A popular shopping bag has been seen on the arm of some of the world’s most beautiful women. It sells at an official  price of ￡5, but as much as ￡400 online. The bag called “I’m Not a Plastic Bag” is made of cotton. It is so “hot” that now everyone wants to get one. It’s fashionable, and it’s green!  Supporters see the bag as a way to move away from throwaway(一次性的) plastic bags that are given away in large numbers by supermarkets every year.

When the bags were first sold, about 500 people waited in line to buy one. So far, 20,000 of the popular bags have been sold at the second largest supermarket in Great Britain. It is one of the ways to encourage shoppers to use the reusable bags, rather than the plastic ones.  The bag has also become a must-have for many famous people who want to be fashionable, and at the same time care about the environment.

The designer of the bag has been asked to develop the bag by the “We Are What We Do” group. The group believes that each person in Great Britain uses about 167 plastic bags every year. It says that small lifestyle changes can have a strong effect on reducing waste and the environmental pollution. It also says that everyone should try his best to protect the earth from being polluted.

51. We can buy the popular bag at a price of ￡5 ________.   

A. on the Internet       

B. from the shops all over the world   

C. at the designer’s home     

D. at the 2^nd largest supermarket in Britain

52. According to the passage, the “We Are What We Do” group most probably means ________.

A. those who want to do something by themselves 

B. those who design the new bags

C. an organization that protects the environment   

D. a business that sells bags

53. The purpose of designing the popular bags is __________.    

A. to make money          

B. to help famous people

C. to make women fashionable        

D. to reduce the environmental pollution

54. The last paragraph mainly tells us that ________.

A. the designer has been asked to develop the bag            

B. it’s everyone’s duty to protect the environment

C. each person can use about167 plastic bags every year       

D. small lifestyle changes can hardly affect the environment

55. When you go shopping, you’d better ________.  

A. not use any bags        

B. use the reusable bags    

C. use the cheapest bags     

D. use the throwaway plastic bags

A popular shopping bag has been seen on the arm of some of the world’s most beautiful women. It sells at an official  price of ￡5, but as much as ￡400 online. The bag called “I’m Not a Plastic Bag” is made of cotton. It is so “hot” that now everyone wants to get one. It’s fashionable, and it’s green!  Supporters see the bag as a way to move away from throwaway(一次性的) plastic bags that are given away in large numbers by supermarkets every year.

When the bags were first sold, about 500 people waited in line to buy one. So far, 20,000 of the popular bags have been sold at the second largest supermarket in Great Britain. It is one of the ways to encourage shoppers to use the reusable bags, rather than the plastic ones.  The bag has also become a must-have for many famous people who want to be fashionable, and at the same time care about the environment.

The designer of the bag has been asked to develop the bag by the “We Are What We Do” group. The group believes that each person in Great Britain uses about 167 plastic bags every year. It says that small lifestyle changes can have a strong effect on reducing waste and the environmental pollution. It also says that everyone should try his best to protect the earth from being polluted.

51. We can buy the popular bag at a price of ￡5 ________.   

A. on the Internet       

B. from the shops all over the world   

C. at the designer’s home     

D. at the 2^nd largest supermarket in Britain

52. According to the passage, the “We Are What We Do” group most probably means ________.

A. those who want to do something by themselves 

B. those who design the new bags

C. an organization that protects the environment   

D. a business that sells bags

53. The purpose of designing the popular bags is __________.    

A. to make money          

B. to help famous people

C. to make women fashionable        

D. to reduce the environmental pollution

54. The last paragraph mainly tells us that ________.

A. the designer has been asked to develop the bag            

B. it’s everyone’s duty to protect the environment

C. each person can use about167 plastic bags every year       

D. small lifestyle changes can hardly affect the environment

55. When you go shopping, you’d better ________.  

A. not use any bags        

B. use the reusable bags    

C. use the cheapest bags     

D. use the throwaway plastic bags

Making sense of how the US shows humor

Living in a new country gives me many surprises. The first surprise was the way that the US people speak.

One day I saw someone was having a public speech in a square. I thought it would be a serious speech. But I soon found it became a kind of entertainment show.

   The speaker told the audience to protect the environment with humorous words. Later he said some people’s behavior didn’t go with their words. He took the example of Taylor Swift’s song We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.

   He said that since Swift doesn’t want to be with the boy any more, she doesn’t need to speak it aloud, she doesn’t need to sing unless she still keeps in touch with that guy. It sounds like she is a hypocrite.

   Then he sang the song in a funny way. The audience laughed out loudly. I felt a little angry because Swift is my favourite star. I couldn’t understand why they laughed at Swift.

As time goes on, I find many US people make fun of others. But they don’t mean to hurt them. They do that to show closeness and humour. And people who are laughed at seldom get angry. Now I understand the speaker at the square. Now I’ve got used to the way the US people speak.

   It’s easy to find culture shock when you’re in a new place. But everyone should learn to understand different cultures and customs. 

1.The man in the square was _______________.

A. teaching people how to give a speech

B. calling on people to protect the environment

C. giving a singing show in public

D. criticizing the US government           

2. What does the underlined word “hypocrite” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. 會(huì)唱歌的人      B. 真誠的人       C. 虛偽的人       D. 愛護(hù)環(huán)境的人

3.From Paragraph 6, we learn that_________________.

A. many US people like to laugh at others  

B. many US people are friendly and humorous

C. the US people get angry at others easily  

D. the writer doesn’t like the way the US people speak          

4.Which is Not suitable for the passage?

A. The writer went to America and protect the environment.

B. Americans show humour in a different way from China.

C. It’s easy to find culture shock when you are in a new place.

D. Tailor Swift is an American famous singer.               

5.What does the article mainly talk about?

A. Differences between the Chinese and the US people.      

B. In what way the US people speak in public.

C. How to get used to life in the US.  

D. A Chinese girl’s culture shock experience in the US.

 

Everyone likes living in a clean and comfortable environment. If the envionment(環(huán)境) is bad, it will affect（影響）our bodies, and make us not feel well. Sometimes we may be terribly ill. At that time we don’t want to work, and we have to stay in bed and rest at home. So the envrionment is very important to us.
It’s germ that makes us ill. There are germs everywhere, They are very small and you can’t find them with your own eyes, but you can see them with a microscope（顯微鏡）. They are very small and there may be hundreds of them on a very small thing, Germs can always be found in the dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope, we shall see them in it. Germs can also be found in air and dust（灰塵）. If you cut your finger, some of the dust from the floor may go into it, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs will go into all of your boby, and you will have pain everywhere.
To keep us healthy, we should try to our best to make our environment become cleaner and tidier. This needs us to act together.
【小題1】The writer tell us that________.

A．we like working when we are ill

B．germs can’t live in the water.

C．we can’t feel ill if the environment is bad.

D．we feel well when the environment is good.

【小題2】Germs are________.

A．very small things that you can’t see with your eyes.

B．the things that don’t effect people.

C．the things that you can find with your eyes.

D．the things that are very big.

【小題3】Where can germs be found? They can be found_________.

A．on the small thing	B．in air and dust
C．only in dirty water	D．everywhere

【小題4】How will you feel if germs go into the finger that is cut?

A．I will feel nothing.	B．I won’t mind.
C．I will feel tense.	D．I will feel painful.

【小題5】From the passage we know that________

A．environment doesn’t affect our life.

B．we don’t need to improve our environment.

C．germs may make us ill.

D．if the environment is better, germs will be more.

I started learning English when I was 6 years old. For 8 years I learned English the way everybody else did — by going to English classes. It was useless. I did everything that the

In 1993, I went to the best high school in Wroclaw. It was a special program with a lot of English classes. I owe (感激) a lot to the people I met there, both students and teachers. My first

two years in high school were very important for my English. My English teacher, Mr. Janusz Laskosz, gave me a lot of good advice, especially on pronunciation and vocabulary. My talented (多才多藝的) friends, Wojtek and Michael Ryszard, who are my partners now, were both fantastic English learners. What’s more, every time I heard them speak, they seemed to have a bigger vocabulary. I wanted to be as good as them, so I studied harder. And my English improved. Wojtek and Michal also introduced me to SuperMemo, which has been very important in my life. And, of course, I could discuss the English language with them, which was a great thing.

1.The writer studied hard at English in the first eight years,  ______________.

A. but he was still not good at it

B. and then he invented an effective way to learn it

C. so his pronunciation was quite good

D. and then he could read English articles very quickly

2.The writer made great progress in learning English ________________.

A. after he read many English textbooks

B. because he spoke English very slowly

C. even before he went to the high school in Wroclaw 

D. because of his friends Wojtek and Michael

3.We can learn from the passage that ________ could help people learn English better.

A. good textbooks                                                   B. beautiful environment

C. studying harder alone                                                  D. good teachers and friends

4.The best title for the passage is “_____________”.

A. How to make friends                                         B. How I learn English

C. My good English teacher                                    D. My high school