Mike Myers is a teacher at Chauncey Rose High School in Terre Haute, Indiana. Last year, he taught his students about the world’s rain forests. They learned that rain forests are important because the plants and animals of the rain forest give us food, wood, and medicine.

Destruction of the world’s rain forests is a serious problem. Unluckily, rain forests are disappearing at a rate of 80 acres per minute! As part of a class project, Myers’ students bought three acres of rain forest in Central America. They paid $25 per acre. The students hope that the land they bought will be protected and not destroyed. The students became so interested in rain forests that they decided to get a closer look at a real rain forest.

So last June, Myers and four of his students took a boat ride down a river. They saw alligators and crocodiles. In the middle of the week, a guide took Myers and his students into the rain forest. “The monkeys were not happy that we were in their forest. They broke small branches off the trees and threw them at us,” one of the students said, “It was a great learning experience for all of us,” said Myers.

Each student chose something specific about Costa Rica to study involving the plants, animals, food, and culture. During the last few days the group had time to do fun activities. They went whitewater rafting and horseback riding, and visited Costa Rica’s active volcano.

Myers hopes to make the trip every year with a different group of kids.

1.How much did Myers’ students pay for the rain forest they bought?

A. $25 B. $75 C. $80 D. $2000

2.What did Myers and his students do at the beginning of the trip?

A. They went into the rain forest.

B. They bought acres of rain forest.

C. They took a boat ride down a river.

D. They visited Costa Rica’s active volcano.

3.The word “Destruction” in paragraph 2 probably means “the process of being ______.”

A. destroyed B. developed

C. described D. discovered.

4.When the monkeys saw Myers and his students, they _________.

A. felt excited B. felt angry

C. jumped off the trees D. left the rain forest

5. The passage mainly shows that Myers and his students ________.

A. did something to protect rain forest

B. wanted to buy the rain forest in Costa Rica

C. were interested in the culture of Costa Rica

D. went to the rain forest for various fun activities

How much pocket money do you get from your parents each week? Is it growing in recent years?

If it is, then you are luckier than kids in Britain. According to reports, they are getting less and less pocket money. British researchers did a survey of 1,204 children between 8 and 15 years old. They found the average amount (平均数) of pocket money for British kids was about 5.8 pounds a week in 2010. In 2009, it was 6.2 pounds and in 2003, parents gave their children an average of 6.7 pounds a week. To the researchers’ surprise, they find that boys get more pocket money than girls. Boys get 6.9 pound every week while 6.1 is given to girls.

However, children are not too worried about it.Almost half of them believe they get the right amount. Only 42 percent say they would like to have more pocket money.

Most kids like to compare their pocket money with their friends. In the survey, 37 percent believe their friends get more money than they do.

_____________.10 percent of the British kids save all their pocket money. 25 percent save at least half. 35 percent say they will save money to buy something they really want.“It is good to develop the habit of saving at a young age,” said Flavia Palacios Uman, one of the researchers, “you may benefit (受益) later in life because your savings will add up over time.”

1.Recently, British children are getting ________ pocket money..

A. more and more B. the same C. less and less D. no

2.The average amount of monthly pocket money for girls is ________.

A. 6.9 pounds B. 27.6 pounds C. 6.1 pounds D. 24.4 pounds

3.Which of the following is the best for the missing part “________” in paragraph 5.

A. British kids keep the good habit of saving

B. Kids like to compare their pocket money with their friends

C. British kids only save money at a young age

D. There are many ways for Chinese kids to save their money

4.We can infer (推断) from the passage that________.

A. Chinese kids are less lucky than British kids

B. among the three years, the kids got the least pocket money in 2003

C. all British kids like to save their money

D. it’s good for children to develop the habit of saving at a young age

Long time ago, there is a princess (公主). Her mother, the queen, gives her a pair of beautiful shoes on her birthday.

One day, the princess can’t find this pair of shoes. “I lost my beautiful shoes!” she says.

A small frog comes to the princess. “I can find your shoes.” the frog says. “But you must be my friend.” “Easy!” the princess says. “I will do that.”

The next day, the frog finds that pair of shoes. “Now we can be friends.” he says. The princess does not say “Thank you!” to the frog. “Hey! You say you will be my friend!” says the frog. But the princess just runs away.

In the evening, after the princess has her dinner with her parents, the frog comes to them. The queen asks, “Who are you?” The frog says, “Good evening. I’m a frog. I want the princess to be my friend. She promises me to be my friend.” The princess says, “I don’t want to make friends with an ugly (丑陋的) frog!” But the queen says to her, “A promise is a promise. It’s something you must do after you say it.”

1.The princess doesn’t want to make friends with the frog because ________.

A. she lost her shoes B. she promises the frog

C. the frog is ugly D. she doesn’t want to say “Thank you!”

2.The underlined word “promise” means ________.

A. 欺骗 B. 承诺 C. 欣赏 D. 背叛

3.What do you think the queen will do next?

A. She will let the frog go.

B. She will run away with the princess.

C. She will be the frog’s friend.

D. She will ask the princess to be the frog’s friend.

What do people usually put in their living rooms? Perhaps you will think of something such as a TV, a coffee table or a sofa. But French designers(设计师)Mathieu Lehanneur and Anthony van den Bossche didn’t think that was enough. They wanted to add something new in people’s living rooms. So they created a do-it-yourself ecosystem (生态系统) named “Local River”. The system lets its owner grow fish and plants inside tanks(缸) in their living rooms.

In the DIY fish and gardening ecosystem, the plants on top of the tank feed on the waste of the fish below. It makes the water clean so the fish can go on living. In this way, the fish and plants in the “Local River”can keep the balanced environment with a little help from the owner. The system is also called “fridge-aquarium (冰箱水族馆)” by some people because owners can use the fish and plants as food. That is to say, owners are able to grow fish and plants within the "Local River" before eating them. Almost any plant can grow on top of the tanks and most freshwater fish are able to live in the tanks below.

The“Local River”ecosystem from Paris comes in small and large models. It is a relaxing thing to have in your home.

根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。

1.Where are the designers of the “Local River”?

A. They are from France. B. They are from England.

C. They are from the US. D. They are from Germany.

2.What does the system let its owner grow?

A. Fish and crops B. flowers and grass

C. Plants and flowers D. Fish and plants

3.How do the plants of the system grow?

A. By feeding on the fish. B. By feeding on the water.

C. By feeding on the fish waste. D. By feeding on the fish food.

4.Why is the system called “fridge-aquarium” by some people?

A. Because the tank can be put in the fridge.

B. Because owners can grow fish and plants in it.

C. Because owners can eat the fish and plants in it.

D. Because owners can grow the fish and plants in it and sell them.

5.What can we know from the passage?

A. All fish are able to live in the tanks below.

B. The “Local River” ecosystem is a relaxing thing to have at home.

C. The "Local River" can keep the balanced environment all byitself.

D. In the DIY fish and gardening ecosystem, the plants grow under the tank.

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