Joe moved to Canada with his family at the age of 41. There were many stressful days for them in the beginning. Since Joe had no job, the savings(存款) they brought with them were diminishing rapidly.

One day, Joe went out to look for a job. As he walked, he saw many things on the street that people threw away. Joe could not believe his eyes. “Why would people throw away such things?” he asked himself. Joe saw a “new” television and decided to take it home to see what the problem was.

Since he was 12 years old, Joe’s main hobby has been electronics(电子产品). As a teenage boy, he began to repair radios, TVs and so on.

Joe brought the television home and turned it on. There were pictures on the screen, but there was no sound. He opened the back cover. Before long, Joe found the problem. The loudspeaker(扬声器) was broken. He went out again. Among the garbage on the street, he found a toy piano. He carried the piano home. Luckily its loudspeaker worked. Fifteen minutes later, Joe had a TV with both pictures and sound.

Joe began to question people about why they were throwing away electronics. The answer was the same from everyone: getting them repaired was too expensive. People would rather(宁愿) buy new products.

Joe decided to open an electronics repair shop that would offer fair prices.

Today, Joe has been very successful in his new country. Instead of losing hope, he chose to make the best out of a difficult situation.

1.The underlined word “diminishing” means “ _______” in Chinese.

A.增加 B.减少 C.节省 D.饱和

2.How did Joe feel when he saw the things thrown away by people?

A.Surprised. B.Angry. C.Upset D.Excited.

3.What was Joe mainly interested in when he was a teenage boy?

A.Watching TV. B.Playing the piano.

C.Listening to the radio. D.Repairing electronics.

4.Why did Joe bring the toy piano home?

A.To play it for fun. B.To put it in his shop.

C.To repair the television. D.To sell it for money later.

5.When something was wrong with electronics, people would rather buy new products than get them repaired because _______.

A.the people there were really wealthy

B.they wanted to offer Joe some help

C.the government asked them to do so

D.the cost of getting them repaired was too high

Don’t want to miss the train? Here are some steps to follow!

★Enter the railway station. There are X-ray machines at the gate of each railway station. All the luggage(行李)has to be passed through to examine for dangerous things. Once you put your luggage on the machine, please go to the other side and get it quickly in case that your luggage is taken either by mistake or on purpose.

★Find the right waiting room. After you enter the railway station, you should find the hall where your train is going to leave from. There are always electronic boards at the railway station with information shown in Chinese. You can find your waiting room according to the information given on your train ticket, or you can ask a member of staff(工作人员)for help if you are in trouble with Chinese.

★Get onto the platform(月台). In most cases, check-in starts 30 minutes before the train leaves if it is the starting station. So you are advised to arrive at the station one hour early. If it is not a starting station, check-in starts when the train arrives, then you just need to be 30 minutes early. You will be informed by radio then. Remember to take all your luggage!

★Board the train. The train number and the carriage(车厢)number are shown outside the train clearly;So it is easy to find your carriage. There is a member of staff at the door of each carriage to whom you are required to show your ticket. If you board on the wrong carriage, he/she will guide you to the right one.

1.Passengers’ luggage should be examined ______ at the railway station.

A.by a member of staff

B.by an X-ray machine

C.by a ticket seller

D.by a policeman

2.The information on the train ticket tells a passenger ______.

A.which waiting room to go to

B.where to find an electronic board

C.who to ask for help at the station

D.what the Chinese on the boards means

3.For G68 from Guangzhou to Beijing which starts out at 11:15 and arrives Wuhan at 15:28, check-in at Wuhan station starts ______.

A.at 10:45 B.at 14:28 C.at 14:58 D.at 15:28

4.The staff member at the door of the carriage will ______.

A.help you find the right waiting room

B.check your ticket and lead you to your carriage

C.check your luggage for dangerous things

D.show you the ticket and tell you the train number

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.All the trains leave from the same hall at a railway station.

B.If you are in the wrong carriage, you will be asked to get off the train.

C.It’s possible that your luggage may be taken by others when it is examined.

D.You can find your carriage easily because each carriage has a different color.

People can reduce, reuse, or recycle waste instead of throwing it away. Matt and Sam decided to do an experiment. They wanted to see exactly how much waste the three R's could save.

First, they collected the rubbish from six classrooms at their school. They divided the rubbish into three groups:

●things that were reusable, such as a pencil or a marker that had been thrown away

●things that could be recycled, such as cans, glass, or paper

●things that were truly waste Then, Matt and Sam weighed each of the three groups. They learned that 84% of the total rubbish thrown away that day could be recycled or reused. They decided to do something about it.

Matt and Sam presented the idea of starting a recycling programme to the school leaders. Then they worked with the Student Council. They prepared brochures (手册) to send home to tell the students and their families about recycling. They stated in the brochure that recycling helps to keep our planet healthy. The school bought colored containers (容器) for each classroom. Each room received a blue container for paper and a green container for glass and cans. They also received a red container for real rubbish.

Within a short time, each classroom in the school was sorting recyclable materials from rubbish before it was thrown. Matt and Sam decided to weigh the rubbish one more time. They wanted to check the school's progress. They collected the rubbish from the red containers from the same six classrooms as before. They sorted the rubbish into three groups again and weighed each group. This time, they were pleased to find that the red containers were filled with 90%waste that should be thrown away. Only 10% of recyclable materials had been thrown into the red containers. Matt and Sam were pleased with their school's effort at reducing waste on our planet.

1.By doing an experiment, Matt and Sam wanted to find out ________.

A.what things could be reused B.what recyclable materials could be saved

C.how much waste the three R's could save D.how much waste their school produced a day

2.What did Matt and Sam do in the recycling programme?

A.They made a speech on recycling. B.They wrote a report to the school leaders.

C.They bought colored containers for each classroom. D.They helped students and their families know about recycling.

3.Which word can best describe Matt and Sam?

A.Responsible. B.Friendly. C.Independent. D.Confident.

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