Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines. There was no modern medicine, either.
Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. It's bad to all living things in the world.
Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the polluted air is so thick that it is like a quilt over a city. This kind of quilt is called smog.
Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before it is thrown away, and they mustn't blow dirty smoke into the air.
We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and do not throw it on the ground. We can to go work by bus or with our friends in the same car. If there are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution. Rules are not enough. Every person must help to fight pollution.
1.Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder without_____.
A. modern machines and medicine B. cars and planes
C. factories D. rules
2.According to the article, one of the biggest problems today is ______
A.water pollution B.air pollution
C.noise pollution D. pollution
3.Factories must clean their water ______.
A. before using it
B. when using it
C. after it is thrown away
D. Before putting it into rivers or lakes
What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, or red? If you do, you must be an active person who enjoys life. Do you like blue? If you do, then you are probably quiet, shy, and would rather follow than lead.
Colours do influence our moods. A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing(令人压抑的). There was a black bridge over the Thames River, near London. The number of people who killed themselves on that bridge used to be larger than on any other bridge in the area-until it was repainted green.
Light and bright colours make people not only happier but also more active. In the factory, the workers will work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black.
1.Most people feel more ______in a yellow room than in a dark green one.
A. tired B. bored C. relaxed
2.Why did more people probably kill themselves on the black bridge than on any other bridge?
A. Because the bridge was too crowded.
B. Because people didn’t like the bridge.
C. Because the colour of the bridge was depressing.
3.Which could be title for the passage?
A. Your Favourite Colour
B. The Secret of Colour
C. The Colour of a Bridge
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There are many ways for us to reduce waste. For , we can reuse paper and plastic bags. We can also recycle newspapers, glass, and cans to new things. Here are some ways to reduce waste.
Write on sides of paper.
Many people write on only one side of their paper. Why not stop the other side? Some students only use half the pages of their notebooks before getting new ones. Try to use up all the paper. People often give cards on birthdays or festivals. How about trying to e-cards instead?
Don’t throw away your old batteries (电池).
Maybe you do not know that old batteries make the earth dirty. This is _ they have poisonous parts in them. So, don’t throw away batteries. keep them together. Try to use rechargeable (充电的) batteries for your games and CD players.
Give off all your unwanted clothes.
There are many poor families in China. You may ask your mother to your unwanted(多余的) . Then you can pass them on to those poor children. You will feel that you are helping someone else. Also, you can understand if your friends or relatives (亲戚) want them before throwing them away.
1.A. reason B. example C. use D. people
2.A. buy B. make C. sell D. begin
3.A. use B. useless C. useful D. helpless
4.A. every B. both C. all D. one
5.A. waste B. to waste C. wasting D. to wasting
6.A. send B. buy C. receive D. waste
7.A. why B. because C. so D. since
8.A. like B. sell C. throw D. collect
9.A. money B. books C. clothes D. batteries
10.A. angry B. tired C. moved D. happy
There is _______ homework for her and she doesn’t know ______ it.
A. too many; what to do with
B. too much; how to deal with
C. much too; how to deal with
C. so much; what to deal with
—It’s necessary and important for them students at school to join the Clean Plate Campaign（行动）. It’s good for them to form good habits.
—Sure. We should try to _______ all the food that we’ve ordered.
A. give up B. eat up C. turn up D. put up
My parents want me to get further study to be ________ an engineer _______ a scientist, _______ I would like to be a famous surgeon doctor.
A. neither; nor; and B. either; or; but
C. not only; but; so D. both; and; or
