Our Earth is a blue planet. About 71 percent of the planet is water, but people can only use a small amount of it. Only about 3 percent of the world's water is fresh water. It's in lakes, rivers and underground. According to the UN, wastewater problems make water shortages (短缺) even more serious. Our homes, cities and factories make wastewater every day. It pollutes rivers and lakes.

People from different countries have their own tips for saving water.

In Australia most people have a grass lawn (草坪) around their home. They wash their cars on the lawn. The water will go to the grass!

People in Germany collect rainwater to save water. Most new houses have a rainwater collection device (设备). The device collects rainwater from the roof (屋顶), and then sends it to the toilet. If you don't have the device, just put a bucket (桶) under your roof.

1.Only 3 percent of the world's water is ________.

A.seawater B.fresh water C.rainwater D.wastewater

2.Fresh water is in _______

A.lakes B.rivers C.underground D.A, B and C

3.The underlined word it refers to (指的是) ________.

A.the factory B.our home C.the city D.wastewater

4.The underlined word tips probably means ________.

A.notes B.rules C.ways D.problems

5.Why do people in Germany collect rainwater with the device? They want to ________.

A.clean the toilet B.drink it C.wash their cars D.sell it

6.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A.People can find fresh water in lakes, rivers and underground.

B.Nobody wants to wash their cars on the lawns to save water in Australia.

C.Most new houses in Germany have a rainwater collection device.

D.People can also use a bucket to collect rainwater under the roof in Germany.

My name is Kathy. Today is Sunday. It’s a fine day. My sister takes me to the zoo. I am very happy. I like animals very much and I want to take some photos of them.

After we get to the zoo, we see the elephants first. They have big ears and long noses. They are very tall and strong. My sister says the elephants have a good memory(记忆力). They can walk for a long way and come back to their home.

Then we see the tigers. They have big heads and mouths. Their favorite food is meat. They are very strong, too. I like their colors, yellow, brown and black. They look nice in my photos.

Next, we see the stars of the zoo — pandas. Each of us thinks they are cute. They have two colors, black and white. Bamboo is their favorite food.

Last, we see the lions. When they open their mouths, I think they would like to eat us. I think they are very scary. When it’s time to go home, we see some monkeys jumping up and down in the trees. They are eating some bananas. They are very clever and naughty.

I take some photos of the animals and we have a good time.

1.What’s the best title(标题) of this passage?

A.A Picnic in the Zoo. B.A Visit to the Park. C.A Visit to the Zoo. D.My Family.

2.How many kinds(种类) of animals does Kathy see in the zoo?

A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five.

3.What’s pandas’ favorite food?

A.Bananas. B.Bamboo. C.Vegetables. D.Meat.

4.What does Kathy think of the lions?

A.They are scary. B.They are cute. C.They are clever. D.They are cool.

5.Which of the following is RIGHT?

A.Kathy goes to the zoo with her parents. B.Kath takes many photos in the zoo.

C.Tigers have a good memory. D.Lions are the stars of the zoo.

"I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning and I surf the net."

"I often check my e-mail forty times a day."

"I often spend more than three hours during one time on the net."

"I spend more time in chat rooms than with my 'real-life' friends."

Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction(瘾)called Internet addiction. Internet addicts spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week. The use of the Internet can be an addiction like drug(毒品)use. People lose control(控制)of the time they spend on the Internet. For example, one college student was missing for a few days. His friends are worried, and they call the police. The police find the student in the computer room: he was surfing the net for a few days.

Studies show that about 6-10% of Internet users become addicted. And people worry about the teens because the Internet is changing the playing field for some of them. They spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friends and family.

Is "surfing the net" a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have these symptoms:

*You do not go to important family activities or you do not do school work because you like to spend hours on the Internet.

*You can't wait for your next online time.

*You plan to spend a short time online, but then you spend several hours.

*You go out with your friends less and less.

1.What does the beginning of the passage tell us?

A.How to become an Internet addict. B.How important the Internet is!

C.Where to find an Internet addict. D.What Internet addicts usually do.

2.According to the article, the addicts' use of Internet is __________.

A.like using drugs B.a way of making drugs

C.one of children's hobbies. D.easy to control

3.Why do people worry about the teens?

A.Because the teens are wasting too much money.

B.Because they often work and study on the Internet for long.

C.Because the playing field of the teens is getting larger and larger.

D.Because the teens may forget the time easily while surfing the Internet.

4.The main purpose of writing the article is to tell teens not to __________.

A.use the drugs B.control themselves

C.surf on the Internet D.be an Internet addict

Young Inventor Creates Plastic from Fish Scales

Lucy Hughes, a 24-year-old English inventor, has used fish skin and scales(鳞)to create a new kind of plastic that will break down in about six weeks. Her invention won 2019 James Dyson Award, which was created by the famous English inventor James Dyson to encourage students to try to use their creativity to solve problems in the real world.

Lucy Hughes studied how to design products at the University of Sussex in England. As a designer, she knew a lot about how wasteful many products are. Plastic bags, for example, are often used once for a short time and then thrown away. She decided to challenge herself to make something out of waste instead

The University of Sussex isn't far from the coast. Ms. Hughes spent some time studying the fishing business and the waste from fish that were thrown away. After some tests, she decided that the fish skin and scales seemed like the most likely parts for her product. She tried more than 100 different experiments before getting things just right. Ms. Hughes called her finished product "MarinaTex". It solves two problems: the single-use plastic and fish waste.

MarinaTex is clear and feels like plastic, but it's stronger than normal plastic that is of the same thickness. It is also cheap to make since it's made from fish waste. The process of making MarinaTex also doesn't use much energy. Most importantly, MarinaTex doesn't take hundreds of years to break down. On its own, it breaks down in four to six weeks.

For winning the contest, Ms. Hughes will earn f,30, 000. Her school will get f,5, 000. She is looking forward to moving ahead with her idea. She hopes the award money will help her with the process of getting MarinaTex into use as quickly as possible. She thinks that one of the best uses for MarinaTex will be in some kinds of food packaging.

1.What did Lucy Hughes create?

2.How many experiments did Lucy Hughes try?

3.What problems does MarinaTex solve?

4.What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

5.How will Lucy Hughes possibly spend the award money?

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