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Our environment isn’t as green and beautiful as it should be. There are steel monsters blocking out the sun, blowing out dangerous smoke, and letting out poisonous chemicals into rivers, cars producing harmful waste gas, people throwing out waste in a wrong way and all other kinds of sources that ruin the planet. Facing current environmental problems, people need to do their best to save the Earth.
You can see many big garbage dustbins in the streets. They’re not there for a show, but for you to drop your waste. We should realize that what a little we do does count. So next time you get that urge to throw gum or a chocolate package out of the car window, or “ accidentally” drop as you walk down the street, ask yourself how much waste you’ve been contributing to the environment with that bad habit going on for years.
At home, the first thing we can do to protect the environment is avoid letting water run continuously and make sure that taps（水龙头）are not leaky（泄露的），which would help greatly in scrimping. Another is to use energy-saving lights, and turn them off before you leave the rooms. It’s not only energy-saving, but also cuts down electricity costs.
Recycling is a method to make items reusable. Many things you want to throw out can be made into new products through the reproducing process. Use your imagination to come up with ways on things that you can use again.
Pass the message of simple ways to save the environment on to kids. Starting with kids is a good way of teaching the message early in their lives, in the hope that they can carry it forward as they grow older.
With environmental protection awareness in mind, we can do what we can, for the results are to have a big effect on the planet. As long as we do our part, the world is one small step closer to being saved

  1. 1.

    The underlined word “scrimping” in the third paragraph can be replaced by _____

    1. A.
      saving
    2. B.
      cleaning
    3. C.
      cooking
    4. D.
      drinking
  2. 2.

    From the fifth paragraph, we can know that ________

    1. A.
      protecting the environment begins with small chores
    2. B.
      protecting the environment should start from childhood
    3. C.
      wonderful life comes from environmental protection
    4. D.
      protecting the environment benefits the country and the people
  3. 3.

    Which of the following isn’t true?

    1. A.
      The more people do their part, the greener the environment will be
    2. B.
      Selling what you don’t want any more is a kind of recycling
    3. C.
      To protect the environment may help you save some money
    4. D.
      Your bad habits for the environment are a valuable contribution
  4. 4.

    Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?

    1. A.
      The Use of Garbage Dustbin
    2. B.
      How to Save Water and Electricity
    3. C.
      How to Save the Environment
    4. D.
      Our Current Environmental Problems
ABDC
试题分析：文章向大家介绍了一些如何保护环境的方法。我们生活的地球本应该更绿、更漂亮。但是，随着废水、废气的排放及乱扔垃圾，我们生活的环境出现了很多问题。我们应该尽力拯救地球。
1.猜测词义题。根据“avoid letting water run continuously and make sure that taps（水龙头）are not leaky（泄露的），which would help greatly in scrimping.”可知，避免让水一直流，确保水龙头不漏水，这将大大的帮助节约（用水）。故选A。
2.根据第五段“Pass the message of simple ways to save the environment on to kids. Starting with kids is a good way of teaching the message early in their lives,...”可知，第五段讲的是，保护环境要从孩子开始，把环保的意识和方法教给孩子们。故选B。
3.根据第二段的“We should realize that what a little we do does count.”和最后一段的“As long as we do our part, the world is one small step closer to being saved.”可知，不能小看点点滴滴的小事，A项正确；根据第四段“Many things you want to throw out can be made into new products through the reproducing process.”可知，许多废弃的东西可以通过加工过程变成有用的东西，B正确；根据第三段最后一句“It’s not only energy-saving, but also cuts down electricity costs.”可知，节约用电不仅环保，也能节约电费，C正确；D“不好的习惯会对环境有所贡献”是不正确的表述。故选D。
4.根据“big garbage dustbins in the streets...At home...Recycling...Pass the message of...on to kids...With environmental protection awareness in mind”可知，文章分段讲述了，把垃圾扔进垃圾桶；在家节约用电、用水；从教育孩子做起等方面来教大家如何保护环境。故选C。
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Jeanne Calment, a French woman, become a record breaker on 17 October 1995, when at the age of 120 years and 238 days, she became the longest-lived human being on record. A Japanese man died in 1986 at the age of 120 years and 237 days.
Jeanne Calment lives in a small old people’s home in the south of France, her husband, her only child and her grandson have all died. She is nearly blind and deaf and is always in a wheelchair, but her doctor describes here as being “more like a 90-year-old in good health” than someone of 120. She still has a lively sense of humor. When asked on the 120th birthday what she expected of the future, she replied, “A very short one.” She also remarked that she thought the good Lord had forgotten all about her.
So what is the key to a long life? According to some doctors, diet, exercise and no smoking are the three important factors. Jeanne Calment has followed two of the tips. She has always eaten a healthy diet, and she used to do exercises every day until she broke her leg at the age of 115. However, until recently she drank two glasses of strong red wine a say, and she does smoke (now only a little). Besides, Jeanne Calment might have got very good genes from her parents. Her father lived to the age of 94 and her mother to 86.
A local lawyer bought her house when she was 80 under an agreement that he would pay her some money every year until her death. It must have seemed a good move at her age, but so far the lawyer has paid her at least three times the value of the house. Every year on her birthday Jeanne Calment sends him a card saying: “Sorry, I’m still alive!”

  1. 1.

    How does Jeanne Calment feel about her old age?

    1. A.
      She feels upset and unhappy
    2. B.
      She is cheerful and humorous
    3. C.
      She likes to live much longer
    4. D.
      She feels she is going to die very soon
  2. 2.

    The text seems to suggest that Jeanne Calment owes her good health and long life to______

    1. A.
      smoking only little every day
    2. B.
      neither smoking nor drinking
    3. C.
      always drinking two glasses of strong red wine a day and never smoking
    4. D.
      the good genes from her parents, a healthy diet and some exercises
  3. 3.

    Which of the following could best explain the underlined word “genes” in the third paragraph?

    1. A.
      good habits of body-building
    2. B.
      Some materials that control the development of a living thing
    3. C.
      Comfortable living conditions
    4. D.
      Something necessary for a person to keep his life
  4. 4.

    Why did Jeanne Calment say “Sorry, I’m still alive!” to the local lawyer?

    1. A.
      She had an agreement with the lawyer when she was 80
    2. B.
      The lawyer has not paid her enough rent yet
    3. C.
      The lawyer has paid her more money than the value of the house
    4. D.
      The house she sold to the lawyer was worth the money already paid

Children are getting so fat that they may be the first generation to die before their parents, an expert says.
Today's young people will be affected by potential (潜在的) killers such as heart disease because of their weight. Fatty fast-food diets combined with the lifestyles with televisions and computers could mean kids will die young, says Professor Andrew Prentice, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. At the same time, the shape of the human body is going through a great change because adults are getting so fat.
Here in Britain, the latest research shows that the average waist size for a man is 36～38 inches and may be 42～44 inches by 2032.This compares with only 32.6 inches in 1972. Women's waists have grown from an average of 22 inches in the 1920s to 24 inches in the 1950s and 30 inches now. One of the major reasons why children now are at greater risk is that we are getting fatter younger. In the UK alone, more than one million under 16 years old are thought
to be overweight or fat—double the number in the 1980s. One in ten of four-year-olds are also medically said to be obese.
The obesity which started in the US, has now spread to Europe, Australia, Central America and the Middle East. Many nations now record more than 20 percent of their population as obese and well over half of the population as overweight.
Professor Prentice says the change in our shape has been caused by high-energy foods combined with a dramatic (急剧的) drop in the energy we use as a result of technology developments.
He is not alone in his concern. Only last week one medical magazine revealed how obesity was fuelling a rise in cancer cases. Obesity also increases the risk factor for heart disease and so on. An averagely obese person's lifespan (寿命) is shortened by around nine years while a seriously obese person by much more.
Professor Prentice says,
“So_will_parents_live_longer_than_their_children,_as_an_American_obesity_expert_said_recently？”
“The answer is yes—and no.” Yes, when most children become obese. No, because this is now becoming an alarmingly serious problem in the US. “Such children will have a greatly reduced quality of life on both body and mind.”
So say “No” to sandwiches and hamburgers

  1. 1.

    From the second paragraph, we know that ________

    1. A.
      heart disease is caused by people's weight
    2. B.
      bad living habits make children die young
    3. C.
      increasing weight could kill young people
    4. D.
      adults know how to change their shape of body
  2. 2.

    According to Professor Prentice, people become fatter because ________

    1. A.
      the energy people take in is more than they need
    2. B.
      high technology makes people use less energy
    3. C.
      food contains too much energy
    4. D.
      people like to eat fast food
  3. 3.

    For the underlined question, the answer “no” suggests ________

    1. A.
      children should refuse fast-food diets
    2. B.
      children's obesity is becoming more and more serious
    3. C.
      Americans have realized the bad consequence of the obesity
    4. D.
      the government should call on fat people to lose weight as soon as possible

Two years after the First World War (1914-1918), a small group of soldiers left the army and returned to their hometown in France. Most of them lived well, but one of them was poor. His name was Clinton. Once a year they had supper in Barton’s house. Barton was very rich.
One evening Barton showed his friends a large gold coin at the supper table. The coin was passed around and praised by everyone. At the same time they were talking and talking. They soon forgot about the coin. After supper, Barton asked for his coin, but nobody could tell where it was. It was lost. One man said that everyone must be searched. One by one they turned their pockets inside out. Only Clinton refused, however.“I didn’t steal the coin, and I will not be searched,” he said.After that, people turned their heads away from Clinton when they met him. He grew poorer. Soon his wife died.
A few years later, Barton had his house repaired. The lost coin was found under the floor. Barton felt sorry and went to Clinton to apologize. “But,” he asked, “you knew the coin was not in your pocket. Why did you refuse to be searched?” “Because I was a thief,” Clinton answered. “My pockets were full of food at that time. I had taken some food from the table to carry to my hungry wife and children.”

  1. 1.

    The story took place ________

    1. A.
      in 1920　　　
    2. B.
      after 1945
    3. C.
      in 1950　　
    4. D.
      1916
  2. 2.

    The coin was passed and praised because ________

    1. A.
      Clinton was rich　　　　　
    2. B.
      the supper was good
    3. C.
      it was a large gold coin　
    4. D.
      they were happy
  3. 3.

    Everyone was to be searched because _________

    1. A.
      they were thieves　　　
    2. B.
      the gold coin was lost
    3. C.
      Clinton stole the gold coin
    4. D.
      they stole the gold coin
  4. 4.

    Clinton refused to be searched because _________

    1. A.
      he was afraid to be found that there was some food in his pockets
    2. B.
      he didn’t steal the coin　
    3. C.
      he was poor enough
    4. D.
      the gold coin was in his pocket
  5. 5.

    “After that, people turned their heads away from Clinton when they met him.” From the sentence we know that _____

    1. A.
      people thought of him as a beggar　
    2. B.
      people took no notice of him
    3. C.
      people look down upon him　　　
    4. D.
      Clinton refused to see his friends

One of my main concerns when I am helping people achieve their goals is how they measure success. I see individuals getting frustrated as they struggle hard for success.
One of the main reasons that cause this frustration is that people allow their definition of success to be determined by someone or something else. Another is that they become frustrated at their own apparent lack of success when comparing themselves to other people.
We are individuals with individual wants, skills and experiences. We should look at our own skills to determine what is successful to us. We should look inwards to determine what it would mean for us to be successful in our own mind rather than someone else’s.
Evaluating a successful person needs to look at his pathway to success, his actions ，his determination and translate that into his own experience to see how he can improve himself.
You must set your own course of action, and stay on your course. You alone must determine what success means to you. Do what you do to the best of your ability and the rest will take care of itself. For example, I believe that I am successful but I am not a millionaire! Others may not see me as successful in their eyes but that does not matter. It is how I see myself that is important to me and my life.
Here is the truth. Being a success is doing your best, not being the best. Success is not something you become; it is something you continue being.
When we get to that point, we will experience a lot more joy and a lot less frustration. And that sounds good to us!
Remember the great quote from Napoleon Hill, “If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.”

  1. 1.

    What’s the best title of this passage?

    1. A.
      Frustration Determines Success
    2. B.
      The Importance of Frustration to Success
    3. C.
      How to Measure Success
    4. D.
      Evaluations of a Successful Person
  2. 2.

    In terms of success, the writer thinks people feel frustrated because they_____

    1. A.
      struggle too hard
    2. B.
      know little about others
    3. C.
      are often discouraged
    4. D.
      underestimate themselves
  3. 3.

    Which is NOT true according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Success is something you keep on being rather than you become
    2. B.
      Evaluating a successful person needs to look at others’ judgment
    3. C.
      It doesn’t matter others may not consider you as a success in their eyes
    4. D.
      It matters that you set your own course of action and stay on it
  4. 4.

    According to the passage the writer advises us to_____

    1. A.
      attach the importance to others’ attitude and evaluation
    2. B.
      learn from others ，failure
    3. C.
      set a proper goal and strive to realize it
    4. D.
      look at others’ skills to determine what is successful to us

---Do you know the answers to these questions asked by your little brother?
---Of course not, but I can’t let him know______.


  1. A.
    them
  2. B.
    one
  3. C.
    those
  4. D.
    that

—I don’t think you can manage it.
—That __________!


  1. A.
    will all depend on
  2. B.
    will all depend
  3. C.
    all depends
  4. D.
    all depends on

Still waiting for little green men to make contact? Don't hold your breath.
A leading astronomer has concluded there probably aren't any aliens out there – meaning we are absolutely alone in the universe.
Even though there may be tens of thousands of other distant planets similar in size to Earth, the conditions on them are likely to be too hard to support life-forms such as ET.
Dr Howard Smith, a senior astrophysicist at Harvard University, believes there is very little hope of discovering aliens and, even if we did, it would be almost impossible to make contact.
So far astronomers have discovered a total of 500 planets in distant solar systems – known as extrasolar systems – although they believe billions of others exist.
But Dr Smith points out that many of these planets are either too close to the sun or too far away, meaning their surface temperatures are so bad that they could not support life. Others have unusual orbits which cause vast temperature variations, making it impossible for water to exist – the most important thing for life.
Dr Smith said, "We have found that most other planets and solar systems are wildly different from our own. It means it is highly unlikely there are any planets with intelligent life close enough for us to make contact." But his suggestions contradict other leading scientists who have claimed aliens almost certainly exist.
Only last month Professor Stephen Hawking said the fact that there are billions of galaxies out there made it reasonable to think there were other life-forms in the universe.
Researchers from the University of London have recently suggested that aliens could be living on as many as 40,000 other planets. But Dr Smith said: "Any hope of contact has to be limited to a relatively tiny space around the Earth, reaching maybe 1,250 light years out from our planet, where aliens might be able to pick up our signals or send us their own. But communicating would still take decades or centuries."

  1. 1.

    By saying ＂don’t hold your breath＂, the author advised the reader not to _____

    1. A.
      keep silent
    2. B.
      give up
    3. C.
      expect so
    4. D.
      be afraid
  2. 2.

    Dr Smith concludes there probably aren’t any aliens because other planets _____

    1. A.
      are too far away from the earth
    2. B.
      are different from the Earth in size
    3. C.
      don’t have rich natural resources
    4. D.
      don’t have a suitable living environment
  3. 3.

    Researchers from the University of London are mentioned to show that ______

    1. A.
      they have better explanations about aliens
    2. B.
      aliens certainly exist on many planets
    3. C.
      they disagree with Dr Smith’s suggestion
    4. D.
      aliens can pick up signals from the earth
  4. 4.

    What’s the main idea of the text?

    1. A.
      There must be other life forms in the universe
    2. B.
      We can communicate with aliens in decades
    3. C.
      The chances of finding aliens are slight
    4. D.
      Many other planets are quite different from the Earth

Everybody is happy as his pay rises. Yet pleasure at your own can disappear if you learn that a fellow worker has been given a bigger one. Indeed, if he is known as being lazy, you might even be quite cross. Such behavior is regarded as “all too human”, with the underlying belief that other animals would not be able to have this finely developed sense of sadness. But a study by Sarah Brosnan of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, which has just been published in Nature, suggests that it is all too monkey, as well.
The researchers studied the behaviors of some kind of female brown monkeys. They look smart. They are good-natured, co-operative creatures, and they share their food happily. Above all, like female human beings, they tend to pay much closer attention to the value of “goods and services” than males.
Such characteristics make them perfect subjects for Doctor Brosnan’s study. The researchers spent two years teaching their monkeys to exchange tokens (奖券) for food. Normally, the monkeys were happy enough to exchange pieces of rock for pieces of cucumber. However, when two monkeys were placed in separate and connected rooms, so that each other could observe what the other is getting in return for its rock, they became quite different.
In the world of monkeys，grapes are excellent goods (and much preferable to cucumbers). So when one monkey was handed a grape in exchange for her token, the second was not willing to hand hers over for a mere piece of cucumber. And if one received a grape without having to provide her token in exchange at all, the other either shook her own token at the researcher, or refused to accept the cucumber. Indeed, the mere presence of a grape in the other room (without an actual monkey to eat it) was enough to bring about dissatisfaction in a female monkey.
The researches suggest that these monkeys, like humans, are guided by social senses. In the wild, they are co-operative and group-living. Such co-operation is likely to be firm only when each animal feels it is not being cheated. Feelings of anger when unfairly treated, it seems, are not the nature of human beings alone. Refusing a smaller reward completely makes these feelings clear to other animals of the group. However, whether such a sense of fairness developed independently in monkeys and humans, or whether it comes from the common roots that they had 35 million years ago, is, as yet, an unanswered question

  1. 1.

    According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

    1. A.
      Only monkeys and humans can have the sense of fairness in the world
    2. B.
      In the wild, monkeys are never unhappy to share their food with each other
    3. C.
      Women will show more dissatisfaction than men when unfairly treated
    4. D.
      Monkeys can exchange cucumbers for grapes, for grapes are more attractive
  2. 2.

    The underlined statement “it is all too monkey” means that ________

    1. A.
      monkeys are also angry with lazy fellows
    2. B.
      monkeys, like humans, tend to be envious of each other
    3. C.
      no animals other than monkeys can develop such feelings
    4. D.
      feeling angry at unfairness is also monkey’s nature
  3. 3.

    Female monkeys of this kind are chosen for the research most probably because they are _________

    1. A.
      more likely to pay attention to the value of what they get
    2. B.
      attentive to researchers’ instructions
    3. C.
      nice in both appearance and behaviors
    4. D.
      more ready to help others than their male companions
  4. 4.

    We can learn ________according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Human beings' feelings of anger are developed from the monkeys
    2. B.
      Cooperation between monkeys stays firm before the realization of being cheated
    3. C.
      In the research, male monkeys are less likely to exchange food with others
    4. D.
      Only monkeys and humans have the sense of fairness dating back to 35 million years ago
  5. 5.

    What can we infer about the monkeys in Sarah’s study?

    1. A.
      The monkeys can be trained to develop social senses
    2. B.
      The monkeys may show their satisfaction with equal treatment
    3. C.
      They usually show their feelings openly as humans do
    4. D.
      Cooperation among the monkeys remains effective in the wild

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