—Everyone has a day like this when ______ goes right.

A.anythingB.everythingC.somethingD.nothing

"When the rubbish is collected and the codes are seen, I will get reward points to exchange for small gifts and even some money," one of the local people told reporters. "It's really creative and encouraging."

This smart system has been carried out in 350 communities in Beijing. The capital of China has joined a list of cities in the country that take action to support rubbish sorting. For example, Shenzhen and Shanghai have made laws to punish people and organizations for not sorting rubbish correctly.

China produces quite a lot of rubbish every year. Much of the rubbish is buried in soil or burned without being sorted. Landfills (填埋場(chǎng)) take up a lot of land and have a risk of polluting the soil and water nearby. And burning rubbish can produce harmful gases. Through rubbish sorting, we can reduce the use of landfills and air pollution.

What's more, rubbish sorting saves resources, which could bring economic benefits (經(jīng)濟(jì)利益). For example, a ton of waste paper can be reused to make about 850 kg of paper, saving 17 trees and 50 percent of water. Because of their benefits, some countries have developed successful sorting systems.

Japan has a strict and detailed system. When people throw away a water bottle, the cap, the wrapper (包裝紙) and the bottle itself have to go into three different bins. Every year, families receive special rubbish sorting timetables and directions from their local governments. They are advised to follow the timetables and directions when they throw away rubbish.

In Australia, every family is provided with three rubbish bins -the red lid (蓋子) bin for "general waste" like food and plastic bags, the yellow lid bin for "recycling" like steel and glass, and the green lid bin for "green waste" such as grass and leaves. On the streets, the bins are printed with pictures of the things that are allowed inside. It makes recycling quite easy.

【1】Which of the following is NOT the consequence (后果) of burying rubbish?

A.Polluting soil.B.Polluting water.

C.Taking up a lot of land.D.Saving resources.

【2】Which paragraph discuss the economic benefits of rubbish sorting?

A.Paragraph 3.B.Paragraph 4.

C.Paragraph 5.D.Paragraph 6.

【3】In Australia, which bin should you put food left after dinner in?

A.The red lid bin.B.The yellow lid bin.

C.The green lid bin.D.The black lid bin.

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A.In Australia, the green lid bin is used for all kinds of recyclable (可回收的) waste.

B.In Japan, all kinds of things for recycling are printed on rubbish bins.

C.Japanese people cannot throw a bottle into a bin unless they move away the wrapper first.

D.Australian people have to obey local timetables and directions to throw away rubbish strictly.

Preview - if it's long and hard. Previewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and business reports.

Here's how to preview.

◆ Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully.

◆ Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs.

Previewing doesn't give you all the details. It keeps you from spending time on things you don't really want- or need- to read.

Skim- if it's short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your daily paper.

Here's how to skim.

◆ Get your eyes to move fast. Sweep them across each line.

◆ Pick up only a few key words in each line.

Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but we'll get a similar idea of what it's all about.

【1】What does the underlined word "preview" mean in English?

A.Read carefully and thoroughlyB.Read silently

C.Read aloudD.Read fast and skim for the general idea

【2】What should we NOT do when we read sports news in a daily paper according to the passage?

A.Read the last two paragraphs carefully

B.Get our eyes to move fast.

C.Sweep our eyes across each line.

D.Pick up only a few key words in each line.

【3】Which of the following is WRONG?

A.Skim means reading quickly. It's a good way to read.

B.There are ways for you to read more in less time.

C.By previewing you can get all the details of the passage.

D.People can spend less time doing more reading.

【4】What is the best title for this passage?

A.How to Read Faster.B.What to Read.

C.When to Read.D.Why We Should Read.

I stood up to look around when a hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find an old lady. She smiled at me and said, "Hello, my name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old." I was surprised and asked, "Why are you in college?"

"I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!" she told me. After class we walked together and shared what we had. We became good friends.

Rose became a campus icon. In our school, almost everyone loved her and studied from her. She easily made friends wherever she went. At the end of the term, we invited Rose to make a speech. I'll never forget what she taught us. She said, "There are some secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know it! There is a great difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change.”

One week after graduation Rose died peacefully. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral. They came to honor the wonderful woman who taught that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

【1】Rose became a campus icon, because ________.

A.she was the oldest student in the college

B.she was friendly and hard-working

C.she was good at her lessons

D.she got along well with her classmates

【2】________ wasn't mentioned in Roses speech.

A.Keeping youngB.Achieving success

C.Staying away from sadnessD.Giving up dream

【3】Rose thinks growing up means _________.

A.getting good education and a good job

B.everyone never worries about her/ his age

C.using talent and ability to change oneself

D.anybody can grow older and older

【4】The underlined word "funeral" means ________ in English.

A.showB.burialC.contestD.dream

【8】 (過(guò)了一會(huì)兒),the bus stopped and the dog got off. Then the man followed it off. The dog 【9】 (向上跑) to a house and dropped the bag of meat in front of the front door. It then began to beat 【10】 head against the front door. A big guy opened the door and started 【11】 (對(duì)……喊叫) the dog. The man f【12】 angry and said to the guy, "What are you doing? This dog is a talent!"

The o【13】 of the dog said: "Talent? No way! I always tell him to take the 【14】 [ki: z] when he goes to the stores. But he never 【15】 (聽) me.

A.enterB.will enterC.has enteredD.entered

—Yes. Buses in Zhengzhou began to _________ Alipay or Wechat app.

A.shareB.saveC.searchD.support

A.a; theB.the; /C.a; aD./; the

—I agree. let's do what we can from now on.

A.pull togetherB.have a pointC.pay attentionD.keep our cool

Welcome to Have Your Say

As everybody knows, love makes the world go around. So this week, I want your voice about the topic "Love around me"。

What do you think of love in your daily life? Can you give us some examples about love around you? What are you going to show you your love to others? I'm sure that you have a lot to say.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon!

注意:

1. 對(duì)所有要點(diǎn)逐一陳述,適當(dāng)發(fā)揮;

2. 詞數(shù)80左右,文章開頭已經(jīng)給出,不計(jì)入總詞數(shù);

3. 文中不得提及有關(guān)考生的個(gè)人身份的任何信息,如校名、人名等。

I'm glad to share my ideas about the topic "Love around me". As everybody knows, love makes the world go around. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________