleasant
D． make my eyes full of tears
（5）The writer wrote this poem to ．
A． show the readers where to watch clouds
B． teach the readers about cloud shapes
C． explain to the readers how clouds can change
D． tell the readers about his cloud watching
Hi，I'm Susan．I'm studying French at a summer school．First，I want to talk about my French teacher，Jenny．She's from Nice in the southeast of France．Jenny likes（1） （棒球）．On weekends，she often plays it in the sports club．She's （2） （friend）and very humorous． It's not hard（3） （understand） what she says．
Next， I'll introduce my classmate， Miko，an eleven﹣year﹣old（4） （Japan） girl．She is a top student in our class．She's very hard﹣working and（5） （严肃、稳重的）．Every day，she spends much time in（6） （read） aloud， so her pronunciation is wonderful．She doesn't talk too much， but she is a kind and helpful girl．Once I （7） asked （ask） to read a text．I did it so （8） （bad） that some of my classmates laughed at me． At that time I wanted to give up French．Miko（9） （encourage） me and helped me to correct my pronunciation．（10） （没有） her help， I couldn't improve my pronunciation so much． I feel very lucky to have such a kind classmate．
（At the doctor's． D＝ Doctor B＝ Bill）
D： Hey，man．What's the matter with you？
B： Hello， Dr．Wang．（1）
D： Do you have a sore throat？
B： Yes，I do．
D：（2）
B： Yes． It is 38℃．
D： How long have you been like this？
B：（3）
D： Well， you've got a bad cold．
B： What should I do？
D：（4） Drink some hot water and lie down for a rest．
B： OK．（5）
D： Two pills each time， three times a day with warm water．
B： All right． I'll take your advice． Thank you so much．
D： You're welcome．
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A． But how can I take the medicine？ B． Let me take your temperature． C． I am not feeling well． D． You should take some medicine． E． It doesn't matter． F． Since yesterday afternoon． G． Have you taken your temperature？ |
A： Hi， Della．You look so excited．（1） ．
B：Yes， My parents will take me to Beijing．
A：（2） ． I've been there three times with my family．
B： Well， it will be my first time to be there．
A： Maybe I can give you some advice．（3） ．
B：We are leaving on July 19th．
A：Wow， there are only a few days left．（4） ．
B：OK， I'll do it right now．
A：（5） ．
B：Of course．I won't．
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A．That's great． B．Any good news？ C．Don't forget to send me some photos． D．When will you leave for Beijing？ E．You'd better get some information before you leave． |
Trash collection is a problem for Curitiba． First， the city has only one landfill．Second， its garbage trucks do not fit on some of the streets in the city's low﹣income （低收入） neighborhoods．Curitiba knew the solution lay in getting everyone involved （参加）．
In 1989， the city started a recycling program called Garbage That Is Not Garbage． The city set up a central recycling center for sorting （把…分类） recyclable materials， food﹣based and waste．
Colorful cartoon characters were symbols of different kinds of recyclable materials， which could help children get to know the importance of recycling． Collection bins were the same colors as the cartoons， reinforcing （加强） the message．People made money by picking up the trash at these bins and taking it to the center for processing． Today， Curitiba claims to have the highest recycling rate of any city in the world．
Cambio Verde，the Green Exchange program，and Compra do Lixo，the Buying of Garbage program，are successful recycling programs in Curitiba． They get low﹣income residents （居民） to join in the city's recycling program by having them transport trash from neighborhoods that are hard for garbage trucks to reach．
Depending on what they deliver，people exchange their trash for cash，food and services．Their way of life is improved， and the city is better able to manage its trash． These programs are one way Curitiba has gotten creative as a green city． It shows how involving everyone can make green living possible．
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Trading in on Trash |
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Main idea |
Supporting details |
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（1）_____ Curitiba's trash collection problem |
There is only one landfill in Curitiba． （2） cannot reach every corner of the city． |
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Two |
Actions and influences of Garbage That Is Not Garbage |
A central recycling center（3） by the government． Kids understood the importance of recycling better． Curitiba's recycling rate is pretty high． |
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Three |
Cambio Verde's and Compra do Lixo's ways of involving low﹣income residents |
They make low﹣income residents（4） ____from their neighborhoods to certain places． |
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Four |
Results of recycling programs and conclusion |
People's way of life is improved． Curitiba can manage its trash better． Everyone（5）____ in making green living possible． |
Bejing Opera， an important part of Chinese culture， （have） a history of over 200 years．