1、 Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today. People didnt have modern machines. There was no modern medicine, either. Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution （污染）. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It kills our fish and polluted our d
2、rinking water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and become angry more easily. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. Its bad to all living things in the world. Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the polluted air is so thick that it is like a quilt o
3、ver a city. This kind of quilt is called smog（烟雾）. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before it is thrown away, they mustnt blow dirty smoke into the air. We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and not throw it on
4、 the ground. We can go to work by bus or with our friends in the same car. If there are fewer people driving, there will be less pollution. Rules are not enough. Every person must help to fight pollution. 1. Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today because _. A. there were not an
5、y modern machines B. there was no modern medicine C. both A and B D. there were not many people 2. What is the biggest problem in todays life? A. Water pollution B. Air pollution C. Noise D. Pollution 3. The most serious kind of pollution is _. A. noise pollution B. air pollution C. water pollution
6、D. A, B and C 4. Factories must clean their water _. A. before they are thrown away B. when they are thrown away C. after it is thrown away D. before it is thrown away 5. From the passage we know that _. A. a few years ago, there was no smog at all B. today people dont have to talk to each other in
7、a loud voice C. we can drink water from the polluted rivers and lakes D. people are making rules in order to fight pollution参考答案CDBDDPassage B-“老”字趣谈每个国家都有各自的文化习惯，而这种文化上的差异往往会引起一定的误会，不过只要熟悉对方的风俗习惯做到入乡随俗，一切就OK啦！ When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brou
8、ght not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect（尊敬） elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States. I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I
9、 was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I s
10、aid, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive（敏感） Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they l
11、aughed and were no longer angry. In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich
12、experience. However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to
13、look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didnt want to hear. After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I dont respect
14、 them any more; I still respect them, but now I dont show my feelings through words. By Jack根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。1. Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _. A. the manager asked him to do so B. he respected the elderlyC. the couple wanted him to do so D. he wanted more pay2. W
15、hen Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _. A. nervousB. satisfied C. unhappy D. excited3. In Jacks hometown, _. A. people dislike being called “old”B. people are proud of being oldC. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants4. After this experience, Jack _. A. lost his job in the restaurant B. made friends with
