China had decided to take action to stop the use of plastic bags. Supermarkets, shops and outlets （经销店） in China will not be allowed to hand out free plastic carriers and all plastic carriers must be clearly marketed with prices from June 1.

“People use too many plastic bags every year and fail to deal with them properly, wasting valuable oil and littering the country,” China’s government said in a statement.

While providing convenience for consumers （消费者），the plastic bags have also caused serious pollution and waste of energy and resources.

“We should encourage people to return to carrying cloth bags, and using baskets for their vegetables.” the statement said.

In addition, the production, sale and use of bags less than 0.025 mm thick is banned from the same date. The firms that break the rules will face fines or confiscation （没收） of goods and profits （利润）.

China also said it would consider increasing taxes （税） to discourage the production and sale of plastic bags and encourage the recycling industry.

Rubbish collectors have to separate plastic for reprocessing and cut the number of plastic bags that are burnt or buried （掩埋）.

The move brings China into line with a growing international trend （趋势） to cut back on the use of plastic bags. From Ireland to Uganda and South Africa, governments have experimented with heavy taxes, with the aim of getting rid of plastic bags.

1. China decided to take action to stop the use of plastic bags because _______.

A. they are not free any more               

B. they can’t provide convenience for consumers

C. they have polluted the environment and wasted valuable oil                        

D. the firms have increased the cost

2. The underlined word “banned” in the fifth paragraph probably means ________.

   A. 计划         B. 禁止    C. 打破      D. 消费

3. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

   A. The company that won’t obey the rules will face fines.

B. Taxes will be increased to discourage the production and sale of plastic bags.

   C. Rubbish collectors will burn or bury all plastic bags.              

D. Plastic should be separated for reprocessing.

4. From the passage, we can infer （推断） that _______.

   A. China will be among the strongest nations in the world

B. people all carry cloth bags or baskets for their vegetables

   C. more energy and natural resources will be saved

   D. supermarkets and shops will get more profits

5. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Plastic Bags are Free                        B. Recycling industry

C. How to Protect the Environment    D. Free Plastic Shopping Bags to be Banned

French doctors and American scientists have reported doing an operation in which the doctor was outside the operating room. This kind of operation is known as robotic operation.

Doctor Marescaux did the operation in an office in New York City last month, while a sixty-eight-year-old woman patient was in a hospital in Strasbourg, France.

A doctor in Strasbourg got the patient ready. He placed medical tools and a small video camera in her stomach area. Doctor Marescaux in New York watched the patient on a video screen. Then he used the computer to send messages to the robot machine. The robot moved the tools that cut the woman’s gallbladder （胆囊） away. The woman got well soon after the operation and left the hospital two days later.

Experts say the main problem with such a robotic operation is based on high-speed telecommunications between the doctor and the robot. Technology must be able to send a doctor’s order to a robot to move the tools quickly.

Experts also say a successful robotic operation will improve an operation. For example, the robot can make much smaller movements than a person can. A robot machine can turn tools in ways that a doctor’s hand cannot.

Doctors say such a robotic operation will make possible safer and better operations in the future. They say it will improve doctor training. It will also mean that doctors could do an operation on people in dangerous places far away. And it could mean that people could have operations done by top doctors without having to travel to the city where doctors work.

1. “Robotic operation” means “________”.

A. a special kind of robot invented by doctors

B. an operation done far away

C. an operation done with the help of a robot

D. something done to mend a robot

2. We use the robot in the operation because _______.

A. it can send messages at a high speed

B. even a top doctor can’t do the operation himself

C. it can make the operation safer and better

D. operations can be done without any doctors

3. If we want to use the robot in the operation, we must solve the problem of ________.

A. top doctors                       B. smaller movements

C. doctor training                                D. high-speed telecommunications

4. If the smaller movement can’t be done by doctors in the operation, we may use _______ to solve it.

A. more tools                                       B. a robot machine

C. a video camera                                D. telecommunications

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Robotic operation is good for doctor training.

B. Robotic operation has been used in the USA.

C. Experts speak highly of robotic operation.

D. The robot is used to watch the patient clearly.

根据句意和首字母或汉语提示，将单词的正确形式写在题中相应的横线上。

1. O_________ cover more than 0 percent of the earth’s surface.

2. Could you please speak more s__________, Tom? I can’t catch what you say.

3. __________ （数以百万计的） of people around the world cannot get clean water.

4. A scientist says that beautiful music can make cows __________ （生产） more milk.

5. Paris has some fantastic sights, __________ （包括） the Eiffel Tower and Notre Cathedral

根据短文意思，用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、完整（其中有两个多余选项）。

Travel is useful to us in at least three ways.

First, by （1）__________ we can enjoy the beautiful scenery （风景） of different places. We can see （2）__________ our own eyes many which can be read about in books, and （3）__________ some famous cities and scenic spots.

（4）__________, we will meet people with different interests and see strange and different things when we travel. We can get ideas of the conditions and customs of （5）_________ people, taste different foods and local favors （偏爱） if we like. （6）__________ this way, we can understand how different other people live.

Third, travel will not only help us gain （获得） （7）__________ of geography and history and other knowledge, （8）__________ will also help us keep healthy and make us less narrow-minded （才智有限的）.

With all these （9）__________ of travel, it is no wonder that travel has now become more （10）__________ than ever in China.

The aim of students who come to school is to study. But to study requires a right way, or you waste either the time or the money. The following are the ways of studying.

       The best time for reading is morning, because in the morning, the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason, we can get good result.

       （4）In studying we must have patience. If we have not known a text well, we must read it again. We should not read the next one till we have learned the first one.

       （5）When we are studying, we must put our hearts into the book, or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading.

       We must always ask “whys”. If it is not well understood, write it down and ask our teachers

or our parents, or friends. In any possible way, we must know it completely and what we’ve learned can be used well and made better.

       Though there are many ways for studying, yet the above mentioned will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.

任务1：根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1. What’s the main idea of the passage?

__________________________________________________________________

2. How many ways for studying are mentioned in the passage?

   __________________________________________________________________

3. Why must we always ask “whys” in our study?

   __________________________________________________________________

任务2：将文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。

4._______________________________________________________________    

5. ________________________________________________________________ 

一How many books do you have?

—I don't have _________，not even _________ old one．

A．some：an    B．any；an        C．some；a         D．any；the

—Happy New Year!

—_________

A．The same to you!                  B．Yes．I’m happy．

C．Very-well，thanks．                    D．All right.

Li Ming failed in the exam again _________ he tried really hard．

A．if                 B．so                C．though            D．since

Danny liked to play computer games．But now he _________ does that，and he makes rapid progress in his lessons．

A．usually          B．seldom                 C．often              D．always

一Would you like to watch the movie “Hero” this evening?

一Yes，I'd like to．But if you don’t go，_________．

A．so do I         B．so I will        C．neither do I            D．neither will I