Father’s Day has a very short history. It was started because there was a Mother’s Day, and just because some Americans thought that if we had a Mother’s Day, we should also have a Father’s Day. Father’s Day has become important in North America. And businesses found it was a good way to get people to buy a present for their father from their shops.

By the way, very few countries have a Father’s Day, though some have a Children’s Day, or a special day for boys and another for girls. More and more countries are having Mother’s Day, so maybe Father’s Day will also become popular before too long. Now, what do people in North America do on Father’s Day? The newspapers, radios, and TV tell children what they should do — buy, buy, buy, buy, buy a Father’s Day present for your father. They even tell a wife to buy, buy, buy, and buy a Father’s Day present — not for her father but for her husband, even if he is not yet a father. And they tell grandchildren to buy, buy, buy, and buy a Father’s Day present for their grandfathers.

The important thing to remember about Father’s Day is that American children can show their love to their fathers in a more open way.

1.Father’s Day was started just because _______________.

A．there was a Mother’s Day

B．there was a Children’s Day

C．businesses wanted to get a lot of money

D．people liked their fathers very much

2.The word “special” in the second paragraph means ________________________.

A．great

B．nice

C．useful

D．not usual

3.In America, people have a Father’s Day to ________________________.

A．buy some presents for their fathers

B．show their love for their fathers

C．let their fathers have a good rest

D．help their fathers do something

4.On Father’s Day, businesses always want ________________________.

A．people to buy many more presents

B．children to buy presents only for their fathers

C．women to buy presents only for their husbands

D．people to buy presents only for their parents

5.It can be learned from the passage that ________________________.

A．the writer is against Father’s Day

B．many countries have a Father’s Day

C．Businesses can get more money on Father’s Day

D．Father’s Day will become more important than Mother’s Day

 

April 22 is Earth Day. Everyone on Earth should care about and protect the earth!

The earth has warmed by about 1°F (华氏度) over the past 100 years, but why and how?

Well, scientists are not quite sure. Maybe the earth gets warmer and warmer on its own. But many scientists say that people are doing many things which makes the earth warmer.

First, greenhouse effect (温室效应) is a very important reason for the change of the earth. People give out too much energy into the air every year. It makes the earth warmer. Climate (气候) change is another important reason. Sometimes it becomes too hot and sometimes too cold. Sometimes there is too much rain and sometimes too little. The change of the climate makes the earth warmer. In turn, the warmth of the earth changes the climate, too.

When the earth becomes warmer, there may be more rain and a rise in sea level. It will affect the growth of plants, animals and people. On a Pacific island, 100 people have to move to higher ground because the sea is rising. These people can no longer live on the coast. Before that, two islands without people went underwater in 1999. Scientists say that the seas can rise by nearly one metre by 2100.

People can affect the earth's air, land and water. As for us, we can do many things to protect the earth. For example, we can use fridges less. We can tell more people about protecting the earth.

1.Earth Day is probably set for people to ______.

A．learn more about the earth                B．make full use of the earth

C．take better care of the earth.              D．study the warmth of the earth

2.We can infer (推断) from the passage that the reasons for the warmer earth are

______ now.

A．not very clear      B．completely secret   C．well known        D．not given yet

3.Greenhouse effect comes from______.

A．sea rising          B．climate change     C．nature's unbalance  D．people's activity

4.The passage mainly tells us that ______.

A．there is more rain now                   B．we should protect the earth

C．we must stop pollution                   D．sea level is getting higher

 

阅读短文
The Hawaii Volcanoes(火山) National Park is on the island of Hawaii, it has two active volcanoes. One is Mauna Loa, which means “Long Mountain”. Mauna Loa is the world’s most massive volcano. The other is Kilauea. It is next to Mauna Loa and it is the most active volcano in the world.
.   76    The park is open 24 hours a day year round. There are no plants or trees on the fields and no protection from the sun, so you must bring sunglasses. You can visit it anytime.
.   77    The best way go get to the park is to take Highway 11. From the airport at Hilo, Highway 11 will take you southward across the eastern part of the island.
.   78    The Kilauea Visitor Center is a quarter mile from the park entrance. There, you can learn about the island’s geological, natural, and cultural history. From some areas in the park, you can see volcanic activity.
.   79    Do not climb on, collect, or alter any rocks or rock structures. Also, do not feed the endangered nene, Hawaii’s state bird.
从A、B、C、D中选择正确的选项作为文章第2~~5段的小标题，并填入第76~~79四个空格中。
【小题1】_________  【小题2】_________ 【小题3】___________ 【小题4】____________

A．What to obey

B．How to get there

C．What to see

D．When to visit

【小题5】Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Hawaii Volcanoes National Park	B．Hawaii State Bird
C．Hawaii Famous Beach	D．Hawaii Huge Rock

运动前的热身活动有助于肌肉放松，也能避免受伤。请阅读题有关热身活动的文字，然后从A、B、C、D和E中选择符合文字内容的图示，并将答案写在对应题号的横线上。

1.Activity 1:

       ◇Hold arms straight out to the sides

       ◇Move your arms in circles

       ◇Come back to the starting position and move your arms in the other direction

2.Activity 2:

       ◇Raise one foot backward, and hold it with one hand

       ◇Breathe and slowly pull your foot to your hip(屁股)

       ◇Try to keep both knees together

3.Activity 3:

       ◇Stand with some space in front of and behind you. Move the top of your body downward

       ◇ Keep your back straight and reach for your feet with both hands

       ◇Hold this for about half a minute

4.Activity 4:

       ◇Take one step forward with your right foot

       ◇Put your hands on the right knee and press(压)

       ◇Do the action in the same way with your left foot

5.Activity 5

       ◇Stand with feet shoulder-width apart（两脚与两肩同宽）

       ◇Raise both arms overhead

       ◇Hold for about half a minute and relax