According to the finding of a new UN report,the world wastes about one sixth of the food each year.That's about 1,030,000,000 tons,or 121 kilograms for each person on the Earth.
61% of the food waste is from home cooking.Food services,such as restaurants,produce 26% and groceries (食品杂货店)and other stores 13% "We thought waste was a problem in rich countries," says Martina Otto,who works for the UN Environment Program.
"However,the new report finds,food waste is a big problem in nations rich and poor."
Each year,some 690,000,000 people go hungry.At the same time,about 10% of all CO2 on the Earth is from the activities that produce the food waste.Control on food waste can help deal with hunger and cut down that pollution.It is helpful to both people and the planet.By avoiding wasting food,we can save money and time.More importantly,we can help protect the Earth's most valuable resources (资源).
Then what can we do to stop food waste?Small actions make a difference.Each of us can play a part.Next time,before you throw,think twice!
(1)Where is most food waste from?
A.Home cooking.
B.Restaurants.
C.Food stores.
D.Groceries.
(2)What is the third paragraph (段落)mainly about?
A.How we can protect the Earth.
B.Where we shall find resources.
C.Why we should avoid food waste.
D.What we will do with pollution.
(3)What is the purpose of the text?
A.To collect money.
B.To call for action.
C.To get some advice.
D.To express thanks.
Which topic drew the most attention from people around the world in 2019?It was climate(气候) change, according to three well﹣known English dictionaries.
The Oxford, Colls and Cambridge dictionaries chose"climate emergency", "climate strike" and"upcycling", respectively, as their"Word of the Year".This tells us that climate change was a widely﹣discussed issue(话题) in 2019.
"Climate emergency"means a situation in which urgent action is needed to reduce climate change."Climates strike" refers to people leaving work or school to call for more action to protect the environment."Upcycling"refers to making new items out of old or used items to reduce waste.
Climate change has already affected the world in many ways.Take Venice, for example.Due to climate change, Venice experienced the worst flooding(洪水) it has seen in the last 50 years in 2019.Many stores,restaurants and hotels were flooded.This caused serious damage toting hundreds of millions of euros(欧元).
A though we've known about global warming(全球变暖) for a long time, people have been slow to respond to it.The year 2019 might have been the turning point that will finally encourage us to take responsibility.
"Ten years ago, when the science on the climate issue was first increasing, the influences could be seen as an issue for future generations(子孙后代) , "Katharine, a climate scientist, told The New York Times."It's no doubt our issue now."
However, simply realizing that climate change is a threat(威胁) is not enough.We must take real action before it is too late.
根据短文内容,用符合语义及语法规则的词填空,每空一词.
(1)The words"Climate Emergency", "Climate Stike"and"Upcycling"talked about ,which was the hot issue in 2019.
(2)"Climate strike"means people call for more action to protect the environment working or going to school.
(3)In 2019, Venice lost hundreds of millions of euros because many , were flooded.
(4)What Katharine said means that for us to think over the issue of climate change.
(5)We must do something on climate change than simply think it is a threat.
One fresh sunny day, while I was swimming in the water, I felt something special going through my gills (鳃). It was a different kind of water. I also found many of my friends became sick. Some of them were dying. I began to worry because I didn't want to get sick or die. (A) I also considered what I should do to save my friends. So I decided to do some research for my underwater life.
My research started. At first, I noticed there were many bottles, plastic bags and other kinds of rubbish in the water. Then I went on…I got closer and noticed a man pouring something polluted into the water. It flowed everywhere. Other people saw him do this and they followed him. (B) I found that it ____ ____ (闻起来奇怪). Then I tasted it. It made me feel terrible. I hated it! I really wanted to tell them that it was killing us! But I couldn't.
I think it is so stupid of people to do bad things to the earth that they are living on! I can't understand why they are doing these People should care about the environment. If they do that, we will not have anything to worry about. I suggest they take my advice. If so, (C) 我相信每一个人将过上幸福的生活.
任务一 请写出(A)处句子的同义句.
(1)I also considered save my friends.
任务二 请在(B)处横线上根据汉语提示填入恰当的词.
(2)I found that it (闻起来奇怪).
任务三 请将(C)处划线句子翻译成英语.
(3)
任务四 请简略回答下列问题.
(4)What does "I" refer to (指代) in the passage?
(5)What should people do according to the passage? (答案不超过五个单词)
Choose the best choice from A,B or C according to what you read.
66.The charts above are about .
A. |
traffic accidents |
B. |
safety |
C. |
health |
67.Which is not the factor from drivers?
A. |
Drunk driving |
B. |
Speeding |
C. |
Road environment |
68.How many factors cause traffic accidents?
A. |
7 |
B. |
4 |
C. |
3 |
69.What does the word"vehicle"mean in Chinese?
A. |
安全带 |
B. |
机动车辆 |
C. |
行人 |
70.From the charts we know that .
A. |
road environment is the main factor of traffic accidents |
B. |
tired driving is the most factor from drivers |
C. |
a quarter of the drivers don't use seat belts. |
The elephant lives in Africa and in Asia.It eats plants and fruit,but it doesn't eat meat.It likes water.The tiger lives in Asia,too.It's a large and beautiful animal.It likes water and is good at swimming.It's strong and catches many kinds of animals for food.But elephants and tigers are in danger.It is hard to believe that there are only about one hundred South China tigers left on earth and few live in the wild.So The World Wide Fund for Nature(WWF) is working hard to save elephants and tigers.
51.The elephant eats plants and meat.
52.The tiger eats meat.
53.The elephant and the tiger both like water.
54.There are only about one hundred elephants left on earth.
55.The WWF is working hard to save elephants and tigers. .
We all know health is the most important in our life and we know smoking is harmful to people's health.But not many people know about the danger of second﹣hand smoke.
Second﹣hand smoke is the smoke that comes from the smoker's breath.If people breathe in second﹣hand smoke from time to time,they could get sick from it.It can cause lung cancer(肺癌)and many other diseases.
But how serious is the problem of the second﹣hand smoke?The World Health Organization(WHO) did a study of 194 countries.They found that second﹣hand smoke causes about 600,000 deaths every year.That is about 1% of the world death and it leads to a lot of trouble and pain.
Second﹣hand smoke is especially harmful to children because their bodies are growing.According to a study,around 165,000 children under 5 die each year because of second﹣hand smoke.Most of these deaths happened in Africa and Southem Asia where health care is very poor.
You can do something to keep yourself and other people away from second﹣hand smoke.You can ask the smokers,such as your parents,to smoke outside.And,if someone smokes close to you,you'd better hold your breath or just walk away.
根据短文内容,选择最佳选项.
61.The underlined word"breath"in the passage means" "in Chinese
A.脉搏
B.呼吸
C.感染
D.传染
62.According to the passage,which statement is right?
A.There are 194 countries in the world.
B.The total death of the word is about 600,000
C.Second﹣hand somke is wores for adults(成人)than children
D.Health care is very poor in Africa and Southern Asia
63.What dose the writer think is the most important in life?
A.Health
B.Friendship
C.Love
D.Money
64.How can you keep away from second﹣hand smoke?
A.Standing close to the persons who smoke
B.Asking your parents to go out of your house
C.Holding your breath all the time
D.Walking away from the smokers
65.The best title of this article may be" "
A.Smoking
B.second﹣hand Smoke
C.Giving up Smoking
D.Smoking is harmful to children.
The world uses about a thousand million (百万) tons of water a day. Water is a human right and everyone should have their share. Yet more than 700 million people around the world have trouble getting clean, safe water.
Treating wastewater is a good way to provide fresh water for us. And it also helps the environment by keeping waste out of rivers and oceans. 80% of wastewater around the world is not treated at all, and it is running into oceans.
But now we have got the technology to treat and reuse the wastewater.
While 75% of our planet is covered with water, only about 2% is fresh water﹣that comes from rivers, lakes, ice and snow. The rest, 98% of the water, is in seas and oceans. It is too salty to drink. Then desalinationbusinesses come in. More than 19.000 factories have been built around the world, mostly in coastal countries. They process(加工) more than 92 million tons of water every day. But the technology they use requires a lot of energy.
Scientists are working to create a less costly technology. They want to produce 20 times more clean water and make sure everyone has enough. But for now, the world still faces each day with not having enough water for everyone.
(1)How many people have trouble in getting clean water around the world?
A. Under 10 million.
B. Only 19 million.
C. About 92 million.
D. Over 700 million.
(2)Treating waste water helps the environment by .
A. storing waste in ice and snow
B. letting waste run into oceans
C. keeping waste out of rivers and oceans
D. sending waste to coastal countries
(3)What does the underlined word "desalination" in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. 远洋运输
B. 潮汐发电
C. 食盐销售
D. 海水淡化
(4)At present, the technology to process water .
A. needs much energy
B. saves much money
C. satisfies everyone
D. causes pollution
(5)What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. Water should be a human right.
B. The water problem is still serious.
C. Our planet is covered with water.
D. Everyone has enough clean water.
阅读材料,给有关运动的段落选择合适的标题.
(1) Whenever I move to a new city to study or work, I look for exercise classes. You meet like﹣minded people, you can support each other during a difficult exercise and you all share a collective (集体的) feeling of excitement when the class finishes.
(2) Every day, the 20 minutes on the treadmill ( 踏车)gets easier, the weights feel lighter and you feel a great sense of achievement. It might not be easy, but you would be fit and strong. It's a great feeling challenging yourself. Also it's a result of your hard work.
(3) When you exercise, your body produces endorphins (内啡肽). It will give you a rush of excitement and happiness. You will feel better after exercise. Next time you're having a bad day, try going for a run, and then the day won't seem so bad after all.
(4) We all know the effects of exercise on our mind. Exercise might give you a feeling of confidence (信心) from being comfortable with your body and appearance. This new confidence might even help in your life.
(5) Focusing on exercise can help you forget the problems and stress of daily life, study or work. During exams, I always spend an hour a day in the gym. It makes me feel less anxious and it also helps me to sleep those important eight hours the night before a big exam.
A. Exercise cheers you up.
B. Exercise helps you get along well with people.
C. Exercise makes you believe in yourself.
D. Exercise helps you lower stress.
E. Exercise makes you feel strong, fit and healthy.
阅读短文,根据短文内容判断所给句子正(T)误(F)
Flu easily spreads from one person to another. This is especially true to people who are weak. If you are weak, you are more likely to catch flu easily. Do you know how you can avoid flu?
Keep in good health
The best treatment(疗法) to illness is a good health. You can eat everything you want but make sure that your diet is healthy. The healthier you are, the better it is for you to avoid any type of illness around. Most doctors suggest plenty of fresh fruit juice and water in order for one to avoid flu.
Stay away from people with flu
If a member of the family or a friend has flu, stay away from him/her until he/she is well. Flu is very communicable(传染的)and you can catch it by going with the person with flu. Wear a mask and avoid using things that the person with flu is using.
Exercise
Exercising will make you stronger, which means a stronger immune (免疫的) system too.Exercise often so that your body will keep healthy. It doesn't matter what kind of exercise it is.What is important is you are making your body stronger to prevent illness from attacking you.
Be happy
Happy people are healthy people. Their life is stress﹣free, so they are more likely to be safe from illness. If you are unhappy, which affects your immune system, you will easily get sick.
Avoiding the flu is easy. Just boost(增强) your immune system and it will take care of the rest.
(1)The weak people may catch flu easily.
(2)We should eat the right food to keep in good health.
(3)We needn't wear a mask to keep away from people with flu.
(4)Happy people are healthy people. If you are unhappy, you will easily get sick.
(5)It's not important for us to exercise and boost our immune system.
阅读D篇,根据短文内容,将下面方中的句子还原到文章当中,使短文内容完整,请将答案编号涂卡.
A Better Way to Start Your Day
Whether you love mornings or not, they're a fact of life. If you hate them, here are some ways to make them less awful. If you're a morning person, these tips can make mornings even better!
(1) . Be sure to get an adequate (足够的) amount of sleep. Most people need seven or eight hours of sleep to feel their best during the day. If you must get up at 5 or 6 a.m., go to bed early to get your eight hours. Turn off the TV, computer or smart phone and hit the hay. When you get enough sleep, you won't feel sleepy. You can get out of bed on time. That will make your day better, too.
Turn on some music in the morning. Play any tunes you like. It doesn't matter. (2) .You'll feel much happier as you start the day.
(3) . As your mother said, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Your body is out of fuel (燃料) by morning. You need some to help you control your blood﹣sugar. That affects your mood(情绪) and energy for the day.
Don't watch TV or read a newspaper first thing in the morning.Your brain is fresh and ready to work on new things. Don't fill it up with negative (消极的) information about the world and its problems. Instead, read something inspiring(鼓舞人的) or uplifting.(4) .
Avoid answering QQ or WeChat first thing. Use that precious (宝贵的) morning time to get some exercise, eat breakfast and enjoy life. Check QQ or WeChat last before you leave your house. Then you'll only have time to check the most important messages.(5) .
Every day is a new day﹣enjoy it!
A. A good breakfast can make your day. B. Your day will start better if you take time for the important things. C. A good morning starts the night before. D. Just turn on something that makes you feel good. E. This will give you positive thoughts to start your day. |
根据短文内容.从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处,使短文内容通顺完整.
Wake up,boys and girls! Put up your hand if you try to repair your tired body by sleeping in(睡懒觉)on weekends. A new study says the habit might not be a good idea for your health.
The ten﹣day study came out in the magazine "Current Biology". Volunteers were divided into three groups. The first group enjoyed nine hours' sleep each night. The second group was allowed to sleep only five hours each night. The third group was given five hours' sleep Monday through Friday.(1) But they were put back on the short sleep schedule the next Monday.
Both the second and third groups ate more snacks at night and put on weight.They also saw a decrease (减少) in insulin sensitivity (胰岛素敏感性), a warning sign for diabetes (糖尿病).Researchers have long known a lack (缺乏) of sleep can increase health risks.(2)
"Even though people in the third group slept as much as they could on the weekend,it was not enough," said Dr Kenneth Wright, who led the study. "When they went back to the short sleep schedule the next week, their body failed to control blood sugar. (3)
So what should we do if sleeping in over the weekend is not a good choice?(4) Cut nut the "sleep stealers" such as watching television shows or spending time on computers or mobile phones. Always remember:Getting enough sleep is as important as having good caring habits or doing exercise regularly.
A. That was partly because their biological clock (生物钟) had been changed. B. People can repair their tired body by sleeping in on weekends. C. But it was surprising that the third group had been worse than the second one. D. Dr Wright gave advice in two words: sleep longer. E. And then they were allowed to sleep as much as they liked over a weekend. |
We all need a healthy environment, but we produce waste every day. and it is harmful to our environment. Repeat these three words daily: reduce, reuse and recycle.
Reduce
Reduce means "use less". Do not waste thing. It Saves money and causes less pollution. Do not order more food than you can finish. 当你不需要的时候就把灯关上.Before you buy something new,think whether it is really necessary because maybe the old one is just as good!
Reuse
Reuse means "use again". Use things for a long as possible. Look after them so that they will last.Repair them if possible. Do not throw them away and buy new ones. Do not use paper cups or paper bags.
Recycle
Recycle means "change things into something else to be reused". We throw tons of rubbish away each year, and we have to make a change. Divide your rubbish into plastic ,glass,paper and rubber. Develop a recycling policy for the whole community. Buy products such as recycled paper to help save trees.
(1)回答问题:
What words are we advised to repeat every day?
(2)回答问题:
What does the underlined word "It" in the second paragraph refer to (指的是)?
(3)将文中划线的汉语句子译成英语.
(4)从文中找出与下面所给句子意思相同的句子.
Take care of them so that they will be used for more time.
(5)将文中划线的英语句子译成汉语.
We all waste food,you and me,every day,millions of tons of it.In China,enough food is wasted in restaurants every year to feed 200 million people.And the amount of food wasted by Chinese consumers is increasing fast.So our nation is being encouraged to stop wasting food.
So what should Chinese consumers do to prevent food waste?
♦Keep a kitchen diary
All of us should keep a kitchen diary,and we can know that how much food we waste at home.The first thing for us to do is to stop throwing away food that we can still eat.We should eat everything we buy and if we cannot,we should buy less.
♦Buy only what we need
We should ask for smaller portions in stores.We should also check how much food we have before buying more.We shouldn't bring much food we don't need home even if large posters ask us to do so.
♦Develop the habit of packing food.Chinese consumers are generous and friendly.In restaurants,often too much food is ordered and served.So when ordering out,we are supposed to exclude the food in the order if we don't plan to eat it.And order smaller servings in restaurants and take home what we cannot finish.
Don't put it off! Let's stop food waste today!
(1)Why is our nation being encouraged to stop wasting food?
A.Because there's enough food for Chinese people.
B.Because Chinese consumers like to try delicious food.
C.Because the number of food wasted by us is growing fast.
D.Because it's traditional to invite friends to dinner in China.
(2)Miss Li is a housewife,she'd better at home.
A.keep a kitchen diary
B.buy things as much as possible
C.cook too much food for her family
D.keep the food as long as possible
(3)In order to urge(力劝)more and more people to prevent food waste,we design a poster with the words .
A.Enjoy the food!
B.Keep healthy!
C.Share the dish!
D.Waste not,want not!
(4)Your friend invites you to dinner,which of the following is NOT right?
A.He asks for the right portions.
B.You leave a lot of food on the table.
C.You ask your friend to order less food.
D.He takes away the food that you can still eat.
(5)As teenagers,what should we do to stop food waste?
A.Have a balanced diet.
B.Eat less food to keep fit.
C.Keep the balance of nature.
D.Have a good habit of clearing the plate.
Air pollution is a big problem for cities in most countries. Many people are dying from it. But how can we tell the air quality is good or bad?
On a tree next to a river in Amsterdam, a tiny birdhouse glows (发光) bright green when the air is clean. If you're standing nearby, the birdhouse will also give you a free Wi﹣Fi connection﹣but only if pollution level is low enough. The designer is Joris Lam. His birdhouse tells you about the air quality.
Joris' birdhouse is called TreeWifi. It can be put on a tree around your house to test the air quality. People can see a screen with information about the local air quality and how to improve it. TreeWifi is a simple way for people to know about the air pollution around them. If the birdhouse does not glow, people should care more about the environment. It reminds them to change their lifestyles. For example, to protect the air, they can ride bikes or just walk instead of driving cars.
"Imagine if trees gave free Wi﹣Fi, people would plant more trees like crazy. It's a pity that they only give us the oxygen(氧气) we breathe," Joris said.
The birdhouse doesn't work as a home for birds now. Joris and his team are trying to make some changes to it. In the future, they hope birds will live in the birdhouse and the heat of its green light will be used to keep birds warm in winter.
(1)What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A. The birdhouse.
B. Air quality.
C. Air pollution.
(2)People can get a free Wi﹣Fi connection when .
①people are standing nearby
②the pollution level is low enough
③the air quality is low enough
A.①②
B.②③
C.①③
(3)Joris designed a screen for the birdhouse to .
A.receive the free Wi﹣Fi connection
B.protect the birdhouse from the rain
C.show information about the air quality
(4)In the future, the birdhouse will also be used .
A. as a home for birds
B. to tell us the weather
C. to give us the oxygen
Paying for bus rides with plastic usually makes people think of plastic bus cards.But one Indonesian city has decided to accept plastic recyclable waste in place of money for city buses.
Surabaya, Indonesia's second largest city, located on the eastern end of the country′s main island Java, made this decision in April 2018.Now,locals can pay for their bus rides by putting plastic cups or bottles directly on the bus.A two﹣hour bus ride costs 10 plastic cups or 5 bottles.
Indonesia is the second largest ocean plastic polluter, producing up to 2.4 million tons of plastic waste into the oceans every year according to a report.Only in Surabaya nearly 400 tons of plastic waste is produced every day.The head of Surabaya's transportation department(交通部门) said,"With this decision, we hope to raise public awareness about environment, especially people's awareness about plastic waste."
Each city bus can collect up to 550 pounds of plastic bottles and cups every day.The collected bottles are sold to recycling companies and the money earned from it goes toward running the bus companies and providing money for green spaces in the city.This is certainly turning rubbish into a national treasure.
The decision is part of the city's purpose to become plastic waste﹣free by 2020.In order to encourage local people to take buses,the city also added the new Suroboyo buses.The new buses are air﹣conditioned,comfortable and easy for elderly and disabled passengers to get on and off.
The program is well received.People in Surabaya said,"We can reduce waste so it doesn't pile up at home because we can just bring it in and make good use of it. It is a win﹣win situation."
This type of program can be a model for other cities worldwide and encourage citizens to recycle their plastic waste.
回答下面5个问题,每题答案不超过六个词.
(1)Instead of money, how can locals in Surabaya pay for bus rides now?
(2)How much plastic waste does a two﹣hour bus ride cost?
(3)How much plastic waste is produced in Surabaya every day?
(4)What is the purpose of the new program?
(5)What do local people think of the new program?