Every day there is less and less space on Earth for rubbish. Yet every day we make more and more rubbish. What can we do? We can recycle some of our rubbish. Recycling means that the rubbish will be made into something that can be used again.
Recycling helps Earth. And it saves space in rubbish dumps. Half of everything that we put into landfills could be recycled instead. In fact, most things made of paper, metal, glass and plastic can be recycled.
Paper can be broken into small pieces and made into new paper. Steel and aluminum cans（金属雄）can be melted down（熔化）and made into new cans. The same is true of glass bottles. This can be done aver and over again. Recycling doesn't take as much energy as making these things the first time. So we can use less of Earth's fuel resources.
Plastic can be melted down, too. Then it can be formed into park benches, playgrounds and so on. Some people call plastic the "wood" of the future. Things made of plastic will last about 400 years-even if they stay outside in the weather. No wood can do that!
1.The underlined word "landfills" in Paragraph 2 probably means _____________.
A.bench factories B.places for rubbish
C.green mountains D.recycling centres
2.According to the passage, what happens last to the can?
A.The can is put into a recycling bin. B.The can is melted down and reused.
C.A steel can gets filled with corn. D.A person uses the corn in the can.
3.What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Cans should be melted down.
B.Old newspapers can be reused.
C.We can build benches that last 400 years.
D.We should recycle everything that we can.
Science Night
It’s almost time for Science Night. I need a partner. Who should I ask? I have three friends who all want to help. How can I choose just one for the task?
My best friend Jule is fun to be around. But she’s as chatty as a bird. When she start to talk-just watch out! I can’t get in a single word.
Still, that might work for Science Night; She’d show our project to the crowd. Jule’s voice would boom out like a drum. I wouldn’t mind if she were extra loud!
And then there’s Dan, who’s really shy But wise as an owl—he’s so smart? He’d help with the thinking for the job. He wouldn’t talk, but he’d do his part. | But what about Shel, who’s good at art? He paints and draws and sculpts so well. Our project would look great no doubt! I’m sure I should be asking Shel.
How can I choose just one from three? I need them all! I’m feeling sick. I’m as dizzy as a spinning top. When trying to choose. I just can’t pick!
But wait—why not ask them all to help? A group of four is better than one. I’d love to work with all my friends. In such a group, we’d have such fun!
The work could be shared by four of us. Be me and Shel and Dan and Jule. We’d fit together like puzzle pieces. And take the grand prize in the school! |
1.The speaker compares Jule’s voice to a drum to show _________.
A.how loud her voice is B.that she likes to play drums
C.how nice her voice is D.that she likes to order others
2.What does the speaker learn in this poem?
A.Projects should be done alone. B.Doing a project is difficult.
C.Puzzles are easy to put together. D.Everybody has their talent.
I've never thought that a money raiser could have had such a huge influence on my life. Back in 5th grade, our school announced a money raiser and each class would get a box to fill it up with small _______. To make my class to come to the first place in the money raiser, I took two fifty-dollar bills _______ to school and put them into the box.
Two weeks later, my parents asked me about the money. They said they had discovered the truth and weren’t _______, but I must do something to make up for it.
My dad had the perfect idea in mind. The day _______ Christmas, he took me to St. John's Hospice in north Philadelphia, and explained to me that we were going to be working in the kitchen for several hours, making meals with potatoes and chicken for the 300-400 _______ men that came in each day.
As the lunch began. I thought I could wait for this by playing with my new toys. But as the mealtime went on. I found these men were overjoyed at the _______ food they were receiving, which I couldn't believe. I considered it a fairly common winter meal. The men's faces lit up with the food they were given. I realized how poor some people in this world actually are.
I had always heard about giving to the poor; but I never fully _______ it until that day. It was enlightening to see how thankful they were for something I thought was _______. I learned that I didn't really need all the good and expensive things I hoped for. On the drive home, my dad _______ McDonald's for lunch and I answered no at once. I knew that I didn't need it.
That day I came to know how good the feeling is to help people who are really in need. I now return to St John’s Hospice every year, trying to make a ________. This is why I am becoming a doctor, thinking that in the future I will change people's lives in a way just like my father did on that December 26th.
1.A.change B.cards C.cloth D.books
2.A.proudly B.secretly C.seriously D.carefully
3.A.angry B.happy C.worried D.calm
4.A.from B.after C.before D.over
5.A.elderly B.hungry C.disabled D.homeless
6.A.fast B.healthy C.tasty D.simple
7.A.supported B.accepted C.understood D.imagined
8.A.cheap B.funny C.useless D.silly
9.A.cooked B.insisted C.suggested D.required
10.A.plan B.record C.decision D.difference
—So many books! They are too heavy for me to carry.
—Don’t worry. ________.
A.You can make it B.I need your help
C.You may ask for help D.I’ll give you a hand
I can't find my keys.Maybe I them at home this morning.
A. left B. forgot C. lost D. missed
—Excuse me, sir. When can we drive on the highway? —Not until it ________next week.
A.is built B.builds C.will build D.will be built
