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(大秃鹫)is flying overhead. Who is this man，and why is he so important that he is featured(处于显著地位)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, many 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(保护)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(说服)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(建立)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．

词汇

A. 根据句意和汉语提示，用正确的单词填空。B. 根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。

1.The __________ (对话) in Stephen Chow’s movies often makes me laugh.

2.We are often _____________ (鼓励) to speak out in English classes.

3._______ (假设) you see somebody stealing things on a bus, what should you do?

4.It’s a pity that yesterday’s football match was _________(取消)because of the terrible weather.

5.Nothing is more important than (安全) for pupils.

6.Lang Lang is famous as a young ___________ (music) all over the world.

7.The earth needs __ (last) peace. Wars bring too much sadness to people.

8.The robber who broke into the bank seemed to be in his___________ (twenty).

9.Hepburn acted so well that she was ____________(mistake) for a real princess.

10.There is no clear______________ (divide) line between the two villages.

1.Mary's school ID card number is___________

A. 236-0731 B. 695-6385 C.2007712 D.2007722

2.The backpack is_____________

A. green B. white C. black and white D. black

3.Tony's last name is _______

A. Brown B．Green C．Mike D. Tony

4.Cindy's _______ is in the lost and found case.

任务型阅读

根据短文内容，完成下列空格。

Can you help me, please? I can’t find my son. He is four years old. His name is Peter. He has a long face, big black eyes and a small nose. His hair is brown. He is in a blue hat and gray pants. Please help me find him. My telephone number is 6353—2278. My name is Steve. Thank you very much.

1.The boy’s name is .

2.He is years old.

3.He has hair.

4.He is in a blue .

5.Steve’s telephone number is .

短文还原

1.______________________. It is very important for people to lead a healthy life because one cannot be happy if he is ill.

In order to lead a happy and healthy life, 2.______________________, take in more vitamins and minerals and eat less fat and cholesterol. Secondly, we must get enough sleep because sleep is vital to good health. If we don’t have enough sleep, our memory, learning and logical reasoning will be negatively affected. 3._____________________. It can help control weight and maintain healthy bones, muscles and joints. Moreover, it also helps reduce risk of high blood pressure and diabetes.

Last of all, we should take up a hobby because hobbies are enjoyable and relaxing activities. 4.____________.

In conclusion, if we are able to follow the above steps, 5._____________________.

There’ll be one-hour documentary tonight on TV. It tells a story of honest boy in a village far away.

A.a；an B. an；a C.a； a D. an；an

Many boys and girls are made what they’re not .

A.to do； interested B.to do ；interested in

C.do； interested in D.doing； interested

The music by Tan Dun sounds .

A.was written； wonderful B.written； wonderfully

C.was written； wonderfully D.written；wonderful

None of them knew what happened they watched the news on the Internet.

A.though B.when C.until D.after

完形填空

Charlie and Jackie joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard. After several years, the boss made Jackie sales manager but Charlie there to be a salesman. One day Charlie could not take it any more. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and that the boss did not value hardworking employees(雇员), but only raised those who tried to please him. He thought that it was really .

The boss knew that Charlie had made no efforts for the company all these years, but in order to help Charlie to realize the between him and Jackie, the boss asked Charlie to do the following. "Go and if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market." Charlie went, returned and said, "Yes." The boss asked, "How much per kilogram?" Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to , "$ 12 per kg."

The boss told Charlie that he would ask Jackie the question. Jackie went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $ 12 per kg, $ 100 for 5 kg. He has a of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg, from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good quality."

Charlie was shocked and he realized the difference between himself and Jackie. He decided not to but to learn from Jackie.

My dear friends, you know, a more person is more observant(留心), thinks more and understands better. For the same matter, he sees several years ahead, you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you ?

Think： how have you seen ahead in your life? How thoughtful(周到) are you?

1.A. made B. became C. remained D. kept

2.A. agreed B. shouted C. announced D. complained

3.A. unusual B. unequal C. careless D. strange

4.A. competition B. relationship C. difference D. distance

5.A. find out B. carry out C. look out D. pick out

6.A. still B. again C. even D. only

7.A. offer B. answer C. remind D. repeat

8.A. difficult B. familiar C. same D. simple

9.A. total B. lot C. pile D. number

10.A. taken B. come C. bought D. heard

11.A. stay B. stop C. work D. leave

12.A. important B. gengerous C. successful D. hardworking.

13.A. while B. though C. unless D. since

14.A. see B. think C. know D. win

15.A. far B. long C. soon D. Wide