题目内容
Believe it or not, humans have been in debt(负债) to the Earth Overshoot Day this month. The Earth Overshoot Day fell on August 8th. As of that day, we have used as much from nature in 2016 as our planet can provide in a whole year. In other words, we have run out of this year’s “ecological budget”, and for the rest of the year we’ll be eating into our “savings”.
Global Footprint Network has been watching the Earth Overshoot Day since 1971. This year, the day came five days earlier than it did last year (Aug. 13th), 11 days earlier that the year before (Aug, 19th) and is the earliest date yet.
Global Footprint Network said that humans now use 1.6 Earths worth of crops, forest, livestock, energy and other resources (资源) every year. By the 2030s we will be using more than two Earth’s worth of resources every year. The situation is more and more serious and the world needs to find better balance in how to use the Earth’s resources.
Overshoot Day is a red light warning of trouble ahead. “That is, we’re using up what our planet does for us, so year after year, there is less for us to use,” Stuart Pimm, an American professor of ecology, explained. “Less forest, fewer fish in the ocean, less productive land.” Two of the main causes are over-population and pollution.
Small actions make a big difference and all of us play an important role in creating a better world where we live. Even a few simple changes around our home can reduce the resource that we waste, from taking a shower instead of a bath, to using our own reusable bags at the store instead of ones that are made of plastics. In this way we can reduce waste and pollution. Let’s start today to live greener in no time.
1.What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?
A. The Earth Overshoot Day is coming earlier and earlier.
B. The Earth Overshoot Day falls on Aug. 19th.
C. Humans will have to spend more money for the rest of the year.
D. Humans have used as many resources this year as we did last year.
2.According to the Global Footprint Network, which of the following is true?
A. By the 2030s there will be no resources left on Earth.
B. Humans need to find better ways to use resources properly.
C. Humans use more than 1.6 Earths worth of resources every year.
D. Aug. 13th is the earliest date of the Earth Overshoot Day since 1971.
3.Which one can’t help us reduce the resource that we waste?
A. take a shower. B. take a bath.
C. use the reusable bags. D. recycle the waste water.
4.What can be the best title for the passage?
A. Living a Saving life B. Aug. 8th—an Important Day
C. Small Actions make a Big Difference D. Eating up Our Planet
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| Nick Vujicic was born, without arms and legs, in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia. Nick faced all kinds of problems and troubles in his life, but he never gave up. Now Nick has his own speaking company: Attitude Is Altitude. And he has traveled around the world to give speeches. He shares with his audience the importance of vision (视野) and dreaming big. He says attitude is the most powerful tool in the life and failure is just a learning experience. |
| Mark Zuckerberg, the boss of Facebook, is only 34. In only eight years, Zuckerberg turned his small website into a world famous network. Zuckerberg once wrote to his workmates, “We don't build service to make money; we make money to build better service.” |
| Jeremy Lin is an excellent basketball player. Then what has led this young man to such a success? The following may help us understand it. 1. Believe in yourself. 2. People will love you for being yourself. 3. Stay humble (谦逊的). |
1.Attitude Is Altitude is ______.
A. the title of Zuckerberg's speech B. Nick's company
C. an international organization D. a machine that can speak
2.What is Mark Zuckerberg?
A. A boss of a speaking company. B. The writer's workmate.
C. A basketball player. D. A boss of a network company.
3.The reason why Jeremy Lin be successful ______.
A. Attitude is the most powerful tool B. Make money to build better service
C. Being yourself D. always follow others
4.From what Zuckerberg wrote to his workmates, we can learn ______.
A. Facebook doesn't build service
B. Facebook doesn't make money
C. building service doesn't make money
D. offering better service is more important than making money
5.Which of the following is right?
A. Nick had no arms or legs because of an accident.
B. Nick says people can learn from their failures.
C. Mark Zuckerberg begins his company when he was 8 years old.
D. Jeremy Lin loves being himself so he never learns from others.
书面表达
61.针对运用微信投票越来越流行的现象，英语俱乐部就“是否愿意为别人投票选举”这一话题展开来讨论。请你根据提示，以“ I ____ (am/am not) willing to vote for others” 为题写一篇短文，先校刊投稿，选择你认同的一种观点，并阐述自己的理由。
Be willing to vote for others | Be not willing to vote for others |
投票方式有趣，方便，免费 可以用朋友圈（circle of friends）支持自己喜欢的人 …… | 投票方式不公平 浪费时间，无聊 …… |
注意：1. 根据你认同的方式，将标题补充完整，短文包括表格中所提供的相应内容，省略号内容必须补充完整
2. 文中不得出现真实人名和校名，词数：80-100
3. 短文首句仅供参考，不计入总词数。
I _____ willing to vote for others
Would you like to vote for the ones you like on WeChat? Different people have
different ideas. ________________________________________________________
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