There is a little cat in the house. She likes playing with a ball. The ball is very nice. It is the cat’ s good friend.
One day the little cat makes a mistake. The owner ties (系) her to a big tree. She wants to play with the ball. But she can’t get it. The little cat is very sad. “How can I get the ball?” the little cat says. She uses her forepaw (前爪) to get the ball. But it is too hard. She can’ t get the ball.
The little cat thinks and thinks. Then she has an idea. She turns round (转身) and soon she gets the ball. Now she can play with the ball again. How happy she is!
But do you know how she gets the ball?
根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)The ball is the cat’s good friend.
The owner ties the cat to a big tree, because she doesn’t catch the mouse.
She can get the ball easily(轻易地).
The Chinese for the word “hard” is “困难的”.
The cat is very happy because she can get the ball at last (最后).
Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost mention recycling. Recycling in the homes is very important. However, having to recycle often means we already have more products than we need. We are just dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way, but it would be much better if we did not bring so many goods home.
The total amount of packaging(外包装) has increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It is 1/3 of a home’s waste in the UK. In many supermarkets, food products are packaged twice with plastic and paper. Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment. The UK, for example, is running out of land because of this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Besides, the plastic from the package puts some creatures in danger, especially birds and fish.
Recycling helps, but the recycling itself uses energy. The solution is not to produce such waste in the first place. Food waste is a serious problem, too. Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need. However, few of them have the idea that this cannot continue. For example, supermarkets should encourage customers to reuse their plastic bags.
But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have been used to the idea that packaging means excellence while anything unpackaged is of poor condition. This is especially true of food. But this idea has spread to other products, which often have far more packaging than necessary.
There are signs of hope. As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realize just how many unnecessary goods are collected. We need to face the waste of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb. What does the underlined word “over-consumption” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A.Using too much packaging. |
B.Recycling too many wastes. |
C.Buying more products than needed. |
D.Making more products than necessary. |
Which of the following damage of over packaging is NOT mentioned?
A.It may waste land. |
B.It may pollute the food. |
C.It may do harm to the living things. |
D.It may make the green house effect worse. |
According to the passage, which of the following is true about recycling?
A.It leads to a waste of land. |
B.It means burning packaging for energy. |
C.It is the only solution to the greenhouse effect. |
D.It helps reduce the harm caused by too much packaging. |
Why do people prefer packaged products?
A.Supermarkets encourage them. |
B.People care more about packaging. |
C.It is necessary for all the products to have package. |
D.People think unpackaged products are of poor condition. |
What does the writer tell us in the last paragraph?
A.Fighting waste is difficult. |
B.People don’t waste any more. |
C.People only recycle necessary goods now. |
D.We should continue our consumer culture. |
Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it repaired, as there are a lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.
The second shop, though a little more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth. I realized that my approach must be wrong so I decided to try another way. I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair? Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK. I’ll give you twenty pounds for it,” he said. “It’s got a slightly broken leg,” I added. “Yes, I saw that. It’s nothing,” the shopkeeper replied.
Everything was going according to the plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell after the repair is done.” “I’ll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean? You’ve just sold it to me,” the man asked in surprise. “Yes, I know. But I’ve changed my mind. I am sorry. I’ll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. He shouted, “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “You’re right,” I said, “And what would you have said if I had walked in and asked you to repair my chair?” “I wouldn’t have agreed to do it. We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll repair this for you. Five pounds will be the cost,” the man answered. He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.What happened to the writer in the first shop?
A.He broke his leg. |
B.His chair was repaired. |
C.He was refused impolitely. |
D.The shopkeeper bought his chair. |
What does the underlined phrase “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph mean?
A.The shopkeeper changed his mind. |
B.The shopkeeper accepted the price. |
C.The shopkeeper decided to help the writer. |
D.The shopkeeper found out the writer’s purpose. |
How much did the writer pay the shopkeeper at last?
A.5 pounds. | B.7 pounds. |
C.20 pounds. | D.27 pounds. |
From the passage, we can learn that the writer was__________.
A.honest | B.smart |
C.careful | D.crazy |
Which of the following statements is true?
A.The writer wanted to sell his chair for 20 pounds. |
B.It was very easy to repair the writer’s broken chair. |
C.The writer succeeded in getting his chair repaired at last. |
D.The man in the first shop thought the chair was too old to repair. |
Different students have different ideas about freedom(自由), true friends, love, honesty and so on.
Chen Cheng, 13, a boy from Jiangsu: I think I need a true friend. I had some friends before. However, it seemed that they didn’t regard me as their friends. I told them my secrets but they didn’t share theirs with me. I hope to find a true friend who can share happiness and sadness with me.
Gan Xiaoning, 14, a girl from Heilongjiang: Freedom is what I want most. I am a bird in two cages. In school, I have to follow the school’s rules and listen to teachers. At home, my parents don’t allow me to do what I like, either.
Yuan Siyu,15, Guangxi: I am a boy from a poor family. My father works very hard to support the family. I want to go to a college so that I can find a good job in the future.
Qu Yi,14, a girl from Hebei: I want a complete family. My father died of cancer three years ago. Since then, I have had no chance to be together with my parents any more. I admire my classmates who live with their parents.
Who is the oldest student of all?
What does Chen Cheng want to get most?
What does Gan Xiaoning want most?
What does Yuan Siyu want to do in the future?
What happened to Qu Yi’s family three years ago?
Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If so ,you will find “Being a Happy Teenager” by Australian writer Andrew Matthews useful. In his book, Matthews tells us how to have a happy life and answers the questions of teenagers.
The book says we should stop being angry. The book tells us some useful skills. For example, if you want to make your memory(记忆) better, you can put what you have learned into pictures of your mind. Many teenagers think that happiness comes from a good exam result or praise from other people. But you can still be happy when there are no such “good” things.
Success comes from a good attitude(态度). If you learn from problems, you have success in the future. Some school boys have problems such as being too tall or too short, but Matthews tells us happiness comes from thinking about things in a positive way.
If you are tall , you can get a better view(视线) at the movie. If you are short, your clothes and shoes take less room in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important lesson : you choose to be happy!
Andrew Matthews is a ________ .
A. doctor B. teacher C. writer
What does the book advise you to do if you want to have a better memory?
A. To have a good attitude.
B. To get praise from other people .
C. To put what you have learned into pictures of your mind.
After reading the book, you will learn ________ comes from a good attitude.
A. trouble B. success C. illness
The underlined word “positive” in the fourth paragraph means ________ .
A. 积极的 B.消极的 C.落后的
The passage mainly tells us how to ________ .
A. have a happy life
B. learn from problems
C. read a useful book
John is thirteen now. He began to study in a middle school two years ago. His home is in a village and it’s nearly five kilometers from the school. He has to get up early in the morning. After a quick breakfast he runs to school and gets there on time. His father hopes to borrow some money to buy a bike for him. But he knows his mother is always ill and his father spends much money on medicine. He doesn’t agree with his father and keeps running there every day. He is never late for class and his teachers often praise him.
Last week there was a sports meeting in his school. John ran faster than any other boy in the boys’ 800 meters, 1,500 meters and 3,000 meters. The whole school knew him. He was happy. He told his grandma about the good news as soon as he got home.
“I broke two school records today, Granny,” called out the boy.
To his surprise, the old woman wasn’t happy. She thought for a while and said,“I’m sorry to hear that. We have no money to pay for them, you know!”
John began to study in a middle school at the age of.
A. nine B. eleven C. thirteen
John runs to school every day in order to.
A. keep healthy
B. win the boys’ race
C. get to school on time
John doesn’t ask his father to buy him a bike because .
A. he doesn’t like riding a bike
B. he doesn’t like his father
C. he knows his father doesn’t have enough money
John after the school sports meeting.
A. ran faster B. worked harder C. became famous
John’s Granny wasn’t happy because.
A. she thought John had broken some things in the school and they had to pay for them.
B. she thought John hadn’t done well in the school sports meeting
C. John’s father couldn’t afford a bike