题目内容
Qi Haoran, a Junior Grade One student at a High School Attached to Harbin Institute of Technology, was quite busy over the past winter holiday – and not just with homework. Qi, together with 10 other classmates made a volunteer group to call on people to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign（光盘行动）.
These students went to many restaurants and told people the importance of saving food. “Excuse me, do you know that 950 million people around the world still haven’t got enough to eat? Please don’t waste food.” They would say this kind of thing hundreds of times every day.
The Clean Your Plate Campaign began on the Internet in January. It calls on people to reduce food waste. China in recent years has experienced serious problems with wasted food. CCTV reported in January that the food Chinese people waste every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
Chinese people are well-known for being hospitable（好客的）and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food.
Luckily, the campaign has got a lot of support. In a restaurant in Xinjiang, the owner gives the guests who have eaten up all that they ordered a sticker. People can enjoy a free meal when they have 10 stickers. More than 750 restaurants in Beijing have begun to offer smaller dishes and encourage their guests to take leftovers home.
To reduce food waste is a big task, and it needs time. It’s important that everyone does their bit, just like Qi. Did you finish your meals today?【小题1】 The Clean Your Plate Campaign started __________ in January.
| A．in a big restaurant | B．in a CCTV programme |
| C．in a high school | D．on the Internet |
【小题2】 The restaurant owner in Xinjiang __________ to support the campaign.| A．gave the guests a sticker if they ate up the food |
| B．offered the guests 10 stickers if they ordered a lot |
| C．offered smaller dishes to the guests |
| D．encouraged customers to take leftovers home |
【小题3】You can probably read this passage _________.| A．in a science book | B．in a newspaper |
| C．in a tourist guide | D．in an advertisement |
解析
SUZHOU-Jinji Lake has become the latest Chinese landmark to enjoy global fame.
The lake was ranked one of the most popular Chinese scenic spots for its highest search rate during the Labor Day holiday, according to statistics revealed by China Central Television. During this year’s Labor Day holiday, Jinji Lake attracted 287,400 visitors.
Located in Suzhou Industrial Park, the lake is China’s largest urban lake and is home to a great number of cultural, entertainment, commercial and business facilities.
Jinji Lake has earned high praise around the world. In 2013, it received about 9.77 million tourists, increasing by 47.76% from the year before and ranking first among major attractions in Suzhou.
The lake area was designed by EDAW, a United States architectural firm that has worked with Disney theme parks, as well as eight other themed attractions in Suzhou, including Harmony Times Square, the Ferris Wheel Park, the musical fountain, Ligongdi, Linglong Bay, Lakeside Street, the water corridor with art and culture facilities , and Jinji Lake Bridge.
A tourism app for Jinji Lake, providing information about transportation, food, accommodation and other resources in the area is available to the public.
【小题1】According to the report, how many themed attractions are there in Suzhou?
| A．Only one | B．Eight |
| C．Ten | D．Nine |
| A．bout 9.77 million | B．About 4.67 million |
| C．About 6.61 million | D．About 287,400 |
| A．Jinji Lake won the highest search rate during this year’s May Day holiday. |
| B．It is the largest urban lake in China. |
| C．It has been home to cultural, entertainment, commercial and business facilities. |
| D．It was built by a United States architectural company. |
In some science fiction movies, evil robots refuse to die, no matter how hard people fight back.
Now science fiction has become science fact. For the first time, scientists have made a robot that can take a beating (挨打) and keep on going. Scientists from Cornell University made the robot, which looks like a spider with four legs.
Until now, even the most advanced (先进的) robot was almost certain to break down when it was damaged. That is because its computer inside simply doesn’t know how to make the machine work after its shape has changed.
To deal with this problem, the scientists put eight motors (发动机) and two sensors (传感器) that read how the machine is working. They all give signals to the machine’s software. Using this information, the computer can then figure out the machine’s shape at any moment.
The new technology is a big advance in robot-making, scientists say, and it’s far from scary. It may someday help scientists create better artificial (假的) arms and legs and give new freedom to people who lose them. It might also help scientists understand how people and animals figure out their own sense of place in space.
“It has been difficult to design robots that can work well when the environment changes or when it’s damaged,” says Olaf Sporns of Indiana University in US. “With this work, we are nearer to solving this problem.”
【小题1】Why do robots easily break down when they are damaged?
| A．They cannot repair themselves. |
| B．The computer has changed a lot. |
| C．They have no computers inside. |
| D．The computer cannot work if the robot changes. |
| A．do house work for humans |
| B．keep working after being damaged |
| C．remember a lot of information |
| D．tell people where it is |
| A．sensors | B．robots |
| C．arms and legs | D．scientists |
| A．They can replace the computer when it’s broken. |
| B．They can find out where the damage comes from. |
| C．They help the computer learn the robot’s condition. |
| D．They can send signals to the person who uses the robot. |
| A．a newspaper | B．an advertisement |
| C．a tour guide | D．an application |
Earth Day is on April 22nd. People say thanks to the Earth and learn ways to keep the Earth safe and clean. But saving the Earth is not just for grow-ups. Kids are also taking an active part in it.
The American writer and filmmaker Lynne made a film called Young Voices for the Planet. It lists a lot of stories about different kids who help to keep our environment clean.
Team Marine, US A group of students at Santa Monica High School started an organization called Team Marine. They tell people why plastic bags are bad for sea animals and environment. In 2011, they successfully made lawmakers (立法者) in their city stop people using plastic bags.
Felix, 15, Germany In 2007, a 9-year-old boy, Felix, started a club，Plant for the Planet. It encourages children around the world to plant trees in their own countries. Felix helped plant 25 million trees in Germany and 120 million trees worldwide.
Alec, 17, US When he was 12, Alec set up Kids VS Global (全球的) Warming. It teaches kids about weather change and ways to stop the world getting warmer and warmer. Alec travels widely to encourage people to help stop global warming. He has given more than 70 talks across the country.
Olivia, 13, US When Olivia was 11, she heard about the 2010 oil spill (漏油) in the Gulf of Mexico. She painted 500 pictures of birds to raise money for the clean-up. She raised more than $200,000 to protect (保护) birds and other wild animals.
【小题1】What is the purpose of setting up the “Earth Day” and who can do something for the Earth?
| A．To keep the earth peaceful and beautiful by adults and kids |
| B．To keep the earth balanced by adults only |
| C．To keep the earth safe and clean by adults and kids |
| D．To keep the earth safe and clean by kids only |
| A．a book | B．a TV play |
| C．a film | D．a club |
| A．Team Marine | B．Felix |
| C．Alec | D．Olivia |
| A．raise money | B．plant trees |
| C．protect wild animals | D．help stop global warming |
| A．kids are saving the Earth | B．parents are planting trees |
| C．students are raising money | D．grow-ups are using plastics bags |
Parts of Africa are covered by a dark cloud. But this is no rain cloud. It is a living cloud made of billions of locusts (蝗虫) and they are eating everything in their path.
And now in order to fight against this disaster, a radio station in Senegal, West Africa, is offering listeners 5 kilograms of rice if they can catch and kill 50 kilograms of locusts. “We think this idea will get more people to take part in the fight against the locusts,” said Abdoulaye Ba, from Sud-Fm, a radio station in one of Senegal’s worst affected area.
This is West Africa’s biggest locust disaster in 15 years. Now it is moving east and it leads to the loss of crops. When they move, they have babies, so their number is getting bigger. and will soon threaten (威胁) Sudan in the northeast of Africa. Some say it may reach Asia.
Experts say many people in the areas will go hungry because of this disaster. What’s worse, governments in the areas don’t have enough things to fight the locusts.
Although leaders of 12 countries have agreed on a plan, it is not enough. ‘We are now treating 6,000 hectares (公顷) per day with pesticide (杀虫剂), but we need to treat 20,000 hectares per day in order to have any hope of controlling this disaster,’ said Mohamed Abdallahi Ould Babah, leader of locust control(控制) in Mauritania.
【小题1】What does“dark cloud”mean in the first paragraph, the writer of the article ___________.
| A．wanted to show the size and speed(速度) of the coming locusts |
| B．wanted to show the great damage that locusts may cause |
| C．wanted that locusts could cover the continent like rain clouds |
| D．both A and B |
| A．may be even more serious in Asia |
| B．is (was) such a big problem that people can’t do anything to solve it. |
| C．affected only the warning areas |
| D．can not be stopped if people can’t get more pesticide. |
| A．15 | B．25 | C．30 | D．45 |
| A．Sud-Fm offered a reward(奖励) to those people would join in catching and killing locusts. |
| B．Senegal is to the northwest of Sudan. |
| C．People in West Africa often go hungry. |
| D．12 countries worked together but they didn’t have enough pesticide. |
| A．Countries in West Africa worked together to fight a natural disaster |
| B．the difficulty in controlling locusts |
| C．how locusts caused great damage (破坏) to West Africa |
| D．a fight against a disaster brought by locusts in West Africa |
| Name | Personal Information |
| Norman Bethune | ·Born in 1890 in Canada ·A doctor ·Came to China in 1938 ·Died in 1939 in China |
| Celine Dion | ·Born in Montreal, Canada ·A singing star ·In 1997, sang My Heart Will Go On for the film Titanic |
| Thomas Edison | ·Born in 1847, Kentucky, the USA ·Made over 1,000 inventions ·Died in 1931 |
| Bill Gates | ·Born in 1955 in the USA ·Wrote Business at the Speed of Thought ·Owned Microsoft Company |
| Mark Twain | ·Born in 1835 in the USA ·A writer ·Died in 1910 ·Wrote Tom Sawyer |
【小题1】根据表格第三行描述,可知席琳迪翁出生在加拿大的蒙特利尔,故选D.
【小题2】根据表格最后一行描述,可知马克吐温是个作家,他出生在1835年.故选B.
【小题3】根据表格第三行描述,可知我心永恒是首歌曲的名字,故选C.
【小题4】根据表格第二行描述,可知白求恩在1938年来到中国,在1939年去世,故他在中国生活了两年.选A.
【小题5】根据表格第四行描述,可知爱迪生的发明超过一千多项.故选C.
【小题6】_______ is from Canada.
| A．Bill Gates | B．Mark Twain | C．Thomas Edison | D．Celine Dion |
| A．inventor | B．writer | C．doctor | D．singer |
| A．book | B．film | C．song | D．story |
| A．2 | B．4 | C．6 | D．8 |
| A．Mark Twain wrote Business at the Speed of Thought. |
| B．Bill Gates started working for Microsoft Company in 1995. |
| C．Thomas Edison made over 1,000 inventions. |
| D．Celine Dion stopped singing 1997. |