Open today’s newspaper. What do you see? Ads(广告)！A lot of different Ads ! Look through a   1 . More ads! Turn  2  the TV. Still more ads! Everywhere you look, someone has something to sell.

Here are some ways ads get us to buy.

Some ads use famous people.   3   are paid to sell a product(产品). Think about it. Do they really know about medicine? Do they know about soft drink? These people may be famous. But they may not know about what they are   4   .

Some ads make you think you are getting the words of an expert. They say, “ Doctor said.” A man in a white coat comes on TV. “ I use Bright and White,” he says. This man looks like a doctor. But he is an(a)  5  .

Does soap have anything to do with a pretty child? Not much. But ads may show their product with something nice, such as the sun, the  6    and so on. Such an ad is about feelings rather than   7  .

Some ads make promises. But can they    8   them? No!

Some ads use our   9   of being too late. “Buy now!” they say, “Selling ends soon.” Check to see if this is true. Don’t hurry. Take time to think.

All ads hope we will buy something, do something, or    10   in a certain way. Know what ads are doing. Ask questions to yourself. Don’t let their words and pictures fool you.

The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and TV, telephone and so on. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has also brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution (污染). Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.

The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world. Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad to all living things in the world. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us become angry more easily.

Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal (煤) in houses and factories in the city.

The pollution of SO₂ is now the most dangerous problem of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.

54. Thousands of years ago, life was _________it is today.

　 A. much easier than　　　 B. as easy as　 　 C. as hard as　　 　　　　 D. much harder than

55. Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here “it” means______.

　 A. water pollution　　　 B. air pollution　 C. noise pollution　　 　　 D. rubbish

56. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because __________.

A. it’s bad to all living things in the world 　 B. it makes much noise

C. it has made our rivers and lakes dirty　 　 D. it makes us become angry more easily

57. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?　　

　 A. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.

　 B. The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world’s population does.

　 C. From now on, maybe people should try to go to work by bus or bike instead of car

　　 or motorbike. It is helpful to fight against the problem of SO2.

　 D. The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are so many people

　　 _______we all here today?　　　

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A.Is　　　B.Am　　　C.Are　　　D.Be

Arbor Day All over the World

All Over the world，people are planting trees，caring for them, and learning about their value．A special day was set aside for planting trees．

Here in the United States，we call this tree-planting festival Arbor Day．In Japan，it is called Greening Week In Israel it is called the New Year's Day of the Trees．Korea has a Tree-Loving Week．Iceland has a Student's Afforestation Day．This means “to change open land into forest”．People in India celebrate a National Festival of Free Planting．Whatever people call this special time of year．they are saying that trees are important to us all．

    Arbor Day began in the United States in 1872 in Nebraska．J．Sterling Morton，a newspaperman，knew how important trees were to the land so he began the idea．The state（蛩）offered prizes to the groups and people who planted the most trees．On that first Arbor Day，the people of Nebraska planted more than one million trees．Today，Arbor Day is celebrated in all 50 states and around the world．

    Why trees are so important to us all：

    *Trees give us shade（树荫）to keep us and our homes cool on hot summer days．

    *Trees give off oxygen which you and I and animals need to breathe

    *Trees reduce（减少）noise pollution．

    *Trees provide a home and food for wildlife（野生生物）．

    *Trees are beautiful to look at，nice to listen to，fun to explore，exciting to climb，and great to stream under．

1．We can infer（推断）from the article that the writer is from___________．

A．America               B．Japan                   C．Israel                     D．Iceland

2．Which is true about the first Arbor Day?

    A．It began in Nebraska，India．

    B．A book writer first thought of the idea．

    C．J Sterling Morton planted the most trees that day．

    D．The people who planted the most trees got the prize．

3．What is the importance of trees?

A．They keep us cool on hot days．   

B．They give off oxygen we breathe．

C．They provide a home and food for wildlife．

D．All of the above．

4．In China，we celebrate Tree Planting Day on __________.

A．March 2nd           B．March 12th            C．April 2nd         D．April 12th