一、完形填空As we all know，the environment around us is getting worse and worse.In some places we cant see fish swimming in the river or trees on the hills.Some people even have no clean _1_ to drink.Recently，a new lifestyle called low carbon life is _2_ every corner of our country.The meanings of low carbon are _3_ energy and no waste.It is such an important project that I cant wait to _4_ my ideas on how to promote(推动)it.First，we should _5_ a nocar day every week in our school.Because cars not only cause serious air pollution but also waste energy._6_ the nocar day，neither students nor teachers are allowed to drive to school.At the same time，just walk or run.Use our bikes and enjoy the fun.Second，we had better not use plastic _7_ any more.No one can stand the“white pollution”， _8_ it is wise to use cloth bags which can be used again and again._9_ one thing that we should keep in mind is that every big thing comes from the small details.So，as students，we should _10_ the lights when we leave，use both sides of the paper，and reuse our textbooks and so on.All in all，it weighs greatly for all of us to put the low carbon lifestyle into practice.Just set our mind to these: nocar days，no plastic bags，and no waste.Lets do it now.()1. A. drink B. water C. soup D. tea()2. A. spreading B. moving C. living D. becoming()3. A. many B. high C. much D. low()4. A. express B. complete C. require D. accept()5. A. set off B. set up C. put on D. put down()6. A. In B. At C. On D. With()7. A. boxes B. bags C. pens D. fans()8. A. because B. so C. but D. although()9. A. Finally B. Generally C. Last D. Lately()10. A. turn up B. turn down C. turn on D. turn off二、阅读理解ALets Explore (探索) the Nature!Are you interested in animals and nature? Want to enjoy your summer holiday and learn something interesting and useful? Here comes your CHANCE! Youth Explore will prepare you with a THREEDAY SUMMER PROGRAM! You can take part in many handson activities and meet with live animalsgiraffes, pandas, tigers and so on! More information about the program is as follows：Age: students aged 816Groups: there are 2 programs for you to choose from. Each program needs at most 15 students. Program A Program BDates: 14th16th July, 2016Dates: 5th7th August, 2016 Days: Monday to WednesdayDays: Tuesday to ThursdayTime: 10：00 am. 4：00 pm. Time: 10：00 am. 4：00 pm. Program cost: $ 230 for members; $ 250 for nonmembersHow to do: Simply come to our center to get an application form.Send your completed form on or before 11th July, 2016 (Friday)Notes：1NO FREE LUNCHES ARE PROVIDED because of personal food differences. You may either bring a lunchbox or pay for lunch at our restaurants.2Both programs will start 1 DAY later if there is a warning of rainstorms.COME AND JOIN US NOW！ DONT MISS THE CHANCE!()1. _ can join the threeday summer program.A. A kid of 7 B. A boy of 14 C. A girl of 17 D. A man of 26()2.If there is a rainstorm on 14th July, Program A will start on _.A. Sunday B. Monday C. Tuesday D. Wednesday()3.Two members and one nonmember should pay _ for the program.A$ 690 B. $ 710 C. $ 730 D. $ 750()4.Free lunches arent provided because _.A. the lunches cost too much B. people have different tastes C. there are many restaurants D. they may bring lunchboxes()5.What can we know from the passage?A. Youth Explore is the name of the program. B. More than 15 students are in each program.C. We can see three kinds of animals in the program. D. You need to hand in an application for the program.BPeople sometimes say, “Its raining cats and dogs！” when there is a heavy rain. Nobody has ever really seen cats and dogs falling from the sky, but there have been many reports of other strange things “raining” down. In 1956, the people of a town in the USA saw a small black cloud in the sky. It started to rain from the cloud normally, but only in a small area. The cloud then turned white, and fish started to fall to the ground. Most of them were still alive.During a storm in July 1901, in Minneapolis, people heard something falling from the sky that did not sound like rain. When they went outside, they found all types of frogs covering four streets.There are other reports of strange “rains” failing from the sky including worms, insects and snakes.Can these strange “rains” be explained by science? Scientists usually say that a tornado (龙卷风) has picked up the animals from a river or ocean, carried them for miles, and then dropped them somewhere else. But this does not completely explain all of them. On May 15, 1890, in Italy, there was a rain of blood birds blood. Scientists said that flying birds must have been torn to pieces by strong winds. But if so, why did only their blood fal