【推荐1】Learning about the environment is very important. There are many good books that will help you learn. To get started, ask your teacher or a librarian for some suggestions. You can also look at some good websites with information about the environment and climate change. Climate change may be a big problem, but there are many little things we can do to make a difference.

Driving a car or using electricity is not wrong. We just have to be smart about it. Some people use less energy by carpooling. For example, four people can ride together in one car instead of driving four cars to work. Whenever we use electricity, we put greenhouse gases into the air. By turning off lights, the television and the computer when they aren’t needed, you can help a lot.

Don’t buy products that use too much energy. Some products, like certain cars, are made specially to save energy. These don’t pollute as much, either. Products like computers, TVs, and VCRs with the ENERGY STAR label (标签) R are made to save energy. Buying products with these labels will help protect the environment.

Buy recyclable products instead of (代替) non-recyclable ones. Recyclable products are usually made out of things that have already been used. It usually takes less energy to make recyclable products than to make new ones. So when you go shopping, look for the recycle mark on the package—three arrows that make a circle. The less energy we use, the better.

1. The passage is mainly written for ___________.

A．car producers

B．school students

C．parents

2. The underlined word “carpooling” in paragraph 2 most probably means ___________.

A．sharing a car

B．pulling a car

C．selling a car

3. From the passage, we can learn that ___________.

A．turning off the electricity when it isn’t needed can save a lot of energy

B．electricity will cause great trouble to our environment

C．cars using less energy will not put greenhouse gases into the air

4. Which of the following can be the writer’s opinion?

A．No pains, no gains.

B．Rome was not built in one day.

C．Little things can make a big difference.

【推荐2】阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。

What will our life be like in 50 years? No one knows the answer exactly (确切地), but we are sure that it will be very different from the life today. My brother Jill White makes some predictions.     1    

First, people will have less work to do, and robots will do most work. People will use robots to make cars, do the housework, look after sick people and teach students.     2     So people will become stronger and healthier, and they will live to be about 200 years old.

Second, cars will become very small and computers will control (控制) their speed.     3     Planes will be very popular and most people would like to take them to travel.

Third, people will be able to live in the sea, on the moon or on Mars.     4     So there will be much space for people to plant trees. There will be less pollution, and the air will become much fresher.

Finally, water shortage will become one of the most serious problems.     5    

A．The earth won’t be crowded or noisy.

B．People will spend most of their time playing sports and traveling.

C．Here are some of his ideas.

D．So there will be fewer accidents on the road.

E．If people don’t save water now, there will be water wars in 50 years.

【推荐3】When throwing away trash, do you know which bin it should go in? Some of you might not be able to answer this question.     1     Not knowing how to deal with waste is harder to save energy and protect the environment.

If you don't deal with your garbage, it will go to a landfill (垃圾场) and be buried (埋) together.

    2     The electronic waste you throw away can pollute the soil and groundwater. Other pieces of garbage can be used to make other things if they are properly recycled.

    3     For example, Shanghai announced in July last year that within three years, all of its residents should divide the garbage into four groups: wet, recyclable, harmful and dry.

    4     "They are things you don't want but that pigs can eat," Guangzhou Daily explained. Paper, metal, glass and other things that can be reused are recyclable waste.

Harmful waste includes things like medicine, batteries and fluorescent bulbs (荧光灯泡). These things are not recyclable.     5    

Other Chinese cities, including Shenzhen, Guangdong plan to use this way to deal with their garbage. Let's encourage each other to deal with our waste well to protect the environment.

A．They will go in the "dry waste" bin.

B．It's our duty to protect the environment.

C．"Wet" waste is also known as household waste.

D．These landfills can take up large areas of ground.

E．Studying how to stop throwing waste is a life skill.

F．But it's important to know how to deal with your waste.

G．Many cities in China have already taken action in recent years.

【推荐1】

How do Chinese people like takeout food? Look at the survey (调查). It is a survey on takeout food in China. About 3000 readers of China Youth Daily join in it. 64. 9％ of them eat takeout food every week in their life. 55. 9％　        “I’m too busy. ” 36. 7％　               “Takeout food is cheap. ” 30. 9％　               “Restaurants are too far. ” 28. 9％　               “I don’t know how to cook. ” 22. 2％　               “It’s delicious. ” 9％　　　                     “I want to watch TV when eating. ”

根据材料内容选择最佳选项。
1. What is this survey about?

A．Why Chinese eat takeout food.	B．When Chinese have takeout food.
C．How Chinese like takeout food.	D．Who Chinese often eat takeout food with.

2. What is the percentage (％) of the people eating takeout food every week in the survey?

A．30. 9％.

B．49. 8％.

C．50. 2％.

D．64. 9％.

3. Jason is a policeman working day and night. Which could be the reason (原因) for him to have takeout food?

A．“It’s delicious.”	B．“I’m too busy.”
C．“Takeout food is cheap.”	D．“I want to watch TV when eating.”

4. What can we know from the survey?

A．Men eat more takeout food.

B．Women usually cook at home.

C．About half the readers have healthy eating habits.

D．Some readers live far from the restaurants.

5. What could China Youth Daily be?

A．A newspaper.

B．A guidebook.

C．A radio station.

D．A TV show.

【推荐2】配对阅读。左栏是5个人的相关信息，右栏是7则广告，请将这5个人与其相对应的广告配对 。

1     Sally likes singing very much. She wants to practice singing on weekends.     2     John likes reading very much. He wants to buy some books.     3     Jenny likes music. She is interested in music CDs and DVDs.     4     Mr. Scott works very hard. He wants to relax himself this weekend.     5     Bob likes to try different kinds of foods. He wants to have a big dinner on his birthday this Saturday.

A. Hello Music Store Come and have a look! We have all kinds of music CDs and DVDs. You name it and we have it! All music CDs are on sale now. B. Shahu Park Welcome to our beautiful park! You can take a relaxing walk under the beautiful trees. It is the best place to relax yourself on weekends! C. Singing Club Do you like singing? Do you want to sing well? Come and join us. We are open on Saturdays and Sundays. D. Center Library Do you like reading books? Our library is a good place for you to read books. You can read many kinds of books for free here. E. Sunny Swimming Pool It is the best pool in the city. The water is clean and the ticket is cheap. We are open every day. F. Happy Bookstore We have all kinds of books. All the books will be on sale this Saturday and Sunday. Come to our bookstore this weekend! G. King Chef Restaurant We have delicious foods from all over the world. They’re at very good prices. Come and have a taste today!

【推荐3】Activities in our neighbourhood this weekend

	____________ Come to Li Yan’s yard（院子）. You can get some old books and toys. They are very cheap. Time: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday
	Beijing Opera Mu Guiying Takes the Lead will be on in Sunshine Movie theater at 3 p.m. this Saturday! The price for each adult is 50 yuan （half the price for people over 60）.
	Free Talk To help people keep healthy, there will be a free talk in People’s Hall. Time: 9: 30 a.m. ~11: 00 a.m. on Sunday Speaker: Miss Hu, a doctor from Beijing
	Cake-making Competition Welcome to our DIY house. The competition is for children aged 10—12. Time: 3 p.m. on Sunday Fee: 30 yuan, including the materials（材料） Prize: Two movie tickets for Avatar: The Way of Water

1. Which of the following can be put in ________?

A．Yard Sale

B．Country Music

C．Toy Club

2. Mr. and Mrs. Liang, both 65, want to watch Mu Guiying Takes the Lead. How much should they pay?

A．50 yuan.

B．100 yuan.

C．75 yuan.

3. How long does the free talk last?

A．For half an hour.

B．For an hour.

C．For one and a half hours.

4. The underlined word “fee” means “________” in Chinese.

A．规定

B．过程

C．费用

5. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．We can’t buy any books in Li Yan’s yard.

B．Miss Hu will give a talk on how to keep healthy.

C．We can see Avatar: The Way of Water in Sunshine Movie theatre.

【推荐1】

Stop wasting food! Activity update The activity to reduce food waste has just entered its third week, and we’re already seeing some great results. We’d like every student and teacher to join in the activity at school and at home, so if you haven’t started yet, read on and join in!

Stop wasting food at school According to school lunch director Marge Kaplan, “The children are making a big effort to think in a sensible way about the food they put on their plates. We now have about 15% less waste and we think this percentage will grow as more children join in the activity.” The school canteen now offers two sizes for all main meals: small and large. This week they’ll replace single bread rolls with slices of bread. You can take as many slices as you want, but one at a time to save waste.

Stop wasting food at home Every year, we waste about a third of our food. A lot of this waste is cereals, fruit and vegetables. In the UK, more than 97% of waste ends up in a landfill site. That’s a lot! Come to a special meeting with supermarket owner Carlos Rodriguez to learn how we can save food and money at home!

Activity meeting! How to save food and money at home When: Friday 12 May, 5—6 p.m. Where: School hall Who: Carlos Rodriguez What: Top tips on how to store food, measure sensible portion sizes and cook tasty meals from leftovers Students and families welcome!

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. How long has the activity lasted?

A．For three weeks.

B．For two weeks.

C．It has just started.

D．We don’t know.

2. What does the underlined word “sensible” mean in the article?

A．可感觉的

B．过量的

C．明智的

D．有意识的

3. What does Marge Kaplan think of the result of the activity?

A．It’s disappointing.

B．It’s embarrassing.

C．It’s satisfying.

D．It’s perfect.

4. What will NOT be talked about in the meeting?

A．What to choose—bread rolls or slices of bread.

B．How to keep food.

C．The way to measure the sizes of food we need.

D．How to use leftovers to make delicious food.

5. Where is the text probably from?

A．A fashion magazine.

B．A school website.

C．A local guide book.

D．A newspaper about food.

【推荐2】According to research, more than 130 billion pounds of uneaten food go to waste in Laura’s country each year. That is about 30% of the yearly food supply (供应). It is a sad fact, especially when you consider how many families and homeless people are in hunger.

When Laura saw her school dining hall throw away food that was not eaten at all every day, she came up with an idea. She started a project to help her school dining hall to give away uneaten food to homeless shelters (庇护所) in her community. In the past three years, the same project has spread to other schools and some fast food restaurants throughout the city. The project is called Feet & Find, and has already fed thousands of people in her city.

How does it work? Through an app, Feed & Find matches local homeless shelters with school dining halls and restaurants that have uneaten food to provide. When dining halls or restaurants have uneaten food left, they can use the app to share the information about the food. A truck driver working for the project is then sent to pick it up and take it to a shelter.

Pretty cool, right? It’s not surprising that people in other cities have got in touch with Laura, hoping that she could have develop similar projects for their communities.

Some people, however, have concerns about the safety of the uneaten food. They think such food may not be clean enough. Still, this project is a clever way to help solve the problem of food waste and it helps those in need.

1. What does the numbers in paragraph 1 tell us?

A．Some people are poor.	B．The population is large.
C．Food waste is serious.	D．The research is interesting.

2. Where did Laura’s project first get food?

A．From her school dining hall.	B．From her family.
C．From a fast food restaurant.	D．From homeless shelter.

3. What does the underlined word “concerns” in the last passage mean?

A．Ways.

B．Secrets.

C．Decisions.

D．Worries.

4. Which can be the best title for this passage?

A．A Dining Guide App	B．A Food Sharing Project
C．A Driving Service APP	D．A Food Safety Project

【推荐3】According to research, more than 130 billion pounds of uneaten food goes to waste in Laura’s country each year. That is about 30% of the yearly food supply. It is a sad fact, especially when you consider how many families and homeless people are in hunger.

When Laura saw her school dining hall throw away food that was not eaten at all every day, she came up with an idea. She started a project to help her school dining hall to give away uneaten food to homeless shelters (庇护所) in her community. In the past three years, the same project has spread to other schools and some fast food restaurants throughout the city. The project is called Feed & Find, and has already fed thousands of people in her city.

How does it work? Through an app, Feed & Find matches local homeless shelters with school dining halls and restaurants that have uneaten food to provide. When dining halls or restaurants have uneaten food left, they can use the app to share the information about the food. A truck driver working for the project is then sent to pick it up and take it to a shelter.

Pretty coo1, right? It’s not surprising that people in other cities have got in touch with Laura, hoping that she could help develop similar projects for their communities.

Some people, however, have concerns about the safety of the uneaten food. They think such food may not be clean enough. Still, this project is a clever way to help solve the problem of food waste and it helps those in need.

1. The numbers in Paragraph 1 tell us _________.

A．some people are poor

B．food waste is serious

C．the research is interesting

2. Laura’s project first got food from _________.

A．her school dining hail

B．her family

C．a fast food restaurant

3. People in other cities would like Laura to _________.

A．visit their communities

B．give away food to them

C．help develop projects like hers

4. The underlined word “concerns” in this passage means _________.

A．决定

B．确信

C．担心

5. Which can be the best title for this passage?

A．A Dining Guide App

B．A Food Sharing Project

C．A Food Safety Project