How green are you? Do you know how to be green?
We all need a healthy environment, but we produce waste every day and it does harm to our environment. Though we are young, we can still do something to help. In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make a real difference to the environment. Here are some ideas for you.
Reduce
Reduce means “use less”. Don’t waste things. This saves money and reduces pollution and waste going into the environment. Before we buy something new, think whether it is really necessary—or maybe the old one will be just as good! When we do buy things, choose local products if possible, and try not to buy too many things from abroad.
Reuse
Reuse means “use again”. Use things for as long as possible. When we buy things, make sure that they last a long time. We should look after them so that they will last, and we should repair them if we can instead of throwing them away and buying new ones. Don’t use a paper cup of a paper bag. It’s better to use a china cup and a lunch box because you can use them again.
Recycle
Recycle means “change things into something else”. Though it takes energy to change something into something else, it’s better than throwing things away or burning them. Find out what can be recycled in your neighbourhood and take part in recycling programmes. We should also buy products made from recycled materials, such as recycled paper, to help save trees.
So please remember these three words: reduce, reuse and recycle.What is the passage about?
| A．How to produce things. | B．How to burn things. |
| C．How to help others. | D．How to be green. |
Which of the following is right?
| A．Don’t waste things. | B．Always throw away old things. |
| C．Always buy new things. | D．Buy too many things from abroad. |
Why is it better to use a china cup and a lunch box?
| A．You can burn them. |
| B．You can use them again. |
| C．You can throw them away. |
| D．You can change them into something else. |
To protect the environment, we should remember these three words: _______.
| A．waste, reuse and recycle | B．repair, burn and recycle |
| C．reduce, reuse and recycle | D．reduce, waste and recycle. |
The passage may come from ______.
| A．a menu | B．a dictionary | C．a storybook | D．a magazine |
It was Mother’s Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy, because she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning, she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother’s Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs（丁香）in the garden.
Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs, he said, “I know where we can find all that you want. Get the children and come on.” So they went out, driving down the country roads.
There on a small hill, they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs. The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers. Carefully she picked a few here and a few there. On their way home there was a smile on her face.
When they were passing a nursing home（养老院）, the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair. She had no children with her. They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the flowers in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny thanked her again and again. She smiled happily, too.
When the young mother came back to her car, her children asked her, “Who is that old granny? Why did you give our flowers to her?”
“I don’t know her,” their mother said. “ but it is Mother’s Day, and she has no children. I have all of you, and I still have my mother. Just think how much those flowers mean to her.”
| A．she didn’t have a present |
| B．she was a long way from her mother |
| C．she didn’t know it was Mother’s Day |
| D．she wanted to see her father |
| A．in her garden | B．in the market |
| C．on a hill | D．in the nursing home |
| A．one child | B．no child |
| C．more than one child | D．a boy and a girl |
| A．she was her mother |
| B．she didn’t like those flowers |
| C．her mother asked her to do so |
| D．she wanted the old granny to be happy |
| A．After giving roses to others, fragrance（香味）keeps with your hands |
| B．Like mother, like son. |
| C．Rome was not built in a day. |
| D．Never too old to learn. |
When you are in England, you must be very careful in the street because the traffic moves on the left. Before you cross a street, you must look to the right first then the left.
If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop. Then the people on foot can cross the road carefully! If the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go. People mustn’t cross. In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come back from work, the streets are very busy. Traffic is the most dangerous then.
When you go by bus in Hong Kong, you have to be careful, too. Always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. Have a look first, or you will go the wrong way.
In Hong Kong, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the city very well. It’s very interesting.
| A．look to the left then the right |
| B．look to the right first and then the left |
| C．look to the cars and buses |
| D．look to the left and the right at the same time |
| A．the traffic must go | B．the people must go |
| C．the traffic must stop | D．the people must stop |
| A．in the morning |
| B．in the evening |
| C．when you go to the wrong way |
| D．when people go to or come back from work |
| A．the same way as in most cities in China |
| B．on the right |
| C．the same way as in most cities in the UK |
| D．in the middle of the roads |
| A．you can enjoy a better view |
| B．it is cooler up there. |
| C．you can have a larger seat |
| D．it is easy for you to know the city well. |
Come to this great store and have a look. Here are some interesting things.
| Card game This is an interesting card game. It can bring you lots of fun. Price: $9 |
Big Ben clock Do you know the Big Ben in London? Here you can buy a Big Ben clock and put it on your desk. Price: $15 |
| Bus money box Is it a toy bus? Yes, and you can put your money in it. Price: $6 |
Bus pencil sharpener This red bus is really a pencil sharpener. You can take it to school in your backpack. Price: $3 |
| A．$9. | B．$15. | C．$6. | D．$3. |
| A．In a card box. | B．In the Big Ben clock. |
| C．In the bus money box. | D．In the bus pencil sharpener. |
| A．A toy. | B．A clock. |
| C．A bus. | D．A pencil sharpener. |
One day a young girl was driving with her father and it started to rain. “What should I do?” the girl asked. “Keep driving,” her father said. Cars began to pull over (靠 …. 停车) to the side of the road. “What should I do?” the young girl asked. “____” her father said. “But don’t stop.”
A few feet up the road, she noticed that even more drivers were also pulling over. “_____Everyone else is pulling over!” she told her father. “Don’t give up, just keep driving!” her father told her.
The rain continued, but she never stopped driving and soon she could see a little more clearly. After a few miles she was again on dry land and the sun came out.
“____” her father said.
“But why now?” the girl asked.
“When you get out, look back at all the people that gave up and are still in the rain.” said her father.
“No man is an island” is a well-known line from John Donne’s Devotion, written more than three hundred years ago. Even now people still agree with him. No one can live a completely isolated life. Without other people, life became empty and sad. We all need friends.
For some of us, though making friends is not difficult, feeling shy, we may not want to make the first move. It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have.
There are many books about friendship, but Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People, written in 1936, is the most famous. This “how to” book about getting along with other people became a best-seller. It was later put into 28 languages.
Dale Carnegie’s advice seems to be simple, but can his advice help you? Do you need to change the way you act? Here is the list of advice from his book.
1. Be friendly and polite.
Always greet with a smile. Begin with “excuse me” or “would you please”, when you want to ask somebody. Remember to say “thank you” and try to be as helpful as you can.
2. Go out of your way to be nice.
Find some time to do special things for other people. Making some soup for a sick neighbour may seem like a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbour feel a lot better.
3. Remember names.
They say that the sweetest music to a person’s ears is the sound of his or her own name.
4. Be open-minded.
Try to understand other people’s ways and ideas and learn something from them.
5. Listen patiently.
When someone is talking to you, look at him or her, listen carefully and say something when necessary.The first sentence “No man is an island” means__________.
| A．no one can live on an island | B．everyone needs friends |
| C．man enjoys living alone | D．we all should be friendly |
We can learn from this passage that ________.
| A．John Donne learned something from Dale Carnegie |
| B．the writer mainly tells people to behave politely |
| C．Carnegie’s book was read by a small number of people |
| D．the writer agrees with John Donne and Dale Carnegie |
Dale Carnegie advises you _________.
| A．not to visit your neighbour too often |
| B．not to say anything when someone talks to you |
| C．not to forget other people’s names |
| D．not to spend time doing something for others |
The best possible title for this passage should be “________”.
| A．A Famous Book | B．How To Make Friends |
| C．Friendship First | D．John Donne and Dale Carnegie |