Air is everywhere. Air is so important that we can’t live without it. Have you heard of the news that air is sold by villagers? It’s reported that villagers in some areas of Guangdong are putting their clear air to good use by selling it to tourists who live in heavy smog (雾霾).
At the weekend, people from big cities in the Pearl River Delta (珠江三角洲) come to the northern area of Guangdong, including the 1,417-metre-high Gold Mountain, which is famous for its clean air.
Villagers in the mountain sell air stored in plastic bags at prices from 30 yuan for a big bag to 10 yuan for a small one.
Zhi Chenglin, a Gold Mountain local person, was the first to come up with the idea after giving up his job in Guangzhou. He said he returned to his hometown because he couldn’t bear the air and environment in Guangzhou.
Several women from Guangzhou said they bought bags of air as a way to make more people pay much attention to the environmental protection when they returned home.
“We’ll analyse (分析) the air, make a comparison (对比), and tell friends how bad the air in Guangzhou is becoming,” said one woman.
In the past few days, 21 cities and counties of Guangdong province have been enveloped (笼罩) in smog.
Blue sky, white clouds, fresh air and clean water, we are looking forward to them.
1. Why do villagers sell air?| A．Because they use this way to make money. |
| B．Because there are tourists who meet environmental problems. |
| C．Because the air in Guangdong is the clearest in the world. |
| D．Because there are some of tourists advising them to sell air. |
| A．To show how clear the air in Guangdong province is. |
| B．To show the opinions from people about selling air. |
| C．To show the condition of current (现在的) environment. |
| D．To make more people pay attention to the environment. |
| A．Selling air is illegal (不合法的). |
| B．The villagers have made more money by selling the air. |
| C．The air in the village is better than Guangzhou. |
| D．The behavior of selling air is not accepted by some people. |
| A．Social cases | B．Environmental protection |
| C．Future life | D．People and nature |
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【推荐1】Do you like go running? Some people think running is boring. But there are ways to make it more exciting – for example, “plogging”.
Plogging is a new exercise trend（趋势）from Sweden. The name comes from the words “pick up ” and “jogging”. It means picking up trash（垃圾）while running.
Ploggers go outside with a pair of gloves and a trash bag. They stop to pick up trash as they run. Nobody likes to see trash while they’re doing exercise. This new trend brings environmental protection (环境保护) and healthy living together.
Plogging may even be better for you than just running, since bending down (弯腰) to pick up trash is another kind of exercise itself. So try to plogging with your friends on your way to school. You can stay healthy and keep the environment clean at the same time.
1. What trend does this story talk about?| A．Making new words. | B．Running with gloves. |
| C．Picking up trash while running. | D．Throwing away trash in bags. |
| A．Switzerland | B．The United States | C．Sweden | D．Spain |
| A．More people are wearing gloves while running. |
| B．Runners take their own bags, so there will be no trash. |
| C．It tells people to stop using public trash bags. |
| D．It’s good for the environment, as well as for people’s health. |
| A．bending down while plogging is also good exercise. | B．it is important to keep the environment clean. |
| C．plogging gives you a chance to make friends. | D．you should run to school with your friends. |
| High-tech pollution protection Technology company Dyson has invented headphones with a mask to help people avoid polluted air. Called the Dyson Zone, it connects(连接) noise-canceling(消除) headphones with a mask that sits just in front of the nose and mouth, providing users with cleaned air. The product(产品) is designed to fight against air and sound pollution. |  |
| ___________ On March 15, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution(决议) supporting bicycles as a tool for dealing with climate(气候) change. It calls on member countries to add bicycles to public transportation and encourages them to care about bicycle-sharing services(服务). The UN said transportation is the third-largest causes of carbon dioxide (CO2) , a greenhouse gas that causes global warming. Choosing the two-wheeled(两轮的) over a car just once a day can reduce a person’ s transportation carbon emissions(排放) by 67 percent, according to a University of Oxford study. |  |
| Planting forests for the future China’ s National Forestry and Grassland Administration of forest in 2021 brought out a report on March 11, showing China’ s land-greening plan in 2021. According to the report, 3 million hectares (公顷) of Chinese grassland were improved through grass planting, and 23, 900 hectares of farmland were changed into grassland. As much as 1. 44 million hectares of land were saved from becoming desert. |  |
| A．invention | B．laws | C．environment | D．Achievements(成就) |
| A．introduce a new invention | B．show how clever Dyson is |
| C．provide users with more air | D．protect people from pollution |
| A．Two-wheeled Solution (解决方法) | B．An Environmentally-friendly (环保的) Bicycle |
| C．Serious Climate Change | D．Cars vs Bicycles |
【推荐3】①Zheng Huan has a deep love for nature. “Sunshine, air, water, plants and animals…They are the most important things on our planet. However, many people haven’t realized it,” Zheng said. “What’s worse, climate change is greatly affecting biodiversity（生物多样性）and our environment.”
②Zheng decided to make a change. She set up the Youth Leader Fund and began working with game companies and artists. Together they have made climate change a thing that can be seen, felt and dealt with.
③Zheng has been working on a game called Guardians of Earth. Players take pictures of different kinds of plants and animals to earn points in the game. “The game has changed my ideas about plants and animals. They have all become alive and meaningful to me,” one player said.
④Another project Zheng is helping with is on digital art works about climate change. She invited artists to create pieces based on a sci-fi novel AI 2041, which talked about how AI would affect the environment in the future. “Online paintings can reach more people in a shorter time,” Zheng said. “I want to increase people’s understanding of nature in beautiful and futuristic（未来派的）ways,” she added.
⑤Zheng’s work has got wide attention and praise. She hopes one day biodiversity and climate change will become old ideas—like something that is rooted in people’s hearts.
1. The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to “________”.| A．air pollution | B．the importance of our planet |
| C．climate change | D．the importance of nature |
| A．To learn from artists. | B．To get closer to nature. |
| C．To fight against climate change. | D．To make more people get interested in nature. |
| A．It became popular in a very short time. | B．It is about advantages of AI. |
| C．It was written by Zheng Huan. | D．It is a sci-fi novel. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．a popular online game | B．an interesting novel |
| C．a magazine about nature | D．a guidebook |
Try to think about this: you sit down and begin to eat a tomato. Suddenly, the tomato starts to scream! This thing would never really happen. But a new study shows that plants make sounds when they are stressed.
Scientists in Israel did the study. During the study, they used microphones to record healthy and stressed tomato—the stressed ones were either unwatered for several days or had their stems (茎) cut. They then used a special method to show the differences.
What did they do? The first two groups made sounds 30 to 50 times every hour. The third group only made the sound once every hour. The scientists said that thirsty plants began making noises before they were clearly dehydrated. And the frequency of sounds reached the highest point after five days with no water, and then dropped as the plants dried up completely. What’s more, the types of sounds the plants made were different according to the cause of their stress. “When plants are not stressed at all, they are very quiet,” Lilach Hadany from the study team told CNN.
Who listened to these sounds? Scientists believed that animals and insects may listen to the sounds. For example, the sound can tell them that the plant is stressed and not good for laying eggs on. When an animal wants to eat plants, it can also use sound to choose which one to eat.
The scientist also listens to other plants such as wheat and corn. They also make more sounds when stressed. The study noted that sound recordings of plants could be useful in agriculture to make sure crops were getting enough water and to give water where it was needed most. Scientists say the study can help farmers in the future. They can better take care of the crops by “hearing” how plants feel.
1. A new study shows that ________.| A．tomatoes often felt stressed | B．Some tomatoes could cry |
| C．plants could make sounds when stressed | D．plants could communicate with people |
| A．Not watered for five days | B．Stems are cut off |
| C．Untouched plants | D．unstressed insects |
| A．lose water | B．make noise | C．give press | D．drop off |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．let farmers listen to plants’ sounds |
| B．teach people how to care for plants |
| C．call for help to save the stressed plants |
| D．tell readers plants can show feeling by sounds |
【推荐2】Why is the forefinger (食指) called shizhi in Chinese?
The name shizhi is a bit different from the other fingers, such as damuzhi (thumb), xiaozhi (little finger) and zhongzhi (middle finger). The name has nothing to do with the size or location of the forefinger. It refers to food. Shi means “food” in Chinese – therefore, shizhi means “food finger”.
So how did it get this name? In the past, everyone ate with their hands. At that time Chinese people used their forefingers to test the temperature and texture (口感) of foods like soup. Thus, the forefinger became known as the “food finger”. People liked to use it to taste food because the forefinger is more flexible (灵活的) and easier to use than the other fingers.
Did you know?
There is a Chinese idiom shizhi dadong (食指大动). It means that one’s “forefinger is jumping”. A story goes that during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), there was a man named Gongzi Song in the State of Zheng. Every time his forefinger was “jumping”, he would eat something delicious the next day. Later, the idiom (俗语) came to describe how eager a person gets when seeing tasty food.
1. Which finger is named according to its location on the hand?| A．Thumb | B．The middle finger | C．Little finger |
| A．jumping it while eating | B．mixing foods with soup | C．testing the temperature of soup |
| A．The forefinger is the most flexible finger we have. |
| B．The forefinger cannot be hurt by high temperatures. |
| C．Shizhi dadong is used to describe a person who likes moving his fingers . |
| A．Why the forefinger is different from other fingers. |
| B．Why Chinese people used their forefinger to eat. |
| C．How the forefinger got its name in Chinese. |
“I have three introspections (反省) a day: Am I not loyal to others? Am I not faithful (守信的) with friends? Am I not hard-working in my schoolwork?”
—The Analects of Confucius (论语)
How can we better ourselves in daily life? How can we live a good life? Zengzi (505—435 BC), a follower of Confucius, might give us an answer.
Zengzi said that we should reflect on (反省) ourselves many times a day. We can do this by asking questions. For example, have we tried our best to do things for the people? By thinking about this, we can see if we are loyal. Being loyal to others can help us to be successful in society (社会). Have we kept promises to our friends? It is important for us to get on well with others. Also, as students, have you reviewed (复习) what you’ve learned at school in time? Reviewing schoolwork can lead us to real improvement. It tells us that introspection is important. All too often, we don’t know if we are doing the right thing or not. We don’t know what our actions can bring about. So, introspection helps us to truly know ourselves. We can then right our wrongs and change for the better. Remember to reflect on your actions every day and you will become better.
1. How did Zengzi reflect on himself?| A．By taking actions. | B．By learning from Confucius. |
| C．By asking himself questions. | D．By answering others’ questions. |
| A．狡猾的 | B．忠诚的 | C．理解的 | D．腼腆的 |
| A．Keep promises to our friends. | B．Work hard in our schoolwork. |
| C．Talk to them about our feelings. | D．Review what we’ve learned at school in time. |
| A．Because we always do right things. | B．Because we must get on well with others. |
| C．Because we know the results of our actions. | D．Because we could know and improve ourselves. |
| A．The Analects of Confucius. | B．Zengzi and his questions. |
| C．The importance of reviewing lessons. | D．Reflecting on your actions every day. |
