Scientists who study the climate are still arguing about how fast the earth is warming and how much it will warm, but they do agree that the earth is warming and that it will keep warming if we don’t do anything about it.
Scientists agree that the burning of fossil fuels (化石燃料) like oil and coal cause greenhouse gases to escape into the air and that these gases are causing most of the warming. Another cause is deforestation (cutting down trees) . Trees soak up carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse gases, from the air.
There are already some changes happening because of global warming. Sea level is rising and some animals are already moving to new homes. It’s already too late to stop global warming completely.
If the warming gets worse, as scientists expect, there may be some kinds of plants and animals that is disappearing because they can’t move to new homes. There may be more storms and floods. Sea level may rise so much that people have to move away from the coasts. Some areas may become too dry for farming.
Global warming is a very difficult problem to fix. People are having a hard time agreeing on what to do about it. For example, everyone agrees that wasting energy is a bad thing to do. But some people think that the federal government (联邦政府) should make laws about it, while other people think it should be up to each person or business to decide what to do.
Many states and businesses in the United States are not waiting until the federal government decides what to do. They have already started working on the problem.What are the scientists arguing about in the passage?
A. How fast is the earth warming?
B. How much will the earth warm?
C. The earth will keep warming if we don’t do anything about it.
D. Both A and B.What does the underlined phrase “soak up” mean?
| A．take in | B．grow up | C．take off | D．set up |
What may be the causes of global warming?
| A．The disappearance of plants and animals and the wasting energy. |
| B．The burning of fossil fuels and storms and floods. |
| C．The burning of fossil fuels and deforestation. |
| D．The rising of sea level and deforestation. |
What is the best title of this passage?
| A．The reason for global warming | B．How to stop global warming |
| C．The changes to the world | D．The global warming |
American boys and girls love watching television. Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the television set. Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Saturday.
Televisions are like books or films. A child can learn both bad things and good things from them. Some programs help children to understand the news, and others show people and places from other countries or other time in history. With television, a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a play, a concert or a game at home.
Television brings many places and events into our homes. Some programs show crimes (犯罪活动) and other things that are bad for children, so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do. Some children spend eight hours or more ________ on Saturday.
| A．studying | B．playing card games |
| C．watching TV | D．helping their parents |
On television children can see ________.
| A．games | B．big animals |
| C．oceans | D．almost everything |
Children usually spend ________ a day in school.
| A．six hours | B．more than eight hours |
| C．only a few hours | D．four hours |
“Television brings many places and events into homes. ” means ________.
| A．television makes things happen in homes |
| B．we can know places and events without going to see them |
| C．we can see houses and buildings on TV |
| D．we can find them easily |
Parents sometimes help their children find other things to do when there is ________ for children.
| A．a bad program | B．an animal |
| C．a game | D．an uninteresting film |
Mr. Smith never watched TV. He thought that people spent too much time watching it. Some of his friends often talked about sports shows, the movies and plays. Mr. Smith said to himself, “They never read any books or go out in the evening. ” So he didn’t buy a TV.
Two years ago, Mr. Smith was 60 years old. He stopped working in the hospital. His son bought him a TV. He began to watch all the news. He knows much more about the world now. And he reads more books, too.
Now, Mr. Smith will get very unhappy if you trouble(打扰) him when he is watching TV. I can’t know that one can change(改变) his idea when he is 60. Mr. Smith didn’t watch TV because ________.
| A．he had no time to watch it |
| B．he thought it took (占用) people much time to watch TV |
| C．he couldn’t buy the TV set |
| D．he thought watching TV is bad for people’s eyes |
Mr. Smith ________ when he worked in the hospital.
| A．went to mountains |
| B．played sports |
| C．read books |
| D．watched TV |
Mr Smith didn’t work in the hospital ________.
| A．after he was 60 |
| B．before his son bought him a TV |
| C．when his son asked him not to work |
| D．after he liked watching the news |
Mr. Smith is ________ now.
| A．58 | B．60 | C．62 | D．61 |
The black word “unhappy” means ________ in Chinese.
| A．很高兴 | B．很和蔼 | C．不高兴 | D．不理解 |
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Thank you for watching CCTV’s Around China. I’m Quan Ling, a reporter from CCTV. Now, we’re in Penghu, Taiwan. The beach here is really beautiful and clean. It’s raining these days, today is sunny, but the weather is hot and humid. But there are lots of people here on vacation. Some people are taking photos; some are swimming in the sea, and others are 4 on the beach. Look at this group of young men playing beach soccer. 3. They are only wearing sports shorts and sunglasses. They are running barefoot(光脚). They really look cool. I’m 5 that they can play so well in this heat. This is a very beautiful and interesting place. It’s also a good place to relax. I like here so much that I really don’t want to leave.
任务一 选择最佳答案What does Quan Ling do?
| A．A soccer player. | B．A reporter. | C．A tourist. | D．An actor. |
What’s the weather like today?
| A．Rainy. | B．Sunny. | C．Hot and humid. | D．Sunny, but hot and humid. |
任务二 把划线句子翻译成汉语________________________________________________________________
任务三 从方框中选择适当的动词并用其适当形式补全短文
| relax, surprise, lie |
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Mr Brown works in a hospital. He is a good doctor. Mr Brown is shortsighted(近视), but he doesn’t like wearing glasses(眼镜) when he has his meals.
Mr Brown is very strict with his son, Peter. Peter is a good student. He likes talking with others very much. He often talks about his teachers and his classmates at the table. Mr Brown says, “Don’t talk when you have meals. It’s dangerous and not good for your health. ”
One day, when they’re having dinner, Peter sees a fly (苍蝇) in his father’s bowl(碗). He wants to tell his father about it. His father looks at him and says, “ Don’t talk! ”
After dinner his father asks him, “ What do you want to say? ” “There is a fly in your bowl! ”What does Mr Brown do?
| A．He works in a hospital. | B．He is a doctor. |
| C．He is shortsighted. | D．He has a son. |
Mr Brown is a ________ father.
| A．good | B．bad | C．dirty | D．strict |
Peter likes ________.
| A．talking in class | B．talking about flies |
| C．having dinner with a fly | D．talking with others |
Why doesn’t Mr Brown let Peter talk at table?
| A．Because he is very strict. |
| B．Because he doesn’t like Peter. |
| C．Because he thinks it’s dangerous and not good for health. |
| D．Because he is a doctor. |
Which is NOT true?
| A．Mr Brown doesn’t have glasses. |
| B．Mr Brown is a good doctor. |
| C．Peter knows a lot about his teachers and classmates. |
| D．Perhaps(或许), Peter had the fly that day. |
We have twenty minutes’ break time after the second class in the morning. Look! Most of us are playing during the break time. Some students are on the playground(操场). They are playing basketball. Oh! A boy is running with the ball. And another is stopping(阻止) him. They look so cool. And there are some girls watching the game. Some students are in the classroom. They are talking. A few of them are reading and doing homework. Look! A girl is looking at the birds in the tree in front of the classroom. She must be thinking of something interesting because she is smiling(微笑).
What are the teachers doing? Some of them are working in the office. And some are talking with students. Everyone is doing his or her things, busy but happy! Where are the students playing basketball?
| A．In front of the tree. |
| B．In front of the classroom. |
| C．On the playground. |
| D．In the tree. |
A girl is looking at the birds. She is __________ .
| A．happy | B．cool |
| C．interesting | D．exciting |
What are the teachers doing?
| A．Working or talking with students. |
| B．Having a basketball game. |
| C．Playing with the students. |
| D．Looking at the birds. |
There are __________ students in the classroom.
| A．no | B．some | C．few | D．many |
The passage is mainly(主要)about __________ .
| A．students | B．a basketball game |
| C．break time activities | D．teachers |
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