News One: 29 October, 2015

The government of China plans to end its one-child per family policy(政策) and instead let families have two children. The plan was announced Thursday after high-level meetings in Beijing.China, which has the largest population, made the one-child policy in 1980. The government allowed only a small number of couples to have two children for so many years. For example, some couples in the countryside could have two children.

News Two: 05 October, 2015

The first of the 2015 Nobel Prizes has been announced. Sweden’s Nobel Prize committee says the Nobel Prize for medicine will go to scientists from Ireland, Japan and China.William Campbell from Ireland and Satoshi Omura from Japan share the prize for their discovery of the medicine avermectin(阿维菌素). The Nobel committee praised their work on what it calls a “novel therapy.” The treatment fights disease caused by parasites(寄生虫).The prize for medicine is also going to Chinese researcher Tu Youyou. She discovered artemisinin. Artemisinin is a drug (药物) that has greatly made the number of people who die from malaria(疟疾) smaller.

News Three: 09 December, 2015

Oil prices have fallen to their lowest levels since 2009. Brent crude oil, one of several kinds of oil on the world market, dropped below $40 a barrel(桶) on Tuesday. However, the main group of oil producing countries has been unable to reduce the oil production.

1.How long did China’s one-child policy last?

A. 38 years.B. 36 years.C. 25 years. D. 65 years.

2.Who got the Nobel Prize for medicine?

A. Tu Youyou from China.

B. William Campbell from Ireland.

C. William Campbell from Ireland and Satoshi Omura from Japan.

D. William Campbell from Ireland, Satoshi Omura from Japan and Tu Youyou from China.

3.What can we know from News Three?

A. There is only one kind oil on the world market.

B. Main oil producing countries will produce less oil.

C. Oil prices on Tuesday are the lowest in history.

D. Main oil producing countries will still produce as much oil as before.

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

A. The oil prices are the lowest in 2009.

B. The artemisinin has saved lots of lives.

C. There are the most people in China in the world.

D. Only a small number of Chinese couples can have two children in China in the past few years.

Want to know what we can do to help make our city a better place to welcome G20? Why not take part in "Clean & Green weekend"? Join us, and you can make new friends and help protect the environment(环境) at the same time.

Park Life

Do you like hanging out in the park with your friends? If so, why not take the chance to come with us and tidy up the park as you go? To add some fun, there is a gift for the person who collects the most rubbish. Meet us at the south entrance to Taohe Park at 9:00 am next Saturday if you want to join in.

The Air We Breathe

A great way to make the air we breathe cleaner is by planting lots of trees! It is a fact that trees slowly filter(过滤) a lot of pollutants from the air. So come and help us plant some new ones in Fenhe Park at 2:00 pm next Sunday.

War on Graffiti

Some people think graffiti (涂鸦) is cool. Well it is not! The best way to stop buildings from becoming totally covered in ugly graffiti is to get rid of it as soon as possible. And that is exactly what we are going to do. We are repainting the school walls from 1:00 pm on Saturday. You don’t have to bring any tools, just remember to wear some old clothes!

1.The main purpose(目的) of "Clean & Green Weekend" is to ________.

A. make our city more beautiful

B. offer the chance to have fun

C. help students meet old friends

D. collect money for the poor

2. The students who want to join in the rubbish collecting activity must meet ________.

A. at 10 :00 am next Sunday B. at 2:00 pm next Sunday

C. at 9:00 am next Saturday D. at 1:00 pm next Sunday

3. If we're going to repaint the school walls, we need to ________.

A. draw pictures well

B. wear some old clothes

C. take some little boxes

D. bring some tools with us

4.According to the passage, we know ________.

A. graffiti can make the buildings look cool

B. the person who collects rubbish can get a gift

C. we can plant trees to improve the environment

D. we don't need to get rid of graffiti as soon as possible

5. Where might we read this passage?

A. In a science book.

B. In a fashion magazine.

C. On a school notice board.

D. In a newspaper advertisement.

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