Dear readers,
Imagine a little girl who knows there will not be enough food for dinner, who can’t fill her stomach with water because it’s polluted (被污染), and who has watched lives slipped away (消失) from her father, little brother and sister because the family is too poor to see a doctor. She would gladly walk miles to school, but her mother needs her badly (非常) at home. What will her future be?
Is it hard to believe? For Maria Pestora, it is real life.
But with just 52 pennies a day, you can sponsor (资助) a child like Maria. Through“Save the Children”，you can help Maria’s mother get the tools and ways she needs to turn their poor food into a good dinner, and get the money she needs to buy clothes and school things for Maria.
To help Maria most, your money is put together with that of other sponsors. Building schools, hospitals, bringing in clean water is what“Save the Children”has been working on since 1932.
For you there are many rewards. You have the chance to write to or hear from the child you sponsored, to receive photos or progress reports, to know you are reaching out to another person, not with a handout (救济品), but a hand up. That’s how “Save the Children” works. But without you, it can’t work. Please take a moment now to fill in and post the form below to help a child like Maria.
It can make a difference in his/her life and yours.
For the children
David Li Guyer
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。We can read the letter in _____.
| A．somebody’s diary | B．a piece of newspaper |
| C．a progress report | D．a story book |
What’s Maria’s most serious problem?
| A．She has no chance to go to school. |
| B．Her father died of a serious disease. |
| C．Hard work has made her suffer a lot. |
| D．Her mother needs her badly at home. |
What is “Save the Children”?
| A．An activity to help poor children go to school. |
| B．An office of the government to collect money. |
| C．A program shown at theaters to help the poor. |
| D．A group who works for children in poor places. |
The last sentence in the letter means “_____”.
| A．If Maria goes to school, you will be rewarded |
| B．What you give is more than what you take |
| C．Both Maria’s life and yours will change a lot |
| D．Maria and you can help each other at school |
Which activity is similar to “Save the Children”?
| A．English Corner | B．Project Hope |
| C．The Summer Camp | D．Job Training |
World Expo 2010 will be held in Shanghai. It will last from May 1st to October 31st， 2010. The Expo site covers a total area of 5.28 km2.It spans(横跨) both sides of the HuangpuRiver， with 3.93 km2 in Pudong and 135 km2 in Puxi. There are five functional zones markedA B C D andE. Each of them has different functions.
Zone A will host the national pavilions(国家馆) of Asian countries except southeast Asian ones.
Zone B will be home to the China Pavilion(中国馆) and Oceanian(大洋洲的) countries, Pavilions for International Organizations， Theme Pavilions(主题馆)， Expo Centre，and Performance Centre etc.
Zone C will host the national pavilions of European， American and African countries. A large public amusement park will be built at the entrance of this zone.
Zone D is home to Corporate Pavilions(企业馆), the land is one of the original places of modern China's national industry. So some of the old industrial buildings will be kept and renovated(修复) into Expo pavilions.
Zone E will host standalone(独立的) Corporate Pavilions， Urban Civilization Pavilion (城市文明馆)， and Urban Best Practices Area.
| A．About four months. | B．About five months |
| C．About half a year | D．About a year |
| A．The Expo site covers the area of 5.28 km2. |
| B．The Expo site spans both sides of HuangpuRiver. |
| C．There are five functionalzones marked A， B， C， D， and E. |
| D．All of the five' zones have the Same functions. |
A. Zone A. B. Zone B.
C. Zone C. D. Zone D.
A.a large museum B. a large public amusement park
C. a theme pavilions D. a large garden
| A．you can visit Urban Best Practices Area |
| B．you can know some information of American national industry |
| C．you can find some Corporate Pavilions |
| D．you can have the chance to get to know some Oceanian countries. |
| Xiao Shenyang will present a comedy in mid-May. You’ll enjoy errenzhuan, a local folk dance from Northeast China. Time: 8 p. m. May 10 Tickets: 280-800 yuan Venue: Shenzhen Sports Center Booking(预订)： 11185 |
Rubina Ali, the young actress who played Lakita in “Slumdog Millionaire”(贫民窟的百万富翁)，is performing in a musical named “Sleeping Beauty”. Time: 7:30 p. m. June 1 Tickets: 280 yuan Venue: Shenzhen Poly Theater Booking: 86371698 |
| Liu Qian, a well-known magician(魔术师)from Taiwan, is performing wonderful magic tricks. Time: 3 p.m. June 20 Tickets: 500 yaun (5% off if you buy online) Venue: Shenzhen Children’s Palace Booking: 89812344 |
Britain’s singing sensation Susan Boyle is coming! You may enjoy her angelic voice in her concert. Time: 8 p. m. July 25 Tickets: 380—700 yuan Venue: Shenzhen Grand Theater Booking: 82337625 |
| A．82337625 | B．86371698 |
| C．89812344 | D．11185 |
| A．Shenzhen Grand Theater | B．Shenzhen Sports Center |
| C．Shenzhen Children Palace | D．Shenzhen Poly Theater |
| A．a musical | B．a concert |
| C．a magic show | D．a local folk dance |
| A．950 yuan | B．10 yuan |
| C．25 yuan | D．50 yuan |
| A．Xiao Shenyang’s folk dance | B．Rubina Ali’s musical |
| C．Liu Qian’s magic show | D．Susan Boyle’s concert |
Good parent – teacher communication is necessary for a child’s success in school. Recent studies show that the more actively parents are involved (参与) in the child’s school life. The better the child does in his studies.
Like all relationships, parents and teachers affect each other, but the person who is most affected is the child. What they need to understand is that the educational success depends on many things, including the ability of the parents and teacher to know his needs and what he likes, and encourage him.
When a child’s teacher and parents work together in the best interests (利益) of the child, he may feel able to learn, but, more importantly, also feel supported.
Education is about much more than just academic (学术) success. We must use the parent-teacher relationship to help a child grow and learn. So, how should parents and teacher work together?
It doesn’t require a change in the school subjects. It simply means that they should work together to help make lessons practical (与实际结合) . For instance, if a child is learning about money at school and the teacher takes the time to communicate this to the parents, the parent can take the child to the store to practice what he is learning at school. At the store, he has to pick out a thing he can afford to buy, take out the right amount of money to pay for it and check to make sure the clerk has given him the right amount of change. Doing this can help him to learn about the world in which he lives. This is how good parent-teacher communication supports the parent, teacher and, finally, the child.Who is most affected by the parent-teacher relationship?
| A．The child | B．The parents. |
| C．The child’s friends. | D．the teachers |
Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?
| A．To develop a good parent-teacher relationship, some school subjects need to be changed. |
| B．Education is just about academic success. |
| C．It is only teachers’ duty to teach children about money. |
| D．With parent and teachers caring for the child, he may feel supported. |
The underlined word, “change”, in the last paragraph means in Chinese.
| A．商品 | B．课程 |
| C．变化 | D．零钱 |
The author’s purpose of giving the example in the last paragraph is to tell us that .
| A．parent and teachers should work together to help make the child’s lessons practical. |
| B．Parents play an important role in educating children. |
| C．children should not learn about money at school. |
| D．Parents should take the child to the store often. |
Environmental pollution is the biggest problem for human being today. We all know that the environment includes the earth,water, plants and animals.If they are polluted or hurt, oour life can also be harmed.
It is true that more and more trees are being cutting down. The earth is becoming warmer. If the problem continues, the world will become a desert, and people will have no place to live.
The smoke produced by cars, factories and homes is polluting the air. Poisonous gas is letting off into the air , too. The polluted air make people sick.
Then there is the sound pollution. Our world is not quiet, even at night, because of the noise made by cars and people’s daily life. Too much noise has a bad influence on our hearing. It has been reported that many people in a village near an airport have lost their hearing because of the noise made by planes.
The water and the earth we are living on have also been polluted. The rubbish people throw away and the waste water poured by factories make the water and the soil polluted. When we drink dirty water or eat crops planted on polluted soil, we can get sick easily.
Just imagine what will happen if this continues. I ‘m sure it won’t be a pleasant result.What does the underlined word mean in Chinese?
| A．大量的 | B．稀有的 | C．有毒的 | D．刺鼻的 |
What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?
| A．Sound pollution is harmful. |
| B．The water is polluted. |
| C．We should plant more trees. |
| D．The polluted air can make people sick. |
What is the writer’s opinion on the pollution today?
| A．It has been stopped | B．It is very serous |
| C．It is not important | D．It is interesting |
The best title of this passage is .
| A．what is the air pollution |
| B．the harm of the soil pollution |
| C．the environmental pollution. |
| D．how to deal with the environmental pollution. |
Dolphins (海豚) are not fish, but warm-blooded animals. They live in groups, and speak to each other in their own language. In this they are like other animals, such as bees and birds. But dolphins are very different from almost all land animals. Their brain is nearly the same size as our own, and they live a long time - at least twenty or thirty years.
Like some animals, dolpins use sound to help them find their way around. They also make these sounds to talk to each other and to help them find food. We now know they do not use their ears to receive these sounds, but the lower part of the mouth, called the jaw.
Strangely, dolphins seem to like man, and for thousands of years there have been stories about the dolphin and its friendship with people.
There is a story about sailors in the 19th century. In a dangerous part of the sea off the coast of New Zealand, they learnt to look for a dolphin called Jack. From 1871 to 1903 Jack met every boat in the area and showed it the way. Then in 1903 a passenger on a boat called The penguin shot and wounded Jack. He recovered and for nine years more continued to guide all ships through the area－except for The Penguin.
Today, some people continue to kill dolphins, but many countries of the world now protect them and in these places it is against the law to kill them. Dolphins are different from many other animals in that they _____.
| A．are warm-blooded | B．have large brains |
| C．live in groups e | D．have their own languag |
Which of the following does the dolphin use to help it find its way around?
| A．Its nose | B．Its mouth |
| C．Its eyes. | D．Its ears.. |
Why did the sailors off the coast of New Zealand look for Jack?
| A．He was seriously wounded. |
| B．They enjoyed playing with him. |
| C．They wanted his help |
| D．He was lonely and liked to be with people. |
By telling the story of Jack the writer wanted to show that _____.
| A．Jack is different from other dolphins |
| B．people are cruel to animals |
| C．dolphins are friendly and clever |
| D．dolphins should be protected by law |
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