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某英文报社正在开展“低碳生活,从我做起”的征文活动,请给其投稿。内容要点如下:

好处:减少二氧化碳的排放,有利于缓解全球变暖;

具体建议:?随手关掉不用的电器,如电灯、电视和电脑;

?步行或骑自行车出行;如果路程远,乘坐公交车

?购物时尽量使用环保布袋,不用一次性塑料袋。

大家都行动起来,我们就能与环境和谐共处。

注意: 词数不少于100;可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

参考词汇:二氧化碳排放 carbon dioxide emissions;一次性塑料袋disposable plastic bags
Nowadays,it is becoming common to lead a low-carbon lifestyle._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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That afternoon,my dad had stood on the deck of our home and laughed as our neighbors packed up their cars and headed inland.They left to spend the night in motels or at friends’ homes that were out of range of approaching summer storm.

Challenging the weather that threatened to damping our spirits,we lit a fire on the beach.Dad told jokes and we had a good time.When it was 6:30 pm,all laughter disappeared.Ours eyes were drawn to the sky.A tornado was headed straight for us!In a flash,we were all on our feet.The wind started screaming and now we were running to the cottage.My mom stopped next to the front door."where can we go?"She shouted at my dad.

Most cottages on this part of Lake Michigan had been built without basements.Ours was no exception.The huge windows and the cottage itself wouldn't offer safety from high wind.

"Follow me!"my dad yelled.We crawled beneath the deck,pressing ourselves against the foundation of the cottage.Between the deck supports,we watched the approaching storm in silent terror.

My dad shouted,"Hold on!"and something else I couldn't hear over the screaming wind.I think he was praying. By the time it reached our cottage,it was nothing more than a strong wind.The rest of the storm lasted for an hour and then simply blew away.

1.what did the family do before the storm came ?

A. They left the motels. B. They visited their neighbors.

C. They packed up the cars. D. They stayed on the beach.

2.What was the family do before the storm came?

A. Praying in silent terror. B. Running away at once.

C. Crawling on the ground. D. Closing their eyes tightly

3.Where did the family stay in the storm ?

A. Under a deck. B. In a basement.

C. Inside the car D. Behind a door

4.What can be the best title for the text ?

A. Life on the beach B. An Unusual Cottage

C. Surviving a Storm D. My Admirable Family

What if you arrived home to find a delicious hot meal waiting for you, prepared by your very own kitchen robot? It might sound like science fiction, but professors at the university of Tokyo have taken the first steps toward making that scenario a reality. The team recently introduced a humanoid kitchen robot that can pour tea and other drinks into cups and serve them to guests. When teatime is over, the robot can also wash the dishes and put them away.

In California, another interesting kitchen robot has been developed, called Readybot. It can pick up objects and either store them in cabinets (橱柜) or put them in the trash. It also carries a separate floor-cleaning robot that can operate by itself. Unlike the Japanese robot, Readybot just looks more like a large box with arms and wheels.

Readybot was created by engineers and designers who established a club called the Readybot Challenge. They believe that in the future millions of robots will be needed in homes to perform ordinary household tasks. Readybot is just the first step in their plan to create a robot that can do jobs not only in kitchens but in other rooms of homes and in offices as well.

Clearly there are technological difficulties to solve before robots can cook a complete there are also many safety concerns (忧虑). Not everyone (especially parents) would be comfortable with the idea of robots in their house, manipulating hot pans and sharp knives. The European Commission recently funded (资助) a project to study these concerns. According to lead researcher Professor Chris Melhuish, “Enabling robots to work safely with humans is a key need for the future development of robotics.”

1.Compared with Readybot, which of the following is true about the Japanese robot?

A. It is more popular. B. It performs more jobs.

C. It moves more quickly. D. It looks more like a person.

2.What can Readybot be used to do?

A. Drive you afround. B. Clean your kitchen.

C. Prepare food for you. D. Work for office workers.

3.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “manipulating” in the last paragraph?

A. Inventing. B. Avoiding.

C. Controlling. D. Making.

If something that you’re doing doesn’t challenge you, then it doesn’t change you. We all need some normal stress in our lives, after all. 1. So challenge the following limits:

1. Figure out what you are scared of and do it continuously.

If you are a salesman, and you’re scared of talking to people personally or over the phone, now, instead of being scared and thinking you will fail, spend at least five minutes a day to pick up the phone and make a call. 2. But don’t stop on the first try! Eventually, you can look at fear in the eyes and say, “Go on, I’m not scared!”

2. Take a class for a hobby you’ve been wanting to develop.

Make sure this hobby is not linked to your career; you have to relax and relieve your stress while performing this. 3. Apart from helping you challenge yourself, taking a class for your hobby may also give you extra income.

3. Set aside at least nine minutes a day for physical exercise.

4. A simple 9-minute run around your neighborhood can do wonders for yourself. Exercise can not only help you maintain your regular weight, but also make you feel better about yourself.

4. 5.

Don’t just limit yourself to your fellow travelers—try to connect with the service staff. You never know what kind of people they’re going to be. Get out of your house or go online right now to book your class. Start to travel now and learn to challenge yourself.

A. You should do it continuously.

B. You don’t need to go to the gym.

C. Someone may make you disturbed.

D. Running in the gym may be a better choice.

E. Some examples might be cooking, sewing, painting and so on.

F. Travel and allow yourself to be interested in new people.

G. You can never see any improvement if you stick to your comfort zone.

Recently, a new law in Arizona requires high school students to pass the United States’ citizenship test. There’re 100 questions on US history and government in the test.

The Joe Foss Institute helped created the law. They want to pass a law in each of the 50 states to require high school student to pass the test.

A 2010 national test showed only about 25 percent of students in their final year of high school had a good understanding of American government. Thirty-six percent did not have even a basic understanding.

“That’s a shame, and it’s not only a shame.” Said John Hale, the Associate Director of the Center for Civic Education California. Mr. Hale thinks it is dangerous when citizens do not know or care about how their government works. He says students do not only to learn facts about government. They should also learn how to take part in their communities. “Requiring high school student to take the test might be a way to improve students’ civic behavior,” he says.

But some wonder if a test young people take in high school will make adults more active in their communities.

Sam Stone writes reports for the Joe Foss Institute. He says research shows that civic education does result in more involved adults. He noted a 2012 survey found that the more young people studied civics in high school, the more likely they were to get actively involved in their communities.

In another state, Virginia, many people are against the test. Meg Gruver is the president of the Virginia Education Association. She says students already take classes in civics and US history. And, she says, schools should not have to pay more for the test.

Sam Stone agrees. He says his organization is paying for an online testing website. Schools can use the website to give the test for free.

1.The US citizen test________.

A. is a required test all over America

B. was created by the Joe Foss Institute

C. helps students understand America government

D. has been included in American law for five years

2.What might John Hale agree with?

A. How the US government works should not be open to the public.

B. It’s a shame that the US government is unpopular with students.

C. Community activities outweigh facts about the US government.

D. The US citizenship test will be good for students and society

3.The result of the 2012 survey_________.

A. was different from Sam Stone’s findings

B. showed civics helped students become more active citizen

C. showed it was hard for more young people to pass the civics test

D. showed students were as interested as adults in their government

4.What did Meg Gruber think of the citizen test?

A. Uninteresting B. Unsatisfying

C. Acceptable D. Fair

A few days ago my family and I were out for an evening walk. As we headed home, dark _____ started rolling in and we knew we probably wouldn’t make it back without getting wet. _____ enough, the rain started falling just as we______ our neighborhood. We all ____ down the street and into the house but when we got there I noticed that one of my sons was _______ I went back out in the rain and found him _____ in an irregular pattern in front of the house. His face was one of ______as he seemed to be going in circles. This is my child that usually hates getting _____.

I shouted to him, “What are you doing?!!”

“I hate getting wet!” he _____ back.

“Then why are you running around in the _____ ? Hurry inside!”

“I’m trying to but I have to _____ the rain drops!”

He was getting more wet than any of the rest of us _____ he was trying to avoid the raindrops. As I went and put him _____ my arm and walked him inside, I realized that there is a good_______in this story.

How often do you_______life “avoiding the raindrops”? How often do you get so worried about the little _____that might happen, the failures that you miss out on the great _____ that you could be having? We can spend all of our time running around in circles trying not to fail or we can accept that failure is going to come and ______forward anyway. Any happy and successful person will tell you that the road to success is _____with failures.

But every time you fail, you learn. Every time you learn, you improve. The more you improve, the more ______ you will be.

1.A. buses B. clouds C. mosquitoes D. smoke

2.A. Sure B. Anxious C. Strange D. Funny

3.A. surrounded B. noticed C. crossed D. entered

4.A. paced B. escaped C. hurried D. advanced

5.A. missing B. outstanding C. disturbing D. charming

6.A. jumping B. trembling C. running D. sliding

7.A. happiness B. pleasure C. excitement D. suffering

8.A. cold B. wet C. hungry D. thirsty

9.A. screamed B. waved C. turned D. looked

10.A. distance B. darkness C. rain D. wind

11.A. collect B. experience C. fight D. avoid

12.A. because B. though C. unless D. if

13.A. with B. under C. by D. beside

14.A. ending B. plot C. lesson D. theme

15.A. care about B. rely on C. sort out D. go through

16.A. failures B. accidents C. emergencies D. disasters

17.A. pains B. dangers C. diseases D. adventures

18.A. float B. wander C. move D. flow

19.A. equipped B. paved C. buried D. covered

20.A. successful B. generous C. considerate D. intelligent

Dear daughters,

Most parents tell their children, “You can be anything you want when you grow up.” I feel the same and I say this often. But I also want you to understand that a dream itself comes from hard work, some good luck and good timing. Girls, here are some words of wisdom as you make your way in the world.

Firstly, be open-minded to changing your path along the way. In high school, I wanted to be a politician. I left my hometown and went off to college in Washington, D.C. There, I discovered that I loved to support women. It taught me that I’m creative, a strong leader and great at marketing. As a result, I moved on to be the head of a national healthcare nonprofit(非营利机构).Becoming a mother while in that job opened my mind to launching a breast pump bag business. Now I run a highly successful company that I started up on my own. In my opinion, you need to figure out what you are good at and what you are passionate about. Keep an open mind: the initial path you choose may lead you into other areas. Don’t waste your money or time, but you can change what you are doing based on what you are learning about yourself.

Secondly and more importantly, remember that failure is vital to your success. I won’t tell you to feel good about failure. Failure can be heartbreaking. But I will tell you that every failure I’ve had along the way absolutely made me better. Failing the math exam in high school and going to summer school was embarrassing but I've never failed an exam again.

Being deprived(剥夺) of the job for a significant job opportunity that I was more than qualified for because of unfair assumptions hurt me but I went out and got a big job at a national organization at age 27. It’s okay to get angry! Take that and turn it into positive action.

I’m proud to be a role model to you as a mom and an entrepreneur(企业家). I hope I inspire you to believe that you can be anything you want and you can have anything on your list. It will be my pleasure to watch your lives unfold before my eyes.

Love,

Your Mom

1.The author has achieved her final goal as ________.

A. a politician B. a social worker C. an entrepreneur D. the head of an organization

2.What does the author think of failure along the way in life?

A. Failure is important to success. B. Failure is never positive.

C. Failure is always heartbreaking. D. Failure makes people embarrassed.

3.The author was once deprived of a significant job opportunity because ________.

A. she lacked work experience B. she was wrongly judged as unfit for it

C. She was too young D. she was not as qualified as others

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. A mom’s advice B. A mom’s life stories

C. Be wise in choosing your career D. How to be successful in life

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