“Green” is more than just a color. It also means taking special steps to protect the environment—the water, the land, and the air we breathe. Why green? Plants are green, and without them the earth wouldn’t be such a lovely home for us human beings.
Every day, people make choices that affect the amount of trash and pollution that gets produced in our world. What can you do? A whole lot, actually. Here’s a four-step guide to being green:
Reduce the amount of stuff you use and throw away.
Reuse stuff when you can.
Recycle cans, bottles, paper, books, and even toys, Sometimes water can be. For instance, some communities take used water – like from the washing machine and shower – and clean it up so it’s safe to use for watering the grass and flowers.
Enjoy the Earth – walk in the woods, plant a tree, and eat some of the delicious food it produces.
Here’s a list of other stuff you can reduce:
Close the switches when you’re not using lights.
Turn off the water when you’re brushing your teeth..
When you can, walk or ride your bike instead of driving in the car. You’ll use less gas – and get some exercise!
Turn off for your phone and MP3 player when you’re not using them.
Put your computer to “sleep” instead of leaving it on with the screensaver running.We can _____ the paper and cans to being green.
| A．recycle | B．reuse |
| C．reduce | D．throw away |
______ not only can save energy but also can do some exercise.
| A．Walking to work |
| B．Turn off your phone |
| C．Recycling bottles |
| D．Brushing your teeth |
According to this passage, the “green” means _______
| A．a kind of color |
| B．protect the environment |
| C．the plants and the land |
| D．the air we breathe |
______ can’t reduce the stuff.
| A．Throwing away the books you don’t use |
| B．Taking used water to water flowers and grass. |
| C．Turn off the water when you’re brushing your teeth. |
| D．Turing off the lights when you aren’t using.` |
About being green, which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Reuse stuff when you can. |
| B．Enjoy walking in the woods. |
| C．Leave your computer on for long |
| D．Plant trees and enjoy their products. |
When the weather is hot, you go to a lake or an ocean. When you are near a lake or an ocean, you feel cool. Why? The sun makes the earth hot, but it cannot make the water hot. Though the air over the earth becomes hot, the air over the water stays cool. The hot air over the earth goes up, and then the cool air over the water moves in and takes the air near a lake or an ocean, you feel the cool air when it moves around you. You feel the wind and the wind makes you cool.
Of course, scientists cannot answer all of our questions. If we ask “Why is the ocean full of salt?” scientists will say that the salt comes from rocks. When a rock gets very hot or very cool, it breaks, and rain falls into the cracks(裂缝). The rain then carries the salt into the earth and the rivers. The rivers carry the salt into the ocean. But then we ask “What happens to the salt in the ocean?” The ocean does not get saltier every year. Scientists are not sure about the answer to the question.
We have known a lot of things on the earth, but there is still a long way to go about the study of our world.
Judge the following sentence true (A) or false (B) according to what you read. (判断正A误B)Scientists can answer all our questions.
Now scientists know what makes people feel cool near a lake or an ocean in summer.
Scientists say that the salt in the ocean comes from rivers and lakes.
A rock breaks when rain falls.
Scientists are not sure about some questions because there are still many new things for them to
know.
Reading is a very good hobby for all the students. You can know much about the world ①_____ the help of all kinds of books. I’m sure everyone has a favorite subject. For example, some are interested in animals, some in history, and some are interested in literature. Mine is science. I like ②___it___ because it’s fun and educational. My favorite novel is Around the World in Eighty Days.③It was written by Jules Verne ,a French writer. Jules Verne was regarded as father of Modern Science Fiction because he devoted himself to literature and wrote several ④well–known scientific romances.The exciting story of Around the World in Eighty Days tells us about an English gentleman whose name is Mr. Phileas Fogg , He travels around the world in eighty days. From the story, we can see the writer’s love for the sea, traveling and adventure. In fact, they played an important role in his life.⑤多亏了the writer’s imagination, language skills and scientific and geographical knowledge, we can feel as if we were there when we read the story.根据上下文写出①处所缺的单词______________
写出②处划线单词所指代的内容______________
将③处改为主动语态。
Jules Verne, the French writer _________ the novel Around the World in Eighty Days.写出④处划线单词的同义词______________
将⑤处汉语翻译成英语__________________
Fish and apple soup? Yes, and you won't believe how delicious it is. This first came out of a restaurant in Singapore, but it is now very popular as the du jour soup in Chinese restaurants. Ingredients (serves 4):
1 whole fish. 2 apples, quartered. 4-6 ginger slices (姜片). 1 bunch of spring onions, cut into pierces. 1 red tomato, cut into 8 pierces. Oil, salt and pepper.
Methods:
l. Remove the bones from the fish.
2 Pour oil into a pan. Fry the ginger slices, and the spring onions. Add the fish hones and oil.
3. Add enough water and boil it for about 15 to 20 minutes,
4. Add the apples, the fish and the tomato. When the apples go soft, add salt and pepper,This passage is probably_________.
| A．a poem | B．a piece of news |
| C．a story | D．a recipe |
The name of the soup in Chinese restaurants is_________.
| A．du jour soup | B．tomato soup |
| C．union soup | D．ginger soup |
The underlined word "quartered" means_________.
| A．榨汁 | B．切成四份 | C．洗净 | D．炸碎 |
If you want to cook the soup for 8 people, you will need _____ red tomatoes.
| A．1 | B．2 | C．3 | D．4 |
In what order should you add the ingredients while cooking the soup?
| A．apples, fish and tomato—ginger slices and spring onions—oil—fish bones |
| B．oil—fish bones—ginger slices and spring onions—apples, fish and tomato |
| C．oil—ginger slices and spring onions—fish bones—apples, fish and tomato |
| D．ginger slices and spring onions—fish bones-apples, fish and tomato—oil |
How important is your appearance(外貌)?Although everyone wants to be good-looking ,are beautiful people always happier people? For example, it must be a problem to be a really beautiful woman, because some people may be more interested in looking at you than talking to you. They think of you as a picture rather than a person. There are also some people who think that women who are exceptionally(格外地)pretty and men who are particularly handsome must be stupid. They believe that only unattractive(无魅力的)people can be intelligent.
On the other hand, no one wants to be really ugly, and have a face that even your mother doesn’t want to look at ;and no one wants to be plain, either-that is ,to be neither attractive nor unattractive ,and have a face that is easily forgotten.
Being attractive is like being rich it can help you find happiness, but it doesn’t always make you happy. So maybe the best thing is not to worry too much about how you look, but simply try to be an interesting person .For interesting people have interesting faces, and interesting faces are almost always attractive.
根据短文内容，判断正(T)、误(F)。Everyone wants to be attractive.
No one likes to talk to a very pretty woman.
Some people think that handsome men are unintelligent.
A plain face is easily forgotten.
The more beautiful someone is, the richer he/she is.
Saturday, March 20,2014
Dear Mom and Dad,
The time has come. I’m graduating ,and I thank you both for all your help during these 15 years. I still remember when you used to say, “You can be whatever you want”. I’m so glad you are my parents, especially when I hear kids say they don’t like theirs. I’m glad that you support(支持)me when I decide to do anything. You always try to help, and that’s important to me .
Dad, I remember when you first took me fishing. I loved going even though I never caught anything. I also remember when you would get angry with me. I realize you were only trying to show me the right way. When I would cry, you would always be there to try to cheer me up. That’s what I call a good, loving, caring dad. Sometimes you and Mom don’t agree with me, but you are there by my side in anything that I do, and that’s why I love you both so much.
Mom, I enjoy going out with you and having our happy time every Friday night, and I hope that never changes. I love telling you everything, the best part about you is that you listen. I’m glad we do a lot together .You love to have fun, and Dad does, too. You always give me your opinion and I listen.
Thank you for bringing me up.
Love always,
Allison
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Allison writes the letter to show ________to her parents.
| A．wishes | B．support |
| C．help | D．thanks |
In Allison’s opinion, other kids of her age may _____their parents.
| A．have problems with | B．fight with |
| C．like to talk to | D．like to listen to |
Father might get angry with her when Alilison _______.
| A．didn’t accept him |
| B．didn’t do things in the right way |
| C．didn’t catch any fish |
| D．didn’t agree with her parents |
The underlined part “and Dad does, too”in Paragraph 3 means “_______”.
| A．and Dad is funny ,too |
| B．and so is Dad |
| C．and Dad has ,too |
| D．and Dad also loves to have fun |
What makes Allison and her mother good friends?
| A．Cheering up each other. |
| B．Listening to each other and having fun together. |
| C．Encouraging each other. |
| D．Going out together. |