A 5R Rule for Environment

1. Reduce(减少)

If you want to reduce waste, you should use things wisely. A large number of trees are being cut down to make paper. If everyone uses a little paper carelessly and throw it out, soon we would not have any trees left. Other things are also being wasted, and people don’t know what to do with the waste in big cities. So it is necessary to reduce the waste.

   2. Reuse（再利用）

   You should always think of reusing the usable things before throwing them out. Give your clothes you do not use or the ones which are too small to the poor. In a family, you may pass on such clothes to younger brothers or sisters.

    3. Recycle（回收）

    Bottles, cans and paper can easily be recycled. By doing so we save lots of time and money. For example, coke cans are sent to a factory, where they are smashed(打碎) flat and melted(融化) and the metal things are made for new coke cans.

   4. Recover （恢复）

   When you buy a box of apples, there may be a few rotten apples, you have two choices: one is to throw the whole apples away, or you could cut off the rotten parts and use the good parts. In this way, you are recovering the eatable parts of food.

   5. Repair（修补）

   If one of the legs of your table is broken, you can repair it. If you want to change for better ones, it is better for you to sell the old things or give them to other people who can use them after doing some repair. It is true that North America is a “throw—away” society, but the time has come to change our way of life so that we can protect our environment. Every one of us should try our best.

1.The “Reduce” rule mainly requires(要求) us ______.

A. to use things wisely

B. to cut down many trees

C. to use less paper

2. The right order of recycling coke cans is ______.

a. collect the used cans   b. melt them    c. smash them flat   d. send them to a factory

A. a b c d                       B. a d c b                C. d b c a

3.The “Recover” rule mainly requires us ______.

A. to throw waste thing away

B. to cover waste thing with the earth

C. to get back the useful parts

4. ______ is the best way to do with your broken tables.

A. Throwing them away    B. Repairing them              C. Putting them away

5. According to the passage, ______ can not be reused.

A. clothes                                 B. shoes                 C. rotten apples

We use the Internet for many things: business, shopping， writing letters, talking to people, finding information and so on. In recent years a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. There’s no real word for it yet, so we’ll call it e-talk. People don’t like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters called acronyms. Acronyms are often used in chat rooms. Some of them are.
BTW （by the way）   BRB (be right back)
LOL (laughing out loud) IMO (in my opinion)
People also use many abbreviations (缩写), They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations are:
Info (information)  puter (computer)
Pie (picture)       sec (second)
We usually don’t see people when we communicate (交流) on the Net, so people have new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keywords to draw “feeling”. such as:
:-)( happy)    :-p(joking)   :-( (sad)  :-0(surprised)
These days, many forums (论坛) have picture feelings. For example，

There are even whole new words, like” newbie’s”(someone who is new on a chat board or forum).
It takes time for people to get used to (适应) e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of communicating. Newbie’s have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internets grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.
【小题1】What does the underline “acronyms” mean?
A.网友        B.聊天室      C.首字母缩写词
【小题2】Why do people type acronyms?
A. to show their feelings.
B. Because people can type them quickly.
C. In this way newbie’s won’t understand them.
【小题3】What does” BTW, my puter is not working well.:-(“mean?
A. The person is angry at somebody.
B. The person is happy about getting a new computer.
C. The person is sad that his computer is having problems.
【小题4】E-talk wills probably          .
A. keep changing.
B. be easy by people on the telephone
C. be used by people on the telephone
【小题5】What’s the best title for this passage?
A. E-talk language
B. Picture Feelings
C. How to Use Abbreviations

Today people can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth. But when you use the phone, you don’t see the person you are talking with. This may change in the near future.

Today some people are using a kind of telephone called the picture phone or vision phone. With it, two people who are talking can see each other.

Picture phones can be useful when you have something to show to the person you’re calling. They may have other uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring up a library and ask to read a book. Then you’ll be able to read the book right over your picture phone. Or you may be able to go shopping through your picture phone. If you want to buy something in the newspaper, you’ll use your phone and call the shop. People at the shop will show you the thing you’re interested in right over the phone. You’ll be able to shop all over town and never even leave your room!

1.Today people can use the phone to talk with others ______.

A．in all the towns

B．in some places in the world

C．only in big cities

D．almost anywhere on the earth

2.The underlined word “it” in the passage means ______.

A．the picture phone                       B．any phone

C．the use                               D．the change

3.We can ______ through the picture phone according to the text.

A．write a book                           B．do shopping

C．play games                            D．have classes

4.Picture phones can be used for ______.

A．ringing up a library to see a book

B．going shopping without leaving our homes

C．showing the person we’re talking with something

D．All of the above.

5.The title of the article can be “______”.

A．The telephones

B．Picture phones

C．Shopping on the phone

D．Talking on the phone

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Nowadays people use the phone to talk with other almost anywhere on the world. But when you use the phone, you can't see the person you are talk with. This may change in the near future. Today some people are using a kinds of telephone called the picture Phone or videophone(可视电话).  With it, two people who is talking can see each other. Picture phones are useful if you want to show something to a person you're calling. They may have other uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring for a library and ask read a book. You'll be able to read the book right over your picture phone. Or you may be able to do some shoping through your picture phone. If you want to buy something, you can calling the shop. People at the shop will show you the thing right over the phone. You'll be able to shop all over the world and you needn't leave your room.

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We usually use _ 76__ kinds of money. One kind is money made of paper and the other kind is money made of metal.  But in the past people used many things   77  of money. Some countries used salt, tea or stones. Other countries even used some animals. Today people in some places in the world   78  do not use paper money all the time.
On the island of Yap, people use the   79  money in the world —Yap stones . These are round, white stones   80  a hole in the middle. The Yap stones do not   81  from this island. The Yap men have to go to the islands over 600 kilometres away to get   82    
Rich people do not carry the heavy Yap stones. Servants    83  the rich. Today people on the island of Yap use paper money for everyday shopping. But for other things they still   84 Yap stones to   85  money.