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Each time a city building is set up, the grass in that spot and trees that once reached up to the sky are replaced by a tar (柏油) roof. In addition to that, roads, parking lots, and yet more buildings are being constructed. The total lost green space can have a very real effect on a city’s air temperature, air quality and energy costs. On a summer day in most American cities, a tar roof can feel like the inside of an oven. But what if we could replace the hot roof of each skyscraper or building in a city with grass or a garden?
Whether it holds vegetable gardens, wildflowers, or meadow grasses, a green roof can lower the temperature above a building by 60 degrees, which can reduce the building’s energy costs. If used more widely, green roofs could decrease a city’s total energy costs, reduce polluted air from power plant , and improve air quality and public health. But that’s not all — green roofs are a great way to deal with water management in urban areas with overwhelmed sewerage (排污) systems, and actually extend the life time of the roof itself. And green roofs do something else: They beautify the city — whether you’re on the 3rd floor or the 30th. Now that’s a great achievement.
The environmental nonprofit group Earth Pledge is promoting a Green Roofs progamme. To learn more about how to create a green roof — and the benefits it will provide — visit its website at EarthPledge.com.
This passage is most likely to appear in “______” in a webpage.
A. City Environment B. True Stories C. Home and Garden D. Family Health
The construction of more city buildings leads to ______.
A. fewer energy costs B. increase of gardens C. poor quality of air D. loss of parking space
What en tar roofs are replaced with green ones, ______.
A. low temperature improves one’s health B. everyone tends to plant vegetables in roof gardens
C. people need more sewerage systems D. the greenness adds to the beauty of city environment
You can visit EarthPledge.com with the purpose of ______.
A. building a home garden B. offering money to the group
C. understanding green roofs better D. creating a website of Green Roofs
My six-year-old granddaughter stared at me as if she were seeing me for the first time.”Grandma, you are an antique(古董),”she said. "You are old. Antiques are old. You are my antique."
I was not satisfied to let the matter rest there. I took out the Webster's Dictionary and read the definition(定義)to Jenny.I explained, "An antique is not only old, it's an object existing since or belonging to earlier times...a work of art... piece of furniture. Antiques are treasured,"I told Jenny as I put away the dictionary. "They have to be handled carefully because they sometimes are very valuable. In order to qualify as an antique, the object has to be at least 100 years old."
"I'm only 67,"I renunded Jenny.
We looked around the house for other antiques, besides me. There was a desk that was handed down from rone aunt to another and finally to our family. "It's very old,"I told Jenny.“I try to keep it polished and I show it off whenever I can. You do that with antiques."
There was a picture on the wall purchased at a garage sale. It was dated 1867. "Now that's an antique," I boasted. "Over 100 years old." Of course it was marked up and scratched and not in very good condition. "Sometimes age does that," I told Jenny. "But the marks are good marks. They show living, being around. That's something to display with pride. In fact, sometimes, the more an object shows age, the more valuable it can become." It was important that I believed this for my own self-esteem.
Our tour of antiques continued. There was a vase on the floor. It had been in my house for a long time. I was not certain where it came from but I didn't buy it new. One thing about antiques, I explained to Jenny, was that they usually had a story. They'd been in one home and then another, handed down from one family to another, traveling all over the place. They'd lasted through years and years. They could have been tossed away, or ignored. or destroyed, or lost. But instead, they survived.
For a moment, Jenny looked thoughtful. “l don't have any antiques but you," she said. Then her face brightened. "Could I take you to school for show and tell?"
"Only if I fit into your backpack," I answered. And then Jenny's antique lifted her up and embraced her in a hug that would last through the years.
1.Grandma read the definition of "antique" to Jenny in order to .
A.list all the important characteristics of antiques
B.tell Jenny the importance of protecting antiques
C.change Jenny's shallow understanding of antiques
D.express her disappointment at being called "antique"
2.Which of the following information did grandma convey to Jenny?
A.The desk reminded her of her dear relatives.
B.The marks on the picture showed its age and value.
C.There was usually a sad story behind each antique.
D.She planned to buy a new vase to replace the old one.
3.By saying "I don't have any antiques but you" (Paragraph 7), Jenny meant .
A.grandma was a treasure to her
B.antiques were rare and valuable
C.she had nothing but a few possessions
D.grandma and antiques had a lot in common
4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A.Grandma was too old to lift Jenny up.
B.Jenny had a strong desire for grandma's love.
C.Jenny was too young to know grandma's humor.
D.Grandma had a deep long-lasting love for Jenny.
5.What can be the best title for the passage?
A.Jenny's Antique B.A Story of Antiques
C.A Tour of Antiques D.Grandma's Antique
My six-year-old granddaughter stared at me as if she were seeing me for the first time.”Grandma, you are an antique(古董),”she said. "You are old. Antiques are old. You are my antique."
I was not satisfied to let the matter rest there. I took out the Webster's Dictionary and read the definition(定義)to Jenny.I explained, "An antique is not only old, it's an object existing since or belonging to earlier times...a work of art... piece of furniture. Antiques are treasured,"I told Jenny as I put away the dictionary. "They have to be handled carefully because they sometimes are very valuable. In order to qualify as an antique, the object has to be at least 100 years old."
"I'm only 67,"I renunded Jenny.
We looked around the house for other antiques, besides me. There was a desk that was handed down from rone aunt to another and finally to our family. "It's very old,"I told Jenny.“I try to keep it polished and I show it off whenever I can. You do that with antiques."
There was a picture on the wall purchased at a garage sale. It was dated 1867. "Now that's an antique," I boasted. "Over 100 years old." Of course it was marked up and scratched and not in very good condition. "Sometimes age does that," I told Jenny. "But the marks are good marks. They show living, being around. That's something to display with pride. In fact, sometimes, the more an object shows age, the more valuable it can become." It was important that I believed this for my own self-esteem.
Our tour of antiques continued. There was a vase on the floor. It had been in my house for a long time. I was not certain where it came from but I didn't buy it new. One thing about antiques, I explained to Jenny, was that they usually had a story. They'd been in one home and then another, handed down from one family to another, traveling all over the place. They'd lasted through years and years. They could have been tossed away, or ignored. or destroyed, or lost. But instead, they survived.
For a moment, Jenny looked thoughtful. “l don't have any antiques but you," she said. Then her face brightened. "Could I take you to school for show and tell?"
"Only if I fit into your backpack," I answered. And then Jenny's antique lifted her up and embraced her in a hug that would last through the years.
【小題1】Grandma read the definition of "antique" to Jenny in order to .
A.list all the important characteristics of antiques |
B.tell Jenny the importance of protecting antiques |
C.change Jenny's shallow understanding of antiques |
D.express her disappointment at being called "antique" |
A.The desk reminded her of her dear relatives. |
B.The marks on the picture showed its age and value. |
C.There was usually a sad story behind each antique. |
D.She planned to buy a new vase to replace the old one. |
A.grandma was a treasure to her |
B.antiques were rare and valuable |
C.she had nothing but a few possessions |
D.grandma and antiques had a lot in common |
A.Grandma was too old to lift Jenny up. |
B.Jenny had a strong desire for grandma's love. |
C.Jenny was too young to know grandma's humor. |
D.Grandma had a deep long-lasting love for Jenny. |
A.Jenny's Antique | B.A Story of Antiques |
C.A Tour of Antiques | D.Grandma's Antique |
II. 完型填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從36—55各題所給的四個選中,選出最佳選項。
Sussie and I have been friends since primary school, for more than twenty years. Our friendship has 36 constant(不變的). We have seen each other through all the times when we really need a friend. In 37 of our friendship, Sussie and I took our first 38 trip together.
The first day of our trip ended in New Jersey. 39 with the long drive, we decided to go to the restaurant for dinner. We sat down and 40 our meal. As we talked, I noticed a(n) 41 couple sitting a short distance away from us. The look of adoration on the woman’s face 42 me. She stared into the face of the man as he talked, 43 me of a teenager in love!
I called Sussie’s 44 to the couple. As we watched, the man reached 45 to place a gentle kiss on the woman’s cheek. She 46 . “Now that’s what I call real love! I imagine they’ve been married for a long time.” I said. “ 47 maybe,” remarked Sussie, “They haven’t been together long.” “Well, whatever the case, it’s 48 they care much for each other,” I said.
Sussie and I watched and listened 49 to their conversation. She smiled and 50 whatever he said. We were touched by the warm scene we were witnessing. Then the 51 changed. The woman’s wrinkled but beautiful face was suddenly covered with a 52 look. She asked the man in a sweet voice, “Do I know you? What is this place?” “You know me. I’m Ralph, your husband. We’re in New Jersey, ” the man said. “Oh, I 53 to have forgotten. I’m not sure,” she said. “That’s okay, sweetheart. You’ll be all right,” he 54 her, kissing her cheek again. Tears coursed down our cheeks as Sussie and I looked at each other. “We were right,” she said 55 . “It is the real thing. That is love.”
36. A. become B. grown C. remained D. developed
37. A. congratulation B. terms C. favor D. celebration
38. A. air B. car C. boat D. train
39. A. Bored B. Suffered C. Tired D. Excited
40. A. cooked B. ordered C. prepared D. finished
41. A. young B. elderly C. friendly D. rich
42. A. scared B. astonished C. attracted D. bothered
43. A. showing B. reminding C. telling D. introducing
44. A. attention B. intention C. time D. idea
45. A. away B. off C. around D. over
46. A. smiled B. disagreed C. angered D. moved
47. A. Or B. Though C. Therefore D. Otherwise
48. A. natural B. obvious C. important D. moving
49. A. madly B. silently C. unashamedly D. carefully
50. A. picked up B. stuck to C. agreed with D. questioned on
51. A. place B. scene C. topic D. sense
52. A. discouraged B. surprised C. disappointed D. confused
53. A. need B. feel C. seem D. use
54. A. told B. answered C. comforted D. encouraged
55. A. quickly B. eagerly C. cheerfully D. thoughtfully
Long time ago, there was a seed. Because he was only a seed, 36 cared to notice him. Thus, feeling useless, the seed thought he was not important at all.
Then one day, a 37 picked him up and threw him on an open field under the sun. He was 38 , thinking, "Why would a wind do such a thing?" But 39 any pleasant answers, he was 40 with sunlight as well as 41 , sometimes light and sometimes heavy.
Time flew by and years later, he saw a 42 sitting by his side. "Thank God for this. I really need some 43 ",he heard the traveler say.
"What are you 44 ?"The seed asked. He thought the man was 45 him. Surely he had seen many people sitting by his side, 46 no one ever spoke to him like that.
"Who is this?" The man was 47
"This is me, the seed. "
"The seed?" The man looked at the big 48 "Are you kidding me? You are not a seed. You are a tree. A big tree !
" 49 ?"
"Yes! Why else do you think people 50 here?"
"What do they come here for?"
"To 51 your shade! Don't tell me you didn't know you had 52 over time. "
A moment passed, and the traveler's words made him think a lot.
The seed, now a big tree, thought and 53 for the first time in his life. The years of suffering from the sun and the rain were useful to him at last.
"Oh! That means I'm not a(n) 54 seed anymore! Wow! I'm a big tree now. That's the 55 that I really want !"
1.A. everybody B. nobody C. someone D. anything
2.A. wind B. bird C. boy D. man
3.A. confused B. glad C. excited D. hurt
4.A. except for B. because of C. instead of D. in case of
5.A. made B. covered C. heated D. provided
6.A. food B. rain C. friends D. flowers
7.A. traveler B. woman C. dog D. god
8.A. water B. 1ove C. rest D. money
9.A. thinking of B. preparing for C. looking for D. talking about
10.A. looking at B. making fun of C. seeing off D. getting away from
11.A. so B. because C. but D. since
12.A. angered B. delighted C. moved D. surprised
13.A. stone B. mountain C. tree D. river
14.A. When B. Really C. Where D. Who
15.A. hate B. leave C. live D. come
16.A. hunt B. like C. enjoy D. steal
17.A. appeared B. survived C. grown D. risen
18.A. cried B. smiled C. sang D. danced
19.A. small B. beautiful C. ugly D. lovely
20.A. experience B. adventure C. reason D. life
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