The one-child policy in our country has made most families much smaller than before. That is to say, there are fewer children in a family. But the population of China is still growing faster. Why? In fact, it’s a serious problem not only in China, but also in the whole world. It’s reported that the world population is expected to reach 9,200,000,000 by 2050. There are two important reasons. First, there are still more and more babies born every year. Next, people in the world can live much longer than before.
The earth is too tired, but it has to burden(担负) more in the future. Who can save her?
根据所给短文内容，选择正确答案。
| A．pollution | B．population | C．flood | D．hunger |
| A．希望 | B．祝愿 | C．期待 | D．预测 |
| A．92 million | B．92 billion | C．9.2 billion | D．9.2 million |
A. The population of China is still growing.
B. The number of women keeps growing these years.
C. It’s difficult for us to control (控制) the population in a few years.
D. One of the reasons for the population problem is that people can live longer than before.【小5】Which is the best title for the passage?
A. China’s Population B. The Family Planning
C. The Population Problem D. China’s One-Child Policy
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阅读下面短文， 从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the United State and other parts of the world. It has a history of over a . The inventor of basketball, James Naismith, came from Canada. He invented basketball for his students in 1891. , it was an indoor game so that students could play in bad weather.
Basketball soon became very popular. In 1946 the NBA came being. There were great basketball stars in the NBA. For many years they were all Americans. But now many good players come from other countries.
Basketball is both an indoor and outdoor game. It is a team sport with two teams of five players each. The goal is to throw the ball the other side’s basketball, and to the other team from doing so. You can throw it from any part of the court with one hand or both hands. You can pass the ball to your teammates. But you must follow the rules. For example, you hold the ball and run with it. To win basketball games, you should have good . But it is more important for you and the other players to play as a team. You are sure to enjoy this popular sport.
A. year B. month C. century
A. At last B. At first C. At least
A. into B. to C. in
A. many B. few C. much
A. across B. over C. through
A. make B. stop C. let
A. also B. either C. too
A. needn’t B. can’t C. may
A. skills B. chances C. looks
A. played B. plays C. playing
Are you going to Hong Kong Disneyland with your family? If your father smokes, you must ask him to be careful, because on January 1st, 2007, Hong Kong began to ban(禁止）smoking in most public places, such as restaurants, workplaces, schools, public parks, museums and so on. That’s to say, if someone smokes in those places, he is breaking the law. And then he will have to pay up to HK $5000.
The ban is to stop passive smoking. What is passive(被动的）smoking? When people smoke in a restaurants or on the bus, others have to breathe the smoke too. They don’t want to breathe but they have no choice(选择）. This is passive smoking. It is very bad for people’s health.
Hong Kong is not the first to have a smoking ban. On January 1st, 2006,Singapore(新加坡）began to ban smoking in most public places.
What does “law” mean in Chinese?
| A．法律 | B．责任 | C．风俗 | D．承诺 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．For most people, passive smoking isn’t bad for their health. |
| B．You can smoke when you are in Hong Kong. |
| C．If someone smokes in public parks in Hong Kong, he will have to pay up to HK $5000. |
| D．Hong Kong banned smoking in most public places before Singapore did. |
Why did Hong Kong ban smoking in most public places？
| A．Because people in Hong Kong hate smoking. |
| B．Because it want to stop passive smoking which is bad for people’s health. |
| C．Because smoking is good for people’s health. |
| D．Because passive smoking is only bad for some people. |
What’s the meaning of “passive smoking”?
| A．吸烟 | B．递烟 | C．烟囱 | D．二手烟 |
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An interesting experiment(实验）is taking place at the Children’s Hospital in London. Dogs, cats, and even horses help sick children to get better. Dr. Marcus Finch of the Children’s Hospital says,“Children have many problems as they are growing up. When they have problems, it’s not easy for them to open up. But when they are with a pet animal, they feel relaxed and always smile. Animals don’t speak, so they don’t criticize(责备）.They listen and don’t stop children. Children can talk with animals because they can believe them. Animals know how to keep secret! Also, children feel they are needed(被需要的） because they help to feed （喂养）the animals and look after them.”At the Children’s Hospital, you can find children playing with cats, dogs, and goats,and riding horses. The doctors just watch them and are surprised at the power of the animals.An interesting experiment(实验）is taking place at the Children’s Hospital in ________.
| A．Beijing | B．London | C．Japan | D．The USA |
How many kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage?
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
Why do children feel they are needed?
| A．When they have problems, it’s not easy for them to open up. |
| B．Children can talk with animals because they can believe them. |
| C．Because they help to feed （喂养）the animals and look after them. |
| D．They all like the animals. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Dogs, elephants, and even horses help sick children to get better. |
| B．When children are with a pet animal, they feel relaxed and always smile. |
| C．Children don’t want to play with animals when they have problems. |
| D．Children don’t have any problems as they are growing up. |
This passage is mainly about ________.
| A．Sick children and doctors |
| B．How to make friends with animals. |
| C．Sick children don’t like doctors. |
| D．Sick children and animal treatment(疗法） |
Swimming is very popular in the world. Many people like swimming in summer, even in the other three seasons. Water makes people feel cool and swimming makes people keep fit.
If you swim in a wrong place, it may not be safe. A lot of people died when they were enjoying themselves in water, and most of them were students. Now some people are not careful enough in swimming. They often think they can swim so well that nothing will happen to them in water. If you go swimming in summer, don’t forget that a lot of good swimmers have died in water. They died not because they couldn’t swim, but because of their carelessness(粗心）. Don’t get into water when you are alone. If there is a “ No Swimming” sign, don’t swim there. If you remember these, swimming will be safe and enjoyable(舒服的).
_________like swimming in summer.
| A．Few people | B．Lots of people |
| C．Only students | D．Only swimmers |
Swimming can make people keep_________.
| A．clean | B．fat | C．healthy | D．ill |
It’s _________ to swim in a wrong place.
| A．Wonderful | B．interesting |
| C．not safe | D．not careful |
Some swimmers died in water because they were_________.
| A．students | B．children |
| C．not strong | D．too careless |
If you go swimming, you shouldn’t_________when you are alone.
| A．get into water | B．die in water |
| C．swim too long | D．swim too badly |
Do you want to be in good health? Try to do the following things! You can become stronger.
Drink eight cups of water every day. Water helps your body in many ways.
Don’t forget to eat your breakfast. Breakfast gives you energy your body needs for the morning.
Go for a walk every day after meals. Walking is a good exercise, and people need exercise for good health.
Stretch for five minutes after sitting for one or two hours.Stretching your arms and legs is good foe your body.
Have a rest about twenty minutes when you are tired. You may do something different to take a rest. For example, get up and walk, sit down to listen to music and so on.
根据短文内容判断正确（T)错误（F)。Drink eight cups of water every day is good for us.
Go for a walk every day before meals.
Stretch for five minutes after sitting five hours.
Have a rest when you are tired.
You can listen to music to have a rest.
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