Do you know Eskimos? Let me tell you something about their lives.
Eskimos live near the North Pole(北极).There are only two seasons there, winter and summer.
There is no spring or autumn there. The winter nights are long. You can’t see the sun for more than two months, even at midday. The summer days are long. For more than two months, the sun never goes down and there’s no night.
Eskimos have warm clothes. They make their clothes from the skins of animals. From skins(皮毛) they make coats, caps and shoes.
Near the North Pole trees can’t grow, for it is too cold there. The Eskimos have to make their houses from skins, snow or stone. When they got out in storms and can’t get back home, they make houses of snow. They leave these houses when the storm is over.
Life is hard for the Eskimos, but they still like to live there.Near the North Pole there are _______ in a year.
| A．two seasons—winter and summer |
| B．two seasons – spring and autumn |
| C．four seasons |
| D．two seasons sometimes and four seasons sometimes |
How long does the longest day or night last(持续) near the North Pole?
| A．24 hours | B．Over a week | C．A month | D．Over two months |
Eskimos use skins to make________.
| A．clothes | B．houses | C．trees | D．both A and B |
There are no ______ near the North Pole.
| A．days | B．nights | C．trees | D．animals |
Eskimos make houses of snow to protect(保护) themselves from______.
| A．animals | B．storms | C．snow | D．rain |
There are many things we need to know that we do not learn at school. For example, if we want to use our money wisely(智慧地), we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare the prices of the thing in different shops. We need to be able to compare the quality of different brands(品牌). We need to know how to make a choice(选择) when we shop.
Knowing how to make such choices is a “life skill”, and we need these skills if we want to live useful and happy lives.
Some of these choices are small. For example, will I take an apple for lunch or a pear? Will I go to school by bus or on foot? Will I wear the red T-shirt or the blue one to the movies? Other choices are more important. For example, will I eat healthy food for lunch or will I eat junk food because it is nicer? Will I work hard in all my classes or will I only work hard in the classes I enjoy? We make choices like this every day.
We have to realize that the choices we make can affect(影响) the rest of our lives. Just as importantly, our choices can also affect other people. The next time you decide to waste time in class, play a joke on someone or talk loudly at the movies, think about this: Who else does your choice affect?This passage mainly tells us that it’s important to _____________.
| A．make the right choices |
| B．know how to compare prices |
| C．know how to shop carefully |
| D．learn everything at school |
We need “life skills” if we want to ____________.
| A．know how to choose a part-time job |
| B．compare brands and prices |
| C．live useful and happy lives |
| D．learn things at school |
Which choice is more important according to the passage?
| A．Which fruit to take for lunch. |
| B．Which kind of food to eat, healthy food or junk food? |
| C．Which T-shirt to wear to the movies. |
| D．How to get to school. |
From the passage we know that our choices can affect ______________.
| A．nobody | B．the people around us |
| C．just ourselves | D．the prices of the things |
According the article which statement is True?
| A．We face all kinds of choices every day. |
| B．We can learn everything at school. |
| C．Knowing how to make choices isn’t necessary. |
| D．Our choices won’t affect others. |
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If you look at the sky one night and see something moving and shining that you have never seen before, it might be a comet (彗星).
A comet sometimes looks like a star. ________ It shines from the sunlight it reflects (反射). Like the earth, a comet goes round the sun, but on a much longer path (轨道) than the earth travels.
If a comet isn’t a star, what is it then?
Some scientists think that a large part of a comet is water frozen into pieces of ice and mixed with iron and rock dust and perhaps a few big pieces of rock. __________ These clouds, together with the dust, form a long tail.
Many people perhaps have seen a comet. __________ .There may be millions of comets, but only a few come close enough for us to see.
An Englishman named Edmund Halley, who lived from 1656 to 1742, found out a lot about the paths that comets take through the sky. __________ . Others keep coming back at regular times. A big comet that keeps coming back was named after Halley because he was the one who worked out when it would come back again. Maybe you have ever seen Halley’s Comets because the last time it came close to the sun and the earth was in the year 1986. Then people all over the world were outside at night to look at it. You will probably be able to see Halley’s Comets when it comes near the earth again.
| A. However no one knows how many comets there are. B. Some comets move out of our sight and never come C. Like a planet, a comet has no light of its own. D. When sunshine melts (融化) the ice in the comet, great clouds of gas go trailing after it. |
Which of the following is not true?
| A．A large part of a comet is ice, iron and rock dust |
| B．Some comets keep coming back at any time |
| C．Halley’s Comets came back in 1986 |
| D．Maybe many people have seen a comet |
If you get into the forest with your friends, stay with them always. If you don’t, you may get lost. If you really get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends—let them find you by staying in one place.
There is another way to help your friends or other nearby people to find you. Give them a signal (信号) by shouting or whistling (吹口哨) three times. Any signal given three times is a call for help.
Keep up shouting or whistling always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They give you two shouts, two whistles, or two gun-shots (枪声). When someone gives you a signal, it is an answer to a call for help.
If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house---cover up to the holes with branches (树枝) with lots of leaves. Make yourself a soft bed with leaves and grass.
What should you do if you get hungry or need drinking water? You would have to leave your little house to look for a river. Don’t just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk so that you can find your way back. The most important thing to do when you are lost is—stay in one place.If you lost in the forest, you should _______.
| A．stay where you are and give signals three times |
| B．walk around the forest and shout so that your friends could hear you |
| C．try to find your friends as soon as possible |
| D．try to get out of the forest and shout for help |
If you want to let people believe that you are not just making noise for fun, you should _____________.
| A．tell people that you are lost |
| B．keep up shouting or whistling |
| C．shout at the top of your voice |
| D．shout or whistle three times |
When you hear two shouts, or whistles, or gunshots, __________.
| A．you should shout more loudly |
| B．you can whistle three times |
| C．it is an answer to your call for help |
| D．you should try to run to them |
When you want to leave your place to get drinking water, you should ________.
| A．just go to the river |
| B．find some glasses or bottles before you go |
| C．make a fire so that you can have some tea |
| D．leave marks so that you can find your way back |
This passage mainly tells you __________.
| A．when you hear a signal always three times, it is a call for help |
| B．What you should do if you get lost in a forest |
| C．any signal given twice means an answer to a call for help |
| D．how you can live longer in a forest |
He was struggling(费劲) to tie his shoes. I was struggling with whether I should help him. I did, and he was grateful.
“Thank you,” he said.
“I’m glad I could help. I just thought it would be easier for me to reach,” I said.
He was a disabled man, and forced to look down most of the time. His arms and legs were twisted(扭曲的) terribly, and he couldn’t do what the rest of us would consider easy tasks. He always managed to look up to see how you reacted(反应) to his words, however. He had a big smile, making me feel comfortable.
I was still on my knees by his wheelchair.
“ Nice shoes,” he said.
“Thanks. No one ever complimented (赞美) me on them before,” I said.
“No one has the same view of the world as I do,” he replied.
“Tell me about the world as you see it,” I said smiling.
“Most people can see if someone is comfortable with them or not in their eyes. I see it in their feet.” he said. “If people keep moving their feet, I just let them go, because I know they’re impatient with me. I don’t want to make people uncomfortable.
“What about me? I asked.
“I could see your compassion. And then you came down to my level. I was the one who was nervous.” he said. “I don’t normally have someone look me in the eye.”
“They don’t know what they’re missing,” I told him.
“My old face is nothing to brag(自夸) about.” he said.
“But that smile is so big.”
Yes, and it’s not only a big smile but an attitude.The disabled man knew people were impatient mostly by their _________.
| A．words | B．eyes | C．feet | D．smile |
The unlined word “compassion ”means _______ in Chinese.
| A．注意 | B．同情 | C．信任 | D．职责 |
We learn that the disabled man _________.
| A．had great difficulty looking after himself |
| B．always asked people for help |
| C．couldn’t have a big smile |
| D．liked to talk about people’s shoes |
The writer felt comfortable because _________.
| A．he had a nice talk to the man |
| B．the man looked him in the eye |
| C．he didn’t move his feet before the man |
| D．the man had a big smile on the face |
We can infer （推断）from the passage that _________.
| A．the disable man had something wrong with his mind |
| B．not many people went down to the man’s level |
| C．the man was good at telling people about the world |
| D．the writer would not give the man more help |
On Sunday , April 22nd , people all over the world take time out to appreciate the earth that we all share .It’s Earth Day , a special day to learn about our planet and how to take care of it .
On Earth Day , some people listen to speeches about the environment . Others help clean up their offices or save water and electricity at home .Your parents may even decide to take a day off from driving their cars .
The idea for Earth Day came from a U.S. Senator(参议员) . He was worried about pollution and the health of plants and animals . And the idea quickly caught on (流行起来) . In 1970 , the first Earth Day was celebrated . More than 20 million people in cities all over the U.S. took part in it .Since then, Earth Day has been used to educate people about their roles in taking care of our planet .
Now , Earth Day has become a worldwide celebration. In 1990, two hundred million people from 140 countries took part in clean-ups , tree planting and other environmental events on Earth Day . Earth Day is a special day to learn about our planet and .
| A．how to pay attention to the earth |
| B．how to learn English |
| C．how to go to the moon |
| D．how to make use of time |
On Earth Day , we are told to .
| A．go shopping |
| B．save water and electricity at home |
| C．listen to music |
| D．drive our cars |
The idea for Earth Day was given by a __________ from America .
| A．farmer | B．teacher | C．scientist | D．senator |
According to the passage ,the first Earth Day was celebrated in____________ .
A. 1990, the U.S.A. B. 1970, Beijing
C. 1970, America D. 1990, America Why has Earth Day become a worldwide celebration ? Because __________.
| A．Earth Day is on Sundays . |
| B．we can sing songs on Earth Day |
| C．there are so many people on Earth Day |
| D．Earth Day can teach people how to take care of our planet |
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