My mom is an environmentalist. We've always c...

My mom is an environmentalist. We've always composted (制堆肥） and she's always had some sort of garden. She also never threw anything away because she could see the second __ in it.

I grew into a __ lifestyle. And I started __ my carbon footprint and consumption.

I decided to __ my car for one month in May of 2017. If I needed a car, I was going to borrow someone's to prove that I had the community to __ this decision. I only ended up __ a car once, and I realized it didn't make sense to own a car, __ it and pay for gas. So in September, I fully __ and sold my car.

I also fly a lot for work, and on my __ from the travel agency, it will include how many tons of __ you're emitting (排放） from just your single __, which is like a punch in the gut.

As a result, it has become a __ for me to offset (抵消） my carbon emissions. I __ my carbon emissions, and go onto carbon footprint. com and purchase an offset in the __ of a donation. If we're going to __ the environment this much, we have to be doing something that's going to offset the carbon __ until there's a carbon tax, which I truly hope is __ we will go next.

It’s also really important to talk about what we could see the __ as, because it gets so dark so fast when people talk about __ change.

I don't know what the __ is of me not having a car, but I hope it's something positive that I can't necessarily see.

1.A.Time B.life C.hand D.way

2.A.different B.healthy C.modern D.similar

3.A.Assessing B.suspecting C.obtaining D.ignoring

4.A.blow up B.speed up C.give up D.break up

5.A.oppose B.support C.announce D.approve

6.A.borrowing B.possessing C.purchasing D.renting

7.A.repair B.wash C.park D.finance

8.A.understood B.quit C.recovered D.agreed

9.A.list B.poster C.trip D.ticket

10.A.smell B.heat C.carbon D.sweat

11.A.seat B.plane C.car D.garden

12.A.pain B.habit C.burden D.reward

13.A.increase B.reduce C.control D.calculate

14.A.form B.name C.course D.middle

15.A.provide B.create C.pollute D.preserve

16.A.in vain B.in return C.in force D.in advance

17.A.when B.why C.how D.where

18.A.future B.globe C.environment D.tax

19.A.cultural B.economic C.climate D.population

20.A.intention B.motivation C.drawback D.effect

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When I was growing up, I always gave my mom an apron （围裙）on her birthday．I wanted my own mom — 21 that apron I'd just given her, of course —to 22me at the end of each afternoon bearing a plate of home-baked 23as she waited breathlessly to hear about my24day at school．

Mom loved her family without question, but as an elementary-school teacher she had her own exciting days to25   .She had hardly any extra time and26, and home-baked treats were rare in our house except 27very special occasions．Since Mom didn't make cookies very often, the 28of her baking were not always the same．Sometimes the cookies were browned a little more than planned or29together and other times the cookies weren't smooth．30, none of that bothered anyone in the family．All we 31was swallowing whatever we were having for dinner that night so we could get to the cookies 32 us on the kitchen counter．

Now that I'm a mom myself, I can 33all too well why my mother didn't always have the time to wear the apron．As was true with my mother, the list of things I need to do is often 34than the day itself．But I also understand the desire to35 the same yellow mixing bowl my mother used and make something special for my family every so often．Whatever I bake is met with approval, appreciation and good 36 by my husband and children．At some level, I believe they're37that I was thinking about them as I 38 the brown sugar into the butter or frosted the cake with their favorite kind of icing．They always know I love them．I 39 they know it a little better when I'm in a baking mood．

I'm sure my mother felt 40 the same way whenever she made cookies for us．Those cookies will always, in my mind, be the best treat．

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My mom has been and will always be my biggest inspiration. She is a single parent of eight, and I have no idea how she ______. Throughout the years, my mom has overcome many hardships which could easily ______someone with little faith.

Even ______doctors questioned if my little sister Jessica would live to see the age of 1, my mom never lost ______. After countless visits to multiple doctors, my mom ______to bring her home and make the best of my sister’s life ______receiving the same results from different hospitals.

Jessica’s numerous hospital visits definitely ______her, but my mom never showed signs of ______. Her strength helped Jessica through every ______time. No matter how confused Jessica was, my mom always made her feel as if there was absolutely nothing to ______, which enabled Jessica to live the life of a ______child. She attended a public school, went to parties to dance around excitedly. We actually ______that she was even sick.

______, things began to take a turn for the worse. Around her 6th birthday, Jessica lost sight, which was ______by loss of sensation in her left arm at the age of 5. However, this was it and doctors had no ______. The whole family were heartbroken and ______, at a point of no return. Once again , my mom found a way to______us all. She made it her job to let us know that she had a strong support system. She decided to ______her job and attend to her every need. With my mom sleeping by her side every single. night, I noticed their ______grow stronger than anything. Now Jessica is 20 years old and is enjoying her college life.

My mom gets us to realize that no matter how ______our trials may appear, we have a support system. We are a family that will always be there for one another.

1.A. failed　　 B. survived　　 C. graduated　　 D. developed

2.A. guide　　 B. push　　 C. refresh　　 D. discourage

3.A. until　　 B. when　　 C. unless　　 D. since

4.A. hope　　 B. control　　 C. interest　　 D. patience

5.A. refused　　 B. threatened　　 C. decided　　 D. hesitated

6.A. far from　　 B. regardless of　　 C. apart from　　 D. instead of

7.A. upset　　 B. destroyed　　 C. satisfied　　 D. relieved

8.A. wisdom　　 B. curiosity　　 C. weakness　　 D. sympathy

9.A. ripe　　 B. tough　　 C. lonely　　 D. precious

10.A. worry about　　 B. rely on　　 C. learn from　　 D. show off

11.A. difficult　　 B. super　　 C. gifted　　 D. regular

12.A. forgot　　 B. declared　　 C. discovered　　 D. sensed

13.A. Hopefully　　 B. Suddenly.　　 C. Gratefully　　 D. Seriously

14.A. reduced　　 B. caused　　 C. followed　　 D. removed

15.A. answer　　 B. doubt　　 C. reason　　 D. mercy

16.A. guilty　　 B. annoyed　　 C. confused　　 D. innocent

17.A. blame　　 B. screen　　 C. respect　　 D. favor

18.A. offer　　 B. finish　　 C. continue　　 D. quit

19.A. faith　　 B. will　　 C. bond　　 D. conflict

20.A. complete　　 B. temporary　　 C. unfair　　 D. unbearable

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I remember growing up, my mom always said, “Half the fun of doing anything is sharing it with others.” It is so true. Friends and mates allow us to enjoy our success and our joys, comfort us in our challenging moments, and provide a mirror for us to learn more about ourselves. I’ve always looked at friends as the family we choose. They enrich our lives. As Robert Louis Steven once said, “A friend is a present which you give yourself.”

To be a good friend or partner, it’s importable be a good listener. Hear what your friend or mate has to say first rather than jumping to conclusions or getting defensive. Sometimes it is useful to be their mirror, for when they hear their words repeated back to them; it can help them to realize that what they said was not exactly what they meant to say.

Patience, compassion and empathy are also important traits in being a good friend or partner. You know the old golden rule, “Care for others the way you would like them to care for you.” The support of a friend during a tough time could make the difference between success and failure. Encouragement and confidence are priceless gifts that can help change a person’s life.

Take care, though, with whom you choose to have close relationship, for they can have a tremendous impact on your self-esteem and life path. As someone once told me, “the attitude of your friends is like the buttons on an elevator. They will either take you up or down.”

1.In order to make good friends, you should do the following except ______.

2.What will you do to your friends according to the passage?

3.What does the underlined sentence in the passage mean?

4.Which of the following statements is not right according to the passage?

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—Tom is always saying I’m ugly，Mom．

—Just ______ him．You are the most beautiful in my eyes．

A．disagree　　 　　　　　　　　 B．ignore

C．command　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．dislike

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What is the woman?

A.A hostess. B.A producer. C.An environmentalist.

2.Why is the interview held?

A.To present a study.

B.To fill the thirty-minute opening.

C.To raise public awareness of environmental protection.

3.When does the conversation take place?

A.Before the interview.

B.During the interview.

C.After the interview.

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There is an old suitcase in my house which represents the dreams and hopes of my family.

I’m always taking photos of the little _________ I find in the world around me. A few weeks ago, I visited my parents. My father was an _________ when he was young. I took a photo of something that I would _________ as a pretty big wonder. At first _________ it might not look like much. It was just a _________ brown suitcase with two silver locks up on the top. But to me, it’s _________ what a miracle (不可思议的东西) looks like.

That suitcase is the very one my dad brought with him when he _________ to the U. S. from Turkey in 1965. He was just a 19-year-old boy at the time who didn’t know a _________ of English. He _________ all his fiends and family, __________ that he would become an excellent engineer one day. That suitcase carried my dad’s most valuable __________ — many black-and-white photos from home and his science and math textbooks, etc.

As a kid, I was __________ aware of the suitcase. It lived on the top of my bookcase. I never __________ to it, though. It wasn’t until I got __________ that I actually asked my dad about it. Looking inside, I found tons of photos and the __________ my parents wrote to each other, back and forth between the U. S. and Turkey.

That’s when I __________ how beautiful that dirty old suitcase actually was. It’s a __________ of not only the hardships my parents __________, but also all the wonderful things they __________, how they found love, how their dreams __________ and how they got through them all.

1.A.secrets B.numbers C.wonders D.treasures

2.A.artist B.architect C.author D.engineer

3.A.see B.act C.use D.work

4.A.thought B.time C.light D.sight

5.A.lovely B.common C.special D.strange

6.A.possibly B.exactly C.normally D.quickly

7.A.turned B.wrote C.moved D.returned

8.A.word B.name C.card D.sign

9.A.left B.missed C.refused D.called

10.A.fearful B.hopeful C.proud D.grateful

11.A.achievements B.prizes C.things D.lessons

12.A.unsuitably B.undoubtedly C.uncomfortably D.uncleanly

13.A.paid much attention B.paid a visit C.belonged D.talked

14.A.stronger B.thinner C.older D.braver

15.A.books B.letters C.papers D.reports

16.A.showed B.praised C.admitted D.realized

17.A.reminder B.source C.result D.cause

18.A.got B.suffered C.won D.deserved

19.A.wanted B.found C.expressed D.experienced

20.A.disappeared B.ended C.came true D.woke up

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Tim, my seven-year-old son, is learning to play the drums. It is an___ that has always caught his attentipn ___he hears them played. Before I____his first lessons, drums were all he wanted. At the age of 3 he___ his mini drum set during a show. Using that same drum set he perfected the timing and rhythm of a popular church song____ enough for his mom to sing along to. My son had found his passion at a young age and had a natural____to catch on quickly.

Wanting to act quickly to __ his talent, I immediately signed him up for drum lessons. No sooner had my first payment cleared than his passion __. He did not want to take instructions. He wanted to play the drums_______,　　 To　　 him the drums were a way of ___. Ian wanted to “play the beat of his own drum.”

The challenge was that music has more than one __ Rock doesn’t sound like smooth jazz and smooth jazz doesn’t sound like___ You can’t play every __ that exists to the same beat. If ___were a series of songs, the melodies __ could be calming and peacefiil, or violent and chaotic. Each event we face has its____own sound, so we have to learn __ to play the tune of the moment. You should understand that even with all the natural talent in the world there is always___ for improvement.

You can't do it all without ___.

You won’t know how to play every beat life throws at you without practice.

You can’t____talent forever.

1.A. arrangement　　 B. enjoyment　　 C. instrument　　 D. advertisement

2.A. anyway　　 B. however　　 C. whatever　　 D. anytime

3.A. paid for　　 B. waited on　　 C. took off　　 D. burst into

4.A. founded　　 B. played　　 C. lost　　 D. learned

5.A. similar　　 B. horrible　　 C. good　　 D. strange

6.A. taste　　 B. talent　　 C. tendency　　 D. habit

7.A. improve　　 B. decrease　　 C. discover　　 D. admit

8.A. rose　　 B. strengthened　　 C. progressed　　 D. disappeared

9.A. by himself　　 B. in his way　　 C. in person　　 D. with others

10.A. expression　　 B. possession　　 C. permission　　 D. impression

11.A. form　　 B. sound　　 C. beat　　 D. advantage

12.A. nature　　 B. culture　　 C. view　　 D. folk

13.A. poem　　 B. song　　 C. sport　　 D. game

14.A. luck　　 B. life　　 C. truth　　 D. music

15.A. at times　　 B. as usual　　 C. in general　　 D. on average

16.A. quite　　 B. well　　 C. fast　　 D. very

17.A. when　　 B. where　　 C. how　　 D. why

18.A. place　　 B. spot　　 C. scenery　　 D. room

19.A. instructions　　 B. efforts　　 C. contributions　　 D. experiences

20.A. figure out　　 B. put off　　 C. rely on　　 D. take in

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My visit to your school is really an unforgettable experience, ________ I will always treasure.

A. that      B. one      C. it                 D. what

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I’ve always been an optimist and I suppose that is rooted in my belief that the power of creativity and intelligence can make the world a better place.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved learning new things and solving problems. So when I sat down at a computer for the first time in seventh grade, I was hooked. It was a clunky old Teletype machine and it could barely do anything compared to the computers we have today. But it changed my life.

When my friend Paul Allen and I started Microsoft 30 years ago, we had a vision of “a computer on every desk and in every home,” which probably sounded a little too optimistic at a time when most computers were the size of refrigerators. But we believed that personal computers would change the world. And they have.

And after 30 years, I’m still as inspired by computers as I was back in seventh grade.

I believe that computers are the most incredible tool we can use to feed our curiosity and inventiveness—to help us solve problems that even the smartest people couldn’t solve on their own.

Computers have transformed how we learn, giving kids everywhere a window into all of the world’s knowledge. They’re helping us build communities around the things we care about and to stay close to the people who are important to us, no matter where they are.

Like my friend Warren Buffett, I feel particularly lucky to do something every day that I love to do. He calls it “tap-dancing to work.” My job at Microsoft is as challenging as ever, but what makes me “tap-dance to work” is when we show people something new, like a computer that can recognize your handwriting or your speech, or one that can store a lifetime’s worth of photos, and they say, “I didn’t know you could do that with a PC!”

But for all the cool things that a person can do with a PC, there are lots of other ways we can put our creativity and intelligence to work to improve our world. There are still far too many people in the world whose most basic needs go unmet. Every year, for example, millions of people die from diseases that are easy to prevent or treat in the developed world.

I believe that my own good fortune brings with it a responsibility to give back to the world. My wife, Melinda, and I have committed to improving health and education in a way that can help as many people as possible.

As a father, I believe that the death of a child in Africa is no less poignant or tragic than the death of a child anywhere else. And that it doesn’t take much to make an immense difference in these children’s lives.

I’m still very much an optimist, and I believe that progress on even the world’s toughest problems is possible—and it’s happening every day. We’re seeing new drugs for deadly diseases, new diagnostic tools, and new attention paid to the health problems in the developing world.

I’m excited by the possibilities I see for medicine, for education and, of course, for technology. And I believe that through our natural inventiveness, creativity and willingness to solve tough problems, we’re going to make some amazing achievements in all these areas in my lifetime.

Fueling our creativity

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