2 . 汉译英
1. 渴望，欲望________________
2. 重要的，影响深远的________________
3. 使受伤________________
4. 缺乏________________
5. 频繁的________________
6. 实验 ________________
7. 系，绑________________
8. 科学的________________
9. 完全地________________
10. 记述，描述_______________

4 . Even if you shop with plastic bags (塑料袋), always remember to recycle them. Most families don’t realize the importance of eco-friendly living — especially children. So how can you help children start seeing green? Well, here are a few suggestions.

Don’t buy toys — borrow instead. If kids are concerned, most toys start to lose their shine (光彩). Don’t let the unloved toys gather dust around the house — instead, join a local toy library, give them to the library. And if you do buy new toys, try to buy toys made from wood and other eco-friendly materials.

Spend time outside. Make sure your child spends time learning to be outside. Let him/her get involved in nature by planting a tree, building a birdhouse, or taking a bike ride in a nearby park.

Teach green. Even if your child doesn’t receive an environmental education in the classroom, there’s no reason that you can’t spread the word at home. Let your kid help out with separating your recyclables.

Stick with eco-friendly entertainment. Most kids may not seem like interested in the subject on the environment, but put it in a TV show and they’ll change their minds. Give them a taste of the online cartoon show，and you’ll finally find the children learn it happily .

1. The phrase “help children start seeing green” can be replaced by “________”.

A．help children see the green color

B．tell children they should like green

C．help children understand the importance of eco-friendly living

D．teach children how to recycle rubbish

2. How many suggestions does the writer mention in the passage?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

3. The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “recyclables” is “________”.

A．可回收利用物

B．再生能源

C．化学药剂

D．电缆线

4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A．We can buy toys made from wood.

B．Parents shouldn’t teach children environmental subject at home.

C．Most kids don’t like to learn subjects on the environment.

D．Parents should teach their children to build a birdhouse.

5 . As a volunteer teacher, I traveled a long way to a small village school in Longzhou, Guangxi. On my way there, I thought about the village, the school, and the children there. However, my heart sank when I arrived there. It wasn’t what I expected. It didn’t look like a school at all! The school had only three rooms, one for Grades 1, 2 and 3, and the other for Grades 4, 5 and 6. There was a third one for me.

The children welcomed me warmly on my first day. They asked me a lot of questions, and I told them stories about myself and my life in Shanghai. The next day, I gave them a test to find out their level. To my surprise, though the test was very easy, over half of the students failed it, yet they all wanted to learn new things. I knew they needed me.

I was busy preparing lessons, reading test papers every night. I enjoyed teaching these lovely and hard－working children, and I could see that they were making progress with my help. I have also learned a lot from them. I understand their lives better, and we are now good friends.

I have worked in Longzhou for a year now. I’m happy, and the experience has been very useful for me. I love the small village and the children. In fact, I would like to continue working here.

1. The writer is a volunteer teacher who comes from ________.

A．Guangxi

B．Xiamen

C．Shanghai

D．Beijing

2. In the passage, “my heart sank” means that the writer ________.

A．felt upset

B．was happy

C．got angry

D．was excited

3. The writer found the students’ level was ________ what she expected after the first test.

A．just as

B．higher than

C．lower than

D．the same as

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Both the volunteer teacher and the students are working so hard.

B．The volunteer teacher doesn’t like to work there any longer.

C．The students became better and better with the help of the volunteer teacher.

D．The volunteer teacher became friends with the students.

6 . Dealing with space junk

In 1957, the Space Age began with the launch of Sputnik 1, the first human-made satellite. Since then, the number of objects humans have launched into the universe has risen to the thousands. As these objects complete their missions or become inoperable(不实用的), they are left in orbit and would crash into one another, creating numerous floating pieces. Data show the number of space junk around Earth-from satellites to screws-could reach millions.

Most of the junk sits within 1, 250 miles of Earth’s surface in what is known as the low Earth orbit, home to lots of satellites, such as NASA’s Earth Observing System fleet and the International Space Station. While space is big, a crash into space junk as small as 1 centimeter can be problematic for active earth orbiters because of their dangerously fast speeds. And the possible risk can force spacecraft to be redirected, breaking pre-planned procedures like space walks. These satellites have to move out of the way of all the space junk to make sure they don’t get hit and damaged or destroyed.

One possible solution? Apply ideas of green sustainability(可持续性)to the companies and governments that do the launching, says Danielle Wood, an assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The effort begins with the Space Sustainability Rating(SSR), a system that measures many aspects of launching agencies, such as crash preparedness, information sharing and future junk reductions. One company has already applied to be assessed and received a certification(证书)using SSR. The original rating was bronze, the lowest of four possible ratings.

“Our first rating was low, but in some ways, it means there’s room for improvement,” says Wood. For her, the first rating is simply the entry point for an ongoing conversation with outside companies in the space industry. A company’s rating is changeable based on their ongoing missions and efforts. The goal is for companies to increasingly shoulder the social responsibility of being major players influencing the future of space exploration and technology.

1. Which source of space junk is mentioned in the text?

A．Waste from doing experiments in space.

B．The crashes between inactive spacecraft.

C．The sudden burst of man-made satellites.

D．Waste produced by astronauts living in space.

2. What problem may space junk cause according to the author?

A．Blocking satellite services.	B．Breaking one of Earth’s orbits.
C．Polluting Earth’s atmosphere.	D．Affecting space exploration activities.

3. What does the SSR system mainly do?

A．Design junk-free paths for spacecraft.

B．Grow green plants in the space environment.

C．Provide space junk monitoring services for governments.

D．Evaluate sustainable practices of launching organizations.

4. What is Danielle Wood’s attitude towards the first rating of SSR?

A．Worried.	B．Uninterested.
C．Positive.	D．Disappointed.