Rivers are one of our most important natural resources (资源). Many of the world's great cities are located(坐落) on rivers, and almost every country has at least one river running through it that plays an important role in the lives of its people.
Since the beginning of the history, people have used rivers for transportation(运输). The longest one in the United States is the Mississippi. The lifeline of Egypt is the Nile. To the people of India, the Gangs is great, but it is also important for transportation; Ships can travel along it for a thousand miles. Other great rivers are the Congo in Africa and the Mekong in southeast Asia. The greatest of all for navigation (航海), however, is the Amazon in Brazil. It is so wide and so deep that large ships can go about two thousand miles upon it.
Besides transportation, rivers give food, water to drink, water for crops(庄稼), and chances for fun and entertainment for the people who live along their banks. In order to increase(增加) the supply of crops, engineers sometimes build a dam (大坝) across a river and let a lake from behind the dam. Then people can use the water not only to irrigate (灌溉) their fields but also to make electricity for their homes and industries.
However, large cities and industries that are located upon rivers often make problems. As the cities grow in size and industries increase in number, the water in the rivers becomes polluted with chemicals(化学物质) and other materials. People are learning the importance, however, of doing more to keep their rivers clean if they want to enjoy the benefits (利益) of this natural resource.
1.The greatest river for navigation is ___________.
A. the Amazon B. the Nile
C. the MekongD. the Mississippi
2.From a dam, people can use the water for ___________.
A. keeping the rivers cleanB. only making electricity
C. washing clothesD. irrigation and making electricity
3.The water in the river is polluted because of _____________.
A. people's drinking water too much
B. people's swimming in the river too much
C. chemicals and other materials
D. people's building a dam across a river
4.The best title of the passage is ___________.
A. Rivers in Cities B. The importance of Rivers
C. TransportationD. Natural Resources
It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of work, he returned to find his bike gone.
The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries（食品杂货），saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.
I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our city offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger(陌生人) would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.
People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it made our confidence in humanity（人性）stronger as a whole. And it has also influenced us to be more mindful(在意的) of ways we can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be continuing for ever.
1.Why was the bike so important to the couple?
A. They used it for work and daily life.
B. It was borrowed from their friend.
C. It was a nice Kona18 speed.
D. The man's job was bike racing.
2.We can learn from the text that ________.
A. the couple worked60 hours a week. B. people were busy before Christmas
C. the stranger brought only the bike. D. life was hard for the young family.
3.How did people get to know the couple's problem?
A. From radio broadcasts. B. From a newspaper.
C. From TV news. D. From a stranger.
4.What do the couple learn from their experience?
A. Strangers are usually of little help.
B. One should take care of their bike.
C. News reports make people famous.
D. An act of kindness can mean a lot.
We talk every day. When we have good news, we like to share it with our good friends and when something terrible happens, we make it known to others soon. But can you imagine that a tree can talk and share news too? Of course, no tree moves lips and says words just as people do. Strange as it may sound, though, some trees do manage to communicate with each other.
Willow(柳树) trees are the best-known of these trees. When insects begin nibbling(叮咬) a willow tree, the tree sends out a special smell at once. This smell tells the other willows that harmful insects are coming near. All of them quickly make a chemical(化学物质) in their leaves. This chemical is bad to the insects. The insects do not like it and they fly away soon. In this way, the willow trees protect themselves from the insects.
The next time when you take a walk in the woods, maybe the trees are “talking” to each other quietly. And when someone says that trees cannot “talk”, please tell them that even trees give messages to each other, too.
1.Willow trees send messages with _________.
A. wordsB. movements
C. smellsD. sounds
2.The underlined word “lips” in the first paragraph means ________.
A. 树干B. 嘴唇
C. 枝条D. 手势3.The passage tells us that some of the trees can ________.
A. speak just as people doB. tell stories to others
C. communicate with each otherD. kill insects in the woods
4.According to the passage, the right order of the following is ________.
a. The willow tree gives out a smell.
b. The willow trees make a chemical in their leaves.
c. Insects fly away because of the chemical.
d. Insects begin nibbling a willow tree.
A. d-a-b-cB. d-b-a-c
C. a-b-c-d D. d-c-b-a
A
| I am Alice. I like We chat. It is fast, convenient and fashionable. And you can use it for free. It can be used in my mobile phone. It has hold-to-talk voice messaging function. I am a fan of Leehom Wang. Through We chat, Leehom Wang often says something to me. It’s amazing. |
| I am David. I love Micro blog. I update my Micro blog when I am free. We can share instant(即时的) messages with each other. I often look through Yao Chen’s Micro blog. She has many followers. I make many friends with them. I often write something on my Micro blog, for example, “I’m in blue today. I didn’t pass the exam.” Then many friends comfort me. I share my birthday party, my new phone, my new coat, etc. with my friends. It is fun. |
| I’m Lily. I don’t like We chat or Micro blog. I don’t believe them. There are so many crimes(愚蠢行为) on We chat. Many people are cheated(欺骗) because they believe in other people they meet on We chat easily. It is not a real world. As to Micro blog, I don’t think it is a good way to make friends. And you should write something no more than 140 words. I like keeping diaries. I don’t want my secrets known by others. I am a low-key(低调的) girl. |
1.Who loves Micro blog?
A. Alice. B. David.
C. Lily. D. Leehom Wang.
2.What does Alice think about We chat?
A. It’s fast and convenient. B. It’s fashionable but slow.
C. It’s safe and useful. D. It’s fun but expensive.
3.Why doesn’t Lily believe We chat?
A. Because many people are cheated on We chat easily.
B. Because she doesn’t like to say anything to her friends.
C. Because she doesn’t think it is a good way to make friends.
D. Because she prefers keeping diaries to showing secrets to others.
Once there lived two brothers. The elder was called Simon and the younger Victor. They _______ each other very much, and always took care of one another. Every day they worked from morning ______ night, getting as much gain谷物 as possible from their fields.
One late autumn evening, after their work in the ______ was done, Simon said to his wife, “ Victor got married last month. He has many bills账单 to pay. I think I will put a bag of rice in his barn谷仓.” “ Oh, that’s a good idea, ” said his wife. “But please don’t tell him, ” said Simon, “If he knows I put the rice there, he will ________ take it.”
So, late that night Simon took a bag of rice to Victor’s barn. The next day, when he looked at his own barn, he found _________ strange. “I took a bag of rice to Victor’s house last night, ______ I still have the same number of bags in my barn. _______ did that happen?”
Simon decided to take another bag of rice to his brother’s barn that night. But the next morning, he found the _______ number of bags in his barn again! “ This is very strange,” he thought.
That night he___1.___ again. He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder肩膀, and walked down the road to his younger brother’s house. In the bright moonlight, he could see another ______ coming down the road. He was carrying something on his _______ too.
“Young Brother!” Simon cried, “What are you doing?”
“I was ______ you, Older Brother,” said Victor, “Your family is ________ than mine. I thought you needed more rice.” The two brothers quickly _______ that they had been taking rice to each other. They ________ what they had done. “ It is good to have a brother like you,” they both said. And they lived happily ever after.
2.A. disliked B. hatedC. lovedD. enjoyed
3.A. untilB. atC. throughD. with
4.A. shopsB. fieldsC. hospitalsD. factories
5.A. neverB. sometimesC. usuallyD. ever
6.A. everythingB. anythingC. nothingD. something
7.A. so B. andC. butD. or
8.A. HowB. WhatC. WhyD. Where
9.A. smallB. differentC. hugeD. same
10.A. planned B. failedC. hopedD. tried
11.A. brother B. personC. sisterD. wife
12.A. backB. shoulderC. headD. hand
13.A. proud ofB. polite toC. angry withD. worried about
14.A. smaller B. richerC. largerD. happier
15.A. remembered B. realizedC. imaginedD. explained
16.A. laughed aboutB. dreamed aboutC. shouted atD. complained about
--- A homeless man won a lottery ticket. He became rich over night.
--- ___________________
A. Better safe than sorry.
B. The early bird catches the worm.
C. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
D. Every dog has its day.
