Give water, save lives
A bottle of water may not seem like much to you, but thousands of bottles will be of great help for people who live in drought-hit(遭受旱灾) areas in China.
Since last autumn, there has been very little rain in Southwest China. Some places, especially in Yunnan . Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, have experienced a serious drought. Crops (庄稼) died, the land cracked, and wells (井) and rivers dried up. More than 20 million people are having difficulty in finding safe drinking water.
After learning about the drought, many people around the country helped by giving water, money and other things.
Last week, every member of the Communist Youth League (共青团员) and Young Pioneers(少先队员) were encouraged to give one bottle of water to the drought-hit areas. Students in primary schools and middle schools quickly joined the activity. In Yuhua Primary School in Xi' an, 900 students bought over 1,000 bottles of water with their pocket money. They also wrote their wishes on the bottles.
The serious drought has also made students realize the importance of saving water.
Students from Nanshan Middle School in Huizhou in Guangdong went on the street to tell people to take part in water-saving activities.
“I've heard that some children in drought-hit areas don' t have enough drinking water. They have to drink muddy ( 含有泥土的 ) water. I feel really sad about that," said one student. “I decide to take a shower twice a week instead of every day to save water.”he said.
【小题1】Why did a serious drought happen in Southwest China?  
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【小题3】What did people do after learning about the drought?
                                                                  
【小题4】Is a bottle of water helpful for the people in drought-hit areas?
                                                                              
【小题5】What can you learn from the passage?                                     

We are in a world full of competition. Our parents compete (竞争) with others in their offices, our brothers and sisters compete with others in their colleges, and we compete with our classmates in school. Many of us give up in the face of competition and will never be successful. ①can’t, others, why, we, do, better, than One important reason is that we have no self-confidence (自信).
In fact, everyone is born equal. You can do what others do. Although your classmates may be better than you in some ways, you may be better than them in other subjects. So everyone has his or her own advantages. Don’t look at things from a single (单个的) point of view. Try to discover your own advantages, and believe that you can do better than others in those ways.
Competition is not so terrible. Don’t be afraid of it. And don’t be afraid of those classmates who are better than you. ②Remember that self-confidence is the first step to success. Believe in yourselves, and you will be successful one day.
任务一:【小题1】 Are we living in a world full of competition?
任务二: 【小题2】 How can you improve your self-confidence according to the passage?
任务三: 【小题3】 将①处画线部分单词连成一个完整的特殊疑问句。
任务四: 【小题4】 将②处画线部分译成中文。
任务五: 【小题5】 What’s the main idea of this passage?

–How do you travel to school every day? –I go ____ bus.   

A．on

B．at

C．in

D．by

阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。
1In the United States people sometimes go camping for vacation． Instead of staying at modern hotels and restaurants，they live in the woods and do everything for themselves for a few days to relax．
When you are camping，you make all of your own food．It is rather like a large，many-day picnic．Barbeques(烤肉架) are very common while camping．You can bring meat and vegetables to the camp．To make a fire，you can find or bring your own wood and light it with a lighter(打火机)．
2Remember to put stones around the fire so that it won’t get too big and dangerous! When the fire is ready，you can cook food over it．Besides meat and vegetables，you can also cook marshmallows(果酱软糖) with the fire．
Children really like this activity at night．The whole family sit around the fire，eat marshmallows，and drink hot chocolate—especially when it is cold outside! Everyone can sing camping songs and dance together．
Camping is a fun activity for the family to do．Vacation does not have to mean going to visit faraway places，it could be as simple as setting up a tent in a nearby forest!
【小题1】Where do Americans go camping?
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【小题2】 Why do they put stones around the fire？
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【小题3】.将划线部分①翻译成汉语
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【小题4】将划线部分②翻译成汉语
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【小题5】给文章拟一个标题
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Once, the famous scientist Einstein travelled to many places in America to give lectures. He travelled in a __26__, and soon made friends with his driver.
Each time Einstein gave the lecture, his driver __27__ sat in the front row and listened to him very carefully. The __28__ lecture was given so many times that the driver learned it well enough to give it himself.
One day, when Einstein was __29__ about it, he asked the driver to give the lecture for him in a small town.
That evening, both Einstein and the driver went into the lecture room. __30__ there had seen Einstein before. When the driver took his place, everybody applauded (鼓掌). Then he began the lecture. __31__ it was over, the people warmly applauded. The driver turned to look at Einstein. Einstein nodded with a smile on his face.
When they began to leave the lecture room, a man __32 __ them and asked the driver a very
__33__ question. The c river listened carefully, then he __34__ and said the question was interesting but really quite easy. To show how easy it is. I'll ask my __35__ to answer it," said the driver.

【小题1】

A．bus B．train C．plane D．car

【小题2】

A．always B．never C．sometimes D．hardly

【小题3】A. different   B. same   C. uncomfortable  D strange
【小题4】A. spoken   B. told   C. said   D shouted

【小题5】

A．Somebody B．Everybody C．Nobody D．Anybody

【小题6】

A．If B．Although C．However D．When

【小题7】

A．carried B．believed C．stopped D．pleased

【小题8】

A．difficult B．easy C．relaxing D．perfect

【小题9】

A．smiled B．cried C．refused D．jumped

【小题10】

A．student B．driver C．teacher D．uncle