We can all contribute to a greener world．Just follow these ten golden rules:

●Stop getting junk mail．Billions of junk mail can be sent every year．Half of it is never opened．Get-your name off mailing lists．If 100,000 people stopped getting junk mail today, it would save 150,000 trees a year．

●Stop reading newspapers．All over the world, millions of newspapers are thrown away every day, 44 million newspapers in the USA alone —that's half a million trees a week．Either recycle your newspapers or read the hews online．

●Buy clothes made from organic materials．Conventional cotton farming seriously pollutes the environment, most of which uses chemical pesticides （农药） and fertilizers． Organic is better!

●Switch to solar energy．In one day, the sun will provide enough energy to power the planet．Why aren't we using it?

●If you have to drive, share the ride．Most cars in the USA have only one occupant．Also, 25 percent of car rides are less than 1．5 kilometres．Get out and walk!

●Unplug your PC, TV and VCR．Simply turning them off isn't enough．Sets left on standby are still using 25 percent of their power．

●Hold on to your balloons．Helium-filled balloons which fly away usually end up in a lake or river, where they can choke aquatic (水生的) creatures．Save your balloons and use them again．Or better still, don't use them at all．

●Feed the birds．Wild birds need food, especially in v/inter when other sources can be scarce．The greater the range of foodstuffs you put out for them, the more types of birds you will attract．

●Plant a garden at your school．Learn the connection between the land and the table．Plant vegetables to eat, flowers to admire and trees to improve the air．

1..

What is the main purpose of the passage?

    A．To provide some health advice on how to work．

    B．To suggest some ways how to make full use of solar energy．

    C．To advise protecting environment and saving energy．

    D．To advise on how to recycle waste and save energy．

2..

．The underlined expression "left on standby" in the sixth rule means__    __．

    A．ready to start and use electricity                       B．ready to be turned off

    C．ready to be repaired                                     D．ready to be．put away

3..

．Which of the following will NOT protect trees from being cut down to make paper?

    A．Not buying newspapers．             B．Don't accept junk mail．

    C．Read your newspaper online．                             D．Read only one newspaper．

 

The Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers has been named the greenest one in the world by the travel and tourist organization Skaal International, reported the Danish news agency Ritzau on Monday.
The hotel has been awarded the EcoTourism Award for setting an environmental-friendly example to other hotels, said the report.
The Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers is located in the Copenhagen suburb of Oerestad and has the largest solar cell facility in the Nordic. This facility delivers energy to the hotel while Danish groundwater supplies cooling and heating in the air condition of the hotel.
The Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers
TV and lights in the hotel are all of energy-saving brands. Shampoo bottles, toothbrushes and washing accessories are biologically degradable, which means that the nature can easily absorb the materials.
The hotel restaurant is only buying local goods and the food leftovers are used for bioenergy as well as fertilizer. The fitness facilities also provide a green touch to the hotel, as the training bikes of the fitness center are linked to the power grid（电网） of the hotel, thereby providing free energy if any guest wishes to exercise. People who do contribute free energy this way are supposedly getting a free meal in the hotel restaurant. “It is the first time that a Danish hotel receives this award. I think our throughout green thinking is the reason why we have been awarded. It is all the small details, as well as the big picture，” says Allan Agerholm, the CEO of the hotel, in a press release.
?The Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers opened its doors last year. Skaal International was founded in 1932 by travel managers and has approximately 20,000 members in 89 nations. It is an organization promoting global tourism.
【小题1】Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A．Hotel in Copenhagen named world’s greenest

B．Copenhagen-the world’s greenest city

C．Eco Tourism Award in Copenhagen

D．The Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers

【小题2】The hotel has been awarded the EcoTourism Award because         .

A．delivers green energy to the hotels in Nordic

B．is located in the Copenhagen suburb not in the city center

C．has the largest solar cell facility

D．it sets an environmental-friendly example to other hotels

【小题3】The underlined word “degradable” in passage 3 means it can be         .

A．rejected by people who don’t like it

B．accepted by guests from all over the world

C．absorbed easily by nature

D．recycled by the nature

【小题4】 What is so special about the fitness facilities?

A．It is free for those who like to exercise.

B．It uses green power to drive.

C．It generates free electricity while being used.

D．It offers free meal to guests who use it.

【小题5】 What is Skaal International?

A．Another name for this green hotel.

B．An organization promoting global tourism.

C．The Danish news agency Ritzau.

D．A branch hotel restaurant in Danmark.

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　　How can we get rid of garbage? Do we have enough energy sources to meet our future energy needs? These are two important questions that many people are asking today. Some people think that men might be able to solve both problems at the same time. They suggest using garbage as an energy source.

　　For a long time, people buried garbage or dumped it on empty land. Now, empty land is scarce. But more and more garbage can be a good fuel to use. The things in garbage are not like coal, petroleum(石油), or natural gas, but they are chemically similar to the fossil fuels. As we use up our fossil fuel supplies, we might be able to use garbage as an energy source.

　　Burning garbage is not a new idea. Some cities in Europe and the U. S. have been burning garbage for years. The heat that is produced by burning garbage is used to boil water. The steam that is produced is used to make electricity of heating nearby buildings. In Paris, France, some power plants bum almost 2 million metric tons of the city garbage each year. The amount of energy produced is about the same as would be produced by burning almost a half million barrels of oil.

　　But there are problems in using garbage as a fuel. Garbage that burn easily, such as food scraps(碎屑) and paper, must be separated from metals, glass and other materials that do not burn easily. This separation process is normally costly. Another problem is that burning garbage can pollute the air.

　　Our fossil fuel supplies are limited. Burning garbage might be one kind of energy source that we can use to help meet our energy needs. This method could also reduce the amount of garbage piling up on the earth.

1．The subject of the passage might be ________.

[　　]

A．how to get rid of garbage

B．burning garbage is a good way to get rid of garbage

C．there are many problems in using garbage

D．garbage can be burned into energy source

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

[　　]

A．Glass must be separated from metals before burning.

B．Burning garbage can pollute the air.

C．The separation process of garbage is expensive.

D．Burning garbage can help us meet our energy needs.

3．Why do people make use. of garbage?

[　　]

A．Empty land is becoming less and less.

B．Garbage is chemically similar to coal and petroleum.

C．Some power plants burn almost 2 million tons of garbage.

D．Both A and B.

4．What kind of method does the writer use to organize the passage?

[　　]

A．States the main idea and gives details to prove it.

B．Asks questions and provides methods to solve them.

C．Asks questions and gives examples to explain them.

D．Separately describes some facts and makes conclusions.