If, for some reason, you had 2,010 empty plas...

If, for some reason, you had 2,010 empty plastic bottles, what would you do? You’d probably sell them cheaply, right? But Xia Yu collected 2,010bottles and built a boat with them, As you read this, Xia is, in fact, on a river somewhere in Anhuai, slowly going towards his destination: the Expo Garden in Shanghai．2,010 plastic bottles was to celebrate Expo (世博会) 2010 Shanghai．On the opening day of the Expo, Xia, together with five friends, went on a 1,500 – km journey from Xiangtan to the Expo Garden, in spite of the doubt whether they’ll make it．After all, the boat they are on can hardly be called a boat．It cost only 2,000 yuan to build in a month.

What’s keeping Xia going is a major cause behind the trip．“We are examining water pollution through our journey and trying to promote a low – carbon (低碳) lifestyle．Before we started, no one believed we could sail the boat to the Dongting Lake．But we made it.” But as they expected, the journey has not always been smooth．Of the six from Xiangtan, four gave up．As of the press time (到发稿时), only Xia and his friend Huang Ying were on the boat．Huang suffered from a disease when they reached Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, Xia said, “There are so many things that can stop up from making it to Shanghai, like the weather, health, and sometimes swift rive water.”

“The boat was produced in a factory according to our design, and perhaps it’s not in a very good condition．But,” Xia said, “we are wearing life jackets”．“Some boats passing by offered help.” What is more of a reward for Xia and Huang is that the Yangtze Rive truned out much cleaner than they had expected．Although Xia and Huang are uncertain about the journedy ahead, they are “quite happy” with what they have already achieved．“After all, it’s not the destination that counts．It’s always the course that matters the most.”

1.Xia Yu doubts the success of the journey because of ________.

A．such a 1ong journey on the river

B．the poor boat and the bad weather

C．few people taking part in the journey

D．the seriously polluted river in some parts

2.Which of the following is NOT the purpose of the journey?

A．To examine water pollution．

B．To celebrate Expo 2010 Shanghai.

C．To win a race on the water．

D．To promote a low－carbon lifestyle.

3.From the text we know that________.

A．They stay on the boat at night．

B．Three people gave up due to their bad health.

C．Xia Yu and his mate have arrived in Shanghai

D．Huang suffered from a disease on the journey.

4.The last paragraph tells us Xia Yu and Huang Ying ________.

A．pay more attention to the process.

B．are sure to arrive at the destination.

C．helped turn the Yangtze River cleaner.

D．are happy because of their final success.

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Average humans can consume 15 or more drinks in plastic bottles a month. If you were born after 1978, and live until 80 years old, you will leave behind a minimum of 14,400 plastic bottles on this planet. These bottles take hundreds of years to break down into tiny pieces of plastic, never to completely disappear. Most of the waste is consumed by fish and birds, which has shortened their lifetime greatly.

The Plastic Bottle Village is just a great idea that might finally save us from being buried in plastic. It’s a community in Panama that is going to be made of used bottles. The design process begins with building steel frames, which are then filled with these bottles. Once this step is complete, and electrical and plumbing (管道装置) lines are put inside, the plastic walls are covered by concrete—both inside and outside. So no one will actually be able to tell that the walls are made of plastic. Besides, the material will keep the house 17°C cooler than the outside, which is the biggest benefit to people living inside.

The village is the brainchild (主意) of Robert Bezeau with the intention of setting up several environmental projects. Having started a recycling program four years ago, during which a number of plastic bottles were collected, he started to think of how they could be put to use. Soon enough, he decided to use them to build houses, and came up with a basic idea for the construction process.

The project hopes to make people conscious of the waste that these bottles create so that they can do more to protect the environment. The village will also create an education center that will teach individuals from the world how to reuse plastic bottles as construction materials for shelter. Recycled bottles could neutralize the negative effect of your passage on this planet, and move closer to leaving only your “footprints”.

1.What does Paragraph 1 intend to tell us?

A. The reason for buying fewer drinks.

B. The difficult situation of wildlife.

C. The amount of plastic waste.

D. The seriousness of plastic pollution.

2.What is the biggest benefit to people living in the Plastic Bottle Village?

A. The house will be much cooler than normal ones.

B. The material of construction will be reduced a lot.

C. The newly-made house can save a lot of electricity.

D. The waste of the house can be consumed by fish and birds.

3.Which of the following words can best describe Robert?

A. Creative.　　 B. Courageous.

C. Enthusiastic.　　 D. Sensitive.

4.The main purpose of Robert’s projects is to ________.

A. provide shelter for locals

B. reuse all deserted plastic bottles

C. popularize the use of plastic bottles

D. raise people’s environmental awareness

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---If only we had less homework!

--- ________ We all need more rest.

A. Why do you think so?                      B. For what?

C. I couldn’t agree more.                      D. I don’t think so.

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If you’re feeling empty, you’re not alone. Many of us feel empty in different ways. For instance, you might feel empty because something is missing in your life. Or the emptiness might stem from slowly abandoning yourselves, not listening to your own hopes and desires. Abandoning yourselves can also spark anxiety, depression, guilt and shame, 1.. Here are several suggestions to help you out.

Acknowledge the emptiness. If you're experiencing emptiness that's more like a gaping hole, acknowledge it, and be gentle with yourself. 2. If this emptiness is because of a loved one's passing, get angry with yourself.　 In that case you learn to live life alongside that hole of missing that person.

Explore your feelings of emptiness. Scientists suggested exploring the below questions. We can do this while journaling, taking a walk or drinking a cup of tea.

●Do I tell myself positive things?

●What am I trying to prove or win?

●3.

●Am I blaming myself for things that are out of my control?

4. Fight the urge to turn to the outside world for fulfillment. Instead of trying to fill the emptiness with drugs, alcohol, TV, computer games or anything else, look within, and spend time with yourself. It may feel uncomfortable at first, but the more you practice devoting time and energy to yourself and caring for yourself, the less present those empty feelings, will be.

5.Whether you are experiencing difficult relationships, losses, or feeling a lack of purpose or mining, you are worthy of a fulfilling and meaningful life.

A.Explore your current feelings.

B.Spend with yourself every day.

C.How do you handle your emptiness?

D.Den t heat yourself up for feeling this way.

E.Have I been judging myself or comparing myself to others?

F.It's important to acknowledge and accept your feelings of emptiness.

G.Do you too much time on TV, computer games or anything else?

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My daughter and I collected the empty cans and bottles in our home .this morning, We had 6 full garbage bags later so I knew we would be spending a bit more of time at the recycling center. When we got there , a man and his kids were also doing the morning recycling and were using two of the four machines to recycle their plastic and cans. Luckily ,we were able to use the 2 remaining machines.

Of course, there were others that came, but when they saw the two families with garbage bags full of recycled things, they quickly left. However, one woman came in with just 5 cans and looked as if she was in a hurry. So I stopped what I was doing and let her in to recycle her cans. Of course, she was grateful, and it felt good to let her go ahead of me. But that was not the whole story.

My daughter and I continued to work through the bags, but the plastic recycling machine stopped working because it was full. My daughter was left with nothing to, do. The other family was still using the other two plastic recycling machines, but it. seemed that they were almost done .I just told my daughter we would have to wait until they were done. But the man of the other family came through with another act of kindness. He offered to let us go ahead of him. I was really surprised, because we had more than 5 bottles, but he didn’t seem to mind. I happily accepted it.

It was great to give and then to get an act of kindness in turn. It was small, I didn't expect it, but it surely brightened up my day.

1.What can we learn from Paragraph l?

A. The writer did collecting every morning.

B. The writer usually had 6 bags of cans to recycle.

C. There were four recycling machines in all.

D. Most people did recycling in the morning.

2.Why did the writer let the woman recycle her cans first?

A. Because there were many other families there.

B. Because the woman seemed to be in a hurry.

C. Because the writer wanted to hear a story.

D. Because the woman was very grateful.

3.Why couldn't the writer finish her recycling in time?

A. Because her daughter' s machine stopped working.

B. Because the other family was still using the machines.

C. Because she let the other family use her machine first.

D. Because she helped recycle the other family's bags first.

4.What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. The kindness.             B. The offer.

C. The machine.             D. The 5 bottles.

5.Which of the following best describes the topic of this passage?

A. A good name is sooner-lost than won.

B. A little is better than none.

C. All men cannot be first.

D. One good turn deserves another.

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My daughter and I collected the empty cans and bottles in our home this morning．We had 6 full garbage bags later so I knew we would be spending a bit more of time at the recycling center．When we got there，a man and his kids were also doing the morning recycling and were using two of the four machines to recycle their plastic and cans．Luckily，we were able to use the 2 remaining machines．

Of course，there were others that came，but when they saw the two families with garbage bags full of recycled things，they quickly left．However，one woman came in with just 5 cans and looked as if she was in a hurry．So I stopped what I was doing and let her in to recycle her cans．Of course，she was grateful，and it felt good to let her go ahead of me．But that was not the whole story．

My daughter and I continued to work through the bags，but the plastic recycling machine stopped working because it was full．My daughter was left with nothing to do．The other family was still using the other two plastic recycling machines，but it seemed that they were almost done．I just told my daughter we would have to wait until they were done．But the man of the other family came through with another act of kindness．He offered to let us go ahead of him．I was really surprised，because we had more than 5 bottles，but he didn’t seem to mind．I happily accepted it．

It was great to give and then to get an act of kindness in turn．It was small，I didn't expect it，but it surely brightened up my day．

1.Why did the writer let the woman recycle her cans first?

A．Because there were many other families there．

B．Because the woman seemed to be in a hurry．

C．Because the writer wanted to hear a story．

D．Because the woman was very grateful．

2.Why couldn't the writer finish her recycling in time?

A．Because her daughter' s machine stopped working．

B．Because the other family was still using the machines．

C．Because she let the other family use her machine first．

D．Because she helped recycle the other family's bags first．

3.What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．The kindness．　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．The offer．

C．The machine．　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．The 5 bottles．

4.Which of the following best describes the topic of this passage?

A．A good name is sooner lost than won．

B．A little is better than none．

C．All men cannot be first．

D．One good turn deserves another．

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The French Danone company is the latest to replace some plastic water bottles with aluminum (铝) cans. Competitors like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestle have also started selling water in aluminum cans.

Replacing plastic water bottles that pollute the seas with recyclable aluminum cans should be an easy way to help the environment, right?

Maybe not.

Aluminum cans might result in less ocean waste, and the metal containers also are lighter than glass or plastic bottles, but they also come with their own cost to the environment. The production of an aluminum can is estimated to release two times as much carbon dioxide into the air as a plastic bottle.

“That’s the dilemma you’re going to have to choose between,” said Ruben Griffioen, an official at beermaker Heineken. He said his company was Lrying to reduce the use of plastic bottles.

Bruce Karas of Coca - Cola North America agreed. He said, “There’s a mix. There are some things that are not that desirable, but if you have five good things and one that isn’t, we’ll all have to make decisions.” He added, “It’ll never be that clean.”

Bottled water is a 19 billion industry. Although its use of cans is increasing, experts say cans are unlikely to completely replace plastic bottles.

Aluminum is costlier than plastic so canned drinks mean higher prices for buyers. Another major consideration is user convenience-cans stay open while bottles can be reclosed. More importantly, there is one barrier to ending the use of plastic water bottles: There may not be enough cans to go around. Beer and wine makers are now also increasingly using aluminum.

1.What’s the advantage of aluminum cans?

A.They are pollution-free. B.They are lighter.

C.They are cost-effective. D.They are low-carbon.

2.What is Karas’s attitude to replacing plastic bottles with aluminum cans?

A.Supportive. B.Disapproving. C.Neutral D.Indifferent.

3.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A.The wide application of aluminum cans. B.The promising future aluminum cans

C.The major advantages of aluminum cans. D.The unavoidable limitations of aluminum cans.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Aluminum Cans or Plastic Bottles? B.A Blessing or a Misfortune?

C.How to Deal with Plastic Bottles? D.Why Do We Choose Aluminum Cans?

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Ellen was a painter of birds and of nature，________，for some reason，had withdrawn from all human society.(2012·浙江，17)

A．which　 B．who　 C．where　 D．whom

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Have you ever frequently put off things you should do for various reasons? If so, it is procrastination (拖延). Procrastinators often put off　 doing things and leave them to the very last moment. 1.Lazy people simply don’t do anything and are just fine with it. Procrastinators, on the other hand, have the desire to do something but can’t force themselves to start.

You might think procrastination is a bit annoying but fairly harmless. However, long term procrastination has bad effects on your health. Not having seen the doctor when your illness was easier to treat may shorten your life. Just thinking about what you haven’t done may cause discomfort. 2.

Don’t place too much pressure on yourself. “This project has to impress everyone; I really can’t blow this opportunity,”　 3. Overcome this mental block by simply allowing yourself to be imperfect with the next small task. You can always improve your work later.

4. Concentrating on the size and difficulty of a task will overcome you and promote procrastination. Any work can be broken into smaller steps. The trick is - with each step along the way — to focus on the next achievable tasks. Make sure you can easily imagine the outcome of your small task. Don’t write a book; write a page.

Focus on starting, rather than finishing. For someone who’s having a hard time starting a task, imagining a hard-to-grasp future can be depressing. The solution in this case, then, is to focus on starting. 5. We all know that if we start, we’ll eventually finish the task.

A.Break a long project down into short tasks.

B.So procrastination is about managing the time.

C.So we should apply ourselves to overcoming it.

D.However, procrastination is different from laziness.

E.Focus on the negative effects of the procrastination.

F.Bring your focus from the future to what can be done right now.

G.Placing such high hopes on a project only adds anxiety and fear of failure.

高三英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

If you are unable to attend the interview, for _____ reason, you should inform us immediately.

A. whatever           B. what             C. whichever         D. which

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