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English families face being limited to 80 bags of rubbish a year. Households throwing away more waste will have to take it to the tip (垃圾站) or buy a limited number of extra bags.

Doretta Cocks, protester of the Campaign for Weekly Waste Collections, said, “They must think we are fools. How can they claim to be concerned for the environment when they tell people to drive to the local tip? And what do you do if you don’t have a car? Walk?”
The plan ignores the voice from ministers to end such heavy – handedness (笨拙).
It is to be carried out by the Tory – led council (市政厅) in Wokingham, Berkshire, and is already in operation in Brozbourne in Hertfordshire.
Many of the 180 councils that still offer unlimited weekly rubbish collections are watching the trial.
Wokingham officials have told residents that 75 – litre bags will be given to each household and anything not left in them will not be collected.

“Every household will receive 80 bags every year,” it said. “You can buy extra bags in rolls of ten but this will not be encouraged.”

Families of five will get 100 rubbish bags a year and households o

f six or more will get 120.
Residents will have a weekly recycling collection limited to cans, paper and cards, plastic bottles and so on.
Plastic packaging and glass including bottles must either go with the general waste or be taken to recycling points. Green waste pick – ups cost an extra ￡60 a year.
The council has told residents it will save ￡922,000 a year under the new system. There will be no local consultation (商讨) before it is introduced next April.
小题1:What’s Doretta Cock’s attitude towards the new plan?

A．Satisfied.

B．Curious.

C．Angry.

D．Interested.

小题2:What does the underlined word “this” refer to in the seventh paragraph?

A．Receiving 80 rubbish bags every year.	B．Buying extra bags every year.
C．Driving to city tips.	D．Getting 100 rubbish bags a year.

小题3:It can be learned from the passage that .

A．the new plan is agreed by most ministers

B．the new plan will waste a lot of money

C．the government has asked for much advice of the new plan

D．the new plan does not necessarily do good to the environment

小题4:Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A．English families are limited to 80 bags of rubbish

a year

B．English families can’t clear away their rubbish

C．English families are angry with their government

D．English government pays no attention to residents’ interest

答案

小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:A

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The students in America usually begin high school at the age of 13 or 14. Some leave at the age of 16. But most finish the 4-year high school study. They do not get their first full-time work or begin college studies until they are 17 or 18 years old.
The high school day is about 7 hours long. Part of the day is made into classes of about 50 minutes long. The students have lunch in the middle of the day. American students study English, history, math, science, art and languages. Some also learn job skills. They can learn how to use a computer or how to mend a car. Other students may learn by working in an office, a hospital or other places one day a week.
Jean Wilton Anderson is 16 years old. She lives with her parents and two younger brothers in Bethesda, Maryland,

near Washington D.C. Jean studies at Walt Whitman High School. There are abou

t 1,500 students at the school. Most of them will go up to colleges.
Jean wakes up early every morning. She begins school at about 7:30. This is her third year of high school. Every day she takes classes to learn

English, world history, physics and trigonometry（三角学）. She also has a class

about different religions（宗教）.And she plays the violin in music class. School ends at about 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Yet, Jean stays 2 or more hours longer every day for sports. Jean arrives home at about 5 o’clock in the afternoon. She eats dinner. Then she starts her homework. Students in America have their way of talking. They use the word “like” all the time. Jean and her girlfriends wear blue jeans and shirts or sweaters every day. The boys at her school also wear blue jeans. But they like to wear blue jeans that are several sizes too large for them.
Like students of her age in most parts of the country, Jean begins to drive a car. She does not have her car. She must use the family’s car. Most of the students in high school have their own cars. Many of them drive their cars to school every day.
小题1: Which of the following is not true to the high school?

A．The school day usually lasts for 7 hours.

B．The students only have 6 subjects to learn.

C．Each class will last for 50 minutes.

D．The students can learn some skills out of the school.

小题2: Jean Wilton Anderson __________________.

A．has a four-people family	B．lives in the city of Washington
C．has studied in the high school for 3 years	D．drives her own car at the age of 16

小题3: Which of the following is not true?

A．Students in high schools use the word “like” very often

B．The boy students wear blue jeans as the girls.

C．Many high school students go to school in their own cars.

D．Boy students wear jeans of larger size because they grow fast

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In the past industries had more freedom than they have now, and they did not need to be as careful as they must today. They did not need to worry a lot about the safety of the new products that they developed. They did not have to pay much attention to the health and safety of the

people who worked for them. Often new products were dangerous for the people who used them; often conditions in the work place had very bad effects on the health of the workers.
Of course sometimes there were real disasters which attracted the attention of governments and which showed need for changes. Also scientists who were doing research into the health of workers sometimes produced information which governments could not ignore. At such times, there were inquiries into the causes of the disaster or the problems. New safety rules were often intr

oduced as a result of these inquiries; however，the new rules

came too late to protect the people who had died or become seriously ill.
Today many governments have special departments which protect customers and workers. In the U.S., for example, there is a department which tests new airplanes and gives warnings about possible problems. It also makes the rules that aircraft producers must follow. Another department controls the foods and drugs that companies sell. A third department looks at the places where people work, and then reports any companies that are breaking laws which protect the health and safety of workers.
小题1:
According to Paragraph 1, compared with today, industries in the past __________.

A．were controlled less strictly

B．were worse off

C．affected more peoples health

D．put out more unhealthy products.

小题2:
It is implied in Paragraph 2 that years ago governments __________.

A．paid much attention to the results of scientific discoveries

B．seldom introduced safety laws before disasters occurred

C．hardly ever looked into the causes of tragedies

D．imposed safety rules as soon as disasters occurred

小题3:
The main topic of the passage is __________.

A．industries in the past and at present

B．changes in the development of industries

C．the protection of industrial workers and customers

D．the freedom of industries

小题4:
The purpose o

f this passage is to __________.

A．inform

B．criticize

C．entertain

D．persuade

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The law says women should have the chance of doing the same jobs as men and earn the same as them. The reality is very different. Women lose because, 25 years after the Equal Pay Act, many of them still get paid less than men. They lose because they do lower－paid jobs which men just won’t consider. And they lose because they are the ones who interrupt a career to have children. All t

his is reported in an independent study ordered by the Government’s women’s unit. The biggest problem isn’t equal pay in workplaces such as factories. It is the sort of work women do.
Make a list of low－paid－jobs, then consider who does them. Try nurses, secretaries, cleaners, clerks, teachers in primary schools, dinner ladies and child－care helpers. Not a lot of men among that group, are there? Yet some of those jobs are really important. Surely no one would deny that about nurses and teachers, for a start. So why do we reward the people who do them so poorly? There can be only one answer—because they are women. This is not going to be put right overnight. But the government, which emp

loys a lot of them, and other bosses have to make a start.
It is disgraceful（可耻的） that we have gone into the 21st century still treating women like second－class citizens.
小题1:
Women should have the chance of doing the same jobs and getting the same pay as men_________.

A．after 25 years

B．according to the law

C．as a result of those important jobs

D．because women are as strong as men

小题2:
．We can learn from the text that what really matters in this problem is_________.

A．that women interrupt a career to have children

B．what sort of work women do

C．because they are women

D．what unfair pay women get in workplaces

小题3:
．Which of the following best describe the writer’s idea?

A．Women and men should get equal pay for equal work.

B．Women should strengthen themselves.

C．The government ought to protect women against getting paid less than men.

D．Some of the jobs that women do are of great importance.

小题4:
Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?

A．Work to give women a fair pay deal	B．The equal pay act
C．The sort of work women do	D．The biggest problem about women

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With the introduction of family planning policies in the 1970s, most Chinese teenagers have no brothers or sisters．They get to be the beloved（心爱的）__36__child．But they may not realize that they will have to “__37__”the love as their__38__ones grow old．They will have to__39__lots of old people—their parents, grandparents, their__40_parents and grandparents．China is being__41__country．
According to the United Nations, an aging society refers to one 42 10 percent or more of the population is over 60, or 7 percent or more is over 65. According to 43 from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, by 2008, Chinese over 60 years old made up 12 percent of the nation’s total population. The 44 for those aged 65 or older was 8.3 percent.
In China, people have a belief that “parents raise children; then the children care for the parents as they get old”．But this__45__is under stress as the market ey puts millions of young Chinese on the road__46__better paying jobs．They are leaving their parents__47 ．Now many families are looking more to the government than to their__48__for support when they’re old．China has increased its basic social security（基本社会保险）plan which is__49__protecting those__50__, including the old, the disabled and others．These programs are now broad, __51__they are still not highly developed．
As more people grow__52__, China will have fewer working people, __53__will slow down economic growth. According to a November 26 report in the Economic Information Daily, an expert said China should 54 its people to have more than one child in the future 55 China should keep its labor population and total population size stable(稳定的).

小题1:

A．only

B．lonely

C．friendly

D．heartily

小题2:

A．take up

B．take back

C．pay back

D．pay for

小题3:

A．hated

B．loved

C．tired

D．hearted

小题4:

A．care for

B．bring up

C．look for

D．pay attention to

小题5:

A．daughter’s or son’s	B．niece’s or nephew’s
C．wife’s or husband’s	D．aunt’s or uncle’s

小题6:

A．an old

B．an aging

C．a developing

D．a developed

小题7:

A．where

B．when

C．which

D．that

小题8:

A．an article

B．an email

C．a magazine

D．a report

小题9:

A．conclusion

B．character

C．figure

D．survey

小题10:

A．tradition

B．opinion

C．saying

D．way

小题11:

A．in favor of

B．in search of

C．in the way of

D．in the face of

小题12:

A．out

B．off

C．ahead

D．behind

小题13:

A．friends

B．relatives

C．parents

D．children

小题14:

A．an act

B．a case

C．a program

D．a plan

小题15:

A．in danger

B．in need

C．in desperate

D．in disaster

小题16:

A．but

B．or

C．and

D．so

小题17:

A．strong

B．realistic

C．rich

D．old

小题18:

A．as

B．which

C．what

D．that

小题19:

A．forbid

B．promise

C．encourage

D．order

小题20:

A．so that

B．though

C．even if

D．because

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Choosing a nice mountain bike for you is easier than learning how to ride it. Keep these tips in mind：
Decide how you are going to use your new mountain bike.
Are you a new rider who simply wants to travel outdoors on the weekend，weather permitting？Do you intend to test yourself on the rough roads，every day，rain or shine？Or are you going to use your new mountain bike to ride to and from school or work？Be honest about your intentions，and you’re more than half way toward choosing the right mountain bike for you.
Visit your local bike shops.
Any good bike shop will stock a wide range of quality mountain bikes in all price points and sizes. Your local bike shops will carry more than one brand of bicycle. Not only will they sell you a mountain bike that suits your needs，but they will service what they sell. Visit at least a few shops. You’ll get one that satisfies you right away.
Don’t be bashful.
Tell your salesperson how you intend to use your new mountain bike，and how much you are willing to spend. Your salesperson will show you a selection of models and brands accordingly. He or she will also help you determine the right size for you. You may ask more without any sense of shyness.
Take a test ride.
All good bike shops let customers take test rides. There’s a good reason for this beyond “trybeforeyoubuy” salesmanship. Since you already know your price range and find the right size，you now have to find out which brand you ride best. They want you to be happy with your purchase. After only a few test rides from more than one bike shop，the right mountain bike will choose you.
小题1:
What would be the best title for the text?

A．How to Choose a Mountain Bike

B．How to Ride a Mountain Bike

C．Where to Ride Your Local Bike

D．Why to Take a Test Ride

小题2:
The main purpose of visiting bike shops is________.

A．to share happiness with the salesperson

B．to seek a wide range of quality

C．to get a mountain bike that satisfies you

D．to service your new mountain bike

小题3:
The underlined word “bashful” means________.

A．cold

B．pitiful

C．shy

D．helpful

小题4:
Which of the following is probably the author’s attitude towards “trybeforeyoubuy” salesmanship?

A．Honorable.

B．Favorable.

C．Negative.

D．Suspicious(怀疑的).

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