The night sky is our earliest library. There, we stored our knowledge, and passed it down around the fire, before we invented the written word.
I remember going to the local university for an astronomy (天文学) night when I was a child. That night, I saw Saturn, one of the planets, and its rings with my own eyes for the first time. The rings shone bright against the blackness of space and suddenly the universe (宇宙) wasn’t something that you only read about or imagined in your head. It was right there, and you were a part of it. That moment is priceless.
While starlight is good, light pollution here on Earth can be a real problem. For the past 200 years or so, we have used too much electricity (电) to make the night brighter. However, brighter doesn’t usually mean better, especially when a lot of that light shines up into the sky where no one needs it.
Luckily, some cities have taken actions, like setting up new downward-directing lights along the streets. I hope that more cities will join in and continue the practice of controlling unnecessary lighting, so that more of us can watch the night sky in a way humans have for thousands of years.
(1). What is the night sky compared to?
| A． |
A book. |
B． |
The earth. |
C． |
A library. |
D． |
The universe. |
(2). How did the writer find the astronomy night?
| A． |
It opened his eyes. |
B． |
It controlled his mind. |
| C． |
It was a real problem. |
D． |
It took him too much time. |
(3). What does the writer hope for?
| A． |
A brighter night. |
B． |
Less use of lighting. |
| C． |
More personal space. |
D． |
A better education. |
These days haze（雾霾）is around us here and there. In fact, everyone has the power to change their living habits to help reduce it. Many local governments call on their people to take action to make the air cleaner.
Transport is one of the biggest contributors（促成物）to haze. When, where, how, why and what you drive all affect air quality (质量). When one drives to work for one year, he uses as much energy as a bus rider uses in 10 years. So walk or ride your bicycle to work or school whenever possible. If necessary, you can use public transport instead of your car. Each person using public transport for a year instead of a car can save nearly a ton of pollutants, including CO2, from going into the air.
Carpooling (拼车) is another way to reduce carbon emissions (排放). Carpooling is the sharing of car journeys so that more than one person travels in a car. It immediately reduces your car’s emissions by half.
Lots of our energy supply comes from burning coal, another contributor to haze. By cutting down your electricity use, you are cutting down on haze. So you may try to reduce your use of electricity by turning off lights, using your air conditioner wisely during the summer months, or updating (更新) your electrical appliances (电器) to low-energy models. For example, you can use energy-saving lamps that require less energy and last 10 times longer than common bulbs.Who should play an important role in reducing haze?
A. City cleaners.
B. Common people.
C. Local governments.From Paragraph 2, the writer thinks we should ________ .
A. try not to drive so much
B. give up driving cars
C. improve our carsWhat is the main cause of haze?
A. Transport. B. Carpooling. C. Coal.We should reduce the use of electricity because ________.
A. coal is now expensive
B. we can save a lot of money
C. it’s good for our environmentWhich can be the best title for the passage？
A. What is haze
B. How to reduce haze
C. When haze happens
Taking away a city's rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we can't eat or use. If we kept these things, we would soon have a mountain of rubbish.
In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of city to a dump (垃圾场). Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into thesewagesystem (系统). The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs (浴缸) and other places.
To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land. Finally, a house or a school may be built there, and then you'd never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump.
In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything except the metal. Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles (堆) and they slowly change into something that looks like black earth. It is rich with the kinds of things that feed plants and help them grow.You can most probably read the passage in _________.
A. a science book B. a TV guide C. a history bookThe underlined word "sewage" in the passage means _________.
A. 洗涤 B. 吸尘 C. 排污According to the passage, the food parts of rubbish can be used to_________.
A. feed animals B. feed plants C. clean soilThe passage talks about _________.
A. the need for rubbish collection
B. ways to do with rubbish
C. the process to burn rubbishHow should we take care of a used metal box according to the passage?
A. By burning it off.
B. By putting it in water.
C. By reusing and recycling it.
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Dear neighbors,
We are writing this letter to you because our school has started a group. It is called “Help the Environment”. It works to look after the environment.
Here are some interesting facts that our group has learnt:
Most things that we throw away can be reused or recycled.
Some European countries, for example, Germany, already recycle half of their waste.
90% of people in our country would like to recycle more.
We think that most people would agree with these statements:
We need to recycle our waste, not use up the world’s sources.
It is better to recycle waste than to burn it in the earth or the sea.
Our environment group has decided that one of the best things we can do is to collect reusable waste. We will sell this waste to recycle companies and give the money to Friends of the Earth. We would like people living near the school to bring their recyclable waste to the school. But if you are too busy, we will collect it from you once a week.
We hope that you will agree to this. If you do, pleasesign your names below this letter.
Yours,
John Cooper
根据短文内容，判断下列句子是否正确，对的涂（A），错的涂（B）。Few things that we throw away can be used again or recycled.
Most people in our country would like to recycle more.
It is better to burn waste than to throw it into the sea.
If you need, our school group will collect your recyclable waste every day.
John Cooper from the school “Help the Environment” wrote the letter.
I have a friend. His name is Jeff. He is 14 years old. His father is 40. His mother is 41. He has a brother and a sister. His brother is 9 and his sister is 6. Today is his mother’s birthday. It’s October fifth. There is a big birthday cake(蛋糕) on the table. It is 20 dollars. Many friends come to the party.
根据短文内容回答下列问题。What’s my friend’s name?
How old is his father?
When is his mother’s birthday?
Does he have a sister?
How much is the birthday cake？
Do you like children? Do you have free(空闲的) time in the afternoon? We need a babysitter(保姆) for our son. He’s five years old. The working time is Monday to Friday, 3:00 pm to 6:pm. ( $ 5 an hour)
We need help with: Looking after our son; Reading to him; Playing with him.
You must work at our house. We live in Changchun, near the Culture Square(文化广场). Please call Mr. Green at 5638—2949.
根据短文内容选择正确答案。From Monday to Friday, the babysitter can work ______ every day.
| A．one hour | B．two hours | C．three hours | D．four hours |
Which is NOT the work that the babysitter needs to do?
| A．Cooking for the child. |
| B．Playing with the child. |
| C．Reading books to the child. |
| D．Looking after the child. |
The babysitter must work _______.
| A．at the babysitter’s house |
| B．at Miss Green’s school. |
| C．at Mr. Green’s house. |
| D．at the Culture Square |
The child in the ad is _______.
| A．15 months old | B．15 years old |
| C．5 months old | D．5 years old |
If ______, you can get the job.
| A．you like children, but you have no time in the afternoon |
| B．you like children, but you don’t know how to play with them |
| C．you’re good with children and you’re free in the afternoon |
| D．you can play with children but you don’t know how to read |