Hi guys! I’m Lucy the ladybird and while I’m very much of a lady, I’m not actually a bird but a glowing red bettle(甲虫)with decorative black spots.
I’m a friendly little bug, to be honest, and simply like to be close with my pals as long as they handle me very gently. I don’t bite humans but I do sink my teeth into aphids (蚜虫) which, unlike me, are very harmful to all the plants. I milk the aphids just like people do with cows and I milk them dry of all the sap (汁) they have got from your poor plants. I’m a real gardeners’ friend and love helping out around the place by pollinating (授粉) flowers, tidying up plants’ fallen leaves and helping to turn them into nice rich fertilizer to feed everything both above and below the soil, and naturally, being so attractive to look at, we are perfect living garden decorations.
One thing I can not tolerate is all that poisonous pollution from vehicles, garbage burning and other environmentally unfriendly acts that occur in the cities every single minute of the day and night. Pollution of any kind really chokes me to death, so these days, I only live in clean countryside areas, particularly cool ones where it rains and everything grows fresh and green from spring right through to autumn. In winter, when the weather is too cold for me to bear, then I find a nice place to sleep until the snow has gone and I can come back out to play.
Oh! I almost forgot to tell you that although I am not a bird I do have wings and can fly for short distances. So if you pick me up and let me run up and down your hands and arms, then please don’t frighten me by screaming if I suddenly decide to take off!
【小题1】What makes Lucy the Ladybird suffer most?

A.Heavy rains.B.Cold weather.
C.Air pollution.D.Aphids.
【小题2】 Which aspects about the ladybird are talked about in the passage?
a. its appearance               b. its influence on plantsw8G
c. its habitat                  d. its food
e. the origin of its name
A.a; cB.a; b; cC.a; b; d; eD.a; b; c; d
【小题3】What do we know about the ladybird?
A.It belongs to the insect family.
B.It does harm to all growing plants.
C.It lives on the liquid of plants.
D.It can fly a long distance.
【小题4】 This passage is probably _______.
A.a self –introduction by a lady named Lucy
B.description of a ladybird’life
C.letter of praise for a gardener
D.a speech made by a woman on ladybirds

We  have been trying all measures to reduce pollution in the past few years. Now people can enjoy a fresh environment everywhere. The following two graphs are adopted from the column of “City Information” on the webpage of Beijing Review.
Graph 1: Olympic Cities Air Quality Report

City
Date
API
Major
Pollutant
Air Quality
Degree
Quality
Condition
Beijing
Sep. 8
37
N/A

Very good
Qinhuangdao
Sep. 8
52
PM10

Good
Qingdao
Sep. 8
68
PM10

Good
Shanghai
Sep. 8
67
PM10

Good
Shenyang
Sep. 8
88
PM10

Good
Tianjin
Sep. 8
54
PM10

Good
 
Graph 2: Chinese National Standard
API Values
Levels of health concern
Colors
When the API is in this range:
...air quality conditions are:
...as symbolized by this color:
0 to 50
Very good
Blue
51 to 100
Good
Green
101 to 150
Slight pollution
Yellow
151 to 200
Moderate pollution
Orange
201 to 250
Medium pollution
Red
251 to 300
High pollution
Purple
301 to 500
Hazardous
Brown
Notes:
**API stands for Air Pollution Index(指数).
**Particulate matter (PM10) is a major component of air pollution that threatens both our health and our environment. It consists of very small liquid and solid particles floating in the air.
**Sulfur dioxide(SO2) acts as an acid.Inhalation(吸入) results in labored breathing, coughing, or a sore throat and may cause permanent lung damage.
【小题1】According to Graph 1, which of the following cities has the worst air pollution?
A.Qinhuangdao.B.Tianjin.C.QingdaoD.Shenyang.
【小题2】If your city is symbolized by either red or purple, the pollution in your city is     .
A.Moderate or high.B.Moderate or slight.
C.Medium or high.D.Medium or slight.
【小题3】Which of the following statements is TURE?
A.With API value below 150 the air is free from being polluted.
B.The colors from purple to Yellow indicate the air quality is becoming much worse.
C.When there are floating solid particles and dust in the air, it is dangerous pollution.
D.On September 8th the color-symbol of Beijing City’s air quality is ‘Blue’.
【小题4】When more citizens are beginning to have labored breathing soon after they are in the open air, it suggests that            .
A.there is a large amount of sulfur dioxide in the air
B.it is so cold that they may have caught a cold
C.they are starting to cough or have a fever
D.they must be infected with permanent lung disease

It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.

The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries(食品杂货), saving us from having to walk along long distances from where we live.

I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.

People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity(人性) as a whole. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.

1.Why was the bike so important to the couple?

A.They used it for work and daily life.

B.It was their only possession(财产).

C.It was a nice Kona 18 speed.

D.The man‘s job was bike racing.

2.We can infer from the passage that __________.

A.the couple worked 60 hours a week

B.people were busy before Christmas

C.the stranger brought over the bike

D.life was hard for the young family

3.How did people get to know the couple’s problem?

A.From a stranger.

B.From a newspaper.

C.From TV news

D.From radio broadcasts.

4.What do the couple learn from their experience?

A.Strangers are usually of little help.

B.One should take care of their bike.

C.News reports make people famous.

D.An act of kindness can mean a lot.

5.From this story, we can see humanity is __________.

A.selfish

B.commercial

C.kind

D.cold-hearted

 

We  have been trying all measures to reduce pollution in the past few years. Now people can enjoy a fresh environment everywhere. The following two graphs are adopted from the column of “City Information” on the webpage of Beijing Review.

Graph 1: Olympic Cities Air Quality Report

City

Date

API

Major

Pollutant

Air Quality

Degree

Quality

Condition

Beijing

Sep. 8

37

N/A

Very good

Qinhuangdao

Sep. 8

52

PM10

Good

Qingdao

Sep. 8

68

PM10

Good

Shanghai

Sep. 8

67

PM10

Good

Shenyang

Sep. 8

88

PM10

Good

Tianjin

Sep. 8

54

PM10

Good

 

Graph 2: Chinese National Standard

API Values

Levels of health concern

Colors

When the API is in this range:

...air quality conditions are:

...as symbolized by this color:

0 to 50

Very good

Blue

51 to 100

Good

Green

101 to 150

Slight pollution

Yellow

151 to 200

Moderate pollution

Orange

201 to 250

Medium pollution

Red

251 to 300

High pollution

Purple

301 to 500

Hazardous

Brown

Notes:

**API stands for Air Pollution Index(指数).

**Particulate matter (PM10) is a major component of air pollution that threatens both our health and our environment. It consists of very small liquid and solid particles floating in the air.

**Sulfur dioxide(SO2) acts as an acid.Inhalation(吸入) results in labored breathing, coughing, or a sore throat and may cause permanent lung damage.

1.According to Graph 1, which of the following cities has the worst air pollution?

A.Qinhuangdao.

B.Tianjin.

C.Qingdao

D.Shenyang.

2.If your city is symbolized by either red or purple, the pollution in your city is     .

A.Moderate or high.

B.Moderate or slight.

C.Medium or high.

D.Medium or slight.

3.Which of the following statements is TURE?

A.With API value below 150 the air is free from being polluted.

B.The colors from purple to Yellow indicate the air quality is becoming much worse.

C.When there are floating solid particles and dust in the air, it is dangerous pollution.

D.On September 8th the color-symbol of Beijing City’s air quality is ‘Blue’.

4.When more citizens are beginning to have labored breathing soon after they are in the open air, it suggests that            .

A.there is a large amount of sulfur dioxide in the air

B.it is so cold that they may have caught a cold

C.they are starting to cough or have a fever

D.they must be infected with permanent lung disease

 

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