Now, more and more cities are facing problems, such as high housing costs, pollution and crime. Let’s see what people in Hyderabad, India and in Sao Paulo, Brazil do to solve (解决) the problems.
Hyderabad, India
To improve people’s lives, Hyderabad is planting more and more trees. The city is even creating____buildings that use less water and less electricity for power. Adding green to a city has a number of advantages. For example, trees make the air cleaner. In Hyderabad, streets were grey and dirty in the past. However, today they are filled with trees and flowers, making the city cleaner and more colourful. Green areas also give people places to relax or exercise. A study in the USA shows an interesting thing: the greener a neighborhood is, the less crime there is.
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Many people work in the centre of Sao Paulo, but they don’t live there. They’ve spread out to neighborhoods outside the city because housing is cheaper. Every day, these people travel into the city, and traffic is very heavy. City planners are using different ways to deal with (处理) the problem. First, they are building better subways. Another goal is to make it cheaper for people to live in the downtown area (中心区). Doing this will reduce traffic and pollution in the city.
1.What does the underlined word “greener” mean?
A. Taller.
B. Easier.
C. Better for the environment.
D. More brightly coloured.
2.Which advantage of making Hyderabad greener is NOT talked about in the passage?
A. It helps people work better.
B. It makes the city cleaner.
C. It reduces crime.
D. It makes it easier to exercise.
3.According to the passage, what problem does Sao Paulo have?
A. A lot of people don’t have jobs.
B. Too many people live in the city centre.
C. A lot of people are moving out of the city.
D. Too many people travel into the city every day.
As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?
Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making your dreams real is life’s biggest challenge（挑战）. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it’s impossible for you to become a writer. Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing（实现）your dream.
In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulty (困难) on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.
As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.
1.The biggest difficulty on the road to your dreams comes from _____________________.
A. yourself B. your friends C. your school D. your parents.
2.If we have dreams in our hearts and work hard, our dreams __________________.
A. can’t be realized B. can be very small C. will come true D. can be very big
3.How do you make your dream come true faster?
A. Remember what your dream is. B. Don’t let your dream leave your heart.
C. Keep telling yourself what you want every day. D. A, B and C.
I live with my grandmother in a Beijing yard house. One day last year, I was surprised to see a big foreigner coming out of the house next door to ours. He was very tall with short brown hair and a pair of glasses.
The first time I saw him, I was too shy to speak to him. “My English is too poor!” I thought. My grandmother told me that he had just moved into our yard. “I don’t like it!” she said. “Foreigners aren’t like us. Maybe he’ll play loud music and parties every night! I’m sure he’s going to cause trouble.”
Several days later, I met the foreigner as I was walking home after work. “Hello!” he said (in Chinese！). “My name’s Tony. I’ve just moved into the house next door to yours.” While I was wondering what to say, he continued, “There’s a nice bar down the road. Why don’t you and your family come and have dinner with me?” “Bars are bad places,” said my grandmother when I told her, but we decided to go.
The bar was not at all what I had expected. It was in a beautiful little yard house, with several large bookshelves and pictures of Tibet on the walls. Several Chinese people and foreigners were sitting drinking or reading books. I noticed that some of the foreigners were speaking Chinese in a low voice to each other! “Oh, what a civilized place!” my grandmother exclaimed.
The bar served special “hutong pizzas”. As we ate, Tony told us about himself-he is an English expert in environment. He always likes to be quiet. My grandmother said to me, “He really seems like a very nice young man.”
1.When the writer first saw the foreigners, she______.
A. was frightened to him
B. wanted to practice English with him
C. felt too shy to speak to him
D. hoped to invite the foreigner to the bar
2.From the sentence “Bar are bad places”, we can know that the grandmother______.
A. was very excited B. didn’t go to the bar
C. didn’t like bars D. was angry with Tony
3.What’s the meaning of the word “civilized” in the passage?
A. 文明的 B. 喧闹的 C. 野蛮的 D. 讨厌的
4.Which of the following sentence is Not true?
A. Tony made a lot of noise every night.
B. Tony was an English expert in environment.
C. There were some foreigners speaking Chinese in the bar.
D. The grandmother thought Tony might cause some trouble.
5.The best title for this story is______.
A. A Bar in Tibet
B. A Foreigner in Beijing
C. Bars are Bad Places
D. Foreigners Like Bars
Four students from different countries are camping and they are talking about the weather．Let's listen to them．
Wu Ling: It’s cool and sunny most of the time in our country．I live in Beijing, a beautiful city．It’s July now．Though it is a little hot, I still feel comfortable． | Waxili: I live in Moscow．There are storms too often there．When the sky is dark and clouds are moving across the sky, the storm is coming．I don’t like that．Always it’s not safe in the storm． |
John: I live in the north of Canada．It’s quite cold in winter, so we wear warm clothes．Many people like snowy weather because they can make snowmen and enjoy themselves． | Joe: I come from Australia．I never see a snowy day．It’s very hot most of the time in our country．In winter it’s not very cold． |
1.It is in Australia when the four students are camping．
A. spring B. winter C. autumn D. summer
2. doesn’t like the weather of his country．
A. John B. Wu Ling C. Waxili D. Joe
3.Joe has never experienced a day before．
A. snowy B. rainy C. windy D. cloudy
4.The passage is mainly about ．
A. different cities B. different talks in different cities
C. different countries D. different kinds of weather in different areas
My life is always filled with sadness and little joy. However, no matter what happens, I can always ______ it bravely.
Last year, I couldn’t believe the ________that I was able to enter(进入) the only key high school in my hometown. Then I rushed to my home and told my ________. But my father didn’t seem ________ as I was. He just kept smoking without saying a word and my mother put her head down and couldn’t help ________.
I knew very well what my family was ________. My mum had been ill in bed for 2 years. We lived a ________life and I couldn’t continue my schooling. I felt so upset but I could say________to my parents. I decided to help my father with his work________ the family.
To my surprise, things completely changed ________ the beginning of the new term. My head teacher came to my family with some money, which had been ________by my schoolmates. He encouraged (鼓励) me, “Always have a dream.” ________ tears in my eyes, I stepped into the key high school.
I have been studying hard since I entered the high school. Whenever I meet difficulties, I always________my teacher and schoolmates. I have a college dream and I must work hard for it, no matter________ hard life is. Just as a great man says, “When one door shuts (关), ________ opens in life.”
1.A. solve B. meet C. face D. make
2.A. idea B. story C. news D. thought
3.A. teachers B. parents C. grandparents D. brothers
4.A. nervous B. excited C. interested D. worried
5.A. crying B. laughing C. saying D. shouting
6.A. about B. before C. against D. like
7.A. hard B. happy C. nice D. rich
8.A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
9.A. support B. to support C. supporting D. supported
10.A. after B. since C. before D. on
11.A. raised B. spent C. planned D. saved
12.A. From B. Between C. With D. Without
13.A. dream of B. think of C. hear of D. talk of
14.A. what B. which C. that D. how
15.A. another B. other C. others D. the others
____ animals are in danger and there will be _____ space for them if we don’t take any actions.
A. More and more;fewer and fewer B. Fewer and fewer; more and more
C. Less and less;more and more D. More and more;less and less
