Saving water is an important part of going green. As water becomes less and polluted more, conservation (保护) becomes more and more important. The less water you use, the less wastewater will end up in our rivers and lakes. Wasting water means that more water needs to be treated and cleaned, a process that requires quite a lot of energy.
As it is said above, cutting down on water usage is one of the most important things you can do for your local environment and the planet as a whole. That is why more green households are going blue: cutting down their water footprint by conserving and harvesting (收获) water.
It may seem like a big concept, but going blue starts with small changes that everyone can make. Something as simple as turning off the tap while you brush your teeth can save a lot of water. Wash your fruits and vegetables in a bowl rather than under a tap to save even more. Make sure that the taps are fully turned off every time you step away from the sink or the shower — all those little drips can add up to a lot of water waste.
Another way of reducing your water footprint is reducing your dependence on the main water supply. Rainwater harvesting can meet a lot of your home’s water needs. Many of us already practice rainwater harvesting in a small way. Collecting water from your gutters (檐沟) is a great way to keep your garden green without running the sprinkler (洒水器).
小题1:The underlined word “green” means ______ in this passage.

A．嫉妒

B．环保

C．未成熟的

D．健康的

小题2:According to the passage, which is NOT the reason that people should save water?

A．Treating wastewater needs much energy.

B．The water on the earth is becoming less and less.

C．The water on the earth is becoming polluted more.

D．Rainwater harvesting can meet a lot of your home’s water needs.

小题3:According to the passage, all of these can be used to save water except ______.

A．washing fruit and vegetables under a tap

B．using a bowl to wash your fruit and vegetables

C．making sure taps are fully turned off all the time

D．turning off the tap every time after brushing your teeth

小题4:Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A．Save Water by Turning off the Tap

B．How to Treat and Clean Wastewater

C．Keep Your Garden Green with Rainwater

D．Save Water Starting with Small Changes

小题5:From the passage, we can know that_____.

A．we can get enough water by harvesting

B．most people pay no attention to saving water

C．we can practice rainwater harvesting in a small way

D．harvesting water is more necessary than conserving it

Fashions in child-care (儿童保育)， as all parents know, come and go. Bottle-feeding or mother's milk?  Full-time parental care or a child-minder(儿童保育员)? These problems always trouble the parents a lot. And now, there is a book called Childsplay dealing with the problem of child-care.
The author of Childsplay, Lucy Jackson, believes most school children do some sports at school. And many adults take regular exercise in their free time.
Babies, though, spend most of the time in front of the television or sitting in a push-chair (折叠式婴儿车) or high chair. If the world were a safer place, every child would run around freely, but that is simply not possible. As a result, they become lazy, overweight and unfit.
Ms. Jackson is worried that if small children take no regular exercise, bad habits will continue into adulthood (成人期 ). She suggests that parents should begin exercising with very small babies, moving their legs and arms gently in time to music. As children grow, they should follow and exercise program using soft balls, household furniture and play equipment.                                    
Many experts in child development do not agree. They feel that children will learn to run and jump as they play naturally; they do not need planned exercise. They would not be overweight if they ate healthier food. An increasing number of parents, though, are taking their children to exercise classes. The kids jump around with their mothers to disco music.They seem to enjoy themselves, but it is not at all clear if the classes have any effect on their future development.
小题1:According to the passage, the parents do not worry about how to care about their children.
小题2:Childsplay is a book about how to take care of the children.
小题3:Ms. Jackson doesn't believe babies take enough exercise.
小题4:Ms. Jackson encourages parents to take exercise with their babies.
小题5:Though we don’t know if the exercise will have any effect on children future development, some mothers have already taken their children to exercise.

Most teenagers feel sad or afraid when their parents fight. They might think their parents don’t love each other any more.
In fact, it is normal for parents to disagree and argue sometimes. They might disagree about important thing like jobs and family decisions. They might even disagree about little thing that don’t seem important at all – like what’s for dinner. Maybe sometimes parents feel so strongly about their differences that it may lead to arguments. However, these arguments are often over quickly. Parents may say sorry and make up , and the family returns to normal
As a family member, you should find out what it really means when your parents fight. When your parents get angry with each other, they might say things they don’t really mean. If your parents are fighting, don’t worry too much about it. Try to find a good way to solve it.
If your parent’s fighting really bothers you, you might find it hard to sleep or got to school. If this happens, try talking to your parents. They may not even realize it until you tell them how their fighting has influenced you. You can also tell other relatives, a teacher or a close friend.
Just remember that no family is perfect and arguments are common in every family.
小题1:What does it mean when parents fight?
A.  They aren’t happy with their family.
B.  They don’t love each other any more.
C.  They disagree with each other about something.
小题2:The underlined part “make up” in paragraph 2 means “      ” in Chinese.
A.  弥补              B.  组成               C.  和解
小题3:The underlined word “it” refers to “     ”.
A.  your parents’ fighting.        B.  your parents’ life      C.  your parents’ difference
小题4:What should we do when our parents’ fighting bothers us?
A.  Talk to them.    B.  Shout at them.       C.  Say something nice to them.
小题5:What can we learn from the passage?
A.  Parents’ fighting often lasts a long time.
B.  Parents might fight over small things.
C.  Teenagers should never argue with their parents.

Do you know why different animals or pests(害虫) have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be mainly used to    1   themselves.
Some birds like eating locusts(蝗虫), but birds cannot    2  catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their   3   with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green, locusts look    4 . But as the harvest time comes, locusts change into the same brown color    5  crops have. Some other pests whose colors are   6   plants are easily found and eaten by   7  . So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only   8  .
If you    9 animals’ life, you’ll find the main use of colors is to protect    10  . Bears, lions and other animals  11  quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters   12  their colors are much like the trees.
Colors are useful not only on the land, but also in the   13 . A kind of fish can   14  a kind of black liquid(液体) when they face danger. The liquid spreads over quickly, so they cannot be found by their enemies and can quickly swim away. That is   15  they can live safely though they are not strong at all. So colors are really useful to animals.

小题1:	A．show B．protect C．kill D．interest

小题2:	A．easily B．freely C．safely D．differently

小题3:	A．sizes B．smells C．colors D．shapes

小题4:	A．yellow B．red C．black D．green

小题5:	A．so B．as C．like D．with

小题6:	A．different from B．same as C．similar to D．opposite with

小题7:	A．other B．others C．the others D．another

小题8:	A．in the morning B．at noon C．at night D．in the daytime

小题9:	A．study B．write C．draw D．work

小题10:

A．them B．themselves C．it D．itself

小题11:

A．run B．fight C．move D．eat

小题12:

A．because B．so C．and D．although

小题13:

A．forests B．desert C．sea D．mountains

小题14:

A．keep out B．come out C．look out D．give out

小题15:

A．why B．when C．how D．where

Improve Sleep Good health needs good sleep. Going to bed before you're tired. Not eating or reading in bed. Go to bed at the same time before midnight and get up at the same time. Your body likes routine for a good night's sleep.

Stay away from the Flu Studies show that a cold or flu virus can live on our hands for a long time. So wash all parts of your hands often with soap and water. For more ways to prevent the spread of the flu, please call Health Line at 1800-848-1313.

Oral Health Brush your teeth twice a day and visit the dentist at least once a year. The mouth is a mirror of disease. The oral examination is not only for the health of teeth, but the whole body. For more of it, please visit www.mydr.com.au.

Fit for Life Studies have shown that many diseases have something to do with less or no physical activity. Try to do it for 30 minutes a day, 5 days or more a week. For more information, please call Health Line at 1800-438-2000.

小题1:If you want to get a good sleep, you'd better _______.

A．go to bed after you're tried	B．go to sleep at midnight
C．follow the bedtime routine	D．eat something or read in bed

小题2:You should visit the dentist at least once a year because_______.

A．the oral examination is necessary	B．you don't often brush your teeth
C．some diseases may be in the mirror	D．you don't have a good night's sleep

小题3:Studies have shown that many diseases have something to do with_______.

A．having no oral examination	B．washing hands with cold water
C．sleeping too late sometimes	D．doing little physical activity

小题4:When you want to learn more about the flu, you can_______.

A．visit www.mydr.com.au	B．call Health Line at 1800-848-1313
C．visit the dentist in your place	D．call Health Line at 1800-438-2000

Homesick is a compound (复合的) word made up of “home” and “sick”. You know
  1  each word means on its own, of course. But think about what the words mean when they are   2  together. “Homesick” means “Thinking of home, unhappy away from home.” In other words, it means “sick for home”.
　　Now think for a minute   3  the word SEASICK. If you change the word “home” in the definition (定义) to the word “sea”, would the definition  4  “seasick” ? Does seasick mean “thinking of sea, unhappy away from sea”? It means something quite  5 . Seasick means “made sick by the only place where you are on the sea.” It means “sick because of the sea.” When you are homesick, the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick, the   6  place you want to be is at sea.
　　Have you ever   7  a person being heartsick? Heartsick does not mean that something is wrong with a person’s heart. People are heartsick when they are   8 down deep inside as if (好像) their hearts are broken.
　  And so, when you are carsick, you are “made sick by the movement of a car on the road.” You are sick because of the car, not sick for it.
You can see, then, that   9  compound words are what they seem at first glance (一瞥). Think about the compound words, such as handshake and   10 . Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know something like this in your English study.

小题1:	A．what B．that C．which D．who

小题2:	A．read B．used C．thought D．understood

小题3:	A．for B．from C．about D．like

小题4:	A．fit B．read C．get D．have

小题5:	A．different B．same C．right D．wrong

小题6:	A．first B．only C．safe D．last

小题7:	A．heard of B．heard from C．thought over D．thought about

小题8:	A．hit B．hurt C．loved D．moved

小题9:	A．not others B．not every C．not all D．not other

小题10:

A．careful B．southern C．illness D．handwriting

Is learning a foreign language ever easy? Yes. If you are five and move to another country, you will quickly pick up the language. But what about for the rest of us who are no longer five, and need to be polite when traveling for business or for pleasure? I think that answer is also yes. Language learning can be easy if you don’t want or need to learn too much.
The key to successful language learning in my mind is not to set the goal too high. It is rather like running. Even if you run twice a week, you don’t necessarily want to be able to run a marathon (马拉松). You might just want to keep a level of fitness. I think the same can be true for language learning.
Let’s get back to the goal. If you decide to learn ten words in a foreign language before visiting the country, you know that you will be sure to do this. However, if you decide to talk to people with great fluency (流利), unless you are quite a talented person, you will probably fail and give up in half-way.
It is also far easier to start learning a foreign language than to finish. In other words, the better you are, the slower it can be to improve, because you will not be able to move further because of grammar, making sentences, learning less common words, etc. If you are only trying to learn a few foreign words and sentences, you will enjoy faster progress, have more fun, and won’t have to spend too much time.
The idea of learning only a few hundred words in a language, and then stopping, isn’t the usual way to language learning, but it can be a very meaningful and enjoyable activity.
小题1:In the writer’s opinion, it is easy for adults to learn English if _______.

A．they are especially talented people

B．they don’t want or need to learn too much

C．they have to spend a lot of time on it

D．they have a chance to go abroad

小题2:The writer believes that if you want to be good at a foreign language, you will probably _______.

A．forget your own goals

B．become a talented language learner

C．get tired of learning it

D．reach your learning goal

小题3:The best title of this passage would be _______.

A．Easy Language Learning	B．Hard Language Learning
C．Fluency in a Foreign Language	D．A way of Language Learning

I know what you’re thinking: pizza? For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last night’s leftovers in the a. m. if you want to.
I know lots of women who skip (跳过) breakfast, and they have a lot of different excuses for doing it. Some say they don’t have time. Others think they’re “saving” calories, still others just don’t like breakfast food.
But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important when you’re trying to lose weight. “Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all,” says Katherine Brooking, R, D, who developed the super-easy eating plan for this year’s “SELF CHALLENGE”. And even pizza can be healthy if it’s loaded（装填） with vegetables, and you just eat one small piece.
Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories. Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating (吃得过多) later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of getting weight than those who regularly have a morning meal.
So eat something in the morning, anything. I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether, and have just coffee or orange juice. I say, try heating up last night’s leftovers — it may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! I find if I tell myself, “You can always eat it tomorrow.” I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night. Try it…you may save yourself some pre-bedtime calories. And watch your body get the fat-burning effects.
小题1:The word “leftovers” in Paragraph 1 probably means_______.

A．food left after a meal	B．things left undone
C．meals made of vegetables	D．pizza topped with fruit

小题2:What can we infer from the text?

A．Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry.

B．Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast.

C．There are some easy ways of losing weight.

D．Eating vegetables helps save energy.

小题3:According to the last paragraph, it is important to_______.

A．be careful about what you eat	B．eat calorie-controlled food
C．heat up food before eating it	D．eat something for breakfast

小题4:The text is written mainly for those_______.

A．who want to lose weight	B．who go to work early
C．who stay up late	D．who eat before sleep

Scientists are trying to make some small cars that may some day take the place of today’s big cars. If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be 1_ pollution in the air. There will _2 be more space or parking cars in cities, and the _3_ will be less crowded. Three such cars can fit in__4__ that it is now needed for one car of the usual size.
The little cars will __5___ much less to own and to drive. Driving will be __6___, too, as these little cars can go only 65 kilometers per hour. The little cars of __7___ will be fine or getting out of the city, but they will not be useful for__8__ trips. Little cars which are powered by gasoline( 汽油 ) will go 450 kilometers __9___ needing to stop for more gasoline .
If big cars still are used together with the small ones, _10__ sets of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be used for the big, fast cars, and some roads will be needed for the slower, small ones.

小题1:	A．much B．less C．small D．more

小题2:	A．have B．also C．too D．less

小题3:	A．spaces B．streets C．shops D．building

小题4:	A．spaces B．the rooms C．the group D．the space

小题5:	A．spend B．take C．cost D．pay

小题6:	A．faster B．safer C．quick D．dangerous

小题7:	A．today B．todays C．the past D．the future

小题8:	A．short B．long C．any D．the shortest

小题9:	A．after B．then C．before D．while

小题10:

A．few B．two C．many D．little

Held on the second Wednesday of March each year, No Smoking Day helps people across the UK who want to stop smoking. The activity encourages and helps smokers to give up, and publicizes(宣传) the many sources of help offered to people. Each year over a million smokers take part in the day, while about 40,000 actually give up smoking.
The much-publicized effects of smoking include increased risk (风险) of heart disease, lung cancer and asthma. However, smoking also causes dull skin and wrinkles. The reducedamount of oxygen getting to the skin accelerates (加速)aging, and makes the skin look sallow (病黄色的). And while many smokers believe that cigarettes help them to cope with stress (对付压力), scientific research has shown that worry levels actually go down after giving up smoking.
Set a date and time to stop, and keep to it .Talk to your doctor about whether any kind of medicines might suit you.
Find out if there is a stop-smoking health center near you .Try to get the help of your friends and family.
Keep away from situation in which you used to reach for cigarette. If you need to, use nicotine patches (尼古丁戒烟贴片) or gum.
NHS Stop-smoking Centers are all over the UK, providing free services. They have specially trained employees who can advise you on the best way to stop smoking. There are also a number of free national helpline in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, where expert counselors can discuss with you how to give up smoking step by step.
小题1:How many people don’t give up smoking among those who take part in No Smoking Day every year according to the passage?

A．About 1,000,000.	B．About 40,000.
C．About 960,000.	D．About 1,040,000.

小题2:According to the passage, place the following titles in the correct orders.
A.What are the health risks of smoking?
B.A few tips on giving up smoking:
C.What is No Smoking Day?
D.What help is offered for giving up smoking?
A. a; b; c; d      B. b; a; d; c       C. d; a; b; c       D. c; a; b; d
小题3:Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

A．No Smoking Day is held on the second Wednesday on March.

B．Smoking can make skin look dull.

C．If you give up smoking, your worry levels will increase.

D．You can get treatment in NHS Stop-smoking Centers for free.

小题4:The underline word “counselors” in the last paragraph probably means _______.

A．nurses

B．advisers

C．employees

D．doctors

小题5: How many tips on giving up smoking are mentioned in the passage?

A．Three

B．Four

C．Five

D．Six