Do you know that a student can produce up to 240 pounds of school waste and lots of waste gas (气体) during a term? This includes transportation, food, paper, pens, pencils and so on.

Transportation Some parents drive their kids to school every day. We all know waste gas from cars is a main cause air pollution. If parents who live in a neighborhood can take turns to drive their kids to school each day, that’ll be better. Another way of going green is to walk to school if students live near their schools.

Food It’s surprising that only one elementary school can produce up to 19,000 pounds of lunch waste each year. That’s only one school. One way to help take care of the environment is to stop using plastic bags. There are all kinds of environmental boxes for students to put their food in.

Paper, pens and pencils Lots of paper is thrown away by American students. They throw away about 1.6 billion pens every year. They waste many pens and chemicals (化学药品) in them are bad for the environment. Many more pencils are thrown away than pens. Pencils are made from trees, so if more pencils are thrown away, more trees will be cut down. So students should reuse (再使用) paper, pens and pencils instead of throwing them away.

Backpacks As fashion comes and goes, almost every kid needs a new backpack every year. They can save lots of money and materials if they reuse the same schoolbags each year.

How to save the environment

Transportation

If possible, parents in a neighborhood should

1. to drive their kids to school each day.

Students can go to school 2. if their homes are not far from their schools.

Food

3. can be used to keep food for lunch instead of plastic bags.

Paper, pens and pencils

Papers, pens and pencils shouldn’t 4., but be reused.

Backpacks

Lots of money and materials can be saved if the same

5. each year.

January 1st is the New Year’s Day, the first day of the year. It is a legal (法定的) holiday, and all banks, stores and schools are closed. Many people invite their friends to come and visit them in the afternoon or evening.

The only legal holiday in February is Washington’s Birthday. Although Washington was born on February 22, his birthday is now celebrated on the third Monday of February. Some States also celebrate Lincoln’s birthday on February 12. These two, the United States’ most famous presidents, were both born in February.

The last Monday in May is Memorial Day (纪念日). This holiday remembers the many service members, men and women, who died for their country. Americans celebrate Memorial Day with services in cemeteries (公墓) and churches.

America’s great national holiday, Independence Day, falls on the fourth of July. It celebrates the birth of the United States. On this day, the congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence. This document declared that American colonies no longer belonged to Great Britain.

The first Monday of September is Labor Day (劳工节). This holiday honors (向……表示敬意) the working people of the United States. There are sorts of celebrations and speeches on this day, too. People go to all kinds of places to enjoy the fine weather at the end of summer.

1.This passage mainly tells us something about _______.

A. Independence Day B. America’s holidays

C. Memorial Day D. New Year’s Day

2.Which festival is NOT a public holiday in America?

A. Labor Day. B. Valentine’s Day.

C. Washington’s Birthday. D. Thanksgiving Day.

3.The American people celebrate _________ on July 4 th every year.

A. New Year’s Day B. May Day

C. Memorial Day D. Independence Day

4.From this passage we know _______.

A. American people do not work on New Year’s Day

B. Memorial Day falls on the first Monday of February

C. Labor Day comes on May 1st in the United States

D. Americans celebrate Independence Day on June 14th

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Americans celebrate Memorial Day in order to remember their dead friends.

B. On New Year’s Day Americans usually go shopping.

C. Washington and Lincoln were born in the same month.

D. Americans celebrate Labor Day to remember the dead workers.

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