I can’t remember when I started collecting litterBut it was when I got tired of   1   litter nearby and realized that no one else was going to pick it up

I lived near a forest in Ohio, AmericaI can walk there   2   three minutes! I used to love going there to play with my dogBut one day there was   3   much litter there that I became very unhappyI decided I had to clean up the forest, and I wanted to   4   happy going there againI made my first trip to clean the forest that afternoonI took a big black rubbish bag with meTen minutes   5   starting to pick up litter, my bag was full! There were cans, bottles, broken glass and newspapers in it

From then on, I   6   to the forest four times a year to pick up litterI’m often there for three hoursIt makes me feel   7   to do something for the environmentAfter each trip, I look at all the litter that I’ve foundIf   8   of it is recyclable, I keep itI can’t understand why people drop litterBut I will keep picking it up  9   they stop dropping itI know I’m only doing a small bit   10   the earth, but I still think it’s important

1Aseeing               Bthrowing                 Cdropping                 Dcleaning

2Aafter                  Bfor                         Cwith                       Din

3Asuch                 Bvery                       Cso                          Dtoo

4Amake                 Bfeel                         Clook                       Dfind

5Aafter                  Blater                        Cbefore                    Dof

6Ahad gone           Bhave gone               Cgo                          Dwill go

7Atired                  Bsad                         Cinteresting              Dgreat

8Amany                Bfew                        Cany                        Dmuch

10Ahelped             Bto help                    Chelp                        Dhelping

“Mary, your bedroom is a mess Come and clean it up right now,” her mum saidMary wanted to go outside and play“I’ll clean it up later, Mum

“Oh no, you won’tI’ve been asking you for days,” her mum said

Mary went into her bedroomShe put away all of her clothes and put all the rubbish into a plastic bag“Mum, I’ve finished,” she smiled, “I’m going outside to play now

She ran into the back gardenThis was her favorite place to beA small butterfly flew over and landed on Mary’s hand“You’re a pretty little butterfly,” Mary said, “Does your mum make you keep your bedroom clean?”

“What if I left my rubbish all over and didn’t keep the garden clean and tidy? Would you have a nice place to sit among the flowers?” said the butterfly

“I’d not be happy if I came out to see rubbish here and there,” Mary said

“Everybody has to do their part and keep their rooms or their flower gardens clean,” the butterfly said and then flew away

Mary hurried into the house and said to her mother, “I’ll keep my room clean from now on, MumI’ve got to do my part” And she did just that

1What did Mary mean by the word “later” in the first paragraph?

   Anever              Bat once         Cin some days        Dafter she played outside

2Which is the correct order for the following to take place in the story?

   aMary played in the back garden          bMary promised to keep her room clean

   cMum asked Mary to clean up her room dA butterfly flew over and talked with Mary

   eMary cleaned up her room

   Aa, c, d, b, e     Bc, a, d, b, e     Cc, e, a, d, b        Da, d, b, c, e

3It can be inferred (推测) from the story that _________

   AMum asked the butterfly to teach Mary

   Bthe butterfly always picked up the rubbish left by Mary

   CMary’s back garden was clean and tidy

   DMary played with the butterfly every day

4This story is most probably written for _________

   Ainsects (昆虫)       Bkids          Cparents       Dteachers

There is a long history behind the first T-shirts and today’s colorful outerwear(外套).

Many stories talk about the first T-shirts and the reason why people wear themOne says the first T-shirts had something to do with war

In World War I

Some American soldiers found that European soldiers undershirts’ (汗衫) were cooler and more comfortableThey started to wear the same kindBecause the design of the undershirts was simple and looked like the letter T, Americans called the clothes T-shirts

By World War

Many soldiers started to wear T-shirts as underwear

In the 1930s, many American students started wearing white T-shirts for playing sport

In 1951

Marlon Brando, a very famous American actor, wore a tight-fitting(紧身的) T-shirt in a filmAfter this, many American men started to dress like him

In the 1970s

T-shirts became the favorite kind of clothing for young people in many countriesAt that time, they were a sign of being cool and different from others

In the 1980s

T-shirts started to be hot in China

Now many young people show their own ideas on their T-shirts: special pictures, funny words…T-shirts are more like artwork than just simple summer wear

1From the passage, who do we know wore T-shirts first?

AAmerican students                              BAmerican soldiers

CA famous American actor                       DEuropean soldiers

2At the beginning, what did the American students wear T-shirts for?

AFor showing their love towards Marlon Broando

BFor playing sport

CFor being cool

DFor showing their own ideas

3When did T-shirts become a sign of being cool and different?

ABy World War   BIn the 1930s       CIn the 1970s    DIn the 1980s

4Why does the passage say T-shirts are more like artwork than just simple summer wear now?

AThey look beautiful

BThey are very expensive

CYoung people can put their ideas on their T-shirts

DEveryone likes T-shirts and they are popular

Look at the light and beautiful snowflakes(雪花) fallingDo you want to hold them in your hands? They are always lost when they meet your hands

Well, this isn’t just a problem for youIt was a problem for Wilson Bentley, too

In the 1870s, Wilson Bentley was just a teenagerHis family lived in a small town in northeast AmericaWinters there were long and hardBentley’s mother was once a schoolteacherShe taught him at homeBentley didn’t go to school until he was 14He was a quiet boy, and loved reading his mother’s books

But it was his mother’s microscope(显微镜) that interested himWhen the other boys were playing with balls, little Bentley was studying the things like drops of water, flowers and snowflakesBentley loved watching snowflakesFor the next two years, young Bentley spent many winter days in a cold room watching these ice crystals(晶体) through the microscope

The boy thought they were so beautiful that he started to draw pictures of themBut there were so many snowflakes that he couldn’t draw them all

How could he keep their beauty forever? Bentley thought of buying a camera

The boy and his mother asked his father to buy oneBut his father didn’t agreeHe thought the whole thing was a bad ideaHe thought the only thing a farmer should do was farming

But finally Bentley did get a cameraFor more than a year he tried to take pictures of snowflakesOn January 15, 1885, during a snowstorm, Bentley took the first ever photo of an ice crystal with his camera“It was the greatest moment of my life,” Bentley said later

For 13 years, Bentley worked quietly and took thousands of photos of ice crystalsLater he became known as “Snowflake” Bentley

1The best title for this passage is “______”

   ASnowflake Photos                              B“Snowflake” Bentley

   CLong and Hard Winters                    DTeenage Photographer

2What kind of person do you think Wilson Bentley was?

   AHe was outgoing                                BHe was too serious

   CHe was interested in learning                DHe was very warm-hearted

3The “ice crystals” in the fourth paragraph refers to “______”

   Awater drops      Brain drops       Cflowers                Dsnowflakes

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