任务型阅读（每小题1分，满分5分）
请认真阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答短文后的各个问题，并将答案写在每小题下的横线上。
On Sunday, April 22, people all over the world take time out to appreciate(珍惜) the earth that we all share. It’s Earth Day, a special day to learn about our planet（星球） and how to take care of it.
On Earth Day, some people listen to speeches about the environment. Others help clean up their offices or save water and electricity at home. Your parents may even decide to take a day off from driving their cars.
The idea for Earth Day came from a U.S. Senator (参议员), who was worried about the pollution and the health of plants and animals. And the idea quickly caught on. In 1970, the first Earth Day was celebrated. More than 20 million people in cities all over the U.S. took part in. Since then, Earth Day has been used to educate people about their role in taking care of our planet.
Now, Earth Day has become a global celebration. In 1990, 200 million people from 140 countries took part in clean-ups, tree planting and other environmental events on Earth Day.
1. When is Earth Day?
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2. Who came up with the idea for Earth Day?
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3. What does the underlined sentence mean in Chinese?
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4. A lot of people celebrated the first Earth Day in 1970, didn’t they?
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5. What is Earth Day?
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短文首字母填空：根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词（10分）
Friends play an important part in our lives. We may have many friends, but we often don’t understand c 1 how we make friends. We may get on well with a
n 2 of people, but we usually make friends with a very few of them.
People use the word “friend” freely. Friends may have k 3__ each other since childhood or they may have recently met. In fact, people may have different k 4__ of friends such as school friends, work friends, or sports friends. A person may
c 5 different friends for different activities. If you play with s 6 on the playground, the person is your playmate. If you often play chess w 7 a friend, the person is your chess partner.
One may have many good friends and only one best friend. “Best friends” or “close friends” are u 8 two people who have known each other for a long time. A close friend is someone who is able to s 9 experiences, joys and sorrows with you. This is a person you can rely on（信赖）when you are in n 10 , and this is the person to whom you are willing to lend a helping hand.
Friendship is one of life’s greatest treasures.
A）根据下列句子所给的汉语注释及句意，写出句子空缺处各单词的正确形式。
每个空格限填一词。(每题1分，满分7分)
1. My father and I have the ___________ (相似的) hobby in sport.
2. I saw them_______________(吵嘴)yesterday afternoon．
3. Do you really believe green is one of____________ (精力充沛)colours?
4. My parents are ___________ (满意的) with my study.
5. Uncle Tom is a warm-hearted person. He never _________ (拒绝) to help his neighbours.
6．The whole class is____________ (分成)into four groups．
7．Please tell the police me____________ (详情)．
B）根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。（每题1分，满分8分）
8. To tell you the ____________, I painted the room blue by myself. (true)
9 John was asked to answer the question because Mr. Green found him feel _______. (sleep)
10. She has made a__________ to teach children in poor areas after leaving college. (decide)
11. Do you think these two pictures look the same? Can’t you see there are five __________ between them? (different)
12. It’s silly of you not ________ (forgive) others for their mistakes.
13. Yellow is the colour of _______ (wise).
14. Tom has to give up __________（play） computer games.
15 Sandy doesn’t like to going fishing. She is an __________（patient） girl.
Dear Reader,
Think about an 11-year-old child spending her days washing clothes, looking after a baby brother, and doing hard work on the farm.
Think about a little girl. She knows there will not be enough food for dinner, and has no water to drink because it is not clean. She has watched her father, brother and sister lose their lives as the family has no money to send for a doctor.
Hard to believe? For Maria Pastora, these are the facts of life.
Maria would gladly walk to school, but her mother, now alone, really needs her at home. Maria had to leave school to work for her poor family.
But for five dollars a week, you can help out a child like Maria. Show her that somewhere, someone will help her. Through Save the Children, you can help Maria's mother get better crops (收成) from their farm, and earn the money to buy clothes and things for school.
To help Maria most, your money is to put together with other helpers, so hardworking people can help themselves. Build a school or a hospital, make their farm better, bring in clean water... This is what Save the Children has been about since 1932.
For you there are many returns. You can write letters to each other, get photos, or study reports. Know you are helping and saving another person in the same world as you. That's how Save the Children works. But without you, it can't work. Please take a moment to fill in this form to help a child like Maria and her village.
It can make such a difference in her life and yours.
Save the Children
David L. Guyer
Chairman
( ) 7. Maria's father, brother and sister died because they_________.
A. were too poor to see a doctor B. didn't know where to find a doctor
C. didn't have enough food to eat D. were too busy to see a doctor
( ) 8. This letter mainly tells you to_________.
A. know about poor people B. earn some money for poor children
C. show pity to poor people D. donate money to help poor children
( ) 9. If you try to help a child like Maria, which of the following can't you get from her?
A. You can often get some pictures from her.
B. You can get more money from her when she grows up.
C. You can often get her letters.
D. You can often be told how she is getting on.
( ) 10. This letter most probably appears_________.
A. on TV B. in a magazine C. in a dictionary D. on the radio
Every child has his own dream．Every child hopes to be an adult．However, is it truly like what they imagine? As a boy who lives in modem times and in a modern city，I feel greater pressure on me with the city’s development．Although we seldom worry about money, we still have a lot of others such as competitions among classmates and expectations from parents．These experiences are very helpful to our future．But in fact，they really give me a lot of pressure．I still clearly remembered the happiness of my childhood．Unluckily，we had to face the fact with time passing by．We began to feel this invisible(无形的)pressure come upon us．We get up before sunrise and return after sunset．we work and study like an adult，even harder．What we do is to get an excellent mark．Oh，growing up is completely boring．We must try to find happiness while growing up．I think the friendship among our friends，the support from our parents and the encouragement from our teachers can help us．Why not enjoy the pleasure of growing up and its delicious taste?
( ) 4．What do you think the writer is?
A．A parent． B．an adult． C．A student． D．A teacher
( ) 5．How does the writer think we can find happiness?
A．From friends，parents and teachers． B．By studying hard like an adult．
C．With the help of classmates． D．Through talking with parents．
( ) 6．The best title of the text is“_________”．
A．My dream B．My worries C．My pleasure D．My school life
We surveyed 300 young people on what they like to do at weekends. One hundred people are from the ages of 11-18, one hundred 19-26 and one hundred 27-35. The following shows their answers:
( ) 1. The people of 19-26 enjoy ______ most.
A. watching TV B. going to the movies
C. playing computer games D. taking a walk
( ) 2. According to the survey, which two activities do most people enjoy doing?
A. Playing computer games and watching TV.
B. Playing computer games and taking a walk.
C. Watching TV and going to the movies.
D. Going to the movies and taking a walk.
( ) 3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the chart?
A. Fewest people like taking a walk.
B. The people of 11-18 like taking a walk most.
C. 90 people like going to the movies in the 19-26 group.
D. The people of 27-35 like playing computer games most.
