Christmas is a season to spread
joy. Can we spread this joy by caring a little more about nature and going
green? Here are some good ideas.
Reduce the use of the decorative(装饰) lights. Make use of the eco-friendly（环保的）lights on the market. In this way you can save electricity.
Reuse the wrapping (包装)paper to wrap the gifts. You don’t need to buy new wrapping paper every year. Also try using the same small decorations for your Christmas tree.
Recycle(循环利用)all those decorations that your can not use any more. You can send out Christmas cards made from recycled paper. It’s a thoughtful way of going green for Christmas.(1)There are many charities selling these cards made from recycled paper.
There are some other ideal ways to go green for Christmas.
(2)You can _______ Christmas gifts by _________.You needn’t go to shops to buy presents for your family and friends. Homemade Christmas chocolates, handmade soft toys, homemade candles are wonderful.
If you have no time for gifts, you can also invite your family and friends over to have a home cooked meal. They can even help you with the cooking. This can make your relationship stronger.
Let’s use these green Christmas ideas to celebrate an eco-friendly Christmas!
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3.回答问题：Why do we use the eco-friendly lights for Christmas?
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Smoking
in indoor public places including public working places, public transport
vehicles and some other special outdoor working places has been banned(禁止)in China since January
2011.Let’s look at the following
advantages of banning smoking.
First, banning smoking will not only help in saving smokers from health problems and diseases, but will also be good for passive(被动)smokers. When the smoker is smoking in a restaurant, the people around him are sure to breathe in the smoke and suffer from the diseases an active smoker gets. If smoking is banned, spread of these diseases can be controlled.
Next, banning smoking will put stress on smokers to give up. Since a smoker is prevented from smoking, he will learn how to live without smoking for long hours. When a smoker doesn’t smell or see anybody around him smoking, it might reduce his wish to smoke too. As a result, people have to give up smoking.
Smoking in public places influences non-smokers to start smoking, especially adolescents. When teens see people around them smoking, they will follow them easily. Thus the number of teen smokers will increase. Also asthma(哮喘)and other problems are often seen in children living around smokers. So if it is banned, these places will become safe for children and teenagers.
Looking from the economic point of view, smoking should be banned to increase work productivity(生产率).Employees(雇员)who smoke usually take breaks to smoke while working. So the number of hours they put in their work is smaller.
If you see from the environment point of view, smoking should be banned. Smoking causes air pollution. If it is banned, it will help keep the environment from getting worse.
1.________doesn’t belong to a non-smoking place.
A.A field B.A hospital C.A library D.A restaurant
2.The second paragraph mainly wants to tell us ______.
A. banning smoking is good for restaurants
B. banning smoking is good for non-smokers
C. banning smoking is good for spread of diseases
D. banning smoking is good for active smokers and passive smokers
3.How many advantages of banning smoking are mentioned in this passage?
A. Two. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.
4.According to the text, the underlined word “adolescents” means ______.
A. men B. women C. adults D. teenagers
5.Which of the following statements in NOT true?
A. If smoking is banned, work productivity will increase.
B. If smoking is banned, the number of teen smokers will be larger.
C. If smoking is banned, it will make the environment become better.
D. If smoking is banned, smokers will learn how to live without smoking.
Yesterday I was shopping
for a few items(物品).With nothing to do at home, my son, who just left university, was
ready to go together with me.
As I pushed the basket towards the register(收银机),I checked my items to see how many I had, thinking I might go to the Express Line(快速通道)where the sign said“Ten items or less”.
I started to go to that line and my son said,“Mon, you have twelve items!”I said,“You know, but they’re close.” He said,“Why are you in such a hurry to get home? You should go to the Regular Line because you have over ten items.”
Knowing he was right. I agreed and then pushed the basket to the next line. So I was waiting for my turn there and I was just removing my items from the basket to pay for them when a young man came up behind me in line with two items.
I just left the Express Line because I had too many and now I really wanted to get finished. Again, my son came up.“Mom, he has only two items and the Express Line is very long now. Won’t you just let him go first?”I agreed, and the young man smiled widely and thanked me several times.
It felt good to be with my son and have him remind me not to live a hurried life. Do what’s right and also be kind. I really take pride in him.
1. The writer ________ when she was pushing the basket towards the register.
A. lost something she liked best B. found her favourite item
C. checked her handbag D. counted the items she had
2.The writer went to the Regular Line because _______.
A. she had 2 items B. she had 12 items
C. she was in a hurry to get home D. she wanted to wait for her son
3.Of the following, which order is right according to the story?
①prepare to remove the items from the basket
②let the young man behind go first
③walk towards the Express Line
④return to the Regular Line
A.②①④③ B.④②③① C.③④①② D.①③④②
4. If you pay for your items at the Express Line,_____.
A. you need to help others
B. you must wait for a long time
C. you can get finished more quickly
D. you should buy more than ten items
5.What did the writer learn from her son that day?
A. Enjoy your life and be kind.
B. Don’t buy too many at a time.
C. Try to be friendly to your family.
D. Never waste time waiting in line.
Chen Guangbiao was born in
Jiangsu in July,1968. He is the chairperson of a company in Jiangsu. Now he is
one of China’s richest men and he has donated
a great amount of money to charity projects. He says he will donate everything
he has to charity after he dies.
When people are in need of help, he will appear at once. He helped people during the Wenchuan earthquake, the Yunnan earthquake and the Taiwan earthquake. He also gave a helping hand in Japan’s earthquake. He has built many Hope Primary Schools to support the education in poor areas.
He doesn’t do charity for honour. He wants to encourage more people to make contributions to charity. After announcing he would donate everything to charity after his death, many businesses, overseas(海外)Chinese people and common people encouraged by him have also promised to do something for charity.
As a philanthropist(慈善家),he is asked for help every day. Sometimes he gets very tired, but he has never stopped caring.
So far, he has received a lot of awards, including Pioneer of the Year, and National May Day Labour Medal(全国五一劳动奖章).He is considered as one of china’s top philanthropists.
1.The article is probably taken from _______.
A. a newspaper B. a novel C. a detective story D. a science book
2.He says he will donate _____ to charity after he dies.
A. nothing B. some schools
C. everything he has D. his whole company
3. What does he do charity for?
A. He wants to do charity for money.
B. He wants to do charity for pleasure.
C. He wants to ask people to help him.
D. He wants to encourage more people to contribute to charity.
4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. He is from Jiangsu.
B. He has visited many countries.
C. He has helped people in need.
D. He has got a lot of awards.
5.Which do you think is the best title for the passage?
A. Earthquakes. B. Hope Primary Schools.
C. Pioneer of the Year. D. Philanthropist Chen Guangbiao
Traditional Chinese festivals are now getting their own logos(标识).Here’re logos for China’s seven important traditional festivals.
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Chunjie, Spring Festival, China’s lunar new year, is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. People usually get together, watch fireworks and the lion dance, eat dumplings and put on new clothes. They pay New Year calls to their relatives and friends. Children usually get red packets. |
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Yuanxiao, Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the first month in the Chinese calendar. People watch lanterns and eat sweet dumplings. |
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Qixi, the Night of Sevens is on the seventh day of the seventh month in the Chinese calendar. It’s Chinese version(版本)of Valentine’s Day(情人节). |
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Qingming, Tomb-Sweeping Festival is around April 5.People from home and abroad go to the graves(墓)of the dead in memory of(纪念)them. |
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Zhongqiu, Mid-Autumn Festival, is on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar. Families enjoy moon cakes and tell the story of Chang’e. |
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Duanwu, Dragon Boat Festival is on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese calendar. People eat rice dumplings and remember the poet Qu Yuan. |
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Chongyang, Double Ninth Festival is on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar. It’s the date to pay respect(尊敬)to the old. |
1.Mid-Autumn Festival is ________ in the Chinese calendar.
A. on 15th of August B. on 7th of July
C. on 15th of January D. on 5th of May
2.What do Chinese people eat at Dragon Boat Festival?
A. Dumplings. B. Moon cakes.
C. Rice dumplings. D. Sweet dumplings.
3.Chinese version of Valentine’s Day is ________.
A. Lantern Festival B. the Night of Sevens
C. Spring Festival D. Tomb-Sweeping Festival
4.At Tomb-Sweeping Festival, people go to the graves in memory of ________.
A. Qu Yuan B. the elderly C. Chang’e D. the dead
5.At Double Ninth Festival, what do people usually do?
A. They watch lanterns. B. They pay respect to old people.
C. They visit their relatives. D. They get together to tell stories.
An old farmer lived with his
grandson. Each morning, the 16 got up early and
read his Bhagavad Gita(薄迦梵歌).
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I try to read the book like you 17 I can’t understand it, and I forget it easily. What’s the 18 of reading it?”
The grandfather said, “Take this coal(煤炭) basket down to the 19 and bring me back a basket of water.”
The boy did as his grandfather 20 ,but all the water ran 21 he got home. The grandfather laughed, “You’ll have to move faster next time.”
This time the boy 22 faster, but again the basket was empty. He told his grandfather that is was 23 to carry water in a basket. He wanted to use a bottle instead, but the old man said, “I just want a basket of water. You’re not 24 hard enough.”
The boy wanted to show his grandfather that the water would surely run. He again put the 25 into the river and ran hard. But there wasn’t anything in it again. He said 26 ,“Look, grandpa, it’s useless!”
“Watch the basket.” said the grandfather.
For the first time the boy 27 the basket was different. It had changed from a dirty old coal basket into a 28 one, inside and out.
“Boy, you might not understand or remember 29 when you read the book, but when you read it, you will be 30 ,inside and out. That’s what you got from it.”
1.A. son B. father C. grandfather D. grandmother
2.A. so B. but C. or D. and
3.A. time B. place C. use D. habit
4.A. house B. beach C. lake D. river
5.A. said B. saw C. liked D. did
6.A. as B. after C. until D. before
7.A. ran B. rode C. drove D. flew
8.A. difficult B. interesting C. impossible D. unimportant
9. A. hitting B. trying C. holding D. studying
10.A. hand B. bottle C. basket D. coal
11.A. sadly B. hopefully C. excitedly D. happily
12. A. forgot B. realized C. believed D. remembered
13. A. white B. clean C. new D. black
14.A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
15.A. different B. relaxed C. curious D. worried
