You may have known several kinds of police --- traffic police, fire police and street police. But have you ever heard of energy-saving(节能) policeman?
A group of 22 energy-saving policemen went to work last week in Beijing. They go around the city to see the use of energy in hotels, office buildings, shopping centers and other public places. One of their aims is to make sure that these places have set their air conditioning(空调) no cooler than 26℃.
They also set up a special phone line so that people can tell them which buildings fail to follow the rule.
“If everyone sets their air conditioning at 26℃, Beijing will save 400 million kilowatthour of electricity in one summer. That’s one-third of all the usages of the city in the season,” said a TV advertisement.
Other Chinese cities, like Wuhan in Hubei Province and Yangzhou in Jiansu Province, are going to follow Beijing’s steps in setting up a similar police team.
As one of the fastest developing countries, China is using a lot of energy. This has a great effect on the country’s environment and limited(有限的) energy.
From 1986 to 2005, the country experienced 20 warm winters continuously(连续). Numbers show that Chinese cities have to spend billions of yuan solving environmental problems every year.
At the beginning of this month, China made its first action plan to fight pollution. It aims to reduce energy usage by 20% and increase renewable(可更新的) energy up to 10% from 7% by 2010.
To introduce the public to a green life, last week Beijing held a show on energy-saving technology and productions. Environment-friendly machines, such as a vending machine that helps collect used bottles, have attracted lots of attention. “We want to tell people that there are certain ways to protect the environment. Each of us can find effective ways to do it on our daily lives,” said Liu Qianguang, an environmental engineer in Beijing.
【小题1】The job of the energy-saving policemen is ______.

A．to set up a special phone line

B．to set the air conditioning cooler

C．to check the use of energy in public places

D．to make sure that more energy will be produced

【小题2】Beijing uses ______ million kilowatt-hour electricity in summer.

A．1200.

B．800.

C．400.

D．133.

【小题3】Which of the following years’ winters were all warm in China?

A．1968—1988.

B．1999—2003.

C．2002—2006.

D．2005—2009.

【小题4】In the year 2010 China’s energy usages is going to be cut by ______.

A．7%.

B．10%.

C．17%.

D．20%.

【小题5】According to Liu Qianguang, ______.

A．there are few ways to protect the environment

B．it’s difficult to find good ways to save energy

C．it’s easy for one to do something good for the environment

D．it’s difficult for one to do something good for the environment

Bicycles in China

Bicycles are very popular in China. In our country you can see bicycles almost everywhere. When you walk on the road, you will find a lot of people riding bicycles to school, shops and anywhere else. Therefore(因此), China is known as “the kingdom of bicycles”. In China, many families have one or two bicycles.

Compared(与……比) with cars, bicycles have many advantages. First, they are much cheaper than cars. Most Chinese can’t afford cars, but they can afford bicycles. Second, bicycles are small enough to park anywhere, while cars need a larger piece of land to park. What’s more, with lower speed, bicycles are safer than cars.

However, bicycles also bring some problems. Some riders don’t obey the traffic rules and some riders don’t think about others’ safety. So they ride too fast. During rush hours, too many bicycles may cause traffic jams. We still have a long way to go to solve the problem.

1.Where can you see bicycles in China?

A．In the big city.

B．In the town.

C．In the country.

D．Almost everywhere.

2.“The kingdom of bicycles” here is saying ____.

A．China has a large number of bicycles	B．China makes bicycles
C．bicycles are a kingdom	D．only China has bicycles

3. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of bicycles?

A．Bicycles are much cheaper than cars.	B．Bicycles are easy to park.
C．Bicycles are more beautiful than cars.	D．Bicycles are safer than cars.

4.What problems can bicycles bring?

A．Bicycles are more and more expensive.

B．Riding bicycles is more dangerous than driving cars.

C．There are no places for so many bicycles.

D．Too many bicycles may cause traffic jams.

5.What does the last sentence mean?

A．We should drive cars instead of riding bicycles.

B．It’s too far to ride bicycles.

C．Bicycles are safe enough.

D．We still need to do much to solve the problem.

 

You may have known several kinds of police --- traffic police, fire police and street police. But have you ever heard of energy-saving(节能) policeman?

A group of 22 energy-saving policemen went to work last week in Beijing. They go around the city to see the use of energy in hotels, office buildings, shopping centers and other public places. One of their aims is to make sure that these places have set their air conditioning(空调) no cooler than 26℃.

They also set up a special phone line so that people can tell them which buildings fail to follow the rule.

“If everyone sets their air conditioning at 26℃, Beijing will save 400 million kilowatthour of electricity in one summer. That’s one-third of all the usages of the city in the season,” said a TV advertisement.

Other Chinese cities, like Wuhan in Hubei Province and Yangzhou in Jiansu Province, are going to follow Beijing’s steps in setting up a similar police team.

As one of the fastest developing countries, China is using a lot of energy. This has a great effect on the country’s environment and limited(有限的) energy.

From 1986 to 2005, the country experienced 20 warm winters continuously(连续). Numbers show that Chinese cities have to spend billions of yuan solving environmental problems every year.

At the beginning of this month, China made its first action plan to fight pollution. It aims to reduce energy usage by 20% and increase renewable(可更新的) energy up to 10% from 7% by 2010.

To introduce the public to a green life, last week Beijing held a show on energy-saving technology and productions. Environment-friendly machines, such as a vending machine that helps collect used bottles, have attracted lots of attention. “We want to tell people that there are certain ways to protect the environment. Each of us can find effective ways to do it on our daily lives,” said Liu Qianguang, an environmental engineer in Beijing.

1.The job of the energy-saving policemen is ______.

   A. to set up a special phone line              

B. to set the air conditioning cooler

   C. to check the use of energy in public places 

D. to make sure that more energy will be produced

2.Beijing uses ______ million kilowatt-hour electricity in summer.

   A. 1200.         B. 800.            C. 400.              D. 133.

3.Which of the following years’ winters were all warm in China?

   A. 1968—1988.   B. 1999—2003.     C. 2002—2006.        D. 2005—2009.

4.In the year 2010 China’s energy usages is going to be cut by ______.

   A. 7%.             B. 10%.              C. 17%.              D. 20%.

5.According to Liu Qianguang, ______.

   A. there are few ways to protect the environment

   B. it’s difficult to find good ways to save energy

   C. it’s easy for one to do something good for the environment

   D. it’s difficult for one to do something good for the environment

 

Bicycles in China
Bicycles are very popular in China. In our country you can see bicycles almost everywhere. When you walk on the road, you will find a lot of people riding bicycles to school, shops and anywhere else. Therefore(因此), China is known as “the kingdom of bicycles”. In China, many families have one or two bicycles.
Compared(与……比) with cars, bicycles have many advantages. First, they are much cheaper than cars. Most Chinese can’t afford cars, but they can afford bicycles. Second, bicycles are small enough to park anywhere, while cars need a larger piece of land to park. What’s more, with lower speed, bicycles are safer than cars.
However, bicycles also bring some problems. Some riders don’t obey the traffic rules and some riders don’t think about others’ safety. So they ride too fast. During rush hours, too many bicycles may cause traffic jams. We still have a long way to go to solve the problem.
【小题1】Where can you see bicycles in China?

A．In the big city.

B．In the town.

C．In the country.

D．Almost everywhere.

【小题2】“The kingdom of bicycles” here is saying ____.

A．China has a large number of bicycles	B．China makes bicycles
C．bicycles are a kingdom	D．only China has bicycles

【小题3】 Which of the following is NOT an advantage of bicycles?

A．Bicycles are much cheaper than cars.	B．Bicycles are easy to park.
C．Bicycles are more beautiful than cars.	D．Bicycles are safer than cars.

【小题4】What problems can bicycles bring?

A．Bicycles are more and more expensive.

B．Riding bicycles is more dangerous than driving cars.

C．There are no places for so many bicycles.

D．Too many bicycles may cause traffic jams.

【小题5】What does the last sentence mean?

A．We should drive cars instead of riding bicycles.

B．It’s too far to ride bicycles.

C．Bicycles are safe enough.

D．We still need to do much to solve the problem.