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4.At present more and more chemical factories are set up in our city.
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The other day I was watching SportsCentre when one of those "human interest" stories came on and really caught my attention.
The hero was about a 27-year-old professional Bass Fisherman named Clay Dyer. At first, they played it off as another guy trying to make the cut on the Bassmaster tour until they showed a picture of him. No legs, no arm, or rather, he has only 1/3 of his right arm. That's all that he has.
It was such an amazing story that I was wondering what this guy could do. Growing up, he learned to play-baseball and basketball, but found that fishing was his true calling. And he does it all on his own. He holds the fishing pole under his chin and uses that and his stub (残端)arm to cast and reel the fish in. He uses his teeth to help him unhook fish. He ties his own hooks on with his mouth, never really asking anyone else to help. Clay Dyer even knows how to swim. Since his body can't produce enough sweat on its own, he has to take a dip in the lake every few hours to keep cool. He dives in just like anyone else, then somehow treads water(採7jO with his stub arm, then, with a little help, pulls himself back up into the boat and goes on fishing.
Clay Dyer has never looked for others' pity, and nor has he allowed his physical disabilities to prevent him from becoming a professional fisherman. His motto for life is "If I can, you can. ，， He refuses to use special equipment, saying, "I want to do it with one hand the way they do it with two."
5. Why did the author become interested in Clay Dyer?
A. He assumed Dyer was living happily.
B. He thought that Dyer could do nothing.
C. He took great pity on this disabled man.
D. He wanted to know what Dyer could do.
6. We learn from the last paragraph that .
A. it seems easy for Clay Dyer to go fishing
B. Dyer aims to behave like a normal person
C. special equipment is allowed when fishing
D. physical disabilities destroy his faith in life
7. Which word best describes Clay Dyer's personality?
A. Diligent. B. Faithful.
C. Inspiring. D. Stubborn.
8. The text is intended to .
A. persuade readers to watch SportsCentre
B. share Clay Dyer's life story with readers
C. call on readers to care for the disabled man
D. express the author's admiration for Clay Dyer
B
First Lady Michelle Obama is a big fan of volunteering. Volunteering means working for free to help someone else. Mrs Obama says volunteering is very important. "It should be part of everyone's life," she says.
Many teenagers agree. They say that helping others makes them feel great and makes a difference. These days, more teenagers volunteer than work for pay. Teenagers clean up parks? walk dogs at animal shelters, visit the elderly and more.
Some cities―including Seattle, Chicago, and Washington D. C. ―require high school students to volunteer. Students must volunteer in order to gradu?ate. The student volunteers learn new skills and help their communities.
Many parents are in favour of the idea―they say volunteering helps teen?agers build job skills. But most teenagers don't want to be forced to volunteer. They say they are busy. And they say volunteering is only fun if it's a choice.
Read both sides of the debate and decide.
YES
Volunteering can help teenagers get into college or get a job.
Many cities and towns need help. Volunteers can help keep important programmes going.
Not all teenagers will volunteer if it isn't required. Schools should require students to do all they can to get ready for adult life.
NO
Most teenagers are already very busy with classes, homework, jobs and sports. Forcing them to do more isn't fair.
It should be up to each person. Helping out doesn't feel as good if you have to do it.
Finding a volunteer job isn't always easy. Students shouldn't be kept from graduating because of something they can't control.
6.The writer mentions Michelle Obama in order to________________ .
A. introduce the topic of the text
B. explain what volunteering is
C. tell what she does for the US
D. show she enjoys volunteering
7. According to the text, in Chicago, ______________ .
A. finding a volunteer job is quite easy
B. more people would rather work for pay
C. volunteering is a must for high school students
D. college students have to volunteer before graduation
8.The underlined part "are in favour of" in the text means "__________________
A. drop B. develop
C. catch D. like
9.Which question does the text mainly discuss?
A. Is volunteering good for students?
B. Should students be required to volunteer?
C. What is the best time to volunteer?
D. Which volunteer jobs should students do?
2. The teacher as well as his students _______________ (expect) to come early to
school tomorrow.
4. 如果你不能尽快完成作业，今晚就不允许你出去。
You___________________ to go out tonight if you can't finish your home-
work soon.
Despite the high technology and investment in flood defences by the Environment Agency, there is no way to stop all flooding—sooner or later nature will produce something that will beat even the strongest defences.
Warning people of this clanger is very important if we are to prevent the great loss of life seen sixty-three years ago. Indeed if the Flood Warning system that currently exists had been around on that cold, stormy night in January 1953， many lives would have been spared.
The Environment Agency took over the role of flood warning in 1995 from the police who had to go door to door or sound alarms to get the news out. The service is being constantly improved and a combination of better technology and increased investment following the Easter Floods of 1998 has led to the creation of Floodline and an automatic messaging system that can warn thousands of people in very little time.
Floodline 0845 988 1188 offers information and advice 24 hours a day and if warnings are in place, callers can get information either from local updates or by using a quick dialling code for their area.
The Flood Warning team inKenthas also sent letters to the people living close to the rivers or the sea and invited them to join the AVM (automated voice messa?ging) system. Anyone choosing to take up this free service will receive a recorded message directly to their home, business or pager telling them of the level of warning, giving them as much time as possible to carry out their flood plan and save items that cannot be re?placed if lost or damaged, such as photographs or children's favourite toys.
1. Choose the CORRECT statements from the follow?ing according to the passage.
a. Many people lost their lives in the flood in 1953.
b. The Flood Warning system was already in use in 1953.
c. Flood defences can stop all flooding.
d. The Environment Agency began to warn people of flood in 1995.
e. Floodline was created after the Easter Floods of 1998
A. a， b, c B. b, c， d
C. a， d， e D. a, c, e
2. What does the underlined word "pager" mean in the passage?
A. A piece of equipment designed to receive and show messages.
B. A boy employed to carry luggage in hotels.
C. A page of papers written to offer messages.
D. A person invited to write pages of messages.
3. People can easily get information and advice about
lood any time of the day from .
A. automatic messaging system
B. automated voice messaging system
C. the Flood Warning team inKent
D. Floodline 0845 988 1188
4. The best title for this passage may probably be
A. Environment Agency
B. Flood Warning system
C. Technology in flood defences
D. Easter Floods
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Today my father and I drove to visit Li We" whom we had been supporting for two years. We set off early
in the morning, and after a twohour drive, we arrived in his home. At that moment, he was working in the garden when his grandpa was sitting in the sun. They were excited to see us and gave us warm welcome. We gave Li Wei a schoolbag and some books as well. Grate?ful and being moved, he showed us his excellent school-works ,which impressed us greatly. Li Wei and I talked about our dreams, friends and school life. We were very happy that we didn't realize it was time to leave. They saw me off at the village entrance and we waved goodbye to them, promised to come back again. I really feel hap?pily about what we did today.
单词拼写
1.It is unusual to snow in this r_______ . So when it snowed yesterday,people got very excited.
With its special elegant body and spotted coat, the cheetah(猎豹)is the most unique member of the cat family. As the world's fastest land mammal, the chee?tah can reach speeds of 112km/h. A cheetah can go from 0 to 96 kilometres per hour in only three long steps. However, with a lean body and small teeth, the cheetah cannot fight larger animals. This gives the chee?tah a double risk as it is placed in direct conflict with hu?mans. Farmers that live nearby shoot, trap and poison cheetahs, because they think that cheetahs will kill their livestock (牲畜).
The cheetah is now endangered. It was once found across all of Africa, extending eastwards into Asia. However, hunting, habitat destruction and loss of prey (猎物)have meant that cheetahs are now only found in a few countries in Africa. The International Union for Conservation of Nature recently reported that only about 7 ， 500 adult cheetahs remain in the wild. This makes the small population of cheetahs even more precious and worthy of protection.
The Wildlife Conservation Fund has teamed up with Central Kalahari Research Group to study and pro?tect the remaining cheetahs.
In order to find out more about these animals, two adult cheetahs were fitted with GPS satellite collars. These collars provide information about how cheetahs move through their environment. And they provide an excellent way to study cheetahs which have been re?leased back into the wild. Understanding cheetahs' be?haviour is an important step for their protection. Also, it is necessary to cooperate with local farmers and other land users to reduce the killing of cheetahs.
1. What makes it difficult for the cheetah to fight larger animals?
A. Its big head and small mouth.
B. Its strong legs and fat feet.
C. Its thin body and tiny teeth.
D. Its short toes and long tail.
2. Which is NOT the reason why cheetahs are endan?gered?
A. Loss of food.
B. An elegant body.
C. Habitat destruction.
D. Hunting and killing.
3. What is the function of the collars in the last para?graph?
A. To catch more cheetahs and kill them.
B. To protect the habitat where cheetahs live.
C. To protect cheetahs from being caught by other big animals.
D. To get information about cheetahs and under?stand their behaviour.
4. What can we learn from this passage?
A. Cheetahs are disappearing slowly from the world.
B. The protection of cheetahs is urgently needed.
C. Cheetahs always catch farmers' livestock for food.
D. Cheetahs are able to adapt to the environment well.
