短文填空：根据短文内容，在空白处填写一个适当的单词。

A(1)________ is a large area of trees．Forests are very important．They provide both food and(2)________ for animals and insects．Birds make their(3)________ in trees．Small animals and insects build their homes in the(4)________ of the trees．People in(5)________ countries burn wood as(6)________．We cut down trees to make paper and(7)________．Oil and coal come from the plants and animals that died millions of years ago．We use most of the land in the world for(8)________ and building cities．Many animals die because we(9)________ away their shelter and food．We must stop(10)________ down the forests．

短文填空：根据短文内容，在每个空白处填写一个适当的单词。

　　If there is no rain, there will be no water to(1)________．We can only(2)________ for about three days without water．If there is no rain, we will have no water to(3)________ our teeth．We will have(4)________ water to take a shower．We will have no water to wash the dishes(5)________ clothes．

　　Plants and animals need water to(6)________．If there is no rain, they will(7)________．We will not have any rice, vegetables or meat．If there is no rain, we will have(8)________ to eat．We can only live for about one or two weeks(9)________ food．If there is no rain, there will be no water in the streams or rivers．Fish will have nowhere to live．They will die．We will have nowhere to swim．

　　If there is no rain, the cooks in restaurants will have no water to cook food．If there is no rain,(10)________ will have no water to put out fires．

短文填空：阅读短文并根据短文内容，在每个空白处填写一个适当的单词。

We were in the countryside flying a kite．(1)________ first, the wind blew lightly．The leaves blew(2)________ in the wind．The birds sang in the trees．We flew our kite happily in the gentle(3)________．Suddenly, the wind(4)________ stronger．The clouds in the sky(5)________ quickly．Leaves(6)________ from trees．The string on my kite(7)________．The sky became dark．We went home immediately．Then the wind became much stronger．It blew fiercely．It became a(8)________．

阅读理解：阅读下面对话，并根据其内容，用适当的词补全短文。

A：Who is on duty today in our class?

B：I am．

A：Who isn't at school today?

B：Wang Fei．

A：Aren't you Wang Fei?

B：No, I'm not．I am Wang Qi．I am her sister．We are twins．

A：Oh, sorry．I don't know you are twins．But where is Wang Fei?

B：He is ill．He is in hospital．Can I look after him in the afternoon, Miss Wu?

A：Certainly．I'm sorry to hear that．

B：Thank you．

A：Not at all．

(1)________ is on duty today．She and her(2)________ are twins．But Wang Fei(3)________ at school today．He is(4)________．The teacher is sorry to hear that．She allows Wang Qi to go to the(5)________ to take care of Wang Fei．

阅读本单元课文内容，然后按要求填写表格上的内容。

综合阅读：阅读下面短文，并根据所给语境完成下列练习。

(A)A big fire happened to the newly-built restaurant．It was destroyed completely．About 100 people die and(B)三百多人受了伤．Among them were the manager and his wife．The fire started on the night of Christmas when hundreds of people were singing and dancing in the hall．People could not find the way out．They shouted and screamed and most of them were killed by smoke．Ten fire engines arrived at the scene soon after the fire started．But the firemen found there was no(C)________ nearby and(D)there were no fire hose reels or fire extinguishers．They used ladders and(E)________ many people from the top of the building．Later an evening newspaper reporter said(F)a burning cigarette end caused the fire．

1．将画线部分(A)译成汉语：__________________

2．将画线部分(B)译成英语：__________________

3．在画线部分(C)处填入一个恰当的词：________

4．将画线部分(D)译成汉语：__________________

5．在画线部分(E)处填入一个恰当的词：________

6．将画线部分(F)译成汉语：__________________

阅读理解：根据图表及文字内容，完成下列各题。

Jill and Steven are planning a long trip to Guadalajara, Mexico(墨西哥)．They prefer dry weather．Also, they don't like travelling in winter．Steven cannot travel in October．He has important work to do at home．

1．July gets ________ rainfall in Guadalajara．

2．There are ________ months when the rainfall is below(低于……)50mm．

3．________ are good months for Jill and Steven to travel．

短文填空：根据短文内容在空白处填写一个适当的单词。

　　Fire can be very useful, but it can also be very(1)________．Be careful when you start a fire．

　　Millions of years ago, early men used a stick, a large(2)________ of wood and dry leaves to make a fire．Early men found fire very(3)________．At first, they ate raw meat．Then they discovered fire and started eating(4)________ food．At night, they used fire to(5)________ their families from wild animals．They also used fire to give them light and keep them warm in winter．

　　Nowadays, people do not only use fire to(6)________ food or boil water．In factories, workers use it to melt metals．Metals are melted so that they can be made(7)________ different shapes．

　　Factory workers also use fire to make glass．Have you ever seen workers blowing glass? They make bottles and vases of different sizes and shapes by(8)________ hot glass．First, the workers put some hot glass onto one end of a long metal pipe．Then they start blowing from the other end of the pipe．

　　In some places of the world, people use fire to(9)________ rubbish．Every day, they collect and burn a huge amount of rubbish．

　　Fire can(10)________ everything．We have to be careful when we use fire．People may lose their lives and homes or they may be seriously injured in a fire．

　　Every year, hill fires burn a lot of trees．This is because there are many(11)________ and thoughtless people．Careless people forget to put out their barbecue fires．(12)________ people drop burning cigarette ends everywhere．

综合阅读：阅读下面短文，并根据所给语境完成下列练习。

　　One evening Mr．Read took his daughter to a restaurant．They sat down and(A)在饭店里有很多的人．They waited and waited, but no waiter came to their table．Mr．Read said,“I'm hungry．(B)I can't wait any longer．”He waited for a minute and said,“Now I'm going to do something to get a waiter soon．”

　　He went out of the(C)________ and telephoned the restaurant．“My daughter is at a table in your restaurant．(D)She is wearing a red hat．”

　　The waiter looked at the people, then he said to Mr．Read,“Yes, she is here．(E)你想和他说话吗?”

　　“No, I don't,”Mr．Read said,“but she hasn't got any food yet．She wants some quickly．”

　　Then he went into the restaurant again．He was happy that a waiter was now at his table．

1．将画线部分(A)译成英语：__________________

2．将画线部分(B)译成汉语：__________________

3．在画线部分(C)处填入一个恰当的词：________

4．将画线部分(D)译成汉语：__________________

5．将画线部分(E)译成英语：__________________

阅读短文，然后完成下列各题

　　Fresh(淡的)water is very important to people, animals, and plants．(A)If there is no water, we all could not live．

　　Many places in the world need more fresh water．(B)Every country is trying to find ways to turn salt water into fresh water．

　　In some places,(C)the sun is not hot enough, or it doesn't shine every day．

　　In such places,(D)heating(加热), ways, sea water, used, can, other, be, of．These ways cost more money, but they work faster than the sun．By boiling sea water with high heat, a lot of fresh water can be made quickly．

　　(E)但加热不是用海水制淡水的唯一方法。Other ways are tried．One way is freezing(冷冻)．The fresh part of salt water freezes first．To get fresh water, the bits of ice are taken out．

　　(F)哪种方法最佳?The one that gives the most water for the least money．It may be a different way for each place．

1．将画线部分(A)处的复合句改写成简单句________

2．将画线部分(B)处的英文翻译成汉语：________

3．将画线部分(C)处的英文翻译成汉语：________

4．将画线部分(D)处斜体部分的单词组成一个句子：________

5．将画线部分(E)处的汉语译成英文：________

6．将画线部分(F)处的汉语译成英文：________