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Earth Hour started in Sydney on March 31，2007. O___1___ two million homes and businesses turned off their lights for an hour. A year 1ater，in 2008，Earth Hour became the w____2____ activity and was supported by millions of people from thirty-five countries. In 2009，more than two thousand cities in the world take part in it，and Earth Hour came to China. The purpose of the activity is to s____3____ energy and improve climate(气候). Earth Hour has brought about some great c__4__       to our lives.

We may have different ways of s___5___ the hour. For example, we can go to school on foot or b___6___ bike，plant more trees, use water more than once，never leave the lights o_7___  when we are not at home. Try to make full use of paper by using b   8     sides.[来源:Z*xx*k.Com]

Earth Hour is a call for us to work together for a bright f   9    .  It is also a message of hope and action. Everyone can make a difference. It’s time for us to make our environment b_10__. Come on! Join us in Earth Hour 2011!

 

A student was going to spend his holiday in a cool mountain village. That evening he stayed at an inn (小旅馆) near the railway station (火车站). Before going to bed, he went to the boss of the inn and said, "Excuse me, sir. Will you please wake me up at a quarter to five tomorrow morning? I'll take the five o'clock train."
"Oh, sorry, sir," the boss said in a hurry, "I'm afraid I can't. I won't be able to get up so early."
The student was disappointed (失望). When he began to return to his room, be stopped and asked, "Have you got an alarm-clock (闹钟)? Maybe it can help me."
"Wait a minute, then." The boss said and brought out an alarm-clock. "Here you are, sir."
"Thank you very much." The student said happily. But he found it was rusty (锈的) when he had a look at it. And it sometimes worked and sometimes didn't. He asked, "Will it ring in time?"
"I don't know, either." said the boss, "But it doesn't matter. You just give it a good shake at a quarter to five. And it will ring on time."
【小题1】  The student stayed at the inn because ____.

A．it was in the cool mountain village he was going to

B．the boss of the inn was kind to him

C．the boss could wake him up at the right time

D．it was near the railway station

【小题2】The student asked the boss to wake him up the next morning because ____.

A．the boss had the habit (习惯) of getting up early

B．the boss had promised (答应) to help him in every possible way (千方百计地)

C．he was afraid he would not wake up in time to catch the train

D．it would take him a long time to walk to the railway station

【小题3】 The train the student was going to take would start at ____ the next morning.

A．five o'clock	B．a quarter to five
C．half past four	D．a quarter to six

【小题4】 The student was disappointed because ____.

A．he had to buy an alarm-clock

B．the boss refused to wake him up

C．he would take another train

D．he had to go to the village on foot

【小题5】  From the story we know the ____.

A．clock would wake the student up in time

B．student certainly missed his train the next morning

C．alarm-clock was no use for the student

D．student had the alarm-clock repaired (修理)

Drinking water is good for your health. There are some scientific ways of drinking water.

1. It is the best medicine to drink two glasses of water in the morning.

2. Drink clean water.

3. Drink the water that has not been boiled.

Many people think boiled water is safe and good to people’s health. In fact, it is not true. The boiling point of water is 100℃. By boiling it, most bacteria（细菌）in water can be killed. In the past, the water was less polluted. So boiling was a good way to make clean water. But heavy metals and other dangerous things in today’s water are much more terrible than bacteria. Boiling doesn’t fix that problem. And boiling water may give us more of the dangerous things in our glass.

4. Never use soft drinks to take the place of water.

5. Water is also needed in winter.

6. Drink water at the right time.

1) After getting up in the morning, you have less water in your body, because you weren’t drinking for the whole night. So you should drink some water to keep your health after getting up in the morning. That can prevent high blood pressure, cerebral hemorrhages（脑溢血）and so on.

2) Drinking water at about 10 am helps your body keep enough water.

3) Drinking water at about 3 pm can clean out the wastes in your body.

4) About eight o’clock in the evening is the best time to drink water. Your blood gets thicker when you sleep. Water will make your blood less thick.

Besides, we should drink 2L of water every day. Water is so important for our life. We should drink water often.

1.According to the passage,           in the morning is the best           .

A. drinking some hot soup, medicine     B. drinking some porridge, breakfast

C. drinking some water, medicine        D. Drinking some soft drinks, medicine

2.          can prevent high blood pressure, cerebral hemorrhages and so on.

A. Drinking some water after getting up in the morning

B. Drinking some water before going to bed

C. Drinking some soft drinks after getting up

D. Drinking some milk before going to bed

3.At about 3 pm, drinking water can clean out the          in your body.

A. oil               B. food              C. wastes            D. fat

4.From the passage, we can see the best time to drink water is          .

A. about eight o’clock in the morning    B. about eight o’clock in the evening

C. before supper                          D. at night

5.The best title to this passage is          .

A. Drink clean water                      B. Don’t drink the boiled water

C. The use of water                       D. Scientific water drinking

 

A student was going to spend his holiday in a cool mountain village. That evening he stayed at an inn (小旅馆) near the railway station (火车站). Before going to bed, he went to the boss of the inn and said, "Excuse me, sir. Will you please wake me up at a quarter to five tomorrow morning? I'll take the five o'clock train."

"Oh, sorry, sir," the boss said in a hurry, "I'm afraid I can't. I won't be able to get up so early."

The student was disappointed (失望). When he began to return to his room, be stopped and asked, "Have you got an alarm-clock (闹钟)? Maybe it can help me."

"Wait a minute, then." The boss said and brought out an alarm-clock. "Here you are, sir."

"Thank you very much." The student said happily. But he found it was rusty (锈的) when he had a look at it. And it sometimes worked and sometimes didn't. He asked, "Will it ring in time?"

"I don't know, either." said the boss, "But it doesn't matter. You just give it a good shake at a quarter to five. And it will ring on time."

1.   The student stayed at the inn because ____.

A. it was in the cool mountain village he was going to     

B. the boss of the inn was kind to him                 

C. the boss could wake him up at the right time

D. it was near the railway station 

2. The student asked the boss to wake him up the next morning because ____.

A. the boss had the habit (习惯) of getting up early   

B. the boss had promised (答应) to help him in every possible way (千方百计地)

C. he was afraid he would not wake up in time to catch the train

D. it would take him a long time to walk to the railway station

3.  The train the student was going to take would start at ____ the next morning.

A. five o'clock             B. a quarter to five   

C. half past four               D. a quarter to six

4.  The student was disappointed because ____.

A. he had to buy an alarm-clock

B. the boss refused to wake him up             

C. he would take another train                 

D. he had to go to the village on foot

5.   From the story we know the ____.

A. clock would wake the student up in time     

B. student certainly missed his train the next morning

C. alarm-clock was no use for the student          

D. student had the alarm-clock repaired (修理)

 

Drinking water is good for your health. There are some scientific ways of drinking water.
1. It is the best medicine to drink two glasses of water in the morning.
2. Drink clean water.
3. Drink the water that has not been boiled.
Many people think boiled water is safe and good to people’s health. In fact, it is not true. The boiling point of water is 100℃. By boiling it, most bacteria（细菌）in water can be killed. In the past, the water was less polluted. So boiling was a good way to make clean water. But heavy metals and other dangerous things in today’s water are much more terrible than bacteria. Boiling doesn’t fix that problem. And boiling water may give us more of the dangerous things in our glass.
4. Never use soft drinks to take the place of water.
5. Water is also needed in winter.
6. Drink water at the right time.
1) After getting up in the morning, you have less water in your body, because you weren’t drinking for the whole night. So you should drink some water to keep your health after getting up in the morning. That can prevent high blood pressure, cerebral hemorrhages（脑溢血）and so on.
2) Drinking water at about 10 am helps your body keep enough water.
3) Drinking water at about 3 pm can clean out the wastes in your body.
4) About eight o’clock in the evening is the best time to drink water. Your blood gets thicker when you sleep. Water will make your blood less thick.
Besides, we should drink 2L of water every day. Water is so important for our life. We should drink water often.
【小题1】According to the passage,          in the morning is the best          .

A．drinking some hot soup, medicine	B．drinking some porridge, breakfast
C．drinking some water, medicine	D．Drinking some soft drinks, medicine

【小题2】          can prevent high blood pressure, cerebral hemorrhages and so on.

A．Drinking some water after getting up in the morning

B．Drinking some water before going to bed

C．Drinking some soft drinks after getting up

D．Drinking some milk before going to bed

【小题3】At about 3 pm, drinking water can clean out the          in your body.

A．oil

B．food

C．wastes

D．fat

【小题4】From the passage, we can see the best time to drink water is          .

A．about eight o’clock in the morning	B．about eight o’clock in the evening
C．before supper	D．at night

【小题5】The best title to this passage is          .

A．Drink clean water	B．Don’t drink the boiled water
C．The use of water	D．Scientific water drinking