You don’t have to be alive to protect the environment. Who wants to give something back?

Ray Ward does. And he’s not the only one. The British businessman has bought a million – pound plot of woodland outside London where he plans to set up a green funeral company. All the people buried there will be giving something back.

It’s hard to live a green life in a modern country. Everything you do seems to create pollution or threaten wildlife. Maybe that’s why people are waiting until they die to make a positive contribution to the environment.

The aim of conventional burials is to preserve the body as long as possible. The aim of green burials is exactly the reverse （opposite）. People are buried in cardboard or light wicker（柳条） coffins so nature takes its course as quickly as possible.

Eventually, Ray Ward hopes to have a full grown forest on his land, which people will pay to fertilize themselves. No headstones or other memorials are allowed, though, the detailed notes on exactly where people are buried will be kept for the benefit of relatives. But the idea is that the whole forest will be their memorial.

It’s not a new idea. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the former US President, often expressed a wish to be buried in the White House Rose Garden. Future presidents would look at the flowers and think of him.

In Britain, people were traditionally buried in vast cemeteries found on the outskirts（郊区） of nearly all the major towns and cities and built during the 19th century. But Britain is a crowded country, and as population continued to increase, space became short.

That’s why 70 present of British people are now cremated when they die. But there are problems here, too. Large amounts of poisonous gases are released when bodies are burned, especially from the metal used to feel teeth.

Natural burials adds to the richness of the soil instead of poisoning the air. And because natural burials takes place all over the countryside, there are no space limitations as there are in ordinary burials. And demand is growing so much that this spring will see Britain’s first ever national Green Funeral Exhibition.

1．Obviously the writer is trying to talk about __________.

       A．funerals in modern Britain                       

       B．the new idea of Ray Ward

       C．contribution that can be made after death

       D．the new trends of the funeral business

2．Which of the following means “ordinary burials”?

       A．Conventional burials.                          B．Green burials. 

       C．Natural burials.                                 D．Green funerals.

3．If you choose a picture to go with the passage as an editor, you will select _________.

       A．a picture in which people mourn at the funeral

       B．a picture in which there is a light wicker coffin

       C．a picture in which there is a green village

       D．a picture in which people are planting trees

4．Which paragraph is organized by means of comparison?

       A．Paragraph 1.                               B．Paragraph 2.        

       C．Paragraph 3.                        D．Paragraph 7.

Funeral homes aren’t just for dead peopled . They’re for our passed–on pets too these days. Pet Angel Memorial Center in Carmel. Indiana, helps guide grieving （悲痛的）animal owners through a vast range of burial and menorial options . The staff of five, all former clients （顾客）, then carries out the owner’s wishes . Perhaps the most important service the center provides, though, is an understanding to cry on .

Owner Coleen Ellis started the country’s first pet funeral home there years ago after the death of her dog Mico. It was then that she discovered her veterinarian（兽医）, like most throughout the United States, put dead animals in garbage bags and stored them in a freezer for up to one week . A disposal company then picked up the bodies and took them to a landfill（废物埋填地）site.

Before opening Pet Anget Memorial Center, Ellis worked in human funeral homes for 15 years, helping guide families through the end of life process. Her work with pets, though, is unusual. Only a handful of animal funeral homes exist, most of which Ellis said she helped get started.

Honoring dead pets and honoring people are similar in many ways. The 1,200 square –foot memorial center, located outside of Indianapolis, offer a full line of memorial items . The lowest priced package starts at $ 230  and includes pick-up , as well as a keepsake（纪念品）paw print. Friends, family and surviving pets often accompany grieving owners.

The atmosphere is different from a human funeral home, where people stay their distance to give the grieving family privacy. At the center , pet owners mourn together . Often times , if two visitations are going on, the families will share stores about their dead loved ones. It’s a very good healing experience.

63．What made Coleen Ellis have the idea of a pet funeral home?

A．Her dream to become famous in the USA

B．The cruel way of dealing with dead pet animal

C．Her determination to change her job

D．Her wish to make friends with pet owners

64．What do human funeral homes and animal funeral homes have in common ?

a. They both have a memorial center.

b. They both provide memorial items.

c. They have the same atmosphere.

d. In both places grieving people are kept company by their friends

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

65．The underlined word“visitations ”in the last paragraph refer to “     ”.

A．animal funerals                     B．places of funerals

C．pet owners                            D．sad stories

66．What is the passage mainly about ?

A．Coleen Ellis’ life                  B．Human funeral homes.

C．Veterinarians and animals      D．Animal funeral homes

Steve Jobs made technology fun.The co-founder of Apple died last Wednesday at the age of fifty-six He had fought for years against cancer.Mourners gathered outside his house in Palo Alto, California, and Apple stores around the world.
Tim Bajarin, president of a high-tech research and consulting company, said "If you actually look at a tech leader, they're really happy if they have one hit in their life.Steve Jobs has the Apple II, the Mac, the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad and Pixar."
Steve Jobs was a college dropout.He was adopted by a machinist and his wife, an accountant.They supported his early interest in electronics.
He and his friend Steve Wozniak started Apple Computer—now just called Apple—in nineteen seventy-six.They stayed at the company until nineteen eighty-five.That year, Steve Wozniak returned to college and Steve Jobs left in a dispute（分歧）with the chief executive.
Mr.Jobs then formed his own company, called NeXT Computer.He rejoined Apple in nineteen ninety-seven after it bought NeXT.He helped remake Apple from a business that was in bad shape then to one of the most valuable companies in the world today.
Steve Wozniak, speaking on CNN, remembered his longtime friend as a "great visionary and leader'' and a "marketing genius（天才）".
President Obama said in a statement: "By building one of the planet's most successful companies from his garage, he exemplified the spirit of American ingenuity.By making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only accessible, but intuitive and fun."
David Carroll is a professor at Parsons School of Design in New York City.He says Steve Jobs not only revolutionized technology, he also revolutionized American business.
"The fact that he was able to redesign American commerce top to bottom and across is really stunning （令人惊奇的）.He probably will be considered an industrial giant on the scale of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, so one of the great[s] of all time." David Carroll said.
Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple's chief executive in August because of his health.He died a day after the company released a new iPhone version that met with limited excitement.Apple's new chief, Tim Cook, will also have to deal with the new Kindle Fire tablet computer from Amazon.com.It costs less than half as much as an iPad but also does less.

1. 1.

   Why did people all over the world mourn Steve Jobs?

   1. A.
      He was very courageous in the face of cancer.
   2. B.
      He became very rich though dropping out college.
   3. C.
      He released a new iPhone version before death.
   4. D.
      He revolutionized technology and made it enjoyable.
2. 2.

   Which of the following can easily prove that Jobs is a "marketing genius"?

   1. A.
      After Apple, he founded NeXT Computer.
   2. B.
      He made Apple very valuable once again in the world.
   3. C.
      He developed a series of Apple products.
   4. D.
      He was considered the greatest industrial figure of all time.
3. 3.

   What does the underlined part in Paragraph 7 mean?

   1. A.
      Jobs was a typical example of American spirit of creation.
   2. B.
      Jobs enriched the American spirit of science and freedom.
   3. C.
      Jobs eventually realized his American dream.
   4. D.
      American people are good at inventing things.
4. 4.

   Which of the following is true according to the text?

   1. A.
      Jobs's parents discouraged him from working on electronics
   2. B.
      Jobs stayed in Apple as chief executive for about 24 years.
   3. C.
      Jobs started his career in his family garage.
   4. D.
      Run unsuccessfully, Apple was sold to NeXT Computer.

Steve Jobs made technology fun．The co-founder of Apple died last Wednesday at the age of fifty-six He had fought for years against cancer．Mourners gathered outside his house in Palo Alto, California, and Apple stores around the world．
Tim Bajarin, president of a high-tech research and consulting company, said "If you actually look at a tech leader, they're really happy if they have one hit in their life．Steve Jobs has the Apple II, the Mac, the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad and Pixar．"
Steve Jobs was a college dropout．He was adopted by a machinist and his wife, an accountant．They supported his early interest in electronics．
He and his friend Steve Wozniak started Apple Computer—now just called Apple—in nineteen seventy-six．They stayed at the company until nineteen eighty-five．That year, Steve Wozniak returned to college and Steve Jobs left in a dispute（分歧）with the chief executive．
Mr．Jobs then formed his own company, called NeXT Computer．He rejoined Apple in nineteen ninety-seven after it bought NeXT．He helped remake Apple from a business that was in bad shape then to one of the most valuable companies in the world today．
Steve Wozniak, speaking on CNN, remembered his longtime friend as a "great visionary and leader'' and a "marketing genius（天才）"．
President Obama said in a statement: "By building one of the planet's most successful companies from his garage, he exemplified the spirit of American ingenuity．By making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only accessible, but intuitive and fun．"
David Carroll is a professor at Parsons School of Design in New York City．He says Steve Jobs not only revolutionized technology, he also revolutionized American business．
"The fact that he was able to redesign American commerce top to bottom and across is really stunning （令人惊奇的）．He probably will be considered an industrial giant on the scale of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, so one of the great[s] of all time．" David Carroll said．
Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple's chief executive in August because of his health．He died a day after the company released a new iPhone version that met with limited excitement．Apple's new chief, Tim Cook, will also have to deal with the new Kindle Fire tablet computer from Amazon．com．It costs less than half as much as an iPad but also does less．
【小题1】Why did people all over the world mourn Steve Jobs?