1、1（阅读理解）A运动日活动通知Sports sometimes youve made us work very hard. But you have always been fair and youll always be our role models. Theres a saying from Ireland which is a favorite of mine: Strangers are only friends you havent met yet.I couldnt say it better myself. So from the bottom of my heart, I t
2、hank you all and wish you success for the future.16. The speech was probably made by_.A. A head teacher. B. A graduate. C. A new student. D. A school clerk.417. Whats the main purpose of the speech?A. To say goodbye to three groups of people. B. To make a promise for the bright future. C. To show ap
3、preciation to the people around. D. To remember the happy times in the school.18. From the passage, we know that the three things the writer have learned at school are_.A. friendship, love and knowledge B. help, patience and friendshipC. kindness, patience, and happiness D. love, help and kindness19
4、. According to the passage, the writer feels _ when making the speech.A. proud and strict B. nervous and worried C. fun and excited D. warm and thankful20. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. The writer will meet his friends less in the future.B. The writers families alwa
5、ys get everything ready for him.C. The writers teacher sometimes is strict with students.D. The writer had many happy times in his school.参考答案 16.B 17.C 18.A 19.D 20.BDHow do you deal with plastic bags? Throw them away or reuse them? How about eating them? An Indian company named EnviGreen has made
6、a kind of bag with natural ingredients. The bags look just like plastic ones, but they can be broken down in a few seconds. They bring no harm to the environment. People can even eat them. EnviGreen Founder Ashwath Hedge spent four years doing experiments with a combination of 12 natural ingredients
7、. They include potatoes, corn, vegetable oil and bananas. He made the ingredients into liquid (液体) and used the liquid to make the bag.Although an EnviGreen bag is about 35 percent more expensive than a common plastic bag, it has many advantages. According to The Wall 5Street Journal, it takes 1,000
8、 years for common plastic bags to break down. But an EnviGreen bag can naturally break down in less than 180 days. It also breaks down in less than a day in water, and in about 15 seconds in boiling water. Hedge was happy to show it in his interview. In the interview, he put an EnviGreen bag in wate
9、r and ate it with a smile.According to Indias Minister of State for Atmosphere, Forest and Weather Change, the country produces more than 15,000 tons of plastic waste every day. But only 9,000 tons are processed (处理). In China, 3 billion plastic bags are used every day. Maybe the EnviGreen bag could
10、 be a solution to the world problem of plastic pollution.1.According to Paragraph 1, which is NOT true about the EnviGreen bag?A.It is made from natural materials.B.It does a little harm to the environment.C.It can break down easily.D.It can be eaten by people.2.What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?
11、A.Who founded the EnviGreen company.B.How Hedge made the EnviGreen bag.C.What Hedge thought of the new bag.D.Why Hedge made the bag.3.What is the disadvantage of the bag?A.It is more expensive than a normal bag.B.It takes a long time to break down.C.It takes a long time to make.D.It cannot hold heav
12、y things.4.What can we know from the last paragraph?A.India produces the most plastic waste in the world.B.India has processed all its plastic waste.C.China produces more plastic waste than India.6D.The EnviGreen bag may solve the problem of plastic pollution. 参考答案主旨大意 本文是一篇说明文,主要讲述的是印度一家名叫 EnviGree
13、n的公司利用天然原料生产出一种新型塑料袋,这种塑料袋不仅对环境没有任何危害,而且还可以食用。1.B 细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第二句话“They bring no harm to the environment.”可知,这种塑料袋对环境无害,故选项 B“它对环境有一些害处”是不正确的表述。2.B 主旨大意题。通读第二段内容可知,该段主要介绍了 Hedge研制这种环保塑料袋的过程,故选 B。3.A 推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“Although an EnviGreen bag is about 35 percent more expensive than a common plastic bag, it has many advantages.”可知,这种环保塑料袋比普通的塑料袋贵 35%。由此推测,选项 A就是这种环保塑料袋的缺点。4.D 推理判断题。根据最后一段的最后一句“Maybe the EnviGreen bag could be a solution to the world problem of plastic pollution.”可知,这种环保塑料袋的诞生,有可能会解决世界范围内的塑料污染问题。 故选 D。
