The earth is our home；we must take Care of it. This means keeping the land，air and water   clean.
Pollution is a dirty word. To pollute means to make things unfit(不合适的)or unclean to use. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it，smell it，taste it and drink it. Pollution is beginning to threaten(威胁)our health，or happiness and our life.
Man. has been polluting the earth from the time he first made fire，washed his clothes in the river and threw his waste on the ground. When land was used up or water became dirty. Men moved to another place. At first the problem was not so serious because there was plenty of clean air，land and water. There weren't so many people then and their wants(需求)were fewer. All the dirty things could be absorbed(吸收)by nature and soon. covered over(恢复)， But this is no longer true. The increase of population(人口增长)and the development of industry have changed that. Man is slowly polluting. his environment.
Through the use of poison(农药)，mall has polluted land! killing the animal. By putting dirty water and chemicals into rivers and lakes we have polluted our drinking water，killing the fish.
Our increasing population is part of the. problem. More people more waste.
Where is this all to end? Are we turning the world into a big rubbish dump，or is there any hope that we can get rid of(摆脱)the pollution ?Luckily，millions of people have been warned of the danger of pollution. Large numbers of people are now working hard to bring pollution under
【小题1】Which sentence is WRONG?

A．We live on the earth，so we should look after it.

B．To pollute means to make air ，water and land unfit for use.

C．All the waste produced by modem industry can be absorbed.

D．Man is now fighting against different kinds of pollution.

【小题2】In this passage the word "chemicals" means

A．化学

B．化学物质

C．化学的

D．医学的

【小题3】 From the sentences "More people more waste"，we know that _______.

A．because of the increase of population and the development of industry，more and more waste is produced

B．we need more people，not more waste

C．there isn't any hope that we can get rid of the pollution

D．more people have been warned of the danger of more waste.

【小题4】From the passage we can know that now man_______.

A．doesn't know how to control pollution

B．still doesn't realize how serious pollution is

C．is doing something to control pollution

D．begins to understand the pollution

You don’t need to speak French to understand the Parisians. You just need to know how to make gestures. A new guide has come out by French tourism officials, which is to help foreign visitors understand Parisians with a list of commonly used gestures like “shut up”. “If you use them the next time when you’re in Paris, people will start mistaking you for a native (当地人) in no time,” says the online guide at www.cestsoparis.com.

Some of the city’s rude native people in Paris have been a headache for the tourism authorities(旅游当局) for a long time. They have tried their best to ask Parisians to be more friendly to foreign visitors. They have decided to show visitors commonly used gestures by Parisians at www.cestsoparis.com. Visitors can learn and get help from there.

The website includes the common gestures such as “Bof” and “Camembert”. “Bof” is used to mean “I don’t know” or “I disagree”, and “Camembert” is to tell someone to shut up.

And it also includes a note, which warns visitors not to use the gestures too freely.Otherwise, they may see some even ruder Parisian expressions.

(   )16. The coming out of that new guide in France is　　　 .

A. to help foreign visitors to learn French well

B. to help foreign visitors understand Parisians

C. to make a suitable website in Paris

D. to tell people the importance of speaking French

(   )17. The gesture “Camembert” in the website means　　　 .

A. I don’t know         B. I disagree

C. Don’t speak          D. Don’t stop speaking

(   )18. The underlined word “They” refers to(指代)　　　 .

A. the rude native people in Paris    B. the tourism authorities in Paris

C. the commonly used gestures     D. the foreign visitors in Paris

(   )19. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Some native Parisians are rude to foreign visitors.

B. The new guide is mainly for foreign tourists.

C. You’ll be regarded as a native if you use the gestures at www.cestsoparis.com.

D. You can use the gestures in Paris as freely as you want.

(   )20. The BEST title for this passage is　　　 .

A. How to learn French          B. What places to visit in Paris

C. Gestures make you a Parisian   D. How rude Parisians are

 

The earth is our home；we must take Care of it. This means keeping the land，air and water   clean.
Pollution is a dirty word. To pollute means to make things unfit(不合适的)or unclean to use. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it，smell it，taste it and drink it. Pollution is beginning to threaten(威胁)our health，or happiness and our life.
Man. has been polluting the earth from the time he first made fire，washed his clothes in the river and threw his waste on the ground. When land was used up or water became dirty. Men moved to another place. At first the problem was not so serious because there was plenty of clean air，land and water. There weren’t so many people then and their wants(需求)were fewer. All the dirty things could be absorbed(吸收)by nature and soon. covered over(恢复)， But this is no longer true. The increase of population(人口增长)and the development of industry have changed that. Man is slowly polluting. his environment.
Through the use of poison(农药)，mall has polluted land! killing the animal. By putting dirty water and chemicals into rivers and lakes we have polluted our drinking water，killing the fish.
Our increasing population is part of the problem. More people more waste.
Where is this all to end? Are we turning the world into a big rubbish dump，or is there any hope that we can get rid of(摆脱)the pollution ?Luckily，millions of people have been warned of the danger of pollution. Large numbers of people are now working hard to bring pollution under
【小题1】Which sentence is WRONG?

A．We live on the earth，so we should look after it.

B．To pollute means to make air ，water and land unfit for use.

C．All the waste produced by modem industry can be absorbed.

D．Man is now fighting against different kinds of pollution.

【小题2】In this passage the word "chemicals" means

A．化学

B．化学物质

C．化学的

D．医学的

【小题3】 From the sentences "More people more waste"，we know that _______.

A．because of the increase of population and the development of industry，more and more waste is produced

B．we need more people，not more waste

C．there isn’t any hope that we can get rid of the pollution

D．more people have been warned of the danger of more waste.

【小题4】From the passage we can know that now man_______.

A．doesn’t know how to control pollution

B．still doesn’t realize how serious pollution is

C．is doing something to control pollution

D．begins to understand the pollution

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Last year my English class was ____1___for me. First of all, it wasn’t easy for me to understand the teacher when she ___2___to the class. To begin with, she spoke too quickly, and I couldn’t ___3___every word. Later on, I realized it doesn’t matter if you don’t understand every word, ___4___ I was afraid to speak in class because I thought my classmates might laugh ___5__me. I couldn’t always make complete sentences, either. Then I started to ___6___ English-language TV. It helped a lot. I think that doing lots of listening practice is one of the secrets of ___7___a good language learner. Another thing that I found very difficult was English ___8___. So I decided to take lots of grammar notes in every class.

1.	A．lucky B．happy C．difficult D．great.

 

2.	A．talked B．talk C．sing D．sang

 

3.	A．think B．believe C．forget D．understand

 

4.	A．either B．neither C．also D．too

 

5.	A．to B．with C．at D．in

 

6.	A．watched B．watch C．watches D．watching

 

7.	A．making B．becoming C．changing D．turning

 

8.	A．grammar B．words C．pronunciation D．tests

 

Many years ago, when I was working as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Lisa. The poor little girl had a very serious disease(疾病)and was dying. The doctor had done his best but no medicine really worked. The only chance to save her seemed to be a blood transfusion(输血)from her five-year-old brother. The little boy had the same disease before and had developed the antibodies(抗体)to fight the illness.
The doctor talked to the little boy about what they planned to do, and asked him if he would like to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate(迟疑) for a moment. Then he took a deep breath and said, "Yes, I’ll do it if it can save Lisa."
As the transfusion was going on, the little boy lay quietly in bed next to his sister. He looked at her and smiled all the time. When everything was done and the color returned to his sister’s face, his smile disappeared and he looked a little afraid. He looked up at the doctor and asked, "Will I start to die now?"
He was too young to understand the doctor. He thought he would have to give all his blood to his sister, but he agreed.
【小题1】What happened to the little girl named Lisa later?

A．She died of a very serious disease.

B．She got better with the antibodies from her brother.

C．She lost her little brother.

D．The transfusion failed and her illness got worse.

【小题2】How did the five-year-old boy understand the doctor’s plan?

A．He thought he was going to lose all his blood.

B．He thought he was going to be killed.

C．He thought he was going to die together with his sister.

D．He thought he was going to die when he was older.

【小题3】What did the boy feel when the doctor talked to him about the transfusion?

A．He was unhappy to help his sister.

B．He was so afraid that he refused to do anything.

C．He was worried about his sister.

D．He was willing to give his blood.

【小题4】 The writer still remembers the story after many years ______.

A．because the little girl had a very strange disease

B．because the sister and brother had the same disease

C．because the doctor saved the little girl’s life

D．because of what the boy did for his sister