24、   In 1620, about half the USA was covered by forests. Today the forests have almost gone. A lot of good land has gone with them, leaving only sand. China doesn’t want to copy the USA’s example. We’re planting more and more trees. We’ve built the “Great Green Wall” of trees across northern part of our country. The Great Green Wall is 7,000 kilometres long, and between 400 and 1,700 kilometres wide. It will stop the wind from blowing the earth away. It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south. More “Great Green Walls” are needed. Trees must be grown all over the world. Great Green Walls will make the world better.

1. In 1620, about _________the USA was covered by forests.

A. a third    B. half          C. two thirds       D. a fourth

2. A. lot of good land has gone with ________.

A. sand        B. water       C. wind               D. forests

3. The Great Green Wall in China is __________ long.

A. 7,000 kilometres    B. 1,700 kilometres    C. 7,000 metres    D. 400 kilometres

4. Trees must be grown in ______________.

A. China                     B. the USA                 C. some countries   D. every part of the world

5. ________ will make the world better.

A. The Great Wall       B. Tall buildings          C. Great Green Walls D. Flowers and grass

22、Joe and Jeff worked for a factory. When this story happened, they were working around a very large house. Their job was to do the cleaning. It was not a difficult job, but sometimes it was a little dangerous, because they had to walk below where workmen were working. Often these workmen dropped something from the top of the house many meters high to the ground.

One morning Joe was working near the house with a cigarette (香煙) behind one of his ears. Suddenly somebody on the top shout “Look out!” But Joe did not “l(fā)ook out”.He looked up. And as he did so, a long knife fell off the top of the house. Luckily, the knife missed Joe's head, but it cut off one of his ears. At once he put his hand to one side of his head and cried out,“I've lost an ear. Help! Help!” Jeff ran up to help his friend.

“Look for my ear,” Joe told him, “It must be on the ground somewhere.” Jeff looked everywhere for the missing ear. At last he found an ear on the ground. He picked it up and carried it to Joe. “Here you are,” he said, “I've found it.” Joe looked at it. “No, that's not my ear,” he said.“Mine had a cigarette behind it.”

1.What were Joe and Jeff?

A. Soldiers.     B. Drivers.             C. Farmers.           D. Cleaners.

2.How did Joe lose his ear?

A. He cut it off by himself.    B. Jeff cut it off with a knife.

C.A falling knife cut it off.     D.A cigarette burned it up.

3.At the end of the story，Jeff found________.

A. someone else's ear     B. Joe's ear           C. a long knife              D. a cigarette

4.From the passage, we know Joe was not________.

A. strong                   B. kind                  C. serious                     D. clever

5.Which is the most possible title for this passage?

A.A Lost Ear                 B.A Busy Cleaner    C.A Falling Knife           D.A Forgetful Man

21、In most parts of the world, many students help their schools make less pollution. They join “environment clubs(環(huán)境俱樂部)”.In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean. Here are some things students often do.

No-garbage(垃圾) lunches. How much do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again. Every week they will choose the classes that make the least garbage and report them to the whole school!

No-car day. On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car-not the students and not the teachers! Cars give pollution to our air, so remember: walk, jump, bike or run.

Use your legs! It's lots of fun!

Turn off the water! Did you know that some toilets can waste(浪費) twenty to forty m³ of water an hour? In a year, that would fill a small river! In environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets.

We love our environment. Let's work together to make it clean.

1. Environment clubs ask students________.

A. to run to school every day        B. to take exercise every day

C. not to forget to take cars                 D. not to throw away lunch bags

2. From the passage we know the students usually have lunch________.

A. at school                  B. in shops            C. in clubs             D. at home

3. On a no-car day, ________will take a car to school.

A. both students and teachers                  B. only students

C. neither students nor teachers                  D. only teachers

4. After students mend toilets, they save________.

A. a small river              B. a club              C .a lot of water   D. a toilet            

5. The writer wrote the passage to ask students to________

A. clean schools  B. make less pollution C.join clubs        D .help teachers

20、Newspapers are very important in our daily life. Many people begin their day by reading the paper. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they didn’t have the time to read the news carefully and must be pleased with a quick look at the front page. At other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to have a quick look at the headlines.

There are newspapers to please every reader. In big cities there are many types with several different editions（版） every day. In some towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only one edition each day. In some places the paper is printed（印刷）weekly.

Most papers have several editions, especially on Sundays when the edition is larger than usual. There are besides the front page with the most important news, the sports news, the amusement page, a business page and so on.

1. People read newspapers to ______.

A. learn about the less important news                B. be pleased           

C. learn about whatever they want                     D. get some information

2. Reading the headlines, people can know ______.

A. what the passages are about                   B. what they are going to do

C. about the most important news               D. about sports

3. In big cities newspapers are usually printed_____.

A. daily              B. weekly          C. monthly         D. yearly

4. Most papers have ______ on Sundays than usual.

A. more types        B. more pages        C. fewer types              D. fewer pages

5. If you want to see a film, you’d better read ______ in a newspaper.

A. the business page           B. the front page                    

C. the sports page           D. the amusement page

18、--Would you like to go with me to the cinema tonight, Bill?

--I’d love to, ____ I am busy this evening. I will have to take care of my sister.

A. and               B. so                    C. but                  D. or

17、--Who plays volleyball ____ in their school?

--I have no idea. I think Tom plays as ____ as Jim.

A. best, well         B. best, good         C. better, well        D. better, good

16、--Where were your parents at 7:00 last Monday evening?

--They ____. But I was not at home.

A. watched TV      B. were watching TV C. are watching TV D. watching TV