Y. E. S. ―a small group of high school students is not just learning about the envi?ronment around them,but they're actually doing something to improve it.

"This group has done a series of projects,from recy?cling about 600 pounds of tennis shoes,to over 50        cellpho?nes ,"said Patrick Merrick,a school teacher and Y. E. S. adviser.

The idea for environmental projects came about two years ago and it gradually became a part of an environmen?tal science class. In class,students would learn about a topic? design a project,carry it out and then take it to the community(社区) .

"Before every topic,we spent several weeks learning about the how,what and why of the idea," said Maddie Frank and Shawn Hanson,students in Y. E. S.

One of the goals,Frank and Hanson said,was to find out how much energy their school used throughout a school day.

"We decided to carry out a school energy audit (审计) ”,they said. " We divided up the classrooms among the students in our class. Each student recorded how much energy was being used in each classroom."

"We have been able to save money with the help of our school energy audit,make money with both the shoe and the cellphone recycling,keep a large amount of garbage out of the landfills (废物填埋地) with those recycling projects and make it possible for community members to use energysaving things”,Frank and Hanson said.

While the group is working towards making a differ?ence in the environment around them,they express their thankfulness for people's support.

"Without the help of our community and school,we would not have been able to make these recycling projects possible," Frank and Hanson said.

20. What can we learn from the first four paragraphs?

   A. Y. E. S. is an afterschool activity right now.

   B. Y. E. S. was set up by Maddie Frank and Shawn Hanson.

   C. Students carry out the projects designed by their teachers.

   D. Students do a lot of research about the topic learned in class.

21. According to the text,the small group has ,      

   A. given environmental science classes to the community

   B. reduced the amount of garbage that has to be thrown

   C. invented some energysaving things

   D. repaired over 50  cellphones 

22. What's the best title for the text?

   A. Protect the environment

   B. Thank those people who support you

   C. Many students join in Y. E. S.

   D. Environmental projects make a difference

Atlantis left the International Space Station on Tuesday and slipped away after a partial lap around the station. Ten pairs of eyes 1        against the windows,four in the shuttle and six in the 2       .

All that remains of NASA's final shuttle voyage is the touchdown,targeted for the 3       hours of Thursday back home in Florida. Its return 4        the 30-year run of a vessel that kept US astronauts flying to and from 5        longer than any other rocketship.

"Get her 6        safely and enjoy the last couple days in space shuttle Atlantis," the station's Mission Control 7        commander Christopher Ferguson and his crew.

Replied Ferguson: " It's been an incredible ride."

As a final salute,the space station rotated to provide never-before-seen views of the com?plex. Atlantis flew halfway around the outpost,cameras whirring aboard 8        craft to record the historic event.

Flight controllers savored (欣赏,品味) the dual TV images. "It must 9        pretty spectacu?lar," Ferguson said.

And it 10       :Atlantis sailing serenely (宁静地,平静地) against the black void of space,its pay load (有效载重,负载) bay wide open,and the space station,its huge 11        wings glow?ing golden 12        the sunlight.

As the lead team of flight controllers signed off for the very 13        time,the voice emanating (发出) from the shuttle's Mission Control cracked with emotion. Another team would take over late Tuesday for 14       .

To ensure their 15        return,the crew 16        one final survey of the shuttle,using the robotic arm and a lasertipped extension. Experts scrutinized (仔细检查,细看) the images for signs of micrometeorite damage.

Atlantis 17       8 days at the space station and left behind a year's worth of supplies,insur?ance in the event commercial providers 18        delays in launching their own cargo ships.

It was the 37th shuttle 19      ,over more than 12 years,dedicated to building and 20        the space station ― the largest structure ever to orbit the planet.

(   ) 1. A. put   B. pressed   C. looked   D. squeeze

(   ) 2. A. home   B. station   C. base   D. airplane

(   ) 3. A. predawn   B. daytime   C. at dusk   D. midnight

(   ) 4. A. starts   B. closes   C. ends   D. begins

(   ) 5. A. space   B. universe   C. sky   D. orbit

(   ) 6. A. home   B. here   C. forward   D. straight

(   ) 7. A. recommended   B. told   C. suggested   D. advised

(   ) 8. A. all   B. some   C. every   D. both

(   ) 9. A. sound   B. seem   C. look   D. feel

(   ) 10. A. did   B. worked   C. accounted   D. acted

(   ) 11. A. beautiful   B. metallic   C. useful   D. solar

(   ) 12. A. under   B. beneath   C. in   D. against

(   ) 13. A. last   B. first   C. key   D. proper

(   ) 14. A. arrival   B. taking off   C. flying   D. landing

(   ) 15. A. secure   B. safe   C. reliable   D. harmless

(   ) 16. A. fulfilled   B. achieved   C. conducted   D. carried

(   ) 17. A. spent   B. took   C. paid   D. expend

(   ) 18. A. meet   B. face   C. encounter   D. contact

(   ) 19. A. purpose   B. mission   C. business   D. assignment

(   ) 20. A. preserving   B. possessing   C. supporting   D. maintaining

Australia is nearly as large as the United States,but most of it is too 1        for people to live in. Around the 2        of this huge dry part are large sheep and cattle 3       . A few of them are as large as the smallest 4        in America. Often the nearest neighbors are many hundred miles away.

The 5       radio is very important to people who live 6        these great Australian farms. It works much like a telephone. A person can listen to someone 7        talk and then give an answer.

When these radios first came into 8       ,the Australian government set up a special twoway radio 9       . Then,people on the large farms could talk to a doctor hundreds of miles away. They could tell the doctor about someone who was sick,and the doctor could let them know 10        to 11        for the sick person.

Since the large forms were 12        far away from the towns,the children could not go to school. Radio schools were 13        for them in some areas. 14       a certain time each day,the boys and girls turned on their radios and listened to 15        in cities miles away.

Families on the large farms wanted to 16        news to their neighbors. " Round robin" talks by radio were started to 17        families in touch with each other. They could talk about who was going away or who was sick or who was 18        married. The men could talk about their sheep and cattle and how much money the market would 19        for them. In many ways the radio became a 20       for the farm people of Australia.

(   ) 1. A. moist   B. drought   C. dry   D. humid

(   ) 2. A. edge   B. side   C. center   D. part

(   ) 3. A. villages   B. countryside   C. states   D. farms

(   ) 4. A. cities   B. states   C. areas   D. regions

(   ) 5. A. two ways   B. twoside   C. twoway   D. two sides

(   ) 6. A. on   B. in   C. at   D. by

(   ) 7. A. different   B. else   C. another   D. other

(   ) 8. A. effect   B. practice   C. management   D. use

(   ) 9. A. item   B. arrangement   C. programme   D. design

(   ) 10. A. how   B. what   C. which   D. that

(   ) 11. A. cure   B. care   C. treat   D. concern

(   ) 12. A. too   B. very   C. quite   D. so

(   ) 13. A. put up   B. got up   C. set up   D. build up

(   ) 14. A. At   B. In   C. For   D. By

(   ) 15. A. parents   B. teachers   C. neighbors   D. relatives

(   ) 16. A. spread   B. get   C. bring   D. give

(   ) 17. A. keep   B. let   C. have   D. make

(   ) 18. A. being   B. having   C. getting   D. wanting

(   ) 19. A. cost,   B. pay   C. take   D. spend

(   ) 20. A. booklet   B. magazine   C. article   D. newspaper

I don't often lose things and I'm especially careful with money. So I was quite 1        when I reached 2        my wallet and it wasn't there. At first I thought 3        was possible that I could have 4        it at home. Then I remembered taking it out to 5        for the taxi. So I knew I had it with me just 6        I walked into the restaurant. I wondered if it was possible that it could have 7        out of my pocket while I was eating dinner. Thinking about that possibility,I 8       around and walked back to the table where I had been sitting. I asked the waiter to go around the 9        to see if my wallet was on the 10       . While the waiter was looking for it,the 11       of the restaurant came up to me and asked me if anything was 12       . I didn't want to get lots of people involved in the problem,but I knew I had to get the wallet 13       . I told the manager 14        had happened. He asked me to 15        the wallet to him and then he insisted that I 16        the missing wallet to the police. But I didn't want the police to involve in it; be?

sides,I was in a hurry because I had a  (n) 17       with my doctor in just a few minutes. I explained to him that my great 18        at the moment was 19        I could pay the bill. He told me not to worry about that. He had me put down my name and address,  and he said he would 20        me a bill.

(   ) 1. A. puzzled   B. worried   C. surprised   D. disturbed

(   ) 2. A. to   B. in   C. to   D. for

(   ) 3. A. it   B. this   C. that   D. which

(   ) 4. A. left   B. put   C. remained   D. forgot

(   ) 5. A. spend   B. pay   C. cost   D. give

(   ) 6. A. as   B. after   C. since   D. before

(   ) 7. A. released   B. fell   C. dropped   D. slipped

(   ) 8. A. returned   B. turned   C. moved   D. looked

(   ) 9. A. position   B. floor   C. table   D. scene

(   ) 10. A. floor   B. location   C. storey   D. basement

(   ) 11. A. manager   B. headmaster   C. chief leader   D. supervisor

(   ) 12. A. matter   B. harmful   C. wrong   D. unfit

(   ) 13. A. again   B. back   C. soon   D. away

(   ) 14. A. all   B. which   C. it   D. what

(   ) 15. A. give   B. tell   C. describe   D. express

(   ) 16. A. tell   B. report   C. explain   D. state

(   ) 17. A. agreement   B. business   C. plan   D. appointment

(   ) 18. A. worry   B. interest   C. disappointment   D. anger

(   ) 19. A. if   B. when   C. how   D. whether

(   ) 20. A. show   B. send   C. charge   D. present

According to a study,the average Briton believes that youth ends at 35 and old age begins at 58. In between―all 23 years―is your middle age.

The news that 58 is "over the hill" may come as a surprise to anyone who has passed the milestone and feels they are not yet in the twilight (薄暮) of their lives.

They include Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the glamorous (迷人的) actress Jane Seymour,who are both full of energy at 59. Kathryn Bigelow,58, has just won an Oscar for directing the actionpacked movie The Hurt LocA;er (〈〈拆弹部队〉〉) .

The finding that we regard people in their fifties as getting doddery (衰老的) ,despite the evidence that older people are living more active lives than ever,was revealed by academics from the University of Kent to a meeting of the Economic and Social Research Council,in London.

Professor Dominic Abrams,who studied data from 40 ,000 people across Europe,said: "The survey showed that age prejudice―being treated as ' too young' or ' too old' ―is per?ceived to be a serious or very serious issue by 63 percent of respondents,so it is obviously im?portant to know what these age labels mean to people."

A survey asked:when does youth end and old age begin? For the UK,the average re?sponse was that you stop being young at 35 ,and start being old at 58.

But the figures also showed that opinions differed among the age groups. Younger people,those aged 15 to 24,thought youth ended at just 28 and old age began at 54.

Not surprisingly,people in their eighties were more generous. They regarded the final year of youth as 42 ,and the onset of old age as 67.

Professor Abrams,a psychologist,added: " This evidence shows that what counts as young and old is very largely down to the age of the beholder."


(   ) 1. What is the general belief of the Briton towards the age division?

   A. Young ends at 35 old ends at 58.B. Young ends at 35 old begins at 58.

 C. Young begins at 35 old begins at 58. D. Young begins at 35 old ends 58. 


(   ) 2. What is perceived to be a very serious issue among most of respondents?

   A. Age prejudice. B. Age labels. C. Too young. D. Too old.


(   ) 3. Which of the following is the opinion of the younger people?

   A. Old age began at 58. B. Old age began at 67.

   C. Old age began at 54. D. Old age began at 51. 

(   ) 4. What is the purpose of doing this survey?

   A. To know when young begins and when old starts.

   B. Really important to know what these age labels mean to people.

   C. To show the same opinions among the age groups.

   D. To prove that older people are living more active lives than ever.

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