The earth is about 4,600 million years old. Modern man has lived on the earth for only 35,000 years, but during that time, we have changed our planet in many ways. Many of the things that we have done are good, but more are not good for the earth.
Water pollution
A lot of people, birds and fish die each day because of water pollution. Factories have polluted the land and the water. As a result, many rivers and lakes are now dead.
Air pollution
In big cities, factories, as well as cars, trucks and buses are the main cause of air pollution. Many people in cities now have serious health problems. For example, Mexico city used to be a beautiful sunny capital, but today it is always covered by thick brown clouds.
Soil pollution
In order to have a good harvest, most of the farmers use chemicals too much in their fields. That’s bad for the soil. But this kind of pollution is difficult to stop.
Hope for the future
These problems are very serious for our future, so all of us should do something to improve our environment. If we can stop pollution, our planet will become more and more beautiful and our health will be better. Let’s be greener people!
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。_____ have made the earth change a lot.
| A．Human beings | B．Animals |
| C．Plants | D．People in other planets |
There are _____ kinds of pollution in this passage.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
Which sentence is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Most of things that we have done are good for our planet. |
| B．We must stop the factories from pouring waste water into the rivers and lakes. |
| C．Because of water pollution, many rivers and lakes are now dead. |
| D．Water pollution is very serious nowadays. |
Which sentence is TRUE?
| A．Though Mexico city is always covered by thick brown clouds, it’s still a beautiful sunny capital. |
| B．Air pollution can make people sick. |
| C．Now fewer farmers use chemicals in the fields. |
| D．Factories, cars, trucks and buses are the main cause of soil pollution. |
On January 26th, the biggest earthquake (地震) in India took the lives of 25, 000 people. In the morning, when everybody was enjoying holiday, earthquake began. It was about 7. 5 on the Ritcher scale. “There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more. Everything has been pulled down,” said one of the villagers alive. “There is no water, no food and no one has come to help.”
Nobody died in Pakistan, a country next to India. The City of Lahore was lucky. In Lahore American School, where I was studying, all of the students were safe. They were in the field, so most children didn’t feel anything. The earthquake was felt by the teachers that were on the second floor. However, though Mrs. Young was also on the second floor, she didn't feel anything. She didn’t know what happened until a teacher told her about it. Those teachers who were on the other floors had different feelings. Mr. Emond, the maths teacher from Australia, said that when the earthquake started he thought there was something wrong with him, but then another teacher said that it was an earthquake. After those words Mr. Emond felt better. Mrs. Davis and Mr. Frost didn’t feel anything, either.
My mother didn’t feel anything. She didn’t even know that it was an earthquake till she saw a shaking (moving from side to side) light. My dad saw the computer shaking and then he looked out of the window and saw many people going out.People use “Ritcher scale” to tell .
| A．where the earthquake takes place |
| B．when the earthquake takes place |
| C．how serious the earthquake is |
| D．how long the earthquake lasts |
We learn that from the sentence “There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more.”
| A．India is a large country |
| B．the Indian people had nothing after the earthquake |
| C．there is no tall building in India |
| D．the earthquake in India was serious |
The City of Lahore is .
| A．in India | B．in America | C．in Pakistan | D．in Australia |
Which of the following sentences is true?
| A．I was with my parents when the earthquake happened. |
| B．The earthquake in the city of Lahore wasn’t serious. |
| C．People in the City of Lahore were frightened when they knew it was an earthquake. |
| D．The teachers in Lahore American School were afraid of the earthquake. |
It's not easy to be an astronaut's son. Everybody expects you to be special or perfect. I often wonder how my father ever had a son like me. I mean he's so special and so good at everything he does. Even in middle school he was class monitor and captain of the football team.
Well, to be honest, I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something special-like saving a child from a burning building or discovering a new star. I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father's Day writing competition for the whole school. "I hope we have a winner right here in my class."
When I got home, I started to think about what to write. My father is an astronaut. No, :I wouldn't start like that. That was the way others saw him. How did I see my father? Hmm...
I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream. I remembered how he hugged(拥抱 ) me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car. Yes, these were the things I was going to write. To me, he wasn't just a world-famous astronaut. He was my dad.
My parents and l went to school Thursday night. There were so many people in the big hall! My dad looked at me, and I shrugged(耸肩 ).
The third prize was announced and it was not me. I was relieved and disappointed at the same time. The second prize was announced. It was me.
I went up to the stage and read what I had written, "My father's son". When I finished, the people stood up and cheered. I saw my father blowing his nose. Tears (眼泪 ) were running down my mother's face. Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder.“Son, this is the proudest moment of my life."
It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I'll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but it was enough just to be my father's son.
| A．to become an astronaut's son |
| B．to have a class monitor |
| C．to meet the captain of the football team |
| D．to do something special |
| A．save the child from a burning building |
| B．buy his father a gift for Father's Day |
| C．have the competition winner in his class |
| D．take part in the speech competition |
| A．It was very interesting to be an astronaut's son. |
| B．His father was special and could do everything well. |
| C．His father's experiences as a very famous astronaut. |
| D．The unforgettable time he spent with his father. |
| A．Because the result of the competition would be announced. |
| B．Because they were asked to give a speech to the students. |
| C．Because there was an important football match at school. |
| D．Because the writer did something wrong at school. |
| A．The writer was very disappointed at the result. |
| B．The writer's achievement made his father feel proud. |
| C．The writer's mother cried because he didn't win first prize. |
| D．The writer's father had a sore throat because he talked too much. |
Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother's Camp. There, husbands and children are not allowed. Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her family?
Some women say they need time to be alone.
At Mother's Camp a woman has room to herself. She can sleep, read or watch TV, and no one will bother her. No children will ask, "Mom, what's for dinner?" No husband will say, "Oh, dear, I can't find any clean socks." In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home. Many of them work full-time and then come home to a second job - taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.
In the United States, working wives do about 75% of the housework. Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they can't find the pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves.
Some women go to Mother's Camp just to get a break from housework. For two days they don't cook, they don't clean, and they don't look after their children and husbands. What do they do? They enjoy warm, sunny weather, walking, swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother's Camp !
| A．Because they have too many friends. |
| B．Because they can't get along well with others. |
| C．Because they are too busy to relax themselves. |
| D．Because they have no time to do some shopping. |
| A．There are no husbands or children. | B．Women spend two days with their families. |
| C．Women can sleep, read or watch TV. | D．Women enjoy walking, swimming or boating. |
| A．Doing chores at home | B．Working outside the house |
| C．When to take a vacation | D．Looking after their children |
| A．almost all the women work outside the home |
| B．husbands do as much housework as their wives at home |
| C．women hate to stay at home with their husbands and children |
| D．working wives do so much housework that they want to get a rest |
| A．How busy working mothers are. |
| B．How to buy special gifts for mothers. |
| C．Mothers relax away from home. |
| D．Spending a vacation with mothers. |
Mr. and Mrs. Smith have just opened a small restaurant. They want people to come to the restaurant to eat, so they put a sign in front of it, which said: "Meals on the house for three days."
A foreign student who didn't know much English passed by the restaurant on the second day. It was lunchtime and he felt hungry. "Well, here is a restaurant. I'm going to have something to eat," he said.
He saw the sign when he walked towards the restaurant. "American people are really strange. They even eat on the house! But how can I get onto the top of the house?" he asked himself
He looked around and found a ladder(梯子)against a tree nearby. He was very pleased. But as he got up to the top, he heard someone shouting at him: "Hey, what are you doing up there?" Mr. Smith was looking at him angrily. Beside him was a policeman.
“Doesn't your sign say 'Meals on the house for three days'? Is it just a joke?" the foreign student answered.
On hearing this, both Mr Smith and the policeman laughed. "Do you know what '60n the house" means? Look it up in your dictionary."
Do you know the meaning of "on the house"?
| A．a meal | B．a sign | C．a basket | D．some flowers |
| A．lunch | B．breakfast | C．dinner | D．dessert |
| A．against the house | B．in the house | C．against the tree | D．in the tree |
| A．there was someone shouting at him |
| B．the student called the police |
| C．the student took away his ladder |
| D．someone was climbing to the top of his house |
| A．people can't afford the meal |
| B．the restaurant pays for the meal |
| C．the meal is quite delicious |
| D．people eat the meal on the house |
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