Ways to Go Green and Save Green
Climate (气候) change is in the news. It seems like everyone’s “going green”. We’re glad you want to take action, too. Luckily, many of the steps we can take to stop climate change can make our lives better. Let’s start now.
Save water to save money
Take shorter showers to reduce water use. This will lower your water and heating bills too. Plant drought-tolerant (耐旱的) native plants in your garden. ________ Find out about these plants in your area.
Fix a low-flow shower-head. They don’t cost much, and the water and energy savings can quickly pay back your money.
Eat smart.
________ Meat costs a lot at the store and it’s even more expensive when you consider the related environmental and health costs.
When speaking of something to eat, try local products whenever you can. Purchasing from local farmers keeps money in the local economy.
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Bring a reusable water bottle with you when traveling or at work. Use a water filter (过滤器) to make drinking water instead of buying bottled water. Not only is bottled water expensive, but it causes large amounts of container waste.
A. Avoid bottled water.B. Less gas, more money and better health.
C. If you eat meat, add one meatless meal a week.
D. Many plants need little watering.
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4. What else do you usually do to stop climate change? Why? (About 30 words)
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【推荐1】The first Earth Day was in 1970. People were beginning to worry about what we were doing to our environment. So they set up Earth Day to tell everyone about their worries.
In 2007 organizers in over 150 countries planned over 4,000 big events. But Earth Day is not just about marches(游行) and big events. In the week around Earth Day (22 April) there were many thousands of smaller, local events. These events dealt with environmental problems in the neighborhood.
The world Wide Fund for Nature made a list of 5 things that each person could do to save the environment.
Don’t leave the tap(水龙头) running.
Turn off lights when you leave a room.
Turn off your computer every night.
Wash your clothes, and yourself, in warm or cold water, not hot water.
Dishwashers use as little water as possible.
If we all do at least 2 of these all the time, we can make a big difference.
Answer the questions according to what you read
1. What is the purpose for people to set up Earth Day?2. When is Earth Day?
3. What should people do when the water keeps running from a tap?
4. Does the word “dishwashers” mean “machines for washing dishes”?
5. Besides the five, what else can you do to save our environment? (One example is OK.)
Protect the Earth
The Earth is a beautiful place.
There are forests and rivers, mountains and fields. Some places are very hot, and some are very cold. There are many different plants. Some are large. Some are small. All plants (A) ________ light and water. There are different animals on Earth (B) as well. Some live on the land. Some fly in the sky. Some live under the water. There are also many people (C) ________ you and me on Earth. (D) The Earth provides us with air, water and food. It is our home.
Today, there is (E) a lot of pollution. We burn things to make energy. This pollutes the air. We put our rubbish into the sea and under the ground. This pollutes the Earth and kills animals and plants. (F)我们必须停止做这些事情。It is important for us to protect the Earth for our future.
1. 在文中(A)和(C)的空白处填入适当的单词：2. 写出文中画线部分(B)和(E)的同义词或近义词：
3. 将文中画线部分(D)改写为：The Earth
4. 将文中画线部分(F)译成英语：
5. 从文中找出能说明本文主旨大意的词语：
When my children were younger, we often walked on a graveled trail (碎石小道) around the lake near our home. One spring day my daughter and I saw a lot of trash (垃圾) along the trail. So the next day we brought a big trash bag with us and started to slowly pick up the trash along the way. There were paper bags, broken boxes and even an old shoe. We stopped and picked up each one. The bag was full in a short time!
Tired but happy we put the bag in a trash bin (垃圾桶). We stopped before we went home and took one last look at the lake as the sun went down. It looked more beautiful. I know that sometimes this world’s problems can seem quite big and you wonder what you can do to make a difference (有影响). But the truth is that everything you do makes a difference! Every time you stop to pick up a small piece of trash, you make a difference in the world. Every kind word you say makes a difference. Every flower you plant, every animal you save, everything you do, no matter how small, makes a difference in this world.
1. What did the writer and the daughter do when they saw the trash?2. How did they feel after their work?
3. Why did the lake look more beautiful?
4. What small thing did you do in your life to make a difference? Write 30 words or more.
【推荐1】In July, 2019, Shanghai entered a new period of rubbish sorting. Over 24 million people in Shanghai face a daily test.
Waste is required to be sorted into four kinds: kitchen waste, other waste, recyclable waste and hazardous (有害的)waste. People who fail to sort rubbish can be fined up to 200yuan, and businesses can be fined up to 50,000 yuan.
However, people often find it confusing (使人困惑的)when sorting different kinds of waste.
"I often get confused. For example, I did not know at first whether the rabbit waste was kitchen waste or other waste," said Cheng Xujing, a 37-year-old rabbit owner in Shanghai.
So many people bought rubbish sorting toys on Taobao to learn about rubbish sorting information. One toy has four bins (箱子)with cards standing for different kinds of rubbish. People should sort the rubbish into the correct sorting bins.
Some even played a VR game to learn rubbish sorting. It is easy to understand. People can practice rubbish sorting without actually going through the rubbish. It is also a more useful way than paper materials when training rubbish sorting volunteers." said Wu Xia, the CEO of VitrellaCore, the company that created the game.
China has just started its rubbish sorting journey, and it will take time for the people to make it a habit of sorting rubbish. More cities are on their way. It is said that most Chinese cities will complete the building of rubbish sorting by 2025.
1. Do the people in Shanghai have to take a test of rubbish sorting every week?2. How many kinds can garbage be sorted into according to the passage?
3. What did people do to learn about garbage sorting information?
4. Who created the VR game for learning rubbish sorting?
5. By when will most cities finish the building of rubbish sorting?
【推荐2】Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying, “Friends are God’s(上帝的) way of taking care of us.” But how do you find a real friendship(友谊) and keep it?
The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends. Sally says finding a friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed(种子) and take care of it to make it grow.
First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient. If you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complaints and do his or her best to help you. To make a friend, you cannot be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your life.
But things cannot always be happy. Even the best friends have fights. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him or her. When there is no one around, have an honest talk. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you could write a letter.
There are three steps to be friends again: Tell him or her how you are feeling, say what your friend did wrong, and explain(解释) why you did this or that.
Remember that friendship is one of the most important things in your life.
1. What does Sally want to tell young students?(不超过10个词)2. What should we do if our friends have a bad day according to(根据) the passage?(不超过15个词)
3. How many steps can you take to be friends again?(不超过5个词)
The Forbidden City(紫禁城) is over 600 years old now. It is not only important for Chinese people, but also for the whole world. Over the past six centuries, many cultural exchanges have taken place inside it.
Before the 13th century, China had little communication with the outside world. Matteo Ricci, the first westerner to make his way to the imperial court(朝廷) during the Ming Dynasty, made contributions(贡献) to the field of science in China. He also brought new knowledge about map-making. He taught people that the earth was round as a ball with the first European-style world map in Chinese.
Many foreigners followed in Ricci’s footsteps. Lang Shining was one of them. He is a talented painter. He was sent to China in 1715. Later, he was invited to the imperial court to paint for the Qing Dynasty’s Emperor Kangxi. Ever since, a new style that combined(结合) western painting styles with traditional Chinese painting styles has appeared in China.
The first westerners also provided reports for Europe through their letters, notes and books about China. It made the westerners know about the country widely.
Their stories are just a small part of the cross-cultural communication between China and the outside world. But they show a clear truth “The Forbidden City had provided a bridge for communication between China and the rest of the world.” How great it is!
Inside the Forbidden City, a lot of cultural exchanges have taken place. Before the 13th century, China hardly ever |
