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.

 

　　Have you ever 1 snow? Many people in the world have not. Many countries 2 have snow or they have it only on the tops of very high mountains. In Scotland and in the north of England, there is much snow every 3 . But in the south of England, there is usually 4 .

　　Snow is different from rain. Although it is very cold, it is very beautiful. 5 after a few dark mornings, a student wakes up one morning, and there is enough 6 in his room. He thinks, “Is it so 7 ?” and jumps out of bed. But it isn't so late. He 8 out of the window and there is 9 on the ground and on the roofs(屋顶) of the houses and 10 . The light in the room comes from that clean, beautiful white snow.

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根据所给的首字母提示，完成下列短文．所填单词在答案纸上必须完整写出．

　　I'm Tom I'm a student in a middle school. Now, let me say something a 1 my family.

　　T 2 are five people in my family, my p 3 , my sister, my brother and I.

　　My father is a worker. My mother is a teacher o 4 English. We t 5 , my sister, my brother and I, are in the same school. We all work hard.

　　My home is at West Hill. There's a big river near our h 6 . there are s 7 pear trees and apple trees around(围绕) it, b 8 there aren't any pear o 9 apples on them.

　　Look! Here are five cats. One is white, the o 10 four are black and white. We like them very much.

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This is Lin Tao. He is a student. He is in Class One .Grade One . He has a good friend. Her name is Kate. She is twelve. She is an American girl. She likes red clothes. Lin Tao and Kate are in the same class. They go to school at 7:10 and go home at 5:00 o'clock in the afternoon. They are good students.

根据短文内容选择正确答案：

(1) Lin Tao is a 　　　　　　.

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A. girl　　　　　　　  B. boy

C. teacher　　　　　   D. woman

(2) Lin Tao's good friend is 　　　　　　.

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A. Chinese　　　   　　B. Japanese

C. English　　　　　   D. American

(3) Kate likes 　　　　　　　　　.　　　

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A. white clothes　　　    B. yellow clothes

C. red clothes　　　　　   D. green clothes

(4) Lin Tao and Kate go home 　　　　　　　　　.

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A. at 5:00　　　　　　　  B. at 5:30

C. at 7:10　　　　　　　  D. in the morning

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　　When Jimmy 1 a boy he always liked watches and clocks very much. When he was eighteen years old he went into the army(军队), and he began to teach himself 2 watches. A lot of his friends brought him 3 watches, and he mended them for them.

　　Then his captain(上尉) heard about this. 4 he 5 him a watch, too, and said, “My watch doesn’t work. Can you mend it for me please?”

　　Jimmy said, “Yes, sir. I can.” 6 a few days, he brought the watch back to the captain.

　　“ 7 do you want?”the captain asked．

　　“One pound, sir. ”Jimmy answered．Then he took a small box 8 his pocket and gave it to the captain, saying, “Here are three wheels(齿轮) 9 your watch. I didn’t find 10 for them when I put everything back.”

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