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1 The goal here is to limit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, which are closely associated to the big problem of global warming.
Strategy 1: Bring your own cup to Starbucks
You’ll get a 10 cent discount, and it’s one less paper cup to end up in a landfill. While you’re there, pick up some free bags of spent coffee grounds to use as “green” fertilizer in your garden.
The payoff: 2
Strategy 2: Turn off your computer
When in standby mode, your PC is still using energy. 3
The payoff: Turning off a monitor for 40 hours a week may only save $5 a month, but it reduces CO? by 750 pounds.
Strategy 3: Reuse plastic bags
Instead of throwing away 100 billion plastic bags a year, try and get a second, third, or tenth use out of them. Better yet, next time you shop, try a reusable bag.
The payoff: 4 The amount of oil it would take to make just 14 plastic bags would run your car for one mile.
Strategy 4: Use recycled paper in the bathroom
Most of the toilet paper we use is made from trees found in forests previously untouched by humans.
The payoff: If every household replaced one roll of toilet paper with a recycled one, 424000 trees would still be standing. Look for eco paper towels too.
Strategy 5: Buy energy-efficient appliances(电器)
Replace the old fridge with an Energy Star appliance and you’ll use 15 percent less energy. 5 .
The payoff: If we all used one Energy Star appliance at home, it would be like planting 1.7 million acres of new trees.
| A.You can be proud of yourselves, even if you can only make one or two of these green changes. |
| B.Adding green to your garden is beautiful and earth-pleasing. |
| C.It might be a little expensive to buy, but you’ll save money on your electricity bills and help the environment. |
| D.In fact, 75 percent of electricity used in your home comes from electronics that are not turned off. |
F. The store won’t create more waste when they throw away a cup.
G. Just one tree will help make cleaner air and save the environmrnt from 5000 pounds of hot carbon dioxide each year.
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【小题1】.Nancy comes from China and wants to join a club that can help her know more about America.Her major is linguistics which requires her to know the cultural differences.And she is busy on weekends because of her part—time job.
【小题2】Catty is an outgoing person.She loves nature very much and always goes cycling around the university.Since she is not familiar with America,she wants to know more about it.
【小题3】Both of Margaret’s parents are doctors.She has been wanting to be a doctor since she was a little girl.She hopes that the club will help her get to know more about the recent development on medicine.
【小题4】Thompson always gave a performance in his middle school whenever there was an event.He loves
music and movies very much.But he is busy finishing his course and has no time to attend the club meetings.
【小题5】Lucy always keeps an eye on the daily life problems that happen around the campus.She is ready to help others and she hopes that she can help more people through the club.
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| A.Asian—American Students Union | B.Yale Film Society | C.Yale AIDS Watch | D.Society of Women |
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Making Peace with Your Parents
As a teen, you’re going through big changes physically and mentally. Your interests are expanding. 1
Here is the challenge:Kids need to explore the world in new ways, and parents need to protect them from the dangers that all out in that world. These conflicts can easily set off fireworks in otherwise calm houses. Sometimes conflicts can’t be avoided. But by paying attention to the building blocks of successful relationships, you can work towards making home
a happy and healthy place for you and your parents.
For instance, try to find a time to talk when your parents are all not angry, tired,
distracted, or hungry. A good time to talk is when you’re all relaxed. Timing is everything. If the conversation begins to turn into an argument, you’d better calmly and coolly ask to stop the conversation—for now. 2 Listen to what your parents are saying, and repeat it back to them. This shows them that you’re listening. 3
Respect is the building block of good communication. People who respect each other and care about each others’ feelings call disagree without things getting ugly.
4 How do you build trust? Trust comes by actually doing what you say you’re going to do. Some teens find that doing fun activities with their parents can improve their relationships. Sometimes we forget that parents are more than rule-makers—they’re
interesting people who like to watch movies. And go shopping—just like their teenagers!
What do you do if you are trying your best, but your relationship with your parents continues to be rocky? 5 You can find supportive adults, such as a teacher or a coach, who can lend an ear.
Remember you can only change your own behavior. Your parents are the only ones who can change theirs.
| A.It also gives them a chance to clear things up if you’re not on the same page. |
| B.You can pick it up again when everyone’s more relaxed. |
| C.And then you’ll be able to accept what your parents say. |
| D.Faced with the challenge, children don’t know what to do. |
F.And your desire to take control of your own life is growing.
G.You may consider seeking outside help.
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I live in Japan, where electronic items are a way of life, so it is no surprise that many students carry these little electronic dictionaries. E-dictionaries may be lighter and compacter (简洁的) than any paper dictionary. 【小题1】 However, to me, these are pretty much the limits to their advantages.
I think e-dictionaries should be limited in their use in classrooms. 【小题2】
E-dictionaries are much more expensive. In Japan, they cost as little as 10,000 yen(US$100)much as 40,000 yen, depending on how many functions you want (or think you want) and depending on how fashionable you are. My trusty Random House paper dictionary is copyrighted at1995, cost me a mere US$12.95 plus tax.
E-dictionaries are more fragile. Drop your paper dictionary. Go ahead. Hold it above your head and drop it. 【小题3】
E-dictionaries need batteries. Batteries are temperature sensitive. Batteries cost money, too.
E-dictionaries have keypads. Typing in the spelling of a word is harder and more time consuming than looking through pages and using the index at the top of each page.
【小题4】 Sound . Little devices beep (嘟嘟声) when you press the buttons, but it is very disturbing to some people in a classroom situation or library.
Finally, let’s consider making corrections or additions. No dictionary is perfect, paper version or electronic. However, when you find something you’d like to change in the e-dictionary, you can’t do anything about it. You can pencil in some notes with the paper type. Similarly, if you learn a word that isn’t in the dictionary, a few notes of a pencil make it easy to increase its memory capacity. 【小题5】And, for those students whose habit is to mark certain words with a highlight pen for ease of future reference, again, the paper dictionary wins out.
| A.But it is impossible to do so with a keypad model. |
| B.They may even contain more words and expressions. |
| C. Let me add a statement about one that really troubles me. |
| D.Now, try this with any lightweight plastic e-dictionary, and you’ll be picking up the pieces. |
F.E-dictionaries have advantages as well as disadvantages.
G.Let’s take a look at the following reasons.