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If your family is like many in the United States, unloading the week"s groceries includes hauling a
case or two of bottled water into your home. On your way to a soccer game or activity, it"s easy to
grab a cold one right out of the fridge, right?
But all those plastic bottles use a lot of fossil fuels and pollute the environment. In fact, Americans
buy more bottled water than any other nation in the world, adding 29 billion water bottles a year to the
problem. In order to make all these bottles, manufacturers use 17 million barrels of crude oil. That"s
enough oil to keep a million cars going for twelve months.
Imagine a water bottle filled a quarter of the way up with oil. That"s about how much oil was
needed to produce the bottle.
So why don"t more people drink water straight from the kitchen faucet? Some people drink bottled
water because they think it is better for them than water out of the tap, but that"s not true. In the United
States, local governments make sure water from the faucet is safe. There is also growing concern that
chemicals in the bottles themselves may leach(过滤) into the water.
People love the convenience of bottled water. But maybe if they realized the problems it causes, they
would try drinking from a glass at home or carrying water in a refillable steel container instead of plastic.
Plastic bottle recycling can help-instead of going out with the trash, plastic bottles can be turned into
items like carpeting or cozy fleece clothing.
Unfortunately, for every six water bottles we use, only one makes it to the recycling bin. The rest
are sent to landfills. Or, even worse, they end up as trash on the land and in rivers, lakes, and the ocean.
Plastic bottles take many hundreds of years to disintegrate.
Water is good for you, so keep drinking it. But think about how often you use water bottles, and
see if you can make a change.
Betty McLaughlin, who runs an organization called the Container Recycling Institute, says we should
try using fewer bottles: "If you take one to school in your lunch, don"t throw it away-bring it home and
refill it from the tap for the next day. Keep track of how many times you refill a bottle before you
recycle it."
And yes, you can make a difference. Remember this: Recycling one plastic bottle can save enough
energy to power a 60watt light bulb for six hours.
| Title | Drinking Water: Bottled or From the Tap? |
| 1. ________ situation | Americans consume the 2. ________ bottled water in the world. |
| 3. ________ for people"s preference for bottled water | |
| Bottled water is of higher 4. ________ . | |
| It’s more 5. ________ for people to drink bottled water. | |
| Problems with bottled water | |
| The 6. ________ of plastic bottles use lots of fossil fuels. | |
| Water bottles we use cause serious 7. ________. | |
| 8. ________ the passage offers | |
| Use bottles 9. ________ of glass or steel. | |
| Use a refillable plastic bottle as many times as | |
| 10. ________ before recycling. | |
| 1. Present 2. most 3. Reasons 4. quality 5.convenient 6. production / manufacturing 7. pollution 8. Suggestions / Tips 9. made 10. possible | |
| 阅读理解 | |
| Too often we accuse others of not listening, pretending that we ourselves are faultless, yet in our hearts we know that many of the mistakes we make come about because we haven"t listened carefully enough. We get things wrong because we haven"t listened carefully enough. We get things wrong because we haven"t quite understood what someone meant when they were talking to us. Anyone who has ever taken the minutes of a long meeting will know how hard it is to remember-despite the benefit of notes-exactly what everyone said. But success depends on getting things right-and that means listening. Listening is not the same thing as hearing which is not quite an effort. It demands attention and concentration. It may mean quizzing the speaker for additional information or for clarification-it is always better to ask than to continue regardless and get things wrong. However, if you allow your mind to wander onto something else, even for a few minutes, you"ll miss what the speaker is saying -probably at the very moment when he or she is saying something critical. And not having heard, you won"t know you"ve missed anything until it"s too late. The most common bad habit we have is to start thinking of what we are going to say about the subject long before the other speaker has finished. We then stop listening. Even worse, this often adds rudeness to inattentiveness, as once you have decided what to say there is a fair chance you will interrupt to say it. Good listeners don"t interrupt. In fact it is often worth explaining the main idea of what you have just been told before going on to make your own points. Nobody is offended by this and it shows that you have listened well. Above all, be patient and accept that many people are not very good communicators. It"s helpful to remember that the ways people move and position themselves while they are speaking can reveal a great deal about what they are saying. Equally important you should put yourself in the other person"s place, both intellectually and emotionally; it will help you to understand what_they_are_getting_at and form a response. But don"t be too clever. Faced with a know-all, many people keep quiet because they see no point in continuing. | |
| 1. Which is the best title for this passage? | |
| A. Don"t be too clever B. Be a good listener C. Don"t miss anything critical D. Think of the speaker | |
| 2. In the last paragraph, the underlined words mean ________. | |
| A. what they imply B. what they like C. what they attack D. what they achieve | |
| 3. According to the passage, which of the following is the writer"s opinion? | |
| A. If you want to be a good listener, you should be very clever and emotional. B. Speakers won"t continue talking when their listeners explain what they’ve heard. C. If you don"t want to get things wrong, it"s important to be a good listener. D. It"s hard to be a good listener because listening tests you on your intelligence. | |
| 4. What is the lesson we can learn from this passage? | |
| A. Don"t accuse others of not listening while talking with them. B. Don"t get anything wrong if you miss what the speaker is saying. C. Listening inattentively may cost you the loss of your success. D. Think carefully of what you"re going to say before the speaker finishes. | |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| As a kid,I can remember going to the supermarket and grabbing eggs off the shelf.I would run them home to my mother because they were usually going into a delicious cake. Times have changed. Cage－free?Organic?Brown?White?Omega－3s?Help!Here are some tips to help you figure out which eggs you should choose: ●Brown or white?In fact,color is simply a sign of the breed of hen.Find the freshest egg with the most flavor and let color be a secondary concern. ●Extra Omega－3s?Omega－3 eggs come from a hen whose diet has added flaxseed(亚麻籽),which produces an egg containing an average of 225 mg of Omega－3 fatty acids and Vitamin E.The countless health benefits for humans make these eggs an attractive purchase.My opinion?Eat a piece of fresh fish and get a pure dose of Omega－3s.Let eggs be eggs. ●Does your egg need exercise?Free－range eggs are from hens raised without the confines of a cage, though they may or may not have spent much time outdoors.Organic eggs are from hens whose feed must meet organic standards.These hens must be raised humanely,and they must be given time to stay outdoors. Hey,happier hens do lay tastier eggs. ●Does local make a difference?Nothing is better than local eggs.They may have a feather or two stuck to them or a little imperfect shape and they may or may not be certified(证明)organic;however,they have one quality I prize:I know exactly where my food came from and how it came to be!In some cases I can even ask the farmer when the eggs were laid and what the hens were fed. | |
| 1．What does the author think of Omega－3 eggs? | |
| A．They are a good choice for people to purchase. B．They contain fewer Omega－3s than fresh fish. C．They have the highest content of pure Omega－3s. D．They are not the best source of Omega－3s. | |
| 2．The underlined part "Free－range" probably means"__________"． | |
| A．wild B．organic C．special D．Omega－3－free | |
| 3．According to the passage,which of the following has nothing to do with an egg"s quality? | |
| A．The egg"s color. B．The hen"s exercise. C．The hen"s living conditions. D．The hen"s food. | |
| 4．This passage is most probably taken from a book named __________. | |
| A．Shopping Skills B．Eggs and Cooking C．Raising Hens D．Healthy Diet | |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| There are thousands of products of all colors and shapes in a supermarket,making you believe that they are worth a try.How? Packaging (包装) is the silent but persuading salesman. There on the shelves,each bottle,can,box,and jar has been carefully designed and measured to speak to the inner self of the consumer (消费者), because he is buying not only a product but also his belief in life. Scientists have studied consumer behavior recently and found that the look of the package has a great effect on the "quality" of the product and on how well it sells,because "Consumers generally cannot tell between a product and its package. Many products are packages and many packages are products",as Louis Cheskin,the first social scientist studying consumers" feelings for packaging,noticed. Colors are one of the best tools in packaging.Studies of eye movement have shown that colors draw human attention quickly.Take V8 for example.For many years,the bright red color of tomatoes and carrots on the thin bottle makes you feel that it is very good for your body.And the word "green" today can keep food prices going up. Shapes are another attraction.Circles often suggest happiness and peacefulness,because these shapes are pleasing to both the eye and the heart.That"s why the round yellow M signs of McDonald"s are inviting to both young and old. This new consumer response (反应) to the colors and shapes of packages reminds producers and sellers that people buy to satisfy both body and soul. | |
| 1.According to the passage, ________ seems to be able to persuade a consumer to buy the product. | |
| A．the pleasing color of the package B．the special taste of the product C．the strange shape of the package D．the belief in the product | |
| 2.If a package or a product is round in shape,it can ________. | |
| A．bring excitement to the consumers B．attract the consumers" attention C．catch the eye movement of the consumers D．produce a happy and peaceful feeling | |
| 3."And the word "green" today can keep food prices going up." This sentence suggests that consumers today are ________. | |
| A．starting to notice the importance of new food B．enjoying the beauty of nature more than before C．beginning to like green vegetables D．paying more attention to their health | |
| 4.It can be inferred from the passage that V8 is a kind of ________. | |
| A．vegetable dish B．healthy juice C．iced drink D．red vegetable | |
| 阅读理解 In December, 2010, many American newspapers publish a list of the best books of the year. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen is one of the most repeatedly praised books on this year"s list of favorites. It tells about the ups and downs of the Berglund family over many years. Mr. Franzen fills the book with sharp observations about American politics, culture and society. Jennifer Egan"s book A Visit from the Goon Squad takes place in 13 chapters over 40 years. The story moves back and forth in time, from different viewpoints. One main character is former rock musician Bennie Salazar who works for a record company. The other main character is a troubled young woman named Sasha who works for Bennie. The reader learns about their pasts and those of their friends. The main character in The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman is a failing English Language newspaper published in Rome, Italy. Each chapter of the book tells about a reporter or editor working for this paper. Their stories are filled with intelligence and great personality. Two of the most popular nonfiction books of 2010 were about rock and roll stars. Just Kids is by rock singer Patti Smith. It tells about her friendship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe in the 1960s and 1970s before they became famous. Life is the autobiography of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. It is an honest and exciting look at the development of rock and roll and the wild times this famous band has experienced. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand tells about a man named Louis Zamperini. She tells about his extraordinary survival story after his plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean during Would War Two. Stacy Schiff has received great praise for her book Cleopatra: A Life. It tells about one of the most misrepresented and famous women in his story, Cleopatra. She ruled ancient Egypt about 2,000 years ago.One critic said Ms. Schiff has brought Cleopatra to life again by unearthing her story from centuries of lies. | |
| 1. How many books are mentioned in the passage? | |
| A. 5. B. 6. C. 7. D. 8. | |
| 2. The following books are related to music EXCEPT________. | |
| A. A Visit from the Goon Squad B. The Imperfectionists C. Just Kids D. Life | |
| 3. If your major is the history of ancient Africa, you may pay attention to ________. | |
| A. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen B. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand C. Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff D. The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman | |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| Everybody in this world is different from one another.But do you know that understanding differences can help you better manage your money? As we grow up, we gradually develop a set of our own values or beliefs. These are influenced by society,our family,the education we receive and so on. Once this value system is set up,it"s not easy to change later in life. Financial experts say that everyone also has their own belief of how to manage their finances.This is part of our value system and it has a great impact on the way we look after our money. According to our different values,experts put us in three categories.They are:the ant,the cricket and the snail. The ant-works first Just like ants who work heart and soul in summer in order to store food for winter,these people don"t care about enjoying the moment.They work very hard and save money they earn so that they can enjoy life when they get old and retire. The ant loves to save but they could make more out of their money if they were willing to invest in some funds and stocks with low risk. The cricket-fun first The cricket wants to enjoy everything now and doesn"t think too much about the future. They even borrow money when they really want something.Many young people now belong to this group.These people have little savings.When they get old,they might have problems.They should learn to save and buy insurance. The snail-lives under pressure The snail refers to people who make life difficult for themselves.They take big long－term loans from the bank in order to buy things such as luxury houses.They are happy to take big loans even though they are not sure whether they can afford it. This can cause problems in the future. They should plan more carefully. | |
| 1．People with the character of the snail would like to __________. | |
| A．enjoy life at the moment without thinking much about the future B．put work before everything else C．live a luxury life at all costs D．take the risk of investing a large sum of money | |
| 2．Our beliefs and values are affected by the following except __________. | |
| A．society B．our family C．education D．money | |
| 3．This passage mainly talks about __________. | |
| A．the spending nature of people B．the relation between man and insects C．the insects in nature D．the problems with dealing with money | |
| 4．Which of the following has the character that the author prefers? | |
| A．The ant. B．The cricket. C．The snail. D．None of the above. |