In northern China during spring, big sandstorms often make trouble for people. When the sky is dark with sand, buses and cars all move much more slowly. Sometimes, people can’t even see for 20 metres.

Sandstorms usually happen in spring. Big sandstorms happened in more than 10 provinces in northern China last year. More than 70 million people have had problems in those places because of the sandstorms.

People in southern China don’t have to worry about this kind of bad weather. Most of the sand comes from the north of China. In northern China, lots of places have few trees and don’t get much rain. People there have been cutting down too many trees. When there aren’t many trees, the ground can’t keep enough water. Over the years, the ground dries up and turns to sand. When spring comes and the ice melts (融化), the ground becomes looser (更松散的). Strong winds take the loose sand into the sky.

Sandstorms are bad for people’s health. If people take in too much sand, they could cough or have asthma (哮喘).

Sandstorms also give farmers lots of problems. Sometimes their sheep get lost in the storms and never get back home. The winds also tear down farmers’ houses.

What can you do to stop sandstorms? Here’s an idea: Ask your parents to help you plant some trees this spring.

If you see people cutting down too many trees, tell them about the dangers of sandstorms, and ask your government to stop them from cutting.

1.In which season do sandstorms usually happen?

A. In spring. B. In summer. C. In autumn. D. In winter.

2.Which of the following provinces in China is probably often hit by sandstorms?

A. Fujian Province. B. Yunnan Province.

C. Sichuan Province. D. Hebei Province.

3.The phrase tear down means “ ” in Chinese?

A. 使……哭泣 B. 弄倒 C. 摧残 D. 加固

4.According to the passage, sandstorms cannot cause .

A. health problems B. traffic problems

C. the loss(失去) of farm animals D. noise pollution

5.Which of the following is not a way to stop sandstorms？

A. Plant more trees in spring.

B. Don’t stay outside when sandstorms happen.

C. Stop people from cutting down too many trees.

D. Tell people about the dangers of sandstorms.

假如你是张华，收到了笔友Tina的邮件，Tina说她最近不开心。请根据她面临的困扰给她提出合理的建议。

困扰：1. 课后辅导班太多，经常睡眠不足；

2. 压力太大，有时感到紧张焦虑。

建议：1. 多与父母沟通；

2. 制定合理的学习计划；

3. 学会放松。

4.……

要求：1. 词数80左右。短文开头和结尾已给出，不计入单词总数；

2. 短文需包含所有内容要点，可适当发挥，不要逐词翻译。

Dear Tina,

I’m so sorry that you are upset and unhappy these days.

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Yours,

Zhang Hua

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—Thanks, Mum. _____ apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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This pair of boots _______ nice. Could I ________?

A. look; try on it B. looks; try them on C. looks; try it on D. look; try on them

---Would you like juice? ---No ,I’d like some things .

A. any; else B. any; other C. some; other D. some; else

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A. How much B How many C How often D How long

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---May I have _______more juice, Mum ? ---Sorry. We don’t have _______more at home.

A. some; any B. any; some C. any; any D. some; some

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A. You , me B. You , I C. I, you D. Me, you

–Here some of the models . – Yes, one of them modern.

A. are; look B. is coming ; look C. are coming; looks D. come; looks