Fashion isn't very environmentally-friendly because it makes people buy things they don't need, just because they're new. We want to take care of the environment, we don't want to pol­lute the air and we don't want to waste energy and resources. But we also want to be fashiona­ble. How can we buy fashionable clothes and protect the environment?

Old styles are fashionable again, so one way is to buy second-hand clothes — recycled clothes. Another way is to buy' fair trade clothes. These clothes are either recycled or made in a ' way that protects the environment. They also protect the people who make the clothes.

Surprisingly, white cotton is one of the least environmentally-friendly crops of all. To pro­tect the cotton, the growers use chemicals that pollute water, make farm workers ill and kill wildlife. New materials, such as hemp and bamboo, grow quickly and are more environmental­ly-friendly. These materials are very soft, and look fantastic. The best materials are coloured using natural dyes, made from plants.

Environmentally-friendly clothes are practical but until now they were often dull. Now fashion-designers are working with these materials and the clothes are beautiful as well. So now we can buy fashionable clothes that are also environmentally-friendly.

1.Why do people often buy things they don't need? Because_.

A. new things can be more comfortable

B. everyone wants to be fashionable

C. people are richer than before now

D. people care about the environment

2.What's the topic for paragraph 2?

A. Recycled fashion. B. The problem with fashion.

C. Fashion doesn't have to pollute.       D. New materials.

3.Which of the following is more environmentally-friendly?

A. Materials soft and looking fantastic.

B. Any materials coloured using natural dyes.

C. Hemp and bamboo.

D. White cotton.

4.Why are environmentally -friendly clothes more fashionable now? Because______.

A. people pay more attention to our environment

B. environmentally-friendly clothes are practical

C. all old styles become fashionable again

D. fashion-designers are working to make them beautiful

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Cotton or Hemp and Bamboo?       

B. Environmentally-friendly Clothes

C. Old Style, New Fashion Again       

D. Fashion and the Environment

 

A SCHOOL REPORT

Name: Edward Scott School: Kelvin Grove State High School Grade: 7                             Term ending: 6, May		An English boy
Subjects	Assessment(评价)
Mathematics	He is a little weak in this, but he has tried his best to catch up with others.
Science	He can work out many difficulties. Well done!
English	He is the best in the class. Keep it up.
French	His reading is very good, he can remember many words.
History	He is not so good at this, but has done better than before.
Geography	He is familiar (熟悉的) with the names of many places in the world.
Music	He doesn't like pop songs, though sings very well.
Remarks(评语): Edward has the ability to do a lot better. More work is needed next term.
Class teacher: Ivy Principal: M . L . Martin School reopens: 11, September

 
【小题1】Edward's best subject is             .

A．science	B．French
C．geography	D．English

【小题2】Edward is not so good at             .

A．science and geography	B．mathematics and history
C．history and French	D．music and English

【小题3】According to the form, which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A．Edward can't sing songs very well.

B．Edward doesn't do well in science.

C．Edward learns two foreign languages in school

D．Edward can do better if he works harder in school.

In the past ten years, many scientists have studied the differences between men and women. And they all got the same answer: The sexes(性别) are different, because their brains are different. And this, the scientists say, makes men and women see the world in different ways.
Boys, for example, generally are better than girls at mathematical(数学的) ideas. Boys also generally are better than girls at the kind of hand and eye movements necessary for ball sports. Girls, on the other hand generally start speaking earlier than boys. And they generally(通常) see better in the dark than boys and are better at learning foreign languages.
What makes men and women better at one thing or another? The answer is the brain. The brain has two sides connected by nerve(神经) tracks. The left side generally is used for mathematics, speech and writing. The right side is used for artistic creation(创造) and the expression for emotions(情感). In men and women, different areas in each side of the brain develop differently. In boys, for example, it’s the area used for mathematics. In girls, it is the area used for language skills. Another interesting difference is that the two sides of a man’s brain are connected by a smaller nerves than the two sides of a woman’s brain are.
【小题1】Which of the following is best to outline(概括) the article?

A．Research on the Brain

B．Differences Between Men and Women

C．People’s Different Brains

D．Who Are Better, Boys or Girls

【小题2】___________ men and women think differently.

A．sex makes

B．The different brains make

C．The different experiences make

D．The influences(影响) of society make

【小题3】According to the article, girls are generally better than boys at ________ in your school.

A．mathematics

B．physics

C．English

D．Chemistry

【小题4】Which of the following is true?

A．The left side of brain in boys generally develops better than that in girls.

B．The left side of brain in girls generally develops better than that in boys.

C．Men are better than women in all things.

D．The area in girls used for language skills develops better.

【小题5】In men and women the number of nerves connecting the halves of brain________ .

A．is the same

B．is different

C．is zero

D．can’t be found out

A  School  Report

Name:Edward Scott	School:  Kelvin Grove State High School，London
Grade	7	Term ending	May 6th
Subjects
Maths	He is a little weak in this, but he has tried his best to catch up with others.
Science :	He can work out many difficulties. Well done!
English :	He is the best in the class. Keep it up!
French:	His reading is very good, and he can remember many words.
History:	He is not so good at this, but he has done better than before.
Geography:	He knows the names of many places in the world.
Music	He does like pop songs, and he sings very well.
Remarks(评语)	Edward has the ability to do a lot better. More work is needed next term.
Class teacher	Ivy
Principal	M.L Martin
School reopens	11, September

 

1.After reading this, we know this is ________.

A．a studying plan	B．a teaching plan
C．a school report	D．a working plan

2.Which of the following is not mentioned in the form? ____.

A．P.E.

B．Music

C．Mathematics

D．History

3.Edward’s best subject is ________.

A．Science

B．English

C．Geography

D．French

4.Edward is NOT so good at ________.

A．maths and history	B．science and geography
C．history and French	D．music and English

5.According to the form, which of the following sentences is true?

A．Edward can’t sing songs very well.

B．School will begin again on May 6th.

C．Edward can do better if he works hard next term.

D．Edward doesn’t do well in science.