We humans live in different parts of the world, but we have the same “mother”. She gives us everything we need in our daily life. She is our Mother Earth.
April 22 is Earth Day. The theme of this year is “Green Cities”.
A green city is a healthy and pleasant place for people to live, according to the United Nations. A green city can get its energy from regenerative sources like solar (太阳能的) and wind power. Also, it is connected by clean public transportation. Moreover, a green city is made up of facilities (设施) that can save energy and reduce waste.
Around the world, many cities and countries have done well to build themselves in a green way. Chicago is well known for its green roof (屋顶) program. These roofs are covered with plants. The plants get a great amount of rainwater. Later, the water evaporates (蒸发) to help make the air cool and clean. So far, there are about 360 green roofs in Chicago, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Curitiba, Brazil, has great transportation(运输). It opened the world’s first bus rapid transit (BRT) system in 1974. BRT runs on special lanes. This makes sure that buses are on time even in traffic jams. With the help of BRT, the city has the lowest level of air pollution in Brazil. Today, many other countries have copied BRT, including China and Mexico.
Singapore is home to the first zero-energy building in Southeast Asia. Zero energy means a building is able to create more energy than it uses. Zero-energy buildings work with solar panels (板) mainly on roofs. These panels can make electricity which powers the buildings. By 2030, Singapore plans to build 80 percent of its buildings like this.What is a green city according to the United Nations?
| A．A city with many green trees and flowers. |
| B．A green place for people to live. |
| C．A healthy and pleasant place for people to live. |
| D．A place is green for people to live. |
The theme of Earth Day this year is “ ”.
| A．Green Roofs | B．Green Cities |
| C．Reducing and Recycling | D．Environmental Protection |
The underlined word “regenerative” in Paragraph 3 means “ ”.
| A．getting terrible things and smells |
| B．giving new life and freshness |
| C．reducing waste things |
| D．producing old materials again |
From the passage, we learn that in the three cities .
| A．people are encouraged to grow plants on their roofs |
| B．special lanes (车道) are designed to solve traffic jams |
| C．people make good use of solar and wind energy |
| D．people are provided with a pleasant place to live |
The passage is mainly developed by .
| A．giving examples | B．explaining reasons |
| C．listing suggestions | D．showing different opinions |
Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.
Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students will be able to use e-mail to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees-anywhere at all!
Because of the many changes in computer technology , laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable( 便携式的) computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources（资源）. State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.
At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff(职员) use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, “ Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we’re giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”Why is the word “speak” in the second paragraph in quotation marks(引号)?
| A．They don’t really talk. |
| B．They use the computer language. |
| C．Laptops have speakers. |
| D．None of the above reasons is correct. |
Which of the following is true about Westlake College?
| A．All teachers use computers. |
| B．1500 students have laptops now. |
| C．It is an old college in America. |
| D．Students there can do everything. |
A window on the world in the last paragraph means that students can ________.
| A．attend lectures on information technology |
| B．travel around the world |
| C．get information from around the world |
| D．have free laptops |
What can we infer（推断） from the passage?
| A．The program is successful. |
| B．The program is not workable. |
| C．The program is too expensive to carry out. |
| D．We don’t know the result yet. |
It was reported today that in China, 56% of people who write blogs(博客) do so as a personal diary and 83% use their blogs for sending messages to friends. It was also found that there is a strong East- West difference. In places like the US, blogs that offer information on news attract more readers but in China, blogs are more likely to be about sharing personal feelings.
It seems that bloggers can be divided into three types: IT bloggers, bloggers who record their ordinary feelings and media（媒体） bloggers.
When blogging first started, the IT people had the technological advantage and they took the chance to put their thoughts on the web. Some of these IT people now have had over a million people read their blogs.
The next wave of bloggers did not have any training as writers or in IT and wrote about normal daily life. Media bloggers, however, are trained writers, such as journalists and editors. When the many media bloggers showed up, the everyday bloggers lost most of their readers. Media bloggers have the advantage of knowing how to communicate well through the written words.
However, the normal bloggers are still out there and increasing in number. It seems that blogging is the new way to express your feelings. People feel like the world is listening to, or rather reading, their problems, even if they are not. From the passage we know that________.
| A．56% of the Chinese write blogs |
| B．people in US like to read blogs for news |
| C．the Chinese never share feelings with each other through blogs |
| D．the way that Chinese use blogs is not different from the West |
________wrote more blogs at the very beginning .
| A．IT bloggers | B．Media bloggers |
| C．Normal bloggers | D．US bloggers |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．There will be more and more normal bloggers. |
| B．Only bloggers express their feelings through the Internet. |
| C．All people in the world are listening to the bloggers’ voice. |
| D．Media bloggers didn’t have the advantage of knowing how to communicate well. |
The underlined expression in the passage can be best replaced by “________”.
| A．increased. | B．appeared . |
| C．arrived. | D．grew. |
A ship met a storm at sea and only two of the men were able to swim to a small, deserted island. Not knowing what else to do, they agreed to pray(祈祷) to God on opposite sides of the island.
Of course, the first thing they prayed for was food. The next morning, the first man saw a fruit tree on his side. But there was nothing on the other man’s side.
Later the first man prayed for a house, clothes and more food. The next day, all of these things were given to him. However, the second man still had nothing.
Finally, the first man prayed for a ship so that he could leave the island, and the next morning he found a ship.
The first man decided to leave alone. As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard a voice, “Why are you leaving your friend on island?”
“My blessings are mine alone, since I was the one that prayed for them,” the first man answered. “His prayers were all unanswered.”
“You are wrong!” the voice said. “He had only one prayer, which I answered. If not for that, you would not have received any of our blessings.”
“Tell me”, the first man asked, “what he prayed for?”
“He prayed that all your prayers would be answered.”
For all we know, our blessings are not the fruits of our prayers alone, but those of others’ prayers for us The first man decided to leave alone because he thought ________.
| A．the second man didn’t like him |
| B．the second man didn’t want to leave |
| C．he was the one that prayed for the ship |
| D．the second man’s prayers were all answered |
The underlined word “blessings” means _______ in Chinese?
| A．祈福 | B．同意 |
| C．善良 | D．责任 |
The first man could get all the things because ________.
| A．God was kind to him | B．the second man prayed for him |
| C．God thought he was unlucky | D．the second man prayed for nothing |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．How to live on an island | B．Two men on a ship |
| C．How to pray | D．A friend’s prayer |
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There are lots of good things for children about having and caring for pets. Playing with or cuddling pets is part of the fun of having them. But there are some things to remember if you want to keep yourself safe.
1.Always wash your hands (1) playing with a pet, and be careful especially (1) eating, in case any germs(细菌) have got onto your fingers.
2.Don’t let pets lick your face －they may have been licking somewhere unmentionable just before they lick you! If they do lick your face, don’t be afraid－soap and water will get rid of any nasty germs.
3.Pets get worms and fleas. They need to be treated regularly to keep them healthy. Animal fleas can bite you.
4.Some skin diseases such as ringworm can be spread to humans from dogs and cats.［Ringworm is not really a worm; it is a skin infection caused by tinea.］
5. Some people can be allergic to animal hair or dander. They might get fever or asthma if they get too close to some pets.
It sounds like a lot of problems. doesn’t it? (2)But if you take care, pets can be great fun and not cause any problems. The important thing for us is to clean up. Regularly clean up after your pet in the garden, the cat little tray or the area where your pet lives. To avoid getting germs, wear rubber gloves and make sure that you wash your bands well after cleaning up.在(1)句的空白处填入适当的词，使句意完整、上下文通顺。
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回答问题: What can get rid of the germs if a pet licks our face?
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If you want to keep your pets fit, you need to treat them regularly.
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