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)
Many animals hide to stay alive. They hide in many ways. Some animals hide in leaves; some animals hide in snow. Usually their colors or shapes help protect them. It’s hard to see an Arctic bear in snow. Its white fur helps protect it. Chameleons(变色龙) can hide by changing colors. Their skin turns the same color as what is around them. Some chameleons can change colors in five minutes.
Many animals try to look bigger than they are to stay alive. Some animals can make other animals think they are very big. If they look very big, animals that are looking for food will run away. Bears can walk on two legs. They look very, very scary. Some animals will run away from them.
Many animals try to stay around other animals. This helps them stay alive. Zebras stay close together so that they can help each other look out of danger. Seeing many stripes at once can also confuse animals that want to eat them. Some birds stay in a circle, each toward a different direction. In this way they can also help each other stay alive by looking around for animals that many want to eat one of them. Animals have ways to stay alive. How many kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage ?
| A．One | B．Two | C．Three | D．Four |
Why do animals hide ?
| A．Because they like to play hide-and-seek. |
| B．Because they are shy. |
| C．Because they want to catch others. |
| D．Because they want to protect themselves. |
How do Chameleons hide ?
| A．They change colors. | B．They change shapes. |
| C．They hide in snow. | D．They hide in leaves. |
How do zebras hide ?
| A．Become good friends. |
| B．Talk to each other. |
| C．Help each other look out for danger. |
| D．Eat and play together. |
Why do animals try to look bigger than they are ?
| A．They want other animals to run away from them. |
| B．They want other animals to follow them. |
| C．They want other animals to see them. |
| D．They want other animals to like them. |
In America，when people say “man’s best friend”，they don’t mean another person. Instead，they are talking about a lovely animal—a dog! These words show the friendship(友谊)between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give joy to people’s lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!
Animals can help people，too. Dogs can be taught to be the “eyes” for a blind person(盲人)or “ears” for a deaf(耳聋)person. Scientists have found that pets help people live longer! They make people happier，too. Because of that，they bring animals into hospitals for “visits”.
Americans hold “Be Kind to Animals Week” in the first week of May. Pet shows are held during the week. Even if you don’t live in America，you，too，can do this. How? First think about how animals make your life richer. If you have a pet，take more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious food.
If you don’t have a pet，be kind to animals around you. For example，if you see a street dog，just leave it alone，or make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to animals，try to speak up. As people，we must protect(保护)animals who can’t speak for themselves.“Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!” is used to prove(证明) that ________.
| A．pets have the right(权利)to inherit(继承)money |
| B．money can make pets happy |
| C．it’s the best way to spend money |
| D．some pets are as important to their owners as their children |
According(依照)to the passage，scientists bring the dogs to hospital because_______.
| A．they are ill and they need to see the doctor |
| B．they can make the patients(病人)happier |
| C．they can help the doctor find out the problems |
| D．the doctors can do experiment(试验)on them |
During the “Be Kind to Animals Week”，the people in America________.
| A．hold pet shows |
| B．play with the pets the whole week |
| C．cook delicious food for pets |
| D．make friends with other people’s pets |
Which of the following statements(陈述)is NOT true?
| A．Dogs can help people in many ways. |
| B．Dogs Call help people live happier. |
| C．Dogs can help people make everything. |
| D．Dogs can make people’s lives richer. |
What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．A lot of people are interested in dogs. |
| B．Dogs can help people do many things. |
| C．Pets are lovely and need care and protection(保护). |
| D．We have done a lot of things for pets. |
It was getting late. There was no noise in the forest. We could only hear the birds singing. And then, a bear—a big brown bear—came into the forest. The bear stopped under a tall tree. He was very hungry. He looked up into the tree. There in the nut tree was his supper—a supper of nice nuts. But the nuts were high up in the tree. The hungry bear could not reach them. But he knew how to get his supper. He climbed up the tree.
Up and up he climbed. He climbed onto a big branch of the tree. He sat there and then shook(摇) the branch again and again. At last the branch broke. The brown bear fell down with the branch and nuts.
The bear sat up and looked around. With his big paws he picked up the nuts and ate them up. How did the brown bear get his supper?
| A．He climbed up the tree and ate the nuts there. |
| B．He shook the nuts off a tree and ate them. |
| C．He picked up the nuts on the ground and ate them. |
| D．He fell down with the branch of the tree. Then he took the nuts and ate them. |
The story took place .
| A．in the morning | B．at noon |
| C．before evening came | D．at midnight |
The word “branch” in this passage means in Chinese.
| A．树干 | B．树叶 | C．树枝 | D．树桩 |
Where did the bear eat the nuts?
| A．in a forest. | B．outside the forest. |
| C．near a forest. | D．in front of the forest. |
From this passage we can see the bear was .
| A．small but heavy | B．big but light |
| C．big and heavy | D．small and light |
Mr Green works in an office(办公室). Every morning he has breakfast with his wife at 7:30, watches TV, drinks tea(喝茶) and then leaves his home at 8:00 to take a bus to his office.
Now he still sits comfortably at the breakfast table and watches his news on TV at 8:05. He doesn’t hurry and asks his wife for another cup of tea.
“Another cup?”she says in surprise(吃惊的).“Don’t you need to go to the office today?”“The office?” he says. “I think I’m at the office!”
| A．school | B．hotel |
| C．office | D．hospital |
| A．car | B．bus |
| C．bike | D．train |
| A．running | B．playing basketball |
| C．watching TV | D．drinking coffee |
| A．doesn’t drink tea | B．doesn’t watch TV news |
| C．doesn’t go to work | D．doesn’t have breakfast |
| A．at home | B．at his office |
| C．on the bus | D．in his car |
June is from England. Her family are in Beijing, China now. She is fourteen years old. The date of her birth is September seventh. Her father, Mr Smith is an English teacher. And her mother, Mrs Smith is an English teacher, too. They all like Chinese movies. Mr Smith likes action movies. He thinks they are really exciting. His favorite actor is Jet Li. Mrs Smith likes Beijing Opera. She thinks she can learn much about Chinese history by seeing them. And June herself likes comedies. Her favorite actor is Zhao Benshan. She thinks he is very funny. She also thinks Zhao Benshan’s movies are better(更好) than Rowan Atkinson’s. Mr Smith and Mrs Smith like Beijing Roast Duck(北京烤鸭). They often go to Quanjude to have it.
| A．a Chinese boy | B．a Chinese girl |
| C．an American girl | D．an English girl |
| A．twelve | B．thirteen |
| C．fourteen | D．fifteen |
| A．December seventh | B．September seventh |
| C．December eleventh | D．September eleventh |
| A．June | B．Mr Smith |
| C．Mrs Smith | D．Nobody |
| A．June | B．Mr Smith |
| C．Mrs Smith | D．Mr Smith and Mrs Smith |