The total amount of packaging increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It now makes up a third of a typical household’s waste in the UK. In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.

Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment. The UK, for example, is running out of it for carrying this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burnt, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. The solution is not to produce such items in the first place. Food waste is a serious problem, too. Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need. However, a few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example.

But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to associate packaging with quality. We have learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality. This is especially true of food. But it also applies to a wide range of consumer products, which often have far more packaging than necessary.

There are signs of hope. As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realize just how much unnecessary material we are collecting. We need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb.

【1】What does the underlined phrase “over-consumption” refer to?

A. Using too much packaging. B. Recycling too many wastes.

C. Making more products than necessary. D. Having more material than is needed.

【2】The author uses figures in Paragraph 2 to show _______.

A. the tendency of cutting household waste B. the increase of packaging recycling

C. the rapid growth of supermarkets D. the fact of packaging overuse

【3】What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?

A. Unpackaged products are of bad quality.

B. Supermarkets care more about packaging.

C. It is improper to judge quality by packaging.

D. Other products are better packaged than food.

【4】What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Fighting wastefulness is difficult.

B. Needless material is mostly recycled.

C. People like collecting recyclable waste.

D. The author is proud of their consumer culture.

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用(＼)劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞； 2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

Nowadays, there is a increasing number of people joining in the activities of volunteering．It’s well-known that volunteering jobs are making contributions to society with something in return．It’s as the Spirit of Lei Feng．However, knowing this, there are still many people would like to devote themselves to this trend．For instance, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games had such many volunteers. They make lots of contributions to the success of the Olympics. Moreover, we can often see many students go to visit the old to take warm to them．Even though some people’s career is a volunteer．They are ready to helping others．Although the volunteers are much more common, we still need to thank they for devoting themselves to society．

班會情況。內(nèi)容要點：

1．每位同學(xué)都暢談了自己對中國夢的理解；

2．你談到了自己的夢想；

3．如何實現(xiàn)自己的夢想。

注意：

1．詞數(shù)100左右；

2．可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

Monday, Feburary 10 Sunny

Recently we had a class meeting on the topic of My Chinese Dream.____

Travelling, in my opinion, does more good than harm. Most importantly, it broadens our mind. We can get in touch with other civilizations (文明), cultures, customs and ideas.

Through history, most people travelled because of necessity (必要性)-not for pleasure. People travelled just in order to remain alive. They searched for food to eat or places to live in. They sometimes ran away from enemies. This is not to say that no one ever travelled just for the fun of it. In ancient times, for example, rich Romans travelled all the way to Greece to take part in the Olympic Games, and festivals. Of course, some people decided to travel just out of curiosity. They wanted to find out what it looked like beyond the horizon (地平線). Also business travel has been going on for centuries. Traders could not only make money but also learn to speak several languages and be introduced to different cultures.

So, travelling does enrich our mind and draw new ideas to us. There is no doubt that we can get much from it.

【1】According to the passage, in the past most people travelled________.

A. for fun B. for knowledge

C. to get experiences D. to make a living

【2】How many reasons for travelling are mentioned in Paragraph 3?

A. Three. B. Four.

C. Five. D. Six.

【3】In the writer’s opinion, travelling can be________.

A. expensive B. funny

C. helpful D. tiring

【4】What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. Different kinds of travelling.

B. Travelling enriches our mind.

C. Ways to enjoy yourself while travelling.

D. The advantages and disadvantages of travelling.

—__________. ________ to drive.

A. No; It’s my turn B. Yes; It’s your turn

C. Go ahead; It’s your turn D. Go ahead; It’s my turn

The internet has become part of young people ‘life 【1】reports shows that 38% students often use the internet , moet of them get【2】 (use ) information on the internet to help in their studies students. But many student don’t use it 【3】 d good way .some play games too much, some visit websites they should’t look at ,so bad things may happen 【4】 students spent too much time on the internet. 【5】

use the internet 【6】 (proper).Now we have a textbook, 【7】 uses many examples【8】 (teach)student some good way to use the internet ,It gives useful advices.

Some student’s also make 【9】(friend) on the internet .But if you want to have a face-to-face 【10】

(meet) with your online friends, let your parents ,let your parents knows and meet in a proper place.

All day, all summer long, in the cold waters near Alaska, gray whales eat and eat.

Instead of teeth, gray whales have baleen (鯨須) they use to get food from ocean water. They get big mouthfuls of muck (淤泥) from the ocean floor, then push that muck right back out through their baleen. The mucky water flows through, but tiny animals get trapped in the baleen and licked up.

When the water starts to freeze, the whales begin their long trip south. They swim night and day, without stopping to eat or rest. During the long journey, migrating whales may push their heads out of the water to see where they are.

Two months later, the whales reach Mexico. Babies are born here in warm, shallow (淺的) waters called lagoons (瀕海湖). Ocean lagoons have no food for the adults, but the babies are safer here than in the open seas. All winter the babies grow big and strong.

In spring first the dads and teenagers leave the lagoons, then the moms with babies. Migrating gray whales swim close to shore, especially moms with babies. The ice is melting up (融化) north, and it’s time for the hungry whales to make the long journey back to their summer feeding grounds.

【1】The underlined phrase “l(fā)icked up” in Paragraph 3 probably means “ ”.

A. eaten up B. ended up

C. broken up D. given up

【2】During their long journey to Mexico, gray whales .

A. always swim under the ocean

B. find food to supply their energy

C. face the colder and colder water

D. travel to the lagoons without a break

【3】Where do mother gray whales give birth?

A. In warm shallow waters near Mexico.

B. Off the coast of North America.

C. In the open seas near Mexico.

D. In cold waters near Alaska.

【4】Which of the following is NOT mentioned about gray whales in the text?

A. How they get their food.

B. How long they live.

C. When they get back to Alaska.

D. How long they spend traveling to Mexico.

The concept of buying locally is simple: buy food produced, grown, or raised as close to your home as possible. Not only will your food be fresher and tastier, but you are helping protect the environment and are supporting businesses within your community and reducing pollution.

Better for the Environment

Sustainability(持續(xù)性) and global warming are such hot topics at the moment, and many people want to do their bit to help support a healthier environment. Small action carried out by many people can make a big difference. Most materials in an average North American meal have traveled about 1,500 miles to get from farm to plate. To cut out a big part of this travel would greatly reduce not only pollution from transportation and refrigeration but also customers’ expenses as well.

Taste and Nutritional Content

Locally-grown fruits and vegetables are usually sold within 24 hours of being harvested. Because they are picked at the height of ripeness and travel only a short distance to the market, their freshness, nutrition, and flavor are kept. Produce trucked in from far away may lose both taste and nutritional content.

Community and Home Values

When you buy direct from a farmer or buy locally-grown foods, you are engaged in a time-honored tradition between a grower and an eater. You also help keep dollars within your community.

【1】According to the author, when you buy locally-grown foods ________.

A. you are making money from your community

B. you will contribute to protecting the environment

C. you will become much healthier and prettier

D. you can see how fruits and vegetables grow

【2】It can be inferred from the third paragraph that ________.

A. the cost of transporting food is passed on to the customers

B. global warming is the most serious problem now

C. North American food is rich in various kinds of materials

D. most people support buying legally

【3】Locally-grown fruits and vegetables taste good mostly because ________.

A. they are sent to the market at a high speed

B. they aren’t polluted by chemical fertilizers

C. they can be harvested at any time

D. they are picked when they are fully grown

【4】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The popularity of the Horn of Plenty.

B. The way to keep your food tasty and healthy.

C. The benefits of buying locally.

D. The importance of protecting the environment.

【1】The water and soil conservation project resulted in farmers _________(replace) the crops on the farmland with trees and grass.

【2】Every evening after dinner, if not _________(absorb)in reading books, she can be found seated on the sofa watching TV.

【3】Taking everything into consideration, you will find that you’d better get well prepared ahead of time for the busy days __________(come).

【4】When __________ (praise)by the teachers, a student tends to study harder than usual.

【5】____________(fight) against cancer for many years, Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple, who died at the age of fifty-six, made technology fun.

1.接受邀請,表示感謝;

2.詢問食宿、交通及比賽日程等方面的安排;

3.提出相關(guān)建議。

注意:

1.詞數(shù)100左右;

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫;

3.開頭語和結(jié)束語已為你寫好,不計入總詞數(shù)。

Dear Mr.Williams,

I am Li Hua,a student from Sunshine Middle School.

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Thank you for all your help and look forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua