It is reported that some developed countries have shipped broken parts of computers to China. Last month Hong Kong officers found 131,000 kilograms of broken computers, TVs and phones sent from Japan.
Things like these are called electronic waste, or e-waste. Dealing with it is not an easy job. Every time an old computer breaks down, it needs to be dealt with safely. But at present, broken computer parts are usually buried. It may be hundreds of years before they are really going in the earth（泥土）.
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”. Many of the poisons(有毒物) in e-waste find their way into the environment. Plastic is burned outdoors and chemical water is poured into rivers. Greenpeace, an environmental group, has found the air, the earth and the rivers in Guiyu badly polluted.
The Chinese government wants the country to develop, but we should find a way that isn’t harmful to the environment and people’s life. This year, China makes a new environment protection law, the strictest one we have ever had. Computer companies like Lenovo and Dell will be asked to take back their old computers. This is because they know best how to deal with them safely. Hopefully, the problem with e-waste will be solved in near future.
1.The e-waste found in Hong Kong last month was from .
A. France B. America C. Germany D. Japan
2.The underline word“buried” probably means “ ” in the passage.
A. 回收 B. 焚烧 C. 掩埋 D. 毁灭
3.The passage may be from .
A. a newspaper B. a story book C. a cartoon book D. a novel
4.The town of Guiyu in Guangdong Province .
A. is the capital of the world B. has serious e-waste pollution
C. deals with e-waste safely D. is polluted by the waste water
5.The passage is mainly about .
A. the way in dealing with e-waste B. the protection of environment
C. the e-waste problem in China D. the need to pass a law again e-waste
Besides studying and tests, teens need to learn some life skills for the future. These skills can help them live by themselves. The following skills are very necessary.
Managing money
You often get a little money from your parents. You may spend it as you like. You can make a list of the things that you want to buy, and plan how to spend the money. Don’t waste.
Washing and cleaning
Washing clothes correctly is important. You should first read the instructions on clothing, and then check the pockets of the clothes. Pay more attention to different colors of them.
As for cleaning, you should learn how to use brooms, mops(抹布) and so on. If you often do more cleaning, the people who live with you will thank you for the efforts you make.
Cooking your favorite meals
You should learn how to cook a few of your favorite meals. First ask your parents for help to decide on the menu and ingredients. And then you can go shopping, cook the meals and clean up the kitchen together.
1.This passage is mainly about some life skills for for the future.
A. teens B. children C. women D. boy students
2.How many life skills are there in the passage?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four
3.According to the passage, how to manage money?
A. Get more money from your grandparents.
B. Spend money as much as you like.
C. Make a list of the things that you want to buy before going shopping.
D. Waste money as you can.
4.Before you wash clothes, which is not true?
A. You should first read the instructions on clothing.
B. You should check the pockets of the clothes.
C. You should pay more attention to different colors of clothes.
D. You should learn how to use brooms, mops and so on.
5.Parents can help to decide on .
A. going shopping
B. the menu and ingredients
C. cooking the meals
D. cleaning up the kitchen
A brave 10-year-old American girl is considered a hero because she got back into the dangerous waters to save her 6-year-old friend after being attacked by a shark.
On August 19, Kaley Szarmack was badly bitten in the leg by a shark when she was enjoying herself in the shallow(浅的) waters at a beach. Kaley felt great pain and she turned around, seeing a 3-foot-long shark. She rushed out of the water and shouted to her friend nearby to run quickly. But that younger girl did not hear her. So Kaley took a risk to go back and took her out of water.
Kaley Szarmack was taken to the hospital and she received 90 stitches(针). Now she is slowly recovering. She’ll be able to run, jump, swim and surf again soon.
“I’m just so proud of her and so thankful that she is doing well,” Kaley’s father said. “She’s going to have a pretty big scar in her leg. She’ll have quite a story to tell, though.”
The proud father, who happens to be a fireman, said it was difficult to see his daughter in so such pain.
“You see all kinds of things as a fireman, but when you see your baby, even if it was a little blood, it was really difficult to see. It was just tough(艰难的). That’s my little girl, ” he said.
1.Kaley Szarmack saved her 10-year-old friend after being attacked by a shark.
2.American girl, Kaley Szarmack, is considered a hero.
3.Kaley’s father is a doctor.
4.Kaley is going to have a pretty big scar in her arm.
5.Kaley’s father is proud of her, because she saved her own life and her friend’s.
Mike was a cute, good boy. His parents loved him very much. Mike did everything very well, but he had one bad______. He ate a lot of sweets and chocolates. Those were his favorites. He just couldn’t stop. His mother______told him, “Mike, don’t eat so many sweets. You will have a toothache.” But Mike said his_______were fine.
One day, Mike’s mother went to the market. When Mike saw that his______was asleep, he walked_______to the kitchen and got a jar(广口瓶). He knew his mother kept all the sweets in this jar. With great effort, he_______it and put his hand into the narrow(狭窄的) mouth. Mike picked a fistful(一把)of sweets. But when he tried to pull his hand out, it got stuck in the jar.
Mike’s father was_______and watching. He said to Mike, “You have picked too many sweets. They are more than your little hand can keep. Your hand can not_______of the jar. Let go of the sweets and pick only one sweet with your two fingers, and then you can pull your hand out easily. Always take as many as you can_______.”
Mike pulled out his hand_______the jar soon and learned a lesson, too.
1.A. luck B. habit C. manner D. day
2.A. never B. yet C. always D. hardly
3.A. eyes B. hands C. feet D. teeth
4.A. father B. mother C. friend D. sister
5.A. loudly B. quietly C. noisily D. sadly
6.A. pulled B. pushed C. closed D. opened
7.A. awake B. asleep C. afraid D. absent
8.A. come back B. come out C. come down D. come over
9.A. reach B. touch C. control D. count
10.A. in B. on C. from D. for
—Have you decided where to spend your holiday?
—Not yet. I ______ go to Hainan.
A. need B. can C. may D. should
—I don’t think English is so ______ as math.
—I disagree with you. For me, English is more difficult.
A. more difficult B. difficult
C. the most difficult D. difficulter
