In December or early January, almost everyone wants to plan for a wonderful new year! We

plan vacations, and we hope that any goal can be achieved． We make New Year's resolutions and

set our big goals．If you carry out （执行）your resolution successfully, then you can improve

your life and change bad habits．

What should we do to keep our resolutions? Here are some tips for New Year's resolutions:

Think about the resolutions you made last year．

Have you succeeded? If not, why did you fail? Find out the reasons and try this year．

Don't let the cup spill over（溢出）．

Do not create （创造）too many resolutions at a time．Go with one at a time．

Let it be for a year not a day．

The New Year is a time to plan for the whole year．Set goals that you need to do for the whole year, instead of a few days, once you have made up your mind, try your best to do it!

1．When do people usually make New Year's resolutions?

A．Always on January 1st．                       B．Only in December．

C．At any time of the year                           D．At the end of a year

2．Why do people make New Year's resolutions?

A．Because it's exciting．

B．Because we have to do it．

C．Because we can achieve our goals successfully．

D．Because it can help us improve our life and change bad habits．

3．How can we make sure that we follow our New Year's resolutions?

A．Always make new resolutions in the New Year．

B．Make lots of resolutions at the same time．

C．Try our best to do it．

D．Plan the resolutions we can realize in a very short time．

4．What does the underlined phrase "instead of" mean in Chinese?

A．可是                      B．而不是                 C．只是                    D．但是  

5．What's the best title for the passage?

A．New Year's Resolutions．

B．Try Your Best in the New Year

C．Remember to Make a Plan in the New Year．

D．How to Make New Year's Resolutions．

It is December 25th, 2050. The people in the city are all celebrating Christmas. I’m the mayor of our city. My citizens* and I are holding a big party under the sea, though you wouldn’t believe it. But please do not feel excited, you should feel sad because we have to live under the sea. Because of the pollution, the earth has been completely destroyed, from top to bottom. The atmosphere* has no oxygen* and moisture*. As a result, the plants are burned by the strong sunlight with a great number of harmful rays. Of course, none of them are still alive. Not only no green, but also the temperature reaches about 121℃ all day even in winter because there is too much CO2 circling the earth.
On the land, there is no life. Luckily, the sea is not destroyed by human. So, we have to move into the sea. At the bottom of the water, people have built many new cities. There is a lot of advanced* equipment* in each city. Computers are used to control all the machines, even the people’s life. We can also make the seawater into fresh water. There are two machines making oxygen. If they stop working for only one minute, more than 10 million people will die.
The population of our city is over 30 million and, of course, it is quite crowded. We have lots of high buildings and bridges. The roads are wide, too. Our cars are miniature* UFOs, don’t be surprised, it is true. At the bottom of the sea you can’t see anything, because there is no light all day. However, we have advanced lighting equipment so that we can see the “sun” under the sea. Of course, the advanced lighting equipment is very expensive. And if it doesn’t work, we can see nothing under the sea. What should we do then?
【小题1】Where are they holding a big Christmas party?

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Coober Pedy is a small town in the Australian desert (沙漠). It's famous not only for its opals (猫眼石) , but also for a very unusual1. r________—the people live and work underground.

Why do people choose to live under the ground? To avoid (避开) the2.h_______ days and cold nights-daytime temperatures can rise to 50 °C or more and on a cold night they can fall to3.z_______. The locals say that their strange lifestyle is the only answer4. t________ the unpleasant climate (气候) . In the underground homes,the temperature is always a very pleasant 19°C to 24°C .But that's not the only advantage ; the people there don't need to pay builders if 5. t_______want to build a home or make any changes.

You would be very surprised to see 6. h________well people manage to live underground. They have modern kitchens and bathrooms, sometimes even spas (温泉)“People think it's impossible to live here and that we're like ancient people, 7. b_______ that's not true. " says Bev Smith, who has lived in Coober Pedy for over 30 years. When my husband, Larry, and I first came here, life was very8. d _______ and many people decided to leave. But now, things have9. c________a lot and we’re very comfortable. We now have underground shops, hotels, restaurants, cafes and churches!”

Abigail and Brian Tynan 10.1_______ their large house in Melbourne(墨尔本) two years ago to have in an underground home. "My mouth fell open when I saw my wonderful underground home," remembers Brian. " I really enjoy living here. "