CharitiesThese days there are thousands of ch...

Charities

These days there are thousands of charities around the world and it is possible to donate money to help people, animals and places.

Mencap is a charity which is intended to fight against prejudice against those people who suffer from any kind of learning disability. Most of Mencap's work is campaigning. People with learning disabilities are disadvantaged because of prejudice and lack of funding for community care. Mencap raised awareness by working at local, national and European levels to deal with those issues that affect people with learning disabilities. It also provides services of education, housing and employment as well as support and advice for families and carers of sufferers.

EveryChild is a relatively new charity which was created in 1983. Every Child identifies the needs of a particular community and then sets up projects to make sure that children in these communities have basic rights such as healthcare. education, social services and community development. Every Child sets up the projects so that they are self running. The organization then moves on to new projects, leaving things in the hands of locals.

The RSPCA( Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) is the first organization meant for the well-being of animals anywhere in the world. The SPCA was set up in London in 1824 .At that time it was considered strange that people should care about cruelty to animals. In 1840 Queen Victoria gave the organization permission to be called a royal society The RSPCA. These days there are almost two hundred branches in the UK.

The TBG(Tidy Britain Group) is an independent national charity fighting to improve the quality of the local environment. They aim to get everyone involved in doing their bit to keep Britain clean. The work of the TBG is done mainly hrough campaigning. Volunteers work closely with governments and businesses to organize educational programs designed to raise awareness of the problems. The TBG's sister organization, Going for Green,concentrates on pollution issues. The two groups have the same chief executive.

1.What's the main purpose of Mencap?

A.To improve community care. B.To provide educational services.

C.To fight against any kind of prejudice. D.To help people with learning disabilities.

2.What was Queen Victoria's attitude towards the SPCA?

A.Approving. B.Doubtful.

C.Tolerant. D.Casual.

3.Going for Green shares a similar goal with__________.

A.Mencap. B.Every Child

C.the RSPCA D.the TBG

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There are thousands of things to be sold that are of all colors and shapes in a supermarket, making you believe that they are good enough for you to have a try. How packaging(包装)is the quiet but persuading salesman?

There on the shelves，each bottle, can and box has been carefully designed to speak to the inner self of the consumer(消费者), so that he is buying not only a product but also his belief in life. Scientists have studied on this and found that the look of the package has a great influence on the “quality” of the product and on how well it sells, because “Consumers generally cannot tell between a product and its package. Many products are packages and many packages are products,” as Louis Cheskin, the first social scientist studying consumers’ feeling for packaging, noticed.

Colors are one of the best tools in packaging. Studies of eye movement have shown that colors draw human attention quickly. Take V8 for example. For many years，the bright red color of tomatoes and carrots on the thin bottle makes you feel that it’s very good for your body. And the word “green" today can keep food prices going up.

Shapes are another attraction．Circles often mean happiness, because they are pleasing to both the eye and the heart. That’s why the round yellow M sings of McDonald’s are inviting to both young and old.

This new consumer response(反应)to the colors and shapes of packages reminds(提醒)producers and sellers that people buy to meet the needs of both body and heart.

1.According to the passage, ______ seems to be able to persuade a consumer to buy the  product.

2.It can be inferred(推测)from the passage that V8 is a kind of________.

3.“And the word ‘green’ today can keep food prices going up” This sentence

suggests that consumers today are________.

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

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To the west and off the European Continent, there are several thousands of islands on the Continental shelf (大陆架). They are generally called the British Isles. Of all these isles, the largest one is called Great Britain. For the convenience’s sake, it is often shortened to Britain. Still to the west of Great Britain is the second largest island known as Ireland. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland(UK) is made up of Great Britain, Northern Ireland, and a number of smaller islands around them. The total area of the country is some 240,000 square kilometers with a population of about 57 million.

Great Britain runs nearly 1,000 kilometers from south to north and extends, at the widest part, about 500 kilometers from west to east. Its area is some 230,000 square kilometers. Great Britain is traditionally divided into three parts, or countries: England in the south, Scotland in the north, and Wales in the southwest. There are discernible (可辨别的) differences between them even now.

England is the largest and most developed of all the three. Its area, about 130,000 square kilometers, takes up nearly 60% of the whole island. Its population is more than 46million which makes up 85% of the country’s whole population. The importance of England is so great in Britain that some foreigners just say “England” when they mean Britain. The same is true of the custom of speaking of the British people as the English who are the majority in the United Kingdom. Scotland is the second largest both in area and population. It has an area of about 78,760 square kilometers, less than 30% of the whole island, with a population of 5million, less than one-tenth of the whole population.

Wales is the smallest of the three both in area and population. In area, 20,700 square kilometers, it makes up less than 9% of the total area while its population, 2.7 million, does not exceed (超过) 5% of the whole.

1.The British Isles is made up of ________.

A. the European Continent and Great Britain

B. the UK and the Republic of Ireland

C. England, Scotland and Wales

D. several thousands of islands to the west and off the European Continent

2.Which of the following figures shows the correct position of Great Britain？

A. 　　 B. 　　 C. 　　 D.

3.From the third paragraph we can infer that Great Britain has a population of about ________ million.

A. 46　　 B. 54　　 C. 60　　 D. 57

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE？

A. Great Britain is six times larger than Wales in area.

B. England is six times larger than Scotland in area.

C. Scotland is six times larger than Wales in area.

D. England is six times larger than Wales in area.

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There are many famous cultural relics in our country, many _______ thousands of years ago.

A. dating back to　　 B. date back to

C. dated back to　　 D. were dated back to

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单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

1.There are several thousand ______(物种) of wild animals here.

2.It's strange that adult elephants seldom a______(企图，试图) to break the chain while young ones always do.

3.The instructions on the bottle are really ______ (令人迷惑的), which I can't       understand at all.

4.You might want to consider ______(暂时的) work until you decide what you want to do.

5.Winning the Noble Prize made Mo Yan really popular and now his books are ______ (可得的) in almost every book store.

6.The crowd ______ (惊慌失措) at the sound of the guns and ran in all directions.

7.Football players of Guangzhou Evergrande held a big party in ______ (庆祝) of the    winning of the AFC Champions League against South Korea's FC Seoul.

8.______ (自然地) enough, she wanted her child to grow up healthily.

9.She is not only my dinner ______(伙伴) but also my best friend.

10.This article gives a detailed ______(记述，叙述) of the divorce of Faye Wong and Li Yapeng.

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Around the world, there are about 7,000 National Parks. Most of them cover huge areas of land where nobody lives. However, the National Parks in England include places where people live and work, as well as wild areas where there are few human activities.

The National Parks in England are called “England’s Breathing Spaces” because they are places where people can go to be in the open air, away from the dirt and noise of cities. They provide wonderful scenes of mountains, woods, grasslands and wetlands. And there are plenty of activities to do in all of the National Parks in England. Visitors can walk or ride bikes for fun. Many of the parks put on activities for families.

Every year there are about 110 million visitors to the parks, bringing many benefits（益处）to the areas. At the same time, it creates problems too. First, life can be difficult for local people. Car parks and roads are too crowded. Gift shops and cafes take the place of many everyday shops. Even house prices in some areas can become too high. Besides, country roads can be damaged, for too many people walk, cycle or ride horses on them. Roads can be rebuilt, but then they look less natural. Another big problem to the National Parks is litter. In the parks it is a danger to wild animals. Broken glass can also cause fires by focusing the rays of the sun. Such fires in wild places can be out of control.

　　　 ? All National Parks in England are making more rules, which tell people how to take good care of their environment. If these rules are followed, the National Parks will be well kept and continue to give pleasure to many people for a very long time.

1.Visitors to the National Parks in England can 　　　　　　　 .

A.give food to wild animals B.drive cars on the grasslands

C.enjoy fresh air and peaceful time D.have fun farming with local people

2.The third paragraph mainly tells us　　　　　　　　 .

A.the problems of the National Parks B.the pollution caused by visitors

C.the development of the National Parks D.the benefits brought by visitors

3.Which of the following is the best sentence to fill the blank in Paragraph 4?

A.What can people get B.How can people help

C.What are the National Parks like D.How are the National Parks set up

4.The passage is probably taken from the　　　　　　　 part of a magazine.

A.transport B.wildlife

C.history D.geography

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There are many weird sports that are present from around the world. From each region of the world, along with the very popular common sports, there are also those really popular but very weird kinds of sports.

The Ultimate Test between Man and Horse:

This indeed a very strange kind of sport that tests your stamina. You will learn how to be agiler while competing against a horse. This game originated in Welsh town of Llanwrtyd Wells. This sport really has to do with strength. You will require great agility and strength in order to take part in this. Marathon human contestants are put to test against those mounted on horses. This is how the marathon testing takes place.

Love Locked Race

This is a sports event that was first introduced in Finland. This is all about a male competitor racing with a female in a certain way. There would be many obstructions and blocks on the way which would definitely bring you challenges. The person to win would have to finish the race without losing his female partner in the course of overcoming the obstacles even for once. This race takes place really fast and the obstacles are set that way.

Toe sport

This is yet another weird sport that welcomes you to use your toes. This is quite the same kind of sport that you used to play as a child which involved toe wrestling. This has now been turned into a major sport that even has a World Toe Wrestling Competition. It first originated in a pub of Derbyshire.

The locals took this sport with great enjoyment and then made this so popular that it soon had its own championship. The individuals who participate have only got to use their feet in locks but then this is tougher than it may sound.

The Mud Pit Belly Flop

This is a kind of game where even the spectators get splashed in mud but in fact that is quite the fun. The very annual Summer Redneck Games in East Dublin brings about this game and brings about some of the greatest hubcap discus throws with it. This is also a great sport to show the strength and dexterity of your feet.

1.Which sport requires couples to participate?

A. The Ultimate Test between Man and Horse.　　 B. Love Locked Race.

C. Toe sport.　　 D. The Mud Pit Belly Flop.

2.Which statement shows the popularity of the Toe Sport?

A. It first originated in a pub of Derbyshire.

B. The locals took this sport with great enjoyment.

C. It has a World Toe Wrestling Competition.

D. Even kids are fond of the sport.

3.What kind of people are likely to take part in the Ultimate Test between Man and Horse?

A. People with agility and strength.

B. People with companions.

C. Marathon runners.

D. Horse riders.

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There are many special hotels around the world. In Greenland, there is a hotel made out of ice. In Turkey, there is a cave hotel. And in Bolivia, there is the Salt Palace Hotel.

Thousands of years ago, the area around the Salt Palace Hotel was a large lake. But over time, all the water disappeared. Today, the area has only two small lakes and two salt deserts.

In the early 1990s, a man named Juan Quesada built the hotel. He cut big blocks of salt from the desert and used the blocks to build it. Everything in the hotel is made out of salt: the walls, the roof, the tables, the chairs and the beds.

The sun heats the walls and roof during the day. So the rooms stay warm at night, though it’s cold outside in the desert. The hotel has twelve rooms. A single room costs $40 a night, and a double room $60.

A sign on the hotel’s wall tells guests, “Please don’t lick (舔) the walls.”

1.Where did the salt for the hotel come from?

A．A cave.           B．The lake.          C．The salt desert.     D．A salt field.

2.What keeps the rooms in the Salt Palace Hotel warm at night?

A．The water in the lake.                    B．The sand in the desert.

C．The furniture in the rooms.                D．The heat from the walls and roof.

3.What is the passage mainly about?

A．A large lake.       B．A special hotel.     C．A beautiful wall.     D．A famous desert.

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There are around 6,000 living languages in the world- and at least half of these are in danger. In every part of the world, languages are disappearing. In fact, one scientist has said that languages are in more danger of extinction than binds or mammals. Professor Steve Sutherland of the University of East Anglia says that in the past 500 years 4.5 percent of languages have died out- compared with 1.3 percent of birds, and 1.9% percent of mammals

Languages come and go, and thousands have done exactly that without leaving any trace. Only a very few- Basque, Greek and Latin among them- have lasted more than 2,000 years. But it seems that the pace of their disappearance is becoming quicker

The Ethnologue, a database of all the languages spoken in the world, states that 417 languages are spoken by so few people that they are in the final stages of becoming extinct. If very few people speak a language, it will probably die out.

Languages may be lost through migration (迁移), as people move from small towns to city centers, or when environments are destroyed by the search for oil or wood. Natural disasters can also devastate populations, and along with them, their language. Governments also play a role in the extinction of languages. The need to establish “official languages”, for a country to educate its children and carry out its business, had a disastrous effect on many small languages.

What is lost if a language is lost? Some people argue that languages die as the human race develops. Obviously there could be great benefits if everyone in the world spoke the same language- some industries already reflect this, with English essential for pilots and air traffic controllers. But there are more important things than convenience.As languages are lost, whole ways of life and knowledge may be lost along with them.

To put it simply, language expresses something about identity, about our place in the world. Ani Rauhihi, a Maori teacher in New Zealand's North Island, sums it up: “If you grow up speaking our language, you won 't know who you are.”

1.The figures mentioned in the first paragraph suggest that__________.

A.most languages have died out completely

B.languages are in great danger of extinction

C.animals are disappearing faster than languages

D.languages are disappearing slower than before

2.The underlined word "devastate"can best be replaced by“__________”

A.increase B.control

C.destroy D.improve

3.If a language is lost, __________

A.there will be great trouble

B.there is no need to worry about it

C.its culture and knowledge will also be lost

D.people will be able to communicate with others conveniently

4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.Languages reflect our identity.

B.People will speak the same language one day

C.Fewer people will remember their own languages.

D.Ani Rauhihi cares less about languages dying out

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One fine day, an old couple around the age of 70, walks into a lawyer's office. Apparently, they are there to file a divorce. Lawyer was very puzzled, after having a chat with them, he got their story.

This couple had been quarreling all their 40 years of marriage nothing ever seems to go right. They hang on because of their children, afraid that it might affect their up-bringing. Now, all their children have already grown up, have their own family, there's nothing else the old couple have to worry about, all they wanted is to lead their own life free from all these years of unhappiness from their marriage, so both agree on a divorce.

While they were signing the papers, the wife told the husband. “I really love you, but I really can't carry on anymore, I'm sorry.” "It's OK, I understand." said the husband. Little did she know that, over the years, the husband has been trying all ways to please her, little did she know that drumsticks were the husband's favorite. Little did he know that she never thought he understands her at all, little did he know that she hates drumsticks even though all he wants is the best for her.

That night, both of them couldn't sleep, toss and turn, toss and turn. After hours, the old man couldn't take it anymore, he knows that he still loves her, and he can't carry on life without her, he wants her back, he wants to tell her, he is sorry, he wants to tell her, "I love you." He picked up the phone, started dialing her number. Ringing never stops. He never stops dialing.

On the other side, she was sad, she couldn't understand how come after all these years, he still doesn't understand her at all, she loves him a lot, but she just can't take it any more. Phone's ringing, she refuses to answer knowing that it's him. "I want to keep it this way, if not I will lose face. "She thought. Phone is still ringing. She has decided to pull out the cord. Little did she remember, he had heart problems.

The next day, she received news that he had passed away. She rushed down to his apartment, saw his body, lying on the couch still holding on to the phone. He had a heart attack when he was still trying to get through(接通) her phone line.

1.The old couple wanted to file a divorce because __________.

A. they had no child.                      B. their children didn’t like them.

C. they didn’t understand each other actually.   D. the old man didn’t love the old woman.

2.Why didn’t they file a divorce before they were at the age of 70?

A. Because they were loving each other then.

B. Because they had no time to lawyer’s office.

C. Because they wanted to make their divorce open.

D. Because they didn’t wish to affect their children’s up-bringing.

3.According to the passage we can know that ______.

A. the old man still loved his wife really.      B. the wife didn’t love her husband at all.

C. their children still lived with old couple.    D. they were in harmony over 40 years.

4. After the last paragraph the old woman would be _______.

A. wild with joy   B. wild with grief   C. unconcern about it    D. angry at that

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