The world is not only hungry but also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 70% of the earth’s surface is covered with water. But about 97% of that is sea water or salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3% of fresh water from rivers, lakes, underground and so on. And we can not even use all of that because some of it has been made dirty.
Earth Day is April 22. But on all other days, we must also remember how important water is. The water that we use is the most important natural resource on the earth. Today we face serious water problems. One of them is water pollution. All kinds of things from cars, factories, farms and homes make our rivers, lakes and oceans dirty. Polluted water is very bad for people to drink. And dirty water is bad for fish, too.
How do cars and factories make our water dirty? First they pollute the air. Then when it rains, the rain water makes our drinking water dirty. Dirty rain, called acid rain is also bad for plants, animals and buildings. Scientists say that in 30 years, more than half of the people in the world won’t have enough clean water. We have to learn how to stop wasting water. One of the first steps is to develop ways of reusing it. Today in most large cities, water is used only once and then sent out into a sewer system (下水道). From there it returns to the sea or goes underground.
But even though every large city reused its water, we would still not have enough. So we should make use of sea water by removing the salt in it. If we can take these steps, fresh water won’t be used up

  1. 1.

    The world is thirsty for water because _______

    1. A.
      we don’t have enough fresh water
    2. B.
      a lot of water goes into sewer systems
    3. C.
      only 70% of the earth’s surface is water
    4. D.
      sea water is widely used rather than fresh water
  2. 2.

    From this passage, we know acid rain _______

    1. A.
      is only bad for living things
    2. B.
      is not bad for buildings and factories
    3. C.
      can be produced in factories
    4. D.
      is bad for people, animals, plants and buildings
  3. 3.

    One difficult way we can solve the problem is to _______

    1. A.
      use the water with salt in it
    2. B.
      remove the salt from sea water
    3. C.
      get water from underground
    4. D.
      reuse the water in cities
  4. 4.

    What is the best title for this passage?

    1. A.
      Fresh water and sea water
    2. B.
      A thirsty country
    3. C.
      The importance of water
    4. D.
      The world’s water problem

A woman repeated a bit of gossip (流言) about a neighbor. Within a few days the whole neighborhood knew the story. The neighbor was deeply hurt. Later the woman learned that it was completely untrue. She was very sorry and went to a wise old man to find out what she could do to repair the harm.
“Go to the market,” he said, “and buy a chicken, and have it killed, then on your way home, pick its feathers(毛) and drop them one by one along the road.” Although surprised by this advice, the woman did what she was told.
The next day the wise man said, “Now, go and collect all those feathers you dropped yesterday and bring them back to me.”
The woman followed the same road, but she was so discouraged when she found the wind had blown all the feathers away. After looking for hours, she returned with only three in her hand.
“You see,” said the old man, “it’s easy to drop them, but it’s impossible to get them back. So it is with gossip. It doesn’t take much to spread(散布) a gossip, but once you do, you can never completely undo(弥补) the wrong.”

  1. 1.

    Why did the woman feel sorry?

    1. A.
      She didn’t know the story
    2. B.
      She hurt her neighbor deeply
    3. C.
      She was hurt deeply
    4. D.
      She was told an untrue story
  2. 2.

    The underlined word “discouraged” might mean          

    1. A.
      surprised
    2. B.
      excited
    3. C.
      upset
    4. D.
      pleased
  3. 3.

    Which of the following statements is true?

    1. A.
      The gossip didn’t hurt anyone at all
    2. B.
      The wise man is not kind enough
    3. C.
      All the feathers had been blown away
    4. D.
      The woman was given a lesson
  4. 4.

    What the wise man said has nearly the same meaning as the Chinese phrase “_________”

    1. A.
      覆水难收
    2. B.
      无中生有
    3. C.
      欲速不达
    4. D.
      得道多助

In the morning , we went camping in Green Nature Park. We were happy because it was a sunny day. However, in the afternoon , when we finished our picnic(野餐), it was dark and windy. Soon ,there was a shower. Unluckily, none of us brought an umbrella. We ran about but we could find no place to hide(藏身).
Twenty minutes passed and it was still raining .There were hours to go before we reached the campsite(野营地). It was even worse that our compass showed that we went to the wrong way. We had lost our way!
We had to make a quick decision as it was raining heavily. Chris said we could set up a tent(帐篷) to hide in, so Mary and Tom helped to set up it . Chris and I tried to make a fire to keep up warm. But we couldn’t as everything was wet. We dried ourselves and waited inside the tent. At about five o’clock , it stopped raining. We decided to give up the camping trip because all of us were tired.
This camping trip may not be successful but we know each other better. And the most important thing I’ve learned from this trip is the importance of team spirit(精神)

  1. 1.

    It was even worse that they _____

    1. A.
      had no picnic
    2. B.
      lost their way
    3. C.
      couldn’t light the fire
    4. D.
      couldn’t know each other
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is NOT true?

    1. A.
      They gave up the camping at last
    2. B.
      None of them had an umbrella
    3. C.
      We know each other better
    4. D.
      We ran about and found a place to hide
  3. 3.

    What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3(第三段) refer to(指代) ______?

    1. A.
      compass
    2. B.
      tent
    3. C.
      fire
    4. D.
      the rain
  4. 4.

    The writer has learned the importance of ____ from the trip

    1. A.
      enjoying holidays
    2. B.
      taking a compass
    3. C.
      working together
    4. D.
      making a decision

Kate: I like running very much. It’s good exercise. My parents both like running, too. We usually get up early in the morning and run together. It is good for one's legs, heart and lungs. It helps one to have a strong body. Mum says that she should thank running because it helps her to get thinner. Running is fun. It can make one happy. There are many different ways for one to run. One can run in a school or in a park. One can join a running club to run and make new friends, too.
Chen Feng: I like ball games, like football, basketball and tennis. And basketball is my favorite. I often play basketball with my friends on Sunday mornings when we are free and the weather is nice. I joined my school team last year. And I can play it very well now. There is going to be a basketball game between No. 1 Middle School and our school in our school next Saturday. Many students are going to cheer us on. Our teacher says that she will buy some presents for us if we win. I hope we can win the game

  1. 1.

    Kate and his parents usually ______ together in the morning

    1. A.
      leave home
    2. B.
      run
    3. C.
      play games
    4. D.
      have breakfast
  2. 2.

    Kate's mother thinks that ________

    1. A.
      running is cool
    2. B.
      Kate dislikes running
    3. C.
      running is as popular as swimming
    4. D.
      running makes her get thinner
  3. 3.

    Chen Feng _______

    1. A.
      likes football best
    2. B.
      hopes to win the football game
    3. C.
      is a member of the school basketball team
    4. D.
      plays basketball with his friends on the mornings of weekdays
  4. 4.

    Chen Feng's teacher is going to _______ if Chen Feng's team wins the game

    1. A.
      tell them a story
    2. B.
      buy some presents for them
    3. C.
      sing a song for them
    4. D.
      cook delicious food for them
  5. 5.

    Both Chen Feng and Kate _______

    1. A.
      like sports
    2. B.
      want to make new friends
    3. C.
      like ball games
    4. D.
      are middle school teachers

Many people go to school for a good education. They learn languages ,history, maths and other subjects. School education is very important and useful, yet no one can learn everything from school. No matter how much a teacher knows, he can’t teach his students everything they want to know. His work is to show his students how to learn.He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves.
It is always more important to know how to study by oneself. It is quite easy to learn something in language or formula (公式 )in maths, but it is difficult to use a formula to find the answer to a maths problem. Great inventors do not get everything from school, but they can invent many things and change the world a lot. Though Thomas Edison invented many things, he didn’t have much school education. How do they do all this ? A lot of things are not taught in the classroom. They get knowledge( 知识 ) from books outside school. They work hard all their lives, and the most important thing is that they know how to use their heads

  1. 1.

    Why do many people go to school?__________

    1. A.
      to get a good education
    2. B.
      to buy some books
    3. C.
      to make friends
    4. D.
      to meet different teachers
  2. 2.

    What should a student try to do since he cannot learn everything from school?____ ____

    1. A.
      try to remember more knowledge and formulas
    2. B.
      try to remember what the teacher teach
    3. C.
      try to learn how to read and how to think
    4. D.
      try to read a lot of books
  3. 3.

    How can an inventor invent things? The most important thing is how to ____

    1. A.
      get knowledge
    2. B.
      use his head well
    3. C.
      teach everything
    4. D.
      learn more knowledge from his teacher
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is TRUE?__________

    1. A.
      School education is not important for a person
    2. B.
      A student should learn how to study
    3. C.
      A student can learn everything from school
    4. D.
      A good teacher can teach everything
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