Have you ever heard anyone say“It’s raining cats and dogs”? It means“It’s raining hard!”
　　But sometimes cats and dogs do drop from the sky! Here’s how it happens.
　　Not so long ago, a country far away had many large rats. The people there said,“We need cats!”So cats were sent to them by airplane. But the country had many mountains. It was hard for an airplane to land. So the cats came down by parachute(降落伞). Did the cats like the ride? They didn’t say they didn’t! And today they are still catching rats!
　　In another country far away, there is snow the year around. People sometimes got lost in it.
　　“We need big dogs!”the people said.“The dogs could find people lost in the snow. The dogs could help bring them home. Where can we get big dogs?”
　　A man across the sea had big dogs to sell.“I will send dogs to you.”He said.“I have some very big ones. They can find people lost in the snow.”
　　He sent the dogs by airplane.
　　But the airplane didn’t land in the snow. The dogs came down by parachute—you guessed it!
　　Did the dogs like the ride? They didn’t say they didn’t! And today they are well and happy. They find anyone who gets lost in the snow. Then they help him get home. Good dogs!
　　Remember it, so you can say,“Yes, it does rain cats and dogs sometimes. They came down by parachute!”
　　1．The underlined word“it”in Paragraph 2 refers to_________.
　　A. the weather
　　B. the saying“It’s raining cats and dogs.”
　　C. the saying“It’s raining hard.”
　　D. the fact that real cats and dogs drop from the sky
　　2．Cats and dogs drop from the sky because_________.
　　A. there are many mountains in the country
　　B. it snows the year around in the country
　　C. it was hard for a plane to land in the two countries
　　D. coming down by parachute could save money
　　3．The underlined sentence“They didn’t say they didn’t!”in Paragraph 3 means“_________”.
　　A. Poor animals       B. Good animals
　　C. Have a nice trip       D. Thank you
　　4．Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
　　A. Cats and dogs can help people quite a lot.
　　B.“It rains cats and dogs.”usually means a heavy rain.
　　C. When the people saw cats drop from the plane, they were pleased.
　　D. The man across the sea didn’t want his dogs dropped by air.
　　5．The main purpose of the passage is to_________.
　　A. tell the readers a famous British saying
　　B. tell the readers of a new meaning about an old saying
　　C. show cats and dogs are our good friends
　　D. show parachutes is an important invention

At Beijing’s Beihai Park, there is a good place for visitors. Right now, there’s a lotus(莲花) scene on the park’s lake. ★Enjoying the lotus by boat is a great thing that tourists in Beijing don’t want to miss.
　　Beihai Park’s lotus festival is in its 13th year. The festival came to a stop in 1998 because of a conflict(冲突) between the flower and the fish. It started again in 2006. The park was once a place where the royals(王室) came to enjoy the lotus.
　　The Beihai Park lotus festival runs until August the 10th. A lotus festival is also featured at the Lian Hua Chi, or the Lotus Pond Park in the west of Beijing.
　　Telephone: 86010-64033225
　　Address: No.1, Wenjin Street, Beijing, China
　　Bus: 5, 101, 103, 107, 109, 111, 701, 814, 823, 846
　　Opening Hours: 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
51. When can we come to Beihai Park to see the lotus festival? ____.
　A. In August　　 B. In September　 C. In October　 D. In November
52. From which year did the festival stop for some time? ____.
　A. 2008　　　　 B. 2006　　　　　 C. 2003　　　 D. 1998
53. How many buses can take us to Beihai Park? ____.
　A. Eight　　　 B. Nine　　 　　　C. Ten　　　　 D. Eleven
54. Where can we see lotus in Beijing? ____.
　A. In Beihai Park　 B. In Lian Hua Chi　　 C. In Lotus Pond Park　 D. All the above
55. According to the passage, we can know that ____.
　 A. the tourists don’t like the lotus at all

　　 B. Beihai Park’s lotus festival has a 13-year history
　 C. the Lotus Pond Park is in the east of Beijing
　 D. the lotus festival lasts until August 12th

 —Excuse me, where can we go into the museum?

—Just over there. Haven’t you seen the sign      ?

A.                 B.                           C.

从2008年6月1日起，国家将禁止商家免费提供塑料袋，掀起全国“拒塑”的环保运动。假如你是李华，准备以“What Can We Do for the Environment” 为题，写一篇保护环境的英语演讲稿。 内容包含：(1)。在购物时用布袋子替代塑料袋；(2)。尽可能地再利用使用过的课本；(3)。离开教室应关灯；(4)。最好走路或骑自行车上学；(5)。简述理由：保护环境，减少污染，节约能源等。参考词汇：布袋子cloth bag 塑料袋plastic bag 保护protect 能源energy污染pollution 课本textbook

　　What Can We Do for the Environment

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