Do you carry too much on the way to school or home? Don't worry. Try e-readers (电子阅读器) and say
goodbye to your heavy schoolbag.
       An e-reader has the memory space to hold hundreds of books. So people want to (A) 扔掉沉书包 and read
with small, light e-readers. For example, Cushing Academy, a high school in Massachusetts, USA, replaced
(替换) most of the 20, 000 books in (B) its library last summer. Teachers and students will use e-readers
instead. 
       Most e-readers are thin and weigh less than 500g. They can download (下载) an e-book in 60 seconds.
"It's (C) so easy. You can have a lot of books right at your fingers!" said Meghan Chensusky. 16.
       Chinese schoolchildren are also trying e-readers. At the Shanghai World Expo (世博会), an e-schoolbag is
now on show. It is a special e-reader. Students can use it to download textbooks from the school servers
(服务器). (D) It can also send and receive homework. Some Schools in Beijing and Shanghai have tried this
e-schoolbag for a few years. "It's excellent. I (E) don't have to carry a heavy schoolbag anymore." said Xiao
Qi, 15, Beijing. 
       New e-readers are not just for reading. They have Wi-Fi and multimedia (无线电视和多媒体). Parents
worry that these may hurt their children's study habits. "I think Wi-Fi is not necessary for kids," said Zeng
Wenwen, 43, Beijing.
1．将文中划线部分(A)译成英：________________
2．文中划线部分(B)指代的是：________________
3．写出文中划线部分(C)和(E)的同义词或近义词：_______  _______
4．将文中划线部分(D)改写为：Homework can also _______  _______ and received through it.
5．从文中找出两个修饰或描写e-reader的形容词：_______  _______

                                                The World's Water Shortage
    The world is not only hungry, but it is also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since
nearly 70 percent (百分比) of the earth's surface is covered with water. But about 97 percent of this
huge amount is sea water, or salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3 percent－the fresh
water from rivers, lakes, underground, and other sources (资源). And we cannot even use all of that,
because some of it is in the form of icebergs and glaciers (冰川). Even worse, some of it has been
polluted.
    However, as things stand today, this small amount of fresh water is still enough for us. But our need
for water is increasing (增加) rapidly－almost day by day. Only if we take steps to deal with this
problem now can we avoid (避免) a severe (严重的) worldwide water shortage later on.
    We all have to learn how to stop wasting our valuable water. One of the first steps is to develop ways
of reusing it.
    Today in most large cities, water is used only once and then sent out into a sewer system (下水道).
From there it returns to the sea or runs into underground storage tanks. But it is possible to pipe used
water to a purifying (净化) plant. There it can be treated with chemicals so that it can be used again,
just as if it were fresh from a spring.
    But even if every large city purified and reused its water, we still would not have enough. All we'd
have to do to make use of the vast reserves (贮备) of sea water in the world is to remove the salt.
    If we take these steps we'll be in no danger of drying up.

1. The world is thirsty for water because we can only use _____ percent of the water covering the
surface of the earth.
    A. 3
    B. more than 3
    C. less than 3
    D. 97
2. Which of the following statements is Not true?
    A. As things remain unchanging, this small amount of fresh water is still enough for us.
    B. Our need for water is becoming larger and larger.
    C. There will be no water shortage in the future.
    D. We should take steps to deal with the water shortage problem.
3. To reuse water, we should _____.
    A. treat it with chemicals
    B. use it only once
    C. send it out into a sewer system
    D. make it flow into underground tanks
4. In order to have enough water, we should also make use of _____.
    A. icebergs and glaciers
    B. sea water
    C. rivers and lake
    D. underground water
5. In the passage, the writer tells us _____.
    A. to make enough water
    B. to pay more attention to the water shortage problem
    C. to pipe used water to a purifying plant
    D. to reuse the water

     Anger is a kind of feeling. Many things can make you angry. When your teacher gives you too
much homework, when your team loses an important game, when a friend borrows your favorite thing
and then breaks it, you may get really angry.
     Usually, your body will tell you when you are angry. For example, you breathe faster, your face
turns red, and you may want to break something or hit (打) someone, but sometimes, you hide (隐藏)
your anger. For example, you may hide it in your heart. The problem is that if you do this, you may get
a headache or your stomach may hurt.
     In fact, it's not good to hide your anger, and it's normal for you to get angry sometimes. But anger
must be let out in the right way, without hurting others or yourself. When you get angry, you can talk
about it with other people. It's helpful to talk about your anger with an adult, such as parents, a teacher,
etc.
     When you talk about anger, those bad feelings can start to go away. Here are some other things you
can do when you start to feel angry: talk to a good friend; count from 1 to 100; give someone a hug
(拥抱); go for a bike ride; think about good things, etc.
     Remember that how you act when you are angry can make everything better or worse. Don't let
your anger control you.

1. You may not get angry when ____.

A. there is too much homework on this weekend
B. your favorite basketball team wins the game
C. a friend breaks your favorite thing
D. your parents don't let you watch TV

2. ____ shows that you're not angry.

A. Taking a faster breath
B. Getting a headache
C. Getting a stomachache
D. Wanting to protect someone

3. According to the passage, you can do everything when you get angry except (除了) ____.

A. go for a bike ride
B. think about good things
C. talk to a good friend
D. say bad things to the people around you

4. The underlined word "control" in the last paragraph means ____ in Chinese.

A. 控制
B. 连接
C. 帮助
D. 失去

5. This passage is mainly about ____.

A. anger
B. excitement
C. happiness
D. sadness

     Man invented a lot of sports equipments(器材). The first true piece was the ball.
     Thousands of years ago, in Egypt(埃及), throwing stones was children's favourite game. But a badly
 thrown stone could hurt a child.Looking for something less dangerous to throw,the people in Egypt made
 the first balls.
     At first, they used tree leaves to make balls. They used vines(藤) to keep the leaves together. Later
 they began to use pieces of animal skin and fill them with some light things. These balls were much better
 than the old ones.
     Before long they invented a lot of ball games, each had its own rules. They began to play these ball
 games according to the rules. They thought that ball playing was one of the best ways to teach the
young men to be brave(勇敢) and strong.   

1. ____, so the Egyptians invented balls instead.

A. Throwing stones was a popular game for children  
B. Stones were too heavy to throw
C. Stones might hurt children        
D. They hadn't so many stones

2. They preferred playing balls than throwing stones because ____.

A. balls were lighter than stones    
B. they were looking for something
C. balls were easy to make        
D. throwing stones was more dangerous

3. They made the first balls with ____.

A. leaves and vines    
B. animal skin    
C. something light  
D. something better

4. The Egyptians invented ____ very long ago.

A. many different kinds of games    
B. many different games with balls
C. throwing stones                
D. dangerous games

5. Ball playing ____.

A. would teach the young men how to play games
B. would make the young people healthier
C. could be more interesting
D. could be the best way to study well

     Anger is a kind of feeling. Many things can make you angry. When your teacher gives you too
much homework, when your team loses an important game, when a friend borrows your favorite thing
and then breaks it, you may get really angry.
     Usually, your body will tell you when you are angry. For example, you breathe faster, your face
turns red, and you may want to break something or hit (打) someone, but sometimes, you hide (隐藏)
your anger.For example, you may hide it in your heart. The problem is that if you do this, you may get a
headache or your stomach may hurt.
     In fact, it's not good to hide your anger, and it's normal for you to get angry sometimes. But anger
must be let out in the right way, without hurting others or yourself. When you get angry, you can talk
about it with other people. It's helpful to talk about your anger with an adult, such as parents, a teacher,
etc.
     When you talk about anger, those bad feelings can start to go away. Here are some other things you
can do when you start to feel angry: talk to a good friend; count from 1 to 100; give someone a hug (拥抱); go for a bike ride; think about good things, etc.
     Remember that how you act when you are angry can make everything better or worse. Don't let
your anger control you.

1. You may not get angry when ____.

A. there is too much homework on this weekend
B. your favorite basketball team wins the game
C. a friend breaks your favorite thing
D. your parents don't let you watch TV

2. ____ shows that you're not angry.

A. Taking a faster breath
B. Getting a headache
C. Getting a stomachache
D. Wanting to protect someone

3. According to the passage, you can do everything when you get angry except (除了) ____.

A. go for a bike ride
B. think about good things
C. talk to a good friend
D. say bad things to the people around you

4. The underlined word "control" in the last paragraph means ____ in Chinese.

A. 控制
B. 连接
C. 帮助
D. 失去

5. This passage is mainly about ____.

A. anger
B. excitement
C. happiness
D. sadness