Have you ever thrown away a bottle of water? Maybe a bottle of water does not seem like much to you, but it can save the day for people who live in drought-hit* areas in China.

In the past few months, some places in southeast China has experienced a serious drought. In Yunnan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou and Chongqing, there has been very little rain since last autumn. Crops have died. The land has cracked* and wells and rivers have dried up. More than 20 million people are having difficulty finding safe drinking water.

After learning about the drought, many people across the country have helped by giving water, money and other resources*.

Last week, China asked every member of the Communist Youth League and Young Pioneers to give one bottle of water to the drought-hit areas. Students in primary schools and middle schools quickly joined in the activity. “A bottle of water isn’t much, but thousands of bottles will be of great use.” One student said. Some students offer their pocket money to the people there.  Other students also wrote their best wishes on the bottles.

The serious drought has also made students realize that saving water is very important. Some students decided to take a shower twice a week instead of every day, so that they can save a little water. Some students said they would never forget to turn off the water taps after using. Some students even went on the street to tell people to take part in water-saving activities.

Actually, learning how to save water is not difficult, and it can begin with teaching good habits to others around you. All you have to do is to think a little about how easy it is to waste water in everyday activities.

(   )48.What does a bottle of water mean to the drought-hit areas?

       A. It can change the whole situation.

       B. Even one bottle is important for them.

       C. It won’t help the drinking problem at all.

       D. It means nothing because it is not enough.

(   )49. There is a drought in those provinces because____________.

       A. the river has no water all the time.

       B. the sunshine is not strong enough there

       C. it has not rained for a long time

       D. people there don’t save water

(   )50.People are doing the following to help the drought-hit areas EXCEPT___________.

       A. giving best wishes to the people there

       B. encouraging more people to save water

       C. visiting drought-hit areas by themselves

       D. raising money for the drought-hit areas

(   )51.What have the students learned from the drought?

       A. The importance of water

       B. How to get on with others.

       C. Never waste food.

       D. How to find safe drinking water.

Once there were two crows (乌鸦)whose opinions(观点) were always opposite.

One day, one of the crows said to the other, “ You should realize, of course, that I can fly much higher than you.”

“ Don’t be ridiculous (荒谬的).” the other crow said. “ Everyone knows that I can fly much higher than you.”

“No, you can’t” the first crow said.

“Yes, I can” the second crow replied, and the argument went on and on.

At last they decided to have a contest to solve the argument.

“ We will compete to find out who can fly higher while carrying a bag” the first crow said.

They argued for some time because of the size of the bag, but at last came to an agreement.

Then there was a further argument about what each bag would be filled with. Finally, they agreed that the first crow would fill his bag with cotton and the second crow would fill his with salt.

The first crow thought he was clever to agree to this, because salt is much heavier than cotton. At last they were ready for the contest. Holding their bag in their mouths, they flew into the sky.

They had not been flying for long. However, when it began to rain- as the second crow had expected it would. Can you guess who could fly higher?

1.The two crows were arguing about ____

A．who was much clever

B．who can fly higher

C．how to fly into the sky

D．how to carry the bag

2.The underlined phrase “came to an agreement” means ____ in Chinese.

A．达成一致         B．争论结束          C．请来裁判         D．争论升级

3.In the rain the bag with cotton in it would got ____.

A．lighter            B．heavier           C．bigger            D．smaller

4.The second crow filled his bag with salt because he thought ____

A．salt was lighter                         B．cotton was heavier

C．it would rain                           D．he would need some salt

5.How many times did the two crows argue?

A．Once             B．Twice             C．Three times        D．Four times

My parents ________ to Shanghai already. They ________ there twice.

1. A.
   have gone / have gone
2. B.
   have been / have been
3. C.
   have been / have gone
4. D.
   have gone / have been

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　　Have you ever traveled on any of the new planes? If you have not been a passenger on one of these planes, try to imagine(想像). a plane which is more than seventy metres long and more than five stories high at the tail. Such plane costs at least twenty-five million dollars to build. It costs at least $ 6,000 to fill this giant with fuel(燃料).

　　Inside the giant plane looks more like a great theater than a plane. It has six kitchens, and they are all needed when the plane is full of passengers. The plane holds more than 400 passengers. Imagine that number in one plane!

　　Is there any danger that the plane's engines will fail? Fortunately, the planes appear to be quite safe on each plane there are twice as many engines as the plane needs. If two engines fail on the same side, the plane can easily use its other engines to land. There are also two mechanical pilots(机械领航员) to take change if the human pilots can not fly the plane.

1．This article mainly(主要) talks about________.

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A．the costs about the new plane

B．the safely to travel on the new plane

C．a new way to fly

D．the danger of traveling on a new plane

2．From the article we know the new plane is________.

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A．very large and comfortable

B．very long and beautiful

C．quite fast but dangerous

D．quite high but very crowded

3．This new plane has ________.

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A．a theatre

B．a kitchen

C．at least 400 seats

D．more than 400 passengers

4．Which of the following is NOT true?

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A．$ 6,000 is needed to fill up the plane.

B．There are only two engines for the new plane.

C．One plane can hold 400 passengers.

D．The plane seems to be quite safe.

5．The plane can land safely because________.

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A．if the engines on one side fail, the plane can use its other engines

B．there is no danger at all

C．the mechanical pilots can take the place of the human pilots to fly the plane

D．both A and C