Microblogging(微博) is sweeping across the world. You Can express your ideas on any topic on it. Of course, you might also make comments(评论) on others’ microblogs.
The following is Tony’s microblog at Enviroboard and its comments.
Subject: Eco-Friendly Transportation
Saturday 9th June 8:05 am
Hi everyone! My name’s Tony. I’m doing a project about greener ways to travel. I want to know if anyone has any good ideas. Thanks for your help!
Comments [4]
I think people should do more things online from home. Why pollute the air by driving your car to the supermarket, when you can order your weekly shopping on the Internet—You can also book holidays as well.
Posted by Billy on June 1lth 7:36 am
I try to use public transportation whenever I can. I take the bus to college and walk home. When my mum wants to give me a lift, I always refuse, as I can get there quickly by bus. Also the buses in my town are electric so they are environmentally friendly!
Posted by Carol on. June 12th 10:35 am
Why not use two wheels? Any motorcycle will use less fuel (燃料)than an a car. You don’t get caught in traffic jams either. But in my opinion, the best thing is a bicycle. They don't produce any pollution and help you to keep fit at the same time.
Posted by Daz on .lune 12th 16:00 pm
I can’t get to my university by bus or train. So I found three other girls who live nearby to have a car share with. And now we take it in turns to drive every day. I have cut down the costs —and most importantly, —I am helping the environment!
Posted by Angela on June 15th 9:36pm
1.Billy thinks that we can make less air pollution by .
A. doing things online at home B. driving cars to shopping centers
C. taking buses to the supermarkets D. taking holidays around the world
2.Buses in Carol’s town are environmentally friendly because .
A. they use fuel B. they are cheap
C. they are electric D. lifts are free
3.Daz thinks riding bicycles ______.
A. will help us save more fuel B. will get caught in traffic jams, too
C. can be very clean and help keep fit D. will save us some time
4.Angela goes to school by car sharing because ________.
A. she doesn’t like buses B. she wants to help the environment
C. she wants to go to school quickly D. she mainly wants to save cost
5.Tony wrote the message on his microblog to________.
A. get some good ideas on making net pals
B. get some tips on travelling to the places with green trees
C. use microblog to go shopping
D. ask for some advice on cutting down pollution while travelling
A blind boy sat there with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said, “I am blind, please help.”
There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins and dropped them into the hat .He then turned the sign around and wrote something on it. He put the sign back and walked away.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and ask, “Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you do?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth in a different way.”
What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.”
Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second one told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.
The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second one told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.
There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.
Treasure (珍惜) what you have. Someone else has less. Try your best to help those who need your help.
Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way.
1.From the passage we know that________.
A. the boy is the man’s son.
B. the man is one of the boy’s neighbors.
C. the boy is blind and needs help.
D. the boy works for the man.
2.On the sign what the man wrote was, “________”
A. Treasure what we have already had.
B. Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.
C. We are so lucky that we are not blind.
D. Try your best to help those who need your help.
3.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. The hat began to fill up after the man wrote some words on the sign.
B. The man took away all the few coins from the hat.
C. The boy wanted to get enough money to go to school.
D. Nobody wanted to give any coins to the blind boy.
4.The word “recognized” here in Chinese means________.
A.承认 B.接受
C.表扬 D.辨认出
5. The best title for this story is _________.
A. Giving makes receiving! B. Be kind and creative!
C. Be kind to the blind! D. Do not always get, but offer!
Every school has notice boards. Let's see what is on the notice board of an American school.
1. 46. From , parents can get information on the parents meeting.
A. School Policy B. Report Card
C. After-school Program D. Class Announcement
2. Report Card shows parents .
A. certain school rules B. after-school activities
C. plans for classes and tests D. children's school life and work.
3. Suppose Tony doesn't do well at school but makes progress, he will get on the
Report Card.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
4.Students do their homework and read books .
A. from 3:30 to 4:30 B. from 3:30 to 6:00
C. from 4:30 to 6:00 D. from 6:00 to 7:00
5.According to School Policy visitors have to ________ when entering the school .
A. hand in a note B. call at 524-9752
C. check in at the office D. telephone the school
There are different kinds of friends. Many friends will step in your life, but only friends leave footprints .
I shall always recall (回忆) the autumn and the girl with the . I know she will always be my best friend. It was a golden season. I liked walking alone in the leaves, the sound of them.
Autumn is a harvest season but life is uninteresting. The free days always get me . But one day, the sound of a violin flowed into my ears. A young girl, standing in the wind, was in playing her violin.
I had never seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been there for so long .But it did not seem to disturb her.
Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener.
Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly To my surprise, the girl came over to me.
“You must like violin.” she said.
“Yes. And you play very well. Why didn’t you continue?” I asked.
Suddenly, a look appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
“I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that me.” she said.
“In fact, it was your playing that gave me a meaningful autumn.” I answered, “Let's be friends.”
1.A. good B. true C. new D. old
2.A. sound B. song C. play D. violin
3. A. looking for B. listening to C. finding D. hearing
4. A. up B. off C. down D. over
5.A. lost B. active C. busy D. interested
6. A. waiting B. stopping C. standing D. hearing
7. A. because B. so C. when D. but
8.A. stopped B. began C. gone D. changed
9. A. happy B. sad C. strange D. surprised
10. A. surprised B. excited C. encouraged D. interested
I don’t know _________, but I guess he may be a doctor.
A. what is he B. how he does
C. what he is D. what does he do
— I wonder ________ you water this kind of flower.
---Every other day.
A. how often B. how long
C. how soon D. how much
