1 . 推行垃圾分类，提倡低碳生活是全民活动，你班英语课堂将举行主题为“Let’s Go Green Now”的英语演讲比赛。请你写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：
1．倡导绿色生活的原因；
2．实践途径（至少两点）。
注意：
1．词数80左右（首尾已给出，不计入词数）；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Boys and girls,
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2 . If your in-box is currently reporting unread messages in the hundreds or thousands, you might have a hard time believing the news: e-mail is on the decline.

At first thought, that might seem to be the case. The incoming generation, after all, doesn’t do e-mail. Oh, they might have an account. They use it only as we would use a fax machine: as a means to communicate with old-school folks like their parents or to fulfill the sign-up requirements of websites. They rarely check it, though.

Today’s instant electronic memos—such as texting and online messages—are more direct, more concentrated, and more efficient. They go without the salutation (称呼语) and the signoff (签收); we already know the “to” and “from”. Many corporations are moving to messaging networks for exactly that reason: more signal, less noise and less time. This trend is further evidence that store-and-forward systems such as e-mail and voicemail are outdated. Instead of my leaving you a lengthy message that you pick up later, I can now send you an easily-read message that you can read—and respond to—on the go.

The coming of the mobile era is responsible for the decline of e-mail. Instant written messages bring great convenience to people. They can deal with them at about any time：before a movie, in a taxi, waiting for lunch. And because these messages are very brief, they’re suitable for smart phone typing.

Does this mean e-mail is on its way to the dustbin of digital history? Not necessarily. E-mail still has certain advantages. On the other hand, tweets and texts feel ephemeral—you read them，and then they’re gone, into an endless string. E-mail still feels like something you have and that you can file, search and return to later. It’s easy to imagine that it will continue to feel more appropriate for formal communications: agreements, important news, and longer explanations.

So, e-mail won’t go away completely. Remember, we’ve been through a transition (过渡) like this not so long ago: when e-mail was on the rise, people said that postal mail was dead. That’s not how it works. Postal mail found its smaller market, and so will e-mail. New technology rarely replaces old ones completely; it just adds new alternatives.

1. What would the incoming generation like to do with their e-mail accounts?

A．Check bank accounts.	B．Send short messages.
C．Fill in some forms.	D．Communicate with their colleagues.

2. Which of the following is mainly discussed in paragraphs 3 and 4?

A．The possible reasons behind the decline of e-mail.

B．The likes and dislikes of the young generation.

C．The rapid development of e-communication channels.

D．Evidence of the uncertain future of easily-consumed messages.

3. What does the underlined word “ephemeral” in paragraph 5 mean?

A．Automatically-sending.	B．Randomly-written.
C．Hardly-recognized.	D．Short-lived.

4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A．It’s too early to determine the decline of e-mail.

B．E-mail has reasons to exist with its own advantages.

C．E-mail, just like postal mail, has come to its end.

D．We should feel sorry for the decline of e-mail.

3 . As 17-year-old Toiri'ell Norwood drove through St. Petersburg, Florida, last February, the laughter from the four teenage girls inside her car quickly gave way to ______. To avoid a truck, their car ______ into a tree.

As smoke rose from the car, a bystander shouted, “It's about to ______! Get out!" But Norwood's driver's side door was jammed shut by the strong impact. She ______ out through the window, along with two of her friends, who'd also ______ to free themselves, and ran for her life.

______, halfway down the street, she realized that her best friend, Simmons, wasn't with them. Norwood ran back and found Simmons ______ in the back seat. "She wasn't moving," Norwood told Inside Edition. She threw open the back door and pulled her friend out, ______avoiding the broken glass. She dragged Simmons a few feet to safety and laid her on the ground. "I checked her pulse.'ⁿ Nothing. “I put my head ______ her chest. " No sign of life. "That's______I started CPR. “

Norwood, who wants to pursue a ______ in medicine, had earned her CPR certificate just the day before. Kneeling on the lawn and looking down at her dying friend, Norwood knew she had ______little time to practice what she'd learned.

She started pumping Simmons's ______ with her interlocked fingers and breathing into her friend's mouth in hopes of filling her lungs with the kiss of ______. And then, Simmons began______ and gasping for air. The CPR had worked!

Had the accident happened a few weeks earlier, she might not have saved the life of her best friend.

1.

A．applause

B．screams

C．silence

D．whispers

2.

A．collapsed

B．broke

C．crashed

D．fell

3.

A．break up

B．show up

C．give up

D．blow up

4.

A．crawled

B．flew

C．slipped

D．paced

5.

A．planned

B．failed

C．managed

D．promised

6.

A．Besides

B．Therefore

C．Moreover

D．However

7.

A．unconscious

B．relaxed

C．dead

D．asleep

8.

A．randomly

B．carefully

C．gradually

D．eagerly

9.

A．against

B．over

C．off

D．in

10.

A．because

B．where

C．how

D．when

11.

A．policy

B．career

C．reform

D．matter

12.

A．particular

B．perfect

C．precious

D．precise

13.

A．stomach

B．chest

C．back

D．leg

14.

A．time

B．power

C．peace

D．life

15.

A．yawning

B．sneezing

C．coughing

D．laughing

4 . The boy sat on his chair, with his hands above the keyboard. He thought about what to write.

He recalled that the competition deadline was merely a week away. But he still had not even started on his piece. He looked at the brochure again.“WRITING COMPETITION！” the title read. His mom had encouraged him to enter the writing competition, and now he was taking it on as his personal task for the holidays.

As the boy reflected on his previous writing efforts, he realized how hopeless his task of winning was. Every story he ever wrote was based on other stories. He had little imagination, and unfortunately, imagination was the key to writing.

Suddenly, he had a brainwave. This time, he came up with an original and imaginative story.

The words shot towards him like a storm of leaves. Words were coming easily, flowing through him, faster than he could type. He typed faster than he ever had before. He continued to type, amazed how easy writing this story was. The boy could not stop writing. He looked at the word count and saw the number “248” staring right back at him. He was not even halfway yet.

Then he heard his mother’s call of saying time for bed. He continued writing the piece, ignoring her. He had to make up for the time he had lost in thinking about a topic to write.

Finally, he finished. The word count now read “498”.

“Perfect，” he thought, “just under the word limit.” He knew this was the story that would win.

He went to the website and searched for the competition. He found the page but there was no “Enter” button.

Confused, he then re­read the page again. It read COMPETITION CLOSED.

1. What caused the boy to take part in the writing competition?

A．A new computer.

B．The prize money.

C．His own interest.

D．His mom’s encouragement.

2. How did the boy finish his earlier writing?

A．His mom helped him.

B．He copied others’ ideas.

C．His friends assisted him.

D．He used his imagination.

3. Why did the boy delay his writing?

A．Because he was terribly lazy.

B．Because he didn’t know what to write.

C．Because he wasn’t confident.

D．Because he read too many stories.

4. Which might be the maximum word limit for each entry?

A．100.	B．250.
C．500.	D．1000.

5 . Some Ways to Have an Amazing Day

Here are a few tips for making sure you can answer the pop quiz of life confidently:

Be kind.

    1     How often do you stop to talk to the people you encounter every day? Do you know the names of the people at the bank, the grocery store, or restaurant? One great way to get more out of your day is to fill it with people you know. The best way to know more people is to be kind to everyone you meet. Take a moment to learn a little about them.

    2    

I avoided saying “Stay Busy” because sometimes we can fill our day with meaningless activities and feel busy but then at the end of the day we look back and realize we accomplished nothing. A great way to stay productive is to look at the things you would like to accomplish today, this week, this month, etc. and then plan some time to work on each of them.

Look for ways to serve.

I truly believe that giving meaningful service to other people is the greatest key to our personal happiness. It may be just a smile and a “hello”.     3     It may be just a phone call to tell them “thank you for being a friend.” When we serve other people, we develop personal joy.

Find a purpose.

The happiest people have one or more big “life goals”.     4     When we have a big goal that we feel passionate about we become more excited to work on that goal every day.

    5     When you give yourself the pop quiz at the end of the day, you will be ready to say you did everything you could.

A．Keep learning new things

B．Make the most of every day

C．Stay productive all the time

D．Try to do more in your everyday life

E．It may be helping them with their work

F．It has been said that you can measure a person by how they treat the people who can do nothing for them

G．It may be to run a marathon, write a book, start a business, develop a product or learn a new hobby or profession.