Choose the best answer (根据文章内容,选择最恰当的答案):

The Earth is faced with a serious power problem now and all of us are affected by it. Should we leave everything to the government, or can we do something to save power? The answer is clear. if not us. who? Let us look at how you can save power at home.

Computer: More often than not. we do not turn off our monitors(显示屏)even after we have shut down our computers. And we often leave our computers on when we walk away to do something else. Keep the monitor and the computer switched off when you are not using them. Start doing this even when at work. You will help save some of the earth's important power.

Air Conditioning: Put the temperature at the minimum or maximum strongest that you are comfortable with, depending on the season. Try not to put it at too-high or too-low temperatures. This helps you save lots of power.

Washers: Do you use your washing machine as frequently as you wish? Do you use your washing machine even when there are not many clothes to wash? Reduce the times of washing by cleaning plenty of clothes every times.

Television: Unplug(拔出抽头)the power plug of your television set when not using it. This may not sound like a big deal but this little step will help oneself save power.

Fridge: Do you always put hot food into the fridge? Bring cooked food to room temperatures before placing it into the fridge. You can also spare power by bringing cold or frozen food out of the icebox a great deal ahead of the mealtime. Thus, you don’t need to heat it.

1.The underlined part in the first paragraph means “____________’’

A. if we don't use power, who will use it?

B. The government should be responsible for saving power.

C. If it is necessary to save power, who will do it?

D. Everyone should do something to saver power.

2.The writer thinks we often waste power by not turning off ____________ .

A. computers and monitors B. air conditioners

C. washing machines D. television sets

3.The underlined “this” in the third paragraph refers to ____________ .

A. stopping using air conditioners B. setting air conditioners at proper temperatures

C. using smaller air conditioners D. keeping air conditioners on for shorter time

4.According to the writer, we'd better ____________ .

A. wash our clothes as often as we wish

B. wash our clothes without using washers

C. wash plenty of clothes at a time

D. use washers to wash light clothes

5.The writer mentions ____________ way(s) of saving power when we use the fridge.

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

6.The best title for the passage is "____________"

A. How to live green B. How to buy electrical products

C. How to be safe at home D. How to save money

某英文网站正在开展以“我最喜欢的中华传统节日”为主题的征文活动。假如你是李华,请你用英语写一篇短文投稿,谈谈你最喜欢的传统节日是什么,节日里你通常都做什么,以及你为什么喜欢这个节日。

提示词语:festival, get together, enjoy, moon cakes, harvest time

提示问题:

● What’s your favorite traditional festival?

● What do you usually do during the festival?

● Why do you like it?

There are many traditional festivals in China. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

There are many traditional festivals in China. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Attitude Matters

Jerry was a manager of a restaurant. He was always in a good mood (情绪) and always had something______ to say. Sometimes when the waiters or cooks in the restaurant had a bad day, Jerry always came up with a smile, and helped them to look on the bright______.

One day a friend asked Jerry, “How can you be so positive (积极的) all the time?” He replied, “Every morning I tell myself that I have two _____— to be in a good mood or in a bad one. I always choose the good one. When something wrong happens, I can be sad and angry or I can learn instead I choose to learn Life is all about choices. You can’t stop bad things from happening, but you can _____your own attitude.”

One morning, Jerry left the restaurant s back door open and three robbers (抢劫犯) with guns broke in. When Jerry was asked to open the safe, he was so ____ that he couldn’t get the password correct. The robbers shot him in anger and hurried off. Luckily, Jerry was found and taken to hospital in time. After many hours of operation, Jerry was finally saved.

When he was asked what he was thinking during the accident, he said, “When lying on the floor, I _____the two choices. To live or to die? I chose to live. When I was in the hospital, the nurse asked me if I was allergic (对...过敏) to anything, I replied ‘Yes’. Then I took a deep breath and shouted, ‘Bullets (子弹)’. They started laughing and I said, ‘my choice is to live, so ______me as I am alive, not dead.’”

Thanks to the skills of the doctors, now Jerry is as well as before. However, his amazing _____ played an even more important role.

1.A. exciting B. surprising C. interesting D. encouraging

2.A. side B. list C. report D. light

3.A. plans B. choices C. dreams D. decisions

4.A. find B. keep C. decide D. follow

5.A. curious B. careless C. nervous D. impatient

6.A. remembered B. noticed C. valued D. regretted

7.A. help B. treat C. serve D. respect

8.A. words B. purpose C. actions D. attitude

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