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Going green is easier than you think. There are little things you can do every day to help reduce greenhouse gases and make a meaningful influence on the environment. Here are things you can do to help save the earth.

Pay attention to how you use water. The little things can make a big difference. Every time you turn off the water while brushing your teeth, you' re doing something good. Try drinking tap water instead of bottled water, so you don't waste the bottles as well. Wash your clothes in cold water when you can.

Leave your car at home. If you can stay off the road just two days a week, you'll reduce greenhouse gas emissions(排放)by an average of 1,590 pounds per year. You can go to the post office, supermarket and shoe repair place in one trip. It will save your gas and time.

Walk or ride your bike to work, school and anywhere you can. You can reduce greenhouse gases while burning some calories and improving your health.

Recycle. You can help reduce waste just by putting the cans into different bins. If you're trying to choose between two products, pick the one with the least packaging(包装)

Drive smarter. Slow down—driving 60 miles (96 km) per hour instead of 70 mph, the highway will exactly save you up 4 miles (6 km) per gallon(加仑).

Taking care of the earth is not just a duty—it's a privilege(荣幸)

1. on Going Green

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Going green is easier than you think. You can help save the earth by doing little things.

Main body

Pay attention to how to use water

? Turn off the water while brushing your 3..

? Drink tap water 4. of bottled water.

? Wash your clothes in cold water.

Leave your car at home

5. off the roads can reduce gas emissions.

? Travelling to some places in one trip will save your gas and time.

Go anywhere on 6. or by bike if possible

? Reduce greenhouse gases by walking or riding a bike.

? Burn some calories and make you 7..

Recycle

? Put the cans into different bins.

? Pick the products 8. the least packaging.

Drive smarter

? Drive at the 9. of 96 km per hour on the highway

Conclusion

Taking care of the earth in not only a duty but 10. a privilege.

Most Americans don’t like to get advice from their family. When they need advice, they don’t usually ask people they know. They often write letters to newspapers and magazines. And these newspapers and magazines can give advice on many different subjects such as family problems, language learning and how to buy a house and so on.

Most newspapers publish(刊登) letters from readers with problems And they would also publish the answers to the letters. There are many writers giving advice to newspapers. Some of these writers are doctors, and some are teachers or lawyers. One of the best writers is a woman. Although she doesn’t have special learning for this kind of work, experience helps her a lot to give advice. Her name is Angel. She started writing advice for newspapers at the age of ten. Her advice to young readers now is in a column(栏目) called DEAR ANGEL in the Philadelphia.

1.What do most Americans like to do when they have problems?

A.They like to ask their friends. B.They like to write to newspapers and magazines.

C.They like to ask their parents. D.They like to write the people they know.

2.Which of the following is not mentioned (提到) to give advice to newspapers?

A.Teachers. B.Doctors. C.Captains. D.Lawyers.

3.What helps Angel a lot to give advice?

A.Family. B.Age. C.Money. D.Experience.

4.The passage mainly tells us________.

A.how Americans get advice B.how to get advice from teachers

C.Americans have too many family problems D.how to write advice to readers

Perhaps Vincent van Gogh (1853 -1890) isn’t the most famous artist in the world, but his personal story is probably the most well-known. The paintings he created didn’t become famous until after he died.

Van Gogh was born to a rich family in the Netherlands (荷兰). He started his career working for an art dealer(艺术品商). But then he tried other things like teaching in England. He also tried to become a priest (牧师) but failed the exams.

Finally, he found something else to believe in when he lived in Belgium (比利时) — art. He returned to his childhood love of painting and drawing.

He was an important artist in a generation that challenged the Impressionist (印象派) style. Post-Impressionists, like Van Gogh, wanted to show the world as it felt to them, not always as it looked.

Van Gogh used different forms and colors to make his art more abstract. The way he used colors was especially impressive. In Wheatfield with Crows (1890), the colors are very intense (强烈的). Corn is yellow, grass is green, and crows (乌鸦) are black. But the colors are used in such a way that it looks better than a photograph.

Unfortunately, Van Gogh’s art wasn’t very popular while he was alive. He was poor and was thought to have mental problems, which led to his death. What had made him so sad? It could have been the troubles he faced working as an artist in a practical world.

1.Van Gogh did the following jobs EXCEPT _________.

A.be an art dealer B.be a teacher C.be a priest D.be an artist

2.According to the story, Van Gogh _________.

A.started to love art when he lived in Belgium

B.wanted to show the world exactly as it looked

C.became famous for his painting Wheatfield with Crows

D.impressed people deeply by how he used colors

3.The underlined word “abstract” in Paragraph 5 means _________ in Chinese.

A.经典的 B.浪漫的 C.抽象的 D.醇雅的

4.We can learn from the story that _________.

A.Van Gogh got rich thanks to his paintings

B.Van Gogh lived a sad life in his later years

C.Van Gogh’s art was popular during his lifetime

D.Van Gogh died because of mental problems

5.What does the story mainly talk about?

A.Impressionists. B.Post-Impressionists.

C.Wheatfield with Crows. D.Vincent van Gogh.

A teacher decided to have her class play a game. The teacher told each student to bring a plastic bag with a few potatoes in it to school. Each student would “name” their potatoes after people they did not like. Therefore, the number of potatoes would be different depending on how many people each student disliked.

The next day, all the students brought their potatoes to school. Some kids had just one or two potatoes, while the others had as many as five or six. The teacher then told the children that they would have to carry their potatoes with them everywhere they went for one week.

Several days passed by. Some of the students started to complain, as their potatoes began to rot (腐烂) and smell bad. The students who carried more potatoes also complained about how heavy their bags were.

One week later, the game was over. The teacher asked, “How did you feel about carrying around your potatoes for a week?” The students complained once again. The teacher simply smiled and said, “This is what it’s like to carry hatred (仇恨) in your heart. You have to carry it with you wherever you go. If you can’t stand carrying rotten potatoes for one week, can you imagine having hatred in your heart for a whole lifetime?”

It can be quite tiring to carry hatred in your heart for a whole lifetime. Please forgive(原谅) others and move on with your life. That’s our best choice.

根据短文内容判断正误 (正确写A, 错误写B)

1.The number of potatoes that students were asked to carry to school depended on the number of people they disliked.

2.Some students started to complain after several days because the potatoes began to rot and smell bad.

3.The students carried the tomatoes for only one week, but they felt tired.

4.Some students didn’t carry the potatoes to school because they liked everyone.

5.The best way to deal with hatred is to forgive and move on.

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