When I was a little girl, my family lives in a small
village. There was a very beautiful river near my home. The water was clean and
cool. I liked to go fishing there with mom. We would catch fish, look for clams
and play in the water. There were also a lot of birds near the river. We
would spend all day watching the birds. Life was beautiful and wonderful in the
old days.
Now my family lives in the city. Last Sunday my
daughter asked me to take her to see the beautiful river I was always talking
about. “I want to go fishing there with you and Grandma ao much,” she said.
When we went to the river, we only saw a factory and a
mountain of garbage(垃圾). My mom was surprised, my daughter was
quite despondent, and I was sad—the river was my best friend. I grew up
with it. Now there are no fish in it; the birds are gone, too. I hear it crying
for help. But what can I do ?
1.Where was the writer born?
A．In a city B．In a village C．In a foreign
country D．In a mountain
2.When the writer went back to see the river, what did
she find?
A．The pollution
in the river was very serious.
B．The river was
a good place for children to play.
C．Bird-watching
was more and more popular along the river.
D．There were
many more fish in the river.
3.Who is “Grandma” in the reading?
A．The writer’s daughter B．The writer’s mom
C．The writer D．The writer’s grandmother
4.What does the underlined word “despondent” mean?
A．高兴的 B．惊喜的 C．失望的 D．麻木的
5.What did the writer mean when she said, “I grew up
with it”?
A．She helped
clean the garbage out of the river.
B．She spent
much time playing around the river.
C．She had many
friends who lived near the river.
D．She grew well
by eating fish and clams from the river.
