Big ocean(海洋)fish have almost disappeared from the world since the start of business fishing in the 1950’s．The scientists found that the number of large fish has dropped by 90 percent in the past fifty years．The study took ten years．The researchers collected records from fishing business and governments around the world．The magazine Nature published the findings．

    The scientists say the common way called longline fishing is especially harmful to large fish．This way includes many fishing lines that are connected to one boat．If these lines are joined together，they can reach one hundred kilometers．They hold thousands of sharp metal hooks to catch fish．Longline fishing is especially common in the Japanese fishing industry．Records show that Japanese boats used to catch about ten fish for every hundred hooks．The study says longline fishing boats now might catch one fish per hundred hooks．

    The scientists say business fishing can destroy groups of fish much faster than in the past．The study suggests that large fish can disappear almost completely from new fishing areas within ten to fifteen years．Ocean life system could be destroyed．

    It’s not the only worry that the number of large fish is becoming smaller and smaller．What’s worse．they are smaller in size than their ancestors(祖先)．

1.The magazine Nature published the findings．The word“published”here means________．

    A．发表          B．发现         C．研究        D．调查

2.The number of big ocean fish has become smaller because_________．

    A．the oceans are polluted

    B．the ways of fishing go into practice

    C．the scientists pay little attention to them

    D．Japanese fishing boats catch one fish per hundred hooks

3.What do you think of the business fishing?

    A．It should be encouraged．

    B．It can balance ocean life system．

    C．It needn’t be cared about．

    D．It may bring harm to ocean fish．

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

    A．Longline fishing

    B．Japanese fishing industry

    C．Modem fishing ways

D．Worrying situation of big ocean fish

What’s the most important thing for you to have in your life? Someboy mentions hard-work, others suggest knowledge, love and luck.

If you arrange the 26 English letters alphabetically(按字母表的顺序)and use numbers to represent each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c…, you can change an English word into a number. So hard-work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11=98, meaning 98 is its mark; knowledge: 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5=96, while love :12+15+22+5=54, and luck : 12+21+3+11=47, a small mark. None of these words can give one a full mark. What about money or prayer(祈祷)? They can’t , either.

Then what else? Don’t be worried. You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude(态度).Yes, attitude is the word. See for yourself: attitude:1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100，a full mark.

Different attitudes lead to different courses of life. Most times people hope for a better life. It is possible that one will have a change for the betterr after one has changed one’s attitude.

When you change your manner and became friendly towards others, you’ll meet more smiling faces towards you.In the same way, if you take a positive(积极地)attitude towards failure(失败),you’ll find it’s also rewarding though it has caused you losses.

1.In the writer’s opinion , what is the most important things in a person’s life?

   A.Hard-work.           B.Knowledge.             C.Money.           D.Attitude.

2.According to the passage, if you meet with problems, the best way out is to ___________.

   A. ask for helpf from others                        B.say your prayers to God

   C.change your attitude                            D.try maths-solving methods

3.From the passage we can learn that ______________.

   A.diffrent attitudes come from different courses of life.

   B.mathematics can solve every problem easily in our daily life

   C.failure sometimes can bring you good if you take a positive attitude

   D.none of the English words except “attitude” equals to 100 or more

Santi's big brother Len had told him never to push all the remote control buttons at the same time. He said that something terrible would happen if he did. Santi didn't really believe this. While Len was out of the room, Santi jumped down on the sofa with the remote control in his hand. For a while, he changed from channel to channel, looking for something interesting to watch. Bored, Santi decided to see what Len could have meant.

   With a quick glance（扫视） over his shoulder to make sure Len hadn't come back，he pushed all the buttons at once. Santi saw a bright flash，and he dropped the remote control. "I've broken it，"he thought. "Now I'm in trouble！" As he looked around for the remote control，he realized he was in more trouble than he'd thought. He was suddenly only the size of a mouse.

  "Oh，no！"Santi shouted. He had to find his parents quickly. Carefully, he climbed down the side of the huge sofa and hurried across the floor. In the kitchen, Santi could see that the sliding door（滑门） had been left open. “If the door is open, then the cat might be in here,” tiny Santi said.

Just then, Santi and the cat saw each other. Santi ran for the door, the cat closing in quickly behind him. Just as the cat reached out to attack Santi, it slipped（打滑） on some water and slid across the kitchen floor. Out of breath, Santi hid behind a flowerpot in the corridor. He could see his mum far away in the garden. “How will I ever get there?” he wondered. As he looked out from behind the flowerpot, there was the huge cat looking right at him! Santi rushed for the garden and then…, he woke up. “It was only a dream!” he said with a relieved smile. “Thank goodness!”

1.Len told Santi something terrible would happen if he _________.

A. changed from channel to channel         

B. tried to pretend（假装）to be a mouse

C. pushed the buttons at the same time       

D. stayed alone in the living room

2.Santi thought the cat might be in the kitchen because ________

A. he heard a moving sound               

B. the cat liked the kitchen

C. the sliding door was open              

D. he saw the cat came into it

3.The word “relieved” can be used to describe Santi’s feeling ______

A. when he was playing with the remote control

B. when his big brother warned him something

C. when he was no longer worried about the cat

D. when he saw his mum far away from him

4.The story probably tries to tell that ________

A. what happens if you break a rule          

B. it’s dangerous to stay alone at home

C. people don’t want to get smaller           

D. sometimes pets are not friendly

Do you know how to keep fish at home?

The fish need room. They must not be crowded（拥挤）. Fish need oxygen(氧气). Fish get it from water in the tank. There must be enough water for all fish in the tank. So the size of the tank is important..

In the tank many people put small plants(植物). They give oxygen to the water. Plants help in other ways, too. Fish can nibble(轻咬)on the plants. They hide in the plants and sleep, lay eggs there.

Both the plants and fish need light. You can put near a window. It will get light there. But remember: a window may let cold air in. The cold can kill(杀死) your fish. Too hot water can kill your fish, too.

The fish need food and you should feed them every day. Giving them too much food is bad. It will make the water dirty. However, the fish should get just enough food. They should finish the food in 10 minutes. No extra(多余) is left. When this happens, the amount(数量)of food is right.

(   )16. A tank near the window may NOT be good for pet fish because________.

A. no air can get in through the window   B. pet fish will jump out of the window

C. plants in the tank will grow too big     D. cold air may make the water too cold

(   )17.________is very important to pet fish.

A.  Water    B.  Sunlight   C. The size of the tank      D. All the above

(   )18. Which of the following may cause（导致） pet fish to die?

A. Too little room for fish.             B. The plants in the tank.

C. The light through the window.        D. A lot of water in the tank.

(   )19. The word "this" in the last paragraph refers to(指的是)________.

A. giving pet fish too much food            B. giving pet fish too little food

C. giving pet fish the right amount of food    D. giving pet fish enough water

(   )20. This passage mainly talks about______________.

A.why fish must be put in a glass tank   

B. how people should keep their pet fish

C. what kind of plants is good for pet fish

D. how much food should we give to pet fish

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Collecting Barbie Dolls is a favorite hobby of many women and girls throughout the world. Since Barbie first appeared (出现) at the American International Toy Fair in 1959, she has become the most popular doll in the world.

Many collectors of Barbie Dolls collect the dolls just for fun. They often collect some dolls they like or think are special. However, there are some serious collectors. They have hundreds of dolls, and spend almost thousands of dollars each year.

Many Barbie collectors not only collect the dolls, but also collect items (部件) of the dolls. Many collections include different items of Barbie's fashion clothes. If you become a serious collector of Barbie Dolls, you will be likely to want to join a Barbie collectors’ club. The more you know about Barbie and her history, the more you want to grow your collections. 

No matter which kind of collector you are, casual (随意的) or serious, Barbie dolls can be a fun and interesting hobby for girls and women of all ages.

1.How many years of history do Barbie Dolls have?

A. More than eighty years.   B. About one hundred years.

C. Less than ten years.      D. About fifty years.

2.What does the word “include” mean in Chinese?

A. 包括         B. 酝酿   C. 生产           D. 分配

3.Which of the following is NOT right about the serious collectors of Barbie Dolls?[来源:学#科#网]

A. They have great interest in Barbie Dolls.

B. They sometimes even collect items of Barbie Dolls.

C. They spend much money on Barbie Dolls.

D. They don’t like Barbie Dolls from America.

4. What do we know from the passage?

A. Barbie Dolls first appeared in England.

B. Casual collectors may just collect Barbie Dolls for fun.

C. Collectors collect items in order to repair the dolls.

D. Old people didn’t like Barbie Dolls before 1959.

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Barbie Dolls.        B. Different hobbies.

C. How to repair a toy.   D. How to be a collector.