Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa. It is also the second largest lake in the world. It is an important lake because it is one of the sources(源头) for the longest river in the world, the Nile River. Lake Victoria provides a source of water, food, and power(电力) for several African countries. Lake Victoria is a big part of African life.

Unfortunately, Lake Victoria has a problem. It is shrinking. There are several power stations at Lake Victoria in Uganda. These are on the Nile River, and besides producing power, they keep the water of the lake at a certain level. For the past forty years, that level has been 11.9 meters. Over the last several years, the water level has dropped by about 2.5 meters. There seem to be several reasons for this drop.

One possible reason is drought(干旱). Drought has been very bad in the area since 2000. Lake Victoria gets all of its water from rain, so the drought means less water in the lake.

However, some environmentalists believe that the real problem is the power plants(工厂) on Lake Victoria. Uganda depends on those power plants for most of its power, and they made the power plants larger in 2000. Many people believe the power plants have been taking too much water off Lake Victoria. As a result, they have been asked to use less water until Lake Victoria goes back to its old level.

Whether the low water level is caused by drought or power plants, the result is the same. This is already a poor area of Africa, where many people live a really hard life. People, animals and plants around Lake Victoria will suffer even more from low water levels on the lake. Many people need Lake Victoria for fishing or growing food. Fish need the water to live, and animals need it for water. Plants around the lake will die without the water, and then more animals and people will suffer. Unless the lake fills soon, many people will suffer and die.

1.Lake Victoria is __________.

A. an important lake in Africa

B. the largest lake in the world

C. the source of water, food and power for America

D. the only source for the Nile River

2.What does “It is shrinking” most probably mean?

A. It is becoming larger.

B. It is becoming more beautiful.

C. It is becoming smaller.

D. It is becoming more useful.

3.The water level of Lake Victoria is now __________.

A. 2.5 meters     　B. 11.9 meters              C. 14.4 meters          D. 9.4 meters

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Rain water is the only source for the lake.

B. There has been little rain in the lake area since 2000.

C. The power plants in Uganda provide water for the lake.

D The power plants in Uganda were made larger in 2000.

5.According to the passage, how can we solve the problems around Lake Victoria?

A. People must build more power plants.

B. More sources of water must be found.

C. Every country should offer some money to Africa.

D. All the people living in the area should move to another place.

Tom lived in a town near New York. His father had a shop there and his mother was a doctor. He was seven years old this year and began to go to school this September. It was a little far(远的) from their shop and his father drove a car to take him to school five days a week. So he was never(从不) late for class and his teachers likes him very much.

It was Monday that day. Miss Green was teaching them to count(数数) from one to ten in the morning. Tom was studying hard. Soon he could count them. Green was happy and asked, “How many people are there in your family, Tom?”

Tom stood up and said, “Two, Miss.”

“Who are they?”

“My father and my mother.”

“Oh,” Miss Green was surprised. She then said, “There’re three people in your family.”

“But now I’m not at home. I’m at school, you know!”

1.Where did Tom’s father work?  ______________

A、In a factory.    B、In a school.     C、In a shop.       D、In a hospital.

2.Tom was now a student of_______.

A、Grade One    B、Grade Two    C、Grade Three  D、Grade Four

3.Tom was never late for school because________.

A、all his teachers liked him          

B、he went to school in a car

C、his house was next to the school

D、he just began to school a month ago

4.Miss Green taught her children to count from one to ten_______.

A、every day                       B、one Monday morning   

C、in Tom’s house                 D、five days a week

5.Which is the best title(题目) for this story? ____________

A、Two or Three?                  B、From One to Ten

C、Tom and his family             D、Miss Green and Her Students

    Near the North Pole(北极)there are only two seasons：winter and summer．In winter，nights are long．For more than two months you can’t see the sun，even at noon．In summer，days are long．For more than two months the sun never sets and there is no night at a11．The temperature(温度)is very low near the North Pole．Even in summer the temperature is below 0℃．So people there wear warm clothes all year round．They make their clothing from the skins of animals．From the skins they also make coats，hats and even boots．

In the cold climate，plants cannot grow．So the people have to build their houses with skins，earth，stone or snow．When they go out to hunt something，they live in tents of skins．When they move，they take their tents with them．Sometimes，they build houses of snow．Now don’t think that these houses must be cold．In fact，they are very warm and safe．

The life near the North Pole is very interesting．

1.There are no________near the North Pole．

2.Near the North Pole the winter nights can last_______．

3.The people near the North Pole wear warm clothes_________．

4.Near the North Pole you can’t see__________．

5.Sometimes people there build houses of snow．It is__________．

Tom lived in a town near New York. His father had a shop there and his mother was a doctor. He was seven years old this year and began to go to school this September. It was a little far(远的) from their shop and his father drove a car to take him to school five days a week. So he was never(从不) late for class and his teachers likes him very much.

It was Monday that day. Miss Green was teaching them to count(数数) from one to ten in the morning. Tom was studying hard. Soon he could count them. Green was happy and asked, “How many people are there in your family, Tom?”

Tom stood up and said, “Two, Miss.”

“Who are they?”

“My father and my mother.”

“Oh,” Miss Green was surprised. She then said, “There’re three people in your family.”

“But now I’m not at home. I’m at school, you know!”

1.Where did Tom’s father work?  ______________

A．In a factory.        B．In a school.         C．In a shop.          D．In a hospital.

2.Tom was now a student of_______.

A．Grade One        B．Grade Two         C．Grade Three       D．Grade Four

3.Tom was never late for school because________.

A．all his teachers liked him

B．he went to school in a car

C．his house was next to the school

D．he just began to school a month ago

4.Miss Green taught her children to count from one to ten_______.

A．every day                             B．one Monday morning

C．in Tom’s house                        D．five days a week

5.Which is the best title(题目) for this story? ____________

A．Two or Three?                          B．From One to Ten

C．Tom and his family                       D．Miss Green and Her Students

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This is a        girl.       name is Wu Yan.       is twelve. She is            No. 8 Middle School . She is in      .Bill is          American boy.         eleven . He is in No.8 Middle School,          . Miss Gao is          English teacher. She is a         teacher.

1.A. Chinese                        B. English           C. American                D. Japanese

2.A. His                            B. She’s                         C. He’s                          D. Her

3.A. She                           B. He                    C. I                                D. We

4.A. /                                     B. on                            C. in                        D. a

5.A. Grade Two, Class One                            B. grade two, class one

C. Class one , grade two                           D. Class One , Grade Two

6.A. a                                     B. an                   C. the                           D. /

7.A. His                            B. Her                            C. He’s                          D. She’s

8.A. and                           B. too                            C. student          D. teacher

9.A. they                     B. their                   C. your               D. my

10.A. very good                  B. very                    C. old                   D. right