—Peter, ____ Mr．Jarvis is waiting for you at ____mam gate.

—Thanks, I'll go and meet him immediately.

　　　 A．a; a　　　　　　　　　　 B．a; the　　　　　　　　 C．the; the　　　　　　　 D．the; a

Peter Rabbit is a character in various children’s stories written by Beatrix Potter(1866-1943). Peter Rabbit made his first appearance in 1902 in The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Peter doesn’t obey his mother’s orders and goes away.  Mr.McGregor spots him and runs after him. Peter manages to escape, but not before losing his jacket and shoes, which Mr.McGregor uses to dress a scarecrow(稻草人). Peter returns home tired and ill.

In the Tale of Benjamin Bunny, first published in 1904, Peter’s cousin Benjamin Bunny brings him back to Mr.McGregor’s garden and they get back the clothes Peter lost in The Tale of Peter Rabbit. But after they gather onions to give to Peter’s mother, they are caught by Mr.McGregor’s cat. Benjamin’s father arrives and rescues them, but also blames Peter and Benjamin for going into the garden. In this tale, Peter displays fear about returning to the garden.

In the The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, first published in 1909, Peter has a small role and appears only briefly. He is grown up and his sister Flopsy is now married to Benjamin Bunny. The two are the parents of six little Flopsy-Bunnies. Peter and his mother keep a nursery garden and the bunnies come by asking him for spare cabbage.

In the Tale of Mr. Tod, first published in 1912, Benjamin and Flopsy’s children are taken away by Tommy Brock. Peter helps Benjamin run after Brock, who hides out in the house of the fox Mr. Tod. Mr. Tod finds Brock sleeping in his bed and as the two get into a fight, Peter rescues the children.

Peter makes cameo appearances(客串出场) in two other tales. In The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, first published in 1905, Peter and Benjamin are customers of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, a hedgehog(刺猬) washerwoman. In The Tale of Ginger and Pickles, first published in 1909, Peter and other characters from Potter’s previous stories make cameo appearances.

1. In The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Peter     .

2.In paragraph 4, the underlined part “the two” refers to      .

3.What do we know about Benjamin Bunny?

4.According to the passage, Peter Rabbit      .

5.The author wrote the passage to      .

Australians have been warned they face a life or death decision over their water —— drink recycled sewage(污水) or die.

     With the drought(干旱) continuing, the country is set to be forced to use purified waste water for drinking, even if there is great opposition to the measure

Queensland has become the first state to introduce the policy after a warning from its premier.

“I think in the end, because of the drought, all of Australia is going to end up drinking recycled purified water,” said former Premier Peter Beattie. “These are difficult decisions, but you either drink water or you die. There’s no choice. It's liquid gold; it a matter of life and death.”    

     Beattie said Australia's second largest state would become the first to use recycled water for drinking．

     Water is recycled in Britain and parts of northern Europe along with the US and Israel．

     But Australians have never liked the idea．

To try to change the way Australians think, John Howard  and  Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull have Supported Queensland’s move.

“I am very strongly for recycling and Mr Beattie is right and I agree with him completely,” Howard said．

“Australian cities, all now facing water shortages because of the worst drought on record, must start to use recycled water,” added Turnbull. “All of our big cities have to widen the range of water sources to include sources which are not dependent on rainfall.”

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Australians face the choice of life and death．

  B. Continuing drought forces Australians to drink recycled sewage．

C. Mr Beattie is worried about his people’s health．

D. We should avoid drinking recycled water to keep healthy．

2.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. The drought is the worst one in the droughts recorded in Australian history．

B. Australia’s largest state has become the first state to introduce the policy．

C. No other countries but Australia decides to drink recycled water．

D. Nobody disagrees to the idea of drinking recycled purified water．

3.It can be inferred from what Peter Beattie said that_________.

   A. he gives orders to drink purified waste water.

B. if the decision is made, people won't survive the drought

C. it is painful for him to see his people drink recycled sewage

  D. it's up to you to make a life or death decision

    Australians have been warned they face a life or death decision over their water—drink recycled sewage(污水)or die．

   With the drought(干旱)continuing，the country is set to be forced to use purified(净化的)waste water for drinking．even though there is great opposition to the measure．

    Queensland has become the first state to introduce tile policy after a warning from its premier．

“I think in the end，because of the drought，all of Australia is going to end up drinking recycled purified water．”said Peter Beattie．

    “These are difficult decisions，but you either drink water or you die．There’s no choice．It’s liquid gold．It’s a matter of life and death．”

    Beanie said Australia's second largest state would become the first to use recycled water for drinking．

    Water is recycled in Britain and pans of northern Europe along with the US and Israel．

    But Australians have never liked the idea．

    To try to change the way Australians think，Prime Minister．John Howard and Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull have adhered to Queensland’s move．

   “I am very strongly for recycling and Mr．Beattie is right and I agree with him completely．”Howard said．

   “Australian cities．all now facing water shortages because of the worst drought on record．must start to use recycled water．”added Turnbull．“All of our big cities have to widen tile range of water sources to include sources which are not dependent on rainfall．”

1．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?

A．Nobody disagrees to the idea of drinking recycled purified water

B．Australia’s second largest state has become tile first state to introduce the policy

C．No other countries but Australia decide to drink recycled water

D．The drought is tile worst one in tile droughts recorded in Australian history．

2．What call we learn from the last paragraph?

  A．Australians have never like drinking purified waste water

  B．Australians should develop more water sources to live through the hard time

  C．Australians can’t depend upon rainwater，which is not suitable for drinking．

  D．Australian government has no ability to solve the problem of water shortage

3．The underlined phrase“adhered to”in Paragraph 9 probably means

  A．disliked           B．gone against               C．supported            D．doubted

4．It can be inferred from what Premier Peter Beattie said that

A．he gives orders to drink purified waste water

B．It is painful for him to see his people drink recycled sewage

C．If the decision is made，people won’t survive the drought

D．It’s up to you to either make a life or death decision

--- What should I do with my paper, Mr. Jason?

--- Well, what I have said about Peter’s _____ yours.