“Low *carbon” becomes the most popular words these days because more and more people pay attention to our environment. Not only China but all other    1   concentrate on the topic of “low carbon”. Low carbon life    2    a kind of lifestyle in which people do their best to use less energy. The purpose of the lifestyle is to push us to    3    the environment.

Because of the fast increase of population and human *desire, the human living environment, health and safety are    4    worse and worse. So we can say, the lifestyle is becoming the killer of the earth and human beings. Therefore, low carbon life is needed by man’s own health. So we should develop good    5    in our daily life. For example, when we go shopping, we’d better use    6    plastic bags. We should eat more    7    and less meat. As for clothing, we’d better buy the necessary clothes and not buy clothes with animal *leather. As for housing, when building a    8   , we must use green material; buy the lights that need less energy and remember to    9    the lights when not needed; put rubbish into different kinds and recycle the useful things, like bottles and paper. As for transportation, we can    10    if you go to the places near your house. For short trips, we can ride a bike instead of driving a car. Try to use public transportations. As for working, companies should    11    clerks to use e-mail, MSN and other ways instead of using paper. We use paper only when necessary. For using    12    : If you don’t use computer in a short time, you can change the computer into its “sleep”.

Besides, we should try    13    best to tell the people around us the importance of the low carbon lifestyle. And we can also ask them to    14    us to take the low carbon life, in this way, not only can we make our city better,    15    also it’s good for ourselves.

In all, it weighs greatly for all of us to put the low carbon lifestyle into practice.

1.                A．countries       B．cities           C．towns    D．villages

2.                A．helps          B．means          C．lives D．thinks

3.                A．keep           B．pollute         C．protect   D．make

4.                A．doing          B．trying          C．discovering    D．becoming

5.                A．lists            B．shops          C．decisions D．habits

6.                A．more          B．less            C．fewer    D．many

7.                A．tea            B．vegetables      C．meat     D．food

8.                A．house          B．bridge          C．store D．market

9.                A．turn off         B．turn on         C．put off   D．put on

10.               A．walk           B．rush           C．run   D．drive

11.               A．make          B．let            C．see   D．encourage

12.               A．machine        B．light           C．bed  D．computer

13.               A．ours           B．we            C．our   D．us

14.               A．stop           B．tell            C．join  D．hear

15.               A．so             B．but            C．and  D．though

配对阅读? 左栏是五个中学生遇到的难题，某报专栏编辑给他们的七个建议。请根据五个中学生遇到的难题为他们选出最合适的建议，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。

1.Sometimes I get angry easily and shout at my friends．That makes them think I’m not being friendly to them．

2.In my teachers’eyes, I am a good student．Both my classmates and my parents also think so．No one knows what my problem is．I often feel worried about my school work．

3.My parents never allow me to play computer games at all．They want me to study all day and do well in my exams．I feel unhappy．

4.I want to join in some after-school activities, but my parents think they are too dangerous and don't allow me to go out alone．

5.My mother gets me to take piano lessons．She makes it a rule that I must practice two hours a day．I really try my best, but I just can't play well． ????????????? A．Let your parents know you will not be alone．Also, you can ask a teacher to talk to your parents about the after-school activities．

B．Don't worry．You can still have some indoor sports．

They are also fun．

C．Don't worry, even great piano players have to practice. Hard work and a lot of practice are the only ways to become a good piano player．

D．When you feel angry you should stop talking and count to ten or walk away until you keep quiet．

E．Tell your friends how you are feeling．You are in a

new class, so you still need their friendship．Also, you can make new friends．

F．Don't worry．Everybody worries about their school

work, even those students like you who study well.　Find a hobby or a sport to help you relax for a while．

G．Tell your parents that many kids play computer games and do well at school, too．Ask them to let you play computer games for a short time on weekends．

 
“Low *carbon” becomes the most popular words these days because more and more people pay attention to our environment. Not only China but all other    1   concentrate on the topic of “low carbon”. Low carbon life    2    a kind of lifestyle in which people do their best to use less energy. The purpose of the lifestyle is to push us to    3    the environment.
Because of the fast increase of population and human *desire, the human living environment, health and safety are    4    worse and worse. So we can say, the lifestyle is becoming the killer of the earth and human beings. Therefore, low carbon life is needed by man’s own health. So we should develop good    5    in our daily life. For example, when we go shopping, we’d better use    6    plastic bags. We should eat more    7    and less meat. As for clothing, we’d better buy the necessary clothes and not buy clothes with animal *leather. As for housing, when building a    8   , we must use green material; buy the lights that need less energy and remember to    9    the lights when not needed; put rubbish into different kinds and recycle the useful things, like bottles and paper. As for transportation, we can    10    if you go to the places near your house. For short trips, we can ride a bike instead of driving a car. Try to use public transportations. As for working, companies should    11    clerks to use e-mail, MSN and other ways instead of using paper. We use paper only when necessary. For using    12    : If you don’t use computer in a short time, you can change the computer into its “sleep”.
Besides, we should try    13    best to tell the people around us the importance of the low carbon lifestyle. And we can also ask them to    14    us to take the low carbon life, in this way, not only can we make our city better,    15    also it’s good for ourselves.
In all, it weighs greatly for all of us to put the low carbon lifestyle into practice.

下面是5个中学生遇到的难题和某报专栏编辑给他们的建议。请将问题与建议配对。

词语填空（共10小题，计10分）

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。

listen, down, you, on, during, become, easy, pleasant, able, clear,

Stress is a bit of a fashionable buzz word. There are similarities and links between stress and anxiety - both can lead to   1 symptoms.（症状）

So try these ten easy relaxation（放松）tips to feel more relaxed.

1.Take a short break and leave a stressful situation. If you are at work, offer to run or go for a short walk. A few minutes away can help you think   2  .

2.Take a break from the activity you are working   3  and do something different. Sometimes it helps to come back to a task later when you feel more relaxed .

3. Listen to relaxing music while you are working.  4  to classical or nature music has been shown to lower heart rate and slow breathing.

4. Take regular breaks  5   the day. Spend 5-10 minutes to read something uplifting（使人开心的） or humorous, or chat with a friend.

5. Practice mindfulness（警觉）. Mindfulness is the   6  to be fully aware of the present moment.

6. Change your focus. As people feel more stressed,their attention   7  focused on what they believe to be the cause of their stress and they ignore（忽视）other information.

7. Have a hot bath or shower. This will help to get rid of the tension in your muscles which is a normal result of stress.

8. Write  8  the things that are worrying you. If you are worried, it is very difficult to relax easily.

9. Keep things in a correct way. Ask   9  “how important is it?” “How important will it be in a year’s time?”Many of the things that cause stress are not important when we look at the big picture.

10.Slow your breathing and purposefully(有目的地) relax your body for quick results. This will be   10 than before if you have learned easy relaxation methods that you can use when you need them.