We live on Earth. It's our home. But how much do you know about it? Let me tell you something about our Earth.

The Earth is like a huge ball. Like the other seven planets, the Earth is running around the sun. It's the third nearest one to the sun. It takes the Earth about 365 days to run around the sun. At the same time, the Earth is going around itself. If you are in space, you can see lots of white clouds over the surface of the Earth. Through the clouds, you can see the blue colour of the oceans, and the brown colour of the land. About 70% of the Earth is covered with water.

Why do we have day and night? When the half of the Earth is facing the sun, it's daytime. As the Earth turns, and this half is away from the sun, night is coming. And it's daytime for the other half.

1.How many planets are running around the sun?

A. Seven.      B. Eight.    C. Nine.      D. Ten.

2._________ of the Earth is covered with water.

A. 70%            B. 30%

C. About 70%      D. About 30%

3.Which of the following sentences is RIGHT?

A. All the planets and stars are running around the sun.

B. The Earth is the nearest planet to the sun.

C. It takes the Earth about 365 days to run around the sun.

D. The Earth only runs around the sun.

4.When _________, it's daytime.

A. the Earth is running around the sun

B. the Earth is away from the sun

C. the half of the Earth is away from the sun

D. the half of the Earth is facing the sun

5.Where can you read this passage?

A. Storybooks.     B. cook books.

C. Cartoon books.  D. Science books.

It was on April 10th, 1912, the Titanic sailed for New York. She was carrying more than 2,200 people.

At that time, she was the biggest and finest of all the ships, for she had sixteen compartments（密封仓）. When four of them were broken she would still be able to stay on the water.

Four days later, while the Titanic was sailing across the sea, the watcher suddenly saw a very large iceberg, 100 feet tall. After a few minutes there was a sudden sound from below. The noise was so low that no one knew what happened. But soon it was clear that the Titanic was sinking(沉没). The captain sent a SOS to any ships near them, but the nearest one was too far away to help in time. The Titanic was going down fast.

The captain gave the order to give up(放弃) the ship and hundreds of people jumped out into the water. At last over 1,500 people lost their lives because there were not enough lifeboats.

1.The Titanic was the name of a _______.

A. woman        B. ship

C. captain      D. sea

2.How many compartments did the Titanic have?

A. six           B. sixty

C. sixteen       D. twenty-six

3.The captain decided to give up his ship because he knew ______.

A. the Titanic was too heavy.

B. a lot of people jumped into the water.

C. the icebergs were not far away.

D. no one came to help them.

4.How many people were saved in the end?

A. no one

B. about seven hundred

C. more than 1,500

D. about 2,200

5.Which of the following is not true?

A. The Titanic was the biggest ship at that time.

B. The Titanic was the finest ship at that time.

C. The story happened on April 10th, 1922.

D. The Titanic carried over 2,200 people.

Many people think American schools are different, but some American schools are similar to Chinese schools. They have two terms and also two vacations.

American schools begin in September after a long summer vacation(假期).There are two terms in a school year: the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children go to public schools(公办学校).High school students take only four or five subjects at a time .They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have an assignment for every class. After class they have many activities. After high school, many students go to college.

1.Most American children start school life in _______.

A. September     B. February

C. June         D. January

2.How many vacations do American children have each year?

A. One    B. Two   C. Three   D. Four

3.Students in the high school have _____subjects at a time.

A. four    B. five     C. six    D. four or five

4.Which of the following is WRONG?

A. In July students don’t need to go to school because of vacation.

B. Students have the same classes every day.

C. Students don’t have homework for every class.

D. Most American children go to public schools.

5.After class, students ______.

A. do homework              B. go back home

C. have many activities      D. go to college

Somebody says that it is raining cats and dogs. We know it means it is raining heavily. Here you can know why people say like this.

There are many large rats (老鼠) in a country. People need cats. But there are many mountains in the country. It's hard for a plane to land. So the cats come down by parachutes (降落伞). In another country, the people need dogs to help people to find the people in the snow. Where can they get them? You can guess. The dogs come down by parachutes. Both cats and dogs are coming down by parachutes, just like the raindrops coming from the sky. So there is the saying "It is raining cats and dogs."

These cats and dogs help the people. And the people often say it rains cats and dogs. This kind of old saying is very interesting.

1.What does the saying "It is raining cats and dogs" mean?

A. We put the cats and dogs in the sky.

B. People like cats and dogs.

C. It is raining hard.

D. Cats and dogs help the people.

2.Why do the cats come down by parachutes?

A. Because it is safe to carry cats by parachutes.

B. Because it is hard for a plane to land in a country with many mountains.

C. Because people don't want to get cats by other ways.

D. Because people need to get cats quickly.

3.Why does another country need dogs?

A. Dogs can help the blind people walk.

B. Dogs may find the people in the snow.

C. Dogs kind and can live with the people.

D. Dogs are cheap and they are very happy.

4._____ come down by parachutes.

A. Only dogs             B. Only cats

C. Both cats and dogs    D. People

5.We know that the dogs and cats are ______ from this passage.

A. bad             B. helpful

C. funny            D. harmful

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As we know, life today has many problems. One of the biggest is    , such as water pollution, air pollution,      pollution and so on.

Water pollution makes our rivers and lakes     . It kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Air pollution is the most serious(严重的)kind of pollution.

bad for living things in the world. Noise pollution      us talk louder and makes us become angry     ．

The Earth is      home and we must save it. We can't     waste here and there. We should go to work and school      bus or with our friends in the same car. Everybody      save the Earth.

1.A. pollution     B. problem   C. protection     D. pattern

2.A. sound     B. noise       C. factory        D. land

3.A. old        B. young   C. clean        D. dirty

4.A. It's      B. That's      C. This's          D. They're

5.A. gives       B. finds   C. hopes         D. makes

6.A. fast       B. easily   C. slowly         D. quickly

7.A. your     B. their      C. our        D. her

8.A. get      B. throw      C. grow      D. bring

9.A. ride        B. buy        C. take        D. by

10.A. have to      B. may    C. need to        D. should

—Why do you like these books?

—Because they _________ us _________ many history stories.

A. give; with

B. provide; with

C. provide; for

— _______ our school, my dear friends. Let me show you around.

—Thank you.

A. Welcoming to

B. Welcome to

C. Welcome come to

—How many ________ in the tree?    —There are two.

A. bird are there

B. birds is there

C. birds are there

— Never give up! It is important _______ English well.

—Thank you, but it is also boring _______ English words.

A. to learn; to remember

B. learning; remembering

C. to learn; remembering

We have a party ________.

A. once a week

B. one a week

C. ones a week