光明社区针对本社区居民垃圾分类情况，计划于下周举行一次关于垃圾分类的讲座。请你代表社区写一封公开信，内容包括：
1. 垃圾分类的好处；
2. 讲座具体时间和地点；
3. 邀请居民参加。
注意：1. 词数100左右，开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：垃圾分类garbage classification
Dear sir or madam,
I’m writing this letter to call on attention to the community lecture concerning garbage classification.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Guangming Community
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。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(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。
No body language can be attractive than smiling. Not only can a beautiful smile make us happy, but also it enables others to feel delightful. Sometimes a smile is too powerful that it gives people suffered from disasters great courage.
A little boy named Lang Zheng, for instance, impressed and encouraged a plenty of people when a serious earthquake happened in Wen Chuan. Right after he is rescued by the soldiers from the ruin, he saluted and smiled to them. Her smile was like sunshine, that warmed people who were in sadness.
It is safe to say that without smile our life would be colorless and difficult. Smile now, or you will find that life is full of wonders.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A teahouse is a special house which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments. Its function varies widely1. (depend) on the culture. In China, a teahouse is a place 2. people gather to enjoy tea, chat and socialize. It 3. (consider) as a symbol of Chinese tea culture and people’s leisure life.
Chinese teahouses enjoy a long-standing history. They developed from tea stands in the Western Jin Dynasty,4. (take) shape in the Tang Dynasty, developed gradually in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties and became booming in modern times.
In the Song Dynasty, teahouses existed all over cities and villages, at a rate comparable with 5. of restaurants. The owners preferred to decorate their teahouses 6. paintings of celebrities and rare and precious plants 7. (attract) customers. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, 8. number of teahouses went beyond that of restaurants, gaining more popularity and becoming more famous. Later, the acculturation of Western culture forces traditional Chinese teahouses to take on a new look. After reform and opening up, with the rapid development of the economy and 9. (evidence) improvement of people’s living 10. (standard), teahouses flowered in China.
The structure in organizations has changed. It has transformed from a boss to a leader being at the top and from method directing to cooperation, ______ how many of us have actually made this ______ within ourselves?
Let’s not get personal about any person or connect this to any ______ organization. Consider the ______ pattern on a social media website such as LinkedIn. We often see good articles written by junior-level employee’s which______ new enthusiasm and new perspectives, but how many senior-level ______ go and “Like” the article? Not______ read it, but actually “Like” it. More often than not, the answer is none. Leaders read such articles, but they______ to press the “Like” button due to some fear!
A friend of mine, who holds the ______ of Director of Human Resources in a reputed organization, happen to mention an article that his team member had written. I casually enquired ______ the absence of a “Like” or comment from him. His answer really ______ me! He said, “You know what my ______ is? I cannot be commenting or liking his article in public!” Amazed by this behavior, I did my research on this pattern on a few social media platforms. Yes, people want to “Like” or comment on articles and photos that are published by people with a(n) ______ level and do so as well.
While we are ______ the “Like” button on a junior-level employee’s one-year anniversary, we jump to be one in a few hundreds to offer ______ on a senior-level leader’s one-year completion. However, I think our precious “Like” for the employee ______ a lot and encourages him, while, on the other hand, it is ______ many hundreds and is not ______ noticed by the leader.
Encourage new talents and ______ them. If we do not exhibit this socially, I am sure we will not ______ it in our job either.
1.A.while B.yet C.otherwise D.so
2.A.cooperation B.organization C.transformation D.method
3.A.specific B.unusual C.common D.ordinary
4.A.online B.behavioral C.personal D.popular
5.A.contain B.lack C.oppose D.promote
6.A.bosses B.employees C.readers D.leaders
7.A.thoroughly B.merely C.precisely D.roughly
8.A.hope B.regret C.stop D.hesitate
9.A.post B.faith C.name D.honor
10.A.in need of B.for lack of C.with regard to D.on account of
11.A.dissatisfied B.annoyed C.astonished D.confused
12.A.team B.level C.habit D.reputation
13.A.junior B.average C.different D.superior
14.A.skipping B.considering C.missing D.pressing
15.A.remarks B.opinions C.congratulations D.suggestions
16.A.means B.proves C.requires D.changes
17.A.buried in B.judged by C.replaced by D.intended for
18.A.still B.ever C.just D.even
19.A.observe B.demand C.motivate D.know
20.A.notice B.show C.like D.represent
Financial Education-Awareness Dilemma
When it comes to financial education, the majority of today's youth will regard it as a necessity for certain specific people who want to make their career in the financial world. 1. Actually, elementary financial education is a must for all, as money transaction is an essential part of our day-to-day life.
Suppose you have $100 in a saving account that pays simple interest at the rate of 2%per year. lf you leave the money in the account, how much will you have accumulated after 5 years: more than $102, exactly $102, or less than $102? The test might look simple, but only half of the people surveyed gave the correct answer.
2.The explanation goes as follows: People with low levels of financial literacy suffer from that lack of knowledge at every stage of their lives. Researchers on this subject say people with a high degree of financial literacy are more likely to plan for their retirement. 3.
On the contrary, people who have a lower degree of financial literacy tend to borrow more, accumulate less wealth, and pay more in fees related financial products. They are less likely to invest, more likely to experience difficulty with debt, and less likely to know the terms of their mortgages and other loans. Thus, the cost of this financial ignorance is very high. 4.
What is the solution? 5. Like reading and math, financial education must become part of the core curriculum in our schools. Likewise, parents should engage in regular, constructive conversations about money matters. This will give their kids a solid foundation for financial well-being, which will keep on giving returns throughout the course of their lives.
A.Financial education must start early.
B.However, they miss an important point.
C.Why does each of us have to face a financial challenge?
D.Why does financial literacy matter so much in our society'?
E.Rich people are generally better educated on financial management.
F.Besides, these people have more than double the wealth of people who don’t.
G.For example, they frequently make late credit card payments, overspend their credit limit, etc.
The argument that human-caused carbon emissions(排放) are merely a drop in the bucket compared to greenhouse gases generated by volcanoes has been making its way around the rumor mill for years. And while it seems to be reasonable, the science just doesn't back it up.
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the world's volcanoes, both on land and undersea, generate about 200 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually, while our automotive and industrial activities cause some 24 billion tons of CO2 emissions every year worldwide. Despite the arguments to the contrary, the facts speak for themselves: Greenhouse gas emissions from volcanoes compose less than one percent of those generated by today's human activities.
Another indication that human emissions surpass those of volcanoes is the fact that atmospheric CO2 levels, as measured by sampling stations around the world, have gone up consistently year after year regardless of whether or not there have been major volcanic eruptions in specific years. “If it were true that individual volcanic eruptions dominated human emissions and were causing the rise in carbon dioxide concentrations, then these carbon dioxide records would be full of spikes —one for each eruption,” says Coby Beck, a journalist writing for online environmental news. “Instead, such records show a smooth and regular trend.”
Furthermore, some scientists believe that volcanic eruptions, like that of Mt.St. Helens in 1980 and Mt. Pinatubo in 1991, actually lead to short-term global cooling, not warming, as sulfur dioxide (SO2), ash and other particles in the air and stratosphere(平流层) reflect some solar energy instead of letting it into Earth's atmosphere. SO2, which converts to sulfuric acid aerosol, when it hits the stratosphere, can linger there for as long as seven years and can exercise a cooling effect long after a volcanic eruption has taken place.
Scientists tracking the effects of the major 1991 eruption of the Philippines’ Mt. Pinatubo found that the overall effect of the blast was to cool the surface of the Earth globally by some 0.5 degrees Celsius a year later, even though rising human greenhouse gas emissions and an El Nino event caused some surface warming during the 1991-1993 study period.
In an interesting twist on the issue, British researchers last year published an article in the peer reviewed scientific journal Nature showing how volcanic activity may be contributing to the melting of ice caps in Antarctica but not because of any emissions, natural or man-made. Instead, scientists Hugh Corr and David Vaughan of the British Antarctic Survey believe that volcanoes underneath Antarctica may be melting the continents ice sheets from below, just as warming air temperatures from human-induced emissions erode them from above.
1.According to Paragraph 1, some people argue that .
A.their opinion is supported by science.
B.volcanoes generate most of the greenhouse gases.
C.human activities are to blame for greenhouse gases.
D.carbon emissions produced by volcanoes are increasing.
2.What does the underlined word “spikes" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A.Sudden increases. B.Smooth trends.
C.Stable regularities. D.Sharp declines.
3.What do the scientists mentioned in this passage believe about volcanic eruptions?
A.They brought about global warming.
B.They actually partly cooled the surface of the Earth.
C.They melted the ice sheets in Antarctic from above.
D.They dominated human emissions in greenhouse effect.
4.The purpose of the passage is to .
A.compare the results of the studies.
B.contradict a view held by some people.
C.present new findings for greenhouse phenomenon.
D.report the effects of CO2, in greenhouse phenomenon.
