You can be proud of yourselves, even if you can only make one or two of these green changes. The goal here is to limit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, which are closely associated to the big problem of global-warming. Strategy 1: Bring your own cup to Starbucks You’ll get a 10 cent discount, and it’s one less paper cup to end up in a landfill. While you’re there, pick up some free bags of spent coffee grounds to use as ‘‘green’’ fertilizer in your garden. The payoff: The store won’t create more waste when they throw away a cup. Strategy2: Turn off your computer When in standby mode, your PC is still using energy. In fact, 75percent of electricity used in your home comes from electronics that are turned off. The payoff: Turning off a monitor for 40 hours a week may only save $5 a month, but it reduces CO2 by 750 pounds Strategy 3: Reuse plastic bags Instead of throwing away 100 billion plastic bags a year, try and get a second, third, or tenth use out of them. Better yet, next time you shop, try a reusable bag. The payoff: You’re reducing pollution. The amount of oil it would take to make just 14 plastic bags would run your car for one mile. Strategy4: Use recycled paper in the bathroom Most of the toilet paper we use is made from trees found in forests previously untouched by humans. The payoff: If every household replaced one roll of toilet paper with a recycled one, 424000 trees would still be standing. Look for eco-paper towels too. Strategy5: Buy energy-efficient appliances（电器） Replace the old fridge with an Energy Star appliance and you’ll use 15 percent less energy. It might be a little expensive to buy, but you’ll save money on your electricity bills and help the environment. The payoff: If we all used one Energy Star appliance at home, it would be like planting 1. 7 million acres of new trees. Strategy 6: Plant a tree Adding green to your garden is beautiful and earth-pleasing. The payoff: Just one tree will help make cleaner air and save the environment from 5000 pounds of hot carbon dioxide each year.
What is the best title for the passage？A. Ways to save money at home B. Ways to be earth-friendly C. Ways to end global-warming D. Ways to limit carbon dioxide
What benefits do these strategies have in common？A. They all help reduce the use of energy like electricity. B. They all cut down the amount of the paper. C. They all result in producing less greenhouse gases. D. They all help to preserve our trees and forest. 56．Which strategies suggest recycling or reuse of things？ A．Strategies 1&3 B．Strategies 2&5 C．Strategies 3&6 D．Strategies 4&5.
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Sometimes, the word green means young, fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet ripe（成熟） or finished. For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience, who is new to a situation. In the fifteenth century, a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns（角) had not yet developed. A century or so later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet had any experience in battle. By the eighteenth century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today—a person who is new in a job. Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb. The expression comes from the early nineteen hundreds. A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well. You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died. The Green Revolution is the name given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains. The new plants produced much larger crops. The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural scientists who had green thumbs. Green is also the color used to describe the powerful feeling, jealousy（嫉妒). The green-eyed monster is not a frightening creature from outer space. It is an expression used about four hundred years ago by British writer William Shakespeare in his play “Othello”. It describes the unpleasant feeling a person has when someone has something he wants. A young man may suffer from the green-eyed monster if his girlfriend begins going out with someone else. Or, that green-eyed monster may affect your friend if you get a pay rise and she does not. 小题1:Greenhorn now refers to ____. A．a person who is new in a job
B．a new solider
C．a young horse
D．a thumb小题2:A person who has a green thumb is a person ____.
A．whose garden is greener than others’
B．whose thumbs are in green color
C．who is good at growing plants
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A．colors
B．language
C．politics
D．agriculture小题4: Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage？
A．In about the 16th century, a greenhorn meant an experienced soldier
B．The Green Revolution may have some connection with green thumbs
C．The green-eyed monster was probably created by William Shakespeare
D．The green-eyed monster can be used to describe a person who is jealous
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A．was living a happy life
B．was careless about his money
C．was satisfied with his life
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A．it’s money that is of importance
B．it’s not money but the attitude that matters
C．we don’t have to have much money
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A．They have no guests.
B．They have all they want.
C．They live a very hard life.
D．They live a very happy life.小题4:According to the last paragraph, people have two different attitudes towards life: ________.
A．not enough or too much
B．lack or too much
C．lack or contentment
D．just right or enough小题5:Which of the following best suits the passage？
A．Nothing is better than a contented mind.
B．Where there is a will, there is a way.
C．Practice makes perfect.
D．Better late than never.