At sunrise in a fishing port of eastern Spain(西班牙)，several fishing boats have already set out. These fishermen were hunting for fish，shrimps and plastic bottles.
They were working for ECOAIF, a local clothing company. Since July，the company has been working with the fishermen to pick up plastic rubbish in the Mediterranean(地中海).The rubbish will
be used to make fashinable clothes.
"Where others see rubbish, we see raw material," said Javier Goyeneche, president(董事长)of ECOAIF. "We're showing that through recycling, we are able to create(创造)fashion. " ECOAIF was founded in 2010. The Spanish company now sells its clothes made from rubbish in big cities around the world. Goyeneche said the clothes had been very popular in the US, Japan and some European countries.
"People really love it," Goyeneche added. "Today's customers(顾客)are showing more and more interest in environmenal protection. Besides，clothes made from rubbish are very light. They are really comfortable and cheap.”
1.What may the underlined word "shrimps" be?
A. A kind of seafood. B. A kind of plant.
C. A kind of bird. D. A kind of flower.
2.What is ECOAIF according to the passage?
A. A famous person. B. A clothing company.
C. A social organization. D. A number of dustbins.
3.The workers in ECOAIF can make clothes .
A. through recycling B. from expensive material
C. from cheap material D. from the rubbish on the land
4.Which of the following is NOT the reason why people like clothes made from rubbish?
A. People are interested in environmental protection.
B. The clothes made from rubbish are very light.
C. The clothes made from rubbish are very cheap.
D. People like all kinds of rubbish in the ocean.
Have you ever wondered(疑惑)what goes through your mind when you choose where to sit in a new classroom? Or in a waiting room, full of strangers? Or on a bus? Researchers(研究者)have found out some interesting facts.
Girls sit by girls and boys sit by boys. Adults sit together and young people choose another young person to sit near. But it goes further than this. We even choose to sit near someone who looks like us. People with glasses are more likely to sit near other people with glasses. People with long hair sit closer to other people with long hair.
We seem to believe that people with similar habits or hobbies will share similar experiences and we are more likely to be accepted场people like ourselves, or even，we think we may be safer with people who look like us. Sometimes that's true but it's a pity if we always stay with the same people，the same group. The danger always staying in our comfort zone(舒适区)is that we just recycle the same opinions, the same tastes and the same ideas. We lose the chance to learn something new, find out interesting things, hear funny stories and find differences.
When we always stay with the same people, how can we break down the barriers(隔阂)which prevent us from getting to know people with different ideas? And how can we avoid the ignorance(无知)?If you want to live in a society that opens to changes, new things and different opinions, be the cat among the pigeons(鸽子).
Move out of your comfort zone. Go and sit next to someone different. And don't just sit there without any words. Say hello. Ask a question. Start a conversation. That' s how we make friends. That's how we learn about people. That's how we open our minds to new ideas. That's how we live an exciting life.
1.People like staying in their comfort zone because they may .
A. remain comfortable and special
B. find out more interesting things
C. be accepted easily and feel safe
D. discover differences among themselves
2.The sentence "Unsurprisingly, we prefer to sit closer to people like ourselves. " should be put at the beginning of
A. Paragraph 1 B. Paragraph 2 C. Paragraph 3 D. Paragraph 4
3.What is the purpose of the article?
A. To tell us not to talk with strangers.
B. To introduce ways to learn about the world.
C. To explain how people communicate with foreigners.
D. To encourage(鼓励)us to get along with different people.
As teenagers，you have many dreams. These can be very big such as winning the Nobel Prize. Or they can be small, you may just want to become one of the best students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Have you ever tried to make your dream real? Follow Your Heart by an Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that making our dreams real is life's biggest challenge(挑战).
You may think you are not very good at some school subjects, or it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts stop you from realizing your dream, the book says.
In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don't let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step，and your dream will come true because a big dream, in fact, comes from many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream.
There will be difficulties on the way to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will lead to better exam results，while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get closer to your dream，it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.
1.What is Follow Your Heart?
A. The first thing you must do to make your dream real
B. The most important dream to have for teenagers
C. The name of the book by Andrew Matthews
D. The name of the famous Australian writer
2.If you want to make your dream real , you should .
A. remember what your dream is B. keep telling yourself what you want
C. never be afraid of difficulties D. try to start with all the things above
When Amy wrote her first novel in secondary school, she never dreamed that she would become a writer one day. Like many ______ writers on the Internet, the ______ woman got into this online world by chance.
Three years ago，Amy worked in a medical industry(工业、行业).Her job kept her busy for six months and left her almost ______ to do for the rest of the year. To fill the time, she started writing novels on the Internet. Her first novel was about her neighbours and their life that she is familiar(熟悉)with.
Amy has been interested in writing ______ she was a child. At first, she just wanted to share her novels ______ people she knew. Then one day an editor(编辑)of a famous website emailed her, asking her ______ she would like to sell the electronic(电子)copyright(授权)of one of her novels, She agreed at once and the novel was moved to the VIP section of the website. She got $1, 500 for that.
Now Amy is a full-time ______ . So far her eight novels have come out online，and five of them ______ . "The Internet made me famous and brought me ______ ，" she said. "I earn much more money now-about $60,000 a year. I am pleased with what I'm doing, but there is one problem-that my talent(才能)might run out after five years and I'll have to return to work in the medical industry. "
"Before that day comes，I'll keep ____ for the readers with my light and close-to-everyday-life
writing style, "said Amy with a smile.
1.A. other B. others C. another D. the other
2.A. 28-year-old B. 28-years-old C. 28 years old D. 28-year old
3.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
4.A. when B. while C. since D. until
5.A. about B. of C. to D. with
6.A. that B. if C. why D. how often
7.A. housewife B. editor C. saleswoman D. writer
8.A. will print B. were printing C. printed D. were printed
9.A. success B. succeed C. successful D. successfully
10.A. to write B. writing C. write D. written
—Amy scored 100 points in the physics exam.
— . She is the most hard-working student in our class.
A. No pain, no gain
B. It never rains but it pours
C. Don't put all your eggs in one basket
D. Many hands make light work
—Would you mind me here?
一 . The seat is for Mr. Wu.
A. sitting; Of course not B. to sit; No, not at all
C. sitting; Sorry, you'd better not D. to sit; Yes, I would
