On Lunar New Year’s Eve on Feb 18, 2015，Beijing had a good day. PM2.5 levels were below 50. However, the nice day ended with firework celebrations at night.
In the first hour after the start of the celebration, PM2.5 levels rose to 500 in certain parts of the city, with the average across the city around 400.
According to the China National Environmental Monitoring Center, on Lunar New Year’s Day, air pollution reached “dangerous levels” in 201 Chinese cities, because of fireworks, with more than 40 of them seeing “serious pollution”. As a result, the debate on whether to ban (禁止) fireworks during the Spring Festival is also heating up.
Sina surveyed 3,000 Internet users, and results show that only 38 percent of the people support setting off fireworks, and 60 percent are against it.
“I support a ban on fireworks,” a netizen (网民) nicknamed ann019 said. “Lighting fireworks can only bring problems： air pollution, disturbing sleep, causing fire and exhausting sanitation workers (环卫工人).”
Others thought it to be hard to ban traditions, and lighting fireworks during holiday seasons won’t cause lasting pollution.
Some, however, suggest a moderate (温和的) way to solve the problem.
“As a tradition, fireworks absolutely add to the festival’s happiness. They shouldn’t be banned totally,” commented netizen Tracy on the China Daily online forum (论坛). “But the time should be reduced. For example, it can be allowed just during New Year’s Eve, the first day of the Lunar New Year and the Lantern Festival.”
1. caused serious air pollution on Lunar New Year’s Eve.
A. The factories B. The cars
C. The fireworks D. The bad weather
2. cities saw serious air pollution on Lunar New Year’s Day.
A. 201 B. More than 40
C. Around 400 D. 500
3.According to Sina’s survey, over half of the Internet users setting off fireworks.
A. are against B. enjoy
C. support D. don’t care about
4. was not mentioned by the netizen nicknamed ann019.
A. Exhausting sanitation workers
B. Disturbing sleep
C. Wasting money
D. Causing fire
5.According to the passage, we know is a moderate way to solve the problem.
A. to ban fireworks totally
B. to reduce the time of setting off fireworks
C. to get more people to set off fireworks
D. to never change the tradition
6.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Air pollution.
B. A Survey on the Internet.
C. Moderate ways to reduce firework celebrations.
D. Whether to ban festive fireworks.
Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。62-67题,
每空格限填一词。68题注意句首大写) (共14分)
1.The young man dealt with the customer’s complaint well. (改为否定句)
The young man with the customer’s complaint well.
2.Jim and his two friends went cycling along the lake yesterday afternoon. (对划线部分提问)
Jim and his two friends do yesterday afternoon?
3.The government spent huge amounts of money on the protection of the ancient buildings. (改为被动语态)
Huge amounts of money on the protection of the ancient buildings.
4. It’s fun to have a barbecue on such a sunny day. (改为感叹句)
it is to have a barbecue on such a sunny day!
5.Martin seldom woke up during the night when he was young. (改为反意疑问句)
Martin seldom woke up during the night when he was young, ?
6.Linda said sorry to Sue. She took her digital camera home by mistake. (保持原句意思不变)
Linda to Sue for her digital camera home by mistake.
7. pollution, to, something, air, we, in, do, stop, Shanghai, should (连词成句)
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Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词 的适当形式完成下列句子） (共8分）
1.Tim’s uncle plans to have his birthday party next week. (thirty)
2.It is that such a hardworking student should pass the exam. (nature)
3. My cousin moved to a larger flat with three last Saturday. (balcony)
4. Carl did badly in the maths test, but Ben did even ________. (baD.
5.Tom’s mother is a waitress. She always speaks to her customers. (gentle)
6.We haven’t found the yet, but I’m sure we’re on the right track. (solve)
7.The computer people to communicate with each other more conveniently. (able)
8. Nobody likes to make friends with persons. (honest)
A. impossible B. pollute C. immediately D. for example E. polite |
Carpooling (拼车) is another way to reduce carbon emissions（排放）.Carpooling is the sharing of car journeys in order that more than one person travels in a car. It 1. reduces your car’s emissions by half.
What you do inside your living space can have a big effect on the air quality outside it. You can do a lot of things inside and around your home that will help you 2. less and save more money.
Huge amounts of our energy supply comes from burning coal, another contributor to haze. By cutting down your electricity use, you are cutting down on haze. However, it’s 3. for you never to use them, but you may try to reduce your use of electricity by turning off lights，using your air conditioner wisely during the summer months，or updating some of your electrical appliances to low-energy models, 4. , you can use energy-saving lamps that require less energy and last 10 times longer than common bulbs.
Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each one can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词或词组只能填一次）（共8分）
A. using B. transport C. take the place of D. reduce E. possible |
Sometimes haze（雾霾）is around us here and there. In fact，everyone has the power to change their living habits to help 1. it. Many local governments call on the people to take action to make the air cleaner and fresher.
We know that 2. is one of the biggest contributors（促成物）to haze. When，where，how，why and what you drive all affect air quality. When one drives to work for one year，he uses as mush energy as a bus rider uses in 10 years. So walk or ride your bicycle to work or school whenever 3. . If you think you need to go somewhere，you can use public transport instead of your car as often as possible. Each person 4. public transport for a year instead of a car can save nearly a tonne of pollutants，including CO2，from going into the atmosphere.
A： Would you like to go to the concert after supper?
B： I have to look after the twins at home tonight.
A. That’s great.
B. I’m afraid I can’t.
C. Sure, please go ahead.
D. No, thanks.
