The pollution of the environment has become an important problem that the world has to face. Luckily, humans have realized it and we have been taking steps to deal with this problem. And many days have been appointed(指定).
On March 12 every year, many Chinese people plant trees because it is China’s Tree Planting Day. It first began in 1979. Different countries made different days as Tree Planting Day. Some countries’ Tree Planting Day is the same day as World Forest Day, such as France.
World Forest Day comes on March 21 every year. It was started by Spain in 1971. And the first World Forest Day was held on March 21, 1972. The purpose of World Forest Day is to encourage everyone to protect(保护) the trees because they are very important to our life.
Earth Day comes on April 22 every year. The purpose of Earth Day is to encourage people all around the world to protect the environment. It was created in America in 1970. But it wasn’t until 2009, April 22 that was named Earth Day by the UN.
Smoking is bad for our health. In order to stop people from smoking, April 7 was made as World No-Tobacco Day(世界无烟日) in 1987. The first World No-Tobacco Day began in 1988. But in 1989, it was made another day, on May 31 every year.
Day | Date | Purpose |
China’s Tree Planting Day | March 12 | 1.____________________________________ |
2.__________________ | March 21 | To encourage everyone to protect the trees. |
Earth Day | April 22 | 3.____________________________________ |
World N | 4.________ | To stop people from smoking. |
阅读下面短文，根据所给语境，按要求完成下列各题。
Many of the expressions using water haven’t enjoyable meanings in English.
“Hot water” was used five hundred years ago to mean being in trouble. One story says it got the meaning from throwing hot water down on enemies (敌人) attacking a town. ①That happens no longer, but we still get into hot water.
When we are in hot water, we are in trouble. It can be any kind of trouble, serous or not so serious. A person who breaks a rule can be in hot water with the police. A young boy can be in hot water with his mother if he walks in a house with dirty shoes.
“Water over the dam(水坝)” is another expression about a past event. It’s something that finishes and it cannot be changed. The expression comes from the idea - water has run over a dam and it cannot be brought back again. When a friend is troubled by a mistake he has made, you might tell him to forget about it. You can say “It’s water over the dam.”
“Throwing cold water” means “not to like an idea”. For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems, but your parents throw cold water on the idea, because they think a new car costs too much.
1.阅读短文，并把①处的句子翻译成汉语。
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2.阅读短文，完成下面的句子（每空一词）。
When you say “It’s water over the dam.” to your friend, you want to tell him to __________the __________ he has made.
3.用文章中关于“water”的英语短语填空，并使句子通顺。
Your friend invites you to go hiking, but you don’t want to. You can _____________________ on the idea.
As a young child, I was quiet and shy. I was also sick for a long time. My parents worked, and I spent a lot of time at my grandparent’s home. While my grandmother cleaned the house and cooked, my grandfather played with me.
I was six when my grandfather died. A few months before he died, he gave me a beautiful blue and white blanket (毯子). I loved the blanket very much because it made me think of my grandfather. But a
fter a few years, the blanket didn’t look very good. It had holes and was dirty. I didn’t want to throw the blanket away, so my mother made the blanket into a book bag. I was proud of the book bag, and I used it to carry my books to school every day for a few years. Then the book bag was broken. I begged my mother to make something out of it. She made it into a pencil-box. After a few months, the pencil-box was broken, too. By then I could sew (缝), and I made the pencil-box into a small wallet.
I used it for three years, but one day I lost it. I felt sad. My friends and family said, “Forget about it, Paul. You can’t make something out of nothing.”
I thought about it for a while. I decided my friends and family were wrong. There was a way to make something out of nothing. I wrote down the story of my grandfather’s blanket.
1.From the story, we know that .
A. Paul’s grandfather gave him a blanket
B. the blanket made Paul think of his mother
C. a few years later the blanket was still new
D. Paul’s grandfather died when Paul was ten
2.Paul used the pencil-box for ________.
A. a few monthsB. two weeks C. three yearsD. five years
3.Paul felt sad when he lost ________ one day.
A. the blanket B. the book bag C. the wallet D. the pencil-box
4.Paul wrote down the story to ____________.
A. pass the timeB. find the blanket
C. tell his grandfather D. remember his grandfather
Top student Lin Yijian had a problem recently . The 14-year-old boy from Xiamen used to get marks of over 110 points （out of 120 possible points）on his math tests . But during last semester’s final exams , his math score was only 90 points .
It was a shock . “I didn’t know what happened , ”said Lin , who kept feeling nervous and frustrated（沮丧的）about math during the following month. .
Like Lin , many of us have setbacks（挫折）in life . What would you do to deal with these setbacks ? Would you just let them be and give up ？
Lin chose to face his problem . His parents and teacher also gave him help . After some hard work he now gets marks between 100 and110 points on his math tests . Although he still isn’t at his original（原来的）level , Lin doesn’t panic anymore .
“Don’t be scared by setbacks ,”he said . “You will beat it . ”
Chen Xingzhu in Shenzhen also has a story to tell . The 15-year-old girl is not good at doing sit-ups（仰卧起坐），which is necessary for the coming high school PE entrance exam（体育中考）. One has to do at least 35 sit-ups in a minute to pass the test . Most of Chen’s classmates can do 40 . However , Chen could only do 20 .
Feeling worried , Chen decided to do something . She did sit-ups for half an hour every day after school . Now , after a month , she can do 30 sit-ups a minute .
“I finally found what made me slow through continuous （持续的）practice and then improved little by little , ”said Chen . “I believe next month I will be able to do 40 !”
1.What problem did Lin YIjian have recently ?
A. He used to get high marks .
B . He did well in math .
C. He did not so well as bofore in math .
D . He had no time to study math .
2.According to the passage , which is NOT true among the following statements ?
A. Lin chose to face his problems .
B . His parents and teachers also helped him .
C. After some hard work , he now gets marks over 110 points .
D. Lin faced his problems instead of giving up .
3.What problems does Chen Xingzhu have according to the passage ?
A. He is also not good at math .
B. He is also not good at PE .
C. He is also not good at sit-ups .
D. He is also not good at PE entrance exam .
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1.If you want to find a job as a waiter, you can go to __________.
A. 50 Haier RoadB. Red Rose Restaurant
C. Bird’s Next StadiumD. Sunny Seafood Restaurant
2.If Tom and his father go to watch the football game, they will pay _________.
A. ￥50B. ￥55C. ￥100D. ￥110
3.Father’s Day is coming, and Jenny wants to invite her father to dinner. She should call _______.
A. 586-5552B. 223-3561C. 325-6789D. 323-3789
There was once a lonely girl who wanted love very much. One day she was walking in the forests, she found two dying birds. She took them home and put them in a small . She was happy to have two “friends”. She them with love and the birds grew strong. One day the girl happened to the door of the cage open. The larger and the of the two flew out of the cage. The girl was that it would fly away. She caught it quickly. She felt glad that she caught the bird before it could fly away. Suddenly she couldn’t a sound from the bird. When she opened her , the bird was already dead. Her killed the bird！Then she noticed bird jumping up and down inside the cage. She could feel great need for freedom. It wanted to fly into the clear, blue . So she lifted it from the cage and let it fly away . The bird circled once, twice, and three times. The girl watched as the bird flew. She didn’t care about the bird any more. She wanted it to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the song she had ever heard.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tightly, and the best way to keep love is to give it wings(翅膀).
1.A. whileB. after C. before D. u
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2.A. boxB. basket C. cageD. bag
3.A. looked for B. looked at C. looked afterD. looked over
4.A. forget B. leaveC. lockD. close
5.A. strongerB. lazierC. weakerD. smaller
6.A. gratefulB. proudC. afraidD. happy
7.A. listenB. makeC. describeD. hear
8.A. doorB. windowC. handD. mouth
9.A. loveB. jokeC. luckD. wish
10.A. one B. the other C. anotherD. other
11.A. itB. its C. it’s D. it was
12.A. seaB. hill C. forestD. sky
13.A. angrilyB. happily C. loudly D. highly
14.A. losingB. loving C. killing D. feeding
15.A. worst B. oldest C. newestD. sweetest
