Some of the greatest problems we face today are the destruction (破坏) of our environment. Brown clouds, polluted water，endangered wild animals…. these problems seem so huge.
So my family does what we can. We take cloth bags to stores instead of using plastic bags. We walk where we don't have to drive…
But does it do any good? When I am the only one in line at the market with cloth bags, am I doing any good? Does my walking to stores make any real difference to the world?
I recently learned something about flamingos(火烈鸟) which like to get together in groups of a thousand or more. Every year, when the time comes for migration(迁徙)，a few of them first take off from the lake. But none of the others seem to notice. So the small group returns. However, the next day they try again. This time a few more fly along with them, but most of them still pay no attention, so they return again. They try for several times. Every time a few more birds join in but, since thousands of the others still take no notice, the great migration plan is once more stopped.
Then one day something changes. The same small group of birds once again starts flying and a small number more join in just as before. then more. Finally, they all take flight and the migration really begins. What a spectacular sight it must be — thousands of flamingos taking off into the sky at once !
A few can make a difference. Even if you're the one to take the first step, and continue trying, others will someday take notice and together we will solve even our greatest problems.Where would you most probably read this passage?
| A．A guidebook. | B．A movie poster. |
| C．A personal blog (博客). | D．A geology (地质) magazine. |
What does the underlined word "spectacular" in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
| A．frustrating. | B．surprised. |
| C．terrible. | D．fantastic. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A． Even if we can walk there , we still drive over. |
| B． Flamingos like to get together in groups of a thousand or more. |
| C． Brown clouds and polluted water are the only problems we face today. |
| D． When a few of the flamingos first take off from the lake, all the others follow at once. |
What's the writer's purpose of writing this article?
| A．To show that the writer loves to see the migration of flamingos. |
| B．To tell readers to continue trying and it can make a difference. |
| C．To introduce a special kind of flamingo to readers. |
| D．To show that there're many problems in the world. |
在生活中，我们经常会遇到一些令人不愉快的事情，应该如何处理呢？以下是网站www.fyv.com提供的几个问题及其解决方法，请你予以合理的配对。
Problems:
Some people always smoke in public places.
The No.1 bus is always late.
Some students always drop rubbish * everywhere at school.
My parents ask me to go to after – class activities club all day, even on weekends.
Some children talk loudly in the bookstore.
A: Tell them politely to keep quiet.
B: Call the bus company and ask for the better service.
C: Hand out some posters to ask them not to litter.
D: Tell them that we need to relax after studying for a long time.
E: We could say politely, Excuse me! Would you mind not smoking here?
Have you felt annoyed when a mobile phone rings during the class? Something must be done to stop this. Now in New York City, USA, a rule is carried out* in schools. Students can’t even bring mobile phones to school. Is it a good thing or not?
Anxious* parents say that mobile phones are an important tool* in holding New York City’s families together.
“I worry about it,” said Elizabeth Lorris Ritter, a mother of a middle school kid. “It’s necessary in our everyday life. We have a washing machine*, we have running water, and we have mobile phones. A number of Americans think mobile phones connect* them to children on buses, getting out from subways, walking through unknown* places.
“I have her call me when she gets out school,” said Lindsay Walt, a schoolgirl’s mother. “No one in New York is going to let their children go to school without a mobile phone.
What about the mobile phone owners, the students? Most of the students said that mobile phones were necessary and the mobile phone was like an extra* hand or foot for them.
“I feel so bored,” said May Chom, 14. “There is also no way to listen to music on the way to school without my phone. It will be a really, really boring trip.Elizabeth Lorris Ritter is worried that ______________.
| A．students are not allowed to bring mobile phones |
| B．students spend too much time in listening to music on the mobile phones |
| C．students bring mobile phones to school and they often ring during the class |
| D．no rule is carried out to stop students from bringing mobile phones to school |
____________ American parents disagree with the rule that students can’t bring mobile phones to school.
| A．Some. | B．Many | C．Few | D．No |
May Chom likes to ______________.
| A．go to school without a mobile phone |
| B．chat with her friends on the mobile phone on the way to school |
| C．walk through interesting places with a mobile phone |
| D．bring a mobile phone to school |
This writer wants to tell us the __________ in carrying out* the rule not to use a mobile phone in school.
| A．importance | B．problem | C．happiness | D．hopeless |
One morning, a blind* boy sat in front of a building with a hat by his feet .He held a sign* which said,“I am blind. Please help me. There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat .He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words on it. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps* and ask,“Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you write?”
The man said,“I only wrote the truth. I said what you said, but in a different way.”
What he had written was,“Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
| Special low prices on all clothes |
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LIST PRICE标价 |
SALE PRICE卖价 |
| Shoes |
$48 |
$32 |
| Skirt |
$180 |
$95 |
| Coat |
$420 |
$288 |
| Trousers |
$160 |
$108 |
| Special low prices on all clothes |
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LIST PRICE标价 |
SALE PRICE卖价 |
| Shoes |
$48 |
$32 |
| Skirt |
$180 |
$95 |
| Coat |
$420 |
$288 |
| Trousers |
$160 |
$108 |
Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty* of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.
The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.
There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.
The first is: Treasure*what you have. Someone else has less. Try your best to help those who need your help.
The second is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way.On the sign what the man wrote was,“_______.”
| A．Treasure what we have already had. |
| B．Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it. |
| C．We are so lucky that we are not blind. |
| D．Try your best to help those who need your help. |
The word“recognized”here in Chinese means______.
| A．承认 | B．接受 |
| C．表扬 | D．认出 |
From the passage we know that _____.
| A．the boy always has a hat on his head. |
| B．the man is one of his friends. |
| C．the boy is blind and needs help. |
| D．the boy works for the man. |
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The hat began to fill up after the man wrote some words on the sign. |
| B．The man took away all the few coins from the hat. |
| C．The boy wanted to get enough money to go to school. |
| D．Nobody wanted to give any coins to the blind boy. |
What was the highlight *of the May Day? It was Hangzhou Bay Bridge*, which opened on that day.
It is 36 kilometers long and the world’s longest cross- sea bridge. It begins at Jiaxing, crosses the East China Sea, and end at Cixi, about 70 kilometers from Ningbo. It will reduce* the driving time between Shanghai and Ningbo by about two hours.
A great number of the workers started to build it on November 2003, and ended in June 2007. Now the bridge has become famous. About 40,000 vehicles *can cross the bridge each day at first. This will be added to 100,000 vehicles a day in 2026. During the May Day holiday, many car owners came to the bridge as well as tourists on coaches*. So many people wanted to see the bridge with their own eyes.
As a shortcut *between Zhejiang and Shanghai, the bridge will not only improve traffic but also help economic *development in the Changjiang River Delta.
“People enjoy working in small cities like Cixi but living in big cities like Shanghai,” said a man. “With the help of the bridge, they can leave Shanghai for Cixi in the morning and go back in the afternoon. They only need to drive for about one and a half hours.”Hangzhou Bay Bridge opened________.
| A．in November, 2003 | B．in July, 2007 | C．on May 1, 2008 | D．on March 1, 2008 |
It took about ___________ to finish building the bridge.
| A．three years and a half | B．two years and a half | C．three years | D．four years and a half |
Which city is not mentioned in the passage? ___________.
| A．Cixi | B．Ningbo | C．Hangzhou | D．Shanghai |
The passage can most probably be found in _____________.
| A．a text book | B．a magazine | C．a newspaper | D．a movie poster |
THE CLOTHING STORE’S SUMMER SALE
Save on all clothes in the store
| Special low prices on all clothes |
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LIST PRICE* |
SALE PRICE* |
| Shoes |
$48 |
$32 |
| Skirt |
$180 |
$95 |
| shirt |
$120 |
$88 |
| Pants |
$160 |
$108 |
Sale starts on Sep.10 and ends on Sep.19.
Open Monday to Saturday, 8:00am to 6:30pm
THE CLOTHING STORE
California StreetHow many kinds of clothes are having on a sale.?
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four | D．all kinds |
How much did the shirt used to cost?
| A．$288 | B．$120 | C．$132 | D．$108 |
How long does the sale last?
| A．one week | B．two week | C．ten days | D．a quarter of a month |
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