根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。
“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different
. “Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.
you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, “It’s cool.” You may think, “He’s so cool,” when you see your favorite footballer. We all maximize(最大化) the meaning of “cool”. You can use it
of many words such as “new” or “surprising”. Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall(瀑布) they had visited. On one student’s paper was just the one sentence, “It’s so cool.” Maybe he thought it was the
way to show what he saw and felt.
But the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏) of words. “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. Can you think of many
words that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are
very cool.
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。（每小题1分，共5分）
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It ____________ that their living conditions were not very good.
In the past twenty years, my hometown has developed ____________.
Our government has taken action to make the ____________ river clear again.
There are several small chemical factories ____________ waste water into the river.
At that time, China was the country with the ____________ population in the world.
All big cities are quite similar. Living in a modern Asian city isn’t very different from living in an American city. ______
In many parts of the world, farmers and their families live in villages or towns. In the United States, however, each farm family lives on its own fields, often beyond (在……之外) the sight of any neighbors. Instead of traveling from the village to the fields every morning, American farmers stay on their land the whole week. ______ Their children ride on buses to large schools for all the farm families living in the area. In some areas, there are small schools serving a few farm families, and the children walk to school. Of course life keeps changing for everyone, including farmers.
______ And there are also modern machines for farming. All of these have changed the farm life.
______ Farmers usually had to deal with their own problems, instead of getting help from others. They learned to try new ways, and to trust their own ideas rather than (而不) followed the old ways.
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| A. Today there are cars, good roads, radios and television sets. B. The same can not be said about living on farms, however. C. Many years ago, however, farming in America was often a lonely way of living. D. They travel to the nearest town on Saturdays for shopping or on Sundays for church. |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Life in the world also keeps changing. |
| B．Life in the United States keeps changing. |
| C．American farmers like their old ways. |
| D．American farmers have changed their lives. |
The Earth has warmed by about half a degree（0.50℃）over the last 100 years. It could be getting warmer on its own, but many scientists think that people are making the Earth warmer by making a greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is important. Without it, the Earth would not be warm enough for us to live on. But just a little warmer than it is now could cause problems for humans, plants and animals.
Many of the things we do every day can change the Earth’s temperature by sending greenhouse gases into the air. We send greenhouse gases into the air when we watch TV, turn on lights, dry hair, play video games, wash or dry our clothes or drive cars. The rubbish from factories and homes also produces greenhouse gases.
Even a small change in temperature can affect our weather. This can cause changes in the sea levels, the air, flooding, and our fresh water.
The change in the temperature can also cause changes in the living places for animals and plants, endangering many animals.
Global warming is a big problem, and every little bit we do can help. We can save electricity. We can save energy in other ways such as by taking buses or walking rather than driving cars. We can recycle to reduce the rubbish and save natural resources such as trees, oil and metals. We can buy products that don’t do bad to the environment and we can turn to solar energy. Remember the little bit that you do will bring a better world. Which of the following does not send greenhouse gases into the air?
| A．Watching TV. | B．Turning on a light. |
| C．Driving a car. | D．Walking to school. |
In this passage, the scientists are mainly trying to make the readers realize___________ .
| A．the greenhouse effect is important |
| B．humans are making the earth warmer |
| C．the earth is getting warmer in 100 years |
| D．the earth could be getting warmer by itself |
Without the greenhouse effect，we would _____________ .
| A．be safer | B．not be able to live |
| C．have a cleaner earth | D．have a better world |
The writer gives us advice on how to save energy in __________ .
| A．Paragraph 2 | B．Paragraph 3 |
| C．Paragraph 4 | D．Paragraph 5 |
Global warming is a big problem but ___________ .
| A．we can't do anything to help | B．we don't need to do anything |
| C．we can do something to help | D．we can do something to stop it |
If you have failed in the past to try to make big changes in life, try again now, one tiny step at a time.
Every year it's the same. As December comes to an end, you think about the new year and all the ways you want to improve your life. But as you start to write down your hopes for the new year, you think about the last year. You excitedly write down all the changes you are going to make, but by the end of January those ideas get lost in your busy life.
Here's a suggestion: Forget the too big, hard-to-achieve goals and just think about the small ones. “We often think that we have to do everything in big steps, even though it's so hard for us to reach it.” said Robert Maurer, who recently wrote the book One Small Step Can Change Your Life. “What we try to do is to begin with such a small step that we can’t find any excuse not to do it.”
“Kaizen”, a Japanese word, is used to mean to change behavior and attitudes (态度). During World War II, American factory managers were able to increase productivity by trying small, continuous improvements instead of sudden changes. After the war, the idea was brought to a rebuilding (重建) Japan. It made Japan develop fast. The Japanese called it “kaizen”, which means “improvement”.
Maurer studied the idea and did some experiments with it. “Kaizen” could possibly help people succeed in doing everything. At the end of December, people usually ___________ .
| A．plan for the last year | B．fail to make big changes |
| C．try to lose their ideas | D．think about the new year |
Robert Maurer wrote a book to tell us ___________ .
| A．we should do everything in big steps |
| B．how to find a small step without any excuse |
| C．we should try a lot of sudden changes |
| D．how to change one’s life with one small step |
The underlined part “increase productivity” in the passage means “___________ “.
| A．增加成本 | B．提高待遇 | C．提高生产率 | D．增加出口量 |
The writer of the passage suggests we should ___________ .
| A．take a tiny step to achieve big goals |
| B．make changes at the end of the year |
| C．do few experiments with “kaizen” |
| D．do things with hard-to-achieve goals |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．You can't find any excuse not to reach a big goal. |
| B．You can achieve your goals if you are not too busy. |
| C．”Kaizen” was brought to Japan during World WarⅡ. |
| D．Robert Maurer studied “kaizen” and found it helpful. |
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误，正确的用“T”，错误的用“F”。（每小题1分，共5分）
There are many wetlands (湿地) in China and some of them have become the world's important wetlands.
The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. They are home for many different kinds of birds and animals. The world's largest Milu Deer Nature Reserve (自然保护区) is in them. More than 700 Milu deer live freely there. There are not many red-Crowned cranes in the world, but every winter you can see some in the red-Crowned Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea Wetlands.
The temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine, too. They are really good places for wildlife (野生动物). Offering food and home for some special kinds of animals and birds is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are important because they also prevent flood. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. This means there will be less and less space for wildlife.
Luckily, more and more people are beginning to realize the importance of wetlands and wildlife. Every year, on February 2nd, many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are in the west of China.
Usually the weather in the wetlands is pleasant.
February 2nd is the world's wetlands Day.
We must protect wetlands only because they can offer food to the animals and birds.
Wetlands are valuable resources of land on the earth.
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