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Douglas Grace talks about his ideal city of the future.
I see the city of the future in three zones—inner, middle and outer. In the inner zone there will be no private cars. Public transport will be free and there will only be ambulances, fire engines, taxis and police cars. This inner zone will be the residential (住宅的） and recreational (娱乐的）area of the city. People will live there and go out to enjoy themselves—to cinemas and restaurants. There will be parks and open spaces, trees and lakes, schools and universities. This way, when people are at home, they can go out easily andsafely.
Just outside the inner zone there will be big car parks for all private cars.
The banks and most of the shops and hospitals will be in the middle zone. These are things that people don't need every day.
All the factories and offices will be in the outer zone. People will travel out of the centre to work, and back to the centre in the evenings. The inner zone will be cleaner and better to live in and there will be more space for industry on the outside.
This is my ideal city of the future—a very beautiful place! But I don't really think things will ever be like that!
Where will people live and go out to enjoy them-selves?

A．In the middle zone.

B．In the inner zone.

C．In the outer zone.

D．In the inner and middle zones.

Where will big car parks be?

A．Just outside the middle zone.

B．Just inside the middle zone.

C．Just outside the inner zone.

D．Just inside the inner zone.

What will be in the middle zone?

A．The banks, hospitals and schools.

B．The banks, hospitals and police stations.

C．Thebanks, schools and car parks.

D．Thebanks, hospitals and most of the shops.

Where will the factories and offices be?

A．In the outer zone.

B．In the middle zone.

C．In the inner zone.

D．In the middle and inner zones.

Douglas Grace is probably __________.

A．a painter

B．a builder

C．a town planner

D．a dentist

Of all the things we eat and drink, water is the most important. Not all people realize this, but it is quite true. The human body can live without food for a long time, but two or three days without water usually result in death.
Many people do not understand how much water the human body needs, but many people do not drink enough, especially in the hot weather. Most people drink when they are thirsty but often need more water after exercises.
65 to 75 percent of the human body is water. Water is important in several different ways. Most peopleneed about five to seven litres (升）of water every day, but we need not drink this amount because a lot comes from the food we have. If we don't have enough water, however, we will feel tired and may become ill. Do you know what the best drink is? Yes, you are right：Cold water!
Fromthe first paragraph, we can draw a conclusion (结论）that __________.

A．water is more important than food

B．water is as important as food

C．water is less important than food

D．both water and food are very important

Do most people drink five litres of water every day? __________

A．Yes, because water is the most important.

B．No, becausewhat we eat contains water.

C．Yes, because we can't live without water.

D．No, because we are not thirsty.

How much water is there in the human body?

A．About three-fourths of the human body is water.

B．Nearly a half of the human body is water.

C．Less than a half of the human body is water.

D．Almost one fourth of the human body is water.

When do we need more water?

A．In cold weather or after exfcrcises.

B．In hot weather or after exercises.

C．Beforebreakfast, lunch and supper.

D．When we feel tired or become ill.

Which of the following is not right?

A．Cold water is the best drink.

B．Few people understand how much water the human body needs.

C．All the people realize water is the most important.

D．When we feel tired or become ill, we never need any water.

Send us your old jeans and other denim (牛仔布）！
What Are We Going to Do with All This Denim?
All the denim will be donated(捐赠） to COTTON FROM BLUE TO GREEN.

®. This denim drive is a call-to-action to donate denim and give it "new life"by changing it into Ultra Touchtm Natural Cotton Fiber Insulation(纤维隔热材料），which is used to help build houses in places that have been damaged by hurricanes, tornadoes, and other natural disasters. Your jeans will help set a record, keep clothes out of landfills(垃圾场），and build houses for families to live in! UltraTouchtm is made of 85% recycled fibers and is an environmentally safe, natural cotton fiber insulation.
It's a Fact
It takes about 500 pairs of jeans to recycle enough denim to insulate one average-size U. S. house. So send us lots!
Here's How Yon Can Get Involved ！
1. Get a parent's permission and select as many denim clothes as you like. (Any denim clothing is OK. ).
2. The denim must be used.
3. The denim can be any brand.
4. The denim can be of any color or size but must have been worn by a human. (No doll clothes！)
5. Please print out this form and include it with each package！
6. Send as many jeans or denim items as you wish to： NG Kids P. O. Box 98 001 Washington, D. C. 200 90〜8 001 Jeans must be received by June 30，2011!
The activity organizer asks you to send denim clothes to __________.

A．collect old clothes for being reused

B．prevent them from being thrown away

C．provide clothes for the homeless

D．turn them into new clothes for sale

The denim clothes that you intend to send __________

A．can be either new or second-hand

B．can be of any shape or color

C．must be a certain brand

D．can be worn by dolls

We can infer that UltraTouchtm may be the name of __________

A．a brand of jeans

B．an organization

C．a building material

D．a kind of cloth

This activity is probably __________.

A．a charity (慈善）act

B．a school's homework

C．a building company's task

D．an environmental act

One of the most exciting and attractive fields of work today is the fashion industry. Some of the most well-known people in this industry are the fashion de-signers with unbelievable financial (金融的）King-doms. But most of the clothes that you wear have been designed by people that the world has never heard of. Although these unknown fashion designers will never make a very large amount of money as their famous workmates, most still would not think of changing their careers. They are doing what they love.
If you spend hours looking through fashion magazines and like making your own clothes, a career as a fashion designer might be right for you. You do not have to go to a design school to become a fashion de-signer, but many people who want a career in this field do. One of the most famous places to study is the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. It is located in the heart of the "garment" district on Eighth Avenue, also known as Fashion Avenue.
Becoming a fashion designer is not just a matter of classroom education. Students know that they can-not just leave school and start designing on their own. Many think that they need at least four years' experience working for someone else after they graduate. The best schools encourage students to work closely with the fashion industry while they are still studying.
You need ambition (抱负）and hard work to get a career in fashion. Students often work 12 hours a day. They are encouraged to have realistic ambitions and not to expect success overnight, if ever. Success means finding a job in the fashion industry and more years of hard work.
What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A．Some famous fashion designers can make sl lot of money.

B．Most of the clothes are designed by famous de-signers.

C．Most fashion designers don't like their own jobs.

D．Unknown fashion designers can earn a large amount of money.

In order to have a career in fashion design, one had better __________.

A．look through magazines

B．go to New York City

C．study in a design school

D．graduate from high school

The following can lead to the success of a fashion designer EXCEPT __________.

A．working with the fashion industry

B．realistic ambitions

C．hard work

D．expectation of success overnight

Which of the following old sayings shows the writer's opinion about learning fashion design?

A．Better late than never.

B．Experience is the best teacher.

C．Well begun is half done.

D．Seeing is believing.

What can be inferred from the passage?

A．To be a fashion designer, design school education is a must.

B．All famous design schools are located in New York City.

C．Design school students had better do some practice while studying.

D．All students have to work with famous designers first.

The first reality TV show in the world was called Expedition Robinson and it was shown in Sweden in 1997. Half the population of the country watched the final event and a new kind of TV program was born. Two years later in Holland, the first series of Big Brother was filmed. Again, it was a great success and the final program was watched by 15 million people. Now more than 20 countries around the world have Big Brother or Expedition Robinson on their TV screens. The ordinary people who take part in the pro-grams are known by millions of people in their own countries and reality TV has become big, big business.
For the TV producers, reality TV is a dream to come true because many of the programs cost nothing to make. At some point, the television viewers (观众） are asked to telephone the program to vote or to apply to take part in the show. It is the cost of these telephone calls that pays for the shows. One of the most popular shows is Pop Idol. In the show, a group of at-tractive young people are made into pop stars. TV viewers vote for their favorite person on the show. The winner makes a record and millions of copies ofthe record are sold. His or her pictures are published on the covers of magazines or on the front pages of newspapers, and then, they are quickly forgotten.
But not everyone is happy about reality TV. In Portugal, two TV channels got into trouble because they showed too much of the personal lives of the people in the shows. In France, reality TV is called “rubbish TV” and the TV studios of Big Brother were at-tacked three times in one week. In Greece, Big Brother was described as “ against human rights and civilization".
Those who take part in reality TV shows are usually__________

A．common people

B．pop TV stars

C．attractive people

D．famous film stars

Who would pay for the cost of reality TV shows ac-cording to the passage?

A．TV producers who make reality TV shows.

B．TV actors who take part in reality TV shows.

C．TV viewers who telephone reality TV shows.

D．TV companies which broadcast reality TV shows.

Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Pop Idol is one of the popular reality TV shows in the world.

B．Big Brother was one of the first reality TV shows in the world.

C．"Rubbish TV” is one of the personal reality TV shows in the world.

D．Expedition Robinson was the first reality TV show in the world.

It can be concluded from the passage that __________.

A．everyone is happy about reality TV

B．reality TV will do well in many countries

C．all the people in Europe are in favor of reality TV

D．reality TV will not be broadcast in any countries

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Stuck on a desert island?
Started on 23rd April by Steve Posts 1 – 7 of 42
Post 1 Steve USA	Hi, everyone. What would you miss most and least if you were stuck on a desert island? For me, it would be the changing seasons in New England. I guess this will sound stupid but I’d probably miss the rain, too. I wouldn’t miss getting up at six every day to go to work, though! What about you?
Post 2 Tomas Germany	Good question. Steve, I think I’d miss different types of bread, and shopping at the supermarket. I’d miss the food most. What would I miss least? My mobile phone. I’d like to be completely quiet, at least for a little while.
Post 3 Paola Italy	I would miss the company of people because I know I’d like to have someone to share experiences with. I’d go mad on my own. And I surely wouldn’t miss junk mails(垃圾邮件). I hate coming home every evening with a pile of junk mails in my post box.
Post 4 Miko Japan	Hi, I would miss Manga cartoon, the internet and Japanese food, like sushi. I’d also miss TV shows and shopping for clothes… In fact, I’d miss everything.
Post 5 Roger UK	I would miss my daily newspaper and listening to the news on TV and radio. I’d feel very cut off if I didn’t know what was happening in the world. What I’d miss least would be traffic jams in the city, particularly my journey to work.
Post 6 Jayne	Why hasn’t anyone mentioned their family? I’d be lost without my husband and two kids. They’re the most important for me. And I can’t get started in the morning without a cup of black coffee. I wouldn’t miss doing the housework!
Post 7 Jaime Mexico	It would have to be music. I couldn’t live without my music. I wouldn’t miss going to school at all or doing homework!