Jack is the name of a game. It is quite popular with children. To play jacks, you will need a small ball and ten small metal objects (物体) called jacks.

  The rules for this game are quite easy. To begin with, put the ten jacks on the floor or ground in front of you. Toss the ball high, pick up one jack and then catch the ball. Keep the jack in your hand and go on to pick up the other jack one at a time. You lose your turn if you do not catch the ball, or if you do not pick up a jack, or if you drop (掉) any of the jacks from your hand.

  When you finish all the ten jacks, you now try to do the same thing again but with two jacks at one time. This is more difficult, of course. You lose your turn if you make any of the above three mistakes (错误) or if you do not pick up two jacks each time.

1.To play jacks is ___________.

A. difficult for boys     B. interesting for children

C. difficult for girls      D. interesting for old people

2.The word “toss” here means __________.

A. drop    B. catch   C. throw    D. pick

3.If you want to finish the first and second parts of the game, you have to pick up jacks __________.

A. ten times  B. fifteen times  C. twenty times  D. thirty times

4.The jacks are made of _________.

A. paper    B. glass     C. metal     D. water

5.After you pick up the first ten jacks, the game becomes more difficult because you must pick up _________ at a time.

A. two jacks  B. four jacks   C. three jacks   D. only one

 

Cars are lots of fun, but they could also be dangerous. We have to be careful when we drive them or ride in them.
It's always a good idea to put on your seat belt when you're in a car. Why? Think about this example: You put an egg on a skateboard and give it a push. If the skateboard hits a stone, it will stop, but the egg won't. It will fly through the air, hit the ground and break.
Now, think what would happen if you tied the egg to the skateboard. When the skateboard hits a stone, the egg won't go flying; it will stay safely on the skateboard.
Volvo, a famous Swedish carmaker, was the first to use seat belts in 1849.
Air bags are also very important for car safety, because sometimes a seat belt isn't enough. If the car is going really fast and runs into something, seat belts could even hurt the people who wear them. Most new cars have air bags in front of and next to the seats. When a car hits something, its air bags will come out quickly in less than one second to keep the people inside safe.
【小题1】The passage mainly tells us                  .

A．two important ways to keep safe in cars	B．how air bags work to make cars safe
C．how seat belts work to make cars safe	D．why we must tie the egg to the skateboard

【小题2】The writer gives the example of the egg to _.

A．tell us that eggs are easy to break

B．show how to wear a seat belt

C．show why it's important to wear a seat belt in a car

D．tell us what a skateboard is

【小题3】Seat belts can make us safer because .

A．we are interested in them

B．they can stop us from hitting other cars

C．they can help us stay safely on the seats

D．they are made of strong materials

【小题4】Air bags are important for cars because _.

A．they are made of plastic

B．they can also help us to keep safe in a car

C．they can keep cars running slowly

D．they are put in front of and next to the seats

【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

A．It won't be dangerous if there are seat belts or air bags in a car.

B．Now most of new cars still have only one air bag.

C．When a car hits something, its air bags will come out a few minutes later.

D．Volvo was the first to use seat belts.

Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce (弹跳) back.

But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How?

Don’t look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.

Don’t let other people set goals for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.

Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

Don’t be afraid of difficulties. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.

Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure you can always carry easily.

Don’t use time or words carelessly. You can’t get them back. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift; that’s why we call it “the present” Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.

1.The passage tells us not to _________ because everyone is special.

A. be afraid of difficulties       

B. be afraid to learn

C. run through life so fast

D. compare yourself with others to look down on your worth

2.The sentence “Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.” means that _____.

A. Nothing is possible        

B. If we don’t give up, there is always hope

C. You should learn to give up     

D. Although you try, nothing will change.

3.The best way to keep love is to ___________.

A. say it’s impossible        B. give it       

C. give it wings       D. hold it tightly

4.According to the passage, which is the best title? ___________

A. Nothing is impossible.          

B. Glass balls are easy to be broken.

C. Things you can’t do            

D. Treat your life in a right way.

 

Have you ever stayed in a hotel? Most Chinese hotels often provide guests(客人) with things like disposable (一次性的) toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo and slippers. Many guests like the idea because they don't have to bring their own. But, if you travel to Beijing, remember to bring your own things. Starting from June, some hotels in Beijing will no longer provide guests with these disposables. They want to ask people to use less disposable things.

Many disposable things are made of plastic. People throw them away after only using them once. It is a waste of natural resources (资源) and is very bad for the environment. Do you know, one Chinese person makes as much as 400kg of waste a year! Most of that waste comes from disposable things. In Beijing, people throw away about 19,000 tons of plastic bags and 1,320 tons of plastic lunch bowls every year! Plastic can take between 100 and 400 years to break down. So the less plastic we throw out, the better. So, wherever you travel, bring your own things and use them again and again.

Back at home and school, you can also do something to make our world a better place. Try to do these things in your daily life:  Use cloth shopping bags, not plastic ones. After using a plastic bag, wash it out and let it dry. Then you can use it over and over again. Do not use paper cups. At your school dining-room, use your own bowl and chopsticks instead of disposable ones.

To protect our environment and our home, it is very necessary and important for us to save natural resources.

(   ) 11. Why do many hotels provide guests with some disposable things?

A. Let their guests be convenient during their traveling.

B. Hope their guests use less disposable things.

C. Wish their guests to save money.

D. Want their guests to use more disposable things.

(   ) 12. Some Beijing hotels will no longer provide guests with _________.

A. cheap food and drink    B. disposable things 

C. good service           D. free TV programs

(   ) 13. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Many disposable things are made of plastic.

B. Throwing disposable things away is a waste of natural resources.

C. Plastic is very bad for the environment.

D. Plastic breaks down easily.

(   ) 14. What can we do to make our world a better place at home and school?

A. Use shopping bags made of plastic.       

B. Do not throw away paper cups.

C. Use disposable plates, bowls and chopsticks.

D. Don’t forget to reuse daily necessities（日用品）.

(   ) 15. We can tell from the story that ________.

A. people don't like disposable things at all

B. we can't use paper or plastic bowls at school

C. we should use less plastic things and protect our environment

D. hotels won't provide disposable things because they want to save money

 

根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空填一词。
1. As soon as they   ▲   (到达) to the hotel, they held a meeting at once.
2. After Jim answered the phone, he rushed out of the house   ▲   (立即).
3. Kids   ▲   (低于) 5 years old can’t play with this kind of toy.
4. The dresses   ▲   (本身) are made of common materials, but they sell well because of the famous designer.
5. He seldom   ▲   (回复) to the e-mails his friends send him.