Sort trash, save Earth
You might not think much about where your garbage goes. But now you might want to know. On July 1, Shanghai introduced a new garbage-sorting (垃圾分类) policy. People there need to put different kinds of garbage into different bins (垃圾箱). Other cities in China will do the same soon.
Four kinds of garbage in Shanghai
Recyclable garbage includes paper, books, boxes, newspapers, and glass bottles.
Harmful garbage includes lamps, batteries (电池), nail polish (指甲油), and other things with harmful chemicals.
Wet garbage usually comes from the kitchen, such as food, vegetables, flowers, leaves and eggshells.
Dry garbage is anything you cannot put into the other three bins. It includes pens, toilet paper, tape, hair, and towels (毛巾).
Why is garbage sorting a big problem? It’s because there is too much garbage these days. It is bad for our soil, air and water. Actually we can make use of some garbage again. And first, we need to sort our garbage.
For example, if you put an old battery into the “harmful waste” bin, people can use it to make new batteries. But if you don’t, the battery will end up somewhere else. Then, it will pollute the environment.
Can factories sort garbage for us? Yes, they can. But it takes many workers to do this and costs lots of money. If we all sort our own garbage, things will become much easier.
● Garbage sorting and recycling around the world.
Germany: There are big machines in supermarkets. You can put bottles in the machines and get money back. You can get one to two yuan per bottle. People like this because they can get money and protect the environment at the same time.
Japan: A trash truck comes to people’s doors to pick up their garbage. It plays music when it’s coming. There are eight or more kinds of garbage. If you sort any of them wrong, you will get a notice on your door.
Indonesia: People can take buses for free if they give plastic bottles to bus stations. An hour-long bus ride costs three large bottles, five medium (中等大小的) bottles or 10 plastic cups. But the bottles must be clean.
1.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?
A.Shanghai is the first city in China to make a garbage-sorting policy.
B.China is the first country in the world to make a garbage-sorting policy.
C.Many other cities in China have garbage-sorting policies.
D.Many people don’t like Shanghai’s garbage-sorting policy.
2.Which bin should we put the old magazines into in Shanghai?
A.Dry garbage bin. B.Harmful garbage bin.
C.Wet garbage bin. D.Recyclable garbage bin.
3.From Paragraph 2, we know that________.
A.sorting garbage is easy B.garbage is bad for the environment
C.all garbage is recyclable D.we should recycle garbage at first
4.With the battery example, the writer tries to tell us________.
A.how to sort our garbage
B.what harmful garbage is
C.the importance of sorting our garbage
D.the difficulty of sorting our garbage
5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Japanese sort their garbage into eight or more kinds.
B.People in Indonesia can take buses for free if they collect bottles.
C.If you sort garbage wrong in Japan, you will be noticed.
D.Germans can get money by putting bottles in the machines in supermarkets.
A poor farmer had a famous friend who grew the wonderful apples. One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to take it home and plant it. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home, he did not know where to plant it.
He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would take the fruit. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and take some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit.
Finally he planted the tree in his woods (树林) where no one could see it. But without sunlight and good soil (土壤), the tree soon died.
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place. “What’s the difference?” the farmer said angrily. “If I had planted the tree near the road, strangers would have taken the fruit. If I had planted the tree in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and taken some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit.”
“Yes,” said the friend, “but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only haven’t got any of the fruit, but also have lost a good apple tree!”
1.What did the farmer’s friend give him one day?
A.An apple. B.Some apples. C.A young tree. D.Some young trees.
2.Why didn’t the farmer want to plant the tree in his field?
A.He thought strangers would take the fruit.
B.He thought the tree would die.
C.He thought his children would take the fruit.
D.He thought his neighbors would take the fruit.
3.Where did the farmer plant the young tree?
A.Near the road. B.In his house. C.In the forest. D.Near the house.
4.Why did the young tree die in the end?
A.Strangers pulled out the tree.
B.His neighbors cut down the tree.
C.His children broke the tree.
D.There was less sunlight and poor soil.
5.What does the story tell us?
A.We should care about others’ feelings.
B.We should learn to share beautiful things.
C.The young tree can give apples to us after growing up.
D.The young tree can grow up one day.
My name is Jenny. George is one of my good friends. One day, we went on a trip to Washington by train. An old man sat next to us. One hour later, the old man went to the washing room. A young man came over and sat down. George looked at him and said, “Sir, you must be wrong. This is not your seat.” But the young man said nothing. Some minutes later, the old man came back and said, “Sir, this is my seat, not yours.” “No, it’s my seat, not yours.” The young man answered.
At that time George had a good idea. He stood up and said to the old man, “Please take my seat. The train is arriving at New York. I will get off the train soon.” The young man looked surprised. “What? The train is to New York? I think I take the wrong train.” Then he stood up and ran away at once. George smiled at the old man and said, “Please sit down, Sir. He will be back soon. He is on the right train, but just on the wrong seat.”
1.The train was to________according to the passage.
A.New York B.Washington C.Moscow D.London
2.When did the old man go to the washing room?
A.Some minutes later. B.An hour later.
C.Before getting on the train. D.After getting off the train.
3.Who took the wrong seat?
A.Jenny. B.George. C.The old man. D.The young man.
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A.George was the son of the old man.
B.George would get off in New York.
C.Jenny went to Washington for a meeting.
D.The young man didn’t take the wrong train.
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A.A Fantastic Trip B.Traveling by Train
C.A Clever Boy D.A Good Way to Travel
Julia Hill, an American woman, found out that a company wanted to cut down part of a forest in California. There were lots of redwood trees in the_______. One of the trees was 70 metres tall and about 1,000 years old.
Julia wasn’t _______ about this. She went to California and climbed up the tree. “If I sit in the tree,” she said, “the company can’t cut it down.” At the beginning, Julia planned to stay in the tree for two weeks. She_______ in a small tree-house and her friends were very helpful — they made _______ for her every day. She used her _______ to talk to her family and to news reporters (记者). She stayed in the tree_______.
Many people helped her, but other people didn’t. They tried to_______ her. The company used a helicopter (直升机) to stay near her tree-house for a long time. The helicopter was very _______ and there was a lot of wind. Julia didn’t like it, but she stayed in the tree.
In the end, she was_______. The company told her that they wouldn’t cut down the redwood. Finally, after two years and eight days in the tree, Julia Hill climbed ________ and walked on the ground again. She and her friends were very happy.
1.A.city B.town C.forest D.country
2.A.excited B.happy C.wonderful D.careful
3.A.slept B.studied C.worked D.lived
4.A.food B.money C.friends D.music
5.A.tape B.board C.mobile phone D.camera
6.A.for a time B.every time C.now and then D.day and night
7.A.believe B.stop C.change D.excuse
8.A.noisy B.heavy C.high D.safe
9.A.rude B.angry C.hungry D.successful
10.A.up B.down C.in D.out
—The weather report says there will be a heavy rain tomorrow.
—________. I planned to go climbing with my classmates.
A.Excellent B.Never mind C.Sounds great D.Bad luck
In the letter you asked me________in Britain. It was fantastic.
A.what’s the weather like B.where did I live
C.how my travel was D.when I will work
