1 . Many people are trying to save the earth with special days like “Meatout Day”, “Earth Day” and “Buy Nothing Day”.
“Meatout Day” is on March 20th. Many people around the world don’t eat any meat for one day. In this way, they’ll get healthier and reduce (减少) greenhouse gases.
“Earth Day” is on April 22nd. Many people all over the world try to do something green on this day. In Italy, people don’t use plastic bags. In Canada and Norway, people ride bicycles and don’t use their cars. In the USA, people dress up like plants and animals to dance in Times Square, New York.
“Buy Nothing Day” is usually on the fourth Friday in November. On this day many people don’t buy anything. “Buy nothing” means “make no rubbish”. When you make less rubbish, you can make a cleaner earth.
Do you want to join them? Then you can remember these special days and do something green.
判断下列句子是否符合短文内容。符合的写T，不符合的写F。
1. Many people don’t eat any meat on “Meatout Day”.
2. In Italy, people ride bicycles and don’t use their cars on April 22nd.
3. Many people do nothing to protect the environment on “Earth Day”.
4. Many people buy and sell nothing on “Buy Nothing Day”.
5. The passage mainly tells us the special days about saving the earth.
Have you heard of World Laughter Day? It is on the first Sunday of May every year. On that day people laugh aloud.
This fun day is the idea of Indian doctor Dr Madan Kataria. In1995, Dr Kataria started a fitness (健身) class, Laughter Yoga. At first, there were only five students. They met in a park to practice laughter as a way of improving their health. During a few days the group grew to more than 50. Today Laughter Yoga has grown into a worldwide event.
On January 11, 1998, Dr Kataria organized the first World Laughter Day celebration in Mumbai, India. It was a huge success. The date was later changed to the first Sunday of May and it has been celebrated every year since.
1. World Laughter Day is on the first Saturday of May.2. Dr Madan Kataria came up with the idea of World Laughter Day.
3. Laughter Yoga now is very popular in the world.
4. The first World Laughter Day was organized in 1995.
5. The passage mainly talks about what people do on World Laughter Day.
A little boy invited his mother to come to his teacher-parent meeting, but the little boy was very upset. Although his mother was a beautiful woman, there was a scar (伤疤) on her nearly the right side of her face. The boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar. At the meeting, the people saw the mother with a scar, and the little boy felt embarrassed and hid himself from everyone, listening to a conversation between his mother and the teacher.
The teacher asked carefully, “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother answered, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room, and the room caught fire. Everyone was too afraid to come in, so I went in. When I was running to his bed, I saw a piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was senseless, but luckily, the fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched the scar of her face. “This scar will be lasting, but to this day, I have never regretted what I did.”
At this point, this little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held his mother in his arms.
1. A little boy invited his father to come to his teacher-parent meeting.2. The little boy knew how his mother got the scar before the teacher-parent meeting.
3. The boy hid himself because he felt embarrassed.
4. The word “regret” means “后悔”.
5. The passage is about “The Greatest Love in the World”.
Long long ago, three pigs grew up and left their parents’ home.
The youngest pig was lazy. The middle pig didn’t mind working, but he always took the easy way out. The oldest pig was hard-working.
Each little pig decided to build a house. The youngest pig built his house with grass The middle pig had a stick (木棍) house. Because they’re easy to work with. But the oldest pig thought, “There are many dangers in the world. I must build a strong house using stones.” So, he built a stone house.
One day, a big bad wolf (狼) came to town. He was very hungry. He saw the first little pig in his grass house. He pushed down the house and ate the little pig. Then the wolf came to the stick house and pushed it down, too. The wolf ate the second pig. When the wolf came to the stone house, he pushed again and again. However, he couldn’t push it down. Finally, the wolf gave up and went away. The oldest pig lived a long and happy life.
1. The youngest pig was hard-working.2. The middle pig used sticks to build his house.
3. The wolf pushed down the house and ate the little pig.
4. The middle pig was smarter than the little pig.
5. From the story we know that we should think carefully before doing things.
A river was running happily in the hill, the valley(山谷) and the field. Soon it was stopped by a huge rock and the river was a little afraid and worried what it could do.
The rock said, “Hi, baby! Where are you going?”
The river answered, “I’m going to the sea. My mother is waiting for me.”
The rock made fun of the river and said, “You’re too young. Go back to the hill at once. You can’t get there. Don’t come back here again!”
The river was surprised to hear that and said, “I can only go forwards(向前). There’s no river that goes backwards(向后).”
The rock became angry and warned the river, “Don’t speak! If you don’t go back, you will have to change your direction. Don’t want to run over my body!”
The river asked helplessly, “Where should I go?”
“You can go anywhere you like. Just don’t come close to me!”
While they were talking, more and more water came here. Then it began to get out of control. The river ran quickly over the rock and the rock was washed pitifully.
The river said proudly,“A weak person will change his goal and direction. A person who is strong will only go ahead and nothing can stop him!”
1. The final goal of the river was to go to the sea.
2. The rock wanted the river to come close to him.
3. The river ran over the rock quickly.
4. After meeting the rock, the river became worried at last instead of being afraid.
5. The passage tells us that we should become strong and go ahead when facing difficulties.
World Laughter Day started in Mumbai, India in 1998. It is now celebrated on the first Sunday of May every year. People all over the world laugh together on that day. Everyone thinks laughing can make them feel good. On the 9th of January 2000, more than 10,000 people came to Denmark to celebrate World Laughter Day. It was very successful.
Today, some people in the world still face many problems. Laughter is a good way to deal with (处理) the problems. When different groups laugh together, they can get on better. Laughter is a good way to relax. People may feel better if they laugh loudly. Laughter is also a kind of good medicine. It can help people keep young and active. Laughter is a world language. We should believe that laughter can bring the world together and help people become good friends.
Let’s celebrate World Laughter Day together and laugh happily every day.
1. World Laughter Day began 24 years ago.2. World Laughter Day is on the first Saturday of May.
3. People can get on better by laughing together.
4. Laughter is a good way to relax and deal with problems.
5. The passage mainly talks about how World Laughter Day started.
Many students take the school bus to school every day. Toby is one of them. Parents usually think taking the school bus is safe. But sometimes it is dangerous when some students don’t follow the school bus rules. What are the school bus rules? Let Toby tell you.
Go to the bus stop early.
Wait for the school bus at the bus stop (汽车站) .
Don’t play around the bus stop.
Don’t run here and there at the bus stop.
Don’t walk or fight on the bus if it is going.
Don’t get off the bus if it doesn’t stop.
These rules are important. Toby remembers them and follows them.
1. Parents usually think it is safe to take the school bus.2. Toby can run around at the bus stop.
3. Toby can’t fight on the school bus when it is going, but he can walk.
4. Toby tells us six school rules.
5. The passage (段落) tells us the school bus rules are difficult to follow.
8 . We are always using body language in our daily life. When we talk with each other, we may use body language. For example, in the USA, a person points to his or her head when he thinks someone is clever. However, human beings are not the only ones who use body language. Animals also use body language to tell each other how they feel and what they think. When a dog is happy, its ears will stand up, and its eyes will be widely open. When it is angry, it will look straight at you. If an elephant spreads its ears, it means “Watch out”. To show friendship, elephants will touch each other with their trunks (象鼻). Dolphins (海豚) live in groups and like to show each other their feelings. An angry dolphin will sometimes slap (拍打) its tail on the water. A happy dolphin will play with its friends, making small jumps into the water.
阅读下面的材料，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容。符合的填涂“T”，不符合的填涂“F”。(T=True, F=False)
1. Only human beings use body language.
2. A happy dog will look straight at you.
3. Elephants use their trunks to touch each other to show their friendship.
4. When a dolphin is angry, it often makes small jumps into the water.
5. The passage is about body language.
This is a list of some Chinese tea.
Green tea Green tea is the oldest and most popular type of tea. It has been enjoyed in China for several thousand years. Green tea is made from the new shoots（嫩芽）of the tea leaves which are dried and processed. Longjing may be the most well-known brand of green tea.
Black tea In Chinese and languages of neighboring countries, black tea is known as “red tea”. It is made from the new shoots of the tea leaves which are fermented（发酵）and dried. It has a lovely red color. Dianhong and Qimen are popular brands of black tea.
Wulong tea Wulong tea, also known as blue tea, is made from a mixture of green and black tea. It is said that people who drink Wulong tea can lose weight. Tieguanyin and Dahongpao are two famous brands of this popular tea.
White tea White tea is unfermented（未发酵的）tea that has been quickly dried. It is lighter in color than other types of tea. Popular brands of white tea are White Peony（牡丹）and Silver Needle（银针）.
1. There are five kinds of tea in the passage.2. Black tea is also called red tea.
3. Wulong tea can help those who want to lose weight.
4. White Peony and Silver Needle are popular brands of white tea.
5. The passage mainly tells us something about the history of tea.
You may know about “junk food” like French Fries. But do you know about “junk sleep”?
Recently, a British (英国的) survey found that electronic products (电子产品) in teenagers’ bedrooms are affecting (影响) their sleep.
The survey was done among 1,000 British kids from 12 to 16. It found that 30 percent of them got just 4 to 7 hours of sleep every day. But doctors say they need 8 to 9 hours.
Almost a quarter of the kids said they fell asleep more than once a week while watching TV, listening to music or using other electronic products.
“This is very worrying,” said Dr. Chris Idzikowski, a British expert (专家). “We call it ‘junk sleep’. It means you don’t get enough sleep and the quality of the sleep is bad, too. If you don’t get good rest, you don’t perform well in school the next day.”
The survey found that 40 percent of the kids felt tired each day, with girls between 13 and 16 feeling the worst. Nearly all the teenagers have a phone, MP5 or TV in their bedroom. And many of them have all three. To keep students away from electronic products, our country has done something to stop students from playing them on weekdays.
1. This passage is mainly about electronic products.2. 200 of the children in the survey sleep only 4 to 7 hours a day.
3. “Junk food” and “junk sleep” are both bad in life.
4. Teenagers in the survey spend too much time on electronic products
5. Now our country has done something to stop students from playing electronic products.
