阅读下列短文,根据短文内容,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。
Young Heroes for the Planet
Nowadays, people around the world are working to help our planet. Check out how the four young adults made a difference.
1. Who started a group to teach kids about pandas?
A. Jack. B. Kathy. C. Linda. D. Patrick.
2. How old was Linda when she invented SuperE?
A. 11. B. 12. C. 13. D. 14.
3. What was the goal of Patrick's project?
A. To fight plastic pollution.
B. To protect pandas in danger
C. To learn about native plants.
D. To use heat to make electricity.
1. A 2. B 3. A
阅读下列短文,根据短文内容,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。
Young Heroes for the Planet
Nowadays, people around the world are working to help our planet. Check out how the four young adults made a difference.
1. Who started a group to teach kids about pandas?
A. Jack. B. Kathy. C. Linda. D. Patrick.
2. How old was Linda when she invented SuperE?
A. 11. B. 12. C. 13. D. 14.
3. What was the goal of Patrick's project?
A. To fight plastic pollution.
B. To protect pandas in danger
C. To learn about native plants.
D. To use heat to make electricity.
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。
The Picture of Peace
When Mike was seven, he knew his dream was to be a photographer. He kept working on it for years. Recently, he was trying to take a picture of a sunset(日落) to enter the school ___1___ competition.
“Mom, it has been cloudy these days. I don't think I can get this picture! Mike complained.
“Why not use one of your photos on the computer? suggested Mom.
“I can't-the rules say the photos have to be taken with
a traditional camera. We hand in a roll of film, it gets developed(冲洗胶卷) , and we__2___one photo for the competition. ”
“Why is a sunset so important? Mom asked.
“The___3___of the competition is peace,” Mike explained, “and I feel most peaceful seeing a sunset.”
Zach, his six-year-old brother came out of the bedroom. ” Hey, you want to take a picture of me? Look! He put both arms over his head.
“Not right now,” said Mike, laughing.
That very afternoon, Mike felt excited when he saw clear skies. He carefully lined up his shot(镜头) and waited___4____till the sun reached the ground.
“That's it! Perfect!” he shouted cheerfully.
The next morning, Mike noticed he could take one more picture to complete the roll of film, so he walked into Zach's room. Zach was ___5___quietly with a teddy bear under his arm. Mike didn't wake Zach up, and carefully took a picture of him.
A week later, Mike got the photos. The sunset picture was the one he was most___6___to see. There it was! It was as nearly perfect as Mike had expected.
Then, he looked through the other photos. Suddenly, he stopped. His eyebrows(眉毛) rose as he __7__the photo of Zach. He looked back at the photo of the sunset, which seemed less perfect now. He ___8___the two choices. Finally, he decided to hand in the photo of Zach for the competition.
1. A. violin B. tennis C. photo D. chess
2. A. choose B. collect C. describe D. design
3. A. prize B. topic C. result D. purpose
4. A. politely B. bravely C. hopefully D. secretly
5. A. playing B. reading C. writing D. sleeping
6. A afraid B. eager C. surprised D. confused
7. A. studied B. shared C. copied D. fixed
8. A. changed B. offered C. accepted D. weighed
—Could you please tell me_________?
—Next Thursday morning.
Today, many winter Olympic sports__________ even by children.
Mr. Smith______ Chinese for two years. He's much better at it. Now.
—Lily, what do you usually do after school?
—I_________ exercise with my friends.
My parents and I_________ trees last Sunday.
—Peter, what are you doing?
—Oh,I_________ a report about national heroes.
The teacher is glad to see that Tony is_______ than before.
The doctors worked for ten hours,___________nobody took a break.