High above the city, stood the statue (雕像) of the Happy Prince. He was covered all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires (藍(lán)寶石), and a large red ruby (紅寶石) on his clothes.

One day, a Swallow (燕子) arrived at the city and stayed between the feet of the Happy Prince. But just as he was putting his head under his wings a large drop of water fell on him. “What is the use of a statue if it cannot keep the rain off?” he said. Then he looked up and saw the eyes of the Happy Prince were filled with tears, and tears were running down his golden face. His face was so beautiful in the moonlight that the little Swallow was filled with pity.

“Who are you?” he said. “I am the Happy Prince.”

“Why are you weeping then?” asked the Swallow.

“When I was alive and had a human heart,” answered the statue, “I did not know what tears were, for I lived in a palace. In the daytime I played with my friends in the garden, and in the evening I danced in the Great Hall. Everyone called me the Happy Prince, and happy indeed I was. So I lived, and so I died. And now that I am dead they have set me up here so high that I can see all the ugly and terrible things of my city, and though my heart is made of lead ( 鉛 ) yet I cannot choose but weep.”

【1】What was the statue of the Happy Prince mostly made of?

A.SapphireB.RubyC.GoldD.Lead

【2】Which of the following words has the similar meaning to the underlined word “weep”?

A.rainB.cryC.talkD.smile

【3】Why did the little Swallow pity the Happy Prince?

A.Because he looked very sad in the moonlight.

B.Because he died in the moonlight.

C.Because he looked very beautiful in the moonlight.

D.Because he lost his palace.

【4】Why was he called the Happy Prince?

A.Because he once lived a happy life in the palace.

B.Because everyone wanted him to be happy.

C.Because he liked to laugh very much.

D.Because he could make everyone happy.

【5】What made the Happy Prince sad?

A.His deathB.The dark side of his city

C.The beautiful moonlightD.The terrible weather

---He is eating a hamburger.

A. How is Dan

B. What is Dan doing

C. When does Dan eat a hamburger

D. Why does Dan eat a hamburger

A. shopping, shops B. to shop, shopping

C. shop, is shopping D. shopping, is shopping

A. and B. so C. but D. or

A. says B. speaks C. talks D. tells

A. stadium B. cinema C. office D. school

At night, you fall asleep while listening to beautiful music.【1】You can enjoy all of these things because of one important organ (器官) — the ears. March 3 is Ear Care Day. It helps us remember the importance of our ears and encourages us to take good care of them.

You may wonder: how do the ears work? The ear has three different parts: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear, The outer ear is the part you can see.【2】The sound then travels down to middle ear, the inner ear and then to your brain.

【3】Your ears keep on hearing sounds, but your brain just ignores them. That’s why you may sometimes wake up suddenly in the middle of the night — your brain heard something, but you don’t know what it was, since you were asleep.

But ears do more than hear.【4】In the inner ear, there are organs that are filled with liquid and covered in small hairs. When you move your head, the liquid and hairs move, too. They send messages to your brain about the position (位置) of your head.

More surprisingly, ears even help with tasting food.【5】But there are nerves ( 神經(jīng)) running through the middle ear that connect the tongue to the brain.

The ears are truly important organs with many functions (功能). Everyone should make sure to protect their own ears as well as they can.

A. Of course, you don’t actually taste food with your ears.

B. Your ears never stop working, even when you are asleep!

C. In the morning, you are woken up by the singing of birds outside.

D. They help you keep your balance, too.

E. It collects sound around you.

—Can you give me __________ to read? __________ is OK.

A. something； Everything B. anything； Something

C. anything； Anything D. something； Anything

【1】When is the school talent show?

A.Next Monday.B.Next Friday.C.This Sunday.D.This Monday.

【2】Where will the birthday party be held?

A.At the School Hall.B.At David’s house.C.At the gym.D.At Jack’s house.

【3】At the Christmas party, David can__________ .

A.dance and play the pianoB.watch shows with friends

C.play games and sing songsD.make fruit salad

On Lunar New Year’s Eve on Feb 18, 2015，Beijing had a good day. PM2.5 levels were below 50. However, the nice day ended with firework celebrations at night.

In the first hour after the start of the celebration, PM2.5 levels rose to 500 in certain parts of the city, with the average across the city around 400.

According to the China National Environmental Monitoring Center, on Lunar New Year’s Day, air pollution reached “dangerous levels” in 201 Chinese cities, because of fireworks, with more than 40 of them seeing “serious pollution”. As a result, the debate on whether to ban (禁止) fireworks during the Spring Festival is also heating up.

Sina surveyed 3,000 Internet users, and results show that only 38 percent of the people support setting off fireworks, and 60 percent are against it.

“I support a ban on fireworks,” a netizen (網(wǎng)民) nicknamed ann019 said. “Lighting fireworks can only bring problems: air pollution, disturbing sleep, causing fire and exhausting sanitation workers (環(huán)衛(wèi)工人).”

Others thought it to be hard to ban traditions, and lighting fireworks during holiday seasons won’t cause lasting pollution.

Some, however, suggest a moderate (溫和的) way to solve the problem.

“As a tradition, fireworks absolutely add to the festival’s happiness. They shouldn’t be banned totally,” commented netizen Tracy on the China Daily online forum (論壇). “But the time should be reduced. For example, it can be allowed just during New Year’s Eve, the first day of the Lunar New Year and the Lantern Festival.”

【1】 caused serious air pollution on Lunar New Year’s Eve.

A. The factories B. The cars

C. The fireworks D. The bad weather

【2】 cities saw serious air pollution on Lunar New Year’s Day.

A. 201 B. More than 40

C. Around 400 D. 500

【3】According to Sina’s survey, over half of the Internet users setting off fireworks.

A. are against B. enjoy

C. support D. don’t care about

【4】 was not mentioned by the netizen nicknamed ann019.

A. Exhausting sanitation workers

B. Disturbing sleep

C. Wasting money

D. Causing fire

【5】According to the passage, we know is a moderate way to solve the problem.

A. to ban fireworks totally

B. to reduce the time of setting off fireworks

C. to get more people to set off fireworks

D. to never change the tradition

【6】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Air pollution.

B. A Survey on the Internet.

C. Moderate ways to reduce firework celebrations.

D. Whether to ban festive fireworks.