Dear Mr Heppell,
I am Sabrina Akhtar studying in a high school and I’ve noticed that forests are disappearing (消失).
You know, forest are disappearing around the world each year. This is because of many different reasons including, farming, tourism pollution(旅游污染), etc, If we stop doing these things, there will be a good future for people of tomorrow.
Now I’m writing to ask you to help stop forests from disappearing. You can help by getting shops to stop selling paper made from trees and changing to tree-free paper (paper not made from trees). This will help forests so much . There are many , many things we can do to help forests. If you would like to know more, please visit http://www.Rainforestweb.Org/. By changing the little things, we can make a big difference.
If you would like to contact ( 联系 ) me, please see the above address or e-mail me at shazadinol @ hotmail.co.uk. Thank you for taking your time in reading this letter.
Yours sincerely
Sabrina Akhtar The writer of this letter is ______.
| A．a student | B．a teacher |
| C．an officer | D．a driver |
______ is one of the reasons why the forests are disappearing.
| A．Rain | B．Tourism pollution |
| C．Planting | D．Breathing |
The writer advises Mr. Heppell to _____.
| A．stop shops from using paper any more |
| B．use paper which is made from tress |
| C．stop shops selling paper made from trees |
| D．plant more and more trees in the future |
How can Mr. Heppell contact the writer ?
| A．By calling her | B．By interviewing her |
| C．By visiting her | D．By e-mailing her |
What’s the purpose (目的) of this letter ?
| A．To know more about Mr. Heppell |
| B．To make friends with Mr. Heppell |
| C．To ask Mr. Heppell to teach in the school |
| D．To ask Mr. Heppell to help protect forests |
Dreams are like stars．You may never catch them，but if you follow them，they will lead you to success．Yan Ning is such a dream follower．
Yan is a rising star in the science world．When Yan Ning was only a little girl，she dreamed of being a great scientist．After years of hard work，in 1996，she went to Tsinghua University to study biology．After graduating from Tsinghua in 2000，she went to Princeton University and finished her study abroad in 2007．Then she returned to Tsinghua and set up her own lab．At the age of 30，she became the youngest professor（教授）at Tsinghua．
Now．Yan，42，has become a leading biology researcher at Princeton．On April 30，she was included among the 100 new members and 25 foreign associates（院士）into the US National Academy of Science（国家科学院）
However，it was a long and difficult road for her to make such achievements．She said that in order to realize her dream，she experienced a lot of failures and pains．But she never gave up her dream．Instead，she followed her dream and fought for it．
She usually works at least I4 hours a day．Sometimes she even forgets to eat and rest and works until late night．She never gets tired because she thinks doing research is the most"comfortable"job for her．
In a TV interview，Yan encouraged young people to work hard for their dreams．"All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to follow them．"
（1）Yan went to Tsinghua to study in 1996．
| A． |
chemistry |
| B． |
physics |
| C． |
medicine |
| D． |
biology |
（2）We can learn from the passage that ．
| A． |
Yan wanted to give up when she had failures and pains in research． |
| B． |
Yan never gets tired because doing research is the easiest job． |
| C． |
Yan achieved her dream because she had the courage to follow it． |
| D． |
Yan made these achievements mainly by asking others for help． |
（3）What is the best title（标题）for this passage？
| A． |
A Difficult Research． |
| B． |
A Dream Follower． |
| C． |
A Smooth Road． |
| D． |
A Famous University |
Cycads（苏铁）grow in warm places．They are tall and green all year round．Their leaves grow on the top and flowers seldom come out．Some have bright orange fruits．They usually need hundreds of years to grow into adult plants．
Cycads are facing problems now．In South Africa，the situation of cycads is getting terrible，but this has drawn little attention from the public．"In fact，there are 38 kinds of cycads in South Africa．Among them，2 kinds have disappeared since 2003 and 25 kinds are in great danger，"said a gardener．"Do you know what the loneliest plant is in the world？It is Wood's Cycad．Someone found it in a forest in 1895．It is the only one of its kind．"
So what causes cycads to be in danger？Surprisingly，the danger is from the people who love them most． These slow﹣growing adult cycads even sell for tens of thousands of dollars each．As time goes by，they have become a symbol（象征）of wealth and position（ 地位）in society．This makes cycad lovers want to own more． Cycad lovers buy and plant them in their private gardens．As a result，nearly all these cycads die because the living conditions have changed．
Recently，South African government has taken some actions to protect cycads from being stolen traded．At the same time，people around the world should also work together to protect the plants．
（1）The flowers of Cycads come out once a year．
（2）The cycad lovers cause cycads to be in danger．
（3）The Wood's Cycad found in 1895 is the only one of its kind．
（4）Cycads have become a symbol of luck and health．
（5）The writer expects people to join together to save the plants．
I'm writing this article in China， far away from my home in the United States． You might wonder what I do to remember my mom on Mother's Day． Well， l certainly call her to say "Happy Mother's Day" and promise that I will visit home soon．
I still remember the first time I forget Mother's Day． When I finally figured it out， I asked， "Why does mom get a special holiday？ Why isn't there a Children's Day for us？"
My mom explained， in that way that only moms seem to be able to explain， "Because every day is Children's Day !"
I knew that I had messed up． I thought about all the time love my mom had given me． I thought about the food she had made， the toys she had bought and the long hours she had spent with me． There might not be a perfect mom， but there is mom's love， which can fix anything． After that day，for 364 days，I was looking forward to the next Mother's Day．
That was the first year l forgot Mother's Day． It was also the last year I forgot．
Are you struggling to consider what to do for your mom on Mother's Day？
Common things are to write a message that thanks for the love she has given you， send her a card or buy her a gift． But the most important thing is 一DON'T FORGET!
（1）How does the writer celebrate Mother's Day this year？
| A． |
He calls his mom． |
| B． |
He send his mom a card． |
| C． |
He visits home to see his mom． |
（2）What might the underlined phrase " figure out" means？
| A． |
弄清楚 |
| B． |
预料到 |
| C． |
归纳出 |
（3）Why did the writer begin to expect Mother's Day？
| A． |
Because he missed his mom far in the United States． |
| B． |
Because he wanted to spend more time with his mom． |
| C． |
Because he realized he had got much care from his mom． |
（4）What is the purpose of the passage？
| A． |
To explain why there isn't a Children's Day |
| B． |
To advise us not to forget o keep our own promises． |
| C． |
To remind us to remember the love mom has given us． |
（5）Which is the best title for the passage？
| A． |
An Interesting Talk |
| B． |
An Important Day |
| C． |
An Expensive Gift |
House fires often happened． So it appears necessary to learn something useful to protect family from them． The following poster in the neighbourhood will tell you how to do it．
Fire Safety
Put a smoke alarm in your house and test it every month． Half of all house fire deaths happen between 11 pm and 7 am． The risk of dying in a house fire is cut in half with working smoke alarms．
Make sure your hearing aid， wheelchair or eyeglasses are next to your bed． Fire can spread throuh a house soon． You may have as little as two minutes to escape（逃离） safely． Be ready to act at once．
Create a fire escape plan． 77% of families don't have a house fire escape plan to follow． That's one of the reasons why at least one child dies and 293 children are injured in a house fire every day．
Don't call 119 until you are safely outside． During a fire， the first thing to do is to get out of house as fast as you can．
（1） makes the risk of dying in a house fire smaller．
| A． |
A smoke alarm |
| B． |
A pair of eyeglasses |
| C． |
A wheelchair |
（2）We may have only to escape from a house firm safely．
| A． |
half an hour |
| B． |
2 minutes |
| C． |
293 seconds |
（3）According to the poster， can help save you from a house fire．
| A． |
stopping the fire from spreading |
| B． |
making and following a plan to escape |
| C． |
keeping awake between 11 pm． and 7 am． |
（4）Call 119 for help ．
| A． |
after you reach safely |
| B． |
as soon as you are ready to escape |
| C． |
when you find out what causes the house fire |
（5）The poster is put up in the neighborhood to help people learn to ．
| A． |
plan their live as they wish |
| B． |
save time as much as possible |
| C． |
protect themselves in a right way |
Everyone faces challenges in their life，but some are more important than others．Daniel Kish had serious problems with his eyes when he was born．And doctors took away both of his eyes before he was fourteen months old．
Soon after，however，he started to do an amazing thing．He started to make clicking（咔嗒）sounds with his tongue（舌头）to help him move around．Much like a bat（蝙蝠），he now moves about using sonar（声呐）．He is so good at it that he can ride a bicycle in traffic．He and his group， World Access for the Blind，teach others how to use sonar．In this interview with National Geographic，Kish explains how the process works．
How does sonar work ？
"When I make a clicking sound，it makes sound waves．These waves reflect（反射）off surfaces all around and return to my ears．My brain then processes the sounds into images（图象）．It's like having a conversation with the environment．"
When you click ， what do you see in your mind ？
"Each click is like a camera flash．I make a 3D image of the things around me for hundreds of feet in every direction．"
What is it like riding a bike using sonar ？
"It's exciting and enjoyable but requires a lot of focus．I click up to two times per second，much more than I usually do．"
Is it dangerous to move around the world in this way ？
"Much of the world lives in fear of things that we mostly imagine．I have a habit of climbing anything and everything，but I never broke a bone（骨头）as a kid．"
How challenging is it to teach people to use sonar ？
"Many students are surprised how quickly results come．Seeing isn't in the eyes；it's in the mind．"
（1）What's the main idea of Paragraph 2？
| A． |
Kish explains how sonar works． |
| B． |
Kish teaches people how to use sonar． |
| C． |
Kish started to move around using sonar． |
| D． |
Kish is good at riding a bicycle in traffic． |
（2）How does sonar work？Choose the right order ．
a．The sound waves reflect off surfaces．
b．The person makes a clicking sound．
c．The brain makes images with the sounds．
d．The sound waves reach the person's ears．
| A． |
b﹣a﹣c﹣d． |
| B． |
b﹣d﹣a﹣c． |
| C． |
a﹣b﹣d﹣c． |
| D． |
b﹣a﹣d﹣c． |
（3）What can we know about Kish from the passage？
| A． |
He always challenges himself bravely． |
| B． |
He lives in fear of things that he imagines． |
| C． |
He became blind when he was 14 years old． |
| D． |
He broke his bone when climbing as a child． |
（4）What would be the best title for the passage？
| A． |
How Sonar Works． |
| B． |
Riding a Bike Using Sonar． |
| C． |
Seeing with the Mind． |
| D． |
How the Blind Move Around． |
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