One day, Brandon, Josh and I were looking for a waterfall. It1. raining, but not heavily. It kept us cool as we climbed over stones and through a shallow river. When we started back, we looked at the shallow river we had just crossed. Where2. this rushing river come from? At that moment, we realized a flood would be coming!
In a few minutes, the water rose at a fast speed.3. were no big stones to be seen, only what looked like lumps covered with rushing water. We had no choice but to move our way back carefully4. the rushing water.
We needed to be brave and each other's help if we didn't want to be washed5.. Though wet all over, we felt relaxed after we made the last crossing.
Thanksgiving was just around the corner. The menu had been set. The shopping list was made._____ seemed perfect. I could taste turkey and mashed potatoes. Pictures of different pies, fruit _____ vegetables came into my mind. I couldn't _____！
The day before Thanksgiving my dad called a family meeting. He said we needed to practice being thankful. “We are going to_____ at a homeless shelter on Thanksgiving Day.” I couldn't _____ this was happening. So we wouldn't cook our own Thanksgiving dinner? The holiday wouldn't be the _____. I thought the day would be ruined.
The next morning, we got up_____. I followed my father to the shelter with my sleepy _____. I had no great expectations and felt down all the way. As soon as we _____， we got to work. There was so much to be done. But all I could think about was the dinner I couldn't enjoy.
However, those thoughts soon______. Over the next few hours, I watched hundreds of people come through the shelter. For some, this was the only hot meal they would eat that week. ______ others, it was the first time to eat a Thanksgiving meal. The shelter was filled with ______．
Through this______， I learned that Thanksgiving is a time to think about your blessings and look for ways to bless others. When I gave up ______ I had wanted, I discovered how much I have. It is much better to ______ than to receive. In the end, that Thanksgiving became an unforgettable experience.
1.A.Something B.Everything C.Nothing D.anything
2.A.and B.but C.so D.or
3.A.wait B.care C.accept D.pick
4.A.rush out B.help out C.check out D.pull out
5.A.stand B.believe C.decide D.consider
6.A.different B.pretty C.strange D.same
7.A.early B.late C.suddenly D.quietly
8.A.nose B.hands C.head D.eyes
9.A.arrived B.finished C.helped D.planned
10.A.discovered B.disappeared C.remembered D.changed
11.A.With B.To C.By D.For
12.A.stress B.joy C.fear D.situation
13.A.chance B.health C.lesson D.experience
14.A.who B.why C.which D.what
15.A.give B.take C.waste D.refuse
People have told stories about Robin Hood for over 700 years. Nobody knows if he was a real person or an invented character. In the legends, Robin was extremely smart and humorous. He loved laughing and playing tricks on others. Robin had a good heart. In several adventures, he helped strangers, and later his kindness paid off.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood appeared in 1883. It was Howard Pyle's first book and it was a great success.
At the beginning of the story, Robin was just a young man, who was good at archery. One day he was walking through Sherwood Forest, a royal hunting forest near Nottingham in England. There he got into trouble with a group of men. Among them, he killed the cousin of the Sheriff of Nottingham. Robin became a legendary outlaw,__and soon the leader of one hundred outlaws, known as his “Merry Men.”
Robin and his “Merry Men” always looked for rich people and asked them to their camp in Sherwood Forest. When they arrived, Robin gave them a good meal and played music for them. Then he took their gold away to help the poor. Robin became most famous for “robbing from the rich and giving to the poor”．
The Sheriff of Nottingham was Robin's greatest enemy, He was cruel and treated the poor badly. It was his job to keep the woods safe and to make sure that nobody stole the king's deer. He hated Robin because Robin was an outlaw. But most of all, he hated Robin because everyone else loved him. The Sheriff of Nottingham kept trying to catch Robin Hood and his “Merry Men”， but never succeeded.
Centuries ago people loved to tell stories of Robin Hood. Later he became a famous character in books, and nowadays Robin is still a wellloved hero in literature, theatre, TV and films.
1.What was Robin Hood like according to the passage?
A.Clever and full of fun.
B.Smart and serious.
C.Cruel to the poor people.
D.Good at telling stories.
2.What does the underlined word “outlaw” mean?
A.enemy B.criminal C.king D.fighter
3.What was Robin Hood best known for?
A.Playing beautiful music for the rich.
B.Robbing the rich and helping the poor.
C.Stealing the king's deer in Sherwood Forest.
D.Killing the cousin of the Sheriff of Nottingham.
4.Why did the Sheriff of Nottingham hate Robin Hood?
A.Because Robin Hood stole his deer.
B.Because Robin Hood was bad to the poor.
C.Because he thought Robin Hood was cruel.
D.Because Robin Hood was loved by other people.
5.What is the passage mainly talking about?
A.The life of Robin Hood
B.The author of Robin Hood
C.The life of Sheriff Nottingham
D.How “Merry Men” was founded
为了加强环保意识，让中学生认识到保护环境的重要性，上周日你校举办了一次保护环境的主题活动，请你以“An environmental protection activity I experienced”为题，并根据以下要点和要求写一篇英语短文记述你经历的这次环保活动。
1. 要点：1)你参加环保活动的原因是什么；
2)活动的具体内容是什么；
3)参加这次活动后你的感受。
2. 要求：1)文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称；
2)词数100左右。
An environmental protection activity I experienced
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Although the world is hungry, it is even thirstier. While nearly 3/4 of the earth is covered with water, we are short of drinking water. Actually about 97% of the water on the earth 1. sea water.
2. can we deal with the problem of lacking drinking water? Firstly, we should save water instead of wasting it. Second, we should protect our water resources and not pollute 3.. Lastly, we should discover ways to reuse water. Scientists 4. got some achievements in this field. But people's need for water is increasing day by day. We still don't have enough water.
The sea seems to have the best answer. There is plenty 5. water in the sea. But we need to take the salt away from the sea water. This is very expensive. Many scientists can find cheaper ways to do it. Without doubt, we will solve the problem gradually.
A zerowaste life is a lifestyle that hardly creates any rubbish. So, a zerowaste theme store is about _____ people with a number of everyday, practical and pleasant zerowaste products to help them start on a onestop, zerowaste life journey.
“Zerowaste” or “danshari” was first _____ by a French woman Ben Johnson. “Live a life and try not to create any rubbish; use different methods to protect the earth.” she said.
Yu Yuan, 27, is _____ attracted by this idea.
She and her boyfriend have lived in Beijing for many years. And earlier she used to be a customer without thinking a lot _____ she saw a video about “zerowaste”．
The _____ is about a family of four, and the rubbish they produce every year is placed in a jar.
After watching the video, Yu wanted to _____ this zerowaste lifestyle with her boyfriend.
Yu says that a zerowaste life _____ the 6R principle—Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle and Rot.
Over August—October when Yu followed the principle of zero waste 6R, she and her boyfriend Joe Harvey both _____ only two cans of rubbish.
Now, the couple have opened a small _____ called The Bulk House in Nanluoguxiang, Beijing, to support a zerowaste life.
At the store they use environmentally friendly products. For example, they use wood products to replace ______ ones and prepare cloth bags printed with zerowaste logos for customers. Most of the products sold in the store can be reused, and a small number of ______ which are not recyclable can degrade. The store ______ has secondhand books and audiovisual CD/DVDs.
For used toiletries(things like soap and toothpaste that are used for cleaning yourself) there is a company which accepts them, and the couple regularly mails their waste to it.
Yu says that those who were once not ______ in the zerowaste lifestyle have gradually changed because of curiosity. The zerowaste lifestyle, she adds, is for everyone.
“It's ______ us at our fingertips.” Yu expects some of her friends to ______ her on the road to zero waste. As the saying goes, many hands make light work.
1.A.offering B.providing C.giving D.affording
2.A.invented B.found C.discovered D.suggested
3.A.hardly B.luckily C.clearly D.deeply
4.A.unless B.until C.after D.when
5.A.video B.film C.article D.newspaper
6.A.experience B.change C.represent D.spend
7.A.accepts B.receives C.follows D.believes
8.A.saved B.produced C.kept D.wasted
9.A.shop B.factory C.hotel D.company
10.A.paper B.cloth C.silk D.plastic
11.A.it B.them C.their D.its
12.A.too B.either C.also D.only
13.A.proud B.worried C.amazed D.interested
14.A.behind B.around C.ahead D.above
15.A.organize B.record C.join D.encourage
