This past month saw one of the most devastating storms in history brings death and destruction on the Philippines. The number of lives lost is still being calculated, but it is already sitting above five thousand. In the flurryof news about the storm and its after－math, the cries of “I told you so” from environmentalists rang out loud and clear.

　　These scientists were especially vocal during the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which just wrapped up in Warsaw, Poland. The timing of the conference and Typhoon Haiyan was an eerie coincidence, but perhaps the concurrence offered a wakeup call for all.

　　Christiana Figures, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) said, “We are witnessing ever more frequent extreme weather events, and the poor and vulnerable are already paying the price.”

　　Scientists claim that storms like Typhoon Haiyan are an inevitable result of the effect greenhouse gases are having on our environment. Environmental analysts claim that rising temperatures around the globe and changing weather patterns are all part of the same problem.

　　This isn’t breaking news. We’ve heard the warnings for years. The UN has been hosting the Climate Change Conference since1995.But the changes that need to be made are huge. Added to this, the developed nations and developing countries have competing interests that are difficult to settle. The issue of who takes responsibility becomes difficult to resolve.

　　We may feel far away from Poland and resolving conflicts between countries, but we mustn’t feel far away from the issue. When we watch neighboring countries suffer in severe weather, when we hear reports of increasing global temperatures, when we walk outside and find it difficult to breathe the Shanghai air, we know we have a very real problem. So what are we going to do about it? Are we making every-day choices that can have a positive impact? Are we reducing our carbon footprint? Are we choosing to walk, ride a bicycle or take public transportation instead of a car? Are we recycling? Are we turning off the lights and electronics whenever possible?

　　The problem is complex, but saving our earth starts with each of us taking simple steps.

1.What is the most terrible typhoon in 2013? It is _________.

A. Haiyan??? ???? B. Bebinca????????? C. Danas?? ???????? D.Cimaron

2.Warsaw isn’t in Poland，is it?

A. Yes, it is?????? B. No, it isn’t????? ? C. Yes, it isn’t ????? D. No, it is

3.How many years have we heard the warnings? For nearly ______years.

A. 21????? ?????? B. 18???? ???????? C. 19?????? ??????? D. 20

4.Which of the following is NOT FALSE?

A. The environment is worse and worse and we have no ideas about it.

B. The environment is worse and we needn’t do anything about it.

C. Saving our environment is not so complex.

D. The environment is a big problem and we must take simple steps

The group's song “If You're Gone” came out in 2000,and it's popular. Weeks ago, it was No. 4 on Billboard's Chart (流行音乐公告牌).

Lead singer Bob Thomas said that's what happens to a lot of their songs.

“They are never so popular when they come out. It's always like this and a year later I turn on the radio and I still hear it on the radio and I'm like. ‘Aw, this is great,’” Thomas said to a newspaper. “Then we get a call six months later saying that the song's starting to do really well.”

Thomas said the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks(9 · 11事件)changed the way people listen to the radio.

“They want to hear about songs about feelings or they want to hear about songs that are just fun just because they're tired now,” he said．

1．From the reading we learn that Matchbox Twenty is ________. (　)

A．a popular song

B．a singer

C．a singing group

D．a song writer

2．“that's what happens to a lot of their songs”means ________. (　)

A．their songs are popular all the time

B．some of their songs don't do well at the beginning

C．a lot of their songs are not popular at all

D．something always happens to their songs

3．Bob Thomas ________. (　)

A．changed the way people listen to the radio

B．wrote a song for a newspaper

C．once said something to a newsreporter

D．came out to sing in 2000

4．Now songs about ________ are popular. (　)

A．the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks

B．people's feelings

C．the year of 2000

D．Billboard Chart

5．Which of the following is right? (　)

A．People don't like to listen to the radio now.

B．Songs that are just fun are welcomed now.

C．Popular songs all came out in 2000．

D．Bob Thomas also works at a newspaper.

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　　Sandro Ravazzano works in a garage 1 a car mechanic. One morning, he opened the hood of a car and got a big 2 . A cat was sitting on the engine! “I jumped when I opened the hood,” he said. “ 3 you see rats or birds in a car. When they get 4 the engine, they die. This cat was lucky. I think it was too scared to 5 . That's why it's still 6 .”

　　The cat was in a 1995 Volkswagen Jetta. The 7 of the Jetta had a long drive to get to the garage, so everyone was very surprised that the cat was alive. Sandro called the owner of the car. The car owner was very surprised to hear about the cat. “I don't 8 have a cat,” he said. No one knew wherethe cat came from, but the car owner had a/an 9 .

　　“Maybe it's my neighbor's cat. But it's funny that I didn't 10 anything. The cat didn't even meow!”

　　Everyone in the garage liked the cat. They 11 her Jetta. “She's cute and friendly,” they said. They 12 her some milk, and someone went out to buy cat food. Then the car owner came and took the cat 13 . He knocked on all the doors in the neighborhood. Finally he found the woman who had 14 the cat. “I was so worried because my cat was missing,” she said. “Thank you for finding her!” The cat just 15 .

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　　High school students in America hear about twenty bells every day. The first bell is the tardy bell(上课铃). If students are not in their seats when the tardy bell rings, they know they are late. Another bell rings at the end of each class, and everyone leaves class quickly and goes to the next one. When students are in a difficult class, they are often happy to hear the bell; but if the class is interesting, they do not want the bell to ring. Most students like the lunch bell best. They know it is time to join their friends for lunch. They buy a hot meal in the school dining-room or they bring their lunch from home in a big paper bag.

　　After a nice lunch, everyone knows it is soon time for another bell, another bell….

1．American students in high schools hear ________ bells every day.

[　　]

2．The students are happy to have ________.

[　　]

3．Most students like the lunch bell best because ________.

[　　]

A．they don't like their classes

B．they can have a lot to eat

C．they can join their friends for lunch

D．they can open their big paper bags