Car Free Day encourages drivers to give up their cars for a day to protect the environment. People from around the world get together in the streets to remind the world that we don't have to accept the society full of cars.
It was first started by 35 cities in France and September 22 is Car Free Day. The first Car Free Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. The slogan for the day is "If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day. "
Organized activities are held in many cities on Car Free Day. In Brussels,Car Free Day shall be valid （有效的）for everybody except persons with a special permit （许可证） , but they have to （2） slow down to the speed of 30 kilometers per hour, The public transportation is free on that day. In London, they have special green areas" . Walking, biking, and public transportation are encouraged. The streets are open only to walkers, bicycles and buses from 7:00 a. m. to 7:00 p. m. In Beijing, it asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. More and more people are joining in the activity. In the first quarter of this year, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days, and you may see haze （雾霾）almost every day! We must do more for Car Free Day as a Beijing driver said, “We may not change the weather，but we can choose not to drive. "
But we do not want just one day and then a return to "normal"life. We should go on with Car Free Day.
1. 回答问题: Where was Carr Free Day started first?2. 翻译划线句子。
3. 猜词义: The underlined phrase "slow down" means
4. 列举在Car Free Day这一天，可以采取的出行方式。（三种）:
5. 判断正（A）误（B）。
Everyone can drive except persons with a special permit.
People don't pay for the public transportation on that day.
6. The purpose of Car Free Day is
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Waste can bring a lot of problems. Although China is rich in some resources(资源), we are short of others, for example, fresh water. It is reported that we will have no coal or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on wasting our resources, what can we use in the future and where can we move? Think about it. 1 . Everybody should stop wasting as soon as possible.
In our everyday life, we can do many things to prevent waste from happening, for example, turn off the water taps when we finish washing, turn off the lights when we leave the classroom, try not to order more food than we need, and so on. Little by little, everything will be changed. Waste can be stopped one day, if we do our best.
1. Why do some students ask for more food than they can eat?2. What will happen in 100 years?
3. What should we do when we finish washing?
4. 将画线的句子翻译成汉语
5. 给短文拟一个标题.
Sunscreen (防晒霜) protects our skin from sunburn. But did you know that it is harmful to coral (珊瑚) living in the ocean?
Some chemicals in sunscreen, such as benzophenone (二苯甲酮), can kill coral. Every year, about 4,000 to 6,000 tons of sunscreen flows into coral areas, according to the US National Park Service.
About four years ago, Zhang Baoxin, who studied at Guangdong Experimental High School, read about this and decided to make an environmentally friendly sunscreen to protect the marine (海洋的) environment.
Zhang read lots of things about it and then put forward a new formula (配方). She mixed natural plant oils with safe and commonly used sunscreen ingredients. She tested about 10 kinds of plant oils and after trying about 20 formulas, Zhang found a jojoba oil formula that is effective, cheap and easy to make.
Zhang wrote a paper to explain her findings. The project made Zhang a nominee (候选人) of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize, an award to celebrate teenagers who help solve major water challenges. She was the only nominee from the Chinese mainland in 2020.
“With my formula, anyone can make sunscreen at home. You just need a blender to mix the oil and the powder,” she said. She wants to study environmental science in college. “I hope to use my knowledge to make a better world.” she said.
1. How much sunscreen flows into coral areas every year, according to the US National Park Service?2. Why did Zhang make a decision to make an environmentally friendly sunscreen?
3. What is the Stockholm Junior Water Prize?
4. When did Zhang become a nominee of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize?
5. Will you make sunscreen at home with Zhang’s formula? Why or why not?
【推荐3】①Walking or running outdoors, people usually see rubbish all over the ground. Well, some people are doing something about it. They are plogging!
②“Plogging” began in Sweden. The name connects the Swedish word “plocka” which means to pick up, and the word “jogging” which means to run slowly.
③A Swedish man named Erik Ahlström, started the movement in 2016. Each day he would ride his bike to work. He became worried about the rubbish and litter he saw on his way. So, he began picking up the rubbish. And that is how plogging was born!
④Plogging is an official activity, which is becoming more and more popular now. People of all ages are welcome to plogging and have a good time. Exercise while helping your community. It can also bring you closer to your neighbour in a community. You get to know your neighbors and you get to feel some social duty when you do this.
⑤Along with cleaning up the environment, there may be another reason to choose plogging instead of jogging. You may get a better physical exercise. One fitness app, Lifesum, records one hour of plogging as burning 288 calories (卡路里). And usual jogging burns about 235 calories.
⑥Now, cities around the world are holding plogging events. The goal is to spread the idea that littering is not acceptable. People would think twice before dropping a garbage on the ground.
阅读短文， 根据题目要求完成下列任务。1. What does the word “it” in Paragraph ① refer to?
2. Fill in the blanks (A) and (B) with the proper words. (one word for each blank)
| some (A) a of plogging | You can enjoy yourself when you do this. |
| You can get a better physical exercise while helping your community. | |
| You can build much (B) c | |
| You can burn more calories. | |
| You can get to know your neighbors and feel some social duty. |
3. The last sentence of the passage is written to show that _________.
| A．the idea of littering is to be spread |
| B．people may not drop rubbish everywhere |
| C．people may think twice about whether to choose plogging |
A． | B． | C． |
| A．Burning Your Calories | B．Cool Plogging | C．Helping Your Community |
【推荐1】How to live to 100
If you want to live to 100 years old, you need healthy food and lots of exercise.
Breakfast is important. Milk and bread are good for breakfast. They give you energy. For lunch and dinner, you can have rice and vegetables. Healthy people seldom eat much snacks. Sweet snacks give you energy but they’re not healthy. You can have an orange or an apple after each meal.
You need lots of exercise too. You can exercise for about 30 minutes every day. You will feel healthier in a month. You can swim. You can play basketball. However, don’t play computer games or chat with friends on the Internet for many hours every day.
Get up from your chair, everyone! Change your lifestyle today! You can live for 100 years old. You can always feel young with the right food and the right exercise.
1. If you want to live to 100 years old, what do you need?2. Why milk and bread are good for breakfast?
3. How often do healthy people eat snacks?
4. How long should you exercise every day?
5. How will you feel with the right food and the right exercise?
“It’s so cold.”
“Yes, it is. I’m wearing my long johns (秋裤) today.”
This short conversation may happen when you meet your classmate at school. The conversation is a good example of small talk.
In many cultures, small talk is a big deal. Although it may seem like a meaningless conversation to pass the time or avoid an embarrassed silence, sometimes it is actually very important for communicating and connecting with others.
According to American expert Melissa Wadsworth, small talk is about finding out possibilities (可能性). Having good small talk skills is the best way to meet new people, which can lead to friendships, jobs or other goals (目标). Besides that, small talk can also encourage empathy (感同身受), making you consider what another person feels or thinks.
What’s the best way to break the ice and start talking to people? Well, some of the most common topics include the weather, hobbies, work, family and travel. These topics are all easy for people to talk about. Sometimes, it may seem a little bit difficult to start a conversation with people you don’t know. That’s OK! Everyone has this problem sometimes. Remember that small talk might just be the first step to something much bigger.
1. What did the writer introduce to us by giving an example?2. What can small talk help people do?
3. List at least two advantages (优点) of starting small talk.
4. Why can common topics help people break the ice?
5. Which word can take the place of the underlined words in the last paragraph?
There are two important teachers in this world. One is the nature. It was considered to be the best teacher in the old days, because man learned a lot from nature like lighting the fire and growing rice. It also provides man with many necessary things for life, such as water, food and so on.
Hu, 31, is a pioneer in nature education. He set up an organization five years ago. It offers nature-based programs to children under 12 years old, including many outdoor activities, such as planting trees and watching birds.
“Nature is friendly to us if we protect her. And don’t forget that we all are part of nature,” Hu said. The purpose of nature education is to teach people how to understand, respect (尊重) and get on well with nature.
Here comes the other important teacher—a book. The experiences people learned from nature were written down in the form of a book. This was a step forward because man could record their experiences and thoughts.
Books play an important role in our lives. Su Mingjuan, a girl from a poor family in a small village, has finished college and become a good bank clerk. She volunteers to encourage people to read more. She said, “Without reading books, I can’t have such a wonderful life.” Besides Su, millions of people learn from books and have better lives. Some people ever said, “A book is like a garden carried in the pocket (口袋) .”
1. The passage mainly talks about2. According to Paragraph 1, nature teaches us some skills like
3. Hu works on nature education to help people
4. How did people record their experiences and thoughts in Paragraph 4?
5. What can you learn from Su Mingjuan’s story?
