The bus stops in the Dutch city of Utrecht are as beautiful as they are practical. Now, 316 bus stops feature a green roof that adds some life to the city, while also storing rainwater, catching dust, and providing some much needed shade during the warmer months. This project is good for the honey bee population that is attracted to the plants on the roof. To keep up this successful ecosystem, municipal（市政的）workers drive around in electric cars, taking care of the mini gardens.
Another one of the biggest benefits to come out of these green stops is the improved air quality. Smoking, cars, and bacteria all contribute to polluting the air we breathe. These eco-friendly public spaces act as an air purifier for city people, though humans aren’t the only group that benefit from them.
Utrecht has also made great efforts towards moving their transportation system away from gas-guzzling（高耗油的）buses. The city replaced 10 gas-guzzling buses with electric powered buses and plans to have only CO2 inactive buses on the road by 2028.
The buses have a system that records the driver’s efficiency and rider’s comfort levels. Drivers can win prizes based on how safe and comfortable the ride was. The city is also one of the most bicycle-friendly places in the world. Roads have been redesigned for cyclists’ convenience and there is a new state-of-the-art 6,000 space bicycle parking area that is located beneath Utrecht’s central train station.
Utrecht offers prize money to keep citizens energized and motivated to live greener lives. There are even prize money for people to transform their roofs into green roofs too. Achieving the goals of an eco-friendlier city takes cooperation and Utrecht is leading the way to protect our environment.
1.What is special about the bus stops in Utrecht?
A.They are eco-friendly.
B.They can save a lot of energy.
C.They are artificially-intelligent.
D.They can provide electric power for buses.
2.What can we infer about the changes to the transportation system in Utrecht?
A.Not all buses are gas-guzzling at present.
B.Gas-guzzling cars have been completely replaced.
C.Only electric private cars are allowed on the roads.
D.Buses have air purifiers fixed on them.
3.What might passengers think of the bus service in Utrecht?
A.Buses are always too crowded.
B.Buses are often behind schedule.
C.Buses are too big for redesigned roads.
D.Buses are generally comfortable and safe.
4.What are people living in Utrecht encouraged to do?
A.Give up smoking. B.Create gardens on their roofs.
C.Paint their roofs green. D.Buy more honey.
I graduated in 2004 and moved to Israel, making a career as an English teacher. I am always looking for interesting projects to get my students more inspired to learn the language. Through Facebook, I saw that Kirstin, a friend of mine, was teaching at a school in an East African country. I contacted Kirstin and asked her if she would like to do a letter exchange between my students in Jerusalem and her students in Tanzania.
It took a while to wait for Kirstin’s answer because Internet access is not easy to come in the countryside of Tanzania, but when she finally was able to connect, she responded with a huge yes.
Two months later, a package arrived. The students gathered around my table in class, and we went over the letters together. “My name is Nelson,” one letter read. “I am 13 years old. I live in Njombe, Tanzania. I like to play ball, to ride a bike, and to read books.” Below the handwritten letter was a colorful drawing of a boy wearing traditional Tanzanian clothing.
My students were excited. “This is so cool! What a great project,” shouted one of my students, Hadas. This was followed by a group of students asking if we could travel to Tanzania to meet their new friends. One student, Nir, suggested maybe they could simply become friends on Facebook instead. “The kids don’t have Facebook accounts. And there’s very limited Internet access in their area of Tanzania, I explained to them.
It was hard for my students to imagine that there were places in the world where teens did not have online social networking systems.
The pen pal project gave my students the chance to not only practice their English, but to also learn about other areas in our world.
1.Why did the author get in touch with Kirstin?
A.To get to know East Africa.
B.To learn English online from her.
C.To let two classes write to each other.
D.To ask her for advice about teaching English.
2.How did Kirstin react to the author’s request?
A.She turned it down. B.She accepted it willingly.
C.She replied immediately. D.She never showed up online.
3.What was the attitude of the author’s students toward the project?
A.Disappointed. B.Uncaring.
C.Favorable. D.Doubtful.
4.What is the best title for this text?
A.Two Heads Are Better Than One
B.A friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed
C.How Writing Letters Improves People’s Relationships
D.How A Class Pen Pal Project Connected Two Continents
Come to Aranda Nature Park
A nature park with a very large number of activities for the young and old.
Highlights
◆trails for hiking and mountain biking
◆a nature trail to learn about the plants and animals of the park
◆Treetop Walk, a walkway in the air that provides a bird’s eye view of the forest. Get a chance to see and take photos of flying lemurs and long-tailed monkeys up close in their natural habitat.
◆Charles Education Centre, which houses the Charles Environment Learning Lab (CELL), a field study center for schools.
Walking trail at the Treetop Walk
◆250m-long suspension bridge between the two highest points in the park
◆enjoy views of the forest and surrounding greenery, and spot different wildlife in their natural habitat
◆home to more than 800 species of flowering plants and over 400 species of animals
Charles Education Centre
◆changed from an old horse shed（马棚）as part of efforts to protect heritage sites, natural habitats and ecosystems
◆a learning place for nature enthusiasts to meet and share their knowledge
◆learn about the history of Aranda Nature Park by viewing exhibits
◆The CELL has a programme for students to discover the country’s nature heritage through interesting hands-on activities and field studies.
CELL was set up by Singapore Parks Board and Science Nature Research Centre. For more information about CELL activities and booking of programmes, please email CELL at arandapark@cell.sg.
Visitor information
Weekdays: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Weekends: 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Admission is free. Donations to support the park’s conservation effort are welcome. If you have any questions about the park, please email arandapark@gmail.com or call Alice Tay at 68245125.
1.What does Aranda Nature Park offer?
A.Bird-watching equipment. B.A field study centre.
C.Mountain bikes. D.Cameras.
2.What can visitors expect to do when going for the Treetop Walk?
A.Walk across a 5-kilometre suspension bridge.
B.Watch exhibits on local history.
C.Enjoy a full view of the park.
D.See lemurs in cages.
3.The best way for students to book hands-on activities is to _______.
A.call Alice Tay
B.call Singapore Parks Board
C.email Science Nature Research Centre
D.email Charles Environment Learning Lab
假如你叫李华，计划 2 月 8 日傍晚和同学去敬老院 (nursing home) 陪老人们过元宵节 (the Lantern Festival)。请你给你的外教 Lucy 写封邮件，邀请她一同前往，内容包括：
1. 邀请原因，至少两条；
2. 出发的时间及地点。
注意：1) 请适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2) 信的格式已写好，不计入总词数；
3) 词数：100 左右。
Dear Lucy,
How are you doing recently?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hu
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2. 只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。
Ladies and gentlemen,
Good afternoon! My name is Li Zilin and I am 9 years old. I came from Chengdu, capital of southwest China‟s Sichuan Province. Today I am very honor to share with you my understanding of youth power in climate action. After I came here, I hosted an activity at my school about pandas and climate change aware. More students have learned that the climate change is endangering pandas.
For myself, my pledge are “love pandas, love the earth”. Since pandas have survived changes on earth for more than a million years and are always thought on as living fossils, we show the bio-diversity of the nature.
The 2020 UN Biodiversity Conference will held in Kunming of China the next year. We sincere welcome you to China, to the Biodiversity Conference, to know about pandas and to see Chinese youth in action.
Thank you very much!
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
China is the global host of the 2019 World Environment Day celebrations, and the main event is being held in Hangzhou in East China.
Over the past decade, Hangzhou government 1.(improve) bike-friendly infrastructure, such as lanes and traffic signals 2. (create) for cyclists and has provided almost 86,000 public bikes. In Hangzhou, a smart card allows users to 3. (easy) access all forms of public transport,4.bikes to buses. Apart from leading the Chinese cycling resurgence, Hangzhou is also home to an innovative way to encourage more 5. (sustain) lifestyles, with an app 6.is helping to stop desertification, cut air pollution and plant millions of new trees.
The “Ant Forest”mini-program, a Hangzhou-based project from giant Chinese payments and lifestyle app Alipay, encourages users to make small, environmentally friendly 7.(decide) in their daily lives, such as cycling rather 8.driving to work, or recycling clothes. If users perform any carbon-reducing activities, they 9.(reward) with “green energy” points. If they accumulate enough virtual points,10. real tree will be planted. According to Ant Financial, more than 100 million trees have been planted, thanks to the low-carbon actions of 500 million individuals, roughly 5% of the world’s population.
