Many environmentalists and entrepreneurs are ...

Many environmentalists and entrepreneurs are looking for ideas on how to “capture gold” ― that is, how to collect and convert plastic waste into new plastic or fuel.

OK, describing plastic waste as potential “gold” may be overdoing it.　 But the campaigners say that publicizing the notion that plastic is worth something may help reduce the amount of waste that ends up in oceans and the bellies of sea creatures.

To that end, they have set up a competition inviting members of the public to submit ideas online.　 Organizers will take the best ones to the Rio+20 Earth Summit (峰会) in Rio de Janeiro next month, where they are planning a daylong side event called Plasticity focusing on issues related to plastic pollution.

The plastic waste problem is gaining broader attention as environmentalists, scientists, manufacturers and the public become more aware of the sheer volume of the stuff that finds its way into the sea.

More than 260 million metric tons of plastic are now produced per year, according to the trade association PlasticsEurope.　 The majority of that is not recycled.　 Most of it ends up in landfill, and a significant amount ends up as litter on land, in rivers and in the oceans.

Technological advances have made clear that it is possible to reuse much of this plastic by turning it into fuel or new products.　 Yet the companies that have come up with such solutions have not achieved the economies of scale that would allow them to function profitably.　 Insufficient waste-collection and recycling systems in most countries also stand in the way of “ trash to cash” concept, said Doug Woodring, an environmental entrepreneur in Hong Kong who is among the organizer of the Plasticity forum(论坛) in Rio.

Rather than breast-beating, the form aims to highlight some of the technologies and ideas out there for collection and reuse.　 My personal favorite for now is a vacuum cleaner with plastic parts made from plastic waste.

1.What do the campaigners like to do exactly?

A.　 To describe plastic waste as potential “gold”.

B.　 To invite members of the public to their forum.

C.　 To collect ideas on how to recycle plastic waste.

D.　 To hold a competition on how to deal with environmental pollution.

2.The underlined part “trash to cash” most probably means　 “　　　　　 ”.

A. applying modern technology to recycling systems

B. collecting sufficient plastic waste for future use

C. establishing many environmental businesses

D. turning plastic waste into fuel or new products

3.According to Doug Woodring, the companies that want to reuse plastic waste 　　　　 .

A. have collected enough waste to be used

B. have no practical solutions

C. haven’t reached profitable scale

D. lack technological advances

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. Earth Summit = Way Out?

B. Plastic Waste = Great Wealth?

C. Waste Recycling = Green Life?

D. New Technology = Little Waste?

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Next time you’re in a public place, take a look around you, and count how many people are using their phones. I can tell you now that it is probably more than half, whether you’re on public transport, in a cafe or simply walking down the street.

I’m not saying that I am not an example of this, but it always amazes me how people can spend so much time on their phones without actually talking to anyone in particular.

For example, I recently visited London and travelled on the tube while I was there. Apart from the people asleep, almost everybody else was on their phones, and because of the nature of the tube, it is difficult not to see exactly what they are all doing. Of course, being underground it is difficult for you to get any signal, which rules out texting or using the Internet, but there is still plenty you can use your phones for. People were playing games, reading articles and listening to music, and I am sure that as soon as they emerged from the train station they would start texting or calling or checking their emails.

Recently, my smartphone broke and had to be sent off to the warehouse for repair for a week or so. In the meantime I had to use a really old, basic phone just to keep me in touch with my family and friends. All I could do on this phone was send text messages, make calls and play one game. And I loved it. I loved being free from the Internet, and I really didn’t mind not having constant updates about what my friends were doing or what the latest celebrity story was. It allowed me to spend more lime taking in my surroundings.

However, I knew that as soon as I got my smartphone hack I would be one of those people once again. Perhaps I should just go back to using the basic phone and forget my smartphone.

1.Why are you asked to look around in Paragraph 1?

A.To ensure your safety.

B.To communicate with people.

C.To count the people around you.

D.To count the number of people using the phones.

2.What were many people on the tube in London probably doing?

A.Using mobile apps.

B.Talking with each other.

C.Reading printed books.

D.Checking social network sites.

3.What did the author think of having to use his basic phone?

A.He felt great actually.

B.He found it very inconvenient.

C.He couldn’t see much difference,

D.He felt terrible at first but better later.

4.What does the underlined part “those people” in the last paragraph refer to?

A.People without mobiles.

B.People using basic phones.

C.People using smartphones reasonably.

D.People spending a lot of time on mobiles.

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The angry boy looked at his mother and shouted out the words ________ in his heart for many years.

A. having been hidden      B. hidden      C. hiding         D. to hide

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Nanjing and Hangzhou summer camps offered

We are looking for hard-working and open-minded English teachers to join the Nanjing (Jiangsu Province) and Hangzhou (Zhejiang Province) summer camps!

Both of the summer camps will run from the beginning of July to the end of August. You will be expected to teach spoken English to Chinese students of different ages. We encourage you to bring your own culture to the classes to make things more interesting.

The information of the Nanjing camp:

● Working hours: 40 hours per week, 5 working days per week.

● Salary: about 7, 000 RMB per month.

● Accommodation: free (single room).

The information of the Hangzhou camp:

● Working hours: 5 hours per day ( = 50 min./class x 6 classes), one day rest per week.

● Salary: 20,160 RMB in total (420 RMB per day = 70 RMB/class x 6 classes).

● Accommodation: free (shared room).

The requirements of the summer camps:

● Native English speakers (US, England, Canada, Australia, New Zealand).

● A university degree.

● Teaching experience.

Please send us your resume (简历), copies of certificates and passport if you are interested in the camps.

E-mail: teacher1324@ sina.com.cn

For more information you can visit our website at http://www.English summer camps.com.cn. Look forward to hearing from you soon!

1.What kind of people is the passage mainly written for?

A. Chinese-English teachers．　　 B. Foreign-English teachers.

C. Chinese-speaking students．　　 D. English-learning students.

2.How long will a teacher work for the summer camps?

A. Less than one month.　　 B. About five weeks.

C. About eight weeks.　　 D. More than two months.

3.Which of the following people might be accepted as a teacher at the summer camps?

A. Wang Li, an excellent teacher from China.

B. Robert, a high school student from the USA.

C. Linda, an experienced university teacher from Canada.

D. Jerry, a university student from Australia.

4.Compared with the Nanjing camp, the Hangzhou camp ________.

A. has longer working hours　　 B. has fewer students to teach

C. provides better accommodation　　 D. pays a higher salary

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Nanjing and Hangzhou summer camps offered

We are looking for hard-working and open-minded English teachers to join the Nanjing (Jiangsu Province) and Hangzhou (Zhejiang Province) summer camps!

Both of the summer camps will run from the beginning of July to the end of August. You will be expected to teach spoken English to Chinese students of different ages. We encourage you to bring your own culture to the classes to make things more interesting.

The information of the Nanjing camp:

● Working hours: 40 hours per week, 5 working days per week.

● Salary: about 7,000 RMB per month.

● Accommodation : free (single room).

The information of the Hangzhou camp:

● Working hours: 5 hours per day (=" 50" min. / class × 6 classes), one day rest per week.

● Salary: 20,160 RMB in total (420 RMB per day =" 70" RMB / class × 6 classes).

● Accommodation: free (shared room).

The requirements of the summer camps:

● Native English speakers (US, England, Canada, Australia, New Zealand).

● A university degree.

● Teaching experience.

Please send us your resume (简历), copies of certificates and passport if you are interested in the camps.

E-mail: teacher1324@sina.com.cn

For more information you can visit our website at http://www.Englishsummercamps.com.cn

Look forward to hearing from you soon!

1.What kind of people is the passage mainly written for?

2. How long will a teacher work for the summer camps?

3. Which of the following people might be accepted as a teacher at the summer camps?

A. Wang Li, an excellent teacher from China.

B. Robert, a high school student from the USA.

C. Jerry, a university student from Australia.

D. Linda, an experienced university teacher from Canada.

4.Compared with the Nanjing camp, the Hangzhou camp ______.

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Would you please       the paper for me and see if there are any obvious mistakes?

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

What’s your favorite online magazine for kids? Here are four that are worth a look and a read.

National Geographic Kids

Parents, students, and teachers can take the help of this quality resource to learn about people, places, science, space, history, nature, and various fun activities. The magazine aims for the age group of 8-14. Interactive content includes videos, games, photos, blogs, etc. This is one online magazine that parents and teachers will always choose without hesitation (犹豫).

TIME For Kids

TIME magazine for adults might be too serious. The version for kids isn’t but it does go deep with a lot of educational content and teaching resources that are helpfully arranged around grades. The weekly classroom news magazine covers world news and aims to develop the reading and analyzing (分析) habit in kids.

Weekly Reader

An offline and online magazine for elementary school students features a lot of educational tools for teachers and students alike. All of its magazines are arranged around grades from pre-kindergarten to grade 12. Lots of the tools are interactive and based around nicely designed stories that make learning fun. Some sections are open to only subscribers (注册人) though.

Highlights

Highlights, com brings out magazines for kids of ages 2-12. The publication group’s purpose is to help children become their best selves. The homepage also gives you further websites to explore like Puzzlemaniakids.com and Highlightskids.com. Play free online puzzles, solve riddles, go creative with fun activities, and even learn a little about nature and science at these two sites. For instance, you can go into a story adventure or create your own stories at The Timbertoes.

1.In order to browse all the sections on Weekly Reader, you need to ________.

A. download the contents　　 B. ask for permission

C. subscribe to it　　 D. use some tools

2.Which magazine may list kids’ creativity as one of its focuses?

A. National Geographic Kids.　　 B. TIME For Kids.

C. Weekly Reader.　　 D. Highlights.

3.What can we infer about the magazines mentioned in the text?

A. They are accessible through the Internet.　　 B. They are arranged around grades.

C. They are interactive with story-telling.　　 D. They are encourged by teachers.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

There are many commonly held beliefs about eyeglasses and eyesight that are not proved facts. For example, some people believe that wearing glasses too soon weaken the eyes. But there is nothing to show that the structure (结构) of eyes is changed by wearing galsses at a young age. Wearing the wrong galsses, however, can prove harmful. Studies show that only children can develop loss of sihgt if they have the wrong glasses. We have all heard some of the common myths(荒诞的说法)about how eyesight get bad. Too little light makes the eyes work harder, so they do get tired and strained (过劳). Eyestrain also resulsts from reading a lot, reading in bed, and watching too much television. But, although eyestrain may cause some pain or headaches, it does not harm eyesight all the time. Another myth about eyes is that they can be replaced from one person to another . It is quite difficult to connect aneyeball to a new brain.And it is impossible to replace a whole eyeball to a new person. Only certain parts of the eye can be replaced now. But if we keep clearing up the myths and learning more about the eyes, some day it may be possible to replace a full eyeball.

1.

One cause of eyestrain mentioned in the passage is ____.        .

2.

.From this passage one can conclude that    ____.   .

3.

"Commonly held beliefs" are ____.       .

4.

This passage mainly tells us that ____.

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(Reuters) — A group of Chinese scientists and explorers are looking for international help to organize a new search for the country’s answer to Bigfoot, known locally as the “Yeren”, or “wild man”.

Over the years, more than 400 people have said they saw the half-man, half-ape (半猿) Yeren in a remote, mountainous area of the central province of Hubei, state news agency Xinhua said on Saturday.

Expeditions in the 1970s and 1980s found hair, a footprint, and a sleeping nest suspected of belonging to the Yeren, but there has been no conclusive proof, the report added.

Witnesses describe a creature that walks upright and is more than 2 meters tall with grey, red or black hair all over its body, Xinhua said.

Now the Hubei Wild Man Research Association is looking for volunteers from around the world to join them on another expedition to look for the Yeren.

“We want the team members to be devoted, as there will be a lot of hard work in the process,” Luo Baosheng, vice president of the group, told Xinhua.

But the team will have to come up with about 10 million yuan ($1.50 million) first, and is talking to companies and other bodies to secure the money, so there is no timetable yet for when they may start, the report added.

China is no stranger to cryptozoology. There are many tales about mysterious, monster-like creatures in remote parts of the country. For example, Tibetans have long talked about the existence of the Yeti (喜马拉雅雪人), or “Abominable Snowman”, in the high mountains of their snowy homeland.

1.What the volunteers for this expedition need most is _____.

A. devotion　　　 B. enthusiasm

C. confidence　　　　 D. experience

2.The timetable for starting the trip depends on _____.

A. the number of explorers　 B. government’s support

C. the finance　　　 D. local people’s guiding

3.According to the text, the underlined word “cryptozoology” in the last paragraph probably refers to _____.

A. the study of mysterious animals

B. the study of human beings

C. dangerous expeditions

D. tourism industry

4.What would be the best title for this text?

A. Volunteers for an expedition needed

B. Scientists to look for China’s Bigfoot

C. International cooperation in finding wild man

D. Yeren appeared in Hubei again

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

There are many commonly held beliefs about eye glasses and eyesight that are not proven facts. For instance, some people believe that wearing glasses too soon weakens the eyes. But there is no evidence to show that the structure of eyes is changed by wearing glasses at a young age. Wearing the wrong glasses, however, can prove harmful. Studies show that for adults there is no danger, but children can develop loss of vision if they have glasses inappropriate for their eyes.

We have all heard some of the common myths about how eyesight gets bad. Most people believe that reading in dim light causes poor eyesight, but that is untrue. Too little light makes the eyes work harder, so they do get tired and strained. Eyestrain also results from reading a lot, reading in bed, and watching too much television. However, although eyestrain may cause some pain or headaches, it does not permanently damage eyesight.

Another myth about eyes is that they can be replaced, or transferred from one person to another. They are close to one million nerve fibers(纤维) that connect the eyeball to the brain, so it is impossible to attach them all in a new person. Only certain parts of the eye can be replaced. But if we keep clearing up the myths and learning more about the eyes, some day a full transplant may be possible.

1.If a child wears appropriate glasses, _______.

A. the structure of his eyes will keep the same as before

B. it is harmful

C. the structure of his eyes will be changed

D. he will lose sight

2.If an adult wears inappropriate glasses, _______.

A. his eyes will be weakened

B. he will suffer a lot from the loss of vision

C. it will make no difference to his eyes

D. the structure of his eyes will be changed

3.With the technology we now have, doctors_____.

A. can transfer certain parts of the eye in a new person

B. can transplant the whole eye in a new person

C. still can’t do eye transplant even certain parts of the eye

D. know almost nothing about eyes

4.The author of the passage tends to _______.

A. explain wearing glasses is no harm to children

B. correct people’s wrong beliefs about eyes

C. explain the importance of protecting our eyes

D. imagine what doctors can do with the eye in the future

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析