Write a passage of at least 50 words on the topic “ Trees are important”. ( 以“树是重要的”为题写一篇不少于50个词的短文，标点符号不占格。)
Use the following points as a reference.（以下问题仅供参考）
Why trees are important?(Give at least three reasons)
What would happen without trees?
How can we protect trees?
A young man once went to town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he found that they were about two inches (英寸)long.
He went to the kitchen, there his mother and two sisters were doing housework .He said to them, “The new trousers are too long. Could one of you help me to shorten them by two inches?” But they were too busy and they said nothing and were still working.
After his mother finished washing all the plates ,she shortened the trousers by two inches. Then one of his sisters remembered his trousers and shortened them by two inches. When the other sister came back from cinema, she also remembered the new trousers. “I nearly forgot that,” she thought. Then she shortened them by two inches.
Answer the questions（回答下列问题）：5%
1.Who did the young man buy the pair of trousers for?
2.What did he want his family to do?
3.Did his family hear what he said?
4.Who shortened the trousers first?
5.How many people shortened the trousers?
6.How would the man probably feel when he tried on the trousers the next day?
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，首字母已给，每空格限填一词): 6%
Deserts(沙漠) do not stay the same size. Sometimes they grow bigger. Sometimes they get s 1. . The world’s biggest desert , the Sahara, is in Africa. Right now, the Sahara Desert is growing fast.
Why is the Sahara growing? In some places, people farm too much. In other places, a 2. eat all the grass. Or people cut down the trees. This makes the soil weak. Weak soil lets the desert grow.
Why is it a p 3. ? People cannot grow food in the desert. People cannot build houses, hospitals, or schools in the desert. So people must l 4. their homes.
What can people do? They can plant trees. They can also f 5. less. These things make the soil stronger. Maybe the Sahara will stop g 6. . It’s a big problem. Many people must work together to solve it.
Mrs. Turner, a doctor in a big hospital, liked all things tidy and clean. One Friday, Mr. Turner went work and he a lot of dirty clothes here and there. That day Mrs. Turner happened to be at home. When she those dirty clothes, she felt sick. And she didn’t want to do .After breakfast, Joan, one of her friends to visit her. The girl found the rooms were ,so she asked, “Don’t you your room today, Mrs. Turner?”
“No, I don’t,” said the doctor.
“Why don’t you your glasses, then?”
“In this way I think the rooms are tidy and clean,” answered Mrs. Turner.
1.A. washed B. left C. gave D. made
2.A. looked at B. watchedC. saw D. wrote
3.A. nothingB. somethingC. the washingD. cleaning
4.A. niceB. beautiful C. clear D. dirty
5.A. clean B. sweepingC. clearedD. dusted
6.A. wear B. put on C. take D. take off
1970 was the World Conservation (保护) Year. The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is in danger. They hoped that governments (政府) would act quickly in order to conserve nature. Here is one example of the problems. At one time there were 1 300 different plants, trees and flowers in Holland, but now only 860 remain. The others have been destroyed by modern man and his technology (技术). We are changing the earth, the air, the water, and everything that grows and lives. We can't live without these things. If we go on 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 people today. A lot of them know that conservation is necessary. Many are helping save our world. They plant trees, protect wild animals, and so on. In a small town in the United States a large group of girls cleaned the 11 kilometer-long banks of the river. Young people may hear about conservation through a record called "NO ONE'S GOING TO CHANGE OUR WORLD". It was made by the Scatles, Cliff Richard and other singers. The money from it will help to conserve wild animals.
1.This passage is mainly about conserving______
A. man B. nature
C. wild animals D. wild plants
2.From the passage we know that there are________ in Holland now.
A. more trees. B. more flowers
C. fewer plants D. fewer animals
3.What does the underlined word ‘remain’ mean in paragraph 1?
A. 剩下 B. 重点 C. 毁灭 D. 依靠
4.What's the meaning of the sentence "If we go on like this, we shall destroy ourselves"?
A. We can't live on the earth someday.
B. We can't see plants.
C. We can't see animals.
D. Our life will be enjoyable.
5.We can guess from the passage that "NO ONE'S GOING TO CHANGE OUR WORLD" was__
A. a book about saving the earth
B. a song loved by young people
C. a film about protecting wild animals
D. a tape of songs calling on people to conserve nature
6.Which is not mentioned (提到) in the passage?
A. Plant trees.
B. Protect wild animals.
C. Clean the banks of the rivers. .
D. Collect waste paper for recycling.
What do people do with their old, useable but outdated(过时的) computers? Most people don’t know what to do with them. Many old computers end up gathering(聚集) dust in homes. Many more are thrown out with the trash.
Finally, some computers are thinking of ways to reduce(减少) the amount of computer junk. Sony has agreed to help recycle（回收）old Sony products. Dell, Hewlett-Packard and others now also take back some equipment.
Laws（法律）are being passed, too. In Europe, computer companies will have to pay for collecting and recycle old Sony products. And 70% of computer waste must be recycled. The idea behind the laws is that computer companies themselves should pay the cost.
Yet while many people are throwing away good computers, others cannot afford them at all. Hundreds of organizations are working to solve this problem. These groups collect and repair old computers. Some also teach computer repair skills.
The computers then go to schools, charities(慈善机构) and needy individuals. Giving a used computer to one of these organizations can turn one person’s trash into someone else’s treasure(财富) and cut down on waste, too.
1.Nobody knows what to do with their old computer.
2.Many old computers are in homes, covered with dust.
3.Dell is one of the companies which are thinking of ways to reduce the amount of computer junk.
4.If computer companies want to collect and recycle their used products, they have to pay money.
5.Hundreds of organizations only collect and repair old computers
6.The story talks about ways to deal with used computers.
