To protect the environment, we are on the way. Here are a few things we can do.
Unwanted gifts? Give them away!
Have you ever received a gift that you didn’t like? Did you throw it away? If so, you can have another choice now. Two British companies hope people will give away their unwanted gifts to them. And they will resell the gifts to raise money for the poor. In this way, the gifts can be reused and have a future life. And people can make a difference to the world.
Wear the trousers that reduce pollution!
A chemistry scientist and a fashion designer have created a new kind of trousers. The trousers are made of a new material which can help reduce air pollution around us. Scientists have tested the material. The result shows that it isn’t harmful to human. This new kind of trousers may appear at the market in two years. Professor Ryan said, “If thousands of people wear the trousers, the air quality will be better.”
Plant trees with Felix
Felix Finkbeiner, a 14-year-old German boy, is not famous as a child actor but an environment hero. At the age of 9, Felix got the idea that children could do something to protect the environment. So he started a club. Felix soon got support from children all over the world. Some of them have become his good friends. The club has an aim of planting 212 million trees. They have planted over 3.5 million trees all around the world. Felix said, “The answer to controlling global (全球的) warming is trees — lots of trees!”
1. The underlined word “resell” means _______ in English.
A. buy something for the first time
B. sell something for the first time
C. buy something for the second time
D. sell something again after having bought it
2. Why do the companies resell the unwanted gifts? Because they wanted to _______
A. save money from it
B. make the unwanted gifts useful
C. make money for themselves
D. help people learn to think carefully
3.The trousers mentioned in the passage _______.
A. will be popular in two years
B. is created by a physics scientist and a fashion designer
C. can help make air pollution less
D. will do harm to people
4.Felix started a club _______.
A. to become famous
B. to make friends with the children around the world
C. to become a child actor
D. to protect the environment with other children
KUNMING—Many Chinese teenagers are interested in“falling in love”and“getting married”. In an unreal world，as more on-line games offer such experience to them whose minds are full of romance(浪漫)．Parents and schools worried that such on-line games would cause the prematurity(早熟)of children and affect their studies．
A mother surnamed Xiong has a 14-year-old son，who often stayed all night in the Internet café playing games recently．One day，the son came home with joy and told his mother he had got some million yuan in a game and had got a wife and a son．
“I was very surprised to find him interested so much in the grown-up’s activities，”the mother said，adding that the son spent all his pocket money in the Internet cafe and even skipped classes(逃课)．
It is reported that a similar story happened to a high school boy named Yan，who married a girl named Xiao Fei in an on-line game called“Crazy tanks”．In the game，the“couple”took wedding photos, had a sweet honeymoon and had a child．“We love each other so much that we can’t live without the other．”said the boy．
Finally he decided to find Xiao Fei in real life．“I must meet her in real life and will love her．I’m planning it now，”he said with hope in his eyes．“Many on-line games allow players to marry and live together，and it is bad for children，”Yan’s teacher said．
1. Many Chinese teenagers like“falling in love”and“getting married”on the Internet because___________．
A．they need love
B．they are too poor to get married in real life
C．they are afraid of real family
D．their minds are full of wonderful ideas which are far from life
2.Which of the following statements about the boy named Yan and the girl called Xiao Fei is true?
A．The“Crazy tanks”game made them crazy．
B．Their parents have a problem．
C．They are a real couple．
D．The others hurt them．
3. This passage is most probably taken from___________．
A．a textbook B．a film
C．a local newspaper D．a TV talk
Windsor Castle(温莎城堡)is one of the most famous castles in the world．It lies in Windsor Town，32 kilometers west of London City ,by the south bank of the River Thames．People built the castle just outside of London to protect the capital of Britain．
Windsor Castle has a long and rich history．It began to be built in 1 066．People rebuilt it again and again during every period in history to today’s dimensions(范围)．For almost 1，000 years，the castle has been used as the family home of British kings and queens．It was also used as a prison(监狱)during the English Civil War．Today ,Windsor Castle is the private home of Queen Elizabeth II．She spends most of her private weekends there．
Although it is still a living place of the royal(皇家)family ,the public can visit much of the castle．It is one of the most popular sights in Britain．There，art lovers can enjoy some of the finest paintings by Rembrandt and Canaletto．Visitors can also take a look at George IV’s private apartments．They are some of the most beautiful rooms in the castle．
1.The famous Windsor Castle is ．
A．near Windsor Town
B．32 kilometers east of London City
C．in central London
D．by the south bank of the River Thames
2.Now Windsor Castle is the private home of ．
A．Rembrandt B．Canaletto
C．Queen Elizabeth II D．George IV
3.The last paragraph is mainly about the of the castle．
A．history B．sights
C．family D．Culture
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Mike was reading in the garden when his mother came．She pointed to _______and asked Mike what it was．Mike was quite _______ ，but he told her it was a sparrow and got back into reading.
Several minutes later his mother pointed to the same sparrow and asked the same question again．Mike got a little angry but _______answered her question．After a little while，his mother did the same thing once more．Mike was very angry and shouted at her．
The old lady silently _______ an old diary ,turned to a page and showed it to Mike．Though a little impatient，Mike began to read it．
“Today ,I was watering the flowers in the garden when little Mike pointed to a _______ on the grass and asked me what it was．I _______ at him，said it was a sparrow and kissed him．After a while Mike asked me again and I did the same．Pointing to the same sparrow , little Mike asked me what it was twenty times and I _______ answering his question and kissing him every time．”
Something gently _______ Mike’s heart．His face turned red with _______ for being so impatient to his mother and he hugged her tight．
Your parents have given you many things in their lifetime，but you may not realize that_______ they are gone．
1.A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
2.A．angry B．lonely C．proud D．surprised
3.A．still B．always C．already D．seldom
4.A．worked out B．took out C．put out D．looked out
5.A．fox B．frog C．bird D．rabbit
6.A．threw B．laughed C．shouted D．smiled
7.A．put on B．lived on C．tried on D．kept on
8.A．renewed B．printed C．touched D．picked
9.A．shame B．fear C．happiness D．kindness
10.A．until B．as C．when D．after
Thanks for listening to my problem and giving me your advice, Amy.
_______. That's what friends are for.
A. My pleasure B. With pleasure
C. Never mind D. It's nice of you
With the ____, we can choose one icon and click on it for more details.
A. menu B. mouse C. printer D. screen
