In ancient times, there was a king who loved flowers. His palace was always decorated with beautiful orchids(兰花)and other flowers. As the king grew older, he knew that one day he would have to give up his throne(王位). So he had to find someone to rule the country.

The other day, the king had an idea. He asked his servants to travel to every part of the country and give every citizen a single orchid seed(种子). He then announced that the person who grew the most beautiful orchid would take his throne.

Everyone in the country then got their own seed. One young man named David was especially excited about the news, because he had experience in growing flowers himself. David planted his seed in a pot and put it in a place where it would get lots of sunlight. He watched it carefully every day. But as hard as he tried, his flower simply would not grow. Finally, it was time for everyone to give their flowers to the king. David took his empty potto the palace. “Your Majesty(尊敬的陛下), I am sorry to say that I could not grow an orchid. But I hope you can see that I tried my best,” he said. The king was moved by David’s honesty. Although he did not choose David as the new king, he gave David a job as a royal court judge(法官). He helieved that David’s honesty would make him the right person to make sure the justice(公正)in the country.

1.According to the king’s order, who could be the next king?

A. The man who was the smartest.

B. The man who was the most honest,

C. The man who could plant the best seed.

D. The man who could grow the most beautiful orchid.

2.What do we know about David?

A. He told a joke to the king. B. He failed to grow the king’s orchid.

C. He was good at growing orchids. D. He was chosen to be the next king.

3.What does the underlined word “it” refers to in Paragraph 4?

A. The pot. B. His flower. C. The seed. D. The sunlight.

4.What can we learn from the story?

A. David was the only winner in the end.

B. It is stupid of the king to choose David as a judge.

C. It is impolite of David to give an empty pot to the palace.

D. The king believed honesty was very important for a judge.

5.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. Honesty Is the Best Policy B. How to Grow Orchids

C. Flowers Are the Best Gifts D. It’s Very Easy to Grow Orchids

When your pen is broken, the battery in your toy runs out, or you have some leftover food, what do you do with these things? You will probably throw them all into one bin(垃圾箱). But actually, all kinds of rubbish need to be sorted(分类)separately.

Garbage sorting is a big issue worldwide. In recent years, some Chinese cities have been working. hand on it Shanghai has worked with Alipay to create a “green account(账户)” service for its residents(居民). Account holders get points by sorting their rubbish correctly. Through the Alipay app, they ran exchange the points for milk, phone cards and other products. The city is asking all of its residents to sort their rubbish into four groups: wet, recyclable(可回收的), harmful and dry.

Wet waste is also known as household waste. "They are things you don't want but that pigs can eat," Guangzhou Daily explained.

Paper, metal(金属)glass and other things that can be reused are recyclable waste.

Harmful waste includes things like medicine, batteries and fluorescent bulbs(荧光灯灯泡)

Finally, any waste that's not wet, recyclable or harmful will go in the "dry waste" bin.

Many other Chinese cities are also using this method to sort their garbage. For example, Shenzhen has been sorting its garbage into the same four groups since 2012. Students there also receive waste-sorting guidebooks that they must study.

China is improving its waste sorting efforts. There is still a long way to go. But it's never too late to learn how to sort your trash properly and protect the environment.

If you don't sort your garbage, it will go to a landfill(垃圾填埋场)and be buried together. These landfills can take up large areas of ground that could have been used for planting trees or crops. The electronic waste you throw away, such as batteries, can pollute the soil and groundwater(地下水). Other pieces of garbage, like the metal part of a pen, can be used to make other things if they are properly recycled.

1.How should we deal with all kinds of garbage?

A.We can throw them all into one bin. B.We can sort them separately.

C.We can throw them away freely. D.We can reuse them all. .

2.How is Shanghai encouraging people to sort their garbage?

A.Creating a "green account" service with the help of Alipay.

B.Paying people to sort their rubbish correctly.

C.Allowing people to exchange rubbish with each other.

D.Providing its residents with guidebooks to help them.

3.Which of the following would be classified as wet waste?

A.Batteries. B.Glasses C.Leftover food. D.Medicine.

4.What do we know about garbage sorting in China?

A.It started its garbage sorting system in 2012.

B.Students have to take waste sorting classes at school.

C.There is still a lot of work to be done in this area.

D.Burying garbage is common method of getting rid of garbage.

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