How was your Children’s Day? What kind of gifts did you get?
Eight third graders in some poor places in Hebei Province got new schoolbags as Children’s Day gifts. They were very happy. There were pencils, pens, exercise books and many other school supplies in the schoolbags.
These schoolbags are from students in Beijing Zhongguancun Fourth Primary School. They are in Class 5, Grade 3. They raised money by themselves. They printed out their writings. Their head teacher Mrs Hou helped them to make books. They sold the books at their school to make 800 yuan.
Chen Hongsheng, 9 years old, is one of the students. “We use 800 yuan to buy eight schoolbags at the post office. The post office workers give us a list of the kids. These kids live in poor places. We can choose eight kids by ourselves and post these schoolbags to them,” she said very proudly. “These schoolbags are gifts of our class. This summer vacation, I’ll send out a schoolbag by myself. I hope the kid with my schoolbag can go to school happily like us in the new term.”
【小题1】How many kids got new schoolbags in Hebei Province?

A．Three.

B．Five.

C．Eight.

D．Nine.

【小题2】Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A．There were many school supplies in the schoolbags.

B．These schoolbags are from teachers in Beijing.

C．Mrs Hou helped them to sell the books.

D．Chen Hongsheng will send out eight schoolbags by herself.

【小题3】How do the students of Class 5, Grade 3 make 800 Yuan?

A．They sold their books.

B．They sold their schoolbags.

C．They asked their teacher for it.

D．They asked their parents for it.

【小题4】 How did Chen Hongsheng feel about their help to the poor children?

A．Surprised.

B．Proud

C．Sad.

D．Worried.

【小题5】What is the best title for the passage?

A．Children’s Day	B．The Gifts from Class5, Grade 3
C．Let’s Help Students in Need	D．Eight Schoolbags

Did you see snow in your hometown last winter? Did you feel it was warmer than before?
"There have been 21 warm winters in China since 1986," said scientists. They also said that in the past 100 years, as the global (全球的) temperatures went up by 0.74 °C , the temperature in North China has climbed 1.4 °C in only 50 years.
China needs to take quick action to cut carbon dioxide emission (排放)
because it's the main reason for global warming. The good news is that China has seen the importance of going green. China set the goal of cutting energy use by 20% and pollution emission by 10% in the 11th Five-Year Plan.
Can you slow down global warming? Sure! You and your family can take steps to cut the amount of carbon dioxide that is sent out into the air.
Here are some pieces of advice to help you save the earth..
Wear used clothes. Wearing your brother's, sister's or dad's old T-shirt means you save the energy.                                                                       
Change your light bulbs (灯泡). Use energy-saving light bulbs. And don't forget to turn off the lights when you leave a room and turn off your television and computer when they are not in use!
Ride the bus. Taking a bus saves a lot of oil every year.
Say no to plastic bags. The next time your parents go to the market, ask them to use baskets
Open a window. Don't use the air conditioner, and let some fresh air in. When you have to use the conditioner, set the temperature higher in the summer and lower in the winter to save energy.
Make small changes in your daily life. Don't use paper cups, bags and boxes.
It's time for all of us to do something to save the earth.
【小题1】 How many pieces of advice are there in this passage?
A. Three.         B. Four          C. Five.           D Six
【小题2】 Which of the following is true?

A．It's a pity to wear your dad's old T-shirts.

B．Using air conditioners may be a waste of energy.

C．Taking a bus wastes a lot of oil every year.

D．Using paper bags saves energy a lot.

【小题3】 The passage is mainly about the ways to ____.

A．slow down global warming

B．make energy

C．change our daily life

D．change the world weather

Did you notice the number on the book in a library? That number is part of the system used by libraries to organize their collections of books. And it’s used in many countries. The number on each book tells you exactly what kind of book it is. This system is also useful for knowing where to go in the library to find a book.
In this system, there are ten large groups of books. Each of these groups has its own number, such as 100, 200, etc. So, for example, any books about language will have a number 400. On the other hand, any books about history will have a number 900. So, a number in the hundreds place tells you what general group a book is in. If you find a book that has a number in the 500s, you know it is a book about science.
However, science is a big group, so the tens place is used to make a more detailed set of science books. For example, math books are included in the group of science books. Math books all have numbers between 510 and 519. Books about the history of Africa have numbers between 960 and 969.
The system uses the ones place to give a more exact limit for the subject of a book. A book on the history of South Africa will have the number 968.
As you can see, it is a simple system to use as long as you understand what the numbers mean. With this system, the library can keep its books well organized, and people can easily find the book that they want.
【小题1】The reading is about       .

A．libraries

B．working in a library

C．how numbers are organized

D．how books are organized in libraries

【小题2】The number system is NOT used to       .

A．find where a book is

B．tell you the title of a book

C．tell you what kind of book a book is

D．organize the collections of books in libraries

【小题3】According to the reading, which sentence is TRUE?

A．The number on a book can’t be bigger than 900.

B．There are ten big groups for books in this system.

C．History books can have any number between 500 and 900.

D．This system uses both numbers and letters for some books.

【小题4】A book about math can be found in the same group of books as       .

A．reference books

B．school books

C．science books

D．art books

【小题5】Which two numbers would indicate a book about language and a book about science?

A．439 and 493

B．439 and 568

C．530 and 560

D．563 and 436

How would we travel without maps? It would be a bit adventurous (冒险的) to set off from Oxford University to go to London Bridge if there wasn't a map of the London Underground at each station. In fact, a lot of the early map-makers were adventurers and explorers, especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.
So what did people do before there were maps? Well, it was quite easy to use natural signs like mountains and rivers if you were travelling on foot or riding a horse. People took small boats down rivers and followed coastlines. And it was much more logical (合理的) to use time, not distance, to measure (计量) journeys: the next village is a three-hour ride, for example.
In fact, in the earliest maps, people didn't draw landmarks. They drew the stars. It was very easy to see the night sky and use it for navigation (航行). The sky was a lot clearer before the light pollution from cities that we have today. When towns and cities were built, people drew road maps which gave correct distances and directions.
The London Underground was opened in 1863 and it also used a road map style. But a man called Henry Beck realized that travelling by train wasn't the same as driving your car across London. Passengers only needed to know which stations to change at. His new design (设计) for the Underground map wasn't very popular with the train companies at first. But the passengers loved it and in 1933, 700,000 copies were printed.
These days, of course, you can ride a bike, drive a car or go through a forest and know where you are exactly, using a GPS. It's really difficult to get lost!
【小题1】What was drawn in the earliest maps?

A．Stars.

B．Landmarks.

C．Cities and towns,

D．Mountains and rivers.

【小题2】When did road maps come out?

A．Around 15th and 16th centuries.

B．When people began to travel by train.

C．When people began to travel by sea.

D．When cities and towns appeared.

【小题3】Which of the following is true?

A．A GPS helped people to travel long time ago.

B．Ancient people could travel on a horse without maps.

C．The sky was polluted by light before cities were built.

D．Henry Beck's map wasn't popular with the passengers.

【小题4】What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Maps have a long history.

B．We never get lost these days.

C．We can't travel without maps.

D．Henry Beck designed a new map.

How was your Children’s Day? What kind of gifts did you get?
Eight third graders in some poor places in Hebei Province got new schoolbags as Children’s Day gifts. They were very happy. There were pencils, pens, exercise books and many other school supplies in the schoolbags.
These schoolbags are from students in Beijing Zhongguancun Fourth Primary School. They are in Class 5, Grade 3. They raised money by themselves. They printed out their writings. Their head teacher Mrs Hou helped them to make books. They sold the books at their school to make 800 yuan.
Chen Hongsheng, 9 years old, is one of the students. “We use 800 yuan to buy eight schoolbags at the post office. The post office workers give us a list of the kids. These kids live in poor places. We can choose eight kids by ourselves and post these schoolbags to them,” she said very proudly. “These schoolbags are gifts of our class. This summer vacation, I’ll send out a schoolbag by myself. I hope the kid with my schoolbag can go to school happily like us in the new term.”
【小题1】How many kids got new schoolbags in Hebei Province?

A．Three.

B．Five.

C．Eight.

D．Nine.

【小题2】Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A．There were many school supplies in the schoolbags.

B．These schoolbags are from teachers in Beijing.

C．Mrs Hou helped them to sell the books.

D．Chen Hongsheng will send out eight schoolbags by herself.

【小题3】How do the students of Class 5, Grade 3 make 800 Yuan?

A．They sold their books.

B．They sold their schoolbags.

C．They asked their teacher for it.

D．They asked their parents for it.

【小题4】 How did Chen Hongsheng feel about their help to the poor children?

A．Surprised.

B．Proud

C．Sad.

D．Worried.

【小题5】What is the best title for the passage?

A．Children’s Day	B．The Gifts from Class5, Grade 3
C．Let’s Help Students in Need	D．Eight Schoolbags