Pollution problems are becoming more and more serious. One of them is called "white pollution" caused
by plastic, such as shopping bags, boxes and cups. In China about three billion plastic shopping bags are used
every day, which results in a great waste of resources (資源) and heavy environmental pollution. Luckily, the
government has stopped us from using free plastic bags, telling all stores and supermarkets not to provide
customers (顧客) with free plastic bags since June 1, 2008. From then on, people have been supposed to use
cloth bags and shopping baskets instead of plastic bags in order to protect our environment.
    Now more and more people have realized the importance of using the cloth bags and the shopping baskets.
For one thing it can protect our environment, for another it can also make our country cleaner and more
beautiful. Yet we have much more things to do to solve the problem of "white pollution"!

1. One of the pollution problems is called __________________.
2. About __________________ plastic shopping bags are used every day in China.
3. All stores and supermarkets have been told not to provide customers with free plastic bags
    since __________________.
4. Using cloth bags and shopping baskets can not only protect our _______, but also make our country
    cleaner and more beautiful.
5. To solve the problem of "white pollution", we ought to do _________________.

    What can you do to keep healthy? Perhaps for children, healthy eating is one of the most important things.
Here are some ideas about   1   to eat healthily. 
Having breakfast
    A good breakfast is very important to children. It's necessary to have it in the   2  . But some children often
go to school   3   breakfast, just because they want to sleep a little longer. Remember that a good breakfast will
help you study better.
Having milk
    "My dream is that all the Chinese children can get half a kilogram (公斤) of milk a day." The Chinese
Premier (總理 ) Wen Jiabao said this during his   4   to a milk farm. Milk is also very important to children's
health. It makes children grow stronger. It's better for you to   5   a glass of warm milk   6   going to bed.
That will help you have a good sleep.
Having healthy food
    Having healthy food is the most important. That means eating lots of different   7   of food, especially fruits
and vegetables. Don't eat too much chocolate   8   ice-cream. Some of you   9   eating fast food, but in fact it
is not good for your health. Try to eat healthy food as much as  10 .
    Have healthy eating habits, and you will have a strong body.

1               2               3               4               5               
6               7               8               9               10               

     "What would you do if you were the mayor (市長) of your city?" We asked some students from different
cities. Here's what they said:
Deng Chuan,15, from Dazhou
     With the development of modern industry (工業(yè)), more and more waste water is being poured into the
Zhouhe River, It has caused serious pollution. The river is becoming so dirty that few living things can live
in it. So, if I were the mayor, I would order all the factories that pour the waste water into the river to close
down. As we all know, water is the source (根源) of our lives. It is very important to protect water.
Zhang Yan,14,from Chengdu 
     Our city is more and more beautiful. But sometimes it's not convenient for the blind. There are not enough
pavements (人行道) in our city. Some of the old ones are broken. They may not be safe to walk on! If I were
the mayor of our city, I would build more pavements for the blind.
Wang Lili, 16,from Chongqing
     There are more and more old people in our city. And there are not enough places for them to relax and
enjoy themselves. So, if I were the mayor, I would build an activity center in each residential (住宅) area for
the old. So old people can play cards or chess. This will make old people not feel lonely any more and spend
remaining years comfortably.

1. What does Deng Chuan care for?

A. Water pollution.
B. Air pollution.
C. Pavements for the blind.
D. Activity centers for the old.

2. Who's the youngest of the three students?

A. Deng Chuan B.Zhang Yan
C. Wang Lili
D. I don't know.

3. Which of the following is FALSE?

A. It's very important for Dazhou to protect water.
B. There aren't enough places for the old people to relax and enjoy themselves in Chongqing.
C. There are enough pavements for the blind in Chongqing.
D. Some of the old pavements in Chengdu are broken.

     There are many wetlands (濕地) in China and some of them have become the world's important wetlands.
The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. They are home
for many different kinds of birds and animals. The world's largest Milu Deer Nature Reserve (自然保護區(qū)) is
in them. More than 700 Milu deer live freely there. There are not many red-Crowned cranes in the world, but
every winter you can see some in the red-Crowned Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea Wetlands.
     The temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine,
too. They are really good places for wildlife (野生動物). Offering food and home for some special kinds of
animals and birds is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are important because
they also prevent flood. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and
buildings. This means there will be less and less space for wildlife.
     Luckily, more and more people are beginning to realize the importance of wetlands and wildlife. Every year,
on February 2nd, many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands.

Judge the following sentences true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.
(     )1. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are in the west of China.
(     )2. Usually the weather in the wetlands is pleasant.
(     )3. February 2nd is the world's wetlands Day.
(     )4. We must protect wetlands only because they can offer food to the animals and birds.
(     )5. Wetlands are valuable resources of land on the earth.

     In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in
the past. New medicines and machines are developing every day to extend life. However, some people,
including some doctors, are not in favor of these life extending measures, and they say that people should
have the right (權利) to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself,
and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable. They
say that people should be allowed to die with dignity (尊嚴) and to decide when they want to die. Others
don't agree and say that life under any conditions is better than death and that the duty of doctors is always
to extend life as long as possible. And so the battle goes on and on without a definite (明確的) answer.

1. The best title for this passage is _______.

[     ]

A. The Right to Live
B. The Right to Die
C. The Doctor's Duty
D. Life Is Better than Death

2. People can live longer than in the past. It's because _______.

[     ]

3. According to some people whether a dying patient has the right to die is up to _______.

[     ]

A. the doctors
B. the surroundings
C. his or his family
D. the patient himself or herself

4. In the writer's opinion, _______.

[     ]

A. death is better than life
B. life is better than death
C. neither life nor death is good
D. none of the above

[     ]

A. the doctors are not good
B. the conditions are bad
C. life is too hard
D. they are seriously ill

     If you live in a place like Britain, you could not help thinking that the weather is random (隨意的). This
is because the weather there seems to change daily if not hourly. In fact the weather is controlled (控制) by
systems which move around areas of the earth. In the UK the weather depends on depressions, often called
"lows", and anticyclones, also known as "highs". These systems start in the Atlantic Ocean, and make their
way across the British Isles from the west to the east. Highs bring sunny weather, while lows bring rain and
wind.
     The weather systems in tropical climates are very different from those in mid and high latitudes (緯度).
Tropical storms develop from depressions, and often build into cyclones, violent (猛烈的) storms, great
hurricanes and torrential rain.
     In modern times, human activity seems to be changing weather patterns. Gases or smoke produced by
heavy industry (工業(yè)) change the temperature of the earth's surface, and affect cloud formation (形成).
Some researchers say that factories in Europe and North America may have been one of the causes of the
droughts in Africa in the 1980s.

根據(jù)短文內容，判斷下列句子正（T）誤（F）。
(     )1. The weather in Britain is very changeable.
(     )2. Violent storms are common in mid and high latitudes.
(     )3. Anticyclones bring fine weather.
(     )4. The word torrential in Paragraph 2 means very heavy.
(     )5. Climate changes as a rule and can't be affected by man.