4．Green is an important color in nature．It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees．It is also the color of most growing plants．
  Sometimes，the word"green"means young，fresh and growing．For example，a greenborn is someone who has no experience．In the 15 th century，a greenborn was a young cow or an ox whose borns（角）had not yet developed．A century later，a greenborn was a soldier who had no expericnce in war．By the 18 th century，a greenborn had the meaning it has today-a person who is new in a job．
  Someone who is good at growing plants is said to have a green thumb（大拇指）．The expression comes from the early 20 th century．A person with a green thumb can make plants grow quickly and well．The Green Revolution（綠色革命）is t he name given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains．It was the result of hard work by agricultural scientists who had green thumbs．
  Green is also the color used to describe the powerful feeling．Jealousy（嫉妒）．The green eyed monster is not a dangerous animal from outer space．It is an expression used about 400 years ago by the British writer William Shakespeare in his play"Othello"．It describes the unpleasantfeeling when someone has something he wants．
  In most places in the world，a green light is a signal（信號）to move ahead．In everyday speech，a green light means approval（贊成）to continue with a project．

51．A new solider was called a greenborn in theBcentury．
A.15 th  B.16 th  C.18 th  D.20 th
52．A person with a green thumbA．
A．is good at growing plants  
B．really has a green thumb
C．has no experience in war 
D．is new in a job
53．A man may meet the green eyed monster ifD．
A．he sees a dangerous animal 
B．he can't get something
C．he reads a sad play 
D．his friend gets a prize that he wants
54．This passage doesn't mention the history of the expression"D"．
A．a(chǎn) green  
B．a(chǎn) greenborn 
C．the green eyed monster  
D．a(chǎn) green light
55．Which would be the best title of the passage？D
A．Green，the color of grass and trees 
B．The stories about the color"green"
C．Green，a sign of approval 
D．Different meanings of"green"

3．Be honest．That's all you have to do on Honesty Day．It would be great if we were all honest every day of the year．It's good that there is a day to encourage honesty．M．Hirsh Goldberg started Honesty Day．He chose the last day of April because the first day is April Fool's Day，which celebrate lies．On Honesty Day，anyone may ask you any question and you should give a true and honest answer．That means that you have knowledge of Honesty Day．
M．Hirsh Goldberg wrote a book on telling lies．He said in his book that almost all person lie about 200times a day．In our daily life，a typical（典型的）life for a man is"I did not drink that much"and for a woman is"Nothing is wrong，I'm fine．"It is found that nurses are the most honest people，while sales people and politicians（政客）are the biggest liars．
Every Honesty Day，M．Hirsh Goldberg hands out prizes to honest people．

76．M．Hirsh Goldberg started Honesty Day toB．
A．celebrate lies  
B．encourage honesty  
C．a(chǎn)sk questions  
D．hand out prizes
77．Which of the following is Honesty Day？D
A．April 1^st
B．April 10^th
C．April 20^th
D．April 30^th
78．According to the passage，A are the most honest people．
A．nurses  
B．sales people  
C．politicians
D．a(chǎn)ll men
79．The underlined word"liars"probably means"B"．
A．獲利者  
B．說謊者  
C．影響著  
D．領(lǐng)導者．

2．It's a common school day at Southern Cross School near the famous Kruger National Park in South Africa．Teachers and pupils don't sit in a classroom． （81）Instead，they go through the forest or sit under the trees．
The school teaches students all the same （82）subjects as the rest of the country's schools，but the teaching methods are completely different．Southern Cross uses nature as a teaching tool．The teachers and their pupils go out into nature and work with animals and plants．These can be used to study （83）anything/all from maths and social sciences to languages．The school is in an area where animals live wild and can be hunted．To get to class，students travel a road through the forest that wild animals use as well．
The classroom for small preschoolers is a little different from the rest of the school．For example，the first lesson of the day is maths，but the teaching method is very （84）special．In this school you won't hear a teacher saying"Count how many apples Jane has in her basket．"Actually，the children visit a nearby river to count the number of marks left by animals．This way they can see how many different animals come to （85）drink during the night．
The students are encouraged to take care of the injured and small animals．If they find a dead animal in the area，they study where the animal fits in the foot chain and how and why it （86）died．
The headmaster says，"We must make people understand what we are doing to the （87）earth/environment．We need to care for our planet．"

1．Today there are many fires than in the past．Over 100，000wildfires burn each year in America．Russia has 20，000to 35，000wildfires every year．Australia has on average 60，000each year．These fires destroy（損害）huge areas of forests and burn hundreds of homes．
Many experts believe there are several reasons for this sudden increase in fires．The first reason is climate（氣候）change．Recent weather has been warmer and drier．This leads to dangerous fire conditions．When lightening strikes（發(fā)生雷電），dry grass easily catches fire．Hot winds add to the problem．The wind spreads a fire quickly．In 2010，Russia had the hottest and driest summer in a century．In just one month，500fires destroyed over 2，000homes．Some people lost their lives．
Traditional fire-fighting practices are another reason for the increase in fires．In America，firefighters used to quickly put out every fire．They didn't allow the grass and trees to burn．As a result，today many forests have thicker vegetation（植被）．Thicker vegetation means more fuel（燃料）for fires．Also，without fires from time to time，forests become overcrowded and unhealthy．Some trees are dead．The dead wood then easily catches fire．So surprisingly，America has many more fires today partly because of its past fire-fighting practices．
Scientists now understand that a fire can be a natural part of a healthy forest．As a result，countries like Australia allow more fires to burn naturally．Sometimes，fire fighters even start fires to get rid of（去除）dead wood．Of course，they carefully control the fires．The fire thins out old trees．This allows sunlight to reach the ground．As a result，fires help new trees to grow．Therefore，if a fire is not a serious threat（威脅）to people，firefighters may let it burn naturally．

68．Why did Russia have so many fires in one month in 2010？D
A．Because lightening spread the fire．
B．Because there was much fuel for fires．
C．Because there were not enough firefighters．
D．Because it was unusually hot，dry and windy．
69．What happens because of the traditional fire-fighting practices in the USA？B
A．There are fewer wildfires．
B．Trees and grass become thicker．
C．The weather becomes warmer and drier．
D．Sunlight reaches the ground to help forests．
70．What is the main idea of Paragraph 4？C
A．Fires are serious threats to human beings．
B．Australian firefighters don't put out fires．
C．Fires can play an important role I forests．
D．It's difficult for firefighters to control the fires．
71．Which of the following is true according to the passage？A
A．Not all the fires in the forests must be put out．
B．People's carelessness leads to dangerous fires．
C．Australia allows all the fires to burn naturally．
D．There are more fires in Russia than in the USA．

3．只剩下一本，我們得合看了．There's only one copy left，so we'll have to share．

2．他在等公共汽車時遭到了襲擊．He was attacked while he was waiting for a bus．

1．我認為你在家自己教孩子并不明智．I don't think it's wise to teach your children at home．．

20．你應(yīng)該和你的老師討論一下這個問題．You should discuss this problem with your teacher．．

19．Some Grade Nine students at Sunshine Secondary School wanted to create a newspaper．They had a meeting yesterday．Then Daniel wrote this report about their meeting for the principal．

69．How many students took part in the meeting？Five students took part in the meeting
70．Why did they choose Helen as the chief editor？Because she had experience．或She was editor of her class newspaper last year．
71．Would they have the next meeting in one week's time or in two weeks'time？In one week's time．
72．將文中括號內(nèi)的單詞連成一個句子，使短文意思通順、完整．She said that we ought to choose a person to take notes．或We said that she ought to choose a person to take notes．
73．The students listed three things at the meeting．Please give your idea to ONE of them．The paper should come out once a month．/We should have three sections sports，teenager life and news．/We should call the paper Sunshine Starl Sunshine Mirror．

18．來自十堰的男孩華晨宇歌聲如此優(yōu)美，以致于粉絲眾多．
Hua Chenyu，a boy from Shiyan，singsso beautifully/well/wonderfully that he has many fans now．