Some countries are better than others at looking alter the enwronment. In Europe, Germany(德國) and northern European countries work very hard to improve the environment. The people in Germany put their rubbish into different bags—paper in one bag, plastic in another bag, etc. The rubbish is then taken away and, if possible, recycled(回收). There are laws that do not allow people to burn too much coal.
In the 1970s, as people learned more about environmental problems, the "Green" movement(運(yùn)動) began and soon spread all over Europe. The "Green" movement tries to get governments to protect the environment. It collects information about how industry is damaging(毀壞) the environment and tells newspapers.
1. Which countries in Europe work very hard to improve the environment?
                                                               
2. Who put rubbish into different bags?
                                                               
3. Can the people in Germany burn too much coal?
                                                               
4. When did the "Green" movement begin?
                                                               
5. What does the "Green" movement try to do?
                                                               

After a hard campaign, Barack Obama won the US president election on November 4. He will become the 44th President of the United States---the first African-American in the country’s history.

On the election eve, Obama’s grandmother died---only a few days before seeing her grandson’s victory. Tears ran down the face of Obama as he spoke about his grandmother. “She taught me about hard work.She was the one who put off buying a new car or a new dress for herself so that I could have a better life. She poured everything she had into me.”

In his first speech as the president, Obama declared to tens of thousands of cheering supporters, “…The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year, or even one term, but America---I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you: We as a people will get there…” The crowd broke out into the same chant(詠唱，吟誦), “Yes, we can!”Those three short words have become the defining phrase of Obama’s campaign.

Forty-five years ago, Martin Luther King had a dream of an America where men and women would be judged not by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character. Today the dream has come true.

1.When will Obama begin to work as a president?

A．On November 4                        B．Before November 4

C．After November 4                       D．On the day he won the election.

2.What happened to Obama before the election eve?

A．His grandmother passed away.             B．His grandmother was killed.

C．His grandmother gave him a lesson.          D．His grandmother was kidnapped.

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

A．公關(guān)             B．競選活動          C．辯論             D．比賽

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Obama makes Martin Luther King’s dream come true.

B．Americans believe Obama will change everything of America.

C．Obama’s grandmother had a great effect on him.

D．Many people support Obama to become the president of America.

 

Harry is eight years old. He goes to school near his home. He always goes there and comes home on foot. One day he came home from school late. His mother saw him and asked him, "Why were you late, Harry?"

"My teacher was very angry and asked you to go to her office tomorrow."

"To her office? Why?" his mother asked. "Because she asked a question in the class." said Harry. "Nobody could answer it, but I could. "

"You are so clever, my son. " his mother said with a smile." What is her question?".

Her question is "Who put the tomato on my chair and made my trousers dirty?" said Harry.

1.Harry was late because _______.

        A. he did his homework at school 

 B. he played football at school

        C. his teacher asked him to stay at school

D. his teacher asked him to give a talk at school     

2._______can answer the teacher's question in class.

     A. Nobody  B. Harry  C. Many students  D. Some students

3.There is a _______on the teacher's chair.

A. book      B. tomato       C. bag       D. pen 

4.The teacher asked Harry's mother to school because _______

        A. Harry is eight    

B. Harry goes to school an foot

        C. Harry's home is near   

D. Harry made her angry

5.The teacher's trousers were dirty because _______.

       A. she sat on the ground     

B. it was raining hard .

       C. she sat on the tomato     

D. she had it for a long time

 

Most American students have said goodbye to fancy(高級的) fruits these days. In school canteens across the country, cheaper fruits like apples and oranges have taken their places.

   “People are afraid to spend now,” said Linda Morrow, who owns a shoe and handbag store. “They don’t know what the future will bring.”

   During the financial crisis(金融危機(jī)), several of the country’s biggest banks have been forced to sell or close. This has made lots of Americans afraid to buy expensive goods.

   Samira Marino, a restaurant owner in Miami, has found everyone is ordering water instead of juice and more people are sharing meals. In more than two dozen interviews with The Associated Press across the country last month, Americans talked about their concerns, from worries about small businesses to doubts about simply making ends meet.

   The crisis began last year. Experts think it was because US banks lend money too easily. Last year a lot of people and companies, who borrowed money, have found themselves unable to pay it back. This left the banks, as well as the people who put their money in the banks, without money. Since the banks borrowed money between themselves and even across borders(國界), the whole world was in trouble.

   This month the US government agreed on a $700 billion plan to try to save the financial market. But no one is sure whether it will help or not. President George W. Bush has warned it will take some time.

   Last week top finance officials from 20 countries promised to work together to find a way out of the money trouble.

1.Why are people in the US afraid to spend?

  A. Because they think it’s unnecessary.      

 B. Because they don’t have the habit of spending money.

 C. Because they worry about their future.

 D. Because they don’t have enough money.

2.The fifth paragraph mainly _________.

  A. tells what it is like in a crisis

  B. explains why there is a crisis

  C. warns people of the danger of the crisis

  D. asks people not to borrow money from banks

3.People feel ______ about the US plan to save the market.

  A. satisfied       B. doubtful         C. hopeless        D. angry

4.The best title for the story is ________.

  A. Ways to make ends meet

  B. The money problem facing the world

  C. Healthy fancy fruits

  D. The art of borrowing

 

Some countries are better than others at looking after the environment. In Europe, Germany（德國）and northern European countries work very hard to improve the environment. The people in Germany put their rubbish(垃圾) into different bags-paper in one bag, plastic（塑料） in laws that do not allow people to burn too much coal.

Inthe 1970s ,as people learned more about environmental problems, the “Green” movement（運(yùn)動）began and soon spread all over Europe. The “Green”movement tries to get governments to protect the environment. It collects information about how industry is damaging（毀壞）the environment and tells newspapers.

1.Which countries in Europe work very hard to improve the environment?

______________________________________________________________________________

2.Who put rubbish into different bags?

______________________________________________________________________________

3.Can the people in Germany burn too much coal?

______________________________________________________________________________

4.When did the “Green “movement begin?

______________________________________________________________________________

5.What does the “Green”movement try to do?

______________________________________________________________________________