The Stop Global Warming calculator shows you how much carbon dioxide you

can prevent from being released into the atmosphere and how much money you can save by making some small changes in your daily life. It’s our hope that the calculator will promote action, awareness and empowerment by showing you that one person can make a difference and help stop global warming.

There are many simple things you can do in your daily life—what you eat, what you drive, how you build your home—that can have an effect on your immediate surroundings, and on places as far away as Antarctica. Here is a list of things that you can do to make a difference.

Use Compact Fluorescent Bulbs

Replace 3 frequently used light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs. Save 300lbs (pounds) of carbon dioxide and $60 per year.

Use Recycled Paper

Make sure your printer paper is 100% post consumer recycled paper. Save 5lbs of carbon dioxide per ream of paper.

Take Shorter Showers

Showers account for 2/3 of all water heating costs. Save 350 lbs of carbon dioxide and $99 per year.

Buy Products Locally

Buy locally and reduce the amount of energy required to drive your products to your home.

Carpool When You Can

Own a big vehicle？Carpooling with friends and co-workers saves fuel. Save 790 lbs of carbon dioxide and hundreds of dollars per year.

Don’t Idle in Your Car

Idling wastes money and gas, and generates pollution and global warming causing emissions. Except when in traffic, turn your engine off in you must wait for more than 30 seconds.

Buy Organic food

The chemicals used in modern agriculture pollute the water supply, and require energy to produce.

Turn Off Your Computer

Shut off your computer when not in use, and save 200 lbs of carbon dioxide. Conserve energy by using your computer’s “sleep mode” instead of a screensaver.

With a Stop Global Warming calculator which costs you only $50 in hand, you will find what you do does count.

1. The Stop Global Warming calculator can serve the following purposes EXCEPT __________.

A．introducing the ways of saving carbon dioxide

B．Telling how to save money in your daily life

C．promoting action, awareness and empowerment and helping stop global warming

D．introducing how global warming is formed

2. How many tips are related to cars?__________.

A．1

B．2

C．3

D．4

3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the list of tips? ___________.

A．Using a screensaver instead of the computer’s “sleep mode”

B．Buying products in the neighborhood

C．Using recycled printer paper

D．Replacing frequently used light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs

4.What does the underlined word “carpooling” mean according to the passage?____.

A．Changing your big vehicle into a small one with your friends and co-workers to save fuel

B．Going to the pool with your friends and co-workers by car

C．Trying to share a big vehicle with your friends to save fuel

D．Washing the car in a pool by yourself instead of having it washed by your

friends and co-workers

5.  What is the purpose of the author writing this passage?___________.

A．Giving people tips on how to save money in life

B．Telling people how to be environment-friendly

C．Promoting the product “Stop Global Warming calculator”

D．Telling people how to prevent carbon dioxide from being released

 

“Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.”

This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown citizen who lived in Rome in AD 52 wrote it.

We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improve the quality of our lives?

Picture this: You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How calm and happy do you feel?

Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they lead simpler lives.

One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10, and Tomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phones.

The grandmother, Lyn, said, “It was hard physically, but not mentally.” She believed life was less materialistic. “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes,” She said. The boys said they fought less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy（时髦的）, beer-drinking granny, to one who cooked things.”

Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions!

Don’t be available all the time. Turn off your mobile phone at certain times of the day. Don’t check your e-mail every day.

Don’t reply to somebody as soon as they leave a text message just because you can. It may be fun at first, but it soon gets annoying.

1.The passage is mainly about _______.

A．problem with technology

B．improvements of our life with technology

C．the important roles technology plays in our everyday life

D．major changes which will be likely to happen to technology

2.The writer quoted (引用) what a citizen in ancient Rome said at the beginning of the story in order to ______________.

A．share a truth about life

B．tell us what life was like long time ago

C．make us wonder what causes such a thing to happen

D．point out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same

3.Why did the family choose to spend some time in a 1940’s house? Because ______________.

A．they liked to live simple lives

B．they were curious about how people lived without modern inventions

C．they were troubled by modern inventions

D．living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them

4.What do you think the underlined word “available” in the first suggestion offered by the writer mean?

A．Busy on line

B．Free

C．Be able to

D．Be found by others.

 

It was 1504,and Columbus was making another trip to the New World. Columbus and his men needed fresh water and food after three months at sea. They saw an island and went on shore. On the island there were unfriendly Indians who refused to give food to them. Columbus’ men were afraid of the Indians, but he had a clever plan. He used sign language to tell the Indians about his mysterious (神秘的) power to turn off the light in the sky. He knew about a lunar eclipse (月蚀) the next night because the information was in his almanac (天文历书). Columbus told the Indians, “ Tomorrow night I’ll turn off the light in the sky.” But they didn’t believe him . When the eclipse began the next night ,the Indians became very frightened . They begged Columbus to turn on the light again , and they quickly gave him all the food and water he wanted. Immediately Columbus and his men hurried back to the ship and sailed away in the moonless night.

Columbus and his men stopped at the island because_______________.

A. they wanted to meet the Indians there

B. they hoped to get supplies of food and water

C. they had never been on the island before

D. they had planned to visit it         

The Indians ___________ Columbus and his men.

A. were glad to see       B. were kind to

C. welcomed            D. were not kind to

Columbus ________ to tell the Indians that he had mysterious power.

A. used movements of hands and expressions in his face

B. spoke in the language of the Indians

C. drew a lot of signs

D. wrote in the language of the Indians

“The light in the sky ” here means __________.

A. the sun     B. the moon     C. the stars     D. the daylight

The Indians gave Columbus food and water because they _________.

A. believed Columbus was a man with mysterious power

B. were interested in Columbus’ trip

C. wanted to help Columbus

D. were clever             

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

We all know that money can’t buy happiness. No matter how much we earn, or how nice our clothing or cars or toys are, none of it will make us happier. __1._____ and the sad thing is that it could take us decades of pursuing wealth and luxury(奢侈) items before we realize this.

So what will bring us happiness? ___2.__ these three things have been proven by surveys of hundreds of thousands of people about what they have, what their lives are like, and how happy they are.

_____3._____ We have a human need to be close to other human beings. Having good, supportive friendships, a strong marriage or close and loving relationships with our family members will make us much more likely to be happy. So take time to stay with your loved ones, to tell them what they mean to you, to listen to them.

Positive thinking can lead to happiness too. In fact, optimism and self-confidence are some of the indicators(迹象)of people who lead happy lives. So remember to get into the habit of squashing(排除)all negative thoughts and replacing them with positive ones.___4.____

The state we enter when we are completely focused on the work or task before us will almost undoubtedly lead to happiness. People find greatest enjoyment not when they are doing mindless work, but when they are absorbed in a mindful challenge.____5._____ turn off the TV, get outside and do something that truly attract you.

You’ve been given the Three Secrets to Happiness. Don’t waste them.

A．Instead of “I can’t” think “I can”.

B．You will have good relationships with peoples around you.

C．But many times we act as if we’d be happier with a bit more money.

D．Luckily, it’s three things that don’t cost a thing.

E.  Find work and hobbies that you’re passionate about seriously.

F.  The first thing is good relationships.

Most people value their personal happiness above money.

 

The office has always been a place to get ahead. Unfortunately, It is also a place where a lot of natural resources start to fall behind. Take a look around next time you’re at work. See how many lights are left on when people leave. See how much paper is being wasted. How much electricity is being used to run computers that are left on. Look at how much water is being wasted in the rest-rooms. And how much solid waste is being thrown out in the rubbish cans. We bet it’s a lot.
Now, here are some simple ways you can produce less waste at work. When you are at the copier, only make the copies you need. Use both sides of the paper when writing something less important. Turn off your lights when you leave. Use a lower watt bulb in your lamp. Drink your coffee or tea out of your mugs instead of single-use cups. Set up a recycling box for cans and one for bottles. And when you’re in the bathroom brushing your teeth or washing your face, don’t let the tap run. Remember, if we use fewer resources today, we’ll save more for tomorrow.
【小题1】The main purpose of the passage is to tell people _______.

A．the disadvantages of working in an office

B．the waste produced in an office

C．to save resources when working in an office

D．how to save water in a restroom

【小题2】How many kinds of waste are mentioned in the passage？

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

【小题3】From the passage we can infer that in the office ________.

A．using computers is a waste of resource

B．many people don’t turn off the computers after using them

C．computers are run by electricity

D．a computer is not a must for working

【小题4】It is suggested that we use both sides of the paper at the copier because _______.

A．we are short of paper	B．the printing is not important
C．we should save paper	D．we have to pay for the paper

【小题5】The underlined word mugs is most likely to be _______.

A．a machine that makes coffee

B．a container that can be used again and again

C．a paper product for tea

D．something that can only be found in an office