Do you think you could live your life without buying anything? There are people in the world who live in this way. They are called freegans. Freegans live a non-consumerist (非消费主义的) lifestyle—they reuse clothes, household items, and even food that other people just throw away.
Finding food plays a big part in the life of freegans. They look for food in the wild or even eat food that they take from dumpsters (垃圾桶). When you hear the word “dumpster”, you usually think of a smelly (发臭的), dirty place—but in reality, most food that is thrown away is of good quality (质量). Many supermarkets throw away vegetables and fruits simply because they look ugly. Freegans eat this kind of food.
I used to have many misunderstandings about the freegan way of living. I thought they were poor or homeless. But in fact, most freegans have the income to live just like regular consumers. Instead, they choose to live in a way that is more eco-friendly. Many of them also spend their free time volunteering to promote (宣传) a greener lifestyle.
It’s hard for many of us to live a freegan lifestyle because we are used to consumerism. This is why I really admire (敬佩) the freegans’ wish to protect the planet. I am now trying not to spend money on any unnecessary things. It is my first step in helping reduce global waste.
1. What does the word reuse mean in the first paragraph?| A．利用 | B．回收 | C．重复使用 |
| A．The vegetables and fruits are smelly. |
| B．The vegetables and fruits look ugly. |
| C．The vegetables and fruits are of bad quality. |
| A．Because they are poor and homeless. |
| B．Because they don’t have enough income. |
| C．Because they want to live a greener lifestyle. |
| A．We can always live a poor life. |
| B．We can look for food in dumpsters. |
| C．We can spend less money on unnecessary. |
| A．A greener lifestyle | B．To be a freegan | C．Special consumers |
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A couple in India is running an unusual school for poor kids.
The school was started by Parmita Sarma and Mazin Mukhtar in June, 2016. “
The school has always been different as kids in poverty need to earn money to stay in school, learning and earning.
The school started with only 20 children.
| A．Now the number of children has grown to 110. |
| B．Older students can get paid by teaching younger ones. |
| C．We are trying to train students to live an eco-friendly life. |
| D．It also taught everyone the harmful effects(影响) of plastic. |
| E．Students carry bags of plastic every day on their way to school. |
【推荐2】My name is Helen and I’m 35. I work in a hospital. These days, I’m taking evening classmate collage（学院）. Our teacher, Elizabeth is very strict. She’s 40 and she comes from Chicago. My classmates are very nice. There are ten of us in the group—five women and five men. I like Melanie best. She’s young and good-looking. She has blonde hair. Julie is very friendly. She’s short and she has a round face. Clara has short dark hair and she’s very thin. Amanda has brown hair and she wears glasses.
The men in my group are all nice. Jeremy’s really interesting. He’s 45 and he works in a bank. Henry’s 29. He is tall and he wears gasses. He’s a policeman. I like Dieter a lot. He’s 42. He’s very handsome and confident（自信的）! Alvaro is also handsome. He’s a musician. The last one is Stefan. He works in a zoo. He’s a little heavy, but he’s really funny. He often makes us laugh.
1. What do we know about Elizabeth?| A．She’s 35. | B．She’s teacher. | C．She’s good-looking. | D．She’s from New York. |
| A．She’s sort. | B．She has blonde hair. | C．She wears glasses. | D．She’s very thin. |
| A．Friendly. | B．Handsome. | C．Interesting. | D．Confident. |
| A．In a zoo. | B．In a bank. | C．In a hospital. | D．In a police station. |
“No，Peter，” answered his uncle. “When I wave to someone who knows me， he’ll feel happy. When I wave to someone and he doesn’t know me， he will feel surprised and then he will have something to think about，he will make his road seem shorter (更短). So I can make everybody happy.”
1. Peter’s uncle lives________.
| A．in the city | B．at the statio |
| C．in a town | D．in the country |
| A．a strange man | B．a kind man |
| C．a humor man | D．a happy man |
| A．by car | B．on foot | C．by hike | D．by train |
| A．doesn’t know anybody | B．knows some of those people |
| C．knows everybody | D．doesn’t know those people |
| A．make everybody happy | B．make everybody unhappy |
| C．make someone happy | D．make someone unhappy |
How is acid rain created?
When people use fuels(燃料)， such as coal and gasoline， poisonous gases are given off. When these gases mix with rain， acid rain forms. Many power stations burn fuels in order to create the
electricity(电) that we use in our homes and offices every day. Cars and trucks also send these gases into the air when they burn gasoline .When rain mixes with these gases， harmful things called acids form. This is acid rain.
How does acid rain affect us?
Acid rain damages(毁坏)everything that it touches. It poisons our rivers， ponds， lakes， and oceans along with all the life in them. It pollutes our soil and crops， harms trees， and can even kill fish and plants. Acid rain also eats away at buildings.
How can we prevent acid rain?
We need to cut down on the pollution that gets into our air. Turn off lights， television， and other electrical appliances if you are not using them， Walk or take a bike whenever possible. If you are travelling a long distance， take a bus or train to save fuel.
A research shows， acid rain harms our environment. But people everywhere can take small steps now to help protect our environment for future generations.
1. For the purpose of this article， more importantly is ________.
| A．to know some knowledge on acid rain |
| B．not to turn on the television |
| C．not to drive a car |
| D．to stop acid rain |
| A．acid rain forms |
| B．air pollution is caused |
| C．noise pollution is caused |
| D．acid rain gets heavier |
| A．suddenly | B．slightly | C．seriously | D．immediately |
| A．Go to school on foot or by bike if we can. |
| B．Go to bed earlier in order to use less electricity. |
| C．Travel by bus to prevent acid rain. |
| D．Turn off the television on rainy days. |
| A．Preventing Acid Rain | B．Forming of Acid Rain |
| C．Acid rain， Heavy Rain | D．Acid Rain， Killer Rain |
【推荐2】Crested ibises (朱鹮) are one of the oldest bird species on Earth. It is believed that they have been around for 60 million years. They were once common in Asia. But in the 1960s they began to disappear because of pollution and other human activities. In 1981, Chinese scientists found seven of them in the wild in Yangxian county in Hanzhong, they have been saved from extinction (灭绝).
Researchers said its population has risen to more than 5,000 worldwide. There are 3,000 crested ibises in Yangxian alone. The bird’s survival (幸存) is because of China’s early protection efforts, according to Zhang Yueming, an expert who helps protect the birds in Yangxian.
On the fourth day after finding the ibises, the local government put up a series of notices to protect the birds. For example, it stopped people from hunting, it set up the Qinling No. 1 protection station and sent four people to look after the birds day and night. During the daytime, they watched and recorded the birds’ habits and conditions. At night, their job was to keep them safe.
To help the ibises have more babies, a rescue and breeding center (救助和繁殖中心) was set up in 1990. At the center, crested ibises are fed by people and can receive timely help when they are sick or hurt. “China’s protection of crested ibises is an example in the world’s history of protecting endangered wildlife.” Zhang told China Daily.
1. What do we know about crested ibises?| A．They only live in China. | B．They can live for 60 million years. |
| C．They were endangered in the early 1980s. | D．They are the oldest bird species on Earth. |
| A．2,000 | B．2,993 | C．3,000 | D．3,007 |
a. learned about the birds’ habits and conditions
b. helped the birds have more babies artificially
c. set the birds free after they grew up
d. helped the birds when they were sick or hurt
| A．abc | B．abd | C．acd | D．bcd |
| A．China has successfully prevented the crested ibises from dying out. |
| B．Crested ibises are endangered in other countries. |
| C．China is the best place to live for crested ibises. |
| D．China will teach other countries how to breed ibises. |
【推荐3】Clean water is not only important for people to produce food, but necessary for our life. However, many people in Asia and Africa don’t have enough clean water to use. Farmers use 70%-85% of the world fresh water to produce food. People usually don’t pay much attention to how much water industry uses, but you may be surprised to know that industry uses 59% of the water in developed countries.
Home use takes up only 8% in the world. But as cities grow, more water will be used. The local government has to make people use less water. In 60% of European cities, people are saving water by using less. They even keep waste water for other uses. In Australia, the government has encouraged people to collect rainwater and recycle water from showers for a second one.
The government has made a water saving program to encourage families and businesses to check their water use and save more water. Scientists and the UN are looking for good water management as the key to solving the problem. We can all work together to protect our fresh water in our daily life.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。
1. People in Asia have enough water to use.
2. In developed countries, more than half of the water is used by industry.
3. Home use of water will increase because of the growing of cities.
4. To save water, Australians and Europeans both choose to recycle water for a second one.
5. According to the passage, scientists have found good ways to deal with water problem.
【推荐1】Do you collect anything? Collecting is a popular hobby with people around the world. Some people collect baseball cards, teapots, or seashells. Others collect matchbook covers, stamps, bottles or dolls. There are almost as many types of collections as there are collectors.
Coin collecting, called numismatics, is one of the oldest and most popular types of collecting. People like learning about coins and their history. They like the challenge of finding rare（稀有的）or unusual coins. Some see their collections as a valuable investment. Others just enjoy the beauty and variety of their coins.
There are many different types of coin collections. Some numismatists choose to collect foreign coins. They may focus on a certain country or a certain time period when they begin their collections. Another popular way to collect is to choose a theme and then look for coins that have pictures of the animals, people, or objects that fit into that theme. For example, a collector may search for coins with pictures of ships, birds, or even famous people.
Some collections can become very valuable. This depends on several factors: the type of coin, the rarity of the coin, and the need for the coin. If you own a rare coin that few people are interested in, it will be worth less than a rare coin that many people want to own.
Condition also plays an important role in deciding a coin’s value. Serious collectors store their coins very carefully in special boxes. They touch their coins with special gloves. If you owned a Liberty Head coin from 1913, which is worth about one million dollars, you would probably be willing to give it special treatment, too!
If you are interested in starting a coin collection, the best thing to do is to learn a little about it first. You can find books about coin collecting at the library, and you’ll learn how to decide the value of various coins and store your collection properly. The next time you look through the coins in your pocket or in your piggybank, you might find that you have the beginnings of a very interesting hobby!
1. The underlined word “numismatists” in Paragraph 3 means ______.| A．stamp collectors | B．doll collectors |
| C．coin collectors | D．teapot collectors |
| A．decide where to buy rare coins | B．find the right time to collect |
| C．learn how to look through your coins | D．know the value of different rare coins |
| A．Coin collecting is the oldest and most popular type of collecting. |
| B．Some collectors store their coins carefully to keep them in good condition. |
| C．The value of a rare coin completely depends on how many collectors need it. |
| D．If you are interested in coin collecting, the first thing to do is to find a rare coin. |
| A．The collection of coins. | B．The types of coin collection. |
| C．The value of rare coins. | D．The suggestions of coin collection. |
【推荐2】①A growing number of Chinese mobile apps (手机应用) are becoming more and more popular around the world. From TikTok (抖音) to Bilibili, Chinese apps are getting big.
②In 2021, the money of China’s apps from foreign countries grew 204 percent year-on-year, according to a report by the company, iResearch.
③The US, Japan and South Korea were the main countries of the money for Chinese apps. More and more foreign people are glad to use Chinese apps. Downloads (下载) of Chinese apps also improved in Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia in 2021.
④The success of the companies has much to do with their own hard work. Researchers said that this has shown the strong creativity of Chinese companies. “There is a great future for Chinese companies in the global (国际的) world. Although it takes quite a long time to have a brand (品牌) in foreign countries, Chinese companies are good at trying something new.”said Fang Han, the head of StarMaker.
⑤For example, TikTok has taken the world by storm, giving short videos about anything. It has more than one billion downloads in 150 countries and 75 languages in the world, noted Harvard Business Review. It not only showed short videos to users according to their interests, but also taught them simple and creative ways to make their own videos. That’s why there are a lot of people who love using it to share their everyday life.
⑥The Chinese government (政府) also made great work to help companies to compete in the world. In July 2021, a government report to guide Chinese apps came out. It said the government would help more companies to create new brands. With the help of the government, the companies will work together with foreign companies in 5G.
1. In 2021, China Apps made money in foreign countries mainly from ________.| A．Africa, Japan and South Korea | B．the US, Japan and South Korea |
| C．the US, South Korea and Southeast Asia | D．the Middle East, Japan and Africa |
| A．Chinese apps will be less popular around the world. |
| B．Chinese companies spend short time creating brands in the world. |
| C．Bilibili has more than one billion users around the world. |
| D．Chinese companies will work together with foreign companies. |
| A．Apps Around the World | B．Mobile Apps in China |
| C．China’s Apps go global | D．Government Helps Apps |
A． | B． |
C． | D． |
a Teens help students in remote areas  Luo, Chinese university student, only turned 18 in January, but he’s already made a big difference to the lives of many poor young people living in China’s remote（偏远的）areas. His online English lessons have offered them a chance to know a world they could only imagine before. Many have achieved university dreams. | b Luban Lock: magic Chinese puzzle  2,000 years ago, a famous Chinese carpenter named Luban created a magic Chinese puzzle called “Luban Lock”, which he used to test how smart his son was. Watch as Rachel learns to make this Chinese puzzle and tries to solve it! Do you want to have a try? |
c First picture of the black hole  The first picture of the huge black hole at the heart of the Way was shown on Thursday, thanks to the Thursday, thanks to the efforts of astronomers（天文学家）from around the world, including17 from China. Shen Zhiqiang says that the future purpose of the Event Horizon Telescope（EHT）is to get video pictures of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. | d China’s healthcare  China has made progress in public health over the past years. In 1949, average life expectancy（平均寿命）was 35. It reached nearly 77 in 2019, much higher than the world average of 72. In 1949, there were just 3, 670 medical and health organizations in the whole country. The number increased to nearly 1 million at the end of 2018. Health insurance（保险）has also benefited over 95 percent of the population. |
| A．He improved their living conditions. |
| B．He gave them online English lessons. |
| C．He helped them choose dream universities. |
| A．How Luban Lock works. |
| B．Why Luban created Luban Lock. |
| C．Whether Luban’s son was clever. |
| A．A foreign astronomer team. |
| B．A Chinese astronomer team. |
| C．An international astronomer team. |
| A．To introduce the govermment’s plans. |
| B．To show China’s progress in healthcare. |
| C．To describe the present situation of China’s healthcare. |
| A．East meets West. | B．For a better future. | C．Great Chinese, great China. |
"Sure, honey, that sounds great." I said, thinking back to my own best friend, Lillian. We lived across the street from each other in Washington Heights, New York. We met at the age of 10, too. Like my daughter, I was shy, but Lillian drew me out. She was one of the friendliest people in school, with shiny black hair and a big smile.
In senior high school, Lillian went on a trip to Florida. This was the first time we had to be away from each other for a few days. "I'll be back soon." she told me. But three days later, Lillian's sister told me that she had fallen into a river and hadn't come out any more. Soon, my family moved to New Jersey. Whenever I thought of her, tears came into my eyes.
The next day Donna brought her new friend home. "Hi, Mrs. Loggia." the little girl said. Her hair was so shiny and black and she smiled brightly. "My name is Laura."
My daughter's new friend was so much like Lillian. I was still puzzled(迷惑)when Laura's mom came to pick her up later that afternoon. I opened the door to let her in. "Judy!" she cried. "It's me, Lillian’s sister, from Washington Heights.” Yes, my daughter's friend looked familiar(熟悉). Lillian is her aunt.
1. The underlined phrase in the first paragraph “to bring her out of her shell” means “__________”.
| A．to help her live happily | B．to help her become smart |
| C．to help her walk out of her house | D．to help her become less shy |
| A．was Donna's good friend | B．was from Washington Heights |
| C．was as old as her daughter | D．had shiny black hair and a big smile, too |
| A．Because she moved to New Jersey. | B．Because her best friend travelled to Florida. |
| C．Because her best friend lost her life on a trip. | D．Because they were different from each other. |
| A．Laura is as outgoing as her aunt Lillian. |
| B．Laura and Donna are both in the high school. |
| C．Donna and Laura have been friends for a long time. |
| D．Judy moved to New Jersey because of Lillian's death. |
| Mr. Wise, I’m a slow student. Most of my classmates a much better than me, so I usually get stressed out. Although I spend much time studying for the tests, I can’t get good grades. Sometimes my father gives me some help. He tells me not to worry about it, but it doesn’t work. What do you think I should do? Li Lei |
| Dear Li Lei, Many famous people were not so good when they were young. Edison, a famous scientist, did poorly in his studies when he was a young boy. But, as an adult, he made many discoveries that helped a lot of people. When I was at your age, I didn’t do well at school. I just kept working hard, and at last, I succeeded. You should take it easy and try your best. Tomorrow is another day Mr. Wise |
1. Li Lei feels worried because ______.
| A．he doesn’t like going to school. |
| B．he is not as good as most of his classmates |
| C．his father doesn’t like him |
| D．he doesn’t want to work hard |
| A．ask for some help |
| B．find a pen pal |
| C．tell his father his problem |
| D．let all his classmates know it |
| A．show how much he knows about his problem |
| B．show that he hates Edison |
| C．make Li Lei angry |
| D．make Li Lei feel better |
| A．Tomorrow is the weekend |
| B．One can get good friends tomorrow |
| C．Tomorrow is the same as today |
| D．There are a lot of hopes in our lives |
| A．a doctor | B．a scientist |
| C．a slow student | D．Li Lei’s best friend |
Tiffany in Guangdong asks us about how British students spend their winter break.
For some, it's a time to study because they have exams next term. Some might have to study. They have to read some books. They use the winter break to catch up with(赶上) their reading. But some students can Let their hair down and celebrate Christmas and New Year with a few drinks.
This holiday is also an important time to chat with the family and maybe get some sleep too. Some lucky students are going away on holiday but it won't be long.
1. What do the underlined words "let their hair down" mean in this reading?
| A．放下头发 | B．烫发 | C．放松 | D．理发 |
| A．The winter break in the UK is not long. |
| B．The winter break in the UK is a time for sleep. |
| C．Students work hard in the winter break. |
| D．Students are preparing for the coming exam. |
| A．the differences between the winter break in China and the UK |
| B．what the students in the UK usually do in the winter break |
| C．why some students like the winter break |
| D．how to celebrate the winter break |
