T: The summer vacation is coming． Everyone wants to have a good vacation． Can I ask you some questions about your vacation?

S: Sure．

T: 1  do you usually go on vacation?

S: Beijing

T: 2  is the weather there?

S: Sunny

T: How many 3  have you been there?

S: Twice

T: What do you 4  of the people there?

S: Friendly

T: What do you usually do in that place?

S: Go sightseeing

T: OK, Those are all my questions． Thank you．

S: You’re5  ．

What will the future be like? What do you think of it? Here are some answers from some students.

Roy Burns: I think life in the future will be better. Most people in the world will use “green cars” by 2020, so there will be less pollution and people will live to be 200 years old. As for space travel, I would say, we will travel to Mars(火星) and some other stars in about fifty years.

Helen Lester: If we don’t take good care of the earth now, our children and grandchildren will be born into a world with too much pollution. There will be fewer trees and more buildings, because there will be more people.

Kitty Smith: I agree with Helen Lester. Things will be worse. The weather in the future will be much hotter. Human beings will have to look for another planet to live on.

1.What are the students doing?

2.How many things does Roy Burns predict?

3.What does Helen Lester think life will be like in the future?

4.What does the underlined word “planet” mean in Chinese?

5.Why does Kitty Smith think human beings will have to live on another planet?

An American writer, Mr Green once(曾经) said, “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” It is true that everybody talks about the weather. Many people begin their talks by saying, “Isn’t it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “I think it’s going to snow.”

Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But sometimes they don’t agree with each other. One man may say, “Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It’s going to rain tomorrow.” Another man will say, “No, it’s going to be fine tomorrow.”

People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it’s going to rain, and he doesn’t look for anything else. When friends have a picnic, they hope the weather is going to be fine and they can sit eating their lunch under the blue sky.

Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. But he doesn’t always tell us what we want, and sometimes he makes a mistake. Still, he is right most of the time.

1.People often begin their talk by ______.

A．saying hello to each other                 B．Drinking tea

C．Looking for good weather                 D．saying something about the weather

2.People sometimes have different ideas about ______.

A．what the weather is going to be like         B．what we should do about the weather

C．how to begin a talk                      D．how to have fine weather

3. ______, they always hope the weather is going to be fine.

A．When people talk about weather           B．When people stay at home

C．When the farmers need water             D．When people have a picnic

4.According to the passage, which is NOT RIGHT?

A．Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says.

B．People often look for the weather they want.

C．The weatherman never makes a mistake.

D．Many people begin their talks by talking about the weather.

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A．Weather Report                        B．Story About a Weatherman

C．About Weather                         D．How to Begin a Talk

根据短文内容,回答下列问题。

This is my story. I'm French. I fly planes in Africa.

    One day, when I was flying a very small plane, there was something wrong with the engine(发动机).The engine stopped. The plane was light and I could land it safely on the ground.

    Where was I? I couldn’t see any houses or farms. I had a bottle of water and two oranges. I had a map, too. The first day, I didn't eat anything. In the evening, I began walking. When the sun went down, the air got cold. Where should I walk? I looked at my map and the moon and the stars. I walked and walked.

      The sun came up on the morning of the second day. It was too hot to walk. In the evening, I began walk. I ate an orange and drank a little water.

     The third day, I ate the second orange. The bottle of water was now empty. There were no houses, no trees, and no water.

     The hot sun came up on the fourth day. Would this be the last day on the earth? I didn't know. What was that? A bird? A man on a hill? No! Yes, it was! I walked to him excitedly and said hello to him. He looked at me and then gave me some water. I drank and drank...

1.Where does the writer come from?     

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2.What happened to the writer one day?           

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3.What did the writer take with him?       

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4.How was the weather in the daytime?     

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5.When did the writer see a man on a hill?        

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--- I hear the weather will ______ cold for another week. 

--- I hope not. I hate cold weather.

A. turn              B. last           C. get           D. stay