Now, are you changing your living habits to have a low carbon life? Here are some strategies (策略) for you.
Strategy One
●Each week, choose one day when you don’t eat meat. Meat takes up lots of energy because it takes a long time to produce. And animals must be fed on farmed plants, which could be used to feed many more people.
Strategy Two
●Only buy the amount of food you need. When you buy food, go local rather than imported (進(jìn)口的), and get fresh vegetables instead of frozen.
Strategy Three
●Make sure you keep the things such as paper and plastic bottles separate (獨(dú)立) so that they can be recycled. There are places where you can recycle batteries. Make sure you find them.
Strategy Four
●Take showers rather than baths and reduce your shower time by two minutes. This will save water and give you an extra two minutes in bed.
Strategy Five
●Buses and trains are better than cars, but walking or cycling is better still. It’s also better for your health and cheaper. It can even be quicker than sitting in a car at rush hours in a busy city. For long distances, coaches are better than trains.
Strategy Six
●Try to buy good, long-lasting products even though they may cost a little more. A small screen TV is better than a big screen. Keep your electronic products one year longer than you would usually have.
【小題1】What does the underline phrase “l(fā)ow carbon” in paragraph one mean?

A．便宜

B．低碳

C．高效

D．舒適

【小題2】 According to the passage, which of the following is WRONG?

A．When we produce the meat, we need to take up lots of energy.

B．Taking showers in less time will help for saving the water.

C．When you go for a long-distance trip, you’d better drive your own car.

D．Buying the long-lasting products is a good idea to have a low carbon life.

【小題3】 What’s the purpose(目的) of the passage?

A．It helps to know walking is one of the low carbon lives.

B．It helps to realize how important it is to have a low carbon life.

C．It advises to save water and electric to have a low carbon life.

D．It advises to kick some bad habits and have a low carbon life.

With the development of economics (經(jīng)濟(jì)), the problem of left-behind children (留守兒童) has become a serious social problem. More and more people have realized we should do something to help them.
One of the biggest problems is that the children are all hungry for the love from their parents. Many of them can just get a call or a letter from their parents half a year, a year or even several years, which makes some children lost their parents’ faces. When they meet their own troubles, they have no one to talk with. Nobody gives them enough care.
Because of being too far away from their parents, the left-behind children’s study is the second biggest problem. From a survey (調(diào)查) about their study, only two per cent of the children get good results, while ten per cent of them are common and eighty-eight per cent of them are poor. What a pity!
There are also many other problems of the left-behind children, such as having no ability to protect themselves, unhealthy lifestyles, spending too much pocket money and being crazy about Internet and so on.
In a word, to solve all the problems of the left-behind children needs the government, families and schools to try their best together.
【小題1】How many problems are mentioned (提及) in the passage?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．More than four.

【小題2】Which problem is NOTmentioned in the passage?

A．Having no place to live.

B．Being crazy about the Internet.

C．Unhealthy lifestyles.

D．Not study well.

【小題3】What’s the meaning of “some children lost their parents’ faces”?

A．Some children lost their parents.

B．Some children couldn’t find their parents.

C．Some children can’t remember what their parents look like.

D．Some children can’t get any information about their parents.

【小題4】Which of the following sentences isRIGHT?

A．All of the left-behind children aren’t good at study.

B．The left-behind children can see their parents often.

C．The left-behind children have much money.

D．The left-behind children problem is a social problem.

【小題5】What is the best title of the article?

A．The Left-behind Children

B．What is Left-behind Children

C．The Problems of the Left-behind Children

D．How to help Left-behind Children

   
Apple’s logo is one of the most familiar icons(圖標(biāo)) around the world. But what’s the story about the Apple logo? The image of the apple is obvious, because that’s the name of the company. What about the bite? The famous story is that the logo shows respect and honour for Alan Turing. He was the father of computer science. He researched artificial intelligence(人工智能) and unlocked German wartime codes(密碼). However，after the war, he was put into prison，because of his beliefs. He could not stand the looking down and chose to bite a poisoned apple to end his life in the prison.
However, Rob Janoff, who designed the famous Apple logo, said, “It’s not the truth, but only a legend(傳說, 傳奇). The real reason why I designed it with a bite is very simple. I wanted people to get that it was an apple not a cherry (櫻桃). When I go to markets to buy apples, I always mistake apples for cherries. It really has nothing to do with the scientist.”
Are you kidding? An apple is much bigger than a cherry. It’s very easy to tell. But if you use an apple to design a logo, some people may mistake it for a cherry.
【小題1】Both the apple and the cherry are almost the same actually in ________.

A．shape

B．size

C．colour

D．weight

【小題2】According to the passage, Alan Turing________.

A．died in the prison	B．used an apple to design a logo
C．was put into prison during the war	D．was the father of a computer company

【小題3】What’s the purpose of writing the passage about the apple logo?

A．To introduce its designer.	B．To tell us a legend about it.
C．To try to find the truth of it.	D．To explain its market research.

Alice is a busy girl. Now she is relaxing .She is watching the Friday night weather report on television .She likes sunny weather just like today. She wants to know what the weather will be like tomorrow.
She’s going to have a picnic(郊游) .This is what the reporter is saying, “Good evening and welcome to evening weather report. We are going to have a very different weather across the country…”Alice is sad .She doesn’t like raining.
【小題1】What’s Alice doing?  ______.

A．She’s watching TV	B．She’s relaxing
C．She’s busy	D．She’s sad

【小題2】What day is it tomorrow?  _______.

A．Friday

B．Saturday

C．Sunday

D．Monday

【小題3】What’s the weather like on Saturday?  _______.

A．Sunny and hot	B．warm and cold
C．Sunny in the morning	D．Rainy in the morning

【小題4】What is she going to do ?  ______.

A．She’s going to work	B．She’s going to have a picnic
C．She’s going to watch TV	D．She’s going to wash clothes

【小題5】Which one is right?  ______.

A．Alice is busy now	B．Alice doesn’t like raining
C．Alice is going to the park	D．Alice is happy now

Two students started quarreling at school. One student shouted dirty words at the other, and a fight began.
What can be done to stop fights like this at school? In some schools, disputants(爭(zhēng)執(zhí)者) sit down with peer mediators (同齡調(diào)解者). Peer mediators are usually students with special training in this kind of problems.
Peer mediators help disputants to talk in a friendly way. Here are some of the ways they use.
1. Express what you think clearly but don't say anything to hurt the other. Begin with "I feel" instead of "You always".
2. Listen carefully to what the other person is saying. Don't stop the other person's words.
3. Keep looking at the other person's eyes when he or she speaks.
4. Try to see the problems on the other person's side.
5. Never put anyone down. Saying things like "You are foolish (愚蠢的)" makes the talk difficult.
6. Try to find a result that makes both people happy.
Peer mediators never decide on the winner. They don't decide who is right or who is wrong. Instead they help disputants to find their own "win-win" result. A "win-win" result can make everyone feel good.
Peer mediators' work is often successful just because it gets disputants to talk to each other. And getting disputants to talk to each other is the first step in finding a "win-win" result.
【小題1】 Peer mediators' work is _.

A．to teach lessons to disputants

B．to help find a way to make both disputants happy

C．to find out who starts the quarrel

D．to give students some special training

【小題2】What does the underlined phrase "put anyone down" mean in Chinese?
A. 貶低任何人 b.落后于任何人    
C. 奉承任何人 d.向任何人低頭
【小題3】 What's the first step in finding a "win-win" result?

A．Letting disputants be afraid of peer mediators.

B．Letting disputants feel peer mediators are kind.

C．Getting disputants to talk to each other.

D．Making disputants feel good by telling funny stories.

【小題4】 During the talk, if peer mediators say "You are a fool."

A．disputants will realize they are wrong

B．disputants will understand peer mediators better

C．it is easy for peer mediators to decide who is right

D．it is hard for peer mediators to get a "win-win" result

【小題5】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．All schools have peer mediators.

B．Peer mediators are usually students.

C．When disputants are speaking, peer mediators can stop their words at any time.

D．Peer mediators can make disputants get a "win-win" result every time.