The fourth round of heavy smog to hit Beijing in four weeks has sent more people to the hospital with respiratory (呼吸的) illnesses and led to calls for laws to control the pollution.
Pan Shiyi, a celebrity, said he is planning to propose a Clean Air Act to the local government. As a representative to the Beijing Municipal People's Congress, he started an online survey at 9:20 a.m. Within three hours, more than 25,000 web users, or 99 percent of total respondents (应答者) , welcomed his proposal.
They have good reasons to stand alongside Pan. The latest round of haze（雾霾）reduced visibility to under 500 meters in many parts of the city. The smog has also led to a great increase in respiratory illnesses, particularly among children and the elderly. Anxious parents and doctors almost all blame the smoggy air for the illnesses. Though most schoolchildren are home for the winter holidays, the bad air can easily move indoors. Besides, ordinary medical masks fail to provide enough protection, so some people have turned to gas masks.
The causes of the frightening smog are rather mysterious, though experts blame too much emissions (排放) and the mountains around Beijing that trap pollution in winter, unless there is enough wind to clear it away. Some critics blamed China’s top two oil firms, China National Petroleum Corp and China Petrochemical Corporation, saying the companies’ outdated production technologies produce large quantities of high-polluting gas fuel.
Meanwhile, some Beijingers have moved their brainstorming discussion to computers. If Pan’s proposal for a Clean Air Act is adopted, netizens say the new law should include items providing for “car-free days” in times of smog, higher standards for vehicle fuel, stricter limit to industrial and engine gas emissions, and more effective protection for the public.
Beijing is not the only city that has ever lost the blue sky. Five days of thick fog caused thousands of deaths in Britain in December 1952, urging the government to pass the first Clean Air Act in 1956, which introduced smokeless zones and cleaner fuels to reduce pollution. That may provide some experience for Beijing to refer to.
1.Why did Pan Shiyi started an online survey?
A. To know the public’s opinions on pollution
B. To tell people the danger of the smoggy weather
C. To call on people to support his proposal
D. To collect supporting evidence for his proposal
2.What can we learn from the passage?
A. People are clear about the causes of the smoggy weather.
B. Children staying indoors will not get respiratory illnesses.
C. Smog is worse for people with lower resistance to diseases.
D. Masks can give people protection against the smoggy weather.
3.Britain is mentioned in the last paragraph to ______.
A. suggest Beijing should learn from other countries
B. let people know many places have this problem
C. tell people the situation in Britain is worse
D. call on the government to pass Britain’s Clean Air Act
4. What’s the best title for this passage？
A. The Use of Gas masks and Engines
B. Beijingers Call for Clean Air Act
C. Effective Protection for Blue Sky
D. The Mysterious Causes of the Scary Smog
My mind seems always to return to the day when I met Carl. The city bus stopped at a corner to pick up the daily commuters (someone who travels regularly to and from work), a group in which I was included. Boarding the bus, I looked for a place to sit. At last, I found a place near the back.
The man in the seat next to the one I was going for was an older man in a grey suit, well-worn dress shoes, and a black hat like I always pictured reporters wearing, but without the little press card. Seated, I began to read the book I had been carrying, which was Jack Kerouac’s On the Road. The man in the seat next to me introduced himself by asking if I had read any other book like the one I was holding. When I told him I had, he seemed to become interested, and so did I. He introduced himself as Carl and asked if I liked jazz, and I told him that I didn’t really listen to it, and that I liked rock and roll. Waiting for Carl to tell me that I should listen to real music, I was shocked when he just smiled and nodded. He said, "You remind me of myself when I was your age. I remember how my parents hated jazz and how they couldn’t see how I could listen to that awful noise. I bet your parents say the same thing, don’t they?" Now it was my turn to smile, amused with how right he was.
As the bus carried us from one side of the city to the other, Carl and I talked about a lot of different things. The more we talked, the more amazed I became at how much the two of us really had in common, despite the age difference. I haven’t seen him since we parted, but the thought of our connection that day rarely leaves my mind.
Carl really made me think about how much we can learn from each other if we just break through the blocks between us we’ve got. I mean, I would have never thought before that day that I could have anything in common with someone so much older than I. But Carl taught me that no matter what we are, we are all just people, and that we should make an extra effort to try and get to know our neighbors and people we see every day, regardless of age, race, religion, sex, or anything else. If we all take the time to attempt to understand each other, I think that the world would be a much better place that we could share together, as humans.
1.From the first paragraph we know that the author _____________.
A. did not mind whether there was a seat or not
B. hoped to have a seat when getting on the bus
C. thought the bus was overcrowded
D. looked for a seat but failed
2.The author usually imagined a reporter as one who _____________.
A. liked jazz music
B. enjoyed talking with others
C. liked reading Jack Kerouac’s works
D. usually wore a black hat and press card
3. After talking with Carl, the author realized that _____________.
A. older people were nice to talk to
B. he should have known Carl earlier
C. his parents were so different from Carl in listening to music
D. age was not necessarily a problem in heart-to-heart communication
4.It can be inferred from the passage that _________.
A. the author hasn’t seen the old man since then
B. jazz music used to be more popular than rock and roll
C. the author was not satisfied with human relationships in the world
D. Carl made the author realize we humans live in peace and brotherhood
A couple of years ago, I decided it was time to take a break. I was about to ,and I wanted to reward myself for all those college years.
As I was curiously different websites and guidebooks, getting ready for my little adventure, I that besides getting all the necessities, I also needed to get a sun .
When I got to the shop, it occurred to me that in the middle of planning my ,I somehow hadn’t paid much attention to the calendar. It was Feb.14, and Valentine’s fever had the whole shopping center.
I finally a rack(货架) with summer hats hanging on it .I walked over and tried on a couple. I really liked one .I just couldn’t decide whether I wanted to get the one with a pink ribbon or a blue ribbon decoratively around it.
“You looked really great on those hats, ”a middle-aged man there waiting to be helped…and said to me.
“Oh, thank you.” I answered and increased my pace. I was in no mood to have a with a stranger. I stopped by a sale rack and looked through colorful shirts.
“Excuse me.” A voice suddenly my dreamy state of mind. I turned around and that man was standing right behind me. He looked but determined.
Before I could do or say anything, he continued with what he wanted to say. “I’m sorry to you, but those hats looked really nice on you. You see, I don’t anybody to buy a Valentine’s gift for this year, so I got you one of the hats. I you don’t mind.” he said while handing me a plastic bag and disappeared immediately.
“Thank you!” I finally breathed out ,feeling quite surprised. Who would imagine that a would walk up to you and give you a present?
I do hope the man found his Valentine .And most of all--I no longer feel blue on Valentine’s Day, even when I’m alone, because I remember my hat story.
1.A.retire B.speak C.defeat D.graduate
2.A.searching B.searching for C.looking D.looking for
3.A.announced B.suggested C.realized D.declared
4.A.hat B.glass C.shirt D.bag
5.A.proudly B.suddenly C.curiously D.patiently
6.A.study B.reward C.trip D.present
7.A.handed over B.taken over C.given out D.turned out
8.A.bought B.made C.kept D.saw
9.A.on business B.in particular C.at work D.in danger
10.A.formed B.tied C.collected D.torn
11.A.lying B.stopping C.standing D.following
12.A.angrily B.politely C.unhappily D.sadly
13.A.bargain B.trade C.cooperation D.conversation
14.A.continued B.interested C.attracted D.interrupted
15.A.tired B.shy C.surprised D.sorry
16.A.bother B.satisfy C.meet D.fit
17.A.catch B.ask C.have D.advise
18.A.think B.consider C.find D.hope
19.A.lover B.patient C.teacher D.stranger
20.A.in time B.on time C.at times D.over time
When I got back home I saw a message pinned to the door _______ “ Sorry ______ you and I will call later. “
A. reading, to miss B. that was read, missing C. to read, to miss D. read, missing
It was so cold that he had the fire ___________ all night long.
A. to burn B. burn C. burning D. burned
--- Let’s have a rest.
--- Not now. I don’t want to stop _________ now.
A. studying B. to study C. for studying D. studied
