Sports can help you keep fit and get in touch with nature. However, whether you are on the mountains, in the waves, or on the grassland, you should be aware that your sport of choice might have great influence on the environment.
Some sports are resource-hungry. Golf, as you may know, eats up not only large areas of countryside, but also tons of water. Besides, all sorts of chemicals and huge amounts of energy are used to keep its courses（球场） in good condition. This causes major environmental effects. For example, in the dry regions of Portugal and Spain, golf is often held responsible for serious water shortage in some local areas.
There are many environment-friendly sports. Power walking is one of them that you could take up today. You don't need any special equipment except a good pair of shoes; and you don't have to worry about resources and your purse. Simple and free, power walking can also keep you fit. If you walk regularly, it will be good for your heart and bones. Experts say that 20 minutes of power walking daily can make you feel less anxious, sleep well and have better weight control.
Whatever sport you take up, you can make it greener by using environment-friendly equipment and buying products made from recycled materials. But the final goal should be "green gyms". They are better replacements（代替物）for traditional health clubs and modern sports centers. Members of green gyms play sports outdoors, in the countryside or other open spaces. There is no special requirement for you to start your membership. And best of all, it's free.
1.Which of the following is the author most probably in favor of?
A. Playing basketball in a gym.
B. Motor racing in the desert.
C. Cycling around a lake.
D. Swimming in a sports center.
2.What do we know about golf from the passage?
A. It is popular in Portugal and Spain.
B. It needs water and electricity to keep its courses green.
C. It pollutes the earth with chemicals and wastes.
D. It causes water shortages around the world.
3.The author uses power walking as an example mainly because ________.
A. it uses fewer resources
B. it improves our health
C. it is an outdoor sport
D. it is recommended by experts
4.The author writes the passage to ________.
A. show us the function of major sports
B. encourage us to go in for green sports
C. discuss the major influence of popular sports
D. introduce different types of environment-friendly sports
Time:2017-01-24 From:kekenet.com Editor: clover
The head of China's largest online seller Alibaba does not think China and the United States will have a trade war despite comments from the Trump administration.
Jack Ma is the chairman of the Alibaba Group. At the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, he said, "China and (the) U.S. will never have a trade war. Give Trump some time. He's open-minded, he's listening."
The Chinese billionaire said he would do all he could to prevent trade relations between the countries from getting worse.
Last week, Ma met with Trump at the Trump Tower in New York City. The Chinese billionaire is said to have discussed a plan to permit one million small U.S. businesses to sell goods on Alibaba's online shopping platform.
During the campaign and after winning the presidential election, Trump strongly criticized the Chinese government's support for its businesses. He blamed unfair trade policies for taking away U.S. jobs. And he said that China unfairly controls the exchange value of its currency, the yuan.
Trump also has threatened to place import taxes on goods from China and other countries in response to their trade policies.
According to the South China Morning Post, Ma said, "American international companies made millions and millions of dollars from globalization." He added that the U.S. should not blame the loss of jobs and companies on globalization.
However, a new study by an American business group says many U.S. businesses feel unwelcome in China. The companies say the cost of doing business in China is increasing. They add that rules and regulations are unclear or not enforced in a consistent way.
The American Chamber of Commerce in China led the study, which looked at responses from 462 companies.
William Zarit is chairman of the chamber. He says trade policies in China make it difficult for American companies. He says, "we feel that over the last few years that we've been taken advantage of to some extent, with our open market and the lack of open areas in the Chinese market."
Another major concern for U.S. companies in China is fake products. Fake products are copies of the originals that cost businesses with the legal right to sell them millions of dollars each year.
Ma defended Alibaba's efforts to fight fake products on its shopping platform. He said his company is doing all it can to fight the problem.
"Fighting against fake products is a war against human greediness," Ma said.
I'm Mario Ritter.
1.The underline phrase “The Chinese billionaire” refers to ________.
A. TrumpB. Jack MaC. Mario RitterD. Willian Zarit
2.The text likely take from the ________.
A. economic magazine
B. trade speech
C. website
D. global news
3.About this passage, the most suitable title is “________”.
A. Chinese Billionaire Does Not See China-US Trade War
B. The American international companies removed most tariffs on products traded between the U.S and China
C. Group says American businesses in China concerned
D. The war about fighting against fake products
假定你是李华，你所生活的滨河社区将举行一场元宵节游园活动（Garden Activity）。请代表你的社区委员会给住在本社区的外教Mr. Smith夫妇发一封英文邀请函。主要内容包括：
1. 活动时间：农历1月15日晚6点至10点
2. 活动地点：滨河公园
3. 活动内容：观灯、猜灯谜、欣赏文艺表演等
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
参考词汇：元宵节 The Lantern Festival 猜灯谜guess lantern riddles
农历年 the lunar year
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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限一词;
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
In the village where I grew up, everyone knew an old man, who lived a simply life and spent all his time painting. The villagers used to admiring his works and he often gave his paintings to his friends. Whenever he was offered money, he would not take them. He said he painted for a pleasure. He once gave one of his paintings to my father, whom actually wasn’t interested in art. Years later I found it in our old house. By that time the old man has died and people started to recognize his paintings as great works of art, which was worth lots of money. An art gallery made me an offer of $5,000 for this painting and I nearly sold it, so then I decided not to. It always reminds me my childhood and of the old man who didn’t really want to make money by paint.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并填在答题卡的相应位置。
In 1916 the United States started the world's first national park system. Since then, it 1. （serve）as a model for other countries that try to better protect the environment and let people enjoy nature.
A national park is a reserve of land 2. (declare) and owned by the government, protected from human development and pollution. Now China is planning its own national parks system. On Dec 5, China passed two pilot plans for national parks 3. (protect) the giant panda, Siberian tiger and Amur leopard.
But national parks are not only for animals. In mid-2015, China started to build pilot national parks in nine provinces. 4. most famous one is the Sanjiangyuan national park on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It aims to protect China’s water source. Sanjiangyuan, or “Source of Three Rivers”, is 5. the Yellow, Yangtze, and Lancang rivers start.
Before this national park project, China had set 6. thousands of nature parks, forests and scenic areas as protected areas. However, they haven’t been managed well 7. too many different organizations have been involved in the protection of the different areas, according to the China Daily. Under the new plan, national parks will cover big areas and include different protected areas.
For example, the habitats of wild pandas lie in different provinces and 8. (cut) into even smaller pieces by railways, roads and power lines. This makes isolated panda groups more open to 9. (dangerous). The panda national park will cover all the habitats and make the protection of animals as comprehensive as possible.
But this increased protection doesn’t mean national parks will shut their doors to humans. Instead, the new system will offer people a chance to 10. (deep) feel nature.
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I can never forget Mr. Green. He taught eighth-grade . On the first day of class, he gave us a lecture about a creature called the cattywampus, an ill-adapted nocturnal (夜间活动的) animal that during the Ice Age. He passed around a skull (头骨) as he talked. We all took notes and later had a quiz.
When he my paper, I was shocked. There was a big red × through of my answers. I had failed. There had to be some mistake! I had written down exactly what Mr. Green said. Then I realized that everyone in the class had . What had happened?
Very simple, Mr. Green explained. He had made up all the stuff about the cattywampus. There had never been any such animal. The information in our notes was , , incorrect. Did we expect for incorrect answers?
Needless to say, we were extremely . What kind of test was that? And what kind of teacher?
We have figured it out, Mr. Green said. After all, at the very moment he was passing around the cattywampus skull(in truth, a cat’s), hadn't he been telling us that no trace of the animal ? He had described its amazing night vision, the color of its fur and a number of other facts he couldn't have known. He had given the animal a ridiculous name, and we still hadn't been suspicious. The zeroes on papers would be recorded in his grade book, he said. And they .
Mr. Green said he hoped we would learn something from this experience. Teachers and textbooks are not to be trusted . In fact, no one is. He told us not to let our minds go to sleep, and to if we ever thought he or the textbook was wrong.
I haven't made any great scientific , but Mr. Green’s class gave me and my classmates something just as important: the to look people in the eye and tell them they are .
1. A. science B. zoology C. biology D. archaeology
2.A. wiped out B. died out C. put out D. came out
3.A. marked B. took C. passed D. returned
4.A. some B. every C. each D. any
5. A. missed B. failed C. passed D. lost
6.A. however B. otherwise C. though D. therefore
7.A. criticism B. credit C. blame D. blessing
8.A. angry B. excited C. guilt D. amused
9.A. need B. must C. should D. ought
10.A. stayed B. remained C. left D. survived
11.A. does B. are C. did D. were
12.A. egually B. roughly C. blindly D. curiously
13.A. move on B. speak up C. back off D. pull over
14.A. chance B. stage C. goal D. adventure
15.A. it B. they C. this D. one
16.A. if B. until C. once D. after
17.A. come up with B. live up to C. put up with D. stand up for
18.A. discoveries B. progress C. promise D. efforts
19.A. decision B. challenge C. courage D. confirmation
20. A. foolish B. wrong C. ashamed D. boring
