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1. Reduce
If you want to reduce waste, you should use things wisely (明智地). A large number of trees are being cut down to make paper. If everyone uses a little paper carelessly and throw it out, soon we would not have any trees left. Other things are also being wasted, and people don?t know what to do with the waste in big cities. So it is necessary to reduce the waste.
2.Reuse
You should always think of reusing the usable things before throwing them out. Give your clothes you do not use or the ones which too small to the poor. In a family, you may pass on such clothes to younger brothers or sisters.
3.Recycle
Bottles, cans (罐子) and paper can easily be recycled. By doing so we save lots of time and money. For example, coke cans are sent to a factory, where they are smashed flat (压平) and melted (融化) and the metal things are made for new coke cans.
4.Recover
When you buy a box of apples, there may be few rotten (腐烂的) apples, you have two choices: one is to throw the whole apples away, or you could cut off the rotten parts and use the good parts. In this way, you are recovering the eatable parts of food.
5.Repair
If one of the begs of your table is broken, you can repair it. If you want to change for better ones, it is better for you to sell the old things or give them to other people who can use them after doing some repair. It is true that North America is a “throw-away” society, but the time has come to change our way of life so that we can protect our environment. Every one of us should try our best.
1.The “Reduce” rule mainly requires (要求) us _______. A. to use things wisely B. to cut down many trees C. to use a lot of paper D. to throw away your old clothes 2.What?s the right order (顺序) of recycling coke cans? a. collect the used cans b. melt them
c. smash them flat d. send them to a factory A. a b c d B. a d c b C. d b c a D. c a b d 3.The “Recover” rule mainly requires us _______.
A. to throw waste things away B. to cover waste things with earth C. to get back the useful parts D. to throw the whole things away 5.Which is the best way to do with your broken tables? A. Throwing them away. B. Requiring them. C. Selling them. D. Putting them away. (选自2003年湖北省黄冈市试题)
【解题思路点拨】对生存在地球上的人类来说，保护环境是非常重要的。这篇短文贴近生活，富有时代气息。全文详细介绍了“5R”方法的具体内容和做法。对增强青少年学生的环保意识具有十分重要的意义。
1.A.显然，这道题是关于“Reduce”的。根据这段话的首句“If you want to reduce waste, you should use things wisely (明智地).”可知答案是A。
2.B.题目的要求是，根据回收易拉罐的程序，选出正确的顺序。那么回收易拉罐的具体步骤是什么呢？根据“Recycle”这部分的内容，我们可以知道：首先要将易拉罐送到工厂去，
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然后在那儿将其压平、融化，最后再制成新的易拉罐。联系生活常识，可知在将易拉罐送往工厂之前，是由人专门将其收集到一起的。因此，正确的顺序应该是：收集旧的易拉罐---送到工厂---压平---融化。显然答案非B莫属。
3.C.“Recover”这部分的主要意思是说：如果食物存在部分变质的情况，要及早采取措施，扔掉已经坏掉的部分，保留可以吃的部分。根据这层意思，可知C为正确答案。
4.B.本题难度不大，可以从短文中直接找出答案。答案就在“If one of the begs of your table is broken, you can repair it.”一句中。
Passage 7
To: President Bush, the White House From: Saddam Hussein, in Baghdad Dear President Bush,
Well, you sure ruined (毁掉) my birthday…. OK, you won, and your prize is Iraq. Are you ready
for it? I don?t think so. Truth is, I hope you fail.
Yes, Iraq was the way it was, in part, because I was the way I was---and I was a bad boy. But what you?re seeing now is that I was the way I was, in part, because Iraq was what it is---a very difficult place to rule (统治) without an iron fist (铁拳). You see, I know the Iraq people didn?t want me. And you will soon find they don?t want you. The big question here has always been: Do they want each other? Can Kurds, Shiite and Sunnis (库尔德人，会叶派，逊尼派) find a way to live together without an iron fist holding them together?
If you want to build a self-governing (自治的)country here, you had better understand that “shock and awe (威慑)” is not just for war-making. It?s an everyday tool for running this place. Your powerlessness (无能为力)will make people more afraid than your power. Mr. Bush, I know you are wondering why I didn?t do more to keep away from the war, which ended my political (政治的) life. What in the world was I thinking? Who was I listening to? The answer is: I was listening to myself. Don?t make my mistakes.
1.Who do you think is the real writer of the letter? A. Kurds. B. Saddam. C. A news reporter. D. Bush 2.What ended Saddam?s political life according to the letter? A.That he didn?t do more to keep away from the war. B.That Iraq was what it is. C.That Kurds, Shiite and Sunnis found a way to live together. D.That Iraq was a very difficult place to rule without an iron fist. 3.What advice (建议) does Saddam give to Bush if Bush wants to build a self-governing country? A.Bush should know “Shock and awe” is not just for war making. B.The Iraq people want Bush.
C.Bush was only listening to himself. D.Let Iraq be the way it was.
4.The last sentence of the letter “Don?t make my mistakes” suggests (暗示)that _______.
A. Bush should not do as Saddam did B. Saddam was correct C. Bush is right D. Saddam was a bad boy (选自2003年湖北省黄石市试题)
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【解题思路点拨】这是一篇与时事紧密相连的书信体阅读材料。信中，“萨达姆”向布什总统分析了伊拉克国内的现状，诉说自己在政治上的苦恼，并告诫布什不要重蹈他的覆辙。
1.C。本小题尤其具有迷惑性。由书信开始的“To: President Bush, the White House”、“From: Saddam Hussein, in Baghdad”，好像很容易就能得出结论：这是萨达姆写给布什的一封信。然而，在审题时，一定要特别注意并理解题干中的“real”(真正的)一词，再结合实际，萨达姆这么强硬的人怎能推心置腹地与势不两立的布什谈自己的真心话呢？由此，可推测这很可能是某一新闻记者以萨达姆的口吻分析伊拉克战争前后的局势。
2.A。根据“萨达姆”的分析，导致他的政治生涯结束的根本原因是，他没有让伊拉克人民摆脱战争的苦难。答案即在短文末段的“Mr. Bush, I know you are wondering why I didn?t do more to keep away from the war, which ended my political life.”这一句话之中。
3.A。本题源自于“If you want to build a self-governing country here, you had better understand that “shock and awe” is not just for war-making.”一句，答案非常明显。 4.A。在分析了伊拉克国内政局和自己从政的失误之后，“萨达姆”给布什提出了一点忠告，即“Don?t make my mistakes”(不要重蹈我的覆辙)。答案显然是A。
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