One day,a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said,“Look!There's a horseshoe(马蹄铁). Pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said,“It isn't worth(值得)the trouble.” His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town,they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the money he bought some grapes.

It was very hot,and there wasn't a house or a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time,his father dropped a grape on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while,his father dropped another grape and once again,his son picked it up and put it in his mouth.

And then they went on. The old farmer dropped the grapes and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the grapes,his father said to him,“My dear son,if you had bent down(俯身)early to pick up that horseshoe,it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the grapes,always remember the lesson. A person who cares about the little things will meet with most success.

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1.__________ picked up the horseshoe.

A.The father B.The son

C.Nobody D.The shop assistant

2.The father bought some __________ after he sold the horseshoe.

A.money B.grapes C.trees D.water

3.Thomas picked up the grapes and ate them because __________.

A.his father wanted him to eat them B.he liked them

C.he was thirsty D.he wanted to sell them

4.The father dropped the grapes one by one because he wanted __________.

A.his son to eat them all B.to teach his son a lesson

C.to make fun of his son D.to show his love

5.From the passage, we can learn that __________.

A.if we want to eat grapes, we must pick up a horseshoe

B.a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us much money

C.we should care about small things before we do the great things.

D.it's important to pick up a horseshoe on the road

The environmental group Greenpeace reported that plastic and chemical pollution are often found in snow and seawater collected in Antarctica(南极). Greenpeace collected water and snow samples(样本)from Antarctica during a visit this year. Laboratory tests proved the effect of human on the Antarctic.

"It was about one microplastic piece at least per liter(升). It's worth worrying." said Greenpeace's Louisa Casson. Microplastics are extremely small parts of plastics. They come from the breakdown of bottles and other plastic waste in the world's oceans. In addition to microplastics, the Greenpeace study also proved that the presence of other chemicals and some harmful matter. These chemicals are widely used in industrial production and affect the birth and development of wildlife.

Plastic has been shown to harm wildlife. An example of this happened in southern Thailand. That was when a pilot whale died after eating up 80 pieces of plastic waste. Tests illustrated the waste weighed about eight kilograms.

International care about plastic pollution is rising. In India, Prime Minister Modi recently promised to ban all single-use plastic by 2022. In the city of Mumbai, Bollywood movie stars have been taking part in waste clean-up activities at Versova beach.

Plastic has been found in every corner of the world's oceans, from the bottom of the Pacific Mariana Trench to Antarctica. World governments decide on a European Union advice to create an Antarctic Ocean Protection Zone. At 1.8 million square kilometers, the area will be the largest protected one on the Earth.

1.Greenpeace collected water and snow samples showing_______________.

A.the currents never play a role of protection

B.human has an effect on the Antarctic

C.more people have come to the Antarctic

D.microplastic pieces were newly found

2.Microplastics can come from _______________according to the passage.

A.waste paper B.ring-pull cans C.plastic bags D.one-off chopsticks

3.What does the underlined word “illustrated” in Paragraph 3 probably mean in Chinese?

A.表明 B.讲述 C.想象 D.推测

4.To deal with the ocean pollution,world governments decide to_______________.

A.reduce the production of plastics

B.tell people to pick up the waste on beaches

C.tell people to recycle plastics

D.build some ocean protection areas

5.What does the text mainly talk about?

A.The serious situation of plastic pollution.

B.The serious situation of pollution in oceans.

C.The serious situation of chemical pollution.

D.The methods of reducing water pollution.

阅读下面短文, 根据所读内容, 在文章后小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填一个单词。

No matter young or old all children love to play different interesting games. In a school in Britain at playing time, you will see children playing all kinds of games. And after school if the weather is good and when homework is done, you are sure to find children playing outdoors too.

Everywhere you look in a playground, children are having fun chasing(追) each other! Games of chase are very popular in Britain, just like everywhere else in the world. There are lots of types of chase game, and lots of different names for them depending on which part of the WK you visit. “Tig”. “Tag”, or “Debby” are all names for the same game. In those games, somebody is “it” or “on”. He must chase his friends and try to catch them. If he can slap or tap them on the shoulder, he makes it. When he does, he shouts “Tig! You’re it!”

One of the best things about chase games is you don’t need any extra equipment(设施), like a bat or ball to play. Some games though do need equipment. Ball games are always popular, and wherever you look in the UK you will find children playing football. Often, if there are no goalposts to use, children will use their jumpers or coats as goalposts.

Another popular piece of kit that is found in many playgrounds is a skipping rope. Children take it in turns skipping into the swinging rope and jumping, while a rhyme(短诗) is chanted.

At weekends, when there is lots of time to play, many boys and girls enjoy skating and skateboarding. Most towns have skate parks, which are places where there are ramps(坡道) and rails(扶栏) for doing tricks. It’s fun to ride bikes too. BMX bikes are great for doing tricks and jumps, and some towns have special tracks for people to race or practice tricks at.

Whatever types of game you like to play, there are lots to choose from.

Title: Children’s Games and Sports

Children of all 1. enjoy playing different games. If it is fine or when finishing homework, you can 2. see children lain outdoors.

What to do

3. to play

Chasing games

Children are often seen chase each other 4. in a playground.

Different chase games have different names, but “Tig”, “Tag” or “Dobby” stand for the 5. game in the UK.

Somebody who is “it” or “on” must chase his friends. He tries to catch his friends by 6. or tapping them on the shoulder and then shouts “Tig! You’re it!”

Children can play chase games 7. any extra equipment.

Ball games

Ball games need equipment. If there are no real goalposts, children sometimes use their jumpers or coats 8..

Skipping rope

Children take turns to skip into the swinging rope and jump, chatting a rhyme at the same time.

Skating and skateboarding

Children can try different 9. along ramps and rails in skate parks.

10.

Children race or practices tricks along special tracks on bikes.

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