4. Hundreds of (喜欢动物的人) have volunteered to work for the charity show.

3. The football match between China and Japan will be covered (现场直播).

2. Making up (对话) in English is a good way to improve spoken English.

1. (除非) you work harder,you will not catch up with others.

Dear everyone, 

Our school art festival is coming next week. Please allow me to have some communication about art with you all.

Thank you very much!

The world is divided into two important parts. One half of the world is rich and the other half is poor. In the poor part,a lot of people never get enough to eat. In the rich part,a lot of people eat too much. In one part,children are hungry and in the other,a lot of people are fatter and fatter and have to go on diets or do some exercise to lose weight. For example,a dog or a cat in North America eats better than a child in the poorer countries.

The poor countries have some difficult problems. Sometimes the land is too poor to grow anything on. The land can get better,but people have to do a lot of things first. More experts should go there to teach people how to enrich their land and how to find water.

But rich countries have problems,too. They are not always pleasant places to live in. Sometimes the air is too dirty to breathe and the rivers are too dirty to swim in or to take water. The roads and the streets are full of people and buses. Cars usually move very slowly. Noise is terrible. A lot of people do not have houses to live in. People must do something about these problems. We should do something to make the air and the rivers clean and build more houses.

, But it will take a long time.

Different lives in the world

1. 2.  3.  4.  5.

My father woke me up early one summer morning when I was fourteen and announced, “Get up,and you’re going with me to cut the grass in the garden. ”

The idea that my father thought I was old enough to help him in his business made me feel proud and excited. From sunup to sundown,my father,my younger brother and I worked in the large garden. By the end of the day,I was too tired to say a word but I felt good. This was my first time to help my father in his business. I got $ 6 for my work that day.

One day my father found some leaves I had missed and pulled me aside. “Take away these leaves!” he said, “and don't make me have to tell you to do it again. ” The message was clear. Today I value the importance of doing a job well the first time. It will never fail to impress the person you are working for.

After two years,my father told me and my brother that he felt we were old enough to cut the grass by ourselves. Every Saturday during my last two years of high school,we set off early in the morning with the same strong wish we had gained while working under our father.

Looking after the garden was neither exciting nor high paying,but that didn't matter. It taught me that any job was a good job and that whatever I was paid was more than I had before.

A newspaper reporter once asked me how someone could possibly live with hard work and low pay. “ If you’re only thinking about hard work and money,you probably don't want to do any better than you are doing. ” I answered. In every job,from cutting the grass to washing dishes,I've learned much. Fve learned something that helps me in my next job.

If you work hard enough,you can learn from any job you do.

() 6. The writer felt proud and excited when he was asked to cut the grass because he thought

   A. he could cut the grass himself   B. he could make much money

   C. he could enjoy sunup and sundown   D. he could help his family

() 7. The word “message” in Paragraph 3   probably refers to .

   A. not leaving leaves behind

   B. giving no excuse for your mistakes

   C. doing a good job at the very beginning

   D. missing things which can be found out

() 8. When the writer finished high school,maybe he was years old.

   A. fourteen   B. eighteen

   C. twenty   D. twenty-two

() 9. Which of the following does the writer probably think is the most important?

   A. Keeping learning from any job you had.

   B. Asking no money for work.

   C. Finishing work as quickly as possible.

   D. Keeping looking for different jobs.

() 10. The writer probably thinks his father is  

  A. lazy   B. helpful   C. careless   D. funny

阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最

佳选项。

(A) The Internet,mobile phones and iPads are parts of our lives now. Technology is greatly influencing all ways of our lives,from the ways we work to the ways we play. And it even causes a number of social problems such as cloning humans.

We have had lots of technology and it has changed our lives a lot. There is no doubt that humans will continue to use more and more technology. Here are some examples of modem technology that will change our ideas and will have a great influence on our lives.

Global positioning system (GPS) It's a system that uses radio signals from satellites to show exact information. It tells you where the user is on the earth in all weather conditions. It's made up of three parts: satellites,control equipments (设备) on land and receivers.

Space Technology Russian and American scientists have worked together for the International Space Station (ISS) for a long time. They hope the ISS will provide a long-lasting lab. Such a lab will bring humans limitless (无限的) advantages. It's even hoped that one day space technology will take humans to their new houses in space.

Underwater Robot Hercules is a kind of underwater robot with some high technology equipments. It will be used to search for ancient ships which were destroyed into the deep sea during their journey long ago.

The world is changing so quickly that it's hard for us to catch up with all the new inventions because they seem to come out every month. It's important for us to learn about new technology and the role that it plays in our lives. So we should be willing to accept modem technology,or we will fall behind the times.

() 1. can tell you where the user is on the earth exactly.

   A. Satellites   B. Receivers

   C. Global Positioning System   D. Underwater Robot

() 2. According to the passage,which is NOT true about the ISS?

   A. It has carried people to other planets.

   B. It will provide a long-lasting lab for us.

   C. Russian and American are working for it.

   D. Humans will get a lot of advantages from it.

() 3. Hercules is used to .

   A. save lives in the sea   B. take pictures in the sea ,

   C. repair the broken ships   D. look for the ancient ships in the sea

() 4. From the passage,we know that .

   A. the use of GPS is influenced by the weather conditions

   B. it's very important for us to learn about new technology

   C. it's easy for us to catch up with all the new inventions

   D. technology brings us many advantages such as cloning humans

() 5. What is the purpose of the passage?

   A. To help us study some new technology.

   B. To tell us technology is changing the world.

   C. To help solve the problems that technology causes.

   D. To remind us the advantages of technology are limitless.

The back door of the ambulance (救护车) was quickly closed. After that,the driver ran to the front, quickly 1 into his seat and started the engine. Inside were the 2 parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green,the mother holding their baby daughter Ally. The little girl had some food in her throat and could hardly breathe.

The driver,Mr. White,turned on his siren (々艮警器) and started speeding towards the nearest hospital,fighting against 3 The cars ahead of him pulled out of the way as he 4 the ambulance through the busy traffic. From the back of the ambulance,the parents were shouting at him to hurry,since Ally had almost stopped 5 In front of him he saw some traffic lights with the red “STOP” lights shining. Mr. White knew that he had no time to stop,so he drove straight past the traffic lights,looking to his left and right as he did so.

Coming towards him from his right was a taxi. The taxi driver had the windows 6 ,since the car was air-conditioned,and he was playing his radio. He did not 7 the ambulance. The lights were green,so he drove straight on into the path of the ambulance.

Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance,but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everybody was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr. White turned to see 8 little Ally was. He was surprised to see relief (宽慰) instead of anger on the faces of the parents.

“Look!” cried Mrs Green. “She is breathing again. ”

“ It must have been the crash ,” said her husband. “ It 9 the food out of her throat. ” The baby's color was turning to normal,and she was crying in a loud but healthy 10 .

They were all joyful,and quite forgot about the accident,the taxi,and the lines of people all around them.

() 1. A. jumped   B. got   C. sat   D. went

() 2. A. angry   B. worried   C. happy   D. amazed

() 3. A. police   B. people   C. lights   D. time

() 4. A. took   B. drove   C. stopped   D. pushed

() 5. A. breathing   B. seeing   C. saying   D. talking

() 6. A. open   B. on   C. up   D. down

() 7. A. hear   B. see   C. find   D. feel

() 8. A. how   B. what   C. where   D. who

() 9. A. put   B. took   C. covered   D. marked

() 10. A. sound   B. voice   C. whisper   D. noise

10. 不难理解同样的音乐在不同人的脑海里形成不一样的画面。

It's easy to understand that the same music