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Sun Liping, 6 , lives in a small village in Yunnan. Her biggest wish is to have running water in her home. All 35 families in Sun’s village have a serious problem--- they don’t have enough water. Every day, the villagers have to walk 20 minutes to get water.

Last year, the worst drought since the 1950s hit Yunnan, making more than 2 million people short of drinking water. This year, the drought is even worse.

Not only Yunnan, but many other provinces in China are short of water as well, such as Gansu and Qinghai.

According to a report on February 17, each Chinese person has about 28% of the world’s average（平均的） person’s amount of available(可用的) water. Two thirds of China’s cities are short of water and nearly 300 million people in rural areas don’t have safe water for drinking.

Every drop of water is important. Waste a drop of water a day and you lose a bucket(桶) a year. How can we use water in a smart way? Here are some tips for you to save water in your daily life:

1. Put plastic bottles of water in your toilet to cut down the water waste when you flush (冲洗) your toilet.

2. Don’t keep the water running while you’re brushing your teeth or washing your face and hands.

3. Use low-flow(低流量) shower heads .

4. Use a bucket to collect shower water while you wait for it to warm up.

5. Make your shower time shorter.

6. Set up a rain bucket to collect rainwater for watering plants or flowers.

1. What is the problem in Sun’s village?

A．They don’t have enough food.

B．They don’t have enough water.

C．They have to walk far away to go to school.

D．There are fewer and fewer villagers.

2. What does the underlined word drought mean in the second paragraph?

A．饥饿

B．干旱

C．水灾

D．贫穷

3. According to the report, __________________________________.

A. China has just 28 percent of the world’s available water.

Each Chinese person can use more water than the world’s average person.

There is not enough water in two thirds of China’s cities.

D. There are about 300 million people in China’s cities who don’t have enough water.

4.Which of the following would lead to a waste of water?

A．Using low-flow shower heads.

B．Collecting shower water while waiting for it to warm up.

C．Taking a quick shower.

D．Keeping the water running while brushing one’s teeth.

 

One silly question I simply can’t stand is “How do you feel?”. Usually the question is asked of a man in action—a man on the go, walking along the street, or busily working at his desk.  So what do you expect him to say? He’ll probably say, “Fine, I’m all right.” But you’ve put a bug in his ear一maybe now he’s not sure. If you are a good friend，you may have seen something in his face, or his walk, that he did not realize that morning. It starts worrying him a little．First thing you know, he looks in a mirror to see if everything is all right, while you go merrily（愉快的） on your way asking someone else “How do you feel?”.

    Every question has its time and place. It’s perfectly acceptable, for example, to ask “How do you feel?’’ if you’re visiting a close friend in the hospital. But if the fellow（家伙） is walking on both legs, hurrying to take a train, or sitting at his desk working, it’s no time to ask him that silly question．

    When George Bernard Shaw, the famous writer of plays was in his eighties, someone asked him “How do you feel”, Shaw put him in his place. “When you reach my age”, he said, “either you feel all right or you’re dead.”

28. According to the writer, greetings, such as “How do you feel?” __________.

A. show one’s consideration for others            B. are a good way to make friends

C. are proper to ask a man in action                       D. generally make one feel uneasy

29. George Bernard Shaw’s reply in the passage shows his __________.

A. cheerfulness           B. cleverness             C. ability                     D. politeness

30. “You’ve put a bug in his ear” means that you’ve__________.

A. made him laugh                                         B. shown concern（关心）for him

C. made fun of him                                          D. given him some kind of warning

The year before the first modem Olympic Games，Greece invited China to send a team．But the Qing government（政府）didn't send any athletes to the games．China did not take part in the Olympics until the l0th games，held in Los Angeles in l932．There，Liu Changchun took part in the men's l00-metre and 200-metre races．He did not win any medals．

China won her first gold medal at the 23th Olympics in Los Angeles in l984．when Xu Haifeng won the men's free shooting event．China came in fourth with l5 gold medals in all．

At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney，Australia，China won 28 gold medals，entering the top three of the medal chart for the first time．September 22nd．2000 was named China Day because China won six gold，three silver and one bronze medals on that day．

The 28th Olympic Games were held in Athens，Greece．Two hundred and two countries took part in them．China got the second place with thirty-two gold，seventeen silver and fourteen bronze medals．

We all know that in 2008，the 29th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing．We hope that we can win more medals so that we can get the first place．

1．Did China take part in the first modern Olympic Games?

A．Yes, she did．                                B．No, she wasn't．

C．No, she didn't．                              D．I don' t know．

2．Who was the first Chinese to take part in the Olympic Games?

A．LiuChangchun．                                        B．ZhuangYong．

C．LiuXiang．                                     D．XuHaifeng．

3．China won her first gold medal at the _______ Olympic Games．

A．10th                      B．15th                    C．23th                             D．27th

4．How many gold medals did China win at the 28dl Olympics?

A．17                     B．14                   C．32                     D．31

5．In 2008, China will hold _______ Olympic Games．

A．the 28th winter                           B．the 28th summer

C．the 29th winter                               D．the 29th summer

When you travel in HongKong，you must be careful of the traffic rules，because the traffic keeps to the left and it’s different from that of the interior（内地）of China．

Before crossing the street，you must look to the right and then to the left. If the

traffic lights are red，the traffic must stop, people can cross the zebra line．If the traffic lights turn green，the traffic can go，people must not cross the road．

       In the morning and in the evening，when people go to or come from work，the streets are very busy．The traffic is the most dangerous．

     When you go somewhere by bus in Hong Kong，you have to be careful，too. Do remember the traffic keeps to the left．Have a look first，or you may go the wrong

way．

In Hong Kong, there are a lot of big buses with two floors. You’d better sit on the second floor．From there you can enjoy the city. How wonderful it is!

根据短文内容, 选择正确答案:

(  ) 26. The traffic must keep______ in the interior of China.

      A. right    B.left    C. A and B   D. A or B

(  ) 27.If you cross the street in Hong Kong, you must look______.

      A. first right then left  B.first left then right  C.both sides   D.only right

(  ) 28.In Hong Kong, cars and buses can go at the crossing when the traffic lights are______.

   A. red    B. green   C.yellow   D.brown

(  ) 29.The traffic is busy_________ in Hong Kong.

   A. in the morning    B.in the afternoon   C.in the evening   D. A and C

(  ) 30.When you travel in Hong Kong, why do you choose the second floor of a big bus with two floors?  Because____________________.

   A. it is clean here                    B.it is safe for travellers  

C.it is a good place to go sightseeing    D.it is cheaper here

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