阅读短文，然后根据要求完成下题。

　　What is it like being an actor? Many people think it must be wonderful because we travel to exciting places, wear beautiful clothes and(A)挣钱多．This is only one aspect(方面)of our lives though．We also work very hard．

　　I played a country girl in my last(B)movie．I had to live in a small village with the other actors for part of the winter．(C)It was really hard for me as I grew up in a city．To help me play a country girl better, I cooked for myself and the others every day．I even walked a few miles sometimes to get water, as there was none in the houses．I wanted to understand how a real village girl lived．I thought it was fun at first．I felt different after a week or two, though．

　　I did wear some beautiful traditional clothes, but they were not thick enough．I was very cold but I had to keep smiling all the time! One day, I couldn’t do it any longer and I suddenly(D)started crying, “Great!” said the director．“I like it．She is crying with true feelings!” I called my mum to tell(E)Her about it but my mobile phone(手机)wouldn’t work in the village．

　　I think it is worth doing all this, though．I like it when people tell me they enjoy my plays and ask me to sign a picture．It is also fun to be someone else for a while．I’m very lucky to be an actor．

1．将文中划线部分(A)译成汉语：

2．写出文中划线部分(B)和(D)的同义词或近义词：

3．将文中划线部分(C)改写为：It was really hard for me ________ I was a city

4．文中划线部分(E)指代的是：

5．从文中找出有关赞美方面的两个形容词：

阅读短文，然后按要求完成各题。(Read the passage and do as required．)

　　This book says that our world is in danger．(A)It is vital that we do something to save the earth．First of all, what are the threats to our environment?

　　The authors ask us to‘imagine the earth inside a kind of greenhouse with the atmosphere around it acting like the glass, letting sunlight in while keeping much of

warmth from getting out．The atmosphere is(B)essential to all living things．(C)Without the atmosphere, the earth would be as cold and lifeless as the surface of the moon．’

　　‘The(D)trouble is that our atmosphere is changing(E)________ we are polluting it with chemicals－in the form of gases－and it is keeping in too much heat!’

　　These gases, mainly carbon dioxide, are produced by burning fuels(F)例如 petrol．The Greenhouse Effect may cause the level of the sea to(G)________ and drown cities and even whole countries．

1．画线部分(A)It所指代的是：________．

2．写出画线部分(B)和(D)的同义词或近义词：________；________．

3．将画线部分(C)改写为：If there ________　________ atmosphere, the earth would be cold and lifeless ________ the surface of the moon．

4．在画线部分(E)和(G)的空白处分别填入适当的单词：________；________．

5．将画线部分(F)译成英语：________．

阅读短文，然后根据要求完成下题。

　　A young girl sits at her desk, reviewing her homework for the evening．English：Read three chapters and write a report．Math：Complete 30 problems．Science：Do a worksheet, front and back．French：(A)Study new words for tomorrow’s test．It’s going to be a long night．

　　This happens to students in America．Now it’s time to start a homework revolution(变革)．

　　Do students in the United States receive too much homework? According to the National Education Association, a student should be assigned(布置)no more than 10 minutes per grade level per night．For example, a first grader should only have 10 minutes of homework, a(B)grader, 20 minutes, and so on．This means that a student in my grade－seventh－should have no more than 70 minutes of work(C)each night．Yet this is often doubled, sometimes even worse!

　　It’s no good giving students too much homework．According to research, kids are developing more illness at school, such as stomachaches, headaches and sleep problems than before．

　　Everybody(D)that teachers are the ones who assign homework, but they are not the only ones to blame(受责备)．“Many teachers are under greater pressure(压力)than ever before,” says Kylene Beers, President of the National Council for teachers of English, “Some of(E)it comes from parents, some from the wish for high scores on tests．” Teachers who are under pressure feel the need to assign more homework．

　　Some people have different ideas, saying that homework prepares kids for doing better in high school, better in college, and(F)今后找到更好的工作．But too much homework is sapping students’ strength, curiosity(削弱学生的个性和好奇心), and most importantly, their love of learning, is that really what teachers and parents want?

1．写出文中划线部分(A)和(C)的同义词或近义词：

2．在文中(B)和(D)的空白处分别填入适当单词：

3．文中划线部分(E)指代的是：

4．将文中划线部分(F)译成汉语：

5．从文中找出能说明本文主旨大意的中心词：