It was a beautiful day．There Was no cloud，and the weather Was warm．Trees just turned green，flowers came out．Young people were walking after breakfast，children were playing on the grass happily．（4）Mr. Brown saw an old man standing alone under the tree with a big umbrella（伞）in his hand．

    Mr. Brown went up and asked him，“Do you think we are going to have rain today?”  “No，” said the old man．”I don’t think so．” “Then are you carrying the umbrella because the sun is too hot?” ” No，the sun is not very hot in this season．”

    Mr. Brown looked at the big umbrella again，just then the old man said，“I'm old and my legs aren’t very strong for walking far away．I must have a walking—stick．（5）But young people will think I'm too old to do anything．When I carry an umbrella in such fun weather，they will laugh at me and say I’m stupid（愚蠢），but I don’t mind．"Mr.  Brown said。“Oh，I see．You’re never too old．It's important for US young people to understand me old people．Now let’s have a walk together，will you?” The old man said， “Thank you。let’s go!”

任务1：根据短文内容回答下列各题。

1．When did the story happen?                                                                         

2．From the story we know some old people                                                      

3．After you read the story, you can know                                                         

任务2：将文中划线的甸子翻译成汉语。

4．                                                                       

5．                                                                       

— It’s ________ heavily in Shanghai now.

— It sounds terrible.

　　 A. rain　　　　　 B. raining　　　　 C. rains　　　　　 D. rained

It's too late to go out now and ________, it's starting to rain.

1. A.
   though
2. B.
   besides
3. C.
   however
4. D.
   instead

It is said that another acre of the world’s forest will be destroyed forever. Why is this happening? There are two reasons — land and wood. In many countries the trees have been cut down because the land was needed for animals or crops. In other parts of the world the trees are cut down because their wood is wanted. This wood is used by local people for firewood or it is used for building. But many people don’t know that in most places the trees won’t be replaced. The soil in the forests is very thin, but it is protected by the trees. When the trees are cut down, the soil is washed away by the rain or blown away by the wind. Soon nothing can be grown on it. The  forest becomes a desert. Then more land will be needed, and more trees will be cut down.
When the forest is destroyed, it isn’t only the trees that are lost — the homes of millions of animals and plants are destroyed, too. All kinds of animals are in danger — fish，reptiles, birds, mammals, insects, and shellfish — as well as thousands of plants.
Who is to blame for this? The answer is simple: all of us. There are just too many people in the world. The world’s population is now six billion. Of course, it’s very easy to blame the local people. We don’t cut down trees. They do. But the products are bought by people like you and me — wood houses, beds, tables, chairs, paper… Why are the forests being destroyed? Just look around. You are probably using it right now

1. 1.

   People cut down large areas of trees in order to ______.

   1. A.
      grow crops
   2. B.
      keep animals
   3. C.
      build houses
   4. D.
      get land and wood
2. 2.

   In most places, ______after trees are cut down

   1. A.
      new trees can grow better
   2. B.
      forests will become deserts
   3. C.
      most animals can live there
   4. D.
      people build new house there
3. 3.

   According to the passage, we should  ______ to protect the forest

   1. A.
      use fewer wood products
   2. B.
      plant more trees
   3. C.
      blame the local people
   4. D.
      protect the soil