Editor’s note: do you care about the environment (环境)? Have you ever wanted to help protect it ? Well read on, as this month we’re going to hear from overseas teens about what they do to help the environment.
I can’t remember when I started collecting litter(垃圾). But it was when I got tired of seeing litter near my home and realized that no one else was going to pick it up.
I live close to a forest in Ohio, America. I can walk there in three minutes!
I used to love going there to play with my dog. But one day there was so much litter there that I became very unhappy. I decided I had to clean up the forest. I wanted to feel happy going there again.
I made my first trip to clean the forest that afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me. Ten minutes after starting to pick up litter, my bag was full! It had cans, bottles, broken glass and newspapers in it.
Since that first trip three years ago. I’ve gone to the forest four times a year to pick up litter. I’m often there for three hours. It makes me feel great to do something for the environment.
After each trip, I look at all the litter I’ve found. If any of it is recyclable(可回收的), I keep it.I can’t understand why people drop litter. But I will keep picking it up until they stop dropping it.
I know I am only doing a small bit to help the earth, but I still think it is important.When did the writer make the first trip to clean the forest?
| A．When he was ten years old. | B．Three years ago. |
| C．When he went to a forest. | D．When he was playing with his dog. |
What did he take when he went to the forest to pick up the litter?
| A．A book | B．A dog |
| C．A black car | D．big rubbish bag |
What were not mentioned in this passage?
| A．cans | B．bottles |
| C．broken glass | D．old books |
How many times has the writer gone to the forest a year to pick up litter?
| A．Three times | B．Four times |
| C．two times | D．Six times |
Why did the writer start collecting litter?
| A．To help the earth | B．To make some money |
| C．To help other people | D．To clean the forest |
Safety Activity for Middle School Kids
School is not the safe place as it used to be. How to keep school safer? How to help students stay away from danger? There are many activities that teachers can do to teach safety in an easy way. Here are some stories from the students who have had the safety class in No. 1 Middle School.
Mike Smith: About Sports Safety
Once, our head teacher made up a story about sports safety. All we needed to do was to point out safe and unsafe sports behaviors in the story. From this lesson, we knew we should always do warm-up(热身) activities before playing sports and drink some water after that.
Amy Young: About Classroom Safety
Yes, making up stories is a good way to learn and enjoy ourselves. We were once asked to make up a story about a boy called Little Naughty. He always did something naughty in the classroom and got himself into trouble. In this way, we learned to behave well and get on well with each other.
Frank Green: About Fire Safety
In our school, we have a fire emergency response practice(火警应急演习) in September every year. So we know where to go if there is a fire in school. We learn to use the fire extinguisher(灭火器)，too. But I don’t think we should be allowed to put out the fire alone, it’s too dangerous for young students like us.
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| D．can become tired of buying so many things |
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Suppose the cost of the course at Computer World is 800 yuan. If you go there on July 30, you only need to pay _____.
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| C．500 yuan | D．800 yuan |
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The above passage is a(n)_______.
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Nowadays, computer games are becoming more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along busy streets have been made into small game houses in order to get more money. These places are always crowded with people, especially young boys.
In the computer game houses, people spend a lot of money competing( 较量) with the machines. It’s hard for one to win the computer, but one can make progress after trying again and again. People have a kind of gambling psychology(赌博心理) when they play computer games. The more they lose, they more they want to win. When class is over, the school boys run to the nearby computer game houses. Little by little(渐渐地), they forget all about their lessons and fall far behind others. Some of them can get enough money from their parents. But some of them are not lucky enough to get the money. They begin to take away other students’ money and become thieves.Who always go to the computer game houses?
| A．Young girls. | B．Young children. |
| C．Young students. | D．Young boys. |
People made small shops into small game houses in order to ______.
| A．make computer games more popular |
| B．get more money |
| C．help people to learn computer better |
| D．make people happy |
What must be brought to play games in the game houses?
| A．Tickets. | B．Paper. |
| C．Cards. | D．Money. |
What will happen to the boys if they keep going to the game houses?
| A．They will win a lot of money. |
| B．They will make a lot of good friends there. |
| C．They will fail in their study and even break laws. |
| D．They will live a happy life in the future. |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．Game houses have a bad effect on young boys. |
| B．More and more small shops have been made into game houses. |
| C．Young boys spend a lot of money playing computer games. |
| D．People play games better after trying again and again. |
Hundreds of people did not get their train tickets through the online train ticketing service after paying the money.
The China Railway Customer Service Center said that it would try to solve the problem and return the money in 15 working days.
The service center said changes would be made to the online booking system which limited(限制) each purchase which is finished in 30 minutes. Many people said that they failed to book tickets because of the time limit in purchase.
People who paid without getting their tickets have formed groups on QQ. As many as 400 people had joined the QQ group by Thursday and the group continues to grow.
The ticket buyers said their money had been returned through online banks but they didn't get confirmation(确认) from the online booking system.
They are afraid that they will not be able to get refunds(退款) because they don't have the order number given to those who have succeeded in booking. People also said they were unable to inquire(查询) through the booking hotline 12306, because it is almost always busy.
The China Railway Customer Service Center Website suggested that the online banks didn't return the payment information to the online booking system because of network problems.
The online railway booking service was made by the Ministry of Railways on Dec. 21, in order that people can easily buy train tickets during the Spring Festival.What happened to the train tickets buyers after paying the money?
| A．They didn't join the QQ group. |
| B．They didn't search the Internet. |
| C．They didn't find the order number. |
| D．They didn't get their tickets. |
How long should people finish booking tickets?
| A．In an hour. | B．In half an hour. |
| C．In 15 days. | D．In 30 hours. |
According to the passage，which is Not true?
| A．The people who didn't get tickets can get their money back. |
| B．People can't inquire their booking through the hotline 12306. |
| C．People can easily book train tickets online without any problems. |
| D．The online booking system didn't get the payment information. |
What does the word “grow” mean in Chinese?
| A．种植 | B．扩大 | C．生产 | D．减小 |
Why did many people join the QQ group?
| A．They want to get back their refunds. |
| B．They wanted to book the train tickets. |
| C．They wanted to chat with each other. |
| D．They want to get the payment information. |
| YUTIAN, Sept. 6 —Twenty－seven students of a primary school in Yutian County of Tangshan in Hebei Province were receiving medical treatment on Tuesday after food poisoning(食物中毒). The sick children are from the country's Yuying Primary School, a private boarding school with over 800 students. |
| LANZHOU, Aug. 24 —The death toll in a food poisoning accident in Gansu Province has risen to three. The three died in the No. 2 People's Hospital in Longxi County. The victims(受害者) had all eaten a local snack made of bean jelly and roast chicken in Wenfeng Township, Longxi County. |
| School－food poisonings call for stricter actions As lots of food poisoning cases among students made the government require(要求) school－food safety for schools. Some people said increasing prices lead to the poor quality of the food. In fact it's only an excuse. The government asks schools to get higher quality school food, to cook and store food well ，or the people who make school－food poisonings must be punished strictly. Since September, six cases of food poisoning have taken place in Hebei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guizhou and Shanxi. |
The twenty－seven food－poisoning students are from ________.
| A．Lanzhou |
| B．Longxi County |
| C．the No. 2 People's Hospital |
| D．Tangshan in Hebei Province |
The number of the students in Yuying Primary School is ________.
| A．800 | B．less than 800 |
| C．more than 800 | D．240 |
Three people died in Gansu because they ate ________.
| A．a local snake | B．bean jelly and roast chicken |
| C．fruits | D．meat |
How many provinces are mentioned in the passage?
| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
How many cases have taken place since August?
| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |