Are you ready to take action to protect Planet Earth? You may think it impossible，but you can begin by taking some small，but important，first steps．Many children and their classes in the USA are taking action．

Children Campaign Against Waste

Children are paying attention to the packaging(包装)of the things they buy．Packaging includes all the things you throw away when you unwrap anything new．One third of all rubbish is packaging．Mrs. Perez’s 4th grade class decides to make their school and neighbourhood know the waste in packaging．They want people to think before they buy．They also want to let people who make the products know that they want less waste in packaging．So they start a campaign to help people change how they shop．

Children Save Water

    Another class decides to help save water．Here’s how they got started．

Miguel Salazar lives in Meridien, Texas．Every day he walks home from school and passes Carrollton Creek(小溪)．The creek is filled with rubbish．But the creek was not always this way．Miguel’s grandfather remembers flowers and plants grew along it．Many people fished there．So Miguel’s class decides to clean up the creek．They make a plan．

    If one person can make a difference, think how much more can get done if people work together to care for Planet Earth．

    根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1．The children in Mrs．Perez’s class start the campaign against __________．

  A．water                B．waste             C．shopping         D．fishing

2．Miguel’s class project is to ________．

  A．strip packaging

  B．go on a trip

  C．clean up Carrollton Creek

  D．talk to families and friends

3．The Chinese meaning of“garbage cans”is _________．

  A．批准          B．捐款              C．赞助商          D．垃圾桶

4．Which of the following is NOT talked in the passage?

  A．There were followers and plants along the creek．

  B．One third of all rubbish is packaging．

  C．Children use posters and letters to help with their work．

  D．Mrs.．Perez’s class wants to choose a day for not using bags．

5．What’s the main idea of the passage?

  A．Children can use the websites to find out the facts．

  B．People liked to fish along Carrollton Creek in the past．

  C．Everyone can do something small to help save Planet Earth．

  D．The mayor in Meridien can help the children with their project

Did you travel abroad during the National Day holiday? As it is becoming easier

to get visas(签证)to foreign countries, more and more Chinese people are traveling abroad during

the holidays. However, some countries are not so welcoming to Chinese tourists.

　 A recent survey of 5,600 people from five countries showed that the Chinese people are the

second most unpopular tourists, just behind the US citizens. What’s wrong with us ?

　 “The Chinese always like staying together and talking very loudly,” Dai Bin of the China

Tourism Academy told Chinese media .

　 In fact ,this is just the tip of the iceberg .Chinese tourists have a bad reputation(名声)

abroad for many reasons .

　 Zhang Minjie, a tour guide, was embarrassed when he led a group of Chinese tourists to Singapore . “A young man spit his gum out .When he was about to leave, the police caught him and fined him 20 Singapore dollars(102 yuan) ,” Zhang told Qianjiang Evening News.

　 Some Chinese also litter everywhere and jump queues .Some like to write on famous buildings .In Hong Kong ,many local people complain that tourists from the Chinese mainland spit and smoke in non-smoking areas .None of these problems help the reputation of Chinese people traveling abroad .However, there are still plenty of thoughtful Chinese tourists ,who behave respectfully when visiting famous places ,taking a few photos before moving on to the next spot .

　 Although we spend money to enjoy ourselves, it doesn’t mean we can do anything we want .All travelers should respect local customs and take care of the environment .

61. According to the survey, which country’s people are the least popular tourists?
A. Canadians.　 B. Australians.　 C. Americans.　 D. Chinese.

62. What does the underlined sentence “this is just the tip of the iceberg” mean?
A. this is only the beginning of the problem
B. this happens on the top of the ice mountain
C. the Chinese get together and talk loudly
D. the Chinese have a bad reputation abroad

63. What are Paragraphs 5 and 6 mainly about?
A. Singapore’s strict system
B. smoking problems in different countries
C. how to have good manners
D. some Chinese tourists’ bad behaviors abroad

64. Which is not the reason why Chinese tourists have a bad reputation abroad?　　

A. Chinese always like talking very loudly

B. Some Chinese litter everywhere

C. Some Chinese smoke in non-smoking areas

D. Chinese buy too many things

65. In which page of a newspaper can you most probably read this passage ?

A. Sports　　　 B. Manners　 C. Nature　 D. Stories