The National Dark-Sky Week (NDSW) is a week during which people all over the United States turn off their lights to enjoy the beauty of the night sky without light pollution. This even was started by Jennifer Barlow of Midlothian, Virginia in 2003, and it is becoming more popular each year. It has been supported by the International Dark-Sky Association, the American Astronomical Society, and the Astronomical League.
This even always occurs in April, during the week of the new moon so that the sky can be as dark as possible for the best viewing conditions.
“It is my wish that people could see the night sky without other light in the sky as our ancestors (祖先) saw it hundreds of years ago,” explains Barlow.
Since it only lasts a week and not everyone in the country will take part in it, how will the National Dark-Sky Week reduce light pollution? The main goal of NDSW is to increase awareness (意识) of the harmful effects of light pollution. It is not possible for all of the light pollution in this part of the world to disappear. However, it is possible to make a small difference in the quality of the night sky. Another goal of this even is to promote (促进) the use of better lighting systems that direct light toward the ground instead of up into the sky.
Jennifer Barlow states, “The night sky is a gift of such beauty that it should not be polluted by wasted light. In this way, our children will not lose touch with the wonder of our universe.”
1.This passage is mainly about ______________.
A．better lighting systems B．the National Dark-Sky Week
C．the harm of light pollution D．the beauty of the night sky
2.Which of the following statements about the National Dark-Sky Week is WRONG?
A．It is becoming more and more popular in America.
B．The event was started in 2003 by Jennifer Barlow.
C．The event takes place in the first week of every April.
D．American people are supposed to turn off their lights during that week.
3.What is Jennifer Barlow’s wish?
A．That people could spend time enjoying the beauty of the sky every night.
B．That the sky would always be as dark as possible.
C．That people could see the night sky without light pollution as our ancestors did.
D．That light would be directed up into the sky.
4.We can infer from the underlined（划线的）sentence in Paragraph 4 that ________.
A．many people in America hate this event
B．he event should last a month every year
C．it may be hard to reduce light pollution t
D．light will no longer pollute the sky soon
I was with a group of businessmen, and we were dealing with a question—What is a good person?
At a certain point during the discussion, one of the students—a young man of about thirty—described an event that happened at Christmas. He and his five-year-old son were decorating the Christmas tree, and a little boy came to the front door begging. If you ever visit Mexico, you will see that the people there take begging as nothing to get upset about and nothing to get embarrassed by.
So, this little boy came to the door, a boy about the same age as my student’s son. The father and the son went to the front door, and the father went back with his five-year-old son and said to him, “Give him one of your toys.” At the words, the little boy quickly picked up some toy, and his father said to him, “No, no－give him your favorite toy.”
And the little boy, like a little tiger, said, “No way!” He cried; he refused. But the father, like a big tiger in a way, insisted gently, “No, you must give him one of your favorite toys.”
And finally the boy, with his head down, picked up a toy he had just gotten. The father waited in the living room, and the boy walked to the front door with the toy in his hand. The father waited and waited.
What do you think happened?
After a couple of minutes, his son came running back into the living room, his face radiant (喜气洋洋). “Daddy,” he said, “can I do that again?”
I think I have got the answer to the question.
1.From the passage, we can learn that in Mexico ________.
A．begging is looked down upon
B．begging is considered as a normal part of life
C．visitors all over the world treat beggars kindly
D．few people are living a poor life
2.The sentence “can I do that again?” showed that the boy ________.
A．got pleasure by helping the little beggar
B．wanted to please his father
C．began to like the little beggar
D．wanted to be the little beggar’s friend
3.According to the writer, being a good person means ________.
A．having the courage to correct his/her mistakes
B．being friendly to beggars
C．being ready to give
D．being able to teach children to tell right from wrong
Mr. Cronin has a clock shop in the center of the town. He tries his best to 36 it well. He often receives the customers(顾客) 37 and people like to buy 38 in his shop.
It was a cold day and 39 people would go out to do some _40_. Mr. Black, one of Mr. Cronin’s_41_, came to the shop. He knew the man was_42_ his miserliness (吝啬). But he tried to persuade (说服) him to buy a watch in his shop.
“You’d better buy a watch for 43 _, Mr. Black,” said Mr. Cronin. “It’ll be _44_ to you whenever.”
“No, no,” said Mr. Black. “I’ll _45_need any watches.”
“But how do you know when it’s time to _46_?”
“The people who live around me always _47_ their televisions at seven for the news. So I can hear the announcer(播音员) say, “ The time is seven o’clock.. Here is the news.”
“But you don’t know when to go to work.”
“That’s _48_,” Mr. Black said with a smile. “It takes me ten minutes to _49_ and shave（刮脸）. I have breakfast at twenty past seven. I get to the bus stop at twenty to eight and fifteen minutes later arrive at my office and _50_ working.”
“When do you _51_ your office, then?”
“There’s a _52_ near it, its siren(汽笛) can tell me the right time.”
“How do you know the time if you _53_ in the middle of the night?”
“I always put a stick by my bed”
“But a stick can’t tell you the time”
“You’re _54_. But I can use it to knock on your wall. You always _55_, “What are you knocking on my wall for at two in the night?”
1.A. watch B. manage C. build D repair
2. A．coldly B．luckily C．simply D．warmly
3.A. something B. everything C nothing D. anything
4. A．many B．most C．plenty of D．few
5. A．work B．reading C．shopping D．fishing
6. A．neighbors B．friends C．classmates D．workmates
7. A．good at B．famous for C．proud of D．fond of
8. A．you B．me C．yourself D．myself
9. A．helpful B．helpless C．necessary D．important
10. A．always B．sometimes C．never D．often
11. A．get up B．go to bed C．go to work D．have breakfast
12. A．show B．turn on C．turn off D．sell out
13. A．easy B．possible C．different D．probable
14. A．cook B．wash C．tidy D．rest
15. A．finish B．enjoy C．keep D．start
16. A．clean B．leave C．go to D．find
17. A．railway station B．post office C．university D．factory
18. A．sit up B．wake up C．stand up D．get up
19. A．clever B．right C．wrong D．foolish
20. A．shout B．wonder C．laugh D．request
_______the money shortage, many small companies closed down.
A．As a result from B．As a result C．Resulted in D．As a result of
Do you know the thief_______by the police.
A．has been catching B．has caught C．has been caught D．will caught
How do you _______it and what should you ________it?
A．deal with;do with B．deal with;deal with
C．do with;do with D．do with;deal with
