The population of the Earth is growing faster. It is important that we look after the Earth. We need it!

The Earth gives us a lot of things. We also give the Earth a lot, but some of the things are not good.

 

In nature, when something dies, other animals and plants get food from it. Every animal or plant gives food for other animals or plants. However, animals can’t get food from many of the things that we ‘give’ the Earth. Animals and plants can’t eat metal, plastic and glass. These things will stay in the ground for many, many years.

    Some rubbish is very dangerous for plants and animals. In some places, many animals live together. One animal makes food for many more animals. If we put rubbish and chemicals in the water, the plankton(浮游生物) can die. If there isn’t any plankton, many animals have nothing to eat.

    So what can we do? Don’t leave any rubbish in the countryside! Don’t make so much rubbish!

1. The Earth gives us ___________.

    A. food         B. rubbish              C. chemicals        D. pollution

2. When something dies in nature, _________.

    A. water and grass are polluted             B. plastic and wood become food

    C. other animals and plants get food        D. metal and glass stay in the ground

3. We must _______ to look after the Earth.

    A. put metal in the ground              B. use more wood

    C. keep frogs in the water              D. make less rubbish

 

Our nearest neighbor is the moon. In the sky,  the moon and the sun seem to be of the same size because the moon is much nearer.
The moon makes the tides—the changes in the level of the sea. The moon and the sun together pull the sea. In some parts of the world,  the difference between * high tide' (when the sea is very near to the land) and ' low tide' (when the sea is far away from the land) is very big. This is very important for ships.
The moon is very different from the Earth. Gravity on the moon is six times weaker than that on the Earth. There isn't any air. During the day,  it is very,  very hot but at night it is very,  very cold. Nothing can live on the moon.
If the moon goes between the Earth and the sun,  we have an eclipse of the sun(日食) . The moon stops the light from the sun and we have night in the day.
If the Earth goes between the moon and the sun,  we have an eclipse of the moon. The moon goes into the shadow( 影子) of the Earth and it disappears for a few minutes.
【小题1】 The sun to the Earth is _________times farther than the moon to the Earth.

A．nearly 200

B．less than 300

C．nearly 400

D．more than 400

【小题2】When the moon goes between the Earth and the sun,  we have night in the day, we call it the eclipse of

A．the moon

B．the sun

C．the stars

D．the Earth

【小题3】 Which of the following happens when we have an eclipse of the moon?

A．The Earth goes between the moon and the sun.

B．The moon goes into the shadow of the sun.

C．The moon goes into the shadow of its own.

D．The sun disappears for a few minutes.

【小题4】Which of the following statements are TRUE?
a. The moon and the sun are of the same size.
b. Gravity on the Earth is 6 times stronger than that on the moon.
c. The changes in the level of the sea are called tides.
d. The moon itself pulls the sea and makes the tides.
e. When the sea is near to the land,  a high tide may happen.
f. It is much hotter in the day but much colder at night on the moon.

A．a. b. c. f.

B．b. c. d. e

C．a. d. e. f

D．b. c. e. f

An English traveler found himself in Norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for his journey back home, As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he decided that he could easily spend the time without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship. The man closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell(铃子). When dinner time came, he didn’t go to dinner room, saying that he was not feeling very well.
The next morning he still didn’t have breakfast and at lunchtime he again stayed in his room. But at dinner time he was so hungry that he went to the dinner room and ate everything the waiter put in front of him. He got ready for the quarrel(吵架).
“Bring me the bill (账单),” he said. “The bill, sir?” said the waiter in surprise, “There isn’t any bill, On our ship meals are included (包括) in the money for the ticket,” said the waiter.
【小题1】The story happened_________.

A．in England	B．on a ship from Norway to England
C．in Norway	D．on a ship from England to Norway

【小题2】Why didn’t the traveler go to the dinner room first?

A．Because he had no money	B．Because he didn’t feel very well.
C．Because he didn’t want to eat anything.	D．Because he didn’t hear the sound of the bell.

【小题3】The traveler went to the dinner room to eat something because__________

A．his friend had given him some money	B．The waiter had asked him to change his mind
C．he learned that there was no bill on the ship	D．he was too hungry

【小题4】How many meals did the traveler have on the ship?

A．Only one.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．None.

【小题5】After the traveler finished eating,___________.

A．he had a quarrel with the waiter over the bill

B．he drank a lot

C．he asked the waiter to bring him the change (零钱)

D．he came to know that travelers on the ship had free (免费的)meals

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

中国，多么美丽的一个名字。

我们以在这个伟大的国家生活而自豪。我们的人们生活快乐，我们用我们勤劳的双手建设我们的国家。在改革开放后我们国家变得越来越富有，2008年的奥运会成功主办，更标志着我们国家已经进入一个国际经济强国。

我们不会忘记，当雪灾、地震来临时，我们的战士，我们的人们，团结一心、奋勇抵抗的场景。

我们也不会忘记，我们美好的祖国河山，多彩的名胜古迹，我们的祖先伟大的四大发明，我们是炎黄子孙。

中国，我为你自豪。

参考词汇：proud, economic(经济), unit(团结), disaster, rich, powerful

China, I’m proud of you!

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