In the United States, people are lucky to have an easy way to get clean — just by tuning on the tap (龙头).
We wake up in the morning, take a shower, brush our teeth, drink a cup of coffee and go out to enjoy a beautiful day. Water is an important part in our daily lives and we use it for different purposes, but do we really know how much we use?
Each American family uses more than 300 gallons (加仑) of water every day at home. About70% of this use is indoors.
Water also plays a big part in our local communities (当地社区). Without water there would be no local business or factories. Fire fighting, parks, and public (公众的) swimming pools all need lots of water. To bring us much water, we need a lot of pipes to our taps each day.
Where does all this water come from? It starts out as rain or snow and flows (流) into our local lakes, rivers and streams or into underground You can learn more about water in your country, for example, how people protect water and where your local drinking water comes from.
The more you learn about water, the better you will make use of it.
1.The underlined word “it” refer to (指的是) ________.
A.water B.coffee C.a shower D.The day
2.The underlined word “pipe” in the passage probably means________in Chinese.
A.桶 B.人工 C.管子 D.产业
3.Paragraph (段落) Four talks about________.
A.the use of water in homes B.how to use water in homes
C.how to use water in the local community D.the use of water in the local community
4.The writer writes the passage to________.
A.ask us to save water B.tell us where water comes from
C.tell us some information about water D.ask us to drink water
One day a father of a rich family took his son on a trip to the country with the purpose (目的) of showing his son how the poor people lived so he could be thankful for his life.
They spent a few days and nights on the farm of a very poor family.
When they got back home from their trip, the father asked his son “How was the trip?” “It was great, Dad.” “Did you see how poor people can be?” the father asked. “Oh, yeah,” said the son. “So what did you learn from the trip?” asked the father. The son answered, “I saw that we have one dog and they have four. We have a pool that goes to the middle of our garden and they have a stream (小溪) that has no end. We have wonderful lanterns (灯笼) in our garden and they have the stars at night. We have a small piece of land (土地) to live on and they have fields that are beyond our sight (一望无际). We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our house to protect (保护) us, they have friends to protect them.”
Hearing this, the boy’s father didn’t know what to say. Then his son said again, “Thank dad for showing me how poor we are.”
1.The father went to the country with his son to________.
A.go on a trip B.enjoy the life
C.find a very poor family to help D.tell the boy how lucky and happy he was
2.The boy’s family had________.
A.a garden B.a stream C.many dogs D.fields
3.The son________.
A.didn’t like the trip
B.was going to live on the farm
C.learned that they had a lot of money from the trip
D.thought the stars were more wonderful than their lanterns
4.Which of the following is Not True?
A.The boy had different ideas from his father. B.The father couldn’t say a word at last.
C.The father was very happy at last. D.The boy thought his family was poor.
It was the first time for Sidebottom from New York to visit Paris (巴黎). He was staying at a hotel. He went down to have breakfast on the first day, and sat with a Frenchman. The Frenchman smiled and said friendly, “Bon appetite.” “That is his name.” thought Sidebottom. He smiled back and said his own name. “Sidebottom.” The next morning, Sidebottom came down for breakfast and saw the Frenchman again. “Bon appetite!” the Frenchman said again. Sidebottom was a bit surprised to hear his name again. But he answered in the same way. “Sidebottom.” This happened every morning for about a week. At the end of the week, a friend of Sidebottom’s from Canada arrived in the evening. “I am having a very good time.” he said. “meet a very nice Frenchman. His name is Bon Appetite.”
“That isn’t his name.” said the friend. “The French (法国人) often say it before they eat something. It means enjoy your meal.”
The next morning, the American and the Frenchman sat at the same table. “Bon appetite!” Sidebottom shouted.
The Frenchman looked at him and smiled, “Sidebottom.” he answered.
1.From the passage we know Sidebottom came from________.
A.England B.Canada C.France(法国) D.America
2.They said “Bon appetite” and “Sidebottom” to each other________.
A.for four days B.for a week C.for one evening D.for one morning
3.Sidebottom told his friend that he was when he was staying in the hotel.
A.happy B.surprised C.friendly D.lucky
4.The Frenchman thought “Sidebottom” in English meant (意思是) ________.
A.the American’s name B.having a good time
C.“Bon appetite” in French D.“nice to meet you”
My brother and I like sports very much. We like running, playing basketball, swimming and so on. Of all the sports, swimming is our favorite. Swimming is really interesting. If you swim in the pool, you will look like a lovely fish.
Very cool! You will be happy if you can swim. If you often swim, you will be healthy. Swimming can bring you a lot of fun. Come and enjoy swimming with us in the two clubs.
City Club | ||
Swimmnig | Mon. ~ Sun. | 8:00 p.m. ~ 9:00 p.m. |
Basketball | Mon. ~ Sun. | 8:00 a.m. ~ 5:00 p.m |
Volleyball | Sat. ~ Sun. | 10:00 a.m. ~ 6:00 p.m. |
Tel: 865-2236 http://www.cityclub.com | ||
Cool Club | ||
Swimming | Mon. ~ Fri. | 3:00 p.m. ~ 8:00 p.m |
Basketball | Mon. ~ Sun. | 8:00 a.m. ~ 6:00 p.m. |
Tel: 662-3368 |
1.The writer thinks swimming often is________.
A.very boring for his parents B.cool to like a fish
C.excited for his brother D.good for health
2.You can go to to swim on Sunday.
A.City Club B.Cool Club
C.both A and B D.either A or B
3.If you want to go swimming in the afternoon on Friday, you can________.
A.call 662-3368 B.call 865-2236
C.Both A and B D.visit http://www.cityclub.com
An old man lived with a grandson. Every day the old man got up early to read books. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to _________him in every way he could.
One day the grandson asked: “Grandpa, I want to read that book as you do but I can’t understand it, and I always forget everything when I close the book. What’s the use of reading the book?”
The grandpa said, “Take this coal (煤炭) basket down to the _________and bring me a basket of water.”
The boy did as his grandpa said, but all the water ran before _________got back home. The grandfather laughed and said, “You will have to walk faster next time.”
The next time the boy _________faster, but the basket was still empty (空的). He told his grandfather it was _______to carry water in a basket. He wanted to use a bottle instead ( 代 替 ), but the old man said, “I just want a basket of water. You’re not trying hard enough.”
The boy wanted to show his grandfather that the water would surely run. He again put the _________into the river and ran hard. But there wasn’t anything in it again. He said _________, “Look, grandpa, it’s useless!”
“Watch the basket.” said the grandfather.
The boy had a look _________the basket and for the first time realized (意识到) that the basket was different. It had changed from a dirty old coal basket into a _________one, inside and out.
“My child, that’s what happens (发生) _________you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything, but the words will change you inside and out. That’s what you got from reading.”
1.A.show B.help C.love D.follow
2.A.house B.beach C.river D.lake
3.A.they B.he C.I D.we
4.A.ran B.rode C.drove D.flew
5.A.difficult B.interesting C.boring D.important
6.A.hand B.bottle C.basket D.coal
7.A.happily B.surprisedly C.excitedly D.sadly
8.A.for B.at C.into D.down
9.A.white B.clean C.new. D.black
10.A.and B.so C.before D.when
It will only________him about one hour________to Hong Kong because of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.
A.take; to drive B.spend; driving C.take; driving D.pay; to drive
