A
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Keep a wireless router（路由器）
On a bookshelf
Situate it on a desk or a tall shelf in a central location in your house．A router works best when put high，since it sends signals（信号） in all directions．The worst place to have a router：in the kitchen．Metal things can also weaken or stop its signals．
Solve a problem
In the shower
Simple tasks，like lathering up（抹肥皂），may allow the mind to run free and have creative
thinking．In a science study，those who completed a simple task between solving creative problems performed better on the problems than those who completed difficult tasks or no task at all．
Hide valuable items
In the kid's room
Find a place in a young child's room，where you can put away valuable items．Put emergency cash（应急现金） in an envelope inside a toy which is no longer played with，like a teddy bear on a high shelf．
Add a houseplant
To the bathroom
Plants are important in your living space，but you probably haven't thought to put one next
to，say，your shower．They can make indoor air clean，and they're helpful for small spaces like
bathrooms．Ferns（蕨类） are a good and cheap choice in a bathroom．
31．According to the passage，you'd better hide your jewellery ．
A．in the kitchen B．in the living room C．in the kid's room D．in the bathroom
32．Which of the following sentences is TRUE？
A．You'd better put a wireless router in a lower place．
B．You'd better not have a router in the kitchen．
C．Difficult tasks make the mind work fast．
D．Ferns are expensive but a good choice in a bathroom．
33．The webpage is mainly about ．
A．daily life tips B．room decoration C．gardening tips D．social problems．
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
B
You want to know about my staying in America ,right ? Well ,to tell you the truth ,it is really an eye-opening experience to study here ．
In China ,I had English classes five times a week since fifth grade ．However ,I didn’t know how different textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School ,Connecticut ．
When I first studied English ,I was told to say ,“I am fine”when people say“How are you ?”But in the US ,I found that people say ,“I am good ”or“I’m tired”．
One day , someone greeted me with “What’s up ?”It made me confused ．I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say ．
Since then ,I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and US cultures ．
To my surprise ,US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan（晒黑）．However , in China ,girls try every possible way to get their skin（皮肤） paler（白皙的） , or“whiter”．
I was also surprised by how hardworking US students are ．
In China ,schoolwork is almost everything ,so we study hard and that’s it ．But here ,a “good ”student gets good grades ,does a lot for the public and plays sports or music ．
The kids here are so talented（有才能的） ,I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports ．According to the writer ,textbook English is_________ everyday English ．
| A．quite different from |
| B．the same as |
| C．more difficult than |
| D．easier than |
A good US student spends his/her time_________．
| A．only in doing homework |
| B．only on sports or music |
| C．only in working for the public |
| D．on studies ,sports or music and public work |
Which of the following is NOT true ?
| A．The writer is now in US ． |
| B．American girls love to have white skin ． |
| C．US students are talented and hard working． |
| D．The writer regrets （后悔）that he gave up playing the piano ． |
Which is the best title for the passage ?
| A．My Own Travel in the US |
| B．My Studying in the US |
| C．My Opinion about the US |
| D．My Friends in the US ． |
阅读理解（共5小题）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
At school many things happen to us ．We may feel excited when we have success in a school play．We may feel sorry if we lose an important game ．We want to keep the memory for the rest of our lives ．
How to keep the memory ?Our English teacher ,Miss Wang ,has taught us a good way of remembering things to make our own yearbook ．What is a yearbook ? A yearbook is a kind of book which is used to keep the memory of exciting moments ．It’s usually made at the end of the year ．
Last December ,we began to make our yearbook ．First we chose the persons who had done something special ,then some students interviewed them ,some wrote down their stories ,others took photos of them ．Every one in our class had something to do ．Finally our teacher helped us to put the things together ．We had our first yearbook ．
All of us put a lot of love into making the yearbook ．It is so wonderful that not only the students but also our parents and teachers will remember the special time forever ．When we have success in a school play ,we may feel__________．
| A．sorry |
| B．angry |
| C．excited |
| D．happy |
Miss Wang’s good way of remembering thing is to__________．
| A．buy a new book |
| B．write down stories |
| C．make a yearbook |
| D．make friends |
Usually a yearbook is made in__________．
| A．January |
| B．May |
| C．December |
| D．March |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
At present, too much carbon dioxide(二氧化碳) makes the earth warmer and warmer and causes terrible effect to human beings．To save our planet, to save ourselves, a new lifestyle called low-carbon life(低碳生活) becomes popular．Low carbon means low energy and no waste．It is necessary for everybody to learn to live a low-carbon life．
To live a low-carbon life, we’d better save energy as possible．Turn off the lights and TV whenever they are not needed．If possible, use cold water to wash clothes or dishes．Take a short shower and try to take a cold one when the weather gets warm．Don’t do the cooking with electricity．
To live a low-carbon life , we should eat less meat．Everybody knows eating too much meat makes people fat and easy to have heart disease, but maybe you don’t know keeping animals for food produces even more carbon dioxide than all the cars in the world, and being a vegetarian can help reduce one and a half tons of carbon dioxide a year．Maybe it is a little difficult, but it’s really necessary．
To live a low-carbon life, we are supposed to do less shopping．When we go shopping, we may drive a car or take other transportations．On the one hand, these machines pollute the air and waste energy．On the other hand, most of us always buy some useless things because of some advertisements．It is not only a waste of money but also causes trouble to the earth, because as you know, making everything will produce carbon dioxi de more or less．
There are many other ways to live low-carbon life, such as recycling things, planting trees and reusing textbooks．If we can keep it a habit in our daily life, the earth will become a safer planet for us to live on．
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。_____ makes the weather on the earth get warmer．
| A．Little rubbish |
| B．A waste of money |
| C．Too much carbon dioxide |
| D．A waste of water |
We can _____ to save energy in our daily life．
| A．use less electricity |
| B．go to sleep with lights on |
| C．wash clothes with hot water |
| D．drive car to work |
The underlined word “it” in the third paragraph means _____．
| A．eating less meat |
| B．having heart disease |
| C．keeping animals for food |
| D．eating less vegetables |
We should do less shopping because _____．
| A．wasting money causes trouble to people |
| B．the advertisements are sometimes misleading |
| C．the less you shop, the less carbon dioxide will be produced |
| D．some of the things you bought are useless |
If everybody lives a low-carbon life, _____．
| A．we will waste more energy |
| B．there will be less carbon dioxide |
| C．the earth will become a dangerous place to live on |
| D．there will be more carbon dioxide |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
What do people do with their old, out of date but still useful computers? Most people don’t know how to deal with them．Many old computers are put away．Many more are simply thrown away as rubbish．
Finally, some companies are thinking of ways to bring down the number of old computers．Sony has agreed to help recycle old Sony products(产品)．Dell, Hewlett Packard and other companies now also take back some old computers of their own brands．
In some countries, laws have been passed, too．Computer companies have to pay for collecting and recycling their used products．And 70% of the computer waste must be recycled．The idea behind the laws is that computer companies themselves should pay for the cost．That will encourage them to make computers which are easier and cheaper to repair and upgrade(升级)．
Yet many people are throwing away good computers, while others cannot afford them at all．Hundreds of organizations are working on this problem．They collect and repair old computers．Some also teach others how to repair computers．These repaired computers then go to schools, charities(慈善团体) or people who need them．Giving a used computer to one of these organizations can turn one person’s rubbish into someone else’s useful things and cut down waste, too．
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。What do many people do with old computers?
| A．They repair them． |
| B．They sell them． |
| C．They send them to others． |
| D．They stop using them． |
How many computer companies are mentioned in the second paragraph？
| A．One． |
| B．Two． |
| C．Three． |
| D．Four． |
According to the laws in some countries, computer companies must _____．
| A．recycle most of their products |
| B．collect all their used products |
| C．repair and upgrade old computers |
| D．make more cheaper computers |
What do the organizations do to solve the problem of old computers?
| A．Help the computer companies to collect them． |
| B．Repair and send them to those who need them． |
| C．Help people to learn to use them． |
| D．Turn rubbish into useful things． |
What is the main idea of this passage?
| A．Repairing old computers． |
| B．Encouraging to make cheap computers． |
| C．Recycling old computers． |
| D．Helping those who need computers． |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A kind of little cars may take the place of today’s big ones many years later．If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air．There will also be more space for parking in cities, and the streets will be less crowded．
The little cars of the future will cost less．Driving will be safer, too, since these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour．The cars of the future will be fine for going around a city, but they will not be useful for a long way．Little cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline (汽油)．If big cars are still used with the small ones, two kinds of roads will be needed in the future．Some roads will be needed for the big, faster cars and other roads will be needed for the small, slower ones．
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。There is much pollution in the air today because _____．
| A．people drive big cars |
| B．people drive little cars |
| C．small cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline |
| D．the usual size of cars today is too small |
The usual size of cars today is _____．
| A．much smaller than the future one |
| B．as big as the future ones |
| C．as small as the future ones |
| D．bigger than the future ones |
Which of the following statements (陈述) is NOT true?
| A．Big cars cost more． |
| B．Big cars are not useful for a long way． |
| C．The cars of the future will be smaller than today’s cars． |
| D．Small cars are slower than big ones． |
The streets will be less crowded because _____．
| A．there will be fewer cars in the future |
| B．there will be fewer people in the streets |
| C．three kinds of roads will be built |
| D．future cars will be smaller |
Two kinds of roads will be needed in the future because _____．
| A．there will be too many cars in the future |
| B．more and more people will go to cities |
| C．big cars run faster and little cars run slower |
| D．it looks more beautiful to have two kinds of roads |