Napoga is a 12-year-old girl in Ghana, Africa. It is hard for her family to get clean water. Every morning, she leaves home at half past five to get clean water for her family in a village far away. It takes her six hours to get enough clean water for daily cooking and drinking. She has no time to go to school or to play with her friends. Millions of people in the world are like Napoga. They can’t get enough clean water to keep healthy.
Earth Day is April 22. But on all other days, we must also remember it. The water we use is the most important natural resource on the earth.
Water covers 70% of the earth’s surface. But most of that is sea water. We can’t use it for very many things. Fresh water covers only 1% of the earth’s surface. You probably feel lucky that your life isn’t as hard as Napoga’s. But that doesn’t mean you don’t have to worry about water. We all face serious water problems. One of them is water pollution. All kinds of things from cars, factories, farms and homes make our rivers, lakes, and oceans dirty. Polluted water is very bad for people to drink. And dirty water is bad for fish, too. Now, 34% of all kinds of fish are dying out. How do cars and factories make our water dirty? First, they pollute the air. Then, when it rains, the rain water comes down and makes our drinking water dirty. Dirty rain called acid rain(酸雨), is also bad for plants, animals and buildings. Something must be done to prevent water form be­ing polluted.
Scientists say that in 30 years, more than half of the people in the world won’t have enough clean water. We have to learn how to save more water for ourselves and our children. Here is some advice for saving water:
●Turn off the water while you brush your teeth. You can save as much as 450 liters(升) each month.
●Leaky taps(漏水的龙头) waste a lot of water. Fix them right away!
●You can easily cut your 10-minute showers in half—and you’ll be just as clean.
●When you wash dishes, don’t let the water run.
●Only wash clothes when you have a lot to wash. If your washing machine isn’t full, you’re wasting water!
下面五个家庭或个人正在考虑各自的活动安排。请阅读第1—5题中他们的实际情况,从A—F的六张图片中选取符合要求的最佳选项。其中有一项是多余选项。
Mrs Anderson is a housewife with three children. She is a good mother and cares for her family. On school nights, she usually reads books to the children while on weekends she’d like them to be close to the nature, enjoying the lovely living creatures.
Mr Scott is a well-known professor who teaches South-East Asian history in UBC. He is also an excellent photographer. In his spare time, he always goes outdoor to get some inspiration.
Mr Smiley is an electronic engineer who is busy all week except Saturday. He has two sons and they are crazy about doing tricks with each other. However, they are full of imagination and they hope that they will be as famous as David Copperfield.
Mrs Reid is a doctor. Basicallly, she works all week except Sunday. She is also a good mother whose son is only seven. She believes science and history are of great importance. As long as she is free, she will company her son to all kinds of activities or exhibitions.
The Morgans are an old couple who have been retired for over five years. Mr Morgan is fond of fishing while Mrs Morgan likes gardening. But their cats are naughty. They either eat their fish or play with the plants in the garden. So they want to train them to follow rules.
A
Pet Training Class
Rather than use electronic devices, train you pet the traditional way!
Basic skills class
Fun tricks class
Advanced skills class in Pet training please add “Every Saturday”above price info:
Every Saturday
$40 for 3 weeks
B
AFRICAN SAFARI PARK
A Drive-through Zoo
Drive in your own car or take the special train.
See lions, giraffes, zebras, and elephants without cages.
C
HARRY POTTER
MAGIC SHOW
See magic tricks
●The quiet bell
●The intelligent ball
●The terrible message
Two full hours
Saturday morning
Starts at 9:30
The Grand Cinema 741 High Street
D
THE TAJ
100 years of pictures
THEN AND NOW
See the Taj in history from 1914 to 2014
Photography Exhibit
April 20-April 30
City Art Museum 750 High Street
Tuesday to Sunday 10 a.m to 5 p.m
E
BELL TOWER TOURS
Great view from the top!
Climb 439 steps or take the elevator
Learn the 300-year history
Sundays only 8 am. To 3 pm
No children under 8
F
CHILDRENS MUSEUM
Special Show on Inventors in History
Make a Mobius Band
Figure out a puzzle
February 15—March 15
For children 5 and over
and their parents
Open every day except Wednesday
8--4
Have you ever been sad because you failed in something? If so, please remember, for often, achieving what you expect is not the most important thing. Enjoy the process(过程). Here is a story to tell you why.
One day a little boy decided to dig a hole behind his house after watching a science program. As he was working, a couple of boys stopped by to watch. “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “I want to dig a deep hole all the way through the earth!” the boy answered excitedly. The older boys began to laugh, telling him that it was impossible to do it. Then they left.
The little boy kept on digging and digging. Suddenly, a few small colorful stones caught his eyes. He collected them and put them into a glass box patiently. Humming a song, he went on digging. The box was full soon. Then he talked to himself quietly and proudly, “Maybe I can’t finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I have found in the process of digging!”
The boy’s goal was too difficult, but it did cause him to go on, in other words, to cause us to keep working.
Not every goal will be achieved. Not every job will end up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you can’t achieve your goal, maybe you can say, “Yes, but look what I’ve found along the way! There are so many wonderful things that have come into my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging that life is lived. It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really has a meaning.
小题1: Is achieving what you expect the most important thing in the passage?
小题2: When did the little boy decide to dig a hole behind his house?
小题3:Why did the older boys begin to laugh at the little boy?
小题4: What did the boy find in the process of digging?
小题5: What does the writer want to tell us?
There was a man. He had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest(探索)in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was far away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in the summer, the youngest son in the fall. When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ugly ,bent and weak. The second son said no---it was covered with green buds and full of promise. The third son said it was laden with blossoms and they smelt so sweet and looked so beautiful. The last son disagreed with all of them. He said it was ripe and drooping(下垂 )with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.. The man then said to his sons that they were all right, because they each had seen but only one season in the tree’s life. He told them that they cannot judge a tree or a person, by only one season, and that the essence(本质) of who they are---- the pleasure, the joy and love that come from that life---can only be measured at the end (盖棺论定),when all the seasons are up.    If you give up when it is in winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, the fulfillment of your fall. Don’t let the pain of one destroy the joy of all the rest.
小题1:Why did the man sent his sons each on a quest?
小题2:When did the fourth son go?
小题3:What did the third son say when they came back?
小题4: Did the man agree with all of his sons?
小题5:Which season will you miss If you give up when it is in winter?
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