1970 was World Conservation (保護(hù)) Year. The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world
is in danger. They hoped that governments (政府) would act quickly to conserve nature (保護(hù)自然). Here is
one example of the problem. At one time there were 1,300 different plants, trees and flowers in Holland but
now only 866 remain. The others have been destroyed by modern man and his technology. We are changing
the earth, the air, the water and everything that grows and lives. We can't live without these things. If things
go like this, we shall destroy ourselves.
     What will happen in the future? Perhaps it is more important to ask, "What must we do now?" The people
who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young of today. A lot of them know conservation is
necessary. Many are helping to save our world. They plant trees, build bridges across rivers in forests, and
so on. In a small town in the United States, a large number of girls cleaned the banks of 11 kilometers of their
river. Young people may hear about conservation through a record called "No one is going to change our
world." It was made by the Beatles, Cliff Richard and other singers. The money from it will help to conserve
animals.

(     )1. The United Nations wanted everybody to know that the world is in danger.
(     )2. There are fewer plants, trees and flowers in Holland because many kinds of plants, trees and flowers
            can't grow there any more.
(     )3. The most important thing for us to do is to clean the banks of our rivers.
(     )4. "No one is going to change our world" is a name of a song.
(     )5. From this passage we know that we must conserve nature.

      Thirty years ago, Lake Ponkapog in Hartwell, New Jersey, was full of life. Many birds and animals
 lived beside the water. which was full of fish. Now there are few birds, animals, and fish. The lake water
  is polluted (污染的). It is in a colour of dirty brown, and it is filled with strange plants.
      How does this happen? First we must think about how water gets into Lake Ponkapog. When it
 rains water comes into the lake from all around. In the past there were forests all around Lake Ponkapog
 so the rain water was clean.
      Now there are many homes around the lake. People often use chemicals (化學(xué)品) in their gardens.
 They use other chemicals inside their houses for cleaning or killing insects (昆蟲). There are also many
 businesses. Businesses use chemicals in their machines or shops. Other chemicals fall onto the ground
 from cars or trucks. When it rains, the rain water picks up all the chemicals from homes and businesses
 and then carries them into the lake. They pollute the water and kill the animals.
      Boats on the lake are also a problem. Lake Ponkapog is a popular place for motorboats. But oil and
 gas (油和汽) from boats often get into the lake. So more bad chemicals go into the water this way. 
 People in Hartwell are worried. They love their lake and want to save it. Will it possible? A clean lake
  must have clean rainwater going into it. Clean rainwater is possible only if people are more careful about
 chemicals at home and at work. They must also be more careful about gas and oil and other chemicals
 on the ground. And they mustn't use motorboats any more on the lake. All these may change people's
 lives. Only then can Lake Ponkapog be a beautiful, clean lake again.

1. In the past, the water in Lake Ponkapog was made clean by _____.

A. forests
B. rain
C. birds
D. fish

2. Chemicals from homes and businesses _____.

A. are always clean
B. can help the animals
C. are good for the lake
D. get into the rainwater

3. Cleaner rainwater will mean _____.

A. more boats on the lake
B. more dirty things in the lake
C. a cleaner lake
D. a dirtier lake

4. To save Lake Ponkapog, people need to _____.

A. be more careful about chemicals
B. use less water
C. grow fewer plants in the gardens
D. use more motorboats on the lake

5. The passage is about _____.

A. boats on Lake Ponkapog
B. why the water is dirty in Lake Ponkapog
C. clean rainwater
D. dirty lakes

     Do you still get free plastic bags from the supermarkets? Things have changed.
     China has banned (禁止) free plastic bags at shops and supermarkets, and people have to pay for using
plastic bags. The rule started on June 1. It came because our country tried to make litter less. Making
super-thin (超薄) plastic bags has also been banned. 
    The Chinese once used about 3,000,000,000 plastic shopping bags a day, and they have caused pollution
of the environment (環(huán)境污染). The bags have become a main cause of plastic pollution because they are
easy to break and people throw them away here and there. So the Chinese people are encouraged to bring
their own bags for shopping. 
    What kind of shopping bag is the best to bring? Some students in Chongqing have a good idea. They make
their own shopping bags. They use old clothes to make cloth bags (布袋), and send them to their parents as
presents. They also ask their parents and friends to use cloth bags instead of plastic ones. They think it is
their duty to protect (保護(hù)) the environment.

1. People in China have to _____ now.

A. throw plastic bags here and there
B. collect plastic bags in the street
C. pay for using plastic bags at shops and supermarkets
D. use free plastic bags at shops and supermarkets

2. China made this rule because plastic bags were bad for the _____.

A. environment
B. litter
C. shops
D. supermarkets

3. The Chinese people are encouraged to bring _____ for shopping.

A. no bags
B. free plastic bags
C. their own bags
D. super-thin plastic bags

4. Some students in Chongqing _____.

A. ask their parents to make cloth bags
B. make cloth bags themselves
C. pick up plastic bags everywhere
D. buy cloth bags for their parents

5. What's the main idea of this article (文章)?

A. Making super-thin plastic bags has been banned in China.
B. The bags have become a main cause of plastic pollution.
C. Some students in Chongqing begin to make their own shopping bags.
D. To protect the environment, free plastic bags have been banned in China.

     A kind of little cars may be seen in the streets in the future. People will like this kind of small cars better
than the big ones. The car is as small as a bike. But it can carry two people in it. Everybody can drive it easily,
just like riding a bike. Even children and old people can drive them to schools or parks.
     If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will be more space
for all the cars in cities, and there will also be more space for people to walk in the streets.
     The little cars of the future will cost less money to buy and to drive. These little cars can go only 65
kilometers an hour, so driving will be safer. The cars of the future will be fine for going around the city, but
they will not be useful for a long trip.
     This kind of cars can save a lot of gas. They will go 450 kilometers, then they have to stop for more gas.
They are nice cars, aren't they?

1. If you drive this kind of little cars for four hours, you can probably go ______ at most. ?

A. 260 kilometers
B. 65 kilometers
C. 450 kilometers
D. 130 kilometers

2. Why do these little cars have to stop after going 450 kilometers? ?

A. For more water.
B. For more gas.
C. To have a rest.
D. To charge (充電)

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true? ?

A. Driving big cars can make the air dirtier. ?
B. The little cars can make more space for other cars and people. ?
C. These little cars will be useful for a long trip. ?
D. This kind of cars can save much gas.

1. Is Watertown a great place for the family to take a vacation?
                                                                            
2. Who will enjoy the Clown Cafe?
                                                                            
3. Which museum do the teenagers love?
                                                                            

     We recycle (回收利用) rubbish, so why not language? Recycling language means using vocabulary
that  you  have  learnt  before  again and again.  However,  unlike  rubbish  that piles up  (堆積)  in our
environment, if we do not recycle language, we simply forget it. So how do you recycle language?
     There are basically three ways to do it. The first is through reading. Go back to your favourite articles
and read them once more.  Just reread them and do not worry about each vocabulary item.  If  there are
some that you are not sure about,  make a guess and you  will probably guess right.  The second way to
recycle is through writing. Look at some of your favourite articles and write either a short paragraph or a
few sentences in your own words. After you have done this a few times, go back and read through what
you have written, checking vocabulary functions. Don't worry if you have made mistakes.  That's how you
learn. The third way to recycle language is by having an imaginary chat with yourself about your favourite
articles at home.  You can pretend there is someone with you who speaks English and tell him what you
are thinking about or how you feel.

1. According to the passage, recycling language means

A. repeating vocabulary at times
B. revising vocabulary at a proper time
C. learning new vocabulary as much as possible
D. using vocabulary that we have learnt very often

2. If we recycle language, it may _______.       

A. be kept in our mind                    
B. be forgotten easily
C. pile up in our environment              
D. disappear from our mind soon

3. The second way to recycle language tells us to _______.

A. rewrite our favourite articles
B. pay more attention to mistakes
C. practise spoken English with someone
D. pay no attention to vocabulary functions

4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in recycling language?

A. Reading.                      
B. Listening.
C. Writing.                      
D. Speaking.          

5. Which of the following is probably the best title of the passage?

A. Why to Recycle Language
B. How to Learn Vocabulary
C. How to Recycle Language
D. Why to Learn Vocabulary

     Parents always ask, "How can I get my child to eat fruits and vegetables?" One answer is to teach
your children to fill their bodies with colour.  Fruits and vegetables come in so many beautiful colours.  
Every different colour is good for us.
     Orange and yellow fruits and vegetables such as sweet potatoes and oranges are healthy. They have
many kinds of vitamins (維生素), such as Vitamins A, B and C.Dark green foods like spinach (菠菜)
are very healthy.Red foods like tomatoes and strawberries have Vitamin C.Blue or purple fruits and
vegetables such as blueberries and red cabbage are also good for you.
     What about the colour white? White is not a colour of the rainbow (彩虹) ! White bread is not very
healthy,  but whole wheat bread is good for you.  Too much sugar and salt are not good for you.  Of
course, some white foods, like milk and tofu are very good for you. Finally, remember the most important
thing. Parents need to be good examples. You need to eat a rainbow, too!
1. From the passage we know that _______ are red foods.
A. milk and tofu                    
B. spinach and red cabbage
C. tomatoes and strawberries          
D. sweet potatoes and oranges
2. Which of the following foods has no Vitamin C in it?
A. Tofu.                    
B. Tomatoes.
C. Strawberries.              
D. Oranges.
3. In the last sentence, "eat a rainbow" means "_______"
A. eat different colours
B. eat the seven colours
C. eat foods of different colours
D. eat the rainbow in the sky
4. The main idea of the passage is _______.
A. colour foods have many vitamins
B. dark green foods are very healthy
C. eating much sugar and salt is not good for you
D. eating fruits and vegetables of different colours is good for you

     You're driving home from work.  You're tired, and the thought of shopping for food and cooking
dinner makes you even more tired. Suddenly you see a brightly lit sign: "Hamburgers! Fries! Shakes!"
Your hands are holding the wheel. Which way are you going to turn?
     If you turn toward the hamburgers, you'll find much of what you're looking for. You won't have to do
any shopping, and you won't have to do any cooking. Not only that, but you won't even have to clean up
after you've eaten.
     Of course, the fast food will be about three times as expensive as food you buy in a store and maybe
half as nutritious (有營(yíng)養(yǎng)的) as food you cook at home.  That's because you've got to pay for someone
else to buy the food and cook it, and for those unpleasant containers that save on cleanup.  Fast food is
also less nutritious because the meals are not as balanced (均衡的) as those you can prepare at home.
Fat content and calories are high, and the meals don't have enough fresh fruits and vegetables. Fast-food
restaurant owners, who always care about money, also mav cut corners on quality of foods.
     Worst of all, those hamburgers will be the same old hamburgers as you've had a million times
before. With home cooking, you can eat anything you want, not just what you can find in fast-food
restaurants.
     The choice is yours, of course.  However! if you want to be healthy, try cooking at home.

1. When you think of ______. you feel even more tired after work.
A. eating the fast food
B. preparing the fast food
C. shopping and cooking dinner
D. turning toward the hamburgers
2. The fast food will be' about three times as expensive as ______.
A. the food in a store
B  fresh fruits and vegetables
C. the food you cook at home              
D. the food in other restaurants
3. What does the writer try to tell us?
A. She advises us to eat more fast food.
B. She tells us how to choose fast food.
C. She encourages us to cook dinner at home,
D. She tells us where to have dinner when we are tired.
4. What's the best title of the passage?
A. You are what you eat!
B. You eat what you need!
C. Fast, delicious and convenient!
D. Cheap, nutritiously-unbalanced and fresh!

                                                         Blood Donation(獻(xiàn)血)
     A grown-up person has ten or eleven pints of blood inside his or her body. We can lose a pint of
blood without feeling anything, but if we lose too much blood, we will feel weak and cold. Our faces
become pale(蒼白的). We may die. This is what often happens when somebody is hurt in an accident,
or a soldier is hurt in a war. Many people used to die in this way. But today they can be taken to hospital
and given more blood. Almost at once they feel better. Their faces are no longer pale. They do not die.
     Where does the blood come from? People who are healthy may donate blood to a blood bank so
that it can be used to save people's lives. When they go to donate blood, a special kind of needle(針)
is put into the arm. It does not hurt. The blood runs through the needle and through a rubber tube
(橡膠管) into a bottle or a bag. A pint of blood is taken this way. The person who has given blood
drinks a cup of tea or coffee and rests for a few minutes. Then he feel quite well. And he may give his
blood this way three months later.
     A person who gives blood feels happy, because he knows that his blood will be used to save
someone's life. Perhaps one day he himself will need blood.
     When you are older, you may give blood, too. But you cannot do this until you are eighteen.

1. There are __________ pints of blood in a grown-up body.

A. three
B. a lot of
C. more than eleven
D. ten to eleven

2.A person who loses a lot of blood may die. But if he is given some blood, he __________.

A. may die
B. may feel better slowly
C. feels weak and ill
D. feels better very quickly

3. A person who has given blood can give blood again after __________.

A. a few minutes
B. three months
C. drinking a cup of tea or coffee
D. eighteen months

4. A person cannot give blood if he is __________.

A. healthy
B. unhappy
C. under eighteen
D. too fat

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. People who are not healthy enough can't donate blood.
B. The person who has given blood mustn't drink tea.
C. If a person loses a pint of blood, he'll feel weak and die.
D. People give blood so that they can be healthier.