What will the house of the future look like? Could it have gardens on its walls, or a pool with fish for dinner? Architects believe that they are all possibilities. The only thing for sure is that the houses will be as green as possible.
The tree house
Many architects in the world would like to build a “tree house.” Like a leaf, the surface of the house collects sunlight during the day. The energy can be used to heat water, produce electricity, and even create fresh air for the home. The “root” (根) of the house is deep under the ground. It uses the soil (土壤) to the home’s temperature.
The Lizard house
Like a lizard (蜥蜴), changing color with the weather is the most important design of a lizard house. When it’s in the bright sun, the cover of the house will turn dark to protect it from strong heat. During dark days, it turns white and takes in as much light and heat as possible to produce energy.
Meals at home
This design is perhaps as much about the future of food production as architecture (建筑风格). It has gardens on the outside wall of the house. People can plant tomatoes, carrots and green tea on them. So every day in the morning, you just need to walk outside and collect your meals.
Learning from the past
Looking to the future isn’t the only way to be green. Sometimes, ancient techniques (古老的技术) can also help cut down energy use. For example, a chimney (烟囱) can be a useful air conditioner because it is easier of hot air to flow out at the chimney.What is the best title (标题) of the passage?
A. Green house of the future.
b. The greener, the better.
C. How to build green houses.
D. Changes of the houses.We can heat water, produce electricity or create fresh air for the home .
A. with the root of a leaf.
b. with the energy from sunlight.
C. with the soil under the ground
D. with gardens on its walls.What will happen to the cover of the lizard house when it’s in the bright sun?
A. It will take in light.
b. It will produce energy.
C. It will turn dark.
D. It will turn white.The passage seems to tell us that meals at home in the future .
A. will be more delicious.
b. need more cooks.
C. cost as much as possible.
D. will be greener.A chimney can be a useful air conditioner but it used to cause .
A. pollution. b. accident. C. noise. D. techniques.
Riding a bike is good exercise and great fun. But what do you do with your old bikes? American girl Nicole Basil has a wonderful answer to this question. She sets up Pedal Power — a charity (慈善团体) to collect (收集) old bikes and gives them to people who need them.
Nicole, 12, starts Pedal Power when she is only 8. She collects more than 250 bikes each year. Every November, Pedal Power holds a bike race to ask for more donations (捐赠品).
Nicole also gives bikes to students as prizes. Top students and hardworking students both get them. “Some kids aren’t as lucky as others, but they still do well in school,” she says. “And I think they should get a prize.”
A bicycle shop helps Nicole check (检查) every bike for the races. The owner says he is happy to help the charity. “This is just wonderful,” he says. “We need to learn from Nicole to help others.”
阅读短文，回答下列问题。What does Nicole do with the old bikes?
_________________________________________How long has Nicole worked at Pedal Power?
_________________________________________When does Nicole hold a bike race to ask for more old bikes?
_________________________________________What kind of students can get the bikes as prizes?
_________________________________________What does the shop owner do to help the charity?
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My ideal school is not far from my home. It takes me 15 minutes to walk there. In the school, there are a lot of trees and flowers. It’s very beautiful. We also have a big school library, a swimming pool and seven computer rooms. We begin our classes at 8:00 a.m. and finish them at 4:00 p.m. So we have a lot of time for after-school activities. Every day we only do our homework for an hour. Every month we can go on a school trip. How wonderful the school life is!
阅读以上短文，完成下面各题，每空一词。The boy goes to his ideal school on ________.
There is a ________, a swimming pool and seven computer rooms in his school.
His school ________ at 4:00 p.m.
The students have ________ time for after-school activities.
They often go on a school trip every ________.
All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have very different ideas about drinking tea.
In China, for example, tea is always served when people get together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in teahouses. They prefer their tea plain, with nothing else in it.
Tea is also important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called a tea ceremony（仪式）. It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.
Another tea-drinking country is England. In England, the late afternoon is “teatime”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with milk and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and little sandwiches at teatime.
In the United States people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use tea bags to make their tea. Tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In summer, many Americans drink cold tea — “iced tea”. Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans, like soda.
阅读短文，选择正确答案。Iced tea is popular _______.
| A．in winter | B．for breakfast |
| C．in England | D．in the USA |
The English like to _______.
| A．drink their tea plain |
| B．eat cakes and cookies with their tea |
| C．have tea with dinner |
| D．drink their tea in a special room |
The Chinese drink tea _______.
| A．in a special ceremony | B．only in teahouses |
| C．when they get together | D．for breakfast |
Tea is popular _______.
| A．in Asian countries | B．only in English-speaking countries |
| C．only in the USA | D．all around the world |
The passage is about _______.
| A．Chinese tea | B．different ways of drinking tea |
| C．the teatime in England | D．why tea is important |
There is a little cat in the house. She likes playing with a ball. The ball is very nice. It is the cat’ s good friend.
One day the little cat makes a mistake. The owner ties (系) her to a big tree. She wants to play with the ball. But she can’t get it. The little cat is very sad. “How can I get the ball?” the little cat says. She uses her forepaw (前爪) to get the ball. But it is too hard. She can’ t get the ball.
The little cat thinks and thinks. Then she has an idea. She turns round (转身) and soon she gets the ball. Now she can play with the ball again. How happy she is！
But do you know how she gets the ball?
根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）The ball is the cat’s good friend.
The owner ties the cat to a big tree, because she doesn’t catch the mouse.
She can get the ball easily（轻易地）.
The Chinese for the word “hard” is “困难的”.
The cat is very happy because she can get the ball at last (最后).
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