Earth Day is on April 22nd. People say thanks to the Earth and learn ways to keep the Earth safe and clean. But saving the Earth is not just for grow-ups. Kids are also taking an active part in it.
The American writer and filmmaker Lynne made a film called Young Voices for the Planet. It lists a lot of stories about different kids who help to keep our environment clean.
Team Marine, US A group of students at Santa Monica High School started an organization called Team Marine. They tell people why plastic bags are bad for sea animals and environment. In 2011, they successfully made lawmakers (立法者) in their city stop people using plastic bags.
Felix, 15, Germany In 2007, a 9-year-old boy, Felix, started a club，Plant for the Planet. It encourages children around the world to plant trees in their own countries. Felix helped plant 25 million trees in Germany and 120 million trees worldwide.
Alec, 17, US When he was 12, Alec set up Kids VS Global (全球的) Warming. It teaches kids about weather change and ways to stop the world getting warmer and warmer. Alec travels widely to encourage people to help stop global warming. He has given more than 70 talks across the country.
Olivia, 13, US When Olivia was 11, she heard about the 2010 oil spill (漏油) in the Gulf of Mexico. She painted 500 pictures of birds to raise money for the clean-up. She raised more than $200,000 to protect (保护) birds and other wild animals.What is the purpose of setting up the “Earth Day” and who can do something for the Earth?
| A．To keep the earth peaceful and beautiful by adults and kids |
| B．To keep the earth balanced by adults only |
| C．To keep the earth safe and clean by adults and kids |
| D．To keep the earth safe and clean by kids only |
Young Voices for the Planet made by Lynne is ________.
| A．a book | B．a TV play |
| C．a film | D．a club |
According to the passage, we know ________ doesn’t agree to use plastic bags.
| A．Team Marine | B．Felix |
| C．Alec | D．Olivia |
Alec travels widely to encourage people to ________.
| A．raise money | B．plant trees |
| C．protect wild animals | D．help stop global warming |
The passage is mainly talk about how ________.
| A．kids are saving the Earth | B．parents are planting trees |
| C．students are raising money | D．grow-ups are using plastics bags |
Have you heard about “Survival Holidays”？“Survival Holidays” is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities. Now about 1,100 companies are allowed to take children into the great outdoors without their parents.
The reason why people like “Survival Holidays” is that they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games. “Survival Holidays” gives them an important change.
Is “Survival Holidays” a wonderful idea? Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play. They need to be left on their own, without adults disturbing them. Parents care too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with activities that are controlled by adults, which causes many problems. They don't know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge. Children are not comfortable with danger. Even slight danger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems very terrible to them.
Many people think the survival activities are good for children. Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay calm in different times. Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how to work in a team. All these skills will help them a lot in their lives.The purpose of “Survival Holidays” is ____________
| A．for children to live in a lonely place |
| B．to let children not watch TV at home |
| C．for parents not to disturb their children |
| D．to improve children’s abilities when living alone |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．“Survival Holidays” is popular. |
| B．Being close to nature is not good for children. |
| C．Parents will pay no money for “Survival Holidays”. |
| D．Children live a comfortable life during “Survival Holidays”. |
The underlined word “challenge” in the passage means______
| A．建议 | B．努力 | C．挑战 | D．成就 |
What do many people think?
| A．The survival skills can not be learned in class. |
| B．Children who live in nature will always be healthy. |
| C．Children shouldn’t live a comfortable life with their parents. |
| D．The survival activities will be good for children in the future. |
What does the passage mainly talk about?
| A．What children do during “Survival Holidays” |
| B．Why people like “Survival Holidays”. |
| C．What children need in their free time. |
| D．How to educate children. |
An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London. “What’s that strange building?” asked the visitor. “That’s the Tower of London.” “I see. How long did it take to build it?” “About 500 years.” “In my country we can build it in five months,” Shortly after that they came to St. Paul’s Cathedral(大教堂). “Very interesting!” said the visitor. “How long did it take to build it?” “Near forty years.” said the Englishman. “In my country we can finish it in forty days at most,” said the visitor. This went on all day.
They visited most of the best known buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked what it was and how long it took to build it. Then he said that they could do the same thing much faster in his country.
At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it. Several days later they came to the House of Parliament(议会)and the visitor asked his usual question, “What is that?” The Englishman answered, “ I have no idea. It wasn’t there last night.”The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around _______ one day.
| A．The Tower of London |
| B．St. Paul’s Cathedral |
| C．Some famous buildings in the city |
| D．The whole city of London |
The visitor said that in his country it would take them ____ to build the Tower of London.
| A．less than half a year | B．forty days | C．five hundred years | D．fifty days |
It took them a few days to see ______.
| A．some of the best known buildings in England |
| B．several best known places in England |
| C．many famous houses in the city of London |
| D．most of the best known buildings in London |
The Englishman was angry by the end of the day, but he ______.
| A．didn’t want to say anything |
| B．tried to show it to the visitor |
| C．had no time to tell the visitor |
| D．tried not to show it to the visitor |
The Englishman’s answer to the question of the last place showed_____.
| A．he was sorry that he hadn’t seen the building before |
| B．he could say nothing because he didn’t know anything about it |
| C．he was angry and didn’t want to tell the visitor its name |
| D．he didn’t know how to tell the visitor the name of the building |
It’s Charlie’s birthday today, but he isn’t feeling happy. No one wishes him a happy birthday. Mother says nothing about his birthday. She just tells Charlie to play outside. At lunchtime, his mother calls, “Come in for lunch, Charlie!” Charlie slowly walks into his house. But the living room looks different. Charlie sees a big “Happy Birthday” banner(横幅). Then, he sees a birthday cake, balloons, presents, and all of his friends. “Happy birthday!” everyone shouts. Charlie’s face lights up. He is happy and surprised(吃惊). No one forgets his birthday after all!What is this story about?
| A．Eating cake. |
| B．Celebrating a special day. |
| C．Forgetting a birthday. |
| D．Having fun at a friend’s party. |
Why is Charlie not happy?
| A．He doesn’t like his party. |
| B．He doesn’t like his presents. |
| C．He wants to eat a cake. |
| D．He thinks people forget his birthday. |
Why does the living room look different?
| A．There are many decorations(装饰). |
| B．The lights are on. |
| C．There is a birthday cake. |
| D．There are many presents. |
What does the underlined（划线的） word “light up” properly mean here?
| A．点燃 | B．容光焕发 | C．抬起来 | D．照亮 |
Which is not right?
| A．There are many lovely things in the living room. |
| B．Charlie’s mother plays a trick on Charlie. |
| C．Charlie is happy all day. |
| D．No one forgets Charlie’s birthday. |
House of noodles
We have three size bowls of noodles, small, medium and large. A small bowl of mutton(羊肉) and carrot noodles is RMB 5. A medium bowl of beef and potato noodles is RMB 7. A large bowl of chicken and cabbage noodles is RMB 8.
Welcome to our house.
Lunch special
We have some great specials. The cabbage, tomatoes and rice lunch special is RMB 3. The beef, carrots and rice lunch special is RMB 5. The dumplings and soup lunch special is RMB 8.
Time: 11:00a.m---2:00p.m
Dessert house
What kind of dessert would you like? We have two new specials: ⑴ Apple, strawberry and ice cream. ⑵ Banana, orange and ice cream. And what size of dessert would you like? Small, medium or large? And we also have juice and tea.If you want to buy a small bowl of mutton and carrot noodles and two large bowls of chicken and cabbage noodles, you can pay __________.
| A．RMB 24 | B．RMB 21 | C．RMB 18 | D．RMB 23 |
If you go to the house of noodles, you can buy a medium bowl of __________ noodles.
| A．beef and carrot | B．beef and potato | C．chicken and egg | D．mutton and cabbage |
If you have only RMB 3, you can buy __________ at lunch time.
| A．rice, cabbage and tomatoes | B．beef, carrots and rice |
| C．dumplings and soup | D．dumplings and tomatoes |
If you want to have some dessert, you can __________.
| A．go to the house of noodles | B．get a lunch special |
| C．go to the dessert house | D．go to any houses |
In the dessert house, you can also buy __________.
| A．juice and milk | B．juice and tea | C．dumplings | D．noodles |
My friend has a big police dog named Kim. Police dogs are often very smart. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Kim for a long walk in the park. Kim likes walking very much.
One Sunday afternoon a man visited my friend. He talked to my friend for a long time. They talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Kim for his walk, but the man still stayed. Kim became very worried about his walk in the park. He walked around the living-room sometimes and at last sat down in front of the man and looked at him. But the man went on talking.
After thirty minutes, Kim couldn’t stand(忍受) it. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down in front of the man again but this time he held the man’s hat in his mouth. The story is about __________.
| A．dogs | B．cats | C．people | D．a police dog |
What do you think of the dog?
| A．Kind. | B．Small. | C．Strong. | D．Clever. |
Where do they go for a walk?
| A．In the park. | B．Outside the house. |
| C．Behind the park. | D．In the living-room. |
When do they go for a walk?
| A．On Mondays. | B．On Saturdays. |
| C．On weekends. | D．Every Sunday afternoon. |
Which of the following sentences is true (正确)?
| A．The man knew Kim wanted to go out for a walk. |
| B．Kim doesn’t like walking with my friend. |
| C．The man thought Kim was not polite to him. |
| D．Kim sat down in front of the man because he asked him to leave. |
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