Did you see snow in your hometown last winter? Did you feel it was warmer than before?

"There have been 21 warm winters in China since 1986," said scientists. They also said that in the past 100 years, as the global (全球的) temperatures went up by 0.74 °C , the temperature in North China has climbed 1.4 °C in only 50 years.

China needs to take quick action to cut carbon dioxide emission (排放)

because it's the main reason for global warming. The good news is that China has seen the importance of going green. China set the goal of cutting energy use by 20% and pollution emission by 10% in the 11th Five-Year Plan.

Can you slow down global warming? Sure! You and your family can take steps to cut the amount of carbon dioxide that is sent out into the air.

Here are some pieces of advice to help you save the earth..

Wear used clothes. Wearing your brother's, sister's or dad's old T-shirt means you save the energy.                                                                       

Change your light bulbs (灯泡). Use energy-saving light bulbs. And don't forget to turn off the lights when you leave a room and turn off your television and computer when they are not in use!

Ride the bus. Taking a bus saves a lot of oil every year.

Say no to plastic bags. The next time your parents go to the market, ask them to use baskets

Open a window. Don't use the air conditioner, and let some fresh air in. When you have to use the conditioner, set the temperature higher in the summer and lower in the winter to save energy.

Make small changes in your daily life. Don't use paper cups, bags and boxes.

It's time for all of us to do something to save the earth.

1. How many pieces of advice are there in this passage?

A. Three.         B. Four          C. Five.           D Six

2. Which of the following is true?

3. The passage is mainly about the ways to ____.

How many plastic bags do you use every day? 46 there any chance for us to live without them? What can we do to have 47   plastic pollution? A performance in Hangzhou makes people   48  more about the overuse of plastic bags in our lives.

In front of a supermarket in Hangzhou , five volunteers 49  white plastic bags and walked around and through the crowd. The performance   50  people to use more cloth bags  51     plastic ones.

Some of the plastic bags worn by the performers were collected from customers in two food markets and 52  were collected by 700 students from a middle school.

On that day, when leaving the food markets, customers were told to hand over 53  plastic shopping bags. 54  plastic bags were collected in two hours.

“ If we do 55  about it, the earth will be eaten up by white pollution. And 56  will become ‘plastic men’,”said one of the performers.

“How can you breathe in 57  plastic bags?” A   58   woman asked one performer.“How can the earth breathe 59   there are too many plastic bags?”the performer answered.

Starting in June 2008,plastic bags were 60  given for free in supermarkets,shopping malls or food markets all over the country.

People are called on﹙号召﹚to use cloth bags when they go shopping.

Jodie’s Daddy Is a Garbageman(垃圾清理工)

Mr Swales wanted to find out what his students’ parents did. He had just called Jodie when some girls burst out laughing. Shirley shouted, “Jodie’s daddy is a garbageman!”

Everybody in the class laughed out loud, except Jodie. She felt her face turn red.

“Silence!” Mr Swales said, “Being a garbagemen is a difficult and useful job. We should all be grateful to Jodie’s father.”

Jodie’s father came to walk her home from school as usual, but she didn’t run up to him the way she always did. When they got back home, Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time.

Her father came into her room, “What happened, Jodie? Why are you so sad?”

Jodie told her father what had happened and looked at him. He didn’t seem angry or hurt. “Well,” he said, “they are right. Being a garbageman is a dirty job. Tomorrow’s Saturday. Come to work with me, Jodie.”

The place really smelt too bad. Jodie wrinkled her nose. “Don’t worry, kid. In five minute you won’t smell a thing.” said her father.

Everybody there was working hard, and they seemed to have a good time. Jodie’s father handed her a pair of gloves and told her to get the little plastic bags and throw them into the truck.

It was fun, but also hard work. Jodie’s arms soon got tired. At last, no more garbage was left and Jodie felt very happy.

“Garbage is disgusting, but when we clear it away, everything’s nice and clean. You can make yourself happy only by making other happy. That’s why I like being a garbageman so much.”

Jodie gave her dirty, smelly garbageman daddy a big kiss(吻). She said, “When I grow up, I will be a garbage-girl!”

Now whenever someone asks Jodie what her daddy does, she says, “He’s a garbageman! Everybody makes garbage, but my daddy takes it away!”

1.What happened in Mr Swale’s class?

A. He wanted to showwhat job was the most useful.

B. He asked an improper (不适宜的）question.

C. Jodie gave an honest answer.

D. The other students laughed at Jodie.

2.Which of the following is Not True according to this story?

A. She didn’t run up to her father the way she always did.

B. Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time after she got back home.

C. She gave her father a sweet kiss as usual.

D. Jodie told her father what had happened and had a talk with her father.

3.Why did Jodie’s father take her to his workplace?

A. To make Jodie cool down.?????????????

B. To prove how dirty his job was.

C. To help Jodie learn about his job.

D. To keep Jodie away from her classmates.

4.Jodie gave her father a big kiss mainly because ______.

A. he was kind????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. he was unselfish?????????????

C. he was cheerful????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. he was hardworking

5.How does Jodie feel about her father now?

A. Sad????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. Dirty????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. Angry????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. Proud

How many plastic bags do you use every day? 46 there any chance for us to live without them? What can we do to have 47   plastic pollution? A performance in Hangzhou makes people   48  more about the overuse of plastic bags in our lives.
In front of a supermarket in Hangzhou , five volunteers 49  white plastic bags and walked around and through the crowd. The performance   50  people to use more cloth bags  51     plastic ones.
Some of the plastic bags worn by the performers were collected from customers in two food markets and 52  were collected by 700 students from a middle school.
On that day, when leaving the food markets, customers were told to hand over 53  plastic shopping bags. 54  plastic bags were collected in two hours.
“ If we do 55  about it, the earth will be eaten up by white pollution. And 56  will become ‘plastic men’,”said one of the performers.
“How can you breathe in 57  plastic bags?” A   58   woman asked one performer.“How can the earth breathe 59   there are too many plastic bags?”the performer answered.
Starting in June 2008,plastic bags were 60  given for free in supermarkets,shopping malls or food markets all over the country.
People are called on﹙号召﹚to use cloth bags when they go shopping.

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。

This month’s goal for helping to save our planet!

Week1: This week,my family tried to save electricity.We never left the lights _61___ when leaving the rooms.We switched off the TV when __62___was watching it.Mum only used cold water in the washing machine.

Week2: We started recycling this week.We tried to write on ___63__ sides of our paper,not just on one side.We also divided our rubbish into ___64__bags for bottles,cans,paper and food.Plastic bags from the supermarket were ___65___so we can use them again as rubbish bags.

Week3: We stopped taking long baths and had short showers ___66___.We flushed the toilet with __67___ water.When mum and dad made tea or coffee,they used less water in the kettle(水壶).My sister and I didn’t leave the tap running when we brushed our ___68__.

Week4: Mum used to __69___ us to school,but now my sister and I have started riding bikes to school.This week dad and a few of his workmates started to go to work together in one car and share the cost.My fridends and I became volunteers at school.We are taking the __70____step to help make our school more earth-friendly.