Almost every child in big cities has the chance to go to school. Nine years’ studying helps children to prepare for their future lives. In fact, many students can study for more than nine years. Not all children are so lucky.

There is a girl called Xiao Fang. She is eight years old and lives in a small village in Guangxi. When she was younger, she wanted to go to school, but she could not because her family was too poor. The schools were too expensive, so her parents kept her at home. Instead of studying, Xiao Fang worked in the fields with her parents.

Then Project Hope heard about Xiao Fang. It agreed to help Xiao Fang to go to school. Her wish came true, and now she is studying in a school. Unluckily, there are many thousands of children who can not go to school. You can help these children.

Project Hope also helps to repair school buildings.

All this good work costs money. Project Hope needs your help. If you give Project Hope ￥300, we can pay for one child to go to school for a whole year. With more money, Project Hope can build new schools. The money buys good desks, chairs, blackboards and books. To help us is to help Xiao Fang and many other children to have a good start in life.

1.______________can go to school.

A. Almost everyone in the world           B. Almost everyone in China

C. Almost everyone in big cities           D. Almost everyone in small villages

2.Xiao Fang didn’t go to school when she was younger because_______.          .

A. her family was too poor               B. she didn’t like school

C. there was too much work for her to do    D. she could learn nothing at school

3.With￥300,  ______________.

A. one child can go to school for nine years

B. a new school can be built

C. many children can go to school

D. a child can go to school for a year

4.Xiao Fang is studying in a school because _________________________.         .

A. Project Hope heard from her

B. Project Hope helped her

C. she knew someone working in Project Hope

D. she wrote a letter to the newspaper

5. Project Hope helps__________________________.         .

A. children who are too poor to go to school   B. to repair school buildings

C. children to go to school                 D. all the above

American and British people both speak English of course. But sometimes it does not seem like the same language. In fact, there are some important differences between British English and American English.
First of all, they sound very different. Often, Americans don’t say each word separately. They say several words together. Americans may say “I dunno” instead of “I don’t know”. Or they may say “Whaddya say?” instead of “What did you say?” however, the British are more careful in their speech. They usually say all the words and keep them separate.
Words sometimes have different meanings too. Some American words are never used in England. The same thing is true of some British words in America. For example, the vocabulary（词汇）for cars and driving is very different. Americans drive trucks, but in England people drive lorries.
Many expressions are also different in the two countries. In England, if you are going to telephone your friends, you “phone them up”. In America, you “give them a call”.
There’re also some differences in grammar. For example, when Americans ask a question., they say “Do you have a storybook?” But the British often say “Have you a storybook?”
All these differences can be confusing （易混淆的）if you are learning English. But most languages are like this. Languages change over time. When people live in separate places, the languages change in different ways. This is what has happened to English. It can also happen to other languages, such as French. Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France.
【小题1】What does the word “separate” mean in the passage? It means “____”

Sometimes people call ours a “throwaway society”. That means that we’re always throwing away old things and buying new ones. Many times, you no longer need something, but someone else may just need to buy one. For example, if your baby doesn’t like his toy car any longer, why not give it to a nearly family who has a little kid? That’s one less plastic toy car that they need to buy. It’s also one less plastic toy that needs to be produced, packaged and shipped to the toy store.

Here are some other ways to help save resources (资源)for the society:

★Use the other side of the paper.

★Use rechargeable (可再充电的) batteries for your electric toys, MP3 players, cell phones, and cameras.

★ Choose reusable travel cups instead of disposable (一次性的) paper or plastic cups.

★Take your own cloth shopping bags when you go shopping.

★ Drink tap water instead of buying bottled water.

And there are some things you can exchange with your friends, for example, books, toys, even clothes. It's a way for everyone to get something new without spending any money and without throwing many things away.

1.The underlined word "ours" in the passage refers to (指代) _______.

A. our society                      B. our old things

C. our life                         D. our throwaway things

2.According to the writer, if we give a second - hand toy car to a neighbor kid, we can____.

A. buy another new one              B. help toy business develop

C. make the family very thankful to us  D. help save resources for the society

3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. We should buy things that can be reused in our daily life.

B. We can exchange some things with others for further use.

C. It's good for us to throw away old things and buy new ones.

D. We are supposed to give the things we no longer need to our neighbors.

4.What should we do in our daily life after reading the passage?

A. Try to throw as few old things as we can.

B. Use as many disposable things as possible.

C. Drink bottled water even though there is tap water around.

D. Buy everything we need instead of exchanging them with others.

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阅读下面短文，根据文意，将方框内所给的词或短语的适当形式填入相应的空白处，使短文的意思完整。（每个词只能使用一次）（本题共十小题，每小题2分，满分20分）

We all need a healthy environment, but we produce waste every day and it__1.__ our environment. Though we are young, we can still do something to help. In fact, even the simplest _2.__activities can make a real difference to the environment. Here are some ideas for you.

  Reduce means “use less”. Don’t waste things. This __3.__money and reduces pollution and waste going into the environment. Before we buy something new, think ___4.____it is really necessary—or maybe the old one will be just as good! When we do buy things, choose local products if __5._____ and try not to buy too many things from abroad.

  Reuse means “use again”. Use things for as long as possible. When we buy things, make sure that they __6.__ a long time. We should look after them__7._ they will last and we should repair them if we can instead of  throwing them away and buying new ones. Don’t use a paper cup or a paper bag. It’s better to use a china cup and a lunch box because you can use them __8.__.

  Recycle means “change things into something else”. Although it takes ___9._ to change something into something else, it’s better than throwing things away or burning them. Find out what can be recycled in your_10.__ and take part in recycling programmes. We should also buy products made from recycled materials, such as recycled paper, to help save trees.

Today sending text messages(短信) through mobile phone(手机) is a part of our lives. According to a survey(调查), a third of the U.S. children send more than 100 text messages a day. Sending text messages is becoming more and more popular among young people in China, too. Children prefer text messages to communicate(交流) with friends no matter(不论) where they are, even under the noses of parents and teachers. It seems that some children are “addicted(上瘾)” to sending text messages. In fact, sending too many text messages is bad for their lives, health and study. However, it isn’t all bad. It helps to improve our lives in some ways. Today many children greet(问候) each other on holidays by sending text messages instead of writing paper cards. During the last Spring Festival, more than 15 billion(十亿) text messages were sent in China. “Sending text messages helps save my pocket money,” said Wang Cheng, a friend of mine, “and it saves paper, too.” Many parents send their kids text messages instead of giving orders by mouth. It sounds more friendly. And children can accept them easily.

【小题1】Sending ______ is a part of our lives today.
A. magazines
B. text messages
C. cards
【小题2】______ young people like sending text messages, too.
A. Chinese
B. English
C. Indian
【小题3】Why is sending too many text messages bad for study?
A. Because it costs much time.
B. Because it costs much money.
C. Because it makes the parents angry.
【小题4】Today many children greet each other on holidays by ______.
A. visiting
B. writing paper cards
C. sending text messages
【小题5】Sending text messages can ______.
A. make us study well
B. save money and paper
C. make children clever