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Greg Woodburn, a university student, spends a lot of time cleaning sports shoes. Some of them once belonged to him; some belonged to his friends. But soon the shoes will have new owners, poor children in the USA and 20 other countries, thanks to Greg's Share Our Soles(鞋底) (S.O.S) charity.
Greg was a high school running star in a small town in California. He had to stop running for months because his knee was injured. "I started thinking about all the things I got from running, the health, the friendships and the confidence." he says. And I realized there are children who don't even have shoes.
Greg collected his own sports shoes and then called his friends and the town. His aim was to have 100 pairs by Christmas 2006. When the number climbed to more than 500 pairs. Greg know that he could collect sports shoes all year round.
Now he has set up collection boxes in his town. So far, S.O.S has collected and donated more than 3,000 pairs of shoes. And Greg has cleaned almost all of them. "People think of it as duty work," he says, "but I like doing it, because I feel happy when I'm doing it. It's not work I want to pass on to someone else."
In just three years, Greg has started three branches(分部) of S.O.S and there are more and more sports shoes.
For many poor children who have received the shoes mean opportunity. Two young boys in southern California used to go to school on alternate days(隔日) because they both shared a pair of shoes. They were too big for one boy and too small for the other. Thanks to S.O.S, each brother received his own pair of shoes. The boys now go to school every day. When they graduate, they say they will help others, just as Greg helped them.
根据短文内容回答下列问题
Who will Greg donate these sports shoes to?
From running Greg got health, friendships and confidence, and what did he realize?
How many pairs of shoes has S.O.S collected and donated so far?
Why does Greg like to clean the donated shoes?
What did the two boys in southern California learn from Greg?

Do you still get free plastic bags from the supermarkets? Things have changed.
China has banned (禁止) free plastic bags at shops and supermarkets, and people have to pay for using plastic bags. The rule started on June 1. It came because our country tried to make litter less. Making super-thin (超薄) plastic bags has also been banned.
The Chinese once used about 3,000,000,000 plastic shopping bags a day, and they have caused pollution of the environment 环境污染) . The bags have become a main cause of plastic pollution because they are easy to break and people throw them away here and there. So the Chinese people are encouraged to bring theft own bags for shopping.
What kind of shopping bag is the best to bring? Some students in Chongqing have a good idea. They make their own shopping bags. They use old clothes to make cloth bags (布袋), and send them to their parents as presents. They also ask theft parents and friends to use cloth bags instead of plastic ones. They think it is their duty to protect (保护) the environment.
People in China have to _____ now.

A．throw plastic bags here and there

B．collect plastic bags in the street

C．pay for using plastic bags at shops and supermarkets

D．use free plastic bags at shops and supermarkets

China made this rule because plastic bags were bad for the ______

A．environment	B．litter
C．shops	D．supermarkets

The Chinese people are encouraged to bring _____ for shopping.

A．no bags	B．free plastic bags
C．their own bags	D．super-thin plastic bags

Some students in Chongqing ______

A．ask their parents to make cloth bags

B．make cloth bags themselves

C．pick up plastic bags everywhere

D．buy cloth bags for their parents

What’s the main idea of this article (文章) ?

A．Making super-thin plastic bags has been banned in China.

B．The bags have become a main cause of plastic pollution.

C．Some students in Chongqing begin to make their own shopping bags.

D．To protect the environment, free plastic bags have been banned in China.

My name is Sam. I joined a club called “passing help” last month. Now let me tell you why I joined it.
One evening this May, on my way home my old car broke down(出故障)．It was 25 miles from my home. I wanted to get a ride(搭便车), but there was no car. It was also hard to take a taxi. I decided to take a bus home .I went to a bus stop nearby. After a while, a bus came, but it did not go to my town , the bus driver was a young woman. She was kind and she told me which bus I should take. I waited there for about thirty minutes，but no bus came .At last a car came to me and a woman came out of the car .She was just the bus driver.  “When I reached the bus station，I got to know that the bus to your town couldn't  come ，so I returned here .I just can't leave you here ，”she said , “ Get in my car and I will take you back to your home.”
“It is a long way.” I said.
“Come on，sir, ”she said，“Let's go.”
On the way，she told me a story. A few days ago，there wasn't gas(汽油)in her car. An old man drove her up to a gas station and then back to her car.
When we got to my home，I wanted to give her some money to thank her，but she didn't accept her. “I only want to help others and do something nice for somebody. Pass it along. ” she said.
What happened to Sam one evening this May?

A．He lost his way.

B．His car broke down.

C．He was hurt in an accident.

D．He couldn't reach the gas station.

Sam didn't think of going home ________that evening.

A．by train	B．by bus
C．by car	D．by taxi

From the passage , we know that the young woman was________.

A．a club boss	B．a taxi driver
C．a bus driver	D．a gas station worker

The young woman wanted Sam to ________.

A．give her some money

B．get on her bus

C．take her to her house

D．help others just as she did

The best title (题目)of the passage is ________.

A．A kind old man	B．Getting a ride
C．Passing help	D．A broken car

Long long ago, there were three tortoises（乌龟）。 Ｔhｅy were friends.
One of them was a large tortoise, one was a medium-sized tortoise and the third was a small tortoise.
One day they went into a restaurant and ordered some cakes. While（当……的时候） they were waiting for the cakes, they remembered that they didn't bring any money.
"Hey, we forgot to bring money to pay for our cakes," the big tortoise said.
"The little tortoise can go home and get it," the medium-sized tortoise said. "He's the youngest, so he should be the one to go."
The little tortoise wasn't very happy, but he knew he shouldn't argue with his elders, so he said, "All right, I'll go. But you must promise(许诺) not to eat my cake while I'm away."
The large tortoise and the medium-sized tortoise agreed, and the little tortoise left for home to get some money.
A few days later, the big tortoise said to the medium-sized tortoise, "Let's eat the little tortoise's cake. I'm hungry again."
"So am I," the medium-sized tortoise said, and reached for the cake.
As she did so, the little tortoise shouted from near the door of the restaurant, "If you touch（触摸） my cake, I won't go and get the money!"
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The three tortoises _________.

A．didn’t know each other	B．knew each other
C．lived in a restaurant	D．were very poor

The three tortoises found they didn’t take money with them _________ .

A．when they were ordering the cake

B．after they ate up the cake

C．before they went into the restaurant

D．after they ordered the cake

The little tortoise _________.

A．didn’t mind getting the money

B．couldn’t find the money

C．wanted to share his cake

D．agreed to get the money

The little tortoise _________ .

A．didn’t go very far after a few days

B．came back very quickly

C．had some money with him

D．believed in (相信)the other two tortoises

The two elders decided to eat the little tortoise’s cake because _______.

A．they felt hungry again

B．they wanted to leave at last

C．the cake was so nice to eat

D．they were angry with the little tortoise

At midnight (半夜) Mr. King coughed（咳嗽） again. He got up and took some medicine（药）. Before he lay down again, he smoked（吸烟）. And he couldn't go to sleep any longer. He found the medicine book and began to read it. He was afraid he had lung cancer(肺癌). He seemed to see death（死） was waiting for him. Tears (眼泪)ran down his face. He didn’t see his wife was standing by him.
“What’s wrong with you, dear?”asked the woman.
“Nothing,” the old man answered and covered his face with his hands.
The old woman opened the book and understood at once. She said, “You must stop smoking right now.”
“I began to smoke when I was nine, you know. How can I do that?”
“But I think health is more important.”
Mr. King coughed again and his wife said, “Go to see a doctor tomorrow. He ｃａｎ help you, I think.”
The doctor told Mr. King to have an X-ray examination（X光检查）of his lungs. And then he looked at the X-ray carefully for a long time.
“Tell me the truth（真相）, doctor.” said Mr. King, “Do you see any shadows (阴影) in my lungs?”
“No, I don’t see anything.”
“Yes?” the old man said happily. “Really?”
“Yes. Your lungs are turning(变得) black. How can I see any shadows?”
Mr. King got up to        .
A. smoke again
B. take some medicine
C. read the medicine book.
Mr. King coughed because       .
A. he couldn’t go to sleep
B. he was afraid to die
C. he smoked too much
       ,so tears ran down his face.
A. Mr. King thought he had lung cancer
B. Mr. King couldn’t understand the book
C. Mr. King was too sad to go to sleep
The doctor told Mr. King to have an X-ray examination because        .
A. he was sure the man would soon die
B. he wanted the man to stop smoking right now
C. he wanted to know if there was something wrong with his lugs.
Which of the following is true?
A. There was nothing serious with Mr. King.
B. Smoking too much caused（引起，造成）Mr. King’s lungs to turn black.
C. The doctor found some shadows in Mr. King’s lungs.

Every year there is a Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It is the most important festival in China. So before it comes， everyone has to prepare things. They buy pork， beef， chicken， fruits and many other things. And they often make a special kind of food—“dumplings”. It means “come together”. On the day before the festival，  parents buy new clothes for their children. Children also buy presents for their parents. On the Spring Festival Eve（除夕），all the family members come back to their hometown. This is a happy moment. Some sing and dance，some play cards and others get the dinner ready. When they enjoy the meal，they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. They all have a good time.
Which is the most important festival in China?
A. The mid-autumn Festival.
B. The Spring Festival.
C. Children’s  Day.
When is the Chinese Spring Festival usually celebrated?
A. In March or April.
B. In May or June.
C. In January or February
      is the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China.
A. Chicken       B. Dumpling          C. Fish
What＇s the meaning of the food “dumplings” for Chinese people in the Spring Festival?
A. Look up.
B. Help yourself.
C. Come together.
The family          when they are having dinner together on the Spring Festival Eve.
A. give each other the best wishes
B. buy each other presents
C. sing，dance and play cards

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Which of the following is sold in this shop?

A．Shoes.	B．Socks.
C．Trousers.	D．Sweaters.

Size L black cotton trousers are from ________.

A．England

B．France

C．Germany

D．Italy

Which are the cheapest trousers?

A．The red cotton trousers.

B．The black cotton trousers.

C．The checked wool trousers.

D．The white silk trousers.

How much will you pay if you buy a pair of silk trousers and a pair of checked trousers?

A．More than $195.	B．Less than $140.
C．Over $200.	D．About $160.

You can’t buy the trousers __________.

A．by(通过) telephone	B．by letter
C．by credit card	D．by e-mail

British food is very different from Chinese food． For example, they eat a lot of potatoes．They like to eat them every day．They eat a lot of bread with butter for breakfast and usually for one other meal． Butter is made from milk．They do not eat much rice．For their dinner they like meat or fish with potatoes and one or two other vegetables．They cook all this together．After dinner they always have something sweet．They do not have dumplings．They drink a lot of tea．They are the biggest tea drinkers in the world．They like Chinese tea, but they usually drink strong black tea from India．
What do British people eat every day?

A．Dumplings	B．Vegetables．
C．Potatoes．	D．Meat．

What do they eat when they have bread?

A．Dessert	B．Vegetables．
C．Juice．	D．Butter．

What is butter made from?

A．Drink	B．Water
C．Milk	D．Tea．

What does “black tea” mean?

A．黑茶	B．红茶
C．绿茶	D．清茶

Which of the following is not true?

A．English people drink a lot of tea．

B．Chinese food is different from British food

C．Both Chinese people and English people like rice and fish．

D．English people like both Chinese tea and Indian tea．

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We all need a healthy environment（环境）, but we produce waste every day and it is harmful to our environment and health. Though we are young, we can still do something to help. In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make a real difference to the environment. Here are some ideas for you to live a green life.
Remember these three words: reduce, reuse and recycle.
Reduce means “use less”. Don't waste things. www.gaokw.com This saves money and reduces pollution and waste going into the environment. Before we buy something new, think if it is really necessary or maybe the old one will be just as good! When we do buy things, choose local products if possible, and try not to buy too many things from foreign countries.
Reuse means “use again”. Use things for as long as possible. When we buy things, make sure that they last a long time. We should take care of them so that they will last, and we should repair the old things if we can instead of throwing them away and buying new ones. Don't use a paper cup or a paper bag. It’s better to use a china cup and a lunch box because you can use them again.
Recycle means “change things into something else”. Although it takes energy to change something into something else, it’s better than throwing things away or burning them. Find out what can be recycled in your neighbourhood and take part in recycling programmes. We should also buy products made from recycled materials, such as recycled paper, to help save trees.
Title:  to Live a Green Life

We produce waste every day and it is    to us. We can do something to help.
Ideas	Dos	Don’ts
To	Use less * Try to save something.	* Don’t buy too many things from foreign   .
To reuse	Use    * Use things for as long as possible. * Buy things that last long. * Take care of things or    the old things.	* Don’t use     cups or bags.
To recycle	Change things into something   *Join in recycling programmes. *Buy    made from recycled materials.	* Don’t     things away or burn them.

 

Many animals hide to stay alive. They hide in many ways. Some animals hide in leaves; some animals hide in snow. Usually their colors or shapes help protect them. It’s hard to see an Arctic bear in snow. Its white fur helps protect it. Chameleons(变色龙) can hide by changing colors. Their skin turns the same color as what is around them. Some chameleons can change colors in five minutes.
Many animals try to look bigger than they are to stay alive. Some animals can make other animals think they are very big. If they look very big, animals that are looking for food will run away. Bears can walk on two legs. They look very, very scary. Some animals will run away from them.
Many animals try to stay around other animals. This helps them stay alive. Zebras stay close together so that they can help each other look out of danger. Seeing many stripes at once can also confuse animals that want to eat them. Some birds stay in a circle, each toward a different direction. In this way they can also help each other stay alive by looking around for animals that many want to eat one of them.
Animals have ways to stay alive. How many kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage ?

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Four

Why do animals hide ?

A．Because they like to play hide-and-seek.

B．Because they are shy.

C．Because they want to catch others.

D．Because they want to protect themselves.

How do Chameleons hide ?

A．They change colors.	B．They change shapes.
C．They hide in snow.	D．They hide in leaves.

How do zebras hide ?

A．Become good friends.

B．Talk to each other.

C．Help each other look out for danger.

D．Eat and play together.

Why do animals try to look bigger than they are ?

A．They want other animals to run away from them.

B．They want other animals to follow them.

C．They want other animals to see them.

D．They want other animals to like them.

In America，when people say “man’s best friend”，they don’t mean another person. Instead，they are talking about a lovely animal—a dog! These words show the friendship(友谊)between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give joy to people’s lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!
Animals can help people，too. Dogs can be taught to be the “eyes” for a blind person(盲人)or “ears” for a deaf(耳聋)person. Scientists have found that pets help people live longer! They make people happier，too. Because of that，they bring animals into hospitals for “visits”.
Americans hold “Be Kind to Animals Week” in the first week of May. Pet shows are held during the week. Even if you don’t live in America，you，too，can do this. How? First think about how animals make your life richer. If you have a pet，take more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious food.
If you don’t have a pet，be kind to animals around you. For example，if you see a street dog，just leave it alone，or make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to animals，try to speak up. As people，we must protect(保护)animals who can’t speak for themselves.
“Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!” is used to prove(证明) that ________.

A．pets have the right(权利)to inherit(继承)money

B．money can make pets happy

C．it’s the best way to spend money

D．some pets are as important to their owners as their children

According(依照)to the passage，scientists bring the dogs to hospital because_______.

A．they are ill and they need to see the doctor

B．they can make the patients(病人)happier

C．they can help the doctor find out the problems

D．the doctors can do experiment(试验)on them

During the “Be Kind to Animals Week”，the people in America________.

A．hold pet shows

B．play with the pets the whole week

C．cook delicious food for pets

D．make friends with other people’s pets

Which of the following statements(陈述)is NOT true?

A．Dogs can help people in many ways.

B．Dogs Call help people live happier.

C．Dogs can help people make everything.

D．Dogs can make people’s lives richer.

What is the main idea of the passage?

A．A lot of people are interested in dogs.

B．Dogs can help people do many things.

C．Pets are lovely and need care and protection(保护).

D．We have done a lot of things for pets.

It was getting late. There was no noise in the forest. We could only hear the birds singing. And then, a bear—a big brown bear—came into the forest. The bear stopped under a tall tree. He was very hungry. He looked up into the tree. There in the nut tree was his supper—a supper of nice nuts. But the nuts were high up in the tree. The hungry bear could not reach them. But he knew how to get his supper. He climbed up the tree.21*cnjy*com
Up and up he climbed. He climbed onto a big branch of the tree. He sat there and then shook(摇) the branch again and again. At last the branch broke. The brown bear fell down with the branch and nuts.
The bear sat up and looked around. With his big paws he picked up the nuts and ate them up.
How did the brown bear get his supper?

A．He climbed up the tree and ate the nuts there.

B．He shook the nuts off a tree and ate them.

C．He picked up the nuts on the ground and ate them.

D．He fell down with the branch of the tree. Then he took the nuts and ate them.

The story took place         .

A．in the morning	B．at noon
C．before evening came	D．at midnight

The word “branch” in this passage means          in Chinese.

A．树干

B．树叶

C．树枝

D．树桩

Where did the bear eat the nuts?

A．in a forest.	B．outside the forest.
C．near a forest.	D．in front of the forest.

From this passage we can see the bear was         .

A．small but heavy	B．big but light
C．big and heavy	D．small and light

A new study says that American children have exciting after-school life. Many junior and senior students have a lot of interesting things to do in their free time. About 57% students have activities every day. 82% students have activities at least four times a week. American students spend their free time doing sports or enjoying arts, music and dancing. They like to have fun outside school because they can make a lot of friends during their activities.
What is American children’s life like after school?

A．Unhappy.	B．Boring.
C．Exciting.	D．Unhealthy.

How many students have activities every day if there are 200 students?

A．About 30 students.	B．About 114 students.
C．About 139 students.	D．About 164 students.

American students        or enjoy arts, music and dancing in their free time.

A．do sports

B．watch TV

C．surf on the Internet

D．play computer games

American students like to have fun outside school because       .

A．they like their teachers

B．they can make many friends

C．they don’t like school life

D．they are free to do anything outside

Jack drives a school bus. His bus is different from（与……不同）other school buses because it doesn’t carry children. Jack’s bus takes dogs to school in the morning and brings them home at night. Jack takes the dogs to “The Dog School. There he teaches the dogs to obey（服从）and protect（保护）their masters. All kinds of dogs go to Jack’s school—large dogs, small dogs, young dogs and old dogs. Jack says that young dogs are the easiest to teach, but the old ones can learn, too.
Do you have a dog? Maybe it would like to go to “The Dog School”.

Jack       .

A．is a bus driver	B．teaches dogs at school
C．keeps a dog in his house	D．teaches children at school

Which kind of dogs are the easiest to teach?

A．Old dogs.	B．Young dogs.
C．Large dogs.	D．Hot dogs.

At night the dogs sleep       .

A．in a bus	B．at a hospital
C．at the school	D．at their masters’ homes

The best title（标题）of the passage is       .

A．A School for Dogs	B．How to Drive a Bus
C．How to Find Dogs	D．Taking Children to School

We’re a bilingual(双语的) school for children of 6 to 15. We want a cook, a library assistant（管理员）, a sports coach（教练）and a language（语言）teacher.

Job	Age	Language	Skill(技能)	Other term (条件)
cook	25- 40	Chinese	cook Chinese and Western food	healthy
library assistant	20 - 35	Chinese, English	read different kinds of books	careful
sports coach	20- 40	Chinese, English	major in(主修) P .E.	healthy and strong
language teacher	------	Chinese, English	major in English	-------

Who can go to the bilingual school?

A．A four-year-old child.

B．A ten-year-old child.

C．A sixteen-year-old child.

D．A five-year-old child.

Which of the following may not speak English?

A．The cook.	B．The teacher.
C．The sports coach.	D．The library assistant.

The sports coach must be ________.

A．tall and strong	B．careful and tall
C．healthy and strong	D．nice and careful