Our environment isn’t as green and beautiful as it should be. There are steel(钢铁)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 can 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 a little 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 yon walk down the street, ask yourself how ranch waste you’re 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(水龙头)are not leaky(泄漏的)，which would help greatly in scrimping. Another is to use energy-saving lights，and turn them off before you leave the rooms. It’s 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 on the message of simple ways to save the environment 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(意识)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.

71. In the first Para the author uses “steel monsters” to describe　　　

A．big factories　 B. huge buildings

C. high mountains 　D. characters in fairy stories

72．The underlined word “scrimping” in the third Para can be replaced by 　　

A．cleaning　 B. cooking　 C. saving D．drinking

73．From the Fifth Para，we can know that　　　　

A. protecting the environment begins with small chores

B. protecting the environment should start from childhood

C. wonderful life comes from environmental protection

D. protecting the environment benefits the country and the people

74．Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

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

B. Selling what you dent want any more is a kind of recycling

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

D. Your bad habits for the environment are a valuable contribution

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

A. The use of garbage dustbins　 B. How to save water and electricity

C. How to save the environment D. Our current environmental problems

The Mother Goose Stories, so well known to children all over the word, are commonly said to have been written by a little old woman for her grandchildren. According to some people, she lived in Boston, and her real name was Elizabeth Vergoose. Her son-in-law, a printer named Thomas Fleet, was supposed to have published the famous stories and poems for small children in 1719. However, no copy of this book has ever been found, and most scholars doubt the truth of this story—and doubt, moreover, that Mother Goose was ever a real person. They point out that the name is a direct translation of the French “Mere I’ Oye.” In 1697 the Frenchman Charles Perrault published the first book in which this name was used. The collection contains eight tales, including “Sleeping Beauty,” “Cinderella,” and “Puss in Boots.” But Perrault did not originate these stories; they were already quite popular in his day, and he only collected them.

In 1729 there appeared an English translation of Perrault’s collection,Robert Samber’s Histories or Tales of Past times, Told by MotherGoose(London,1729), which introduced “Sleeping Beauty”, “Little Red-hood”, “Puss in Boots”,”Cinderella” and other Perrault’s tales to English-speaking audiences. These were fairy tales(童话)。 John Newbery published a book of English rhymes，Mother Goose’s Melody, or Sonnets for the Cradle( London, undated,1765), which switched the focus from fairy tale to nursery  rhymes, and in English this was until recently the primary meaning for Mother Goose.A book of poems for children entitled Mother Goose’s Melody was published in England in1781, and the name “Mother Goose” has been associated with children’s poetry ever since.

1.What is supposed to have happened in 1719?

　 A.　Elizabeth Vergoose wrote the first Mother Goose Stories.

　 B.　 The Mother Goose Stories were translated into French.

　 C.　 Thomas Fleet published the Mother Goose Stories.

　 D.　Charles Perrault published the first Mother Goose Stories.

2. Most scholars consider Mother Goose to be _________.

　　 A. a real person                                                 B. a translation from French

 　　C. a collection by Elizabeth Vergoose          D.　 a book written by a little old woman

3.When Perrault published the first book in 1679, _______.

　　 A. no story of the book had been known to people

　　 B. some stories of the book were already well known

　　 C. few people were interested in the stories of the book

　　 D. stories like “Sleeping Beauty” and “Cinderella” became popular

4.The name used in the first book published in 1679 is supposed to have been _______.

　A. Mother Goose         B. Charles Perrault C. Elizabeth Vergoose  D. Mere I’ Oye 

5.When people talk about Mother Goose, they refer to,___________

     A.    a printer of Boston          B. a kind of animal

     C.    children’s  poetry            D. the  French “Mere L’oye