题目内容
One cool April 22 mornig, people started the day as usual. Yet it was not a normal day. What's so special
about April 22? The answer is simple. It is Earth Day People all over the world celebrate this important day.
The idea of having a special day to celebrate Earth began in the 1960s. Life was very different then. Few
people talked or even thought ahout the environment. Most people had no idea how dirty our air and water
were.
On April 22, 1970, twenty million (百万) Americans joined the first Earth Day activities. They showed
that people really did want to do something about the environment. Since then laws have been passed to
protect the air, water, land, and animals.
The vehicles such as cars and buses you ride in must pass tests to make sure they don't cause too much
pollution. Thanks to this law, cars today release (排放) about half as many bad chemicals as cars did back
in 1970. As a result, the air we breathe is cleaner than it once was.
Rivers and lakes are also cleaner today than they were in the 1970s. It's a good thing because they needed
a lot of help. The Cuyahoga River in Ohio was so polluted that rubbish and oil on the river even caught fire!
Today, the river is cleaner. It no longer burns. It's healthy enough for birds, fish, and other animals.
Now the celebration has spread to other countries. More than 175 countries take part each year.
In 2007, people in China paid much attention to a big problem. People were throwing away 27 million
plastic bags a day ! People had "Bye-Bye Throwaway CultureWeek." They wanted everyone to see how
polluted it was to throw away so many plastic bags. In 2008, China passed new laws against them.
Every April 22, millions get together to clean and protect Earth. They also celebrate how far we have
come. Our job is to put this knowledge to work. You can help keep our planet healthy too!
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2. What caught fire on the Cuyahoga River?
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3. How many countries take part in the celebration each year now?
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4. Why did Chinese people have "Bye-Bye Throwaway Culture Week" ?
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5. What are the purposes of celebrating the Earth Day?
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2. Rubbish and oil.
3. More than 175.
4. Because they wanted everyone to stop throwing away plastic bags.
5. To help more people realize the importance of protecting the earth and encourage
people to take action.
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People say that George Washington, the first president of the United States, never told a lie. But it seems that the president was not without faults.
A New York library recently found that Washington borrowed two books from the library in 1789. He didn’t return them.
If he were still alive, he would have to pay the library $300,000 for being 220 years late.
On October 5, 1789, when the first president borrowed the books form the New York Society Library, he didn’t sign his name in the borrower’s book. He just wrote “president” to show who had taken them out.
The two books should have been brought back a month later but were never returned. Workers at the library realized the books were missing.
The New York Society Library doesn’t expect anyone to pay the fine. But it hopes that someone will return the books.
【小题1】Gorge Washington is__________.
A.the president of the US now |
B.the first president of the US |
C.the first black president of the US |
D.the president who always borrowed the books without returning them back |
A.the Washington Public Library |
B.the New York Society Library |
C.the Paris Society Library |
D.the Chinese Public Library |
A.Gorge Washington will return the book. |
B.Gorge Washington will pay the fine |
C.someone will find the book and return it |
D.someone will pay the fine for the president |
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Accident Report Form(表格)
Accident: A car crashed(冲撞) into a tree.
Some people were trapped (困)in the car.
Weather: There was a heavy rain.
Date of call: June 3,2006
Time of call: 9:30 p.m.
Name of caller: Mrs Green
Place: Zhongshan Road, Nanjing
Conditions of victims(受害者): Mr Green hurt his head.
Mrs Green hurt her left leg.
Their daughter felt frightened.
Action: Policemen arrived at 9:40 p.m. and sent the victims to Gulou Hospital at 9:45 p.m.
1.What time did Mrs Green call the police?
A.At 9:30 a.m. |
B.At 9:30 p.m. |
C.At 9:40 p.m. |
D.At 9:45 p.m. |
2.How many people were trapped in the car?
A.One. |
B.Two |
C.Three |
D.Four |
3.Whose left leg was hurt?
A.Mrs Green's. |
B.Their daughter's. |
C.Mr. Green's |
D.Their friend's. |
4.What was the weather like that day?
A.It was sunny. |
B.It was snowy. |
C.It was cloudy. |
D.It was rainy. |
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.The car crashed into a wall. |
B.Their daughter hurt her leg and was sent to the hospital. |
C.The car accident happened on Zhongshan Road in Nanjing. |
D.The policemen arrived half an hour later and sent the victims to the hospital. |
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Frederic Chopin was born in March 1810 near Warsaw in Poland(波兰). He was one of the greatest musicians in the world. In 1831, he went to Paris. No people but he could play the piano very well.
At that time people in Paris liked the Hungarian(匈牙利的) pianist Franz Liszt.
One night, at a concert, Liszt went to the piano and people shouted. As all the lights in the concert were turned off, a wonderful piano concert started. The music was so good that the listeners were all greatly interested. They kept praising(不停地赞扬) the pianist and thought that Liszt had reached something new in playing the piano.
Suddenly, all the lights were turned on again as the music came to an end. And there stood a young man instead of the famous Hungarian pianist Franz Liszt.
Liszt planned all this. As the lights went out, Liszt left his chair and let Chopin take his place. So with the help of Liszt and his own talent(天赋), Chopin soon became famous.
1.Chopin was _______.
A.the greatest musician in the world |
B.a famous Polish(波兰的) pianist |
C.a famous Paris pianist |
D.one of the greatest musicians in Hungary |
2.The wonderful piano concert started _______.
A.after all the lights were turned on |
B.when Liszt sat down at the piano |
C.after the lights were turned off |
D.when Chopin went to the piano |
3.When the music came to an end, _______.
A.Liszt stood at the piano |
B.all the lights were turned off again |
C.Chopin stood at the piano |
D.people went out of the hall |
4.Chopin became famous _______.
A.before he came to the concert |
B.because he was a student of Liszt’s |
C.because people in Paris liked him very much |
D.since he played so well at the concert |
5.From the story we know _______.
A.Chopin could be famous because of his own talent and the help from Liszt |
B.Liszt planned to make Chopin famous |
C.Liszt was Chopin’s teacher |
D.one could be famous only with the help of a famous pianist |