1、Self Check一、用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。1Reading in the sun is _ to your eyes.2The house is really expensive.I cant _ it.3I am very tired now.Lets stop _ and have a rest.4We should use cloth bags instead of paper or _ bags.5Claire thought it _ more to live in the city，so she moved back to the countryside.afford
2、,harm,cost,run,plasticharmfulaffordrunningplasticcost二、根据汉语意思完成下列句子。6你可以通过离开房间时随手关灯来节约用电。You can save electricity by _ _ the lights when leaving a room.7他们决定做一门小生意赚点钱。They decided to _ _ a small business to make some money.8把好的食物扔掉是一种浪费。It is a waste to _ _ good food.9春天到了。万物都恢复了生机。Spring comes.Ever
3、ything _ _ to life.10上周，他们参与了清扫城市街道的活动。Last week，they _ _ _ cleaning up the city streets.turningoffset upthrowawaybringsbacktookpartin三、阅读理解。“You won this time，but Ill beat you next time！”Kim said to her friend Marco on their way home.“I wish we could play at home，too，instead of only at school.”The
4、basketball hoop(篮筐)in their neighborhood park was broken.“My dad says the Parks Department doesnt have enough money for a new one，”said Marco.Marco and Kim walked past a recycling center.They saw Mr.Morse separating the plastic，paper and metal things.Marco stared at the old things and came up with a
5、n idea.“Mr.Morse，do you have anything we could reuse to make a basketball hoop？”Mr.Morse picked up a plastic laundry basket and said，“What about this one？”“It looks old and useless，”said Kim.“No.It can be useful，”said Marco.“We can cut off the bottom to make a fine hoop.”They took the basket to Marc
6、os house.His older brother，Victor，got some leftover(剩余的)wood.Together they made a post(杆)and a backboard.Marco fixed the basket to the backboard.Then they took everything to the park.Kim dug the hole for the post.Marco and Victor moved the post with the backboard and basket carefully into the hole.“
7、It looks better than I thought！”said Kim.“Heres the real test！”shouted Marco.He passed Kim the basketball.“Wow！”she said.“This recycled basketball hoop is really great.Now we can play whenever we want！”“Yes，and I can beat you whenever I want！”said Marco.()11.Where did Kim and Marco play basketball a
8、t first?AAt Marcos home.BAt school.CAt Kims home.DAt a recycling center.()12.Marco drew inspiration about the basketball hoop from _.Ahis brother Bhis friendCMr.Morse Dhis neighbor()13.What does the fifth paragraph mainly tell us?A.How the kids made and set the basketball hoop.B.What the kids did to
9、 protect the environment.C.Where the kids would like to play basketball.D.Why the kids decided to make a basketball hoop.()14.What can we learn from the passage?A.There were three kids in Marcos family.B.Mr.Morse helped repair the broken hoop.C.Marcos dad worked in the Parks Department.D.The Parks D
10、epartment couldnt afford a new hoop.()15.Which can be the best title for the passage?AThree Childhood FriendsBThe Best Recycling Center CA Recycled Basketball HoopDAn Old Plastic Laundry Basket【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述的是三个孩子利用回收的废弃物一起做了一个篮球筐的故事。11B 细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“I wish we could play at home,too,instead
11、 of only at school.”可知，金和马可起初在学校打篮球。12C 细节理解题。根据第二段第二、三句“They saw Mr.Morse separating the plastic,paper and metal things.Marco stared at the old things and came up with an idea.”可知，马可从摩尔斯先生那里获得了灵感。13A 段落大意题。通读第五段可知，本段主要介绍的是孩子们如何制作和安置篮球筐。14D 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“My dad says the Parks Department doesnt have enough money for a new one，said Marco.”可知，园林部没钱安装一个新篮球筐。15C 标题选择题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述的是三个孩子利用回收的废弃物一起做了一个篮球筐的故事，因此“A Recycled Basketball Hoop”可作为最佳标题。