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My Earth Day Birthday
My name is Tara, and this year I had the best birthday ever! My birthday is on April 22-Earth Day. Icall it my “Earth Day Birthday”. Every year, Ido something special on my birthday to help the environment. Last year my mom and Ihelped clean up a beach. Ihad a great time and learned a lot about ocean animals. But this year’s celebration was even better!
Back in January, my teacher, Ms. Gonzales, told usthat the school would hold a special Earth Day celebration this year. Because of my birthday, my classmates put me in charge of the whole thing!
After discussing,we had a great plan. Some family members even helped us with our projects. We were surprised at how fast the time flew. Before we knew it, Earth Day had arrived.
When our class planned the Earth Day fair, we knew that kids from our school and their families would come. We had no idea that our whole town and other towns nearby would hear about it. But during the fair, a news van（新闻车）pulled up with a television reporter and a camera person!
After Ms. Gonzales talked with the reporter,shecalled me over and introducedus. She told him that Ihad helped to organize the fair. The reporter asked how Ihad become involved in environmental activities. I told him that Idecidedto do something to make a difference when I sawa dead turtle in Mexico. He said he thought our Earth Day fair was a big success.
Iwas really excited about being on television. But Iwas even more excited when Igot a phone call that night from our town’s mayor（镇长）. She told me she had seenthe news about the fair.And she willhold an Earth Day celebration for the whole town next year. She wants to include special activities for kids, and asked me to work with her!
I’m so happy that Ifound a way to helpthe environment and Ihad a chance to get more people involved. Maybe the life of that sea turtle Isaw in Mexico wasn’t a waste after all.
1.Did Tara have the best birthday ever this year?
2.Who even helped the students with their projects?
3.Whatdid Ms. Gonzales do aftershe talked withthe reporter?
4.Whenwill the town’s mayor hold an Earth Day celebration?
5.Why is Tara so happy about this fair?
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阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共8分，每小题2分）
April 22 is Earth Day. Everyone on earth should care about and protect the earth! The earth has warmed by about 1 °F over the past 100 years, but why and how? Well, scientists are not quite sure. Maybe the earth gets warmer and warmer on its own. __1__
First, greenhouse effect (效应) is a very important reason for the change of the earth. People give out too much energy into the air every year. It makes the earth warmer. __2__Sometimes it becomes too hot and sometimes too cold. Sometimes there is too much rain and sometimes too little. The change of the climate makes the earth warmer. In turn, the warmth of the earth changes the climate, too.
When the earth becomes warmer, there may be more rain and a rise in sea level. __3___ On a Pacific island, 100 people have to move to higher ground because the sea is rising. These people can no longer live on the coast. Before that, two islands without people went underwater in 1999. Scientists say that the seas can rise by nearly one metre by 2100.
People can affect the earth's air, land and water. As for us, we can do many things to protect the earth. __4___ We can tell more people about protecting the earth.
A.So it will affect the growth of plants, animals and people.
B. But many scientists say that people are doing many things which make the earth warmer.
C.For example, we can use fridges less.
D. People in many cities turn off the lights for an hour on that day.
E.Another important reason is climate change.
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On June 26th, 2000, two scientists, called Francis Collins and Craig Venter, told the world that they could now read the whole “map” of the human body: DNA. DNA is something that all humans have, and it tells the body what to do. DNA is the reason that we look like our mother and father, because we get some of their DNA to make our own. Now we can read some of this “map”, and so we can find out more about how our bodies work.
People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time. In 1860, Gregory Mendel discovered that there is a special reason why we look the same as other people in our family. It is because of small things called “genes” that we have in our body. In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick made another discovery and found out that those small parts are really messages written in the DNA with a special language.
In 1961, Marshall Nirenberg and Johann Matthaei found the first “word” that they could understand in that language, showing how DNA tells the cell to build its parts. This meant that one day we would be able to read all the messages that a human body gets from its parents’ bodies. Scientists have now found all the words in DNA map, but we still do not understand what they all do. By understanding what just one “word” means, we can help save people from several diseases. So the more we understand, the more doctors will be able to do.
Most people hope that this will help to make better medicine and help people who are very ill. Other people worry about that when we learn more words and find out lots of other information, we still use it in the wrong way, just to make people more attractive, or stop sick people getting jobs.
1.Could Francis and Craig read the “map” of DNA in 2000?
2.Why do we look like our parents?
3.When was the first “word” of DNA discovered?
4.What can the doctors do if we understand some messages in DNA?
5.What does the writer tell us in the last paragraph?
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阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题。
The sun is always shining. But it can only shine on one side of the earth at one time. When the sun is shining on one side of the earth, it is night on the other side. At night, you can see the stars. The stars are in the sky all day. But the light from the sun is so bright that you can’t see them. When night comes, there is no light, and the stars are bright enough to see. The stars look very small. But some of them are even bigger than the sun. They look small because they are so far away from you. Big things look much smaller when they are far away. The sun is closer to the earth than other stars, so it looks bigger.
1.Can the sun shine on only one side or two sides of the earth at one time?
2.Are the stars in the sky all day?
3.When are the stars bright enough to see?
4.How do big things look when they are far away?
5.Why does the sun look bigger than other stars?
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Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook , just had a baby girl named Max, and he was giving away most of his wealth to honor it .
He announced the birth of his first child on the social network on Tuesday and the foundation of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. The announcement was as a letter written by Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, to their new baby girl.
“For your generation to live in a better world there is so much more our generation can do,” Zuckerberg wrote. “Today your mother and I are committing to spend our lives doing our small part to help solve these challenges.”
According to the Facebook head, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative will focus on connecting people and building strong communities.
Zuckerberg and his wife will donate(捐赠) nearly all of their Facebook shares.
1.Who is Mark Zuckerberg?
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2.What did Mark Zuckerberg do to honor her daughter’s birth?
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3.When did Mark and his wife announce the birth of their child?
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4.What will the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative focus on?
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5.Will Zuckerberg and his wife donate all of their Facebook shares?
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阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题
On June 26th, 2000, two scientists, called Francis Collins and Craig Venter, told the world that they could now read the whole “map” of the human body: DNA. DNA is something that all humans have, and it tells the body what to do. DNA is the reason that we look like our mother and father, because we get some of their DNA to make our own. Now we can read some of this “map”, and so we can find out more about how our bodies work.
People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time. In 1860, Gregory Mendel discovered that there is a special reason why we look the same as other people in our family. It is because of small things called “genes” that we have in our body. In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick made another discovery and found out that those small parts are really messages written in the DNA with a special language.
In 1961, Marshall Nirenberg and Johann Matthaei found the first “word” that they could understand in that language, showing how DNA tells the cell to build its parts. This meant that one day we would be able to read all the messages that a human body gets from its parents’ bodies. Scientists have now found all the words in DNA map, but we still do not understand what they all do. By understanding what just one “word” means, we can help save people from several diseases. So the more we understand, the more doctors will be able to do.
Most people hope that this will help to make better medicine and help people who are very ill. Other people worry about that when we learn more words and find out lots of other information, we still use it in the wrong way, just to make people more attractive, or stop sick people getting jobs.
1.Could Francis and Craig read the “map” of DNA in 2000?
2.Why do we look like our parents?
3.When was the first “word” of DNA discovered?
4.What can the doctors do if we understand some messages in DNA?
5.What does the writer tell us in the last paragraph?
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任务型阅读 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
Is there life on Mars? We don’t know．We’re sure that people on the earth are not able to live on Mars．People on the earth need oxygen to breathe in．There is almost no oxygen on Mars．
Living on Mars would be like living on a very high mountain．There would be little air．The temperature might be 50 degree above zero at noon and 140 degrees below zero at night．Many people think there may be plants on Mars．We know that on Mars there is carbon．This is a kind of material found in all plants and animals on the earth．Mars looks red through a telescope(望远镜)．It seems gray in some places．At times the gray color turn gray-green，then brown，then gray again．The gray-green color may be a kind of plant changing color with the seasons．
Will men go to Mars one day? If they do，they must take their own oxygen，food and clothing with them．
根据表格内容，完成下面各题。
1.Can people live on Mars?
2.Is there any oxygen on Mars?
3.What kind of material can be found in all plants and animals on the earth?
4.Does Mars look gray through a telescope?
5.What must men take if they go to Mars?
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阅读短文，根据首字母提示完成单词。
September 10th is Teachers' Day in China. It is a special and great f1. . A lot of students celebrate this day with their t2.. Teachers work very hard all the time in a year. O 3. this day they can have fun. Which teacher is your f4. one? What present can you get r5.for your dear teachers? Floweror any little p6.? Your teachers are h7. to get your beautiful presents. Let's say "Happy Teachers' Day to our dear teachers t8..
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Tim Harris is the owner of a restaurant named Tim’s Place in Albuquerque, America. Many people go to have meals in his restaurant every day. Tim Harris gives free hugs to every customer at the end of each meal. So his restaurant is regarded as the world’s friendliest restaurant.
Tim’s hugs are special because of everything he has achieved in life. The 27-year-old man is probably the only Down syndrome sufferer(唐氏综合征患者) in the U.S. to own a restaurant, but he has several other things to be proud of: He was once elected Student of the Year in high school; he’s a great Special Olympian, an excellent sailor. He also loves fishing and he is really better at fishing than most people.
Tim’s Place opened in 2010 and Tim has given over 19,000 hugs so far. “ I love giving all the customers a hug because I want them to feel comfortable,” said Tim
A number of customers love visiting Tim’s Place. “ I have been coming here once a week,” said Michelle Garth-Jones, a regular customer. “ I love its Mexican food, and I prefer its friendly service and the hugs from the owner.”
1.Is Tim Harris the owner of Tim’s Place?
2.What is Tim Harris better at than most people?
3.When did Tim’s Place open?
4.Why does Tim Harris love giving the customers a hug?
5.How often does Michelle Garth-Jones visit Tim’s Place?
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任务型阅读 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题并按要求完成下题。
A ship named the Sewol(岁月号) turned over and sank off an island in South Korea on April 16. It was carrying 476 passengers, including 325 high school students. By May 19, at least 287 people have died and 17 people were still missing. The accident has shocked South Korea. People are also angry with the crew (船员), especially the captain. The crew told the passengers to stay on the ship, but they themselves were some of the first people to get off.
It sank within two hours after sending a distress signal(遇险求救信号). Pictures from the scene showed rescue teams balanced on the sinking hull pulling teenagers from windows. Some of their classmates jumped into the sea as the ship went down. It is not yet clear what caused the accident, but some people described hearing an impact(碰撞) and quickly sank, but the captain seemed not to act quickly to evacuate(疏散)passengers to avoid this disaster.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye has expressed sadness over the accident, saying it was truly tragic that students on a field trip were involved in such an unfortunate accident.
1.When did the accident happen?
2.How many students were there on the ship?
3.Did the ship send a distress signal before it sank?
4.The captain evacuated passengers quickly when the accident happened, didn’t he?
5.请将划线句子翻译成汉语。