阅读下列材料，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。
“The Green Wall Initiative” is a project that encourages students to protect the environment by creating their own gardens on the walls. The project was started in 2007 by the African Union. Urban Middle School in Beijing is the first one to take part in the project in China.
The project in Urban Middle School teaches students about sustainable（可持续的）practices, plant care and teamwork. In the project, students make plans. A piece of wall is given to each class. Then students choose right plants to grow on the wall. They take turns to take care of the plants. They also record the growth of the plants.
The project is a success. Those living walls not only beautify the school environment, but also help make the air fresher and lower the temperature of the city. Students put into practice what they have learned in environmental science. They also learn to work with others and take care of their own community. Now, more and more schools follow the example, hoping to spread the idea of environmental protection.
（1）When was the project started by the African Union?
| A． |
In 2007. |
B． |
In 2010. |
C． |
In 2015. |
D． |
In 2023. |
（2）What does the writer think of the project?
| A． |
It’s boring. |
B． |
It’s easy. |
C． |
It’s a failure. |
D． |
It’s a success. |
Which of the following can be put into No.3 and No.4?
（3）
| A． |
Students take turns to take care of the plants. |
| B． |
Students follow the examples of other schools. |
| C． |
Students do scientific tests about the temperature. |
| D． |
Students clean their own community at weekends. |
（4）
| A． |
Example |
B． |
Achievement |
C． |
Reason |
D． |
Difficulty |
|
Project |
The Green Wall Initiative in Urban Middle School |
|
Member |
Teachers and students |
|
Goal |
To protect the environment |
|
Process |
● Students make plans. ● A piece of wall is given to each class. ● Students choose right plants to grow on the walls. ● 3._______ ● Students record the growth of the plants. |
|
4._______ |
● The environment becomes better than before. ● Students learn about sustainable practices, plant care and teamwork. ● More schools take part in the project. |
Many people go to school for an education. They learn languages, history, politics, geography, physics, chemistry and mathematics. Others go to school to learn a skill so that they can make a living.
School education is very important and useful. Yet, no one can learn everything from school. A teacher, no matter how much he knows, can not teach his students everything they want to know. The teacher’s job is to show his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves.
It is always more important to know how to study by oneself than to memorize some facts or a formula（公式）. It is actually quite easy to learn a certain fact in history or a formula in math. But it is very difficult to use a formula in working out a math problem.
Great scientists before us didn’t get everything from school. Their teachers only showed them the way. Edison didn’t even finish primary school. But they were all so successful. They invented so many things for mankind. The reason for their success is that they knew how to study. They read books that were not taught at school. They would ask many questions as they read. They did thousands of experiments. They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment. Above all, they knew how to use their brain. People go to school to _________.
| A．learn several subjects | B．make a living |
| C．get an education | D．learn from teachers |
According to the passage, the most important thing a teacher should do is _________.
| A．to teacher his students everything he knows |
| B．to teach the students how to think |
| C．to know everything they want to know |
| D．to teach the students how to work out a math problem |
To work out a math problem, you need to know _________.
| A．only a certain formula | B．a certain fact |
| C．some facts | D．the way to solve it |
Why were many scientists so successful?
| A．They received good education. | B．They were very clever. |
| C．They knew how to learn. | D．They learned lots of facts and formulas. |
How did great scientists study?
| A．They read a lot of books and asked many questions while reading. |
| B．They did thousands of experiments. |
| C．They always worked hard and never wasted time. |
| D．All of the above. |
According to a new survey, students’ safety has become a big problem. Nearly 50% of students say they are worried about robbery (抢劫) on the way to and from school. Now in main big cities in China, some schools have taught students an unusual lesson: self-protection. Students like this lesson because there are no exams or boring classes. And they can learn how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it really happens.
Chen Haoyu, a teacher at Beijing No.25 Middle School, gives young students advice on how to deal with danger.
If you are robbed
Keep calm. If you cannot cry for help or run away, give the robber your money. Try to remember what the robber looks like and tell the police later.
If you are in a traffic accident
f a car hits you, you should remember the car number. If it is a bicycle, try to call your parents before you let the rider go. This is because you don’t know how seriously you are hurt.
If it is raining hard and there is lightning
Don’t stay in high places and stay away from trees.
When there is a fire
Get away as fast as you can. Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit. Do not use the lift.
If someone is drowning(溺水)
If you can’t swim, don’t get into the water. Cry out for help.
Remember that danger is never as far away as you think. Take care of yourself at all times!Why do students like the self-protection lesson?
①Because there are no tests.
②Because the lesson is boring.
③Because they can learn how to save lives.
④Because they can learn to know how to stop danger before it happens.
| A．①② | B．②③ | C．①②④ | D．①③④ |
What will you do if a bicycle hurts you?
| A．I will remember the bicycle number. |
| B．I won’t let the rider go until I call my parents. |
| C．I will let the rider go before I call my parents. |
| D．I will let the rider go because I know how seriously I am hurt. |
If your house is on fire, you must ________________.
| A．put dry things on your body |
| B．run quickly and take the lift |
| C．run away and find an exit as quickly as you can |
| D．take everything you have and then run away |
There are ___________ ways of self-protection mentioned in the passage.
| A．3 | B． 7 | C． 5 | D．6 |
The best title for this passage is ____________________.
| A．How to keep calm | B．Self-protection |
| C．An usual lesson | D．Danger |
The word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning（旋转）of the earth. At the equator（赤道）day and night are sometimes the same length（长度）. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning and sets at 6 o’clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted（倾斜）toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere（半球）gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.When the Western Hemisphere is having day, the eastern Hemisphere is having ________________.
| A．both day and night | B．day | C．neither day nor night | D．night |
A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by _______________ of the earth.
| A．the pushing | B．the pulling | C．the spinning | D．the passing |
At the equator day is as long as night _______________.
| A．sometimes | B．never | C．usually | D．always |
When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, the Northern Hemisphere gets _______________ sunlight.
| A．less | B．more | C．all | D．no |
Saturday，March 24th
We have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok. This is our first trip to Thailand(泰国). All the different smells make us want to try the food. We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is cheap, and very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North.
Tuesday, March 27th
Bangkok is wonderful and surprising! The places are interesting. We visited the famous market which was on water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables. Everything is so colorful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai. We will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai.
Friday，March 30th
Our trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life -- no computers or phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say “hello”. Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.The diaries above show the writer’s _______________ days in Thailand.
| A．3 | B．7 | C．15 | D．30 |
It seems that visitors _______________ in Bangkok.
| A．often feel hungry | B．can always find cheap things |
| C．can’t take any photos | D．can enjoy themselves |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand. |
| B．The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus. |
| C．Chiang Rai is a boring city in the mountains. |
| D．The writer is traveling alone in Thailand. |
The people in the village ________________.
| A．are friendly to others | B．like to speak English |
| C．are very weak | D．hope to live in the cities |
The children often play soccer in the garden(花园). Sometimes they break (打破).Mrs. Smith’s windows.
One afternoon , Mrs. Smith is reading a newspaper at home. After a short time, she closes her eyes and goes to sleep. At that time a little boy knocks(敲) at the door. Mrs. Smith opens the door and asks, “Do you break my windows again（又一次）?” “Oh, no”, says the boy. “ Your windows are open this time and our soccer is in your room. Can I get it back, please?”
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。The underlined划线 word “sleep” means _____in Chinese.
| A．故事 | B．睡觉 | C．睡椅 | D．思想 |
The children often break Mrs. Smith’s ____ when they play soccer.
| A．doors | B．gardens | C．newspapers | D．windows |
One afternoon, Mrs. Smith is _____ at home.
| A．seeing a movie | B．cleaming windows |
| C．watching TV | D．reading a newspaper |
The little boy _____ Mrs. Smith ‘s door.
| A．knocks at | B．opens | C．breaks | D．closes |
The children’s soccer is _____.
| A．in the garden | B．in the window |
| C．in Mrs. Smith’s room | D．Mrs. Smith |