A. impossible B. pollute C. immediately D. for example E. polite |
Carpooling (拼车) is another way to reduce carbon emissions(排放).Carpooling is the sharing of car journeys in order that more than one person travels in a car. It reduces your car’s emissions by half.
What you do inside your living space can have a big effect on the air quality outside it. You can do a lot of things inside and around your home that will help you less and save more money.
Huge amounts of our energy supply comes from burning coal, another contributor to haze. By cutting down your electricity use, you are cutting down on haze. However, it’s for you never to use them, but you may try to reduce your use of electricity by turning off lights,using your air conditioner wisely during the summer months,or updating some of your electrical appliances to low-energy models,
, you can use energy-saving lamps that require less energy and last 10 times longer than common bulbs.
A small boy was trying to move a big wooden box out of his yard. The box was much (1) than the boy. He tried his best to move it, but the box would not move at all. After (2) for a glass of water, the boy tried to move it once more. This time, he pushed harder,but he still (3) move the box a bit. He was quite tired and lost heart.
The boy's (4) was coming home from work around this time. He stopped to watch his son's fruitless efforts. The father didn't help him,(5) instead asked,"Son, have you tried your best? I mean, are you doing (6) you can?"
"Yes,I am!" the boy cried.
"No, "his father said calmly, " you're not. You have not asked me to (7) you?
Asking for help is not a weakness. Many people need help, and (8) the best of us need help. It is (9) to know when to ask for help and understand why you need it. Never be afraid to ask others for help when you're in(10) .
(1)A.heavier |
B. lighter |
C. smaller |
(2)A.pushing |
B.moving |
C.resting |
(3)A.could |
B.couldn't |
C. mustn't |
(4)A. brother |
B. uncle |
C. father |
(5)A.but |
B. and |
C.so |
(6)A.something |
B.everything |
C.nothing |
(7)A.hug |
B. help |
C. protect |
(8)A.ever |
B. only |
C.even |
(9)A.easy |
B. important |
C. difficult |
(10)A.trouble |
B. silence |
C.surprise |
Tom worked hard in an office. But it seemed that there was little change in his life. He was unhappy and didn't want to improve himself any more. His father, Joe, knew this and decided to have a talk with (1) .
One day. Tom and his father went for a walk after dinner.(2) they were walking along a
river. Tom said, "Dad, you always tell me to learn something new. To be (3) , I don't want to make any change."
Joe looked in the river, saw a dead (4) and pointed at it.
"Tom, what is that over there?"
"It's a dead fish."
"What's the fish doing?"
"It's moving down with the running water."
"But the fish is dead. (5) can it be moving?" asked Joe.
"It's moving as the river is moving."
Joe turned to his son and said. "Life is (6) the river. It's always moving and always changing. Some people don't want to change, but their life is always changing whether they like it or not. A dead fish only moves along the river, while a living fish can control its journey. What's you choice if you want to live a (7) life?"
This made Tom (8) his aunt who had already stopped learning and developing. And she just stayed the way she used to be, living like a dead fish.
Guided by his (9) , Tom understood what he said. He didn't want to become a person like his aunt. So he made up his mind to (10) learning and developing himself.
(1)A.you |
B.me |
C.her |
D. him |
(2)A. Once |
B. While |
C. After |
D. Before |
(3)A.honest |
B.happy |
C.quiet |
D.patient |
(4)A. bird |
B.dog |
C.duck |
D.fish |
(5)A.Who |
B.Which |
C.How |
D.When |
(6)A. in |
B. over |
C.like |
D. by |
(7)A.worse |
B.harder |
C.greener |
D.better |
(8)A. give up |
B. think of |
C.wait for |
D. hear from |
(9)A.aunt |
B.father |
C.uncle |
D. friend |
(10)A.continue |
B. finish |
C.avoid |
D.stop |
Everyone has dreams. Lily dreamed of being a dancer. She took(1) lessons and all her teachers thought she was an excellent student.
One day she saw a notice. It said that a famous dancing group would be performing in her town.
(2) thought, "I must show the leader my dancing skills. "She waited for the group leader in the dressing room.(3) the leader appeared, she came up and handed him the flowers she prepared.The thorns (刺)hurt her fingers and blood came out. But she was too (4) to care about the pain.She expressed her strong wish to be a dancer and begged(乞求)to show her dance.
"All right. You dance, "the leader agreed. But half way through the dance, he stopped her, "I'm
sorry, in my mind you're not good enough!"On hearing this, Lily (5) out as fast as her legs could carry her.It was so hard for her to accept this.She lost heart and (6) her dream.
Several years later, the dancing group came to her town again. She decided to find out (7) the leader had told her she was not good enough.
This was his reply, "I tell this(8) every student."
"You've ruined(毁掉) my life!" she shouted angrily.
The leader went on, "I remember your present of(9) and how the thorns had hurt your
fingers but you carried on bravely. It was a pity that you didn't take dancing like that and stopped trying so (10) . So you are still not good enough for dancing!"
(1)A.singing |
B.reading |
C.dancing |
D.dressing |
(2)A.He |
B.She |
C.They |
D.We |
(3)A.When |
B.Since |
C.Before |
D.Unless |
(4)A. weak |
B.bored |
C. excited |
D. tired |
(5)A. worked |
B.ran |
C. found |
D. looked |
(6)A. got on |
B.went on |
C.picked up |
D.gave up |
(7)A. why |
B.how |
C.who |
D.what |
(8)A.on |
B.at |
C.in |
D.to |
(9)A. books |
B.dances |
C.flowers |
D. dresses |
(10)A.happily |
B.easily |
C.luckily |
D.safely |
Yesterday,my 15﹣year﹣old brother Dave had a fight with my 12﹣year﹣old brother Kevin.I didn't notice.
As I was walking upstairs(楼上),I heard Kevin(41) .in his room.I knocked on the door and asked,"Hey Kevin,do you want to talk?"No answered.I tried again.Still noting happened.
So,I took some paper and wrote,"If you don't,we can write(42) ."
An hour(43) .I was still sitting on the floor outside his door with two pads(沓) of paper in my hands.one pad was new and the other was from Kevin.As I read one of Kevin's notes,tears(眼泪) came to my eyes.It said,"(44) in this family cares about me.Dave thought I was too weak.Dad said I was not good(45) .basketball.And you didn't notice me."
For my part,what he said was(46) .I wrote back,"Kevin,I do love you and you know that.I'm here for you and you(47) .in this family."He didn't reply for a while,but then I heard he cried a little bit.Kevin ran out of paper and wrote "Thanks" on a paper cup.I wrote back "For(48) .?"It returned to me with "Loving me" on it.
Since then,I try my best to(49) .my family members.Kevin and I have a(50) .relationship now.And when one of us notices that the other is unhappy,we'll smile and say,"Write it on a paper cup.?
41.A.shouting |
B.speaking |
C.crying |
D.fighting |
42.A.notes |
B.letters |
C.novels |
D.stories |
43.A.before |
B.after |
C.later |
D.ago. |
44.A.Somebody |
B.Anybody |
C.Everybody |
D.Nobody |
45.A.in |
B.at |
C.with |
D.for |
46.A.right |
B.easy |
C.happy |
D.difficult. |
47.A.dislike |
B.are disliked |
C.love |
D.are loved |
48.A.why |
B.how |
C.whom |
D.what |
49.A.bring more good luck to |
B.be more thankful to |
C.pay more attention to |
D.be stricter with |
50.A.colder |
B.closer |
C.worse |
D.funnier. |
A teacher decided to let her class play a game.She told each child in the class to bring along a bag with(36) tomatoes.Each tomato would(37) a name of a person that the child hated.So the number of tomatoes in his or her bag would depend on the number of people the child hated.
When the day came,every child brought some tomatoes with the names of the people he or she hated.Some had two tomatoes.(38) had three tomatoes.Some even had five tomatoes.The teacher then told the children to carry the tomatoes with them wherever they went for a week.Days passed and the children started to complain(抱怨)(39) the rotten (腐烂的)tomatoes let out terrible smell.Besides,those having five tomatoes,also had to carry(40) bags.After one week,the children were very happy because the game had(41) ended.
The teacher asked,"How did you feel?"The children started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through when carrying the heavy and smelly tomatoes.
Then the teacher told them the(42) behind the game.
The teacher said"This is the same situation when you carry your hatred(憎恨)for somebody(43) your heart.The terrible smell of hatred will(44) your heart,and you will carry it with you wherever you go.If you cannot stand the smell of the rotten tomatoes for just (45) week,can you imagine what it is like to have the smell of hatred in your heart for your lifetime?".
36.A.much |
B.a little |
C.a few |
37.A.call |
B.be given |
C.have written |
38.A.Any |
B.Some |
C.Every |
39.A.because |
B.but |
C.so |
40.A.lower |
B.lighter |
C.heavier |
41.A.often |
B.finally |
C.always |
42.A.meaning |
B.time |
C.way |
43.A.outside |
B.inside |
C.beside |
44.A.clean |
B.wash |
C.pollute |
45.A.one. |
B.two |
C.five. |