Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost mention recycling, which is the process (過程) of treating used things, such as paper or steel so that they can be used again. Recycling in the home is very important of course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already have more things than we need. We are now dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the possible greenest way, but it would be far better if we did not bring so many things home in the first place.

Here is an example. In the UK, the total of packaging increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It now makes up a third of a household’s waste. In many supermarkets, foods are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.

Too much packaging causes serious environmental problems. The UK is running out of different kinds of ways for dealing with this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect (效果). Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. The best way of avoiding this problem is to stop producing such unnecessary things in the first place. Food waste is another serious problem, too. Too many supermarkets encourage customers (消費(fèi)者) to buy more than they need. They seldom encourage customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example. However, a few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue.

But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to connect packaging with quality (質(zhì)量). We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality. Is it true for all the products? In fact, more and more companies realized the importance of protecting the environment. They try to package what really should be packaged, including products in good quality.

As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realize how many unnecessary things are being collected. We need to face the waste of our daily life. Although many people have taken action to recycle, we have a high mountain to climb.

1.What does the underlined word “over-consumption” mean?

2.What is the main purpose of the second paragraph?

3.What can be inferred from the fourth paragraph?

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?

Mr. White works in an office. He’s able and can easily deal with all kinds of matters.    60  . Of course he’s often busy and has no time to do the housework. His wife does all at home.

Last Friday, their daughter was hurt in a traffic accident and had to be in hospital. Mrs. White had to look after her there and she couldn’t go home to take care of the house and her husband. When Mr. White was at home alone, he never cooked meals.    61  .

Yesterday morning, before Mr. White got up, the telephone rang.    62  . His friend told him to write down an important telephone number. But he could find neither a pen nor a piece of paper. At this moment, he found there was much dust (灰塵) on the table and he wrote the number on it with his forefinger (食指).    63  . In the afternoon, his wife came back to look for a sweater for her daughter. When Mr. White returned from work and saw his wife cleaning the table,  he rushed to her while shouting, “Stop!” But it was too late!

Winners Club

Winners Club is a bank account (賬戶) specially for teenagers. It has been sep up to help you better manage your money. The club is a bank account where you receive a key-card, so you can enjoy dealing with your money 24/7 — that’s 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

Here are the features (特點(diǎn)) of the club.

?   No account keeping fees (費(fèi)用)!

You’re not a rich man, so we don’t expect you to pay large fees. In fact, it’s free for all the service!

?   Excellent interest rates (利率)!

You want your money to grow, right? If you put money into the club without taking it out for a year, the club will give you a good rate of interest.

?   Convenient (方便)！

Teenagers are busy — we get that. You may never need to come to a bank at all. With the club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet. This could be your pocket money or your pay from your part-time job!

?   A free magazine included！

Besides your account report, you will receive a free magazine full of good ideas about making more money. There are also other fantastic offers only for the club members.

?   Easy to be a member！

It is so easy to join. Simply fill in an application form (申請(qǐng)表). By the way, one of your parents must agree on it. Then you can become a member of the club.

Now you see the club is a great choice for teenagers. We can’t wait to have you as a Winners Club member.

1.Is Winners Club specially for teenagers?

2.How many features of Winners Club are mentioned in the passage?

3.How do you make your money in Winners Club grow?

4.What ideas can the club members read on the magazine?

5.What does the writer mainly tell teenagers?

根據(jù)中文意思完成句子。

1.天氣多好啊！為什么不出去跟朋友們一起玩兒呢？

How nice it is! ___________________ go out to play with your friends?

2.這本書我一看完就還你，別擔(dān)心。

I’ll return the book to you ___________________ I finish reading it. Don’t worry about it.

3.請(qǐng)你明天六點(diǎn)叫醒我好嗎？我要早點(diǎn)兒去上班。

___________________ wake me up at six tomorrow? I’ll go to work earlier.

4.托尼正忙著寫作業(yè)，恐怕他現(xiàn)在不能和你一起去購(gòu)物。

Tony is busy doing his homework. _________________ he can’t go shopping with you now.

5.在日常生活中，對(duì)于我們來說，懂得如何與別人和睦相處是很必要的。

___________________ in our daily life.

根據(jù)中文和英文提示，寫一封意思連貫、符合邏輯、不少于60詞的回信。信的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，其詞數(shù)不計(jì)入所完成的回信內(nèi)。請(qǐng)不要寫出你的校名和姓名。

假設(shè)你叫張華，是美國(guó)中學(xué)生鮑勃的朋友。你收到了他的電子郵件，請(qǐng)給他回復(fù)，回答他的問題，提出你的建議，并就此事談?wù)勀愕目捶ā?/p>

Hi! Bob,

I’m glad to hear from you.

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

I hope what I said can help you.

Yours,

Zhang Hua

Tom and I went boating yesterday. _______ had a good time.

We traveled all night to London and got there _______ Sunday morning.

— ______ did you spend your summer vacation last year?

— In England.

— Is Tom at school today?

— No, he is at home ______ he has got a bad cold.

— Could I borrow your dictionary?

— Of course you ______.