1 . Since July 2019, Shanghai has been the first city to sort their garbage. Starting on May 1^st, 2020, Beijing also became one of the members by introducing a new garbage sorting policy. Green garbage has come to China.

In the past, people put a lot of garbage into one pile and then took the garbage to landfill sites. These landfill sites, however, could pollute the land and water. So, if we can find ways to reuse or recycle more garbage, then we will cause less pollution.

The new plan asks people to put their garbage into four different boxes, one for each type of garbage. The brown box is for “wet garbage” (such as food and drink waste). The red one is for harmful waste (such as batteries and electronics). The blue one is for recyclable things (such as paper and plastic). And finally, the black one is for “dry garbage” (everything else). This “sort your garbage” plan is the same as other plans used by cities around the world. These plans have been very successful. In Canada, it's expected that 85 %of plastic will be recycled by 2025.

Why should we sort our garbage? The reason is that we are producing increasing amount of waste every year. It's reported that Chinese cities produce over 200 million tons of waste each year. Reducing that amount will surely help the environment.

However, the garbage sorting is a long journey as it takes time for people to learn and form a habit. More cities are on their way. By 2025, it's hoped most Chinese cities will complete the building of garbage sorting.

1. How do the people in Beijing and Shanghai deal with the garbage now?

A．They put the garbage into one pile and carry it to the landfill sites.

B．They sort the garbage into different boxes.

C．They change most of the garbage into something useful.

D．They throw the garbage away and burn it.

2. If you want to throw away half a bottle of juice, which box will you throw it into?

A．The brown box.	B．The blue box.
C．The red box and the black box.	D．The brown box and the blue box.

3. What's the structure of the passage? (P=Paragraph)

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B．

C．

D．

4. Why did the writer write this passage?

A．To Sum up some right ways to protect the environment.

B．To give some successful examples of sorting garbage in some cities.

C．To show us that the landfill sites polluted the land and water.

D．To encourage people to get into the habit of sorting garbage.

2 . Lifelong learners never think of themselves as the greatest experts in anything. They continue to lean and bring a great deal to the groups they belong to. What is a lifelong learner like? Here are some of their main characteristics (特征).

● They are knowledge seekers. They are always searching for much information on a topic they’re interested in and looking for new experience or opportunities (机会) to improve their knowledge or skills.

● They are social and self-directed learners. They like taking different courses and taking part in discussions around subjects they are interested in. ________ They also know their own learning styles, and their strengths and weaknesses. They can plan and organize their own learning.

● They are critical (批判性的) thinkers. They always use a lot of ways to analyze (分析) and synthesize (合成) information. From their research they judge the information to see if it is useful for the question at hand.

● They are problem solvers. They will meet different problems while learning. However, they usually regard problems as challenges and life experiences and try to stand above them.

1. What does the underlined “knowledge seekers” mean?

A．Persons who are testing knowledge.	B．Persons who are teaching knowledge.
C．Persons whose jobs are inventing knowledge.	D．Persons who are looking for knowledge.

2. What can be put in the blank (空白处)?

A．They invite each other to parties.	B．They learn both from and with others.
C．They learn from plants and animals.	D．They don’t like learning on society.

3. Which of the following most clearly shows you are a critical thinker?

A．You ask others for help when you can’t correct your own mistakes.

B．You believe in the information you get and use it in your study.

C．You correct mistakes someone makes as soon as you find them.

D．You always use a lot of ways to analyze and synthesize information.

4. How is the passage organized? (P= Paragraph)

A．	B．
C．	D．

5. What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To introduce some of the main characteristics lifelong learners have.

B．To explain the relationship between common people and lifelong learners.

C．To suggest lifelong learners become experts.

D．To describe the height, clothes and hairstyle of a lifelong learner.

3 . Many of us wish we would have longer weekend, but for about 18,000 students in Colorado, that wish is coming true. A school district outside Denver has decided to shorten its week to four days—from Tuesday to Friday, and the first school year on this new timetable just started, CBS Denver reports. It began on Tuesday, August 14, because the day students get off is everyone’s least favorite: Monday.

Although this may sound like a dream come true, it means students will have to sit through longer school days to work more for the hours they’ve lost, according to The Denver Post. So the timetable seems more crowded than ever.

The decision wasn’t made just to give students more days off, though, it had practical purpose. The district says that it will save $ 1 million by not having buses on Mondays and spending less on things like electricity and water. That means a lot to the school. However, there are different voice. Parents may pick up some the cost of this change, though, since many will now need to stay home with their kids. If they go to work, they have to find people to take care of their children.

This isn’t the first district in the state to introduce a four—day week, 55 % of the state’s schools do this, but most of them are in the countryside, according to The Denver Post. Several schools in Oklahoma made some move earlier this year, and some of them told CBS News Reports that more teachers wanted to teach there after the change. Most of these teachers have a lot of teaching experience. About 560 districts in timetable influence students’ ferformance.

1. What happens to the students in Colorado?

A．They have shorter summer holidays.

B．They go to school every day.

C．They have classes only on Monday.

D．They have longer weekend.

2. What does the underlined phrase “pick up” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．go for

B．pay for

C．look for

D．stand for

3. Why do more teachers want to come to Oklahoma?

A．They would like to work here with four-day week.

B．They’ll be given more money than those in other states.

C．Students are much more money creative in class in this place.

D．Students behave better because of longer weekends.

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Students need to study harder to make up for the time.

B．Parents may spend more time and money on their children.

C．People in Colorado speak with one voice when facing the decision.

D．It’s not clear whether the new timetable is good for students or not.