【1】順便說(shuō)一下，我們明天去公園滑冰。

________ ________ ________， we will go skating in the park tomorrow.

【2】我的問(wèn)題與今天的作業(yè)有關(guān)。

My question ________ ________ ________ ________ today's homework.

【3】每年有數(shù)百萬(wàn)人看莎士比亞的戲劇。

Shakespeare's plays ________ ________ by ________ ________ people every year.

【4】這個(gè)快件我要付多少錢(qián)？

How much should I ________ ________the express mail?

【5】很遺憾，你錯(cuò)過(guò)了那么精彩的一場(chǎng)比賽。

________ ________ ________ that you missed such a great match.

提示詞語(yǔ)： Muhu Park, pick up, water, put up posters, gloves, shoes

提示問(wèn)題：When and where will you go?

What will you do in this activity?

What do you advise Peter to prepare for this activity?

Dear Peter,

How is it going?

I’m writing to invite you to take part in the volunteer activity.

I’m looking forward to your early reply.

Li Hua

What is “Walk to School” ?

Now we are working on a program of "Walk to School". We would like as many parents and children as possible to take part, even if in a small way. Children who walk to and from school along with their parents can learn essential (基本的) road safety and life skills.

You can take part by…

■ Walking to and from school with your child every day.

■ Walking for one or two days during the week.

■ Encouraging others to walk, if you already do.

Walking is great!

■ Walking is great exercise! A walk is good for your body and can keep you fit.

■ You won't have to waste time looking for a parking site .

■ It's free. You'll save money by not using the car.

■ It's pollution free.

■ It's a good chance to talk to your children and to meet other parents, too.

Enjoying walking to school!

Here are some suggestions to help you and your child enjoy walking to school.

■ Plan a safe route together.

■ Teach children what a kerb (馬路牙子) is and what it means.

■ Encourage your child to help you choose the safest places to cross the road.

■ Look at and discuss the things you see on your way－especially road signs and what they mean.

Walk to school! Thousands of parents and children already take part, could you?

Please go to www.walktoschool.org.uk for more information.

【1】What is the name of the program that we are working on?

【2】What can children learn by walking to and from school?

【3】How many suggestions are mentioned to enjoy walking to school?

【4】Where can you get more information about “Walk to School”?

【5】What do you think of walking to school?

I had seldom tried sunflower seeds when I came to China. In the UK, though, young people love their snacks. In fact, young people in Britain eat more snacks than people of the same age in other European countries. A recent survey has discovered that 64 percent of under 20-year-olds snack between meals, according to an article on the British Council website. In comparison,58.7 percent of young people snack in Germany, 53 percent in France, and only 40.7 percent in Spain.

British snacks are generally unhealthy. Our favorites are probably potato chips, which we call crisps, and chocolate bars. From a very young age, we always looked forward to our crisps and chocolate bars after school, perhaps even included with sandwiches and fruit in our school lunches that our parents made for us.

Snacks are also popular in the US. One of the things that I found the most extraordinary(特別的) when I first visited the US was the number of snacks in their supermarkets; I was surprised to find huge aisles(過(guò)道) just for snacks that were bigger than some stores I’d been to in the UK. Snack tastes in the US are much the same as those in the UK, except there’s much more choice —— every kind of fatty, sugary food is available to everyone all the time.

All in all, it’s probably best for your health if you like sunflower seeds rather than potato chips and chocolate. But eating these delicious treats at times couldn’t possibly be wrong, could it?

【1】According to the article, snacks are the most popular among young people in ______

A. Britain B. Germany C. France D. Spain

【2】What surprised the author when he went to supermarkets in the US?

A. How the snacks tasted.

B. The size of the snacks’ packages.

C. The lack of choice when it came to snacks.

D. The large number of snacks.

【3】What does the author think of potato chips and chocolate?

A. They don’t taste as good as sunflower seeds.

B. They are unhealthy, so people should stop eating them.

C. It’s better to eat them with sandwiches and fruit.

D. It’s fine to enjoy them from time to time although they are unhealthy.

【4】What is the article mainly about?

A. The most popular snack in China.

B. Snacks in the UK and the US.

C. Snacks young western people like.

D. Some tips for choosing snacks in the UK.

People killing elephants for their tusks has long been a problem worldwide. Although laws have been introduced to ban the selling of tusks, they have not been enough to save the elephants.

But the giant animals have now “developed” their own solution to stay safe from hunters----by not growing tusks at all.

Scientists found that among female African elephants, as many as 98 percent of them now have no tusks, reported The Independent newspaper. The number was 15 percent in 1998 and only 1 percent in 1930, according to the BBC.

But this solution has less been developed by elephants themselves, and more by evolution.

Evolution is all about natural selection（選擇）. When an environment changes, for example, animals and plants that can deal with the change will stay alive while others won’t. And for elephants, the change came when hunters started killing them for their tusks. As a result, elephants with big tusks couldn’t stay alive because hunters wanted to shoot them. Those born with tusks managed to stay alive and give their “tuskless” genes（基因）to their babies. As a result, more and more elephants are now being born without tusks.

But this solution, as effective（有效地）as it might be, is a high price to pay for elephants. Tusks are important and play a number of roles, especially for male elephants, including fighting with other males, lifting and digging things up.

This is why scientists hope there can be other ways to protect elephants against hunters. They believe that when they are less likely to be killed , elephants will be able to grow tusks again.

To David Cowdrey, head of Policy and Campaigns at the International Found for Animal Welfare UK, however, this is not very likely to happen in the near future.

“Unfortunately, it comes down to the markets,” he told The Guardian. “As long as people will pay high prices for products that come from endangered animal and plants, they’re going to have price on them and that causes the hunting.”

【1】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Elephants learned to lift and dig things up without tusks.

B. Elephants chose not to grow tusks because of their dangerous environment.

C. Elephants with no tusks had a greater chance of passing down their genes.

D. A tuskless elephant gives birth to more baby elephants than an elephant with big tusks.

【2】The underlined word “evolution” in paragraph 4 means “_________” ?

A. gradual change B. sudden development C. complete loss D. rapid growth

【3】What can you learn from the last two paragraphs?

A. We should work out a better solution to protect elephants.

B. People should pay lower prices for products made with elephant tusks.

C. Elephants’ living environments will soon be improved.

D. The key to elephant protection is stopping the trade in tusk products.

— Next month.

A. when he will come here B. when did he come here

C. when he came here D. when will he come here

Andrew Carnegie was born in 1835 in Scotland. He was from a poor family. When he was twelve, his family moved to the USA. They wanted a better life. There, Andrew started to work right away. He got a job in a factory. He was a good worker, but he didn’t like the job. Later, he changed his job. He worked at the Railroad Company where everybody liked him. He did many different jobs. His salary got higher every year.

In his free time, Andrew loved to read. But in those days, the United States didn’t have free public libraries. Luckily, he lived with a rich man with many books, who let young boys use his library for free, so Andrew could read as much as possible. He read throughout his life.

Andrew learned a lot at the railroad company. He realized that the railroad was very important for big countries. He had a idea to start a business with railroads. He saved all his money and opened a business at the age of thirty years.

First, his company made bridges for the railroads. Ten years later, it made steel for bridges, machines, and many other things. Soon he was the richest man in the world.

Andrew liked to make money. But he believed it was very important to help other people. In

1901, he sold his company for $480 million. He started to give away his money to make new libraries and colleges all over the United States. He built 2811 libraries. Andrew also gave a lot of money to people who worked for peace. In 1903, he gave $1.5 million to build a Peace Palace in the Netherlands.

Andrew Carnegie died in 1919.He was eighty-four years old. During his life, he gave away nearly all of his money. He gave away over $350 million for education and peace. There are colleges, libraries, hospitals, and parks named after Andrew Carnegie.He helped millions of

people all over the world to study and learn.

【1】Andrew Carnegie used to work in a factory, didn’t he?

【2】Why could Andrew Carnegie read as much as possible in those days?

【3】How old was Andrew Carnegie when he opened a business?

【4】What did Andrew Carnegie’s company do?

【5】How did Andrew Carnegie help others after he sold his company?

【6】What can you learn from Andrew Carnegie？

One Monday,Emily went to the nursing home after school. When she arrived, she was told she would spend an hour every weekday with an elderly lady, MrsBlair. She was then led into a room, where an old lady in a flowery dress was sitting on a sofa.

Emily stood awkwardly（別扭地）in front of the lady. She cleared her throat and said,‘Good

afternoon. I’m Emily.’

‘Good afternoon, Emily. Take a seat, please.’Mrs. Blair replied.

Then,________filled the space between them. Emily wondered what to say.

‘Tell me about yourself, Emily,’ MrsBlair said suddenly.

‘Well,’Emily started,‘I don’t have any grandparents, so I don’t know how toget on well with elderly people.I love the performing arts. I’m here mainly because I have to volunteer here to get a good grade for my Civics class.’

MrsBlair didn’t seem to mind .‘Many people, especially teens, don’t seem to________old people like me. Now you are here, and I’m going to change that about you. Ask me anything.’

Emily thought for a moment, and finally decided,‘What was your job?’

‘I was a Broadway star in the 1950s.’MrsBlair answered.

‘Cool! Can you tell me about it?’Emily asked, amazed.

MrsBlair smiled.‘Back then,________the lead actress had the honor to wear a special bracelet. I was the lead in almost all of the plays, so I always wore the bracelet. Till this day, I still have it.’

Emily smiled along with MrsBlair and listened to the other stories attentively. She had become very________MrsBlair’s stories. She decided to come earlier the next day.

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday passed by quickly. Then came Friday. As she was leaving, Emily was really upset to say goodbye.

‘Don’t be sad. You can still visit me,’MrsBlair comforted her. She then handed a small box

to Emily,‘It’s my gift to you.’

Emily________opened the box and was surprised to see what was inside.‘It’s the bracelet

that you wore. Thank you!’Emily said, with tears in her eyes‘. free.’

I’m sure to visit you whenever I’m

On the way home, Emily thought of her own love for the performing arts. She touched the bracelet and________that she would keep her word to MrsBlair.

【1】A. happiness B. friendship C. silence D. humour

【2】A. care for B. agree with C. depend on D. worry about

【3】A. even B. maybe C. yet D. only

【4】A. afraid of B. interested in C. pleased with D. familiar with

【5】A. angrily B. easily C. carefully D. suddenly

【6】A. promised B. denied C. introduced D. lied

Carver studied peanuts.He knew that the south couldn't grow just cotton. Planting cotton year after year wore out the soil and made it useless.Carver learned that if farmers planted cotton one year and peanuts the next,the soil【1】healthy.

To encourage this practice,Carver thought of new uses for the peanut.Would you like to try peanut and raisin ice cream? How about using peanuts as a kind of【2】 to make shampoo? Perhaps you would prefer to make paint from peanuts,or maybe

you would like to bake with peanut flour.Glue? Paper? Rubber? The list goes on and on.He also thought of【3】uses for pecans (山核桃）and other nuts.

Carver【4】little from most of his inventions.He didn't feel that it was right to sell his ideas. He gave them freely to help farmers and fellow scientists.Carver's life is one that we could all use as an example.

【1】Chinese people started to open to the western world______ago.(century)

【2】The recording will be played ______to make sure you can understand each word.(two)

【3】A friend of______ got the first prize for the high jump in the sports meeting.(me)

【4】Mr Zhang has a large of stamps______ since he is a big fan of them.(collect)

【5】The firemen decided to cut the iron fence______ so as to save the girl.(immediate)

【6】In the old mountain village, people learned a way to make paper______.(tradition)

【7】The well-known restaurant will______10 new dishes next month.(service)

【8】It is ______of my mother to lose her purse on the way to the market.(happy)