What do people do with their old, out-of-date but still useful computers? Most people don’t know what to do with them. Many old computers are put away in homes. Many more are simply thrown out with the rubbish.
Some companies are thinking of ways to bring down the number of old computers. Sony has agreed to help recycle old Sony products. Dell, Hewlett-Packard and other companies now also take back some old computers.
In some countries, laws are being passed, too. Computer companies will have to collect and recycle their used products. And 70% of computer waste must be recycled. The idea behind the laws is that computer companies themselves should pay the cost. That will encourage them to make computers that are easier and cheaper to repair and upgrade（升级）.
Yet while many people are throwing away good computers, others cannot afford them at all. Hundreds of organizations are working to solve this problem. They collect and repair old computers. Some also teach others how to repair computers.
The computers then go to schools, charities and people who need them. Giving a used computer to one of these organizations can turn one person’s rubbish into someone else’s useful things—and cut down on waste, too. How do people usually deal with their old computers?
A. They stop using them. B. They give them to others. C. They fix them up. What do some computer companies do to bring down the number of old computers?
A. They don’t do anything about them.
B. They take back some old ones.
C. They donate them to some charities. According to some countries’ laws, what must computer companies do?
A. Collect and recycle most of computer waste.
B. Repair and upgrade old computers.
C. Make much cheaper computers. What may people who can’t afford computers think of the used computers?
A. Expensive. B. Useful. C. Out-of -date. What is the passage about?
A. Repairing old computers.
B. Selling old computers.
C. Recycling old computers.
A sign is another kind of language. Here are some of them that you see on the roads.
Number one is a sign with the number thirty on it. When drivers see this sign , they must not go at more than thirty kilometers can hour. We see this sign when we are getting near a town. Number two is a sign that we're near a crossing. We must drive carefully. Number three is a sign that there is a bend in the road. Again, we must drive slowly and carefully. It is not safe to go round a bend very fast. Number four is a sign that there is another road coming in from the right. There is a junction at this place. Number five is a sign that there is a hill and number six is a sign that the road gets narrow. Drivers must go slowly and carefully. Number seven has the word “ SCHOOL” on it. This is a sign that there is a school at the side of the street or the road. Perhaps there are children going to or leaving school. So drivers must look carefully and go slowly. Number eight is a sign with the letter “ P ” on it. The letter “ P ” means “ Parking ”. At some places, there're the signs “ No parking ” or “ No waiting”. If a driver leaves his car near one of these signs, a policeman may come and write down the number of his car.At the places where you see Sign 1, .
| A．you are already out of a town |
| B．you still have thirty kilometers to go |
| C．there must be many houses and buildings not far away |
| D．there must be a town thirty k8ilometers away |
The underlined word bend probably means here.
| A．traffic | B．subway |
| C．turning | D．danger |
You have to drive not only slowly but also carefully when you find .
| A．each of the eight signs |
| B．either of Signs 2 and 3 |
| C．all of Signs 2, 4, 6 and 7 |
| D．any of Signs 3, 5, 6 and 7 |
People put these signs on the road in order to .
| A．teach drivers lesson |
| B．make drivers even safer |
| C．stop cars going there |
| D．learn another kind of language |
Which can be the best title for this message?
| A．Another language. |
| B．On the road. |
| C．What to do. |
| D．Traffic signs. |
If a snake bites you, take a photo with your mobile phone! It save your life. This is the surprising advice of a British cook. One day Henry Jackson was working in a restaurant kitchen. He picked up a dish from a table, and suddenly a snake appeared and bit him on the hand. A few days earlier, the snake came to the restaurant from Asia in a box of bananas. It climbed out of the box and hid under the dish. “ I tried to pick it up and it bit me. I threw it away, but it landed in the fridge. So I closed the door.” Jackson said. Anyway, Jackson was cool and he took a photo of the snake with his mobile phone. Soon his hand began to ache and he went to hospital. Then his chest began to hurt. Doctors couldn't say what was wrong because they didn't know what kind of snake it was.
Then Jackson remembered his mobile phone photo. The doctors sent it to London Zoo. When they knew the kind of snake, they could give Jackson the right medicine, and he left hospital the next day. “ So my advice is this: If a snake bits you, pick up your phone. Take its photo first and then call the hospital. Show the photo to the doctors,” suggests Mr. Jackson. “ Oh, and if the snake doesn't smile for its photo, don't worry!” When the snake bit Mr. Jackson, it was .
| A．hiding in a box of bananas |
| B．climbing out of a box of bananas |
| C．lying under a dish |
| D．climbing into the fridge |
Mr. Jackson threw the snake away probably because .
| A．he was surprised | B．he wanted to get a better photo |
| C．his chest began to hurt | D．the fridge door was open |
Mr. Jackson closed the fridge door so that .
| A．he could take a photo |
| B．the snake couldn't go back to the zoo |
| C．the snake became cool |
| D．he was safe from the snake |
The doctors gave Mr. Jackson the right medicine when .
| A．London Zoo told them what kind of snake it was |
| B．Mr. Jackson sent the photo to the hospital |
| C．he left hospital the next day |
| D．the snake bit him |
The text tells us if we are in danger and have a phone with us, it will help us to do thing.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
Mr. Zhang was a sports fan. He worked in a hospital in the capital. He was busy all the time and had little time to have a rest. And one day he felt unwell and couldn't go on working. He decided to spend a week's holiday in a quiet village where he could go swimming or fishing. He got off at a small railway station and soon got to a quiet village. He took a room hotel and went to sleep as soon as he had a good meal.
At first Mr. Zhang enjoyed himself there. He could do everything he wanted and went wherever he liked. Nobody disturbed him and knocked at the door at midnight. But on the fourth day he was in trouble. After lunch it was very hot. He went swimming in the river. Suddenly he saw a beautiful bird in a big tree. He wanted to catch it, so he walked to it, but it found him and flew away ans soon as gone. He began to pick some flowers in the forest and before long he lost his way.
The sun had gone down and night had fallen before Mr. Zhang found a small restaurant in another village. He came in and told them to bring him some bread, two eggs and a glass of tea. After a while his food was brought. Soon he ate up all the bread and eggs. When he was going to have the tea, he found there was a fly in the glass.
“ What's in my tea?” Mr. Zhang called out, “ A fly”
“ It's impossible, sir.” said the owner of the restaurant, “ I had told them to pick all the flies out of your tea before they brought it to you!”From the story we can guess Mr. Zhang may be a .
| A．engineer | B．doctor | C．tour guide | D．translator |
Mr. Zhang decided to take this holiday because .
| A．he was too tired to go on working | B．he was very busy all the time |
| C．he was paid a lot of money | D．he liked swimming and fishing |
Mr. Zhang hoped to spend a week's holiday by ..
| A．catching birds | B．swimming or fishing |
| C．picking flowers | D．having good meals every day |
Mr. Zhang went to the village from home ..
| A．by bus | B．by car | C．on foot | D．by train |
Mr. Zhang didn't enjoy himself in the village, did he?
| A．No, he wasn't. | B．Yes, he was |
| C．No, he didn't | D．Yes, he did. |
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An American named Crum invented potato chips in 1853, although that was not his intention(意图). He was a chef(厨师长) at a beautiful restaurant in Saratoga Springs, New York. A regular dish on the menu was fried(油炸的) potatoes, which was an ides that had started in France. At that time, French fried potatoes were cut into thick slices(片).
One day, a dinner guest at the restaurant sent back his fried potatoes to the chef because he did not like them so thick. So Mr Crum cut the potatoes a little thinner and fried them. The guest did not like those either. That made Mr Crum angry, so he thought he would just show the man. He sliced the potatoes paper-thin and fried them, thinking that the man would say nothing about it. However, to his surprise, the man loved the thin potatoes very much. Other guests tried them and liked them. So, Mr Crum’s potato chips were added to the menu. They were called Saratoga Chips.
Finally, Mr Crum opened his own restaurant to sell his famous chips. Now potato chips are packaged(包装) and sold in stores.
Is it a tree? Is it a bear? If you’re looking at a tree in the shape of a bear, it’s a topiary(林木雕塑). A topiary is a tree or a bush(灌木) that is trained into a shape. Growing a topiary garden takes both time and skills. 
A topiary gardener should make a drawing first. The drawing shows the final shape that the gardener likes. The gardener then chooses a bush for the topiary. It may be one that just planted or one that is already in place.
In June of the plant’s first year, the gardener looks for new leaves. When the leaves grow, it’s time to shape(给……造型) the bottom of the bush. It needs about five years. The top is not trimmed during this time. In the fifth year, the bush grows tall enough for shaping. Then the gardener begins to shape the whole bush.
Once a topiary has been starte
d, it needs care all year. In the summer it must be cut many times to keep its shape. This cutting also helps the bush grow. In the winter the bushes don’t grow. The gardeners have to brush snow of the plants, or snow may hurt some parts of them.
Topiary gardening is very old art. The Romans did it in the first Century. In the sixteenth century, people in Europe like topiaries too. By the late 1600s, topiaries were also grown in America. Today it’s popular in many parts of the world. Put the following in the right order according to the passage.
a. The gardener chooses a bush for the topiary.
b. The whole bush grows tall enough for shaping.
c. The gardener begins to shape the bottom of the bush.
d. The gardener draws the shape of a topiary.
| A．d→a→b→c | B．b→c→a→d | C．a→d→c→b | D．d→a→c→b |
In which part of the world did the topiary gardening begin first?
| A．In Rome. | B．In Europe. | C．In America. | D．In Africa. |
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