It’s important to learn things about protecting environment. Here’s a 4Rs rule for us.

·Reduce

If you want to reduce waste, you should use things wisely (明智的). A large number of trees are being cut down to make paper. If everyone uses paper carelessly and then throws it away, soon we would not have any trees left. Some other things are also being wasted, and people don’t know what to do with waste in big cities, so it’s necessary to reduce waste.

·Reuse

You should always think of reusing the usable (可用的) things before throwing them away. Give your clothes or things you don’t use to the poor. In a family, you may pass such clothes on to your younger brothers or sisters.

·Recycle

Bottles, cans and paper can easily be recycled. By doing so we save lots of time and money, for example, cola cans are sent to a factory, where they’re smashed flat（压平）and smelted (熔化), and the metal things are made into new cola cans.

·Repair

If one of the legs of your table is broken, you can repair it. If you want to change for better ones, it’s better for you to sell the old ones or give them to other people who can use them after doing some repair.

(    )61.The “Reduce” rule mainly requires us _____.

A. to use things wisely                            B. to cut down many trees

C. to use paper carelessly                           D. to use more and more things

(    )62.What’s the right order of recycling cola cans?

a. smash them flat                        b. collect the used cans

c. smelt them                               d. send them to a factory

A. a-b-c-d                   B. d-c-b-a              C. b-d-a-c             D. b-d-c-a

(    )63.The “Reuse” rule mainly requires us _____.

A. to throw away the old clothes

B. to collect waste paper and soft drink cans

C. to use both sides of paper

D. to give the old but usable things to the poor

(    )64.Which sentence is about the “Repair” rule?

A. When you leave a room, turn off the lights.

B. Take a cloth bag when you go shopping.

C. Don’t use plastic bags.         

D. If your chair is broken, you can repair it.

(    )65.Which is the best title for this passage?

A.   Save energy                             B. Protect the environment

C. A 4Rs rule                                 D. Good habits

The most frightening words in the English language are, "Our computer is down." You hear it more and more when you are in business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, "I'm sorry,, I can't sell you a ticket. Our computer is down."

"If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket."

"I can't write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so."

　 I looked down the counter（柜台） and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and looking at the black screen. Then I asked her, "What do you do?"

　 "We give the computer the information about your trip and then it tells us whether you can fly

with us or not."

　 "So when it goes down, you go down with it."

　 "That's right, sir."

　 "How long will the computer be down?" I wanted to know.

　 "I have no idea. Sometimes it's down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There is no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it's down it won't answer us."

　 After the girl told me they had no backup(备用) computer, I said, "Let's forget the computer. What about your planes'? They're still flying, aren't they?"

　 "I couldn't tell without asking the computer."

　 "Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he's flying to Washington," I suggested.

"I wouldn't know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldn't take you if you didn't have a ticket."

"Is there any other flight to Washington within the next few hours?"

"I wouldn't know," she said, pointing at the dark screen. "Only 'IT' knows. "IT' can't tell me."

By this time there were quite a few people standing in line. The word spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people left without a word, some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage（行李）.

26. What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?

　　 A. She could answer questions.　　　 B. She could do nothing.

　　 C. She could sell a ticket.　　　　　　 D. She could write out a ticket.

27. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　　 A. The girl didn't want to sell the writer a ticket

　　 B. The computer would be OK in just 10 minutes.

　　 C. If the writer didn't have a ticket, the pilot wouldn't take him

　 D. The writer could go to the gate and ask the pilot to take him to Washington.

28. The last paragraph suggests that _______.

　　 A. sometimes a computer may make people suffer

　　 B. computers can take the place of humans

　　 C. nothing can be done without a computer.

　　 D. no one can keep calm when computers break down

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

A. When in trouble, ask the computer to help you

B. The computer system of the airport

C. Getting help from others when the computer is down

D. An unpleasant experience for a passenger at an airport

Cloze test

　　Early one morning, an old woman was carrying a big bag or cabbages on her shoulder to the market. She hoped to 1 them to the people in town.

　　The mountain road was 2 and the old woman was walking carefully, because she didn't want to have 3 and lose her cabbages.

　　Suddenly she 4 a loud bell, and a bicycle came from behind and passed by her and went very fast 5 the hill. The old woman had to make way for him so 6 that the bag of the cabbages nearly fell into the valley（山谷）.

　　She looked, and saw that a young boy was on the bicycle. He was 7 on without even looking around to see 8 the old woman was all right.

　　The old woman began to shout, “Come back, young man! You dropped something!”

　　When he heard this, the boy stopped the bicycle so suddenly that he nearly 9 . Then he turned and began to 10 the bicycle back. “What is it?” he asked. “What did I drop?”

　　“Little boy,” the old woman answered, “you dropped your manners（礼貌）.”

　　Early one morning, an old woman was carrying a big basket of cabbages on her head to the market. She hoped to 1 them to the people from town.

　　The mountain road was narrow(窄的) and the old woman was walking 2 , because she did not want to have 3 and lose her cabbages.

　　Suddenly she 4 a loud bell, and a bicycle came round the corner. It passed her and went very fast 5 the hill. The old woman had to jump to one side of the 6 so quickly that the basket of cabbages nearly fell into the valley(山谷).

　　She looked up and saw that a young boy was on the bicycle. He was 7 on without even looking round to see 8 the old woman was all right.

　　The old woman began to shout, “Come back, young man! You dropped something!”

　　When he heard this, the boy stopped the bicycle so suddenly that he 9 fell off. Then he turned and began to 10 the bicycle back up to the hill. “What is it?” he asked, “what did I drop?” “Little boy,” the o1d woman answered, “you dropped your manners(礼貌).”

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