Learning about the environment is very important. There are many good books that will help you learn. To get started, ask your teacher or your friends for some advice. You can also look at some good websites with information about the environment and climate change. Climate change may be a big problem, but there are many little things we can do to make a difference.
Driving a car or using electricity is not wrong. We just have to be smart about it. Some people use less energy by sharing a car. For example, four people can ride together in one car instead of driving four cars to work. Whenever we use electricity, we put greenhouse gases into the air. By turning off the lights, the television, and the computer when they aren’t needed, you can help a lot.
Don’t buy products (产品) that use too much energy. Some products, like certain cars, are made specially to save energy. These cars can travel longer on less gasoline (汽油). They don’t pollute as much, either. Products like computers, TVs and VCRs with the ENERGY STAR label (标签) are made to save energy. Buying products with these labels will help protect the environment.
Buy recyclable (可循环再用的) products instead of non-recyclable ones. Recyclable products are usually made out of things that have already been used. It usually takes less energy to make recyclable products than to make new ones. So when you go shopping, look for the recycle mark on the package. The less energy we use, the better.
1.The passage is mainly about ________________.
A. some suggestions about cars
B. an advertisement
C. the changes to the climate
D. the ways to protect the environment
2.From the passage, we can learn that ________________.
A. turning off the electricity when it isn’t needed can do good to the environment
B. electricity won’t cause great trouble to our environment
C. cars using less energy will not put greenhouse gases into the air
D. recyclable products are marked with the ENERGY STAR label
My earliest memory of dad is grabbing (抓住) his hand while we walked together. As I older, I remembered my father and I listened to many basketball games on the radio. I always fell asleep the game was over. When I woke up in the morning, the score sheet (计分表) with the score on it would be lying next to me. I’ll always remember that.
On cold mornings my father would drive his bread truck by the house. I used to ride on the floor of that bread truck as he delivered (分送) the bread to the stores. The and the warmth from the bread made me hungry and kept me warm. I’ll always remember that.
My father would attend all my games. One night before an important game my father told me that he wouldn’t be able to watch the game because he had to deliver the bread and it was a three-hour from his route. The next day as the game time drew near, I thought about my dad. I happened to look across the field and saw his bread truck pulling into the stadium. He tried to make the game. I’ll always remember that.
Years later I became a teacher. I’ll never forget the voice on the phone early one morning telling me dad had just been killed in a traffic accident. I could hear my heart beat in my ears. I up the phone and went back to my bedroom. After that nothing was very important to me. One day I was on the playground when a little boy walked up to me and grabbed my hand. His hand held mine the way I used to hold my father’s by the last two fingers. At that moment I found my in life again. You see even though my father was gone, he left something with me. He left me his smile, spirit and touch. My purpose was to use those gifts as he did. From that day I started. I’ll always remember that!
1.A. went B. changed C. turned D. grew
2.A. when B. although C. because D. before
3.A. public B. final C. official D. lucky
4.A. smell B. color C. taste D. shape
5.A. happily B. sadly C. slowly D. simply
6.A. ride B. walk C. race D. drive
7.A. successfully B. peacefully C. surprisingly D. unusually
8.A. set B. picked C. put D. hung
9.A. strange B. safe C. same D. special
10.A. pleasure B. purpose C. problem D. progress
— How was your interview with the boss?
— ________.
A. Perfect B. I’m not sure C. That’s right D. Couldn’t be better
Our headmaster isn’t in his office. I can’t find him anywhere. Did you notice him ______ the office?
A. to enter B. enter C. to leave D. leave
You had better ________ some time every day for sports so that you can keep yourself energetic.
A. spend B. take C. spare D. give
The radio says that a terrible traffic accident happened sometime ________ 8 a.m. ________ 10 a.m. this morning.
A. between; and B. from; to C. between; to D. from; and
