【正文】 ndy beach? A few plants, such as beach grass, will grow in sand, but most plants won39。 Plants must also have a place in which to put down their roots and grow. They find it difficult to grow on hard land. The town is built on hard land. The plants here have only the soil found between the cracks of the stones to grow in. To grow, plants need several things. One is warmth. In very cold places almost nothing grows. Plants also need water. In very dry parts of the Earth only a few unusual plants can grow. That39。7．閱讀理解 【點評】考查閱讀理解。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)題。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Understanding what you enjoy and what you39。故選A。 （1）主旨題。D.C.B.A soccer coach.（4）Who is most probably interested in the passage? A.A tour guide.A translator.An English teacher.Because it39。Because it39。s the most important step in exploring their interests.B.How to stop careers.（2）Why is it important for middle school students to think about what they like to do? A.How to change careers.B.How to plan for careers.ll really like a career.（1）What39。ve thought about the subjects and activities you like best，the next step is to look for careers that put those interests to use. If you love sports, you might consider a career as a PE teacher or a soccer coach. If you like English, a career as an English teacher, a translator or a tour guide might be a good choice. Do your researchs important to think about what you like to do because future careers will finally be a big part of your life.Discover possible careersre good at is the most important step in exploring careers. If you don39。t necessary. But looking into the kinds of careers you might like can help you succeed.Learn about yourselft know what they want to do. But in fact, students may change their minds several times. And some of tomorrow39。ve always had a pretty clear idea of what I want to do, says Mary. You may not be as sure of your career as Mary. But you can start thinking about and planning for your future career. The following helps middle school students plan for careers. Explore your interests6．閱讀理解 【點評】考查閱讀理解。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)題。 （3）主旨題。t use it for many things. Fresh water covers only less than 1% of the Earth39。 （2）推理題。 （1）推理題。Thirty two per cent of fishes are disappearing.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）B（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文主要講述水資源問題，世界上許多人的生活因為缺水而受到威脅。Earth Day is on April 22 every year.C.More than half of the fishes died because of water pollution.（4）What can we know from the passage? A.Everyone should know we are facing water problems.C.s the last paragraph mainly about? A.D.C.B.To tell us to help Napoga go to school and make friends with others.（2）What kind of water do people really need? A.To tell us to help people who don39。t get enough clean water.B.t have enough clean water. We have to learn how to save more water for ourselves and our children.（1）Why does the writer tell the story of Napoga? A.t mean you don39。t as hard as Napoga39。s surface.s surface. But most of that is sea water. We can39。t get enough clean water to keep healthy.5．閱讀理解 【點評】考查閱讀理解。根據(jù)第二段Boys and girls of eight or nine years old need ten hours of sleep every 、9歲的孩子沒問需要10個小時的睡眠，故選C， （5）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段Too little sleep will make us ，故選C。根據(jù)第二段Cool air is good for us可知，涼爽的空氣對我們最好，故選B。根據(jù)第一段When we are asleep, our bodies grow ，身體長得最多，故選C。Exercise.【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）C（4）C（5）A 【解析】【分析】這篇短文主要介紹睡眠對人們身體健康的重要性。Rest.Food.Fresh air.D.Ten hours.B.Eight hours.D.C.B.. A.D.C.B.waking（2）Which is the best air for us? A.sleepingplayingeating We can get better at our lessons after having plenty of rest. Boys and girls of eight or nine years old need ten hours of sleep every night. Our bodies need lots of air when we sleep. If we do not get enough fresh air we39。4．閱讀理解 可看出作者是一位樂于助人的人，故選A。她的家庭很小,很窮,所以不會有任何生日來訪。t be any birthday visitors. I wanted to send her a special gift to make her ,鄰居的女兒,是個可愛的女孩,但只是有點害羞。s daughter, is a sweet girl but just a bit shy. Her birthday39。，給予幫助的，interesting有趣的，clever聰明的，funny有趣的。excited感到興奮，disappointed（失望的），angry生氣，sad難過。 She sounded so happy and I was so glad that she had some friends to share with her. And Annie told me it was the funniest birthday she can ,我很高興她有一些朋友和她分享。文章倒數(shù)第三行Finally, I added a pack of cupcakes and a box of birthday candles and then sent it to Annie最后,我加了一包蛋糕和一盒生日蠟燭,然后寄給安妮。 bought some balloons, streamers（彩帶）, birthday hats, and so on at a 、彩帶（彩帶）、生日帽子等等。funny【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）A（4）A 【解析】【分析】 wanted to send her a special gift to make her happy. 我想送她一件特別的禮物使她高興。C.interestingperson.A.D.C.B..A.A birthday card.（3）When Annie got the special gift from the author, she was Balloons.Candy.Cupcakes.D.