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forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.
Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people
elsewhere who liked to eat frog"s legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so
they wanted to buy frogs from other places.
This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were
no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were
sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money.
For the first time, the people were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didn"t last long.
The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More
worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately.
The villagers decided that they couldn"t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak.
They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides (***虫剂) and medicines. Soon there was no
money left.
Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn"t been useless. They had been
doing an important job-eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more
rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.
Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of
insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.
B. dreamed of having a better life
C. were poor but somewhat content
D. lived a different life from their forefathers
B. They needed money to buy medicine.
C. They wanted to please the visitors.
D. The frogs made too much noise.
B. There were too many insects.
C. The visitors brought in diseases.
D. The pesticides were overused.
B. Health is more important than money.
C. The harmony between man and nature is important.
D. Good old days will never be forgotten.
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wrong with you?
Then consider this, you might be in a state of sub-health. Sub-health, also called the third state, is
explained as a borderline state between health and disease. This is believed to be caused by the stress people
have in their everyday lives.
According to a survey by the World Health Organization, over 45 percent of sub-healthy people are
middle-aged or elderly. The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as
well as students at exam-time.
Symptoms (症状) include a lack of energy, depression, slow reaction, insomnia (失眠),nervous, poor
memory, or sometimes shortness of breath, sweating and aching in the waist and legs.
Medical experts are offering some advice to reduce pains. They consider the key to preventing and
recovering from sub-health is to form good living habits, exercise regularly, and take part in open air
activities.
As for meals, people are advised to eat less salt and sugar. They should also eat more fresh vegetables,
fruits, and fish, as they are rich in vitamins and are important to the body. They also say that a balanced diet
is very helpful in avoiding sub-health.
Anyhow, work is not all of the life. Your life and work are an entire whole. Satisfy your needs, create
calmness in your day and renew your spirit. You will find that focusing on forming more balance in your life
can help your work improve, You will be more relaxed, better able to focus and better able to produce high
quality work.
B. Special.
C. Sick..
D. Not quite.
B. sickness
C. life stress
D. incident
B. Feeling tired often
C. Slow reaction
D. Shortness of breath
B. what we should do to prevent and recover from sub-health
C. to form good living habits and exercise regularly
D. that we should go to take part in open air activities
is rather 1 , and it is better to call a spade a spade. But dustmen can be as 2 as people of any other
occupation, though we must 3 that their job is not a 4 one in the world. We often take dustmen for granted.
Perhaps because they usually come very early in the morning, before most people are 5 . We are likely to
forget their 6 . Our dustbins are 7 regularly, but we 8 stop to think about the men who do this. However,
it is one of the most important jobs in the world, and when there are no dustmen to 9 the rubbish, the general
10 soon becomes aware that something is wrong. Recently, the dustmen of England went on strike for higher
wages.
During the first few days it was regarded as a 11 . But when the first two weeks had passed, and the
dustbins were overflowing in nearly every backyard in the country, the joke did not seem so 12 any more. 13
the strike continued, people could not 14 the hills of rubbish around their dustbins, and they looked for other
places in which to 15 it. Even Leicester Square, in the heart of West End of London, was 16 high with plastic
bags full of smelly rubbish. This was a(n) 17 attraction that the people of London were not at all 18 to see.
Even when the strike was over, it took several weeks for the country to get cleaned up completely. Perhaps now
the English people appreciate the work of 19 dustmen rather more 20 and won"t take them for granted any
more.
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| There is a growing problem of what to do with electronic waste such as old televisions, computers, radios, cellular telephones and other electronic equipment. Electronic trash, or e-waste, is piling up faster than ever in American homes and businesses. People do not know what to do with old televisions or computers so they throw them in the trash. National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA) state programs director Chaz Miller says the large amount of electronic waste Americans produce is not unexpected. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates more than 400 million consumer electronic items are dumped each year, and there is a push by more states to ban the waste from landfills (垃圾填埋场) and create recycling programs. They can be torn apart and sorted for useable parts.Mike Fannon who runs the plant in Baltimore, says, "There are a lot of valuable metals that can be recovered and reused instead of just putting them in the landfill, and in certain components there are some materials that should not really be in the landfill," Fannon explained. Fannon says nearly 20 percent of electronic waste is recycled nationwide.Thirteen years ago, it was only about 6 percent.Recycling rates continue to rise as more communities have banned electronics from landfills in an effort to keep e-waste poisons like lead (铅) and mercury (汞) out of garbage dumps. This year several states like Vermont imposed a ban on electronic waste in landfills. More than 25 other states have also adopted landfill bans, e-waste recycling programs or both.Chaz Miller says more can be done to boost electronic waste recycling. "We can do much better," noted Miller. "I think clearly our goal should be to do as well as we do recycling newspapers." | |||
| 1.Which of the following does NOT belong to e-waste? | |||
| A. Old televisions. B. Old computers. C. Old cell phones D. Old newspapers. | |||
| 2.Why is e-waste banned from landfills in many states? | |||
| A. Because it can not be recycled. B. Because it might damage the environment. C. Because it can be shipped to other countries. D. Because the landfills are already full. | |||
| 3.According to Mike Fannon, what might be the best way of dealing with e-waste ? | |||
| A. Recycling it. B. Selling it. C. Burying it. D. Breaking it. | |||
| 4.What can we learn from the passage? | |||
| A. At present, less then 10 percent of e-waste is recycled. B. Chaz Miller works for EPA. C. All states in the US have banned e-waste from landfills. D. Experts are optimistic about the future of e-waste. | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| What does it mean to relax? Despite hearing this term thousands of times during the course of our lives, very few people have deeply considered what it"s really about. When you ask people what it means to relax, most will answer in a way that suggests that relaxing is something you plan to do later-you do it on vacation, when you retire, or when you get everything done. This means, of course, that most other times (the other 95 percent of your life) should be spent nervous, restless, rushed, and mad. Could this explain why so many of us perform as if life were one great big emergency (紧急事件)? Most of us put off relaxation until our " in-basket (收文篮)" is empty. Of course it never is. It is useful to think of relaxation as a quality of heart that you can own on a regular basis rather than something left for some later time. You can relax now. It"s helpful to remember that relaxed people can still be super achievers and, in fact, that relaxation and creativity go hand in hand. When I"m feeling upright, for example, I don"t even try to write. But when I feel relaxed, my writing flows quickly and easily. Being more relaxed includes training yourself to react differently to the dramas (戏剧) of life-turning your melodrama (情节剧) into a sweet-drama. It comes, in part, from reminding yourself over and over again (with loving kindness and patience) that you have a choice in how you respond to life. You can learn to relate to your thinking as well as your situation in new ways. With practice, making these choices will translate into a more relaxed self. | |||
| 1. The writer intends to tell us _____. | |||
| A. how to find chances to relas B. what realxation really means C. when to relax D. the ways to relax | |||
| 2. The underlined word " it" in the second paragraph (last sentence) probably refers to _____. | |||
| A. life B. emergency C. relaxation D. in-basket | |||
| 3. According to the passage most people think of relaxation as _____. | |||
| A. something planned to do in the future B. something to be done now C. something never to be done D. something to be done like a dream | |||
| 4. What is the writer"s attitude towards relaxation? | |||
| A. Only by relaxing can one achieve something B. No one really understands what relaxation is. C. relaxation is a good state of mind one should keep every day. D. 95 percent of your life should be spent in a relaxed way. | |||
| 阅读理解。 | |||
| From school to band Practice, the Venturi Eclectic is an Earth-friendly way to get where you want to go. This battery-powered, zero-emission (meaning it doesn"t pollute the air) vehicle runs mainly on renewable energy. Solar panels on the Eclectic"s roof absorb sun rays when you"re driving. On windy days, you can connect a machine to the car"s roof that collects energy from the wind while you"re parked. The Eclectic"s top speed is 28 miles an hour; the battery lasts for 31 miles before it needs to be recharged. Zipping (迅速行进) around the neighborhood has never been better. Here"s an eco-friendly way to tell time: Simply fill the Bedol Water-powered Clock"s tank (箱) with water, add some lemon juice, and the clock will display the time without the need for environmentally harmful batteries. There are two sets of metal electrodes (电极) inside the water tank. Water contains ions (离子) that carry negative and positive charges. These ions complete a charge between the electrodes, creating enough energy to power the clock. Just refill the tank every few weeks, and this clock will keep on ticking. Bloodhound SuperSonic Car (SSC) will be the first car to attempt to break the l,000-mile-an-hour barrier. (The current record is 763 miles an hour.) A concept for now, the rocket-shaped car gets its original push to 350 miles an hour from a jet engine. Then a rocket fires up, pushing the SSC past 1,000 miles an hour. In order to keep the car streamlined (流线型的), the driver lies back at a 45-degree angle (角度). You"re having a blast at your friend"s birthday party. But when it"s time to bring out the cake, everyone crowds around, blocking your view. No worries. Throw the Triops into the air, and this clever camera captures the view from above. The Triops can take three pictures at once, each from different angles. You can also record sounds and command the Triops to start shooting whenever it hears that noise. That"s one smart camera. | |||
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| 1. What is the common characteristic of the Venturi Eclectic and the Bedol Water-powered Clock? | |||
| A. They don"t need batteries. B. They are difficult to operate. C. They can be powered by water. D. They are environmentally friendly. | |||
| 2. According to the passage, the Venturi Eclectic _____. | |||
| A. is popular with businessmen B. is suitable for a long trip C. can turn wind into energy D. has only a little gas emission | |||
| 3. The underlined phrase "having a blast" in the last paragraph probably means _____. | |||
| A. looking at a picture B. enjoying yourself C. blowing out a candle D. recording sounds | |||
| 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? | |||
| A. The Triops is sensitive to sounds. B. The driver of the SSC must be of great size. C. The color of the Bedol Water-powered Clock is like that of lemon. D. The SSC doesn"t have anything to do with a rocket actually. |