Taking away a city’s rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we can’t eat or use. If we kept these things we would soon have a mountain of rubbish.
In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of the city to a dump(垃圾站). Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system. The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs(澡盆) and other places.
To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land. Finally, a house or a school may be built there, and then you’d never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump.
In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything but the metal. Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus(腐殖土), which looks like black earth. It is rich with kinds of things that feed plants and help make them grow.You can most probably read the passage in _______.
| A．a history book | B．a TV guide | C．a science book | D．a telephone book |
The underlined word “sewage” in the passage means_______.
| A．排污 | B．染色 | C．洗涤 | D．吸尘 |
According to the passage, the food parts of rubbish can be used again_______.
| A．to feed animals | B．to feed plants | C．to build a house | D．to make machines |
How should we take care of a used metal box according to the passage?
| A．By burning it off. | B．By putting it in water. |
| C．By throwing it away. | D．By reusing and recycling it. |
A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school．He began his lesson by holding up a ￥100 bill．Then he said to the three hundred students，“Who would like this ￥100 bill？”The students began to put up their hands at once．
Then he said，“I am going to give this ￥100 to one of you，but first，let me do this．”He then made the bill into a ball．Then he said，“Who wants it now？”The hands went back into the air．
“Well，”he said，“what if I do this？”and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it．He picked up the dirty，crumpled bill and said，“Who still wants it？”Hands went back into the air．
“My friends，”he said，“you have learned a valuable lesson today．No matter what I did to the money，you still wanted it because it did not go down in value(价值)．It was still worth ￥100！”
Many times in our lives，we are dropped，crumpled，and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us．We feel as if we are worth nothing．But remember，no matter what has happened to you，you will never lose your value：you are always valuable to those people who love you．Your value doesn’t come from what you do or whom you know，but who you are．
You are special and valuable．Don’t ever forget it！Even though it was dirty，the money________．
| A．still went up in value |
| B．was worth nothing |
| C．didn’t go down in value |
| D．was still ours |
We are always valuable to the people________．
| A．who pay us |
| B．who call us |
| C．who hate us |
| D．who love us |
Your value doesn’t come from what you do but________．
| A．who you know |
| B．who made you |
| C．who you remember |
| D．who you are |
The sentence“Hands went back into the air．”means“________”．
| A．The students put up their hands again |
| B．The students put down their hands |
| C．The students put their hands behind their backs again |
| D．The students put their hands in front of them |
Why did the famous teacher use a ￥100 bill at his lesson？
| A．Because he wanted to make the bill into a ball． |
| B．Because he used to drop a bill on the floor and stepped on it． |
| C．Because he was going to give the bill to one of his students． |
| D．Because he wanted to make the students know what value was． |
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother.All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money.Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.
When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother，“Only a miracle can save him now.”The little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore(药店)with the money in her hand.
“What do you want？”asked the salesman.“It’s for my little brother，”the girl answered.“He’s really，really sick and I want to buy a miracle.”“Pardon？”said the salesman.
“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.So how much does a miracle cost？”“We don’t sell a miracle here，child.I’m sorry，”the salesman said with a smile.
“Listen，if it isn’t enough，I can try and get some more.Just tell me how much it costs.”
A well-dressed man heard it and asked，“What kind of miracle does your brother need？”
“I don’t know，”she answered with her eyes full of tears.“He’s really sick and Mum says he needs an operation.But my daddy can’t pay for it，so I have brought all my money.”
“How much do you have？”asked the man.“$1.11，but I can try and get some more，”she answered.
“Well，what luck，”smiled the man.“$1.11，the price of a miracle for little brothcr.”
He took up the girl’s hand and said，“Take me to where you live.I want to see your brother and meet your parents.Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”
That well-dressed man was Dr.Carlton Armstrong，a famous doctor.The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.
How much did the miracle cost？What was the trouble in the little girl’s family？
A.Her brother was seriously ill.
B.They had no money.
C.Nothing could save her brother.
D.Both A and B.In the eyes of the little girl，a miracle might be________.
| A．something interesting |
| B．something beautiful |
| C．some wonderful medicine |
| D．some good food |
The little girl said again and again“…I can try and get some more.”That shows________.
| A．she had still kept some money |
| B．she hoped not to be refused |
| C．there was no need to worry about money |
| D．she thought money was easy to get |
What made the miracle happen？
| A．The girl’s love for her brother. |
| B．The girl’s money. |
| C．The medicine from the drugstore. |
| D．Nobody can tell. |
From the passage we can infer(推断)that________.
| A．the doctor didn’t ask for any pay |
| B．the doctor asked for a lot of money |
| C．the little girl is lovely but not so clever |
| D．Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought |
Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories，destroying(摧毁)fourteen homes.Seven others were so badly damaged(破坏)that their owners had to leave them，and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs.One person was killed，several were badly hurt and taken to hospital，and a number of other people received smaller hurt.Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer，Mr.Tan，said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I was eating with my wife and children，”he said，“when we heard a loud noise.A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us.We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing.I went back inside and found him，safe but very frightened.”
Mrs.Wu Meifeng said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving.She ran outside at once with her children.
“There was no time to take anything，”she said.“A few minutes later，the roof came down.”
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded(水淹的)area and the welfare department(福利机构)brought them food，clothes and shelter.How many homes altogether(总共)were damaged in the storm？
| A．Fourteen. |
| B．Twenty-one. |
| C．Twenty-nine. |
| D．Thirty-six. |
Where was Mr.Tan when the storm first began？
| A．He was in bed. |
| B．He was inside the house. |
| C．He was outside the house. |
| D．He was on the roof. |
Mrs.Wu and her family didn’t get hurt because________.
| A．her husband knew there would be a storm |
| B．they were all outside the house when the storm became worse |
| C．they rushed out of her house in time |
| D．the welfare department helped them |
The underlined word“shelter”in this passage means“________”.
| A．something to eat |
| B．something to wear |
| C．somewhere to study |
| D．somewhere to stay |
Which of the following may be the best title for this passage？
| A．A Terrible Storm |
| B．A Lucky Woman |
| C．Good Soldiers |
| D．Clever People |
On Children’s Day 2004，Hong Kong held an interesting activity．In this activity，children and their parents played the rich and the poor．In the dinner，the rich could have delicious food，but the poor could only have bread with porridge．
Parents all hoped to have the dinner for the poor with their children．They hoped that their children could be taught a lesson from the dinner．
Now many people on earth don’t have enough food or clothing．Every day only half of the world could enjoy enough food．
The activity was held to make the families understand the differences between the poor and the rich and also make parents know that too much material life won’t always do good to the children．Which of the following sentences is true？
| A．Half the poor and half the rich joined in the activity． |
| B．Children played the rich and parents played the poor． |
| C．Parents played the rich and children played the poor． |
| D．Some of the children and their parents played the poor． |
In the dinner，parents hoped to________．
| A．have bread and porridge with their children |
| B．give the poor delicious food |
| C．give delicious food to both the rich and the poor |
| D．give their children delicious food |
Today only half the people in the world________．
| A．enjoy material life |
| B．have enough to eat |
| C．live in the West of the earth |
| D．can go to Hong Kong |
From the activity，parents knew________．
| A．the poor wanted to be rich |
| B．the rich wanted to have the life of the poor |
| C．the poor were different from the rich |
| D．the rich could have better care from the school |
From the news report we’re clear that________．
| A．children often change their minds |
| B．children of the poor work harder at school |
| C．children of the rich don’t like the activity |
| D．children shouldn’t be given too much material life |
Women’s fashions change more rapidly than men’s．In the early 1990’s，all women wore their skirts to the ankle．Today，some skirts are even longer than before，but some are very short．Women’s shoes have also gone through all sorts of changes in the last 17 years．For example，boots for women were very common at the beginning of this century．Then for years，they were not considered fashionable．Today，they’re back in style again in all colors，lengths and materials．In fact，today’s women can wear all types of clothes on almost any occasion．While all of these changes were taking place in women’s fashions，men’s clothing remained almost the same until a few years ago．And，in fact，most men are still dressed in the kinds of clothes they used to wear．What kind of skirts do women like to wear today？
| A．Long skirts． |
| B．Short skirts． |
| C．Both long skirts and short skirts． |
| D．Neither long skirts nor short skirts． |
Now boots are considered________．
| A．fashionable |
| B．unfashionable |
| C．uncommon |
| D．fit for girls most |
When today’s women go to the party，they wear________．
| A．skirts down to the ankle |
| B．long red boots |
| C．long skirts and short boots |
| D．any kinds of clothes they like |
Men’s fashions________．
| A．are changing fast these years |
| B．have changed as well |
| C．keep unchanged |
| D．change as women’s fashions do |
The passage tries to tell us________．
| A．boots for women have been thought fashionable since the beginning of this century |
| B．women’s shoes are back again in all colors，lengths，etc． |
| C．today men are dressed in the kinds of clothes they used to wear |
| D．fashions for clothes，shoes and so on always change |
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