The ladies club(妇女俱乐部) always   l  　a meeting   2  　Friday afternoon and someone came to talk to them about   3  . After that, they had tea and asked　  4  .

    One Friday a man came and talked to the club about the food problem. “There's not 5 food in the world for everyone,” he said. “More than half of the people in the world are hungry. And when they have   6  　food, they have more babies,   7  　they never   8   being hungry. Somewhere in the world, a woman is having a baby every minute day and night. What are you going to do about it?” He   9  　for a few seconds. Then one of the ladies said, “Well, why not   10   that woman and stop her?”

1.A. held 　　　 B. made 　　　 C. took 　　　 D. left

2.A. in 　　　　 B. at 　　　　 C. on 　　　　 D. for

3.A. something important             B. everything important

C. nothing important               D. anything important

4.A. problems　　 B. questions C. the man　　 D. the ladies

5.A. good　　　　 B. clean　　　 C. enough　　　D. pleasant

6.A. better 　　　B. more 　　　 C. less 　　　 D. fewer

7.A. but 　　　　 B. since　　　 C. as 　　　　 D. so

8.A. stop 　　　　B. enjoy 　　　C. like 　　　 D. keep

9.A. waited　　　 B. asked　　　 C. looked　　　D. played

10.A. see 　　　　B. look 　　　 C. find 　　　 D. watch

　The word“day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year,  we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night,  we are using“day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball,  the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning（旋转）of the earth. At the equator（赤道）day and night are sometimes the same length（长度）. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 o’clock in the morning and sets at 6 o’clock in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted（倾斜）toward the sun. In those months the Northern Hemisphere（半球）gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than nights. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.

1.When the Western Hemisphere is having day,  the Eastern Hemisphere is having ________.

　　A. both day and night　　　　　　　B. day

　　C. neither day nor night　　　　　　D. night

2.A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by ________ of the earth.

　　A. the pushing　　B. the pulling　　 C. the spinning　　D. the passing

3.．At the equator day is as long as night ________.

　　A. sometimes　　 B. never　　　　 C. usually　　　　D. always

4.When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun,  the Northern Hemisphere gets ________ sunlight.

　　A. less　　　　　B. more　　　　 C. all　　　　　　D. no

5.．When it is winter in China,  ________.

　　A. the USA is tilted toward the sun

　　B. the South Pole is tilted away from the sun

　　C. the North Pole is tilted toward the sun

　　D. the North Pole is tilted away from the sun

　　More and more middle school students in Beijing are getting shorter sleeping time. Most students sleep fewer than nine hours every night， because they have much homework to do. Some homework is given by school teachers， and some by parents. Also，some students don’t know how to save（节省） time. They are not careful enough while doing their homework， so it takes them a lot of time. Some students have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school on time by bus or by bike. It can be a long way from home to school.
　　Schools and parents should cut down（减少） some of the homework so that the children can enjoy more than nine hours of sleep every night for their health.
　　(  )1. The middle school students in Beijing are getting ________ sleeping  time.
　　  A. more 　 B. less（较少）　  C. much
　　(  )2. The teachers and_________ give the students too much homework.
　　  A. friends 　 B. brothers 　 C. parents
　　(  )3. From the passage the students should have _____ hours’ sleep every day at least.
　  　A. 8 　 B. 9　  C. 10
　　(  )4. Some students have to get up early on _________.
　   A. weekends 　 B. Mondays 　 C. weekdays
　　(  )5. Some students are not __________ enough while doing their homework.
　　  A. careful 　 B. happy 　 C. friendly

Last year in the UK at least 45 people died and 900 more were injured in car accidents where drivers were using their mobile phones．Yet many people continue to use them while driving even though it’s dangerous．
    Research has shown that it is difficult to concentrate on driving and talking at the same time．It can even be more dangerous than driving after drinking too much．A recent study found that when drivers were talking on their mobile phones，their stopping times were 30 percent slower than when they had drunk too much-and nearly 50 percent slower than when they were driving normally．It also found that drivers talking on mobile phones were less able to control their cars than drunk drivers．
    And talking isn’t even the most serious problem, texting(发短信) is. Unbelievably, another recent study reported that 22％ of adults admitted they had sent a text message while driving at least once in the past month．An average text message takes 90 seconds to write and send．That means for one and a half minutes a driver is looking at their phone’s screen and not at the road．The arrival of new smart phones such as the iPhone will only make matters worse as they will allow users to do more things than ever before．http://www.xkb1 .com
    Using a mobile phone while driving puts others’ lives at risk．No matter how well we drive，if another driver is not being professional or careful，we are put in danger by their actions．Such drivers are selfish(自私的)，careless and should have their driving licenses cancelled(取消)．
    There is no doubt that mobile phones call be fun and are extremely useful，especially when you’re in trouble．But there is no need to use them while driving．Just wait until you stop or you will probably get into trouble of your own．
(    )66. The underlined word “'them” in paragraph 1 refers to           .
　          A．phone users         B．mobile phones    C．drivers    D．ears
(    )67. According to the passage，if a driver needs 10 seconds to stop when driving normally, they   

will need   _ seconds to stop when talking on a mobile phone．
　          A．12．                B．13．            C．14.       D．15．
(    )68. According to the passage，in what order do the following activities influence driving?
　      Dangerous→More dangerous→Most dangerous
　          A．drinking→talking on phone→texting　     B．texting→talking on phone→drinking
　          C．talking on phone→texting→drinking　     D.  drinking→texting→talking on phone
(    )69. Why will new types of mobile phones make the driving problem worse?
　          A．It will take longer to send text messages．
　          B．People will want to talk on their phones more often．
　          C．There will be more things for people to do with their phones．
　          D．People think the new phones are easier and safer to use．
(    )70. According to the writer, what should be done to people who use mobile phones when       driving?
　          A．They should be put into prison．
　          B．Their cars should be taken away．
　          C．Their phones should be taken from them．
　          D．They should not be allowed to drive any longer．