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Could you live for one month without buying anything new? Buy Nothing New Month started in Australia in 2010. It challenges people once a year to buy nothing new—except food, products used for hygiene, and medicine—for 30 days.
The aim is to encourage people to be less wasteful. It also makes us think about the influence our shopping habits have on the environment. But the challenge is not simply about going out without buying anything. People can find other creative ways to get the things they want. Here are a few examples of how to buy nothing new.
Shopping secondhand
Many people shop for secondhand products at places like thrift stores. You can usually find lots of things at good prices, and your money often goes to a good cause. And while you're there, why not give away something you no longer use so that someone else can buy it?
Swapping
With the Internet, swapping is easier than ever before. There are many websites, such as swap.com, where you can post a photo of something you don't need. Then, other users can offer something as a swap.
Upcycling
Upcycling involves turning something you no longer need into something much more useful. For example, you can turn an empty drink bottle into a beautiful vase, or an old door into an interesting table.
So why not try the challenge for yourself? You can be a friend to the environment and also to your wallet.
Word Bank
hygiene 卫生 thrift store 旧货商店
swap 交换 upcycle 升级再造
1.What new things can't we buy in Buy Nothing New Month?
A.Milk. B.Clothes. C.Medicine. D.Meat.
2.What's the purpose of buying nothing new for a month?
A.To make full use of what we have owned.
B.To show the importance of learning to save money.
C.To save more money and use the money more wisely.
D.To waste less and realize the influence on the environment.
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Buy Nothing New Month happens once a year.
B.A dirty drink bottle must be thrown into the dustbin.
C.We can only swap secondhand things in thrift stores.
D.Upcycling can help us buy something at good prices.
4.What does the writer probably think of Buy Nothing New Month?
A.It is wonderful.
B.It should last longer.
C.It makes no difference.
D.It has both advantages and disadvantages.
5.What does the text mainly tell us?
A.Some famous swapping websites.
B.Some examples of how to buy nothing new.
C.An introduction to Buy Nothing New Month.
D.Ways of turning something useless into something useful.
卡耐基说过：“和谐的人际关系是一笔宝贵的财富。”我们处在社会这样的大舞台上，总会与形形色色的人接触，那怎样与他人和谐相处呢？请以“How to get along well with others”为题，写一篇英语短文。
要求：1)文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称；
2)词数100左右。
How to get along well with others
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Each morning, I walked past a guard. The first few times I saw 1.， I didn't say hello back to him when he greeted me. I was lost in my own world.
One Monday he asked, “How was your weekend？” I told him about my sick, elderly mother. He told me2. sorry he was for my mother's sickness. As I walked away, I realized I 3. even know his name. The following day, I asked, “What's your name？” He answered, “Gary.” I said, “I'm Deborah.” After that, we talked a couple of times a week. We shared stories 4. our weekends, our dreams and our families. However, Gary got offered a new job and moved away. It5. been years since I last spoke to him. Yet the memory feels like yesterday.
Few kids today are taught the value of sympathy. It seems so hard for people to _____ their love and care towards others and to actually understand what they are going through.
_____ a child, I was taught to go out of my way to make someone else happy. My mom would tell me to say at least one _____ word to someone else every day. I admit that it wasn't very easy to do. _____ as soon as you see the look of gratitude in that person's eyes, you just want to do as much as you can do.
I had an experience with a guy _____ people were always making fun of. Every time I saw that happening, I knew in my heart that it was _____. I decided I would try to be his friend. I started walking with him and _____ him to people around us. I was making him happy by just doing that. And I loved the _____ that I was making a difference to his life.
After a while, I_____ that he wasn't the kind of person everybody thought he was. We are still really good friends today. People have ______ completely stopped making fun of him. But he is still what he was. What changed was others' attitude towards ______．
From this______， I've learned to be more loving towards other people. What I did for my ______ was so easy. And at the same time I had a lot of ______. So I hope that everyone can say a kind word to somebody else at least once a day. I can ______ it will be the best feeling you can ever get.
One kind word can make someone's day brighter.
1.A.show B.press C.behave D.control
2.A.In B.At C.On D.As
3.A.long B.high C.kind D.easy
4.A.And B.But C.So D.Or
5.A.which B.when C.that D.whom
6.A.correct B.wrong C.helpful D.excited
7.A.encouraging B.allowing C.advising D.introducing
8.A.fact B.secret C.diary D.note
9.A.imagined B.dreamed C.realized D.created
10.A.usually B.often C.always D.almost
11.A.he B.him C.his D.himself
12.A.difference B.advantage C.condition D.experience
13.A.sister B.friend C.parent D.cousin
14.A.fun B.time C.room D.rest
15.A.follow B.promise C.punish D.achieve
To forgive is a great quality, but no one has ever said it is easy. When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your hate. However, forgiveness is possible. 1. A recent research says that people who forgive others show less anger and are less likely to be ill. How should you start to forgive? Try the following steps.
First, calm yourself down when you are in a bad mood.2. You can take a couple of deep breaths and think of something that brings you pleasure. Remembering a beautiful scene in the nature or someone you love will always help a lot.
Then, never wait for the person who upsets you to say sorry. They may not have wanted to hurt you or they just don't see things the same way as you do.3. In that case, it may be easier for you to be less nervous.
4. Rethinking about your hurt gives power to the person who has caused you to be painful. Instead of focusing on your wounded feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you. 5. If you understand the person, you may realize that he or she wasn't acting on purpose.
Finally, don't forget to forgive yourself. For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge. But it can rob you of your selfconfidence if you don't do it.
A.Try to see things on other persons' side.
B.The next thing is to take the control away from your offender.
C.And it can be surprisingly good for your physical and mental health.
D.We would never be hurt by the offenders if we choose to forgive them.
E.To make your anger die away, try some simple skills in dealing with stress.
It is believed that Huck Finn is based on a childhood friend of Mark Twain's. In fact, Twain was not alone in basing a fictional character on a real-life person.
Severus Snape/John Nettleship
Severus Snape is a skillful teacher teaching magic in Harry Potter. The writer, J. K. Rowling, once said that the character was based on a teacher of hers.
The teacher turned out to be John Nettleship, who taught Rowling chemistry. At first, Nettleship felt surprised. "I know I am a strict teacher," he said. "But I don't think I am as bad as Snape!" On second thoughts, however, he said that he was so ill-tempered that most of his students avoided making him mad. Also, he used to wear long hair and have an untidy lab. That sounds familiar to Harry Potter fans.
Alice/Alice Liddell
Famously, Lewis Carroll's Alice in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is based on Alice Liddell.
Carroll was close to the Liddell family. One day, ten-year-old Alice asked Carroll to tell her a new story. Carroll began to create his famous tale of Alice and what happened after she fell through the rabbit hole. The little girl liked the story so much that she asked him to write it down. And the rest is history.
Dill/Truman Capote
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee based Dill on her childhood friend, Truman Capote. Capote once said, "Lee was my best friend. Have you ever read To Kill a Mockingbird? I'm a character in that story! The story takes place just in the town where we lived!"
1.Snape and Nettleship have something in common EXCEPT ________．
A.their jobs B.their looks C.their hobbies D.their characters
2.What does the underlined word "ill-tempered" mean in Paragraph 3?
A.沉着冷静的 B.优柔寡断的 C.脾气暴躁的 D.幽默风趣的
3.What made Carroll decide to create Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?
A.Alice Liddell's requirement. B.His great interest in rabbits.
C.His experience of travelling. D.His teacher's encouragement.
4.Being a character of To Kill a Mockingbird, Truman Capote felt ________．
A.proud B.unsatisfied C.surprised D.nervous
5.What does the text mainly tell us?
A.The purposes of writing fictional stories.
B.The introductions to famous writers' childhood friends.
C.The characters of fictional stories from real-life persons.
D.The introductions to some famous fiction stories' characters.
