| A | B | Vauban
We know cars are terrible polluters, but
would you give yours up? Vauban, a community
in southwestern Germany, did just that, and its
5,000 citizens are doing fine. Most streets are
free of vehicles, and there are generous green
spaces and good public-transport links, including
fast buses and bicycle paths. When people must
drive, they can turn to car-sharing clubs. "All the
citizens had the chance to plan their own city,"
says Andreas Delleke, an energy expert, "and it"s
just how we wanted it to be." | Denmark
During the period of gas shortage in the early
70s, Denmark decided to become self-sufficient
(自足). So they began a few projects making
smart investments along the way.
On the island of Samsoe, local families, fishermen
and farmers bought wind turbines (涡轮机) to
produce their own energy, Within seven years these
turbines were completely paid for. And can you believe
just one of wind turbines produces enough electricity
for 600 households?
| | C | D | Trey Parker and Matt Stone
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of
South Park, have built a sustainable (可持续的)
castle with outer siding and inner flooring of
recycled wood, recycled carpeting, high-efficiency
boiler systems.
"I think more and more today, people are
willing to make a statement about the Earth and
how they want to protect it," Michael Ruth, home
designer and builder says. "For high-end homes in
this valley, this is entirely consistent with what they
cost." | P-NUT
Who doesn"t love the name P-NUT-short
for Personal-Neo Urban Transport? It"s Honda"s
latest attempt to create a tiny footprint for a new
urban vehicle. This little P-NUT is unique. With
a central driving position, the car is designed to
move in tight settings. The 11-foot micro car will
seat three with two rear-seat passengers behind
the driver. "The P-NUT concept explores the
packaging and design potential for a vehicle designed
for the city lifestyle." Said Dave Marek, a Honda
design spokesman. | | E | F | Israel Company
Is it possible that annoying rush hour traffic
could become a source of renewable energy?
Israel"s Technion Institute of Technology
claims that if we placed special generator (发电
机) under roads, railways, and runways-we
could harvest enough energy to mass-produce
electricity. A trial process has been used on a
smaller scale, in dance clubs for instance, where
the pounding feet of dancers light up the floor.
"We can produce electricity anywhere there
is a busy road using energy that normally goes
to waste," said Uri Amit, chairman of Israel"s
Technion Institute of Technology. | Coffee
Coffee. Some of us can"t start our day without
it, and we don"t mind waiting 10 minutes in line for
it.
Here is the most effective tip to make you a
superstar in environment protection.
Get a coffee machine for your home or coffee,
or persuade your company into buying one. (Tell
them it will improve productivity.) Skip the coffee
line on the way to work and make something that
is better-tasting and much better for your wallet.
Plus, you won"t need those plastic cups or
carrying cases that just get thrown away. Better yet,
use your favorite travel mug. |
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| 阅读理解。 | Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat.
Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power source (来源), as well as one of the oldest. Evidence shows
that windmills (风车) began to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century BC. They were first
introduced to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of
using wind power.
For many centuries, people used windmills to grind (磨碎) wheat into flour or pump water from deep
underground. When electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use
them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. However, by the1940s
when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the United States, windmills were rarely used.
During the 1970s, people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and
gas are burned to produce electricity. People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last
forever. Then, wind was rediscovered, though it means higher coasts. Today, there is a global movement
to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind. | | 1. From the text we know that windmills _____. | A. were invented by European armies
B. have a history of more than 2800 years
C. used to supply power to radio in remote areas
D. have rarely been used since electricity was discovered | | 2. What was a new use for wind power in the late l9th century? | A. Sailing a boat.
B. Producing electricity.
C. Grinding wheat into flour.
D. Pumping water from underground. | | 3. One of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970 is that _____. | A. wind power is cleaner
B. it is one of the oldest power sources
C. it was cheaper to create energy from wind
D. the supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs | | 4. What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows? | A. The advantage of wind power.
B. The design of wind power plants.
C. The worldwide movement to save energy.
D. The global trend towards producing power from wind. | 任务型读写。阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。注意：每个空格
只填一个单词。 | If we agree that the function of education is to prepare us for life, then there is very little time to waste.
So, while we can, we ought to concentrate on teaching children something really useful. Here is what our
school should teach.
Politeness is a mark of civilization. The sooner children learn this, the better. In any case, a lot can be
accomplished by a smile and good manners.
Like it or not, our adult lives will be consumed by the struggle for money, but we don"t make an effort
to teach children how to manage it. So our schools have a duty to teach them this ability from the beginning.
We"re likely no accepted something we are told, but that"s not what educated people do. Educated people
are reasonable and they look at facts. If our schools teach nothing else, they should at least teach critical (批
判性的) thinking.
Children should learn to take care of their health. They should know that if they eat junk food (垃圾食品),
they will become fat and unhealthy. They should be very clear about what happens to their bodies when they
drink or smoke.
All of us are part of society. We have rights and responsibilities. We ought to understand what they are.
We have to know a little bit of history and geography, because we need to have an environment in which to
relate to the people around us.
How will we test students on these? We can"t. But that"s not a reason to avoid teaching what is important.
Our schools should spend every moment they have telling this to our children:"This is life, this is what you
are going to face, and this is how you deal with it." | | Title | Very Useful 1_____ | | Introduction | Education should be a 2_____ for life. | | Advice | Important things should be taught in 3_____. | | Teaching 4_____ | ●How to behave 5_____
●The basic skill of 6_____ money
●How to 7_____ in a critical way
●How to keep 8_____
●The rights and responsibilities one has in 9_____ | | Conclusion | Children should be taught what 10_____ is and how to deal with it. | | 阅读理解。 | Students and Technology in the Classroom
I love my blackberry-it"s my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me. I also love
my laptop computer, as it holds all of my writing and thoughts. Despite this love of technology, I know that
there are times when I need to move away from these devices (设备) and truly communicate with others.
On occasion, I teach a course called History Matters for a group of higher education managers. My goals
for the class include a full discussion of historical themes and ideas. Because I want students to thoroughly
study the material and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom, I have a rule -no laptop, iPads,
phones, etc. When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy.
Most students assume that my reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students
misusing technology. There"s a bit of truth to that. Some students assume that I am anti-technology. There"s
no truth in that at all. I love technology and try to keep up with it so I can relate to my students.
The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think there are very few places
in which we can have deep conversions and truly engage complex ideas. Interruptions by technology often
break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas. I want students to
dig deep within themselves for inspiration and ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and
make connections between the course the material and the class discussion.
I"ve been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations reflect student
satisfaction with the environment that I create. Students realize that with deep conversation and challenge, they
learn at a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom.
I"m not saying that I won"t ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear
a really good reason for the change, I"m sticking to my plan. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just
too sweet to give up. | | 1. Some of the students in the history class were unhappy with _____. | A. the course material
B. others" misuse of technology
C. discussion topics
D. the author"s class regulations | | 2. The underlined word "engage" in Para.4 probably means _____. | A. explore
B. accept
C. change
D. reject | | 3. According to the author,the use of technology in the classroom may _____. | A. keep students from doing independent thinking
B. encourage students to have in-depth conversations
C. help students to better understand complex themes
D. affect students" concentration on course evaluation | | 4. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author _____. | A. is quite stubborn
B. will give up teaching history
C. will change his teaching plan soon
D. values technology-free dialogues in his class | | 完形填空。 | It has been argued by some that gifted children should be grouped in special classes. The 1 has been
on the belief that in regular classes these children are held back in their intellectual (智力的) growth by 2
situation that has designed for the 3 children.
There can be little doubt that 4 classes can help the gifted children to graduate earlier and take their
place in life sooner. However, to take these 5 out of the regular classes may create serious problems.
I observed a number of 6 children who were taken out of a special class and placed in a 7 class.
In the special class, they showed little ability to use their own judgment, relying 8 on their teachers"
directions. In the regular class, having no worry about keeping up, they began to reflect 9 on many
problems, some of which were not on the school program.
Many are concerned that gifted children become 10 and lose interest in learning. However this 11 is
more often from parents and teachers than from students, and some of these 12 simply conclude that
special classes should be set up for those who are 13 . Some top students do feel bored in class, but why
they 14 so goes far beyond the work they have in school. Studies have shown that to be bored is to be
anxious. The gifted child whop is bored is an 15 child. | ( )1. A. principle
( )2. A. designing
( )3. A. smart
( )4. A. regular
( )5. A. children
( )6. A. intelligent
( )7. A. separate
( )8. A. specially
( )9. A. directly
( )10. A. doubted
( )11. A. concern
( )12. A. students
( )13. A. talented
( )14. A. believe
( )15. A. outstanding | B. theory
B. grouping
B. curious
B. special
B. programs
B. competent
B. regular
B. slightly
B. cleverly
B. bored
B. conclusion
B. adults
B. worried
B. think
B. intelligent | C. arguments
C. learning
C. mature
C. small
C. graduates
C. ordinary
C. new
C. wrongly
C. voluntarily
C. worried
C. reflection
C. scholars
C. learned
C. say
C. anxious | D. classification
D. living
D. average
D. creative
D. designs
D. independent
D. boring
D. heavily
D. quickly
D. tired
D. interest
D. teachers
D. interested
D. feel
D. ordinary | | 阅读理解。 | Can dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? People who are thinking about adopting
a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that they will fight. A recent research has found a new recipe
of success. According to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when
still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get
along swimmingly. Two-thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their
cat and dog.
However, it wasn"t all sweetness and light. There was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in
25% of the homes, while aggression and fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. One reason for this
is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite. For example, when a cat turns its head away
it signals aggression, while a dog doing the same signals submission.
In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behaviour. They are
learning how to talk each other"s language. It is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk "dog", and dogs
can learn how to talk "Cat".
What"s interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. They can learn
how to read each other"s body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than we previously
suspected. Once familiar with each other"s presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together,
greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. They can easily share the same water
bowl and in some cases groom (梳理) each other.
The significance of the research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets─to people who don"t get along,
including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. If cats and dogs can learn to get along,
surely people have a good chance. | | 1. The underlined word swimmingly in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _____. | A. early
B. sweetly
C. quickly
D. smoothly | | 2. Some cats and dogs may fight when _____. | A. they are cold to each other
B. they look away from each other
C. they misunderstood each other"s signals
D. they are introduced at an early age | | 3. What is found surprising about cats and dogs? | A. They eat and sleep each other.
B. They observe each other"s behaviors.
C. They learn to speak each other"s language.
D. They know something from each other"s voices. | | 4. It is suggested in Paragraph 4 that cats and dogs _____. | A. have common interests
B. are less different than was thought
C. have a common body language
D. are less intelligent than was expected | | 5. What can we human beings learn from cats and dogs? | A. We should learn to live in harmony.
B. We should know more about animals.
C. We should live in peace with animals.
D. We should learn more body languages. | 最新试题
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