A documentary about smog(雾霾) has become well-known across the country with over 100 million views in less than 24 hours. Under the Dome, the documentary by Chai Jing, was shown on video-sharing websites in China on Feb 28. It has pushed the public awareness (意识) about air pollution and people to join in efforts to make a difference.
Showing a number of photos and videos, Chai examines how the pollution problem has become so in the country and told us the project was inspired(启发)by lung(肺) illness of her new-born daughter. “I all the windows. I started every day by checking the pollution index(指数),” Chai said. Millions of other people are also doing the things. While they stop there, Chai goes deeper. “I don’t want to live in this way. I need to find out where the smog comes from and what is going on.”
Over a year, she went to polluted areas to find the cause of smog, visited the US and the UK to learn about their , and interviewed officials, scientists and the general public.
The film has led to national after going popular online. Cheng Chen, a 22-year-old student from Beijing Foreign Studies University, found the documentary “very inspiring”. “I used to think it was not my duty to air pollution–I don’t own a factory or a car,” said Cheng. “But Chai tells me we share the same fate since we breathe the same air and there is a lot I can do.” At the same time, experts remind moved viewers of the film’s limitation. So what do you think of it?
A. 103- second B. 103-minute C. 103-hour
A. slowly B. rapidly C. quietly
A. prevented B. influenced C. encouraged
A. serious B. important C. necessary
A. opened B. cleaned C. closed
A. rubbish B. water C. air
A. same B. right C. terrible
A. news B. experiences C. hobbies
A. agreement B. discussion C. development
A. deal with B. find out C. listen to
Where did you go yesterday? Did you hear music at any of those places? Today most shops and restaurants play music.
Scientists believe that music _______ people’s behavior(举止). According to some scientists, the sound of western classical(古典的) music makes people _____ richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend _______ money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays modern music, people spend less money. With ____ music, people spend even less.
Scientists also ______ that loud, fast music makes people eat faster. In fact, people ______ their food faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their _______ hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave quickly. Restaurants _______ make people spend even less.
The _______ time you hear music somewhere, be _____. It might change the way you do things.
A.changes B.makes C.tells D.takes
A.become B.get C.feel D.look
A.much B.more C.little D.less
A.no B.much C.any D.some
A.know B.hope C.realize D.believe
A.cook B.order C.eat D.make
A.free B.busy C.happy D.sad
A.can B.should C.can’t D.needn’t
A.first B.second C.next D.last
A.quiet B.quick C.happy D.careful
Cloze test (本题共15分,每小题1分)Choose the best answer to complete the passage.
Blue Bear lives in a little house near a hill.
One spring, it was time to plant his tomato plants, Blue Bear went to work in his new .Very carefully, Blue Bear planted each little plant in his garden.
All the summer, he took care of the garden and the plants. Sometimes he would sit by the garden, his fruit juice.
Near the end of the summer, the tomatoes were fat and red. Blue Bear quite a lot and took them into his little house. He thought, “Mummy, I have tomatoes. Now I think it’s time to bread!”
With his pan he began to make bread. It _ him only a few minutes to finish it. The whole house was filled with a wonderful . Then he cut the tomatoes and made a big sandwich.
He was so happy that he ran out the house, singing and jumping. And when he really felt a little ,he thought of his sandwich and went into the house. Just when he was taking up the , he saw Mr. White come.
“ I stay with you tonight? I’m just too tired to walk on. ”
“Yes, please!” answered Blue Bear, and each enjoyed half of the sandwich. Blue Bear was happy that he was able to help someone who needed help.
A. when B. which C. but
A. house B. school C. garden
A. tree B. tomato C. potato
A. pulled B. pushed C. watered
A. eating B. buying C. drinking
A. picked B. cooked C. found
A. eat B. drink C. make
A. took B. had C. paid
A. smell B. drink C. cheese
A. into B. near C. of
A. happy B. hungry C. angry
A. by B. back C. past
A. juice B. plant C. sandwich
A.Must B. May C. Do
A. it B. she C. they
The pollution in our country is very serious, which is harmful to our health. If we don’t take
to protect the environment, the earth will be destroyed. The earth is our home. No earth, no people! So we should think of some good to solve the environmental problems.
is one of the problems. But some rubbish can be . So we should the rubbish according to the materials instead of throwing them here and there. We should also the waste. For example, we can use sides of the paper or we can bring a basket when going to the supermarket. Waste water shouldn’t be into rivers and lakes directly(直接地). Dirty water may some diseases(疾病).
In a word, is supposed to take an action at once. It is our duty to protect the environment and make our world more and more beautiful.
A. hair B. measures C. sky
A. purpose B. results C. ways
A. Rubbish B. Air C. Water
A. stored B. recycled C. wasted
A. sell B. rise C. sort
A. reduce B. make C. stop
A. both B. neither C. none
A. poured B. discovered C. rained
A. shut B. cause C. prevent
A. no one B. someone C. everyone
通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案,并将所选的选项填在答题卡对应的位置上。
When the air in Beijing got “ crazy bad”, an American reporter described that one could hardly ever see across the street. During the , you can usually make out the sun through the sky, but even at midday(正午),the sun is just a small white ball. You clothes can get after a day walking. Clothes like the smell in a smoking room.
But it’s not just Beijing.. On Monday a was on fire in Zhejiang Province, but the air pollution was so bad that for three hours no one the smoke coming out from the factory.
________surprises people is that Beijing or Zhejiang Province can’t even be in China’s top 10 areas that have the worst air pollution.
It’s clear that has become one of China’s biggest problems. Pollution hurts everyone. Something must be done to bad air. The Chinese government has taken the first step—— admitting (承认) it is a . Beijing is able to make its air breathe (呼吸) a little easier soon.
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A green life sometimes just needs a good idea like sharing cars.It’s a new way of thinking.You can use a car but you don’t need to own it Now the idea of “car sharing” has become in many countries.
As we know ,most cars in garages for much time.In fact,we drive our own cars one or two hours a day on average(平均). When we don’t use them,we have to pay for parking and things.That costs too much money.To money,some people come up with the idea of “car sharing”.If we share a car, we’ll only when we use it.
Now many people are starting to do car sharing.In Switzerland,almost 40,000 people have it.Japan is also trying to make popular around the country.
Car sharing is the beginning of a new idea in .It is also very nice for us to travel everywhere buying a car.Do you love to share a car with others?
A.popular B.interesting C.funny
A.are washed B.are driven C.are parked
A.as far as B.as long as C.as much as
A.the other B.others C.other
A.make B.save C.find
A.spend B.cost C.pay
A.joined B.covered C.take part
A.time saving B.money saving C.car sharing
A.fashion B.transportation C. the world
A.without B.with C.by
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More and more Americans are going to work by bike. Do you know why more people are bikes to work? We can answer the question in ways. First, bikes don’t need gasoline (汽油), so it takes money to use them. Second, a bike doesn’t much space (空间), so it is to find a place for it. And riding a bike is good for one’s . People often drive their to offices or to shops, but now people think riding bikes is a good way of doing sports.
That’s more Americans are now going to work bike, and they are their own cars at home.
A.making B.riding C.jumping D.believing
A.popular B.different C.famous D.friendly
A.less B.more C.much D.many
A.mend B.need C.have D.find
A.easy B.hard C.cheap D.expensive
A.journey B.health C.study D.work
A.buses B.trains C.cars D.boats
A.what B.why C.how D.where
A.by B.on C.at D.in
A.cleaning B.leaving C.staying D.learning
Everyone should do something to protect the environment. How did we help to save our earth this week? Let me tell you.
First, my family try to save . We never left the lights on when leaving the rooms. We turn off the TV when is watching it. Mom only uses cold water in the washing machine.
Second, we also start recycling this week. We to write on both sides of the paper, not just on one side. We also our rubbish into different bags for bottles, cans, paper and food. Mom keeps the plastic shopping bags from the supermarket to use them again as rubbish bags. These are great to help our environment.
Third, my family also save water. We never take long baths and have short showers . We wash the toilet with used water. My sister and I don’t
the tap running when we brushed our teeth.
At last, mom and dad begin to save gas. Mom to drive us to school, but now my sister and I start riding our bikes to school. It’s hard work good exercise! This week dad and his workmates(同事) also start to go to work together in one and share the cost. This also help reduce greenhouse gases.
These are great ways to help protect our environment.
A.water B.oil C.electricity D.food
A.somebody B.everybody C.nobody D.anybody
A.want B.keep C.refuse D.try
A.divide B.check C.buy D.change
A.ways B.advice C.information D.news
A.again B.instead C.already D.too
A.leave B.stop C.finish D.watch
A.hoped B.began C.used D.needed
A.or B.but C.for D.and
A.car B.bus C.subway D.train
Everyone should do something to protect the environment. How did we help to save our earth this week? Let me tell you. First, my family try to save . We never left the lights on when leaving the rooms. We turn off the TV when is watching it. Mom only uses cold water in the washing machine.
Second, we also start recycling this week. We to write on both sides of the paper, not just on one side. We also our rubbish into different bags for bottles, cans, paper and food. Mom keeps the plastic shopping bags from the supermarket to use them again as rubbish bags. These are great to help our environment. Third, my family also save water. We never take long baths and have short showers . We wash the toilet with used water. My sister and I don’t the tap running when we brushed our teeth. At last, mom and dad begin to save gas. Mom to drive us to school, but now my sister and I start riding our bikes to school. It’s hard work good exercise! This week dad and his workmates(同事) also start to go to work together in one and share the cost. This also help reduce greenhouse gases.
These are great ways to help protect our environment.
A.water B.oil C.electricity D.food
A.somebody B.everybody C.nobody D.anybody
A.want B.keep C.refuse D.try
A.divide B.check C.buy D.change
A.ways B.advice C.information D.news
A.again B.instead C.already D.too
A.leave B.stop C.finish D.watch
A.hoped B.began C.used D.needed
A.or B.but C.for D.And
A.car B.bus C.subway D.Train
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1—10各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Man has invented four kinds of satellites. The first kind of satellite studies the____ of the earth. They are used to make maps. They also help people to see where they may ____oil or gold.
The second kind of satellite is used to guide ships and planes. A ship or a plane can____ a message to the satellite, and the satellite can find out ____the ship or the plane is.
The third kind studies the weather. These satellites ___ cloud and strong winds moving across the earth. They warn countries to make preparations when very ____weather is coming.
____ kind is used for communication. Telephone calls____ countries can be sent to these satellites. Some can carry hundreds of calls at one time. A call is sent to the satellite, then the ____ sends it to the station in the country that is being phoned. These satellites also carry pictures; they can receive and send about eight ____ at a time, which we can watch on TV.
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项,使文章完整、通顺。
We live in computer age(时代). People scientists, teachers, writers and even students use computers to do all kinds of work. But more than 30 years ago, couldn't do much. They were very big and expensive. Very people were interested in them and knew how to use them. Today computers are smaller and . But they can do a lot of work; many people like to use them. Some people have them at home.
Computers become very important because they can work than people and make fewer mistakes. Computers can people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to . Teachers use them to help teaching. Students use them to . Computers can also remember what you them. Computers are very useful and helpful. They are our friends. Do you want to have a computer?
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阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Air pollution(污染) is a big problem. It's bad for all things on Earth,and it is not the only one kind of .Water pollution makes fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us get more easily.
Many countries are making rules(规定) to fight against pollution. They try to stop people burning coal(煤)in the city and releasing(排放) dirty smoke into the .And if people use fewer cars,the air will get .
earth is our home. We must protect it and not destroy it. That is to say, we should keep the land, water and air .At the same time, we had better plant more trees they can provide a lot of things for us and make our earth beautiful.
A. living B. good C. dead
A. problem B. pollution C. air
A. die B. live C. run
A. happy B. angry C. excited
A. for B. against C. from
A. air B. ground C. trees
A. more dangerous B. worse C. better
A. An B. The C. /
A. clean B. dangerous C. healthy
A. so B. but C. because
The weather is closely related(联系) to our life. It is all around us all the time. It is an important part of our lives. We cannot control it, but it often controls how and we live, what we do, what we wear and what we eat. Read this passage and learn about the weather.
What is the weather?
The weather is just the state of the atmosphere any time, such as temperature, wind, , sun, etc.
What makes the weather change?
As we know, not every place on the earth gets the same amount of sunlight. Some places get sunlight. So it’s warmer in those places. Some places get little no sunlight in winter. Then those places have colder temperatures. These differences in temperature make the air and water around the earth. The movement helps to take the heat energy from the sun across the earth. So the changes.
What’s the difference between weather and climate?
Climate is a place’s weather over a long time. The weather changes from day to day and from hour to hour. It can be sunny in the morning, cold and wet in the afternoon. But the climate changes very over lots of years.
A.where B.which C.what D.when
A.anything B.nothing C.something D.everything
A.in B.for C.on D.at
A.water B.rain C.plant D.animal
A.much B.more C.little D.less
A.and B.so C.or D.but
A.move B.to move C.moving D.moved
A.sun B.earth C.weather D.sunlight
A.already B.almost C.ever D.even
A.differently B.slowly C.carefully D.easily
完形填空。(共10分,每小题1分)根据短文内容,从A,B,C,D,四个选项中选择一个最佳答案,使短文完整.
Water is the ____of all the things we eat and drink. Not many people understand this but ______quite true. The human body can go without _____for a long time .We’ve got many examples for this .Yet two ____three days without water can usually make people ______.Man can’t live ______water.
Many people don’t understand how _______water the human body needs ____work well ,and many people , especially young people ,do not drink enough ,______in very hot weather .Our body has mostly water ,about 65% to 75%.That is to say about two thirds of our body is water, When we do sports ,some of the water will get away from our body .______we don’t drink some water ,we won’t have enough water. And if we don’t have enough water ,we’ll feel tired and many of us will get ill. So you know important water is to us .
A.important B.most important C.more important D.different
A.it’s B.its C.it D. is
A.food B.water C.drink D.meat
A.so B.and C.but D.or
A.to die B.die C.dead D.be dead
A.have B.with C. without D.in
A.many B.much C.little D.few
A.and B.the C./ D.to
A.even B.ever C.almost D.hardly
A.if B.for C.Since D.Because
The boss of an Australian restaurant is tired of the waste left by customers. He has required them to eat on their plates or they’ll be fined and won’t be allowed to next time.
Chef Yukako Ichikawa has introduced a 30 percent discount for customers who eat all the food they have ordered at Wafu, her restaurant which is not far from Sydney.
"To contribute to a future which can continue to develop, we require a little of our guests than most other restaurants," she says and she has put up a list of her rules on the door to the restaurant .
This list includes finishing all dishes ordered which are free of milk, sugar and eggs and the cook and all her workers tell people who don't their plates to choose restaurant next time.
" your meal means that everything is eaten lemon slices, ginger(生姜) and wasabi," says the menu.
"Please also pay attention to that vegetables and salad on the are not decorations(装饰品); they are of the meal too."
Wafu's strict rules have been by some but against by some reviewers. Ichikawa insists on it.
"Wafu is not just a restaurant; it is also the of Yukako's personal qualities ," says a statement on the restaurant's website.
“We not only serve meals and respect the body prevent waste. We have to protect the environment and keep the healthy development of our earth.”
A.something B.some things C.every D.everything
A.return B.leave C.stay D.live
A.30-seats B.30 seats C.30 seat D.30-seat
A.create B.discover C.creating D.discovering
A.fewer B.more C.less D.bit
A.clean B.wash C.clear D.tidy
A.another B.other C.the other D.others
A.Finishing B.Ordering C.Cooking D.Making
A.except B.with C.and D.or
A.way B.edges C.bank D.side
A.members B.part C.member D.parts
A.refused B.supported C.unwelcome D.welcome
A.show B.appearance C.invention D.exhibition
A.also B.and C.but D.or
A.abilities B.duties C.ideas D.ways