Not too long ago, our teacher, being a “tree-hugger”(as the kids call her), had us write an essay on an environmental issue. I was eager to start, but something made me stop.
“What is an environmental issue?” one kid asked. “What if we don’t care about the environment?” another complained. “It’s not like it affects me.”
These comments astounded me. I have always cared about the environment and assumed that others did too. From the surprised look on my teacher’s face, I could tell she felt the same way.
In no time, I finished my essay. In my essay I wrote about logging(伐木), which is an important industry, but if we continue to cut down trees without replacing, it will damage the environment.
There are so many things that we can do to save our world. Recycling, of course, is always a good thing, but not everyone has a recycling plant nearby (I don’t). There are other ways to help the environment. Plant a tree. Don’t waste water.
I can’t stand it when a person’s excuse for not caring is “Nothing is going to happen in my lifetime, so why should I care?” Sure, the chances of something terrible happening are slim, but I want people to realize that if we don’t deal with it, someone will have to eventually. Do you want that to be your children? Or your children’s children?
When my teacher told me to read my essay to my class, I was a little embarrassed because I didn’t want everyone to call me “tree-hugger”. I realize now that if being a tree-hugger means you care about the environment, I’m a tree-hugger 100 percent. I just wish more people were.
1.Why do the students call their teacher “tree-hugger”?
A. She likes hugging trees.
B. She knows a lot about trees.
C. She grew up in the countryside.
D. She cares a lot about the environment.
2.At the beginning, the author stopped writing _____ .
A. to ask some questions
B. because of other kids’ comments
C. to listen to the teacher’s instructions
D. because he had no idea about the topic
3.The underlined word “astounded” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by “_____” .
A. helped B. changed
C. shocked D. interested
4.Paragraph 5 is mainly about _____ .
A. what we can recycle
B. how we can save the earth
C. why we should protect the earth
D. what damage we are doing to the earth
5.We can infer from the passage that _____ .
A. the students don’t like the teacher
B. the teacher liked the author’s essay
C. the author is ashamed of being a tree-hugger
D. the author should have written a better essay
假设你是李华，作为交换生去美国洛杉矶学习生活了两周。在此期间，你住在Brown夫妇家中，他们为你提供吃住行及旅行方面的帮助。请你给他们写一封感谢信，主要内容如下;1.表示感谢 2.表达感受 3 欢迎来访4 保持联系。
注意1 次数100左右 2 信的开头和结尾已经写好
Dear Mr and Mrs Brown,
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Faithfully yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I began to look for work after I finished the school last year. Now several month later, I still didn’t find the job I was interested. Last Sunday morning I received a call from a man calling him Mr. Smith. He said to me in the phone, “I hear you do very well in your studies, but I may have a job for you.” When I entered his office I felt very nervous with a beaten heart. How I hoped I would get through the job hunting talk and she would accept me as a lab assistant. But to my surprised, what he said was disappointed. He only needed a model.
I can well remember that I was once asked to deliver a speech titled “A Real Test in My Life” before the whole class at the age of 9! You can imagine how 1. (terrible) shy I was with so many eyes 2. (fix) upon me. I had no 3. (choose) but to prepare for it, though. First of all, I was to draft the speech, which was just a piece of cake for me, a good writer. But the hardest part 4. (lie) in my oral presentation from my memory— for to read from the paper was not allowed. The real moment began 5. I stood on the platform with my legs trembling and my mind blank. But my listeners were waiting patiently without any signs of rushing me. Otherwise, I 6. (run) away from them. Gradually I found myself back, delivering my speech with difficulty. After what seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding— I made 7.! From then on, my fear of talking before an audience disappeared. Actually with my 8. (confident) building up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way 9. success is our fear. Overcome it 10. we will be able to achieve our goals.
My daughter performed on behalf of her class in the annual school concert today. She played so ____ that I could not help cheering her. The very ____ reminded me of her experiences of piano practicing.
When she was five, we gave her a piano as a birthday present. With great____,she began learning it. However, when she was no longer ____,she became sick of it.____,it is a tough job to learn the piano, not to mention the daily routine (常规) of ____.
When her first teacher left, my friend ____ me to an American teacher whose way of teaching was completely American. After practicing, she would give my daughter some____ comments, and then point out what should be ___.Every time she came,____ beginning the lesson right away, she would first play some ____.She said, “To learn the piano, you should learn not only the ____ of playing, but more importantly, to ____ the music and love it.”
After some time, my daughter became fond of her lessons. Sometimes she ___ would like to_____ a little bit when her skill had reached a certain level.
Surprisingly, my daughter said to me one day, “Mom, I was ____ that you didn’t give up my piano lessons. Learning it is like climbing a mountain. You’ll feel ____ when you are on the way. When you look ____ from the top, you will realize that you have been making____.But if you ___,you’ll never take one more step.” That was the very thing I wanted to teach her.
1.A. regularly B. smoothly C. carefully D. happily
2.A. music B. scene C. arrangement D. praise
3.A. excitement B. pressure C. regret D. unwillingness
4.A. young B. free C. curious D. enthusiastic
5.A. After all B. Above all C. In all D. First of all
6.A. cost B. practice C. education D. show
7.A. led B. sent C. directed D. introduced
8.A. usual B. interesting C. good D. humorous
9.A. explained B. changed C. stopped D. improved
10.A. as with B. instead of C. except for D. thanks to
11.A. music B. jokes C. games D. sports
12.A. materials B. skills C. training D. secrets
13.A. create B. follow C. feel D. read
14.A. once B. then C. still D. even
15.A. make up B. look back C. show off D. give away
16.A. nervous B. lucky C. afraid D. astonished
17.A. tired B. easy C. embarrassed D. excited
18.A. out B. off C. down D. over
19.A. mistakes B. choices C. progress D. time
20.A. stop B. continue C. do D. move
An artist in Bogota, Colombia is using his skills to aid the homeless. Greg Kloehn builds very small shelters that make life on the streets a little more comfortable. The structures offer the homeless some safety and protection from bad weather. Each little house also has wheels on the bottom so it can go wherever its owner goes.
Greg Kloehn has given away at least 20 tiny houses. Several are on the roadside near an active railroad. On a recent day, Mr. Kloehn stops at one to visit Oscar Young. The two men hug. Inside his little shelter Mr. Young gets relief from cold nights on the streets. Mr. Kloehn also visits Sweet-Pea, another friend who also lives in one of the little homes the artist built. She says it keeps her safe and protects her belongings.
In the mornings, Mr. Kloehn searches the streets for building materials. He gathers what he can and takes it to his studio. There, he puts the houses together. Empty coffee bags become roof material. A washing machine door and refrigerator part become windows. Nails, screws and the sticky glue hold all the pieces together. The artist also attaches a small electrical device to the house. The device is powered by the sun.
Some of the people living on the streets once had normal houses of their own. But some of the people say they have learned to live with the homeless and they are thankful to that man.
Mr. Kloehn says his work is not a social project. He says he is just someone applying his skills to helping his homeless neighbors.
1.The following are the advantages of the small shelters except ________.
A. saving power and energy
B. protecting possessions of the homeless
C. decorating the streets where they are
D. keeping the homeless safe and comfortable
2.We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. Greg Kloehn has sold at least 20 tiny houses
B. an act of kindness has made people simple and grateful
C. The shelters are immovable
D. The government has got involved in the action
3.The passage is likely taken from ________.
A. an official report B. an art review
C. a fictional brochure D. a news report
4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. An artist creates homes for the homeless.
B. A more comfortable shelter on the streets.
C. A successful social project in Bogota.
D. An artist makes a living by designing small shelters.
