Pollution
Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines. There was no modern medicine, either.
Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution （污染）. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and polluted our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. It’s bad to all living things in the world.
Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the polluted air is so thick that it is like a quilt over a city. This kind of quilt is called smog（烟雾）.
Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before it is thrown away, they mustn’t blow dirty smoke into the air.
We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and not throw it on the ground. We can go to work by bus or with our friends in the same car. If there are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution.
Rules are not enough. Every person must help to fight pollution.
1.Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today because _______.
A. there were not any modern machines
B. there was no modern medicine
C. both A and B
D. there were not many people
2.What is the biggest problem in today’s life?
A. Water pollution B. Air pollution
C. Noise D. Pollution
3.The most serious kind of pollution is ________.
A. noise pollution B. air pollution
C. water pollution D. A, B and C
4.Factories must clean their water ________.
A. before they are thrown away
B. when they are thrown away
C. after it is thrown away
D. before it is thrown away
5. From the passage we know that ________.
A. a few years ago, there was no smog at all
B. today people don’t have to talk to each other in a loud voice
C. we can drink water from the polluted rivers and lakes’
D. people are making rules in order to fight pollution
Do as the Romans Do
The customs in different countries are rather different. If I have dinner with a Chinese host, he always puts more food onto my plates as soon as I have emptied it. That often discomforts me greatly. I have to eat the food even if I don’t want to, because it is considered bad manners in the West to leave one’s food on the plate. I have already noticed that when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he very often refuses the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or thirsty. This might be good manners in China, but it is not in the West at all. In the United States, it is impolite to keep asking someone again and again or insist on his accepting something. Americans have a direct way of speaking. If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “No, thanks.” When an American is fed with beer by the host, for example, he might say, “No, thanks. I’ll take some diet, Pepsi-Cola（百事可乐）if you have it. ”That is what an American will do. So when you go to the United States, you had better remember the famous saying: When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
1.From the passage, we can know that the Chinese are usually ________ to the guests.
A. very hot B. rude
C. impolite D. cold
2.When a foreigner has dinner with a Chinese host, he often feels _______.
A. pleasant B. uncomfortable
C. satisfied D. happy
3.Why does a Chinese often refuse the offer of food or drink at a dinner party?
A. He has had enough.
B. He is shy.
C. He is afraid that others will laugh at him.
D. He thinks it’s polite to do that.
4.When an American wants something to eat or drink at a dinner, he will _______.
A. ask for it boldly
B. refuse the offer
C. ask for it directly
D. express himself indirectly
5.“When in Rome, do as the Romans do “means “________”.
A. When you got to Rome, you should act as the Romans do
B. When you stay in Rome, you should do as the Romans do
C. When you are in a new country, you should do as the locals do
D. Romans can be an example for you
完形填空
Have you ever planted a few trees on Tree Planting Day? Each year, millions of people, both _____, plant a lot of trees. But this may not be the best way to make your home a ______place.
Last week we visited a park in Hebei. We were ______to find most of the trees had been burned. The workers told us that the trees ______soon after they were planted because they weren’t watered well enough. _______workers burned them and cleaned the place for _______ trees to be planted this year. ______ a card found in one of the dead trees, a student wrote,“ I hope this tree will grow up with me to ______the backbone (栋梁) of our country.” The workers said that the survival(存活) of the trees was really more important than _______trees were planted.
Some people in Beijing now have a new idea that they can donate (捐赠) some money and let professionals (专业人士) plant and ______the trees.
1.A. students and teachers B. old and young C. boys and girls D. mother and father
2.A. smaller B. colder C. nicer D. larger
3.A. pleased B. happy C. interesting D. surprised
4.A. died B. grew C. bought D. planted
5.A. Though B. When C. Because D. So
6.A. few B. old C. new D. dead
7.A. Over B. From C. On D. About
8.A. need B. hold C. plant D. be
9.A. how many B. when C. how soon D. why
10.A. take out B. take down C. take up D. take care of
I have failed three times. However, my father encourages me _____ fourth try.
A. have the B. to have the
C. to have a D. having a
Remember _______ the book to the library when you finish reading it.
A. return B. returning C. to return D. returned
________ honest is the first thing people should learn.
A. Being B. Look C. Be D. Become
