•     Do you like to play sports on your school’s playground?

•     Have you ever smelled anything strange when you were running on the running track at your school?

 

 

1. According to the first two paragraphs, what caused the students to have health problems?

A. Toxic chemicals in school buildings.

B. Their schools’ toxic running tracks.

C. A lack of exercise.

D. Large amounts of homework.

 

2. To deal with this problem, the Ministry of Education _____.

A. set new standards for materials used for running tracks

B. prohibited the use of artificial grass in schools

C. called for physical examinations for students

D. invited experts to design new running tracks

 

3. How many chemicals were prohibited in the previous standards?

A. Seven.                     B. Eleven.

C. Eighteen.               D. Twenty-nine.

 

4. What can we infer from the story?

A. Most running tracks in high schools don’t have problems.

B. Tests for new playgrounds at schools are useless.

C. Most schools will have to remove their running tracks.

D. The MOE takes playground safety seriously.

根据中文提示完成下列句子：

Fill in the blanks:

1. You are _________ (应当) to be responsible for them.

2. Fishing in spring is _________ (禁止).

3. It's high time that we _____________ (采取行动) to protect our water resources.

 

 

Have a think:

 The government is trying to make sure kids will be safe in the future. Is there anything we can do ourselves to stay safe?

 

 

 

• Do you like to take outdoor trips?

• Where have you been？

• What did you learn from your trips?

 

 

1. The smaller canoe was a bad choice because _____.

A. they fell out of it too easily

B. they couldn’t move freely in the smaller canoe

C. they had to paddle hard to catch up with the bigger canoe

D. it was difficult to control the direction of the canoe

 

2. Mitra and the author played “20 questions” in order to _____.

A. exercise their brains

B. keep a clear mind

C. forget the pain

D. make friends with each other

 

3. They panicked at the campsite because _____.

A. some of the students got lost in the forest

B. they were scared by a horror story

C. the wind almost set someone’s sock on fire

D. one student fell out of his chair.

 

4. How did the author feel at the end of the trip?

A. Nervous.

B. Unwilling to leave.

C. Excited to go home.

D. Tired.

根据首字母提示完成下列句子：

It appears that you're as anxious to g _____ this island as I am.

She was running to k_________ him.

In his sleep, he let the book f _________ his hand.

•     Have you ever experienced something unforgettable during an outdoor trip?

•     Please feel free to share.

 

 

 

•     How many countries does the UK consist of? What are they?

•     Is England well-known for its soccer players?

 

 

 

 

 

根据中文提示完成下列句子：

1. 他的第三张专辑是迄今最有味道的。

2. 不要取笑我。

3. 食物短缺的情况很普遍。

  

•     Why is it necessary to know about the culture and history of other countries?

 

 

 

 

 

 

答案与解析：

P2

1. B。从文中第一段第二句“…toxic (有毒的) chemicals in running tracks have caused many students in several cities”可以得知跑道上的有毒化学物质对几个城市的许多学生的健康产生了影响。故答案选B。

 

2. A。 由文章第二段第一句“…new standards for the materials used to build playgrounds in primary and middle schools across the country came into effect.”可以得知教育部为全国中小学修建操场所用材料制定了新的标准。故答案为A 。

 

3. A。从文章第四段第一句“The standards prohibit (禁止) the use of 18 chemicals for making running tracks, 11 more than the previous standards.” 可以得知新标准禁止18种化学物质用于修建跑道，这比以前的标准多了11项。故之前的标准是7项。答案为A。

 

4. D。从文章的最后一段最后一句“The companies and officials who were involved in producing the tracks have been punished.”可以得知涉事生产有毒跑道的公司和官员已经受到严惩。所以教育部非常重视操场的安全问题。故答案为D。 

 

P3

1. C。 从第二段第五句“In order to keep up with the bigger canoe, all of us had to paddle (划桨) hard.” 可以得知为了能赶上那艘更大的独木舟，我们所有人都得使劲划桨。故答案为C。

 

2. C。从文章第二段倒数第三句“To take our minds off of the pain, Mitra and I played “20 questions” while paddling. ” 可以得知为了把我们的注意力从痛苦中移开，Mitra和我在划桨时玩了一个20个问题的游戏。故答案为C。

 

3. C。从文章第三段倒数第二句“…because of the wind, one pair of socks almost caught on fire.”可以得知由于有风，有一双袜子几乎着火，这使得营地的人们一阵惊慌。故答案为C。

 

4. B。文章的最后一段最后一句“We were not willing to leave and agreed that we would hang out together again sometime soon.”可以得知所有人都不愿离开并商量不久要再次一起出游。故答案为B。

 

P4

1. D。文中第一段最后一句“Are they all the same place? Ask a Scottish soccer fan this question and you’ll get a quick answer: No!”得知故英国的这四个国家是不同的地域，如果问一个苏格兰球迷，他会毫不犹豫回答，不是。可推测confused词义是困惑。故答案为D。

 

2. B。从文章中第二段第二句“The English are sometimes believed to act in a superior (优越者的) way.”可以得知英国人有时被认为行为优越。故答案为B。

 

3. C。从文章第四段第二句“Both sides like to sing songs and make fun of the other team when they play poorly.”可以得知苏格兰球迷和英格兰球迷都喜欢在对方表现不佳时唱歌并取笑对方，因此在英格兰球队和美国球队对抗时，苏格兰球迷扮成牛仔是为了表明自己支持美国队。故答案为C。

 

4. C。从文章最后一段第一句 “For some, their dislike of the other team is serious, but for most it is just a bit of fun.”可以得知对一些人来说，他们对另一队的厌恶是认真的，而对大多数人来说，这只是一种乐趣。故答案为C。