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Tom is a very popular young man. He has many friends. He has got four invitations. Here are his replies.
1.From the replies, we learn that Jim likes _______.
A. going to parties B. listening to pop music
C. dancing with Tom D. playing tennis
2.Tom will go to the dance with_______.
A. Kate B. Susan C. Jim D. Cary
3.Tom will go to Susan’s birthday party _______.
A. on Saturday evening B. this evening
C. on Thursday evening D. on Sunday evening
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When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive.
After the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels (地道). I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had its own job.
On the fifth day a tragedy (悲剧) happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm.
My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness. They simply could not stand that their tunnels were gone.
Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, but it taught me much more.
Over the years, I came to realize the importance of teamwork. Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired for their hard work. But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently: Adversity (逆境) is a natural part of life, and must be accepted. Unlike the ants, we cannot give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone, we must build another.
Giving up, I say, is not a good choice.
1.What did the writer’s family do for him when he was seven?
A. They made an ant farm. B. They bought a few ants.
C. They caught a lot of ants. D. They found an ant city.
2.What happened on the fifth day?
A. The earthquake happened. B. The writer put his face on the ground.
C. The writer knocked the ant farm over. D. The ants started to make tunnels.
3.What did the writer come to realize a few years later?
A. Working together is useless. B. Teamwork is important.
C. Adversity can’t be accepted. D. Working alone is amazing.
4.Finally, the writer thinks that the ants died because ________.
A. they worked hard B. the writer made a mistake
C. the tunnel was gone D. they gave up when they met difficulties
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“We haven’t found anything that we can’t recycle!”
Cigarette ends are everywhere—littering our streets and beaches—and for decades they’ve been thought of as “unrecyclable”. But a New Jersey based company, called TerraCycle, has taken on the challenge, and has come up with a way to recycle millions of cigarette ends and turn them into industrial plastic products. Its aim is to recycle things that people normally consider impossible to reuse.
Obviously it would be even better for the environment if everyone just stopped smoking, but the statistics show that although there has been an increase in anti-smoking ads and messaging, between 2000 and 2014, global sales of cigarettes increased by 8 percent, and a whole lot of those cigarette ends are ending up as garbage. Since most of our litter finally ends up in waterways, cigarette ends can surely pollute the surrounding environment. “It only takes a single cigarette end to pollute a liter of water,” TerraCycle founder, Tom Szaky, said. “Animals can also mistake littered cigarette ends for food.”
So how do you go about turning all those poisonous ends into something useful? TerraCycle does this by first breaking them down into separate parts. They mix the remaining materials, such as the tobacco and the paper, with other kinds of rubbish, and use it on non-agricultural land, such as golf courses. The filters (过滤嘴) are a little harder. To recycle these, TerraCycle first makes them clean and cuts them into small pieces, and then combines them with other recycled materials, making them into liquid for industrial plastic products.
They’re now also expanding their recycling offerings to the rest of the 80 percent of household waste that currently can’t be recycled, such as chocolate packaging, pens, and mobile phones. The goal is to use the latest research to find a way to stop so muchwaste ending up in landfill (垃圾填埋), and then get companies to provide money for the process. And so far, it’s working.
“We haven’t found anything that we can’t recycle,” communications director of TerraCycle, Albe Zakes, said. “But with the amount and variety of packaging and litter in the world, we are always looking for new waste materials to deal with.”
1.What does TerraCycle want to do?
A. Search for recyclable materials for use.
B. Deal with as many cigarette ends as possible.
C. Produce new kinds of industrial plastic products.
D. Recycle what used to be considered unrecyclable.
2.The underlined word “garbage” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.
A. rubbish B. medicine C. snack D. treasure
3.What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A. How to use cigarette ends effectively.
B. How to recycle cigarette ends.
C. How hard recycling cigarette ends is.
D. Why to break down cigarette ends.
4.What Albe said in the last paragraph suggests that ______.
A. there is more and more waste to be recycled
B. it is difficult for TerraCycle to recycle everything
C. TerraCycle is trying to meet the challenge of new waste
D. TerraCycle has successfully recycled a large amount of waste
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In today’s households where both parents go to work and kids have busy schedules with school homework and many afternoon activities, finding time for a gathering at the table seems all but impossible. Yet, studies have shown time and again that eating together has lots of benefits for family members, especially children.
According to reports issued by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA), children who eat more with their family are at lower risk of developing poor eating habits, weight problems or alcohol dependencies. They tend to perform better academically than those who frequently eat alone. Family meals came into American life in the mid-20th century. In the 60’s and 70’s, social, economic and technological changes quickly dissolved the short-lived way of family meals. Restaurant visits, take-out and TV dinners have since become normal.
There are indicators, however, that the old customs are coming back. According to the latest CASA reports, 59% of surveyed families said they ate diner together at least five times a week, a significant increase from 47% in 1998. Whatever drives this trend, it is a development that should be welcomed.
Eating together as a family is not just about food and nutrition. It is about teaching them how to become members of their society and culture. Food has become so easily and cheaply available that we no longer appreciate its significance. We have to rediscover its importance and its value. Sharing a meal with loved ones should be considered a special event, which can almost take on the form of a ceremony, as it was practiced by our ancestors for whom finding food was a constant struggle.
Of course, there is no guarantee that the simple act of eating at home surrounded by family may make children more virtuous or socially more responsible. But it can lay the groundwork for a lot of things that point them in the right direction.
1.What does the underlined sentence suggest?
A. Dining at home would enjoy great popularity.
B. The society was to develop at a fast speed.
C. This practice of family meals started to change.
D. Americans would attach importance to take-out.
2.What is the writer’s attitude towards eating together as a family?
A. Against. B. Encouraging.
C. Neither against nor encouraging. D. Uninterested.
3.From the passage we learn our ancestors possibly _____.
A. valued the education of children B. liked struggling with each other
C. appreciated the importance of food D. cared much about food nutrition
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Family Dinners Benefit Kids B. Good Eating Habits Matter
C. Meals Take on New Meanings D. Old Customs Are Coming Back
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