Most of the things around you will be replaced or thrown away someday. Where will they go when they are thrown out? What kinds of waste will they create, and how will it affect the environment
Most of our crash goes to places called landfills. A LANDFILL is a low area of land that is filled with garbage（垃圾）.Most modern landfills are lined with a cover of plastic to keep dangerous liquids（液体）from polluting earth and ground water supply. The problem is that more than half of the states in this country are running out of places to landfill their garbage. Because of the unhealthy materials, landfills do not make good neighbors，and people don’t want to live near them. Many landfills are set in poor neighborhoods.
The Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island, New York, was the largest garbage landfill in the world. For years, people who live nearby complained about air and water pollution caused by the enormous pile of trash. They say that the smoke have made people sick. The landfill closed in
April 2001.Now can a harmful waste—material that can pollute air, land, and water –be disposed of in a safe way.
Another way to get rid of trash is to burn it. Trash is burned in an incinerator._ Because incinerators in operation can get rid of almost all of the trash, some communities would rather use incinerators than landfills. There is a problem, though. Leftover ash and smoke from burning trash may have dangerous chemicals, and even make it hard for some people to breathe. They can harm plants, animals, and people.
You can help reduce（减少）waste by reusing bottles, batteries, and paper. You can also recycle newspaper, glass, and plastics t to provide materials for making other products.
From recycled materials, many things are made. For example, from recycled paper we can get newspapers, boxes and so on. From recycled plastic we can get soda bottles, tables, and backpacks.Why don’t landfills make good neighbors?
| A．Because there are unhealthy materials in them. |
| B．Because people prefer to live in the city center. |
| C．Because landfills are not big enough for trash. |
| D．Because most states are running out of places. |
What does the underlined word “incinerator”_probably mean?
| A．An area to collect trash. | B．A machine to burn trash |
| C．A method that is used to burn trash. | D．A station that is run by selling trash. |
What is probably the best title for the passage?
| A．How Is Trash Burned? | B．What Can Be Reused. |
| C．Why Is Waste Dangerous? | D．Where Does Garbage Go? |
Shopping is not as simple as you may think! Much has to be done for the producers before putting the products on the shelf.
Color, for example, changes a lot according to what the producers are trying to sell. Health foods are packed in greens, yellows or browns because we think of these as healthy colors.
When some kind of medicine was brought out recently, researchers found that the color of the package(包装) caused the shoppers to lose interest because they made the product look ineffective(无效的). At last, it came on the market in dark blue and white—blue because we think of it as safe, and white as calm.
The size of a package can also attract(吸引) a shopper, although quite often a bottle doesn’t hold as much as it appears to.
It is said that the better-known companies spend about 40 percent of the cost of the product itself on packaging!
The most successful producers know that it’s not enough to have a good product. The head of Pears Soap, who for 25 years has used pretty little girls to sell their goods, came to the conclusion: “Any fool can make soap, but it takes a talent to sell it.” Health foods are usually packed in colors Except ________.
| A．green | B．black | C．yellow | D．brown |
Why did the shoppers lose interest in the medicine?
| A．Because of the size of the product. | B．Because of the color of the product. |
| C．Because of the color of the package. | D．Because of the cost of the product. |
If a new product costs $ 60, how much money may be spent on packaging?
| A．$ 24 | B．$ 36 | C．$ 40 | D．$ 60 |
Which of the following is the key to the success in product sales?
| A．The way to sell goods. | B．A good product. |
| C．The one who makes a product. | D．A nice color. |
The passage is mainly about ___________on shopping.
| A．advantages of products | B．the importance of packaging |
| C．choices of products | D．the cost of packaging |
Learn a second language
There was once a young mouse that lived in a hole in a wall. One day, the young mouse woke up from his sleep and looked out of the hole. As he looked out, a fantastic smell came to his nose. “Cheese!” the mouse said happily to himself. “I’ll go and get it now and have it for breakfast.”
But then he remembered his parents’ words. His parents were very clever mice and often said to their son, “Always wait before you go for a piece of cheese.”
So the young mouse waited quietly. Then he heard a quiet “Miaow” and he knew the cat was there. He stayed in the hole and said to himself, “I’m glad I listened to my parents and learned to wait.”
The next day, he looked out again. He put his nose out of the hole, and the beautiful smell of cheese came to his nose again. He could see the cheese. It was only a few centimetres away. But he sat still and waited quietly. This time he did not hear any cat noises. Instead he heard a very quiet “Woof, woof.”
“It’s a dog!” he thought. “If the dog is there, the cat won’t be there. I expect the dog has chased the cat away, so I’m safe.” The mouse ran out of the hole and started eating the cheese. He did not see the cat, which caught him and ate him.
When the cat finished her meal, she said to herself, “I’m glad I listened to my parents and learned a second language.”Who told the mouse to wait before going for a piece of cheese?
| A．The cat. | B．The dog. |
| C．The cat’s parents. | D．The mouse’s parents. |
How did the young mouse know the cat was there?
| A．He heard the cat. | B．He saw the cat. |
| C．He smelt the cat. | D．He knew the cat. |
What was the cat’s meal?
| A．The mouse’s parents. | B．The cheese. |
| C．The young mouse. | D．The fish. |
Which language did the cat learn as a second language?
| A．English. | B．Chinese. | C．Dog language. | D．Mouse language. |
Which of the following sentences is Not True according to the passage?
| A．The young mouse lived in a hole in a wall. |
| B．The next day the mouse didn’t hear any cat noises. |
| C．The cat pretended to be a dog by making the noise “woof”. |
| D．The mouse’s parents told their daughter to wait before going for a piece of cheese. |
Here is the bulletin board in Class 2. Some of the notes can be seen every day. Here are some notes before a holiday. Please read them and answer the following questions.
| We want to say thanks to Miss Wang, our dear teacher. We couldn’t have a wonderful English class without you. Class 2 |
I am thankful to Annie for lending me the pen. I’ll remember to bring mine next time. Mary |
| The class meeting will be held this Thursday. The topic is “Thanks a lot.” Please get ready. Class 2 |
A thousand thanks to John . He always helps me clean the windows when I am busy. Julia |
| Many thanks to Jack for helping with my Chinese homework. Tom |
I’m thankful to know that I have so many kind students. I love you all. Miss Wang |
The meaning of “bulletin board” is _________.
| A．广告栏 | B．寻物启事 | C．公告栏 | D．意见箱 |
When Julia was busy, what did John help her do?
| A．To do Chinese homework. | B．To clean the windows. |
| C．To do English homework. | D．To lend her a pen. |
What is Miss Wang?
| A．A Chinese teacher of Class 2. | B．An English teacher of Class 2. |
| C．A Chinese teacher of Class 3. | D．An English teacher of Class 3. |
Why did Annie lend the pen to Mary?
| A．Ann had too many pens. |
| B．Mary lost her pen. |
| C．Miss Wang asked her to do so. |
| D．Mary forgot to bring her pen to school. |
What holiday might be coming according to the notes on the bulletin board?
| A．Thanksgiving Day | B．Teachers’ Day |
| C．New Year’s Day | D．Christmas |
These days the subject of security(安全) on campus is talked about quite often. Some students’ mobile phones are stolen, some students fight with and hurt one another, and others are knocked down by the fast running bikes or cars.
These problems arc common on campus. I think there are three causes for these. Firstly, some students do not take good care of their properties. They are still young and not careful enough. Secondly, some students want to do everything well. They want to be the winners in exams, and they also want to be the winners in fightings. And thirdly, the campus guards(保安)do not carry on their duties well. They don’ t regulate the traffic in the busy hour.
In order to have a secure campus, all the students should be very careful about their properties. They should also mind their behaviors(举止) and act politely. The campus guards are supposed to be devoted(致力于) to the security on campus, and it is their duty to safeguard(维护) a secure campus to help provide a good environment for the students. According to the passage, some students’ are stolen.
| A．books | B．clocks | C．knives | D．mobile phones |
The passage tells us there are causes for the problems.
| A．2 | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |
Some students want to he the in exams and fightings.
| A．players | B．singers | C．winners | D．teachers |
The underlined word in Paragraph 2"regulate"means" ".
A关心 8维持 C赞同 D调节 This passage is mainly about .
| A．how to make the campus safe | B．how to protect the students |
| C．security rules on campus | D．the importance of security campus |
The computers changed our lives in the 1980s, the Internet changed our lives in the 1990s, and the robots will change our lives in the new century.
Do you think there will be robots in people’s homes? It’s not a dream that every home will have a robot.
Now, robots are not only able to help people do the housework, they can also help the doctors do the difficult operations, play chess with people, play the piano and so on.
A new cooking robot is used in Beijing. It can cook all the dishes on the menu, you only need to wait two to four minutes, in the future, the robot will be a nurse, a security guard, or a partner in your life.
Experts(专家) believe robots will be used everywhere from the industrial( 工业的) robots to service robots. In the future, robots will become part of the family, and provide else service for people. We all look forward to the new robot age.changed our lives in dm 1990s.
A. The robots B. The compilers C The TV sets D. The Interact According to the passage, we know that a new cooking robot is being used in .
| A．the future | B．Beijing | C．many countries | D．many families |
What can the robots do now?
A. They can help people do the housework.
B. They can help the doctor do the difficult operations
C. They can play chess with people.
D. A, B and C.Experts believe robots will be used.
| A．only in a hospital | B．only in a filmily |
| C．only in a factory | D．everywhere |
Which is the best title(标题) of the passage?
| A．The computers changed our lives | B．Robots can cook |
| C．Robots are coming | D．Robots will be doctors |