Have you ever stayed in a hotel? Most Chinese hotels often provide guests with things like disposable (一次性) toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo(香波) and slippers.

Many guests like the idea because they don't' have to bring their own. However, if you travel to Beijing, remember to bring your own things. Starting from June, some hotels in Beijing will no longer provide guests these disposables. They want to ask people to use less disposable things.

Many disposable things are made of plastic. People throw them away after only using them once. It is a waste of natural resources and is very bad for the environment. It is said that one Chinese person makes as much as 400 kg of waste a year! Most of that waste comes from disposable things. In Beijing, people throw away about l9, 000 tons of plastic bags every year! Plastic can take between 100 and 400 years to break down. The less plastic we throw out, the better. So, wherever you travel, bring your own things and use them again and again.

 Back at home and school, you can also do something to make our world a better place. Try to do these things in your daily life Use cloth shopping bags, not plastic ones. After using a cloth bag, wash it out and let it dry. Then you can use it over and over again. Do not use paper cups. At your school dining room, use your own bowl and chopsticks instead of disposable ones.

1. Many hotels provide guests with some disposable things because they____.

A. wish their guests to save money

B. hope their guests use more disposable things

C. want their guests to pay for disposable things

D. let their guests be convenient during their traveling

2. Some Beijing hotels will no longer provide guests with ____.

A. cheap food and drinks    B. disposable things

C. rooms to live in         D. free TV programs

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Plastic breaks down easily.

B. Plastic is very bad for the environment.

C. Many disposable things are made of plastic.

D. Throwing disposable things away is a waste of natural resources.

4. What can we do to make our world a better place according to the passage?

A. Do not throw away paper cups.

B. Use shopping bags made of plastic.

C. Use disposable plates, bowls and chopsticks.

D. Do not forget to reuse daily necessities (日用品).

5. We can learn from the passage that______

A. people don’t like disposable things at all

B. plastic bags and disposable bowls won't be provided in public

C. we should use less disposable things and protect our environment

D. hotels won't provide disposable things because they want to save money

Have you ever stayed in a hotel? Most Chinese hotels often provide people with things like disposable（一次性的）toothbrushes，toothpaste，shampoo and so on．Many people like the idea because they don’t have to bring their own．But，if you travel to Beijing，remember to bring your own things．Starting from June，some hotels’ in Beijing no longer provide people with these disposables．They want to ask people to use fewer disposable things。

Many disposable things are made of plastic（塑料）．People throw them away after only using them once．It is a waste of natural resources（资源）and is very bad for the environment．Do you know，one Chinese person makes as much as 400 kg of waste a year! Most of that waste comes from disposable things．In Beijing，people throw away about 19 000 000 kg of plastic bags and l 320 000 kg of plastic lunch bowls every year! Plastic can take between 100 and 400 years to break down（腐烂）．So the less plastic we throw out，the better．Wherever you travel，bring your own things and use them again and again．

根据短文内容，填空或回答问题。

1．Many people like disposable things because they don’t have to_______ _____ _____

2. Starting from June，some hotels in Beijing no longer_____ people_____ these disposables．

3．It is a _____of natural resources and is very bad for the_____．

4．How much waste does one Chinese person make one year?

_____________________________________________

5．What should we do to protect our environment?

_____________________________________________

It’s important to learn things about protecting environment. Here’s a 4Rs rule for us.

·Reduce

If you want to reduce waste, you should use things wisely (明智的). A large number of trees are being cut down to make paper. If everyone uses paper carelessly and then throws it away, soon we would not have any trees left. Some other things are also being wasted, and people don’t know what to do with waste in big cities, so it’s necessary to reduce waste.

·Reuse

You should always think of reusing the usable (可用的) things before throwing them away. Give your clothes or things you don’t use to the poor. In a family, you may pass such clothes on to your younger brothers or sisters.

·Recycle

Bottles, cans and paper can easily be recycled. By doing so we save lots of time and money, for example, cola cans are sent to a factory, where they’re smashed flat（压平）and smelted (熔化), and the metal things are made into new cola cans.

·Repair

If one of the legs of your table is broken, you can repair it. If you want to change for better ones, it’s better for you to sell the old ones or give them to other people who can use them after doing some repair.

(    )61.The “Reduce” rule mainly requires us _____.

A. to use things wisely                            B. to cut down many trees

C. to use paper carelessly                           D. to use more and more things

(    )62.What’s the right order of recycling cola cans?

a. smash them flat                        b. collect the used cans

c. smelt them                               d. send them to a factory

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

(    )63.The “Reuse” rule mainly requires us _____.

A. to throw away the old clothes

B. to collect waste paper and soft drink cans

C. to use both sides of paper

D. to give the old but usable things to the poor

(    )64.Which sentence is about the “Repair” rule?

A. When you leave a room, turn off the lights.

B. Take a cloth bag when you go shopping.

C. Don’t use plastic bags.         

D. If your chair is broken, you can repair it.

(    )65.Which is the best title for this passage?

A.   Save energy                             B. Protect the environment

C. A 4Rs rule                                 D. Good habits