Earth Hour(地球一小时) is a global event organized by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and it is held on the last Saturday of March every year. It asks people to 26 their lights and other electrical appliances(电器) like computers for one hour. In this way, people can pay 27 attention to the climate(气候) change and know that it’s important to save the earth.
Earth Hour first 28 in Sydney in 2007. More cities around the world followed Sydney’s lead in 2008. 29 March 28, 2009, 88 countries and more than 4,000 cities joined Earth Hour. From 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Beijing, Dalian, Hangzhou, Hong Kong and many 30 cities in China took the action, too. 31 shops closed and people used candles at home. The UN said that it 32 save the energy(能量).
The world seems to be a dark world 33 the lights are turned off. However, people are trying to do something to save the 34 in such beautiful “dark moment”. This year, WWF encourages people to make a small change for the environment every day. Now, 35 you join us?
A．turn on B．turn down C．turn up D．turn off
A．more B．little C．few D．less
A．started B．stopped C．comes out D．begins
A．In B．At C．On D．To
A．others B．other C．the other D．another
A．Thousand of B．Two thousands C．Thousands of D．Two thousand of
A．would help B．will help C．has helped D．helps
A．so that B．when C．until D．before
A．shops B．world C．cities D．earth
A．do B．could C．may D．are
Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.
When he was 12, his parents . He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed him. No one showed kindness (友善) to him. His only friend was a dog named Tige.
One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped , she dropped other bags. He came to help her.“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”She said kindly, smiling.
A special feeling came to him. These were kind words he had ever heard. He watched her she went far away, and he whistled（吹口哨）to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.
“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”he repeated the woman’s words. Then in a low he said to his dog,“You are a nice little dog!”Tige raised ears as if（似乎）it understood.
“Uhum! Even a dog likes it!”he said,“Well, Tige, I won’t say unkind words to you any more.”Tige waved its tail happily.
The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw but a dirty boy. He washed his face . Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed (震惊). From then on, he had a new life.
After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said,“Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed (种子) of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. a great power it has!” If you show kindness to others, you will be an able man.
A．dead B．dying C．died D．die
A．at B．to C．/ D．of
A．picking it up B．picking up it C．to pick up it D．to pick it up
A．the first B．first C．the last D．the first time
A．until B．before C．when D．while
A．sound B．noise C．noisy D．voice
A．it B．it’s C．one’s D．its
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．somebody
A．carefully B．careful C．careless D．carelessly
A．What B．How C．It D．It seemed
完形填空(每小题1分，共10分)
Mr Oliver was the richest man in town. He didn’t have to . All day long the only thing he did was to sit at his window and watch everyone else work hard for a living.
Every Mr Oliver sat at his window and waited for people to come home from work. after a busy day, they rested and looked out at the stars and the moon at night. But soon all went to bed, fell asleep and dreamed. After a while, Mr Oliver went to bed, too, he didn’t fall fast asleep.
One night, Mr Oliver heard a at his window. He found a little injured bird on his windowsill (窗台).
“Poor little thing,” Mr Oliver said . “The city is no place for birds.”
He carried the little bird inside and took care of its injured wing (翅膀).
Mr Oliver worked and worked. , he fell asleep with the little bird in his hands. And then he dreamed about a for birds.
The next morning, Mr Oliver hurried outdoors and to work. He wanted to build a beautiful park for birds with trees and beautiful flowers in it.
From that day on, Mr Oliver never had difficulty falling asleep and he became a happy and busy man.
A．wait B．worry C．work D．drive
A．morning B．noon C．evening D．night
A．Hungry B．Tired C．Happy D．Excited
A．you B．he C．we D．they
A．because B．but C．so D．if
A．voice B．knock C．song D．noise
A．angrily B．sadly C．proudly D．nervously
A．At last B．First of all C．In fact D．Above all
A．park B．hospital C．home D．square
A．forgot B．offered C．began D．agreed
An old man lived with his son, daughter-in-law and 4-year-old grandson. There was something wrong the old man’s hands, eyes and feet. The family ate together at the dinner table.
But it was rather for the old man to eat successfully. The son and daughter-in-law became with the old man. So they set a small table in the corner and let him eat while they were enjoying dinner at the dinner table. After the old man a dish or two, they put his food in a wooden(木头的)bowl.
The son and daughter-in-law even shouted at him when he a spoon or turned over the bowl. Sometimes the old man’s eyes filled with tears as he ate. The grandson watched it all in .
One evening before supper, the father found his son with a piece of wood on the floor. “ are you making?” he asked. The boy answered, “Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mom to eat your food from when I ”. The boy smiled and went back to work.
The parents were so surprised that they could speak . Then tears ran down their faces. Both of them knew what should be done no word was spoken. That evening the husband took his father’s hand and gently took him back to the family table.
Later the old man ate every meal with the family. of the boy’s parents seemed to be angry when the old man made some trouble.
Children are good at learning from adults. Parents are their . Clever parents know what they say and what they do have a great on their children. Let us all take care of ourselves and those we love today and every day!
A．on B．with C．for D．at
A．difficult B．natural C．easy D．possible
A．friendly B．upset C．stressed D．angry
A．together B．luckily C．alone D．seriously
A．cooked B．broke C．made D．sold
A．dropped B．left C．picked D．bought
A．danger B．style C．health D．silence
A．plays B．to play C．playing D．played
A．When B．What C．How D．Where
A．grow up B．open up C．wake up D．mix up
A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing
A．because B．or C．though D．unless
A．Both B．Neither C．All D．Either
A．examples B．banks C．hope D．homes
A．time B．chance C．comment D．influence
完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项, 填涂在答题卡相应位置。
Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists . The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose them.
One picture was of a lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. All that saw this picture it was a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had , too. But these were rugged (崎岖的) and bare (光秃的). Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall This did not look peaceful . But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a bush in the crack (裂缝) in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest (鸟窝). She sat on her nest, watching the running water.
After the king compared the two pictures , he chose the second picture explained, "Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means when facing unhappy situations, you can still be calm in your . That is the real meaning of peace."
A．argued B．invited C．tried D．invented
A．between B．except C．within D．through
A．calm B．round C．small D．deep
A．announced B．thought C．doubted D．promised
A．lakes B．clouds C．mirrors D．mountains
A．at all B．at last C．at once D．at present
A．lying B．growing C．dying D．moving
A．actively B．carefully C．angrily D．widely
A．so B．but C．or D．and
A．voice B．world C．heart D．View
完形填空（共15题，每题1分，计15分）
It’s natural that young people are often uncomfortable when they’re with their parents. They say that their parents don’t them. They often think that their parents are out of touch with modern ways; that they’re strict ______their children; and they give their children a free hand. It’s true that parents often find it to get on well with their children. In fact, they seem to forget they themselves felt when they were young. For example, young people like to act on the spot (当场) without thinking. It’s one of their ways to show that they’re grown up and they can any difficulties. Old people worry_____. Most of them plan things ahead, ____ in the back of their minds, and don’t like their to be broken(打断) by something unexpected. Young people often their parents angry at their choices in clothes, in hobbies and in music. But they don’t ____ to cause any trouble. They just don’t want to be like anyone . For many years, you will be completely under your parents’ ____. If you plan to control your life, you’d better win your parents and try to get them to understand you. If your parents see that you have a high sense of responsibility(责任感), they will certainly believe you, and you can do you want to do. Maybe this is the best way for the young to be happy with their parents.
A．lie B．understand C．look after D．love
A．in B．with C．to D．for
A．always B．seldom C．often D．usually
A．easy B．possible C．interesting D．difficult
A．how B．what C．who D．where
A．a little B．many C．a bit D．much
A．deal B．face C．do D．have
A．sadly B．more easily C．hardly D．really
A．at most B．at least C．at last D．at first
A．health B．plans C．ways D．work
A．cause B．let C．think D．keep
A．mean B．decide C．plan D．need
A．important B．famo us C．else D．funny
A．control B．pay C．look D．worry
A．all B．which C．that D．what
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