Taking away a city’s rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we can’t eat or use. If we kept these things we would soon have a mountain of rubbish.
In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of city to a dump(垃圾堆).Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage (排污) system. The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets(厕所), bathtubs and other places.
To keep mice(老鼠) and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land. Finally, a house or a school may be built there, and then you’d never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump.
In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything but the metal(金属). The metal can be reused and recycled. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles(堆) where they slowly change into something called humus, which looks like black earth. It is rich with the kinds of things that feed plants and help them grow.
1.The passage is mostly about _____________.
A.environment B.travel C.history D.education
2.How can we keep the mice and flies away?
A.Some water is used to cover the rubbish. B.Some earth can be used to cover the rubbish.
C.The fire burns the rubbish. D.The sewage system takes away the rubbish.
3.How should we take care of a used metal box?
A.By burning it off. B.By putting it in water.
C.By throwing it away. D.By reusing and recycling it.
4.According to the passage, the right order is ________.
① A house or a school may be built there. ②The rubbish is collected and taken to a dump.
③ Grass is planted on the rubbished-filled earth. ④The rubbish dump is covered with some earth.
A.②④①③ B.③①④② C.①④③② D.②④③①
5.The main idea of the passage is ________.
A.to let us know taking away rubbish is a big job B.to explain the need or rubbish collection
C.to introduce different ways to treat rubbish D.to tell people to take useful things out of rubbish
Frank is a student. He likes playing with his phone very much. And he keeps the phone with him at all times. His dad thinks he is addicted(上瘾的) to his phone. But Frank doesn't think so. They write to each other.
Dear Frank, You've heard the warnings. It's reported that fifty percent of the teenagers depend on their phones too much. I think you have this problem too. That's why I think you should give up your phone. Not forever, just for a week. I'm warned that you are developing some bad habits. You keep your phone with you all the time—you even check the basketball scores at the dinner table. It's not a good idea to use your phone while you are doing homework. You can't put your heart into your homework at all. And you may make more mistakes when you can't fully put your heart into it. There are many good reasons to take a break from your phone. Have a try! So what do you say? Are you ready to give up using your phone? Love, Dad |
Dear Dad, I know you think I depend on my phone too much. But I'm just using technology to help my life to be better. My phone helps me in many ways. Do you remember that time when the car broke down? I sent a message to tell you that I was going to be late. If I didn't, you would be worried about me. My phone helps me with my homework too. I can look up anything in a second. It's really hard to be successful today if you don't have a phone. Social media, games, and apps might seem silly to you, but they help me to keep in touch with my friends. I promise to cut back my phone use, and I won't use it at the dinner table any more. But giving it up for a week would be a mistake and it wouldn't change anything in the long term. Love, Frank |
1.How long does Frank's dad advise him to give up his phone?
A.For a week. B.For a month. C.For a year. D.Forever.
2.What does Frank think of social media, games, and apps?
A.They make him smart. B.They make him relaxed.
C.They help him make lots of money. D.They help him keep in touch with his friends.
3.According to the passage, Frank promises to ________.
A.use it at the dinner table B.use it at home
C.spend less time on it D.give it up forever
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Frank thinks it is a waste of time to use phones.
B.Frank sometimes uses his phone to look up something.
C.All teenagers depend on their phones too much.
D.Frank's dad thinks it's OK to check basketball scores at the dinner table.
Dogs like living with people. They are very friendly. They can do many things for people.
Some dogs help people to look after sheep, other dogs help them to find the lost children. And some of the dogs can help the blind.
There is a kind of dog whose name is Seeing Eye Dog. Now we can see this kind of dog all over the world. They are working for the blind. The Seeing Eye Dog is strong and easy to train. He helps the blind to walk from place to place. Before a dog becomes a Seeing Eye Dog, he must be in a training school for about three months. First the dog has to learn to sit or stay when he hears the trainer’s call. In his next lesson the dog learns to take his trainer across busy streets. The dog has many things to learn. At the end of the training, he must take tests. When he passes the tests, the Seeing Eye Dog will do things by himself.
Now he can help the blind people. The new master may be a man , a woman or even a child. It takes the dog and his blind master about a month to learn to work and live together.
1.The underline words “Seeing Eye Dog” means________.
A.导盲犬 B.看门狗 C.宠物狗 D.电子狗
2.Seeing Eye Dog don’t have to ________.
A.learn to sit or stay when he hears the trainer’s call B.learn to take his trainer across the streets
C.take tests D.learn to buy things for the trainer
3.From this passage, we know that dogs are very ________.
A.lovely B.dangerous C.helpful D.interesting
Everyone gets a headache sometimes. But how much do you know about __________? What may cause them? And what should we__________if we have a headache? When should we go to see a__________? Let’s talk something _________ them.
The headache is not a disease（疾病）, but it may show that something in our body is wrong. We may have ___________ than one headache each month.
Usually a __________ or some other illnesses may cause headaches. As we all know, when we have a cold, we often have a __________and a sore __________ at first. When you feel worse and __________ your temperature, you probably find you have a fever,__________then the headache comes. Besides, we may get a headache when we work too hard. We may get a headache when we exercise on an empty （空的）__________ . We may get a headache when we don’t get enough __________. When we have a headache, we should __________ and rest. We should have a good sleep. We shouldn’t take __________ exercise if we are tired. If we__________ have headaches, we need to see a doctor.
1.A.toothaches B.stomachaches C.headaches D.backaches
2.A.did B.to do C.doing D.do
3.A.doctor B.teacher C.worker D.hospital
4.A.about B.with C.at D.in
5.A.less B.little C.more D.most
6.A.blood B.fever C.break D.death
7.A.headache B.toothache C.medicine D.cough
8.A.head B.throat C.neck D.foot
9.A.make B.shake C.show D.take
10.A.or B.but C.and D.now
11.A.stomach B.tooth C.neck D.head
12.A.sleep B.food C.exercise D.medicine
13.A.take a break B.see a dentist C.lie down D.take exercise
14.A.too much B.much too C.too many D.many too
15.A.never B.often C.seldom D.sometimes
It is sensible __________ you to change your mind in the end.
A.for B.of C.to D.about
As soon as the dog called Kelly noticed the stranger __________ the house, it began __________.
A.entered, barked B.enter, barking C.entered into, to bark D.entering, bark
