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When I was seven years old, my family created an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive. After the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels. I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had its own job.

On the fifth day a tragedy(悲剧) happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their "earthquake", one by one they began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up their tunnel building to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm.

My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness. They simply could not stand that their tunnels were gone. Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, but it taught me much more.

Over the years, I came to realize the importance of teamwork. Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired for their hard work. But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently: adversity(逆境) is a natural part of life, and must be accepted. Unlike the ants, we cannot give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone, we must build another.

Giving up, I say, is not a good choice.

1.The writer's family when he was seven.

A．built a farm of ants         B．bought a few ants

C．caught a lot of ants         D．founded an ant city

2.The underlined word "it" here refers to .

A．the ant                      B．the ant tunnel

C．the glass farm               D．the corner of the glass

3.What can we know from the passage?

A．The writer broke the glass box because it made his face dirty.

B．The ants died one by one because the tunnels were destroyed.

C．Unlike people, teamwork is not so important for the ants.

D．Giving up is a good way when we meet troubles.

4.What did the writer come to realize a few years later?

A．Working together is useless.      B．Teamwork is important.

C．He can't accept adversity.        D．Working alone is amazing.

5.Which could be the best title for the passage?

A．An Ant Farm                 B．Ants Fear Adversity

C．My Family and Ants          D．Good Lessons From Ants

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Do you like listening to music? Does all of the music bring happiness to you? Do you know some music is noise? What is noise? Noise is a loud or unwanted sound. It is also called noise pollution.

Where is noise from? Noise can be caused by many kinds of machines, such as motorcycles, planes, farm tractors and TVs. And, to some people, rock bands are also noise.

What happens to people who live near noisy machines or use them over a period of time? Doctors find that noise pollution can influence both our health and behavior. It can cause high stress levels, hearing loss, sleep problems, and other harmful effects.

Scientists use a unit(单位) of measure(测量) called a decibel to measure the loudness of a sound. The sound of a quiet room, for example, measures 35 decibels. Talk measures between 40 to 65 decibels. Sounds from traffic and from some rock bands can measure over 120 decibels. Noise at this high level causes the greatest hearing loss.

How do we reduce noise damage? Turn down your music player or wear ear muffs(耳罩) when you are working in a noisy environment. Ear muffs for human can protect against noise pollution.

1.According to the passage, noise is .

A．terrible sound

B．any kind of sound

C．all sounds that you can hear

D．loud sound that people don't want

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．A decibel is a unit that measures sound.

B．In fact, a decibel is also a kind of noise.

C．A person who hates sound belongs to decibels.

D．Machines that make loud noise are called decibels.

3.According to the passage, loud noises can .

A．stop machines                    B．cause a loss of hearing

C．improve people's hearing         D．help people to sleep better

4.We can infer from the passage that .

A．noise is only from traffic

B．any sound can hurt people

C．noise is a serious problem

D．rock music doesn't belong to noise

5.Study this diagram below. Which of the room is suitable for you to do your homework?

A．Room A.       B．Room B.

C．Room C.           D．Room D.

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I am lucky to have Mr. David as my next door neighbor. He is a gentle man. He is very helpful to all.

Mr. David is a lovely man. He has two 1.. —a dog and a cat. Though he is rich, he never looks down up the 2.. He also often gives 3. to charities.

Mr. David has four children—three sons and a 4. . The eldest son helps him in the business. The 5. two sons are of my age and study in a public school. His daughter is a student of Class Nine.

All the 6. of his family are friendly. The children are good natured (好脾气的) and have good 7.. They are ready to help others, too. 8. I have any problem, I go to Charles, the second son, and he always 9. solve it. On festivals like Christmas, Mr. David arranges for a get-together for all the10. in the common park. Everyone in the neighborhood speaks highly of him.

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There are many ways for us to reduce(减少) waste. For ________, we can reuse paper and plastic bags. We can also recycle newspapers, glass, and cans(易拉罐) to make new things. Here are some useful ways to ________ waste.

Write on ________sides of paper.

Many people write on only one side of their paper. Why not stop wasting the other side? Some students only use half the pages of their ________ before getting new ones. Try to use up all the paper. People often give cards on birthdays or festivals. How about trying to ________ e-cards instead?

Don't throw away your old batteries.

Maybe you do not know that old batteries make the earth ________. This is because they have poisonous parts in them. So, don't throw away batteries. ________ them together. Try to use rechargeable(充电的) batteries for your games and CD players.

Give off all your unwanted clothes.

There are many poor families in China. You may ask your mother to ________ your unwanted clothes. Then you can pass them on to those poor children. You will feel ________ that you are helping someone else. Also, you can understand ________ your friends or relatives(亲戚) want them before throwing them away.

1.A．reason           B．example          C．use            D．people

2.A．produce          B．protect          C．reduce         D．pollute

3.A．every            B．both             C．all            D．one

4.A．exercises        B．schoolbags       C．notebooks      D．papers

5.A．send             B．buy              C．receive        D．waste

6.A．dry              B．rich             C．clean          D．dirty

7.A．Throw            B．Keep             C．Try            D．Lose

8.A．like             B．sell             C．throw          D．collect

9.A．angry            B．tired            C．moved          D．happy

10.A．that            B．if               C．though         D．what

Germany，       European country， is world-famous for the high quality of industrial products.

A. a    B. an   C. /    D. the

作文

每个国家都有自己的风俗习惯，请你用英文介绍一下自己国家的风俗。要求：80词左右。内容应包括：

1. Greeting people when you meet for the first time.

2. Table manners.

3. Rules in people’s houses..

Customs in China

Each country has its own customs. In China…………………….

Nearly all American students in colleges and universities pay for their education. There are many expenses. First of all, there is tuition (学费). At some schools, the tuition is very high, ten thousand dollars a year or more. At other schools, it may only be a few hundred dollars a year. At some community (社区) colleges, tuition is free. There are other expenses as well. Many students leave their homes to go to schools in other cities. They may live in dormitories or apartments (flats), and they must pay for it. Finally, students must buy textbooks for their courses. Some families start saving money for their children's education when the children are small. Many students work to save money for tuition. They can also get loans (贷款) from the government. They pay the money back to the government when they finish their education.

1.Which students pay for their education?

2.How much is the higher tuition?

3.Are there any free tuition colleges?

4.Why do many students live in dormitories or apartments?

5.What must students buy finally?

The summer vacation is over. It’s true that time always flies fast. During the vacation, the weather was hot and I could not do much work, but I lived happily.

As the afternoon was hot, I did my work in the morning. I used to get up at 6:30 and take a walk in the garden for half an hour. After breakfast, I began reading English and Chinese and did some exercises in math. Those took me three hours or more. I worked quite hard and made good progress.

I spent the afternoon outside. I went to swim and it was funny. I would not go home until it was about five or six o’clock. Sometimes a friend of mine would come to see me and we would spend some hours listening to music.

In this way I spent my vacation happily. And I not only studied well but also became a good swimmer. Now I am in good health and high spirits.

1.The text mainly tell us how the writer spent his summer holidays.

2.It took the writer half an hour to do his homework.

3.The writer spent most of the afternoon listening to music .

4.The writer didn’t have very good summer holidays .

5.The writer spent more time swimming than listening to music.

In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.

In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.

When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them. If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret later in the day.

1.Why do people in England often talk about the weather?

A. Because they may have four seasons in one day

B. Because they often have very good weather

C. Because the weather is warm just like in spring

D. Because the sky is sunny all day

2.From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain.

A. sunshine and snow      B. black clouds

C. summer and winter      D. spring and autumn

3."People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too ______in winter."

A. warm    B. cool      C. cold       D. rainy

4.In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because ________.

A. their friends ask them to do so

B. it often rains in England

C. they are going to sell them

D. they are their favorite things

5.The best title for this passage is ________.

A. Bad Seasons

B. Summer or winter

C. The Weather in England

D. Strange English People

An old lady in a plane had a blanket（毯子）over her head and she did not want to take it off . The air hostess spoke to her, but the old lady said, “I have never been in a plane before, and I am frightened. I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again!”

Then the captain came. He said, “Madam, I am the captain of this plane. The weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well. ”But she continued to hide.

So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said, “I am sorry, young man, but I don’t like planes and I am never going to fly again. But I’ll say one thing,” She continued kindly, “You and your wife keep your plane very clean!”

1.An old lady had _________ .

A. glasses    B. a blanket over her head

C. a coat    D. a basket

2.A. She didn’t want to ________ .

A. Takes it off   B. turn it off

C. get on         D. talk about it

3._________ spoke to her.

A. The air hostess   B. The man next to her

C. her husband       D. one of her friends

4.The old lady had never been _________ before.

A. abroad    B. home    C. in a plane    D. in hospital

5.The woman didn’t like planes and she was never going ________.

A. to fly again    B. to travel

C. to go abroad   D. to go home