2. Maria traveled a lot in the world to ________. A. teach the backward students B. enjoy her life in real nature C. spread her ideas of teaching D. study the situation of education
3. In what way did Maria teach the children in the Children's House? A. She taught them the best way of learning well. B. She let them learn in a very pleasant way.
C. She taught them by showing them how to do things. D. She just let them choose the most interesting subjects. 4 We learn from the passage that ________. A. Maria left her homeland in order to study abroad B. Maria didn't get married
C. Maria's own parents were her teachers D. Maria fully understood the child's mind
5. Which of the following best explains why Maria was one of the world's great teachers? A. She created a new way in teaching, which changed the old idea of children's education.
B. She taught the backward students very successfully and produced a peaceful world. C. She showed great love for the children and trained them in a new way.
D. She taught backward students in many different countries and let them learn freely Passage 38
Thirty years ago, Lake Ponkapog in Hartwell, New Jersey, was full, of life. Many birds and animals lived beside the water, which was full of fish. Now there are few birds, animals, and fish. The lake water is polluted(污染). It is in a colour of dirty brown, and it is filled with strange plants.
How did this happen? First, we must think about how water gets into LakePonkapog. When it rains, water comes into the lake from all around. In the past, there were forests all around Lake Ponkapog, so the rainwater was clean.
Now there are many homes around the lake. People often use chemicals(化学品) in their gardens. They use other chemicals inside their houses for cleaning or killing insects(昆虫). There are also many businesses. Businesses use chemicals in their machines or shops. Other chemicals fall onto the ground from cars or trucks. When it rains, the rainwater picks up all the chemicals from homes and businesses and then .carries them into the lake. They pollute the water and kill the animals.
Boats on the lake are also a problem. Lake Ponkapog is a popular place for motorboats. But oil and gas(油和汽)from boats get into the lake. So more bad chemicals go into the water this way.
People in Hartwell are worried. They love their lake and want to save it. Will it be possible? A clean lake must have clean rainwater going into it. Clean rainwater is possible only if people are more careful about chemicals at home and at work. They must also be more careful about gas and oil and other chemicals on the ground. And they mustn't use motorboats any more on the lake. All these may change people's lives. Only then can Lake Ponkapog be a beautiful, clean lake again.
1. In the past, the water in Lake Ponkapog was made clean by________. . A. forests B. rain C. birds D. fish from homes and businesses ________.
A. are always clean B. can help the animals C. are good for the lake D. get into the rainwater
rainwater will mean ________. .
A. more boats on the lake B. more dirty things in the lake C. a cleaner lake D. a dirtier lake 4. To save Lake Ponkapog, people need to ________. ..
A. be more careful about chemicals B. use less water
C. grow fewer plants in the gardens D. use more motorboats on the lake 5. The passage is about ________. .
A. boats on Lake Pbnkapog B. why the water is dirty in Lake Ponkapog C. clean rainwater D. dirty lakes Passage 39
The Chinese New Year is now known as the Spring 'Festival because it starts from the beginning of spring. Though there are some sayings about its origin ( 起源) ,all agree that the word Nian, which in modern Chinese means \野兽) that started to eat people the night before the beginning of a new year.
One story goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would take in a great many people at one time. People were very afraid. One day, an old man came to their help and said he would stop all this. To Nian he said, \weak to be your enemy(敌人)?？”“Yes,”Nian agreed with him and went to kill many of the beasts on earth. People were very happy because those beasts also did bad things to people and killed their farm animals from time to time.
After that, the old man, who was a god(神), rode on the beast Nian and left. Nian was gone, and other beasts also went into forests; people began to enjoy their happy life. Before the old man left, he had told people to put up red paper-cuts on their windows and doors at each year's end to drive Nian away, because red is the colour the beast felt most afraid of.
From then on,every year at the beginning of spring, people \\new year are still an every-year doing by the Chinese people. However(但是), people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, they just feel the colour and the food make the New Year very enjoyable. Chinese New Year is also called ________. . . A. The Beginning of Spring B. The Spring Festival C. The New Spring D. The Beast Nian
2. How did the old man stop Nian from eating people?
A. By putting red paper-cuts on windows. B. By eating up beasts.
C. By talking to him. D. By riding on him. 3. Why did people put up red paper-cuts instead of those of any other colour? A. Because Nian liked the colour red. B. Because the colour red could kill Nian. C. Because the old man liked the colour red. D. Because Nian was afraid of the colour red. best title of this passage is ________. . A. The Origin of The Chinese New Year B. The Old Man And The Beast Nian C. How To Go Through The Nian Safely D. What Nian Was Like
of the sentences is true?
A. Nian can eat up all the beasts on earth at one time. B. Nian is a tall beast that likes to eat farm animals. C. Nian is afraid of paper-cuts.
D. Nian doesn't like to use his own mind.
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