Xiao Liuying is an old man living in a village near the Yangtze River. He used to be a fisherman. But now he is head of a voluntary(志愿的) team that cleans waste from the Yangtze river.
To protect finless porpoises(江豚) and the Yangtze River, the government has stopped people from fishing on the river.In 2019,Xiao Liuying formed the voluntary team with 12 other fishermen.Today the team has more than 50 members.All of them are over 60 years old. "We want to protect the river while we can," said Xiao.
Every week, the team go along the river to collect waste and make sure no one is fishing on the river.Some of the waste they collect is sent to the disposalstation,while some that can be reused is sold.So far, they have cleaned over 50 tons of waste, Thanks to their hard work, the Yangtze River is getting clearer.
(1)How many members were there in the team when it was formed?
A.12.
B.13.
C.50.
D.62.
(2)What does the underlined word "disposal" in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.处理.
B.传播.
C.救护.
D.保养.
(3)What is the best title(标题) for the text?
A. Fishing on the Yangtze River.
B. Tons of Waste in the Yangtze River.
C. Reasons for Protecting the Yangtze River.
D. A Voluntary Team Protecting the Yangtze River.
In the past, I thought I was terrible at many things, such as math, French and science. Although I was good at drawing, I wasn't the best in my art class.I wanted to find out who I was,what I liked and how I could do it better.So, that winter,I took a notebook and kept my diary. When I filled that notebook,I started another one, and then another.
Keeping a diary helps a lot. Studies have shown that people who keep a diary sleep and feel better. It helps people remember what once happened such as dreams, friendships and happiness. Writing about bad feelings can also help brains get over themand move on. Personally, I learn better about myself and my relationships with others by keeping a diary.For example,when I am fighting with my dad, I'll try writing from his point and it works! If I want to compare myself with my classmates.I'll write something like,"I might not have clear skin, but I like my eyes."
Right about now, you might be thinking: it sounds great, but I'm not a good writer; or I'd love to keep a diary, but my handwriting is terrible. Don't worry! Keeping a diary is not like doing your homework ﹣there are no rules, so do whatever feels best.
(1)What was the writer good at in the past?
A. Math.
B. French.
C. Science.
D. Drawing.
(2)What does the underlined word "them" refer to(指的是)?
A. Studies.
B. Bad feelings.
C. Friendships.
D. Brains.
(3)What is the second paragraph(段落) mainly about?
A. Reasons for fighting with Dad.
B. Rules of comparing with others.
C. Ways of having clear skin.
D. Advantages of keeping a diary.
Like many high school graduates, Maggie Doyne didn't go straight to college. She decided to travel and arrived in western Nepal in 2006. A war had just ended there and left many children living on the streets. They were often forced
to work at hard physical jobs for little money.
One day, while walking down a country road, Doyne saw a little girl breaking up rocks. She soon learned that 7﹣year﹣old Hima sold the rocks to support her family. With deep sadness, she decided to pay Hima's tuition(学费) for school. Encouraged by the changes in the child, Doyne thought, "If we can help one child, why not 10?"
Doyne felt that the street children's greatest need was a home. She found a piece of land for sale and bought it with $5,000 she saved from years of babysitting (当临时保姆). In 2008 the Kopila Valley Children's Home was set up. With the help from the community, another goal was reached in 2010﹣the Kopila Valley School. Over 350 children now attend the school and over 50 live in the home.
Today, Doyne lives in the home and is "mum" to the kids.
(1)When did Maggie Doyne travel to western Nepal?
A. In 2006.
B. In 2007.
C. In 2008.
D. In 2010.
(2)Why did Hima break up the rocks?
A. To do physical exercise.
B. To build a new school.
C. To get money for her family.
D. To repair the country road.
(3)What can we learn from Paragraph 3?
A. The street children once worked as babysitters.
B. Doyne got some support from the community.
C. Doyne borrowed much money from the government.
D. Over 5,000 children attend the Kopila Valley School.
(4)Which of the following might be the best title for the text?
A. Maggie Doyne﹣﹣﹣A Lonely Traveller
B. War in Western Nepal
C. Maggie Doyne﹣﹣﹣Mum to More Than 50
D. A Girl Lived on Her Own
Have you tried to run or walk for exercise and then given up? If you answered yes, you should try a new kind of exercise: aquatic (水中的) exercise. Aquatic exercise is like exercise on land, but you do it in a swimming pool. More and more people are trying aquatic exercise.
Aquatic exercise feels easier than exercising on land. Why? You weigh about 90% less in the pool. It is better for your knees than running or walking. Water is about 1, 000 times thicker and heavier than air. To move through the water, your body has to work four times as hard. As a result, you can burn more calories (卡路里).
In fact, most people say they feel more relaxed in the water. They stop thinking about the things that make them worried. They feel in control of their bodies. The cool, quiet environment makes them feel good.
But what if you are afraid of the water? No problem! There is nothing to worry about. Aquatic exercise is safe and
easy to learn. It doesn't require any special skills. You don't even need to know how to swim. Aquatic exercise is for everyone.
(1)What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A. Difference between air and water.
B. Weight change of one's body.
C. The advantages of aquatic exercise.
D. The ways to do aquatic exercise.
(2)What do most people think of aquatic exercise?
A. Relaxing.
B. Worrying.
C. Challenging.
D. Boring.
(3)According to the text, aquatic exercise is .
A. done in groups
B. fit for everyone
C. difficult to learn
D. done with special skills
(4)In which part of a magazine can we read the text?
A. Culture.
B. Health.
C. Nature.
D. Travel.
How can cactus(仙人掌)help the world?It can provide a new kind of sustainable fuel (可持续燃料).Nopalimex, a company in Mexico, has made one of the world's first cactus﹣ powered factories.The idea came to Sosa in Nopalimex when he was looking for ways to save money for his food factory, He now powers his factory with cactus gas (气体). The cost to produce the gas is half the cost of electricity.
Soon, the gas produced by Nopalimex will also be used in cars.Nopalimex's gas is made by using the prickly pear (刺梨) a kind of cactus.To make the gas,the prickly pear is mixed together with manure (肥料). Then the mixture produces the gas that can be used as fuel.
Why cactus? Fuel can be made from other plants such as corn,but there are a few reasons why cactus is a better choice. First, prickly pears need very little water and very lite care, and grow well in hot temperatures. Today, these characteristics (特点) are key. Also, unlike corn, prickly pears don't need space that could be used for other food plants. They can grow in areas where many food plants can′t grow. Last,after making gas from prickly pears and manure, their byproducts (副产品)can be used to help grow food.
Scientists still need to do more research on making and using prickly pear gas. As projects like Nopalimex show, we have the possibility to produce more sustainable fuel to power our lives.
(1)How can cactus help the world?
A. By saving farmers' money.
B. By providing a new kind of sustainable fuel.
C. By taking the place of corn.
D. By producing a lot of electricity and gas.
(2)Why does Sosa power his factory with cactus gas?
A. Because he wants to save money for his food factory.
B. Because he has grown a lot of cactus and com in his town.
C. Because he wants to be well﹣known around the world.
D. Because he wants to grow cactus instead of corn.
(3)What does the underlined word "mixture" in Paragraph 2 refer to(指代)?
A. The Nopalimex company.
B. The manure.
C. The prickly pear and manure.
D. Cactus.
(4)What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. How cactus is used to produce gas.
B. Where we can grow a lot of cactus.
C. What Nopalimex does with cactus.
D. Why cactus is a better choice to make fuel.
Mr. Guo is a teacher from Xi'an. He asked his students to hand in their homework through a QR code(二维码)."We spent an hour or two in class learning how to generate(使产生)the codes, and in the end everything gets easier," said Guo."When students finish the homework, they keep it on WeChat. Then, each student makes his own QR code and gives it to me. So I can check their homework everywhere using my computer or telephone."
The QR codes can be sent to Mr. Guo by email, QQ and WeChat. When Guo scans (扫描) his students' QR codes, their homework appears on his phone. He finds that their homework becomes more creative, with many pictures, music and even videos.
Guo's students like the new way and think it is interesting. "We are living in the information age. Many students like to work with computers, which makes learning more fun." said Tingting, a student of Guo's.
"The paper is not easy to keep, but the code is easy to keep and share." Guo said,"It is worth trying to use new technology in education. Education itself is a kind of creation. I don't want my students to fall behind the times."
However, some parents are worried. They are afraid that their children will spend too much time on computers and less time communicating with teachers. But in fact, it's unnecessary. Students still need to look up information in books and write it down when they do their homework. They only use the code when they hand in their homework, which doesn't take them too much time. Also for teachers, it allows them to check the students' homework at any time. And it's also an easy way to share homework with other students.
(1)According to the passage, students can keep their homework on .
A. WeChat
B. QQ
C. email
D. blog
(2)Guo's students think the new way is .
A. strange
B. boring
C. unnecessary
D. interesting
(3)What does the underlined (划线的) word "It" in paragraph 4 mean?
A. The paper is not easy to keep.
B. Keeping and sharing the code easily.
C. Trying to use new technology in education.
D. Education itself is a kind of creation.
(4)Some parents are worried, because they think their children will .
A. talk with teachers face to face
B. spend too much time on computers or phones
C. not like the new way of handing in homework
D. find the QR codes too difficult to use
(5)What's the main idea of the passage?
A. Teachers needn't check homework any more.
B. Students needn't hand in homework any more.
C. Using QR codes makes checking homework easier.
D. Some parents are worried about their children.
Shameem was born in a small village in Pakistan. In her village, it was a tradition to keep girls inside their homes. They were not allowed to get an education.
Fortunately, Shameem's uncle, a university teacher, wanted to give her a chance to see the world. He offered Shameem a chance to attend school. So she became the only girl student in her class.
However, Shameem struggled to complete her schooling. To get permission for college, she went on three﹣day﹣ hunger strike(抗议). After graduating from college, Shameem got a position in non﹣profit organization(非营利性组织)working to help women in rural(农村的)areas.
There, she saw a Pakistan that she didn't know. Until then, she thought she had a difficult life. But there, she saw what women in other parts of Pakistan were experiencing. Some women had 11 children, but nothing to feed them. They would walk three hours every day to get water.
Shameem found that the position was more than just a job for her. She discovered her power. By setting an example, her experience could encourage more people to understand the importance of education and send their daughters to school.
Now, Shameem teaches in a rural school in her hometown. "The first day I walked into the school," she said, "I saw all these little Shameems staring at me with dreams in their eyes, the same dream of freedom which I had in my childhood."
Today, there is not a single girl in her village who doesn't go to school.
(1)Who played an important role in sending Shameem to school?
A. Her uncle.
B. Her parents.
C. A workmate.
D. A university student.
(2)Why did Shameem work for a non﹣profit organization?
A. To make much money.
B. To finish her education.
C. To discover her power as an example.
D. To help poor women in the countryside.
(3)What's the main idea of Paragraph 4?
A. Shameem walked three hours to get water.
B. Shameem used to know her homeland well.
C. Women and children were short of food.
D. Women's situation was more awful than expected.
(4)What's the influence of Shameem's effort?
A. Girls have the same dream.
B. No girl is allowed to attend school.
C. All girls in the school are named Shameem.
D. The idea of girls' education in her village has changed.
A neighbor called 911 at 11:09 a. m. after seeing smoke coming from a house in the 165 block of 54th Street 'Southeast.
The man who lives in the home was able to get his older child and the family dog out of the house on fire. Just then Monroe police officers arrived. The father said his younger child was still on the upper level of the house but he didn't know where.
Officers did a quick search of the house but couldn't find the girl. One of them closed the door to the master bedroom, where the fire started, controlling it and slowing its spread. Firefighters arrived and after searching the closet and narrow beds in another bedroom, one firefighter noticed the closed toy box at the foot of the bed.
"She wasn't making sounds," later the firefighter said of the girl, whose exact age he didn't know. "I opened it up and saw her. She was lying in the toy box just balled up."
Firefighters got the girl outside, where she was examined by doctors and found to be fine. The fire was quickly put out. The police officer who managed to shut the master bedroom door was highly praised. And the girl's father was so thankful to firefighters.
(1)How did the police officers know a child was still missing?
A. The neighbor called.
B. The father told them.
C. The family dog jumped wildly.
D. The child was making much noise.
(2)Why did the officer try to shut the master bedroom door?
A. To protect the toy box.
B. To slow the fire's spreading.
C. To clear the way for firefighters.
D. To keep fire from entering the master bedroom.
(3)Where was the girl found finally?
A. In a closet
B. Inside a toy box.
C. Behind a door.
D. Under a narrow bed.
(4)What can be the best title for the text?
A. Calling 911
B. A house on fire
C. Saving a girl out of fire
D. A thankful father
Lively music, singing and the sound of beating drums fill the room.As an orchestra(管弦乐队) plays performers dressed in colorful costumes move across the stage(舞台). Welcome to Chinese opera.
Chinese opera is an important(元素)of Chinese culture. Most operas are based on stories from long ago. The amazing stage performances are often set against grand backgrounds. Beautiful paintings hand movements and martial arts(武术)help tell these famous stories.
There are more than 300 forms of Chinese opera, including Beijing Opera, Yue Opera, Yu Opera, Ge Zai Xi and many other forms. of all of them, Beijing Opera is the most famous. Beijing Opera combines(合并)singing, dancing and acrobatics. Instruments such as drums, bells and cymbals accompany(伴奏)the performances.
Facial design
Traditionally, performers used masks(面具) for their facial design. Today, however, performers use makeup, They paint colorful designs on their faces. These colors and designs help to create each character. For example, a brave character has a red face, while a black face means bold. A yellow and white face represents (代表) someone who is dishonest.
Costumes
Costumes give clues(线索)to the performers' characters and roles.Audiences(观众)that are familiar with opera will get to know a story by the masks and costumes. Costumes usually have many designs and colors. The same costume can be used in different shows, however, it will represent a different character.
Promoting the arts
Many colleges and schools in China desire(渴望)to keep the art of Chinese opera alive. They provide an education system for talented students. Applicants(应试者)must pass a written test,an audition(试镜)and an interview and only the most promising students are accepted to study at these colleges and schools. Once accepted into the program, students begin a seven﹣to﹣twelve﹣year journey through the school. After graduation, many go on to work as professional actors on stage or in the movies.
(1)Of all forms of Chinese opera, which is the most famous?
A.Beijing Opera
B. Ge Zai Xi
C. Yu Opera
(2)The character with a yellow and white face is .
A. brave
B. dishonest
C. bold
(3)What does the word promising mean in the passage?
A.诚信的
B.热情的
C.有前途的
(4)Which of the statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Anyone who likes Chinese opera can be accepted into the program.
B. If a person knows opera well, masks and costumes will help know the story.
C. Once in the program, you have to study for 7 to 12 years at school.
(5)What is the passage mainly talking about?
A. Chinese culture
B. Beijing Opera
C. Costumes and facial design
To many people,art is a human expression of creativity.But in recent years,you may have read news about artificial intelligence(AI) creating its own art,such as painting or writing poems.Some people worry that AI might someday replace(替代) artists.
But this worry seems to be unnecessary,at least for now.Many artists today are turning AI into a useful tool. Instead of replacing artists,AI is bringing artists more possibilities.
A piece of music created by Al recently attracted attention.AI was used to create the music based on the protein(蛋白质) structure of COVID﹣19.The music lasted nearly two hours.The project was led by Markus Buehler, an American musician and MIT professor(教授) of engineering.He assigned(指定) a unique note(独特的音符) to each amino acid(氨基酸)in the protein.The AI then translated these notes into music.
Listeners found the project "mind﹣blowing"."It allows me to see the virus in a new way,"said one listener.This surprising combination(结合) between science and art could not be achived without AI.As The Verge wrote,"AI helps artists play around in unpredictable ways,creating things beyond(超过)what they have ever thought was possible before."
Apart from creating imaginative works,AI can also take care of repetitive(重复乏味的)tasks for artists.For example,in the comic and cartoon industries,there are now AI tools that can automatically(自动)color in back﹣and﹣white line drawings.Although the results can be unpredictable and require a little cleanup,it can give artists room to experiment(实验),by cutting down the time it takes to color each picture.
As Peter Ward wrote for The Culture Trip,"Art of every kind has always been influenced by technological developments."AI can become a useful tool to bring change to the art world if it's welecomed and not unfairly feared.
(1)According to the passage, AI can't now.
A.write poems
B.paint
C.replace artists
D.create music
(2)Which of the following is NOT true according to the third and fourth paragraphs?
A.AI created a piece of music about COVID﹣19.
B.Many of AI's art creations are beyond artists' imagination.
C.Science and art can be combined with the help of AI.
D.Markus Buehler was not a professor of engineering,but a musician.
(3)The underlined phrase "Apart from" in the fifth paragraph can be replaced by" ".
A.Besides
B.Instead of
C.Because of
D.According to
(4)What's the main idea of the passage?
A.Technological developments have greatly influenced people's daily life.
B.AI has been widely used in science research.
C.AI is bringing more help to the art world as a useful tool
D.AI's creativity has caused more and more worries.
If you walk along the River Thames, there are lots of interesting buildings to see.Running through the heart of London,there are also many galleries, markets, shops and keep you busy along its banks. You will also see a strange round building.It looks very old and very different from all the others.This is Shakespeare's Globe Theatre(莎士比亚环球剧场).
The Globe Theatre was first built here in 1599.William Shakespeare was one of the most famous writers that ever lived.His plays were performed in the theatre for many years.However,in 1613, a fire broke out during a performance.The theatre was destroyed(毁坏),but the second was built the following year.It remained a theatre until 1644,and then it was pulled down to build houses.The modern(and also the third) Globe Theatre was completed in 1997, over 350 years later.This was done to honor Shakespeare,the most famous English writer.To this day, his many plays are performed there daily.He wrote around thirty﹣eight plays.They are comedies(funny stories) ,histories(about historical events and people) , and tragedies(serious and sad stories).People come from all over the world to watch them at the Globe Theatre.They are performed in exactly the same way as they were hundreds of years ago.
The building is round and made mostly of wood.There are simple seats on three different levels all around the sides.Everyone can see the stage(舞台).However.there is no roof(屋顶) in the middle! The cheapest tickets are standing tickets. You stand in the middle,right in front of the actors,but if it trains,you will get wet!
(1)When was the second Globe Theatre built?
A.In 1599.
B.In 1613.
C.In 1614.
D.In 1997.
(2)What can we know about Shakespeare according to the second paragraph?
A.Shakespeare was one of the most famous French writers.
B.Many of his plays are performed daily in the modern Globe Theatre.
C.His plays are performed in a different way from they were hundreds of years ago.
D.He wrote thirty﹣eight plays that were all about historical events and people.
(3)What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?
A.The inside structure(结构) of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
B.The history of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
C.The opening time of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
D.The three types of tickets that you can choose.
(4)Which of the following statements about the modern Globe Theatre is TRUE?
A.It has remained there for over 350 years.
B.The round building looks old and strange.
C.It is made mostly of wood and has around roof in the middle.
D.If we buy the cheapest tickets in the theatre, we will be farthest from the stage.
It is reported that tea has helped the poor farmers in Yunnan find a way out of poverty (贫穷) thanks to the efforts of a man named Ren Huaican.
Ren was suffering mouth ulcers(溃疡) when he first visited the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er City in the spring of 2006.However,after picking off several leaves from the old tea trees and chewing(咀嚼) them,he found the pain was gone the next morning.He felt very amazed.Ren began to show great interest in the tea from Yunnan.He found that the local tea business was very scattered(分散的).He also realized that the local tea farmers were very poor because of the underdeveloped tea market.So he made up his mind to develop the tea industry in order to help the local people get out of poverty.
In September 2006, Ren set up a tea company.He hired(雇佣) poor farmers from neighboring areas to pick tea leaves. Professional technicians(技师) were invited to teach the farmers how to do their jobs scientifically.The company taught them how to manage their trees and produce the best tea.As a result,their tea quality has greatly improved, and the price has gone up.In this way, the tea company has helped many people get out of poverty.
(1)After chewing the tea leaves,Ren was to find the pain was gone the next morning.
A.sad
B.amazed
C.worried
D.terrible
(2)Why were the local tea farmers very poor before?
A.Because many of their tea trees died.
B.Because the tea farmers were lazy.
C.Because the tea market was underdeveloped.
D.Because they had no interest in planting tea trees.
(3)What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A.How the farmers picked tea leaves.
B.How Ren helped develop the local tea industry.
C.Why Ren wanted to help the farmers.
D.What Ren did for the professional technicians.
(4)What can we learn from the passage?
A.The tea farmers haven't got out of poverty.
B.Ren wanted to make more money for himself in Yunnan.
C.The local tea market was developed before the year of 2006.
D.Ren and his company have helped the poor farmers in Yunnan.
Mobile phones are one of the most useful inventions of the last 50 years, but not everything that is said about them is good. Mobiles are often believed to be the cause of a number of things from poor eyesight and headaches to house fires. There's even one theory that mobile phones should be responsible for the disappearance of bees!
The theory is that the radiation (辐射) given off by mobile phones does great harm to bees, navigation systems (导航系统). Bees have a built﹣in system a bit like GPS and this helps them find their way back to their hives.But recently, thousands of bees have failed to find their way home. It is believed they are dying far from their hives.
The problem was first noticed by beekeepers in America and is a lot more serious than it at first seems. The important thing about bees is that most of the crops in many countries of the world are pollinated by them. Without bees, the crops can't continue to grow. Many beekeepers in Europe have reported losing between 50 and 70 percent of their bees. Jim Piper, a London beekeeper, said to the reporter, "My business is becoming worse. Twenty nine of my forty hives are now empty."
Nobody knows for sure whether the theory is true or not, but it's a fact that bees are disappearing in very large numbers. And we can't manage without them.Einstein said that if all our bees disappeared,man would only live for four more years! If the mobile phone theory is correct, we need to do something about it right now﹣before it's too late.
(1)What might be caused by mobiles according to Paragraph 1?
A. Poor listening.
B. The forest fires.
C.The disappearance of bees.
D.Terrible toothache.
(2)What does the theory in the passage say?
A. Bees have GPS inside their bodies.
B. Mobiles have an influence on bees' hives.
C. The radiation makes bees unable to fly.
D. The radiation makes bees lose their way home.
(3)The underlined word "pollinate" probably means" "in Chinese.
A.授粉
B.污染
C.啃食
D.催熟
(4)What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us?
A. Crops will stop growing.
B. Beekeepers' business is getting worse.
C. Bees' disappearing is a serious problem.
D. Beekeepers in Europe found the problem first.
(5)The author write this passage to .
A. call on people to help beekeepers
B. show how a bees built﹣in system works
C. ask people to stop using mobiles right away
D. warn people of the possible harm mobiles do to bees
A yearbook is a tradition of high school life in the United States.The book contains(包含) the name,photo, and signature (签名) of each student in your final year, so that you can remember who you went to school with.A 15﹣year﹣old girl Catherine Cook and her brother David wanted more than this.They thought,"Why not have a yearbook online?You could learn about people's music tastes, the movies they like,and so on."
Catherine thought of the name﹣ myYearbook.com, and the logo (图标). To advertise the site Catherine and David wore T﹣shirts with the site logo to school and soon hundreds of their schoolmates became users of the site. She spent many evenings talking on the phone to programmers in India, and collecting ideas from her schoolmates. Then her older brother Geoff came up with the money to start up the website.
MyYearbook users can join in the fun by sending messages and "collecting" friends.
They can watch the same videos from films and TV programs, and share music, photos,homework and study guides. Some teens feel they can make friends more easily online.Chatting online helps some shy people not to feel left out.
Users can also make "Lunch Money" by doing activities on the site. They can then spend their Lunch Money on gifts, or donate(捐赠)it to charities. They have saved 0.3 km2 of rainforest cleaned up 1 million kg of CO2, set 22,000 books to Africa,and bought 20,000 kg of rice for people without enough food.
Running the website did not stop Catherine and David from finishing their schoolwork Successfully,and going on to university,where they still spent 50 hours a week on the site.
(1)Who got the idea of setting up myYearbook.com?
A. Geoff.
B. Catherine and David.
C. A US high school.
D. Indian programmers.
(2)How did Catherine and David get their schoolmates to know the site?
A. They advertised the site through videos.
B. They offered chances to make money.
C. They made a phone call to every student.
D.They wore T﹣shirts with the site logo to school.
(3)MyYearbook.com is set up to help users .
A.remember the school
B.run a site
C.learn more about each other
D. make money
(4)Which of the following is NOT true about "Lunch Money"?
A.It can be donated to charities.
B.It can be used to help people.
C.It can be made by doing activities at school.
D. It can be used to protect the environment.
(5)What is the text mainly about?
A. The Cooks.
B. A yearbook online.
C. Lunch Money.
D. US high school life.
You might not think much about where your garbage goes.But now you might want to know.On July 1,Shanghai introduced a new garbage﹣sorting policy (垃圾分类政策).People there need to put different kinds of garbage into different bins. Other cities in China will do the same soon.
Garbage sorting is a big problem because there is too much garbage these days.It is bad for our environment.In fact, we can make use of some garbage again. But first, we need to sort it.
For example, if you put an old battery (电池) into the "harmful waste" bin, people can use it to make new batteries. But if you don't, the battery will end up somewhere else.Then, it will pollute the environment.
Garbage sorting and recycling around the world
Germany: There are big machines in supermarkets. You can put bottles in the machines and get money back.
Japan: A truck playing music comes to people's doors to pick up their garbage. There are eight or more kinds of garbage. If you sort any of them wrong, you will get a notice on your door.
Indonesia: People can take buses for free if they give plastic bottles to bus stations. An hour﹣long bus ride costs three large bottles.
Four kinds of garbage in Shanghai
Recyclable garbage includes paper, books, plastic items, and glass bottles. Harmful garbage includes lamps, batteries, and other things with harmful chemicals (化学品).Wet garbage usually comes from the kitchen, such as food and vegetables. Dry garbage is anything you cannot put into the other three bins, pens and towels, for example.
(1)What can we learn from Paragraph 1?
A. Many countries take Shanghai's garbage sorting policy.
B. Many other cities in China have garbage sorting policies.
C. Shanghai is the first city in China to make a garbage﹣sorting policy.
D. China is the first country in the world 10 make a garbage﹣ sorting policy.
(2)The writer gives the "battery" example to tell us .
A. how to sort our garbage
B. how important sorting is
C. what harmful waste is
D. how difficult sorting is
(3)If you , you can take a free bus ride in Indonesia.
A. put bottles in a machine
B. take plastic bottles to the station
C. get a notice on the door
D. put garbage into different bins
(4)Which bin should "newspapers" go to?
(5)Which is the best tile for the passage?
A. Sort Garbage, Save Earth
B. Less Garbage, Cleaner Environment
C. Clean Shanghai, Beautiful China
D. Different Countries, Different Policies