Most supermarkets in China provided free plastic bags．It was convenient for people to do shopping，but things changed．To protect the environment，supermarkets all over China stopped providing free plastic bags from June 1，2008．If you don’t want to pay money to buy them，you’ll have to bring your own shopping bags．

    What can we use to hold things we buy from shops? Students at Qingshan Middle School had some good ideas．One idea was making different kinds of eco-shopping bags．54students at the school made their own eco-shopping bags．They held an eco-shopping bag show last Friday afternoon．Many students made the bags with used clothes．They painted pictures like the Olympic rings on them．Some bags were made of used materials like used paper，old newspapers．Some were made of eco-materials like bamboo．

    A boy student，Wang Lin made his bag with several old newspapers．We asked him whether the bag was strong enough．Wang Lin said it was．“No problem．I took six bottles of water in the bag from the shop to my home yesterday evening，”he said，“I think it’s strong enough to hold even ten bottles of water．”

    Fang Yuanyuan，a girl student，had a more traditional way to make her bag—a bamboo basket．“It was a hard job．”she said，“With my grandfather’s help，I spent a whole afternoon making it．”

The students also asked their parents and friends to use eco-shopping bags instead of plastic ones．Next Saturday afternoon，the school will hold another eco-shopping bag show to help shops and stores get ideas from the students’ work．

1．The supermarkets all over China stopped providing______ from June l，2008．

  A．eco-shopping bags                        B．plastic baskets

  C．free plastic bags                       D．bamboo baskets

2．Wang Lin made his bag with ___________．

  A．bamboo    B．used clothes    C．plastic             D．old newspapers

3．Why will the school hold another eco-shopping bag show?

  A．To know if the bag was strong enough．

  B．To show their pictures on the bags．

  C．To make money by selling them．

  D．To give ideas to shops and stores．

4．What is the main idea of the passage?

  A．People can still use plastic bags．

  B．Students encourage people to use eco—shopping bags．

  C．Students have good ideas to make money．

  D．Most supermarkets will go on providing free plastic bags．

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　When I was lost in London, it had one of the thickest fog（雾）in years. You could hardly see your hand in front of your face. Cars and buses ran very slowly with their lights on, and their horns（喇叭）made a terrible noise. When evening fell,it got even worse. All traffic（交通）came to a stop. Since I had an important meeting on the other side of town, I decided to walk.

　Minutes later I was lost. Then I heard a young woman's voice coming out of the fog. “I think you are lost. Can I help you?” I couldn't see her clearly, but I was very glad to find another person out in the fog. I explained where I wanted to go and she said she knew very well how to get there.

　As I followed her through the dark streets, I wondered how she found her way without difficulty. “I know this part of London quite well,”she answered. “But in such a fog it's difficult to see anything.” I said.

　“With the fog or without the fog, it makes no difference（区别，不同）to me. You see,I'm blind,” she answered.

根据短文内容，从下列各题所给的选项中选择正确答案。

1． The story took place in ______.

[　　]

A． Italy　　　　　 　B．America

C． England　　　　　D．English

2． The writer had to walk to the meeting because _______.

[　　]

A． the fog was very thick and the buses and cars could hardly move

B． there were no buses or cars

C． the writer could walk faster than a car

D．there was a traffic jam（交通阻塞）in the morning.

3． In the thick fog the writer ________.

[　　]

A． lost his (her) bag

B．lost his (her) life

C．lost his (her)way

D．lost his(her) car key

4． The young woman could take the writer to the place where the meeting was held because ________.

　　　　[　　]

A． she could see clearly in the fog

B． she went to the meeting, too

C． she knew the part of the city very well

D． she knew the writer very well

5． The young woman was not afraid of the fog because ________.

[　　]

A． she could see everything clearly in the fog

B．she liked the fog

C． she knew the whole city very well

D．she was blind

阅读理解

　When I was lost in London, it had one of the thickest fog (雾) years. You could hardly see your hand in front of your face. Cars and buses ran very slowly with their lights on, and their horns (喇叭) made a terrible noise. When evening fell, it got even worse. All traffic (交通) came to a stop. Since I had an important meeting on the other side of town, I decided to walk.

　Minutes later I was lost. Then I heard a young woman's voice coming out of the fog. “ I think you are lost. Can I help you?” I couldn't see her clearly, but I was very glad to find another person out in the fog. I explained where I wanted to go and she said she knew very well how to get there.

　As I followed her through the dark streets, I wondered how she found her way without difficulty. “ I know this part of London quite well,”she answered.“ But in such a fog it's difficult to see anything,” I said.“With the fog or without the fog, it makes no difference (区别,不同)to me . You see.I'm blind, ” she answered.

根据短文内容，从下列各题所给的选项中选择正确答案

(1)  The story took place in _______.

[　　]

A．Italy　　　　　　　B．America

C．England　　　　　　D．English.

(2)  The writer had to walk to the meeting because________.　　　

[　　]

A．the fog was very thick and the buses and cars could hardly move

B．there were no buses or cars

C．the writer could walk faster than a car

D．there was a traffic jam (交通阻塞) in the morning

(3)  In the thick fog the writer ________.　　　

[　　]

A．lost his (her) bag　　　B．lost his (her) life

C．lost his (her) way　　　D．lost his (her) car key

(4)   The young woman could take the writer to the place where the meeting was held because________.　　　

[　　]

A．she could see clearly in the fog

B．she went to the meeting,too

C．she knew the part of the city very well

D．she knew the writer very well

(5)  The young woman was not afraid of the fog because ________.

[　　]

A． she could see everything clearly in the fog

B．she liked the fog

C．she knew the whole city very well

D．she was blind

One Monday morning，I was waiting at the bus stop in Harvard Square．It was very cold，about -8℃．I had just missed the bus，so I had to stand there on such a cold day，waiting for the next bus to go to the hospital．for my husband would have an operation on his heart．My mind was full of anxiety and negative thoughts（消极的想法）．“Why didn’t I leave two minutes earlier?” “What would go wrong with my husband’s operation?” “Will I get to him before it starts?”

Among the others at the bus stop was a woman who was about 50 years old．She wore a dowdy（过时的）hat，an old pair of boots and a dark coat，but she had no gloves（手套）．Another woman who looked younger came to the older woman and said，“Your hands must be very old．You will get frostbite（生冻疮）in this weather if you don’t wear gloves．”With these words，she dropped her heavy bag to the ground and began searching inside it．After a while, she took out a pair of purple gloves from her bag，took the older woman's hands and gently placed a glove on each hand, covering one finger at a time．It was like watching a play．“Thank you．You’re so kind．”The old woman said again and again．

I was deeply moved（感动）by this act of kindness．A moment ago I was feeling sorry for myself．but now I was able to replace（代替）those feelings with hope，optimism（乐观）and confidence．I thought in this world there were still many people in trouble who were in great need of our help．

Several days later，I went to buy 5 pairs of bright purple gloves in a shop and put them in my bag，just in case（以防）I Fun into someone in need on a cold day．

1．In this passage, the underlined word “anxiety” means             ．

A．焦虑                   B．快乐                    C．恐惧                   D．感激

2．From this passage，we can infer（推断）that               ．

A．the writer's husband was a doctor in a hospital

B．the older woman was watching a play that morning

C．the younger woman was selfish

D．the writer wanted to give her love to other people in need

3．The best title for this passage is “              ”．

A．Harvard Square                                       B．A Cold Winter

C．A Pair of Purple Gloves                              D．My Husband