Most artists have a favorite material they li...

Most artists have a favorite material they like to work with．For 28-year-old Kristen Alice, it happens to be garbage．The eco-friendly designer uses her incredible talent to transform garbage like empty drink bottles and candy wrappers into charming dresses that sell for thousands of dollars．

Kristen says the idea came to her after she saw how much vaster she and her three college roommates generated on a daily basis．The Fine Arts student began to dream about transforming the deserted bags and packages into beautiful garments．

Her first dress’ made from plastic bags and rolled magazines was strange, fun and even charming．However, she only made it to test her creativity．

The young designer did not consider starting a commercial venture（企业）until she spent a week working at Couture Fashion Week in New York City．There she observed the excitement generated by new and vintage（复古的）looks and decided to see if her unusual idea would result in as much enthusiasm．She began by creating a line of 12 garbage-inspired dresses．They were a huge success．

Today her company that has offices in Palm Beach, Florida and New York City, produces a wide variety of dresses ranging from cocktail dresses to ball gowns （礼服）．Kristen, of course, doesn't search garbage cans for her material anymore．Instead, she seeks it from companies that have produced more than they need and are planning to throw away the extras．

However, if you think the garbage-inspired dresses come cheap, think again．The price for ready-made creations retails（零售）from $500 to $1,500．Though that may appear expensive, the designer says she has no shortage of customers．In fact she now even has garbage-inspired clothing for men that includes jackets, ties, trousers and even board shorts! While most of the clothes are strong enough to resist multiple wears, whether they can be cleaned is a little unclear:

1.What made Kristen think of using trash as her favorite material?

A．Her poor living conditions at college．

B．The education from her parents not to waste anything useful．

C．Her roommates' advice of using garbage to replace ordinary material．

D．Her consciousness of environmental protection and trained eyes．

2.Kristen decided to start a commercial venture because　　　　　　 ．

A．she just wanted to test her creativity．

B．she was inspired by the enthusiasm caused by new and vintage dresses．

C．she was driven by the huge profits brought by new fashion．

D．she found there were no unique-looking but affordable clothes in New York．

3.The last two paragraphs are mainly about _　　　　 .

A．the success of Kristen's career

B．the advantages and disadvantages of the garbage-inspired clothing

C．what clothing Kristen mainly designed

D．where Kristen got garbage for her clothing

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A．New Use of Garbage

B．A New Trend of Fashion

C．A Talented and Ambitious Fashion Designer

D．Transforming Trash into Wonderful Garments

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Bees in a colony work with each other to gather food, and they try to find the most nectar (花蜜)in the least amount of time possible. A small number of bees work as searchers, but when a good flower patch (花丛) is found, how do they tell other bees where to find it?

Bees communicate flower location using special dances inside the hive, where bees live. One bee dances while the other bees watch. The dancing bee smells like the flower patch, and also gives the watching bees a taste of the nectar she has gathered. Smell and taste helps other bees find the correct flower patch. Bees use two different kinds of dances to communicate information: the waggle (摇摆) dance and the circle dance.

Waggle dance

The waggle dance tells the watching bees two things about a flower patch's location: the distance and the direction away from the hive.

A. Distance

The dancing bee waggles back and forth as she moves forward in a straight line, then circlesaround to repeat the dance. The length of the middle line, called the waggle run, shows roughly how far it is to the flower patch.

B. Direction

Bees know which way is up and which way is down inside their hive, and they use this to show direction. How? Bees dance with the waggle run at a specific angle away from straight up. Outside the hive, bees look at the position of the sun, and fly at the same angle away from the sun.

Circle dance

The circle dance tells the watching bees only one thing about the flower patch’s location: that it is somewhere close to the hive.

In this dance, the bee walks in a circle, turns around, then walks the same circle in the opposite direction. Sometimes, the bee includes a little waggle as she’s turning around. The duration of this waggle is thought to indicate the quality of the flower patch.

1.Why does the searcher give the watching bees a taste of the nectar?

A. To inform them of the distance of the flower.

B. To celebrate her success of finding the nectar.

C. To motivate them to collect the nectar.

D. To ensure the bees find the right patch.

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE about the dances?

A. The searcher’s waggle means little during the circle dance.

B. The waggle dance indicates the direction of the flower patch.

C. The waggle dance shows precisely how far the flower patch is.

D. The quality of the flower patch is not shown in the circle dance.

3.If the searcher dances inside the hive in this way(see the right picture), which of the following is the WRONG flying direction for the other bees?

A. 　　 B. 　　 C. 　　 D.

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_________ in heavy school work, most senior three students have no free time to do what they want.

A. Buried　　 　　 B. Having buried

C. Being buried　 D. To be buried

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Most passengers like sitting in the front of a bus to have a better view. What's more, they believe it's less likely that _______will happen.

A.car-accident B.car-sickness C.car-trouble D.car-crash

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Most people nowadays are so busy with their lives that they do not have time to enjoy a healthy and 　 1.(balancel)diet．For most individuals，as 　 2. result of eating foods rich in fats and sugar several years，they choose to go on a diet but do not succeed at the end．Be sure to be with a strong　 3.(aware)that you are 4. you eat! Therefore，maintaining a healthy diet not only　 5.(provide)your body with energy but also numerous health benefits．One is that you will keep a healthy weight and is also the easiest and most 　 6.(benefit)way in which you can be energetic and protect yourself 7.a number of diseases when growing old．Another benefit is that you will meet your everyday nutritional (require) 8.．　 9.(Basic)speaking，you should ensure that you take good amount of vegetables，grains，milk and proteins．In most cases，a healthy diet can help you decrease the risk of 10.(get)some diseases like diabetes and cancer．

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Most people nowadays are so busy with their lives that they do not have time to enjoy a healthy and 1. (balance) diet. For most individuals, as 2. result of eating foods rich in fats and sugar several years, they choose to go on a diet but do not succeed at the end. Be sure to be with a strong 3. (aware) that you are 4. you eat! Therefore, maintaining a healthy diet not only 5. (provide) your body with energy but also numerous health benefits. One is that you will keep a healthy weight and is also the easiest and most 6. (benefit) way in which you can be energetic and protect yourself7.a number of diseases when growing old. Another benefit is that you will meet your everyday nutritional 8.  (require).  9. (basic) speaking, you should ensure that you take the good amount of vegetables, grains, milk and proteins. In most cases, a healthy diet can help you decrease the risk of 10. (get) some diseases like diabetes and cancer.

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I’m blessed with a happy family,  _______ that most people would like to have.

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

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The employers often give the job to ________they believe have work experience with strong sense of duty.

A．whichever         B．those who         C．who              D．whomever

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The employers often give the job to __________ they believe have work experience with a strong sense of duty.

A. whoever           B. those who         C. who              D. whomever

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—Would you like to go shopping with me?

—Well, _________, but I have a lot of work to do this weekend.

A. I like it        B. I’d like to      C. I don’t        D. I will

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