A kind of little cars may some day take the place of today’s cars. If everyone drives such cars in the future，there will be less pollution from the cars. There will also be more space for parking cars in cities，and the streets will be less crowded. Three such cars can park in the space now needed for one car of the usual size.

The little cars will cost much less to own and to drive. Driving will be safer，too，as these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour. The cars of the future will be fine for getting around a city，but they will not be useful for long trips. Little cars will go 450 kilometers before needing to stop for more gas(汽油).

If big cars are still used along with the small ones，two sets of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be used for the big，quick cars and other roads will be needed for the slower，smaller ones.

1.There is much pollution from the cars today because________.

A．people drive big cars                    B．the cars go 65 kilometers an hour

C．people drive small cars                   D．the cars can go 450 kilometers an hour

2.The usual size of cars today are________that of future cars.

A．smaller than       B．the same as        C．three times as large as D．a little larger than

3.We can learn from the passage that________.

A．big cars cost less to own and to drive

B．the cars of the future will be much smaller than today’s cars

C．big cars are not useful for long trips

D．small cars are faster than big ones

4.The street will be less crowded in the future because________.

A．there will be fewer cars                  B．there will be fewer people in the street

C．driving future cars will be safe              D．future cars will be much smaller

5.Two sets of roads may be needed in the future because________.

A．there will be too many cars in the future

B．more and more people will get around a city

C．big cars will be used along with the small ones

D．it looks more beautiful to have two sets of roads

A 5R Rule for Environment
1. Reduce(减少)
If you want to reduce waste, you should use things wisely. A large number of trees are being cut down to make paper. If everyone uses a little paper carelessly and throw it out, soon we would not have any trees left. Other things are also being wasted, and people don’t know what to do with the waste in big cities. So it is necessary to reduce the waste.
2. Reuse（再利用）
You should always think of reusing the usable things before throwing them out. Give your clothes you do not use or the ones which are too small to the poor. In a family, you may pass on such clothes to younger brothers or sisters.
3. Recycle（回收）
Bottles, cans and paper can easily be recycled. By doing so we save lots of time and money. For example, coke cans are sent to a factory, where they are smashed(打碎) flat and melted(融化) and the metal things are made for new coke cans.
4. Recover （恢复）
When you buy a box of apples, there may be a few rotten apples, you have two choices: one is to throw the whole apples away, or you could cut off the rotten parts and use the good parts. In this way, you are recovering the eatable parts of food.
5. Repair（修补）
If one of the legs of your table is broken, you can repair it. If you want to change for better ones, it is better for you to sell the old things or give them to other people who can use them after doing some repair. It is true that North America is a “throw—away” society, but the time has come to change our way of life so that we can protect our environment. Every one of us should try our best

1. 1.

   The “Reduce” rule mainly requires(要求) us ______

   1. A.
      to use things wisely
   2. B.
      to cut down many trees
   3. C.
      to use less paper
2. 2.

   The right order of recycling coke cans is ______.
   a. collect the used cans   b. melt them    c. smash them flat   d. send them to a factory

   1. A.
      a b c d
   2. B.
      a d c b
   3. C.
      d b c a
3. 3.

   The “Recover” rule mainly requires us ______

   1. A.
      to throw waste thing away
   2. B.
      to cover waste thing with the earth
   3. C.
      to get back the useful parts
4. 4.

   ______ is the best way to do with your broken tables

   1. A.
      Throwing them away
   2. B.
      Repairing them
   3. C.
      Putting them away
5. 5.

   According to the passage, ______ can not be reused

   1. A.
      clothes
   2. B.
      shoes
   3. C.
      rotten apples

A man named David went fishing on a holiday．Fishing was his favorite sport，and he had many prizes for fish he had caught．

This summer the weather was beautiful and it was very good for fishing，so he decided to travel around the country，and spent a few days fishing in each of the rivers．

Unluckily, he didn't have much luck，and he caught only a few small fish．He was quite disappointed and was going to go back home when he heard of a large river that was full of fish nearby．   

He found the river quite easily and followed it through the country to a place where it flowed through a farm．He decided to ask the farmer’s permission（许可）to fish in the river．

“You have my permission，”the farmer said；“but you should be careful．For years I stopped my children from going near the river．”

“Is the river dangerous?”David asked．

“It’s not the river，”the farmer said，“it's the fish．They are so big that my children couldn’t hold them．”

David was very excited．All fishermen want to catch really big fish．

“How big are they?”he asked．

“Well．”the farmer told him，“last week I lost one over three feet（英尺）long，and yesterday I lost one just over four feet long．”

“What bad luck．”David said．“I hate losing a big fish once I've caught him．”

“Who’s talking about losing a fish?”the farmer said．“It's two of my children that I lost!”

（    ）1．David wanted to ask the farmer__________．

A．how much the fish were                           B．if there were some fish in the river

C．to allow him to fish in the fiver                    D．where his children were

（    ）2．The farmer told David__________．

A．to be careful                                            B．not to fish in the river

C．how to catch a big fish                               D．to look after his children

（    ）3．The farmer’s children__________．

A．were both very clever                              B．were both over three feet

C．also liked fishing                                        D．often went near the river

（    ）4．David thought the farmer was talking about________．

A．the fish                B．the children             C．the fiver                 D．the farm

（    ）5．From the passage we can know two of the farmer’s children_________．

A．got lost near the fiver                                  B．often played in the river

C．wanted to catch a big fish                                   D．were killed by the fish

All big cities are quite similar. Living in a modern Asian city isn’t very different from living in an American city. 1.______

In many parts of the world, farmers and their families live in villages or towns. In the United States, however, each farm family lives on its own fields, often beyond (在……之外) the sight of any neighbors. Instead of traveling from the village to the fields every morning, American farmers stay on their land the whole week. 2.______ Their children ride on buses to large schools for all the farm families living in the area. In some areas, there are small schools serving a few farm families, and the children walk to school. Of course life keeps changing for everyone, including farmers. 3.______ And there are also modern machines for farming. All of these have changed the farm life.

4.______ Farmers usually had to deal with their own problems, instead of getting help from others. They learned to try new ways, and to trust their own ideas rather than (而不) followed the old ways.

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A. Today there are cars, good roads, radios and television sets.

B. The same can not be said about living on farms, however.

C. Many years ago, however, farming in America was often a lonely way of living.

D. They travel to the nearest town on Saturdays for shopping or on Sundays for church.

5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Life in the world also keeps changing.

B. Life in the United States keeps changing.

C. American farmers like their old ways.

D. American farmers have changed their lives.