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 cart 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 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 are not leaky(漏的),which would help greatly in scrimping.Another is to use energy-saving lights,and turn them off before you leave the rooms.It is 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.In the first paragraph the author uses "steel monsters" to refer to .

A. big factories B. high mountains

C. huge buildings D. characters in fairy stories

2.From the fifth paragraph,we can know that .

A. wonderful life comes from environmental protection

B. protecting the environment should start from childhood

C. protecting the environment begins with small little things

D. protecting the environment benefits the country and the people

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. To protect the environment may help you save some money.

B. Your bad habits for the environment are a harmful contribution.

C. The more people do their part,the greener the environment will be.

D. Selling what you don't want any more is not a kind of recycling.

4.The passage is mainly about .

A. the use of garbage dustbins B. how to save the environment

C. our present environmental problems D. how to save water and electricity

Weight loss is a hard topic.Lots of people aren't satisfied with their present weight,but most people aren't sure how to change it.You may want to look like the models or actors in magazines or on TV,but those goals might not be healthy or realistic for you.1.

So what should you do about your weight control?

2.The best way to find out if you are at a healthy weight or if you need to lose or gain weight is to talk to a doctor or dietitian.3.If it turns out that you can benefit from weight loss then you can follow a few of the simple suggestions listed below to get started.

4.People who lose weight quickly by crash(速成的)dieting or other extreme measures usually gain back all of the pounds they lost,because they haven't permanently(永久地)changed their habits.Therefore,the best weight management ways are those that you can maintain for a lifetime.

Small changes are a lot easier to keep than large ones.Try reducing the amount of what you eat.Try cutting down the fat in your daily meals.5..Once you have kept that down,start gradually introducing healthier foods and exercise into your life.

It's a good idea to maintain a healthy weight because health is most valuable to us all.

A.Weight management is about long-term success.

B.Besides,no magical method will make you look like someone else.

C.Try giving up junk food for a week.

D.Choose different kinds of food to eat so as to keep healthy.

E.Changing from whole to nonfat or low-fat milk is also a good idea.

F.Being healthy is really about being at a weight that is right for you.

G.They will compare your weight with healthy standards and help you set goals.

At the airport,I looked closely at the face of my son,Daniel,his backpack by his side.We were saying good-bye. In a few hours he would be flying to France to____a different life.It was a transitional(过渡期的)time in Daniel's life.I wanted to leave him some____words.However,nothing came from my____and this was not the first time I had let such a moment____.Past memories came____on me.

When Daniel was five,I took him to the school-bus stop on his first day of kindergarten.He____me-as he did now."What is it going to be like,Dad?Will I be okay?"And then he walked up the____of the bus and disappeared inside.And the bus drove away.And I had said nothing.

A decade or so later,a similar____appeared.I drove him to college.I tried to think of something to say to give him____and confidence as he started this new life.Again,words____me.

Now,as I stood before him,I thought of Daniel's grandfather and those____opportunities in my life.How many times have we all let such moments pass?

My father and I loved each other.Yet,I always____never hearing him put his____into words and never having the memory of that moment.Now,I could feel my hands sweat and my throat tighten.Why is it so____to tell a son something from the heart?

My mouth turned dry,and I knew I would be able to speak out only a few words____."Daniel,"I said,"if I could have picked,I would have picked you."That's all I could say.I wasn't sure he understood what I____.Then he came toward me and threw his arms around me.For a moment,the world and all its people stopped,and there was just Daniel and me.He was saying something,____my tears rolled down,and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I could____was the stubble(胡茬)on his chin as his face____against mine.And then,the moment ended.What I had said to Daniel was clumsy.It was nothing.And yet,it was____.

1.A. spend B. represent C. entertain D. start

2.A. amusing B. astonishing C. meaningful D. convincing

3.A. head B. lips C. thoughts D. mind

4.A. fly B. remain C. pass D. deliver

5.A. cutting down B. playing jokes C. looking down D. crowding in

6.A. looked at B. stared at C. glanced at D. glared at

7.A. steps B. chairs C. handles D. windows

8.A. sign B. sight C. scenery D. scene

9.A. consideration B. admission C. inspiration D. influence

10.A. failed B. occurred C. struck D. hit

11.A. valuable B. impressive C. lost D. embarrassing

12.A. wondered B. regretted C. tried D. minded

13.A. judgements B. feelings C. actions D. comments

14.A. considerate B. frightening C. hard D. unbelievable

15.A. slightly B. obviously C. clearly D. carefully

16.A. counted B. cared C. valued D. meant

17.A. but B. and C. because D. so

18.A. observed B. sensed C. struggled D. focused

19.A. gestured B. whispered C. pressed D. held

20.A. everything B. all C. none D. anything

We have prepared a list of classic love stories for your consideration.

Comrades: Almost 4 Love Story

Country: China

Release Date: Nov 2,1996

Stars: Maggie Cheung,Leon Lai

The film centers on two Chinese mainlanders who go to Hong Kong to make a living,but end up falling in love. The film was very well received in China,Hong Kong in particular.If you are 40~60,this movie is a pretty good choice for you,as it can help remind you of past times,people and things.

Ready for Love

Country: France

Release Date: Dec 17,1980

Stars: Sophie Marceau

This is a simple and pure love story that centers on a 13-year-old girl,Vic,who is looking for true love at school. The film was an international box-office hit,earning 4,378,500 admissions in France

Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Country: Thailand

Release Date: Aug 12,2010

Stars: Mario Maurer,Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul

The story shows love in the eyes of young people who first experience it and how it affects their lives and their inspirations.If you are tired after a day of heavy work,this funny movie is definitely one to share with your lover.

Australia

Country: Australia

Release Date: Nov 26,2008

Stars: Nicole Kidman,Hugh Jackman

The film is a character story,set between 1939 and 1942,against a dramatized backdrop of events across northern Australia at the time,such as the bombing of Darwin during World War Ⅱ.Before you watch it,you know that this film lasts about 165 minutes.Long as it may be,it is worth watching.

1.Which film is the most recently released?

A. Camrades: Almost a Love Story. B. Ready for Love.

C. Crazy Little Thing Called Love. D. Australia.

2.If a couple in their forties want to see a film set in China,which is probably their best choice?

A. Australia. B. Ready for Love.

C. Crazy Little Thing Called Love. D. Comrades: Almost a Love Story.

3.What do the four films have in common?

A. They are all about love.

B. They are all shot in China.

C. They are only about love among young people.

D. They are only well received by Chinese people.

4.What's the purpose of the author in writing the text?

A. To earn money by selling tickets.

B. To call on people to find true love.

C. To introduce several love films to readers.

D. To attract readers to show kindness to others.

17-yearold Elexis Webster grew up homeless with cruel family members and serious health problems.But Webster has got over these difficulties to become an honor student at her high school.

The teen spent her childhood living in dug-outs(防空洞) ,cars,and any place where her family could find shelter.She was treated cruelly by her mother,a drug user,who left her and her sister alone without food for days.Her older brother disturbed her study too many tunes.Her poor living conditions led to her becoming extremely weak, which caused her to miss school often.

However,she got a 4.1 GPA in the exam,though many wouldn't expect her to have such a hard life.Surviving in the family in an environment like that,she was able to come out of it,and she knew she had to make the best of what happened to her.

At 14,her mother was put in prison for leaving Webster and her sister in a car in the middle of a school day.The two girls were placed in foster care(寄养所)with a woman whom Webster still lives with.She calls her "Mema".

"Mema",who the teen sees as her mom,encouraged Webster as she returned school again.Even after missing three years of school,Webster was able to be excellent.Now Webster has planned to attend University of California at Los Angeles and study physics.

"I got to a place where I was able to keep going and push for higher than a 4.1 and push to get into a really great college or university.I see success.I see happiness and I see peace,"she told KPIX 5.

1.Where does Webster live now most probably?

A. In a car. B. In the dug-out.

C. In foster care. D. At the University of California.

2.Why was Webster's mother put into prison?

A. She was always taking drugs.

B. She left her daughters alone in a car.

C. She stole food for her three children.

D. She didn't let her children attend school.

3.What's the future goal of Webster?

A. Becoming a physics teacher.

B. Earning enough money to buy a house.

C. Being admitted into a really good college.

D. Breaking away from her mother and brother.

4.What do we know about Webster?

A. She wouldn't believe in anyone any longer.

B. She got a lot of help from her brother.

C. She was brought up in a warm family.

D. She got motherly love from Mema.

Bao Bao was born in the United States,but she was always destined(注定的)to go to China.A giant panda named Mei Xiang gave birth to Bao Bao at Washington's National Zoo in 2013.She was the zoo's first surviving panda cub(幼崽)since 2005.Visitors went to see Bao Bao for the first time in early 2014.The zoo's first giant pandas arrived in 1972.They were a gift to the United States after President Richard Nixon's historic trip to China

The US agreement with China states that the cubs of pandas loaned to the National Zoo must go to China by age four.Zoo officials have a number of events planned for Bao Bao before she travels.For example,she will receive a cake made of ice.Officials say it will recognize the people who give money to the National Zoo to help research into animals.

People around the world will be able to watch Bao Bao's final days in Washington.There will be several Facebook Live events,including videos of zookeepers preparing Bao Bao for her trip and a program showing how to make panda-themed art projects.Bao Bao's final hours at the zoo will be shown on Facebook Live on February 21.

Some of her human friends are using the hashtag(标签)# ByeByeBaoBao to say goodbye.On Twitter,Lisa wrote:"I am going to miss Bao Bao so much!I have met so many people because of her."

Bao Bao will leave for China soon on a flight called the Fed Ex "Panda Express".If you are sad about seeing her go,there are three other pandas at the zoo.You can still see her parents,Mei Xiang and Tian Tian,and her brother,Bei Bei.

1.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

A. Bao Bao will be sent back to China.

B. Bao Bao was the only surviving cub.

C. Bao Bao once visited China with Nixon.

D. Bao Bao was sent to the United Kingdom as a present.

2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word "loaned" in Paragraph 2?

A. turned B. lent

C. referred D. apologised

3.What may be the best title for the text?

A. Bao Bao's living habits

B. Bao Bao will leave for China

C. Chinese and Americans' love for pandas

D. Officials are preparing for pandas coming home

Need an app for that?Anvitha Vijay,9 years old,can build it.With the help of YouTube videos,the young girl from Melbourne,Australia,Learned to code(编程)at age 7.Soon,she was trying her hand at making apps.

"When I first got my iPad,I was attracted by all the apps on it,"she told TFK."It wasn't long before I wanted to create my own."

She built her first two apps with her younger sister in mind.Smartkins Animals helps children know more than 100 animals and their sounds.Smartkins Rainbow Colors teaches kids colors.Each app has been downloaded thousands of times.

Anvitha's skills won her an award to attend a big tech conference hosted by Apple in San Francisco,California There,she got tips from so many smart people.She went to workshops where she learned about the latest software(软件)for app building.

All that training led to an idea for a third app.This one,called GoalsHi,inspires kids to practice good habits. Users are rewarded for achieving goals,such as eating their vegetables or practicing piano."Kids can set goals with this app and get stars when they achieve them,"she says,"The idea is to encourage kids to achieve one little step a day."

Anvitha's goal is to continue creating technology that helps kids learn while having fun.But even more important to her is that the world sees the power of technology in kids' hands."The more training we get in technology at an early age,"she says,"the better chance we have of becoming people who will one day change the world."

1.What can we learn from the text?

A. Anvitha has created educational apps.

B. Anvitha won an award for practicing piano.

C. The power of technology has been in kids' hands.

D. Educational apps are very popular among parents.

2.Which of the following helped Anvitha to learn to code at an early age?

A. YouTube videos. B. Her younger sister.

C. All apps on her iPad D. All training in Australia.

3.What do we know about the apps Anvitha created?

A. They teach kids to paint.

B. They teach kids to keep pets.

C. They help kids to invent instruments.

D. They help kids learn while having fun.

4.What's the general meaning of what Anvitha says in the last paragraph?

A. Kids should keep having a beautiful dream.

B. Kids mastering technology must change the world.

C. Work hard and you'll have a better life in the future.

D. Children had better get training in technology as early as possible.

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