摘要: Greener China 绿色中国组织

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Inventors are always looking for ways to make our lives easier, greener and more fun. Here are just a few examples of inventions.

  Crayons were invented by Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith. They had a paint company in New York City. The new crayons were made of wax(蜡)and different pigments(颜料). In 1903,Binney and Smith put the first box of eight“Crayola Crayons”on the market. These new crayons were a great success.

  Remote control technology(遥控技术)has been used since the early 1930s. During World War1, Germans used remote control boats. The TV remote control was first put on the market in 1950. Zenith Radio Company created the first TV remote control, called the “lazy Bone”. It could turn the TV on and off and could change programs.

Bow Lingual(犬语翻译机),named by the US

Time Magazine as a “BEST invention of 2002”,

has two parts. A microphone is tied to the dog’s neck and sends out sound information to the gadget(小挂件)held by the owner. Then the translation is done in the gadget with kinds of dog barks.

   Some students in South Korea have a new language teacher :an robot of English-teaching :The robot is 157cm tall and speaks both Korea and English .It can make16 kinds of faces .The robot-teachers are helping to solve a shortage of English teachers there. Could robots replace human teachers one day?

(   ) 56. The first box of crayons was put on the market ________ .

    A. in 1900 B. in 1903 C. in 1950  D. in 2002

(   ) 57. During World War1, Germans used remote control to control

     _________ .

    A. trains  B. planes  C. boats  D. TVs

(   ) 58. _________ is one of the greatest inventions of 2002 according to

    the US Time Magazine.

    A. The crayon        B. Bow Lingual

    C. The TV remote control  D. The English- teaching robot

(   ) 59. The English- teaching robot can speak ________ .

    A. English and Chinese   B. English and French

    C. Korean and Japanese  D. English and Korean

(   ) 60. Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Bow Lingual’s microphone is tied to the dog’s neck.

B. The English-teaching robot can make six faces in class.

C. Remote control technology has been used since early 1930.

D. The robot- teachers can help provide the USA with more English

     Teachers.

        

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Today we can see that many people are cutting ___41___ the trees in the forests. A lot of rich land ___42__ become deserts(沙漠). If we __43  newspapers, we’ll learn that the forests on the earth are getting smaller   44  . We are cutting down large numbers of trees   45  we need wood and farmland. Some scientists say that there ____46___ be any great forests   47  20 or 30 years.

What will happen   48  the forests disappear? A lot of plants will die and the animals will   49  their home. In many places the new farmland will soon look____50____ the old deserts. Crops(庄稼) will not grow there. There won’t be enough  51  , and the weather will get hot and dry. If the climate(气候)of the earth changes, life will be  52  for everyone. Our living environment(环境) will become  53 . More and more rich farmland will disappear(消失). We will suffer(遭受)a lot from both droughts(干旱) and floods.

It’s our duty___54___the forests well. Everyone should try his best to make a contribution(贡献) to taking ___55___ of the forests. Stop cutting down the trees and make the world greener!

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(  )42. A.have             B. has              C.is                D.are

(  )43. A. look           B. see              C. read             D. watch

(  )44. A. on time B. all the time       C. in time D. no time

(  )45. A. or              B. so               C. because           D. but

(  )46. A.is               B.are               C. will not           D.have

(  )47. A. in               B. at              C. on              D. with

(  )48. A. and             B. that            C. but              D. if

(  )49. A. find B. build           C. lose D. decorate

(  )50. A. like              B.at                C.after             D.for

(  )51. A. snow           B. sunshine         C. wind             D. rain

(  )52. A. easy B. hard            C. happy          D. interesting

(  )53. A. better and better B. worse and worse

C. bigger and bigger D. more and more

(  )54.A. to do B. do C. to protect D. protect

(  )55. A. care             B.careful            C.careless           D.good

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完形填空

  There are many kinds of pollution around us,   1   air pollution, soil pollution, noise pollution and light pollution.They are bad   2   our health in many ways.

Burning gas, oil and coal creates air pollution.It can cause sore eyes and   3   problems.

  With the increase of pollution and the development of industry, litter is everywhere.It makes our environment dirty.People put lots of rubbish in the land.Farmers use too many   4   in the fields.They destroy the soil.So soil pollution has become serious.

  Noise pollution can make people   5  .For example, people may lose their hearing if they work in a   6   place for a long time.Too much noise can cause high blood pressure   7  .

  Working for a long time in strong, changeable light   8   cause some kinds of illnesses.It makes people feel   9   and is especially bad for the eyes.

  With   10   pollution, our planet will become greener and our health will be better.Let’s be greener people.

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