New rules and behaviour standards(行为规范)for middle school students  1  (come) out in March. Middle school is going to use a new way__2___(decide) who the top students are. The best students won’t only have high marks .They will also ___3___(are) kids who don’t dye (染 )their hair, smoke or drink ,Here are some of the new rules.

Tell the truth. Have you ever ___4__(copy) someone else’s work on an exam? Don’ do it again！That’s not honest .If you have played computer games for two hours in your room , don’t tell your parents that you have done homework..

Do more at school. Good students love animals and care for other people. April is Bird-loving Month in our country .Is your school___5__ (do) anything to celebrate? You should join！That way ,you can learn more about animals and how __6___(protect) them .Have you ever quarreled(吵架 ) with your teammates when your basketball team lost? Only working together can make your team stronger .Be friendly to people you are with .Try __7___(thought)of others ,not only yourself.

Be open to new ideas. Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon？Perhaps you’ll ___8____(discover) Earth II someday. Don’t look down at anyone. Everyone’s ideas are important. You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone, Protect yourself. Has someone taken money from one of your classmates? Don’t let it__9___ (happenes) to you .If you have to go home late, you should let your parents know.

Use the Internet carefully .The Internet can be very useful for your studies .But some things on the Internet__10___(not be) for kids ,so try to look at Web pages that are good for you .you can use the Web for fun or homework..

 

The ocean can be a great place to swim and play, it may also be useful in another way. Some scientists think that waves could help make electricity.
“Have you ever been on a surfboard or boat and felt yourself being lifted up by a wave?” asked Jamie Taylor of the Wave Energy Group in Scotland. “There is certainly a lot of energy in waves.”
Scientists are working on using that energy to make electricity. The United States and a few other countries have started doing research on wave energy, and it is already being used in Scotland.
Most waves are created when winds blow across the ocean. “The winds start out by making little ripples (波纹) in the water, but if they keep on blowing, those ripples get bigger and bigger and turn into waves,” Taylor said. “Waves are one of nature’s ways of picking up energy and then sending it off on a journey.”
When waves come towards the coast, people can set up dams(大坝) to block the water and send it through a large wheel called a turbine(涡轮). The turbine can then power an electrical generator(发电机).
We will never run out of wave power. Besides, wave energy does not create the same pollution as oil and coal do.
Oceans cover three quarters of the earth’s surface. That would make wave power seem perfect for creating energy around the world. But there are some disadvantages that need us to pay more attention to.
Jamie Taylor said that wave power still cost too much money. He said that its influence on animals in the sea is still unknown. Besides, wave power would get in the way of fishing and boat traffic.
With more research, “Many of these problems might be solved,” Taylor said. “Finding more energy sources(资源) is very important, for traditional sources of energy like oil and gas may run out some day.”
In the future, when you turn on a light button, an ocean wave could be providing the electricity!

【小题1】We can learn from the passage that__________________.

A．almost every country is making use of the wave power at present

B．it is necessary for us to develop wave power instead of oil and coal

C．wave power will be sure to make some bad influence on sea animals

D．scientists are making efforts to find new ways of fishing and boat traffic

【小题2】What does the fourth paragraph tell us?

A．Why scientists are doing the research on wave power.

B．What experience that scientists have achieved so far.

C．How the wave energy forms and grows bigger.

D．Which countries are trying out wave power.

【小题3】What’s the writer’s attitude towards wave power?

A．The writer believes that wave power will be used widely by man.

B．The writer doubts if wave energy can be changed into electricity.

C．The writer is sure the experiments will come to the end some day.

D．The writer thinks that wave power isn’t worth researching at all.

【小题4】What can be the best title for the passage?

A．Sea Animals and Wave Power.

B．How Do We Get Wave Energy?

C．The Advantages of Wave Power.

D．Can Waves Make Electricity?

New rules and behaviour standards (行为规范) for middle school students have come out. The middle school is going to use a new way to decide who the top students are. The best students won’t only have high marks. They will also be kids who don’t smoke, drink or dye (染) their hair. The following are some of the new rules.
Tell the truth. Have you ever copied someone else’s work on an exam? Don’t do it again! That’s not something that an honest student should do. If you have played computer games for two hours in your room, don’t tell your parents you have done homework.
Do more at school. Good students love animals and care for other people. April is Bird Loving Month in China. Is your school doing anything to celebrate it? You should join! That way, you can learn more about animals and how to protect them. When more people work together, it is more fun for everyone.
Have you fought with your teammates when your basketball team lost? Only working together can make your team stronger. Be friendly to the people you are with. Try to think of others, not only yourself.
Be open to new ideas. Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon? Maybe you’ll discover Earth II someday. Don’t look down on new ideas. Everyone’s ideas are important. You should welcome them because new ideas make life better for everyone.
Protect yourself. Has someone ever taken money from one of your classmates? Don’t let it happen to you. If you have to go home late, you should let your parents know.
Use the Internet carefully. The Internet can be very useful for your studies. But some things on the Internet aren’t good for kids, do try to look at Web pages that aren’t good for you. You can use the Web for fun or homework. Can’t you find any good Web sites for children? Here are some: http://kinds.eastday.com / http://www.chinakids.net.com / http://www.cyenct.com
【小题1】The new school rules will help kids by telling them __________.

A．how they can study well	B．what is right and what is wrong
C．what they should do at school	D．how they can protect themselves

【小题2】According to the passage, we know that students should __________.

A．learn how to be a good basketball player

B．discover if people could live on the moon

C．know how to love animals and other people

D．tell their parents they have copied other students’ work

【小题3】When you have to go home late, you need to tell __________.

A．your teacher	B．your parents
C．your classmates	D．your teammate

【小题4】The underlined word “Web” in the passage means “__________”.

A．格式	B．程序
C．作品	D．网络

【小题5】The best title for this passage is __________.

A．Care for others	B．Be top students
C．Do more at school	D．Use the Internet

Climate is the average weather usually taken over a 30-year time period for a particular region and time period. Climate is not the same as weather, but rather, it is the average pattern of weather for a particular region. Weather describes the short-term state of the atmosphere (大气).
The climate is changing. Many agreed that climate change may be one of the greatest threats (威胁) facing the planet. Recent years show increasing temperatures in various regions, and/or increasing extremities (极端性) in weather patterns.
Is the Earth getting warmer? Yes! The Earth has warmed by about 1°F over the past 100 years. But why? Well, scientists are not exactly sure. The Earth could be getting warmer on its own, but many of the world’s leading climate scientists think that things people do are helping to make the Earth warmer.
Global Warming may be a big problem, but can you make a difference? Yes! There are several little things you can do to make a difference. Try carpooling. This will help reduce the amount of fossil fuels going into the atmosphere. Whenever you use electricity, you help put greenhouse gases into the air. Turn off lights, the television, and the computer when you are through with them. Also, planting trees is fun and a great way to reduce greenhouse gases. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from the air. Finally, don’t forget about recycling.
【小题1】Climate is         weather.

A．the same as	B．different from
C．a kind of	D．part of

【小题2】 The Earth has warmed by about 1°F over the past 100 years         .

A．only because of human activities

B．but scientists are not exactly sure of the reasons.

C．and we can do nothing to it.

D．and it’s getting warmer on its own

【小题3】Global Warming may be a big problem, but we can do the following things to make a difference except          .

A．carpooling	B．saving electricity
C．cutting down more trees	D．recycling

【小题4】What can be the best title of the article?

A．Climate and weather.

B．Weather and climate changing.

C．Climate changing and global warming.

D．Weather and global warming.

Taking away a city’s rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we can’t eat or use. If we kept these things we would soon have a mountain of rubbish.

In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of the city to a dump(垃圾站). Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system. The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs(澡盆) and other places.

To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land. Finally, a house or a school may be built there, and then you’d never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump.

In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything but the metal. Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus(腐殖土), which looks like black earth. It is rich with kinds of things that feed plants and help make them grow.

1.You can most probably read the passage in _______.

A. a history book       B. a TV guide      

C. a science book       D. a telephone book

2.The underlined word “sewage” in the passage means_______.

A. 排污             B. 染色         C. 洗涤             D. 吸尘

3.According to the passage, the food parts of rubbish can be used again_______.

A. to feed animals     

B. to feed plants  

C. to build a house   

D. to make machines

4.How should we take care of a used metal box according to the passage?

A. By burning it off.                      

B. By putting it in water.

C. By throwing it away.                

D. By reusing and recycling it.