There are reports that some developed countries have shipped broken parts of computer to China. Such a thing can be found every day though it’s against international laws. Last month Hong Kong officers found 131,000 kilograms of broken computers, TVs and phones sent from Japan. Things like this are called e-waste. Dealing with them isn’t an easy job because dangerous poisons like mercury(汞) and lead(铅) can be found in them. Every time an old computer breaks down, it needs dealing with safely. But at present, broken computer parts are usually buried. It may be hundreds years before they are really gone in the soil.

Many places in China are polluted by e-waste. Guiyu in Guangdong Province is one of them. This town is named as “the e-waste capital of the world”. It has to deal with 1.5 million kilograms of e-waste each year, from which it makes 75 million yuan, But many of the poisons find their way into the environment. Greenpeace, an environmental group, has found the air, the earth and rivers in Guiyu badly polluted. This year, China presents a new environmental protection law. Computer companies like Lenovo and Dell will be asked to take back their old computers. This is because the companies that make computers know best how to deal with them safely. Hopefully, the problem with e–waste will be solved in the near future.

1.The town of Guiyu in Guangdong Province_____________.

A. is the e-capital of the world B. has serious e-waste pollution

C. deals with the e-waste safely D. spends much money on e-waste

2.The underlined word buried probably means ____________ in the passage.

A. 焚烧 B. 回收 C. 循环再用 D. 掩埋

3.This year, the Chinese government__________________.

A. tries to change people’s life B. closes some computer companies

C. makes a new environmental protection law D. ask people to hand in their old computer

4.The passage is mainly about_______________.

A. the ways to deal with e-waste B. the cost of burning e-waste

C. the e-waste problem in China D. the causes of e-waste

A man came home from work late,tired and found his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

"Daddy,may I ask you a question?"

" Yeah,sure,what is it?" replied the man.

"Daddy,how much do you make an hour?" "If you must know,I make $20 an hour. " "Oh," The little boy replied,with his head down. Looking up,he said, "Daddy,may I please borrow$10?"

The father was angry, "If the only reason you ask is that you can borrow some money to buy a useless toy,then you,to bed. "

The little boy quietly went to his room and closed the door. After about an hour or so, the man calmed down. He started to think. Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10 and he really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to the little boy's room and opened the door.

" Are you asleep,son?" he asked.

"No, Daddy," replied the boy.

"I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier. " said the man, "Here's the $10 you asked for. "

The little boy sat straight up,smiling. "Oh , thank you,Daddy. "he said happily. Then,reaching under his pillow(枕头)he took some money. The man,seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money,then looked up at his father.

" Why do you want more money if you already have some?" the father asked.

"Because I didn't have enough,but now I do," the little boy replied, "Daddy, I have $20 now.

Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you. "

1.Which of these tells about the boy in the story?

A. He was a middle school student.

B. He got angry easily.

C. He didn't love his father.

D. He was alone at home before his father came back.

2.How much money do you think was already there under the boy's pillow?

A. About$40. B. About$20. C. About$10. D. About$5.

3.What did the boy really need?

A. He needed some more pocket money for his toys.

B. He needed more money to buy more time.

C. He needed some more time to play with his friends.

D. He needed more time to be together with his father.

4.What can we leans from the story?

A. The boy asked his father a lot of silly questions.

B. The father didn't love his son very much.

C. The man was busy and spent little time with his son.

D. The man worked very hard and made a lot of money.

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