When you watch TV and play video games you make global(全球的) warming worse! It may seem hard to believe, but w
hen
electricity is made, so are greenhouse gases(温室气体).
This means that every time you use electricity you help make global warming
worse!
Cars are also making global warming worse. They burn fossil fuels(化石燃料) in their engines, and send lots of greenhouse gases into the air.
Global warming may be a big problem, but we can
all help stop it. People can try to drive their cars less. Or even get ones
that 
run
on sunlight! You can also help. Let’s try one of these top ideas:
(1) Try to use less electricity. Turn off lights, your television, and your computer when you’ve stopped using them. To make electricity, fossil fuels are burned in big factories. But burning fossil fuels also makes greenhouse gases. You should also try to watch less TV.
(2) Plant trees. Not only is it a fun thing to do, but it is also a great way to lower the number of greenhouse gases in the air. Trees take carbon dioxide out of the air when they grow.
(3) Don’t throw away your rubbish, try to recycle it. If rubbish is not recycled, it is put in the ground. There it rots(腐烂) and makes a greenhouse gas called methane(甲烷).So try to recycle cans, bottles, plastic bags and newspapers. It’ll make you feel great! And it’ll help the Earth.
1.If we _____, we may make global warming worse.
A. use less electricity B. drive a car on sunlight
C. plant trees D. throw away rubbish
2. ______ will make global warming worse.
A. Methane B.
Cans C.
Newspapers D.
Bo
ttles
3.Using less electricity does good to global warming because_______.
A. the less electricity is used, the more greenhouse gases are produced
B. the more electricity is used, the more greenhouse gases are produced
C. more electricity is used, less greenhouse gases are produced
D. less electricity is used, more greenhouse gases are produced
4.Which is the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Driving cars on sunlight helps to stop global warming.
B. When cars burn fossil fuels, they
produce greenhouse gases.
C. When trees grow, they send carbon dioxide into the air.
D. By planting more trees, we can lower the number of greenhouse gases in the air.
“My dear lady,” says Holmes. “You’re shivering. Are you cold? Do you want a cup of hot tea?”
“I’m not cold,” the woman replies, “I fear for my life!”
“We are here to help you. Don’t worry about anything. I don’t know you. But I know many things about you. For example, I know how you travel. You came to London by train. You also ride to the train station on a horse-drawn wagon(马车).”
“Why, yes. You’re right. But how do you know these things?”
“ I see a return ticket in your glove. I see fresh mud on the left arm of your dress. Now tell us your problem.”
“My name is Helen Stoner,” she states, “My mother and father are dead. I am living with my stepfather, Dr Grimesby Roylott. He comes from a rich family. But they are no longer rich. They have nothing except a small piece of land and a huge old house. We are living in the house. Dr Roylott is using my mother’s money for expenses(开支). Part of it was for my sister and me. It was for our marriages.”
Holmes is sitting in his chair. His eyes are closed. He is listening carefully to Helen’s story. He hears every detail.
Helen continues. “My stepfather has no friends. He fights with everyone. He is strong and gets angry quickly. Everyone is afraid of him.”
“He has no friends at all?” asks Holmes.
“No. He talks to no one except the gypsies. They are poor people who travel from place to place. A band of gypsies is staying on our land right now.”
“Are you and your sister afraid of the gypsies?”
“My dear Mr Holmes. You are making me so sad. My sister is dead. That is why I am standing here in this room.”
1.Paragraph 6 beginning with “My name is …” is mostly about_______________.
A. Helen’s dead sister B. Helen’s trip to London
C. the house Helen lives in D. Helen’s stepfather and the family
2.What is Holmes doing while Helen is telling her story?
A. Walking slowly B. Listening carefully
C. standing sadly D. Writing quickly
3.Which of the following can best describe the gypsies according to the passage?
A. They are very rich B. They are afraid of other people
C. They live on a horse-drawn wagon D. They move from one place to another
4.The passage is probably from __________.
A. a poem B. a guide C. a novel D. an advertisement
Most schools in England require children to wear a school uniform.
There are at least four advantages. Firstly, when they go on a school trip they all look the same and so they can’t get lost. Secondly, it stops kids worrying about what to wear each day. Everyone is equal. Thirdly, parents don’t have to shop for expensive and different clothes for their children to show off. Fourthly, wearing a uniform gives a sense of being proud and discipline(纪律约束) in them.
1.What colour are the shoes that the English students wear in school?
A. White B. Grey C. Black D. Yellow
2.Where can you find the school name?
A. On the tie B. On the sweater C. On the shirt D. On the skirt
3.Which of the following is one of the advantages of wearing a uniform?
A. It gives students a sense of being proud
B. It helps children show off
C. It helps children choose different clothes
D. It makes children strange
There once was a master who went to India. In those times, we didn't have airplanes or many kinds of transportation that we do now. So the master went to India . And when he got there, he saw a lot of fruit. In India they have plenty of fruit to sell, but much of it is because they can't grow much the water situation. So he saw one basket, a big basket of some very red, long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop, not expensive at all.
So he and asked, "How much per kilo?" And the shopkeeper said, "Two rupees."(印度货币) Two rupees in India is ; it's like dirt (尘土). So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it: Oh, my God! His __ watered, his mouth watered and burned, his eyes were burning, his head was burning and his face became . As he coughed terribly , he up and down, saying, "Ah! Ah! Ah!"
But he still continued to eat the fruit! Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said, "You're crazy, man. Those are chilies（辣椒）! You can't eat so many; they're not good for you! People use them a condiment（作料）, but only a little bit to put into food for taste. You can't just eat them by the handful like that; they're not !" So the silly master said, "No, I can't stop! I paid money for them, now I'll eat them. It's my !"
And you think that master was silly,
right? Similarly, we sometimes do a lot of 
things
like that. we still continue just because we've money,
time, effort and love into it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt
so bad but couldn't stop 
because
he didn't want to waste the money he'd paid.
So you've lost something, let it go and move on. That's better than continuing to .
1.A. by air B.
on foot C
.by taxi D
.by
car
2.A .delicious B .cheap C .expensive D .fresh
3.A .because of B .with the help of C .in need of D .as a result
4.A .got up B .went up C .turned up D .looked up
5.A .something B .nothing C .everything D .anything
6.A .eyes B .ears C .mouth D .nose
7.A .sad B .ugly C .red D .cold
8.A .searched B .climbed C .jogged D .jumped
9.A .as B .for C .to D .with
10.A .medicine B .vegetables C .fruit D .food
11.A. instead B .and C .but D .also
12.A .money B .food C .fruit D .drink
13.A. joined B .spent C .paid D .put
14.A. as if B .ever since C .even if D .so that
15.A. fight B .fail C .try D .lose
---------Would you mind _________me carry the heavy box?
---------____________.
A. helping; It is my pleasure B. helping; Yes, please
C. to help; With pleasure D. helping; With pleasure
