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Answer the following questions （根据短文内容回答下列问题）
Have you ever recycled? To recycle is to take rubbish and make it into something new. Recycling makes rubbish into something useful, so it is good for our environment. Recycling often helps to clean up the litter that makes our streets dirty.
We can recycle all kinds of things. The most common materials like glass, plastic, paper, metals, cloth are all recyclable. Sometimes these things are broken down (降解) to make the same kinds of things. An example of this type of recycling is using paper to make more paper. Rubbish can also be broken down to make completely new things, too!
We can recycle some materials forever. Glass is one of them. We use glass things, then break them down and use them again and again. Aluminum cans (铝罐) are one of the most useful recycled metals. We can recycle them again and again. We have recycled nearly 60% of all aluminum can.
A family of four can make nearly 2,000 pounds of rubbish each year. As time goes on, we have fewer places to put all the rubbish in. Recycling is one way to limit (限制) the amount of rubbish we need to put into the land.
The next time you throw a can or bottle into the rubbish bin, look to see if there is a recycling sign on the label（标签）or on the bottom.
1.Why is recycling good for our environment?
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2.According to the passage, can we recycle glass bottles forever ?
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3.How many aluminum cans have we recycled?
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4.What can be the best title for this passage? ( In no more than 10 words)
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D. Read the passage and answer the following questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）
The world is filled with many interesting sounds. Some are unpleasant to our ears while others are very pleasant to hear. In a single day you probably hear hundreds of different sounds. All sounds are different. Some may be loud. Some are high; others are low. Some sounds are useful. Without sound we cannot talk or listen to one another. The ringing of the alarm clock wakes people up. The hooting of a car warns people of danger.
Some sounds are harmful. When planes fly low over the land, the very loud sounds can damage the houses. Very loud sounds can even make people deaf. We know sound travels about one kilometer in three seconds. In a thunder storm you see the lightning first and then hear the thunder. This is because light travels much faster than sound.
Next time you see lightning, count the number of seconds before you hear the thunder. Divide this number by 3. This will tell you how many kilometers away the thunder storm is.
1.All the sounds in the world are pleasant to hear, aren’t they?
2.What may happen when planes fly low over the land?
3.How fast does sound travel?
4.Why do we see the lightning first and then hear the thunder?
5.What’s your favourite sound in the natural world?
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Read the passage and answer the following questions. ( 阅读短文，回答问题。)
Most people have jobs. They go to work nearly every day. Some people are lucky. Either they have very interesting jobs or they earn a lot of money. Most people are not so lucky. Either their jobs are not very interesting or they don’t earn a lot of money.
The most interesting jobs are often the most difficult. It takes a long time to learn how to do them. Doctors study for at least six years after finishing school. Airline pilots study for longer. They have to learn to fly in small aircrafts first, and then slowly move up to bigger and bigger aircrafts. Most airline pilots are at least 30 years old.
Some young people have interesting and well-paid jobs. Many successful athletes are young. Football and tennis stars are usually under 35. Older people usually cannot play these sports very well. They cannot move fast enough. Golf, however, is a good sport for older people.
Most people work until they are 60 or 65 years old. Then they retire and have a lot of spare time. Some people never retire though. These people usually have very interesting jobs. Writers, artists, musicians and actors usually work until they die. Their work is their life.
1.Do most people go to work nearly every day?
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2.Why are some people lucky?
It’s because ________________________________________________.
3.How long do doctors have to study?
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4.How old are most football and tennis stars?
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5.Golf isn’t a good sport for older people, is it?
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6.What job would you like to do? Why?
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Read the passage below and answer the following questions(根据文章内容回答下列问题)
Welcome to Youth Radio, your radio. Here we want to introduce three kids.
Gina,who is thirteen years old,got the first prize(奖品) in the"Young Cook of the Year"competition and she wants to write a recipe (食谱)book for kids."I want it to be fun to read and easy enough for children to use，" she says. Gina learned by watching her father,who's also good at cooking in the kitchen.She wants to let other children cook because everyone needs to eat so it will always be useful!’’
Seventeen-year-old Brian used to love running until he was hurt in a serious accident three years ago. He lost part of one leg and he thought he couldn’t walk again. Now he' s an athlete(运动员)who has recently taken part in a long race. ‘‘After my accident I wanted to give up， "he says. "But now I’m happy to be alive and able to run.’’
Helen has always been good at science，but she thought it was too hard to become an inventor(发明家). Then she heard about an accident that had happened when a car hit(撞击) a train in her town.‘‘That gave me an ideas，” says the clever sixteen-year-old. It took her over a year to invent a small special machine that tells car drivers when a train is coming. One company is already interested in selling it，so it may be in the shops soon！
1.Gina doesn't want to write a children's recipe book，does she?
2.Why is it surprising that Brian is an athlete?
3.What has Helen been good at?
4.How long did it take Helen to invent a small special machine?
5.How many kids are mentioned according to the passage?
6.What can you learn from the passage?
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Read the passage and answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）：
An interesting tree house
Terry Meredith is 65 years old this year. He is from the UK. People call him “World’s Greatest Grandpa”. Because he built a super cool tree house for his family.
The tree house is in his back yard with two beds, ten seats and a BBQ. It is five metres above the ground. It can hold ten people and even have a party in it. It took the old man eight months to build and he did most of the work and he also got some help from his good friend.
Many people are interested in this tree house. They often ask if they can use the space for special activities and he’s happy to do it. “I want to share the amazing views with my family and friends. It’s a good place to watch the sunset, to hang out with family and have a laugh. I love it.” Mr. Meredith says.
1.Why is Terry Meredith called “World’s Greatest Grandpa”?
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2.How high is the tree house?
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3.Who built the tree house?
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4.People can use the tree house for different activities, can’t they?
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5.Would you like to live in the tree house? Why or Why not?
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D. Answer the questions. (根据短文内容回答下列问题)
ELVIS PRESLEY is considered as one of the most famous musicians in modern times. Imagine you could talk to the King of Rock and Roll(摇滚乐之父). Imagine he hadn’t died. Well, read on!
(Reporter= R, Elvis Presley=E)
R: So Elvis, you were born on 8 th January 1935, weren’t you?
E: Yes, that’s right. I was born in a place called Mississippi(密西西比).
R: Mississippi’s pretty famous, isn’t it?
E: Yes. Mostly because people find it difficult to spell!
R: So, tell me something about your childhood. Life wasn’t easy, was it?
E: No, not really. We were a poor family. My father was a milkman, so he didn’t make much money. I was the only kid who went to school with no shoes on. After I left school, I became a part-time(兼职的) truck driver.
R: But it was your father who bought you your first instruction(乐器), wasn’t it?
E: No, actually it was my mum. She bought me on my 10th birthday. I’ll never forget that. I’ll never forget my mother.
R: She died when you were quite young, didn’t she?
E: I was 24 when she died.
R: You’re always liked listening to rock and roll, haven’t you?
E: Yes. I grew up loving music. I listened to blue, pop and gospel music. I love any type of music, especially loud music and of course, rock and roll is always my favorite.
R: You haven’t always had your own recording studio(录音室), have you?
E: No, I made my first record in a studio owned by someone else. That was in 1954.
R: People say your music has changed as you’ve grown older. It’s become a bit more commercial(商业化), hasn’t it?
E: I don’t know. People say all kinds of things about me. They say I’ve put on weight, too. I’m not too fat, am I?
R: It doesn’t really matter. You’ll always be the greatest musical artist of the 20th century, however much you weigh!
1.What do people usually call Elvis Presley?
2.When and where was Elvis born?
3.Elvis was born in a poor family, wasn’t he? Why do you think so?
4.Was it his father or his mother who bought Elvis his first instrument?
5.What kind of music did Elvis like best?
6.What did the reporter think Elvis Presley would be?
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Answer the questions. (根据短文内容回答下列问题)
From traffic to television, our ears always hear different noises. Some people put up their headphones and listen to music. This way, they can keep themselves away from other sounds.
But be careful！Your ears are delicate (易受损的). Loud sounds are bad for your ears. You may lose your hearing.
Some people have to work around noisy machines. They often need to wear earplugs to protect (保护) their ears. Headphones can cause the same kind of damage (破坏) as loud sounds.
Here are some tips (建议) to keep your ears safe:
○ Turn the volume down! Instead of turning the volume up to 10, we should leave it around 5.
○ Take some breaks. Your ears need some rest at times. Take the headphone off and enjoy the quietness.
1.What do some people use to listen to music on the bus?
They use ____________________________________________________.
2.Is it always good for your ear when you listen to music with the headphone?
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3.What may happen to us if we often hear loud sounds?
We _________________________________________________________.
4.Should we turn the volume up to 10 or leave it around 5 when listening?
We should ___________________________________________________.
5.How many tips does the writer give us to keep our ear safe?
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6.What will you do to protect (保护) your ears when you use a headphone?
I will _______________________________________________________.
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Read the passage and answer the questions. (根据短文内容回答下列问题)
My Friend Peter was kind and lovely. But as a student, he was bad at maths, English and science because he didn’t have an aptitude(资质)for that kind of study.
One day we were playing football and the ball got stuck in a tree. Peter climbed the tree to get it, and one of the teachers, John Marston, who was looking out of the window, noticed that he was a talented climber. Mr. Marston was very good at climbing. He had climbed many mountains. One weekend Mr Marston invited Peter to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Peter really enjoyed the climbing. Mr Marston told Peter that he was a talented climber for his age. Peter left school three years later with no qualifications (毕业证), but he kept climbing regularly until he became very good at it. In his early twenties, he became a famous climber. He said, “I always remember Mr Marston because he showed me I had an ability which no one else, including me, knew about.”
1.Which subject was Peter not good at?
2.When did Peter and Mr Maston climb Mount Kilimanjaro?
3. How did Peter feel about the climbing?
4. Did Peter know he had an ability to climb at first?
5. What do you think of Mr Maston? Why?
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Answer the questions. (根据短文内容回答下列问题)
It was Christmas Eve already. Bobby’s three sisters had already made beautiful gifts for their mother, but Bobby didn’t have any money to buy her a present.
Bobby walked along the street. Then, suddenly, he saw a dime(十美分硬币)on the street. But his excitement quickly disappeared(失望) because all the salesmen told him that he could not buy anything with just a single dime.
He saw a flower shop and went inside to ask the shop owner if he could buy a flower for his mother’s Christmas gift. The shop owner smiled and said, “I just happen to have some roses on sale for one dime a dozen(一打). Would you like them?” Of course Bobby bought the roses at once and returned home.
The shop owner’s wife asked her husband, “Who are you talking to and where are the roses?”
He answered, “A strange thing happened to me this morning. I heard a voice and the voice told me to keep a dozen of my best roses for a special gift. Then just a few minutes ago, a little boy came into the shop and wanted to buy a flower for his mother with one small dime. When I looked at him, I saw myself. Many years ago, I was a poor boy and could not buy my mother a Christmas gift. A man stopped me on the street and gave me ten dollars. When I saw that little boy tonight, I knew who that voice was , and I put together a dozen of my very best roses…”
1.When did the story happen?
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2.Who did Bobby want to buy a present for?
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3.Bobby didn’t feel excited when he found a dime, did he?
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4.Why did Bobby feel disappointed with a dime later?
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5.How much did Bobby pay at last?
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6.What do you think of the shop owner?
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Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)
One day, a farmer’s donkey fell into a dry well. The poor animal cried for hours before his owner finally found him. The farmer tried hard to pull him out from the well but failed. He felt very sorry for the donkey but after carefully thinking about the situation, he decided that he would not save the donkey. Since the donkey was too old and it was not worth the trouble of saving. So he invited his neighbours to help him bury(埋葬) the old donkey in the well so that it would make him end his pain.
Hearing many people coming to help, the old donkey was excited at first. As they began to scoop the dirt into the well with shovels (铲子), he soon realized what was happening. He felt very upset and cried sadly again. As the farmer and his neighbours continued throwing the dirt on his back, he suddenly had a good idea. Some time later, when the farmer finally looked down into the well, he was surprised at what he saw: every time the dirt landed on his back, he would shake it off and take a step up!
Soon, everyone was amazed when the donkey stepped proudly over the edge of the well and ran away quickly! It seemed that it would bury him at first, but it actually helped him later because of the manner in which he faced his trouble.
That is life! Just like the donkey, life is going to throw dirt on us, all kinds of dirt. As long as we face our problems in an active way, and refuse to give in to any trouble, each dirt is like a stepping stone with which we get out of the deepest wells. This is a key on one of the secrets of life. Never stop and never give up. Success is just on its way.
1.The farmer felt very sorry for the donkey, didn’t he?
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2.What did the owner decide after carefully thinking about the situation?
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3.What did the owner invite his neighbours to do?
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4.What did the donkey feel first when he heard many people coming to help?
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5.What do you think of the donkey?
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