Going green seems to be a fad(时尚)for a lot of people these days.Whether that is good or bad，we can’t really say，but for the two of us，going green is not a fad but a lifestyle.

On April 22,2011，we decided to go green every single day for an entire year.This meant doing 365 different green things，and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond the easy things.Rather than recycle and reduce our energy，we had to think of 365 different green things to do and this was no easy task.

With the idea of going green every single day for a year，Our Green Year started.My wife and I decided to educate? people about how they could go green in their lives and hoped we could show people all the green things that could be done to help the environment.We wanted to push the message that every little bit helps.

Over the course of Our Green Year，we completely changed our lifestyles.We now shop at organic(有机的) stores.We consume? less meat，choosing green food.We have greatly reduced our buying we don’t need.We have given away half of what we owned through websites.Our home is kept clean by vinegar and lemon juice，with no chemical cleaners.We make our own butter，enjoying the smell of home?made fresh bread.In our home office anyone caught doing something ungreen might be punished.

Our minds have been changed by Our Green Year.We are grateful for the chance to have been able to go green and educate others.We believe that we do have the power to change things and help our planet.????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? (2013·辽宁，B)

1. What might be the best title for the passage?

A．Going Green

B．Protecting the Planet

C．Keeping Open?Minded

D．Celebrating Our Green Year

2.It was difficult for the couple to live a green life for the whole year because________.

A．they were expected to follow the green fad

B．they didn’t know how to educate other people

C．they were unwilling to reduce their energy

D．they needed to perform unusual green tasks

3. What did the couple do over the course of Our Green Year?

A．They tried to get out of their ungreen habits.

B．They ignored others’ ungreen behavior.

C．They chose better chemical cleaners.

D．They sold their home?made food.

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．The government will give support to the green project.

B．The couple may continue their project in the future.

C．Some people disagree with the couple’s green ideas.

D．Our Green Year is becoming a national campaign.

Going green seems to be a fad(时尚)for a lot of people these days.Whether that is good or bad，we can’t really say，but for the two of us，going green is not a fad but a lifestyle.

On April 22,2011，we decided to go green every single day for an entire year.This meant doing 365 different green things，and it also meant challenging ourselves to go green beyond the easy things.Rather than recycle and reduce our energy，we had to think of 365 different green things to do and this was no easy task.

With the idea of going green every single day for a year，Our Green Year started.My wife and I decided to educate people about how they could go green in their lives and hoped we could show people all the green things that could be done to help the environment.We wanted to push the message that every little bit helps.

Over the course of Our Green Year，we completely changed our lifestyles.We now shop at organic(有机的)stores.We consume less meat，choosing green food.We have greatly reduced our buying we don’t need.We have given away half of what we owned through websites.Our home is kept clean by vinegar and lemon juice，with no chemical cleaners.We make our own butter，enjoying the smell of home?made fresh bread.In our home office anyone caught doing something ungreen might be punished.

Our minds have been changed by Our Green Year.We are grateful for the chance to have been able to go green and educate others.We believe that we do have the power to change things and help our planet.

1.What might be the best title for the passage?

A．Going Green

B．Protecting the Planet

C．Keeping Open?Minded

D．Celebrating Our Green Year

2.It was difficult for the couple to live a green life for the whole year because________.

A．they were expected to follow the green fad

B．they didn’t know how to educate other people

C．they were unwilling to reduce their energy

D．they needed to perform unusual green tasks

3.What did the couple do over the course of Our Green Year?

A．They tried to get out of their ungreen habits.

B．They ignored others’ ungreen behavior.

C．They chose better chemical cleaners.

D．They sold their home?made food.

4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．The government will give support to the green project.

B．The couple may continue their project in the future.

C．Some people disagree with the couple’s green ideas.

D．Our Green Year is becoming a national campaign.

Do you know the cold?
Everybody knows what happens when you catch a cold. First you sniffle(抽鼻涕) or get a more throat. Then you sneeze. After coughing and blowing your way through the next few days it’s over---until next time
Do you know what causes a cold, how it is spread or how to help prevent it? And which of the many medicines is best for your cold?
There is no known cure for the common cold. Once you catch a cold, your body usually produces antibodies(抗体) to the virus which caused the cold. These antibodies help the body develop resistance（抵抗力) to the virus if you catch it again. Unfortunately, over 200 different viruses cause the common cold. These viruses may change over time, so your resistance to them reduces. The large number of viruses and the fact that they change help explain why there is no cure for the common cold and why you will suffer colds in the future.
The colds increase in winter(usually between Septenber and March) but Not because of the cold! Cold weather has not been shown to increase the number of colds. People spend more time indoors in winter. They are therefore more likely to come into physical contact with each other and spread the disease. All these ideas remain to be proven. No one has been able to discover what really causes these colds
Common colds are spread by sneezes or by direct contact with a cold sufferer, usually when two people’ hands touch or an object is passed from one person to another. Sneezing spreads colds when someone sneezes near other people, or sneezes on objects which others later touch. A cold virus can survive up to three hours on hard surfaces.
The simplest and most effective way to lower the risk of catching a cold is to wash your hands frequently. Another important step in cold prevention is for cold sufferers to get rid of used tissues immediately after use.
1.From the passage, we can know____________.
A. a cold virus can survive up to four hours      
B. most of people know how to cure a cold
C. there are more colds in November than in May  
D. all of us catch more than one cold a year
2.According to the passage, people tend to catch a cold___________.
A. because they don’t take exercise in winter    
B.if they stay outdoors in freezinf cold winter
C. if they stay indoors more often in winter  
D.because the viruses of colds usually exist in winter
3.We can know colds sre spread through____________.
A. air and touching     B. coughs and objects   C.two people    D. a person and his hands                            

I am a single mom with two girls and we are on food stamps.
I often go to do my grocery shopping for the whole 1. While I was shopping for this month, I noticed a lady 2 a very serious conversation on the cell phone. I continued to do my shopping and continually ran into her throughout the 3. By the time I made it to the check-out line, she too was in line 4 me. I didn’t think anything of it and went to pay my 5.
I needed to pay $60 for my non-food items as food 6are only for food. I opened my 7only to find that I did not have credit card with me. 8,I realized that I had 9it at home. The 10said she could hold my order and I could 11home to get my money and come back.
I ran outside to ask Sharon, who gave me a lift to the store, 12she could drive me home and she said 13. So I ran back in to let the cashier know that I would be right back. But while I was running in the store, the cashier was 14her hands in the air. She told me not to 15going home because the lady behind me had paid my $60 bill. I was 16as I had never expected she would help me out. I asked her if I could give her phone number so that I could 17her. She smiled and said, “Just 18it.” But I will 19forget what she has done for me. I thank her so much for 20a single mom without any expectation.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      day
   2. B.
      week
   3. C.
      month
   4. D.
      year
2. 2.
   1. A.
      sparing
   2. B.
      sharing
   3. C.
      going
   4. D.
      having
3. 3.
   1. A.
      shelf
   2. B.
      counter
   3. C.
      store
   4. D.
      street
4. 4.
   1. A.
      behind
   2. B.
      beside
   3. C.
      ahead
   4. D.
      around
5. 5.
   1. A.
      debt
   2. B.
      fine
   3. C.
      rent
   4. D.
      bill
6. 6.
   1. A.
      cards
   2. B.
      stamps
   3. C.
      papers
   4. D.
      tickets
7. 7.
   1. A.
      box
   2. B.
      basket
   3. C.
      purse
   4. D.
      watch
8. 8.
   1. A.
      Suddenly
   2. B.
      Firstly
   3. C.
      Interestingly
   4. D.
      Luckily
9. 9.
   1. A.
      brought
   2. B.
      sent
   3. C.
      left
   4. D.
      placed
10. 10.
    1. A.
       man
    2. B.
       woman
    3. C.
       cashier
    4. D.
       boss
11. 11.
    1. A.
       ride
    2. B.
       fly
    3. C.
       run
    4. D.
       roll
12. 12.
    1. A.
       what
    2. B.
       if
    3. C.
       how
    4. D.
       why
13. 13.
    1. A.
       nothing
    2. B.
       no
    3. C.
       sorry
    4. D.
       yes
14. 14.
    1. A.
       waving
    2. B.
       shaking
    3. C.
       biting
    4. D.
       touching
15. 15.
    1. A.
       find out
    2. B.
       think up
    3. C.
       worry out
    4. D.
       turn to
16. 16.
    1. A.
       satisfied
    2. B.
       surprised
    3. C.
       ashamed
    4. D.
       disappointed
17. 17.
    1. A.
       remind
    2. B.
       call
    3. C.
       teach
    4. D.
       repay
18. 18.
    1. A.
       leave
    2. B.
       follow
    3. C.
       forget
    4. D.
       remember
19. 19.
    1. A.
       sometimes
    2. B.
       usually
    3. C.
       ever
    4. D.
       never
20. 20.
    1. A.
       cheering up
    2. B.
       helping out
    3. C.
       making up
    4. D.
       letting down

Howard Dill is a giant among giant pumpkin growers. He grew world champion pumpkins for four years running，from 1979 to 1982，and missed winning the fifth year by a mere 5 pounds. Today，his Dill Atlantic Giant seeds are sold worldwide to more than 50 seed companies. The pumpkins grown from his Dill Atlantic Giant seeds commonly weigh in at over 1,000 pounds.“I don’t have any training in genetics ；it was all trial and error，”Dill says. He inherited his love of pumpkins from his father and has enjoyed growing them for years.
Dill still grows giant pumpkins, but not for competition. In the fall, visitors come to enjoy the pumpkin patch on his 90-acre farm in Nova Scotia，Canada. He plants ten acres of pumpkins for Halloween and two acres of giant pumpkins. One of giant pumpkins was recently baked into 442 pumpkin pies and sold at $ 5 each for charity.
It you want to try growing a giant pumpkin, Dill recommends starting with a soil test and then adding fertilizer as needed. Plant the giant pumpkin seed. A giant pumpkin can gain 15 to 20 pounds a day， so careful watering—every day or two—is essential. You should wait about 130 days until the pumpkin matures and then you can harvest it.
Dill’s favorite pumpkin set the Guinness Book record in 1981. It weighted 493.5 pounds. “I’ve grown them larger since， but that one meant a lot,” he remembers. “I never would have predicted ten years ago that there would be a 1,000-pounder，but there are many of them now，”says Dill。The 2006 world record holder is Larry Checkon of Pennsylvania. He grew a 1,469 pounder. Dill says, “These world champions are grown from my seeds， so I feel like a winner right along with them.”

1. 1.

   What can we learn about the world champion pumpkin of 1983?

   1. A.
      It weighed over 1,000 pounds
   2. B.
      It was missing after the competition
   3. C.
      It was 5 pounds heavier than that of 1982
   4. D.
      It was 5 pounds heavier than Dill’s biggest one that year
2. 2.

   One of Dill’s giant pumpkins earned         

   1. A.
      $2210
   2. B.
      $442
   3. C.
      $1000
   4. D.
      $1469
3. 3.

   In the third paragraph Dill mainly tells about        

   1. A.
      how to do a soil test
   2. B.
      how to plant the giant pumpkin seed
   3. C.
      when to water the pumpkin
   4. D.
      how to grow a giant pumpkin
4. 4.

   Which of the following is true according to the passage?

   1. A.
      Howard Dill is well trained in genetics
   2. B.
      Howard Dill grows pumpkins just for competiton
   3. C.
      Dill felt proud of Larry Checkon’s champion pumpkin
   4. D.
      Dill’s favorite pumpkin is the heaviest of all those he has ever grown
5. 5.

   Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

   1. A.
      Gardening Giant: Howard Dill
   2. B.
      World Champion Pumpkin
   3. C.
      Dill Atlantic Giant Seeds
   4. D.
      How to Grow Giant Pumpkins