You’ve got plenty of emails from your mom， and maybe even a few from dear old grandma. But have you ever received a message from a river?
Now， Ireland’s River Lee is sending out much information， thanks to wireless(无线的) technology. In a program called the DEPLOY project， scientists have put some sensors(传感器) in rivers that can find pollution levels.
Instead of asking scientists to collect water samples several times a day， the government can now examine pollution levels in the water， and find out if there is anything polluted entering the river. This makes it much easier for scientists to protect the environment， since problems can be discovered before a serious pollution accident really happens.
People in the area can also receive free reports from the river， so that they can find out whether the water is safe for swimming or boating on a certain day. And people can also know if the water is clear enough for them to drink and use.
The DEPLOY project has not only started in Ireland， also the same programs have started in thousands of places around the U.S. Now you live in a world in which you could receive information with your mobile phone about environment. The technology should help to make us know more about the pollution that surrounds us—which just might get us all a little more involved with trying to clean up our world.
1. How do scientists find pollution levels in rivers?
A. By putting sensors in rivers.
B. By using mobile phones.
C. By boating or swimming.
D. By surfing the Internet.
2.The underlined word “samples” in the passage means “_______” in Chinese.
A. 样品 B. 有机物 C. 无机物 D. 示范
3.The DEPLOY project is a project that cares for ________.
A. weather B. environment C. industry D. study
4.What can we mainly learn from the fourth paragraph?
A. People can receive reports from the river
B. People can find if they can swim in the water.
C. The project is good for people’s daily life
D. People can know if the water is clear enough
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The DEPLOY project has only started in the United States.
B. The DEPLOY project tells us how to keep the air and water clean.
C. The DEPLOY project helps us live in a world with clear air.
D. You can receive information about environment with your phone.
Team games are important in school life. They help the children learn the importance of working together for a common goal. Team building activities help the students understand themselves and give them a chance to improve on their weaknesses. |
Build a Story： This team game is about building a story from some pictures. Each team is supposed to build a story according to the picture given to each of its members. On understanding what each pictures means， the team needs to put the pictures into order. The team that is first to build the story wins. |
Team Craft(剪纸)：For this activity， the class is put into groups of three or four members. Each team is given some art material like colour pens， art paper and a knife. Each team should come up with something creative and special. The one who finishes first or does best in making craft will be the winner. |
Team Sports： Outdoor activities and sports are some of the best team games for schools. Volleyball， soccer and basketball are some of the very interesting team games. Exercise mixed with fun is one of the most important interests of playing sports. |
Dog and the Bone： This game is played between two teams. The teams line up in front of each other. Each team member is given a number or a letter of the alphabet. The same pair of names is used for both the teams. An object is placed in an area between the two teams. The host of the game calls out a name. The members from both the teams with the name rush to get the object. The member， who get the “bone” first， make a point for his/her team. |
1.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Team sports. B. Team games.
C. Building a story. D. Team art.
2.How can we build a story according to the second paragraph?
A. To put the pictures into order.
B. To say a sentence one by one.
C. To talk about the same picture.
D. To talk about different pictures.
3.In which team game do you have to use color pens and a knife?
A. Dog and the Bone. B. Playing volleyball.
C. Team Craft. D. Build a Story.
4.Which of the following is surely a team sport?
A. Swimming. B. Running
C. Basketball D. Walking
5.What is the “bone” in the game Dog and the Bone?
A. The child who gets the object first.
B. The child who can’t get the object.
C. The child who hosts the game.
D. The object between the two teams.
Yesterday my son， daughter and I went to the grocery store. In front of us in line was a little girl with her mother. The little girl was asking her mother for a box of Smarties. The polite way she was asking almost broke the mother’s heart， “I’m sorry， Honey， but we have no money to buy it.”
My son was watching that dialogue. By the way， he had been raking(用耙子耙)leaves our garden to raise himself some money to buy a bike. As he watched the mother and daughter leave the store， he ran to the candy counter(柜台)and bought a box of Smarties with the money .
He turned to look at me and I just nodded. He ran out after the little girl and her mother and he gave them the box. He came back and told me what he told them. “Every kid should have a pack of Smarties because they can make you smart.”
I was so excited that I bought a pack of Smarties for my son. I told him that I was proud of him， and that was for his act of generosity because he gave his own Smarties to others. Quickly， he replied， “But you do nice things for people and you never get anything for it.”I explained， “When you do something nice for someone， you shouldn’t expect to get anything. When you get something you should be very thankful.”
1.When the writer and her children went to the grocery store， they saw a little girl asking ____.
A．her mother for a nice toy
B．her mother for a box of Smarties
C．where she could find a box of Smarties
D．her mother if she could had enough money
2.From the passage we know Smarties are ____.
A．a nice electric toy
B．an interesting story book
C．a kind of candy
D．some leaves of a nice tree
3.The writer was ____ to see her son buy a pack of Smarties for the little girl.
A．sad B．excited C．angry D．proud
4.The writer still bought the pack of Smarties to ______ .
A. praise her son’s good deed.
B. give it to the little girl some day
C. have them with her husband.
D. give it to other children.
5.What can we learn from the story above?
A．Every kid should have a pack of Smarties.
B．Everyone should have a good mother.
C．Everyone should do nice things for others.
D．Every mother should often do something for her children.
Perhaps the only test score that I remembered is the 55 when I was in high school.
The test was the final for a course. I remembered waiting anxiously as my teacher Mr. Right handed out our papers one by one. It was a rather test. I heard my classmates groaning(叹息)， and I could tell by the groans that the scores weren’t looking .
Mr. Right put my paper on my desk. There in big red numbers， circled to draw attention， was my score， 55!
I lowered my head， and the score up quickly. A 55 is not something that you wanted your classmates to see.
“The scores were not very good， none of you ，” Mr. Right said. “The highest score in the class was a 55.”
A 55. That’s me!
my sad look didn’t look so bad. I had the highest score. I felt a lot better.
I walked home alone that day with the low but high score. My father knew that I had a big that day and asked me as soon as I got home， “ did you do in your test?”
“I made a 55，” I said.
A frown(皱眉) now stood on my father’s face. I knew I had to at once. “But Dad， I had the highest score in the class， ” I said. I thought that explanation would make a difference.
“You !” my father replied.
“But it’s the highest!” I .
“I don’t what scores others had， but you failed. What is what you do!” my father firmly said.
For years， my father was that way. It didn’t matter what others did， it only mattered what I did and that I did it excellently.
We often don’t understand the of good parents until we ourselves stand in the parents’ shoes. My father’s words have carried me throughout life.
1.A. boring B. difficult C. strange D. interesting
2.A. poor B. true C. good D. suitable
3.A. checked B. covered C. turned D. opened
4.A. failed B. missed C. passed D. won
5.A. Especially B. Finally C. Suddenly D. Slowly
6.A. event B. breakfast C. show D. test
7.A. When B. Why C. What D. How
8.A. speak B. explain C. prove D. reply
9.A. impatiently B. carefully C. nervously D. proudly
10.A. lied B. failed C. regretted D. lost
11.A. advised B. realized C. insisted D. promised
12.A. care B. imagine C. know D. understand
13.A. makes B. suggests C. improves D. matters
14.A. always B. seldom C. still D. once
15.A. wisdom B. worries C. trouble D. courage
— Have you asked the teacher ________ tomorrow morning?
— Some food and drinks.
A. what we should take
B. how shall we go for a picnic
C. when and where should we go
D. if we need take an umbrella with us
—______ will the terrible weather stop?
— I’ve no idea. The radio says it will _____ until next Monday.
A. How soon； last B. How often； stop
C. How far， last D. How long； stop
