我们的环境变得越来越糟糕，该是我们行动起来保护环境的时候了。你校报刊本期的英语专栏让大家来谈谈如何保护环境(How to go green)，请你根据下面表格罗列的几个方面写一篇英语小短文来参加讨论。
How to go green | |
To save water | 1. 2. |
To save water | 1. 2. |
To reduce pollution | 1. 2. |
More tips for a green lifestyle | 1. 2. |
How to go green
Our environment
Reading for pleasure is the easiest way to become a better reader in English. It is also the most important 1. .Some students say they don't want to read for 2. .They want to use their time to learn the rules of the language and new words. Many experts say pleasure reading is very important for English learning. Dr. Stephn Krashen, a famous 3. on language learning, says that pleasure reading 4. you learn many important things about English. Students learn more grammar and more words 5. they read for pleasure. They 6. learn more about good writing. Dr. Krashen tells us that pleasure reading helps each student in a 7. way. Each student needs to learn something different. Pleasure reading makes 8. possible for each student to learn what he or she needs.
Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying. When you read for pleasure, you choose your own books, and you 9. have to remember everything. There are no tests on your pleasure reading books. Pleasure reading will help you:.
· learn 10. English speakers use English
· read faster in English
· find examples of good writing in English
· learn new words
· learn about the cultures of English speakers
1.Kitty去香港2个月了。
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2.我们俩已经不可能像过去那样经常见面了。
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3.我们每周使用电子邮件来互相交流。
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4.Kitty已决定如何处理这些书了吗？
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5.她说：“活到老，学到老。”
1.I received nothing_______ [ɪk'sept] what belonged to me.
2.We choose only the best apples for our_______ [paɪz].
3._______(不管怎么），if Rodger asks me, I certainly won't say no.
4.When all passengers were on_______（在火车上），the train pulled out“the station.
5.Why do you keep_______（避开）our English teacher?
6.At the end of the first round of the match, he was lying the_______（十九）．
7.Doctors believe that most eye problems can be_______(治愈).
8.It's sad that all 239 passengers in the flight of MH370 lost their lives, _______ 154 Chinese
9.Jenny likes to play the piano to relax_______ after finishing her homework.
10.-The bridge is not wide enough.
-Yes, it is too_______for two cars to pass.
When you have an idea, you draw it on paper, bring it to a store and see it turned into an object(物品) , what do you think? This is now possible with the help of 3D printers. Such ma-chines were once used just by universities(大学) and big companies, but now, stores with 3D printing services(服务)are appearing around the United States.
Bryan Jaycox and his wife opened The Build Shop LLC in Los Angeles two years ago. The Jaycoxs offer 3D printing classes and services for anyone who is interested.
"I think 3D printing is going to be huge. It's going to have a huge influence(影响) on society as a whole. " Says KiChong .Tran, one of the students in a recent class. He plans to open a 3D printing business in Cambodia(柬埔寨):
3D printing services are coming into American people's life. The UPS Store is a nationwide retailer(零售商)that provides copying and other services. The UPS Store recently put 3D printers in three of its independently-owned stores. Burke Jones owns one of the stores in San Diego.
"The need has been amazing. There has been a lot of interest from people. It's been much more than I would have thought of."
The UPS Store plans to add 3D printers in three more stores.
For $ 11, someone used a 3D printer to produce two small plastic(塑料) parts as part of a knuckle(指节)for a hand. He works for the company which is testing prosthesis(假肢). He says the same-day or next-day printing services will speed up testing of parts and get them to patients faster.
Staples, an American store, are selling 3D printers on its website for as low as about $ 1.300. As with any technology-experts expect the printing speed to increase and the price to go down.
Bryan Jaycox asks for $ 15 an hour to print an object. He also sets the price depending on the size of the object and up to $50 an hour for design and labor services.
Mr. Jaycox thinks that within five years, 3D printing technology(技术) could become more userfriendly. But KiChong Tran says even today's technology can make a difference in a developing country like Cambodia.
With 3D printing you can give them tools(工具) , so they are responsible(负责) more for their own development and they learn skills(技能)beyond just like learning English and becoming a tour guide or something like that. You can actually create things that give value to the world. "
He says it's not just Cambodia but anywhere where there is a 3D printer, it can turn a good idea into reality.
1.What can 3D printers do according to the passage?
A. Come up with an idea.
B. Draw on a piece of paper.
C. Help users reduce the cost.
D. Turn an idea into an object.
2.What does the underlined part mean in this passage?
A. Make users' life better.
B. Make friends with users.
C. Make 3D printers easy to use.
D. Use 3D printers to make money.
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A. 3D printing is becoming popular in the world.
B. There is n0 3D printing business in Cambodia.
C. The UPS Store is the biggest 3D printing company.
D. 3D printing plays the most important role in daily life
4.What's the passage mainly about?
A. The future of 3D printing in the world.
B. The 3D printing business in Cambodia.
C. The development and growth of 3D printing business.
D. The 3D printing classes and services in different countries.
Your parents always tell you that a good education is the key to a successful future. For those of you who have or will be graduating from high school, the promise (允诺)you made to finish your schooling has been completed. Another few years in some college classroom just doesn't sound too attractive(有吸引力的) , so what are your choices? Let's see, Choice l- You can live with your parents, leech on to them, and do nothing. Or Choice 2-You could get yourself a job. Of course, there are other choices, but for this little discussion, we'll just suppose that they are not related(相关的).
Okay, so Choice 2 is obviously going to be more useful. You will finally be entering the real world. What would be a good place to start? Well, hopefully high school helped to give you some kind of an idea of what type of job you would like to enter. If not, then it would be a good idea to speak with an advisor or a person working in the field you may be interested in before you jump into a job that you won't like. Getting knowledge on a particular line of work beforehand can be good by helping you in your search to find the job that you will enjoy doing. Another reason to research jobs and get some hands on work is related to the fact that it will also be helpful in providing you with some valued experience. Internships(见习) or volunteering are usually a good place to start.
If you are ready to begin a job after high school, you will clearly be saving money from high college cost and happily making a living in your chosen jobs, From another point of view, jumping into the workforce is sometimes the only way to see for yourself if you are ready to work a 40-hour week yet. If you decide that full time work is not what you are ready for, then this may suggest that you should go back to school and get a degree. Besides, a college degree will usually mean higher pay.
1.The underlined phrase "leech on to" in the first paragraph might mean_______.
A. deal with B. care for
C. quarrel with D. depend on
2.Which of the following isn't mentioned in helping you find a job?
A. Ideas about getting a job in high schools.
B. Advice from teachers and parents.
C. Internships and volunteering.
D. Experience from work.
3. The advantages of starting work right after high school include the following except______.
A. getting to know if you should go back to school.
B. making sure if you are really ready to work
C, getting higher pay
D. saving money
4.The best title for this passage might be
A. Going Back to College
B. The Place Where I Should Start
C. Jumping into Work after High School
D. The Advantage of Starting Work Earlier
