Unit 13 We're trying to save the earth!
Section B
一、单项选择
1.Nelson Mandela is a ________ who fights for the rights of black Africans all his life.
A.composer B.scientist
C.writer D.president
2.—I dream to be a great singer when I grow up.
—That’s great. But it ________ confidence and a lot of practice.
A.works B.fills C.requires D.suggests
3.—Oh, my god! Recently I have put on 5 pounds.
— . I think I should lose weight.
A.So do I B.So have I
C.Neither do I D.Neither have I
4.This factory has found a new way to ________ the waste and no longer puts it into the river.
A.repeat B.renew C.return D.recycle
5.Throwing rubbish into the river is ________ to the fish in it.
A.useful B.beautiful C.harmful D.meaningful
6.—Sam, let’s ________ these old things. I don’t need them anymore.
—No. We can try to put them to good use.
A.fix up B.hand out C.throw away D.pull down
7.—Don't ________ the waste paper. We can collect and recycle it.
—You're right. We should do something to protect the environment.
A.blow out B.put off C.throw away D.give up
8.I have no interest in things like fashionable clothes. New fashions soon go out of _________, don’t they
A.place B.mind C.work D.date
9.As middle school students, we follow the public rules wherever we go.
A.would B.should C.might D.could
10.The company wants to ________ a school for the poor children.
A.put off B.set up C.call in D.look after
11.—Michael, ________ this shirt.
—Oh, it looks nice on me!
A.try on B.put down C.take off D.throw away
12.— What are they doing
— They are discussing what to ________ to the school in the village.
A.give away B.throw away C.clean up D.cut up
13.It is said toys can ________ happy childhood memories to adults.
A.turn back B.come back C.put back D.bring back
14.Don’t throw away the waste paper. It needs ________.
A.taking B.recycling C.keeping D.remaining
15.If you can speak English well, you will have a great ________ over others when looking for a job.
A.activity B.advantage C.attention D.action
16.Excuse me, would you mind your voice down, please
A.to keep B.keeping C.keep D.kept
17.Not only ________ French,but she knows a little German.
A.she knows B.does she know C.did she know D.she knew
18.To have a better environment, people start to ________ paper, rubber and glass.
A.waste B.develop C.recycle D.produce
19.—What should we do for the disabled children
—You should _______ a study group to help them.
A.take up B.set up C.look up D.put up
20.This book is the most ________ that I have ever read. I can’t put it down.
A.boring B.difficult C.fantastic D.dangerous
二、语法选择
It’s very important that we all recycle. In the future, everything ___21___ again. For example, when an animal dies, it becomes ___22___ animal’s food. Nothing is wasted. But humans have created things like plastic bags ___23___ can’t be broken down by nature. Our rubbish kills animals and ___24___ water and soil. ___25___ we continue making too much rubbish, the problem will only get worse. If nature can’t reuse the rubbish, we must recycle ___26___. We should clean up the rubbish we’ve made because nature can’t.
Recycling is also the right thing to do for another reason. The earth is rich in natural materials like water and trees, ___27___ these materials are not endless. We use up our natural materials much ___28___ than the earth is able to reproduce them. For example, each year we cut ___29___ more than 6,000 square miles of forest. But it takes an average of 25 years for a new tree ___30___.
Recycling can help us save the earth, so let’s take action right now.
21.A.use B.using C.is used D.used
22.A.another B.other C.others D.the other
23.A.who B.which C.how D.where
24.A.pollutes B.polluted C.polluting D.is polluted
25.A.When B.Whether C.Why D.If
26.A.them B.their C.it D.itself
27.A.but B.so C.and D.or
28.A.fastly B.fast C.faster D.fastest
29.A.out B.down C.in D.up
30.A.grows B.growing C.grown D.to grow
三、阅读单选
(一)
Recycling is a way to take rubbish and turn it into new products. It’s helpful to our environment. There are a number of different recycling steps that allow materials to be used more than once.
All kinds of materials can be recycled. Some of the most common things in use today include recycling plastic (塑料), glass, metals and paper. Things made of these materials include plastic milk boxes, newspapers, computers and cardboard boxes.
▲ These include: Landfills (垃圾填埋)—Recycling materials means less rubbish and saves space in landfills. Resources—When we use materials again, this means we can take fewer resources from the earth. Pollution—in general, recycling materials can produce less pollution, helping to keep our environment clean.
Be sure to recycle everything you can in your house and school. There is almost a “recycle” rubbish bin around. Be sure to drop your used plastic bottles there. At home, be sure to put paper things like the newspapers, paper boxes, and homework pages into the recycle box.
Plastics are usually marked with an identification code(识别码)that shows a recycling symbol and a number from 1 to 7. This shows that the type of chemicals, or materials, is used in making the plastic. Used paper can be recycled around seven times.
It is high time we set up a recycle station in every street, across the city and the country, so the cleaners can transport the rubbish conveniently. This is the only way out for dealing with rubbish without causing danger to the environment and our health. For ourselves, our children and our children’s children, let’s take action NOW!
31.From the first paragraph, we know that ________.
A.we can make more money from recycling
B.recycling is helpful to our environment
C.recycling is common and popular
D.there is too much rubbish around us
32.Which of the following can be put in the ▲
A.There are a number of advantages for recycling.
B.However, it’s hard to recycle everything.
C.We can save resources by recycling.
D.Recycling is a way to reduce pollution.
33.From the passage, which is the following is True
A.Recycling materials means more rubbish in landfills.
B.Glass is usually marked with an identification code.
C.Used paper can be recycled around seven times.
D.It will take too much money on recycling.
34.What’s the writer’s attitude (态度) toward setting up a recycle station
A.Doubtful. B.Uncertain. C.Worried. D.Supportive.
(二)
Luis Morales is 18 years old and comes from a tiny village in Colombia. Until about seven years ago one of Luis’s favorites was to go into the thick forest around his home to hunt(猎杀)wild animals, especially birds. Now, however, he and a group of other local youths work with an international organization called Wildlife World, to study and protect the birds and their environment.
Wildlife World has set up several of these groups across the area. “Information we get from the children helps us learn how the birds and other animals use the forest, what they eat and how best we can protect them. The project has worked very well and we hope to set up more groups in the future,” says area leader Felipe Ramos.
Luis is the oldest and most experienced member of his group. “Before I joined, I planned to be a doctor and leave the village as soon as I was old enough , ” Luis says. “ But now I want to go to university, become a scientist and return here to save these birds and their environment. Being part of the group has had a huge effect(影响)on me.”
Luis also spends time with the younger children in the village. “There is not much to do here after school,” he says, “ so I try to ask them to join in our activities. As well as bird watching and nature studies, we also do drama and art. The drama has been successful and we now have a theater group of 30 children. We tour in the area, performing different plays.”
35.Seven years ago, what was Luis’s attitude towards birds in the forest
A.He knew they were in danger.
B.He thought it was fun to hunt them.
C.He was not interested in them at all.
36.What do the children do for Wildlife World
A.They use the forest well.
B.They help look after wildlife.
C.They provide valuable information.
37.To know what Luis does with the younger children in his village, we can read ________ .
A.Paragraph 2 B.Paragraph 3 C.Paragraph 4
38.The writer wrote the passage mainly to ________.
A.explain why environmental protection is important
B.show how Wildlife World has changed a boy
C.suggest ways to help the environment
四、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
This is the year 2070. Today is my fiftieth birthday, but I look like a person of eighty-five. I have serious kidney (肾脏) problems because I don’t have enough water ___39___ (drink). I’m afraid I don’t have much time left to live. I’m already one of the oldest people in this society.
I remember when I ___40___ (be) five years old, everything was very different. There were lots of trees in the parks. I could enjoy a shower for half ___41___ hour. At that time, women all had beautiful hair. Now we have to shave (剃光) our heads to keep them clean without the use of water.
I remember there were “Save Water” warnings in public places, but nobody ___42___ (pay) attention. We once believed that water would last forever. Now all the rivers and lakes are either dry ___43___ polluted. Water is much ___44___ (expensive) than gold and diamonds.
In the past, doctors advised me to drink eight glasses of water a day to keep ___45___ (health). Nowadays, I ___46___ (allow) half a glass only. Most people are weak and sick.
When my son asks me about my childhood, I tell him about how pleasant it was to fish in the rivers and how healthy people were. When he asks, “Why is there no clean water now ” I feel guilty (内疚的). I belong to those people who ___47___ (simple) turned a blind eye to all the warning.
I hope the people living in the 2020s truly understand the _____48_____ (important) of saving water.
五、根据短文内容和所给中文提示,用单词的正确形式完成以下短文。
Do you give away old books to libraries Do you give clothes to others or put ____49____ (塑料) in recycling bins During Pass It On Week, which runs from March 7th to 15th in Scotland, you can find more ways to deal with them and protect the ____50____ (环境).
This week ____51____ (鼓励) people to send old clothes, books or toys to charities and to keep things in use for longer. It is also about teaching people how ____52____ (减少) and reuse waste. For example, we often use expensive things like TVs or ____53____ (照相机) for several years, and it is normal for us to throw out all these old things and get new ones. But it is very ____54____ (危险) for our planet. During this week, the communities help people fix these old things by ____55____ (提供) them many repair stations.
Pass It On Week is Scotland’s ____56____ (国家的) week of the action to reuse. It is popular among Scottish people. ____57____ (然而), the idea behind it will work everywhere. Although you don’t live in Scotland, you can still pass it on by simply giving something you won’t use _____58_____ (再一次) to those who need it.
六、阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。
so, smoke, serious, pollute, talk, few, air, before, little, make, until, dustbin
Now the world is developing rapidly. And people are having rich lives. However, life today has also brought new problems. One of the biggest problems is environment pollution. Water pollution has ____59____ our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and ____60____ our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us ____61____ louder, and become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most ____62____ kind of pollution. It’s bad to all living things in the world.Cars, planes and factories all pollute our ____63____ every day. Sometimes the polluted air is ____64____ thick that it is like a quilt(被子) over a city. This kind of quilt is called smog(烟雾).
Many countries are making rules to fight against pollution. Factories must now clean their water ____65____ it is thrown away, and they mustn’t let dirty ____66____ go into the air. We also need do many other things. We can put waste things in the ____67____ and don’t throw them on the ground. We can go to work by bus or with our friends in the same car. If there are fewer people driving, there will be ____68____ pollution. Rules are not enough. Every person must help to fight against pollution.
七、根据下面对话的情境,在每个空白处填入一个适当的语句,使对话意思完整。
A: Do you have a paper towel (纸巾), David
B: Sorry, I haven’t any, Karl. ____69____
A: OK. I’ll ask her. (Then Karl comes towards Cathy.)
A: ____70____ Do you have a paper towel
C: Yes. ____71____
A: Have you seen that bottle on the ground ____72____ But it is dirty, so I want to use a paper towel to wrap it up.
C: What a good boy! ____73____
A: Thanks. By the way, where is the dustbin
C: It’s over there.
八、材料作文
为配合我区开展“创建文明城区(build a civilized county)”活动,学校举办以“How to Behave Well”为主题的英语征文比赛。现在请你根据所给提示内容,用英语写一篇参赛短文。
提示:
1. 衣着整洁;
2. 保护环境;
3. 待人有礼,乐于助人;
4. 遵守交通规则;
5. ......
要求:
1. 词数80-120左右,开头已给出,不计入总词数;
2. 文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校的名称。
How to Behave Well
In order to build a civilized county,
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参考答案
1--10DCBDC CCDBB 11--20AADBB BBCBC 21--30CABAD CACBD
31--38BACDB CCB
39.to drink 40.was 41.an 42.paid 43.or 44.more expensive 45.healthy
46.am allowed 47.simply 48.importance
49.plastic 50.environment 51.encourages 52.to reduce
53.cameras 54.dangerous 55.offering 56.national 57.However 58.again
59.made 60.pollutes 61.talk 62.serious 63.air 64.so
65.before 66.smoke 67.dustbins 68.less
69.You’d better ask Cathy. 70.Excuse me, Cathy.
71.What do you need it for / Why do you need a paper towel
72.I want to pick it up (and put it into the dustbin). 73.Here you are.
八、材料作文
How to Behave Well
In order to build a civilized city, we should try our best to behave well in the activities.
It’s a good habit to keep our clothes clean and tidy. Our city should be kept clean every day. Don’t throw litter or spit about. It’s good manners to say “Thank you” and “Please” and so on. We should never say dirty words. Be friendly to others and always ready to help the people in need. For example, when we are on a bus, we should offer our seats to the old and the women with babies. We should also obey traffic rules. When the traffic lights are red, we should stop. And we’d better not talk or laugh loudly in public.
If everyone behaves well, our city will be more beautiful and more attractive.