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第1页共16页BAmericansbuymorebottledwaterthananyothernationintheworld.29billionbottlesofwateraredrunkeachyear.Ittakes17millionbarrelsofcrudeoiltomakethesebottles.That'senoughoiltokeepamillioncarsgoingfortwelvemonths.Sowhydon'tmorepeopledrinkwaterfromthetap(水龙头）inthekitchen?Somepeopledrinkbottledwaterbecausetheythinkitisbetterforthemthanwateroutofthetap,butthat'snottrue.IntheUnitedStates,thegovernmentmakessurewaterfromthetapissafe.Peoplelovebottledwaterbecauseitisconvenient(便利的）totakewiththem.Butmaybeiftheyunderstandtheproblemsitmakes,theywilltrydrinkingfromaglassathomeorcarryingwaterinareusablebottleinsteadofaplasticone.Althoughplasticwaterbottlescanbeturnedintosomeotherusefulthings,onlyasmallnumberofthemarereused.Therestaretakenawayinrubbishtrucks,orevenworse,theyendupasrubbishonthelandandinrivers,lakes,andtheocean.Plasticbottlestakehundredsofyearstobreakdown.Waterisgoodforyou,sokeepdrinkingit.Butthinkabouthowoftenyouuseplasticwaterbottles,andseeifyoucanmakeachange.Ifyoutakeonetoschool,don'tthrowitaway一bringithomeandputtapwaterinitforthenextday.51.HowmanyplasticwaterbottlesdoAmericansuseeveryyear?A.1millionB.17millionC.12billionD.29billion.52.WhydoAmericanslovebottledwater?A.It'sgoodfortheenvironmentB.Itiseasytocarry.C.ItischeapD.Itisgoodfortheirhealth.53.Theunderlinedwordthey(paragraph3)refersto”A.theproblemsB.thebottlesC.therubbishtrucksD.theglasses54.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Ittakesalongtimetomakeplasticwaterbottles.B.Onlyafewplasticwaterbottlesarereused.C.Plasticwaterbottlesaremadefromuselessthings.D.Peoplewhodrinktapwaterarehealthier.55.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Itisimportanttosavewater.B.Weshoulduselessoil.C.Weshouldusefewerplasticwaterbottles.D.Itisgoodtodrinkalotofbottledwater.CThissummerholiday,ifyouwanttolearnsomethingnew,makenewfriendsorjusthavesomefun,comeandjoinoneormoreofourexcitingnewcourses.第2页共16页CourseA：ImproveYourSwimmingSwimmingisnotonlyhealthyforyoubutitcanbealotoffuntoo.Butmanypeoplehaveneverhadthechancetolearnorknowonlyonestroke(式样).Thiscoursewillteachyouallfivebasicswimmingstrokesandhelpyoufeelsafeasyoumovethroughthewater.Ifyouwantanenjoyablecourse,thisisforyou.Thecoursewillrunfortwohourseachmorning.Studentsshouldalreadyhavebasicswimmingskillsandbeabletoswim50metreswithoutstopping.Trainer：SportsCentreTeamCost:£79CourseB：SingYourHeartOutSingingisahealthyandenjoyableactivityandsomethingwecanalldo.Youwilllearnhowtobringoutyourvoiceandhowtostandsoyoucansingclearlyandloudly.Butthemainfocusisonthepleasureandjoythatsingingcanbring.Don'tworryifyou'veneversungwithothers,ordon'tthinkyouhaveavoice.Thisisaboutsinginginagroupoffriends.Judebelieveseveryonecansing.ThecoursewillruneachMondaymorning.Trainer:JudeGlendinningCost:£39CourseC：SpanishforBeginnersInthiscourseyouwilllearnthebasicsofSpanish.Spanishisoneoftheeasiestlanguagestolearnandthethirdmostspokenlanguageintheworld.Afterthecourse,youcanlookforwardtopractisingyourskillsonyournextvisittoSpain.Tomakesureyoucangetthemostoutoftheweek,teachingwillbemostlyinSpanish.ThecoursewillbeheldeveryafternoonfromMondaytoFriday.Trainer:CristinaLopezSerranoCost:£l53CourseD:SummerReadSummerReadisforthosewhodonotwishtojoinataughtcourse.Inthiscourse,youcanspendeverydaydoingyourownstudyorresearchorenjoyingthelibrary'sbooksandmagazines.Atthestartofthecoursealibrarianwilltakeyouonatourofthelibraryand,duringtherestofthecourse,librarianswillalwaysbereadytohelpyouifneeded.Cost:£7555.Wherecanyouprobablyreadthiscourseinformation?A.OntheInternetB.InadictionaryC.InadiaryD.Inastorybook.56.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutCourseA?A.Thecourseisonlyforbeginners.B.Thecoursewillrunforthewholemorning.C.Youwilllearndifferentswimmingstrokes.D.Youwilllearntoswim50metreswithoutstopping.57.Susanisinterestedinsportsandmusicbutshedoesn'thavemuchmoney.Whichcoursewillshechoose?A.CourseA.B.CourseB.C.CourseCD.CourseD.58.Theunderlinedwordshaveavoicemean“.A.canbeheardB.haveasorethroat第3页共16页C.cansingwellD.likesinging59.Whatdoweknowaboutthesecourses?A.Allthecourseswillbeheldonweekdays.B.Eachcoursegivesyoualotofpractice.C.Thereareoneormoretrainersforeachcourse.D.Experienceisn'tneededforsomecourses.DTheworldmaybeabigplacebutwhenitcomestoteenagers'readinghabits(习)，thedifferencesarequitesmall.RecentlyyoungpeoplefromJapan,Brazil,ChinaandEnglandwereaskedestionsaboutwhat,whyandhowoftentheyread.Thestudy,donebyLondonliversity,wantedtofindoutiftherewereanyimportantdifferencesinteenagers'idinghabits.Inthestudy,200teenagersfromeachofthefourcountrieswereaskedtomakeatofwhattheyreadinaweek.Theywerebeenaskedtowritedownwhytheyread：hthingontheirlists.Finallytheteenagerssaidhowmuchtimetheyspentreading：hthinginaweek.Hereissomeofwhatwasfoundout.Onaverage(平均）teenagersreadfor17.5ursperweek.Japaneseteenagersreadfor18.5hoursperweek,alittlemorethan)sefromChina(18hours)，Brazil(17hours)andEngland(16.5hours).Teenagersinlyreadfortwodifferentreasons:forstudyandforfun.Ineachcountry,！yspent60%oftheirreadingtimeforstudyand40%forfun.Readingforclytooksomuchofteenagers'timeasmostofthemarestillatschool.Thes