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I am Turere. I come from Kitengela, a farming community on the edge (边缘) of Nairobi National Park of Kenya (肯尼亚). Since the age of nine, I have helped to look after my family’s cows. As a child, in my free time, I enjoyed playing with electronics. I made my own inventions, such as electronics toys from car parts and other things. I also built other electronic devices (仪器) for my neighbors.
At the age of 13, I invented something that changed my life. It also changed the lives of many people in my community. One night, a lion from the park came into my family’s farm and killed one of our cows. I was angry. However, killing the lion, I thought, was not the best way to solve the problem. Instead, I decided to invent a solution.
The first idea I got was to use fire, because I thought lions were scared of fire. But I came to realize that didn't really help, because it was even helping the lions to see through the cowshed (牛棚). So I didn't give up. I continued.
And a second idea I got was to use a scarecrow (稻草人). I was trying to trick the lions into thinking that I was standing near the cowshed. But lions are very clever. They will come the first day and they see the scarecrow, and they go back. But the second day, they'll come and they say, this thing is not moving here, it is always here! So he jumps in and kills the animal.
So one night, I was walking around the cowshed with a torch (手电筒), and that day the lions didn’t come. And I discovered that lions were afraid of a moving light. So I had an idea ...
1.What was Turere interested in when he was a child?
A.Tricking the neighbors. B.Looking after cows.
C.Playing with electronics D.Making car parts.
2.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refers to?
A.The lion. B.The scarecrow. C.The cow. D.The cowshed.
3.What's the solution to driving the lion away?
A.Using a moving light. B.Using a torch.
C.Using a scarecrow. D.Using fire.
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I am Turere. I come from Kitengela, a farming community on the edge(边缘) of Nairobi National Park of Kenya(肯尼亚). Since the age of nine. I have helped to look after my family's cows. As a child, in my free time. I enjoyed playing with electronics. I made my own inventions, such as electronic toys from car parts and other things. I also built other electronic devices(仪器) for my neighbors.
At the age of 13, I invented something that changed my life. It also changed the lives of many people in my community. One night, a lion from the park came into my family's farm and killed one of our cows. I was angry. However, killing the lion, I thought, was not the best way to solve the problem. Instead, I decided to invent a solution
The first idea I got was to use fire, because I thought lions were scared of fire. But I came to realize that that didn't really help, because it was even helping the lions to see through the cowshed (牛棚). So I didn't give up. I continued.
And a second idea I got was to use a scarecrow(稻草人). I was trying to trick the lions into thinking that I was standing near the cowshed. But lions are very clever. They will come the first day and they see the scarecrow, and they go back. But the second day, they'll come and they say, this thing is not moving here, it is always here! So he jumps in and kills the animals.
So one night, I was walking around the cowshed with a torch(手电筒), and that day the lions didn't come. And I discovered that lions were afraid of a moving light. So I had an idea.
1.What was Turere interested in when he was a child?
A.Tricking the neighbors. B.Looking after cows.
C.Playing with electronics. D.Making car parts
2.What does the underlined word "it"in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A.The lion. B.The scarecrow. C.The cow. D.The cowshed
3.What's the solution to driving the lion away?
A.Using a moving light. B.Using a torch. C.Using a scarecrow. D.Using fire.
4.What can we get from the passage?
A.The lion killed all the cows. B.Turere killed the lion at last.
C.The lion no longer lived in the park. D.Turere's invention made peace with lions.
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These people come from the poorest places of Kenya. They were beggars and workers on the farm. However, they are people with dreams and hopes. Thanks to Jamii Bora, thousands of them are realizing their dreams.
When Ingrid Munro worked in the UK she learned about the lives of the poor, so she always tried her best to help the poor. And in 1988,Munro and her Canadian husband had adopted（收养）a homeless boy. This boy had been run over by a bus and was unable to walk freely. Munro's learning about the hard lives of the poor increased when she adopted the boy's two brothers two years later.
In 1999 she decided to start a small club in Kenya. The members would be 50 women, beggars who had been kind to children. No one imagined it could become so successful that it would change into a bank called Jamii Bora Bank. Munro did not expect that it would turn out to be such a great success. Instead of employing（雇佣） experts, she has trained those women herself. And she employs ex-beggars, the ones who joined them in the very early days and have come out of poverty. She teaches these beggars how to do everything from the beginning. What makes this bank different from others is the way they treat the borrowers. They help these poor people educate their children, and help with housing. They even teach business skills so that people can live a better life.
1.According to the passage, "Jamii Bora" refers to_.
A. a lady named Ingrid Munro
B. a small bank in Kenya
C. a famous club in UK
2.Why did Munro and her husband adopt a boy in 1988?
A. Because this boy was born disabled.
B. Because Munro and her husband had adopted his brothers before.
C. Because this boy was homeless.
3.Munro decided to set up a small club because she wanted to
A. help more poor people in Kenya
B. get to know more poor people
C. make beggars become rich people
4.From the third paragraph, we know that_.
A. this bank helped the poor solve the problem of housing
B. munro thought her club must be very successful with the help of beggers.
C. some experts were employed to train these women beggers
5.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. The poorest places of Kenya
B. Munro and her husband
C. From beggars to bankers
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These people come from the poorest places of Kenya. They were beggars and workers on the farm. However, they are people with dreams and hopes. Thanks to Jamii Bora ,thousands of them are realizing their dreams. whether you brush up and down instead of just side to side.Then it will send the information to a mobile phone via Bluetooth, telling you whether you have brushed in a property. The Kolibrcc records your progress and scores your brushing way to help you improve brushing habits. It’s kind of like having a private dentist actually watch your brushing on a day-to-day basis.
The toothbrush can also talk to other apps on your phone, so developers could create a game controlled by your toothbrush. When you brush your teeth, you can score your points for beating the monsters in your teeth. That's really very interesting. The Kolibrec toothbrush is created to be smart but also fun. The price of it is different ,From $ 90 to $ 200.
The Kolibrec toothbrush was invented by Thomas Serval He says the idea of inventing it came from his experience as a father. He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth. They always answered “yes”，but Thomas used to find their toothbrush heads dry. He decided that a kind of brush was needed to tell him how well they brushed their teeth.
Thomas says that one day, it’ll be possible to use a brushing unit with a camera.The camera can even examine holes in your teeth while you brush.
1.The Kolibree toothbrush was invented by_______.
A. a French company
B. Thoms Serval
C. Thoms Serval’s father
2.How much is the Kolibree toothbrush?
A. From $ 99 to $ 200 .
B. From $ 90 to $ 200.
C. From $ 20 to $ 900.
3.What can the Kolibree toothbrush do?
A. It can record how often you brush your teeth.
B. It can tell you what time you should brush your teeth.
C. It can score your brushing way.
4.What ‘s the reason for inventing the Kolibree toothbrush?
A. Its inventor was interested in toothbrushes.
B. The toothbrush heads were too dry.
C. Its inventor wanted to know whether kids brushed their teeth.
5.What will the Kolibree toothbrush probably be like in the future?
A. The Kolibree toothbrush will be able to talk to other apps.
B. There will be a game controlled by the Kolibree toothbrush.
C. A camera will be installed(安装）in the Colibree toothbrush.
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When the Audet family turns on the lights at Blue Farm, they are using electricity that comes from cows—cow manure (粪肥), to be specific.
Cows produce a lot of wastes. One cow can create 30 gallons of wastes each day. Now imagine the output of over 1,000 cows at Blue Farm. That’s really a big amount.
When farmers clean their barns, they put the wastes in a big heap, and spread some of them on their fields for fertilizer(肥料). But now places like Blue Spruce Farm have a new way of using cow wastes. They use them to produce electricity.
Here’s how it works: A big machine moves back and forth cleaning the barn floor. “The cows aren’t bothered,” says Marie Audet. “They are animals of habit; they get used to it, and just lift one foot and then another to let it go by.”
The machine pushes the manure into a big 600-gallon tank like a small swimming pool. The tank is called a digester (化粪池) because what happens there is just like what happens inside a cow: Bacteria(细菌) get to work and continue to digest the manure.
Methane gas (甲烷、沼气)in the atmosphere is known as a “greenhouse” gas because it keeps heat just like a greenhouse does, causing our planet to warm up. That’s an environmental concern. But the digester has a good result. Its gas is kept and used to power electric generators (发电机).
At Blue Farm, the generators make enough electricity to power 400 homes. The Audet family sells the extra electricity they can’t use themselves.
1. We learn from the text that the Audet family is using cow wastes to ______.
A. make electricity B. produce fertilizer C. build their farm D. feed the cows
2. How are the cow wastes collected into the digester at Blue Farm?
A. Marie Audet does the work B. The job is done by machine
C. The cows lift the cow wastes D. Bacteria get to work on them
3. According to the passage, which of the following is changed into electricity?
A. The power of moving water. B. The heat of burning coal.
C. The power of sunlight. D. The heat of the methane gas
4.The new way of using cow wastes at Blue Farm might be best described as ______.
A. reducing B. saving C. recycling D. changing
5. What is the main purpose for writing the passage?
A. To introduce a new way of making electricity B. To explain how a new energy works better
C. To show a new rebuilding plan for a big farm D. To explain the reasons for green house effect
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When the Audet family turns on the lights at Blue Farm, they are using electricity that comes from cows—cow manure (粪肥), to be specific.
Cows produce a lot of wastes. One cow can create 30 gallons of wastes each day. Now imagine t he output of over 1,000 cows at Blue Farm. That’s really a big amount.
When farmers clean their barns, they put the wastes in a big heap, and spread some of them on their fields for fertilizer(肥料). But now places like Blue Spruce Farm have a new way of using cow wastes. They use them to produce electricity.
Here’s how it works: A big machine moves back and forth cleaning the barn floor. “The cows aren’t bothered,” says Marie Audet. “They are animals of habit; they get used to it, and just lift one foot and then another to let it go by.”
The machine pushes the manure into a big 600-gallon tank like a small swimming pool. The tank is called a digester (化粪池) because what happens there is just like what happens inside a cow: Bacteria(细菌) get to work and continue to digest the manure.
Methane gas (甲烷、沼气)in the atmosphere is known as a “greenhouse” gas because it keeps heat just like a greenhouse does, causing our planet to warm up. That’s an environmental concern. But the digester has a good result. Its gas is kept and used to power electric generators (发电机).
At Blue Farm, the generators make enough electricity to power 400 homes. The Audet family sells the extra electricity they can’t use themselves.
1.We learn from the text that the Audet family is using cow wastes to ______.
A. make electricity B. produce fertilizer
C. build their farm D. feed the cows
2.How are the cow wastes collected into the digester at Blue Farm?
A. Marie Audet does the work
B. The job is done by machine
C. The cows lift the cow wastes
D. Bacteria get to work on them
3. According to the passage, which of the following is changed into electricity?
A. The power of moving water.
B. The heat of burning coal.
C. The power of sunlight.
D. The heat of the methane gas
4.The new way of using cow wastes at Blue Farm might be best described as ______.
A. reducing B. saving
C. recycling D. changing
5.What is the main purpose for writing the passage?
A. To introduce a new way o f making electri city
B. To explain how a new energy works better
C. To show a new rebuilding plan for a big farm
D. To explain the reasons for green house effect
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My parents______ live on the farm,but now they ______ living in the Nongda new community.
A. is used to;used to B. are used to ;used to C. used to ;are used to
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Molly had just come to town from the farm with her four pets. She did not know any children in town, but she had a good 1. with her pets at home.
After school started, Molly made many new 2.. All the children liked her. One day Betty Jane 3. Molly to come to a party at her house. Molly was so happy and got 4. new dress for the party.
When she came near Betty Jane’s house, Molly saw the children 5. in the yard (院子). She began to hurry, for she was afraid that she was 6.. Suddenly Molly heard the children laugh. Then she saw that all of them stopped the games and were looking at her.
Molly stopped. “Oh, my!” she thought. “7. are they looking at me? Does my new dress look terrible on 8.? Oh, dear! I wish I had never come!” Then Molly heard a little noise 9. her. She turned around to see what it 10., and she found the reason, her four pets were all following her!
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The local community center is open_____________ Monday to Saturday.
A. in B. from C. for D. on
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Charlie works on a farm. He works hard from Monday to Friday, and on weekends, he likes riding a bike with his friend David.
Last Sunday, it was sunny and warm. Charlie and David rode on the road. They talked and felt very happy. Then they saw an overturned (翻倒的) car. A driver and a penguin (企鹅) were in the car. Charlie and David helped the driver and the penguin get out of the car. The driver’s leg was hurt, but the penguin was OK. The driver asked Charlie and David to take the penguin to the zoo.
“Take the penguin to the zoo, Charlie, and I will take the driver to the hospital,” said David. “OK!” said Charlie.
A few hours later, David saw Charlie walking down the road with the penguin in his arms. “Charlie, I told you to take the penguin to the zoo,” said David. “I did. Now we are going to the movies,” said Charlie.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1.From the passage, we can know Charlie _______.
A. has a big farm B. likes riding a bike
C. doesn’t work hard D. works six days a week
2.How was the weather last Sunday?
A. It was cloudy. B. It was cold.
C. It was rainy. D. It was fine.
3.划线单词“hurt”的中文意思是“_______”。
A. 冰凉的 B. 受伤的
C. 酸软的 D. 有力的
4.The driver asked Charlie and David to take the penguin to the zoo, because _______.
A. they could find the way to the zoo
B. the penguin liked to stay with them
C. the driver wanted them to have fun in the zoo
D. the driver wanted the penguin to stay in the zoo
5.下列哪项陈述是正确的？
A. Charlie was not smart.
B. Charlie is David’s cousin.
C. The penguin liked seeing movies.
D. It took Charlie a long time to get to the zoo.