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In a rainforest there are tall trees． The top of these trees is called the canopy． Scientists want to learn about the canopy． They want to learn about everything that lives there， but it has not been easy to get to the canopy．
Meg is an American biologist， ecologist（生态学家）， explorer， writer， educator，and public speaker． Since she knows a lot about trees， she is sometimes called Canopy Meg．Meg has always liked trees． When she was a child，she made tree houses．Now， she has climbed to the top of trees all over the world and done great research， so she has got a
nickname called "Einstein of the treetops"．
Walkways in the rainforest were Meg's idea．Now， they are used by many people． A walkway is like a bridge that goes between the trees． It is safe and it doesn't harm the trees． A walkway， however， cannot help scientists reach the top．
One way to reach the top is by a light raft filled with air． It has a huge net （网） on it．A hot air balloon drops the raft onto the trees．Scientists can stand on the raft and look into the trees．
A tower crane is also a good way to get to the top． It can go above the tree tops． It can go all the way down to the ground， too． Scientists are learning about life in the canopy． They have learned there are millions of insects（昆虫） that are eating leaves in these treetops．
Meg's job is to keep finding out more． She wants to help find the secrets of treetops．There are still millions of animals that no one has seen． Many of them are in the treetops．
（1）What do scientists go to the treetops for？ ．
A．To build walkways there．
B．To learn about the rainforest．
C．To study living things there．
D．To look at the things far away．
（2）Why is Meg called "Einstein of the treetops"？ ．
A．Because she has always liked trees．
B．Because she made tree houses in her childhood．
C．Because she is an American biologist and explorer．
D．Because she does great scientific research on treetops．
（3）How many ways of getting to the treetops are mentioned in the passage？ ．
A．One．
B．Two．
C．Three．
D．Four．
（4）Which picture does a walkway look like？ ．
When you are reading something in English, you may often meet with a new word. What’s the best way to know it?
You may look it up in the English-Chinese dictionary. It will tell you a lot about the word: the pronunciation, the Chinese meaning and how to use the word. But how can you know where the word is thousands of English words? How to find it in the dictionary both quickly and correctly?
First, all the English words are arranged(安排) in the letter order. In the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with letter A, then B, C, D…. That means, if there are two words “desert” and “pull”, “desert” will be certainly before “pull”. Then if there are two words both beginning with the same letter, you may look at the second letter. Then the third, the fourth… For example, “pardon” is before “plough”, “judge” before “just”, etc.
Do you understand how to look up in the dictionary?
The dictionary will be your good friend. I hope you’ll use it as often as possible in your English study.This passage is about______.
| A．new words in writing |
| B．different dictionaries |
| C．the best way of reading |
| D．using an English-Chinese dictionary |
In the dictionary you may not find_______.
| A．how to pronounce the word |
| B．the spelling of the word |
| C．who used the word first |
| D．how to use the word |
In an English-Chinese dictionary, the last word______.
| A．begins with Z | B．begins with A |
| C．is a short one | D．is not often used |
Which group of words is in the right order in an English-Chinese dictionary?
| A．perhaps, produce, plenty |
| B．straight, subject, surprise |
| C．century, center, business |
| D．foreign, entrance, headache |
In the passage the writer tries to tell us that_______.
| A．we have to use a dictionary when we read something in English |
| B．an English-Chinese dictionary can tell us everything about a word |
| C．an English-Chinese dictionary can help us a lot in our English study |
| D．all English-Chinese dictionary are the same |
I am Lily．1 am from Nanjing. I used to live in a small house near a river. It was a very quiet and beautiful place in the past. The river was clean and there were some fish in it.. I often had a walk near the river. When 1 felt tired，I liked sitting by the river to watch the fish swim. From time to time，I played with my friends happily．We flew kites，played hide-and-seek and so on．
But everything has changed a lot. 1 have moved into a big flat. There are very few houses. There are tall buildings everywhere．It isn't a quiet place and become noisy .There is some waste in the river now. I can’t see fish swim there. Besides，my friends don't play with me any more．They stay at home all day and are busy with their homework.
阅读短文判断句子正（A)误（B）。Lily lived in a quiet and beautiful place in the past．
There weren't any fish in the river.
Lily and her friends flew kites，played hide-and-seek and so on.
There are houses everywhere now.
Lily's friends are busy with their homework.
The haze season is back. How much do you know about haze? Haze can also be called “Smog”. The word “smog” is from the words “smoke” and “fog”. It is a kind of air pollution(污染) mostly because of cars and factories.
Smog will do great harm(伤害) to your health. It can make you cough and have skin and eye problems. It seems that we can do nothing to stop it, but only wait until the wind blows all the smog away. However, there are some easy ways to stop it hurting you. Here are some of them.
1. Don’t do exercise in the open.
Exercising in the open makes you breathe(呼吸) deeply, and you will take in the particles(颗粒物) deep into your lungs.
2. Stay indoors and keep the air clean.
If you can, just stay in your room and keep the doors and windows closed. Remember to air your room twice a day, you can open the window at noon or at night for half an hour.
3. Wear a mask.
Paper and cotton masks can not help you in the haze weather. Some special masks, such as N95 masks, can keep you from breathing in the particles in the air.
4. Change your diet.
Scientists find that vitamin A, C and E can greatly help protect your eyes, nose and lungs. So eat more green vegetables and fresh fruit every day. What’s more, do not eat food with too much fat.
| The haze weather |
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| What is haze? |
It means smog, a kind of smoky and It is a kind pollution caused by cars and factories. |
| What is the harm? |
It is bad for our health. |
| Don’t |
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| Stay indoors as much as possible Remember to open the windows for a while to keep the air clean. |
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| Wear a mask to stop taking in the particles. |
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| Change your diet. Vitamins can make you healthy. So, please eat more vegetables and fruit and |
Fifty-five years ago Barbie Millicent Roberts first came out in the world of toys. Since then, Barbie doll, as everyone called her, has become the most famous toy doll in history. Her parent, the Mattel Company, said that 90% of all American girls between 3 and 10 have at least one Barbie at home.
However, Barbie is facing some trouble at present, There are many similar (相似的) dolls on the market in competition with her. Another doll named Bratz, for example, came to life fifteen years ago. She looks more like today’s pop stars with heavy makeup (浓妆) and miniskirts.
It seems that Barbie has lost her magic (魔力) among older girls. “For young girls, playing with a Barbie is much fun. But when you get older, you want something smarter and more modern,” Says Vera Shepherd, a shopkeeper in a New York toy shop.
It is good news that on the international market Barbie is still No. 1. Although Mattel is selling fewer Barbies in the United States these years, sales in other countries are still going up. In January 2009, Mattel opened its first Barbie store in Shanghai, where girls can shop, eat, drink or even become fashion designers for their own Barbies.
Mattel is planning big celebrations for Barbie’s 55th birthday. Fashion designers from all over the world will make new dresses for Barbie. How long will Barbie stay popular in the world of toy dolls? It is hard to say, but 55 is surely not the age to retire (退休). Girls can do the following things in the first Barbie shop in Shanghai except (除了)________.
| A．shopping | B．having food |
| C．drinking juice | D．taking photos |
What’s the meaning of the underlined words “fashion designers” in the passage?
| A．发型设计师 | B．服装设计师 |
| C．舞台设计师 | D．珠宝设计师 |
Barbie’s trouble is that_________.
| A．it wears heavy makeup and miniskirts. |
| B．other dolls are more popular with little girls. |
| C．other dolls are trying to beat her in the market. |
| D．it is more expensive than the other dolls. |
What is the best title of the passage?
| A．Barbie’s Past and Present |
| B．First Barbie Shop in the World |
| C．Barbie’s 55th Birthday Party |
| D．Barbie Lost Her Magic Now |
Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16 years of his life, Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries.
In the early 1970s, Wheeler met a young woman named Maureen. They soon married. Before getting jobs, Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. They took a year-long trip from London, through Asia, to Australia. On the trip, they visited places like India, Iran, and Afghanistan.
When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia, people asked many questions about their trip. To answer these questions, Wheeler wrote a guidebook called Across Asia on the Cheap. The book told people about different countries' weather, customs(风俗), and places to see. But unlike travel guides in the 1970s, Wheeler’s book also talked about places most tourists did not go. He also wrote about unusual things to see and do. The book was very popular.
Wheeler and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet. They continued travelling. They wrote guidebooks for each place they visited. Today, 400 people work for Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 guidebooks. Wheeler still writes about travel “hot spots” (for example, Cambodia in Asia and Croatia in Europe). For more information, read the books!Why did Tony Wheeler write his first guidebook?
| A．He needed the money. |
| B．His wife asked him to do it. |
| C．Many people asked questions about his travels. |
| D．He liked writing books. |
How was Across Asia on the Cheap different from other travel guides?
| A．It talked about places most tourists did not go. |
| B．It was longer and more expensive. |
| C．It told people about a country’s weather, customs, and places to see. |
| D．It was the first guidebook about Asia. |
Which sentence below is true?
| A．Tony Wheeler still travels and writes guidebooks. |
| B．Tony Wheeler’s first guidebook was not popular. |
| C．After their first trip, Maureen did not travel with Tony. |
| D．Today, Lonely Planet is still a small company. |
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