根据短文内容回答问题。(Answer the questions according to the passage．)

　　Nowadays, a new method is used to decide who are the top students in school．The best students are those who not only get high marks, but also follow the rules and the behavior standards(标准)for middle school students．Here are some of the new rules and standards．

　　Tell the truth．Have you ever copied someone else's work on an exam? If you have, then don't do it again! That's not something an honest student should do．If you have played computer games for two hours in your room, don't tell your parents you were doing homework．

　　Learn to be loving and caring．Good students love animals and care for other people．

　　Learn to work together with others．It would be more fun when more people work together．Did you quarrel with your teammates when your basketball team lost? Only working together can make your team stronger．Be friendly to the people you are with．Try to think of others, instead of only yourself．

　　Be open to new ideas．Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? Perhaps you'll discover Earth Ⅱ some day．Don't look down on new ideas．Everyone's ideas are important．You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone．

　　Use the Internet carefully．The Internet can be very useful for your studies．Some websites(网站)on the Internet aren't for kids, so make sure to visit the web pages that are good for you．You can use the web for fun or homework．Can't you find any good websites for children?

1．The new rules tell kids how they can get high marks, don't they?

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2．What is the main idea of the fourth paragraph about?

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3．If someone says that human beings will discover Earth Ⅱ some day, what should you do? Why?

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4．What can good websites for children do?

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5．What does the passage mainly tell us?

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阅读短文，然后按要求完成各题。(Read the passage and do as required．)

　　This book says that our world is in danger．(A)It is vital that we do something to save the earth．First of all, what are the threats to our environment?

　　The authors ask us to‘imagine the earth inside a kind of greenhouse with the atmosphere around it acting like the glass, letting sunlight in while keeping much of

warmth from getting out．The atmosphere is(B)essential to all living things．(C)Without the atmosphere, the earth would be as cold and lifeless as the surface of the moon．’

　　‘The(D)trouble is that our atmosphere is changing(E)________ we are polluting it with chemicals－in the form of gases－and it is keeping in too much heat!’

　　These gases, mainly carbon dioxide, are produced by burning fuels(F)例如 petrol．The Greenhouse Effect may cause the level of the sea to(G)________ and drown cities and even whole countries．

1．画线部分(A)It所指代的是：________．

2．写出画线部分(B)和(D)的同义词或近义词：________；________．

3．将画线部分(C)改写为：If there ________　________ atmosphere, the earth would be cold and lifeless ________ the surface of the moon．

4．在画线部分(E)和(G)的空白处分别填入适当的单词：________；________．

5．将画线部分(F)译成英语：________．

根据短文内容回答问题。(Answer the questions according to the passage．)

　　Americans with small families own a small car or a large one．If both parents are working, they usually have two cars．When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van．

　　A small car can hold four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded．A van can hold seven persons easily, so a family with three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel．They could all travel together．

　　Mr．Hagen and his wife had a third last year．This made them sell a second car and buy a van．Their children are usually asked to sit in the back seats behind them．The sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases when they travel．When they arrive at their grandparent's home．the suitcases are brought into the home and the two seats can then carry the grandparents．

　　Americans call vans motor homes．A motor home is always used for holidays．When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside; they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks．All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together．That is why motor homes have become very popular．In America there are many parks for motor homes．

1．From the passage, what is a van also called?

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2．Why did Mr．Hagen and his wife sell their second car?

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3．How many children is a motor home usually owned by a family with?

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4．When do Americans usually use motor homes?

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5．Why have motor homes become popular?

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根据短文内容回答问题。(Answer the questions according to the passage．)

　　In order to stop plastic pollution, China put a ban(禁令)on thin plastic bags(plastic bags thinner than 0.025 mm)．From June 1, 2008, China stopped the production, sale and use of these plastic bags．It stopped shops from giving out free plastic bags to the public and call on the consumers to adopt healthy shopping habits to protect our environment．

Why are plastic bags so bad?

　　China's plastic bag consumption(消费量)has rocketed to near three billion bags per day－that's about 2 for every man, woman and child－causing many tons of plastic to go to landfill sites．

　　The bags can take between 400 and 1, 000 years to break down, and like all forms of plastic they do not biodegrade．They clog(阻碍)waterways and spoil the landscape．They also pollute the soil and water．

　　Plastic bags also present a serious danger to animals．They often mistake them for food．Thousands of them die each year after swallowing or choking with discarded(丢弃的)plastic bags．

　　Finally, producing plastic bags requires millions of gallons of petroleum(石油)that could be used for transportation or heating．

What can we do?

　　Refuse plastic bags in shops, and try to recycle or reuse the ones you do have．Buy a cloth bag/basket and keep it with you when you need to go to the shops．

1．When did China put a ban on thin plastic bags?

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2．What is this passage about?

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3．What is another saying of“plastic bag consumption”?

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4．What can you do if you go shopping with your mother in the supermarket?

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5．Why does the writer think plastic bags are bad for the animals?

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阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题。

　　It is a beautiful spring morning．There isn't a cloud in the sky, and the sun is warm but not too hot, so Mr Andrews is surprised when he sees an old gentleman at the bus stop with a big, strong black umbrella in his hand．

　　Mr Andrews says to him,“Are we going to have rain today, do you think?”

　　“No,”says the old gentleman,“I don't think so．”

　　“Then are you keeping the umbrella to keep the sun off you?”

　　“No, the sun is not very hot in spring．”

　　Mr Andrews looks at the big umbrella again, and the gentleman says,“I'm an old man, and my legs are not very strong, so I really need a walking stick．But when I carry a walking stick, people say, ‘Look at the poor old man' and I don't like that．When I carry an umbrella in fine weather, people only say,‘Look at that silly man’．”

1．Where does Mr Andrews see the old gentleman?

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2．What does the old gentleman take with him?

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3．Does the old gentleman think it will rain?

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4．Why is Mr Andrews surprised to see the old gentleman with an umbrella in his hand?

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5．Why does the old gentleman carry an umbrella?

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阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。

Every year there is Spring Festival in China．Usually it is in January or February．It is the most important festival in China．So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things．They buy pork(猪肉), beef, chicken, fruit and many other things．And they oftern make a special kind of food called“dumplings”．It means“Come together”in Chinese．On the day before the Spring Festival, parents buy new clothes for their children and children also buy presents for their parents．On the Festival Eve, all the family members come back to their home．This is a happy moment．They sing, dance and play cards．Others get the dinner ready．When they enjoy the meal, they give each one the best wishes for the coming year．They all have a good time．

1．When is the Spring Festival in China?

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2．What meat do people buy before the Spring Festival?

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3．What is the special food for the Spring Festival?

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4．How do Chinese people spend the Festival Eve?

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5．What do they do when they eat the special meal?

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阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。

　　One day a big stone(石头)fell down from a hill．The stone stopped in the middle of the road in a village．Some of the strongest men tried to carry the stone away, but no one could move it．“Well,”they said．“We cannot do anything about it．We will have to build another road．”Then a boy, about 12 years old, came up and said,“Excuse me, sir．I think I can help you move the big stone away．”

　　“You?”They shouted．“What are you thinking about? All of us have just tried, even together we can't move it at all．How can you?”The men laughed at the boy．

　　The next morning some people came to the road．One of them shouted,“The big stone is lost!”More people ran there to see themselves．It was true．The big stone was not there．In fact no one could see the big stone．“This is impossible(不可能的)”they said．“But where is the stone?”

　　The twelve-year-old boy came and smiled．“I told you I could move it．I did it last night．You see,”he said．“I dug a deep hole next to the stone and the stone rolled down into the hole by itself．Then I covered it with earth．Do you remember what the big stone looked like? It looked like a big ball．”

1．What happened in this village one day?

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2．Where did the stone come from?

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3．Who moved the big stone?

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4．How did he move the big stone?

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5．What do you think of the little boy?

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阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。

　　Steven is visiting his cousin Anna．He has never been to her house before and so he does not know how to get there．Before he left, Anna gave him some directions over the telephone．

　　“Take the number 7 bus to the Lakeside shopping centre．Get off the bus and look ahead of you．You will see an art museum．Go towards the museum and turn right at third crossing．On the corner is a police station．Walk about 50 meters and you will find our house across the street on the left．It is a small white house with a large cherry tree in the garden．It is number 13．”

　　Steven got off the bus at the shopping centre．He looked ahead but he could not see an art museum．He decided to ask someone the way．

　　“Excuse me! Do you know where the art museum is?”Steven asked a young man．

　　“I'm sorry, I don't know．I'm just visiting the town,”said the young man．

　　Steven tried again．‘Excuse me! Is there an art museum near here?’

　　‘Yes, there is,’said a woman．‘Go along this road until you see a bookshop．Turn left and you will see the Woodford Art Gallery．’

　　‘Thanks very much,’said Steven．Steven walked to the art museum．Then he looked for the police station．He could not see it anywhere．So he asked an old man．‘Excuse me, where is the police station, please?’

　　The old man said,‘It's near the shopping centre．Go across this bridge and take the first turning on the right．It's between the bank and the post office．You can't miss it!’

　　Steven walked over the bridge and take the first turning on his right．He found the police station just as the old man had said．He walked up the street and looked for a small white cherry tree in the garden．There was only a school and a park．

　　“I'm lost,”thought Steven．He decided to telephone Anna again and ask her to fetch him．

1．Why didn't Steven know how to get to Anna's house?

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2．Why couldn't the young man help Steven?

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3．Was the police station near the shopping centre?

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4．Where was the park?

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5．What happened to Steven?

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阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。

　　Do you remember when your grandma told you the story of Snow White? Ah, the happy days of childhood!

　　But did you know that Snow White comes from Germany? It's just one story from the 209 in Grimm's Fairy Tales(《格林童话》)．The Grimm brothers started to collect fairy tales in 1806．Their first book came out in 1812．

　　Why are German fairy tales so interesting? Maybe it 's because they come from a great place which is famous for its stories－the Black Forest．

　　The Black Forest is in southwest Germany．It's the largest forest in the country－and one of the most beautiful．It's famous for its trees and lovely views．There are valleys and waterfalls(瀑布)there．It's a good place to start a story．

　　Don't forget to bring something back if you visit．People there are good at making clocks, musical instruments and watches．

1．Which country does the story Snow White come from?

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2．Which book is the story Snow White in?

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3．Who collected the fairy tales?

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4．How long had the Grimm brothers been collecting stories?

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5．What does the story mainly tell us?

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阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。

　　Different countries have different gift-giving rules．You must never give a clock to a Chinese person, because the sound of the word for“clock”is similar to the word“death”in Chinese．Also, don't wrap a gift in white, black or blue because these are the colours for funerals(葬礼)．Don't give a knife, because something sharp can cut a relationship．

　　In Russia, if you give flowers as a gift, you have to give an odd number of them(one, three, five, etc．)because even numbers of flowers(two, four, six, etc．)are for funerals．

　　In Germany flowers are good gift to take to your hostess(女主人),but don't take red roses because it means you are in love with her．Don't take thirteen of anything because it's an unlucky number．Don't take even number of anything, either．Don't wrap your gift in white, brown, or black paper．

1．What can't you give to a Chinese as a gift?

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2．What can cut a relationship?

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3．How many flowers do you give as a gift in Russia?

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4．In which country are flowers a good gift to dinner hostess?

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5．Why don't you take thirteen of anything in Germany?

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