Salt in the soil has always made it impossible to grow crops.But that's now changing.
Famous agriculturalist （农学家）Yuan Longping said they would grow a special rice.They would turn 100 million mu of saline﹣alkali （盐碱的）land into farmland in the country over the next 10 years.
In 2017，Yuan's team successfully grew rice on the saline﹣alkali land in Jiangsu Province.It is called sea rice.Now they have made great progress.Both China and many other countries around the world have large saline﹣alkali land.If all of it can be used to grow rice and grain，it is very important for food security（安全）.And it will help the UN zero﹣hunger goal come true.
Yuan Longping was named as"Father of Hybrid Rice".He helped China make a great wonder—feeding nearly 20% of the world's population with less than 9% of the world's farmland.Then Yuan had a much bigger dream—to save the world from hunger.The world is seeing China's sea rice as a way to fight food insecurity.
"I had a dream.Rice was as high as sorghum （高粱）；ears （穗）were as long as brooms；grains were as big as peanuts （花生）.I could actually enjoy the cool under the rice crops." Yuan said of his childhood dream.And he was one step closer to his dream.
"I'm confident in the future of my country，and I want to do more for my motherland." said Yuan.
（1）What was Yuan Longping？
A.A famous reporter.
B.A famous pianist.
C.A famous headmaster.
D.A famous agriculturalist.
（2）What did Yuan's team grow on the saline﹣alkali land in 2017？
A.Corn.
B.Vegetables.
C.Sea rice.
D.Hybrid rice.
（3）What will happen if all saline﹣alkali land around the world is turned into farmland？
A.The people in China will stay away from hunger.
B.The people in Africa will stay away from hunger.
C.The people in many countries will stay away from hunger.
D.The people in the world will stay away from hunger.
（4）Yuan Longping helped China feed nearly of the world's population with less farmland.
A.one fifth
B.one tenth
C.four fifths
D.nine tenths
（5）What was Yuan Longping's bigger dream？
A.The rice was as high as sorghum.
B.He could save the world from hunger.
C.The ears were as long as brooms.
D.He could enjoy the cool under the rice crops.
I think it’s fun to have twin friends.
I have two friends. They are twin brothers. Their names are Jimmy and Simmy. They look the same and a lot of people can’t tell（分辨）them. They both have brown hair and blue eyes, and they always wear jeans and T – shirts.
They like wearing the same clothes, and they like doing the same things, too. For example, they both like pop music, playing basketball and computer games. They play basketball every Saturday. They hope to play computer games every night, but their mother says they can’t because they have a lot of homework to do.
They are twins, but they aren’t the same in every way. For example, Jimmy works hard at school, but Simmy doesn’t. Jimmy is much calmer than Simmy, but Simmy is more athletic than Jimmy.
| A．Jimmy and Simmy | B．Jimmy and Tommy |
| C．Tommy and Jim | D．Jim and Tom |
| A．listening to the same music, studying hard. |
| B．wearing the same clothes, doing the same things |
| C．wearing different clothes, doing the same things |
| D．wearing the same clothes, doing different things |
| A．Because they don’t have a computer in their home |
| B．Because they don’t like playing computer games |
| C．Because they have to do their homework |
| D．Because they want to play basketball |
| A．more athletic, calmer |
| B．calmer, more popular |
| C．calmer, athletic |
| D．calmer, more athletic |
Three students are giving their opinions about what a good friend should be like.
| Cindy |
I think a good friend should be honest（诚实的）.That’s more important than any other thing. And it is where a real friendship starts. If a friend isn’t honest, he may lose his friends’ trust. |
| Jerry |
I think a good friend has to be generous（慷慨的）. Here being generous doesn’t mean he has to give his friends his lunch money or his clothes. It means he should share his ideas and feelings with his friends. In fact, his friends can know him better in this way. |
| Mary |
In my opinion, a good friend should understand his friends. When there’s something wrong between him and his friends, he must put himself in his friends’ place and think more for his friends. |
| A．To be honest is the most important. |
| B．To be honest is as important as other things |
| C．To be honest is not very important. |
| D．Honest people get more things than others. |
| A．夸奖 | B．批评 | C．理解 | D．信任 |
| A．give him lunch money |
| B．know him very well |
| C．tell him their ideas and feelings |
| D．give him some clothes |
| A．often visit each other |
| B．often go to different places |
| C．understand each other |
| D．help each other |
| A．The three people are talking about what they think a good friend should be like. |
| B．Cindy thinks to be honest is the base(基础) of a good friendship. |
| C．Mary would like to make friends with people who think more for others. |
| D．Being generous means being very clever. |
Mr and Mrs Green live in a big city (城市), and one summer they go to the country (农村) for their holiday. They enjoy it very much, because it is a quiet (安静的), clean place.
One day，they are going for a walk in the morning and they meet an old man. He lives on a farm (农场) and he is sitting in the warm sun in front of his house. Mr Green asks him, “Do you like to live in this place?”
The old man says, “Yes，I do.” Mr Green asks again, “What are the good things about it?” The old man answers, “Well，the people here know each other. They often come and visit me，and I often go and visit them. And there are also lots of children here.”
Mr Green says, “That’s very interesting. But what are the bad things?”
The old man thinks and thinks and then says, “Well, the same things, really!” Mr and Mrs Green the country very much, because it is a quiet, clean place.
| A．like | B．dislike |
| C．leave | D．ask about |
One day when they are walking in the country, they meet.
| A．an old woman | B．a young man |
| C．a young woman | D．an old man |
The old man.
| A．doesn’t like the country |
| B．likes the country |
| C．doesn’t like Mr and Mrs Green |
| D．likes Mr and Mrs Green |
The people in that place are very.
| A．old | B．quiet |
| C．nice | D．clever |
The old man thinksbefore he answers the last question.
| A．quickly (迅速地) | B．quietly |
| C．badly | D．hard |
People eat different things in different parts of the world.
In some countries, people eat rice every day. Sometimes they eat it two or three times a day for breakfast, lunch and supper. They eat rice with meat, fish and vegetables.
Some people do not eat some kinds of meat. Muslims (穆斯林)，for example, do not eat pork.
Japanese eat lots of fish. They are near the sea. So it is easy for them to get fish.
In some western countries such as Britain, Australia and the USA, the most important food is bread and potatoes. People there can cook potatoes in many different ways.
Some people eat only fruit and vegetables. They do not eat meat or fish or anything from animals. They only eat food from plants (植物). Some people say that food from plants is better than meat. These people are called vegetarians.What does the underlined word “vegetarians” mean in Chinese?
| A．肉食主义者 | B．生食主义者 |
| C．果食主义者 | D．素食主义者 |
do not eat pork.
| A．Chinese | B．Japanese |
| C．Muslims | D．Americans |
Why do Japanese eat lots of fish?
| A．Because they like fish better than the other food. |
| B．Because it is easy for them to get fish. |
| C．Because fish can give them lots of calories. |
| D．Because they think eating fish can make them clever. |
What is the most important food in Australia?
| A．Fish. | B．Bread. |
| C．Vegetables. | D．Fruit. |
Which one of the following sentences is true?
| A．People in different countries eat different food. |
| B．If you only eat food from animals, you are a vegetarian. |
| C．Food from animals is better than food from plants. |
| D．People in some western countries can only cook potatoes in one way. |
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, such as reading books, writing poems. In the following lines, we will o
you a number of ways to meet new friends.
Go Online
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Volunteer
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