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　　Our earth is in trouble．Our drinking water is becoming dirtier, and the air is not as clean as before．People and factories are polluting the air, rivers and lakes and seas．You may think that there is mothing you can do to help．That's not true．There are many things you can do to help the earth．

　　Cars burn gasoline．This will produce a lot of CO₂ into the air．Some people believe that too much CO₂ is making the earth warmer than ever．They think CO₂ thins the clouds above us．The clouds keep us away from the strongest sunlight．So try to walk, ride a bike or take a bus．And if you drive a car, drive at a steady speed．This can save some gasoline．

　　The biggest energy use at home is for keeping warm and cool．So turn the air conditioner off when you don't need to use it．Use lights that save energy．

　　Use fewer things that cannot be used again．When you buy something, consider those made from things that can be used again first．

　　(1)要用大量的水来洗澡沐浴．In one week an American family uses as much water for showers as a person drinks in three years! Buy a waterworks that uses less water, or take shorter showers．This can cut the use of water．

1．将(1)处译成英语．

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2．找出 If there is too much CO₂ in the air, the earth will become warmer 的同义句．

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3．从文中找出能概括本文大意的句子．

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阅读短文，然后按要求完成各题。

　　(A)要做的第一件事when creating a comic strip is to think of a plot．It needs to be funny or dramatic with an exciting finish．(B)It should be full of action to keep the reader interested．The story needs to move fast, and something new must happen in each picture．

　　The characters need strong personalities which will(C)________ in the pictures．You can tell(D)________ the characters above are like just from looking at them．

1．将(A)翻译成英语：________

2．将(B)处句子改写成：It should be ________　________ action to keep the reader interested．

3．在(C)处填入一个适当的词语：_____________

4．在(D)处填入一个适当的词语：_____________

5．从下面选项中选出本文的最佳标题：________

A．Creating a comic strip．

B．Keeping the reader interested．

C．The characters need strong personalities．

D．Moving fast．