Smog is a big problem in many Chinese cities. But it seems that besides wearing a mask (口罩), few of us know what has caused the smog and what to do to beat it. Chai Jing, former news anchor with Chinese Central Television, discussed the questions in her documentary Under the Dome (穹顶之下).
The 103-minute film was released on major Chinese video-sharing websites on Feb 28. In the film, Chai visits polluted places and talks to officials and scientists. She concludes that burning too much coal and oil are the main causes of PM2.5 and smog.
To make things worse, according to Chai, the coal and oil we are burning is of poor quality and doesn’t meet the standards (标准) for environmental protection. Therefore Chai says more harmful gas and particles (颗粒) have been produced to pollute the air. To solve the problem, Chai suggests that we should clean our coal and oil or replace(代替) them with cleaner energy such as natural gas.
In her film, Chai also suggested that we should do something to help control smog too. For example, she says we can live a greener life by using more public transportation. Or if we see things that harm the environment, we will try to stop it. In one scene from the film, Chai saw a dirt mound in a building site exposed in the air, she asked the person in charge to cover it. When she saw a restaurant cooking without any suitable filter facilities (过滤设备), she called the hotline 12369. The restaurant installed the filter a week later.
Chen Jining, the new minister of environmental protection, praised Chai. “This film encourages ordinary people to care for the environment. This is what we need in the future.”Many people in China know the causes of smog, don’t they?
How long does the film Under the Dome last ?
What are the main causes of PM2.5 and smog?
Why does Chai say more harmful gas and particles have been produced to pollute the air ?
What energy can replace coal and oil to reduce air pollution?
What do you think of Chai’s film? How should we control smog as an ordinary person? (at least two suggestions)
Having Fun “Growing” and “Stealing”?
Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students. People can “farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow”, “sell” or even “steal” “vegetables”, “flowers”, and “fruits” on the Net. They can earn some e-money and buy more “seeds”, “pets”, and even “houses”.
Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions.
Harold： I don’t quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game. Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.
Allan：I enjoy putting some “bugs” in my friends’ gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game. Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.
Laura：You know, people in the city are longing for the life in the countryside. It reduces my work pressure. Besides, it gives me the exciting experience of being a “thief”.
Ivy：Well, it’s just a waste of time. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they cannot focus on their study.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案According to the passage, people can’tthings in this game.
A、grow B、borrow C、stealAmong the people Joyce interviewed, likes the game while
dislikes the game.
A、Laura; AllanB、Allan; HaroldC、Harold; IvyFrom Laura’s words, we can guess that she’s most probably.
A、an office worker
B、a farmer
C、a thiefWhich is Not the reason why people like the game?
A、They are longing for country life.
B、They can have fun with friends.
C、They are confident enough to face the real world.Where can you find this passage?
A、In a car magazine.
B、In an advertisement.
C、In a newspaper.
In the UK, most children have lunches at school, but in some schools, parents can choose what their children eat. The children can have a school dinner—a hot, cooked meal; or they can take a packed lunch with them, which usually includes cold food like sandwiches.
Often parents know what their children want, Cathy, a mother of three children, told us, “My children have packed lunches because they say they hate school dinners. So I make three packed lunches every morning.”
However, another mother, Susan, made a different choice. She said. “My daughters have always had school dinners. I think probably get healthier food at school than a few sandwiches I make for them.”
But how healthy are school dinners? Katz, a father, thought poorly of them. He said, “Fizzy drinks were offered and I think there were a lot of chips.”
Jamie Oliver spent a year working in a school kitchen. He was worried about the unhealthy food which included burgers, pizzas and chips. So he tried to cook healthy food such as good stews(炖肉) and curries for the children instead.
So Jamie improved the school dinners, and trained the dinner ladies to cook healthy food in that school. Then he advised the government to improve school food across the country. And it seems that the changes have begun.
Anna, a pupil, told us, “We used to have a fast food window where you got chips and coke, but they stopped that this year. There is a salad restaurant, which is good, so it’s healthier than it was.”How many meals do most children in the UK have at school?
A、One. B、Two. C、Three.would like the children to have the school meals.
A、Cathy B、Susan C、Jamie．Jamie thoughtwere healthy food.
A、stews and curries
B、burgers and pizzas
C、chips and fizzy drinksThe last two paragraphs show that.
A、there’s salad restaurant in every school
B、salad is really healthy food for students
C、schools have begun to cook healthier foodWhat is the best title for this text?
A、Healthy Food
B、Unhealthy Food
C、School Dinners
Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressures from their parents. Most students are always told by their parents to study harder and better so that they can have a wonderful life in the future. Though this may be a good idea for those smart students, it can have terrible results for many students who are not gifted enough. Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hope. Such students feel that they are hated by everyone else they meet and they don’t want to go to school any more. They become dropouts(退学者).
It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they don’t help them in any way. Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers’ work to help children. To make matters worse, a lot of parents send their children to those schools opening in the evenings and on weekeds—they only help the students to pass the exams and never teach them any real sense of the world.
Many Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students’ hair to their clothes and the things in their school bags. Child psychologists now think that such strict rules are harmful(有害的) to the feelings of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others, how to tell right from wrong and how to show love and care for others, even for their parents.How are Japanese students nowadays?
A、They work hard and all of them are happy.
B、Parents give them heavy pressures.
C、Parents can offer a lot of help to their children.The meaning of the underlined word “gifted” in Para 1 means.
A、愚蠢 B、聪明 C、努力According to the passage, it’s necessary to teach students.
A、to show love and care for others
B、how to study better than before
C、how to follow the school rulesWhich of the following is NOT true?
A、Parents in Japan wish their children to make a great life in the future.
B、Parents in Japan think it’s the teachers’ job to educate children.
C、Only strict rules are helpful for students.In Japanese schools, .
A、most of the students become dropouts
B、teachers only teach them how to study better
C、there are rules about many things, like clothing, hairstyle and so on
Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, announced Peter, the Secretary of the Swedish Academy in Stockholm on Thursday. The awarding ceremony will be held on December 10. The winner will win a medal, a personal diploma (证书)and a cash award of 8 million Swedish Kronor (about 1 million U.S. dollars).
Mo Yan was born in 1955 and grew up in Gaomi in Shandong province in eastern China. As a 12-year-old during that very unordinary time, he left school to work, first as a farmer like his parents, later as a worker in a factory. He didn’t begin to study literature or write until he joined the People's Liberation Army in 1976. His first short story was published in 1981. In his writing, Mo Yan draws the readers’ attention to his youthful experiences and the cultures in the province of his birth. His novel Hong Gaoliang Jiazu (1987, in English Red Sorghum 1993), which consists of five stories was successfully filmed in 1987, directed by famous Chinese director Zhang Yimou. In addition to his novels, Mo Yan has published many short stories and essays on many different topics. Dozens of his stories have been translated into English, French , Japanese and many other languages.
Mo Yan not only brings a great shot to the world but also a great joy to China. Mo Yan will go to Stockholm for the ceremony __________.
| A．in October ,2012 | B．in February ,2013 |
| C．on Dec. 10 2012 | D．on Thursday |
A winner of Nobel Prize is given a medal, a diploma as well as over _____ yuan.
| A．8,000,000 | B．1,000,000 | C．1,800,000 | D．6,300,000 |
Mo Yan wins the Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of __________..
| A．57 | B．67 | C．47 | D．12 |
In the passage the underlined words “dozens of ” may mean ___________.
| A．only a few | B．a number of |
| C．thousands of | D．more than ten |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Mo Yan began writing stories in about 1976. |
| B．Zhang Yimou is a famous actor in China. |
| C．Mo Yan comes from Shangdong Province, China. |
| D．Chinese take great pride in Mo Yan’s winning Nobel Prize in Literature |
Mr. John Heppell
House of Commons
London
SW1AOAA
Monday 12th March, 2007
Dear Mr. Heppell,
I am Sabrina Akhtar studying in a high school and I’ve noticed that forests are disappearing.
You know, forests are disappearing around the world each year because of many different reasons including farming, tourism, pollution, etc. If we stop doing these things, there will be a good future for people of tomorrow.
Now I’m writing to ask you to help stop forests from disappearing. You can help by getting shops to stop selling paper made from trees and by persuading people not to use tree-free paper (paper not made from trees). This will help forests so much. There are many, many things we can do to help forests. If you would like to know more, please visit http://www. Rainforestweb. Org/.
By changing the little things, we can make a big difference.
If you would like to contact（联系）me, please see the above address or e-mail me at shazadinol @ hotmail.co.uk. Thank you for taking your time in reading this letter.
Yours sincerely,
Sabrina AkhtarThe writer of this letter is ______.
| A．a student | B．a teacher |
| C．an officer | D．a driver |
______ is one of the reasons why the forests are disappearing.
| A．Rain | B．Tourism |
| C．Planting | D．Breathing |
The writer advises Mr. Heppell to ______.
| A．stop shops from using paper any more |
| B．use paper which is made from tress |
| C．stop shops selling paper made from trees |
| D．plant more and more trees in the future |
How can Mr. Heppell contact the writer? ______.
| A．By calling her | B．By interviewing her |
| C．By visiting her | D．By e-mailing her |
What’s the purpose of this letter? ______.
| A．To know more about Mr. Heppell |
| B．To make friends with Mr. Heppell |
| C．To ask Mr. Heppell to teach in the school |
| D．To ask Mr. Heppell to help protect forests |