In the north of China, it is very cold and dry in winter. There1 sometimes heavy snow. Summer is different. It is sometimes very hot during the day, but it is often cool in the evening. Spring and autumn are the2 seasons.
The weather3 the middle and east of China is quite different. It is hot in summer and very cold and wet in winter.
In the south of China, winter is usually short and cool. It sometimes4 . In summer, the weather is often hot and wet.
The weather in the south west of China is very special. It is comfortable5 there because summer is cool and winter is warm.
Every year, lots of birds are killed when they fly into buildings.1 does this happen? The answer is glass. Birds fly into windows and tall buildings. These windows and tall buildings are all covered by glass.
Many birds fly from one place to another. Most of the time, they2 in nature, such as forests and wetlands. These birds have no idea what glass is. They3 see small trees and flowers inside a window. They want4 on these plants. The birds do not know there 5 glass between them and the plants. So they fly right into the glass.
Some birds fly at night. They use the moon and stars to help 6 find the right direction. Tall buildings with lights on at night can make the birds unable to know the right direction. This is 7 big problem. The birds can see the light, 8 they cannot tell that the light is coming from inside a building. They fly toward the light and crash into a building. Many mornings, there might be some dead birds lying 9 the ground.
People are trying to work out the problem. 10 office buildings now turn off their lights at night. This helps reduce the number of birds that fly into buildings and it also helps save energy.
There is a small river near Peter's house in a village. He loves1 in it very much, especially in 2 summer days. But then his father goes to 3 in a big city and Peter has to go there with his family. Their new house has a garden, 4 the garden is very small. Peter is not very5 . "Is there a river near6 house? " he asks his father one morning. "No, there isn't. But there is a big 7 near here. And there's a pool in it. We are going to the park this afternoon, " says his father. Peter is happy.
Peter and his father go to the park in the8 . Peter wants to walk near the pool. But he sees a sign. His father reads it to him "Warning（警告）：This pool is 9 . And 365 people fell into it. " Peter 10 into the pool carefully, and then he says, " I can't see them. "
One day, two cats were walking home together after a big festival. On their way, one of the cats saw a big cake and was very happy. Just then, the other jumped up quickly and picked it up.
The first cat said, "Give me the cake. I saw it first. "
The other cat said, "Keep away from it. I picked it up first. "
They were arguing（争论） and arguing, but there was no result. Just then a monkey passed by.
He thought, "What foolish cats they are!Let me make use of this chance. "
He came to the cats and said in a loud voice, "Don't argue. Let me help you both share the cake. " The cake was handed over to the monkey.
The monkey put the cake into two parts. He shook his head and said, "Oh!One is bigger than the other. It's not fair. Let me eat the bigger part a little. " Then he had a bit of the bigger part and now he said, "Oh!This from bigger part has become smaller now. Let me eat the other part a little. "Then he ate from the other. As a result, "Oh!This from bigger part has become smaller now. Let me eat the other part a little. " Then he ate from the other. As a result, he went on eating from part to part and finally finished the whole cake. The two cats were unhappy.
Look for your own way to do something with your kids this year. These ideas will help you and your family get into the activity when it comes to protect the environment.
Whether（不论） it's at your kid's school, a neighborhood park, let your family take part in an activity to protect the environment on Earth Day. Make your friends or people around you join you together.
For kids who love to play in the dirt, gardening is a natural way to do good to the Earth. Get your kids to take part in planting trees, flowers, it will grow year after year to make you know your hard work on Earth Day.
Save water to protect the Earth. Ask everyone to turn off water when they brush their teeth or wash their faces and hands. See who can take the fastest showers and still get clean. Use a broom rather than water to clean the floor.
Turn off lights when they are not in use. When you're not using lights or electrical appliances（TVs, computers, air conditioners, etc. ）, turn them off!
"Such a cold day, "said Mother Nature, "and no blankets（毯子）, I am afraid the cold weather will pick my babies' leaves, take away their flowers and make them sick till they are ready to die. "
"I must write a letter to Father Winter, "said Mother Nature.
This is what the letter said：
Dear Father Winter,
Have you any warm blankets for my babies? The season is coming when they should have a long, long sleep. And the cold weather is coming too. Please send me some blankets soon.
From your old friend,
Mother Nature
Then she called her postman, Autumn Wind, and sent him to the north with her letter.
King Winter was sitting at the back of the North Wind, planning his coming work on Earth when Autumn Wind arrived with the letter.
"Dear me!Something must be done to stop the babies getting cold. Ho!Snowflake, come here and bring your sisters and brothers with you. Mother Nature has need of you, my helpers, and go down to the Earth, and cover up the babies. "
Just then a golden﹣edged cloud floated by, and the snowflakes stayed together on it and were soon travelling to the Earth.
The next morning, white blankets had covered the land. Dear Mother Nature was glad because her babies were all sleeping safe and warm under the white blankets.
a. The babies were safe and warm.
b. The snowflakes travelled to the Earth.
c. Mother Nature sent a letter to Father Winter.
d. The babies of Mother Nature were getting sick.
Once upon a time, a boy walked through the countryside. Suddenly he saw an angel（天使）in some clouds. The angel was singing a beautiful song. The boy looked for the angel everywhere, but couldn't find the angel.
"It must be the door to heaven, and that it will be fun to see what is up there", the boy thought. He really wanted to go to heaven. He wanted to make the tower to reach up to the clouds. However, he tried many times, but he failed.
Just when he was going to give up, the angle appeared. The angel sang again and again. Then he understood the message of the song he could reach heaven only if he really wanted to, with his all heart.
This time, he still had the strong desire to reach heaven. He continued to try some new ways to make his dream come true.
It was dark. The boy sat down and had a rest. The next morning, when the sun appeared, it created a rainbow. The boy travelled up the rainbow, filled with joy. He found that only strong desire could open the door to heaven.
A. But the angel disappeared soon. B. The boy decided not to give up. C. The boy listened to the song carefully. D. So he started building a big tower of wood. E. The rainbow led directly up to the door of heaven. |
Last summer my family went to a small town called Gaviotas in Colombia. People there can live without p. When we a I was amazed by how green it was. People produce energy and food for their d life with very little waste. Gaviotas shows how people can live a comfortable life together. Our t ended in a few days. I was really sad to leave Gaviotas. But I have a new dream now. I hope we will live in place s like Gaviotas in the f.
"低碳生活"的意义 | （1）地球是我们的家园； （2）可以节约能源； （3）? （请你补充1点）。 |
"低碳生活"的措施 | （1）步行、骑自行车上学； （2）? （请你补充2点）。 |
你的希望 | 呼吁大家一起保护地球家园。 |
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参考词汇：environment 环境
How to Live a Low﹣Carbon Life（低碳生活）
As we all know, living a low carbon life is very important to us.
