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Did you know that you can help the environment if you buy recyclable products instead of non-recyclable ones? Look for the recycle s  1.   – three arrows that make a circle – on the package. Recyclable products are usually made out of things that already have been u 2.   . It usually takes less energy to make recycled products than to make new ones. The more energy we save, the b  3.  .

Imagine that it's a hot summer day. You put an ice cream on the sidewalk, and it melts. W  4.   does this happen? Well, you probably know that the sun causes the ice cream to melt. But you may not know that the sun produces solar energy. Solar energy is a 5.    way of saying "energy that comes from the sun." Solar energy can be used to heat homes, buildings, water, a6.     to make electricity. Today, more than 200,000 houses in the United States make use of the s 7.    energy.Cars are an important part of life for most people. But cars also cause pollution and give out a lot of greenhouse gases into the air. L 8.   , there are some cars that are better for the environment. These cars can travel longer on a smaller amount of gasoline. They don't p  9.    as much, either. Using these kinds of cars can help reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the air.

Many things, l 10.    computers, TVs, stereos, and VCRs, have special labels on them. The label says "Energy" and has a picture of a star. Products with the ENERGY STAR^® label are made to save energy. Buying products with ENERGY STAR^® labels will help protect the environment.

Antarctica is in the most southern part of the world. It is like nowhere else on the earth. It is much larger than Europe, and nearly twice the size of Australia. Antarctica is the coldest and windiest place in the world, even colder and windier than the North Pole. In summer, the sun shines for twenty-four hours a day, but in winter it’s completely dark for about three months. Very few plants grow there, but there is some wildlife, including whales, seals and penguins.

??? When Captain James Cook traveled around Antarctica in the 1770s by ship, he found no one living there. Today, a few scientists work in Antarctica, but they only spend a short time there.

??? Many scientists are studying the ozone layer, which is getting thinner and thinner worldwide. The biggest “hole” is above Antarctica, and weather there is getting warmer. Scientists think that this cold and lonely place can teach us a lot about the earth and how to keep the earth safe.

1.When did Captain James Cook travel around Antarctica?

A. In the 1670s.?? ????????????? B. In the 1760s.?? ????????????? C. In the 1770s.?? ????????????? D. In the 1780s.

2.The underlined part “ozone layer” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 冻土层?? ????????????? ????????????? B. 大气层?? ????????????? ????????????? C. 臭氧层?? ????????????? ????????????? D. 高压层

3.How many kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage?

A. Two.?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. Three.??? ????????????? ????????????? C. Four.?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. Five.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Antarctica is much bigger than Australia in size.

B. Scientists spend a long time in Antarctica.

C. There is no plant growing in Antarctica.

D. In winter, it’s dark for about 70 days in Antarctica.

5.Why is the weather in Antarctica getting warmer and warmer?

A. Because there are more and more people living there.

B. Because the ozone layer is being destroyed.

C. Because the sun shines a long time every day there.

D. Because the weather in other places is getting warmer.

How should one invest a sum of money in these clays of inflation (通货膨胀)? Left in a bank it will hardly keep its value, however high the interest rate. Only a brave man, or a very rich one, dares to buy and sell on the Stock Market. Today it seems that one of the best ways to protect your savings, and even increase your wealth is to buy beautiful objects from the past. Here I am going to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks, which I personally consider are among the most interesting of antiques.
I sometimes wonder what a being from another planet might report back about our way of life. "The planet Earth is ruled by a mysterious creature that sits or stands in a room and makes a strange ticking sound. It has a face with twelve black marks and two hands. Men can do nothing without its permission, and it fastens its young round people's wrists so that everywhere men go they are still under its control. This creature is the real master of Earth and men are its slaves（奴隶）."
Whether or not we are slaves of time today depends on our culture and personality, but it is believed that many years ago kings kept special slaves to tell the time. Certain men were very clever at measuring（量） the time of clay according to the beating of their own hearts. They were made to stand in a fixed place and every hour or so would shout tire time. So it seems that the first clocks were human beings.
However, men quickly found more convenient and reliable（可靠的） ways of telling the time. They learned to use the shadows cast by the sun. They marked the hours on candles, used sand in hour- glasses, and invented water-clocks. Indeed, any serious student of antique should spend as much time as possible visiting palaces, stately homes and museums to see some of the finest examples of clocks from the past.
Antique clocks could be very expensive, but one of the joys of collecting clocks is that it is still possible to find quite cheap ones for your own home. After all, if you are going to be ruled by time, why not invest in air antique clock and perhaps make a future profit（收益）?
【小题1】According to the passage, collecting antique clocks____.

All living things on the earth need other living things to live with. Nothing lives  1 . Sometimes one living thing kills    2  . Each kind of life eats another kind of life     3   live, and together they form a food chain(食物链). Some food chains are simple, while others are not. But    4    food chains begin with the sun, and all food chains become    5   if one of the links disappears.

All life needs sunlight to live on. But only plants can use    6   directly(直接地). They make food from sunlight, water, air and so on. Animals can only use the sun’s energy    7    it has been changed into food by plants. Some animals feed directly on plants. Others eat smaller animals. Meat-eating animals are only   8 plants indirectly.

What about human beings? We are members of many food chains. We eat wheat, rice, vegetables, fruits and so on. We also eat meat and drink milk. But   9     often break up the food chains. They kill wild animals. They also make rivers, lakes and seas dirty. When these rivers, lakes and seas are polluted, the fish in them    10   be eaten. If people eat the fish, they will get strange diseases.

Each form of life is linked to all the others. Breaking the links puts all life in danger.

1.                A．alone          B．lonely          C．together  D．happily

2.                A．other          B．the other       C．another  D．the others

3.                A．for            B．so that          C．and  D．in order to

4.                A．any            B．all             C．some D．most

5.                A．better          B．broken         C．stronger  D．nicer

6.                A．moonlight       B．laser light       C．sunlight   D．bright light

7.                A．after           B．before         C．until D．by the time

8.                A．making         B．catching        C．eating    D．feeding

9.                A．sunlight        B．animals         C．plants    D．people

10.               A．can            B．cannot         C．must  D．needn’t

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1.When Li Na appeared, some of her fans jumped with _________ (excite).

2.The second-hand smoke is also __________ to people’s health. (harm)

3.Han Han is              known as a writer and a racing driver . (wide)

4.Please check if the printer is __________ to the computer. (connect)

5.My grandmother told me the sun _________ in the east and sets in the west. (rise)

6.It's difficult for a common young man to            to buy a flat in modern cities. (买得起)

7.Shopping online is more and more popular among the young at __________. (现在)

8.Many rich Chinese families like to send their children to study __________now. (国外)

9.You’d better buy some __________toys for your children as gifts during the festivals. (教育性的)

10.They have a _________ research about how to prevent AIDS. (far)