The population of the Earth is growing faster. It is important that we look after the Earth. We need it!
The Earth gives us a lot of things. We also give the Earth a lot, but some of the things are not good.
In nature, when something dies, other animals and plants get food from it. Every animal or plant gives food for other animals or plants. However, animals can’t get food from many of the things that we ‘give’ the Earth. Animals and plants can’t eat metal, plastic and glass. These things will stay in the ground for many, many years.

Some rubbish is very dangerous for plants and animals. In some places, many animals live together. One animal makes food for many more animals. If we put rubbish and chemicals in the water, the plankton(浮游生物) can die. If there isn’t any plankton, many animals have nothing to eat.
So what can we do? Don’t leave any rubbish in the countryside! Don’t make so much rubbish!
【小题1】 The Earth gives us ___________.

The population of the Earth is growing faster. It is important that we look after the Earth. We need it!

The Earth gives us a lot of things. We also give the Earth a lot, but some of the things are not good.

In nature, when something dies, other animals and plants get food from it. Every animal or plant gives food for other animals or plants. However, animals can’t get food from many of the things that we ‘give’ the Earth. Animals and plants can’t eat metal, plastic and glass. These things will stay in the ground for many, many years.

    Some rubbish is very dangerous for plants and animals. In some places, many animals live together. One animal makes food for many more animals. If we put rubbish and chemicals in the water, the plankton(浮游生物) can die. If there isn’t any plankton, many animals have nothing to eat.

    So what can we do? Don’t leave any rubbish in the countryside! Don’t make so much rubbish!

1.The Earth gives us ___________.

         A. food         B. rubbish        C. chemicals         D. pollution

2.When something dies in nature, _________.

         A. water and grass are polluted     

B. plastic and wood become food

         C. other animals and plants get food  

D. metal and glass stay in the ground

3.We must _______ to look after the Earth.

         A. put metal in the ground          B. use more wood

         C. keep frogs in the water         D. make less rubbish

There are some easy things you can do to protect the environment and the earth. Choose ideas from the list or come up with a few of your own.

·Plant flowers, grass or trees.

·Whenever you visit a park or beach, take away what you bring there—keep rubbish in a bag until you can put it in a dustbin.

·Turn off the lights and TV sets when you leave the room. This can save a lot of electricity.

·Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth. You can save some water by not letting it run. Also, use a glass cup instead of a paper cup because this saves paper.

·Keep the doors and windows closed in winter to keep warm air in.

·Give your old books and magazines to a library instead of throwing them away.

·Give your old clothes to poor children you know instead of throwing them away.

·Use both sides of paper.

·Stop pouring dirty water into the rivers or lakes nearby.

·Encourage all your friends to do the same things you do to help protect the earth. You don’t have to wait until Earth Day to do these things. Make every day Earth Day. If everyone makes a contribution to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful.

1.From the above, we know that this is           .

A. a sign                     B. a proposal (倡议书)       C. an ad(advertisement)

2.The writer tells us           .

A. that we can’t do all these things until Earth Day

B. to pour dirty water into the rivers

C. to save water by not letting it run while brushing our teeth

3. We can            to save paper.

A. use a paper cup            B. use both sides of paper       C. give new books to a library

4.Which of the following is wrong according to the writer?

A. Turn off the lights when you leave the room.

B. Close the doors and windows in winter.

C. Use a paper cup when you brush your teeth.

5. What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Protect the Earth                  B. Save Money      C. Make Better Use of Old Things

Although it was autumn, the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet (西藏).Our legs were so heavy and cold that     16   felt like big pieces of ice.Have you    17   seen snowmen ride bicylces? That’s what we looked like! Along the way children who were    18    long wool coats stopped to look at us. In the late  19   

we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze (结冰).However, the lakes    20  like glass in the setting sun and loooked wonderful.

Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual. She was in high spirt and I knew I didn’t need to    21   her.To climb the mountains was hard work but as we    22   us, we were surprised by the view. We seemed to be able to see for miles, and we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds. After a while, we began going  23   the mountains. It was great fun especially as it slowly became much    24    .At the foot of the mountains, colourful butterflies flew around us and we saw many sheep eating green grass. Then we had to   25  

Our caps, gloves and trousers for T-shirts and shorts.

In the early evening we stopped to    26     .We put up our tent and then we ate. Afte supper Wang Wei went to sleep but I stayed    27   .At midnight the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter.As I    29    below the stars I thought about how far we had already travelled.

We will reach Dali in Yunan Province soon, where our cousins will join us. We     30   hardly wait to see them!

1.A.we             B.you               C.they               D.it

2. A.never                          B.ever                                  C.even                            D.yet

3.A.dressed in                   B.put on                                       C.taken off                          D.dressed up

4.A.morning                      B.afternoon                       C.evening                            D.night

5.A.shine                            B.shining                             C.shines                               D.shone

6. A.follow                          B.encourage                       C.remind                             D.discover

7. A.looked at          B.looked after                    C.looked for                        D.looked around

8. A.up                                B.down                                C.around                             D.into

9. A.colder                         B.drier                                  C.warmer                                     D.wetter

10.A.charge                       B.check                                C.chase                                D.change

11. A.make beds              B.make friends                  C.make camp                     D.make money

12.A.alive                           B.alone                                C.away                                 D.awake

13. A.cloudy                     B.foggy                                C.noisy                                 D.quiet

14.A.lie                               B.lied                                    C.lay                                     D.laid

15. A.may                           B.can                                   C.must                                 D.shall