Some of the greatest problems we face today are the destruction (破坏) of our environ
-ment. 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 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 the thousands of others still take no notice, the great migration plan 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. |
Why does the writer use cloth bags in stores?
| A．Because he wants to do some good to the environment. |
| B．Because he thinks plastic bags are more expensive. |
| C．Because there are only cloth bags in stores. |
| D．Because all the people use cloth bags in stores. |
What does the underlined word “spectacular” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
| A．Curious. | B．Surprising. |
| 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. |
Teenagers can have problems with their minds. Some become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates.
Liu Wei, a Junior 2 student from Hefei, could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons. He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger(手指) with a knife.
14-year-old Yan Fang from Guangzhou was afraid of exams. She got very worried when she looked at the exam paper. She couldn’t think of anything to write.
A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of Shanghai teenagers have mental (心理的) problems. Their troubles include being worried and very unhappy, and having problems in learning and getting on with people. Many teenagers who have problems won’t go for advice or help. Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor. Others don’t want to talk about their secret.
Liang Yuezhu, an expert（专家） on teenagers from Beijing Anding Hospital, has the following advice for teenagers:
Talk to your parents or teachers often.
Take part in group activities and play sports.
Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell.Some teenagers often become worried or have trouble getting on with others. They may have ______.
A. mental problems B. a headache C. knives with them. Liu Wei cut his finger with a knife because ______.
A. his finger was badly hurt
B. he was afraid of his teacher
C. he was so worried about his study Yan Fang’s problems happened whenever ______.
A. she studied very hard
B. she had exams
C. she talked with her parentsTeenagers won’t ask others for help because ______.
A. they won’t let others think they are stupid
B. they don’t think doctors can help them
C. they want to tell their secret to others Liang Yuezhu’s advice tells us that ______.
A. it’s not necessary for teenagers to be with others
B. teachers and parents can’t do anything about teenagers’ mental problems
C. it’s better for teenagers with mental problems to join others
A lady has a problem with her daughter.
“My nine-year-old daughter is in Grade Four. Every evening we get into an argument about her homework. Three afternoons a week, she has activities (netball, singing) after school and when we get home, homework is the last thing she likes doing. The other two days, she got home early and we argued about whether she should do her homework right after school, or whether she should have some time to rest and play first. When Maria at last sat down to do her homework, she seemed to want me to be there all the time. But I had something else to do. It seems that children these days have much more homework than we did, and some of it is really difficult for them. As you can see, I’m really worried about her homework and I really don’t know what I should do. Any ideas?” Maria is _______.
A. four years old
B. nine years old
C. in Class Four Maria doesn’t have any activities after school for _______ afternoons.
A. two B. three C. four Maria wants to _______ first when she gets home early.
A. do her homework
B. play netball and sing
C. have a rest and play. The lady thinks that her daughter should do her homework _______.
A. with the mother B. with the father C. aloneThis passage is probably from a ________.
A. diary B. newspaper C. novel
When you think of your hair, you probably think of the hair on your head. But there’s hair on almost every part of your body. (some places that don’t have hair include the lips, the palms of the hands ,and the soles of the feet.)
Some of the hair on your body is easy to see, like your eyebrows and the hair on your head, arms, and legs. But other hair ,like that on your cheek, is almost invisible.
Depending on where it is, hair has different jobs. The hair on your head keeps your head warm and provided a little cushioning for your skull. Eyelashes protect your eyes by decreasing the amount of light and dust that go into them, and eyebrows protect your eyes from sweat dripping down from your forehead. Where can hair be seen?
| A．On head | B．On almost every part of the body |
| C．On lips | D．On palms |
Does hair easy to see?
| A．Yes, they are invisible |
| B．Yes, almost they are |
| C．No, only some of the hair on the body is |
| D．No, they are invisible |
Which is not true in the followings?
A. There is no hair on the lips.
B. The eyebrows can protect your eyes form the light and dust
C. Different part of hair have different effects.
Some of the hair is invisibleWhat is the purpose of the hair on your head?
| A．Protect your eyes. | B．Protect your eyes form sweat |
| C．Keep your head warm. | D．Protect your forehead. |
What’s the meaning of “Eyelashes”?
| A．眼睛 | B．眼球 | C．眼镜 | D．眼睫毛 |
Even a child knows that nodding the head means “Yes”. But some people will not know it when they first come to India. When they talk to an India, the India often shakes his head. They might think that the Indian does not like what they said, but on the contrary he is expressing agreement(同意).
The Indians have a habit of shaking their heads slightly when they talk to somebody. It doesn’t mean “No”, but “Yes”.
If a person doesn’t know that, he might make trouble.
At one time a foreigner in India told his driver who was an Indian to take him to his office. The driver shook his head. The foreigner repeated his words and the driver shook his head again. At last, the foreigner shouted angrily, “Drive me to my office at once!” The driver said in a low voice, “Yes, sir,” smiling and shaking his head again at the same time. Usually nodding the head means “_______”, and shaking the head means “________”.
| A．Yes; No | B．No; Yes |
| C．Yes; Yes | D．No; No |
In India, if people agree with each other, they will___________.
| A．nod their heads |
| B．shake their heads |
| C．neither nod nor shake their heads |
| D．either nod or shake their heads |
Why did the Indian driver shake his head when the foreigner asked him to his office?
Because ________________________.
| A．the Indian driver had something important to do |
| B．the foreigner gave him only a little money. |
| C．the Indian driver felt sad at that time |
| D．in India, shaking the head means agreement |
Why did the foreigner become angry? Because .
| A．the Indian driver didn’t want to send him to his office. |
| B．he thought the meaning of shaking the head meant “No” in India. |
| C．he asked the driver to send him to his office, but the Indian driver didn’t say any words. |
| D．the Indian driver asked him for a lot of money. |
The phrase “on the contrary” means .
| A．Just the opposite | B．clear different between two things |
| C．or | D．and |
A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”
“If you must know, I make $20 an hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”
The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish!”
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”
“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy had already had money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you have already had some?” the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”How much money does the boy’s father make an hour? _______.
| A．$10 | B．$20 | C．$30 | D．$15 |
In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means _______.
| A．very angry | B．quite happy |
| C．too excited | D．very surprised |
At first, the father refused to lend the boy any money because _______.
| A．he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself |
| B．he thought the boy would buy something of useless |
| C．the boy always borrowed money from him |
| D．the boy really needed to buy something |
The boy wanted to buy _______ with some money.
| A．a new book for himself | B．a nice present for his father |
| C．something of no use | D．an hour of his father’s time |
From the passage, we can know that the boy’s father _______.
| A．often played with his son | B．spent little time with his son |
| C．often came back home early | D．often had dinner with his son |
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