题目内容
Barnard Environmental Studies Magnet School in New Haven, Conneticut is known as ”Green” school. which attracts 325 pre-school to sixth-students from all over the region(地区)who are interested in environmental studies.
Everything in the building is designed with the environment in mind. The lights 90oⅡwhen people leave the room. and special windows provide "passive light", cutting down on the need for electricity. When a window is open, the air-conditioning automatically(自动地)turns off.
Saving the energy is not all that students do to help the environment. While learning about the dying salmon population in the Connecticut rivers, students also do something to help out -they feed salmon in fish tanks(水箱)in the classrooms. then let the adult salmon go into Connecticut rivers.
Composting(堆肥)is another part of taking care of the environment at Barnard. Students throw the remaining food into a composting bin in a greenhouse. The fertile(肥沃的)soil is used to help grow plants.
At Barnard, almost everything has to do with the environment. Students sing songs about the environment; their artwork has to do the environment; even their math classes are focused(聚焦)on protecting the environment.
“When I grow up.1 want to be a scientist. Because I want to study all kinds of animals and see how they live.” said 10-year-old Crystal. Another student.Troi.11,has similar ambitions(抱负)."When I grow up I want to be a researcher, like a person who discovers different kinds of plants and animals, sort of like that,” he said.
Barnard offers opportunities students wouldn't get in a regular school. The school's goal is to teach kids to be good environmental role models. They also learn a different way to live. To attend the school. students have to express their interest in protecting the environment. "Students come here because they care about the environment.” said Drucker, a teacher at the school.
1.Do special windows provide "passive light" to save energy?
2.Where do they feed the dying salmon from the rivers?
3.Why does Crystal want to become a scientist when he grows up?
4.What is the goal of the teaching at Barnard?
5.What does the writer mainly tell us in the passage?
情景作文
根据提示,用英语写一篇短文介绍你的好习惯和坏习惯,不少于60字。
Activities | How often | |
Good habits | 1. Exercise 2. Read books 3. Eat fruit 4. Drink milk 5. Stay up late | every day always every day twice a week never |
Bad habits | 1.Watch TV for two hours 2.Use the Internet 3.Help with housework 4.Eat hamburgers 5. Go to the dentist | always twice a week hardly ever often never |
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pleasure reading together.
| Greg Heffley is at school. His middle school is going to hold a dance party, but it is very difficult for Greg to find anyone to go with. Finally he finds a girl from his class luckily. That is the beginning of the third Wheel story. This book is full of jokes and interesting pictures. By Jeff Kinnney |
| Bean’s older sister goes to a summer camp, but Bean can't join her because she is too young. So Bean and her best friend, Ivy, decide to create their own camp. They come up with all the activities and, of course, they make the rules. Their happiness and kindness will,make you want to keep reading By Annie Barrows |
| Stick Dog is a dog that lives in an empty pipe(管子) . He has four friends, named Pooh-Pooh., Strips, Karen and Mutt. When Stick Dog smells delicious hamburgers,he and his friends decide to steal the food from a human family that is having a picnic in Picasso Park. Along the way,they face a lot of funny challenges. By Tom Watson |
| Zoe and Alice's mother saves dogs. But dogs aren’t the only things that need to be saved. The family's new neighbour, Philip, doesn't speak, and no one knows why. White Fur Flying is all about understanding the love from both inside and outside. Although it is a little sad,the book is good to read. By Patricia Maclachlan |
1.We can find out_________ is filled with lots of funny jokes and pictures.
A. The Third Wheel B. Stick Dog
C. White Fur Flying D. Ivy and Bean
2.What do Bean and Ivy decide to do?
A. Join a school dancing party.
B. Steal food from the family.
C. Save dogs in their community.
D. Set up their own camp.
3.What does the writer think of the book White Fur Flying?
A. Funny. B. Humorous.
C. A little sad. D. Boring.
4.The books above are mainly written for _________.
A. middle-aged adults B. kids or teenagers
C. elderly people D. college students