The world is not only hungry, but it is also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 70% of the earth’s surface is covered with water. But about 97% of that is sea water or salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3% fresh water from rivers, lakes，underground and other sources. And we can not even use all of that. Even worse, some of it has been made dirty.
However, as things stand today, this fresh water is still enough for us. But our need for water is becoming larger and larger quickly, almost day by day. We should take steps to do with this problem now and in this way we can get away from a serious world-wide water shortage(缺少)later on.
We all have to learn how to stop wasting ourvaluablewater. One of the first steps is to develop ways of reusing it. Today in most large cities, water is used only once and then sent out into a sewer system (下水道). From there it returns to sea or runs into underground places.
But even if every large city reused its water, we still would not have enough. All we’d have to do to make use of sea water in the world is to remove the salt. If we take these steps we’ll be in no danger of drying up.
1.The world is thirsty for water because_____________.
A. man hasn’t got enough food to eat
B. we haven't got enough fresh water
C. only 70% of the earth's surface is water
D. more water is sent into sewer systems
2.The underlined word valuable means _____________.
A. much and salty B. fresh and enough
C. dear and useful D. clean and helpful
3.What should we do if we want to have enough fresh water?
a. Make full use of the sea water.
b. Carry salt water into lakes or rivers.
c. Try to save the fresh water as much as possible.
d. Do our best to use the water again.
e. Drink and use a11 the water on the earth's surface.
A. c and e B. a and d C. a, c and d D. b, d and e
4.The best but the most difficult way to solve the water problem of the world is to ___________.
A. remove the salt from sea water B. make the water in cities clean
C. take water from underground D. make the need for water smaller
5.What's the best title for this passage?
A. The Importance of the Water. B. Fresh Water and Sea Water.
C. The Thirsty World. D. The World's Water Problem.
A beautiful actress called Ruby Lin finally got married with Wallace Huo in 2016. Many of her fans felt happy for her.
Born on January 1, 1976, Ruby grew up in Taipei, Taiwan. She is the eldest children of her family. She has one a year younger brother and the other one six years younger. Her father was a businessman, and her mother was a housewife. Her English name was from her mother’s love of the jewel. When Lin was seven years old, her parents broke their marriage. She lived with her mother. She graduated from Ri Xin Primary School and Zhong Dian High School. She planned to go to England to study after high school graduation.
However, in her second year of high school, she first got involved in film and TV industry. So she went to have a try. She told herself that if her filming career didn’t take off, she could still go back to school. When she received her first experience in front of the camera in 1995, acting as a minor role, she became interested in acting. After filming her first TV commercial, Lin caught the attention of TV and film directors. In 1995, Lin received her first role in a film called School Day. The same year, she also acted as the supporting role in Taiwanese TV dramas. In 1996, Lin went to mainland China for the first time to film. She considered it as a valuable experience and the time that she began to learn about acting. In 1997, Lin became popular as the beloved Princess Ziwei in the series called My Fair Princess.
In 2000, she worked in Hong Kong TVB's production of The Duke of Mount Deer with Dicky Cheung, Shu Qi and other well-known performers. As Lin felt she had achieved all she could in television, she also appeared in three Hong Kong films in 2000. Since 2002, Lin has focused on her career in mainland China and became successful. In 2002, she appeared in the romantic TV series Boy and Girl which was broadcast throughout China by CCTV. With this series, Lin was selected one of the Top 10 actresses of the year. Of those 10 actresses, she was the only one from Taiwan.
From then on, she became more and more famous. Though her parents didn’t agree her to be an actress at first, they finally accepted it for her success and passion.
1.Lin received her first role in a film called_________ in 1995.
A.Princess Ziwei B.The Duke of Mount Deer
C.School Day D.Boy and Girl
2.When did Lin start to learn about acting?
A.When she worked in Hong Kong TVB for the first time.
B.When she went to mainland China for the first time to film.
C.When she worked as a minor role for the first time.
D.When she studied in the Zhong Dian High School.
3.Which of the following statement about Lin is NOT true?
A.Lin didn’t study in a college.
B.Lin was the second actress from Taiwan who was selected as one of the Top 10.
C.Lin has focused on her career in mainland China since 2002.
D.Lin’s parents allowed Lin to be an actress at last.
4.Why did Lin’s parents finally allow her to be an actress?
A.Because of her talent and hard work. B.Because of her passion and interest.
C.Because her parents like her films. D.Because of her passion and success.
5.In what order did the following take place in Lin’s life?
a. Lin appeared in three Hong Kong films.
b. Lin’s parents broke their marriage.
c. Lin acted as Princess Ziwei.
d. Lin got married with Wallace Huo
e. Lin was selected one of the Top 10 actresses.
A.b-c-a-e-d B.c-a-b-e-d C.a-c-e-d-b D . d-b-e-a-c
Each year on Feb 21, UNESCO ( 联合国教科文组织) holds an International Mother Language Day (IMLD ). The event is to help people to pay attention to the disappearance of the world's languages; many of them are disappearing each year. UNESCO sees this as a terrible fact.
What happens when a language dies out? Something great is lost-not just sounds and marks but the way that people understand the world and communicate with each other. We keep different cultures and traditions through languages. Kill a language and all these are killed too.
Through IMLD, more and more people come to realize he terrible situation and try to stop it.
Google's 2018 Endangered (濒临灭绝的) Languages Project is a good example. Many speakers and protectors of endangered languages upload (上传) texts, audios and videos to the project website. They want to introduce the way that people communicate and express themselves around the world.
The Myaamia Project is the same kind of effort to revive the language spoken by the Miami tribes (部落) of the United States. Project members work to encourage people to study and communicate with this language , which died out in the 1960s.
These activities give life to those endangered languages. People who work to keep Languages
alive are not limited to the past. Many young people design apps and use social media to support their activities. They "spread the word " to save the world.
So, while the problem of disappearing languages remains a very serious one, there is hope. We all have a special feeling of our mother language. This is why we should remember the wise words of late president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela: "If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to a man in his own language，that goes to his heart."
1.UNESCO holds IMLD every year in order to help people to _______________.
A. learn and use endangered languages
B. show their talents in learning languages
C. practice reading skills of mother languages
D. realize the situation of endangered languages
2.What did people do in Google's 2018 Endangered Languages Project?
A. Discuss how to make good use of Google.
B. Offer online courses on endangered languages.
C. Share materials about endangered languages online.
D. Translate endangered languages into mother languages.
3.What does the underlined word "revive" mean in Paragraph ( 段落) 4?
A. 创造 B. 学习 C. 复活 D. 清除
4.What can we infer ( 推断) from Paragraph 5?
A. It is more difficult to protect endangered languages.
B. The disappearance of languages has already stopped.
C. Young people don't care about endangered languages.
D. Young people have creative ways to protect languages.
5.The writer mentions Nelson Mandela's words in order to __________________.
A. tell the importance of one's mother language
B. show his contributions to language protection
C. tell the trouble in learning endangered languages
D. show the possibility of protecting mother languages
Ralph Wick was seven years old. In most things he was a fine boy, but he would cry from time to time. When he could not have what he wanted, he would _______for it. If he was told that it would hurt him, and he could not ________ it, he would also cry.
One day, he went with his mother into the________. The sun shone. The grass was cut. The flowers were starting to come out. Ralph thought he was, for once, a good boy. A_________was on his face. He wished to do as he was told. Ralph helped his mother with the farm work and he was very happy.
“Now you must be tired and________，” said his mother. “Have a good rest here and eat some cookies. I will get a beautiful red rose for you.” So his mother brought the red flower to him. When he saw his mother still had a white rose in her hand, Ralph________ it.
“No, my dear，” said his mother. “See how many thorns（刺） it has. You must not touch it, or you would be sure to hurt your________．” When Ralph found that he could not have the white rose, he began to cry, and_______ took it away. But he was soon very sorry. The thorns hurt his hand. It was so _______ that he could not use it for some time.
Ralph would never_________this. From then on, when he wanted what he should not have, his mother would point to his hand which had been hurt before. He at last learned to do as he was told.
1.A.run B.cry C.plan D.call
2.A.save B.hide C.have D.lose
3.A.park B.garden C.forest D.field
4.A.smile B.sign C.fear D.mark
5.A.lazy B.noisy C.hungry D.sleepy
6.A.waited for B.asked for C.cared for D.thanked for
7.A.arm B.leg C.hand D.foot
8.A.quietly B.proudly C.politely D.suddenly
9.A.helpful B.good C.peaceful D.painful
10.A.accept B.refuse C.forget D.remember
—Have you finished your project?
—Not yet. I’ll finish it if I _______ ten more minutes.
A.give B.am given C.will give D.will be given
— Do I have to sell my old computer? It almost stops working.
— You ________ do so. It only needs repairing. Something has gone wrong with it.
A.mustn't B.may not C.needn't D.can't
