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A

Its not WASTE until it is WASTED！

With the World Environment Day coming， our school is now requiring every student to form a habit of sorting （分類） the waste. Here in our schoolyard we place four different colors of rubbish bins for different kinds of rubbish. The red is for harmful waste; the blue is for waste that can be recycled; the green is for kitchen waste; the yellow is for other waste.

The followings are some instructions for you.

Glass： Empty bottles without caps can be recycled to make new glass bottles.

Warning： Mirrors and light bulbs （電燈泡） must not be included in the glass waste.

Paper： Newspapers， magazines， boxes must be clean enough to be recycled.

Warning： Paper tissues （紙巾） and wall paper are not recyclable as paper and should be kept separately.

PMD waste： Packaging （包裝） made of Plastic or Metal and Drink boxes are used to make new packaging.

Warning： Plastic pots （eg. yoghurt pots）， plastic bags must not be included with the PMD waste.

Harmful waste： out-of-date drugs， used batteries， paint and oil…

Besides， if you dont need your old bikes at all， our school volunteers will collect them. Were going to fix them up and then give them away to kids who dont have enough money for a bike.

To find out more about recycling， you can visit our school website.

1. How many rubbish bins with different colors are laid in the schoolyard？

A. 2. ? ? ?B. 3.

C. 4. ? ? ?D. 5.

2. The fish bones should be thrown in the ? ? .

A. red bin ? ? ?B. blue bin

C. green bin ? ? ?D. yellow bin

3. What are harmful waste？

A. Paper tissues. ? ? ?B. Empty bottles.

C. Drink boxes. ? ? ?D. Out-of-date drugs.

4. If you give your old bike to the volunteers， it will be ___ .

A. sold to collect money for poor kids

B. fixed up and given back to you for free

C. given away immediately to poor kids

D. fixed up and given away to others

5. Whats the main purpose of this passage？

A. To introduce waste sorting.

B. To advertise different products.

C. To look for volunteers for waste sorting.

D. To introduce the World Environment Day.

B

Old George bought the black gloves for just $35 ten years ago. They were made of lamb skin， soft and warm and very strong. Until then， he had worn cheaper man-made material. Those gloves never lasted longer than three years. He first decided to buy the expensive gloves， because they would make him feel nice in front of others.

George never let a drop of water or rain touch his expensive gloves， so they looked new. Losing this favorite thing was almost like losing a child to him.

Bad luck！ George lost his expensive gloves on New Years Day.

In deep winter， he could not do without a pair of gloves. If he bought cheap ones again， he would have to replace （更換） them very soon. If he bought a new leather （皮革） pair， it would cost $50 now. He was upset that people no longer returned things they found on the road.

After the holiday， poor George decided to buy another leather pair. Before boarding the subway， he went into Value Mart again to see if his gloves had been returned to the Lost and Found Office.

“What colour are they？” the woman in the office asked again.

“Black，” he gave the same answer. She looked into her drawer and drew out a pair of mens leather gloves. “Are they？”

“Yes！ Those are mine！” George explained， with great joy in his eyes.

6. When did George buy the leather gloves？

A. Ten years ago. B. In the winter.

C. On New Years Day. D. Before the holiday.

7. Why did George decide to buy the expensive gloves？

A. They were black.

B. They had a long history.

C. They were warm and strong.

D. They made him feel good before others.

8. Why did the leather gloves look new after years？

A. George took very good care of them.

B. George washed them with water.

C. They were made of leather.

D. They were expensive.

9. How did George feel when he got home on New Years Day？

A. Happy. B. Scared.

C. Thankful. D. Upset.

10.Which of the following is TRUE about old George？

A. He was a very rich man.

B. He never bought cheap gloves.

C. He didnt expect to get his gloves back.

D. He believed somebody would return the gloves to him.

C

We know the mosquito very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world， and there are more than 2，500 kinds of them.

No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She？ Yes， she. Its true that male （雄性的） mosquito doesnt bite and only the female （雌性的） mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs. She is always looking for animals or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds， she bites. But if she doesnt like your blood， she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you， just remember you are chosen. Youre different from the others！

If the mosquito likes you， she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites， you will have an itch （癢） on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itch begins， she has flown away.

And then what happens？ Well， after her delicious dinner， the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There， on a leaf or a wall， she begins to lay hundreds of eggs.

11. What does the underlined word “mosquito” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean in Chinese？

A. 蒼蠅 B. 蜻蜓

C. 跳蚤 D. 蚊子

12. Why does the writer say we know mosquitoes very well？

A. They can fly.

B. They live with people.

C. They like peoples blood.

D. They are quite common in our life.

13. The female mosquito bites people to ___ .

A. get food for the males B. get blood to lay eggs

C. get food for the rest D. feed themselves

14. If the mosquito doesnt bite you， it is because ___ .

A. it isnt hungry B. its afraid of you

C. it is tired D. it doesnt like your blood

15. Which of the following is TRUE about mosquitoes？

A. Male mosquitoes like to bite people for blood.

B. The itch begins after the mosquito bites you.

C. You feel tired when the mosquito bites you.

D. Mosquitoes lay eggs when biting.

D

根據短文內容，判斷正（T）誤（F）。

A man went to see his doctor one day， because he was suffering from pains in his stomach. After the doctor had examined him carefully， he said to him， “Well， theres nothing really wrong with you， Im glad to say. Your only trouble is that you worry too much. Do you know， I had a man with the same trouble as you a few weeks ago， and I gave him the same advice as I am going to give you. He was worried because he couldnt pay his tailors bills. I told him not to worry about the bills any more. He took my advice and when he came to see me again two days ago， he told me that he now felt quite all right again.” “Yes， I know all about that，” answered the patient sadly. “You see， Im that mans tailor！”

16. The tailor went to see his doctor because he had a headache.

17. There was nothing serious with the tailor.

18. Another man had the same trouble as the tailor.

19. The doctor gave the man and the tailor the same advice.

20. The tailor was worried because the man couldnt pay his bills.

（二）

A

If you have your own Acme Rocket Launcher， you can create and send up rockets that show off your personality and creativity.

All you need is your Acme Rocket Launcher and a few simple household materials：

★a 500ml plastic cola bottle______★scissors

★colored markers____________★poster board

★glue

What to do：

Step 1 Clean the cola bottle completely and allow it to dry.

Step 2 Use markers to draw three small triangles （三角形） and one large triangle on the poster board. Cut out the triangles.

Step 3 Roll （卷起） the large triangle so that two of its sides touch and it forms a rockets nose cone （圓錐體）. Glue the sides of the cone so that it holds its shape.

Step 4 Glue the nose cone to the bottom of the bottle to make the top of the rocket.

Step 5 Glue the smaller triangles to the other end of the cola bottle， around its opening. The triangles will be the tail fins.

Follow the launching instructions included with your Acme Rocket Launcher and have a great time！

1. What can we know about the bottle？

A. It can be of any size.

B. It must be made of glass.

C. It should be clean and dry.

D. It needs to be filled with cola.

2. What is used to make the rockets nose cone？

A. The cola bottle. B. A small triangle.

C. The poster board. D. The large triangle.

3. What can you get from Step 4？

A. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?C. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? D.

4. What is the main purpose of the text？

A. To introduce the Acme Rocket Launcher.

B. To give instructions on making a rocket.

C. To show different kinds of rockets.

D. To encourage rocket drawing.

5. In which section of a newspaper would you probably read the text？

A. Job Wanted. B. Sports News.

C. Do It Yourself. D. Lost and Found.

B

Do you know why different animals or pests （昆蟲） have their special colors？ Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.

Some birds like eating locusts （蝗蟲）， but birds cannot easily catch them. Why？ Because locusts change their colors with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green， locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes， locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other pests with different colors from plants are easily found. So they have to hide themselves for lives in the daytime and appear only at night.