There are some easy things you can do to protect(保护) the environment and the earth. Choose ideas from the list or come up with a few of your own.

● Plant flowers, grass or trees.

●Whenever you visit a park or beach, take away what you bring there----keep rubbish in a bag until you can put it in a dustbin (垃圾箱).

●Turn off the lights, TV sets when you leave the room. This saves (节约)a lot of electricity.

●Turn off the tap (水笼头)when you brush your teeth. You can save some water by not letting it run. Also, use a glass cup instead of a paper cup because this saves paper.

●Keep the doors and windows closed in winter to keep warm air in.

●Give your old books and magazines to a library instead of throwing them away.

●Give your old clothes to poor children you know instead of throwing them away.

●Use both sides of paper.

●Stop pouring (倒)dirty water into the rivers or the lakes nearby (附近).

●Encourage all your friends to do the same things you do to help protect the earth.

You don’t have to wait until Earth Day to do these things. Make every day Earth Day.

If everyone makes a contribution (贡献)to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful.

1.From the above, we know that this is ____________.

A．a sign            B．a notice           C．an advertisement   D．a proposal (提议)

2.The writer tells us _____________.

A．to throw rubbish into a dustbin

B．to pour dirty water into the river

C．to save water by letting it run while we are brushing our teeth

D．that we can’t do all these things until Earth Day

3.We can ___________to save paper.

A．use a paper cup                        B．use both sides of paper

C．give old books to a library                 D．pick up waste paper at school

4.Which of the following is WRONG according to the writer?

A．Turn off the lights when you leave the room.   B．Close the doors in winter.

C．Use a paper cup when you brush your teeth.  D．Give your old clothes to the poor children.

5.The main idea of this passage is how to _________.

A．save money                           B．save water and electricity

C．make better use of old things              D．protect the earth

Is global warming killing the Maldives?
The Maldives(马尔代夫) is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Every year, millions of         go there to enjoy the wonderful scenery. And in recent years, more and more people would like to visit it,       ? Because the little island country is         . If global warming           , say scientists, the country will go down into the ocean within 100 years. That means the Maldives          have disappeared by 2100.
The Maldives          in the Indian Ocean. It is the           country on earth—its highest point is only 2.4m above sea level.          Greenhouse gas emissions（排放）, global temperature and sea levels will rise         9cm and 88cm by 2100. If scientists are       , most of the Maldives will be covered with water in years.
Last October, Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed and his cabinet（内阁）held the world’s first underwater cabinet meeting to make the world         the terrible results from global warming to their own country. In December, he         at the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference（大会） in Copenhagen, trying to ask for help from the world for        country. The president even has a         to buy a new homeland and move his country and people to a new place.
The Moldavian government has been doing all it can to fight the         . But the fate（命运）of the islands is in the world’s hands. No one wants to see this little island country disappear from the world.

There are some easy things you can do to protect the environment and the earth. Choose ideas from the list or come up with a few of your own.

·Plant flowers, grass or trees.

·Whenever you visit a park or beach, take away what you bring there—keep rubbish in a bag until you can put it in a dustbin.

·Turn off the lights and TV sets when you leave the room. This can save a lot of electricity.

·Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth. You can save some water by not letting it run. Also, use a glass cup instead of a paper cup because this saves paper.

·Keep the doors and windows closed in winter to keep warm air in.

·Give your old books and magazines to a library instead of throwing them away.

·Give your old clothes to poor children you know instead of throwing them away.

·Use both sides of paper.

·Stop pouring dirty water into the rivers or lakes nearby.

·Encourage all your friends to do the same things you do to help protect the earth. You don’t have to wait until Earth Day to do these things. Make every day Earth Day. If everyone makes a contribution to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful.

1.From the above, we know that this is           .

A. a sign                     B. a proposal (倡议书)       C. an ad(advertisement)

2.The writer tells us           .

A. that we can’t do all these things until Earth Day

B. to pour dirty water into the rivers

C. to save water by not letting it run while brushing our teeth

3. We can            to save paper.

A. use a paper cup            B. use both sides of paper       C. give new books to a library

4.Which of the following is wrong according to the writer?

A. Turn off the lights when you leave the room.

B. Close the doors and windows in winter.

C. Use a paper cup when you brush your teeth.

5. What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Protect the Earth                  B. Save Money      C. Make Better Use of Old Things

词汇运用（共l0小题；每小题l分，计l0分）（每空一词）

1.The machine is being ___________ by a robot instead of a worker (控制).

2.Earth is becoming more and more ____________and polluted (拥挤).

3.When people in power is __________, people will do as they like(缺席的).

4.A train is going ___________a tunnel(穿过).

5.The little boy________ not to be late for school any more yesterday (允诺) .

6.On summer days, lying on the beach can be quite _________ (relax).

7.The film, 1942 , directed by one of the most famous Chinese ______ got a success(direct).

8.For an __________ reason, Sam moved to Japan(know).

9.Green food means the food is____________ (harm).

10.All of us should know the____________ of protecting wild animals(important).