【推荐1】任务型阅读阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词）
We all need a healthy environment, but we produce waster every day and it does harm to our environment. Though we are young, we can still do something to help. In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make a real difference to the environment. Here are some ideas for you to live a green life.
Remember these three words; reduce, reuse and recycle（减量、再使用和再循环）.
Reduce means “use less”. Don't waste things. This saves money and reduces pollution and waste going into the environment. Before we buy something new, think if it is really necessary or maybe the old one will be just as good! When we do buy things, choose local products if possible, and try not to buy too many things from abroad.
Reuse means “use again”. Use things for as long as possible. When we buy things, make sure that they last a long time. We should take care of them so that they will last, and we should repair them if we can instead of throwing them away and buying new ones. Don't use a paper cup or a paper bag. It's better to use a china cup and a lunch box because you can use them again.
Recycle means “change things into something else”. Although it takes energy to change something into something else, it's better than throwing things away or burning them. Find out what can be recycled in your neighbourhood and take part in recycling programmes. We should also buy products made from recycled materials, such as recycled paper, to help save trees.
Title:     1    to Live a Green Life

We produce waste every day and it is    2    to us. We can do something to help.
Ideas	Does	Don'ts
To     3	Use less * Try to save something	* Don't buy too many things from foreign     4    .
To reuse	Use    5     * Use things for us long as possible. * Buy things that last long. * Take care of things or    6    the old things.	* Don't use    7    cups or bags.
To recycle	Change things into something    8     * Join in recycling programmes. * Buy    9    made from recycled materials.	Don't    10    things away or bu rn them.

【推荐2】

What does it mean to be green? “Green” is more than just a color. It also means taking special steps to protect the environment—the water, the land, and the air we breathe. Why green? Plants are green, and without them the earth wouldn’t be such a lovely home for us human beings.

Sometimes people call ours a “throw-away society”. That means we are always throwing away old things and buying new ones. (A) If you no longer need something, someone else just might need it. For example, if your brother is old enough not to play with his plastic bike, why not give it to another family who has a little kid so that they don't need to buy one? And one less large plastic toy doesn’t need to be produced.

Recycling has never been easier. Many organizations will pick it up right in front of your house and some towns even require it. Tell your mom or dad you want to become “Chief of Recycling” for your family. Now that you know what things you can recycle, find a place to keep (B) them. Make sure you encourage everyone in your house to think whether things can be reused or recycled before they're thrown away.

Try to grow something yourself. Almost everyone likes traveling. But next time before you travel around the world, take a look at your own backyard. Is there a place where you could plant a tree or put in a little fruit or vegetable garden? If so, get there and get your hands dirty. Then you can watch with pride as your plants are full of fruits.

1. Translate the underline sentences (A) into Chinese.
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2. 从文中找出与You should be sure to ask your family to try their best to reuse or recycle things before they’re thrown away.意思相同或相近的句子。
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3. 从文中找出(B)处划线单词“them”指代的内容。
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4. 根据短文内容填空，每空一词。
People should take steps to protect the environment, ____ the water, the land and the air. We should go green ____ the earth wouldn’t be such a lovely home for us humans without green plants.
5. 根据文章内容用英语列举关于保护环境的两种做法。
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【推荐3】Do you know that a student can produce up to 240 pounds of school waste and lots of waste gas (气体) during a term? This includes transportation, food, paper, pens, pencils and so on.
Transportation Some parents drive their kids to school every day. We all know waste gas from cars is a main cause air pollution. If parents who live in a neighborhood can take turns to drive their kids to school each day, that’ll be better. Another way of going green is to walk to school if students live near their schools.
Food It’s surprising that only one elementary school can produce up to 19,000 pounds of lunch waste each year. That’s only one school. One way to help take care of the environment is to stop using plastic bags. There are all kinds of environmental boxes for students to put their food in.

Paper, pens and pencils   Lots of paper is thrown away by American students. They throw away about 1.6 billion pens every year. They waste many pens and chemicals (化学药品) in them are bad for the environment. Many more pencils are thrown away than pens. Pencils are made from trees, so if more pencils are thrown away, more trees will be cut down. So students should reuse (再使用) paper, pens and pencils instead of throwing them away.

Backpacks   As fashion comes and goes, almost every kid needs a new backpack every year. They can save lots of money and materials if they reuse the same schoolbags each year.

How to save the environment
Transportation	If possible, parents in a neighborhood should     1     to drive their kids to school each day. Students can go to school     2     if their homes are not far from their schools.
Food	3     can be used to keep food for lunch instead of plastic bags.
Paper, pens and pencils	Papers, pens and pencils shouldn’t     4    , but be reused.
Backpacks	Lots of money and materials can be saved if the same     5     each year.

【推荐1】【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】

What makes a family?

Western families can be just as big as Chinese ones

Do you live with your grandparents or great-grandparents? Recently, a video challenge (挑战) called “four generations” has become popular online. It shows the structure (结构) of a Chinese family—from young children to great-grandparents.

In these videos, a little boy or girl calls for their mother or father. The parent smiles and calls for the grandparent. Finally, the grandparent calls for the great-grandparent! These videos show how much Chinese people love their family.

In many Chinese families, several generations live together. This is called an extended family (大家庭). Usually it is “four-two-one”— four grandparents, two parents, one child.

This family structure has both good and bad sides. When parents are busy with work, grandparents can help take care of the children. According to the Atlantic magazine (杂志), 90 percent of children in Shanghai and 70 percent of children in Beijing grow up with the care of grandparents.

But some people say grandparents love their grandchildren too much and let them eat too much. Arguments (争吵) may happen among family members of different ages.

Life can be both sweet and bitter (苦的). Family life is no different. But the most important thing to remember is that family is all about love.

根据短文内容回答问题。
1. What’s the video about?
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2. How many people are in these videos?
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3. What is the disadvantage (缺点) of this family structure? Please list 1.
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4. In Shanghai, who is mainly responsible for looking after children?
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5. According to the passage, what is the most important thing in a family?
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【推荐2】阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后1—8小题的空格里填入最恰当的内容。注意：1—7题每个空格只填1个单词；8题词数不限。

We’ve all heard people say, “Oh, that person is so creative!” about someone who is great at art. But art is just one area where people can be creative.

Any time you try something different to deal with a problem, you’re being creative. In sports, that might mean trying new moves to score a goal. In engineering, that might mean joining different materials together to make a container that will protect an egg. At home, it could mean working out a shortcut to get to your friend’s house. You are creative every day!

Are some people naturally more creative than others? Maybe, but anyone can get more creative with practice. Here are some methods that work for experts who are creative in very different ways.

Explore and imagine

Shigeru Miyamoto is the brains behind some of the world’s most popular video games, such as Super Mario Bros. He exercised his creativity (创造力) like a muscle (肌肉) when he was growing up near Kyoto, Japan. He spent hours exploring nature and going on adventures (历险) in his mind. As a game designer, he still finds joy in making up new worlds and adventures.

Make wacky mash-ups (混搭)

Dr. Neri Oxman and her team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab combine things that don’t usually go together. They mixed ideas from robots and insects when they invented small robots that spin fibers (结网) the way silkworms (蚕) do. In the future, their work may lead to groups of robots that quickly build many types of buildings.

If you come up with ideas you’re not sure about, don’t worry-you’re not alone. In the Netflix series Abstract, Dr. Oxman said she often doubts her ideas. “My father said, ‘When you create, you must always feel a little bit uncomfortable. And if you’re feeling uncomfortable and alone, you know you’re doing something right. ”

Find pictures in patterns

Have you ever looked for animal shapes in clouds? The artist Leonardo da Vinci looked everywhere for patterns that would spark his imagination. He wrote that artists should look at stone walls and irregular stains (不规则的污渍) to discover landscapes or strange faces and costumes, and an endless variety of objects. You could reduce these to complete and well-drawn forms

Being creative!
Introduction	You can be creative almost     1     , in art, sports, engineering and even in your daily life.
2     to be creative	●Explore and imagine Shigeru Miyamoto developed his creativity in a way that was     3     to how he would build muscles through exercise in his childhood. He stays creative by dreaming up new adventures in his     4     while exploring in nature. ●Make wacky mash-ups Dr. Neri Oxman and her team created ideas for robots that will help build buildings in the future. Being creative may make you feel alone and uncomfortable. Anyway, you are going in the right     5     . ●Find pictures in patterns Leonardo da Vinci believed that artists should observe everything around them to look for patterns and shapes in different things to encourage him to think     6     nd come up with new ideas.
Conclusion	●Although some people are naturally more creative, being more creative takes a lot of     7     ●My ideas of being more creative: (Use 2 examples to share your ideas of being more creative)     8