The Beijing Underground’s Line Ten will soon have 40 “reverse vending machines（有偿自动回收机）”,which will pay people for their empty plastic bottles.
“We have placed two such machines at Beijing Capital International Airport and four at the city’s underground stations. They have been well received so far,” said Feng Juan, an engineer from the company which makes the machines. “People are encouraged and paid for turning waste into treasure. More than 30,000 empty bottles have been collected since December,” she said.
If something else, such as waste paper, is thrown into the machine, the machine will spit(吐) it out.“Supported by the government, the reverse vending machines will be introduced to colleges and universities soon,” Feng said.
The company is also considering covering more recycling materials, including used books and teaching materials.
“Long-term plans call for about 2,000 reverse vending machines to be place throughout the city in the next few years, including 80 at colleges and universities, shopping malls, communities and office buildings,” Feng said.
Chang Tao, director of the company, said that if the new project works well in the city, the company will consider offering the waste-to-treasure service to other developed cities in the eastern part of China.
At present reverse vending machines are used at __________.
| A．the airport and underground stations |
| B．colleges and universities |
| C．communities and office buildings |
| D．shopping malls and companies |
Which sign probably represents the meaning of the underlined word “recycling”?
Which of the following is an opinion rather than a fact?
| A．More than 30,000 empty bottles have been collected. |
| B．Feng Juan and Chang Tao work in the same company. |
| C．The machines might help people develop a recycling habit. |
| D．People are paid for putting empty plastic bottles into the machines. |
Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
| A．Machines help turn waste into treasure. |
| B．A new machine has become popular |
| C．A creative project works well in China. |
| D．People are encouraged to collect bottles |
（1）阅读下面短文，从方框中所给的A﹣E五个选项中选择正确的选项（其中一项是多余选项）．
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A． Remember there is hope for everyone! B． Open your eyes and you are ready to go! C． Your mind goes blank! D． Be more silent! E． Well， don't do that! |
Public speaking is one of the top three fears among adults in both the UK and the US． Here are some suggestions that deal with some of the most common problems people experience with public speaking．
Invite the attention in
Do you hate that moment when you stand up in front of a group to speak and everybody looks at you？① ． It's a sign that people are interested and want to hear what you have to say． Welcome those looks!
Beat the brain freeze
Have you ever been in the middle of speaking and suddenly……brain freeze!② ． It is possible that you forgot something for the moment． And you are holding your breath! All you need to do is to trust yourself， clear your mind， focus and breathe． The thoughts will come rushing back to your mind in no time． Phew!
Increase your confidence
Use this exercise to get in touch with the "naturally confident （自信的） you" inside． Close your eyes and remember a special time you felt really relaxed and confident． Imagine the feeling of relaxation rushing through your whole body． It will pass information to your brain that you are confident and happy．③ Whether you are someone who just wants to move from good to great with your speaking， or someone who feels too afraid to stand up and speak， the great news is that you can move forward， be relaxed， and turn into a great speaker．④
（2）Write down another suggestion on how to become a good speaker． （答案不多于5个单词）
To help Japanese companies better deal with the increasing number of foreigners visiting the country， Panasonic has created a megaphone （扩音器） which is able to smartly translate Japanese into English， Chinese and Korean．
Panasonic named the product "Megahonyaku"． It is a term for the Japanese words for "megaphone" and "translate"， which actually makes a lot of sense because it's a megaphone that can translate Japanese into several other languages in real time． When a user speaks Japanese into the megaphone， it recognizes （辨认） and translates what is being said immediately， and outputs the words in English， Chinese or Korean．
It sounds amazing， and seeing it in action is wonderful， but Megahonyaku is not good enough． It cannot translate everything you say， as it only stores 300 common expressions， like "The train has been put off" or "Watch your step"． However， the Japanese company behind Megahonyaku promises to add new expressions regularly， which users can get on the Internet．
The machine was designed to be used in places like transport stations， airports and places of interest where quick and exact announcements are needed most． Around 30 Japanese organizations， including the police and guides， have been trying out Megahonyaku for about one year， but Panasonic says it will come onto the market on December 20th． Instead of selling these speech translators， Panasonic plans on renting （出租） them out for less than ﹩183 a month on a three﹣year agreement，and offering users future improvements and necessary services．
Panasonic has also said that it may add support for other languages，like Russian，depending on customers' needs．Megahonyaku also includes a touch screen that allows users to choose the language they need their speech translated into．
（1）Panasonic has produced Megahonyaku so that ．
A．guides can translate Chinese into Japanesefaster
B．Japanese companies can receive foreigners better
C．foreigners can talk with the Japanese freely
D．the Japanese can learn other languages easily
（2）The third paragraph is mainly about the of Megahonyaku．
A．invention
B．importance
C．disadvantage
D．history
（3）It can be learnt from Paragraph 4that Megahonyaku ．
A．may be popular with the police
B．is widely used in private homes
C．will be sold on December 20th
D．stores about 30foreign languages
（4）According to the passage，Panasonic will in the future．
A．sell Megahonyaku to foreign visitors
B．bring down the price of Megahonyaku
C．change the screen of Megahonyaku
D．improve Megahonyaku regularly
A zero﹣waste life is a lifestyle that hardly creates any rubbish． So， a zero﹣waste store is about providing a kind of everyday and pleasant﹣looking zero﹣waste products to help people start on a zero﹣waste life journey．
"Zero waste" or "danshari" was first suggested by a French woman called Bea Johnson． Her idea is： live a life and try not to create any rubbish； use different kinds of ways to save the environment such as stopping the use of one﹣off objects； giving unwanted things to others or giving them away to organizations like the Red Cross．
Yu Yuan， 27， is deeply interested in this idea． She and her boyfriend have lived in Beijing for many years． And earlier she used to buy things without thinking about them carefully until she saw a video about "zero waste"， in which a family of four placed the rubbish they produced every year in a jar （罐）． After watching the video， Yu wanted to experience this zero﹣waste lifestyle with her boyfriend．
A zero﹣waste life follows the 6R rule﹣Refuse Reduce， Reuse， Repair， Recycle and Rot． Over August﹣October when Yu followed the rule of zero waste 6R， she and her boyfriend Joe Harvey both produced only two cans of rubbish．
Now， the couple have opened a small shop in Beijing， where they use wood products to take the place of plastic ones and cloth bags printed with environmentally friendly logos． Most products sold in the store can be reused． The store also has second﹣hand books and CDs/DVDs with， ideas to make the best of the used things．
"Those who once experienced the non﹣waste lifestyle have slowly changed their ideas，" says Ya， "The zero﹣waste lifestyle is not for ascetics （苦行僧）． It is just around us at our finger﹣tips．" Yu expects some of her friends to join her on the road to zero waste．
（1）Bea Johnson suggests that people should ．
A． try to produce no rubbish in life
B． share objects with others
C． help their friends live comfortably
D． work hard for the Red Cross
（2）We can see from the passage that Yu Yuan ．
A． offers plastic bags in her store
B． is influenced by the 6R rule
C． often buys things she doesn't need
D． likes listening to CDs very much
（3）What Yu Yuan says in the last paragraph probably means that ．
A． lots of people doubt the zero﹣waste lifestyle
B． she feels it hard to continue her lifestyle
C． her friends have followed her lifestyle
D． the zero﹣waste lifestyle is not difficult to live
（4）Which of the following is the best title for the passage？
A． Opening up a second﹣hand store
B． Recycling waste
C． Saving the environment
D． Joining the couple
A British man has learned the skills needed to perform Beijing Opera， making the audience （观众） enjoy his lively performance of the Monkey King．
Ghaffar Pourazar， born in Iran， said he has been a big fan of Bruce Lee since he was a child and is full of interest about China． In 1993， he happened to watch Beijing Opera performed in London by professionals from Jingju Theatre Company of Beijing． Ghaffar said he fell in love with the beautiful voices， colorful costumes， excellent shows and so on． So after one year， he arrived in China alone and became a student of Beijing Opera at a Beijing school．
At the age of 32， he had to learn with teenage students every day， starting from the most basic training of the legs and waist． At the time， he was mostly troubled by the dialogue in Beijing Opera． To him， it was the biggest obstacle． But he never gave up．
Four years later， he began to learn to perform the Monkey King， a traditional character from the Chinese classic story Journey to the West． He said he arrived in the workroom an hour earlier than other performers and also bought books and CDs to better understand the character．
Ghaffar today is not only good a speaking Beijing dialect （方言） but has also built a fame for Beijing Opera． He once got a top international prize for performing the Monkey King．
To help more people enjoy Beijing Opera， Ghaffar often teaches the traditional art form in schools in the United States， Britain and other countries． When he found that the language was difficult to understand， he started to translate Beijing Opera song lyrics． Ghaffar led a group of actors to perform 66 times in a month and a half in the United States． He also led a 48﹣member team to perform in Malaysia． In the past 10 years， he has performed in more than 400 shows．
（1）In the year of 1994， Ghaffar began to ．
A． make friends with Bruce Lee
B． take an interest in China
C． learn Beijing Opera in Beijing
D． act the part of the Monkey King
（2）The underlined word "obstacle" in Paragraph 3 probably means " "．
A． chance
B． problem
C． topic
D． dream
（3）It can be inferred from the passage that Ghaffar ．
A． is successful in performing Beijing Opera
B． has written some books about Beijing Opera
C． got a prize for translating Journey to the West
D． doesn't need any more members in his team
（4）The passage is most probably from the part of in a newspaper．
A． sports
B． business
C． culture
D． education
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（1）The text tells us that the new competition ．
A． can help you get good grades
B． is organized by Living magazine
C． allows only students to enter
D． provides more than three prizes
（2）Those who want to enter the competition are supposed to ．
A． describe how to spend the prize
B． mention the money they have
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B． A diary．
C． A note．
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