Air pollution is a big problem for cities in most countries. Many people are dying from it. But how can we tell the air quality is good or bad?
On a tree next to a river in Amsterdam, a tiny birdhouse glows (发光) bright green when the air is clean. If you're standing nearby, the birdhouse will also give you a free Wi-Fi connection—but only if pollution level is low enough. The designer is Joris Lam. His birdhouse tells you about the air quality.
Joris’ birdhouse is called TreeWifi. It can be put on a tree around your house to test the air quality. People can see a screen with information about the local air quality and how to improve it. TreeWifi is a simple way for people to know about the air pollution around them. If the birdhouse does not glow, people should care more about the environment. It reminds them to change their lifestyles. For example, to protect the air, they can ride bikes or just walk instead of driving cars.
“Imagine if trees gave free Wi-Fi, people would plant more trees like crazy. It's a pity that they only give us the oxygen(氧气) we breathe,” Joris said.
The birdhouse doesn't work as a home for birds now. Joris and his team are trying to make some changes to it. In the future, they hope birds will live in the birdhouse and the heat of its green light will be used to keep birds warm in winter.
1.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A.The birdhouse. B.Air quality. C.Air pollution.
2.People can get a free Wi-Fi connection when .
①people are standing nearby ②the pollution level is low enough
③the air quality is low enough
A.①② B.②③ C.①③
3.Joris designed a screen for the birdhouse to .
A.receive the free Wi-Fi connection
B.protect the birdhouse from the rain
C.show information about the air quality
4.In the future, the birdhouse will also be used .
A.as a home for birds B.to tell us the weather C.to give us the oxygen
Although he has lost one arm, Zhang Jiacheng hopes never to lose his love for basketball or willingness to improve his skills of playing it.
The 13-year-old boy recently got wide attention from netizens (people who use the Internet) in China when a video of his excellent dribbling(带球) skills in a one-on-one situation was posted online. “It's so inspirational. How can you easily give up your efforts after watching his video?” One netizen wrote on Sina Weibo.
Born in Guangdong Province, Zhang lost his right arm in an accident at just five years old which was a terrible event for such a young kid. Zhang, however, decided to face up to the hardship, and not let the fate(命运) control his life. Because he has a dream: to be a basketball player.
Other children around always wondered how he could play basketball with just one arm. “Hard work” is the only thing that Zhang can do. Be it rainy or windy, Zhang never stops playing basketball, and has achieved huge improvement in his skills.
In the video, Zhang showed his dribbling skills in front of a defense made up of several professional basketball players, and received a loud cheer from people watching on site. “Your right hand has been taken away in a terrible way, but you have the best left hand. You are the real star in this game,” former CBA player Wang Jing said after watching Zhang's performance.
Zhang has posted 13 videos of his basketball skills on Douyin, and earned almost one million likes. “Give it a try, or give it up,” Zhang once wrote in one of his videos. Of course, he chose the former（前者）.
1.What happened to Zhang Jiacheng when he was 5 years old?
A.He lost his love for basketball.
B.He posted a video on Sina Weibo.
C.He lost his right arm in an accident.
2.What's Zhang Jiacheng's dream?
A.To be a football player.
B.To be a basketball player.
C.To be a popular netizen.
3.Zhang Jiacheng became famous by ________.
A.writing a lot of his own stories on Sina Weibo
B.posting his videos of basketball skills on Douyin
C.watching the CBA player Wang Jing's performance
4.What can you learn from the one-armed teenager?
A.Always give it a try. B.Always give it up. C.Let the fate control the life.
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1.When can you see a free outdoor movie?
A.On Saturday, July 18th. B.On Sunday, July 19th. C.On Monday, July 20th.
2.Which number will you call if you want to do some exercise and relax your muscles?
A.8756-2568. B.8756-1234 C.8756-6688
3.Where should he go if Li Lei wants to buy some used toys and books?
A.Mudan Square. B.Sunshine Fitness Center. C.266 Daxue Road.
Toby remembers
My name is Toby. I'm eighty-three years old this spring. My house is right in the middle of Stratford-upon-Avon, and I can watch the street market_______my window. But I live very quietly now. I'm just a(n)_______man, sitting in a chair.
I once knew the greatest man in England. For thirty years I was his friend. I worked with_______in the theatre, through the good times and the bad times. He was a good friend to me. He was also the best playwright （剧作家）and poet that ever lived in England. William Shakespeare was his_______.
I saw all his plays in the theatre. People_______them. They shouted, laughed and cried, ate oranges, and called for more. William Shakespeare could please all kinds of_______including Kings, Queens, Princes, great lords and ladies, poor people, the boys who held the horses...everyone.
He put me in a play once. Well, he used my name—Toby. Twelfth Night was the play. I remember, in the play, Sir Toby Belch was a big fat man, who liked drinking_______and having a good time. Queen Elizabeth the First watched that_______—Twelfth Night, on the 6th of January, 1601. She liked it, too.
William's dead now,of course. He's been dead for more than thirty years, and no one sees his plays now. The Puritans (清教徒)have_______ all the theatres. There's no singing, no dancing, no plays. It isn't like that in my young days. We had a good time in London, William and I...
I've no teeth now, and my hair has all fallen out, ________I can still think—and remember. I remember when William and I were young, just boys really.
1.A.from B.for C.of
2.A.young B.old C.strong
3.A.them B.her C.him
4.A.name B.book C.friend
5.A.hated B.loved C.minded
6.A.children B.adults C.people
7.A.too much B.too many C.much too
8.A.movie B.play C.concert
9.A.built B.opened C.closed
10.A.but B.so C.or
—I don't think sixteen-year-olds should be allowed to drive.
—________! They are too young.
A.I agree B.It's a pity C.Good luck
—Excuse me, Mr. Wang. Do you know ________?
—Yes. It's on May 20th.
A.when is the school trip B.how we can go there C.when the school trip is
