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　　There are some easy things you can do to protect(保護) the environment and the e arth. Choose ideas from the list or come up with a few of your own.

　　●Plant flowers, grass or trees.

　　●Whenever you visit a park or beach, take away what you bring there----keep rubbish in a bag until you can put it in a dustbin (垃圾箱).

　　●Turn off the lights, TV sets when you leave the room. This saves (節約)a lot of electricity.

　　●Turn off the tap (水籠頭)when you brush your teeth. You can save some water by not letting it run. Also, use a glass cup instead of a paper cup because this saves paper.

　　●Keep the doors and windows closed in winter to keep warm air in.

　　●Give your old books and magazines to a library instead of throwing them away.

　　●Give your old clothes to poor children you know instead of throwing them away.

　　●Use both sides of paper.

　　●Stop pouring (倒)dirty water into the rivers or the lakes nearby (附近).

　　●Encourage all your friends to do the same things you do to help protect the earth.

　　You don’t have to wait until Earth Day to do these things. Make every day Earth Day.

　　If everyone makes a contribution (貢獻)to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful.

　　(    )46. From the above, we know that this is ____________.

　　A. a sign      B. a notice     C. an advertisement     D. a  proposal (提議)

　　(    )47 The writer tells us _____________.

　　A. to throw rubbish into a dustbin          B. to pour dirty water into the river

　　C. to save water by letting it run while we are brushing our teeth

　　D. that we can’t do all these things until Earth Day

　　(    )48. We can ___________to save paper.

　　A. use aa paper cup               B. use both sides of paper

　　C. give old books to a library      D. pick up waste paper at school

　　(    )49. Which of the following is WRONG according to the writer?

　　A. Turn off the lights when you leave the room.    B. Close the doors in winter.

　　C. Use a paper cup when you brush your teeth. D. Give your old clothes to the poor children.

　　(    )50. The main idea of this passage is how to _________.

　　A. save money                       B. save water and electricity

　　C. make better use of old things        D. protect the earth

　　B

　　Do you like Lee Min Ho, the “flower boy”? Li Min Ho is a South Korean actor, singer and model. He was born on June 22, 1987. There are his mother, his father, and his elder sister in his family. As a young child, Lee hoped to become a professional football player, but an injury in the 5th grade of elementary school ended his dream. In the second year of high school, Lee turned to modeling and acting.

　　His new TV drama The Inheritors (繼承者們) shows a group of rich    high school students. They have everthing under their control (控制), except their love life. However, Lee is madly in love with a woman  despite her poor background. There is no doubt that the TV drama is a success and perhaps the secret of its success is that people still believe in Cinderella-type (灰姑娘) stories.

　　(    )51.Where is Lee Min Ho from?

　　A. Japan          B. North Korea        C. South Korea        D. China

　　(    )52. What did Lee Min Ho hope to be when he was a young child?

　　A. an actor        B. a football player      C. a singer          D. a model

　　(    )53. How many people are there in Lee’s family?

　　A. three          B. four                C. five               D. we don’t know

　　(    )54. What’s the name of Lee’s new TV drama?

　　A. City Hunter                           B. My Love from the Star

　　C. The Inheritors                         D. Boys Over Flowers

　　(    )55. Which of the following is not under the control of the high school students in the TV drama?

　　A. school life       B. future job           C. love life           D. hobby

　　C

　　Martin Lynch, an American businessman, had been going on vacation to a small Mexican fishing village for a number  of ears. One morning while going for a walk along the beach, he saw his friend Pablo Perez, a local fisherman. Martin watched Pablo unload his boat and pack the fish in a box.

　　Martin noticed Pablo was smiling and looked very happy. He could also see several large fish in the boat. Martin greeted Pablo and asked how long it took to catch the fish. “Just a few hours,” replied Pablo. Martin asked, “Why didn’t you stay longer and catch more fish?” “I have enough for my family,” Pablo said. “And what do you do with the rest of your day?” asked Martin. “I take a nap, play with my children, spend time with my wife, and go into the village to see my friends and play cards, I have a full and busy life.” Martin explained that if Pablo worked longer hours and caught more fish, he could make more money. With the extra money, Pablo could buy more boats and catch money more fish. By selling the fish, Pablo could open his own factory and sell direct to supermarkets.

　　“Then what?” asked Pablo. “Well you would probably have to move to Mexico City to run the business. Finally, you would be able to sell your business and make millions of dollars,” replied Martin. “How long will that take?” asked Pablo.

　　Martin thought for a while and said it would probably take at least 15 years.

　　“And then what” asked Pablo.

　　“Well, that’s the best part,” Martin said. “You will be able to retire, buy a house near the ocean, sleep longer, play with your children, spend more time with your wife, see your friends, and play cards.”

　　(    )56.What is the story mainly about?

　　A. A businessman and a fisherman have become friends.

　　B. A businessman learns how to fish from a fisherman.

　　C. A businessman wants to become a businessman.

　　D. A businessman gives advice to a fisherman.

　　(    )57.What makes the Mexican fisherman happy is ______________.

　　A. many friends to visit him       B. a full and busy life

　　C. more boats and more fish      D. the house near the ocean

　　(    )58.How can the fisherman make more money in the businessman’s view?

　　A. By buying a supermarket.      B. To move to Mexico City.

　　C. By selling his own business.    D. To work longer and catch more fish.

　　(    )59.The underlined word “unload” in the passage means ____________.

　　A. put … into     B. take … away from   C. break down        D. set off

　　(    )60.We can infer from the passage that ____________.

　　A. the fisherman will stay the same with his life

　　B. the fisherman will leave the village for Mexico City

　　C. the business man will buy the fisherman’s boat

　　D. it takes all day for the fisherman to catch large fish