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In Greek mythology(神话), fire is a gift form God, stolen from Zeus(宙斯) by Prometheus and handed over to humans suffering from cold. What could be more natural than sitting around a beautiful fire on a winter night, at a campsite in the Berkshires?
Hard as it may be to believe, the fireplace—long considered a trophy(奖杯), particularly in a city like New York—is acquiring a social shame. Among those who desire to be environmentally responsible, it is joining the ranks of bottled water and big houses.
Sally Treadwell, a 51-year-old public relations executive in Boone, N.C., said nothing makes her happier than building a fire on a cold winter night. But most of the time she doesn’t, because she feels too guilty about the damage it may do to the environment. Every time she builds a fire, it causes “inner conflict,” she said. “It’s a guilty pleasure”.
“The smoke from a fire smells very nice,” said Diane Bailey, a senior scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council in San Francisco. “But it can cause a lot of harm. The tiny particles(颗粒) can cause illness, and can cross into the bloodstream, causing heart attacks as well as worsening other conditions.”
Growing concerns about the air pollution and health problems caused by smoke from wood fires are urging a number of areas across the country to pass laws regulating them. Idaho offers a tax cut to people who replace uncertified(不合格的)wood stoves with “greener” ones; San Joaquin County in California forbids selling a home unless its wood stove is replaced with an E.P.A. certified one；and Palo Alto and other governments in California forbid wood-burning fireplaces in new construction.
Certainly, many think otherwise. In any case, most fireplaces are used far too infrequently to cause any real damage to the environment, said Stephen Sears, the vice president of the Brick Industry Association, voicing an opinion shared by some.
Perhaps not coincidentally, sales of wood-burning equipment dropped to 235,000 in 2009 from 800,000 in 1999, according to the Brick Industry Association. It also reports that approximately 35,000 fireplaces were installed in the United States in 2009, compared to 80,000 in 2005. Certainly those numbers reflect the economic slowdown, but the may also be affected by growing mixed feelings to wood fries.
1.We can infer from the 2nd paragraph that ________.
A. big houses are not considered environmentally friendly
B. bottle water is a good companion for a fire place
C. a fireplace is viewed as a sign of success
D. people in New York are laughed at for their tradition
2.Sally’s “inner conflict” in the 3rd paragraph resulted from ________.
A. her love for the fireplace
B. the damage to the environment
C. the concern about her health
D. her mixed emotion fro the fireplace
3. In terms of the regulations about wood fires we can learn from the passage that_______.
A. uncertified fireplaces are forbidden in Idaho
B. some people are against the woodfire controlling regulations
C. only energy-efficient wood stoves can be used in the US
D. all the people support measures taken to control the use of fireplaces
4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To urge people to burn less wood
B. To discuss wood-burning’s impact
C. To throw light on the causes of the fireplace’s decline
D. To indicate the cooling love for the fireplace
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In Greek mythology(神话), fire is a gift form God, stolen from Zeus(宙斯) by Prometheus and handed over to humans suffering from cold. What could be more natural than sitting around a beautiful fire on a winter night, at a campsite in the Berkshires?
Hard as it may be to believe, the fireplace—long considered a trophy(奖杯), particularly in a city like New York—is acquiring a social shame. Among those who desire to be environmentally responsible, it is joining the ranks of bottled water and big houses.
Sally Treadwell, a 51-year-old public relations executive in Boone, N.C., said nothing makes her happier than building a fire on a cold winter night. But most of the time she doesn’t, because she feels too guilty about the damage it may do to the environment. Every time she builds a fire, it causes “inner conflict,” she said. “It’s a guilty pleasure”.
“The smoke from a fire smells very nice,” said Diane Bailey, a senior scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council in San Francisco. “But it can cause a lot of harm. The tiny particles(颗粒) can cause illness, and can cross into the bloodstream, causing heart attacks as well as worsening other conditions.”
Growing concerns about the air pollution and health problems caused by smoke from wood fires are urging a number of areas across the country to pass laws regulating them. Idaho offers a tax cut to people who replace uncertified(不合格的)wood stoves with “greener” ones; San Joaquin County in California forbids selling a home unless its wood stove is replaced with an E.P.A. certified one；and Palo Alto and other governments in California forbid wood-burning fireplaces in new construction.
Certainly, many think otherwise. In any case, most fireplaces are used far too infrequently to cause any real damage to the environment, said Stephen Sears, the vice president of the Brick Industry Association, voicing an opinion shared by some.
Perhaps not coincidentally, sales of wood-burning equipment dropped to 235,000 in 2009 from 800,000 in 1999, according to the Brick Industry Association. It also reports that approximately 35,000 fireplaces were installed in the United States in 2009, compared to 80,000 in 2005. Certainly those numbers reflect the economic slowdown, but the may also be affected by growing mixed feelings to wood fries
- 1.
We can infer from the 2nd paragraph that ______.
- A.big houses are not considered environmentally friendly
- B.bottle water is a good companion for a fire place
- C.a fireplace is viewed as a sign of success
- D.people in New York are laughed at for their tradition
- A.
- 2.
Sally’s “inner conflict” in the 3rd paragraph resulted from______.
- A.her love for the fireplace
- B.the damage to the environment
- C.the concern about her health
- D.her mixed emotion fro the fireplace
- A.
- 3.
In terms of the regulations about wood fires we can learn from the passage that______.
- A.uncertified fireplaces are forbidden in Idaho
- B.some people are against the woodfire controlling regulations
- C.only energy-efficient wood stoves can be used in the US
- D.all the people support measures taken to control the use of fireplaces
- A.
- 4.
What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
- A.To urge people to burn less wood
- B.To discuss wood-burning’s impact
- C.To throw light on the causes of the fireplace’s decline
- D.To indicate the cooling love for the fireplace
- A.
In Greek mythology(神话), fire is a gift form God, stolen from Zeus(宙斯) by Prometheus and handed over to humans suffering from cold. What could be more natural than sitting around a beautiful fire on a winter night, at a campsite in the Berkshires?
Hard as it may be to believe, the fireplace—long considered a trophy(奖杯), particularly in a city like New York—is acquiring a social shame. Among those who desire to be environmentally responsible, it is joining the ranks of bottled water and big houses.
Sally Treadwell, a 51-year-old public relations executive in Boone, N.C., said nothing makes her happier than building a fire on a cold winter night. But most of the time she doesn’t, because she feels too guilty about the damage it may do to the environment. Every time she builds a fire, it causes “inner conflict,” she said. “It’s a guilty pleasure”.
“The smoke from a fire smells very nice,” said Diane Bailey, a senior scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council in San Francisco. “But it can cause a lot of harm. The tiny particles(颗粒) can cause illness, and can cross into the bloodstream, causing heart attacks as well as worsening other conditions.”
Growing concerns about the air pollution and health problems caused by smoke from wood fires are urging a number of areas across the country to pass laws regulating them. Idaho offers a tax cut to people who replace uncertified(不合格的)wood stoves with “greener” ones; San Joaquin County in California forbids selling a home unless its wood stove is replaced with an E.P.A. certified one；and Palo Alto and other governments in California forbid wood-burning fireplaces in new construction.
Certainly, many think otherwise. In any case, most fireplaces are used far too infrequently to cause any real damage to the environment, said Stephen Sears, the vice president of the Brick Industry Association, voicing an opinion shared by some.
Perhaps not coincidentally, sales of wood-burning equipment dropped to 235,000 in 2009 from 800,000 in 1999, according to the Brick Industry Association. It also reports that approximately 35,000 fireplaces were installed in the United States in 2009, compared to 80,000 in 2005. Certainly those numbers reflect the economic slowdown, but the may also be affected by growing mixed feelings to wood fries.
67. We can infer from the 2nd paragraph that ________.
A. big houses are not considered environmentally friendly
B. bottle water is a good companion for a fire place
C. a fireplace is viewed as a sign of success
D. people in New York are laughed at for their tradition
68. Sally’s “inner conflict” in the 3rd paragraph resulted from ________.
A. her love for the fireplace
B. the damage to the environment
C. the concern about her health
D. her mixed emotion fro the fireplace
69. In terms of the regulations about wood fires we can learn from the passage that_______.
A. uncertified fireplaces are forbidden in Idaho
B. some people are against the woodfire controlling regulations
C. only energy-efficient wood stoves can be used in the US
D. all the people support measures taken to control the use of fireplaces
70. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To urge people to burn less wood
B. To discuss wood-burning’s impact
C. To throw light on the causes of the fireplace’s decline
D. To indicate the cooling love for the fireplace
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首先请阅读以下有关中华民俗游的新闻或事件：
A.
Tongli, an ancient water town in Jiangsu Province is launching a night tour program to attract tourists. The program includes such an item as a night tour of Tongli, staying with a peasant family, and sightseeing on a boat. Tourists can enjoy not only the beautiful scenery of the water town, but also can stay in an ancient residence built during the Ming or Qing Dynasty with a farmer’s family, and cook dishes of local flavor on an earthen stove.
B.
Ili Prefecture in Xinjiang has launched four new tourist programs and 12 golden tour routes.
Ili, a communications hub on the Old Silk Road, has rich tourist resources. The four tourist resources include mountains, grasslands, lakes and folklores. The four tourist programs are 3-Day Ili Sightseeing tour, 5-Day Folklore Tour, 7-Day Sightseeing Tour, and 3-Day Historical Tour.
C.
A sightseeing tour route in eastern Zhejiang has been names the “Route of Tang Poems”. According to statistics, 312 of the 2,200 well-known poets of the Tang Dynasty traveled this route and left poems. The route starts from Hangzhou, passing through Shaoxing, and ends at Shiliang Waterfalls on Tiantai Mountain.
D.
China’s largest urban lake park will be built in Suzhou in Jiangsu Province. Jinli (Golden Rooster) Lake is located in the Suzhou Industrial Park. At present, eight specialized area have been designated, including the Urban Square, Lakeshore Boulevard, and Waterway of the Grand Canal and so on. Meanwhile, such facilities as Swimming Area and Passenger Boat Anchorage will be built.
E.
The Lingshui Xincun cableway, the first cross-sea cableway in China, has been built in Hainan Province. Nanwan Monkey Island is China’s largest nature reserve for Chinese monkeys. The cableway has a designed capacity of transporting 450 passengers an hour. It takes seven minutes for tourists to get to Nanwan Monkey Island by cableway.
F.
The 2,000-year-old Kashi in southwestern Xinjiang, an important city on the Old Silk Road, concentrates the essence of Uygur folklore, culture, art, architectural style and traditional economy. To display the traditional culture of Kashi, called a “bright pearl on the Old Silk Road”, and its new outlook, the city will hold its first culture and tourism festival from September 4 to 7.
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46. Nicolas is planning a trip to China. He hopes to have sightseeing in an ancient town by boat during the day and live the life of a local farmer at night.
47. Professor Jason majors in the research of Chinese Ancient Literature. Besides sightseeing and holiday-making in China, he wants to have a chance to gather the first-hand material for his new book about Chinese ancient literature.
48. Mary has a seven-year-old son. Last year she took her son to tour around Hainan Province and she felt sick when taking a boat to Nanwan Nature Reserve. She wants to know whether the service there has been improved or not.
49. Catherine is very interested in Chinese history and is dreaming to have a chance to trace the Old Silk Road. She will be sent to China as an exchange scholar this September. The first thing she wants to do is to get some knowledge of the essence of Uygur folklore.
50. Peter Pan is a Chinese American, whose grandfather was born in Jiangsu Province. He takes great interest in every change in Suzhou and is preparing for a trip to Suzhou.
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