Trees are useful to man（人类）in three very important ways. The first important way is that they provide man with food, wood and other products. Trees provide not only man with food, but also many animals with food. Without trees many animals could not live on the earth. It's not easy for man to live on the earth, either.

The second important way is that trees give us shade. On a hot summer day, people are eager(渴望)to have a rest under the shade of a tree after they have walked a long way. You can imagine how important the shade of a tree is to man and to animals.

The third important way is that trees help to prevent drought（干旱）and floods（洪水）. However, in many parts of the world, man has not realized the third important way. He has cut trees down in large numbers. In the end he finds that he has lost the best friends he had.

1.Trees are important to man in       ways.

A．2                B．3                C．4                D．5

2.Which sentence is true?

A．Trees give food to both man and animals.

B．Trees only provide animals with food.

C．Trees give food to neither man nor animals.

D．Trees only provide man with food

3.On a hot summer day,        .

A．people are eager to have a rest

B．people usually walk a long way

C．animals don't need shade

D．the shade of a tree is very important to man and to animals

4.In many parts of the world, man has not realized that trees help to          

A．give us food                           B．give us shade

C．prevent drought and floods                D．give us wood

5.In this story the underlined word "He" means       .

A．farmer           B．man              C．worker           D．boy

New York is a very large city with 8 million people. How do so many people move about the city on their way to work and school? So, we should know something about its transportation.

In New York you can travel about the city by subway, bus, taxi and car. The subway runs on the railroad lines under the city. It crosses the city at different points and goes all parts of the city. Traveling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city.

The second way to travel around the city is by public bus. It’s a slower way to travel. This is because the bus moves in road traffic which is often heavy.

You can also travel around the city by taxi. This is the most expensive way, but the taxi will take you to the very place you wish to go to. If traffic is heavy, the taxi will be slow. During the mornings and afternoons, this is the “rush hour”. This is the time when the traffic is very heavy with people going to and from work.

The last way to get around New York is using your own car. However（但是）, it’s not easy for you to drive, especially（尤其是）when you are driving in the “rush hour”. If there is an accident（交通事故）on the road, you will have to wait for a long time.

The best time to travel around the city is from 9am to 4 pm. This is the time after the morning “rush hour” and before the evening “rush hour”. Traffic will be less crowded because most people are already at school or at work.

1. This passage is mainly（主要）about _____.

2. The fastest way to travel in New York is by _____.

3.The most expensive way to travel in New York is by _____.

4.If you travel in New York in your own car, which of the following is the best time?

阅读短文，并根据短文内容判断正（T），误（F）（5分）
There are four people in my family. My father is a policeman. His work is kind of dangerous.
He’s very busy. He often has meals outside. Sometimes we can’t see him all day. But I love him very much. My mother is a bank clerk, but she wants to be a reporter .She says her job is boring and being a report is interesting, because she can meet many interesting people .My brother is a waiter .He likes his work, because he thinks he can meet many new friends when he works.
I’m a middle school student .I study hard because I want to be teacher. I think it’s not difficult for me.
【小题1】My family has four people, my father, my mother, my sister, and I
【小题2】My father works in another(另一个) city, so we can’t see him all day sometimes.
【小题3】My mother likes to be a bank clerk.
【小题4】My brother works in a restaurant . He likes to make new friends.
【小题5】I want to be a teacher. It’s not easy for me, I think.

—You’d better not _________ the picture so high, it’s not easy for people to notice it.
—Yeah. You’re right.