Green is more than just a color. It also means taking special steps to protect the environment. How to decide whether a product is green? Here is what we may keep in mind.
The materials of a product are usually our first focus. Green products are made of more natural materials which are free from harmful chemicals, so they can be good for our physical health.
Packaging is important. We’d better choose glass, metal and paper packaging, as these can be reused or more easily recycled. We can also look for less packaging or even choose unbagged products whenever possible.
Location (地点) matters. Think about how much energy was used to get it. To us, try to choose local products. When it comes to food, it is a good idea to order directly from local farmer, shop at markets and buy fruits in season.
Look into what the company tells us about their product. It’s easy to say that a product is “green” or “all natural”, but the words may be too good to be true. So, much of the information about a product should be taken with a grain of salt.
Better than buying is choosing to leave an unnecessary product in the store. It sends a message to the producer, keeps money in our pockets, reduces waste and keeps the planet healthy.
1. How are green products? ________| A．They look green. |
| B．They are healthy. |
| C．They are free. |
| D．They are unnecessary. |
| A．Get a product over packaged. |
| B．Order food from abroad. |
| C．Buy fruits in season. |
| D．Make products of unnatural materials. |
| A．What the company tells us about the product is easily understood. |
| B．What the company tells us about the product cannot be completely believed. |
| C．What the company tells us about the product is widely spread. |
| D．What the company tells us about the product cannot be quickly forgotten. |
| A．Buying Green |
| B．Recycling Waste |
| C．Keeping Healthy |
| D．Reducing Energy Use |
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【推荐1】Going to a friend’s house is very exciting. You may spend time with a friend and get to see where he lives. So remember to be polite.
When to arrive
The first thing to remember is that when a friend invites you to his/her house, you need to arrive on time. If your friend tells you to come “around 3:00”, that means you can arrive a few minutes after 3:00, but it is also a good idea to arrive at the right time.
What to bring
Often it is also nice to bring something to your friend’s house. This could be a box of chocolates for you two to share(分享), or maybe a movie that you can watch together. You can also bring some flowers. A little gift(=present) is a nice way to show your friend that you are excited to be at his house.
How to greet (问候)
When you visit your friend’s house, you may also meet his parents. You should tell them who you are and they may tell you their names. As a child, I went to visit my friend Paul. I called his parents by their first names John and Mary. But now I know it is more polite to call them Mr. or Mrs. Smith. This will show them more respect(尊重).
It is a cool thing to visit a friend’s house. Be polite to your friend’s parents, and you will be invited again!
1. If your friend asks you to get to your friend’s house around 5:00 p. m, it is polite to arrive at ____ p.m.| A．5:02 | B．4:50 | C．4:30 | D．5:30 |
| A．when to arrive at your friend’s house | B．how to greet people |
| C．what to bring to your friend | D．how to be a good visitor |
| A．a box of chocolates | B．some flowers | C．a movie | D．some money |
| A．Mr Smith | B．John | C．Mary | D．Smith |
| A．a notice(通知) on a wall | B．a letter to a friend |
| C．an article in a magazine | D．a piece of news in a newspaper |
【推荐2】We all know that it’s important to exercise (运动), but we don’t always want to do it. Some people think that exercising every day is too difficult, or that it takes too long. They think they don’t have time to exercise every day.
Well, here’s some good news! If you exercise for only ten minutes a day, your body and your brain (大脑) will feel better! In fact, some scientists think that ten minutes of exercise every day can make you think more quickly!
Exercise isn’t the only thing that’s good for your brain. Scientists think that staying outside is also great for your brain and your body. They know that your brain relaxes when you’re in a natural place. Some scientists think people should stay in an outdoor place more.
▲ When you laugh (笑), if you laugh out loud, your brain gets more blood (血液) than when you’re sad! Your body can feel better for 45 minutes after a good laugh!
Think about it. Are you taking good care of your brain? Do you do enough (足够的) exercise? Do you have enough outdoor time? Do you laugh enough?
1. Why don’t people want to exercise? ________| A．Because exercising is not important. |
| B．Because they have no fun doing sports. |
| C．Because exercising takes too much time. |
| D．Because they don’t know how to exercise. |
| A．A park. | B．A classroom. | C．A library. | D．A store. |
| A．What to do when you are sad? |
| B．Who often has a good laugh? |
| C．Laughing out loud makes you sad! |
| D．Laughing is good for your brain, too! |
| A．To show how your brain works. |
| B．To tell you how to do exercise. |
| C．To ask you to laugh more often. |
| D．To tell what keeps your brain healthy. |
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① Locals Care for Natural World Grasslands and lakes in Sanjiangyuan have taken on a new look and many wild animals have come back. On January 24, 2003, China set up Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve to protect the area and the wildlife. Local people joined in the project, picking up waste and protecting the animals. |
② China Successfully Grows Rice in Space How to grow food in space if humans live there one day? For nearly 40 years, China has developed over 260 new types of seeds (种子) in space. Recently growing rice at Tiangong Space Station makes a big step forward. It can also solve food problems on Earth. |
③ Doctors Sent to West Africa Doctors are flying to an island off the coast of West Africa after a new flu broke out. They will test different medicines to find a way to deal with it. To get things better, they will also offer medical care and help train local nurses there. |
④ Scientists Fight against Plastic Pollution A natural material, fungi (真菌), used to break down a type of plastic called polypropylene turned out to be useful. Scientists at the University of Sydney found that after 90 days, between 25% and 27% of polypropylene broke down and after 140 days, polypropylene became completely safe. |
| A．①② | B．②③ | C．①④ | D．③④ |
| A．Locals in Sanjiangyuan picked up waste and protected the animals for a living. |
| B．It is likely that China began to grow rice in space about 40 years ago. |
| C．Doctors have known how to deal with the new flu in West Africa. |
| D．Scientists discovered fungi could break down polypropylene. |
| A．Problems and Efforts. | B．Duties and Success. |
| C．Challenges and Chances. | D．Difficulties and Advantages. |
According to the study, teenagers who eat breakfast weigh around 5 pounds less than teenagers who do not. Although they take in more calories in the morning, they are more active during the day because they have more energy. This means they burn more calories than non-breakfast eaters. The breakfast does not even have to be very healthy, as eating anything is better than nothing.
The study also showed that eating breakfast keeps teenagers feeling full for longer, so they will not eat too many snacks later in the day. This is good news as most popular snacks, like sweets and potato chips, are usually unhealthy and full of calories.
Another big advantage of eating breakfast is that it helps teenagers do better at school. This is because it gives them more energy to keep their attention in class.
What's more, a study in the UK showed that adults who eat breakfast daily put on less weight and also perform better at work.
Whatever your age is, take time to have breakfast every day.
1. Having breakfast daily makes the teenagers _________.
| A．eat fewer snacks | B．put on more weight |
| C．relax themselves | D．burn less calories |
| A．teenagers should eat something for breakfast |
| B．breakfast helps teenagers do better at school |
| C．breakfast must be healthy with lots of calories |
| D．the energy makes teenagers active the whole day |
| A．story book | B．health magazine | C．movie poster | D．instruction book |
【推荐2】Food is colorful. Some food is green, some food is red, and some is black. Now, more and more people like to have black food - black rice, black beans, black grapes. Why do they like black food?
Black food can make gray hair into black hair. Black hair is good for the heart. Black food can help children become smart. Black food can help women look young.
Black food is very good, but we need food with different colors. Doctors say that it isn't good to be choosy about the food. So we had better eat all kinds of food.
1. Now more and more people like to eat .| A．red food | B．green food | C．black food | D．rice |
| A．eyes | B．ears | C．nose | D．heart |
| A．smart | B．young | C．old | D．tall |
| A．挑剔的 | B．优选的 | C．浪费的 | D．无色的 |
【推荐3】Do you sleep well? If you don’t, here are some ideas for you.
★Go to bed at the same time every night. It helps your body get into a routine. Keeping this routine will help you get better sleep.
★Don’t eat or drink anything with caffeine before you go to sleep. Chocolate and ice cream with caffeine are also bad for your sleep.
★Don’t have a TV in your bedroom. According to a survey, kids usually sleep less with a TV set in their bedrooms. If you have one, turn it off when it’s time to sleep.
★Don’t watch scary TV shows or movies before bedtime. They make it hard for you to fall asleep. But you can take a hot shower or listen to relaxing music.
★Don’t do much exercise before going to bed. Do exercise earlier in the daytime. It helps you sleep better.
★Use your bed just for sleeping. Don’t do your homework, read books or play games on the phone when you are in bed.
1. The underlined word “routine” means “________” in Chinese.| A．道路 | B．更新 | C．常规 | D．速度 |
① watch scary movies ② take a shower ③ play basketball
④ drink a cup of coffee ⑤listen to relaxing music
| A．①②③ | B．①③④ | C．②③④ | D．①④⑤ |
| A．A warm shower can help you sleep well. |
| B．It’s not good to have a TV in a bedroom. |
| C．Going to bed at the same time is good for you. |
| D．Before going to bed, you can eat ice cream with caffeine. |
| A．weather | B．health | C．sports | D．music |
| A．How to sleep well | B．Where to exercise |
| C．When to go to bed | D．Why to listen to music |
【推荐1】“How are you?” is a nice question. It’s a friendly way that people in the U. S. A. greet each other. But “How are you?” is also a very unusual question.
It’s a question that often doesn’t need an answer. The person who asks “ How are you?” hopes to hear the answer “Fine”, even if the person’s friend isn’t fine.
The reason is that “How are you?” isn’t really a question and “Fine” isn’t really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying “Hello” or “Hi”.
Sometimes, people also don’t say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone asks “Do you agree?”the other person might think,“No, I disagree. I think you’re wrong...”But it isn’t very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say “I’m not sure.” It’s a nicer way to say that you don’t agree with someone.
People also don’t say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person say “I’ve to go now.” Often, the person who wants to hang up gives excuses: “Someone’s at the door.”“Something is burning on the stove.” The excuses might be real, or not.
Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn’t want to talk any more, but it isn’t polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn’t hurt the other person.
When people are greeting each other or talking about an idea, they don’t say exactly that they are thinking. It’s an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it’s part of the game of language.
1. When a person in the United States asks “How are you?” he or she wants to hear “________”| A．How are you? | B．Hello. | C．I don’t know. | D．Fine. |
| A．You’re wrong. I disagree. | B．I’m not sure. |
| C．I’m sure I disagree. | D．No, I disagree. |
| A．You have to go now | B．I want to hang up |
| C．I have to go now | D．I don’t want to talk any more |
| A．giving an excuse | B．hurting someone’s feeling |
| C．ill in bed | D．asking you a question |
| A．Always say what you mean | B．Don’t disagree with people |
| C．Never say exactly what you are thinking | D．Be polite |
【推荐2】More and more people agree that technologies are useful for learning. Nowadays, such teaching tools as iPads are used in a lot of courses, including language, history and science.
A lot of teachers agree to use iPads in language learning. They say students now have much more time to discuss with each other in the classroom. Students can use iPads to prepare for discussion. The teachers also say that iPads allow students to learn at their own pace. Some students might listen to a dialogue only once and understand it, so they can save time for doing other things. However, other students might need to listen to the same dialogue again and again to understand it. Using iPads is especially helpful to students who are learning a language at different paces. There are other advantages for students. By using iPads, they can pay more attention to the material and learn more. Teaching notes are kept in their iPads and are easy to find. Some students spend more time studying now.
Many parents complain that iPads are doing harm to students. They worry that students might use iPads to download teaching notes and use them to cheat during exams. Some believe that iPads may separate students from each other.
If a student spends more time watching videos on an iPad, he will have fewer chances to talk with others. Technologies are already a part of students’ lives.
As for cheating, teachers can ask students to hand in their iPads when they take exams.
Education needs to make changes as technology is playing an important part now. We should look forward to a wonderful future when iPads and other technologies can be used a lot in the classroom.
1. According to the article, iPads are used to learn many courses except__________.| A．language | B．history | C．P.E. | D．science |
| A．according to their own timetable and plan | B．with their teachers’ help |
| C．because of their wonderful goals | D．against their parents’ hope |
| A．students with iPads have less discussion in class |
| B．iPads help students save time waiting for buses |
| C．students focus more on the materials and learn more by using iPads |
| D．some students spend less time studying now |
| A．students use iPads to get teaching notes so they can’t cheat |
| B．iPads may make students learn more from each other |
| C．students spend less time watching TV |
| D．students get fewer chances to talk with others |
| A．teachers control students’ learning |
| B．exam results depend on iPads |
| C．technology in education has a bright future |
| D．note-taking is as helpful as video-watching |
【推荐3】Birthday parties are great fun for people of all ages! When you are planning a party, one of the most important things is to make the invitation. If you are not good at this, it can be a little scary.
The most important part of the invitation is giving the guests (客人) the important information. As well as the time and place of the party, you need to write down some other information. Here are four important things to include (包含).
■ You should write down who the party is for so that people know whose birthday it is.
■ If the party is a surprise and the birthday person doesn’t know about it, tell the guests on the invitation.
■ It’s a good idea to let the guests know about the food. This way, they’ll know if they should eat before they come.
■ If the party has a theme (主题), let the guests know about it. Then they will know how to dress and join in the fun!
If there’s any other information you want to share, you can add it to the invitation.
1. How many important things on an invitation does the writer tell us?| A．Two. | B．Four. | C．Three. |
| A．Tell them the party’s theme. |
| B．Tell them the place of the party. |
| C．Tell them what they will eat at the party. |
| A．Birthday parties are only fun for kids. |
| B．The writer is afraid to make invitations. |
| C．Making invitations is important before you plan a party. |
| A．How to plan a party. | B．How to make an invitation. | C．How to reply to an invitation. |
