We all need to buy things from time to time, but do we think about how our shopping affects people, animals and the environment? Here's how you can take better care of the world we live in while you shop.

Ethical ( 伦理的, 道德的 ) shopping

We all need to eat, drink and wear clothes. But what do we know about the products that we buy in shops, in supermarkets or online? Many people in Britain want to know more about the products they buy. They want to know how people, animals and our planet (地球) are treated when food, drinks and clothes are produced.

Fair trade

The Fairtrade Foundation is based (总部设在) in the UK and helps farmers and workers in poorer parts of the world make more money. The organization asks companies that grow products such as coffee or bananas to pay for wages (工资) and to provide their workers with good working conditions. If companies follow these requirements, they will receive a Fairtrade certificate (证书) and can sell their products with the "Fairtrade" mark. About 5 million people in 58 countries benefit from Fairtrade's practices.

Free range

On free range farms, farm animals spend time outside instead of being inside 24 hours a day. Meat, eggs or dairy products, such as milk or cheese, can be free range. Some experts say that this type of farming is preferable because it is very kind and the animals are healthier. Many people also think that free range food tastes better and is more nutritious ( 有营养的 ).

Ethical clothing

Some clothing factories have been accused (指责) of having children as workers and of allowing unsafe conditions in their factories. People nowadays are becoming more interested in where their clothes are made, who they are made by and in what conditions. They want their clothes to look good and be ethical. Most fashion manufacturers (制造商) have information about their workers and their environmental policies (政策) on their websites. With the help of organizations like Fairtrade, shoppers can make more choices about the products they buy.

1.If you shop ethically, you____________________ .

A.buy products online B.only buy things you need

C.care about how products are made D.compare the prices before buying things

2.What should the companies do if they received a Fairtrade certificate?

A.They should make more money.

B.They should treat their workers fairly.

C.They should grow more coffee or bananas.

D.They should make sure their products have the best quality.

3.According to the passage, free range food is believed to be more__________.

A.expensive B.tasteless C.unhealthy D.nutritious

4.What do we know from the passage?

A.Ethical shopping started in the US.

B.Free range animals stay outside 24 hours a day.

C.Fairtrade has helped people in over 50 countries.

D.Clothing factories have serious pollution problems.

Is traffic a big problem where you live? Increased cycling may be the answer. Where are the best places to live and cycle? A new report lists the best bike-friendly cities around the world.

Amsterdam is the bike capital of the world. There's an extensive network of safe, fast and comfortable cycle routes. Copenhagen is a city where 32% of workers cycle to work because it's fast and easy. Berlin is another European city that's great for cycling. The city has about 80 kilometers of bike lanes ( 车道 ), and 50 kilometers of pavement paths.

Barcelona has been praised for its cycle service "Bicing". This was introduced in March, 2007. It's a bicycle service that allows users to take bicycles from any of the 100 stations spread around the city. Later, they can leave them at any other bike station inside the urban area of the city. The city has created a "green ring" that surrounds the city area of Barcelona with a bike path. There are 3,250 parking spaces for bikes at street and it is also building a new underground car park for bicycles.

The UK has its cycle-friendly cities too. Bristol is the birthplace of the cycle-route charity which was formed 30 years ago. One of their projects was turning an old rail line between Bristol and Bath into a bike route. Other bike-friendly cities in the UK include Cambridge and York. Cambridge is an old city but has still managed to build good cycle systems and services.

The bicycle is a most popular transportation in China. Beijing can be one of the best bike-friendly cities in China. There are many riding routes in Beijing for outdoor-lovers to explore. Cyclists can get close enough to experience the history and culture of Beijing, including the Forbidden City, Drum Tower, the Water Cube, the Bird's Nest, Hutong etc.

1.Which city is the bike capital of the world?

__________________________________________________________

2.How long of bike lanes are there in Berlin?

__________________________________________________________

3.What cycle service in Barcelona was introduced in 2007?

__________________________________________________________

4.What has Cambridge managed to do?

__________________________________________________________

5.What is the passage mainly talking about?

__________________________________________________________

假如你是李华，你们学校要举办传统文化节活动，你打算邀请交换生 Tom 参加，请用英语写一封电子邮件，告诉他活动时间和具体地点，安排了哪些活动以及需要他做什么准备。

提示词语： invite, hall, Beijing Opera, information, question, search

提示问题: ● When and where will you hold the Traditional Culture Festival?

● What activities will you have?

● What do you advise Tom to prepare for it?

Dear Tom,

How is it going?

There’ll be a Traditional Culture Festival in our school.

If there is anything that I can do, please let me know.

Yours,

Li Hua

题目②

某英文网站在开展以“我身边的榜样”为主题的征文活动, 假如你是李华, 请用英语写一篇短文投稿, 谈谈你身边的榜样, 他 / 她是谁, 你为什么认为他 / 她是你的榜样, 以及从他 / 她身上学习到了什么。

提示词语：role model, kind, fair, helpful, wise, hard-working

提示问题：● Who is your role model?

● Why do you think he/she is your role model?

● What have you learned from him/her?

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Bike-sharing is a new choice for short journeys in cities. It is reported that shared bikes started the nation's_______for bikes again. Now more and more Chinese people are choosing bikes instead of cars to make____ journeys in cities.

At weekends, the number of the riders in Shenzhen reaches the top of all cities. On weekdays, the number of people who use shared bikes to travel to work is_______ in Shanghai. It is said that bike sharing will help________the cities' environment. It not only helps solve the _______ problems, but also will help to make more use of space in cities.

1.A.notice B.worry C.love

2.A.short B.long C.tall

3.A.giving away B.putting off C.going up

4.A.discover B.improve C.experience

5.A.traffic B.health C.food

Dear Future Me,

 At this moment ,you are taking the final English exam. I hope you will try your best to _______ the test papers well. After the Spring festival, almost about three months, you will face one of the greatest_______ in your life. You are leaving school and stepping into a _______ world. You'll be able to enter a fantastic high school. Are you nervous? Keep clam and study harder. _______ you have a strong will, I’m sure you will pass all your _______.

I'm writing this letter to remind you again of all the things_______ you wanted to do before. I want you to make sure that before you leave school, you'll _______your dream as Footballer of the School. Remember that you wanted to be a famous singer? Well, I hope you'll win the first place in the school _______show next term.

If you've done_______you wanted to do, you'll now be a popular and clever student, with a bright future ahead of you.

Don't let ________down! Come on!

Your sincerely,

Li Lei

1.A.copy B.complete C.correct

2.A.challenges B.interviews C.punishments

3.A.boring B.dangerous C.new

4.A.As long as B.As soon as C.As well as

5.A.surveys B.regrets C.exams

6.A.what B.that C.who

7.A.realize B.come true C.give up

8.A.talk B.game C.talent

9.A.something B.nothing C.anything

10.A.them B.me C.him

1.These advertisements are for people who_______?

A.are looking for jobs B.want to go abroad

C.want to learn new skills

2.Who can apply for the position as a lawyer at Green Law Firm?

A.Alex, 35, 1 year of working experience, master’s degree

B.Joseph,28,2 years of working experience, bachelor’s degree

C.Cathy,31,4 years of working experience, bachelor’s degree

3.What do the teacher and nurse positions have in common?

A.they are only open to female

B.Working experience is needed.

C.A bachelor’s degree is required.

Riding a Mobike on the street, you might hear some people speaking Chinese aloud. Turning to the right, you see a Sichuan-style restaurant. After walking into a store, you see that Huawei smartphones are on sale. But you're not in China — you're in Manchester in Britain. In fact, you might see similar things in many other cities. Chinese products have almost reached all parts of the world. Chinese food has been enjoyed in Western countries for a long time. To meet local people's tastes, Chinese restaurants have made some changes to the dishes. "

One example is the meat," said Yin Hang, who is studying at the university of Wollongong in Australia. "We like to eat meat with the bone in, but people here don't. So Chinese restaurants provide big pieces of meat without bones, even for fish."

“Some Chinese brands are also becoming more popular. In many cities in Europe, stores sell TCL televisions, Haier fridges and Lenovo computers”, reported Reuters.

In the past, most Western people thought Chinese products were cheap and unreliable. But things have changed greatly. "Made in China" has become cool and more people choose Chinese brands. For example, Huawei smartphone sold better than Apple in global smartphone sales for the first time in June and July, behind only Samsung.” They are beautiful and offer some features that American phones don't have,” CNN once said.

1.What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?

A.Mobikes are also popular in other countries.

B.Technology has changed people's lives.

C.Chinese products can almost be seen all over the world.

2.According to the Reuters, ______

A.many US smartphones are made in China.

B.some Chinese brands are popular in the world.

C.Chinese food is popular in western countries.

3.The underline word “unreliable” in paragraph 4 means _______?

A.不可信赖的 B.不可思议的 C.不合理的

4.Which of the following is not mentioned in the article?

A.Chinese people live in every corner of the world.

B.Chinese smartphones offer some features that American phones don’t have.

C.More and more people in foreign countries use the products made in China.

A young college student thought that he chose the wrong major at a common college so he drank every day and didn't study at all. He became more and more frustrated. But he was never absent from Professor Yang's biology class. He liked the course. Besides，Yang's class was so interesting that he always listened carefully, never caring about whether the other students were paying attention or not in class. Once he put a note in the homework he handed in，saying："Professor, it is said that today's college students are cheaper than potatoes. Do you agree?"

That day Professor Yang sent for him after class. When he came，he found the professor at a table with a plate of food. They drank happily with their meal. When they became half drunk, the professor produced a small potato that was sprouting. "Do you know how much this costs?" he asked the young man. "It's soft but poisonous. Nobody will take it even if it's free." He then threw the potato away. The professor then showed him another potato. It was half the size of a football and perfectly round. "This potato is organic. It is not only large and fresh but also free of pollution. It is in high demand and quite expensive. " The young man was impressed by what he'd heard. " Be such a potato,"said the professor.

1.The college student felt frustrated because _______.

A.he didn't like his major B.he didn’t study at all. C.he drank a lot every day

2.What did the student look like in Professor Yang's biology class?

A.He was interested in his class. B.He sometimes was absent from class.

C.He never paid attention in class.

3.The underlined（划线的）sentence means Professor Yang hoped that the student ____

A.would grow many organic potatoes B.would study biology harder and harder

C.would try to better himself

4.What does the writer want to tell us?

A.Our value depends on ourselves. B.Don’t follow other’s advice

C.Students should choose the right major.

When throwing away rubbish, do you know which bin it should go in? Have you ever noticed the differently-colored rubbish bins on the street? Some of you might not be able to answer the questions. However, it's actually quite important to know how to sort your rubbish. Not knowing how to sort rubbish can make it harder to save energy and protect the environment. If you don't sort your rubbish, all of it will be buried (埋) together. It can take up large areas of ground that could have been used for planting trees. Shanghai is the first city to put rubbish-sorting into practice in China.

Shanghai government has asked all the people who live there to sort rubbish into four groups: wet, recyclable (可回收的), harmful and dry. "Wet" rubbish is also known as "household" rubbish. It is what people produce every day after they eat or drink. "It is the thing you don't want but pigs can eat", Guangzhou Daily explained. Paper, metal, glass and other things that can be reused are recyclable rubbish.

Harmful rubbish includes things like medicine, batteries and so on. Finally, any rubbish that is not wet, recyclable or harmful will go in the dry rubbish bin. Many other Chinese cities, including Changsha, plan to use this method to sort their rubbish. Now that you know this, perhaps you can do your part in protecting the environment.

1.the bins are different colors because they _______.

A.look more beautiful

B.can help people sort waste

C.are made of different materials.

2.according to the passage, if we sort waste, ______.

A.all of the waste can be recycled.

B.there will be less land for the trees.

C.it’s easy for people to recycle some useful parts of the waste

3.Wet waste may be______.

A.the waste water left by people after washing.

B.the waste food left by people after cooking.

C.the waste objects left by people after sweeping.

4.What purpose can we know from the passage?

A.to ask people not to make too much waste.

B.to ask people to buy four kinds of bins at home.

C.to encourage people to sort their waste.