China had decided to take action to stop the use of plastic bags. Supermarkets, shops and outlets （经销店） in China will not be allowed to hand out free plastic carriers and all plastic carriers must be clearly marketed with prices from June 1.

“People use too many plastic bags every year and fail to deal with them properly, wasting valuable oil and littering the country,” China’s government said in a statement.

While providing convenience for consumers （消费者），the plastic bags have also caused serious pollution and waste of energy and resources.

“We should encourage people to return to carrying cloth bags, and using baskets for their vegetables.” the statement said.

In addition, the production, sale and use of bags less than 0.025 mm thick is banned from the same date. The firms that break the rules will face fines or confiscation （没收） of goods and profits （利润）.

China also said it would consider increasing taxes （税） to discourage the production and sale of plastic bags and encourage the recycling industry.

Rubbish collectors have to separate plastic for reprocessing and cut the number of plastic bags that are burnt or buried （掩埋）.

The move brings China into line with a growing international trend （趋势） to cut back on the use of plastic bags. From Ireland to Uganda and South Africa, governments have experimented with heavy taxes, with the aim of getting rid of plastic bags.

1. China decided to take action to stop the use of plastic bags because _______.

A. they are not free any more               

B. they can’t provide convenience for consumers

C. they have polluted the environment and wasted valuable oil                        

D. the firms have increased the cost

2. The underlined word “banned” in the fifth paragraph probably means ________.

   A. 计划         B. 禁止    C. 打破      D. 消费

3. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

   A. The company that won’t obey the rules will face fines.

B. Taxes will be increased to discourage the production and sale of plastic bags.

   C. Rubbish collectors will burn or bury all plastic bags.              

D. Plastic should be separated for reprocessing.

4. From the passage, we can infer （推断） that _______.

   A. China will be among the strongest nations in the world

B. people all carry cloth bags or baskets for their vegetables

   C. more energy and natural resources will be saved

   D. supermarkets and shops will get more profits

5. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Plastic Bags are Free                        B. Recycling industry

C. How to Protect the Environment    D. Free Plastic Shopping Bags to be Banned

1．What is Joe's problem in the first email?

         A．Joe made Rena unhappy and he felt very sad．

B．Joe's classmate, Rena, sent Beth an email and made her unhappy．

C．Joe received a wrong email from Rena and became angry．

D．Joe's friend, Beth, is unhappy because Joe sent her an angry email．

2．After Rena's feelings got hurt, what did Joe do?

A．He emailed her and said sorry．

B．He asked Beth what he should do．

C．He emailed Aunt Aggie for help．

D．He said sorry to Rena face to face．

3．What does the underlined (画线的) sentence mean in the second email? It mean

A．because you don't know who the email is for

B．because you can never know who will get your email at last

C．because you don't know where your email was written

D．because you never know where the message is from

4．What advice did Aggie give Joe?

A．Joe, Beth and Rena should have a talk together．

B．Joe should wait for some time before saying sorry to Rena．

C．Joe should ask Beth to explain (解释) that to Rena．

D．Joe should say sorry to Rena, and then send her some flowers．

5．From the emails, we know that         ．

A．Joe, Rena and Beth study at different schools．

B．Beth didn't forward the message to Rena．

C．Joe has said sorry to Rena many times already．

D． Rena hasn't forgiven Joe, yet．

　　Jed couldn't keep the tears running down his face. His friend, Rob, wanted to help, but the more he talked about it, the worse , led felt. “I know how terrible you must feel, ”Rob said.“Everyone on the team thought the coach（教练）would choose you. He must be crazy（疯狂）to let Tom swim the breaststroke（蛙泳）!”When the coach told him about the date and place of the state swimming meeting for boys of 15 and under, Jed was sure he would be swimming the breaststroke. He even told his family that the team couldn't win the event without him. When the coach chose Tom Timmaons, the new boy from Springfield, to swim the breaststroke, Jed could hardly believe it. Coach Robertson told Jed he could swim on the relay team, but that offered little Consolation. I may leave the team, he told Rob.“I'd rather not swim at all than be on the relay team.”“I don't know whether you should do that or not, ”Rob saie.“We need you on the relay team. Of course, if you say you won't swim at all, the coach may change his mind and let you swim the breaststroke.”Jed left Rob and headed towards home. He knew it would be embarrassing（尴尬）to have to tell his family and his friends that someone else would take his place. He wondered if he should make up a story and tell his morn and dad that he asked the coach to put the new boy in. Jed didn't know what to do.

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A．Rob failed to help Jed

B．Jed didn't want to swim the breaststroke at all

C．Tom would swim on the relay team

D．the coach chose both Jed and Tom for the breaststroke

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A．something that makes you feel sad

B．something that makes you feel better

C．another chance to swim the breaststroke

D．another chance to be on the relay team

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A．Too Good to Swim

B．It's Terrible to Be out

C．The Coach and Jed

D．The Relay Team

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A．the coach didn't like him

B．he was not good enough to swim

C．he wanted Tom to swim instead of him

D．his friend Rob wanted to swim

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A．Jed should have the chance to swim the breaststroke

B．the coach made a clever decision

C．Jed should ask for help from his mom and dad

D．Tom should be on the relay team