课时训练(十八) Modules 10—12(九上)
(限时:30分钟)
Ⅰ.[2019·连云港改编] 完形填空
A zero-waste life is a lifestyle that hardly creates any rubbish.
“Zero waste” or “danshari” was first suggested by a French woman Bea Johnson. “Live a life and try not to create 1 rubbish; use different methods to protect the earth,” she said.
Yu Yuan, 27, is 2 attracted by this idea.
She and her boyfriend 3 in Beijing for many years. And earlier she used to be a customer without thinking a lot 4 she saw a video about “zero waste”.
The video is about a family of four, and the rubbish they produce every year is placed in a jar. After watching the video, Yu wanted to 5 this zero-waste lifestyle with her boyfriend.
Yu says that a zero-waste life follows the 6R-principle—Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle and Rot(腐烂). Over August—October when Yu followed the principle of zero waste 6R, she and her boyfriend Joe Harvey both 6 only two cans of rubbish.
Now, the couple have opened a small shop in Beijing to support a zero-waste life.
At the shop they use environmentally friendly products. Most of the products sold in the store can be reused, and a small number of 7 which are not recyclable can degrade(分解).Yu says that those who were once not 8 in the zero-waste lifestyle have gradually changed because of curiosity.
“It’s 9 us at our fingertips.” Yu expects some of her friends 10 her on the road to zero waste. As the saying goes, many hands make light work.
( )1.A. some B.any C.few D.little
( )2.A. hardly B.luckily C.clearly D.deeply
( )3.A. live B.lived C.have lived D.are living
( )4.A. unless B.until C.after D.when
( )5.A. experience B.change C.represent D.spend
( )6.A. saved B.produced C.kept D.wasted
( )7.A. it B.them C.their D.its
( )8.A. proud B.worried C.amazed D.interested
( )9.A. behind B.around C.ahead D.above
( )10.A. join B.joining C.to join D.joined
Ⅱ. 阅读理解
We want your stay in Australia to be as enjoyable as possible. This page contains information to help you during your Australian lifestyle experience.
Australia is a land that has a surprising diversity and beauty. It is rich in lots of different types of beautiful wilderness areas, clean white beaches, interesting animals and plants, rivers and lakes, old mountains, extensive snow fields, and deserts. Australia is a new country. It is about 200 years old. It was discovered, according to English history, in 1770 by Captain Cook. There are, however, many records of other Europeans going here dating back to the 1600’s. In 1901, Australia declared(正式宣布) a nation.
Aboriginals were believed to arrive around 40,000 years ago from Asia. The first European settlement(移民) began in 1788 in Sydney when Captain Arthur Phillip arrived with a small English fleet(舰队) to start a colony(殖民地). Australia was first used by Britain as a place to send its criminals. More free people came too, working in agriculture, raising sheep and making wool. Gold was discovered in 1851, and the resulting gold rush increased the population to 2.25 million by 1881. A very large population growth also resulted from the Potato Famine in Ireland in the 1840’s.
By 1921, the population had risen to 5.44 million. It then increased to 7.4 million because of World War Ⅱ. During this time people from more than 120 countries settled in Australia. The population is about 20 million now. January 26th is Australia’s National Day, which celebrates the first settlement. Other important days include Anzac Day on April 25th.
1.The underlined word “diversity” in the passage probably means “ ”. ( )
A. 风景 B.难度 C.多样性 D.变化
