You’ve got plenty of emails from your mom， and maybe even a few from dear old grandma. But have you ever received a message from a river?

Now， Ireland’s River Lee is sending out much information， thanks to wireless(无线的) technology. In a program called the DEPLOY project， scientists have put some sensors(传感器) in rivers that can find pollution levels.

Instead of asking scientists to collect water samples several times a day， the government can now examine pollution levels in the water， and find out if there is anything polluted entering the river. This makes it much easier for scientists to protect the environment， since problems can be discovered before a serious pollution accident really happens.

People in the area can also receive free reports from the river， so that they can find out whether the water is safe for swimming or boating on a certain day. And people can also know if the water is clear enough for them to drink and use.

The DEPLOY project has not only started in Ireland， also the same programs have started in thousands of places around the U.S. Now you live in a world in which you could receive information with your mobile phone about environment. The technology should help to make us know more about the pollution that surrounds us—which just might get us all a little more involved with trying to clean up our world.

1.How do scientists find pollution levels in rivers?

A. By putting sensors in rivers. B. By using mobile phones.

C. By boating or swimming. D. By surfing the Internet.

2.The underlined word “samples” in the passage means “_______” in Chinese.

A. 样品 B. 有机物 C. 无机物 D. 示范

3.The DEPLOY project is a project that cares for ________.

A. weather B. environment C. industry D. study

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The DEPLOY project has only started in the United States.

B. The DEPLOY project tells us how to keep the air and water clean.

C. The DEPLOY project helps us live in a world with clear air.

D. You can receive information about environment with your phone.

When we think of money, we think of coins and paper bills. That is what money is today. But in the past people used many things in place of money. Some countries used cows. Other countries used salt, tobacco, tea or stones. Today there are stills some places in the world that do not use paper money. One place is the island of Yap in the Pacific Ocean.

On the island of Yap, people use the heaviest money in the world —Yap stones. These are round, white stones with a hole in the middle. The Yap stones do not originate from the island. The Yap men have to go to the islands four hundred miles away to fetch them. Big stones can be twelve feet high — as big as two tall men. Small stones are as big as a dinner plate.

Rich people do not carry the Yap stones. Servants follow the rich. Each servant carries a stone on a pole over his shoulder. Today the people on the island use paper money for everyday shopping. But for other things they still prefer Yap stones.

1.On the island of Yap, people use ____ as money.

A. stones B. cows C. dinner plates D. salt

2.What does the word “originate” mean?

A. Grow. B. Come. C. Develop D. Begin

3.Now paper money is used _____ on the island of Yap.

A. only by rich people B. in place of Yap stones

C. for shopping of everything D. for everyday shopping

4.The passage is mainly about _______.

A. money used around the world B. the history of Yap Island

C. money used on Yap Island D. different kinds of money

阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题(请注意每小题后面的词数要求。)

Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up，my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house．Walking together，we used to have a lot of conversation through which I learned lessons from his experiences．He always told me，“You should have goals(目标)like climbing the mountain．”Without the mountain climbing that we both enjoyed，we couldn't have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy．I really got a lot from mountain climbing．It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience(耐力)．

Once we climbed a very high mountain．It was so challenging(挑战性)for me because 1 was only ten years old．During the first few hours of climbing，I enjoyed the flowers and trees，and the birds’singing，but as time passed，I hated it at that moment．“Only there at the top，can you see au of the nice things，just like in life．”My father said to me，“You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain，but you can't see it before you reach the top”．

At that time，1 was too young to understand his words．But later after that．I got new hope and confidence(信心)．I found myself standing at the top of the mountain．And there，I could see the whole of the sky，which was as clear as crystal(水晶)．

1.What kind of person did the writer's father expect him to be?(不超过10个词)

2.Why didn't the writer understand his father before?(不超过10个词)

3.Where Can we see the beautiful sky?(不超过5个词)

1.People should eat food with less salt and s_______(糖)。

2.Please k_______(敲)on the door before you come into the room.

3.They have a computer lesson every W_________(星期三).

4.He s________ (很少)eats unhealthy food.

5.Jeans are very popular among students, so my design i_______ (包括)a pair of blue jeans.

今年我校开展了“读书节”活动，并准备评选“读书达人”。假设你是Sandy，想倡议同学们为你的好友Kitty投票。请根据提示写一篇倡议书。

注意：1.短文应包括表格中所有的相关信息，可适当发挥，使文章连贯；

2.词数90左右，短文开头已给出，不计入总词数；

3.不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。

Dear friends，

I’m going to introduce my best friend Kitty to you for our school’s Talent Reader Award. Please vote for her.

.

Yours Sandy

—I hear________ singing competition was a big success.

—So it was.

A. a B. an C. the D. /

Alice wants to buy a pair of sunglasses to protect herself________ the sun.

A. for B. under C. with D. against

My hobby takes up________ more spare time than yours，doesn't it?

A. many B. much C. such D. so

Cheer up! I'm sure we can________ these difficulties.

A. create B. solve C. choose D. have

We had a great time in Sydney and we are all ________with the trip.

A. angry B. careful C. unhappy D. pleased