Joris Lam has invented a birdhouse that can tell us about the air quality. On a tree next to a canal (運(yùn)河) in Amsterdam, a small birdhouse will shine bright green when the air is clean. If you are standing near the birdhouse, it will also give you a free Wi-Fi connection. So Joris’s birdhouse is called TreeWifi. It can be put on a tree around your house to test the air quality. People can see a screen with information about local air quality and how to improve it. TreeWifi is a simple way for people to know about the air pollution around them. If the birdhouse doesn't shine, people will care more about the environment. It tells them to change their lifestyles. For example, to protect the air, they can ride bikes instead of driving cars.

Joris and his team are trying to make some changes to the birdhouse. In the future, the heat of its green light will be used to keep birds warm in winter.

1、2題完成句子；3題簡略回答問題；4題找出并寫下第二段的主題句；5題將文中畫線句子譯成漢語。

【1】Many people die because of the ______.

【2】When the air is ______, the small birdhouse will shine bright green.

【3】Why is Joris’s birdhouse called TreeWifi?

__________________________________________________________

【4】____________________________________________________

【5】____________________________________________________

Learning is the easiest if you have a real desire (渴望) for knowledge. Curiosity can create that desire when you want an answer to the question. Many of history's greatest discoveries were made by curious people. People wondered how things worked and how work could be done more effectively. Thanks to their curiosity, people now know far more about the world. Even if you don't plan to be an inventor or researcher, curiosity can still help you in the classroom. If you develop the joy of learning, classes will become more fun. Even if you're no longer a student, curiosity will make you knowledgeable and thus a good worker.

What do you do if you're not already curious? Luckily, curiosity is a skill that can be improved (提高). If you act like you're curious, you'll quickly start to actually feel curious. Often, the more you learn about a topic, the more interesting it becomes. As you learn about a topic, find information from as many ways as possible. Read books, listen to lectures and ask questions. Don't always get information in the same way. Instead, learn to appreciate the facts that different people know and ask a lot of questions. Remember, everyone knows something that you don't. Find out what that is, and ask about it. This lets you learn something and makes the other person happy by sharing their knowledge.

【1】The children like to ask questions because ______.

A.they are born with natural curiosity

B.they don't know about the human nature

C.they are known for reading and watching

D.they don't want to find the answers by themselves

【2】According to the passage, curiosity can ______.

A.make your job difficult

B.make the class interesting

C.create more stories in history

D.develop a new kind of classroom

【3】The underlined word “appreciate” probably means “______”.

A.acceptB.refuseC.hideD.change

【4】Which can be helpful to improve your curiosity?

A.Showing others your knowledge.

B.Asking different people questions.

C.Getting the information in the same way.

D.Not acting like you're curious if you're not.

【5】What’s the main idea of the passage?

A.Share knowledge in the classroom.

B.Curiosity is a skill that can be improved.

C.Curiosity can make the other person happy.

D.Be curious and try to improve your curiosity.

【1】What group of people is the course for?

A.Preschool kids.B.College students.

C.High school students.D.Primary school students.

【2】Level 3 activities are for the children who can______.

A.know simple wordsB.understand common topics

C.follow difficult storiesD.speak like a native speaker

【3】Which is right according to the passage?

A.Children can only search by topics.

B.Children must try the activities from Level 1.

C.Children can choose their favorite topics at any time.

D.Children can guide themselves to learn from native speakers.

【4】You may read this passage in a ______.

A.websiteB.textC.bookD.newspaper

The kind of morning that was inviting me with a warm arm.

So I decided to spend an hour doing almost nothing,

Sitting and enjoying the best of what nature could bring.

Getting up from my chair, I thought I'd take a walk,

Then there was a bee that suddenly came to me for a talk.

There was a kind of music as the bee moved its wing,

Music so perfect that no one could ever sing.

Walking little further, I saw a butterfly,

Which was dancing among the flowers and then flying high.

My morning hour in the garden was very well spent,

And now I know what beauty and music really meant!!

【1】What's the best title for the poem?

A.A Wonderful MorningB.Lovely MusicC.Warm SpringD.Sweet Flowers

【2】How does the writer probably feel?

A.Asleep.B.Lonely.C.Worried.D.Happy.

A car accident happened to me when I was four years old, I had a scar (傷疤) below my nose. Because some children laughed ________ me and called me “scarface”, I had little confidence (自信). Although my parents told me that I was ________, I did not see myself that way.

One afternoon, when school ended, I remained in my ________, waiting for my mother. Miss Pratt sat at her desk with other teachers and talked. I looked at the clock and ________ it was time for me to get ready to leave. I put on my wool coat and hat. One of the teachers looked at my ________ and said with a surprise, “Who is that girl? She is really pretty in her clothes.” Miss Pratt's answer was, “I agree, Mary is pretty.”

Pretty! The word surprised me. Teachers would not ________. Maybe it was true that I looked pretty.

At that moment I made up my mind to be the ________ child in my class to learn the tables(乘法表). Whatever it took, and no matter how much time, I would do. No one was going to stop me. This time I ________ myself.

About one week later, Miss Pratt said to the class that I was the first one to learn the tables and she told us she was ________ me. The whole class smiled and gave me a big hand. For the first time, I felt truly good about myself. I knew I was ________ by Miss Pratt's words. This might not happen if I didn't hear those kind words. I will never forget the words.

【1】A.overB.atC.withD.like

【2】A.prettyB.smartC.braveD.polite

【3】A.houseB.officeC.classroomD.garden

【4】A.heardB.realizedC.hopedD.suggested

【5】A.hairB.backC.headD.face

【6】A.lieB.agreeC.listenD.help

【7】A.lastB.firstC.secondD.third

【8】A.lostB.askedC.enjoyedD.trusted

【9】A.proud ofB.interested inC.angry withD.sad for

【10】A.hurtB.controlledC.encouragedD.protected

A.heldB.is heldC.will be heldD.has held

In those days the sun seemed to shine always brightly and the water was always warm. Sometimes we _______ beach and walked in the country, exploring(搜尋) broken houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were _______ in one’s pockets or good places where one could _______ ice creams. Each day seemed a life-time.

Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good _______ is much the same as it was. I ________ like the sun and warm sand and the sound of waves beating the rocks. I no longer wish to ________ any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. __________, I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.

Sometimes I wonder what my ideal(理想的) holiday will be like when I am ________. All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about ________ who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves __________ on too many ice creams.

【1】A.seaB.lakeC.mountainD.river

【2】A.playedB.sleptC.satD.stood

【3】A.movingB.excitedC.anxiousD.nervous

【4】A.madeB.broughtC.watchedD.heard

【5】A.collectedB.jumpedC.turnedD.climbed

【6】A.leftB.came toC.stood byD.played by

【7】A.sweetsB.sandC.ice-creamsD.money

【8】A.makeB.sellC.buyD.offer

【9】A.houseB.holidayC.gardenD.tide

【10】A.hardlyB.almostC.stillD.perhaps

【11】A.destroyB.fixC.useD.build

【12】A.ButB.HoweverC.OtherwiseD.Besides

【13】A.strongB.weakC.youngD.old

【14】A.childrenB.boysC.girlsD.grown-ups

【15】A.happyB.tiredC.sadD.sick

But more 【6】(財富) sometimes means less health. Because transport and travel are 【7】(更容易的), people 【8】(很少) walk and they don’t exercise as much as they 【9】 to(過去常常). When there is a lot of traffic, the pollution is also 【10】(使加倍), or even worse. Luckily, our people and our government are taking steps to make the situation better.

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