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第4讲阅读理解ASpring Clean­up Day 2014, RocklandWhat better way to welcome spring than by helping to clean up the town we all live in! Here in Rockland we have a Spring Clean­up Day every year in April.The Clean­up Day 2014 will be April 20th.It will s tart with a town clean­up at 8 o'clock in the morning, and a tree planting activity at the Rockland Park is to follow in the afternoon.One thousand young trees are sure to make the park greener and prettier.We will divide the people coming to help into eight teams for eight different areas.As usual, we will provide gloves, rubbish bags and other cleaning tools.You will also get free lunches and T­shirts when the clean­up ends at noon.We are going to have a friendly competition to see which team can pick up the most rubbish.Bring your kids with you.It is a great chance to teach them to care for the environment around us.We have free drinks and chocolate candies for the children at the park.Meeting: At the gate of Rockland Park, the town hall at 330 Jones Street, or the corner of Palace Street and North Street.Sign­up (报名): Call 5862397 on weekdays, or visit our website below any time you like.( )56.The Spring Clean­up Day in Rockland is held ________.A.once a month B．twice a monthC．once a year D．twice a year( )57.People in Rockland can help to ________ on the afternoon of April 20th.A.clean up the town B．take care of the kidsC.plant trees in the park D．paint the park greener( )58.People joining in the Clean­up Day will NOT ________.A.get lunches and T­shirts for free B．be provided with cleaning toolsC.work in teams to do the cleaning D．take young trees home to plant( )59.According to the poster, the activities are a great chance to teach the kids to ________.A.protect the environment B．get free drinks and candiesC.pick up the most rubbish D．do cleaning and plant trees( )60.Which of the following is TRUE?A．You can call 5862397 to sign up any time you like.B．People can visit to sign up.C．The town hall is at the corner of Palace Street and North Street.D．People can meet for the activities only at the gate of Rockland Park.BTo us, it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains.But in fact the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain.Its first use was as a shade (遮蔽) against the sun.Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times.Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, back in the 11th century BC.We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade.And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbolof honor and power (权力)．In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office or by royal people such as the kings or queens.In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade.The umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece, but it is believed that the first people in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.During the middle ages in Europe, the use of the umbrella almost disappeared.Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century.And again it became a symbol of power.Umbrellas have hot changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight.It wasn't until the twentieth century that the umbrellas for women began to be made in all kinds of colors.( )61.Ancient people first used umbrella as ________.A.a symbol of honor B．protection against the sunC.a symbol of power D．protection against the rain( )62.According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented in ancient ________.A．Egypt B．Babylon C．Rome D．China( )63.The underlined word royal might mean ________ in Chinese.A.皇室的 B．富裕的 C．中产的 D．平民的( )64.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A．The ancient Greeks used the umbrella in their daily life.B.Europeans hardly used the umbrella during the middle ages.C.The umbrellas for women were made colorful in ancient times.D.The style of the umbrella hasn't changed a lot since it was invented.( )65.This passage is mainly about ________.A．the sales of the umbrella B．the differences among umbrellas C．the invention of the umbrella D．the history and use of the umbrellaC配对阅读左栏是五则寻找宠物的启事，右栏是七则宠物招领的启事。

初中生英语课外阅读Unit2Lesson4HowCanaPlantKillReading and Vocabulary Development Unit 2 Lesson 4 How Can a Plant Kill?People kill. Animals kill. Animals and people kill for food, or they kill their enemies.People and animals can move around and find something to kill. They can run away from an enemy. They can kill it if it is necessary.Many kinds of animals eat plants. The plants cannot run away from their enemies. Some plants are poisonous. If an animal eats part of the plant, it gets sick or dies. Animals learn to stay away from these plants. There are many kinds of plants that make poison. Most of them grow in the desert or in the tropics.Farmers use many kinds of poison on their farms. Most of these poisons come from petroleum, but petroleum is expensive. Scientists collect poisonous plants and study them. Maybe farmers can use cheap poison from plants instead of expensive poison from petroleum. (141 words)1.Multiple Choice1)Animal and people kill their_________. a .poisons b. enemiesc. plantsd. farmers2)______cannot move around. a. Plants b. Animals c. Farmersd. Scientists3)An animal ______ if it eats a poisonous plant.a.get sick or diesb. runs awayc. moves aroundd. studies the poison4)Most poisonous plants grow in the desert or in the _______.a.farmsb. tropicsc. Arctic Circled. laboratories5)_____use many kinds of poisons. a .Scientists b. Workers c. farmers d. Animals6)Most of these poisons come from _______. a . plants b. petroleum c. deserts d. the tropics7)Scientists ______ poisonous plants. a. use b. run away fromc. buyd. collect8)Poison from plants is ______than poison from petroleum.a. cheaperb. more afraidc. more expensived. cooler2. Circle the number of the main idea of the text.1) Some plants make poisons, and maybe farmers can use them.2) Plants make poison because they cannot run away from their enemies.3) Scientists study poisonous plants because farmers want to use them.3．Put the right word in each blank.expensive tropics collect grow cheap farm kindif instead of farmers poisonous enemy petroleum1)David’s parents have a big _______. They are ________2) A Mercedes Benz is an ___________car.3)Please come to the Student Union at 12:00 ______ you can.4)Malaysia, Togo, and Nigeria are in the ___________.5)Please write the answers on a piece of paper_______ in the book.6)Ali, please _________ all the student s’ papers.7)Some things we use in the garden are _________. We must keep these things away from children.8)People are the only _______ of polar bears.9)What _________ of car do you have?10)____________clothes are not usually very good.11)Children _________________ very fast. They need new clothes every few months.12)________ is expensive because it is unrenewable (不可再生的)resource.[此文档可自行编辑修改，如有侵权请告知删除，感谢您的支持，我们会努力把内容做得更好]。