阅读表达 阅读短文，按要求完成短文后的各项任务。
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 ca
rds
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 make Christmas _________ by _________. You needn’t go shopping for your family and friends. Homemade Christmas chocolates, handmade soft toys, homemade candles are wonderful. There is a saying that goes, “It is the thought that counts.”
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!
1.将（1）句译成中文。
2.在（2）句的空白处分别填入一个适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺。
3.回答问题：Why do we use the eco-friendly lights for Christmas?
4.在文中找出与This can help improve your relationship.意思相近的句子，并将它写在答题卡上。
5.在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子，并将它写在答题卡上。
China's first moon rover (月球车), Yutu, set off from the lander early on December 15, several hours after the Chang'e-3 probe (探测器) soft-landed on the moon surface.
The 140 kg six-wheeled rover touched the moon surface at 4:35 a.m., leaving deep lines on the loose moon land. This was recorded by the camera on the lander and the images were sent to the earth, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center. After that, the rover and lander will take photos of each other and start their own science explorations.
Earlier this 
morning,
engineers made final checks of the environment of the landing area and the
situation of the probe. Yutu, reached its solar panel (光板) and started to drive slowly to t
he
moon at 3:10 a.m.. It took Yutu nearly a whole hour to complete the simple task.
Chang'e-3 landed at the Bay of Rainbows on the moon, at 9:11 p.m. on December 14, making China the
third country in the world to carry out such
a mission (执行此类任务) after the United States and Russia.
In old Chinese tales, Yutu was the white pet rabbit of Chang'e’s. The name for the rover was selected following an online survey that collected several million votes from people around the world.
The rover, 1.5 meters long with its two wings folded (折叠), 1 m in width and 1.1 m in height, is a perfect robot controlled by the command center from the earth. It will face challenges including temperature differences of more th
an
300℃ on the
moon.
Yutu will do some research and look for natural resources (资源) for three months, while the lander will conduct an exploration at the landing place for one year. Then they will have a good rest on the moon and will not be used for a long time until China’s next probe visits the moon again.
1. Which is the best title for the passage above?
A. The first rover on the moon B. The tale of Chang’e
C. The journey to the moon D. Yutu explores the moon
2.Which is the correct order of the following events?
a. The 140 kg six-wheeled rover touched the moon surface.
b. The rover and lander will take photos of each other.
c. Yutu started to drive slowly to the moon.
d. Chang'e-3 landed at the Bay of Rainbows on the moon.
A. a-b-c-d
B.
c-d-a-b C.
d-c-a-b D.
c-a-b-d
3.What does the underlined word width mean in Chinese?
A. 智力 B. 宽度 C. 重量 D. 长度
4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The moon had been visited by only two countries before 2013.
B. Yutu is a
perfect robot under the control of its own computer.
C. Yutu and Chang’e will return to the earth after the one-year mission.
D. Chang’e-3 is 140 kg in weight.
5.There will soon be a second moon rover to explore the moon. Which is its proper name?
A. Chang’e-4 B. Yutu-2 C. Shenzhou-11 D.Tiangong-2
7 January, 2014
A new report says more and more international students are attending colleges and universities in the United States. It also notes a large increase in the number of international students from China.
These findings are from the latest Open Doors Report.
The report documents the record number of international students in the United
States during 2012, 2013 school year. It says more than seven hundred
sixty-four thousand four-hundred s
uch
students were attending American colleges and universities during the last two
years. That represents an increase of almost six percent than one year earlier.
On the other hand, the number of Americans studying overseas (海外) increased by one percent, which reached nineteen thousand this year.
The report says one hundred ninety-four thousand students at American colleges and universities were from
China. That is an increase of more than twenty-three
percent over the year before. Peggy Blumenthal, an expert(专家) of international education, described the effect of
the increase in Chinese students.
"Now they have been coming for some time. But this year was the highest level ever." She says many Chinese families are able to pay for the highest-quality education for their children. The children mainly choose to study in America.
"We know many of them have enough income to be able to afford to send them anywhere in the world that they want to go. And for the most part, looking around the world, Chinese students still prefer to come to the United States as their choice."
Chinese students are not the only ones who want to attend American colleges and universities. After China, India sends the second largest number of students to the United States for higher education. India has about one hundred thousand students in American schools. South Korea is third with about seventy two thousand students.
Why do so many foreign students study in the United States? Peggy Blumenthal provides one reason.
"The advantage America has is that we have a huge system and a very perfect system. So there are over four thousand universities and colleges in the United States. Among them are some top ones in the world, and what that tells us is there is still a lot of room to host international students."
Foreign students represent less than four percent of the total student population in American higher education. And from Learning English, that's the VOA Special English Education Report. I'm Bob Doughty. Thanks for listening.
1.Bob Doughty seems to be ________.
A. an exchange student from the USA
B. an expert of international education
C. a viewer of VOA
D. a reporter from VOA
2.Which country below has the fewest students studying overseas?
A. South Korea B. India C. China D. America
3.Which is NOT the reason why so many Chinese students go to the USA for further study?
A. Lots of Chinese families are able to pay for the highest-quality education for their children
B. The USA has a huge and a very perfect education system.
C. There is a lot of room to host international students in the USA.
D. The USA has some top universities and colleges in the world.
4.Which of the following statement is true?
A. China has 122,000 more students than South Korea at American colleges and universities.
B. The number of Americans studying overseas is becoming smaller and smaller.
C. The number of Asian students has an increase of 6% over the past two years.
D. Most of the international students in the United States are Chinese.
5.This passage from VOA Special English is most likely to be ________.
A. An advertisement B. A radio programme C. A science report D. A tour guide
Several years ago, a television reporter was interviewing three of the most important people from local businesses. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.
The reporter was talking to them about being important.
“How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.
The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President is really important.”
The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that?” she asked.
The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President said he was too busy to answer it.”
The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?”
“No, I don’t.” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”
“Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.
“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ‘it’s for you.’”
1.This story happened in ________.
A. U.N. B. U.S.A. C. U.K. D. P.R.C.
2.There are________in this passage.
A. three men B. three women and one man
C. four men D. three men and one woman
3.The banker and the owner of one of the largest 
companies
in the world ________.
A. had similar opinions about the reporter’s question
B. disagreed with each other
C. had been invited to the White House many times
D. didn’t reply to the reporter
4.The owner of one of the largest companies thought ________.
A. he himself was really important because he owned one of the largest companies in the world
B. the President was really important because the president of another country called him
C. the visitor was really important if the President would rather treat him than answer an important phone call from another country
D. none of them was really important
5.The underlined word you in the last paragraph refers to (指的是) ________.
A. the television reporter B. the owner of many buildings
C. the President D. the visitor to the White House
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1.What are the advertisements for?
A. Food you can order
.
B.
Places to go on vacation.
C. Special offers at a shopping center. D. Things on sale in a big store.
2.. If you have spent￥100, you'll get ________ at the shopping center.
A. six hours of free parking B. a free soft drink
C. a movie ticket at half price D. two free CDs
3. Which of the following is not mentioned at this shopping center?
A. Book store. B. Music store. C. Restaurant. D. Toy store.
4. If you want to buy some books for￥50 with the coupon, you will have to pay________.
A. ￥40 B. ￥45 C. ￥55 D. ￥60
5. We can know from this passage________.
A. you and your friends can use these coupons at Christmas
B. there is more than one theatre in the center
C. you will win ￥1000 worth of CDs from JoJo’s Music Store if you buy two CDs
D. you only need to pay 6 yuan for the best fast food.
As a teenager, I am often asked what I am going to be in the future. A lawyer? A doctor? Or a scientist? No, my ideal career is to be a teacher. One of the for that is I want to be a teacher like Mr. Chen.
“Look! Do you know what it is? A-ha, it’s the ! And it will always move around the sun.” Mr. Chen said and pointed to his head. He then touched the nose and , “Can you tell me the name of this mountain? It is the highest mountain on Earth! What’s the of it? Yes, it’s 8844.43 metres…” I’ll never forget my first geography lesson. He was humorous that we all fell in love with his lessons . It’s Mr. Chen who opened the door of geography for us.
Generally speaking, most of the teachers are strict students and sometimes a little bit demanding（苛求的）, not so with Mr. Chen. He is a lighthouse, showing us the way to the treasure of knowledge. He is a friend and easy to get with, always encouraging us to speak out loud without our shyness and other disadvantages. He is an example, volunteering his time to students and other teachers.
One day I happened to meet him in the hospital. Seeing the cut on his arm, I realized he was donating his . I was moved and was another lesson, a lesson of love and devotion.
Every time I see my globe（地球仪）, it would me of Mr. Chen. He is the most unforgettable teacher I have met and he will always be. Someday I hope I am to be a teacher like him.
Thank you, Mr Chen, thank you for making learning not a job but a joy.
Thank you for helping me to discover what I do best and to do it even .
Thank you for understanding all of us and giving us the time and care each of us needs.
1.A. replies B. reasons C. rewards D. results
2.A. moon B. earth C. star D. sun
3.A. advised B. announced C. added D. answered
4.A. distance B. weight C. size D. height
5.A. very B. too C. really D. so
6.A. at present B. at once C. at times D. at first
7.A. with B. to C. in D. for
8.A. away B. together C. angry D. along
9.A. thinking B. caring C. considering D. supposing
10.A. money B. blood C. clothes D. time
11.A. taught B. given C. taken D. had
12.A. remembers B. represents C. warns D. reminds
13.A. just B. never C. ever D. yet
14.A. able B. about C. allowed D. available
15.A. well B. good C. better D. best
