在世界环保日到来前夕，联合国教科文组织就如何处理垃圾问题向全世界中学生征文。请你以Saving Our City为题，写一篇100词左右的短文。文章的第一句已给出，但不计入总词数。
提示： 1. 城市垃圾的危害：①污染环境；②有害健康。
2. 处理垃圾的措施有：①垃圾分类；②报纸、玻璃的再利用；③有害垃圾的处理；④废水处理；⑤制定法律。 参考词汇：分类：sort v. 制定: pass v.
此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
Dear Bill,
Thank you very much for your letter. I pleased to hear1. ________
about your holiday and the people you meet in Rome. It 2.________
sounded great fun and how I wish I had been with 3.________
you. Thank you also for the stamps you sent them to me 4. ________
for my collection. Most of their were those I had 5. ________
been expecting for long. You said by your letter that 6. ________
you wish to have some photos of me. Sorry to tell you, 7.________
I have little photos good enough to send to others. Yet I 8._______
will send you a photo of your family. Please write soon 9. ________
and tell me what you are getting on with your college life. 10.________
Best wishes!
Yours,
Jason
Impossible cases are not forever. While it is impossible for one person, it is possible for another. In a word, everything is possible.
Someone says, “Success belongs to those who can look at the complex challenges offered by the world as inspiration.” So your challenges are golden opportunities for success. How can there be miracles if there are no obstacles? How will you chase the storm if there is no storm? You need challenges to reveal your ability. Success doesn’t come out of nothing; success comes from the problems you face. Those who refuse to give in come out smiling.
Robert X. Perez says, “The seeds of success spring from failure’s ashes.” Failure is not defeat; it is the pointer to do better than what you just did. You have to know that you are in a constant study of life. What you face is for your training. Samuel Aidoo says, “Each failure is simply another chapter in the story of our lives. To fail is to understand what not to do. Remember it and don’t give up until your goal is achieved.”
What do you do when you face difficulty? Yeah, life is difficult, but you do not give up. Have a positive and calm outlook on your circumstances(状况) and make the best of them. You may learn something new. You can develop mental toughness. Mental toughness means to be able to see the long-term gains rather than be put off by short-term pains. Once you have this toughness, you have the winning edge(优势).
The only things in life you ever really regret are the chances you didn’t take. You will regret when you see the consequences of not seizing the opportunities when they arose. Take chances every day!
1.The main point of the passage is that ____________.
A. success comes out of nothing
B. never give up and you may achieve success
C. everything is easy to deal with
D. impossible things do not exist
2. According to the author, success often comes to people who ____________.
A. have good opportunities B. face failure C. don’t fear difficulties D. have a lot of luck
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. We can perform miracles by overcoming difficulty.
B. We will seem greater after overcoming difficulty.
C. Everyone will fail for numerous times because of difficulty.
D. Most of us can’t show our ability because of difficulty.
4.From Paragraph 3 we can learn that ____________.
A. failure means great success in the future to everyone
B. all people can achieve success if they keep leaning
C. most people end up with failure because it often happens
D. failure can help people to achieve success if they don’t give up
IS IT TIME TO GET － MP3
Your computer has been playing music for years, one CD at a time．Now hundreds of songs can be stored in your PC if they’re in the MP3 format．
What is it?
MP3 compresses (压缩) music into small computer—friendly files．You access MP3 music several ways: Tunes can be downloaded from websites that have converted (转变) vast music libraries into MP3．Or you can prerecorded CDs into your PC and convert songs in minutes into MP3．Once MP3 music is on your PC’s hard drive, you can play it through your computer’s speakers, “burn” it onto blank CDs or swap (交换) MP3 files with friends using e—mail．
How much?
Software needed to play and convert MP3 music is often free．It is preinstalled (预先安装)on most new computers or can be downloaded from many websites, including MP3, com．Some MP3 sites are free．Just type at around $50 and can hold hundreds of songs．A blank CD on which you can record music costs about a dollar．
Advantages
MP3 turns your home PC into a jukebox (自动唱机)．Tiny MP3 players are the size of a deck of cards, making it easy to take hundreds of songs with you．
Disadvantages
You may find that music at many sites is limited．And some only allow you to listen rather than download offerings．Others let you download music that then can’t be copied to MP3 players．And a growing number of new CDs make it impossible to copy songs to a computer．
1.How can you get Mp3 music?
A．By turning your home PC into jukebox．B．By taking you own music or songs with you．
C．By copying songs to a PC through the speakers．
D．By downloading from websites which have converted music libraries．
2.Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Software needed to play and convert MP3 music is often free of charge．
B．MP3 music can be “burned” onto bland CDs or swapped with friends by e—mail．
C．MP3 music can be taken along while traveling．
D．A greater number of new CDs make it possible to copy songs to a computer．
3.How much will you pay for a MP3 player?
A．Free of charge B．Free downloading C．At least fifty dollars D．About a dollar
4.What is the closest meaning of the underlined word “burn”?
A．Copy B．Play C．Store D．Change
Many everyday American expressions are based on colors.
Red is a hot color. Americans often use it to express heat. They may say they are red hot about something unfair. When they are red hot they are very angry about something. The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hots for their color and their fiery taste.
Pink is a lighter kind of color. People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color that shows that they are in good health.
Blue is a cool color. The traditional blues music in the United States is the opposite of red hot music. Blues is slow, sad and soulful. Someone who is blue is very sad.
The color green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural color for humans. A person who has a sick stomach may say he feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green. If a person is green at his job, he may be a newcomer and inexperienced. Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has, like a new sports car. That person may say he is green with envy. Some people are green with envy because their friend has more dollars.
The color black is used often in expressions. People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day. The date of a major tragedy is remembered as a black day.
1.If a person feels blue, he is _____.
A. annoyed B. depressed C. stressed D. encouraged
2.If someone says “you are still green”, he probably means that _______.
A. you are very young B. you are in a bad mood C. you are inexperienced D. you are in good health
3.Which of the following statements is CORRECT according to the passage?
A. After two days’ rest, the soldiers were all in the pink.
B. They had a fierce quarrel so they all felt black about it.
C. David got hurt by a bike so his face looked blue.
D. When we meet something unfair, we feel very green.
4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Different colors have different meanings.
B. What different colors stand for.
C. The story about different colors.
D. Colors used in American expressions.
A man accused of failing to return more than 700 children’s books to five different libraries in the county was released from prison after a book publisher agreed to post his bond (保释金) of $1,000. The publisher said, “There’s a story here. This is a man who loves books. He just can’t let go of them. He hasn’t stolen a single book. So what’s the crime? We think that Mr Barush has a story to tell. We plan to publish his story.”
When asked why he didn’t return the books, Mr Barush said, “Well, how could I? They became family to me. I was afraid to return them, because I knew that kids or dogs would get hold of these books and chew them up, throw them around, tear the pages, spill soda on them, get jam and jelly on them, and drown them in the toilet.”
He continued, “Books are people, too! They talk to you, they take care of you, and they enrich you with wisdom, humor and love. A book is a guest in my home. How could I kick it out? I repaired torn pages. I dusted them with a soft clean cloth. I turned their pages so they could breathe and get some fresh air.”
“Every week I reorganized them on their shelves so they could meet new friends. My books were HAPPY books. You could tell just by looking at them. Now they’re all back in the library, on the lower shelves, on the floors, at the mercy of all those runny-nosed kids. I can hear them calling me! I need to rescue them. Excuse me. I have to go now.”
1.Why was the man put into prison?
A. Because the book publisher persuaded the police to do so.
B. Because he stole 700 children’s books from the five different libraries.
C. Because he refused to return the books that he had borrowed.
D. Because he wanted to publish his story.
2.How did the man treat books?
A. He treated them as real people.
B. He treated them as his own children.
C. He treated them as his furniture.
D. He treated them as his job.
3.From the passage we can learn that the man is _____.
A. a thief B. a writer C. crazy about books D. unfortunate
4.What is mainly talked about in this passage?
A. A funny thief who loves stealing books.
B. A person who refuses to return borrowed books and wants to look after them.
C. A person who is crazy about books so he keeps stealing them from the library.
D. A person who may have some mental problems.
