阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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Become a waste fighter and help Captain Billy re-love, re-use and re-cycle old plastic toys. You could get some great books for free too! Cool eh? |
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Your old plastic toys were specially chosen and they brought you lots of fun. They can also be used over and over again. |
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Finished playing with your toys? Why not exchange them with friends? It helps to reuse your toys and pass on the fun. |
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Ask your school to join the Recycle to Read program. Drop off your broken plastic toys and get free books for your school. |
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All plastic toys collected in the Recycle to Read are made into great new products. Visit www.wastebusters.club to find out more information. |
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（1）What could you get if you help Captain Billy collect old plastic toys?
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Some money. |
B． |
Some new toys. |
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Some free books. |
D． |
Some reusable bags. |
（2）What does the underlined word “It” in the poster refer to?
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Choosing toys. |
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Getting great books. |
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Dropping off old toys. |
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Exchanging toys with friends. |
（3）You can ________ to find out more information about new products.
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email Capital Billy |
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ask your school |
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visit www.wastebusters.club |
D． |
call the story house magazine |
Once there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him. 
Time went by — the little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree every day. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I’m no longer a kid. I wouldn’t play around the tree any more.” the boy replied. “I want toys. I need money to buy them.” “Sorry, I don’t have money. But you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.” The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples.
One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited, “Come and play with me,” the tree said. “I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help?” “Sorry, I don’t have a house. But you can cut off my branches to build your house.” So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad. 
One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was pleased. “Come and play with me!” the tree said. “I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?” “Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy.” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.
Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have anything for you any more. The only thing left is my dying root,” the tree said with tears ①
“Good! Old tree root is the best place to lean on and rest. Come and sit down with me and rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears ② ……Why did the boy pick all the apples on the tree? Because __________.
| A．he wanted to eat them |
| B．he needed money to buy toys |
| C．he liked the tree without apples |
| D．he wanted to share them with friends. |
When did the boy come back to the apple tree? He came back _________.
| A．whenever he was happy | B．if he missed the apple tree |
| C．when he was in times of difficulty | D．as soon as he was free |
What did the boy want at last? He wanted ___________.
| A．to have a house to live in | B．nothing except a place to rest |
| C．the root of the apple tree | D．anything that the apple tree had |
What can we learn from the story? We should _________.
| A．plant more apple trees | B．learn from the boy |
| C．always stay at home | D．be thankful to our parents |
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
| A．The phrase “with tears ①” means that the apple tree was sad because the boy asked for too much. |
| B．The phrase “with tears ②” means that the apple tree was still happy because she could help the boy for the last time. |
| C．Each time the boy asked the apple tree for help, the tree tried her best to satisfy him. |
| D．After reading the passage, we can easily think of the old Chinese saying “Parents’ love is universal!” |
Do you want to live a happier, less stressful life? Try laughing for no reason at all. That’s how millions of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the best ways to stay healthy.
The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr. Madan Kataria. “ Young children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day,” says Dr.Kataria. “Everyone is naturally good at laughing---it’s the common language. We want people to feel happy with their lives.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1300 in the world.
Many doctors are also interested in the effects of laughter on our health. According to a 5-year study at the UCLA School of Medicine in California, with laughing there is less stress in the body. Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%.
So what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest club in South London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class. To be honest, I wasn’t interested in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking silly. Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say “ho ho ho ha, ha, ha” while looking at each other. However, our bodies can’t tell the difference between real laughter and unreal laughter, so they still produce the same healthy effects.
Surprisingly, it works! After ten minutes everybody in the room was laughing for real and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was surprised by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you’re under stress, then start laughing. You might be very pleased with the results. The first Laughter Club was started in __________.
A. India B. America C. Britain How many Laughter Clubs are there in the world today?
A. Over 1300. B. Over 500. C. Over 800. How did the writer feel at the beginning of the class?
A. Surprised. B. Pleased. C. Nervous. When did the people in the club begin to laugh for real?
A. After ten minutes. B. After ten hours. C. After ten seconds. The article mainly tells us _____________.
A. young children laugh much more often than adults in a day
B. laughing is one of the best ways to stay healthy
C.real laughter and unreal laughter are both good for health
Many people from overseas believe that it rains a lot in London, but in fact its rainfall is similar to that in other European cities. Rainfall is evenly (平均地) spread during the year, so even in summer a visitor is likely to experience some weather. In spring and autumn there are likely to be some heavy showers, often followed by sunshine. In winter the rain is usually lighter but may for longer.
In the summer, if there are a few days of particularly hot weather, these are often
by a thunderstorm. It is because the weather can change very quickly that many British people carry a(an)umbrella with them throughout the year, even when it appears to be a
day.
The UK’s weather is strongly influenced by the sea which surrounds Britain and Ireland. The sea warms up and more slowly than land, keeping winters relatively warm but also making the summers cooler.
You may be wise to bring warm to wear in the evenings even during the summer months. Very hot days (over 30 C) are not common, so air conditioning is not as widespread as in warmer countries.
During the winter people will often wear several different layers (层) of clothing. This allows them to keep warm when walking outside, but to comfortable when inside a heated building. A. dry B. wet C. hot
A. last B. break C. have
A. received B. accepted C. followed
A. fine B. bad C. rainy
A. takes off B. rises up C. cools down`
A. something B. anything C. nothing
A. realize B. remind C. remain
You want to know about my staying in America, right? Well, to tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening experience to study here.
In China, I had English classes five times a week since fifth grade. However, I didn’t know how different textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut.
When I first studied English, I was told to say, “I am fine” when people say “How are you?” But in the US, I found that people say, “I am good” or “I’m tired”.
One day, someone greeted me with “What’s up?” It made me confused . I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say.
Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and US cultures.
To my surprise, US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan(晒黑). However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler, or “whiter”.
I was also surprised by how hardworking US students are.
In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard and that’s it. But here, a “good” student gets good grades, does a lot of for the public and plays sports or music.
The kids here are so talented, I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports. According to the writer, textbook English is ________ everyday English.
A. quite different from B. the same as C. more difficult than What does the word “confused” in the fourth paragraph mean in Chinese ?
A. 困惑 B. 憧憬 C. 悲痛 A good US student spends his / her time __________ .
A. only in doing homework
B. only on sports or music
C. on studies, sports or music and public workWhich of the following is NOT true ?
A. The writer is now in US.
B. American girls love to have white skin.
C. American students are talented and hard working. Which is the main idea for this passage ?
A. My Travel in America.
B. My Studying in America.
C. My Opinion about America.
Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are your studies sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and smile all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you'll find that the whole world smiles to you. While in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you ever noticed the happy smile on your teacher's face when you did a good job?
One day it is fine. Just before you go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But friends, why don't you sit down and listen to the free concerts that the nature offers you? And with the timely (及时地) rain, crops in the fields will grow better and better and farmers will have a good harvest.
Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, sometimes failure can't be avoided. I think failure is not terrible, and the terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and give up hope. When we face failure, we must be confident (信心) in ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it and try our best to finish what we have decided to do. As a popular saying goes," Failure is the mother of success".
Attitude (态度) decides everything. With an optimistic (乐观) attitude life is easy and pleasant. Let's smile to whatever we meet and the whole world will smile to us.People sometimes complain_______.
A. life is tiring
B. their studies are successful
C. the sky is always dark According to the passage, in school,_______.
A. the students don't like their lessons
B. the teachers will be happy if the students do good jobs
C. the teachers don't like their teachingWhen we face failure, we_______.
A. shouldn't give up hope
B. must be confident in ourselves
C. Both A and B If there is a timely rain,_______.
A. farmers can't have a good harvest
B. you can listen to a concert
C. crops in the fields will grow betterThe best title for this passage is _______.
A. Smile and the World Smiles to You
B. Complaining about life
C. Failure is the Mother of Success
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