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Life today has brought about new problem. One of the biggest problems of every nation is pollution. In America, there are laws ___66_____the air and water clean. These are new laws and it has taken much time __67____ a polluted river or lake. Now the fish are healthy again and people can enjoy __68_____in the clean water.
When food is brought from the store to the home, it is packed in paper, glass, or plastic. Every day a newspaper comes to the home. Americans use __69_____all these materials in the garbage which was picked up by a large truck. The truck these materials to a garbage dump or a land-fill. The truck dumped the garbage into a large hole and then earth was pushed over the garbage until the hole was filled. Then, a new hole must be found.
As the years went by, the garbage increased as the population __70_______. Scientists suggested using some garbage again. They advised businessmen _____71____money by recycling or using paper, glass, and plastic again.
Now, a recycling truck comes to each home once a week __72_______ up materials. American families are told _____73_____their newspaper in boxes and clean all glass, and plastic. The truck takes them to factories for recycling.
Recycling is a way _____74_____the environment from pollution by __75_____ many materials again.
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Blame(责备) is one of the biggest problems that we meet in everyday life. 1. And when that doesn't happen, we blame other people, places or events that we think are the causes of our unhappiness.
Everything we feel comes from within us. 2.
If we create unhappiness for ourselves, the world will show us that unhappiness, but if we create joy, peace, and love for ourselves, this is what we will get back.
Can blame solve any problems? 3. When people did something hat makes us angry, afraid or hurt, we are doing nothing more than showing them the anger we feel inside.
We have choices about things that make us unhappy. We sometimes prefer to take the easier choices, the ones that keep us in our comfort zone(地带). 4. Sometimes we just have to go beyond our comfort zone, which may mean facing something we don't like. Perhaps we feel like a victim(受害者) and don't stand up for ourselves or speak up when we feel that people don't respect us. Maybe we are afraid of a situation, so we run away from it, instead of facing it with inner strength.
Whatever the problem is, we have a choice every day to face it with blame, fear, anger, guilt(内疚), or with love, kindness, peace. 5. Don't blame. Enjoy your day.
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，内容完整，并将答题卡相应选项涂黑。
A.Simply, it can't.
B. We create it and we live through it
C. How will you walk into your day?
D.We seem to know that the world is there to make us happy.
E. But how comfortable is it really when we are annoyed by someone else?
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C
Indian scientists have designed a new device* that they hope will solve one of the biggest problems with the use of solar energy. They call the device a solar tree. Solar trees have metal “branches*” which are just from a tall pole at different levels. Each branch holds a solar panel*. These panels have large metal boards that collect energy from the sun and turn it into electricity.
Daljit Singh Bedi is the main scientist at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in India. Bedi says the shape of the solar trees makes it possible to fit more solar panels in a space than traditional systems do. This means less land would be needed to produce solar energy. “It takes about four square meters of space to produce energy which may need 400 square meters of space,” he says.
Scientists believe the energy a solar tree collects will be enough to power five homes. The solar tree will make it easier to provide solar energy for homes in cities. The trees will also take less space from farmers in rural areas. Bedi says solar trees will collect more energy than normal solar panels on the tops of buildings. “This design makes the solar panels exposed* more towards the sun,” he says. “And that way people are able to use 10 to 15 percent more energy.”
India has promised to reduce its greenhouse gas production. The country’s promise depends heavily on increasing solar energy. The cost of solar panels has gone down in recent years. This has increased the possibility of applying*solar trees in India.
Amit Kumar is the senior director of the Energy and Resources Institute in New Delhi. He says gaining access* to land takes time and increases costs. He adds that it is still not clear how useful these new developments in solar power technology are. “Only when we put those trees on a large scale* will we be able to get that answer,” he says.
1.We may probably read this passage in ___________.
A. Culture Views B. Nature and Science
C. Story Books D. Travelling Guide Book
2.Compared the traditional system, the main advantages of the solar tree is _____________.
A. we can see many “branches” in new solar tree
B. it surely produces more energy than traditional system
C. it’s reducing India’s more greenhouse gas production now
D. fewer and fewer people will use it than traditional ones
3.What does the underlined word "this" in the fourth paragraph refer to (指代)？
A. greenhouse gas production B. the solar panels
C. the new solar tree D. country’s promise
4.In the last paragraph, what do you think of what Amit Kumar said?
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______ 2000, this company has seen much new development. It has become one of the biggest companies in the country.
A. For B. In C. By D. Since
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The food safety has become one of the problems in our daily life.
A. more expensive B. more important
C. most expensive D. most important
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The safety of food has become one of the _________ problems in our daily life.
A. more expensive B. more important
C. most expensive D. most important
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The safety of food has become one of ________ problems in our daily life.
A. important B. more important
C. much important D. the most important
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No one has yet succeeded in explaining the ________of how life began.
A.puzzle B.problem C.cause D.reason
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Life is always full of challenges. It seems that _____ one problem is solved, a new one will appear. It’s a good choice to face and overcome them bravely.
A. when B. because C. until
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—Perhaps loneliness is one of the biggest problems in our society these days.
— It especially appears among teenagers.
A. I’m not sure if you are right.
B. That’s a good idea.
C. I quite agree with you.
D. I don’t think so.