Ladies and gentlemen, I returned to this year in a time machine. In the year 2500, we are able to travel through time to any year in the history of the earth. This year is your last chance your lifestyle to save the earth.

Beginning in the middle of the 20th century, a few people were worried about polluting the earth’s water and air, but most people did not change their way of life. Instead, they continued to pour(倒) dangerous chemical(化学物品) and other waste into lakes and seas, to drive more and more cars and trucks, and to cut down trees.

By the year 2200, the earth’s water was completely polluted. People could no longer drink water, and they had to use other types of liquids(液体). Scientists said that in the future there might be too many people on the earth. But not enough was done.

So by the year 2300, there were so many people that food became scarce. There was no water to grow food and all of the fish in lakes and seas died because of pollution. Terrible wars broke out between the rich and the poor. Scientists were working very hard to find another planet in space where humans could live.

By the year 2400, the air was too polluted for humans to breathe. So we had to leave the earth. But only the rich were able to leave. Where did we go? Nowhere. And everywhere. You see scientists did not find another safe planet, so now we must travel around the universe in our space ships. We are still looking for a place to call our home.

So it is up to you to change history. There is still hope. You must change your lifestyle now, before it is too late.

1.Which problem is NOT talked about in Paragraph 2?

A. Water B. Air C. Lifestyle D. Food

2.The underlined word ‘scarce’ means ‘______’ in Chinese.

A. 昂贵的 B. 充足的 C. 缺乏的 D. 特殊的

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Only a few people changed their lifestyle in the 20th century.

B. There was no clean water for people to drink by the year 2200.

C. All the fish died because of the pollution by the year 2300.

D. We found a new home in another planet by the year 2400.

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Stop polluting B. Change or leave

C. Look for new home D. Return to the earth

Policemen do cry. Movies and television show that policemen are tough and hard. But policemen do cry.

Ken Knapcik had been a policeman in Chicago for 20 years when one of his fellow policeman was shot during a drug arrest, and died. Shortly after, he returned home after work to find a note from his 15-year-old daughter on the dining table.

Dad

This poem came directly from heart. I love you so much. It scares me that you go out every day and risk everything to provide us with all that we have. I am also very proud of you. I wrote this to express how much I love you and how lost I’d be without you.

Laura

P.S. Hey, be careful out there.

Laura’s poem was called “The Best Policeman.” It was dedicated (献给) “To all the policeman in the world who have daughters who love them with all their hearts, especially to my father had been shot. Part of the poem reads: “ Daddy, my Daddy, can you hear me? Oh, God, I need my Daddy. Please don’t let him die!”

Knapcik stood alone as he read the poem. “It took me several minutes.” he said. “ I’d got through part of it and have to stop before I could go on. I was weeping(哭泣). She had never told me she was scared.” He took the poem to work the next day and showed it to his fellow officers. “I ‘ve never seen so many grown men cry. Some couldn’t even finishing reading it.”

Knapcik keeps Laura’s poem in the pocket of his police jacket. He takes it with him every time he leaves the house to go to work. “I don’t want to be out there without it,” he said. “I’ll probably carry it with me forever.”

1.According to the writer, the policemen in the movies and television __________.

A. seldom cry

B. pretended to cry

C. do cry when things are rough and hard

D. do cry but no tears in their eyes

2.What made Ken Knapcik’s daughter scared?

A. Her father’s coming home late

B. The news about a policeman being shot

C. Her father being a policeman for 20 years

D. The policeman’s hard life and work

3.Ken Knapcik brought the poem to work the next day because______.

A. he likes the poems so much

B. it would protect him from being harmed at work

C. he wanted the other policemen to share the love

D. the poem was written by his 15-year-old daughter

4.Ken Knapcik takes the poem with him to work in order that___________.

A. he won’t lose it at any time or any place

B. it can bring him good luck at work

C. he can show it to anyone he meets

D. it can remind him of the daughter’s love and care

5.The best title for the passage can be______.

A. The Best Policeman

B. Laura and her father

C. Poem for a Policeman

D. Policemen do Cry

五、任务型阅读(共5空,每空1分,满分5分)

Confidence is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude (态度). A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chances to make themselves successful. The following is about how to be more confident.

Speak loud When you are not confident, you can't do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak loud enough so that people can hear you clearly. The high voice can help you become more confident.

Play sports Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.

Encourage yourself. To see how many things you have done well, you can write down a list of things you did during the day. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you've done.

Pick up a hobby If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident.

Get rid of (消除) fear. Fear comes along with failure (失败). But it's easy to overcome (克服) if you know that failure is part of your life. Don't hide your head just because you said something stupid last time. Try to start again and believe you can do better.

Being confident

Advantages

Help you develop a healthy attitude.

Confident people will feel much happier.

Confident people will have51more easily

52of being confident

Speak aloud to make people hear you clearly

53physical exercise makes you tired but relaxed.

54down a list of things you did during the day and praise for good things

Pick up a hobby to make you outstanding

Try not to be 55because failure is part of your life.

Try to start again and believe yourself.

1.________

2.________

3.________

4.________

5.________

In many western schools, sports day is a big event. Children take part in competitive (竞争性的)sports and try to break school records and take the first place.

Sports days, or sports meetings, are usually held in the warmer seasons, either at the beginning or the end of the school year. They are also called field days. Primary school sports days are fun. They usually have activities such as the egg and the spoon race and the sack race. Other events include the skipping race (跳绳) and the three-legged race. In middle and high schools, sports days include many of the common track and field events (田径项目). They are more serious and competitive than primary school ones.

Students' parents and other relatives also come to the school on sports days. They watch children play. Many schools in the West have "mothers and fathers" races for parents to take part in!

Although sports days are exciting, they also have some problems. According to some reports in the USA, sports days have become too competitive to be good for students. Some parents put too much pressure on the children. Some schools don't have "mothers and fathers" races any more as there is much fighting and cheating.

根据短文内容回答下列问题。(10分)

1.What do children try to do when they take part in sports meetings?

2.When are sports days usually held in the school year?

3.What are primary school sports days like?

4.Who would come to the school to watch children play on sports days?

5.Do sports days have problems in the writer’s opinion ?

IV.完形填空 阅读短文,从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。(10分)

John, 11 years old, was in bed in hospital. Several days before, while he was ____ in a baseball game, he fell and hit his head. The doctors believed that he might ____ get well.

“He seems to have given up hope. So medicines alone won’t ____. Perhaps he needs something else,” said a doctor. “When I visit him, all he ever says is that he would like to meet Babe Ruth.”

To meet Babe Ruth, of course, was not ____. In America, Babe Ruth was as important as the President, and he was the most ____ baseball player.

The next day John’s father tried to tell Babe Ruth about the story of his son on the phone. Twenty-four hours later, when the boy ____ in his hospital room, Babe Ruth walked in. Young John could hardly ____ his own eyes!

The great baseball player sat down at John’s bedside, and said, “Kid, you’ve got to get well. I’ve brought you a new American League baseball, ____ you must start throwing it.”

For John this was the beginning of a new life. To ____ doctors’ surprise, the boy walked out of the hospital on his own a few weeks later. He was able to live a healthy life—all because of the

____ of Babe Ruth.

1.A. looking B. playing C. talking D. sitting

2.A. never B. ever C. always D. sometimes

3.A. go B. make C. stop D. help

4.A. easy B. lucky C. difficult D. successful

5.A. favorite B. nervous C. famous D. dangerous

6.A. ran B. lay C. worked D. laughed

7.A. see B. close C. believe D. breathe

8.A. or B. so C. though D. because

9.A. my B. your C. her D. his

10.A. story B. basketball C. present D. life

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