1 . In China, each year we produce about 150 million tons of city waste according to a report. Where does the waste go? People usually burn or bury(埋)it. On the other hand, we receive waste from some developed countries. We get useful materials from it. What about the useless part? Still burned or buried. But is it a proper way?

Waste pollutes the environment, harms people's health and causes animals to die. It also gets in the way of green and sustainable development. We can't make money at the cost of the environment. We should leave clean water and green mountains to our next generations(一代人).

China is getting really serious about waste now.

We are taking less waste from developed countries. From January 2018, China started to stop 24 kinds of waste coming into our country. And more laws and rules about dealing with waste have been made. Anyone who breaks the law will be punished.

China also tries to put waste into good use. One example is the waste electricity factories. They burn waste to make electricity in a green way. No harmful gases or water will get into the environment.

The Chinese government is encouraging people to do waste sorting(分类). Cities like Shanghai, Chongqing and Beijing have their own sorting systems. More will join them soon. As President Xi Jinping said during a visit to Shanghai, waste sorting is a new fashion(时尚). More and more people are forming the habit of separating their waste.

1. The writer starts the passage by _________.

A．telling stories	B．comparing numbers
C．raising questions	D．giving suggestions

2. The underlined word "sustainable" in Paragraph 2 means "________"in Chinese.

A．可享受的

B．可持续的

C．可借鉴的

D．可复活的

3. From the passage, we know that _________.

A．waste does harm only to the environment

B．those who break the law may not be punished

C．China stops getting waste from developed countries

D．waste sorting starts to become popular in China

4. The structure of the passage may be_________.
(①=Paragraph1 ②=Paragraph2 ③=Paragraph 3 ④=Paragraph4 ⑤=Paragraph 5
⑥=Paragraph 6)

A．	B．
C．	D．

2 . Dear Sir/Madam,

①It is now common to go online in the home, yet a recent survey showed that ninety-five percent of parents do not know what websites their children visit. I strongly believe that a training project should be started to help parents to improve their Internet and computer skills so that they can better monitor and guide their children.

②One advantage of providing training is that it would get parents to pay more attention to their children's online activities. If they had a better understanding of the Internet, they would see the need to make sure that their children use it properly and responsibly.

③Another argument for providing training to parents is that it would allow parents to help their children with their schoolwork. These days, a lot of homework needs to be done on computers. If parents have poor computer skills, they will be of little or no help with homework, which can make them upset. Some people argue that it is good that students can work independently on computers. However, it is clear that students, especially young students, often need this kind of home support.

④Improving parents' Internet and computer skills might also be a good way or parents to improve their relationships with their children. These days, children spend a lot of their free time on computers. If parents want to be part of that free time, they need to see that playing on computers can be a fun family activity. Joining their children can help parents bridge the generation gap(代沟) between them and their children.

⑤I strongly believe that children need to be helped and guided to use the Internet in a proper and responsible way, and so training is extremely important.

Yours faithfully.

Pat Chan

1. In the letter, the writer ________.

A．thinks parents should improve their Internet and computer skills

B．advises children not to spend a lot of their free time on computers

C．tries to make children less worried about their online schoolwork

D．explains why parents should pay more attention to their children

2. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?

A．	B．
C．	D．

3. The letter is probably from the part of ________ in a newspaper.

A．culture

B．sports

C．health

D．education

3 . Cold weather has a great effect on how our minds and our bodies work. Maybe that is why there are so many expressions that use the word “cold”.

For example, people who show no human emotions or feelings are said to be cold-blooded. Cold can affect other parts of the body. But the expression “get cold feet” has nothing to do with cold or your feet. The expression means being afraid to do something you have decided to do. For example, you agree to be CEO of a company. But then you learn that all the other officers have resigned (辞职), and all the work of the company will be your responsibility (责任). You are likely to get cold feet about being CEO when you understand the situation.

The expression “give someone the cold shoulder” probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face to face. You may give the cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you, or to someone who has lied about you to others.

“A cold fish” is not a fish. It is a person. But it is a person who is unemotional and shows no love or warmth. A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone. Someone who is a cold fish could be cold-hearted. He or she will never feel sorry for those in bad situation.

“Out in the cold” means not getting something that everybody else got. A person might say that everybody but him got a pay raise — he was left out in the cold. And it is not a pleasant place to be.

1. If you get cold feet, this means that .

A．you feel brave to do something	B．you feel too nervous to do something
C．you feel too cold to do something	D．you feel very angry about doing something

2. Henry got the cold shoulder when he asked to see a film with Mary, that means .

A．Henry was treated politely when he asked Mary to see a film

B．Henry was afraid to invite Mary to see a film with him

C．Mary didn’t care about Henry’s invitation and didn’t plan to go with him

D．Mary behaved unfriendly because she didn’t like to talk with Henry face toface

3. What’s the passage mainly about?

A．Opinions about cold weather.	B．Expressions connected with “cold”.
C．Relation between cold and body.	D．Examples of people who have a cold.

4. Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the passage? (P = paragraph)

A．

B．

C．

D．

4 .

International Poetry Competition World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21 March. Its purpose is to improve people’s ability to read, write, and teach poems all over the world. This year, the International Poetry Centre is holding a poetry competition to celebrate the festival! The competition is open to all the poets(诗人)aged 18 and over from all over the world, and they will be divided into two groups: Open Group (open to all the poets aged 18 and over) ESL Group (open to all the poets aged 18 and over who can write in English as a Second Language) The winners of each group will receive￡1000. RULES: All the poems must be unpublished (未出版的) works. Poems will not be returned, so please keep a copy. The poem(s) must be in English and created by the poet himself/herself. Poems can be written on any proper subject. No subject on violence(暴力) or drugs. The competition begins on 3 March, 2017 and ends on 28 August, 2017. To enter the competition, please visit the Centre Shop to pay ￡5 for each poem. Once the payment is made, please email the poem(s) to poetrycomp@center.uk. Remember to mark Open or ESL in the top right-hand corner of the document(文档) to show which group to enter before emailing your poem(s). Questions about the competition can be emailed to poetrycomp@center.uk.

1. The World Poetry Day is on_____.

A．March 28th

B．March 3rd

C．March 21st

D．August 28th

2. The purpose of the World Poetry Day is_____.

A．to encourage the British to write poems

B．to teach children how to read and write poems

C．to raise money for the poets from all over the world

D．to help people to read, write and teach poems better

3. The rules for the competition include the following EXCEPT_____.

A．that poets can write poems in any language

B．that poets must use their unpublished poems

C．that poems can’t be taken back after the competition

D．that poems can’t be written on the subject of violence or drugs.

4. Poets can get ￡1000 if_____.

A．they win in the group	B．their poems are published
C．they enter the competition	D．their poems are written by themselves

5. Which is the correct order for poets to enter the competition?
①Pay￡5 for each poem.
②Visit the Centre Shop.
③Email their poem(s) to poetrycomp@center.uk.
④Mark Open or ESL in the top right –hand corner of their document.

A．①②③④

B．②①③④

C．②①④③

D．③④②①