Then we put everything into the car and we drive to the woods(森林). We look for a place for campers and we look for a good place for our tent(帐篷). The place should have a lot of moving air. This will keep some insects away. High land with water on both sides of it is good. Then we put up our tent. We put everything into the tent, and we are ready for fun. We can swim in the lake, walk in the woods, climb a mountain, row a boat, or go fishing.
In the evening we come back to the tent, we build a big fire(火), because it can keep the insects away. We sit around the fire and talk. We may tell interesting stories or we may sing songs.
At night we lie down on the grass. We can look up at the stars. It is a busy day, so we try to go to sleep early.
Everything is dark. Everything is quiet. We hope we won’t hear music from the radio in the next tent. We hope it won’t rain.
1. Before going camping we should first _________.
A.draw up a plan | B.take some food |
C.take things to keep us warm | D.take something for cooking and eating |
A.one or two | B.only a few | C.many | D.two or three |
A.it is cold at night | B.it can keep us warm |
C.it can keep the insects away | D.it is dark and quiet |
A.hear music from the radio | B.go to sleep early | C.have rain | D.be busy |
The temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine, too. They are really good places for wildlife(野生生物). Offering food and home for some special kinds of animals and birds is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are important because they also prevent flood. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. This means there will be less and less space for wildlife.
Luckily, more and more people are beginning to realize the important of wetlands and wildlife. Every year, on February 2nd, many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands.
1. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are in the _______ of China.
A.east | B.south | C.west | D.North |
A.hot | B.pleasant | C.cold | D.dry |
A.April 22 | B.June 25 |
C.February 2 | D.March 22 |
A.they are home for wildlife |
B.they can prevent flood |
C.they can offer food to the animals and birds |
D.all of the above |
A.China’s Wetlands Have All Entered the World’s List |
B.Wetlands-Home for Wildlife and Human Beings |
C.Special Animals in the Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands |
D.Wetlands-Valuable Recourses(珍贵资源) of Land on the Earth |
3 . Besides studying and tests, teens need to learn some life skills for the future. These skills can help them live by themselves. The following are some necessary skills.
★ Managing money
You often get a little money from your parents, and you may spend it as you like. You can make a list of the things that you want to buy, and plan how to spend the money. Don’t waste.
★ Washing and cleaning
Doing laundry correctly is important. You should first read the instructions on clothing, and then check the pockets of the clothes. Pay more attention to different colors of them.
As for cleaning, you should learn how to use brooms, mops (抹布) and so on. If you often do more cleaning, the people who live with you will thank you for the efforts you make.
★ Cooking your favorite meals
You should learn how to cook a few of your favorite meals. First ask your parents for help to decide on the menu and ingredients, and then you can go shopping, cook the meals and clean up the kitchen together.
根据短文内容,判断句子正(T)、误(F)。
1. This passage is mainly about some life skills for teens for the future.
2. Teens should manage money by saving money as much as they can.
3. Before they wash clothes, teens should first check the pockets of the clothes.
4. The people around will feel uncomfortable if teens do more cleaning.
5. Parents can help teens decide on the menu and ingredients to cook meals.
4 . In London, there has always been a main problem. In order to solve this problem, the government has decided to have a bike revolution(革命). It has decided to provide 6,000 bikes for the people to rent. The government encourages local people to ride bikes in order to solve the traffic problem.
More than 12,000 people have agreed to the idea. Some of them ask for more than one key. Although there are not enough bikes, an official(官员) from the government said that they would find some ways to deal with such a shortage.
Local people can get these bikes at special docking stations(停靠站). There are about 315 docking stations across the city. About 12,450 keys have already been handed out to the local people, but only 6,000 keys can be used now.
Let’s see the cost you need to pay. One key costs £3, and the cost of using the bike is £1 for an hour. The cost per hour increases as the hours increase, so it will cost £50 if you rent the bike for 24 hours.
The official from the government said they also needed to face a lot of problems. For example, some bikes may be lost. But they said they would try their best to solve all the problems to make sure the success of the program.
1. In London, the government has decided to provide bikes for local people to rent in order to solve ______________.A.the traffic problem | B.the population problem |
C.the family problem | D.the health problem |
A.315 | B.6,000 | C.12,000 | D.12,450 |
A.挑战 | B.缺点 | C.短缺 | D.困难 |
A.The government provides a bike for each family. |
B.Local people can get these bikes at special docking stations. |
C.If you want a key, you need to pay £5. |
D.Few people have agreed to the idea. |
A.The people in London. |
B.The transportation in London. |
C.The traffic problem in London. |
D.The bike revolution in London. |
The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001.Other cities, including Taipai, Shanghai and Wuhan, also support the day.
In Beijing, more and more people are joining the campaign(运动). It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5 (World Environment Day). The slogan for the day is, “If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.”
So far, more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support. “We can’t control the weather, but we can choose not to drive,” said Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman. Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of 2012, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period last year. Much of the dust(灰尘) comes from the desert, but cars cause most of the air pollution. We must do more for No Car Day.
1. There are cities in China that support No Car Day according to the passage.
A.three | B.four | C.five | D.six |
A.not to work on No Car Day |
B.to enjoy having a day off |
C.to leave their cars at home for repair |
D.to ride a bike or walk instead of driving to work |
A.52 | B.63 | C.41 | D.238 |
A.cars | B.dust | C.weather | D.rubbish |
A.more and more people in Beijing are joining car clubs |
B.people will have one more World Environment Day each month |
C.more and more people won’t drive on No Car Day in Beijing |
D.more people in the world won’t drive any more |
Canadian school buses are called “the safest school buses in the world”.All the school buses, which are in deep yellow, have the same style. School bus drivers have to receive strict training before getting driver’s licenses.![]() When a school bus runs through the city and carries children to a stop, the driver will turn on the red light and then show the sign“Stop”.At this time, all the vehicles(车辆) following the school bus must stop as if they met a red light. After all the children get on or off, the school bus will drive away. Then other vehicles can go on. |
Many people will think of cartoons as soon as they talk about Japanese school buses. For a long time, cartoon pictures on school buses have already been popular and become models of Japanese school buses. When children see pink Hello Kitty or blue Doraemon, no one will refuse to go to school any more. ![]() On Japanese school buses, there’s always a headman caring for kids. If something happens suddenly, the headman will tell parents about it as soon as possible. |
1. The color of Canadian school buses is________.
A.red | B.yellow | C.pink | D.blue |
A.Canadian school buses must have a headman |
B.Canadian school buses should follow other vehicles |
C.Japanese school buses may look cute |
D.Japanese school bus drivers can get licenses easily |
A.introduce school buses in Canada and Japan |
B.suggest schools choosing better school buses |
C.welcome students to Canada and Japan |
D.ask students to obey traffic rules |
At first,kitesurfing was a difficult and dangerous sport.Now it is becoming easier and safer because of the safer kite design.For an able and strong person,kitesurfing can be a very fun,extremely exciting sport,just like skating on the water with a feeling of flying.It has become more and more popular.
Compared with other water sports,kitesurfing is easier to learn.A beginner can understand how to operate the kite with 5—10 hours of training.And anybody aged from l3 to 65 can learn.It is not expensive to get the equipment for kitesurfing,which costs$1,000 to 82,500.Training lessons range from$200 to$500 for two or three hours.With the development of its equipment progress,kitesurfing is becoming even safer.After some training,you can enjoy its excitement and challenging feeling.
With the rising popularity of kitesurfing,most major seaside cities have kitesurfing clubs. In China。Xiamen is the only place that has the kitesurfing dub,which provides professional kitesurfing training and equipments.
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1. Kitesurfing has a history of about _______ years.
A.30 | B.50 | C.100 | D.130 |
A.Water | B.Wind | C.The sun | D.The kite |
A.在…范围内变动 | B.按…顺序排列 |
C.向…方向延伸 | D.根据…归类 |
A.its price is getting lower and lower |
B.all people can learn and take part in it |
C.its equipment progress makes it easier and safer |
D.more and more people are enjoying its excitement |
A.the way of operating kitesurfing |
B.the progress of kitesurfing equipment |
C.the history of kitesurfing in China |
D.the development of kitesurfing |
Life in the future will be different from life today. Between then and now many changes will happen. But what will the changes be?
The population(人口) is growing fast. There will be many people in the word and most of them will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful. And there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in school then. People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and traveling. Traveling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat meat every day. Instead they will eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be healthier.
Work will be different in the future, too. Robots will do dangerous and hard work. Because of this people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.
1. In the future there will be__________.A.less fruit | B.more people |
C.less vegetables | D.less people |
A.robot | B.cow |
C.TV set | D.computer |
A.fruit | B.fish | C.meat | D.rice |
A.Computer. | B.Food. |
C.Pollution. | D.Population. |
A.The changes of the Population in the future. |
B.The changes of food in the future. |
C.The changes of computer in the future. |
D.The changes of our life in the future. |
Susan also has a sports collection. She has five baseballs, six volleyballs, three ping-pong bats and many ping-pong balls. Oh, she also has two soccer balls. But she doesn’t play sports. She only watches them.
Sandy doesn’t play sports, and she doesn’t have balls.
1. Sonia and Susan have volleyballs.
A.4 | B.6 | C.10 | D.12 |
A.ping-pong | B.tennis |
C.baseball | D.soccer |
A.volleyball | B.basketball |
C.baseball | D.ping-pong ball |
A.Susan | B.Sonia |
C.Sandy | D.Susan and Sonia |
---____.
A.Yes ,she does. | B.No,she doesn’t. |
C.Yes,she doesn’t | D.No,she does. |
The trunk of an elephant is to him what the neck is to other animals. It is also a nose to him, for at the end of it there is a empty place like a cup, and in the bottom of the cup are two holes, and the animal smells and breathes through them. It is an arm and a hand too, so that it has been said that the elephant carries his nose in his hand, and it might also have been said that he breathes by his hand.
At the end of the trunk, there is a strange part, about five inches long, which forms a finger. With this finger the animal can pick up the smallest piece of money from the ground, and he has been taught to make marks like letters with a pen.
The trunk of a full-grown elephant is about eight feet long. The elephant has such great strength that he can knock down a man with it.
1. The elephant has a short neck to support ______.
A.his leg | B.his body |
C.his arm | D.his head and teeth |
A.side | B.tail | C.food | D.ear |
A.a neck | B.a nose and a finger |
C.an arm and a hand | D.a leg |
A.in the bottom of the cup |
B.at the beginning of the trunk |
C.in his head |
D.in his face |
A.weak | B.strong | C.quiet | D.angry |