Downing the last drop of an expensive famous brand H2O as well as remembering to throw the empty bottle in the recycling bin, makes you feel pretty good about yourself, right?It shouldn’t．Even when the bottles are recycled, there are all kinds of other consequences of swallowing bottled water, says Melissa Peffers, the air-quality program manager for Environmental Defense．

　　The containers are often filled in faraway lands, then shipped from abroad, and storedin refrigerators at your local store．Compare that with the influence on environment of turning on your tap, filling a glass, and drinking up!

　　Anyone who is choosing bottled water for health reasons is misguided, says Peffers, “Most bottled water is just tap water．” And what comes out of your tap is carefully monitored to follow the strict rules．Consider another fact that bottled water is surprisingly expensive, especially when compared with the alternative, which is almost free, and it is astonishing that America’s desire for bottled water seems impossible to satisfy, reaching nearly 30 billion bottles a year．

　　“My parents’ generation never had bottled water,” says Isabelle Silverman, an Environmental Defense legal adviser．She has made a commitment to going bottle free．“You don’t need to fetch it home from the store, and it’s cheaper,” she adds．

　　Bottled water’s role as a status symbol needs to change, Peffers points out．So when a waiter at an expensive restaurant offers “And what’s your drink?” that’s no reason to forget your conviction(信念)．“Don’t be afraid to say, ‘I’ll have tap．’ Say it loud enough that the other tables nearby can hear you,” Peffers says．“And then spend that money on a dessert．”

(1)

In the first paragraph, the underlined sentence “It shouldn’t．” suggest that people ________．

[　　]

A．

shouldn’t feel pleased with finishing the water in the bottle

B．

shouldn’t feel good about drinking an expensive brand H2O

C．

shouldn’t be content with just recycling empty bottles

D．

shouldn’t be satisfied with drinking only bottled water

(2)

According to the author, tap water is ________．

[　　]

A．

as safe as bottled water

B．

morel likely to be polluted

C．

healthier than bottle water

D．

less convenient than bottled water

(3)

The underlined part “going bottle free”(in Para．4)means “________”．

[　　]

A．

making bottled water free

B．

abandoning bottled water

C．

recycling use water bottles

D．

providing free water containers

(4)

Why does Peffers ask people to say “I’ll have tap．” Loudly?

[　　]

A．

To encourage them to set an example for others to follow．

B．

To advise them to save the money for one more dessert．

C．

To remind them to be aware of their social status．

D．

To persuade them to speak confidently in public．

答案：1．C;2．A;3．B;4．A;
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　　LONDON－British Prime Minister Tony Blair faced a growing rebellion over his leadership on Wednesday after reports he planned to stay in office until mid-2007 prompted seven former loyalists to quit their posts．

　　A junior minister and six government aides, part of a group of once-loyal Labour lawmakers now calling for Blair to step aside, resigned saying an urgent change of leader was needed to revitalise the Labour Party’s flagging fortunes．

　　The departures came the day British newspapers reported that Blair planned to quit on July 26, 2007, after more than a decade in power-effectively kick-starting a battle for leadership of his ruling Labour Party and the country．

　　Blair, 53, winner of a record three consecutive elections for Labour, has seen his popularity slide after a series of government scandals over sleazes and mismanagement, as well as controversy over wars in Iraq and Lebanon．

　　Finance Minister Gordon Brown is widely expected to take over and several political figures urged the two to map out a plan to ensure a smooth transition of power and avoid months of government paralysis．

　　Two senior ministers and Blair allies have said this week the prime minister would be gone within a year．

　　There has long been a vocal wing of hardline Labour left-wingers who are opposed to Blair’s move to the centre ground of British politics since he was first elected in 1997．

　　The latest doubters all first entered parliament in 2001 and have loyally backed his reforms and policies．But now they fear that unless Blair goes, Labour will lose the next general election, expected in 2009．

　　“DISLOYAL, DISCOURTEOUS AND WRONG”

　　Junior Defence Minister Tom Watson was the highest ranking Labour lawmaker to quit on Wednesday．

　　“I share the view of the overwhelming majority of the party and the country that the only way the party and the government can renew itself in office is urgently to renew its leadership, ” he said．

　　But Blair immediately said he had planned to sack Watson anyway, calling him “disloyal, discourteous and wrong” in signing a letter, along with 14 other previously loyal members of parliament, calling for the prime minister to quit．

　　Jaqcui Smith, the chief whip responsible for keeping parliamentarians in line, told Sky News：“Many of my colleagues are concerned that we have an orderly transition．”

　　“Bundling the most successful Labour prime minister out the back door in the next few weeks isn’t how we’re going to do that, ” she added．

　　Bets poured into bookmakers on Wednesday on whether Blair would quit this year or next, who will replace him and if the opposition Conservatives will win the next general election．

　　Opinion polls put Labour well behind the Conservatives, who have been revived by their new youthful leader, David Cameron．

　　Newspapers splashed summer 2007 departure dates across their front pages, saying Blair had caved in to increasing pressure from Labour parliamentarians demanding a clear timetable．

　　The Sun tabloid said Blair would step down as Labour leader on May 31－less than a month after his 10th anniversary in office－and resign as prime minister eight weeks later after an election to choose a party leader．

　　Blair’s Downing Street office described the reports as “speculation” but did not deny them．

　　Blair won his first term on May 1, 1997．A decade in power would leave him more than a year short of Margaret Thatcher’s record as the longest-serving leader in more than a century．

(1)

What is the topic of this passage?

[　　]

A．

Blair will quit soon

B．

Blair faces leadership crisis

C．

The story of Blair

D．

Who will be the new Prime Minister

(2)

What does the underlined word “sack” mean?

[　　]

A．

搶劫

B．

解雇

C．

支持

D．

譴責(zé)

(3)

Who is expected to be the new prime minister?

[　　]

A．

Gordon Brown．

B．

Tom Watson．

C．

Tony Blair．

D．

Jaqcui Smith．

(4)

Which is not true about Tony Blair?

[　　]

A．

Blair won his first term on May 1, 1997．

B．

Blair is 53 years old．

C．

He faced a growing rebellion over his leadership．

D．

He is the longest-serving leader in more than a century as a prime minister．

(5)

What are the reasons for Blair’s popularity sliding down?

[　　]

A．

He has a series of government scandals over sleazes and mismanagement．

B．

His attitude towards wars in Iraq and Lebanon．

C．

Not mentioned in the passage．

D．

Both A and B．

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　　Eddie McKay, a once-forgotten pilot, is a subject of great interest to a group of history students in Canada．

　　It all started when Graham Broad, a professor at the University of Western Ontario, found McKay’s name in a footnote in a book about university history．McKay was included in a list of university alumni(校友)who had served during the First World War, but his name was unfamiliar to Broad, a specialist in military history．Out of curiosity, Broad spent hours at the local archives(檔案館)in a fruitless search for information on McKay．Tired and discouraged, he finally gave up．On his way out, Broad’s glance happened to fall on an exhibiting case showing some old newspapers．His eye was drawn to an old picture of a young man in a rugby uniform．As he read the words beside the picture, he experienced a thrilling realization．“After looking for him all day, there he was, staring up at me out of the exhibiting case,”said Broad．Excited by the find, Broad asked his students to continue his search．They combed old newspapers and other materials for clues．Gradually, a picture came into view．

　　Captain Alfred Edwin McKay joined the British Royal Flying Corps in 1916．He downed ten enemy planes, outlived his entire squadron(中隊)as a WWI flyer, spent some time as a flying instructor in England, then returned to the front, where he was eventually shot down over Belgium and killed in December 1917．But there’s more to his story．“For a brief time in 1916 he was probably the most famous pilot in the world,”says Broad．“He was credited with downing Oswald Boelcke, the most famous German pilot at the time．”Yet, in a letter home, McKay refused to take credit, saying that Boelcke had actually crashed into another German plane．

　　McKay’s war records were destroyed during a World War II air bombing on London－an explanation for why he was all but forgotten．

　　But now, thanks to the efforts of Broad and his students, a marker in McKay’s memory was placed on the university grounds in November 2007．“I found my eyes filling with tears as I read the word ‘deceased’(陣亡)next to his name,”said Corey Everrett, a student who found a picture of Mckay in his uniform．“This was such a simple example of the fact that he had been a student just like us, but instead of finishing his time at Western, he chose to fight and die for his country．”

(1)

What made Professor Broad continue his search for more information on McKay?

[　　]

A．

A uniform of McKay．

B．

A footnote about McKay．

C．

A book on McKay．

D．

A picture of McKay．

(2)

What did the students find out about McKay?

[　　]

A．

He trained pilots for some time．

B．

He lived longer than other pilots．

C．

He died in the Second World War．

D．

He was downed by the pilot Boelcke．

(3)

McKay’s flying documents were destroyed in ________．

[　　]

A．

Belgium

B．

Germany

C．

Canada

D．

England

(4)

We can learn from the last paragraph that McKay ________．

[　　]

A．

preferred fight to his study

B．

went to war before graduation

C．

left a picture for Corey Everrett

D．

set an example for his fellow students

(5)

What is the text mainly about?

[　　]

A．

The research into war history．

B．

The finding of a forgotten hero．

C．

The pilots of the two world wars．

D．

The importance of military studies．

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　　Jamie Oliver has been invited by Gordon Brown to prepare a banquet at No．10 for President Barack Obama and other leaders of the G20, offering a cut-price menu to reflect times when trade and industry are far from prosperous and the rate of employment is decreasing．

　　Downing Street sources say Oliver, the well-known chef, will cook using “honest high-street products” and avoid expensive or “fancy” ingredients(材料)．

　　The prime minister is trying to avoid a repeat of the embarrassment last year when he sat down to an 18-course banquet at a Japanese summit to discuss world food shortages．

　　Obama, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and other leaders will be served by apprentices(學(xué)徒)from Fifteen, the London restaurant Oliver founded to help train young people in poverty in order to make a living by mastering a skill．

　　Brown wants the dinner to reflect the emphasis of the London summit, which he hopes will lead to an agreement to lift the world out of recession．“To be invited to cook for such an important group of people, who are trying to solve some of the world's major problems, is really a privilege,” said Oliver．

　　“I'm hoping the menu I'm working on will show British food and produce is some of the best in the world, but also show we have pioneered a high-quality apprentice scheme at Fifteen London that is giving young people a skill to be proud of．”

　　The chef has not yet finalized the menu, but is expected to draw inspiration from his latest book, Jamie's Ministry of Food, which has budget recipes for beef and ale stew(啤酒燉菜)and “impressive” chocolate fudge cake．

(1)

The underlined word “recession” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “________”．

[　　]

A．

business

B．

opposition

C．

discussion

D．

depression

(2)

What can we learn about Oliver from the text?

[　　]

A．

He is a well-known American cook．

B．

He is invited to attend the G20 summit．

C．

He has founded the Fifteen London．

D．

He is one of the apprentices serving leaders of the G20．

(3)

Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

[　　]

A．

Oliver is honored to be invited to cook for the G20 leaders．

B．

Altogether three presidents are mentioned in the text．

C．

President Barack Obama offers the cut-price menu．

D．

The menu for the G20 dinner banquet has been decided．

(4)

What is the Fifteen London?

[　　]

A．

an apartment in London

B．

a luxurious restaurant in London

C．

a restaurant as well as a training center

D．

a famous avenue

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Eddie McKay, a once-forgotten pilot, is a subject of great interest to a group of history students in Canada.

It all started when Graham Broad, a professor at the University of Western Ontario, found McKay’s name in a footnote in a book about university history. McKay was included in a list of university alumni (校友) who had served during the First World War, but his name was unfamiliar to Broad, a specialist in military history. Out of curiosity, Broad spent hours at the local archives (檔案館) in a fruitless search for information on McKay. Tired and discouraged, he finally gave up. On his way out, Broad’s glance happened to fall on an exhibiting case showing some old newspapers. His eye was drawn to an old picture of a young man in a rugby uniform. As he read the words beside the picture, he experienced a thrilling realization. “After looking for him all day, there he was, staring up at me out of the exhibiting case,” said Broad. Excited by the find, Broad asked his students to continue his search. They combed old newspapers and other materials for clues. Gradually, a picture came into view.

Captain Alfred Edwin McKay joined the British Royal Flying Corps in 1916. He downed ten enemy planes, outlived his entire squadron (中隊) as a WWI flyer, spent some time as a flying instructor in England, then returned to the front, where he was eventually shot down over Belgium and killed in December 1917. But there’s more to his story. “For a brief time in 1916 he was probably the most famous pilot in the world,” says Broad. “He was credited with downing Oswald Boelcke, the most famous German pilot at the time.” Yet, in a letter home, McKay refused to take credit, saying that Boelcke had actually crashed into another German plane.

　 McKay’s war records were destroyed during a World War II air bombing on London — an explanation for why he was all but forgotten.

　 But now, thanks to the efforts of Broad and his students, a marker in McKay’s memory was placed on the university grounds in November 2007. “I found my eyes filling with tears as I read the word ‘deceased’ (陣亡) next to his name,” said Corey Everrett, a student who found a picture of Mckay in his uniform. “This was such a simple example of the fact that he had been a student just like us, but instead of finishing his time at Western, he chose to fight and die for his country.”

1. What made Professor Broad continue his search for more information on McKay?

　 A. A uniform of McKay.　 B. A footnote about McKay.

　 C. A book on McKay. D. A picture of McKay.　　　　　

2. What did the students find out about McKay?

　 A. He trained pilots for some time.

　 B. He lived longer than other pilots.

　 C. He died in the Second World War.

　 D. He was downed by the pilot Boelcke.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

3. McKay’s flying documents were destroyed in 　　　 .

　 A. Belgium B. Germany C. Canada　　 D. England

4. We can learn from the last paragraph that McKay 　　　 .

　 A. preferred fight to his study

　 B. went to war before graduation

　 C. left a picture for Corey Everrett

　 D. set an example for his fellow students　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　

5. What is the text mainly about?

　 A. The research into war history.

　 B. The finding of a forgotten hero.

　 C. The pilots of the two world wars.

　 D.The importance of military studies.

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