24、Forests help to keep water from running away，so drought（干旱）doesn’t often happen．Chinese people have built a“Great Wall”of trees，millions of trees across the northern part of the country．

    The Great Green Wall 1 ________ （be）7,000 kilometres long，and it will stop the wind from 2 ________（blow）the earth away．It 3 ________already ________（save）a lot of land．

    Wang Feng is a worker at Yulin in Shanxi Province．He 4 ________ （work）on the Great Green Wall with many other people．We 5 ________ （visit）him at his workplace and when we saw him he 6 ________ （work）among the trees．He told us something about his work“We must 7 ________ （plant）many thousands of trees every year，”he said“You see all those small trees over there on that hill? That was sand five years ago．Now it's a young forest! In a few years’ time，we 8 ________（cover）those mountains with trees，too!”He pointed to the high mountains far away．

    Was it difficult 9 ________ （work）on the Great Green Wall?

    Yes，It’s hard work．but it's very important．The only problem is we have to 10 ________（grow）our own food．But thanks to the Great Green Wall，the land produces more crops．So the more trees there are，the better harvest we have．”

22、A lot of boys and girls in Western countries are wearing the same kind of clothes，and many of them have long hair，so it is often difficult to tell whether they are boys or girls．

   One day，an old man went for a walk in a park．in Washington．a(chǎn)nd when he was tired，he sat on a chair．A young person was standing on the other side of the pool．

   “Oh!”the old man said to the person sitting beside him on the chair．“Do you see that person with the glasses and long hair? Is it a boy or a girl?’’

   “A girl．”said the neighbour．“She is my daughter．”

   “Oh!”the old man said quickly．“Please forgive me．I did not know that you were her mother．”

   “I’m not．”said the other person，“I’m her father．”

1．“Is it a boy or a girl?” The word“it”here means ________．

A．he                          B．she                         C．the person              D．the pool

2．The meaning of“forgive”is ________．

A．忘記                      B．責(zé)罵                       C放棄                         D．原諒

3．The old man thought his neighbour was ________．

A．a(chǎn) woman                B．a(chǎn) man                     C．a(chǎn) girl                      D．a(chǎn) boy

4．The old man thought that his neighbour was the girl’s mother because his neighbour ______．

A．was wearing a skirt                                           B．had a beautiful face

C．had long hair                                             D．was young

21、Here are some people’s comments（評論）about Liu Yifei on line：

1．Liu Yifei is ________．

A．kind                       B．beautiful                  C．friendly                  D．a(chǎn)ll of the above

2．How many countries do the net friends come from?

A．3                            B．4                            C．5                           D．6

3．What does the underlined word“admire”mean in Chinese?

A．討厭                      B．欽佩                       C．挑戰(zhàn)                      D．關(guān)注

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

A．Liu Yifei is happy to help others．            B．Liu Yifei is too young to act well．

C．Liu Yifei can speak English well．            D．Liu Yifei is very popular on the Internet．

20、Being more polite（有禮貌的） to people can win you friends and make you a popular person．A small act of kindness makes not only others happy, but also brings happiness to ourselves．It is never too late to begin．Here are a few tips：

  1．Be nice to people．Give help to someone who needs it．Remember that by helping them，you are also making yourself happy and in the long run helping yourself．

  2．Be polite to everyone，even to people who are not polite to you．You may find that they are nice to you in return（作為報答）．

  3．Help strangers．Helping someone who has difficulty climbing（爬） stairs is a good way to start．Remember that some day you could be in need of help and a stranger could come to lend a hand．

  4．Writing thank-you notes，make get-well cards for sick friends and say goodbye to people who are leaving．

1．Being more polite to people can ________．

A．help you make friends                                B．make you famous

C．get some money                                        D．make you tired

2．If someone is not polite to you．you should ________ according to the passage．

A．fight with him                                            B．be polite to him

C．play with him                                            D．make him happy

3．It’s polite of you to ________ if your friend is ill．

A．write a thank-you note                                B．lend him a book

C．send a get-well card                                   D．say goodbye to him

4．The passage is mainly about ________．

A．how to become popular                               B．how to be polite to people

C．how to act at a party                                          D．why we should help others

18、This kind of apples tastes ________ and it sells ________ in the supermarket．

A．nice；good             B．well；well             C．nice；well             D．good；well

17、--What  ________ your father ________？

--He’s tall and handsome．

A．is；like            B．does；like               C．does；look like           D．does；think of

16、Do you want to know how I feel about ________ to China？

A．come               B．comes               C．to come               D．coming