GIY stands for “grow it yourself” and is about a new fashion for growing your own food.
There are a lot of reasons why growing your own food is a good idea. GIY helps reduce carbon dioxide(CO2) emissions(排放物). Food in supermarkets travels a long way and that produces a lot of CO2. If you grow as many vegetables as you can at home, you can help save the earth.
Vegetables you grow are also good for your health because they have more nutrients than supermarket vegetables and they don’t have chemicals.
How much money can you save? First of all, seeds are a lot of cheaper than vegetables, and secondly, you can save more by planting the most expensive and the most productive(多产的) vegetables. You can give your vegetables to fiends and neighbors. It can make you very popular.
Don’t worry if you don’t have much space. To GIY, you don’t even need a garden. You can use pots on your balconies(阳台). And don’t worry if your space doesn’t get much sun. You can plant vegetables that don’t need a lot of sun to grow.
Grow your own vegetables now. You will have both a healthier body and a healthier social life.During the course of _______, food in supermarkets produces a lot of CO2.
A.growing | B.collection |
C.transportation | D.producing |
How many reasons do people have to grow their own food?
A.One. | B.Two. |
C.Three. | D.Four. |
What do people mostly need if they want to grow their own vegetables?
A.Some seeds. | B.A garden. |
C.Some chemicals. | D.A pot. |
From the passage, we can learn that _________.
A.all vegetables need a lot of sun to grow |
B.we can plant vegetables on our balconies |
C.vegetables from supermarkets must be a little cheaper |
D.we need much space to plant vegetables |
Where is the passage probably taken from?
A.An advertisement. | B.A science fiction. |
C.A story book. | D.A newspaper. |
Everybody hates rats. But rats may soon be man’s new good friend.
What happens after an earthquake? We send in rescue(援救)dogs. Why? Because they can smell people. Dogs save lives. They help rescuers to find living people. But dogs are big and they can’t get into small spaces. So now a new research project is using a smaller animal to save lives: the rat.
How does it work? First, the rat is trained to smell people. When this happens, the rat’s brain gives a signal(信号). This is sent to a small radio on its back, and then the rescuers follow the radio signals. When the rat’s brain activity jumps, the rescuers know that someone is alive. The rat has smelled that person.
Although there are already robots which can do this job, rats are better. “Robots’ noses don’t work well when there are other smells around. Rats are good at that.” Rats can also see in the dark, they are cheaper and quicker to train than dogs, and unlike robots, they don’t need electricity!
The “rat project” is not finished, but a scientist says, “It would be great. A rat could get into spaces we couldn’t get to, and a rat would get out if it wasn’t safe.” Perhaps for the first time in history, people will be happy to see a rat in a building (but only after an earthquake, of course).In the writer’s opinion, rats may become man’s new friend because.
A.they can be food for people |
B.they can help rescuers to find living people |
C.they are lovely |
D.they can completely replace man’s rescue jobs |
What does the underlined word “this” mean?
A.An earthquake. |
B.The rat has smelled a person |
C.The rat has smelled that someone is alive |
D.The rat has found a robot. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Rats don’t need electricity. |
B.Rats are better than robots when smelling. |
C.Rats are as clever as radios. |
D.Rats can see things in the dark when doing rescues. |
Why does the “rat project” sound great according to the passage?
A.Because rats can get into very small spaces. |
B.Because rats have better noses than dogs. |
C.Because rats don’t like robots. |
D.Because rats are brave. |
Which is the best title of this passage?
A.Ways of saving people | B.Rats and robots | C.After earthquake | D.Rats for rescue |
The Dress That Turns into a Coca Cola Machine
This specially designed dress looks like a normal dress,but if you unfold it and cover yourself,you may look like a Coca Cola vending machine(自动售货机). Because there are many vending machines like that on the street,it must be easy for you to hide.If you feel that someone is following you or there is some danger,you can disappear within five seconds.But don’t use it to scare your classmates.That’ll be rude.
The M-Dress is a nice black dress.It is also a mobile phone.It accepts a standard SIM card and allows the wearer to receive calls without carrying an actual(真实的) phone in their pocket or purse.You just need to bring your hand to your ear when you want to answer a phone call.When you finish talking and release your hand,the call will close.It is fashionable and useful.But it will certainly be an embarrassing moment when your dress rings in public.
Air Conditioned Jackets
You will love these air-cooled jackets in summer time when it is very hot outdoors.The jacket has fans that draw air in.The fan is powered by an inside battery.Now it is possible to spend nearly every second of your day with cool air.What’s the main purpose of the first dress?
A.To protect the wearer. | B.To scare your classmates. |
C.To make the wearer look better. | D.To help sell more Coca Cola. |
The underlined word release in the 2nd paragraph means ________.
A.put up | B.put down | C.put on | D.put out |
The second dress is called M-Dress probably because ________.
A. it is made by men | B.it is made for men |
C. it is medium-sized | D.it is also a mobile phone |
The best title for the second paragraph is ________.
A.A Fashionable and Useful Dress |
B.M-Dress That Is Also Your Phone |
C.An Embarrassing Moment in Public |
D.A Mobile Phone with a Standard SIM Card |
Which of the following is TRUE of the Air Conditioned Jackets?
A.They keep you warm in winter. |
B.The fans must be turned by hand. |
C.The fans in them provide cool air. |
D.The ice in them makes them cool. |
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In the modern society, the traffic problem has become more and more serious, which has aroused(引起) wide public concern(关心), especially in the rush hour , at some time or other, people would rather walk on the street than drive the car, and the line people waiting for the bus can be as long as 10 meters. Because a great number of office workers go to work and go off work at the same time, most private cars and buses are on the roads at the same time, which of course leads to traffic jams(交通堵塞).
But how to solve it? As far as I’m concerned, for one thing, the government should build more roads to meet the needs of cars; for another, we should call for people to take a bus instead of driving their own cars. At times, we can also ride bikes to go to work or visit somewhere. Not only do we strengthen ourselves in this way, but also we protect the environment. In a word ,if all of us take actions to solve it, I believe there will not be a word named traffic jam .
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Last Saturday night Jenny was walking through a mall in London , texting on her phone. She wasn’t watching where she was going , so she fell into a sewer (下水道) and got trapped. Luckily she didn’t hurt badly. She quickly climbed out and walked away. But her accident was caught on a mall camera. Then someone posted it on YouTube. The video was viewed almost 2 million times and received national attention. Jenny was angry with this, but she learned a deep lesson: Texting while walking is dangerous. This time I just fell into a sewer. Next time I didn’t know what would happen. Maybe I would be knocked down by a car or something else. It was horrible.
Jenny may be famous for her mistake. After that, she was laughed at by her friends and workmates. She regretted what she had done. But it was too late. However, she wasn’t the only one who got into trouble while texting on the phone. In 2008, more than 1000 Englishmen visited hospital for similar reasons. They were walking and texting or talking on the phone. Suddenly a wall appeared! Or a hole or something like that got in the way. There were cuts, bumps, broken bones and even worse result happened on them.
So we must be careful when we are walking. Don’t send messages or talk with somebody on the phone while walking. Or you may hurt yourself and become another Jenny in the future.The story happened in ______ last Saturday night.
A.China | B.America | C.England | D.Canada |
Jenny’s accident received national attention because______.
A.she posted the accident video on YouTube |
B.her accident was caught on a small camera |
C.her accident video was on TV |
D.her accident video on YouTube was viewed almost 2 million times |
The underline word “regretted” here means ______.
A.高兴 | B.后悔 | C.以…为自豪 | D.为… 伤心 |
In 2008 ,______ had the similar accident like Jenny and visited hospital in her country.
A.nobody | B.a few people | C.many people | D.millions of people |
What’s the best title of this passage?
A.An Unforgettable Lesson |
B.A Horrible Accident |
C.Texting on the Phone While Walking |
D.Don’t Send Message While Walking |