How can we protect the Earth? One problem to solve is climate(气候)change. You might wonder about climate change. What is it, exactly?
Gases surround the Earth. 1. Sunlight passes down through the gases. The gases trap(储存)the sun's heat and act like blanket. Without these gases, the Earth would be very cold. The trouble comes when humans add too many gases to the atmosphere. The gases build up and trap even more heat. This causes changes in climate. The Earth becomes too warm.
2. There's another gas causing climate change. No one talks about it as much. It is nitrous oxide(氧化亚氮). Many call it laughing gas. Dentists may give patients nitrous oxide so they will not feel pain. The atmosphere has small amounts of nitrous oxide. But nitrous oxide can stay in the atmosphere more than 100 years which can change the climate a lot.
Nitrous oxide forms naturally. 3. Bacteria are living organisms(生物)made of single cells. Farmers use nitrogen fertilizer(氮肥)to help grow bigger crops. The bacteria in the soil take the nitrogen from the fertilizer and make more nitrous oxide with it.
So how can we help? "Number one is to not waste food," Wagner Riddle, a scientist from Canada, said. 4. That number comes from a U. S. university study. "There is a lot that goes into making food", Wagner Riddle says. "So then if it's wasted, it's for nothing."
A.That's the reason for climate change.
B.It comes from bacteria(细菌)that live in the dirt.
C.Carbon dioxide(二氧化碳)is one gas that traps heat.
D.More than one-third of all food created in the U. S. is wasted.
E.These gases reach high into the sky and are called the atmosphere(大气层).
Shameem was born in a small village in Pakistan. In her village, it was a tradition to keep girls inside their homes. They were not allowed to get an education.
Fortunately, Shameem's uncle, a university teacher, wanted to give her a chance to see the world. He offered Shameem a chance to attend school. So she became the only girl student in her class.
However, Shameem struggled to complete her schooling. To get permission for college, she went on three-day- hunger strike(抗议). After graduating from college, Shameem got a position in non-profit organization(非营利性组织)working to help women in rural(农村的)areas.
There, she saw a Pakistan that she didn't know. Until then, she thought she had a difficult life. But there, she saw what women in other parts of Pakistan were experiencing. Some women had 11 children, but nothing to feed them. They would walk three hours every day to get water.
Shameem found that the position was more than just a job for her. She discovered her power. By setting an example, her experience could encourage more people to understand the importance of education and send their daughters to school.
Now, Shameem teaches in a rural school in her hometown. "The first day I walked into the school," she said, "I saw all these little Shameems staring at me with dreams in their eyes, the same dream of freedom which I had in my childhood."
Today, there is not a single girl in her village who doesn't go to school.
1.Who played an important role in sending Shameem to school?
A.Her uncle. B.Her parents. C.A workmate. D.A university student.
2.Why did Shameem work for a non-profit organization?
A.To make much money. B.To finish her education.
C.To discover her power as an example. D.To help poor women in the countryside.
3.What's the main idea of Paragraph 4?
A.Shameem walked three hours to get water. B.Shameem used to know her homeland well.
C.Women and children were short of food. D.Women's situation was more awful than expected.
4.What's the influence of Shameem's effort?
A.Girls have the same dream. B.No girl is allowed to attend school.
C.All girls in the school are named Shameem. D.The idea of girls' education in her village has changed.
A neighbor called 911 at 11:09 a.m. after seeing smoke coming from a house in the 165 block of 54th Street Southeast.
The man who lives in the home was able to get his older child and the family dog out of the house on fire. Just then Monroe police officers arrived. The father said his younger child was still on the upper level of the house but he didn't know where.
Officers did a quick search of the house but couldn't find the girl. One of them closed the door to the master bedroom, where the fire started, controlling it and slowing its spread. Firefighters arrived and after searching the closet and narrow beds in another bedroom, one firefighter noticed the closed toy box at the foot of the bed.
"She wasn't making sounds," later the firefighter said of the girl, whose exact age he didn't know. "I opened it up and saw her. She was lying in the toy box just balled up."
Firefighters got the girl outside, where she was examined by doctors and found to be fine. The fire was quickly put out. The police officer who managed to shut the master bedroom door was highly praised. And the girl's father was so thankful to firefighters.
1.How did the police officers know a child was still missing?
A.The neighbor called. B.The father told them.
C.The family dog jumped wildly. D.The child was making much noise.
2.Why did the officer try to shut the master bedroom door?
A.To protect the toy box. B.To slow the fire's spreading.
C.To clear the way for firefighters. D.To keep fire from entering the master bedroom.
3.Where was the girl found finally?
A.In a closet. B.Inside a toy box. C.Behind a door. D.Under a narrow bed.
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A.Calling 911 B.A house on fire C.Saving a girl out of fire D.A thankful father
①Amy: Bye, Lucy. I have to bounce!
Lucy: What?
Amy: I have to bounce. You know—I have to go. We say that a lot in San Francisco.
②Lucy: That's cool! What other things do you and your friends say?
Amy: Well, for example, we say someone is 'sketchy' if we think they aren't very nice.
Lucy: Sketchy? All right I like it.
③Amy: What about things you say here in Britain?
Lucy: Well, if I say ‘He's tasty’, do you know what it means?
Amy: Beats me!
Lucy: It means he's good-looking.
④Amy: Look, there's Dave. He's quite tasty, isn't he?
Lucy: Well, he's a bit sketchy sometimes—but I like him!
Dave: Hi! What are you two laughing about?
Amy: I can't tell you now—I have to bounce!
Dave: Huh?
1.The two girls are mainly talking about ________.
A.the boy B.the language C.their friends D.their hometowns
2.The three characters are making a conversation in ________ according to the picture.
A.a school yard B.a supermarket C.a library D.a cinema
3.When they say "A girl is tasty" in Britain, it means she is ________.
A.kind B.smart C.pretty D.happy
My name is Alison. I live in a countryside in Scotland now. Every weekend, our family will go on a wonderful trip. Last weekend, my brother1. I decided to visit my uncle's house in London. My cousin Sam met us at the train station. It was so large and you can see visitors from all2. the world.
My aunt and uncle cooked a big dinner for us. Then they invited us 3. play bowling. It was my second time to play this game. But I found it was still 4. little difficult for me. On Saturday, we went shopping in Oxford Street. In the evening, we went to a nice Chinese food restaurant. We all enjoyed the meal happily. Chinese dishes 5. considered as the most delicious food in the world.
We went home on Sunday. However I wanted to stay in London. I like the city so much.
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There once was a wise man who was very respected for his wisdom . This great man was called the Wise Circle Maker. His people _______ that he had special powers to make it rain.
He would make a big circle in the dirt and stand inside of it. There, he_______ with God and asked for things needed by the people. Everyone listened to his _______.
But the Wise Circle Maker did not know_______ about life. Often, when he saw things that he did not understand, he would ask questions, hoping to find the _______.
One day, he was walking in the_______ and noticed a man planting a fruit tree. He asked the man, “_______ will your tree bear fruit? How long will it take?”
The man said that it would take 70 years for fruit to come to the tree.
“And how old are you now?”asked the Wise Circle Maker.
“I am______ 50 years old,” said the man.
The Wise Circle asked _______ he could live to taste the fruit from this tree. “I will not live another 70 years, ______ the man. “I am already _______ and will never taste the fruit from this tree I plant. But when I was born, I saw many fruit trees like this planted _______ my father, and his father, and his father's father. And I ate the fruit from those trees.
“This tree is for my children, my grandchildren and for their children too. They will taste the fruit of this tree. That is why I am planting it. Not for me, ________ for them.”
The Wise Circle Maker was________. He could easily see the meaning. He walked away with content, _______ that he still had much to learn about life.
1.A.expected B.believed C.counted D.remained
2.A.spoke B.argued C.played D.fought
3.A.complaint B.dream C.advice D.voice
4.A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing
5.A.promises B.reasons C.directions D.answers
6.A.market B.factory C.countryside D.hospital
7.A.When B.Why C.How D.Where
8.A.almost B.even C.also D.anyway
9.A.that B.if C.which D.what
10.A.called B.cried C.shouted D.replied
11.A.handsome B.beautiful C.young D.old
12.A.by B.for C.from D.about
13.A.and B.but C.or D.because
14.A.moved B.interested C.bored D.tired
15.A.following B.planning C.enjoying D.knowing
