Now, more and more cities are facing problems, such as high housing costs, pollution and crime. Let’s see what people in Hyderabad, India and in Sao Paulo, Brazil do to solve (解決) the problems.

Hyderabad, India

To improve people’s lives, Hyderabad is planting more and more trees. The city is even creating greener buildings that use less water and less electricity for power. Adding green to a city has a number of advantages. For example, trees make the air cleaner. In Hyderabad, streets were grey and dirty in the past. However, today they are filled with trees and flowers, making the city cleaner and more colourful. Green areas also give people places to relax or exercise. A study in the USA shows an interesting thing: the greener a neighborhood is, the less crime there is.

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Many people work in the centre of Sao Paulo, but they don’t live there. They’ve spread out to neighborhoods outside the city because housing is cheaper. Every day, these people travel into the city, and traffic is very heavy. City planners are using different ways to deal with (處理) the problem. First, they are building better subways. Another goal is to make it cheaper for people to live in the downtown area (中心區(qū)). Doing this will reduce traffic and pollution in the city.

1.What does the underlined word “greener” mean?

2.Which advantage of making Hyderabad greener is NOT talked about in the passage?

3.According to the passage, what problem does Sao Paulo have?

Now, more and more cities are facing problems, such as high housing costs, pollution and crime. Let’s see what people in Hyderabad, India and in Sao Paulo, Brazil do to solve (解決) the problems.
Hyderabad, India
To improve people’s lives, Hyderabad is planting more and more trees. The city is even creating greener buildings that use less water and less electricity for power. Adding green to a city has a number of advantages. For example, trees make the air cleaner. In Hyderabad, streets were grey and dirty in the past. However, today they are filled with trees and flowers, making the city cleaner and more colourful. Green areas also give people places to relax or exercise. A study in the USA shows an interesting thing: the greener a neighborhood is, the less crime there is.
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Many people work in the centre of Sao Paulo, but they don’t live there. They’ve spread out to neighborhoods outside the city because housing is cheaper. Every day, these people travel into the city, and traffic is very heavy. City planners are using different ways to deal with (處理) the problem. First, they are building better subways. Another goal is to make it cheaper for people to live in the downtown area (中心區(qū)). Doing this will reduce traffic and pollution in the city.
【小題1】What does the underlined word “greener” mean?

An interesting thing happened to me last Sunday. The sunshine was 31 beautiful that I decided to drive in the country. 32 my way home, my car stopped. I was out of gasoline(汽油) on a road away from a town. I decided to 　33 along the road until I found someone who could sell me some gasoline.

I had walked almost a long way before I finally found a big 34 near the road. I was 　 35 to see it because it was getting dark.I knocked on the door and a small old lady with long white hair answered. She 　36 , “I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. Come in, please. I got 37 ready for you.”

“But I’ve come here only for some gasoline.” I answered. I didn’t know 　38 she was talking about. I didn’t understand her.

“Oh, Tony! Gasoline? You used to love tea.”

I quickly explained that my car was out of gasoline, 39 she didn’t seem to hear me. She just kept calling me Tony and talking about how 40 it had been since she had seen me. She was talking so strangely that I wanted to 41 . As soon as she went to get the tea, I went out of the house as 　42 as possible.

I was so happy when I saw 　43　 house by the road. I was able to get some gasoline. When I told the man about the old lady, he said, “Oh, that’s Helen. She lives all by herself in that big house. She’s 44 , but she wouldn’t hurt anyone. She is still waiting for the man whom she was going to marry(結(jié)婚) twenty-five years ago. The man was named Tony. The day before they married, he went away and 　45 came back.’’ I understood!

(　 ) 31.A.so　　　　　 B. such　　　　 C. very　　　 D. too

(　 ) 32.A.On　　　　 B In　　　　　 C. By　　　　 D. Over

(　 ) 33.A.drive　　　 B. walk　　　　 C. ride　　　 D. climb

(　 ) 34.A. house　　　 B. tree　　　　 C. hospital　　 D. car

(　 ) 35.A.sad　　　　 B. angry　　　　 C. happy　　 D. surprised

(　 ) 36.A. said　　　 B. speak　　　　 C. asked　　 D. talk

(　 ) 37.A. gasoline　　 B. milk　　　　 C. tea　　　 D. water

(　 ) 38.A.that　　　　 B. who　　　　 C. when　　　 D. what

(　 ) 39.A.or　　　　 B. then　　　　 C. but　　　　 D. later

(　 ) 40.A. long　　　 B. far　　　　　 C. often　　　 D. much

(　 ) 41.A.stay　　　　 B. leave　　　　 C. sit down　 D. have a rest

(　 ) 42.A. quietly　　 B. quickly　　　 C. early　　　 D. slowly

(　 ) 43.A.others　　　 B. the other　　 C. else　　 　 D. another

(　 ) 44.A. kind　　　 B. warm-hearted C. strange　　 D. friendly

(　 ) 45.A. often　　　 B. usually　　　 C. never　　 D. sometimes

用動詞的適當形式填空。

An interesting thing(1) _____________(happen)to me last night．1(2) __________ (sit)in my  room reading，when the phone(3) ___________(ring)．Usually l (4) ____________ (not run) to  the phone quickly．But this time I(5)______(know)it was something important.

    The voice on the phone(6)________(belong)to an old friend of mine from whom I (7)_______ (not hear)for ten years．I said，“Let’s meet tomorrow after I(8)__________ (finish)work．I can’t wait to see what you(9)__________(look)like now．I wonder if you       (10)______(change)．”However, suddenly our talk was interrupted．I hoped he would ring back．

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

An interesting thing happened to me last Sunday. It was  36  a beautiful day that I decided to drive in the country.

37   my way home, my car stopped. I was out of gasoline(汽油) on a road away from a town. I decided to _38__ along the road until I found someone who could sell me some gasoline.

I had walked almost a mile（英里）before I finally found a big __39__ near the road. I was __40__ to see it because it was getting dark.

I knocked on the door and a small old lady with long white hair answered. She _41__, “I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. Come in, please. I got __42__ ready for you.”

“But I’ve come here only for some gasoline.” I answered .I didn’t know _43__ she was talking about. I didn’t understand her.

“Oh, Tony! Gasoline? You used to love tea.”

I quickly explained that my car was out of gasoline, _44__ she didn’t seem to hear me. She just kept calling me Tony and talking about how _45__ it had been since she had seen me. She was talking so strangely that I was anxious(焦慮的，渴望的) to __46__. As soon as she went to get the tea, I went out of the house as _47__ as possible.

I was so happy when I saw __48__ house by the road. I was able to get some gasoline. When I told the man about the old lady, he said, “Oh, that’s Helen. She lives all by herself in that big house. She’s _49__, but she wouldn’t hurt anyone. She is still waiting for the man whom she was going to marry(結(jié)婚) twenty-five years ago. The man was named Tony. The day before their wedding（婚禮）, he went away and __50__ came back.’’

I understood!

(     ) 36. A. so           B. such          C. very         D. too

(     ) 37. A. On          B  In            C. By          D. Over

(     ) 38. A. drive        B. walk           C. ride         D. climb

(     ) 39. A. house       B. tree           C. hospital       D. car

(     ) 40. A. sad          B. angry          C. pleased      D. surprised

(     ) 41. A. said         B. spoke         C. asked        D. talked

(     ) 42. A. gasoline      B. milk          C. tea          D. water

(     ) 43. A. that          B. who           C. when        D. what

(     ) 44. A. or           B. then           C. but          D. later

(     ) 45. A. long         B. far            C. often        D. much

(     ) 46.A. stay         B. leave          C. sit down      D. have a rest

(     ) 47.A. soon         B. quickly         C. early       D. slowly

(     ) 48.A. others        B. the other        C. else         D. another

(     ) 49. A. kind         B. warm-hearted    C. strange      D. friendly

(     ) 50. A. often        B. usually          C. never      D. sometimes

Now, more and more cities are facing problems, such as high housing costs, pollution and crime. Let’s see what people in Hyderabad, India and in Sao Paulo, Brazil do to solve (解決) the problems.
Hyderabad, India
To improve people’s lives, Hyderabad is planting more and more trees. The city is even creating greener buildings that use less water and less electricity for power. Adding green to a city has a number of advantages. For example, trees make the air cleaner. In Hyderabad, streets were grey and dirty in the past. However, today they are filled with trees and flowers, making the city cleaner and more colourful. Green areas also give people places to relax or exercise. A study in the USA shows an interesting thing: the greener a neighborhood is, the less crime there is.
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Many people work in the centre of Sao Paulo, but they don’t live there. They’ve spread out to neighborhoods outside the city because housing is cheaper. Every day, these people travel into the city, and traffic is very heavy. City planners are using different ways to deal with (處理) the problem. First, they are building better subways. Another goal is to make it cheaper for people to live in the downtown area (中心區(qū)). Doing this will reduce traffic and pollution in the city.

1. 1.

   What does the underlined word “greener” mean?

   1. A.
      Taller.
   2. B.
      Easier.
   3. C.
      Better for the environment.
   4. D.
      More brightly coloured.
2. 2.

   Which advantage of making Hyderabad greener is NOT talked about in the passage?

   1. A.
      It helps people work better.
   2. B.
      It makes the city cleaner.
   3. C.
      It reduces crime.
   4. D.
      It makes it easier to exercise.
3. 3.

   According to the passage, what problem does Sao Paulo have?

   1. A.
      A lot of people don’t have jobs.
   2. B.
      Too many people live in the city centre.
   3. C.
      A lot of people are moving out of the city.
   4. D.
      Too many people travel into the city every day.

Nowadays some people like to buy what they want through the Internet, which really brings us lots of conveniences．If you have a computer linked with the internet by telephone or another, you can just move the mouse, fill in some forms about your personal information and the information of the company which you are buying things from, then the clerk from the company will send what you need to you in a short time．

However, some housewives don't always enjoy that way．They still like to walk around a shop or a supermarket on one hand, they suspect the reality of the goods on the screen, because they buy the things online only by eye not by ear or hand even or now; on the other hand, they think it is really a kind of relaxation to walk around the shop or the supermarket, and sometimes it is an interesting thing to bargain with the sellers．If they cut down lots of price, they will have a feeling of success．

1．People like to buy things through the Internet because _________．

A．The goods are at a low price                      B．the goods are at a high price．

C．it can bring people lots of conveniences      D．the goods are nice

2．People can get what they want through the Internet _________．

A．very slowly           B．very quickly          C．very expensive      D．very hard

3．The word "convenience" means _________ in Chinese．

A．金錢                      B．商品                       C．貨物                      D．方便

4．Some housewives enjoy shopping in a shop or a supermarket because _________．

A．it's a kind of relaxation to walk around a shop or a supermarket

B．it's very interesting to bargain

C．people can get a feeling of success by cutting its price down

D．A, B and C

5．The best title of the passage is _________．

A．Shopping online

B．How people can go shopping online

C．The convenience of shopping online

D．Women like shopping online

　　What's going on in other countries? _____3_____ do people live in faraway places? Is there a good sports game somewhere（在某處）? What's life in the deepest part of the sea? If you want to _____4____ these and other questions, just turn on the TV and watch it. Of course people can also learn through reading and listening to the _____5_____, but TV can help them learn better and more easily. Why? Because they can hear and watch too. TV can give us new _____6______. It's an interesting thing.

選出意思與畫線部分相同的選項

It is great fun to swim in summer.

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閱讀下面短文，用文中括號內(nèi)所給動詞的適當形式填空。

    Here in China it’s Spring Festival and we  1  （get）ready for the New Year now．My grandmother and my mother  2  （make）dumplings．My father  3  （decorate）the house．I  4  （clean）my room．

    Every year we  5  （buy）some clothes．My father often  6  （sweep）the house．My grandfather usually   7  （give）me some money．

Next year my parents  8  （build）a new house．We  9 （have）dinner in the restaurant on New Year’s Eve． 10  （eat）in the restaurant on New Year’s Eve is an interesting thing to me．

If you could see a movie of your life before you lived it, would you want to live it? Probably not. The excitement of living is that you don’t know what’s coming.

    Sure, it’s hard to see uncertainty in such positive（積極的）light when you’re out of work, or when you feel like you’re failing. But uncertainty is really another word for chance.

    When Allison graduated from Harvard, she had chances all over the place but had no idea what she wanted to do. She took a job in consulting（咨詢）, but she knew she wouldn’t stay there. She took the GRE and scored so high that she was able to increase her income（收入）by teaching students. Still, she didn’t think she wanted to go to graduate school. Allison knew she wasn’t doing what she wanted, but she didn’t know what she wanted.

    She worried. All her friends were going to graduate school or starting their own businesses. She was lost and felt that she would never find anything out. After six years, Allison, by having a general（全面的）plan in mind, got married, moved to the Midwest, and used her consulting experience to get a great job. Allison realized that she spent her years finding her way: time well spent, and time we must all take if we’re being honest with ourselves.

    The only way to lead an interesting life is to face uncertainty and make a choice. Otherwise your life is not your own—it is a path someone else has chosen. Moments of uncertainty are when you create your life, when you become who you are. Uncertainty usually begins with a job hunt, but it doesn’t end there. Every new role we take on means another round of uncertainty. Instead of fearing it, you should find some ways to deal with uncertainty.

1.From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that                     .

      A. being out of work is a sad thing

      B. uncertainty is what makes life interesting

      C. life in a film is more exciting than real life

      D. chance never appears when we need it

 2.What troubles Allison after graduation?

      A. She couldn’t find a well-paid job.

      B. She had no money to start a business.

      C. She was not sure what to do.

      D. She didn’t score high enough for graduate school.

 3.How did Allison feel about her six years’ working experience?

      A. Uncertain.         B. Amazed.          C. Sorry.               D. Satisfied.

 4.What may be discussed in the following paragraph?

      A. How to deal with uncertainty.

      B. What role uncertainty plays in life.

      C. Why people fear uncertainty.

      D. Whom to go to when facing uncertainty.

Have you ever seen a movie called “ The Choir Boys”(《放牛班的春天》)？The French movie tells the story of a group of naughty boys who learn music from a dedicated(盡職的) teacher. In Shanghai, there is also a group of children learning music. But their story is a bit different.
The musical group, “Shepherds’ Kids” , was founded(建立) by the Shanghai Jiuqian Volunteer Center. There are about 40 students in this group. Their parents are migrants(打工者) working in Shanghai.
“ The music courses are free,” said Zhang Yichao, founder of the group. “We just want to make the children’s lives more colorful.”
The kids learn singing, dancing and musical instruments. Their teachers are volunteers from high schools.
Learning music is not an easy job, especially for these migrant workers’ children.
“I never know the musical stave(五線譜) before,” said Hua Delong, 13. “Sometimes it was really hard to study.”
Tang Yue is a volunteer teacher at the center. She is a student from Shanghai Ping’he Bilingual High School.
“These kids face difficulties bravely,” said Tang. “Sometimes they have to help their parents do housework and have little time to practice, but I never hear them complain.”
Their hard work has paid off(回報). Today many people know the group. They have even performed as a choir for foreign pop stars.
Li Luo, 14, told “ Teens” how appreciative she was of the group.
“I had little fun before. I seldom(很少) watched TV. Study seemed the most interesting thing in my life. “Shepherds’ Kids has given me a new life.”
【小題1】In Hua Delong’s opinion, learning music is not an easy job because _______.