(2013南京)Linda’s father hates waiting in long lines．I think he’s just not very________．
A．patient B．talented C．popular D．powerful
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(2013温州)
It is widely agreed that the overuse of fossil fuels，such as coal and oil has caused serious environmental problems．Scientists are trying to find new clean energies that do not pollute the air，the water or the ground．Solar power is one of them．
Solar power is a kind of electricity which is produced by taking energy from the sun，using solar panels．The solar panels are usually fixed on the roofs of houses and buildings．It is the family solar power system．Some countries are even beginning to build solar power plants by setting thousands of solar panels in the places where there is enough sunshine．Solar power has many advantages．The power is easy to get and will never be used up．Whenever it is sunny，there is the power．The power is clean and renewable．It helps to reduce waste and pollution，which is great for the environment．In the areas that are too far away to send electricity to or not easy to build electric power plants，solar power is especially necessary．It enables the people there to use lights，TVs，computers，washing machines，fridges and many other things．
Therefore，more and more countries，such as China，the USA，Japan and India，encourage scientists to develop practical technology to put solar power to use．However，the power is not as widely used as expected．
One of the challenges is that a solar power system needs sunshine．Countries or areas with a lot of rain，like the UK，are not suitable to develop such power systems．Secondly，a solar power plant requires a very large site to fix enough solar panels to collect sunlight and change it into electricity．Maybe an area in the desert would be one of the perfect places for such a plant to build．What’s more，solar panels are expensive at present though the energy itself doesn’t cost anything．
Today scientists are working hard to develop more practical and cheaper solar power systems．Maybe one day solar power will be one of the most important clean energies in our life．
1.Solar power is a kind of energy taken from________．
A．the air
B．the sun
C．the water
D．the ground
2.The underlined word“reduce”probably means________．
A．to make something less
B．to make something better
C．to make something more
D．to make something cleaner
3.What is the fourth paragraph of the passage mainly about？
A．The ways to use solar power．
B．The advantages of solar power．
C．The places to build the solar power plants．
D．The difficulties of putting solar power to use widely．
4.What can we learn from the passage？
A．Solar energy itself is expensive．
B．Solar power will be used up very soon．
C．Solar power is a kind of clean and useful energy．
D．Solar power is much better than the other energies．
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(2014山西)
What does it mean to be green？“Green”is more than just a color．It also means taking special steps to protect the environment—the water，the land，and the air we breathe．Why green？Plants are green，and without them the earth wouldn’t be such a lovely home for us human beings．
Sometimes people call ours a“throw—away society”．That means we are always throwing away old things and buying new ones．Many times，if you no longer need something，someone else just might need it．For example，if your brother is old enough not to play with his plastic bike，why not give it to another family who has a little kid so that they don’t need to buy one？And one less large plastic toy doesn’t need to be produced．
Recycling(回收利用)has never been easier．Many organizations will pick it up right in front of your house and some towns even require(要求)it．Tell your mom or dad you want to become“Chief of Recycling”for your family．Now that you know what things you can recycle，find a place to keep them．Make sure you encourage everyone in your house to think whether things can be reused or recycled before they’re thrown away．
Almost everyone likes traveling．But next time before you travel around the world，take a look at your own backyard．Is there a place where you could plant a tree or put in a little fruit or vegetable garden？If so，get there and get your hands dirty．Then you can watch with pride as your tree takes root，and your garden plants grow into big plants full of ripe，red tomatoes or tiny，juicy blueberries．Who knew being green would taste so good？
1.In the first paragraph，the writer introduces the topic of the passage by________．
A．telling an interesting story
B．explaining the word“green”
C．giving some special examples
2.In a“throw－away”society，________．
A．people shouldn’t produce any plastic things
B．people can get anything they want from others
C．people always throw away the used things and buy new ones
3.To be“Chief of Recycling”．you should________．
A．recycle things all by yourself
B．ask your family to use the old things all the time
C．find a place to keep the things that can be recycled
4.You are advised to run a fruit or vegetable garden in order to________．
A．creat a green environment
B．make a lot of money
C．get your hands dirty
5.The purpose of the passage is to tell us that________．
A．we must enjoy nature
B．we had better eat more green food
C．we should protect our environment
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Rachel Carson was born in the USA on May 27，1907．Her mother，Maria Carson，had been a schoolteacher．She loved books．She also loved nature．She showed Rachel the beauty of nature．
She also taught Rachel a deep love for books．As a quiet child，Rachel liked to read and write stories．At a very early age，she decided she wanted to be a writer some day．Her story first appeared in a children’s magazine when she was ten years old．
Her first book，Under the Sea Wind came out in 1941．In 1948．Miss Carson began working on another book，The Sea Around Us．She always researched carefully when she wrote．She collected information from more than one thousand places to write The Sea Around Us．When the book came out in 1951。it won the National Book Award．It was No.1 on the best－seller list for more than a year．The Sea Around Us made Rachel Carson famous．
Rachel Carson’s most famous book，Silent Spring came out in 1962．In this book，she pointed out that the use of some kinds of pesticides(杀虫剂)like DDT would cause the number of birds to decline because it would kill them as well．Finally，in November 1969，the United States government，decided that the use of DDT must stop in two years．
Rachel Carson has been regarded as a great environmentalist(环保主义者)and writer．She will be remembered by the world．
1.Rachel Carson had a deep love for nature and books because of________．
A．her father
B．her mother
C．her schoolteacher
D．her brother
2.Rachel decided that she wanted to be a writer when________．
A．she was very young
B．she was in college
C．she became a teacher
D．she became famous
3.The Chinese meaning of the word“decline”in this passage is probably“________”．
A．增加
B．减少
C．维持
D．翻番
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？
A．Rachel Carson was a careful and serious writer．
B．The Sea Around Us won the National Book Award．
C．In Silent Spring Rachel said some pesticides were bad for the environment．
D．The use of DDT was stopped as soon as the book Silent Spring came out．
完形填空(2014襄阳)
As soon as he finished his homework，Eric jumped onto his bicycle and___1.___，off in the direction of the beach．While he was riding along，he____2.___about the whales(鲸)．He hoped he would see them again today．After he got to the beach，Eric put his bicycle____3.____a bush so that no one could see it from the road．Then he ran down onto the sand．
Though it was only four in the afternoon，the sky was already getting____4.____．Eric frowned(皱眉)．If it rained，he wouldn’t be able to see the whales because they would stay in deeper water．He hurried along the beach to the rock．It was the best___5.____to see the whales from．
Before Eric reached the rock，he____6.____a drop of water on his head．“Oh no！”he thought．“Now the whales will stay in the deep water and l won’t be able to____7.___them！”But just then he saw a large shape on the beach．It was a young whale！The whale had come too close to the shore and got stuck(搁浅)on the beach！At first the whale didn’t move at all and Eric thought it was____8.____．Then he saw its tail move weakly．Eric turned and ran in the rain as fast as he could back to his bicycle．He had to get___9.____！ If they didn’t get the whale back in the water soon，it would die and Eric couldn’t let that__10.__．
11.A．walked B．fell C．got D．rode
12.A．talked B．thought C．learned D．asked
13.A．before B．over C．on D．behind
14.A．bright B．far C．dark D．high
15.A．time B．season C．weather D．place
16.A．felt B．drank C．put D．saw
17.A．catch B．watch C．save D．feed
18.A．alive B．lovely C．dead D．upset
19.A．water B．medicine C．help D．care
20.A．happen B．live C．go D．swim
(2014杭州)I will never forget the day________we spent in the old town with small houses．
A．who
B．whom
C．that
D．what
