1、ll find stories,quizzes,games,tips,and videos that your kids will enjoy while learning more about the environment and recycling.Meet the Greensmeetthegreens.orgThis website is all about a family,which is known as the Greens,and they are a family working hard to make sure that they do the right thing
2、 for the environment.It is a site based in the United States and it includes adventures of the family,which are animated,and they all have great environmental messages.Not only can your kids learn about recycling,saving animals,etc.but there is a blog that is interactive and where your kids can have
3、 discussions about the programmes.RecyclezoneWebsite Address: recyclezone.org.ukThe National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in the UK actually sponsors this site.It provides a wealth of great information that is presented only for children.The site is brightly coloured,easy for kids to u
4、se,and interactive to get them involved in learning.Youll find many great jokes,songs,and games on the site that will keep your kids entertained while learning.Children of the Earth childrenoftheearth.orgThe Children of the Earth helps to provide information for kids that will make them understand a
5、nd respect the world around them.Lessons are taught on plants,soil,energy,animals,and so on.It helps kids to learn about how their actions can either have negative or positive effects on the environment.【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了若干适合孩子们访问的网站,这些网站既能让孩子们感到快乐,又能让他们学习到有关环保的知识。1National Geographic Kids is a we
6、bsite that may help kids to _Alearn their lessons better at schoolBrealize the importance of the environmentClearn to get along well with animalsDchoose all kinds of useful information解析:推理判断题。根据National Geographic Kids这一部分中的“This website is an excellent resource for kids and it has information on a
7、 variety of topics,including the environment and how the environmental problems affect the world and animals.”可推断,该网站能让孩子们认识到环境的重要性。故选B。答案:B2On which website can you municate with other kids about the environment?Achildrenoftheearth.orgBrecyclezone.org.ukCkids.nationalgeographic.co.uk/kidsDmeetthegr
8、eens.org根据Meet the Greens这一部分中的“.there is a blog that is interactive and where your kids can have discussions about the programmes”可知,该网站提供了博客,可以供孩子们互动交流。D项符合题意。D3Which of the following is true of Recyclezone?AIts information is for parents and kids.BIt is especially intended for children.CIt offers
9、 all kinds of stories and videos.DIt is supported by the local government.细节理解题。根据Recyclezone这一部分中的“It provides a wealth of great information that is presented only for children.”可知,该网站是专门为孩子设计的。4You are most likely to visit Children of the Earth probably because you can _Alearn lessons on plants an
10、d soilBmake many more friends onlineClearn to behave well in publicDbee confident of your actions根据Children of the Earth这一部分中的“Lessons are taught on plants,soil,energy,animals,and so on.”可知,在这里你能够学习有关植物和土壤的课程。故选A。Almost all aspects of American pop culture such as McDonalds, American films, and blue
11、jeans can be seen in Brazil. My father, who had leftist orientated ideas, used to say that all kinds of American cultural icons (图标) were distasteful. When I was a child, it was forbidden to drink coke and to chew chewing gum in my house. Both actions were representative of the American control to m
12、y father. Incongruently (不相称地), he had an American Ford car.My father died 32 years ago, and I wonder how he would feel seeing his daughter politically centered, a diet coke addict, sometimes chewing Wrigleys juicy fruit gum, and living in the United States. He didnt live long enough to see this and
13、 the spread of American culture in the last decades. He would probably be convinced that American pop culture was swamping Brazil.I think it is difficult to stop American cultural influence. Many years ago, there was an attempt to reduce the number of American films in Brazil. The government passed
14、a law that all cinemas should show a higher percentage of Brazilian movies. However, we didnt have enough good films, or even enough films, to show.So, in spite of government subsidies (补助金), this measure failed soon after.American music is, of course, present in Brazil.Everybody knows about Madonna
15、, Michael Jackson,and other icons of American music; but Brazilian music has never lost its first place in the Brazilians preferences. I read once that my country and some Asian countries are among the few which listen mostly to their own music.I think we dont need to be afraid of cultural free trad
16、e. People tend to be selective, and not everything that is imported is necessarily bad. Our native Brazilians also protest against the control of imported culture in their lives while they wear watches and shorts and use tape recorders. We cant avoid the process, but we could learn to be more critic
17、al and as selective as possible.【语篇解读】作者通过自己的亲身感悟,所见所闻,客观地说明了美国文化对巴西的影响。5. American cultural icons in Paragraph 1 refer to _AMcDonaldsBblue jeansCAmerican filmsDthings with American culture根据第一段第一句“Almost all aspects of American pop culture such as McDonalds, American films, and blue jeans can be se
18、en in Brazil.”以及关键词“culture such as.”可知选D。6From the third paragraph, we know _Ain Brazil, its hard to stop American cultural influenceBthe Brazil government encouraged the authors father to do soCthe Brazil governments measure brought enough good films for its peopleDafter the government passed a la
19、w, there was no longer American film in Brazil根据第三段第一句“I think it is difficult to stop American cultural influence.”可知答案。7From the passage, we can infer that _ABrazilian music is not as popular as beforeBeverything that is imported is necessarily badCmost Brazilians love to listen to American musicD
20、as for imported culture, we could learn to be more critical and selective根据最后一句“We cant avoid the process,but we could learn to be more critical and as selective as possible.”可知答案。8What is the authors attitude towards imported American culture?ACritical. BSceptical.CObjective. DDisapproving.根据文章内容,对
21、进口文化,作者没有批判、怀疑、不认同。作者只是客观地分析了美国文化对巴西人的影响。CA mouse looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package: What food might it contain? He was astonished to discover that it was a mouse trap!Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse declared the warning, “There is a mouse trap
22、 in the house, there is a mouse trap in the house. ”The chicken clucked (咯咯叫), raised her head and said,“Mr Mouse, I can tell you this is a great concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me, I cannot be bothered by it. ”The mouse turned to the pig and told him, “There is a mouse trap in the ho
23、use. ” “I am so sorry, Mr Mouse,” sympathized the pig,“but there is nothing I can do about it but pray; be assured that you are in my prayers.”The mouse turned to the cow, who replied, “A mouse trap, am I in great danger, huh?”So the mouse returned to the house, head down and depressed to face the f
24、armers mouse trap alone.That very night a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a mouse trap catching its prey (猎物). The farmers wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see that it was an evil snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmers
25、wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital. She returned home with a fever. Now everyone knew to treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his knife to the farmyard for the soups main ingredient. His wifes sickness continued so that friends and neighbours came to sit with her around
26、 the clock. To feed them, the farmer killed the pig. The farmers wife did not get well, in fact, she died, and so many people came for her funeral. The farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide meat for all of them to eat.So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it d
27、oes not concern you, remember that when the least of us is threatened, we are all at risk.【语篇解读】通过一则寓言故事,揭示一个主题:帮助别人就是帮助自己。9We may infer that the passage is most probably a _Aan advertisement BfableCscience fiction Dnews report因为本文借老鼠等动物的故事阐明道理。所以本文是一则寓言。故B正确。10Which of the following is TRUE accordi
28、ng to the passage? AThe pig was paratively less friendly than the others in the farmyard. BThe mouse trap that the mouse discovered was not a practical one.CThe farmer and his wife trapped an evil snake that night.DThe farmers family was in fact poor and they had no friends.根据倒数第二段的“The farmers wife
29、 rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see that it was an evil snake whose tail the trap had caught.”可知老鼠夹子夹住了一条毒蛇。故C正确。11What can we learn from the story?ABetter safe than sorry.BTraps are usually well disguised.CTo help others is just to save you.DTo keep the balance of nature is the duty of us all.作者通过这个故事告诉我们尽管一些看似与我们无关的事情实际上都会和我们
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