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. |
To protect the environment, we are on the way. Here are a few things we can do.
Unwanted gifts? Give them away!
Have you ever received a gift that you didn’t like? Did you throw it away? If so, you can have another choice now. Two British companies hopes people will give away their unwanted gifts to them. And they will resell the gifts to raise money for the poor. In this way, the gifts can be refused and have a future life. And people can make a difference to the world.
Wear the trousers that reduce(减少) pollution!
A chemistry scientist and a fashion designer (时装设计师) have created a new kind of trousers. The trousers are made of a new material which can help reduce air pollution around us. Scientists have tested the material. The result shows that it isn’t harmful to human. This new kind of trousers may appear at the market in two years. Professor Ryan said, “If thousands of people wear the trousers, the air quality will be improved.”
Plant trees with Felix
Felix Finkbeiner, a 14-year-old German boy, is not famous as a child actor but an environment hero. At the age of 9, Felix got the idea that children could do something to protect the environment. So he started a club. Felix soon got support from children all over the world. Some of them have become his good friends. The club has an aim of planting 212 million trees. They have planted over 3.5 million trees all around the world. Felix said, “The answer to controlling global(全球的) warming is trees—lots of trees!” The companies resell the unwanted gifts .
| A．to make the unwanted gifts useful |
| B．to help people learn to think carefully |
| C．to save money from it |
| D．to make money for themselves. |
The trousers mentioned in the passage .
| A．have been created by a physics scientist and a fashion designer |
| B．can help make air pollution less |
| C．will do harm to people |
| D．will be popular in two years |
Felix started a club .
| A．to become famous |
| B．to become a child actor |
| C．to protect the environment with other children |
| D．to make friends with the children around the world |
Hello, everyone. Because of the high rate of school violence(暴力) in some areas, teenagers’ safety becomes a serious problem. We are planning to set up an organization named School Watch to make sure that students have a safe school environment. Please be part of our plan!
What is School Watch?
School Watch is a volunteer project in our school. It helps us stop violence and improve the quality of school life. It will keep yourself and your schoolmates safe. The other members of School Watch care for you and your classroom, and you do the same for them.
Is it for everyone?
Anybody can become a member of School Watch because everyone has something to offer.
What else can it do?
School Watch makes it possible for us not only to help each other but also to make friends with each other. Some members may offer to help the schoolmates who have problems with their homework.
Who is the School Watch?
Our school will look for the School Watcher and give him or her lots of prizes. You could be the one!
How do you start?
To be part of this plan, the only thing you need to do is to talk to the director of the plan in your grade. You can check the official website at www.schoolwatch.com if you want to get more information.. School Watch can help its members_______.
| A．save the environment |
| B．go to school on time |
| C．improve the quality of school life |
| D．organize the sports activities |
. The members of School Watch are probably______.
| A．teenagers | B．doctors |
| C．parents | D．policemen |
. Anyone can become a member of School Watch because ______.
| A．everyone may have problems | B．everyone can give help to others |
| C．everyone doesn’t go to school | D．everyone isn’t busy |
Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Hiroyuki’s bed will solve your problem! Here is how it works.
The bed is connected to an alarm clock(闹钟). First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays soft music. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispered in a soft voice, “Wake up, darling, please.” After minutes later, Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss. His boss shouts, “Wake up at once, or you’ll be late!”
If you don’t get up after the second recording, a mechanical(机械的) “foot” in the bed will kick you in the head. The bed waits a few more minutes. What! You’re still in bed! Slowly the top of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. Finally you slide(滑落) off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed awake!
Hiroyuki’s bed is not in stores. There is only one bed — the bed Hiroyuki made for a contest(比赛). Maybe someday a company will make Hiroyuki’s bed and sell it in stores. Maybe people will buy millions of beds. Then Hiroyuki will be rich. If the bed makes Hiroyuki rich, he won’t need to work, and he won’t need to get up early! The bed is useful to the people ________.
A. who can’t sleep well
B. who can’t get up early
C. who go to bed late The bed is not connected to ________.
A. an alarm clock B. a tape recorder C. a TVWhat will finally happen to Hiroyuki if he doesn’t get up?
A. He will slide onto the floor.
B. A tape recorder will play a recording of his boss.
C. A mechanical “foot” will kick him in the head. Which is TRUE of the following sentences?
A. Hiroyuki’s company has made many such beds.
B. Hiroyuki’s bed is the only one made for a contest.
C. Hiroyuki has made a lot of money.The word “whisper” in the second paragraph means “________”.
A. speak loudly
B. speak angrily
C. speak quietly
The common Chinese greeting of “Ni chi le ma?” may soon be replaced (代替) by a new greeting: “Have you cleaned your plate?”
The Clean Your Plate Campaign(运动) began on the Internet in January, 2013. It calls on people to reduce food waste. China in recent years has experienced serious problems with wasted food. CCTV reported in January that the food Chinese people waste every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
Chinese people are well-known for their friendly behavior towards guests. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food.
It’s important for everyone to reduce food waste. However, wasting food is still a serious problem in China. We still have a long way to go.
President Xi Jinping is encouraging people to be less wasteful(浪费的), and he told Party members to cut back on wasteful holiday banquets(宴会). He said they should be more careful when spending the people’s money.
Wasting food certainly goes against what Xi Jinping calls, “the Chinese tradition of being hardworking and thrifty(节俭).” Having a “clean plate” is just a traditional and important thing to do. The Clean Your Plate Campaign calls on people to ________.
A. reduce food waste
B. be more friendly to guests
C. deal with serious problems Which of the following is True according to the passage?
A. The Clean Your Plate Campaign began online in January, 2013.
B. Chinese people waste food for 200 people in a year.
C. Chinese guests like to eat up all the food on the table.We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. plates must be kept clean
B. Party members like to waste the people’s money
C. it’s difficult to deal with food wasting problemThe underlined phrase “cut back on” in the 5th paragraph(段落) probably means “________”.
A. 增加 B. 保持 C. 减少 The passage is written to ________.
A. introduce a new way of greeting
B. encourage people to be less wasteful
C. call on people to work hard for our country
Hot movie in Esplanade Theatre
How many days does the movie be on?
A. For 8 days. B. For 9 days. C. For 10 days.How long does each movie last?
A. Half an hour. B. One hour. C. One hour and a half.If a family of three—Dad, Mum and son go to the theatre in the evening, they have to pay ________ dollars for the tickets.
A. 85 B. 105 C. 120 ________ are not allowed to enter the theatre.
A. Latecomers
B. Adults without children
C. Kids below three years oldWhich information can’t be found in the advertisement?
A. The name of the movie.
B. The name of the theatre.
C. The name of the director.