1 . With greater climate disasters lying ahead, it is natural for us to make every effort to stop a series of floods, unusual snowstorms, and alarming reports from scientists. For many of us, part of that means running out to buy reusable drinking tubes, organic cleaners, and packaging-free products.
However, before you are joyful of your “green” purchases, take a second to consider a principle that should be obvious: simply consuming less is better for the planet. After all, every new item a factory pumps out requires some resources to produce. But in the confusing stream of environmental news, this simple truth can get lost. Take plastic bag bans for instance. If your city is getting rid of single-use shopping bags, it can be tempting to pay for that fashionable organic cotton bag hanging in the check-outline of supermarkets. However, experts who have analyzed the data on environmental impact insist that growing cotton is actually no better for the Earth than producing the conventional plastic bag. Any bag you already own is your best bet for carrying your groceries if you care about sustainability.
It is not just the Earth that will be happier if you buy less. You will feel more contented too. There is a common view that green buying patterns mean people are going green. However, it doesn’t seem to be that way. Reduced consumption has positive effects on increased well-being, but you don’t see that with “green” consumption.
Many studies have shown that materialism in general makes us unhappy and lonely. It is perfectly possible to be a materialist and an environmentalist at the same time. Lusting (欲望) for every new “green” product on the market might make you feel good about yourself but it presents the same emotional traps as lusting for whatever the Joneses next door are buying. If you relieve yourself of that burden of ownership, most people report feeling a lot better and freer.
1. What is the function of Paragraph 1?| A．To introduce the topic. |
| B．To send a warning. |
| C．To offer practical advice. |
| D．To advocate green purchases. |
| A．To promote cotton bags. |
| B．To call for less consumption. |
| C．To ban the using of plastic bags. |
| D．To reveal the harm of using plastic bags. |
| A．Buying less does benefit to the Earth. |
| B．Green consumption increases well-being. |
| C．Buying green indicates a green awareness. |
| D．Being green gives rise to more consumption. |
| A．Green Products Win Popularity |
| B．Don’t Be Lost in Environmental Passion |
| C．Buying Green Is Never a Final Solution |
| D．Buying Less Beats Buying Green |
2 . The oldest is the first, the youngest is the baby — but where does that leave the middle-borns? For National Middle Child Day, you’ll recognise these annoying, and sometimes surprisingly advantageous things about growing up in between.
When middle children want to know if they’re old enough to do anything (like sleepover at a friend’s house for the first time or wear makeup) they may as well just look to their older siblings to see when they were allowed to pursue the same milestone. That’s the bar they have to clear to maintain family “fairness”.
How often have you been referred to in relation to your older or younger sibling? Your parents gave you a name at birth, but typically you’re known as someone’s little brother or sister, or even worse, so-and-so’s older brother or sister. It’s easy to have an identity crisis sometimes. In fact, you may have wished you had one of these unusual names so you would stand out from the pack.
Not only do middle children find themselves under a mountain of hand-me-downs (别人用过的东西), unless they’re living in a large house, they also tend to have to share a bedroom. Whether living with the older or younger sibling, your space was never really your own.
Middle children are the only family members who get the life experience of being both a younger and older sibling, giving them unique perspectives on just about everything.
However, the less attention you were given wasn’t necessarily a bad thing — it let you explore and discover your world in your own way, and usually prevented you from getting in trouble for doing so because your parents didn’t even notice! “I think a middle child can fly under the radar,” says middle child Andrea Smarrelli. “I was very good at hiding my crazy moments and childish mistakes from my family.” From harbouring a frog in your room to sneaking out at night, you could get away with a lot. If you’re a troublemaker, we can guess your birth order.
This standing-outness might not have proved in becoming a great performer, but you developed your originality in some way. Without super-high expectations from your parents, you were allowed to think outside the box, leading you to become creative in artistic, entrepreneurial, or other activities.
1. What’s the topic of the text?| A．Older sibling. | B．Younger sibling. |
| C．Family members. | D．Middle children. |
| A．The relation with their older or younger sibling. |
| B．The names given by their parents. |
| C．The identity problem. |
| D．The unusual names. |
| A．Standing-outness. | B．Free thinking. |
| C．Expectations from parents. | D．Activities. |
| A．To analyse the problems of middle children. |
| B．To introduce who the middle children are. |
| C．To explain middle children’s relation with family. |
| D．To illustrate the strengths of middle children. |
3 . As an English as an Additional Language (EAL) teacher, I work with over one hundred students from grades 1 — 8 with CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) levels varying between A1.1 and B1.2.
Being a resource teacher, I work in small rooms without using much technology. If I choose to include technology into my lesson, I need to borrow devices from a classroom teacher, having only one iPad of my own. On previous occasions, many of the laptops were not charged, and we had difficulty with student log-ins, or Internet access. It seemed that I always had to have a backup plan when technology use was planned.
In order to avoid disappointment, as part of my blended (混合) learning instruction, I provided my students with accounts to an online reading program with leveled books. Students have the opportunity to listen to native-like reading and pronunciation, read the books and record their reading. Furthermore, the learners can work at their own pace on books that are at their levels and they can use it on their own, even if their parents are at work or do not understand English.
At the same time, I have access to the students’ detailed skill report, which shows their performance in all areas. This could be of great avail in terms of shaping my lessons to better address my students’ needs.
One of the biggest challenges I have experienced regarding blended learning was that some of my students’ families do not have devices or Internet-access. There are also parents who believe that anything the child works at on the computer is equal to “screen time” which is bad for the child. But I feel that it is my job to gradually introduce technology and help my students on their journey of becoming independent learners.
1. What does the author intend to tell us in Paragraph 2?| A．She isn’t good at using technology. |
| B．She has got bored with teaching English. |
| C．She isn’t confident about the future of her career. |
| D．She has difficulty in using technology for teaching. |
| A．Different opinions about online reading. |
| B．The design inspiration for blended learning. |
| C．The great advantages of the online reading program. |
| D．Effective ways to make good progress in online communication. |
| A．risk | B．doubt | C．distance | D．benefit |
| A．Students benefit from the program by reading at a fixed pace. |
| B．Most students’ families are struggling to fight poverty. |
| C．Some students have great trouble choosing learning resources. |
| D．Some students’ parents are against using the reading program. |
4 . If you are on the market to get a good enameled (搪瓷的) Dutch oven, chances are that you may find some French brands, such as Le Creuset and Staub. Nevertheless, when you are considering buying one, you may immediately find these cost a few hundred bucks.
Among the hottest brands, designed for only about $95 with a lifetime guarantee, Input Milo now offers only one item, which can really compete with those hot French ovens.
Style and Design
Because of a promise to source the finest item and to employ the finest achievable style and design, the Milo Dutch oven is really a kettle using a value that can not be overcome. The oven has a normal size, 12 pounds, in 5.5 quarts (夸脱), for all cooking jobs, handy and enameled with small handles. And the very low cost comes chiefly by cutting out the middleman and attempting to sell directly to shoppers.
Milo VS. Other Brand Names
Milo plans to compete with the greater brand names because its style and operation are all equal to those. Cheaper Dutch ovens tend to be somewhat short-term, while Milo is devoted to producing products that survive a life or even longer.
Get Discounts by Using Milo Discount Codes
How can one get a discount on Milo products? Follow the page called Save My Penny and you will be able to get some recent coupon (优惠券) codes, which will give you discounts.
1. According to the passage, the Le Creuset oven .| A．can be pretty expensive | B．is made in the US |
| C．is hard to operate | D．fails to sell well |
| A．It costs hundreds of dollars. |
| B．It is well-made and affordable. |
| C．It comes with a year’s guarantee. |
| D．It has a low production cost. |
| A．can be used longer | B．is not in style |
| C．has a unique size | D．can be recycled |
The bell rang, announcing the end of the vivid art class Karson loved most. He was delighted that he had created a very satisfying work. So he walked to the back of the classroom to put his work away carefully. There, lying on the carpet in front of the classroom bookcase, was a golden ticket! Karson picked it up. His heat beat faster when he saw that the name line was blank. He couldn’t believe his luck!
The boys and girls in Karson’s class could earn golden tickets by doing well in their study or by being extra helpful or kind. Once a week their teacher drew a ticket out of a box on her desk and let the winner choose a prize.
Today was the golden ticket drawing, and here was another ticket, just for him! Karson looked around. No one else was near the ticket. All his classmates were at their desks, laughing and talking with each other. Miss Evans was engaged in grading the papers collected early in the morning.
Karson decided to write his name on the blank line. Then he could put it into the prize box with the six tickets he’d already earned. With so many chances, one of his tickets would most probably be picked! Then he could choose the pink toy pig for his sister’s birthday, just like he had been hoping.
He smiled and reached for the pencil in his pocket. Suddenly his fingers stopped. There was a strange feeling in his chest, and it wasn’t his heartbeat. “It’s ‘finders keepers’, right?” he wondered. He looked out of the window and tried to figure it out. On the one hand, he did find the ticket, but he hadn’t earned it. Somebody must have lost it. But on the other hand, he did need tis extra ticket for his great plan!
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
Karson stared at the blank name line for a moment.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph 2:
“Karson, I’d like you to have another ticket!” said Miss Evans.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6 . Lauren Elizabeth Pirie Bath, until a few years ago, she was a chef, and a happy one at that time, but she wanted more out of life. She wanted to TRAVEL. At that time, Lauren discovered blogging and found that she took pretty good pictures. So she decided to post pictures on her blog. In less than 18 moths, there were over 200,000 people reading her blog! At first, Lauren only regarded it as a hobby, but companies started paying her to take photos and publish them. In 2013, she was determined to make her dream come true: to become Australia’s first professional photo blogger. It was a challenging job, but she did it. Now Lauren spends three weeks out of every month travelling and has over 464,000 fans following her online.
First visiting Western Australia for work in 2013, Lauren fell in love with northern WA and has been back six times. She has made over 140 work trips, but the best work trip ever was to Broome in the Kimberley region.
“It is extremely beautiful and I can experience the indigenous Australia there more than anywhere else. The Kimberley region, in particular, is unique and untouched.” She told the interviewer, and as a photographer, Lauren loves the bright light and amazing colours: red rocks, green plants, blue-green waters and blue skies.
To work full time in travel, she has to love nature and tries to take every opportunity to get outside and admire the natural world. She loves to photograph the rising sun, as well as enjoys photo graphing animals such as dolphins and kangaroos.
Lauren uses the photography to make an impact on people, especially when it comes to environmental issues. Today she has been photographing a crocodile swimming close to the boat the Kimberley Quest all day. When she posts the picture online, she will make a comment about how bad it is to feed wild crocodiles. This crocodile is used to passengers throwing food from boats and now she is becoming familiar with humans. Over time, this could make her a danger to people living to the area. If everyone can do something to make others aware of the problem, then that’s part of the solution.
1. What made Lauren decide to change her job?| A．She wanted to travel. |
| B．Companies paid her to take photos. |
| C．Many people read her blog in a short time. |
| D．She wanted more out of life. |
| A．Because its distinct and not damaged. |
| B．Because she loves the bright light and amazing colours. |
| C．Because it’s beautiful than anywhere else. |
| D．Because it makes Lauren Bath world-famous. |
| A．Lovely. | B．Native. | C．Fascinating. | D．Familiar. |
| A．To show her wonderful photographing skill. |
| B．To tell people the crocodile is in danger. |
| C．To call for more people’s love for animals. |
| D．To make people aware of the importance of environment protection. |
7 . In many people’s eyes, plants are quiet and passive. They can’t talk. They can’t walk.
Or can they? A new BBC documentary series, The Green Planet, gives us a new look at plants. Released on January 10 on Bilibili, it uncovers the wonderful and dramatic ways that plants behave.
Plants compete against each other to live. Each species has its own ways of defense. In rainforests, different kinds of plants race for sunlight. The forest floor is described as a “battlefield” in the series as only two percent of the sunlight filters (透过) through it.
The series not only lets us wonder at the plant world but pushes us to understand that plants are important. “
| A．And they can’t think like us |
| B．Plants are the basis of all life, including ourselves |
| C．The Green Planet reveals the secret lives of plants |
| D．Plants also help each other and even communicate |
| E．Some plants like Monstera spread their big leaves to reach light |
| F．Filming took three years to complete and took place in 27 countries |
| G．If a tomato plant gets a leaf disease, it can tell nearby plants about it |
1. 理解朋友的困难，但要克服它，不能放弃，学好英语在那里才会有更多与别人交流的机会；
2. 多交朋友，乐于助人；
3. 积极参加各种社团活动，抓住学习的机会。
注意：1、词数80左右。
2、适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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