The weather is closely related(联系) to our life. It is all around us all the time. It is an important part of our lives. We cannot control it, but it often controls how and we live, what we do, what we wear and what we eat. Read this passage and learn about the weather.
What is the weather?
The weather is just the state of the atmosphere any time, such as temperature, wind, , sun, etc.
What makes the weather change?
As we know, not every place on the earth gets the same amount of sunlight. Some places get sunlight. So it’s warmer in those places. Some places get little no sunlight in winter. Then those places have colder temperatures. These differences in temperature make the air and water around the earth. The movement helps to take the heat energy from the sun across the earth. So the changes.
What’s the difference between weather and climate?
Climate is a place’s weather over a long time. The weather changes from day to day and from hour to hour. It can be sunny in the morning, cold and wet in the afternoon. But the climate changes very over lots of years.
A．where B．which C．what D．when
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．in B．for C．on D．at
A．water B．rain C．plant D．animal
A．much B．more C．little D．less
A．and B．so C．or D．but
A．move B．to move C．moving D．moved
A．sun B．earth C．weather D．sunlight
A．already B．almost C．ever D．even
A．differently B．slowly C．carefully D．easily
A documentary about smog(雾霾) has become well-known across the country with over 100 million views in less than 24 hours. Under the Dome, the documentary by Chai Jing, was shown on video-sharing websites in China on Feb 28. It has pushed the public awareness (意识) about air pollution and people to join in efforts to make a difference.
Showing a number of photos and videos, Chai examines how the pollution problem has become so in the country and told us the project was inspired（启发）by lung(肺) illness of her new-born daughter. “I all the windows. I started every day by checking the pollution index(指数),” Chai said. Millions of other people are also doing the things. While they stop there, Chai goes deeper. “I don’t want to live in this way. I need to find out where the smog comes from and what is going on.”
Over a year, she went to polluted areas to find the cause of smog, visited the US and the UK to learn about their , and interviewed officials, scientists and the general public.
The film has led to national after going popular online. Cheng Chen, a 22-year-old student from Beijing Foreign Studies University, found the documentary “very inspiring”. “I used to think it was not my duty to air pollution–I don’t own a factory or a car,” said Cheng. “But Chai tells me we share the same fate since we breathe the same air and there is a lot I can do.” At the same time, experts remind moved viewers of the film’s limitation. So what do you think of it?A. 103- second B. 103-minute C. 103-hour
A. slowly B. rapidly C. quietly
A. prevented B. influenced C. encouraged
A. serious B. important C. necessary
A. opened B. cleaned C. closed
A. rubbish B. water C. air
A. same B. right C. terrible
A. news B. experiences C. hobbies
A. agreement B. discussion C. development
A. deal with B. find out C. listen to
BEIJING—The sky is gray and air smells strange. It’s another day of smog.
On Saturday， heavy haze(霾) still covered north and east China. Highways were closed and couldn’t take off on time.
The smoggy weather the country’s land from north to south， including Beijing， Hebei， Shandong， and 6 other provinces. People could only see clearly than 50 meters in some areas.
Cities Shanghai and Nanjing have been covered by the gray sky for the past several days. Many walkers in the street had to wear . In the Lukou airport in Nanjing， more than 60 flights were canceled(取消) on Saturday the haze， which also made primary and middle schools and kindergartens stop on Thursday and Friday in Nanjing.
The office worker of Environmental Protection said earlier this week that there were several reasons behind the widespread haze： unpleasant weather conditions making difficult for smog to disappear， automobile exhaust(尾气)， and coal use for winter heating.
To fight pollution， the Chinese government now plans to clean up the air by cutting coal use， some factories， and removing 6 million old cars from the roads.
“We must face up to the facts，” said Yan Naiqiang， a professor of environmental science at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. “The treatment of smog will be a long fight. From now on， if we use buses or cars less and do more riding， we believe a clear sky is not a faraway dream.”
A．coaches B．trains C．flights D．double-deckers
A．afforded B．affected C．admired D．announced
A．less B．more C．farther D．nearer
A．in B．like C．around D．outside
A．hats B．gloves C．sunglasses D．masks
A．besides B．except C．because of D．for
A．classes B．rest C．work D．shopping
A．mainly B．mostly C．main D．most
A．that B．this C．one D．it
A．close B．closing C．open D．opening
Everyone should do something to protect the environment. How did we help to save our earth this week? Let me tell you. First, my family try to save . We never left the lights on when leaving the rooms. We turn off the TV when is watching it. Mom only uses cold water in the washing machine.
Second, we also start recycling this week. We to write on both sides of the paper, not just on one side. We also our rubbish into different bags for bottles, cans, paper and food. Mom keeps the plastic shopping bags from the supermarket to use them again as rubbish bags. These are great to help our environment. Third, my family also save water. We never take long baths and have short showers . We wash the toilet with used water. My sister and I don’t the tap running when we brushed our teeth. At last, mom and dad begin to save gas. Mom to drive us to school, but now my sister and I start riding our bikes to school. It’s hard work good exercise! This week dad and his workmates(同事) also start to go to work together in one and share the cost. This also help reduce greenhouse gases.
These are great ways to help protect our environment.
A．water B．oil C．electricity D．food
A．somebody B．everybody C．nobody D．anybody
A．want B．keep C．refuse D．try
A．divide B．check C．buy D．change
A．ways B．advice C．information D．news
A．again B．instead C．already D．too
A．leave B．stop C．finish D．watch
A．hoped B．began C．used D．needed
A．or B．but C．for D．And
A．car B．bus C．subway D．Train
Do you know pigeons（鸽子）? They are a ____ bird. They are ___ and gray. Some people say they are not ____, but they are cute and ____. Many people keep them as pets. ____ do people say pigeons are smart? Because pigeons can ____ letters from ____ place to another(另一个). And they know how to ____ home. We often ____ the pictures of pigeons with olive branch(橄榄枝)in __ _ mouths. We give the name—peace pigeons(和平鸽) to them. They are the symbol of peace.
A．kind of B．kinds C．kind D．kinds of
A．green B．red C．white D．yellow
A．ugly B．nice C．lazy D．interesting
A．small B．fun C．smart D．big
A．Why B．What C．Where D．When
A．give B．have C．look D．take
A．some B．two C．one D．no
A．go to B．get C．arrive at D．get to
A．look B．read C．watch D．see
A．their B．them C．they D．theirs
BEIJING—The sky is gray and air smells strange. It’s another day of smog.
On Saturday, heavy haze（霾）still covered north and east China. Highways were closed and couldn’t take off on time.
The smoggy weather the country’s land from north to south, including Beijing, Hebei, Shandong, and 6 other provinces. People could only see clearly than 50 meters in some areas.
Cities Shanghai and Nanjing have been covered by the gray sky for the past several days. Many walkers in the street had to wear . In the Lukou airport in Nanjing, more than 60 flights were canceled(取消) on Saturday the haze, which also made primary and middle schools and kindergartens stop on Thursday and Friday in Nanjing.
The office worker of Environmental Protection said earlier this week that there were several reasons behind the widespread haze: unpleasant weather conditions making difficult for smog to disappear, automobile exhaust（尾气）, and coal use for winter heating.
To fight pollution, the Chinese government now plans to clean up the air by cutting coal use, some factories, and removing 6 million old cars from the roads.
“We must face up to the facts,” said Yan Naiqiang, a professor of environmental science at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. “The treatment of smog will be a long fight. From now on, if we use buses or cars less and do more riding, we believe a clear sky is not a faraway dream.”
A．coaches B．trains C．flights D．double-deckers
A．afforded B．affected C．admired D．announced
A．less B．more C．farther D．nearer
A．in B．like C．around D．outside
A．hats B．gloves C．sunglasses D．masks
A．besides B．except C．because of D．for
A．classes B．rest C．work D．shopping
A．mainly B．mostly C．main D．most
A．that B．this C．one D．it
A．close B．closing C．open D．opening
The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how you have all worked to prepare for this test,” he said. “And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to a B to anyone who would prefer not to take the test.”
Many students jumped up to the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the students left and said, “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last .” Two more students decided to go.
Seven students . The teacher then began to hand out the . There were only three sentences typed on the paper, “Congratulations! You have just an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself.”
I never had a teacher like that, I think it is a test that any teacher could and should give. Students who are not in what they have learned are B students at best(充其量).
The same is in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have both successes and failures. They have learned life’s lessons, either from normal education or from events in their lives, and have become people.
Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about has already been formed. You are a big kid now, and you that you have some limits. However, there is you can’t do or learn or be.
Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest said, “It’s not the mountain we face and conquer but ourselves.”
A．luckily B．terribly C．quietly D．hard
A．offer B．pass C．show D．take
A．praise B．fight C．thank D．attack
A．chance B．trouble C．test D．idea
A．left B．remained C．came D．arrived
A．results B．presents C．papers D．books
A．given B．sent C．discovered D．received
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．confident B．strict C．interested D．pleased
A．unusual B．impossible C．true D．special
A．broken out B．dreamed of C．learned from D．cared about
A．ruder B．cuter C．worse D．better
A．them B．you C．ourselves D．myself
A．decide B．realize C．forget D．imagine
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
Robots seem new to most people, but they have a long history. one was made by a Greek.
The robots in the films are usually stronger, and cleverer than people. In real life, most robots are used in factories. They are used to do many dangerous, difficult or boring . Some people can’t look after and robots can help them. For example, some people can’t see, and they use dogs themselves move around. This kind of dog is called a guide dog (导盲犬). But now scientists are making robots help them. In the future, robot dogs take the place of (代替) these guide dogs.
Today robots are used in American hospitals. In the hospital, a robot meals from the kitchen to the sick people’s rooms. It never lost its way because it has a of the hospital in its computer system(系统).
Robots can help us in a lot of different ways. However, they take the place of humans.
A．First B．Second C．The first D．The one
A．fast B．more fast C．faster D．more faster
A．jobs B．work C．exercise D．job
A．them B．themselves C．theirs D．their
A．helps B．to help C．helping D．help
A．can’t B．may be C．may D．must
A．also B．too C．not D．seldom
A．takes B．puts C．gets D．walks
A．paper B．map C．sign D．book
A．will never B．never will C．are never D．never are
It is a thousand kilometers across that desert (沙漠) . The road is nearly good all the way.
Sometimes there is deep sand. A driver must then put his foot down hard and drive through! There are three small ___ along the way. Tom reached the first place, at 10 p.m. He had his ____ in a little restaurant there. It was a warm night in August. Tom wanted to ____ through the night.
He left the restaurant at 11:30 and drove over two hours. There wasn’t the moon, but the ___ were wonderful. There was nothing else on the road. Tom thought, ‘It’s an empty desert. Not a tree. Not a house. Not a man.’ He could __ the endless, white road in the cars’ headlights. A million stars looked down on him. It was two o’clock in the morning. Tom stopped the car. He was two hundred kilometers from the ___ _ town. ‘ I will light the cooker,’ he thought, ‘ and make some tea.’ He got out of the car. He heard some sounds ten or fifteen meters ___ __. He could not see anything in the darkness. A man said, ‘ Good morning. It’s a __ __ morning, isn’t it?’ The man came forward, out of the darkness. Tom did not move. Then the man said, ‘ You’re going to ___ _ some tea, aren’t you? I often get a cup of tea at this time. It’s two o’clock. Cars always ____ __ near here at this time. Sometimes I get a meal. Now listen, and I will tell you a story. Then you will give me..’
A．cities B．hotels C．villages D．towns
A．tea B．supper C．lunch D．breakfast
A．live B．stay C．drive D．walk
A．trees B．animals C．stars D．clouds
A．see B．ride C．hear D．find
A．home B．other C．next D．last
A．about B．from C．far D．away
A．noisy B．lovely C．sleepy D．sunny
A．eat B．make C．cook D．drink
A．stop B．leave C．meet D．run
完形填空。（每小题2分，共20分）
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、 D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。
Everyone should do something to protect the environment. How did we help to save our earth this week? Let me tell you.
First, my family try to save . We never left the lights on when leaving the rooms. We turn off the TV when is watching it. Mom only uses cold water in the washing machine.
Second, we also start recycling this week. We to write on both sides of the paper, not just on one side. We also our rubbish into different bags for bottles, cans, paper and food. Mom keeps the plastic shopping bags from the supermarket to use them again as rubbish bags. These are great to help our environment.
Third, my family also save water. We never take long baths and have short showers . We wash the toilet with used water. My sister and I don’t the tap running when we brushed our teeth.
At last, mom and dad begin to save gas. Mom to drive us to school, but now my sister and I start riding our bikes to school. It’s hard work good exercise! This week dad and his workmates also start to go to work together in one and share the cost. This also help reduce greenhouse gases.
These are great ways to help protect our environment.
A．oil B．food C．water D．electricity
A．everybody B．somebody C． anybody D．nobody
A．try B．keep C．refuse D．want
A．buy B．check C．divide D．change
A．ways B．news C．information D．advice
A．already B．instead C． again D．too
A．leave B．leaves C．leaving D．left
A．began B．hoped C．needed D．used
A．or B．for C．but D．and
A．bus B．car C．subway D．train
完形填空(本大题有10小题。每小题1分，共10分)
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。将其字母编号填写在答卷相应题目的答题位置上。若用答题卡答题，则将答题卡上对应是目所选的选项涂黑。
All living things on the earth need other living things to live with. Nothing lives . Sometimes one living thing kills . Each kind of life eats another kind of life live, and together they form a food chain(食物链). Some food chains are simple, while others are not. But food chains begin with the sun, and all food chains become if one of the links disappears.
All life needs sunlight to live on. But only plants can use directly(直接地). They make food from sunlight, water, air and so on. Animals can only use the sun’s energy it has been changed into food by plants. Some animals feed directly on plants. Others eat smaller animals. Meat-eating animals are only plants indirectly.
What about human beings? We are members of many food chains. We eat wheat, rice, vegetables, fruit and so on. We also eat meat and drink milk. But often break up the food chains. They kill wild animals. They also make rivers, lakes and seas dirty. When these rivers, lakes and seas are polluted, the fish in them be eaten. If people eat the fish, they will get strange diseases.
Each form of life is linked to all the others. Breaking the links puts all life in danger.
A．alone B．lonely C．together D．happily
A．other B．the other C．another D．the others
A．for B．so that C．and D．in order to
A．any B．all C．some D．most
A．better B．broken C．stronger D．nicer
A．moonlight B．laser light C．sunlight D．bright light
A．after B．before C．until D．by the time
A．making B．catching C．eating D．feeding
A．sunlight B．animals C．plants D．people
A．can B．cannot C．must D．needn’t
We’ve seen 3D films, 3D TVs and so on. They are so that young people like to watch them very much. Have you ever heard of 3D ? That was what the Belgian (比利时的) newspaper, La Derniere Heure, tried to do for its readers. This was Europe’s 3D newspaper.
It took the team two months to the 3D newspaper. The team printed 115,000 copies of the special edition of La Derniere Heure. It was more than the usual of the printed copies.
Each of these newspapers came with a pair of free 3D glasses. All the and ads in the newspaper were in 3D and the text was the same as usual. could get the best result by holding the paper 50 cm away from the eyes.
In fact, if people don’t the 3D glasses, the newspaper will be terrible to read because the images are not .
Many readers tried to this kind of newspaper. In fact, some of them bought it just for fun. The first 3D newspaper was really popular. But the publishers had no plans to continue with it because it cost too much.A. expensive B. delicious C. interesting
A. books B. pictures C. newspapers
A. first B. second C. latest
A. build B. make C. read
A. size B. price C. number
A. photos B. words C. news
A. Readers B. Visitors C. Learners
A. put B. wear C. keep
A. big B. clear C. popular
A. buy B. see C. use
After the earthquake, many people came to a young house, and they saw her dead body. But her pose (姿势) was very . She knelt (跪下) on her knees, and her body was leaning forward and her two hands were holding . Her back and head were under the broken house.
many difficulties, one person put his hand through a narrow gap（缝隙）to the woman’s body. He was that the woman still be alive. , the body was cold. But he tried to find something. , he shouted, “ A child! There is a child!”
All the people worked together. They moved the things around the woman. There was a little boy under his mother’s dead body. The woman made a sacrifice(牺牲) her son. her house was falling, she used her body to make her son safe.
The doctor came quickly to examine the little boy. He a cell phone inside the boy’s clothes. There was a text on the phone. It , “ Dear baby, if you live, always remember that I love you.”
A．girl’s B．boy’s C．woman’s D．man’s
A．sad B．exciting C．interesting D．strange
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．With B．Without C．For D．In
A．catch B．reach C．hold D．put
A．wanting B．thinking C．hoping D．believing
A．So B．But C．And D．However
A．Suddenly B．Surprisingly C．Luckily D．Sadly
A．happy B．dead C．worried D．surprised
A．3-months-old B．3-month-olds C．3-month-old D．3 month old
A．to save B．to catch C．to feed D．to hold
A．When B．As soon as C．But D．Then
A．lost B．picked C．saw D．kept
A．word B．expression C．sentence D．message
A．saw B．written C．read D．says
Wild animals are important to us. They together with us on the earth. If there are no on the earth, we will not live on. So we should take good care of them. But some people don’t know the importance of protecting them. They kill wild animals for _ and other things. Every day many wild animals are killed. So lots of them have died out. We can’t see any more. Today wild animals are becoming fewer and . If people don’t protect them, they will die out. If this , there will be no animals left on the earth.
, many children have begun to know the importance of protecting wild animals. They ask to stop killing them. They also teach others about the importance of protecting them. Now many countries some laws to protect them stop people from killing them. Protecting wild animals is the of each of us. We should do our best them, because protecting them is protecting .
A．play B．come C．live D．go
A．animals B．plants C．people D．trees
A．as well as B．always C．also D．either
A．real B．very much C．hardly D．still
A．water B．food C．fruit D．vegetables
A．it B．they C．them D．its
A．less B．fewest C．more D．fewer
A．goes on B．comes on C．moves on D．lives on
A．Lucky B．Luckily C．Unlucky D．Unluckily
A．the other B．another C．others D．other
A．have made B．had made C．make D．makes
A．but B．or C．and D．so
A．rule B．life C．work D．duty
A．to feed B．looking after C．to take care D．to protect
A．myself B．ourselves C．yourselves D．themselves
完形填空(10分，每小题1分)
| Ingredients ·3 cups of strawberries ·2 small apples ·1 bag of sugar ·2 teaspoons of vanilla syrup(香草糖浆) ·crushed ice(碎冰) |
| Apple Strawberry Slush Wash and peel two apples. the apples into pieces. Wash strawberries and them dry. Cut strawberries in half and put them in a bowl. Add some sugar and stir(搅拌). Put the bowl of strawberries aside(在旁边). Put the apples in a blender, turn it on until there are slices of apples left. Pour into a bowl and put aside. Stir the strawberries and sugar, pour strawberries into the blender and the blender. Pour the strawberries into a medium size bowl and add the apples. Add the vanilla syrup and stir until well mixed. Put some in glasses. Fill the with the apple and strawberry mixture. Then mix all up. Now, just put a spoon in each glass and this Apple Strawberry Slush(浆) is OK to drink. |
A．big B．small C．medium D．green
A．Cut B．Add C．Make D．Put
A．ask B．made C．make D．help
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．some B．little C．many D．no
A．turn on B．turn off C．open D．close
A．ice B．ices C．salt D．sauce
A．blender B．glass C．bowl D．bag
A．they B．them C．it D．its
A．boiled B．cool C．hot D．warm
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