Food waste has become a big problem in China．According to Xinhua News Agency, the food waste by Chinese people equates to about 50 million tons of grain every year or 10 percent of the country’s total annual grain production．This food could feed another 200 million people．
Qi Haoran, a Junion9 student was quite busy over the past winter holiday, and not just with homework．Qi, together with 10 other classmates made a volunteer group to call on people to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign(“光盘行动)．
The 11 students went to many restaurants and told people the importance of saving food．“Excuse me, do you know that 950 million people around the world still haven’t got enough to eat．Please don’t waste food．” They would say this kind of thing hundreds of times every day．
The Clean Your Plant Campaign began on the Internet in January．It calls on people to reduce food waste．
Chinese people are well known for being hospitable(好客的)and generous．Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food．
Luckily, the campaign has got the support of many people．More than 750 restaurants in Beijing have begun to offer smaller dishes and encourage their guests to take leftovers(剩饭剩菜)home．In a restaurant in Xinjiang, the owner give the guests who have eaten all that they ordered a sticker．People can enjoy a free meal when they have 10 stickers．
To reduce food waste is a big task, and it needs time．It’s important that everyone does their bit ,just like Qi．Did you finish your meals today?The the Clean Your Plate Campaign calls on people to________．
| A．do voluntary work | B．work part time in restaurants |
| C．cut down on food waste | D．wash your plates after dinner |
From the passage, we leant that _______
| A．wasting food isn’t a serious problem in China at present |
| B．Chinese people waste the most food in the world |
| C．Chinese people want to show off that they are rich |
| D．many Chinese people are afraid of losing face at the table． |
What did the restaurant in Xinjiang do to support the campaign?
| A．The owner would have dinner with those who had eaten up their food． |
| B．It offered a free meal to the guests who had finished all their food ten times． |
| C．It gave stickers to the guests who ordered small dishes． |
| D．It encouraged customers to take leftovers home． |
Where can we probably read this passage?
| A．In a newspaper． | B．In a traffic report． |
| C．On a health website． | D．In a story book． |
If we find a bird nest(巢), we will have a good place of observing(观察) and knowing about birds.
Birds sit on eggs and take care of their baby birds from April to June. Because the baby birds are too young to leave the nest, mothers often leave and come back to the nest during the time to look for food. So it is good to observe birds. When we observe birds, we’d better hide ourselves in a close place to the nest, and it’s better to use binoculars(双筒望远镜).
But how to make a bird nest? It’s very easy. If you want to make one, please follow these:
Making a nest: A good nest must be very fine, strong, thick and easy.
a) Each nest must have six boards. Don’t make the boards too slippery.
b) Dig a small hole in the front of the nest as a door. The “door” is from 3cm to 5cm. So the bird can fly in or out easily.
c) Make sure the rainwater doesn’t go into the nest.
d) One piece of the boards should be easy to open.
e) Please don’t forget to color the nest.
| A．look for a place near the nest | B．climb trees |
| C．write down notes every day | D．make a bird nest |
| A．look after them |
| B．use the binoculars |
| C．make them do everything as usual |
| D．catch the birds at last |
| A．we can clean the nest |
| B．the birds can fly in or out |
| C．we can hang it easily |
| D．it’s easy to make |
| A．Birds and men |
| B．Playing with the birds |
| C．Observing birds and making bird nests |
| D．Listening to the songs of birds |
Do you think of white when someone talks about a polar (北极)bear? In fact, the polar bear does not have white fur. It just appears to be white. Polar bears have a very good sense of smell. It helps them to find food. During summer, polar bears sleep longer, because they are able to find their food more easily at night. Usually, after a meal, polar bears have a short sleep. A polar bear can have 2-3 babies at a time. They live with their mothers until they are about two and a half years old.
However, polar bears will die out soon because of people. There are only 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears in the world. The ones that are left are trying to survive today. The number of polar bears is becoming smaller and smaller because of the loss of sea ice— polar bears mostly inhabit (居住于) the sea ice, not the land ice. This is happening because of global warming (全球气候变暖), pollution, hunting and so on.
Ordinary people don't care, but great people have the power and want to save tigers, fight for giant pandas and save polar bears. Ordinary people will wait, but great people will find a new world. For me, I will not wait. I will take the bus more often from now on. Join me and save the polar bears, and of course, the tigers, the giant pandas and...
| A．Global warming. | B．Pollution. |
| C．Hunting. | D．Travelling. |
| A．勤劳的 | B．聪慧的 | C．普通的 | D．坚强的 |
| A．To show that the number of polar bears is getting smaller. |
| B．To tell people that polar bears will soon have nowhere to live. |
| C．To let people know why polar bears are in danger. |
| D．To talk about polar bears and suggest that people protect animals. |
| A．A magazine about animals. |
| B．A book about greetings. |
| C．A poster about working plans. |
| D．An instruction book. |
Animals, including insects, don't have a "language" like ours. They do not "talk" to each other in words and sentences. But if we watch them, we can see that they do have their ways of communicating with each other.
Can you see the rabbit's tail? When rabbits see this white tail moving up and down, they run away. They know that they are in danger. The rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has given them a signal.
Many other animals use this kind of "language". When a cobra is angry, it raises its head and makes itself look fierce. This warns other animals. When a bee has found food, it goes back to its home. It cannot "tell" the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a little dance. This tells the bees where the food is.
Some animals "say" things by making sound. A dog barks, for example, when a stranger comes near. A cat purrs when it is pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning. Sometimes we human beings speak in the same way. We make sound like "Oh" or "Ah" when we are frightened or pleased or when we drop something on our toes.
| A．warn other rabbits when they are in danger |
| B．tell other rabbits where food is |
| C．make itself look fierce |
| D．help it to run fast |
| A．makes a loud noise | B．raises its head |
| C．moves up and down | D．does a little dance |
| A．rabbit | B．bee | C．bird | D．fish |
| A．all living things | B．all animals |
| C．some birds | D．human beings |
“Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao?” says Wang Lin, a young writer in Beijing.
Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site, has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life. She spends lots of money on Taobao.
Many Chinese Internet users like Wang have got the fun of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students or young workers. More women shop online than men. Clothing and home-use products（产品）are the most popular online.
It was reported that more than 1,260 billion（十亿）yuan was spent on online shopping in 2012, and about 80% through Taobao.
Taobao means “looking for good things” in Chinese. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books, from candies to DVD, from flowers to mobile phones. You may wonder if it’s safe to shop on the Internet. However, Wang Lin said, “It’s very safe and easy. Unless you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them, the shop owner will not get the money. You can also get your money back if you want to return the products.”What is Taobao?
What are the most popular products产品 online?
Who often shop online?
How much money was spent on Taobao in 2012?
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Li Siyi, a student from Jinan Foreign Language School, takes up a new habit. She refuses to believe everything that she reads. “Not everything in books is true,” she said.
Many other students in her school think the same thing as Li. They learned this through finding a mistake错误 in their Chinese textbook. They learned a Tang poem唐诗, Ci Beigu Shanxia, last year. There was a picture that showed a boat in full sail（船帆）on a river. “But according to（根据）the famous line from the poem, feng zheng yifan xuan, the sail shouldn’t be spread（展开）,” said Zhang Jiayi, Li’s classmate.
To get the right answer, the students turned to their Chinese teacher, Liu Yan. Liu and the students looked up books, searched on the Internet and made sure that the People’s Education Press（人民教育出版社）had really made a mistake about the picture.
The students wrote a letter to them about the mistake. “I think my students did a right thing but I never expected a reply,” said Liu. “I took it as a way of letting them know the importance of spirit（精神）of questioning.”
To their surprise, one month later, they got the reply from Gu Zhenbiao, the expert of Chinese textbooks in middle schools. Gu said sorry for the mistake and he also said he really thinks the students are very great.
When Liu read the letter loudly to all the students, everyone was excited. “We are very happy we have our own ideas!” said Li.What new habit does Li Siyi take up?
| A．Refusing to read. |
| B．Reading more poems. |
| C．Writing letters to experts. |
| D．Making sure if what she reads is true. |
Where did the students from Jinan Foreign Language School find a mistake?
| A．In their Chinese textbook. |
| B．In a Tang poem. |
| C．On the Internet. |
| D．In their Chinese class. |
Who replied to the students?
| A．Liu Yan. | B．Gu Zhenbiao. |
| C．Zhang Jiayi. | D．The People Education Press. |
Which of the following is true?
| A．Li Siyi doesn’t believe anything in her textbooks now. |
| B．The students were upset when their teacher read the letter to them. |
| C．Liu helped the students find out if the picture was wrong. |
| D．The teacher knew the expert would reply. |
What can we learn from Li Siyi and her classmates?
| A．It’s important to find mistakes. |
| B．It’s important to have the spirit of questioning. |
| C．It’s important not to believe anything you read. |
| D．It’s important to share your own ideas with others. |