Energy is very important in modern life. People use energy to run machines, heat and cool their homes, cook, give light, and transport people and products from place to place. Most energy comes from fossil fuels—petroleum, coal, and natural gas. However, burning fuels causes pollution. Also, if we don’t find new kinds of energy, we will use up all the fossil fuels in the twenty-first century. Scientists are working hard to find other kinds of energy for the future. What might these sources of energy be?
Energy from the wind
All over the world, people use the power of the wind. It turns windmills and moves sailboats. It is a clean source of energy, and there is lots of it. Unfortunately, if the wind does not blow, there is no wind energy.
Energy from water
When water moves from a high place to a lower place, it makes energy. This energy is used to create electricity. In Brittany, France, for example, waterpower produces enough energy to light a town of 40,000people. Waterpower gives energy without pollution. However, people have to build dams to use this energy. Dams cost a lot of money, so water energy is expensive.
Energy from the earth
There is heat in rocks under the earth. Scientists use this heat to make geothermal energy. San Francisco gets half of the energy it needs from geothermal power. This kind of energy is cheap, but it is possible only in a few places in the world.
Energy from the sun
Solar panels on the roofs of houses can turn energy from the sun into electricity. These panels can create enough energy to heat an entire house. Solar power is clean and there is a lot of it in sunny places. But when the weather is bad, there is no sunlight for energy.
1.What does this passage mainly talk about?
A．Advantage of the energy from nature.
B．The future of the energy.
C．Scientists have been working hard to research other kinds of energy.
D．Energy is the most important power in the word.
2.From the first paragraph we know ______.
A．energy can do everything for people
B．all the energy causes pollution
C．the new kinds of energy are badly needed
D．scientists have found other kinds of energy for the future
3.What is the writer’s opinion about the energy?
A．Try to use water energy more though it costs a lot.
B．Each natural energy has its own advantages and disadvantages.
C．Solar power is environmental.
D．Wind power is the cheapest but we can’t get.
4.What can be inferred from the passage?
A．In order to protect our environment, we should try other kinds of energy.
B．All scientists in the world will unite to find energy.
C．People in modern life use energy every day.
D．Energy changes people’s lives.
In China， most people ride bikes to school，or to work，or to places where they want to go．So China is called “kingdom of bicycles”．
But Americans are a people on the wheel．Wherever you go， you will see cars．There are so many cars that there is a traffic jam here and there．Now， more and more Americans would not consider it a healthy way of life．In fact， many Americans are strongly against the advancement of the wheel．We should encourage people to use less cars to save our environment and the energy．
Everyone wants to reduce pollution．But the pollution problem is very serious．People drive cars and the waste gas from them causes air pollution．On the other hand， the need for energy increases every day， and some sources of energy are running out． Oil will last for no more than 40 years， while coal could last another 300 years．The way we’re heading is towards a world where people are going to go cold and hungry．Now in China many rich men live away from downtown．On holidays they go to some big cities and places of interest．Most of them use their own cars．But China is a country with a population of over 1．3 billion．So， if you have enough money in the future，what will you do?
1.According to the passage， most Chinese people go to school or work by_________．
A．bike B．bus C．train D．plane
2.In America， you will see _________ everywhere．
A. bikes B. cars C. oil D. coal
3.The waste gas from cars causes_________．
A．air pollution B．traffic jams
C．waste of money D．energy problems
4.The end of the last paragraph suggests that_________．
A．Americans should give up their cars
B．the energy should be saved around the world
C．Chinese shouldn’t become a people on the wheel
D．rich Chinese shouldn’t use their own cars in China
When you don’t speak, you may be still communicating. It is true that you may not wish to say anything. But your very silence may show your wish to be left alone or to stay uninvolved, which is the message you want to send.
So it has been said that while we speak with our vocal organs, we converse with our whole bodies. All of us communicate with one anther nonverbally (非口头地), as well as with words. Sometimes we know what we are doing with the use of gestures such as the thumbs-up sign to indicate that we approve. But most of the time we are not aware that we are doing it.
Body language serves a variety of purpose. Firstly it can replace verbal communication, as with the use of gesture. Secondly, it can modify (修饰) verbal communication. Loudness and tone of voice is an example here. Thirdly it regulates social interaction: turn taking is largely governed by non-verbal signals. Fourthly it conveys our emotions. Finally it conveys our attitude towards ourselves and towards the people we are communicating with. This is particularly important for successful cross-cultural communications.
Every culture has its own body language. So in order to achieve a more successful cross-cultural communications, we heed not only what to say but also how to say it appropriately. Observation shows that a truly bilingual person switches his body language at the same time he switches language.
1.The underlined word “converse” in the second paragraph can be replaced by ____.
A. continue B. complain C. communicate D. compete
2.The underlined word “This” in the third paragraph refers to___.
A. the fact that body language serves a variety of purposes
B. the fact that body language can modify verbal communication
C. the fact that body language regulates social interaction
D. the fact that body language conveys our attitude
3.Body language varies____.
A. from culture to culture B. from year to year
C. from time to time D. from person to person
4.The best title for the passage is “____”.
A. Verbal Language B. Communication Skills
C. Ways to Communication D. Body Language
Recently a Beijing father sent in a question at an Interact forum(论坛)asking what “PK” meant．
“My family has been watching the ‘Super Girl’ singing competition TV program．My little daughter asked me what ’PK’ meant，but I had no idea，”explained the puzzled father．
To a lot of Chinese young people who have been playing games online，it is impossible not to know this term．In such Internet games，“PK” is short for “Player Kill”，in which two players fight until one ends the life of the other．
In the case of the “Super Girl” singing competition．“PK” was used to refer to the stage where two singers have to compete with each other for only one chance to go up in competition ranking．
Like this father，Chinese teachers at high schools have also been finding their students’ compositions using Internet jargons which are difficult to understand．A high school teacher from Tianjin asked her students to write compositions with simple language，but they came up with a lot of Internet jargons that she didn’t understand．
“My ‘GG’ came back this summer from college．He told me I’ve grown up to be a ‘PLMM’．I loved to ‘FB’ with him together；he always took me to the ‘KPM’，”went one composition．
“GG” means Ge Ge(Chinese pinyin for brother)．“PLMM” refers to Piao Liang Mei Mei (beautiful girl)．“FB” means Fu Bai (corruption)．“KPM” is short for KFC．Pizza Hut and McDonald’s．
Some specialists welcome Internet jargons as a new development in language．
If you do not even know what a Kong Long(dinosaur，referring to an ugly looking female) ora Qing wa (frog，referring to an ugly looking male)is，you will possibly be regarded as a CaiNiao!
1.By writing the article，the writer tries to ．
A．explain some Internet language
B．suggest common Internet language
C．laugh at the Beijing father
D．draw our attention to Internet language
2.What does the writer think about the term “PK”?
A．Fathers can’t possibly know it．
B．The daughter should understand it．
C．Online game players may know it．
D．“Super Girl” shouldn’t have used it．
3.The examples of the Beijing father and the Tianjin teacher are used to show that Internet jargons ．
A．are used not only online
B．can be understood very well
C．are welcomed by all the people
D．cause trouble to our mother tongue
4.The underlined word “jargons” means“ ”in Chinese．
A．行话 B．粗口 C．歌词 D．趋势
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1. A. During B. Through C. Until D. Under
2.A. struggled B. started C. forgot D. turned
3.A. how B. that C. why D. what
4.A. experience B. advantage C. disability D. habit
5.A. work B. college C. hospital D. home
6. A. believe B. prove C. feel D. imagine
7.A. Because B. After C. When D. Before
8. A. want B. manage C. decide D. refuse
9.A. plans B. decisions C. choices D. purposes
10. A. honorable B. imaginable C. comfortable D. suitable
11. A. expected B. left C. visited D. dreamed
12.A. work B. fit C. match D. satisfy
13. A. asked B. invited C. accepted D. attracted
14.A. telling B. warning C. advising D. reminding
15. A. worried B. surprised C. frightened D. excited
16. A. stopped B. lasted C. saw D. held
17.A. old B. famous C. familiar D. new
18.A. cared for B. looked for C. headed for D. asked for
19.A. day and night B. over and over C. more or less D. less than
20.A. warm B. cold C. sad D. sorry
