My sister Alli and I have been trying to get people to stop dropping cigarette butts(烟蒂) for seven years.
One day, we were walking in our hometown and saw hundreds of cigarette butts on the ground. They made the ground dirty. They made the town look so ugly that we decided to start a group to make people stop dropping butts. We called it “No Butts About It!”
At first, we drew pictures with“The Earth Is Not Your Ashtray(烟灰缸)” written on them. We put the pictures around our hometown—in parks, by beaches, and along roads. We wanted to make people understand that dropping butts does harm to the environment. Most smokers don’t think that dropping butts harms the earth. But it does! All rubbish does.
Later, we wrote to companies and asked them for money to help us. We used the money to buy ashtrays to give smokers. We wanted smokers to carry the ashtrays with them so they didn’t have to drop butts. At the moment, we are trying to get cigarette companies to put an ashtray in each pack of cigarettes. Some companies would like to do it.
Many people have started to join our group since it began. Today there are 45 other “No Butts About It” groups in America. And there are even groups in England, Australia and India!
Many newspapers have written about my sister and I over the last seven years. And we have won many prizes for our good work. But we are not interested in prizes. We just want to make the earth a better and cleaner place for animals, plants and people. One day it will be.
根据短文内容, 完成下列各题。
1.It has _____ Alli and the writer seven years to try to _____ people stop dropping cigarette butts.
2.The cigarette butts made the town look so _____ that they decided to start a group _____ “No Butts About It. ”
3.First, they drew pictures and put them around their hometown. Then they _____ to companies to ask for money. _____ the money they buy ashtrays to give smokers.
4.There are many “ No Butts About It” groups in _____, _____, Australia and India.
5.They hope that one day the earth will be a _____ and _____ place for animals and people.
Thousands of years ago, people didn't live in cold places because they didn't know how to keep themselves warm. Later they learned to make clothes. When an animal was killed, they made use of its skins to cover their bodies. 1. .
2. . It once helped people find fire, when lighting hit a forest and started a fire. 3. The fire kept them warm, and also frightened wild animals. Soon people found the food cooked tasted much better, so they began to use the fire to cook food.
But people still didn't know how to make a fire. When they got a fire from the forest they tried to keep it burning. 4.
But later they found different ways to make fire. For example, they made fire by burning wood or knocking two pieces of stones.
Today it's easy for people to make fire because they have matches, lighters and different kinds of heaters. 5.
根据短文内容，把A-E五个选项填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确。
A. If it went out, they had to wait for years.
B. The skins keep them warm.
C. They can make fire at any time they need.
D. People took some of this fire to their homes.
E. Nature is people's good friend..
American boys and girls love to watch television. Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the television set. Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Saturday.
Televisions are like books or films. A child can learn bad things and good things from them. Some shows help children to understand the news and places from other countries or other times in history. With television a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a play, a concert or a game at home.
Television brings many places and events into our homes. Some programs show crime and other things that are bad for children, so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do.
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。
1. Children usually spend _______ a day in school in America.
A. six hours B. more than eight hours
C. only a few hours D. four hours
2. Some children spend eight hours more _______ on Sunday.
A. studying B. playing
C. watching TV D. helping their parents
3. On television children can see _____.
A. games B. big animals
C. oceans D. almost everything
4. “Television brings many places and events into our homes” means .
A. television makes things happen on homes
B. we can know places and events without going to see them.
C. we can see houses and buildings on TV.
D. we can find them easily.
5.Parents sometimes help their children find other things to do when there is ____ for children.
A. a bad program B. an animal
C. a game D. an uninteresting film
Mary was an operator（接线员）911in Los Angeles．One Thursday morning，she was surprised to get a call from a young child who said，“Mom my ill，Mom my ill, ” again and again．Mary hurried to find the address of the call．She called the police，in a minute，the policemen and doctors arrived at the house．They broke the door open，they couldn't believe their eyes．The little child was so young that maybe she could not walk！She was sitting beside her mother and holding her mother’s hand．Tears（眼泪）were running down her face． The doctors gave the woman some medicine and soon she woke up．Later，she told people，“Everyone was surprised that my daughter could call 911．One Monday I tried to teach her how to call 911，but she couldn’t do it．”Mary was surprised，too．“It’s the first time I’ve seen a two-year-old child call 911．”
1.What did Mary do every day？
A.She answered the telephone calls.
B.She talked with the policemen and the doctors.
C.She played with the children．
D.She dealt with emergencies（紧急情况）.
2.How did she feel when she answered the little girl’s call？
A.She was worried. B.She was sorry．
C.She was surprised. D.She was happy.
3.How did the police and the doctors get into the house？
A.They went in through the windows.
B.They broke the door open.
C.They didn't go in.
D.The women was outside.They didn't need to go in.
4.How could the little girl learn to call 911？．
A.She learnt it by herself.
B.She called it by chance（偶然地）.
C.Her mother taught her one Monday.
D.Her mother often taught her.
5.How old was the little girl？
A.Only two.
B.She was nine.
C.She was five.
D.She couldn’t walk, so she must be less one.
Name | Personal Information |
Fei Junlong | Born in 1965 in Jiangsu, China An astronaut (宇航员) Traveled in Shenzhou VI in outer space with Nie Haisheng from October 12th to October 17th, 2005 |
Yao Ming | Born in 1980 in Shanghai, China The son of two great basketball players Joined the Houston Rockets （休斯敦火箭队）in June, 2002 |
Jay Chou | Born in 1979 in Taiwan, China A popular singer Favorite music: Hip-Hop |
Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) | Born in Sweden A scientist Known for the Nobel Prizes |
Helen Keller (1880-1968) | Not able to see or hear Worked hard and became one of the famous writers in America Wrote a lot, such as The Story of My Life |
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。
1.Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng traveled in outer space for ______ days.
A.five B.six C.seven D.eight
2.Yao Ming played basketball in ______ in 2002.
A.Germany B.Canada C.America D.England
3.The ______ was born in 1833.
A.player B.singer C.astronaut D.scientist
4.The Story of My life is the name of a ______ .
A.sport B.song C.prize D.book
5.Which of the following is true?
A.Yao Ming’s parents were players.
B.Jay Chou is from Shanghai, China.
C.Alfred Nobel was a French man.
D.Helen Keller couldn’t see, but could hear.
Is your schoolbag too heavy? The e-schoolbag will help you. It is said that e-schoolbags are going to be brought into in Chinese middle schools soon.
Heavy schoolbags have been a serious for a long time. But the e-schoolbag will . An e-schoolbag is lighter than a usual schoolbag. Perhaps, the e-schoolbag should be an e-textbook. It is a small computer for students. It is as as a usual book, it can still have all the things for study, such as textbooks, exercise books and so on which can be made 53 chips(芯片) like stamps. The students can read the text page by page on the screen, take notes, or even send e-mails to their teachers. They only need to the right chip into the e-schoolbag. Then they can use it.
Some people say e-textbooks can be easily broken, while others say it is not good for eyes. But only time will tell.
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