Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling. Recycling in the home is very important of course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more material than we need. We are dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place.
The total amount of packaging increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It now makes up a third of a typical household’s waste in the UK. In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.
Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment. The UK, for example, is running out of areas for burying this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. The solution is not to produce such items in the first place. Food waste is a serious problem, too. Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need. However, a few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example.
But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to connect packaging with quality. We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality. This is especially true of food. But it also applies to a wide range of consumer products, which often have far more packaging than necessary.
There are signs of hope. As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realise just how much unnecessary material we are collecting. We need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb.What does the underlined phrase “that over-consumption” refer to?
| A．Using too much packaging. |
| B．Recycling too many wastes. |
| C．Making more products than necessary. |
| D．Having more material than is needed. |
The author uses figures in Paragraph 2 to show _______.
| A．the tendency of cutting household waste |
| B．the fact of packaging overuse |
| C．the rapid growth of supermarkets |
| D．the increase of packaging recycling |
What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?
| A．Unpackaged products are of bad quality. |
| B．Supermarkets care more about packaging. |
| C．It is improper to judge quality by packaging. |
| D．Other products are better packaged than food. |
What can we learn from the last paragraph?
| A．Needless material is mostly recycled. |
| B．Fighting wastefulness is difficult. |
| C．People like collecting recyclable waste. |
| D．The author is proud of their consumer culture. |
Postcards to myself
In 50 years fo traveling Colin McCorpuodale has visited every country in the world, except thtee, And everywhere he goes, he sends himself a postcard , He always chooses a postcard with a beautiful view, and sticks on an interesting stamp, Usually he writes just a short message to himself , His latest one , from the Malians island, read Good fishing,
On a wall in his home in London there is a large map of the world. There are hundreds of little red pins stuck in it .”It’s good to get a pin in the map.” Says Mr.McCorquodale, “but I follow the rules,I’m allowed to stick one in only if I ‘ve been in a place for more than 24 hours.”
Naturlly , Mr, McCorpuodale has his favorite places, New Zealand he describes as “wonderful “In Europe, he says,”Italy is a favourite place, But in Italy tourists are worried that they will get ripped off because people there often charge too much for something ,” Of China he says ,”This is one country in the world which is completely different, There is no European influence.”
Wherever he goes, Mr. McCorpuodale takes with him a photo of his wife, a candle,a torch, a shirt with a secret pocket, and a pen for writing his postcards
So why does he do it ? For the postcards or the travel? Mr McCorpuodale laughs, “I do it for the journey,” he , says.” I get a kick out of traveling, and all the planning.”
72.We can learn from the second paragraph that_______
A There is a large map of London in his home.
B Mr McCorpuodale likes sticking red pins in the map at will(随意)
C If he traveled in a place and stayed there 2days, he will stick a red pin in the map
D He likes collecting red pins,
73. What is written on his latest postcard?
A A favorite place B Malians island C Good fishing D A beautiful view
74. Tourists in Italy are often_______________
A beaten B helped C encouraged D cheated
75. From the passage we know that Mr McCorpuodale_______
A has visited all the coutries in the world
B has only three favorite places
C takes his wife with him wherever he goed
D gets a lot of pleasure from traveling and the planning for it
Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy, They feel heavy pressures from their parents to do well in school, Most students are always being told by their parents to study harder so that they can have a wonderful life, Though this may be good ideas for those very bright students, it can have very bad results for many students who are not quick enough at learning
Unfortunately, a number of students killed themselves, Others are after comfort in using druges, Some do bad things with trouble-makers and turn to crime, Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have disappointed their parents, Such students feel that they are les important and leave school before they have finished their study.
It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children , they do not help them in any way, Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers’work to help their children, To make matters worse, a lot of parents send their children to special schools called juku-cram schools, These schools are open during the evening and on weekeds , and their only purpose is to prepare students to apss exams; they do not try to educate students in any real sense of the real world, It thus comes as a shock to realize that almost three quarters of the junior or hight school population attend these cram schools,
Ordinary Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students’ hair to their clothes and things in their school bags. Child psychologists now think that such strick rules often lead to a feeling of being unsafe and being unable to fit into society, They regard the rules as being harmful to the development of each student, They believe that no sense of moral values is developed and that students are given neither guidance nor training in becoming good citizens
67. A lot of Japaness students are unhappy at school because_____________
A they work very hard B they find they can’t do well at school
C they feel unimportant D they are under too much prssure
68. Because fo their failure at school, some students take drugs to__________
A kill themselves B seek comfort
C disappoint their parents D make trouble
69.What should be the best title of passage?
A Students’ Pressure B Students’ Problems
C The Negative Impact(影响) of Japanese Education
D The Trouble in Japanese schools
70.In juku-cram schools students____________
A are taken good care of by the teachers B. feel no pressure
C are trained to pass exams D can learn a lot of useful things
71.In ordinary Japanese schools, _________
A there are strict rules B, students feel safe
C students can do anything D learning is not important
TWENTY-FIVEyears ago director Stephen Spielberg captured the hearts of Westen audiences with his family classic , E.T Now his Hong Kong dirctor Stephen Chow in trying to do the same trick in China,
Chow’s latest movie CJ7(《长江七号》)，in cinemas now,is a heart-warming story about a poor migrant worker(外来务工者) and his son . When a strange alien enters their lives, father and son learn a lesson about the value of family , Chow hopes his movie will help to make family films more popular in China.
Family films have been the main part of the Hollywood market for the last 40 years , They have given audiences movies like ET. Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park, However, there are few of these movies in China , where expensive history films are more popular.
A family film is not simply a children’s movie , It is a film that is not only suitable for children,but appeals to the whole family.
According to Raymound Zhou , a famous film critic, these films are rare in China because “very few families go to the cinema together’. Because of this , there is little demand for movise that appeal to the whole family,
However , in the West, it is common for the family to sit down and watch a movie together, Tim Bridges, from London, says :”I love it at Christmas when I sit down and watch a movie with my family.”
All family films contain similar messages about honest、remaining positive and learning there is more to life than money. According to the American movie reviewer, Dave Johnson, this is because “When parents watch a movie ,they wnt theier children to be learning good values”.
Just like when the alien in Spielberg’s E.T. phoens home to make contact with his family Chow will hope Chinese audiences are tuned in and ready to receive his family movie message.
63.Which of the following can replace the underlined part in the last paragraph______________
A understand what others are thinking B make telephones
C go to the cinema D sing songs
64. What is the family film. According to the passage?
A A kind of film that is about history
B A kind of film in which the charachers are animals
C A kind of film that is meant for both children and adults
D. A kind of film that is about families.
65.What is implied but not stated directly in the passage?
A Families in Chian should go to the cinema at Christmas
B It’s good for children to watch family films
C Chinese families don’t like family films
D The movie CJ 7 has nothing in common with E.T.
66.It can be inferred that in the future,_________
A Chinese families will go to the cinema together
B there may be more family films in China
C making family films in China is not easy
D family films are about love
Seven Chinese sailors are missing after a Chineses cargo ship sank in Russian waters near Japan on Saturday, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday, :”some of the 10 Chinese sailors on board were saved but seven are still missing after the ship sank off the waters of Vladivostok,” said a statement on its website,。 The ministry didn’t mention the cause of the incident, saying rescue efforts and an investigation into the incident are ongoing ,But the Global Times, a Chinese language newspaper based in Beijing, said yesterday the ship was fired on by the Russian navy before it sank. The news is first reported in a Russian newspaper, New Star, the cargo ship, was sequestered(扣押)at the Russian port or Nakhodka earlier this month for alleged (被指控的，可疑的)smuggling. It left the port not far from the Sino-Russian border withour permission from Russian authorities last Thursday and was chased(追)by a cruiser, the newspaper said, Later, the warship shot at least 500 rounds onto the ship and forced it to sail back toward the port ,in a period of almost 24 hours, Russian navy officers and soldiers onboard the rcruiser watched the sinking boat and did not make any response to the cries for help from the crewmen, In the end , 16 silors onboard New Star got on two lifeboats, The Russian sailors managed to sve one boat carrying eight people , while the other was engulfed in the waves, Of all the sailors onboard 6 came from IndonesiaThe Russian News Agency reported the incident yesterday and said the coast guard just found an empty boat in a three-day search , It also said that bad weather was the reason behind accident,According to the Intemational Maritime Orginzation, the owner of New Strar is a shipping company of Zhejiaing, while the operator is a company based in Guangzhou59. The passage may be found in________________A magazines B newspapers C, scientific fictions D,biographies(传记)60. How many Chinese sailors have been saved?A 10 B 7 C 3 D 661.Why did the Russian warship shoot the carog ship_________A To force it to sink B, To force it to go back to China
C To force it to sail back to Russia C To kill the sailors on the ship
62. It can be inferred that______________
A the other 8 sailors may have died
B the Russian navy officers and soldiers were willing to help the sailors
C the Russian port was far from China
D the Chinese ship was not very good
第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题3分，满分60分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A，B，C，D）中，选出最佳答案，并将答案写在答题卡上。Ticket price increases at HK DisneySource:Xinhua 1 02 -05 2009 11:39 Hong Kong Disneyland announced on Tuesday it will raise weekday admission prices for mainland and overseas tourists by about 19 percent, But Hong Kong residents and tourists who pruchase tickets through travel agents can still enjoy the old prices until June 30.A one-day admission will cost HK $ 350 ($ 45)for adults and HK＄250 for children aged up to 11 from Monday, the previous charges for weekends, Adults were previously admitted for HK$ 295 and children HK＄ 210A Hong Kong Disneyland spokesman said the park does not expect the new pricing structure to have an immdeiate impact on attendances, as research shows guests choose when to visit the attraction based on time available rather than ticket prices, But the hikes (the rise of prices)drew immediate criticism from the industry, The greater tourism industry fears it may harm mainlanders’ willingness to visit Hong Kong.Joseph Tung Yao-chung, executive director of Travel Industry Council of Hong kong, said the decision was unwise in the current financial elimate, He also urged the company to rethink its dicision, during an interview with Southern Metropolis Daily56.On September 10 of 2009 (weekday) HongKong residents and tourists will have to spend____________Buying three children tickets.A HK$360 B $360 C HK$750 D HK$88557.There is a family with five people ,Johnm his father, mother ,grandfather and grandmother, They are from America, John is eleven years old, If they visit the place on June 30 2009 (weekday),they will spend about________ in totalA $ 212 B $ 1650 C HK$1400 D $139058What can we infer from the passage?A Joseph Tung Yao-chung disagreed about the ticket price increase at HK Disney.B HongKong Disneyland will make a lot of money by raising weekday admission prices for mainland tourists,C The Hong Kong Disneyland spokesman didn’t like the new pricing structure,D Only tourists from mainland visit Hong Kong Disneyland,.
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