The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and TV, telephone and so on. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has also brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution (污染). Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.
The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.
Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad to all living things in the world. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us become angry more easily.
Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal (煤) in houses and factories in the city.
The pollution of SO2 is now the most dangerous problem of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.
【小题1】Our world is becoming much smaller _______.

A.because the earth is being polluted day and night
B.thanks to science development
C.because of the rise in population
D.because the earth is blown away by the wind every year
【小题2】Thousands of years ago, life was _________it is today.
A.much easier thanB.as easy as
C.as hard asD.much harder than
【小题3】Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here “it” means______.
A.Water pollutionB.air pollution
C.noise pollutionD.rubbish
【小题4】Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because _______.
A.it’s bad to all living things in the world
B.it makes much noise
C.it has made our rivers and lakes dirty
D.it makes us become angry more easily
【小题5】Which of the following is NOT TRUE?     
A.Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.
B.The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world’s population does.
C.From now on, maybe people should try to go to work by bus or bike instead of car ormotorbike. It is helpful to fight against the problem of SO2.
D.The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are so many people

Anna lived on the side of a valley. One winter, there was a very big flood, and a lot of houses?? ? ?? Anna's were washed away. Anna's house was high enough to escape the flood, so when the water had disappeared and the other houses were? ? ?? there with no roof and no walls and all covered with mud() , her house was?? ? ?? quite all right.

Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children ,? ? ?? Anna took in one of the families that had lost ?? ? ? in the flood and she?? ? ?? her home with them until it was?? ? ?? for them to rebuild their houses.

Anna's friends were puzzled (迷惑的)when they saw Anna do this. They could not understand why Anna wanted to give??? ?? so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to support .

"Well," Anna?? ? ?? her friends, "at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I later lived found herself very poor, because her husband?? ? ??? in the war and she had a lot of children,??? ? ?? I have now. The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for??? ? ??? this year, so I’m going to ?? ? ?? only one present for all of us. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back??? ? ??? a girl who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents. ‘Here’s our present, ’ she said to her children. The children were happy to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl, and she grew up as their sister.??? ? ??? was that Christmas present.”

1.A.down below ????????????? ????????????? Bjust around ????????????? ????????????? Cnext to ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dabove

2.Arising ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Bappearing ????????????? ????????????? Cfalling ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dstanding

3.Ajust ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Balready????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Cyet ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dstill

4.Aso????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Bbut ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Cfor ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dsince

5.Anothing ????????????? ????????????? Beverything????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Canything????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dsomething

6.Amade ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Bfound ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Cshared ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dbuilt

7.Apossible ????????????? ????????????? Bnecessary ????????????? ????????????? Cimportant ????????????? ????????????? Dvaluable

8.Athem ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Bherself ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Cthem all ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dher

9.Aexplained to????????????? ????????????? Basked for ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Ctalked with ????????????? ????????????? Dspoke as

10.Ahad killed ????????????? ????????????? Bmight be killed ????????????? Chad been killed ????????????? Dkilled

11.Afor ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Bas ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Clike????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dthat

12.Ayou ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Byour birthday????????????? ????????????? CChristmas????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dus?????????????

13.Aget ????????????? ????????????? ??? Bsend ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Cbuy ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dmake

14.Afor ????????????? ??? ????????????? Bfrom????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Clike ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dwith

15.AIt ????????????? ??? ????????????? BShe ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? CSuch ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? DI

 

It was a village in India. The people were poor but they were happy. After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.

Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.

This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were useless to the villagers. What they had to do was to catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. The villagers were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didn’t last long.

The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops weren’t doing so well. More worry was that the children fell ill more often, and there were more insects around lately. The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides (杀剂) and medicine. Soon there was no money left.

The people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn’t been useless. They had been doing an important job--- eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.

Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.

1.From Paragraph l, we learn that the villagers_______.

A. worked very hard for centuries

B. dreamed of having a better life

C. were poor but somewhat happy   

D. lived a different life from their forefathers

2.Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?

A. The frogs were easy money.

B. They needed money to buy medicine.

C. They wanted to please the visitors.

D. The frogs made too much noise.

3. What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?

A. The crops didn’t do well.                              B. There were too many insects.

C. The visitors brought in diseases.             D. The pesticides were overused.

4.What is meaning of the last sentence of the article?

A. Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.

B. Money is important.

C. The harmony between man and nature is important.

D. Good old days will never be forgotten.

 

Once upon a time there lived an old man. He had three sons. One day, he called them together and said, "Sons, I will die soon. To my oldest son I give half my camels, to my second, one-third(三分之一), and to my youngest, one-ninth (九分之一)." Soon after that he died.

Now, the old man had seventeen camels, and the three brothers didn't know how to do as their father said. They thought a long time about the problem, and it seemed that they must either kill some of the camels and cut them into pieces, or disobey their father. At last they went to their father's old friend and asked for his advice. As soon as he heard their story, he said, "I will help you. I was a good friend of your father's. I am old. I have only one camel, but take it-it is yours."

The three sons thanked the old man and took his camel. Now they found it was easy to do as their father wished, The oldest took half- that was nine camels; the second took one-third, that was six; and the youngest took one-ninth, that was two.

After each had got his camels, they found that there was still a camel there. So, to show their thanks to their father's friend, they gave the camel back to him.

(   )11. "Once upon a time" means " ________".

A. long long ago B. not very long ago

C. at once D. sometimes

(   )12. The meaning of "disobey" in the second paragraph is" ________".

A. 服从 B. 违背 C. 听从 D. 嘲笑

(   )13. The meaning of "asked for his advice" in the second paragraph is " ________".

A. 向他请教 B. 问他数量 C. 批评他 D. 劝告他

(   )14. The second old man ________the three brothers.

A. was good to B. was not good to C. didn't like D. cheated(哄骗)

(   )15. Both the two old men in the story were ________.

foolish B. clever C. poor D. rich

 

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