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ThereareTherearesomeeasythingsyoucandotoprotecttheenvironmentandtheearth.ChooseideasfromlistorcomeupwithafewofyourPlantflowers,grassorWheneveryouvisitaparkorbeach,takeawaywhatyoubringthere—keeprubbishinabaguntilyoucanputitinadustbin.TurnoffthelightsTVsetswhenyouleavetheroom.Thissavesalotofelectricity电Turnoffthetap水龙头whenyoubrushyourteeth.Youcansavesomewaterbynotlettingitrun.Also,useaglasscupinsteadofapapercupbecausethissavespaper.KeepthedoorsandwindowsclosedinwintertokeepwarmairGiveyouroldbooksandmagazinestoalibraryinsteadofthrowingthemaway.Giveyouroldclothestopoorchildrenyouknowinsteadofthrowingthemaway.Usebothsidesofpaper.StoppouringdirtywaterintotheriversorlakesEncourageallyourfriendstodothesamethingsyoudotohelpprotectthe●●●●●●●●●●Youdon’thavetowaituntilEarthDaytodothesethings.MakeeverydayEarthIfeveryonemakesacontributiontoprotectingtheenvironment,theworldwillbecomemuchmoreWhat’sthebesttitleoftheProtecttheSaveWaterandMakeBetterUseofOldEarthquakeshappenwithoutwarning(前兆Theycanhappenanytimeofadayatanypointduringtheyear.Butdon’tworrybecausemostaresoweakthattheycannotbefelt.Onlyafewbigoneshurtpeople.However,it’simportanttoknowwhattodowhenanearthquakeishappening.DoNOTgooutside.Youcouldgetinjuredfromfallingglassorpartsofbuildings.Ifyouareoutside,stayawayfrombuildingsandpowerlines(输电线).Stayunderadesk,table,orotherstrongfurniture.Holdontoit.Orstayinacornerofthebuilding.Coveryourfaceandheadwithyourarmsandcoveryourmouthwithatowelorclothing.Stayinsideuntilshakingstopsanditissafetogooutside.Keepawayfromwindows,picturesoradvertisementsonthewallorthebuilding,andanythingelsethatcouldfallandhurtyou.Mostpeoplegetinjuredbyfallingthingsduringanearthquake,notbytheshakingAlsokeepawayfromafire.YoucouldfalldownandburnyourselfontheIfyouaredrivingwhenanearthquakehappens,stopthecarifit’ssafe.Stayinsideyourcaruntilearthquakestops,anddon’tdrivenearbridges.Trynottostopbypowerlinesortrees.Thesecouldfallandhurtyou.ThebesttitleforthisThebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe A.HowEarthquakesC.WhatWeShouldDoinB.HowtoDriveaD.WhyEarthquakesDouKou,aChineseboy,iscalled“theyoungestwriterintheworld”.Hehaswrittenthreebookstillnow.DouKouwasborninJiangsuin1994.Whenhewas7monthsold,hisparentsstartedworkinginover30differentcities,suchasXi’anandShenzhen.Thiskindoflifegavehimthingstothinkandwriteabout.Whenhewas9monthsold,hecouldspeakandattheageofone,hecouldsayfivetosixhundredwords.Atthree,hecouldlookupwordsinthedictionary.Atfour,hisfathertaughthimhowtolearnbyhimself.Hisparentslikereadingverymuch.Sodoeshe.Attheageof5,hebeganwritingfairytales.Attheageof6,hewroteanovelabouthislifeindifferentcitieswithhisparents.Hisfairytalesareallfromhislife.Oneday,hefoundmanymiceinthehouse.Theyonlyatetheirfoodbutalsohurthismother’shand.Sohethought,“Ifwegivemicethestomachofcows,theywilleatgrassandtheywillbehelpfultopeople.”ThiswashisfirstfairytalesChangeStomachforMice.Nowhestudieswellinamiddleschool.Hehaswrittenhisthirdbook,thenovelcalledEyesofChildren.Hesays,“Iamnotdifferentfromotherchildren.IjustwroteseveralWhichisthebesttitleoftheA.ThreeBooksbyaC.HowClevertheBoyB.HowtoWriteaFairyD.DouKou,theYoungestOnceuponatime,therewasanislandwhereallthefeelingslivedHappinessSadnessKnowledge,andalloftheothersincludingLove.Onedaythefeelingsweretoldthattheislandwouldsink,soallbuiltboatsandleft,exceptLove.Lovewastheonlyonewhostayed.Lovewantedtoholdout(坚持)untilthelastpossiblemoment.Whentheislandhadalmostsunk,LovedecidedtoaskforRichnesswaspassingbyLoveinabigboat.Lovesaid,“Richness,canyoutakemewithRichnessanswered,“No,Ican’t.Thereisalotofgoldandsilverinmyboat.ThereisnoplacehereforLovedecidedtoaskVanity(虚荣心whowasalsopassingbyinabeautifulship.Vanity,please“Ican’thelpyou,Love.Youareallwetandmightdamage(破坏myboatVanityanswered.SadnesswasclosebysoLoveasked,“Sadness,letmegowithyou.”“Oh…Love,IamsosadthatIneedtobebyHappinesspassedbyLove,toobutshewassohappythatshedidnotevenhearwhenLovecalledher.Suddenly,therewasavoice,“Come,Love,Iwilltakeyou.”Itwasanelder.Sothankfulandhappy,Loveevenforgottoasktheelderwheretheyweregoing.Whentheyarrivedatdryland,theelderwentherownwayRealizinghowmuchwasowed(欠theelder,LoveaskedKnowledge,anotherelder,Who“ItwasTime,”Knowledge“Time?”askedLove.“ButwhydidTimehelpKnowledgesmiledwithdeepwisdom(智慧)andanswered,“BecauseonlyTimeisabletounderstandhowvaluable(珍贵的)Loveis.”WhichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleoftheA.LoveandC.AsinkingB.AnD.DifferentWearealreadyfamiliarwithcomputers-computersworkforA.LoveandC.AsinkingB.AnD.DifferentWearealreadyfamiliarwithcomputers-computersworkforusathome,inofficesandinfactories.Butitisalsotruethatmanychildrentodayareusingcomputersatschoolsbeforetheycanwrite.Whatdoesthismeanforthefuture?Arethesechildrenluckyornot?“Tobefamiliarwith”meansto A.knowB.knowC.D.Tohelpthechildrendohousework,theirmotherthoughthardandcameupwiththisidea.OftheparentsdidthehouseworkontheweekendsandleftJimandRoberttwodaysTheunderlinedphrase“cameupwith”probablymeansD.believedA.lookedB.gaveC.thoughtIfyousleeponcurledup(蜷缩),youareprobablyaverynervousperson.Youhavealowopinionofyourselfandoftenprotectyourselffrombeinghurt,soyouareverydefensive.You'reshyandyoudon'tusuallylikemeetingpeople.Youliketobeonyourown.Theword"defensive"intheparagraphmeansA.易怒B.C.D.有戒心InGermanyteachersandstudentsrelationshipismoreformalthanyoumightbeusedto.Teachersarerespectedandstudentsmustusetheformal“Sie（德语,您）”whentalkingtoteachers.InParagraph3,theunderlinedword“respected”canbebesttranslatedinto A.D.有权势KeepItDown!Youhavetonoticethevolumeofyourmusic.Youshouldnotplayyourmusicsoloudthateveryonearoundyoucanhearit.Somepeoplemightevengetangry.Usually,whenyouplaythemusicloudonanMP3player,otherpeoplecan’thearthewordsofthesong.Theyjusthearaloudsound.Notonewantstolistentothis.Veryloudmusiccanalsobebadforyourcars,soevenifyouarealonewhenlisteningtoourMP3player,youshouldn’thaveitturneduptoohigh.Theunderlinedword“volume”intheparagraphprobablymeans”A.thetypeofC.thelengthofaB.theamountofaD.thecolorofandMP3Whenwearrivedatthefactorygates,myfatherspoketotheguardandoneminutelaterwewereinside.Myfathersaid,"Takeyourtime.Lookaround."Iwalkedaroundthefactorylookingatthebuilding,theworkers,andlisteningtothenoise.Itwashorrible.Iranbacktomyfatherandsaid,"Iwanttogohome."Heaskedme,"Whatdoyouthinkofthefactory?""It'sterrible,"Ireplied.Theunderlinedword"horrible"means“”inA.B.C.浪漫 D.严重Mr.Grantmovedtoanothertown.Onedayhewenttoseeadoctor.Hesatdowninthewaitingroomandlookedround.Thedoctor'sdegrees学位证书wereMr.Grantmovedtoanothertown.Onedayhewenttoseeadoctor.Hesatdowninthewaitingroomandlookedround.Thedoctor'sdegrees学位证书wereonthewall.SuddenlyMrGrantrememberedtherehadbeenaclassmatewiththesamenameinhisclassatschool,andhehadbecomeadoctor.Ashewentintoseethedoctor,herememberedayoung,handsomestudentandhewassadtoseehowoldthismanlooked.Hesaidtohim,“Goodmorning,Doctor.DidyougotoKingHighSchool?”Thedoctoranswered,“Yes,I“Wereyoutherefrom1942to1946?”MrGrant“Yes,Iwas.”Thedoctoranswered.“Howdidyouknow?”Mr.Grantlaughedandsaid,“Youwereinmyclass!”“Oh?”Thedoctorsaidandlookedathimcarefullyforafewminutes.“Whatwereyouteaching?”WhenMr.Grantfoundthedoctorwasold,.A.becameC.feltveryB.gotangryatD.wasveryIdrovehimtoanearbysupermarket.MarkpickedupahandbasketandwentinwhileIwaitedandwatchedinthecarIttookMarkover45minutestochoosehispresents.Finallyhecametothecheckoutcounter(交款处)andreachedintohispocketforhismoney.Itwasnotthere!Therewasaholeinhispocket,butnomoney.Markstoodthereholdinghisbasket,tearsfallingdownhisface.WhathappenedtoMarkintheA.HisgiftswereC.HelosthisB.HebrokehisD.HelosthisInfact,happinessisalwaysaroundyouifyouputyourheartintoit.Whenyouareintroubleatschool,yourfriendswillhelpyou;whenyoustudyhardatyourlessons,yourparentsarealwaystakingcareofyourlifeandyourhealth;whenyougetsuccess,yourfriendswillsaycongratulationstoyou;whenyoudosomethingwrong,peoplearoundyouwillhelpyoutocorrectit.Andwhenyoudosomethinggoodtoothers,youwillfeelhappy,too.Alltheseareyourhappiness.Ifyounoticethem,youcanseethathappinessisalwaysaroundWhenyoudosomethingpeoplearoundyouwillhelpyourclassmateswilllaughatyouwillbe.D.youwillhavenochancetochallengeManyteenagersfeelthatthemostimportantpeopleintheirlivesaretheirfriends.Theybelievethattheirfamiliesdon'tknowthemaswellastheirfriendsdo.Inlargefamilies,itisquiteoftenforbrothersandsisterstofighteachotherandthentheycanonlygototheirfriendsforsomeideas.Itisveryimportantforteenagerstohaveonegoodfriendoragroupoffriends.Evenwhentheyarenotwiththeirfriends,theyusuallyspendalottotimetalkingamongthemselvesonthephone.Thiscommunicationisveryimportantinchildren'sgrowingup,becausefriendscandiscusssomething.Therethingsaredifficulttotheirfamilymembers.However,parentsoftentrytochoosetheirchildren'sfriendsforthem.Someparentsmayevenstopchildrenformmeetingtheirgoodfriends.Haveyoueverthoughtofthechildrenformmeetingtheirgoodfriends.HaveyoueverthoughtofthefollowingWhochooseyourfriends?Doyouchooseyourfriendsoryourfriendschooseyou?Haveyougotagoodfriendyourparentsdon'tlike?Youranswersarewelcome.Accordingtothewriter,parentsA.choosefortheirC.welcomealltheirchildren's.B.understandtheirchildrenD.stoptheirchildrenfromchoosingLastSundayIsawtheworststorm（暴风雨）inyearsItcamesuddenlyandwentonformorethanthreehoursAfterlunch,Iwentintomyroomtohavearest.Theairwashot,andallwasquiet.ThenstrongwindstartedblowingintomyroomPiecesofpaperonmydeskflewhighintotheairandsomeflewoutoftheopenwindow.AsIranouttocatchthem,bigdropsofrainbegantofall.Beforethestorm,theweatherwas A.B.C.D.Onewintermorninghewassenttoavillageschoolonbusiness.Hegotoffabusatastopinasmalltown.Thenhehadtowalkthere.Theroadtothevillagewasn'tsmooth.Therewerestoneshereandthere.Hefelloverseveraltimesanditmadehisclothesveryduty.Atlasthegottothevillage.Suddenlyitbegantoblowstronglyanditgotmuchcolder.Hishatwasblownoffwhilehewaslookingfortheschool.Hehadtorunafteritbuthecouldn'tcatchit.Hewaswonderingwhyhishatranintoahouseasifithadlegs.Andthenheranintothehouse,too.Mr.Whitecouldn'tgethishatbecause A.hishathadC.hecouldn'tseehishatatB.hishatwasthebigD.hecouldn'trunasfastashisWheneveryouchoosetocome,we’llorganizeshorttrips,parties,sportsandotheractivitiesandmotivateyoutospeakFrench.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“motivate”inthethirdparagraphA.激D.说WhatdoyouthinkAmericanintheearlytwentiethcentury(1900~1925)didonweekends?Whatdotheydoonweekendsnow?Onceuponatime,peoplespentlotsoftimeathomeonweekends.Then,newinventionschangedthePeopleusedelectric电动的streetcarstotravelincitiesOnweekendstheyrodethestreetcarstoparks.Youngpeoplelikedrollercoasters(过山车).Thefirstmovielastedonlyoneminute.Soonmovieslastedlonger.Inthe1920s,movietheaterssoldmillionsofticketseachweek.In1927,movieseventually最终hadsound.sometimes,peoplestayedathomeinstead,andlistenedtoanothernewinvention-radio.Peopleincitiesworkedindoorsduringtheweek,sotheywantedtobeoutdoorsonweekends.Bicyclingbecameapopularactivity.Withmoretime,moneyandinventions,peoplehavemanymoreTheycanvisitlargeparkslikeDisneyWorldandridemodernrollercoastersthatgohigherandfasterthaneverbefore.TheycanchoosefromlotsofdifferentmoviesataTheycanchoosefromlotsofdifferentmoviesatamultiplex(abuildingwithmanymovietheaters)orwatchavideoathome.Manypeoplejog慢跑bicycle,workoutatthegym,orplaysports.OthersturnontheirTVandwatchsports.Thebesttitleofthetextis A.TheChangingC.ThePopularB.TheNewD.ManyMorePaperwasfirstmadeinChinaabout2,000yearsago.InEgyptandtheWest,paperwasnotverycommonlyusedbeforetheyear1400.PaperwasnotmadeinsouthernEuropeuntilabouttheyear1100.Afterthat,theforestrycountriesofCanada,Sweden,Norway,Finland,andtheUnitedStatesbecausethemostimportantinpaper-making.TodayFinlandmakesthebestpaperintheworld.Andithasthebiggestpaperindustryintheworld.WhenwaspapermadeinsouthernA.BeforeC.AfterB.AfterD.BeforeGreenIslandhasalotofinterestingthatmakesitaplacewherepeopleliketogo:seaside,aclearwhiteAnotherthingofGreenIslandthatpeopleareinterestedinisitsrocksindifferentshapes.“SleepingBeauty”and“PekineseDog”arethetwomoststrangelyshapedones.Therearealsootherinterestswithonecannotmiss.Thegreenhills,bluesea,clearsky,andoceangentlewindsmakea“must”foryou.Thesight“PekineseDog”is onGreenA.acutelivingC.adog-shapedB.arocklikeaD.adogof“SleepingInJuneoftheplant’sfirstyear,thegardenerlooksfornewleavesWhentheleavesgrow,it’stimetoshape(给….造型)thebottomofthebush(灌木).Itneedsaboutfiveyears.Thetopisnottrimmedduringthistime.Inthefifthyear,thebushgrowstallenoughforshaping.Thenthegardenerbeginstoshapethewholebush.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“trimmed”inthethirdparagraphA.B.C.D.Reporter:HowlonghaveyoubeenaWilson:Foreightyears.JPReporter:HowdidyougetWilson:First,1hadtotakealotoftestsintwoweeks.Then,Iwenttothefirefighterschoolforfourmonths.1learnedhowtoputoutfiresandhowtouseequipmentIalsohadafull-timetrainingeveryday!Reporter:HowdoyoustaysafeontheWilson:Iwearspecialclothing.Ithelpskeepmeprotectedfromfire.Ialsocarryanoxygentank氧气瓶andamask面具Theyhelpmetobreatheinasmoke-filledbuilding.Reporter:Arethereanynewtoolsthatfirefightersuse?Wilson:Wehaveaspecialcamerathatcanseeinthedark.Itcanfindheat.Thatway,weexactlytelltheplaceofaReporter:DoyousaveWilson:Justthreedaysago,Ihelpedsavesomecats.Theywerehidingunderthebeds.Petsusuallybideduringafirebecausetheyareafraidofdanger.Reporter:DoyouexactlytelltheplaceofaReporter:DoyousaveWilson:Justthreedaysago,Ihelpedsavesomecats.Theywerehidingunderthebeds.Petsusuallybideduringafirebecausetheyareafraidofdanger.Reporter:Doyouevergetafraid?Wilson:No.Thereisnotimetoheafraid.Ijustthinkaboutwhattodotoputoutthefiresafely.Reporter:Whatdoyoulikebestaboutbeingafirefighter?Wilson:HelpingWhatdidthereportermakethisinterviewTotellpeoplewhatafirefighterToteachpeoplehowtopreventTomakepeoplewanttobeToshowpeoplehowafirefighterisMary’splanfornextPeter’splanfornext1.Peter’sstudygroupmeetingwillbeon A.SaturdayC.SaturdayB.MondayD.Friday2.FromPeter’splanwelearnthatPeterlikes A.tableB.C.D.3.OnSundaymorningMarywill studygroupmeeting3:00basketballmatch4:30gotoseesomefriends2:00noon,lunchwith2:00—4:00p.m.volunteer(志愿者work@StudentShopping10:007:30gotothecinemawith11:009:00tabletennisgameevening-studyfor8:309:00—10:30art 14:00visit8:00supperwithBettyandA.beB.beC.seetheD.go4.WhatwillMarydoonWednesdayA.A.beB.beC.seetheD.go4.WhatwillMarydoonWednesdayA.SeeherC.GotoherartB.PlayD.PrepareforanWanttospendawonderfulevening?Wantgoseeyourfavoritepopsinger?Comeon!PLACE:ShanghaiPeople’sSquareTime:7:00pmNov.7thDoyouwanttobeanartist?JustcomeandhaveaMusicArtlessonPrice:￥90Price:Price:HunanHistoryYoushouldusethefloorplan(楼层平面图tofindyourwayaroundIfyouarewithyourchildren,stayclosetothem.Themuseumisverybiganditiseasytogetlost.Open:8:30am—12:00am&2:00pm—5:00Admission(入场费):￥10（childrenunder6yearsoldgetinfor51.Youcanseeyourfavoritepopsinger A.inShanghaiPeople’sB.intheC.inHunanHistory52.Wecan’tlearn intheA.B.C.53.Ifyouwanttohavemusicanddancelessons,youwillpay A.B.C.54.Peoplecanvisitthemuseumat everyA.1:00B.3:00C.7:00intheworld.Thereisnocleardatewhentheuniversitystarted,butteachingbeganatOxfordinsomeformsin1096anddevelopedquicklyfrom1167.Thereare39independent(独立的collegesatOxford,attractingstudentsandlearnedmenfromacrosstheworld.Thereareover100librariesforthestudentsandlearnedmentouse.AtUniversityofOxford,theyalsoprovideanumberofmoneyforthebeststudents.Ofcourse,ifyouwanttostudyhere,firstyouhavetoreachacertainlevelofEnglishlanguage.CollegelifeatOxfordisveryexcitingbutbusy.Thegroupsofcollegeprovideafriendlyandwelcominghomeforstudentswhilethecollegearestrictwithstudentsabouttheirstudies.ManyChinesestudentsarestudyinghere.ThenumberofChinesestudentsattheuniversityhasgrownquicklyoverthepast10years.1.HowmanylibrariesarethereatA.OnlyB.JustC.MorethanD.lessthan2.Whatdoyouhavetodofirstifyouwantto2.WhatdoyouhavetodofirstifyouwanttoaskfirstudyingatOxford?Youhave A.beC.studyEnglishB.passacertainleveltestofEnglishD.bethebestHow’sthecollegelifeatOxford?It’sfullof andhas excitement;muchschoolworktoexcitement;noschoolworktoattraction;noschoolworktoattraction;alittleschoolworktoWhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheThecollegearen’tstrictinOnlybecauseof39dependentcolleges,thousandsofstudentscomeheretoTheuniversityofOxfordisthemostimportantandsuccessfuloneintheTheuniversityofOxfordprovidesanumberofmoneyformost5.What’sthebesttitlefortheA.TheCollegeC.TheChineseStudentsatB.TheFamousLearnersatD.TheUniversityofWeallknowthedangersoffires.It’sgoodandnecessaryforafamilytolearnhowtoprepareforaHerearesomePutasmokealarm(火警)inthehouse.Smokefromafirecausesthealarmtogooff.Thealarmmakesaloudsound.Thesoundtellseveryonetoleavethehouseatonce.Makeescape(逃脱)plans.Weshouldknowallthewaysoutofthehouse.Ifthereisafire,everyonefollowstheplantogetout.PartoftheplanistocheckallthewindowstomakesuretheycanbeopenedBuyfireextinguishers(灭火器inthehouse.Everyoneinthefamilyshouldknowhowtouseshouldknowthefollowingfirerules:★Don’topenahotdoor!Thefirecangrowmorequicklyifyouopenthe★Stayclosetothefloor!Smokecanbemoredangerousthanfire.Thebestairisnearthefloorbecausesmokerises.★Whatwillyoudoifyourhairorclothesstarttoburn?First,stop!Don’trun!Thefireburnsfasterbecauseofmoreair.Drop!FalltothefloorThenroll!Turningoverandoverwillmakethefiregoout.Putablanket(毯子)aroundyoutokeepairawayfromthefirethatmaystillbeonyou.Therearemanypossiblecausesforfires.Awisefamilyisreadyallthetime.Ifthereisafire,don’tforgettocall119forhelp.1.Whenasmokealarmringsathome,itmeans A.youhavetogetC.somethingisB.waterisrunningtotheD.someonebreaksyour2.Thewriteradvisesustodothefollowingtoprepareforafireexceptthat A.wepracticeforaC.webuyfireB.wemakeescapeD.weuseelectrical3.Whenafirehappens, ifyouopenthehotA.thedoorwillsoonbeonB.theelectricitywillbecutC.thefirewillgrowmoreD.thehousewillC.thefirewillgrowmoreD.thehousewillfall4.WhataretherightstepsyoushouldtakewhenyourhairorclothescatchA.Stop,run,C.Run,drop,5.WhatisthebesttitleforthisA.BeReadyforaC.LearntoUseaFireB.Stop,drop,D.Roll,drop,B.TheCausesofaD.TheDangersofaDoyouplantogotoHongKongDisneylandwithyourfamilythissummer?Ifyourdadsmokes,youmayhavetoaskhimtobecareful.FromJanuary1st,HongKongbanned(禁止)smokinginmostpublicTheseplacesincluderestaurants,workplaces,schoolsandsoon.Evensmokinginsomeoutdoorplacesisnotallowed,forexample,beaches,sportsgrounds,museumsandmostareasofpublicparks.HongKonghopesthebancanstoppassivesmoking.Whatispassivesmoking?Whenpeoplesmokeinarestaurantoronabus,othershavetosmoke,too.Theydon'twanttosmokebuttheyhavenochoice.Thisispassivesmoking.Itisbadforpeople'shealth.Andit'llbebetterifmorepeopleinHongKonggiveupsmokingbecauseoftheban.JackLee,a26-year-oldbankclerksays,"Thebanisreallygood.Idon'tlikepeoplesmokingnexttome.It'ssosmokyandsmelly."Ifsomeonebreakstheban,hewillbefinedHKSHongKongisnotthefirstAsiancitytohaveasmokingban.OnJanuary1",2006,Singaporebannedsmokinginmostpublicplaces.1.SmokingisnotallowedinHongA.inindoorB.inmostpublicC.at2.WhichoutdoorplaceisnotmentionedintheA.TheB.TheC.TheWhat'sthepurposeofthesmokingbaninHongTostoppassiveTostopthesaleofTostoppeoplefromTheexampleinParagraph4showsthat JackLeelikessmokingverypeopleinHongKongsupporttheJackLeeisusedtoNowsatellitesarehelpingtoforecast(预报theweather.Theyareinspace,andtheycanreachanypartoftheworld.Thesatellitestakepicturesoftheatmosphere(大气),becausethisiswheretheweatherforms(形成).Theysendthesepicturestotheweatherstations.Someteorologists(气象学家)canseetheweatherofanypartoftheworld.Fromthepictures,thescientistscanoftensayhowtheweatherwillchange.Today,nearlyfivehundredweatherstationsinsixtycountriesreceivesatellitepictures.Whentheyreceivenewpictures,themeteorologistscomparethemwithearlierones.Perhapstheymayfindthatthecloudshavechangedduringthelastfewhours.Thismaymeanthattheweatheronthegroundmaysoonchange,too.Intheirnextweatherforecast,themeteorologistscansaySotheweathersatellitesareagreathelptothemeteorologists.Beforesatelliteswereinvented,thescientistscouldforecasttheweatherforabout24or48hours.NowtheycanmakeSotheweathersatellitesareagreathelptothemeteorologists.Beforesatelliteswereinvented,thescientistscouldforecasttheweatherforabout24or48hours.Nowtheycanmakegoodforecastsforthreeorfivedays.Soon,perhaps,theymaybeabletoforecasttheweatherforaweekormoreahead(提前).1.Satellitestravel A.inC.abovetheB.aboveD.inthe2.Whydoweusetheweathersatellitestotakepicturesoftheatmosphere？Because A.cloudsformC.theweathersatellitescandoitB.theweatherformsD.thepicturescanforecasttheMeteorologistsforecasttheweather withoutstudyingsatellitebeforetheyreceivesatellitewhentheyhavereceivedsatelliteaftertheyhavecomparedthenewsatellitepictureswiththeearlier4.Maybewe’llsoonbeabletoforecasttheweatherfor A.oneC.fiveB.twoD.sevendaysoreven5.Themainideaofthispassageisthatsatellitesarenowusedin A.takingpicturesoftheC.weatherB.receivingpicturesoftheD.doingotherworkinmanyJoeReadstudiedinthisschoolforfourteenyears.Whenhefinishedschool,hewasalreadyeighteenyearsold.Andthenhisfathersaidtohim,“Youfinishedschool,andyouareagoodstudent.Nowyoumaygototownandgetagoodjob.Theyneedsomecleverpeopletoworkintheoffice.Thepeopletherecangetalotofmoneynow.Ifyoustayathome,youcan'tgetmoneyfromourfamily.”Afewweekslater,Joewenttotheofficeandaskedforajobthere.Amantookhimintoasmallroomandgavehimsomequestionsonapieceofpaper.Joeansweredthequestionsquickly,andhegavethepapertotheman.Themanlookedatthepaperforafewminutesandthenasked,“YouwerebornonSep.23.Butwhichyearwereyoubornin?”Joeanswered,“Oh,everyyear.”1.WhatplacedidhisfatherwanthimtoworkA.AB.AnC.AD.A2.WhatdidhisfatherthinkofA.HewasagoodC.Hewasn’tB.Hewasn’tagoodD.Hecouldgetmoneyfromhis3.WhydidthemangiveJoeapieceofBecausehewantedtogiveJoeaBecausehewantedJoetoanswersomeBecausehewantedtoknowifJoewasBecausehewantedtoknowhowoldJoe4.FromJoe’sanswered,“Oh,everyyear.”wecaninfer(推测) hedidn’twanttoworkinthehewashardworkingbutC.hewasoutgoingandD.infact,hedidn’treallyanswertheman’sC.hewasoutgoingandD.infact,hedidn’treallyanswertheman’sMostchildrendon’tenjoydoinghousework.Theylikeplayingcomputergamesratherthancleaningtherooms.ButinAustralia,JimandRobert’smother,Mrs.Black,hasgoodandpropermethodstogettheirchildrentodohousework.Hereisan“Mum,haveyouworkedoutnextweek’shousework?LetJimandmechoosethecardsIcan’twait.It’sWhenRobertshoutedout,hismotherhadalreadyputallthecardsontheirbigtable.Onthecards,therearesomewordslikethese,“sweepthefloor,cleanyourbedroom,helpmumcook,washvegetables,makebeds,feedthefish,cutthewood,cleanthebathroom”andmanyothers,JimandRobertchosetwocardsforeachdayfromMondaytoFriday.Thentheywouldhangthemontheweekdaytaskboard.Jimlikestocleanthebathroom,sohepickedupthecard“cleanthebathroom”.Robertlovestomakethebedsohepickeduphisfavoritecard.Jimagainpickedup“washvegetables”andRobertchose“feedthefish”.SoonthetwoboyswerehappytotakeawayalltheTohelpthechildrendohousework,theirmotherthoughthardandcameupwiththisidea.theparentsdidthehouseworkontheweekendsandleftJimandRoberttwodays36.Fromthepassageweknowthatmostchildren.A.doingC.playing37.JimandRobertB.playingcomputerD.doingcardfortheweekdaysfromMondaytoA.38.JimlikesB..C.D.A.cleantheC.feedtheB.maketheD.sweepthe39.WhodidthehouseworkontheA.B.C.TheD.ThewholeJoeReadstudiedinthisschoolforfourteenyears.Whenhefinishedschool,hewasalreadyeighteenyearsold.Andthenhisfathersaidtohim,“Youfinishedschool,andyouareagoodstudent.Nowyoumaygototownandgetagoodjob.Theyneedsomecleverpeopletoworkintheoffice.Thepeopletherecangetalotofmoneynow.Ifyoustayathome,youcan'tgetmoneyfromourfamily.”Afewweekslater,Joewenttotheofficeandaskedforajobthere.Amantookhimintoasmallroomandgavehimsomequestionsonapieceofpaper.Joeansweredthequestionsquickly,andhegavethepapertotheman.Themanlookedatthepaperforafewminutesandthenasked,“YouwerebornonSep.23.Butwhichyearwereyoubornin?”Joeanswered,“Oh,everyyear.”1.WhatplacedidhisfatherwanthimtoworkA.AB.AnC.AD.A2.WhatdidhisfatherthinkofA.HewasagoodC.Hewasn’tB.Hewasn’tagoodD.Hecouldgetmoneyfromhis3.WhydidthemangiveJoeapieceofBecausehewantedtogiveJoeaBecausehewantedJoetoBecausehewantedtogiveJoeaBecausehewantedJoetoanswersomeBecausehewantedtoknowifJoewasBecausehewantedtoknowhowoldJoe4.FromJoe’sanswered,“Oh,everyyear.”wecaninfer(推测) hedidn’twanttoworkinthehewashardworkingbuthewasoutgoingandinfact,hedidn’treallyanswertheman’sMostchildrendon’tenjoydoinghousework.Theylikeplayingcomputergamesratherthancleaningtherooms.ButinAustralia,JimandRobert’smother,Mrs.Black,hasgoodandpropermethodstogettheirchildrentodohousework.Hereisan“Mum,haveyouworkedoutnextweek’shousework?LetJimandmechoosethecardsIcan’twait.It’sWhenRobertshoutedout,hismotherhadalreadyputallthecardsontheirbigtable.Onthecards,therearesomewordslikethese,“sweepthefloor,cleanyourbedroom,helpmumcook,washvegetables,makebeds,feedthefish,cutthewood,cleanthebathroom”andmanyothers,JimandRobertchosetwocardsforeachdayfromMondaytoFriday.Thentheywouldhangthemontheweekdaytaskboard.Jimlikestocleanthebathroom,sohepickedupthecard“cleanthebathroom”.Robertlovestomakethebedsohepickeduphisfavoritecard.Jimagainpickedup“washvegetables”andRobertchose“feedthefish”.SoonthetwoboyswerehappytotakeawayalltheTohelpthechildrendohousework,theirmotherthoughthard