lovers,on,the,sun

篇一：初二上英语课文

初二上英语课文

Unit1 tpoic1 P1

Michael: Hi kangkang

kangkang:Hi Michael What are you going to do ？

Michael: I’m going to play basketball

Kangkang: you like playing basketball right ? I often saw youplay basketball during the summer holiday .

Michael: yes you know we are going to have a basketball game against Class Three on Sunday Kangkang: I hope our team will win

Michael:Me too Would you like to come and cheer us on

Kangkang: sure, I’d love to

P3

Michael: what’s you favorite sport Maria?

Maria: Basketball of course

Michael:Me ,to And who’s you favorite player

Maria:LeBrom James And your s?

Michael: I like Yao Ming best

Maria: Do you know anything about him

Michael: Yes He ‘s 2.26 meter tall He player for the Houston rockets in the NBA .I’m going to be a basketball player like him That’s my dream .What are you going to be When you grow up? Maria: I ‘m going to be a scientist

P5

Ann like sports very much .She goes cycling twice a week and often goes mountain climbing on Sunday she spend half an hour exercising in the gym every day. She learn baseball on Saturday ,and now she plays it well She is good at jumping .There is going to be a school sport meet next weekend She is going to take part in the high jump and the long jump .Her classmate are going to cheer her on .They are sure that will win .

P7

For the last 20years.David Beckham was a very famous soccer player .He played with team in England Spain America and Italy He arrived in Beijing with his teammates yesterday .they are going to play against China’s national team tomorrow .Soccer fans are very excited But it’s too bad that the team isn’t going to stay for long .They are leaving for Japan the day after tomorrow for a game with Japan’s national team .

Topic2 P9

Kangkang: Michael could you help me ,please

Kangkang: We are going to have a soccer game against Class five on Saturday .But one of my teammates fell ill . Will you join us ?

Michael: I’d be glad to .But I am not very good at it .Would you mind teacher me ?

Kangkang: Not at all you can do it !Let’s go and practice

( kangkang and Michael are practicing on the playground)

Kangkang: Michael kick the ball to you ,And you pass me the ball like this

Michael : sorry ,I missed it

Kangkang : Never mind Keep trying I’ll kick you the ball again

Michael : ok

P11

Kangkang: Michael we lost because you woudn’t pass the ball

Michael: What do you mean ?Don’t shout at the like that I didn’t want our team to lose

Kangkang: But we did

Maria: Kangkang ,Michael please don’t fight Michael doesn’t do well in soccer but did his best Jane :Michael ,you should learn team work and pass the ball your teammates more often .You komwone player doesn’t make a team .We should learn teamwork

Maria: kangkang ,Michael don’t be angry with each other .you two should talk more about the game before you play .kangkang ,what about saying sorry to Michael ?

Kangjang: Michael ,I am sorry for what I said

Michael : it’s noting

Jane: Michael practice more and you will do better next time

Maria : right keep trying You are sure to have more fun

P13

Basketball is one of the most popular port in the United states and other parts of the world .It invented basketball for his student in 1891.At first it was an indoor game so that student could play in bad weather.

Basketball soon became very popuary In 1946the National Basketball Associanis (NBA)came into being .There were many great basketball stats in the NBA for many years they were all American But Now many good player come rom other countries .

Basketball both an in door and outdoor game It is a team sport with two teams of five players each The goal is to throw the ball through the other side ‘s basket, and to stop the other team from doing so you can throw it from any part of the court with one hand or both hands you can also pass the ball to your teammates .But you must follow the rules For example you can’t hold the ball and run with it .To win basketball games ,you should have good skillsBut is it more important for you and the other player to plays as a team .you are sure to enjoy playing this popular sport .

P15

Sport are import in English life .The people of England are sports lovers .Some of the world’s famous sports began here ,such as football and cricket .

Football is a fast game played in winter and early spring .Lots of people play football in parks or playground just for fun popular sports in England .The English love football very much and they turned most of their main players into famous persons .David Beckham and Bobby Charlton became heroes for many children .The most interesting part of the English football year is the FA Cup Final each May

Cricket a nation sport in England .It is a very popular summer sport It is a game played on grass by tow team of eleven players each Player wear white clothes and score points by hitting the ball with a bat People can sit around the green enjoying the sun having drinks and watching the team games .

Topic3

P17

( Yu Ting and LI Ming are talking about the school sport meet on the plaigrund )

YU Ting :Hi LI Ming !the school sports meet is coming .Will you take part in it ?

Li Ming :OF course

YU Ting :Which spot will you take part in ?

Li Ming :The boys’800-meter race ,And you ?

YU Ting :I’m good at jump .I’ll be in the long jump and the high jump

Li Ming :I believe you will win

YU Ting :I hope so .Steve my best friend will come to cheer me on .

Li Ming :That’s great !I’m sure the sports meet will be exciting

P19

Kangkang: Hello is Michael in ?

Michael: speaking

Kangkang:Michael , the school sport meet is coming tomorrow .Let’s go together

Michael:Ok ,What shall take

Kangkang: we’ll take our sport clothes and sport shoes

Michael: Shall I take my camera ?

Kangkang: Good idea! It’ll be fun

Michael: When shall we meet

Michael: where shall we meet

Kangkang: At my house

Michael: ok .see you then

Kangkang: see you

P21

The modern Olympics started in Athens Greece in 1896.Its motto is Faster, higher, stronger .The Olympic rings are a symbol of the Olympic Game .There are five ring s, and they stand for the five parts of the world .the colors of the rings are blue , yellow , black , green and red you can find at least one of these color in the flag of each country in the world .

There are Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics .They are both held every four years .The Winter Olympic Games are usually held two years before the Summer Olympic Games .

Nowadays the Olympic Game are held by different cities in turn .people from all over the world meet to compete and become friend .The Olympics are becoming more and popular In the future ,more cities will have the chance to hold the Olympics and the Olympic Games will be more exciting .

P23

Sunday,Sept.21 sunny Last week our school held a sports meet Everyone in our class felt very excited because we won ,I n the boy s’ relay race Michael ran very fast and our class won first place .Yu Ting is good at the long jump and she also won .We’re sorry that we did badly in the high jump ,but we’re sure we will do better next time .

I took part in the boys’400-meter race .I did my best and was the first to cross the finish line .Now I love sport more .I want to be a soccer player I will do more exerciUnitse every day and I hope so .

Unit 2 Topic1

P27

Betty: Hello kangkang !you don’t look well What’s wrong with you ?

Kangkang :I have a toothache

Betty:I’m sorry to hear that You should see a dentist

Kangkang :I think I will

Betty:I hope you’ll get well soon

Kangkang :Thank you

P29

Steve: Hey Bruce you don’t look well What’s the matter ?

Bruce: Well I’m feeling terrible !i have a headache and a cough

Steve: I’m sorry to hear that How long have you been like this ?

Bruce: two day

Steve: you many have a flu . You’d better take some medicine .

Bruce: I think I will

Steve: shall I take you go to the hospital

Bruce: No, thank you ,I’ll go home and a have a test .

P31

It was a beautiful day and the children played in the park .Maria flew her kite while Michael played on his skateboard .Look! I’m going to try something new ,his said. Michael did a difficult jump Then the skatreboard went up Michael fell down with a cry the other children ran to him and asked Are you right ?Are you right ?

Oh my leg ,my arm !I feel terrible ! Michael cried .

I think you should see a doctor ,saidkangkang ,I’ll call a taxi Jane and Maria looked after poor Michael .My leg real l hurts ,he said

Soon the taxi came and took Michael and his friends to the hospital .the doctor told them ,The X-rays show that it’s not serious ,you can take him home .Michael you need to rest at home for a week here are some pills .Take two pills three times a day

The children left the hospital .Kangkang helped Michael to walk They were gald that the accident wasn’t serious anf Michael felt much better .

P33

(Maria, Jane and Kangkang come to visit Michael at this home )

M,J,K :Hey, Michael How are you feeling today ?

Michael: Not too bad ,But my left leg still hurts when I move it Oh ,thankyou for your flowers and fruit .

KangKang: Don’t worry your X-rays show it’s nothing serious

Maria :You’d stay in bed and not move your left leg too much .

Michael :Yes ,I will .But I’m worried about my lessons .

Jane : Have a good rest and don’t worry about it .we can help you with your study

Kangkang: Follow the doctor ‘s advice ,and you’ll get well soon .

Michael : Thanks a lot .

Topic 2 P35

Jane: Kankan, you look tired .What’s wrong ?

Kangkang:I have a headache

Jane : I’m sorry to hear that .What cause it?

Kangkang: I watched a soccer game on TV last night and went to bed very late .

Jane :I see staying up later is bad for your health better tomorrow

Kangkang: Right ! I must have a good rest

P37

Maria: Hi Wang Jun fang ! What are you reading? You’d better not read in the sun .It’s bad for your eyes

Wang Jun fang: Oh ,thank you .I’m reading an article about smoking in the newspaper .Does your father smoke, Maria ?

Maria:Yes ,he thinks smoking can help him relax .

Wang Jun fang: But you know ,smoking is bad for his health .

Maria:Yes ,his teeth are yellow and often coughs .

Wang Jun fang : That’s too bad look the article says smoking is bad for our lungs and it can even cause caner

Maria:Oh ! How terrible ! I must ask him to give up smoking .May I borrow your newspaper and show it to my father ?

Wang Jun fang: Sure

P39

Mothers always tell their children what they should eat .

When kangkang was a child ,his mother often told him ,Be careful not to eat too salt or sugar she said it might cause illness.

Maria’s mother always took care of Maria very well .for example ,Maria’s teeth were very weak ,so her mother said that she mustn’t eat too much candy or ice cream

Milk is a healthy drink .Jane didn’t like it but her mother always forced her yo drink it .Every morning before she left for school ,she had to drink a glass of milk because her mother was always watching her .

During Michael ‘s childhood he had to eat many vegetables and fruit to keep healthy .Once ,cabbage was on his e it .he was plate. As soon As Michael saw it , he got mad . But his mother made him taste it He was surprised to find that it was delicious !

Topic 3

P43

Journalist: May I ask you some questions ,Dr Li?

DR Li :Sure ,go ahead

Journalist: these days many people have the flu ,so what should we do to prevent it /

DR Li : well ,first ,we should exercise often to build us up .second ,we should keep our rooms clean and rhe air fresh all the time .Third , we should wash our hands and change our clothes often Finally ,we should keep away from crowded places .

Journalist: Must we go to see a doctor at once when we have the flu

DR Li: Yes, we must

Journalist: We’ll take your advice .Thank you

P45

Miss Hu : Hello !People’s hospital

Kangkang:Hello ! Could I speak to Dr Li Yuping ?

Miss Hu :I’m afraid he is busy right now

Kangkang:Ok ,I’ll ring him up later

(Half an hour later )

Kangkang:Hello ,I’d like to speak to Dr .LIYUping

篇二：2016年海淀区初三上学期英语期末试题及答案Word版

北京市海淀区九年级第一学期期末练习英语

2016.1

听力理解（共30分） 一、听对话，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三幅图片中选择与对话内容相符的图片。每段对话你将听两遍。（共5

分，每小题1分）

二、听对话或独白，根据对话或独白的内容，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择

最佳选项。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。（共15分，每小题1.5分）

请听一段对话，完成第6至第7小题。

6. Where is Betty going？

A. To the park. B. To the zoo. C. To the museum.

7. How is the weather？

A. It’s rainy. B. It’s snowy. C. It’s windy.

请听一段对话，完成第8至第9小题。

8. What does Peter’s grandma like？

A. Art. B. Music. C. History.

9. What will Peter get for his grandma？

A. A CD. B. A book. C. A mobile phone.

请听一段对话，完成第10至第11小题。

10. Why didn’t Amy go to school yesterday？

A. Because she had a cold.

B. Because she hurt her arm.

C. Because she went to West Hill.

11. When will the bus leave for the trip？

A. At 7:00. B. At 7:30. C. At 8:00.

请听一段对话，完成第12至第13小题。

12. What does the man do？

A. A doctor. B. A reporter. C. A sportsman.

13. What does the man think of talk shows？

A. Interesting. B. Exciting. C. Boring.

请听一段独白，完成第14至第15小题。

14. What can we learn from the speech？

A. We should do more work than we can.

B. Interests may help us do volunteer work.

C. The frist volunteer work must be perfect.

15. What is the speech mainly about？

A. Reasons for being a volunteer.

B. Purposes of being a volunteer.

C. Suggestions for being a volunteer.

三、听对话，记录关键信息。本段对话你将听两遍。（共10分，每小题2分）

请根据所听到的对话内容和提示词语，将所缺的关键信息填写在答题卡的相应位置上。

知识运用（共25分）

四、单项填空（共10分，每小题1分）

A. them B. him C. his D. her

A. at B. on C. in D. of

A. and B. but C. so D. or

—It must belong to Grace. She loves volleyball.

A. Whose B. Which C. What

D. Who A. fast B. faster C. fastest D. the fastest

26. —Do you want to watch Kung Fu Panda with me？

A. What B. who C. that D. where

27. —Is that woman Mrs. Yang？

A. can’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. won’t

28. —What were you doing at nine o’clock yesterday evening？

A. did B. do C. am doing

D. was doing A. invent B. invented C. were invented D. are invented

—Erquan Yingyue.

A. what Mr. Lee played B. what did Mr. Lee play

C. what Mr. Lee will play D. what will Mr. Lee play

五、完形填空（共15分，每小题1.5分）

Two weeks later，when the winners were announc ed，Helen could not believe it；she did not even place.“What’s the matter with these people？”

she complained angrily. However，when she saw their photos，Helen realized that she had overvalued her talent. There was only one thing to do：

For the next several days, Helen thought about ideas. She read the newspaper and saw a notice for another competition：Best Photo of City Wildlife. The first prize was a group camping trip to a state park. Helen

that would be the perfect competition for the club to enter, and the members could share the prize together.

The next Saturday evening, the photography club stood on the back deck, cameras positioned towards the bridge. Helen knew what to . Under Janson Bridge housed one of the largest bat groups in North Americas. As the sun began to set, a fascinating sight appeared in the sky.“There they are ！”shouted Helen. The students took pictures and stared in amazement. Bats flew over the water and formed a cloud.

Two months later, one of the club’s photos won the competition and the photography club was reported in the

next,”the reporter wrote in the article.

31.A. letters B. Photos C. stories D. news

32. A. confident B. active C. afraid D. nervous

33. A. lose B. learn C. perfect D. test

34. A. sold B. invented C. repaired D. understood

35. A. dreams B. prize C. ideas D. honor

36. A. decided B. wondered C. accepted D. showed

37. A. carefully B. immediately C. gradually D. widely

38. A. strange B. natural C. special D. private

39. A. trust B. reply C. invite D. expect

40. A. miss B. catch C. protect D. face

阅读理解（共50分） 六、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（共30分，每小题2分）

A Harrison School Spring Fundraisers

（资金筹集）

From the zoo to the art museum, Harrison students look forward to spring field trips. Please take part in these school fundraisers to help make these exciting experiences possible.

篇三：The Sun Rising日出

The Sun Rising

by： John Donne

Busy old fool, unruly Sun,

Why dost thou thus,

Through windows, and through curtains, call on us ?

Must to thy motions lovers' seasons run ?

Saucy pedantic wretch, go chide

Late school-boys and sour prentices,

Go tell court-huntsmen that the king will ride,

Call country ants to harvest offices ;

Love, all alike, no season knows nor clime,

Nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time.

Thy beams so reverend, and strong

Why shouldst thou think ?

I could eclipse and cloud them with a wink,

But that I would not lose her sight so long.

If her eyes have not blinded thine,

Look, and to-morrow late tell me,

Whether both th' Indias of spice and mine

Be where thou left'st them, or lie here with me.

Ask for those kings whom thou saw'st yesterday,

And thou shalt hear, "All here in one bed lay."

She's all states, and all princes I ;

Nothing else is ;

Princes do but play us ; compared to this,

All honour's mimic, all wealth alchemy.

Thou, Sun, art half as happy as we,

In that the world's contracted thus ;

Thine age asks ease, and since thy duties be

To warm the world, that's done in warming us.

Shine here to us, and thou art everywhere ;

This bed thy center is, th(来自:WWw.SmhaiDa.com 海达范文网:lovers,on,the,sun)ese walls thy sphere.[1]

诗歌译文

日出

黍黎释译

忙碌的老傻瓜，无规矩的太阳

为何你会这样

穿透窗户和窗帘来唤醒我们？

难道情人的季节也围着你来运转?

迂腐的家伙，你去责骂

迟到的孩子，或者顽皮的学童吧

去通知宫廷猎人，国王要狩猎

提醒蚂蚁让农民该收割了

爱情啊，至始至终，没有四季变换

也不是几小时,几天,几个月,这些琐碎的日子

你照射的光线可敬而强烈

为什么你会这样认为？

我只有一眨眼你就会黯然无光

但我不想让她妙曼的身姿离开我的视线

倘若她的眼睛没让你致盲

那就好好瞧瞧吧，明天再告诉我

印度是否产香料和黄金

你离开他们，或者你躺在我身边

去问问昨天你见到的国王

你会听到：“都在床上躺着”

她在所有国家一样，所有国王和我也一样

其他什么都不是

君主做的不过相仿我们；与那相比

所有荣誉都是模仿,所有财富都是魔力

你，太阳，只拥有我们一半乐趣，

世界万物都和你相观

你是让我们闲逸，你的职责是

温暖这个世界，你已经完成了温暖我们的任务

当宇宙在这样一个世界里聚拢；

你的年龄需要悠闲；既然你的职责

便是温暖世界，你己对我们尽了本份

你只须照耀我们这儿．光芒就会遍及四方，

这张床是你的中心，墙壁是你的穹苍。

你只要照耀我们，就能遍及所有地方

你以这张床为中心，以四面墙为临界

作者简介

约翰·邓恩(John Donne，1572~1631 )，是十七世纪英国玄学派诗人，为T·S艾略特特别推崇，于其中布罗茨基和这位久远年代的异国诗人 .曾在欧洲大陆游历。也曾是宫廷中潇洒倜傥、前途无量的绅士。1598年，他被任命为伊丽莎白宫廷中最重要的一位爵士的私人秘书。他的仕途似乎一片光明。

译者简介

黍黎释，80后诗人，书法家，翻译。2003年开始自由写作,是中国“80后代表诗人”之一，主要代表作品《古井秦简》、《肖邦想起夜曲》、《回到梦开始的地方》等诗歌。

篇四：ON LOVE

On Love

At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet. Love is an art which involves deep emotion. It is a pure and lofty desire in one's innermost heart. Different people have different interpretations of love. I’d like to share my views about love from a few poems that follow.

“A Red, Red Rose” depicts the traditional love. It is a simple and classical love poem. We can see that a male speaker tells the departue with his lover. The poem begins with a quatrain containing two similes. Burns compares his love with a springtime blooming rose and then with a sweet melody. The first simile makes the lover's image is extraordinarily beautiful, pure and full of youthful vitality. The second simile gives the readers the space of imagination that readers seem to see the beautiful dancing lover. In the hearts of the poet, his lover has not only the charming appearance, but also a soft and beautiful heart. She is perfect.

The second and third stanzas become increasingly complex, ending with the metaphor of the “sands of life,” or hourglass. On the one hand we are given the image of his love lasting until the seas run dry and the rocks melt with the sun, wonderfully poetic images. As we all know the sea is wide and edgless, the water of it will never dry. And the rock is extremely firm and nothing can move it and will never melt. We can infer that the poet’s love is so sincere, firm and deep. On the other hand

Burns reminds us of the passage of time and the changes that result. That recalls the first stanza and its image of a red rose, newly sprung in June, which we know from experience will change and decay with time. These are complex and competing images, typical of the more mature Robert Burns.

The final stanza wraps up the poem’s complexity with a farewell and a promise of return. And the word “only” even more shows his deep love. The speaker again addresses his beloved, nothing that though he must leave her for a while he will return for her even he must travel ten thousand miles. It is a common phenomeno that a man would make promises when he is going to part with his lover. Repetition occurs in the first and second lines, and hyperbole occurs in the last line. Flame of love in the hearts of poet burns strongly, he desires a good result. From the poem, we know that love should be noble.

“A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning” depicts the current love.“A Valediction: forbidding Mourning” is one of John Donne’s most famous and simplest poems and also probably his most direct statement of his ideal of spiritual love. In this poem, the speaker explains that he is forced to spend time apart from his lover, but before he leaves, he tells her that their farewell should not be the occasion for mourning and sorrow. In the same way that virtuous men die mildly and without complaint, he says, so they should leave without “tear-floods” and “sigh-tempests,”

for to publicly announce their feelings in such a way would profane their love. The speaker says that when the earth moves, it brings “harms and fears,” but when the spheres experience “trepidation,” though the impact is greater, it is also innocent. The love of “dull sublunary lovers” cannot survive separation, but it removes that which constitutes the love itself; but the love he shares with his beloved is so refined and “Inter-assured of the mind” that they need not worry about missing “eyes, lips, and hands.”

Though he must go, their souls are still one, and, therefore, they are not enduring a breach, they are experiencing an “expansion”; in the same way that gold can be stretched by beating it “to aery thinness,” the soul they share will simply stretch to take in all the space between them. If their souls are separate, he says, they are like the feet of a compass: His lover’s soul is the fixed foot in the center, and his is the foot that moves around it. The firmness of the center foot makes the circle that the outer foot draws perfect: “Thy firmness makes my circle just, / And makes me end, where I begun.”

Actually, complete love is not only united the bodies of a couple but also their soul. Such spiritual love is phenomenal, metaphysical, keeping the lovers together spiritually regardless of distance between them.

John Donne uses his metaphysical wit kto develop a series of arguments to console his wife on the eve of his departure. He tries to

convinces his wife that spiritual love cannot be affected by physcial distance. Then he shows her that since their souls are one, distance will only increase their love and make it more beautiful just like gold hammered and spread out into a thin sheet. If the first two arguments are not enough to comfort his wife, he argues that he and his wife like the legs of a compass. In each case, the metaphor he uses makes the readers to see the logic behind comparisons that may seem far-fetched at first. “The compass” is essentially the demand that John Donne askes his wife to satisfy. He asks his wife to be firm to their love. Actually, this is the male control over women.

“Sonnet 18” depicts the true love. Of Shakespeare's sonnets in the text, this is one of the most moving lyric poems that I have ever read. There is great use of imagery within the sonnet. This is not to say that the rest of the poems in the book were not good, but this to me was the best, most interesting, and most beautiful of them. It is mainly due to the simplicity and loveliness of the poem’s praise of the beloved woman that it has guaranteed its place in my mind, and heart. The speaker of the poem opens with a question that is addressed to the beloved, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" This question is comparing her to the summer time of the year. It is during this time when the flowers are blooming, trees are full of leaves, the weather is warm, and it is generally thought of as an enjoyable time during the year. The following eleven

lines in the poem are also dedicated to similar comparisons between the beloved and summer days. In lines 2 and 3, the speaker explains what mainly separates the young woman from the summer's day: she is "more lovely and more temperate." Summer's days tend toward extremes: they are sometimes shaken by "rough winds" which happens and is not always as welcoming as the woman.

However in line 4, the speaker gives the feeling again that the summer months are often to short by saying, "And summer’s lease hath too short a date." In the summer days, the sun, "the eye of heaven" , often shines "too hot," or too dim, "his gold complexion dimmed" , that is there are many hot days during the summer but soon the sun begins to set earlier at night because autumn is approaching. Summer is moving along too quickly for the speaker, its time here needs to be longer, and it also means that the chilling of autumn is coming upon us because the flowers will soon be withering, as "every fair from fair sometime declines." The final portion of the sonnet tells how the beloved differs from the summer in various respects. Her beauty will be one that lasts forever, "Thy eternal summer shall not fade." , and never end or die. In the couplet at the bottom, the speaker explains how that the beloved's beauty will accomplish this everlasting life unlike a summer. And it is because her beauty is kept alive in this poem, which will last forever. It will live "as long as men can breathe or eyes can see." On the surface,

篇五：湖南省怀化市鹤城区2016高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解联合演练(2)

阅读理解联合演练（2）

阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 In 1993, New York State ordered stores to charge a deposit on beverage (=drink) containers. Within a year, consumers had returned millions of aluminum cans and glass and plastic bottles. Plenty of companies were eager to accept the aluminum and glass as raw material for new products, but because few could figure out what to do with the plastic, much of it wound end up buried in landfills(垃圾填埋场). The problem was not limited to New York. Unfortunately, there were too few uses for second-hand plastic.

Today, one out of five plastic soda bottles is recycled in the United States. The reason for the change is that now there are dozens of companies across the country buying discarded plastic soda bottles and turning them into fence post, paint brushes, etc.

As the New York experience shows, recycling involves more than simply separating valuable materials from the rest of the rubbish. A discard remains a discard until somebody figures out how to give it a second life — and until economic arrangements exist to give that second life value. Without adequate markets to absorb materials collected for recycling, throwaways actually depress prices for used materials. Shrinking landfill space and rising costs for burying and burning rubbish are forcing local governments to look more closely at recycling. In many areas, the East Coast especially, recycling is already the least expensive waste-management option. For every ton of waste recycled, a city avoids paying for its disposal, which, in parts of New York, amounts to savings of more than $100 per ton. Recycling also stimulates the local economy by creating jobs and reduces the pollution control and energy costs of industries that make recycled products by giving them a more refined raw material.

6. What regulation was issued by New York State concerning beverage containers?

A. A fee should be charged on used containers for recycling.

B. Throwaways should be collected by the state for recycling.

C. Consumers had to pay for beverage containers and could get their money back on returning them.

D. Beverage companies should be responsible for collecting and reusing discarded plastic soda bottles. 7 The returned plastic bottles in New York used to .

A. be turned into raw materials

B. be separated from other rubbish

C. have a second-life value

D. end up somewhere underground

8. The key problem in dealing with returned plastic beverage containers is .

A. how to reduce their recycling costs

B. to sell them at a profitable price

C. how to turn them into useful things

D. to lower the prices for used materials

9. Recycling has become the first choice for the disposal of rubbish because .

A. recycling causes little pollution

B. other methods are more expensive

C. recycling has great appeal for the jobless

D. local governments find it easy to manage 10 It can be concluded from the passage that .

A. recycling is to be recommended both economically and environmentally

B. local governments in the U. S. can expect big profits from recycling

C. rubbish is a potential remedy for the shortage of raw materials

D. landfills will still be widely used for waste disposal

[全解全析] 本文讲美国纽约1993年颁布法令要求商场就饮料瓶对顾客收费后的执行情况。

C 推理判断题。由第一段第一句和第二句可推知。

D 细节理解题。由第一段第三句中的but分句可知。

C 细节理解题。由第一段最后一句和第三段第二句可知。

B 细节理解题。由最后一段第二句可知。

A 推理判断题。由最后一段的最后一句可推知。

阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。

(2013·湖南，C)

It's such a happylooking library, painted yellow, decorated with palmtree stickers and sheltered from the Florida sun by its own roof. About the size of a microwave oven, it's pedestrianfriendly, too, waiting for book lovers next to a sidewalk in Palm Beach Country Estates, along the northern boundary of Palm Beach Gardens. It's a library built with love.

A year ago, shortly after Janey Henriksen saw a Brian Williams report about the Little Free Library organization, a Wisconsinbased nonprofit that aims to promote literacy and build a sense of community in a neighborhood by making books freely available, she announced to her family of four, “That's what we're going to do for our spring break！”

Son Austin, now a 10thgrader, didn't see the point of building a library that resembles a mailbox. But Janey insisted, and husband Peter unwillingly got to work. The 51year-old owner of a ship supply company modified a small wooden house that he'd built years earlier for daughter Abbie's toy horses, and made a door of glass.

After adding the library's final touches (装点), the family hung a signboard on the front, instructing users to “take a book, return a book，” and making the Henriksen library, now one of several hundred like it nationwide and among more than 2,500 in the world, the only Little Free Library in Palm Beach County.

They stocked it with 20 or so books they'd already read, a mix of science fiction, reference titles, novels and kids' favorites. “I told them, keep in mind that you might not see it again，” said Janey, a stayathome mom.

Since then, the collection keeps replenishing (补充) itself, thanks to ongoing donations from borrowers. The library now gets an average of five visits a day. The project's best payoff, says Peter, are the thankyou notes left behind. “We had no idea in the beginning that it would be so popular.”

文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。介绍了Little Free Library这家图书馆的由来及其发展。

16．In what way is the library “pedestrianfriendly”？

A．It owns a yellow roof.

B．It stands near a sidewalk.

C．It protects book lovers from the sun.

D．It uses palmtree stickers as decorations.

答案：B 细节理解题。文章第一段信息it's pedestrianfriendly, too, waiting for book lovers next to a sidewalk in Palm Beach country Estates表明这家图书馆是方便到达的，他就在人行道一侧等待读书爱好者。

17．Janey got the idea to build a library from ________.

A．a visit to Brian Williams

B．a spring break with her family

C．a book sent by one of her neighbors

D．a report on a Wisconsinbased organization

答案：D 细节理解题。Janey Henriksen读了Brian Williams关于Little Free Library organization(一个威斯康辛州的非盈利组织)的报告，该组旨在促进文学，通过在社区提供可得到的免费书籍，普及这项文学意识)的一篇报告后，对家人说那就是春假期间他们一家四口要做的事。D项正确。

18．The library was built ________.

A．by a ship supply company

B．on the basis of toy horses

C．like a mailbox

D．with glass

答案：C 细节理解题。第四段首句Son Austin, now a 10thgrader, didn't see the point of building a library that resembles a mailbox.表明这个“图书馆”像个“邮箱”。

19．What can we infer about the signboard?

A．It was made by a user of the library.

B．It marked a final touch to the library.

C．It aimed at making the library last long.

D．It indicated the library was a family property.

答案：C 推理判断题。A它是由使用者建造的图书馆；B那标志着对图书馆的最后装点；C那是为了让图书馆延续下去；D那表明这家图书馆是家庭财产。结合第五段信息(尤其是

instructing users to “take a book, return a book，” and making the Henriksen library)可知C项正确。

20．The passage tells us that the users ________.

A．donate books to the library

B．get paid to collect books for the library

C．receive thankyou notes for using the library

D．visit the library over 5 times on average daily

答案：A 细节理解题。倒数第二段表明，多亏了来自借阅者们不断的图书捐赠，图书供给得以补充，因此现在图书馆平均每天有5次借阅量。

阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。

(2013·陕西，A)

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