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ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndia,myhusband,Rashid,stayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.
Duringthefirstweekofhisstay,hewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.Hecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgone.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapers,includinghispassport.
Hereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensatthere,lostandlonelyinstrangecity,thinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewone.
Lateintheevening,thephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband‘snameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoundapileofpapersintheirtrashcan(垃圾桶)thathadbeenleftoutonthefootpath.
Myhusbandrushedtotheirhometofindakindfamilyholdingallhispapersanddocuments.Theiryoungdaughterhadgonetothetrashcanandfoundapileofunfamiliarpapers.Herparentshadcarefullysortedthemout,althoughtheyhadfoundmainlyforeignaddressesonmostofthedocuments.Atlasttheyhadseenahalf-writtenletterinthepileinwhichmyhusbandhadgivenhisnewtelephonenumbertoafriend.
Thatfamilynotonlyrestoredtheimportantdocumentstousthatdaybutalsorestoredourfaithandtrustinpeople.Westillremembertheirkindnessandoftensendawarmwishtheirway.
1.WhatdidRashidplantodoafterhisarrivalinSydney?
A.GoshoppingB.FindahouseC.JoinhisfamilyD.Takehisfamily
2.Thegirl‘sparentsgotRashid‘sphonenumberfrom_______.
A.afriendofhisfamilyB.aSydneypoliceman
C.aletterinhispapersD.astrangerinSydney
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword―restored‖inthelastparagraphmean?
A.ShowedB.SentoutC.DeliveredD.Gaveback
4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.FromIndiatoAustralia.B.LivinginaaNewCountry.
C.TurningTrashtoTreasure.D.InSearchofNewFriends.
B
SincethefirstEarthDayin1970,Americanhavegottenalot―greenertowardtheenvironment.―Wedidn‘tknowatthattimethereevenwasanenvironment,letalonethattherewasaproblemwithit,saysBruceAnderson,presidentofEarthDayUSA.
Butwhatbeganasnothingimportantinpublicaffairshasgrownintoasocialmovement.Businesspeople,politicalleaders,universityprofessors,andespeciallymillionsofgrass-rootsAmericansaretakingpartinthemovement.―Theunderstandinghasincreasedmany,manytimes,‖saysGaylordNelson,theformergovernorfromWisconsin,whothoughtupthefirst.AccordingtoUSgovernmentreports,emissions(排放)fromcarsandtruckshavedroppedfrom10.3milliontonsayearto5.5tons.ThenumberofcitiesproducingCObeyondthestandardhasbeenreducedfrom40to9.Althoughseriousproblemsstillremainandneedtobedealtwith,theworldisasaferandhealthierplace.Akindof―Greenthinkinghasbecomepartofpractices.
Greatimprovementhasbeenachieved.In1988therewereonly600recyclingprograms,;todayin1995thereareabout6,600.Advancedlights,motors,andbuildingdesignshavehelpedsavealotofenergyandthereforepreventedpollution.
Twenty–fiveyearsago,therewerehardlyanyeducationprogramsforenvironment.Today,it‘shardtofindapublicschool,university,orlawschoolthatdoesnothavesuchakindofprogram.Untilwedothat,nothingelsewillchange!
sayBruceAnderson.
5AccordingtoAnderson,before1970,Americanshadlittleideaabout___
A.thesocialmovementB.recyclingtechniques
C.environmentalproblemsD.theimportanceofEarthDay
6Wheredoesthesupportforenvironmentalprotectionmainlycomefrom?
A.Thegrass–rootslevelB.Thebusinesscircle
C.GovernmentofficialsD.Universityprofessors
7.Whathave\Americansachievedinenvironmentalprotection?
A.Theyhavecutcaremissionstothelowest
B.Theyhavesettledtheirenvironmentalproblems
C.TheyhaveloweredtheirCOlevelsinfortycities.
D.Theyhavereducedpollutionthrougheffectivemeasures.
8.Whatisespeciallyimportantforenvironmentalprotectionaccordingtothelastparagraph?
A.EducationB.PlanningC.GreenlivingD.COreduction
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Oneofthelatesttrend(趋势)inAmericanChildcareisChineseaupairs.AuPairinStamford,forexample,hasgotincreasingnumbersofrequestforChineseaupairsfromaerotoaround4,000since2004.Andthat‘strueallacrossthecountry.
―IthoughtitwouldbeusefulforhimtolearnChineseatanearlyageJosephStocke,themanagingdirectorofscompany,saysofhis2-yearoldson.―Iwouldatleastliketogivehimthechancetousethelanguageinthefuture,‖Afteronlysixmonthsofbeingcaredby25-year-