Besides containing attractive flowers, trees and other plants that beautify the community, ecofriendly rain gardens are healthy for the environment and the people living and working nearby.
A rain garden is not very different from a traditional garden. It is just a far more ecofriendly garden. Usually it is built lower than the ground. Rain gardens make smart use of rain and storm water by temporarily holding water from rain and storms and letting it soak(浸入)slowly into the ground before it runs into streams or enters the public drinking water supply.
Thus, a rain garden keeps the water, allowing it to be used as needed by plants in the rain garden, rather than flowing immediately into nearby streams and going unused. The water will soak slowly into the ground within a day or two. This creates an advantage that the rain garden does not allow mosquitoes to breed. This is a simple, attractive, and ecofriendly “green” way to treat storm water.
What’s more, planting a rain garden helps reduce pollution and improve the environment. Without using expensive machinery and chemicals, rain gardens remove harmful chemicals in the rainwater and cut down on the amount of pollution reaching streams and rivers by up to 30%.
Native plants are recommended for rain gardens because they are more used to the local climate, soil, and water conditions. They may attract local wildlife such as native birds. Water your rain garden immediately after planting and once a week, unless you have had at least an inch of rain during the week. Once native plants establish the necessary root system, they will require little care.
Often, local governments and private businesses develop large rain gardens in their yards and in public parks as a way to improve the environment and solve flooding problems. However, you don’t need to be a professionally environmental engineer to create a rain garden. As long as you’re ecoconscious homeowners, you can help the environment by building smaller rain gardens in your yards.
1.Which of the following is NOT true for the function of rain gardens?
A. They are good for living conditions.
B. They increase pollution.
C. They can beautify the community.
D. They improve the environment.
2.Which of the following is the ecofriendly function of rain gardens discussed in Paragraph 4 ?
A. They can help reduce the pollution problem.
B. They can keep the rain and storm water.
C. They can be healthy for the people around.
D. They can make the environment more beautiful.
3.One of the main reasons why native plants are recommended is that .
A. they cost less and are much easier to get
B. they may attract local wildlife to come
C. they require little care from the local gardener
D. they are more used to the local growing conditions
4.What do we know about rain gardens?
A. They need little water after all the plants are planted.
B. They may attract local birds and change the local climate.
C. They usually need at least an inch of rainwater a week.
D. They may reduce the water pollution problem by 70%.
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—Tom, you do the cleaning today.
—Am I ______ to clean all the rooms or just this one?
A.supposedB.invited
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It was already dark when an old man came to a small town.He found an inn and wanted to stay there for the night.After he had gone to his room, the owner said to his wife, “Look at his bag, dear.I’m sure there are lots of valuable things in it.I want to steal it when he is asleep.”
“No, no,” said the woman.“He must look for his bag tomorrow morning.Then he’ll take you before the judge.” They thought and at last the woman had an idea.“We have forgetful grass,” said the woman, “Why not put some into his food? If he has the food, he will forget to take his bag away.” “How clever you are!” said the owner, “Don’t forget it when you prepare supper for him.”
The old man had the food with the forgetful grass and went to bed.The next morning, when the owner got up, he found the door was open and the old man had left with his bag.He woke his wife up and said angrily, “What a fool! Your forgetful grass isn’t useful at all.”
“No, no,” said the woman.“I don’t think so.He must forget something.”
“Oh, I’ve remembered!” The owner cried out suddenly, “He forgot…”
1.The old man came to the inn _______.
A.in the morning
B.in the afternoon
C.in the evening
D.at night
2.The owner and his wife wanted to _______.
A.get the man’s bag
B.steal the man’s money
C.make the man pay them more
D.hide the man’s bag
3.The owner and his wife put the forgetful grass into the food because _______.
A.the old man always forgot something
B.they wanted to make the food better
C.they hoped the old man would leave the bag in the inn
D.they wanted to know if the grass was useful
4.According to the passage the old man forgot _______.
A.to take his bag away
B.to tell the owner when he left
C.to close the door when he went to sleep
D.to pay them the inn money
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阅读下面材料,在空白处填入一个适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Everyone has his own way of saying things and his own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are based 1.colors. Red is a hot color. Americans often use 2.to express heat. They may say they are red hot about something unfair. When they are red hot they are very 3.(anger) about something. The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods 4. (call) red hots for their color and their spicy taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot, 5.(especial) the kind called Dixieland jazz. Pink is a 6.(light) kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink 7.they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the 8.(twenty) century. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color 9. shows that they are in good health. Blue is a cool. The traditional blues music in the United States is10. opposite of red hot music. Blues is slow, sad and soulful(深情的). Someone who is blue is very sad.
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I used to abandon myself to despair. Last year my mother from stroke(中风)and had an operation on her brain. I felt my whole world turn upside down and I had no what I could do to help her to relieve her . Tears welled up in my eyes whenever I was alone.
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I suddenly that life is full of ups and downs,so I need to stay all the time. Now when I think of my past,I wish I could have handled things .When my mother was fighting for ,I should have held her hands in mine,telling her things would get better instead of and crying.
Several weeks ago,I took part in a campus singing competition. I didn't a prize. If I had not this article,I would definitely have felt again. But instead,I smiled after the competition. I was happy that at least I had got some stage .Life is not just a bed of roses. There are thorns(刺)as well,but these thorns help us become and strong. When life us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade.
1.A. resulted B. suffered C. survived D. escaped
2.A. hope B. wonder C. idea D. doubt
3.A. pain B. anxiety C. fear D. pressure
4.A. received B. sold C. fixed D. lost
5.A. unbelievable B. shameful C. angry D. terrible
6.A. diseases B. memories C. incidents D. difficulties
7.A. when B. until C. though D. since
8.A. lesson B. lemonade C. decision D. challenge
9.A. control B. accept C. improve D. avoid
10.A. realized B. thought C. discovered D. predicted
11.A. healthy B. independent C. serious D. positive
12.A. exactly B. differently C. easily D. practically
13.A. recovery B. life C. freedom D. happiness
14.A. shouting B.hiding C. quarreling D. regretting
15.A. expect B. miss C. win D. refuse
16.A. figured out B.written down C. found out D. come across
17.A. embarrassed B. discouraged C.excited D. concerned
18.A. performance B.experience C.progress D. effect
19.A. brave B. calm C. great D. clever
20.A. shows B. makes C. gives D. sends
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增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧),并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意: 1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Last week, when we learned the new word “slovenly”, we asked to make a sentence
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We all have some keys in life, some visible and others invisible
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Paris
Passengers carried per day: 4.4m
Cost of ticket: 80p flat fare
Length: 131 miles Lines: 14 Stations: 297
In Paris there are pleasures for those who use the Metro(地铁) — many of them artistic. The graceful Art Nouveau dragon-fly entrances are just the most noticeable on a Metro system which celebrated its 100th anniversary by spending 30 million francs (£2.9million) on making its stations works of art. On my way home I pass Bonne Nouvelle station in the heart of Paris’s cinema district. There, during the cinema festival this summer, special lighting effects dot the platforms and films are projected onto the large advertising boards.
More than anything the metro is efficient. “When I worked on line 4”, says a retired driver, “we had exactly 30 minutes and 15 seconds to complete the journey. If it took any longer, they cut our pay.” But there are problems. Many Metro stations have too many stairs, and changing lines at big interchanges(交换) can be tiresome.
Moscow
Passengers carried per day: 9m
Cost of ticket: 12p
Length: 164 miles Lines: 11 Stations: 162
The first underground passage for the Moscow Metropolitan started in 1932. Three years later the trains started running. They haven’t stopped since— every 90 seconds or two minutes during rush hour, every five minutes the rest of the time, from 6 a.m. till 1 a. m. There may be a crowd of people but there is seldom a wait.
The trains take you through spacious and spotless stations. For tourists it’s a major sightseeing attraction: from Russian Art Deco to neo-classical, the Metro stations are not to be missed.
Tokyo
Passengers carried per day: 7m
Cost of ticket: 90p ~ £1.68
Length: 177 miles Lines: 12 Stations: 209
Trains do not just arrive on time in Tokyo. They stop right on the platform mark so that passengers can line up knowing exactly where the doors will open. Train driving is a respectful job for life, for which the applicants must pass a strict screening of health checks, interviews and written exams before they can put on the enviable uniform, cap and white gloves.
However, overcrowding means it is far from perfect. At rush hours, some stations employ part-time platform staff to push in passengers. Carriages can be filled to 184% of capacity(容量). The main reason for such conditions is that the Tokyo subway station system has only 15 miles of track for every 1 million people, compared to 36 on the London Underground. New lines are under construction, but at a cost of £500,000 per meter of rail. Progress has been slow.
Mexico City
Passengers carried per day: 4.2m
Cost of ticket: 11p flat fare
Length: 99 miles Lines: 11 Stations: 175
Fast, relatively safe, and very cheap, Mexico City’s underground is an ideal place of order and efficiency compared to the disorders above. The Mexican capital’s underground system is the biggest in the continent and one of the most subsidized (获得补助的) networks in the world.
The first trains leave the station at 5 a.m. and the last after midnight as the crowd move from the outskirts of the 20 million-strong megacity (大城市). Mexico City’s Metro also attracts a sizeable group of passengers who are unwilling to spend hours in traffic jams. There is a master plan to build new lines and extend existing one, but financial constraints (约束) complicated by the fact that the system runs through different jurisdicitons (管辖权) mean progress is slow.
1.Metro rail drivers in Paris must____.
A. keep to the train schedule strictly
B. complete the journey gracefully
C. stop right on the platform mark
D. understand the special lighting
2.In which two cities can travelling by underground be a sightseeing experience?
A. Moscow and Tokyo B. Paris and Moscow
C. Paris and Mexico City D. Tokyo and Mexico City
3.Which word may best describe the Tokyo underground trains?
A. Cheap B. Efficient C. Crowded D. Slow
4.Why is the expansion of the underground system in Mexico City slow?
A. The plan to extend existing lines is impractical.
B. The government offers little financial support.
C. People are unwilling to help build new lines.
D. The lines involve several authorities.
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