We have only one earth. It is the only environment for humans, animals and plants to live or grow in. However, we are polluting our earth every day. Good news is that the whole world has realized the serious problems and has taken action to fight against it.
World No Tobacco Day (May 31)
The first World No Tobacco Day is April 7, 1988. Since 1989, it was changed to be May 31st every year. The purpose of the World No Tobacco Day is to encourage people not to smoke.
World Water Day (March 22, 1993)
United Nations named 22 March as the first World Water Day in 1993. It’s a day to celebrate water. It’s a day to prepare for how we manage water in the future. It is celebrated around the world every year.
Earth Hour (2007)
Earth Hour started for the first time on March 31, 2007 in Sydney, Australia. Since then, the last Saturday of every March was named as Earth hour day that year. On March 19, 2016, more than 350 famous buildings in 178 countries around the world turned off the lights for one hour to remind people to save electrical power.
Actions in China to save our environment
Smoking is not allowed in all indoor public places from 2014. This is the first time for China to care about personal health in public places.
Ban(禁令) on free plastic bags. Since June 1, 2008, free plastic shopping bags are not allowed to provide in all supermarkets, shopping malls, and other places. It is to encourage people to use cloth bags or baskets for their shopping things.
Theme：The only environment for all the 1. things has serious problems, but the whole world has done 2. to prevent pollution. | ||
Actions around the world | No Tobacco Day | Started on April 7, 1988, then changed to May 31st every year. Encourage people to 3. up smoking. |
World 4. Day | Started on March 22nd 1993, celebrated around the world every year. | |
Earth Hour | Started for the 5. time on March 31st 2007, turned off lights for an hour to 6. electrical power. | |
Actions in 7. | Public places | Smoking is allowed in 8. public places to care about personal health. |
Supermarket & Shopping malls | Encourage people to 9. cloth bags or baskets for shopping things. You need to 10. if you use plastic bags provided by the supermarket. |
When you cough or sneeze, you’d better turn your head away from others and cover your mouth with the full part of your hand. And then, you should say, “Excuse me.”
This seems so simple, but it is surprising how many kids have never been told to do this. Actually, I notice adults all the time who cough and sneeze in public without placing a hand over the mouth. One important thing I point out to the kids is that after they sneeze or cough on their hands, they should wash their hands as soon as possible. If not, they will be passing those germs (细菌) along to everything and everyone they touch.
If you come to a door and someone is following you, hold the door. If the door opens by pulling, pull it open, stand to the side, and allow the other person to pass through first, then you can walk through. If the door opens by pushing, hold the door after you pass through.
After a few weeks of seeing kids try to get through doors in the school and watching them enter restaurants as the door hit other people, I knew I had to discuss the problem with my students. Teaching them small acts of kindness, such as letting someone else go through a door first as they hold it open, may seem unimportant, but it can go a long way toward helping students realize how to be polite and thank others. Once they’ve been told, they’re halfway there.
When we have to go up moving stairs, we will stand to the right. That will give others who are in a hurry a choice of walking up the left-hand side of the moving stairs. When we are going to enter a lift, the underground, or a doorway, we will wait for others to exit before we enter.
After college when I moved to London, I was surprised at how polite everyone was in the subways. I was even more touched when I traveled to Japan. In both places, people made efforts to make way for others. On moving stairs, everyone stood to the right and walked to the left. On lifts, everyone would stand over to the side and allow others to exit before they would begin to enter.
1.If you come to a door and someone is following you, you’d better .
A.hold the door B.pass through C.close the door D.stand to the side
2.Why should we stand to the right of moving stairs?
A.Because it’s dangerous to stand to the left.
B.Because it’s a traffic rule which we must follow.
C.Because we must wait for others to move first.
D.Because we should make way for people in a hurry.
3.From the passage we can know the writer is a .
A.doctor B.traveler C.parent D.teacher
4.The passage is mainly about .
A.the rules of acts in public B.the ways of communication
C.the problems of meeting people D.the knowledge of social life
Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it repaired, as there are a lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception(接待). I was quite wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth--so I decided that my way must be wrong.
I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK,” he said, “I’ll give you twenty pounds.” “It’s got a slightly broken leg,” I said. “Yes, I saw that, it’s nothing.”
Everything was going according to my plan and l was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I’ll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean? You’ve just sold it to me,” he said. “Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I am sorry. I’ll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “You’re right,” I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, ‘Would you repair this chair for me?’” “I wouldn’t have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’II repair this for you. Shall we say for five pounds?” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.
1.We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer .
A.was rather impolite B.was warmly received
C.asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair D.asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair
2.The expression "the penny dropped" in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper .
A.changed his mind B.accepted the offer
C.saw the writer’s purpose D.decided to help the writer
3.How much did the writer pay?
A.￡5. B.￡7. C.￡20. D.￡27.
4.From the text, we can learn that the writer was .
A.careful B.honest C.funny D.smart
Hello, everyone. Because of the high rate of school violence (暴力) in some areas, teenagers’ safety becomes a serious problem. We are planning to set up an organization named School Watch to make sure that students have a safe school environment. Please be part of our plan!
※What is School Watch?
School Watch is a volunteer project in our school. It helps us stop violence and improve the quality of school life. It will keep yourself and your schoolmates safe. The other members of School Watch care for you and your classroom, and you do the same for them.
※Is it for everyone?
Anybody can become a member of School Watch because everyone has something to offer.
※What else can it do?
School Watch makes it possible for us not only to help each other but also to make friends with each other. Some members may offer to help the schoolmates who have problems with their homework.
※Who is the School Watch?
Our school will look for the School Watcher and give him or her lots of prizes. You could be the one!
※How do you start?
To be a part of this plan, the only thing you need to do is to talk to the director of the plan in your grade. You can check the official website at www.schoolwatch.com if you want to get more information.
1.School Watch can help its members_______.
A.save the environment B.go to school on time
C.improve the quality of school life D.organize the sports activities
2.The members of School Watch are probably______.
A.teenagers B.doctors C.parents D.policemen
3.Anyone can become a member of School Watch because ______.
A.everyone may have problems B.everyone can give help to others
C.everyone doesn’t go to school D.everyone isn’t busy
4.If you want to become a member of School Watch, you should ______.
A.check the website B.talk to the director of the plan in your grade
C.be good at school work D.go to the police
Every school has a notice board. Let's see what is on the notice board of an American school.
School Policy ◆Fighting, saying bad words and all other bad behavior will not be allowed. ◆Do not throw rocks, snowballs or sticks on the school grounds. ◆Hand in a note or make a call to school if your child will be absent for the day. ◆Parents and visitors need to check in at the office when entering the school. |
After-school Program The after-school program will continue for the year 2017. The program will be open from 3:30 P.m. to 6:00 P.m. every day. ◆3:30-4:30 Homework＆Reading. ◆4:30-6:00 Activities If you have any questions, call the school at 524-9752. |
Class Announcement(通知) ◆Testing Dates: The math test is on June 12-13 The science test is on June 15 ◆Parents' meeting: The next parents' meeting is on Friday, June 22 at 7:00 P.m. in the meeting hall. ◆Homework: Please check the Homework Board at the school homepage to find your homework. |
MARKING KEY(评分标准) Goes beyond grade level standards 4 Meets grade level standards 3 Does not meet grade level standards, making progress 2 Does not meet grads level standards, not making progress 1 |
1.According to School Policy, visitors have to when entering the school.
A.hand in a note B.call at 524-9752 C.check in at the office D.telephone the school
2.Students do their homework and read books in the afternoon.
A.from 3:30 to 4:30 B.from 3:30 to 6:00
C.from 4:30 to 6:00 D.from 6:00 to 7:00
3.Suppose Tony doesn't do well at school but makes progress, he will get on the Report Card.
A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4
“What is the meaning of life?” Have you ever asked yourself this _________ ?
A dog really did. And that dog plays the leading role in the movie A Dog’s Purpose, based on the US writer W Bruce Cameron’s best-selling book. It is about a dog's several lives through reincarnation (再生) in different types of ___________ so that he can influence the lives of the human owners.
The dog is named Bailey. He ___________ as a boy’s red retriever (猎犬), a lonely policeman’s German shepherd (德国牧羊犬) and a student’s corgi (柯基犬). Then he meets with his first owner again and gives the story a happy _________ .
The movie shows the unbreakable connection (联系)_________ dogs and humans and how _________ , not even death , can ever end that relation. It is heartwarming and soul-shaking. There are many scenes that_______ the viewers. _______ , when Bailey lived as a police dog , he _________ to save a victim and he was shot in order to save his owner’s life.
Interestingly, the story was told from the dog’s view. The dog __________ dies ---He keeps being reborn, remembering each life, learning __________ from each life that help him with the next one. He keeps looking for __________ in each of those lives.
Did he really find it? Finally, he comes to ____________ there must be a purpose, a reason for him to be born. Bailey knows the truth: life’s __________ is best achieved when the word “love” is a verb.
The message of A Dog’s Purpose for viewers to take away is the importance of giving __________to a pet as well as giving a home to that pet.
1.A.experience B.question C.problem D.matter
2.A.dogs B.victims C.boys D.owners
3.A.appears B.advertises C.reports D.introduces
4.A.moment B.development C.beginning D.ending
5.A.among B.against C.between D.beside
6.A.anything B.everything C.nothing D.something
7.A.break B.show C.touch D.play
8.A.In a word B.For example C.Above all D.In general
9.A.managed B.refused C.promised D.agreed
10.A.ever B.never C.once D.always
11.A.dreams B.answers C.magics D.lessons
12.A.meaning B.theme C.wonder D.idea
13.A.receive B.reach C.conclude D.include
14.A.purpose B.project C.design D.chance
15.A.fun B.life C.love D.wisdom
