20 million people all over America celebrated the first Earth Day(地球节)on April 22，1970．Now people across the world celebrate it．

    Every day we can hear worse news about our Earth．Reports tell us that wildlife and forests are disappearing at a fast speed(速度) and the pollution is more and more serious．There are many kinds of pollution，such as air pollution(污染)，water pollution，noise pollution and soil (土壤)pollution．They are all bad for our health．What can we do to protect our mother Earth?

  In fact，we do not have to feel helpless．We can learn practical(实用的)ways to make our environment(环境)better．For example，saving and recycling newspapers．And still many other small things can help protect the environment．

1．Which country celebrated the first Earth Day?

  A．All countries together    B．China．    C．Japan．    D．America．

2．How many kinds of pollution does the passage mention(提及)?

  A．1        B．2         C．3         D．4

3．What are disappearing fast on Earth?

  A．Animals and forests          B．Wildlife and forests

  C．Soil and wild life．          D．Population and forests

4．What does the writer try to do?

  A．To tell people that our Earth is dying．

  B．To tell people that we are helpless to save our Earth

  C．To ask people to find out more ways to save our Earth．

  D．To ask people to celebrate Earth Day every year．

5．Which one is in the right order for the following festivals?

  1．Children’s Day      2．Earth Day      3．Christmas Day      4．Labor Day

  A．2-4-1-3        B．1-2-3-4         C．4-2-3-1         D．4-3-2-1

 

way , everything,  eat ,  listen,  much,  do ,  try,  more , fruit ,  knowledge,  always , read

Food is very important. Everyone needs to __1__ well if he or she wants to have a strong body(身体). Our brains (大脑) also need a kind of food. This kind of food is __2__. We begin to get knowledge (知识) When we are very young. Small children are interested in everything around them. They learn _3__ while (当) they are watching and _4__. When they are getting older, they begin to __5__ storybooks, anything they like. When they find something new, they like to ask questions and _6__ to find out the answer.

What is the best _7__ to get knowledge? If we _8__ by ourselves, we’ll get the most knowledge. If we’re __9__ getting answers from others and do not ask why, we will never learn well. When we study in a right way, we will learn _10__ and understand (理解) better.

 

①"I will think of it."It is easy to say this, but do you know what great things have come from thinking? Though we can not see, or hear, or feel our thoughts, they have great power (力量) !

②Isaac Newton was seated in his garden on a summer evening when he saw an apple fall from a tree. He began to think, and tried to find out why the apple fell. Then he discovered how the earth, sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places.

③James Ferguson once saw the inside of his father's watch, and he wondered, "Why should I not make a watch?" This set him thinking and it led to a wooden clock which kept good time.

④Walt Disney, the famous American film-maker, was often thinking of new ideas. One day, when he was in a meeting, he suddenly stopped talking, deep in thought. He looked and looked at a place high up in the room. This continued for a long time, end then he got an idea for a new cartoon.

 ⑤Ideas come at any time, end the important thing is to think. When you meet with any difficulty, don't lose heart. Try to think of it before asking someone to help you. Think and by thinking you will learn how to think creatively.

1. Newton wanted to find out  ______.

A. when the apple hit him        B. why the apple fell

C. who made the apple fall      D. where the apple fell

2.Walt Disney was  ______  when he got an idea for a new cartoon.

A. making a film                           B. telling a story     

C. having a meeting        D. sitting in a garden

3.From the passage we can learn that ______.

A. we should always ask others for help

B. everyone of us likes thinking

C. it is easy to see and hear our thoughts

D. thinking helps to get new ideas

 

Do you have a mobile phone? Do you often send text messages（短信） to your friends or family? If you keep sending text messages over and over again, there may be something wrong with your fingers.  【小题1】 If you don’t, you may get injured one day.
Text messaging or texting is becoming popular. But scientists have found out that texting can give us problems with fingers. Too much texting can make your fingers uncomfortable. When we press small buttons over and over again, we may have a disease called RSI. RSI is short for Repetitive Strain Injury (重复性力损伤).
Harriet Wilson is a doctor. She has many patients with RSI.  【小题2】  If we spend more than 10 to 15 minutes every day, we could have such problems in the future.
Mobile phones are getting smaller and smaller.    【小题3】   Texting with a smaller phone is worse than using a larger phone with bigger buttons.    【小题4】  .
If you use a computer keyboard and play video games for long, you may have the same problem. More and more people can find themselves with RSI.

A. So it’s a good idea to use a larger phone. B. Everybody using the mobile phones should be careful. C. And the buttons are getting closer together. D. It’s easy to find out that mobile phones have changed our life. E. She says we should check how much time we are spending in typing text messages.

【小题5】What does the writer want to tell us?

A．He wants to ask us not to send text messages with mobile phones.

B．He wants to tell us to use small mobile phones to send text messages.

C．He wants to tell us some good ways to communicate with friends.

D．He wants to tell us the damage（伤害） of sending text messages too much.

American Classroom Rules
1. If the teacher asks a question, you should give an answer. If you do not understand the question, you should put up your hand and ask the teacher to repeat the question. If you don’t know the answer , it’s all right to tell the teacher that you don’t know . Then he or she knows what you need to learn.
2. There is no excuse for not doing your homework. If you can not go to school, you should call your teacher or your classmate and ask for the homework. It is your responsibility to find out what homework you have missed. It is not the teacher’s job to remind you of missed homework.
3. You must not be absent(缺席) on a test day. If you are badly ill, call and let the teacher know you will not be there for the test. If your teacher allows you to take a makeup , you should take the test within one or two days after you return to class. Bad illness is the only reason for missing a test.
4. Be on time! It’s not polite to be late. Also, it bothers other students. If you must come in late, be sure to do it quietly. Have your books out of your bag before you come into the classroom. Then go to your seat and sit quietly. In the US, it is not necessary to knock at the door before you come into the classroom.
【小题1】 If you can not go to school,          .

A． the teacher will remind you of the homework

B． the teacher will call you what your homework is

C． you should find out what your homework is

D． you don’t have to do your homework

【小题2】. If you are badly ill,          .

A．you can’t be absent on a test day

B．you should take the test within one or two days

C．you should let your teacher know that you will be there for the test

D．you can miss the test

【小题3】. In the US ,           if you are late.

A． it’s all right to come into the classroom within knocking at the door

B． take your books out of your bag after you come into the classroom

C． it’s not necessary to keep quiet when you enter the classroom

D． it’s not polite to knock at the door

【小题4】 The underline word “makeup” in the 3rd paragraph means          .

A．化妆

B．编造

C．组成

D．补考

【小题5】. The main idea of the passage is          .

A．that you should answer the teacher’s questions in class

B．that you have the responsibility to do your homework

C．the rules you should follow as an American student

D．that it’s polite to be on time for class