I have returned to my hometown after I was away ten years ago. So many things have changed around here. It has become better and better. When I left here, there was a small pool on the right of my house. Now the pool has gone and people have built a large shopping mall(商场) there.
The biggest changes have taken place in the center of the city. There are sidewalks on both sides of the street. You can see a street center with so many tall buildings around. You can’t drive there any more because no vehicle is allowed to pass there. A European-style fountain(喷泉) has been built in the street center garden.
There used to be an old school near my house. I spent my five years studying there. There was a small payground in front of the school. But now what I can see are five tall buildings standing there. There are two big classroom buildings and a library. A new post office has also been built just across from the new school.
1.I have been away from my hometown for ________.
A. ten months B. one year C. five years D. ten years
2.On the right of my house, there was a _________ ten years ago.
A. library B. garden C. supermarket D. pool
3.No vehicle is allowed to pass the _________.
A. center of the city B. old school C. street center D. playground
4.Which of the following is WRONG(错的)?
A. A fountain is in the street center garden.
B. Now there is an old school near my house.
C. There are two big classroom buildings and a library in the new school.
D. There is a post office across from the school.
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Great Changes in My Hometown. B. A Wonderful Place
C. What a Nice Town D. My School.
Air is always around us. It is around us when we walk and play. From the time we are born, air is around us. When we sit down, it is around us. When we go to bed, air is also around us. We live in air.
All the animals and plants need air. Living things can’t live without air. We can live without food or water for a few days, but we can not live for more than a few minutes without air. We breathe in air. When we are walking or running, we need more air. When we are asleep, we need less air.
We live in air, but we can’t see it. We can only feel it. We can feel it when it is moving. Moving air is called wind. How can we make air move? Here is one way. Hold and open a book in you hand in front of your face. Close it quickly! What you feel is the air.
1._________ need air.
A. Some of the animals B. All the things
C. Some of the plants D. All the animals and plants
2.We can live for a few days __________.
A. without air B. without food or water
C. without food or air D. without air or water
3.We need _________ air when we are asleep.
A. less B. no C. most D. a lot of
4.Which of the following sentences is TRUE(对的)?
A. Sometimes we don’t live in air.
B. Air is not around us when we go to bed.
C. We can live happily without air.
D. We need more air when we are working or running.
5.We live in air, but we can’t ________ it.
A. look B. see C. get D. feel
As we all know, people couldn’t live without water. Some parts of our bodies are made of water. We depend on clean water to live every day.
However, we human beings are polluting water seriously. In some areas of China, people are still in great need of clean water. Dirty water is one of the world’s biggest healthy problems. It’s harmful to our health. When water from the rain and melting(融化) snow runs through roads, it picks up some dangerous chemicals and other things along the way. Many of the rivers are short of protections, so they are easy to be polluted by factories or animals’ waste.
World Water Day has grown to become one of the important dates since 1993. In 2013, World Water Day shares the topic of Water Cooperation. If everyone tries their best to save and protect the clean water, our living conditions will be much better.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1.From the first paragraph, we know that people couldn’t live without _________.
A. fire B. water C. books D. language
2.Dirty water is ________ to our heath.
A. useful B. kind C. harmful D. cruel
3.Many of the rivers are easy to be polluted by __________.
A. schools B. factories or animals’ waste
C. fish D. human beings’ waste
4.What’s the topic of 2013 World Water Day?
A. Water and Food. B. City Water Protection.
C. Water Quality. D. Water Cooperation.
5.Which of the following is TRUE(对的)?
A. The clean water is enough in China.
B. We needn’t any clean water.
C. World Water Day started in 2013.
D. We should try our best to protect the clean water.
The pollution in our country is very serious, which is harmful to our health. If we don’t take
to protect the environment, the earth will be destroyed. The earth is our home. No earth, no people! So we should think of some good to solve the environmental problems.
is one of the problems. But some rubbish can be . So we should the rubbish according to the materials instead of throwing them here and there. We should also the waste. For example, we can use sides of the paper or we can bring a basket when going to the supermarket. Waste water shouldn’t be into rivers and lakes directly(直接地). Dirty water may some diseases(疾病).
In a word, is supposed to take an action at once. It is our duty to protect the environment and make our world more and more beautiful.
1.A. hair B. measures C. sky
2.A. purpose B. results C. ways
3.A. Rubbish B. Air C. Water
4.A. stored B. recycled C. wasted
5.A. sell B. rise C. sort
6.A. reduce B. make C. stop
7.A. both B. neither C. none
8.A. poured B. discovered C. rained
9.A. shut B. cause C. prevent
10.A. no one B. someone C. everyone
．You ________ read in the sun, it’s bad for your eyes.
A. ought not B. ought to C. ought not to
—What does the Sign 
on the bottle mean? —It means “________”.
A. dangerous B. save water C. recycling
