Going to the beach is many American’s favorite activity. They went swimming in the ocean without giving a thought to what was underwater. But those days are long gone. In the summer of 1988, many of the beaches had to be closed because garbage（废料）from hospitals was found in the water. The garbage included glass bottles with samples of blood, and people were afraid they might get AIDS from the blood. At some beaches, sewage（下水道）was found in the water. Americans were shocked by this state of affairs. People didn’t think of the underwater garbage because it was out of sight.
Some of the most polluted waters still look beautiful. San Francisco Bay is a good example of a beautiful bay that’s full of chemicals. Scientists discovered pollution in some lakes and rivers when they found fish with rotting skin. People are told not to eat too much fish because of pollution. Most American cities put their garbage in the ground. But New York and a few other cities put their garbage in the ocean. Boston Harbor is so polluted that scientists say it won’t recover until the next century. The government has ordered the city to build a sewage treatment plant, Cleaning up oceans won’t be easy, but people can no longer ignore（忽视）this challenge.
1.The main idea of the article is that _____.
A. ocean waters around America have become polluted.
B. Americans are bringing too much garbage to the beach.
C. beaches were closed because Americans were shocked.
D. going to the beach is many American’s favorite activity.
2.The oceans are polluted by _____.
A. swimmers, AIDS patients and fish.
B. Boston, San Francisco and New York only.
C. garbage, sewage and medical waste and so on.
D. swimmers and fishes
3.Many polluted waters are beautiful because _____.
A. chemicals can be beautiful.
B. they have been cleaned up.
C. pollution is underwater or hard to see.
D. there are still many fish in them
4.More people can go to the beaches near Boston if _____.
A. the city puts its garbage in the ground
B. a sewage plant is built
C. they don’t eat too much fish
D. they stop polluting the water
A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers, “Last week,” said he, “my umbrella was stolen from a London church. As it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didn't get it back.”
“How did you write your advertisement?” asked one of the listeners, a merchant.
“Here it is,” said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The man took it and read, “Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street.”
“Now,” said the merchant, “I often advertise, and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is often very importance. Let us try for your umbrella again. and if it fails, I'll buy you a new one.”
The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote: “If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesn't wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to No. 10 Broad Street. He is well known.”
This appeared in the paper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door. In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors that had been thrown in, and his own was among the number. Many of them had notes fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.
1.The result of the first advertisement was that ______.
A. the man got his umbrella back
B. the man wasted some money advertising
C. nobody found the missing umbrella
D. the umbrella was found somewhere near the Church
2.“If it fails, I’ll buy you a new one .” suggested that____.
A. he was quite sure of success
B. he was not sure whether he would get the umbrella hack
C. he was rich enough to afford a new umbrella
D. he did not know what to do
3.This is a story about _____.
A. a useless advertisement
B. how to make an effective(有效) advertisement
C. how the man lost and found his umbrella
D. what the merchant did for the umbrella owner
A car needs gas to run and your body also needs food to work for you. Eating the right kind of food is very important. It can help your body grow strong to take care of what you eat.
There are four main food groups altogether. The dairy group has food like milk, cheese and sour milk（酸奶）. The other three groups are the meat and fish group, the fruit and vegetable group, and the bread and rice group. Each meal should have at least one food from all four main groups. With all these food together, you will be given enough energy during the day.
It is easy to get into bad eating habits. You may eat your breakfast in a hurry to get to school on time. Or you may not have time for a good lunch. It may seem easy to finish your supper with fish and chips all the time. But you will find yourself tired in these days and you can not think quickly.
Watching what you eat will help keep your body healthy and strong. It is also good to take some exercise. It will help you eat more if you take a walk or play games in the open air. Having a good eating habit with some exercise is the key to your health.
1.Which of the following is a good eating habit?
A. Going to school without any breakfast
B. Eating fish and chips for supper all the time..
C. Having at least one food from all four groups each meal.
D. Having different food from all four food groups.
2.In this passage the writer mainly tells us that _____.
A. every person needs food to grow well
B. taking exercise can keep your body strong
C. the right kind of food with exercise will keep you healthy
D. enough energy helps people think more quickly
3.The underlined word “dairy” in the second passage means _____.
A. the food made out of cows such as milk and butter
B. she shop that sells milk and butter
C. a farm where cows are kept
D. a place where milk products are made.
4.The best title for this passage is _____.
A. The Four Food Groups B. A Healthy Diet
C. Your Body And Food D. Food And Your Health
阅读下面短文， 掌握其大意， 然后从各题所给的四个选项中， 选出最佳选项。
As soon as I learned to say the word “beauty”, I set out to look for it. Before I could find it, I asked my mother what a beauty was like. She said that a beauty is 1who has large bright eyes and fine skin.
When I was in Grade Four, I 2such a girl. I sat right in front of her and 3her to see if she was a real beauty. She 4a beauty in my eyes until the day she 5with me. She demanded that I 6her pencil box which I 7knocked on to the floor. I 8. Suddenly she flew at me and threw me onto the ground and we rolled about 9each other.
During the years that followed, I came across 10explanations given to me by different people. Some said a girl with a thin figure(体形) is a beauty, 11that a girl with a gentle voice is beautiful, 12said it is a girl with hair that is like a waterfall. I 13give these a second thought.
I searched for a beauty 14had told me before, but it was useless. Then I met an old man. He told me that a beauty is a girl who might not be quite 15with natural beauty. However, she becomes a beauty 16experiencing hardship. After a 10-year hunt for a beauty, I found her. She became my 17. She was not very pretty but she was 18. She was born in a 19family and had to take care of herself from young. When we married, I really got the idea about a beauty. She was the one the 20old man had described to me.
1.A. your classmate B. a girl C. an experienced girl D. an ugly girl
2.A. liked B. was tired of C. was against D. found
3.A. stared at B. scolded C. beat D. laughed at
4.A. wasn’t B. pretended to be C. treated himself D. was
5.A. quarreled B. talked C. played D. studied
6.A. steal B. rob her of C. like D. pick up
7.A. by chance B. by no means C. by herself D. by the way
8.A. agreed B. refused C. was happy D. did so
9.A. talking with B. helping C. hitting D. leaving
10.A. the same B. different C. the opposite D. some correct
11.A. but B. or C. as D. so
12.A. Everyone B. The others C. Nobody D. Others
13.A. did B. must C. didn’t D. should
14.A. an old man B. some people C. nobody D. my mother
15.A. lucky B. sad C. willing D. happy
16.A. after B. without C. liking D. against
17.A. friend B. teacher C. classmate D. girlfriend
18.A. ugly B. beautiful C. lovely D. kind
19.A. rich B. farmer’s C. happy D. poor
20.A. foolish B. kind-hearted C. wise D. honest
--- Why did Sarah cry just now?
--- She wanted a toy, _____ I can’t afford.
A. it B. one C. that D. what
You’d better keep ______ when I take photos for you.
A. silent B. calm C. still D. mild
