Have you ever stayed in a hotel? Most Chinese hotels often provide guests 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 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 the environment will be. 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 canteen（食堂）, use your own bowl and chopsticks instead of disposable ones.Why do many hotels provide guests with some disposable things?
| A．Let their guests be convenient during their travelling. |
| B．Hope their guests use less disposable things. |
| C．Wish their guests to save money. |
| D．Want their guests to use more disposable things. |
Some Beijing hotels will no longer provide guests with _______.
| A．cheap food and drink | B．disposable things |
| C．good service | D．free TV programmes |
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. |
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．Do not forget to reuse daily necessities（日用品）. |
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 |
Look at these people: Prince Harry, Harry Potter and Harry Styles. Who are they? Prince Harry is one of the two princes in Britain. Harry Potter is the most popular character in J.K.Rowing’s works. Harry Styles is the singer in the popular band One Direction. What are they in common?
It is not a difficult question. They are all named Harry!
The name Harry is now the most popular for baby boys in the UK, according to a survey in the UK. Amelia is the favorite for girls. In the past, Oliver was the most popular boy’s name.
Teen novels and films have an influence on baby’s names, too. On the list there is Bella. It is the name of the heroine of Twilight. It came in at number 69, up35 places from last year. Jacob is a werewolf in Twilight. The name beat many male names, including James, William and Ethan, to become seventh on the list.
Do you want to have a popular, fashionable English name? Read the popular name list. Maybe you can find a good name which is suitable for you.
| Top eight Boy’s names in the UK |
|
| 1 |
Harry |
| 2 |
Oliver |
| 3 |
Jack |
| 4 |
Alfie |
| 5 |
Charlie |
| 6 |
Thomas |
| 7 |
Jacob |
| 8 |
James |
In the past the most popular name for baby boys was _____.
| A．Harry | B．Jack | C．William | D．Oliver |
After reading the passage, we can know _____.
| A．Jacob is not the top eight for boy’s names |
| B．Jack is the second most popular boy’s names on the list. |
| C．novels and movies may affect baby’s names |
| D．teen novel have no influence on baby’s names. |
The underlined word “male” in the 4th paragraph probably means ___________.
| A．Movies’ or novels’ | B．Boys’ | C．Girls’ | D．Top |
What is the passage mainly about ?
| A．History of the Name, Harry. |
| B．Popular Babies’ Names in the UK. |
| C．The popular Girl’s Names. |
| D．Names based on Movies or Novels. |
Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do, while others don’t.
The White House is a house in Washington. The president of the U.S.A. lives in it. It’s really white. But do you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war(战争) with America. The British army got to Washington and set the president’s house on fire. ( set…on fire放火烧……) In 1814, in order to
hide the marks(痕迹) of the fire, the stone walls of the president’s house were painted white and it has been the “White House” ever since.
A. the American people
B. the soldiers of U.S.A.
C. the presidents of U.S.A.
D. the patients of U.S.A.
| A．1810 | B．1812 | C．1814 | D．1916 |
| A．it’s covered with snow |
| B．the house is very clean |
| C．the stone walls of the house were painted white |
| D．they like white color |
| A．the house is old |
| B．the house is new |
| C．it was once on fire and was with marks |
| D．they have enough paint |
| A．never | B．once | C．from then on | D．before |
When you are reading something in English, you may often meet with a new word. What’s the best way to learn it?
You may look it up in the English-Chinese dictionary. It will tell you a lot about the word: the pronunciation, the Chinese meaning and how to use the word. But how can you know where the word is in thousands of English words? How to find it in the dictionary both quickly and correctly?
First, all the English words are arranged(安排) in the letter order. In the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with letter A, then B, C, D… That means, if there are two words “desert” and “pull”, “desert” will be certainly before “pull”. Then if there are two words both beginning with the same letter, you may look at the second letter. Then the third，the fourth. For example, “pardon” is before “please”, “judge” before “just”, ect.
Do you understand how to look up a word in the dictionary?
The dictionary will be your good friends. I hope you’ll use it as often as possible in your English study.
| A．new words in writing |
| B．different dictionaries |
| C．the best way of reading |
| D．using an English-Chinese dictionary |
| A．how to pronounce the word |
| B．the spelling of the word |
| C．who used the word first |
| D．how to use the word |
| A．begins with Z | B．begins with A |
| C．is a short one | D．is not often used |
| A．perhaps, produce, plenty | ||
| B．straight, subject, surprise |
C．century, center, business |
D．foreign, entrance, headache |
| A．we have to use a dictionary when we read something in English |
| B．an English-Chinese dictionary can tell us everything about a word |
| C．an English-Chinese dictionary can help us a lot in our English stud |
| D．all English-Chinese dictionary are the same |
As we all know that dogs are the most honest animals in the world. Here is another story about dogs’ honest.
Sgt. Chris Duke is a soldier who was serving in Afghanistan. He made good friends with three dogs that were named Sasha, Target and Rufus. So when the dogs had a chance to protect Duke, they didn’t back down.
One February night, a terrorist tried to enter the soldiers’ quarters to kill the 50 men inside. But he didn’t notice the dogs. The three dogs began barking as soon as the terrorist entered the quarters. They tried to stop him from hurting the people inside. When the explosives(炸药) detonated（引爆）, the terrorist was killed, but all the soldiers kept safe.
But sadly, one of the dogs, Sasha, was badly injured and died soon. Target and Rufus were regarded as heroes.
When Duke finished his tour of duty and returned home the following month, he wanted to bring his friend, Rufus along. But it isn’t allowed.
At last, with the help of the group, Rufus has arrived at Duke’s hometown. He will live out the rest of his days with Duke and his family. Duke is glad to have the chance to care for Rufus for the rest of his life. In his eyes, it’s the least he could do for his honest friend.
| A．A solider. | B．A dog. |
| C．A terrorist. | D．A story. |
| A．四分之一 | B．一刻钟 | C．群体 | D．营房 |
| A．He wanted to kill the dogs. |
| B．He wanted to take the dogs away. |
| C．He wanted to kill the soldiers. |
| D．He wanted to steal some good things. |
| A．The terrorist wanted to kill himself. |
| B．One of the soldiers was killed. |
| C．Target was badly injured. |
| D．Rufus will live together with Duke. |
| A．there are too many terrorists in Afghanistan |
| B．the soldiers in Afghanistan are dangerous |
| C．Duke has three dogs |
| D．Dogs are honest animals |
Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there. "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram (电报)," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.
He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.
In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said, "Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner." He found a taxi and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel. "Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office."
| A．he went there for a holiday |
| B．he had work there |
| C．he went there for sightseeing (观光) |
| D．his home was there |
| A．Because she didn't know his address yet |
| B．Because she wanted to go to New York, too |
| C．Because she might send him another telegram |
| D．Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York |
| A．In the center of the city. |
| B．In a hotel. |
| C．In a restaurant. |
| D．At his friend's house. |
| A．The manager (经理) of his hotel. |
| B．The police office. |
| C．The taxi driver. |
| D．His wife. |
| A．Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city. |
| B．Dick didn't work on the first night of his arrival. |
| C．Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram. |
| D．Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi. |