A very important world problem is the growing population on the earth. The population of the world today is more than 7,400,000,000. That is a great number and we know it quite well. The important thing is not how large the population of the world is now, but the rate of the growth. It is about 1.63 percent every year.
Every second, 4.2 babies are born in the world. Another baby! Another baby! Another baby! You can not speak quickly enough to keep up with the birth rate. The population is growing faster and faster. In one day, people have to find food for over 350,000 months. The rapid growth of population will make a big problem by the year 2025. There will be as many as 8.1 billion people on the earth! So this is one of the biggest problems that you are going to see in your life.
1.From the passage, we know there are about new babies to be born in one minute in the world.
A.4 B.350 C.14,400 D.250
2.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.The population of the world is very large.
B.The problem of the large population will be solved by 2025.
C.The growing population will be a big problem in our life.
D.The large population may cause lots of problems.
It is most difficult for parents to decide to have a second child. Someone says that a single child is likely to be a lonely child. There are no other children in the family for the child to talk or play with. An only child is not able to get along well with children of his age. Some parents regretted（后悔）making the decisions to have only one child.
But the number of parents choosing to have only one child is increasing in many parts of the world. In the US, for example, more than 14 percent of women between 18 and 34 plan to have just one child. The same can be seen in the UK. In Japan, the average number of children born per family had gone down to 1.42 by 1996.
For some single child parents, especially who are busy working every day, time and energy seem to be overwhelming（势不可挡的） They don't have enough time and energy to share with more children. For other people, money is their first consideration（考虑）. Many couples in Japan choose not to have large families because the cost of supporting a child up to the age of 18 reaches around US $ 160,000.
1.According to the passage, why is a single child likely to be lonely?
A.Because his parents don't love him.
B.Because he doesn't have holidays.
C.Because he doesn't have a brother or a sister to talk or play with.
D.Because there are other children in the family.
2.What do people not think about when they choose to have a second child?
A.Time. B.Food. C.Money. D.Energy.
3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.It is not easy to make a decision to have a second child.
B.Many couples in Japan love to have large families.
C.All parents feel confident about having a second child.
D.Less than 14% of women in the UK plan to have just one child.
4.The main idea of the passage is .
A.the cost of supporting a child is so high.
B.parents can't share their time and energy with more children.
C.some parents regretted making the decisions to have only one child.
D.the reasons for parents not to have a second child.
1.What time do western people usually have dinner?
A.After midday. B.At 5: 00 in the afternoon.
C.Before 7: 00 in the afternoon. D.Around 7 pm or even later.
2.What will a host（主人） probably say to a guest at the start of a meal?
A.Can I help you? B.Eat slowly! C.Help yourself! D.Can you serve me?
3.Which of the following is helpful when you're in the west according to the poster?
A.You can leave as soon as you've finished eating.
B.The fork is held in your right hand and the knife in your left.
C.If you don't know what to do, just watch the others and do as they do.
D.You can't eat chicken legs with your fingers.
书面表达
根据提示，以“A Disaster in My Hometown”为题写一篇短文，第四句发挥1—2点。
1．2013年七月家乡发生了洪水，把村庄冲走了。水覆盖了路面。
2．人们可以在街上划船，在家捕鱼。雨下了将近半个月，许多人被困，无法上学和上班。
3．幸运的是，当地政府为我们提供了食物和水。
4．洪水真可怕啊！我们应该……保护我们的地球。
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A mother planted many kinds of vegetables in her garden. One morning she said to her daughter. "Betty, come here. Look at all these little yellow marks on the l1. of the cabbages. They are e2. of a kind of insects. They are very beautiful but very b3. for cabbages. This afternoon you must f4. all the eggs on the leaves and kill them. In this way, you will help us have better g5. and bigger cabbages.
Betty didn't think she should do it at o6. and in the end she forgot all about it. Her mother f7. ill for a few days and couldn't work in her garden. When she was well, she took Betty to the garden to see the cabbages. To their s8.. the insects had e9. up every leaf. When Betty saw this, she was upset and began to cry. Then her mother said to her, "We should never put off what we have to do today till t10.. And you must learn to deal with the things while they are small. or it will turn into a big problem."
Mr Ma,a famous mental (心理的) doctor from Beijing once said at an important meeting,“ Now many young students can have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people around them like their parents and classmates. Parents and teachers should care more about this problem. ”
Then Mr Ma gave some examples. One patient,a middle school student from Xi’an was doing badly in his lessons. He thought his teachers and friends often laughed at him,and he became so nervous and worried that one night he left his home without telling parents. Another student,a 14-year-old schoolgirl from Shanghai,was very afraid of exams. While she was reading the exam paper,she couldn’t think of anything to write.
A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of the young students in Shanghai have mental problems. They often fell worried and very unhappy. Unluckily many of them won’t go and ask for help. Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor. Others won’t talk about their secrets.
At the end of the meeting,Mr Ma offered some good ideas to young people：
Talk to your parents or teacher often.
Take part in group activities.
Try to get on well with the people around you.
Go to see a doctor if you often feel unhappy.
Many young students have problems with their 1. | Some students become 2. because they have to study very hard. |
It's3.for others to get on well with people around them | |
Examples | A student was so4.that he left his home without telling his parents |
A student could think of 5. when6.exams | |
About7.of the students in Shanghai have mental problems. | |
Some students' ways to deal with them | 8., any of them don't go and ask for help. |
Some don't think it's9.of them to see a doctor if necessary. | |
Good ideas | Students should learn how to10.with others and go to see the doctor if necessary. |
