Forgetful President

    George Washington was the first president of the United States.   1.   But it seems that the president was not a perfect person.

    A New York library recently found that Washington borrowed two books from the library in 1789.    2.   If he were still alive, he would have to pay the library$300, 000 in fines（罚款）, for it has been late for over 220 years.

    On October 5, 1789, George Washington went to the New York Society Library.

      3.   He didn’t sign his name in the borrower’s book. He just wrote “President” to show who had taken them out.

    The two books should have been brought back a month later, but they were never returned. Workers at the library realized the books were missing when they organized the library’s old records. The New York Society Library doesn’t expect anyone to pay the fine.   4. 

Stay away from junk food, please! It’s bad for us, 　　　 for children.
A.  especially     B. recently     C. probably    

Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost mention recycling, which is the process (过程) of treating used things, such as paper or steel so that they can be used again. Recycling in the home is very important of course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more things than we need. We are now dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the possible greenest way, but it would be far better if we did not bring so many things home in the first place.

Here is an example. In the UK, the total of packaging increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It now makes up a third of a household’s waste. In many supermarkets, foods are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.

Too much packaging causes serious environmental problems. The UK is running out of different kinds of ways for dealing with this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect (效果). Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. The best way of avoiding this problem is to stop producing such unnecessary things in the first place. Food waste is another serious problem, too. Too many supermarkets encourage customers (消费者) to buy more than they need. They seldom encourage customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example. However, a few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue.

But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to connect packaging with quality (质量). We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality. Is it true for all the products? In fact, more and more companies realized the importance of protecting the environment. They try to package what really should be packaged, including products in good quality.

As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realize how many unnecessary things are being collected. We need to face the waste of our daily life. Although many people have taken action to recycle, we have a high mountain to climb.

1.What does the underlined word “over-consumption” mean?

2.What is the main purpose of the second paragraph?

3.What can be inferred from the fourth paragraph?

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?

完形填空  从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择能填入相应空白处的最佳答案。（10分）

Save the Wild Tiger

When people think of tigers, they think: strong and dangerous. But now, the big animal is calling for our help.

There were once eight kinds of   1  in the world, but three died out during the 20th century. In the last 70 years, the    2  of Siberian tigers（东北虎）has gone from as many as 300 to_____3____22 somewhere The Siberian tiger has been___4____ dying out completely. If the government doesn’t make any efforts, it’s quite___5____ that there will be no more Siberian tigers in China in the to twenty years.

In order to double the number of wild tigers  in the __6___ ten years the World Wildlife Fund (世界自然基金会) has started a program recently It ___7___save wild tigers and put an end to tiger hunting and killing. China together with twelve other____8___, has joined in.

Wild animals, such as red deer and wild pigs, are the main ____9____ of the tigers. The hunting of these animals is the greatest threat(威胁)to tigers. So the most important thing is ___10___ the animals that tigers eat. To protect the wild tigers, we need to call on more people to stop eating and hunting wild animals.

1.                A．pigs           B．tigers          C．deer D．lions

2.                A．name          B．kind           C．number  D．type

3.                A．less than        B．more than       C．bigger than    D．over

4.                A．in need of       B．in danger of     C．in front of     D．out of

5.                A．possible        B．impossible       C．necessary     D．sure

6.                A．last            B．next           C．past D．later

7.                A．aims to         B．used to         C．refuses to     D．in order to

8.                A．cities          B．provinces       C．countries D．towns

9.                A．friends         B．food           C．members D．groups

10.               A．to sell          B．to kill          C．to save    D．to keep