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Imagine one day the water taps (Ë®ÁúÍ·) in your house stop running. You have to pay a lot of money to buy water from shops. And still there isn¡¯t enough water for everyone. Your mother has to save the family¡¯s shower water to use for washing clothes. Would you be able to stand that kind of life?

Probably not. But that is what kids in Yemen (Ò²ÃÅ) are experiencing (¾­Àú). According to a report, the capital, Sana, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.

Because of the water shortage, the Yemen government often cuts the water supply (¹©Ó¦). Hannan, an 18-year-girl, tells the Teens, ¡°In a good week we¡¯ll have a water supply all week. But then the next week there will be water only for a day or two.¡±

Hannan says only rich people have enough water to use. They can buy water from the shops or from the water trucks. Private (˽È˵Ä) companies own the trucks, They travel around the city every day to sell water--- at very high prices.

¡° A lot of people can¡¯t pay for it,¡± she says.

The government is thinking of making use of seawater. But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen.

1.______ is the name of the capital city of Yemen.

A. Sana B. Lahej C. Hannan D. Time

2.A report shows that Sana will have _______ as early as 2025.

A. enough drinking water to use

B. no drinking water to use

C. no private companies

D. more water pollution

3.What does the underlined word ¡°shortage¡± in the third paragraph mean in Chinese?

A.³ä×ã B. ¶Ìȱ C. ¸Éºµ D. ÐèÇó

4.We can infer(ÍÆ¶Ï) from the passage that _________.

A. the poor don¡¯t have to worry about the water supply

B. the 18-year-old boy is from a poor family

C. private companies make a lot of money

D. Lahej is a beautiful place

5.The writer wants to tell us ______.

A. not to use seawater

B. not to waste water

C. to drink less water

D. to sell water to Yemen

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Some city schools have brought WeChat(΢ÐÅ) into the classroom now. Students and teachers communicate by WeChat. Is WeChat good to use in classroom? Here come some different voices from students.

I don¡¯t think we should use WeChat in class. We need to use mobile phones for Wechat. But it is hard for teachers to manage the class. Some students can¡¯t control themselves if they have mobile phones. They will use them to play games or QQ in class. So I think it is not necessary to use WeChat in class.

--Guo Ruiting, 14, Guangdong

I think it¡¯s good for teachers to use Wechat in class. When they raise a question, all students will be glad to answer it on Wechat. They don¡¯t have to raise their hands, but just use the keyboard to note down a few words. And the way helps to relax everyone. It helps us to answer questions as well.

--Zhang Yaoyi, 12, from Shanghai

We used Wechat in class once. It was good. Everyone was excited to see their words on the screen. Some students used to be shy in class. They didn¡¯t speak in class. But everyone was surprised to see them talking a lot on WeChat. So I think it is good for us to use things like Wechat in class.

--Liu Qing, 15, from Zhejiang

We chat is good for class. However, we must use it carefully. When we use it in class, most students are excited to take part in activities and happy to talk about any questions. Surely, teachers are able to manage the time and control the class, or the class must be a little bit messy.

--Sun Jiayang, 13, from JIangsu

1.We can know _____ was born in 2003.

A. Guo Ruiting B. Sun Jiayang

C. Liu Qing D. Zhang Yaoyi

2.From the passage, we know _____ student(s) must be against using WeChat.

A. one B. two C. three D. four

3.Liu Qing thinks Wechat in class is especially good for _____ students.

A. honest B.shy

C. careless D. hard-working

4.Sun Jiayang advises teachers to _____ when WeChat is used in classrooms.

A. raise a question

B. take part in activities

C. control the class

D. write down a few words

Look carefully at the back of a California state quarter£®A man with a walking stick is pictured there£®A bird called a California condor(´óͺðÕ)is flying overhead. Who is this man£¬and why is he so important that he is featured(´¦ÓÚÏÔÖøµØÎ»)on the back of a coin?

The man on this quarter is John Muir£®Even as a child, Muir loved watching nature. As a young man£¬he spent much of his life exploring the beauty of the wilderness£®He walked more than a thousand miles across the country£¬through fields and woods£®John Muir liked writing about the places he visited£¬describing their beauty.

Muir also wrote about problems£®In order to create more farmland for sheep and cattle, rnany trees were being cut down£®This made Muir unhappy and worried£¬because he knew that trees were important to forests and to the animals that lived in them£®Muir believed that nature should be conserved(±£»¤)instead of being changed by human beings£®He wrote articles in magazines and newspapers to spread the word about conserving forests£®Soon£¬others began to listen£®

Muir wrote letters to important people£¬such as President Theodore Roosevelt£®The president admired Muir¡¯s love for nature£®When Roosevelt came to visit Muir in California.Muir convinced(˵·þ)the president to go camping with him for three nights under the trees so they could talk about conservation£®Later£¬President Roosevelt set aside 148 million acres of land for national forests and established(½¨Á¢)five national parks£®National parks are large areas of land that are protected from development. This means that people cannot build homes or businesses there. One of these parks is Yosemite National Park£¬the area that is featured on the back of the California quarter£®

Though it has been almost one hundred years since John Muir died£¬people continue his work today£®His work as a conservationist helped us to see the beauty of our natural world£®John Muir made us understand the importance of protecting our earth and our resources---then£¬now£¬and for the future£®

1.What did John Muir spend much of his life doing when he was a young man?

A£®Watching natural views£®

B£®Writing about the places he visited£®

C£®Exploring the beauty of the wilderness£®

D£®Creating farmland for sheep and cattle£®

2.Why did President Theodore Roosevelt visit John Muir?

A£®Because Roosevelt loved watching nature£®

B£®Because Roosevelt received letters from John Muir£®

C£®Because Roosevelt admired John Muir¡¯s love for nature.

D£®Because Roosevelt was sad about the problems with farmland£®

3.What happened after President Roosevelt went camping with John Muir?

A£®Many trees were cut down£®

B£®Five national parks were established£®

C£®More homes and businesses were built.

D£®More farmland was used for sheep and cattle.

4.Why is John Muir featured on the back of a California state quarter?

A£®Because he walked over a thousand miles across the country£®

B£®Because he helped people understand the importance of protecting the natural world.

C£®Because he wrote articles to spread the word about conserving forests£®

D£®Because he once wrote several letters to President Theodore Roosevelt£®

5.What is the writer¡¯s purpose of writing this article?

A£®To advise readers to become active conservationists.

B£®To make us interested in the story about a great man£®

C£®To tell us something about an important person in history£®

D£®To give information about how to conserve the environment£®

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