Have you ever stayed in a hotel? Most Chinese hotels often provide guests(客人) with things like disposable (一次性的) toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo and slippers. Many guests like the idea because they don’t have to bring their own. But, if you travel to Beijing, remember to bring your own things. Starting from June, some hotels in Beijing will no longer provide guests with these disposables. They want to ask people to use less disposable things.
Many disposable things are made of plastic. People throw them away after only using them once. It is a waste of natural resources (资源) and is very bad for the environment. Do you know, one Chinese person makes as much as 400kg of waste a year! Most of that waste comes from disposable things. In Beijing, people throw away about 19,000 tons of plastic bags and 1,320 tons of plastic lunch bowls every year! Plastic can take between 100 and 400 years to break down. So the less plastic we throw out, the better. So, wherever you travel, bring your own things and use them again and again.
Back at home and school, you can also do something to make our world a better place. Try to do these things in your daily life: Use cloth shopping bags, not plastic ones. After using a plastic bag, wash it out and let it dry. Then you can use it over and over again. Do not use paper cups. At your school dining-room, use your own bowl and chopsticks instead of disposable ones.
To protect our environment and our home, it is very necessary and important for us to save natural resources.
( ) 11. Why do many hotels provide guests with some disposable things?
A. Let their guests be convenient during their traveling.
B. Hope their guests use less disposable things.
C. Wish their guests to save money.
D. Want their guests to use more disposable things.
( ) 12. Some Beijing hotels will no longer provide guests with _________.
A. cheap food and drink B. disposable things
C. good service D. free TV programs
( ) 13. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Many disposable things are made of plastic.
B. Throwing disposable things away is a waste of natural resources.
C. Plastic is very bad for the environment.
D. Plastic breaks down easily.
( ) 14. What can we do to make our world a better place at home and school?
A. Use shopping bags made of plastic.
B. Do not throw away paper cups.
C. Use disposable plates, bowls and chopsticks.
D. Don’t forget to reuse daily necessities（日用品）.
( ) 15. We can tell from the story that ________.
A. people don’t like disposable things at all
B. we can’t use paper or plastic bowls at school
C. we should use less plastic things and protect our environment
D. hotels won’t provide disposable things because they want to save money
Letter A
Dear Roes,
I like your programmes very much. I’m now writing to ask you something about American social customs（社交习惯）. My American friends want me to join them in their dinner party. I am very happy and have decided to go, but I’m a little worried about it, too. The social customs in my country are very different from here, so I’m afraid of making mistakes.
Should I bring a present, such as sweet or flowers? Should I arrive on time or a little late? At the dinner table, how can I know which fork（叉子）or knife to use? How can I let the family know that I’m thankful for their kindness?
Wang Lin
Letter B
Dear Wang Lin,
It’s a good idea to bring a small present when you go to a dinner party. Flowers are always nice, or you may bring a bottle of wine（葡萄酒）if you know that your friends drink it.
You should arrive on time or five to ten minutes late. Don’t get there early. If you’re going to be more than fifteen minutes late, you should call and tell them.
Try to be free at the dinner table. If you don’t know about choosing the right fork or knife, just watch the other people, and follow them. If you still have no idea of what to do. ask the person next to you.
If you like the food, say so. Of course, you’ll thank them for the meal and for their kindness. It’s also a good idea to send a thank-you card the day after.
RoesWang Lin wants to .
| A．make friends with Rose |
| B．know some social customs for a dinner party |
| C．make her friends happy |
| D．give her friends a surprise |
Rose is possibly .
| A．a good housewife |
| B．a TV hostess |
| C．a member of the dinner party |
| D．a friend of Wang Lin’s |
If you’re asked to a dinner party but not sure about what to bring as a present. It’s good to bring .
| A．some fruits | B．a bottle wine |
| C．some flowers | D．a knife and fork |
Which of the following is NOT proper for joining in a dinner party?
| A．Get there 15 minutes earlier |
| B．Make yourself at home |
| C．Follow others to use forks and knives |
| D．Thank your friends for the meal |
From the letters we’re learned that it’s very to know something about American social customs.
| A．difficult | B．friendly |
| C．enjoyable | D．helpful |
Soul．South Korean---Prime Minister Chung Hong-won，apologized and offered to resign (辞职)on Sunday,as the country remained angry and sad over the sinking of a ship that left 302(most of them are high school students)，dead and missing．
At eight fifty-eight p．m，April 16，2014，a ship carrying many passengers sank into the sea．It is reported that there are 339 high school students and teachers，2 Philippines singers，a staff of 24 and a total of 477 people on board．
Later because of bad weather, the underwater rescue(救援)and search have been greatly difficult．Efforts were also being made to prevent the ship’s oil from going further into the sea．
The government has come under fire as it showed the accident had been caused partly because of the misleading of government and lack of safety measures．It was also criticized(谴责) for failing to save the people quickly during the early rescue hours when the accident happened．
South Koreans were especially heart-broken by the fact that most of the dead and missing were students on a class trip．People who were saved reported that the captain and staff of the ship ordered passengers to stay inside and not to move while the ship was sinking off．It was probably one of the reasons why people still died after they had already worm the life jackets．
As for Sunday morning，115 passengers remained missing．The number of the survivors(幸存者)，174，has not changed．The deaths have been 187 so far．When did this terrible accident happen?
______________________________________________________________________Were there many students on this ship at that time?
______________________________________________________________________How many people are alive in this accident according to this report?
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Languages are always changing．As time goes by，some new words are created and becoming more and more popular．Search on Baidu，and you can find some hot net words in China today．
“Tuhao”，a Chinese word，which originally meant a rich and powerful person or family in a certain town or area，nowadays，has become a general term used by people to describe those who look really rich，and especially those who live beyond their means．
The term“dama”is almost the same as“big mama’in Chinese．referring to those middle-aged Chinese women who crazily bought gold in jewelry shops in HK．
“Wo huodai”is short for a sentence meaning“My little friends and I are shocked．”Its actual roots lie in an article written by a pupil．The school student said his little friends and he were shocked after finding out where the Chinese rice dumpling originated from．Since then，the sentence is often used to describe people’s shock after discovering a new or hot fact．
“Male woman”refers to a boyish girl or a woman with strong body or strong mind．In August 2013，one Russian beauty’s photos got great popularity online．The woman has a very pretty face and an extremely strong body．
“Buming jueli”，a Chinese term，is short for a sentence which means “I don’t quite get it，but I think you are really terrific．”Suppose Stephen Hawking gave us a speech on the origin of the universe．although I didn’t understand it，I still felt it was wonderful．
This four-word Chinese term“Leijue buai”is short for an expression meaning “being too tired to love．”The year 2013 saw many period dramas appear on Chinese TV screens and some of them were very long．People loved them at the beginning，but then became too confused and tired to keep up with．This term described viewers’feelings towards those TV shows．The term also refers to one’s fading love for another．
“Renjian buchai’’stands for the phrase“Life is so hard．Don’t hurt me with the truth．”This sentence originally comes from Taiwan singer Lin Youjia’s song“Lei．”Now it is used to describe that one can not face a hard truth．How many net words does this passage mention?
| A．6 | B．7 | C．8 | D．9 |
Miss Zhang is a pretty woman，but she can do lots of things usually for men，we can call her a _______．
| A．dama | B．tuhao |
| C．female man | D．male woman |
The Chinese meaning of the underlined word“terrific”in this passage is probably _______．
| A．极好的 | B．可怕的 |
| C．糟糕的 | D．可以理解的 |
Which is the following NOT true according to the passage?
| A．If my classmate Tom buys an iphone 5s，he can be called Tuhao． |
| B．Renjian buchai comes from an article written by a pupil． |
| C．The long boring soap opera made me feel“Leijue buai”． |
| D．If the top one student Tina failed the English exam，“wo huodai” could describe her classmates’ feeling． |
An inventor has created his perfect girlfriend，a robot who can do the cleaning，remember his favorite drink and read the newspaper to him．
Le Trung，33，has spent 14000 dollars creating the robot．He made the robot look like a woman in her twenties with shiny hair and blue eyes．
She can speak English and Japanese and she is also good at math．She can help Mr．Trung deal with his accounts．
Mr．Trung comes from Canada．He said he has never had time to find a real girlfriend—so he designed and created a robot as his girlfriend using the latest technology．He used to be a software programmer．In order to make this robot，he has taken out his credit cards，sold his car and spent all his life saving．
Now he is trying to find a corporate sponsor(赞助商)to help him complete and perfect his robot．He said his robot is what happens when science meets beauty．He said．“I want to make her look，feet and act as human as possible so she can be the perfect companion．I chat a lot with her and hope to improve her knowledge．”
So far the robot can understand and speak 13,000 different sentences in English and Japanese，so she’s already fairly intelligent．She can recognize faces and says hello when any of his family comes around to visit．She helps him what to have for dinner and knows what drinks he likes．
She doesn’t need holidays，food or rest，she will work almost 24 hours a day and never goes shopping．She is very patient and never complains．What a perfect woman she is !The robot can do many things EXCEPT _______ for the inventor．
| A．cleaning | B．reading newspapers |
| C．dealing with math problems | D．cooking |
Why is he trying to find a corporate sponsor?
| A．He has spent all his life savings． |
| B．He can’t change it better． |
| C．He doesn’t know the software of computer． |
| D．He doesn’t like working by himself． |
The Chinese meaning of the underlined word“recognize”in this passage is probably _______．
| A．描绘 | B．拍照 | C．记录 | D．识别 |
This passage mainly tells us something about．
| A．how to make a new robot． |
| B．an inventor and his robot girlfriend． |
| C．how much you need to make a robot． |
| D．why the inventor made a robot as his girlfriend |
Taylor Alison Swift(born December 13，1989)is an American country pop singer, songwriter and actress．She was quite talented in writing and music from very young age．
In 2006，she released(发行)her first single Tim McGraw，followed by her first album Taylor Alison．As of March 2011．Taylor Swift has sold over 5，500，000 copies worldwide．In November 2008． Swift released her second album．Fearless．As of January 2012．Fearless has sold 9,646,311 copies worldwide．The record made Swift win four Grammy Awards．including the Album of the Year．at the 52nd Grammy Awards．Swift was named Artist of the Year by Billboard Magazine in 2009．
Swift released her third album Speak Now on October 25，2010，which sold 4,047,000 copies in its first week．As of September 2011，Speak Now has sold over five million copies worldwide．The single Mean was awarded Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance at the 54th Grammy Awards．In 2011．Billboard named her Woman of the Year．What a great success Taylor is in American country music history !
How old was Taylor when she had her first album Taylor Alison?
| A．17 | B．19 | C．22 | D．23 |
What kind of music does Taylor write?
| A．Rock | B．R&B |
| C．Jazz | D．Country |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Taylor Swift won a lot of awards when she was young． |
| B．The reason why Taylor Swift became famous is her talent in music． |
| C．Her third album was released on October 25，2010． |
| D．Her first album Taylor Swift has sold the most of all her albums． |
The passage mainly tells us about _______
| A．Taylor Swift’s life |
| B．Taylor Swift’s talent |
| C．Taylor Swift’s love story |
| D．Taylor Swift’s achievements |