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Why is clean water so important to developing countries? A recent report shows that about 80 percent of diseases in developing countries are caused by poor water and low sanitation(卫生)conditions. In those countries, women and girls spend several hours collecting water, but often polluted, far away from their families. The polluted water more or less influences their health. In this case, there is an urgent(迫切的)need for people in developing countries to have access to(有机会或权利使用)clean water to improve their health.

Here is a short story about Hadjara Zakari, a 12-year-old girl in Niger. Having access to clean water changed her life. She learned about the importance of hand-washing when the school first received clean water three years ago. That evening, she told her father, “You shouldn’t eat with me unless you clean your hands.” Her father was very angry and shouted at her, “It’s not up to you to tell me what to do!” Stunned(目瞪口呆的),Hadjara sat in silence. But she knew she was right. In protest, Hadjara refused to eat dinner that night. After her father questioned Hadjara’s head teacher, he understood the importance of hand-washing and his daughter’s intentions(目的). The girl really wanted her family to live longer and healthier lives.

For people in developing countries, clean water can change many things, especially improve their health. So, from now on, let’s avoid wasting water and take action to save water, which is important to people all over the world.

1.According to the recent report, poor water and low sanitation conditions can cause _______.

A.traffic problems B.forest fires C.many illnesses

2.The key to improving people’s health in developing countries is _______ in Paragraph 1.

A.to get clean water B.to exercise often C.to refuse drugs

3.What can we infer(推断)from Paragraph 2?

A.Hadjara laughed at her father’s foolishness.

B.Hadjara refused to eat dinner that night in order to lose weight.

C.Hadjara’s father understood his daughter’s love and care for him later.

4.The underlined word “protest ” in this passage means _______.

A.抗议 B.保护 C.节约

5.The purpose of the writer is to _______.

A.teach people how to wash hands

B.call on people all over the world to save water

C.show developing countries rich in clean water

Today’s story is about Zhang Qian,a student from Beijing. He’s now studying in the United States. He’s living with an American family in New York. Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. It’s 9: 00 a.m. and Zhang Qian’s family are at home. His mom and aunt are making zongzi. His dad and uncle are watching the boat races (比赛) on TV.

Is Zhang Qian also watching the races and eating zongzi? It’s 9: 00 p. m. in New York,and it’s the night before the festival. But there isn’t a Dragon Boat Festival in the US, so it's like any other night for Zhang Qian and his host family(寄宿家庭). The mother is reading a story to her young children. The father is watching a football game on TV. Zhang Qian is talking on the phone to his cousin in Beijing. Zhang Qian misses his family and wants to have his mom's delicious zongzi. Zhang Qian likes New York and his host family a lot, but there’s still ‘no place like home’.

1.Where is Zhang Qian now?

A. In Beijing. B. At school.

C. At a TV company. D. In New York.

2.What does Zhang Qian’s father do on Dragon Boat Festival?

A. He makes zongzi.

B. He talks to Zhang Qian

C. He watches the boat race.

D. He watches the football game.

3.According to the passage, what can we learn about New York?

A. People don’t do anything for Dragon Boat Festival.

B. People make zongzi on Dragon Boat Festival.

C. People like talking on the phone.

D. There are many host families.

4.What does Zhang Qian think of his host family?

A. There are many people in the family.

B. Everybody is busy in the family.

C. It’s very nice but not his home.

D. It’s a warm home for him.

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Would you mind looking after your sick mum and brother at home every day? Somebody may say yes. But to me, it is hard but full of pleasure. My name is Charlie and I’m 15 years old. At school, I _______ like most other people of my age. At home, things are a bit _______ .

My mum is badly ill. She can’t go out. I was nine _______ my mum got ill. I just thought she was different to everyone else’s mum. She didn’t ever go out or take _______ to the park. I didn’t talk to her or anyone else about it.

I take care of my mum every day after _______ . I go into town and pay her bills. It’ s hard to deal with the pressure(压力)sometimes. I try to go for a _______ when I’m stressed(紧张的)or write poems.

Also, I’m _______ a second mummy. My brother is 11 years old and he has a special illness, too. So I have to look after him besides my mum.

The hardest thing is that I don’t really spend _______ with anyone outside of school. I’m more grown up than other people of my _______ . I stay at home and look after my mum and my brother.

I’m _______ on going to college after school to study childcare, and I really want to be a photographer. Although it’s hard, I do get pleasure from knowing how much I’m helping my mum and my brother.

1.A. work B. study C. play D. look

2.A. easy B. good C. different D. difficult

3.A. when B. where C. if D. how

4.A. her B. him C. you D. me

5.A. work B. meals C. school D. games

6.A. rest B. walk C. play D. visit

7.A. in B. with C. about D. like

8.A. time B. money C. life D. food

9.A. home B. family C. age D. day

10.A. working B. studying C. trying D. planning

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