Coal began as trees and plants．Several 1 years ago，every autumn 2 of the trees died in the forests，and more trees and plants grew．Mud and sand brought by the 3 pressed down the dead trees．

   4 years went by, new forests grew．This had happened many times．By the great pressure of the earth，the mud and sand were 5  layers(层)of rock．The 6 forests were turned into layers of coal．

  If you go to a mine，sometimes you can see lines  7 leaves．They help scientists to know what kind of trees and plants the coal was  8  。

Coal was probably first discovered in China．The first coal was found in the banks of rivers or from hillsides．People found this black Stone 8  for making fires．They began to 10 for it and the first coal mines were started．

1．A．thousand of  B．thousands    C．millions of    D．million

2．A．some    B．all    C．none   D．few

3．A．man    B．water    C．animals   D.forests

4．A．For    B .Since    C.As      D．With

5．A．become    B．turned    C．turn into    D．changed into

6．A．died    B．dying    C．dead    D．death

7．A．as    B．1ike    C.of    D．with

8．A．called    B．formed    C．from   D．under

9．A．could use    B．could be used    C．can be   D．can be used

10．A．dig    B．take    C send    D. pay

   There was once an old farmer with a horse．He used the horse to pull a plow(犁)so that he could plow his field．He used him to pull a cart(马车)．Sometimes he used him to ride to market．They were good friends．

  One day the farmer found there was something wrong with his horse．He was very sick．The farmer called a vet and asked him to come and look at his sick horse．

  “He’s a very good horse，”the farmer said to the vet，“I can’t do anything on the farm without him．Please make him better for me．He doesn’t want to stand up，and he doesn’t want to eat，either．Is he going to die?”

    “I don’t know yet．”the vet said．“I’II tell you after I’ve examined  him．”

    The vet examined the horse， and then said，“You’re lucky．There is nothing seriously wrong with him．Give him one of these pills twice a day. He'll soon be better．”

    He gave the farmer a box of large pills．

    The farmer looked at them and said．“But my horse won’t eat．How Call l make him swallow(吞)the pills?”

  The vet said，“Get a tube(管子)．Put a pill in the lube．Put on end of the tube in the horse’s mouth and the other end i11 your own．Then blow hard．The pill will shoot out of the tube and go down the horse’s throat．”

    “OK，”the old farmer said happily．

     A few days later the farmer went to see the vet．He looked really ill．

    “You look sick．”the vet said．“What’s the trouble with you?”

    “oh．my dear vet．My horse blew first!” the old farmer said sadly．

1．What’s wrong with the horse?    ，

A．He got a headache．

    B．He didn’t want to stand up or eat anything．

    C．He was going to die．

    D．He had a fever．

2．How did the vet suggest giving the pill to the horse?

    He suggested                 .

    A. mixing it with water       B．dropping it in the horse’s mouth

    C．blowing it out of a tube    D．putting it in the horse’s food

 3．The word “blow”in the story means“    ”．

    A．take air in    B．be without air    C。move air D．push air out

 4．Why did the farmer look sick?

    A.Because he swallowed the pill．    B．Because the horse died．

    C．Because his horse kicked him．    D．Because the vet gave him the wrong pill．

    People are so busy these days that many people have no time to cook．This becomes a problem，because most families love home cooking! The food they cook at home tastes good and warm，and a family meal can bring everyone together．In some families，everyone only can see one another when they have meals．

  Another reason why people enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of showing love．Sometimes，our parents make some cookies for US，but they are not just satisfying our sweet teeth．They are sending a message．The message says，“I love you very much。”However,most of us can’t understand our parents’ behavior．How disappointed our parents are!

  There is also something about the smell of home cooking．The smell of home cooking pleases people of all ages．It makes most of us feel good and loved—even if we are the ones doing the cooking! After a11．it’s worth doing something for our relatives and friends．Next time you see someone making a cake，stop for a moment and pay attention to your mood(心情)．

1．Why do fewer people cook now?

    A．Because they don’t think it necessary.

    B．Because they are too busy．

    C．Because they don’t like cooking．

    D．Because they are so lazy．

2．A parent spends an hour making cookies    ．

    A．just to satisfy her or his child’s sweet teeth

    B．only to send a message

    C．often to show her or his love

D．to make her or his child understand her or him

3．The writer thinks the smell of home cooking    ．

   A．makes us pleased

   B．makes us interested in cooking

   C．makes us pay attention to our mood

   D．makes us love others

4．What’s the main idea of this passage?

  A．Family meals are important．    B．How to make cookies．

  C．People are too busy to cook．   D．Learn to cook．

  Schoolwork is sometimes difficult，but I don’t think it’s  ever boring．We get lots of interesting projects to do．

  Sometimes，a project is just a long article．In English class，we write articles and speeches about things that happened in history．In science class，we once built bridges using only toothpicks(牙签)and candy! I love projects like that．

  Projects are a big part of our grades．So，it’s very important whether you are good at the project or not．I am bad at building things．So，when I was asked to build a model，my grade for that whole term Was low． However, when asked to draw a picture of myself, I Was able to save my terrible art grade.

  Projects can make people wonderful leaders，too．I was once working on a speech with another boy．I did most of the work，typed it up and printed the pictures．He didn’t do much．At first．I was very angry, but then I realized that I had never asked him for help or told him what to do!

  I've noticed that projects make people act in many different ways．Some people know clearly what to do．Others can end up having problems．The most interesting type of person I have seen．is someone who didn’t start working until a few days or hours before the project’s deadline(最终期限)．One of my friends didn’t write down his Birthday Project Speech；he made it up as he talked．It Was great! Not everyone can do that though！

1．T he writer thinks whether you can get good grades or not depends on    

  A．the skills that the projects ask for

  B．what you’ve learned from the books

  C．how much work you have put in

  D．both A and C

2．We can tell from the story that the writer is good at          ．

  A．making speeches B．building models C．drawing pictures D．making up stories

3．The main idea of the story is that      ．

  A．projects are always interesting   

B．projects are important and useful for students

  C. projects are important for one’s grades

D．projects’deadlines make people nervous

 4．The word“project” in the article means     ．

    A．成绩    B．方案    C．工程    D．专题研究

  Hotlines have become common in China．Some radio broadcasting stations use hotlines to encourage the listeners to take part in the talk shows．

  That’s a good idea．Yet，the fact is that some people do nothing but break the whole program．

  Some people know little about the topic under discussion．Sometimes they do not even know what the host(主持人)is talking about．So the host has to tell the caller what the show is about．Usually the caller will ask a few questions which express his hope and show his ignorance(无知)．Then the host has to answer and explain-how silly this is! It wastes a lot of time．

  It seems that some people phone the hotlines for fun．They just want to let the listeners hear them．They don’t care what the topic is，whether they themselves are interested in it or how silly they appear to be．

  I'm totally bored by those people．It’s necessary for the stations to improve the hotline programs. In my opinion，if a caller doesn’t know what is going on，the operator(接线员) should not let the caller take part in it．

1．The host has to answer and explain，        ．

  A．for the host works hard

  B．because the caller doesn’t know what the show is about

  C．for the host likes talking to the callers

  D．because it’s a talk show

 2.The passage doesn’t tell us the idea that some listeners        ．

  A．phone the hotlines for fun

  B．just want to be heard by others

  C. who don’t care what the topic is must realize that they appear silly

  D．can take part in the hotline programs

3．The word “it” in the last paragraph refers to       ．

  A．the host       B．the listener

C．the station    D．the hotline program

根据所给提示，写出完整单词。

1．She’s kind she has never had a q    with anybody．   1.      

2．Kate’s e    is poor,so she can’t see clearly．        2．     

3．A forgetful man should not t     his memory．         3.     

4． I have never seen a zoo that Was s    for animals to live in．      4．       

5．We didn’t find the place because we were m    by the guide．   5.       

There is an old saying：early to bed，early to rise makes a man healthy，wealthy and wise．

  It means that we should go to bedearly and get up early the n 1  morning．By d 2_ this，we will be in good health．And we’11 also be rich and clever．

  It’s t 3 at our bodies need to have enough sleep to be healthy．Children should have a ten—hour sleep every n 4 .Those who do not have enough sleep can’t do their work very well．He will not be clever and they may not get wealthy in the f 5 .

  The body needs exercises a  6  well．Walking，running，jumping，riding bikes and playing games are all exercises．Excises helps    to k 7 the body strong and fit. It also helps the blood to m 8 around inside the body．The blood t9 food to all parts of the body．The head needs  blood，too．So exercise helps people think b10 .

1．       2．       3．       4．         5．      

6．       7．       8．       9．         10．      

June 5^th is World Environment Day．This makes us pay more attention to our environment and the need to protect it．When Wang Boxuan，a Beijing high schoolboy，used up his exercise books，he does not throw them away．Each one is stored at his school with hundreds of exercise books given by other  students． Then they are sold to a Beijing paper making factory．

  The paper is recycled and used again by students and teachers in the school．At the same time，83 the money made from the sales goes towards schools in Inner Mongolia for planting trees and grass. 84 This place is one of the sources of the sandsorms that often attack Beijing during the springtime.

  Wang’s school is one of the schools in the capital that take part in the “Green

Promise” environmental protection activity．So far, nearly 210,000 students have taken part in the activity， collecting more than 87 tons of waste paper．

    With the Olympic Gaines coming to Beijing in 2008，students are eager to help make the capital a more pleasant place，“There are some environmental problems in the city．Such as sandstorms”said Wang．“We should do our duty and encourage others to do so as well．”

    Vice—premier(副总理)Zeng Peiyuan has written a letter to the teachers and students to encourage them to go on supporting environmental protection．

(一)根据短文内容简要同答问题。

1．What do Wang Baoxuan and his schoolmates do with the waste exercise books?

2．What is the money used for?

(二)将短文中划线的句子译成汉语

  3．                                                                           

  4．                                                                           

(三)请给短文拟一个适当的标题。

5．                                                                            

1．吉姆在一个小山村里度过了他的青少年时期。

  Jim              his teenage years in a small mountain village.

2．现在人熊猫的数量是以前的两倍。

  There are          as         giant pandas as          .

3．我们一直期待着毕业。

  We are         to         all the time．

4．对年轻人来说，动物园就好像活的教科书。

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