题目内容
4.Recycle
According to a Wire & Twine online article,63million newspapers go out to street vendors (摊贩),local paper boys,or newspaper dispensers every day and of those 44million are thrown away.Recycling the Sunday newspapers alone we could save half a million trees a week.The age of technology creates new phones,iPods,or new computers.Many people will stand in line for hours to get their hands on the new piece of technology,but what happens with the old ones?Nothing.According to Earth911,about 75% of the old devices (设备) are thrown in the back of a drawer collecting dust.
Go vegetarian (素食主义) one day a week
Here are some amazing facts on going vegetarian for only one day.According to Noam Mohr,a physicist at the New York University,the United States would save 100billion gallons of water which is enough to offer all homes in New England for about 4months.The Environmental Defense concludes with the most interesting fact:if the whole population gives up one meal of chicken,the amount of carbon dioxide accumulated (累积的) would be the same amount if more than half a million cars were taken off U.S.roads.So giving up just one day of eating meat is worth the advantages it could bring.
Don't drink too much bottled water
There is a common idea that bottled water is healthier than regular tap water.However,25% of bottled water comes from regular tap water which goes through a filter (过滤).Bottled water companies do not need to list where they got the water from,how they clean the water,or what chemicals their plastic water bottles have.Plastic bottles do not get recycled 90% of the time which results in 1.5million tons of plastic in landfills which are not easy to decompose (分解).In fact,after considering that bottled water and tap water have few differences,people should use more reusable water bottles."
Just keep in mind what Margaret Mead once said,"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful and committed (坚定的) citizens can change the world.Indeed,it's the only thing that ever has."
| Topic | How teenagers can go green | |
| Definition | Going green is a practical way which teenagers can make a (56)difference to the world.It is really meaningful. | |
| (57)Waysto go green | Recycle | •Unluckily,only about (58)nineteenmillion newspapers are really in use every day. •People usually (59)throwmost of the old devices in the back of a drawer. |
| Go vegetarian | •All homes in New England use about 100billion gallons of water in four (60)months. •The Environmental Defense concludes that it should be worthy for people to (61)stop eating meat just one day a week. | |
| Drink (62)lessbottled water | •Most of plastic bottles do not get recycled and it produces millions of tons of plastic which are (63)hardto decompose. •In fact,it's better for people to (64)usemore reusable water bottles. | |
| Conclusion | Just(65)rememberthe words said by Margaret Mead that thoughtful and committed citizens can change the world. | |
分析 文章大意:文章介绍我们年轻人可以通过自己的努力改变世界,就是通过自己日常生活的一些做法,如:回收,素食,瓶装水这些平常都遇到的事情,小的行为可以有大的影响.
解答 56.difference 57.Ways 58.nineteen 59.throw 60.months 61.stop 62.less 63.hard 64.use 65.remember
56题答案:difference 细节题,根据文中的第一段Going Green is a practical way that teenagers can have a real and meaningful influence in the world环保是一种实用的方式,青少年可以有一个真正的和有意义的影响在世界上可知 可以让世界不同,a后面用单数名词,故答案是difference.
57题答案:Ways 细节题,根据文中的结构应该做一些环保的事,下面展开说的都可以做什么,可知是方法,故答案是Ways.
58题答案:nineteen 细节题,根据文中第二段 According to a Wire & Twine online article,63million newspapers go out to street vendors (摊贩),local paper boys,or newspaper dispensers every day and of those 44million are thrown away.可知63000000份报纸到了街上的小贩手里、当地卖报纸的男孩手里或报纸掌柜手里.每天44000000张报纸被扔掉.所以通过计算63-44=19.根据句意,故填nineteen.
59题答案:throw 细节题,根据文中的第二段According to Earth911,about 75% of the old devices (设备) are thrown in the back of a drawer collecting dust.可知 大约有75%的旧设备被扔在抽屉收集灰尘,一般现在时,故答案是throw.
60题答案:months 细节题,根据文中的第三段a physicist at the New York University,the United States would save 100 billion gallons of water which is enough to offer all homes in New England for about 4 months.可知这些水足够新英格兰所有家庭4个月左右使用,故答案是months.
61题答案:stop 细节题,根据文中的第三段最后一句So giving up just one day of eating meat is worth the advantages it could bring所以放弃一天吃肉是值得的可知可以用stop,故答案是stop,stop doing sth,停止做某事,to后跟动词原形.
62题答案:less 细节题,根据文中的第四段Don't drink too much bottled water不要喝太多瓶装水可知也就是少喝,故答案是less.
63题答案:hard 细节题,根据文中的第四段Plastic bottles do not get recycled 90% of the time which results in 1.5million tons of plastic in landfills which are not easy to decompose 塑料瓶在垃圾堆中不易分解,可知 很难分解,故答案是副词hard.
64题答案:use 细节题,根据文中的第四段people should use more reusable water bottles."可知 人们应该使用更多可重复使用的水瓶,to后跟动词原形.故答案是use.
65题答案:remember 细节题,根据文中的最后一段Just keep in mind what Margaret Mead once said可知此处应是指记住玛格丽特•米德所说的,为祈使句故用动词原形.故答案是remember.
点评 解答此类题时先弄清楚短文的意思和文章的脉络;然后在文章中找到对应的信息;并要进行词类的转换和概括.
Do you ever get to the bottom of the page and realize you've got too little time or too little interest to spend another minute on the book?It happens to everybody sometimes.Luckily,there are many things you can do to make the reading a lot easier and faster.For example,if you read a paragraph,consider skimming over the whole story to get the main idea and the main characters,so you'll know what to pay attention to as you read more closely.Reading about the book on the Internet can be a good way to get a good conclusion of the reading to help you get through it more easily.Just don't forget to go back and read through more closely.
While reading,don't forget to look up any words or ideas you aren't sure about.You can use context (上下文) clues to help you understand things you think difficult,but it's always a good idea to take a minute to learn any reference (参考书).It'll make the reading much easier.
More importantly,be sure to learn to take notes while you are reading.You can write questions in the margin (页边空白),and underline things which you think are interesting and important ideas.If you're reading something difficult and find yourself often wanting to go back to get something you missed,then,at the end of each page,or even at the end of each paragraph,write something about what happened on that page.If you find something that needs answering,always write it down.This might give you a good question to ask later in class,or give you something to think more about as you continue reading.What's more,when you finish reading,start writing down what seems important,what you think the purpose of the writing is,and how it makes you feel as a reader.
After you finish reading,get together with your friends or classmates and discuss the reading.Try to know how your classmates understand the reading and compare it with your own.Try not to talk about whether or not it is"boring",but pay attention to how well your classmates explain what you might have found difficult.Think of open questions to explore the reading,and don't ask questions that can be answered with a"yes"or a"no".Learning to ask"how"is a helpful way of coming up with big discussion questions.
| How to understand what you read | |
| Skim before reading closely | ●Start with skimming or reading about the book (56)online to know what the book is mainly about. ●In this way,you know what you should pay (57)attentionto while reading it closely. |
| Look up any unsure words or ideas | ●Try to understand (58)difficultparts according to context clues. ●You can also read more (59)easilywith the help of references. |
| Take notes | ●Taking notes is of great(60)importancewhile you are reading. ●Write questions in the margin and underline something(61)interestingor important. ●Write down your (62)questionsabout what you read. ●After finishing reading,write down important ideas,the purpose of the writing and your (63)feelingsabout the reading. |
| Discuss the reading | ●(64)Compareyour understanding about the book with that of your classmates. ●Pay attention to others'good explanation of something difficult. ●Ask (65)openquestions instead of"yes or no"ones. |