It’s important to learn about protecting our environment. Here is a 5R rule for us:
1.  Reduce
If you want to reduce waste, you should use things wisely. Millions of trees are being cut down to make paper. If everyone uses a little paper carelessly and throw it out, soon we would not have any trees left. Other things are also being wasted, and people don’t know what to do with the waste in big cities. So it is necessary to reduce the waste
2.  Reuse
You should always think of reusing the usable things before throwing them out. Give your clothes you do not use or the ones which are too small to the poor. With a family, you may pass on such clothes to younger brothers or sisters.
3.  Recycle
Bottles, cans and paper can easily be recycled. By doing so, we save lots of time and money. For example, coke cans are sent to a factory, where they are smashed flat（压平）and melted (融化) and the melted things are made for new coke cans.
4.  Recover
When you buy a box of apples, there may be a few rotten（腐烂的）apples. You have two choices: one is to throw the whole apple away, or you could cut off the rotten parts and eat the good parts. In this way, you are recovering the eatable parts of food.
5.  Repair
If one of the legs of your table is broken, you can repair it instead of throwing it away. If you want to change for better ones, It is better for you to sell the old things or give them to other people who can use them after doing some repair. It is true that North America is a “throw-away” society（社会）. But the time has come to change our way of life so that we can protect our environment. Every one of us should try our best.
【小题1】_______ can be recycled.

A．Only hard things

B．Many things

C．Few soft things

D．All things

【小题2】The “recover” rule mainly requires us _______.

A．to throw waste things away	B．to cover waste things with earth
C．to get back the useful parts	D．to throw the whole things away

【小题3】We can infer（推断） that the writer of this passage may live in _______.

A．China

B．Japan

C．Australia

D．America

【小题4】Which of the following is true?

A．We will have no resources（资源） of nature unless we can do with the waste.

B．Recycling is the best way to save resources.

C．If we waste less, we can save more resources of nature.

D．More things are wasted in developed countries than in developing ones.

Today there are 6.4 billion people on the earth. By the year 2050 there may be 12.5 billion . There are a lot of people to feed. We need more  and more food.

     One way to produce more food is growing stronger plants. For thousands of years, farmers have made plants better. Every season, they pick the best plants for the next season. It works very slowly. Since 1983, scientists have been able to change plants more quickly by changing their genetic（遗传的） material. Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified(改变的) foods, or GM foods.

     By changing the genetic material of a plant, it is possible to make new plants. They make plants which are strong against plant diseases. They can also help in our diseases; a kind of rice is being prepared , for example , which stops people becoming blind.

     Rich countries produce GM foods because they are easy to grow and bring in more money. Poor countries are interested in them because they help produce more food.

      GM plants are not natural. No one knows how good or bad they are,. Making GM foods is only one way of feeding people in 2050. There are strong feelings against them, because they are unnatural. They may feed people , then hurt them or their children later. But both rich and poor countries are interested in their use, and they are not going to go away. In 2050, we may think differently about them.

1.GM foods are made by                 

 A. farmers            B. workers      C. scientists          D plants

2.What are the good things about GM foods  ?

A. They make plants strong against diseases.   B. They are unnatural.

 C. They can help in human diseases.            D  Both A and  C.

3.GM foods        .

A. are a quick way to produce food    B. grow in the wild 

C. are safe                           D are grown only in rich countries

4.Why do some people not like GM foods?

A. They are not useful.       B. They are not helpful.

C. They are not natural.      D  They are not cheap.

5.From the passage we know that       .

A. GM foods will disappear one day in the future 

B. GM foods will not disappear in the future

C. People will not be interested in GM foods.

D. People will have to stop using GM foods

 

You know what it' s like. You’ ve just arrived in Washington D. C. after a long journey and all you really want to do is lie down and relax in your hotel room. But first you have to make a few quick notes for tomorrow's meeting, check your e-mails, and perhaps print out a few- things. And you need to make a few local telephone calls, and one call to your family.
And what do you usually get? Your desk is just about big enough for a cup of coffee, and there's no desk lamp~ the stationary(办公用品) is only several pieces of paper and the only pen there doesn't work at all. If you want to print something, you have to go to the Reception(前台),and when you try to use your cell phone, you find that it won't work in the U. S. A.
Well, Harmony Hotel is different. Just tell us ahead of time what you're going to need, and we'll make sure that it's waiting for you when you arrive. There will be a printer in your room if you want one, and a cell phone that really works. All you have to pay for is the calls you make.
We can also provide a room for business meetings, even a secretary to take notes. All we ask is a few days' notice.
All of our rooms are of the same high standard and we promise not to increase prices in the next twelve months. But book now, because many people are already calling to book rooms, and we'd hate to disappoint you.
Harmony--the hotel you've always wanted, but never been able to find before.
【小题1】The advertisement is probably written for

A．teachers	B．business people
C．secretaries	D．tourists

【小题2】What must a guest do if he wants a secretary?

A．Tell the hotel ahead of time.

B．Tell the Reception when he arrives.

C．Call a secretary to take notes.

D．Put up a notice in the hotel.

【小题3】Why is it best to book now?

A．All of the rooms are empty now.

B．Prices might increase soon.

C．There may be no rooms left.

D．It saves money for guests.

【小题4】What is special about Harmony?

A．It offers telephone calls for free.

B．It provides printing at the Reception.

C．It costs much less than other hotels.

D．It does a lot of things to meet guests’ needs.

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When July comes, children know they’ll have the final exams and the school year will end soon. Boys and girls will have a nearly two months’ holiday, and they’ll leave school by train or by car to return home to see their fathers and mothers.

The summer holiday is the best time of the year for most students. The weather is good, so they can spend most of their time playing outside .If one lives in the country, he can go on a trip into the woods or in the fields. If one lives in a big city, he can go to a park to play.

The best place for a summer holiday is the seaside. Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea. But for the others who do not, if they have the chance to stay at one of the big seaside towns for a week or two, they will talk about it all the following school year.

Now, what makes children like the seaside so much? I think it is the sand, the sea and the sun, not anything else. Of course, there are lots of new things to see, nice things to eat and interesting things to do. But the feeling of the sand under their feet, the salt water on their skin, and the warm sun on their backs make them happier.

1.Every year, school children have the final exams in ____, and the exam means the school year will end.

A．May

B．January

C．July

D．December

2.According to the passage, if a child comes from a big city, he can often ____ in the summer holidays.

A．stay at home	B．go on a trip to the woods
C．go on a trip in the fields	D．go to a park to play

3. It’s the best way for children to go to the ____ to spend their summer holidays.

A．park

B．seaside

C．city

D．country

4. ____ make children like the seaside so much?

A．The beautiful parks	B．The new things
C．The sand, the sea and the sun	D．The people near the sea

5. Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

A．After the final exams ,school children will stay at school for extra classes.

B．The summer holidays is a good time to go out for a trip.

C．The children from the countryside can have a good time in the woods in the summer holiday.

D．If some children go on a trip to the seaside, they will have many things to talk about.

 

The man over there ________ our Chinese teacher.

A．may

B．maybe

C．may be

D．be