The earth is about 4,600 million years old. Modern man has lived on the earth for only 35,000 years, but during that time, we have changed our planet in many ways. Many of the things that we have done are good, but more are not good for the earth.

Water pollution

A lot of people, birds and fish die each day because of water pollution. Factories have polluted the land and the water. As a result, many rivers and lakes are now dead.

Air pollution

In big cities, factories, as well as cars, trucks and buses are the main cause of air pollution. Many people in cities now have serious health problems. For example, Mexico city used to be a beautiful sunny capital, but today it is always covered by thick brown clouds.

Soil pollution

In order to have a good harvest, most of the farmers use chemicals too much in their fields. That’s bad for the soil. But this kind of pollution is difficult to stop.

Hope for the future

These problems are very serious for our future, so all of us should do something to improve our environment. If we can stop pollution, our planet will become more and more beautiful and our health will be better. Let’s be greener people!

(   56._____ have made the earth change a lot.

A.Human beings       B.Animals              C.Plants                D.People in other planets

(  )57.There are _____ kinds of pollution in this passage.

A.two                            B.three                  C.four                   D.five

(   )58.Pollution isn’t a big problem now, is it?

A.Yes, it is.              B.No, it isn’t.         C.Yes, there is.       D.No, there isn’t.

(   )59.Which sentence is NOT right according to the passage?

A.Most of things that we have done are good for our planet.

B.We must stop the factories from pouring waste water into the rivers and lakes.

C.Because of water pollution, many rivers and lakes are now dead.

D.Water pollution is very serious nowadays.

(   )60.Which sentence is RIGHT?

A.Though Mexico city is always covered by thick brown clouds, it’s still a beautiful sunny capital.

B.Air pollution can make people sick.

C.Now fewer farmers use chemicals in the fields.

D.Factories, cars, trucks and buses are the main cause of soil pollution.

News 1：

TWO conjoined（结合的）twin sisters were separated（分离）at a hospital in Hebei on Saturday．The two 40-day-old Chinese girls had been joined at the chest and abdomen（腹部）．Doctors still worry about the younger one，who has heart disease．They say she will have another operation after she fully gets well．

News 2：

FIRE broke out on the second floor of the busy four-story Zhongbai Shopping Centre in Jilin city，Jilin，Sunday．As from Wednesday，more than 50 people were killed and over 70 were injured Officials said that the fire started in one of the shopping center’s storehouse．

News 3：

THE Chinese Embassy（大使馆）in Iraq’s capital Baghdad reopened on Monday．The embassy had been closed since the US-Iraq war began in March，2003．The last Chinese officer left Baghdad just three days before the war broke out．

News 4：

HOW old can an insect be? 400 million years! Last Wednesday，scientists found the world’s oldest insect fossil（化石）in Britain．The fossil shows that the body of the insect was as big as a grain of rice and had wings In the past，people thought the earliest insect was 380 million years old．

（    ）1．Which of the following is fight to match the titles with the correct news story．

A．New 3 China’s back in Iraq．

B．New 4 Shopping center fire

C．New 1 That’s an old bug（昆虫）

D．New 2 It was a success

（    ）2．The operation on the two Chinese girls was______．

A．pleasant               B．successful            C．strange                  D．private

（    ）3．The Chinese Embassy in Baghdad reopened______．

A．when the US-Iraq war began

B．before the US-Iraq war ended

C．three days before the war broke out

D．on a Monday

（    ）4．The fire in the shopping center started______．

A．on the fourth floor                                   B．in a storehouse

C．on the third floor                                        D．outside the center

 

	President Hu Jintao flew to the earthquake-hit region in Yushu, Qinghai on April 18, 2010. At a field hospital on the grounds of a sports stadium, Hu sat on the bed of Drolma, a middle school student, and held her in his arm as she wept(哭泣). “Rest assured(放心的), you will have a full recovery(康复). Be strong. You will have a bright future,” he told her.
The 2010 World Expo, Shanghai China	The 2010 World Expo Shanghai China Duration(举办时间): May 1 to October 31, 2010 Expected visitors: 70 million Theme(主题) : “Better City, Better Life.” The theme represents the common wish of the people all over the world for a better living in future urban(城市的) environments.
	The 19th FIFA World Cup(世界杯足球赛) Duration: June 11 to July 12, 2010 Host(主办) nation: South Africa Number of teams: Thirty-two Number of matches: Sixty-four It is the first time that the tournament(锦标赛) has been hosted by a nation in the Confederation(联盟) of African Football.

1.President Hu Jintao flew to Yushu, Qinghai _________, 2010.

A. on May 1             B. on June 11     C. on April 18   D. on July 12

2. President Hu Jintao comforted(安慰) _________ at a field hospital.

A. a middle school student          B. a soldier   

C. a farmer of Yushu                D. a doctor

3. The 2010 World Expo in Shanghai will end on _________.

   A. September 30         B. October 31     C. November 30   D. December 31

4.The theme of Expo 2010 is “_________”

A. Better City, Bright future.          B. Better City, Good Environment.

C. Better City, Better Life.            D. Better City, Best Investment(投资).

5. There will be _________ teams taking part in the 19^th FIFA World Cup.

    A. 10               B. 12               C. 13               D. 32

 

 

	President Hu Jintao flew to the earthquake-hit region in Yushu, Qinghai on April 18, 2010. At a field hospital on the grounds of a sports stadium, Hu sat on the bed of Drolma, a middle school student, and held her in his arm as she wept(哭泣). “Rest assured(放心的), you will have a full recovery(康复). Be strong. You will have a bright future,” he told her.
The 2010 World Expo, Shanghai China	The 2010 World Expo Shanghai China Duration(举办时间): May 1 to October 31, 2010 Expected visitors: 70 million Theme(主题) : “Better City, Better Life.” The theme represents the common wish of the people all over the world for a better living in future urban(城市的) environments.
	The 19th FIFA World Cup(世界杯足球赛) Duration: June 11 to July 12, 2010 Host(主办) nation: South Africa Number of teams: Thirty-two Number of matches: Sixty-four It is the first time that the tournament(锦标赛) has been hosted by a nation in the Confederation(联盟) of African Football.

1.President Hu Jintao flew to Yushu, Qinghai _________, 2010.

A. on May 1             B. on June 11     C. on April 18   D. on July 12

2. President Hu Jintao comforted(安慰) _________ at a field hospital.

A. a middle school student          B. a soldier   

C. a farmer of Yushu                D. a doctor

3. The 2010 World Expo in Shanghai will end on _________.

   A. September 30         B. October 31     C. November 30   D. December 31

4.The theme of Expo 2010 is “_________”

A. Better City, Bright future.          B. Better City, Good Environment.

C. Better City, Better Life.            D. Better City, Best Investment(投资).

5. There will be _________ teams taking part in the 19^th FIFA World Cup.

    A. 10               B. 12               C. 13               D. 32