each.

Many people know the saying “Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet and so are you”. Well, today the poem needs to change to “Roses are red, roses are blue”! (3)Australian scientists have just recently discovered that when they put a chemical from a blue flower into a rose, they can create a nearly 100% blue rose. Some of science’s inventions are beautiful,

not just useful!

Since the mid-1990s, many Chinese farmers have had amazing rice harvests. For many years Chinese scientists have been working on developing new kinds of stronger rice and now they have produced a new kind, called super rice. Super rice not only can protect itself against insects (昆虫) and diseases, but it also produces more than any other kind of rice. Today farmers can grow almost one and a half times more rice than they could grow in the past.

Doctors might be able to use vegetables to fight cancer now. (4)US scientists have discovered a way to put a chemical into tomato plants while they are growing. When cancer patients eat the tomatoes, the tomatoes will fight the cancer in their bodies. These cancer-fighting vegetables are not yet for sale, because scientists have not finished testing them. If study finds no problems with the tomatoes, then patients can begin to use this easy and delicious new treatment.

A.根据短文内容简要回答问题。 1．Who found a way to make blue roses?

________________________________________________________________ 2. How do the famers solve the round watermelons problem ?

_________________________________________________________________ B.将短文中划线部分译成汉语

3．__________________________________________________________________ 4．__________________________________________________________________ 5 . at is the best title of the passage?

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President HuJintao speaks on building a new socialist countryside （建设新农村）at a meeting in Beijing February 14, 2006.【Xinhua】 Some of the key points of interest of the 11 the Five –Year Guidelines(指导方针)(2006---2010), The first goal is the building of a new socialist countryside. The medical care system(系统) in the villages, mainly to cover those areas in central and west China. (3)President Hu Jintao said yesterday, we must make sure to “respect farmers wishes, keep their interests( 利益 ) and enhance( 增强 ) their welfare( 福利 )” while building a new socialist countryside. Farmers, worrying about expensive

medical treatment, have received a piece of news that the Chinese government plans to improve medical care for 900 million villagers. By 2008, the basics of a Rural Health Care Service System and a rural medical assistance system should be in place in all rural areas. Premier Wen Jiabao agreed on giving importance to the development agriculture and rural(乡村)areas during the 11 the Five—Year Plan(2006---2010). The development of agriculture and rural areas is one of great meanings for China. “Only when the problems relating to agriculture, rural areas and farmers have been solved, China’s economy(经济) can develop in the right direction,” Solving problems about agriculture, the rural areas and farmers, should be put at the top of the Party’s agenda(议程), Hu stressed. The rural education conditions will be improved. The nine—year compulsory education in rural areas will be kept on starting from this year by the public financial system(公众财政系统). The central government will take out 125.8 billion yuan (US＄15.2 billion). Local governments must take out 92.4 billion yuan (US＄11.1 billion) to put into the programme. (4)Though there have been a lot of changes in rural areas, compared with cities, we have a long way to go. A.根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1. When will the nine—year compulsory education in rural areas be kept on starting by the public financial system?

_____________________________________________________________________ 2. How much will the government put into the nine—year compulsory education

in rural areas? _____________________________________________________________________ 将短文中划线的两个句子译成汉语。

3.___________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 5.请给文章拟一个适当的题目。

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Team Games

Football

The game is played by two teams. There are eleven players in each team.The field is about 100m long and 73m wide. There are two goals, 7.32m wide and 2.44m high.To score a goal, a player must kick a ball into the other team’s goal. (3)They may use their feet, heads or other parts of the body, but they must not touch the ball with their hands. Only one player in each team, the goal-keeper, can use his hands. Volleyball

It is played on a court 18m long and 9m wide. The net is 2.44m high for men and 2.24m high for women. There are two teams, and there are usually six players in each team. The players try to make the ball hit the ground on the other side of the net. They can use their hands, fists or arms, but they must not catch the ball or hold it while playing.

Basketball The court must be 26m long and 14m wide. (4)There are ten players in a team but no more than five players in each team may play at a time.

The players must not be changed until the referee allows them to leave the court.To score a point a player must throw the ball into the other team’s basket. Players can throw the ball, but they must not carry it. A player must not touch another player.After 20 minutes’ play there must be a rest period for ten minutes. Then there is another period of 20 minutes before the game ends. A.根据短文内容简要回答问题。 1. How big is a football field?

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2.What part of the body can the volleyball players only use to touch the volleyball while playing?

_____________________________________________________________________将短文中划线的两个句子译成汉语。

3.___________________________________________________________________ 4.___________________________________________________________________ 5.请给文章拟一个适当的题目。

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Hi, dear boys and girls! Do you know how to be a healthy kid? Here are

some rules you should follow.

First, eat different foods, especially fruit and vegetables. You may have a favourite food, but you’d better eat something different, (3)if you eat different foods, you will probably get more nutrients (营养物质) your body needs. Second, drink water and milk as often as possible. When you’re really thirsty, cold water is the No.l choice (选择).(4) Milk is a great drink that can give you more calcium (钙) your body needs to grow strong bones (骨头).

Third, listen to your body. How do you feel when you are full? When you are eating, notice how your body feels and when your stomach (胃) feels comfortably full. Eating too much will not make you feel comfortable and make you fat.

Fourth, limit (限制) screen time. Screen time is the time you watch TV, DVDs and videos, or using computers. It is good to take more exercise such as basketball, bike riding and swimming. You can’t watch TV for more than two hours a day.

Fifth, be active. One thing you’d like to do as a kid is to find out which activity you like best. Find ways to be active every day.

Follow these rules and you can be a healthy kid.

根据短文内容简要回答问题。