The world uses about a thousand million (百万) tons of water a day. Water is a human right and everyone should have their share. Yet more than 700 million people around the world have trouble getting clean, safe water.
Treating waste water is a good way to provide fresh water for us. And it also helps the environment by keeping waste out of rivers and oceans. 80% of waste water around the world is not treated at all, and it is running into oceans. But now we have got the technology to treat and reuse the waste water. While 75% of our planet is covered with water, only about 2% is freshwater- that comes from rivers, lakes, ice and snow. The rest, 98% of the water, is in seas and oceans. It is too salty to drink. Then desalination businesses come in. More than 19000 factories have been built around the world, mostly in coastal countries. They process (加工) more than 92 million tons of water every day. But the technology they use requires a lot of energy.
Scientists are working to create a less costly technology. They want to produce 20 times more clean water and make sure everyone has enough. But for now, the world still faces each day with not having enough water for everyone.
1.How many people have trouble in getting clean water around the world?
A.Under 700 million. B.Over 700 million. C.About 92 million.
2.Treating waste water helps the environment by________.
A.storing waste in ice and snow
B.letting waste run into oceans
C.keeping waste out of rivers and oceans
3.What does the underlined word "desalination" in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.远洋运输 B.食盐销售 C.海水淡化
4.At present, the technology to process water________.
A.needs much energy B.saves much money C.satisfies everyone
5.What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A.Everyone has enough clean water.
B.The water problem is still serious.
C.Our planet is covered with water.
Helen has always been interested in helping her community. Her first volunteer experience was for the American Red Cross when she was in high school.
When she was a school teacher, she also found time to volunteer. After she retired, she started volunteering to help the old. When her father was older, he was not able to see as well as he used to, which made her sad because he had always enjoyed reading. She decided it would be fun to read to elderly people in her community.
She also helped one woman write her stories. Ann was almost 100 years old, and Helen wrote down information about her life when she visited her. She put the information in a book and got it published. Ann was very excited to share her life story with her children and grandchildren.
After a strong storm destroyed some southern cities, Helen volunteered again for the American Red Cross. She prepared food and answered phones in a care center.
One day Helen read an article in the newspaper about refugees(难民) who needed to learn English. Now, she meets once a week with Sarah, a 38-year-old woman from Somalia. Helen gave Sarah a camera and asked her to take pictures of her daily life. She developed the pictures, and then asked Sarah questions about them. In the end, they wrote a book together and used the photos in the book. This helped Sarah learn many new words about her everyday life.
Helen says, “The real value of volunteer work is becoming friends with the people I help, They enrich my life as well as I enrich theirs."
1.When was Helen's first volunteer experience for the American Red Cross?
A.When she was in high school. B.When she was a school teacher. C.After she retired.
2.What did Helen do after she retired?
A.She started volunteering to help the refugees.
B.She started volunteering to help the old.
C.She started volunteering to help Sarah.
3.Why was Ann excited when her book got published?
A.Because Helen wrote down information about her life.
B.Because Helen put the information in a book and got it published.
C.Because Ann could share her life story with her children and grandchildren.
4.Where did Helen work when she volunteered again for the American Red Cross?
A.In her school B.In a care center. C.In her community.
5.What can you learn from Helen?
A.To be kind. B.To be creative. C.To help others.
A healthy lifestyle is important to our lives. If we have unhealthy lifestyles, we may not be able to enjoy what life offers to us. So how we live has a direct effect on our health.
Remain active
This is the most important part of a healthy lifestyle. Remain physically active. Walk, run, play, swim, climb and jump, which can keep you physically fit. Avoid using vehicles as much as you can. If your job requires long hours of sitting, take breaks often, get up often and stretch, clean the house, do gardening, go cycling and So on. Do not let laziness hurt your body and mind.
Keep clean
Keep your surroundings clean. Tidy and well organized places are good for a healthy mind and body. Unclean and untidy places can not only trouble you but also make you sick.
Eat healthy food
What you eat has a direct connection to your body and mind. The healthier the food is, the healthier your lifestyle will be. If you like eating junk food, you are risking damaging your health. Choose well cooked food that includes most of the healthy nutrients(营养) .
Live naturally
This is probably the easiest way to live a healthy lifestyle. Be among nature as much as you can. Plant trees around your house. Avoid using harmful things to the environment, like plastics, chemicals and other man-made equipment. A natural lifestyle is a healthy lifestyle. Protect our nature and nature will protect us.
1.What will happen if we have unhealthy lifestyles?
_______________________________________________________.
2.Why should we keep our surroundings clean?
________________________________________________________.
3.What is the most important part of a healthy lifestyle?
________________________________________________________.
4.The healthier the food is, the healthier your lifestyle will be, isn't it?
_______________________________________________________.
5.Can you give us other suggestions about a healthy lifestyle? Write one or two.
________________________________________________________________________
5G is becoming more and more popular these days. 1. The first 5G video call was made on a Huawei Mate X phone on March 30, 2019, CGTN reported.
Shanghai is the first city in China to start a test run of 5G networks. About 100 times faster than 4G networks, 5G will allow people to download and upload(上传) things faster than ever. 2. Self-driving cars may be one of the biggest changes. 3. When the car sees an obstacle(障碍), it sends this information to a data center and waits for instructions. 4. 5G networks will reduce the time it takes and make the cars safer, CNN noted.
5. This refers to a much larger online network that connects everything and everyone. Very fast Internet speeds are the key to realizing it. For example, with IoT, your fridge could order eggs online when it notices that there are no eggs left inside. Meanwhile, China’s first 5G police station was recently shown in Bao’an district in Shenzhen. China Mobile Communication Corporation(CMCC) made Xiamen’s first 5G video call on April 27, 2019, bringing the city into the time of 5G.
A.It will also be used in other fields.
B.Today’s self-driving cars have one problem — lag.
C.China is racing to build a nationwide 5G network.
D.The car will crash if it doesn’t receive instructions in time.
E.It has improved a lot because of modern technology.
F.5G could also power the Internet of Things(IoT).
"The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence." That's an old ___________in English. It means other places often look better, more interesting than the place in___________you live. Some people worry ___________young Chinese are beginning to feel that way.
They see young Chinese paying no attention to Chinese culture and,___________,buying Japanese cartoon books, watching Korean soap operas and even celebrating western holidays.
Foreign books and soap operas are good,_________ Chinese writers and actors are just as good. As for holidays, Christmas is nice, but it can_________ have the meaning for Chinese that Spring Festival has, and the West has nothing to compare with Mid-autumn Festival. And let's not forget the part of Chinese culture I like best:___________ friendliness. Not all countries are as___________ as China.
It's good to enjoy other cultures and___________from them, but they cannot replace your own culture. It's good to look on the other side of the fence, but __________you take a good long look. You will find that the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence.
1.A.word B.saying C.sentence
2.A.that B.which C.where
3.A.that B.if C.why
4.A.however B.besides C.instead
5.A.and B.so C.but
6.A.still B.never C.always
7.A.its B.their C.it
8.A.warm B.warmer C.cold
9.A.learns B.learning C.to learn
10.A.make up B.make up of C.make sure
受新型冠状病毒肺炎的影响，2020 年注定是不平凡的一年。同学们都度过了一个难以忘记、非同寻常的假期。复学后，英语老师要求以"An Unforgettable Vacation"为题写一篇小作文，讲述你度过的这个假期。
内容包括:
⒈以前的假期什么样?
⒉今年为什么难忘?
⒊你做了什么?
⒋你收获了什么?
要求: ⒈语言流畅，语句通顺，书写规范，字数100词左右。
⒉表达完整，书写规范，卷面整洁。
⒊文章中不得使用真实姓名、校名。
参考词汇:
新型冠状病毒肺炎 COVID-19
疫情epidemic situation
爆发outbreak
An Unforgettable Vacation
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