Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa. It is also the second largest lake in the world. It is an important lake because it is one of the sources(源头) for the longest river in the world, the Nile River. Lake Victoria provides a source of water, food, and power(电力) for several African countries. Lake Victoria is a big part of African life.

Unfortunately, Lake Victoria has a problem. It is shrinking. There are several power stations at Lake Victoria in Uganda. These are on the Nile River, and besides producing power, they keep the water of the lake at a certain level. For the past forty years, that level has been 11.9 meters. Over the last several years, the water level has dropped by about 2.5 meters. There seem to be several reasons for this drop.

One possible reason is drought(干旱). Drought has been very bad in the area since 2000. Lake Victoria gets all of its water from rain, so the drought means less water in the lake.

However, some environmentalists believe that the real problem is the power plants(工厂) on Lake Victoria. Uganda depends on those power plants for most of its power, and they made the power plants larger in 2000. Many people believe the power plants have been taking too much water off Lake Victoria. As a result, they have been asked to use less water until Lake Victoria goes back to its old level.

Whether the low water level is caused by drought or power plants, the result is the same. This is already a poor area of Africa, where many people live a really hard life. People, animals and plants around Lake Victoria will suffer even more from low water levels on the lake. Many people need Lake Victoria for fishing or growing food. Fish need the water to live, and animals need it for water. Plants around the lake will die without the water, and then more animals and people will suffer. Unless the lake fills soon, many people will suffer and die.

1.Lake Victoria is __________.

A. an important lake in Africa

B. the largest lake in the world

C. the source of water, food and power for America

D. the only source for the Nile River

2.What does “It is shrinking” most probably mean?

A. It is becoming larger.

B. It is becoming more beautiful.

C. It is becoming smaller.

D. It is becoming more useful.

3.The water level of Lake Victoria is now __________.

A. 2.5 meters     　B. 11.9 meters              C. 14.4 meters          D. 9.4 meters

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Rain water is the only source for the lake.

B. There has been little rain in the lake area since 2000.

C. The power plants in Uganda provide water for the lake.

D The power plants in Uganda were made larger in 2000.

5.According to the passage, how can we solve the problems around Lake Victoria?

A. People must build more power plants.

B. More sources of water must be found.

C. Every country should offer some money to Africa.

D. All the people living in the area should move to another place.

阅读理解

　　Last Saturday,the New Kowloon Primary School football team

　　kicked against the Ming Tak Primary School football team.Sam was the captain of the New Kowloon team. He was a good player.

　　The match started at three o'clock. Both teams played very well. It was very exciting, but there was no score in the first half of the match. After resting for ten minutes, the two teams continued the game, but there was no score, either, When it was almost the end of the match, Peter got the ball and passed it to Sam. Sam ran very fast and passed several players of the Ming Tak team. Then he kicked the ball to the top right corner of the goal. The goal keeper(守门员)could not catch the ball, and it got into the goal. The crowd cheered and waved. They were very excited.

　　The result of the match was 1 to 0. The New Kowloon Primary School football team won. The headmaster was very happy. He invited all the players to a big dinner.

1.Who was a good player?

[　　]

A. Peter.

B. Sam.

C. The headmaster.

D. The goal keeper.

2.When did the match start?

[　　]

A. At three.　　　　B. At four.

C. At seven.　　　　D. At ten.

3.What was the result in the first half of the match?

[　　]

A. 1 to 0.　　　　B. 0 to 0.

C. 2 to 0.　　　　D. 0 to 1.

4.When did Sam kicked the ball to the top right corner of the goal?

[　　]

A. In the first half of the match.

B. At the beginning of the match.

C. When it was almost the end of the match.

D. At the end of the first half of the match.

5.What was the result of the match?

[　　]

A. 0 to 0.　　　　B. 0 to 2.

C. 3 to 0.　　　　D. 1 to 0.

(补全对话)

　　A：Ann， 1 ndline　 in English?

　　B： 2 ndline　．

　　A：No，it isn't a pen. What's this 3 ndline　，Jack?

　　C： 4 ndline　．

　　A： 5 ndline　，it's a pencil．

　　A．in English

　　B．Yes

　　C．It's a pencil

　　D．what's this

　E．It's a pen

完形填空

　　One day a poor man was traveling on horseback. In the afternoon, he tied his horse to a tree and sat down to eat 1 . A rich man came along and tied his horse to 2 .

　　“Please tie your horse to another tree.” Said the poor man, “My horse is wild. It will kill 3 .”

　　But the rich man said：“I shall tie my horse as I like!” He tied up his horse and also sat down to have his dinner. But 4 they heard a terrible 5 the two horses were fighting. They ran up to them, but it was too late－the rich man's horse was killed. “See 6 your horse has done!” cried the rich man, “You will have to pay me for it.” And he brought the poor man before the judge.

　　The judge asked the poor man several questions but he made no 7 . At last the judge cried, “This man is dumb. He cannot 8 .”

　　“Oh,” said the rich man, “he can. He spoke to me when I met him.”

　　“Are you sure?” asked the judge, “What did he say?”

　　“He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree as his was tied, because his horse was wild and 9 my horse.”

　　“Oh!” said the judge, “So he 10 you. Then can you expect to pay for your horse?”

1．

[　　]

2．

[　　]

3．

[　　]

4．

[　　]

5．

[　　]

6．

[　　]

7．

[　　]

8．

[　　]

9．

[　　]

10．

[　　]