on line, and send news about what is happening at event, interview some of the speakers, and write articles about the event. “It was wonderful to see how youth team members were with the whole event and how thankful they were (and still are!) to be given such an unbelievable chance as being part of a TEDx event,” said an organizer.
TEDx Youth is welcoming kids from every culture who want to have a deeper understanding of the world. Those who get involved with it believe in the power of ideas, which can change attitudes, lives and the world.
48. What is the main purpose of holding a TEDx Youth event?
A.To give kids a chance to record videos. B. To spread kids’ ideas all over the world C. To raise money for the local community D. To help kids with their schoolwork 49. What did a volunteer think of the event?
A.Quite typical B. Pretty crazy C. Rather difficult D. Surprising good 50. One of a reporter’s jobs is to ____.
A.give a talk B. do some interviews C. plan an event D. organize some activities 51. What is the best title of this passage?
A.When Is TEDx Youth Held? B. Why can Kids Realize Their Dreams?
C. How Can Kids Share Big Ideas? D. What Changes Can TEDx Youth Bring Us? D
Kamal Meattle, in New Delhi, India, grows 400 plants in his office building’s greenhouse to help clean its indoor air.
On the roof of an office building in India’s capital, the world’s smoggest city, Kamal Meattle has a special way of cleaning the air: a greenhouse with 400 common plants. Meattle has 800 other plants spread throughout its lower six floors, greening each room and hallway. Their job: remove harmful things from the outdoor air.
Meattle uses rainwater to water the trees so that they can grow faster and take in more pollutants. He’s asking India’s new government to require rainwater farming and to paint roofs, and buses, white. And he’s pushing to build one of the world’s largest parks, complete with greenhouses.
As Meattle tells it, he really had no choice but to try something new. “My doctors told me to leave India in 1992,” he says, mentioning his breathing problem because of the city’s air pollution. He decided to stay, trying instead to solve a society-wide problem that’s become increasingly serious.
“Delhi’s unfit for living between October and March,” Meattle says, noting how often its air pollution becomes “very unhealthy” or even “dangerous”. In fact, New Delhi’s smog is now nearly three times worse than Beijing’s. The WHO found that the city had the world’s dirtiest air, and the cities from second to fourth are also in India. India’s indoor air pollution is even worse. The WHO says it’s India’s second biggest killer, after high
blood pressure, and results in 1.3 million deaths every year.
But can plants really clean the air?
NASA published several studies in the 1980s showing indoor plants could clean the air. It later tested the value of the plants to both clean air and recycle waste in building known as the BioHome. Other studies have also suggested that plants could help clean indoor air.
Wolverton, a NASA researcher, has been working in Japan, where plants have been used to make 50 to 60 “ecological gardens(生态花园)” in hospitals. He says there’s growing interest in South Korea and China.
Not everyone believes that. “I certainly would not count on plants to clean indoor air…” To get them to work, you’d need too many plants, ” says John Girman. He says a 1,500-square-foot house would need 680 plants and the result would be “an indoor forest”.
“We have an air treatment plant,” Meattle says of his idea. The result, he adds, is fewer worker sick days, great productivity, and air as clean as that in Davos, Switzerland. 52. What did Meattle do after the doctors advised him to leave India? A. He went abroad between October and March. B. He raised money for growing pants in his office. C. He tried to solve the indoor air pollution problem. D. He called on people to care about the environment problem. 53. According to the passage, the BioHome might be . A. a place to test the plants’ role in cleaning the indoor air B. a place to do experiments on the size of indoor forest C. a project about how plants can grow well D. a project about what plants are fit for offices 54.From the passage we know Meattle is . A.honest and caring B.emotional and wise C.experienced and brave D.creative and reponsible 55.The passage is mainly about . A.a new practice of cleaning indoor air B.plants to reduce indoor air pollution C.the serious air polution problem
D.Meattle’s fight against polluted indoor air
七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳
选项。（共10分，每小题2分）
Just in time！
“Come on，Sasha，”my father shouted. “Put the book down and get your clarinet（竖笛）.We have to leave now if you don’t want to miss class.”
Clarinet class? I thought to myself. 56 . Yes, I would like to miss class.
“Coming!” 57 . I got out of the bed and picked up my clarinet and rushed to the car.
My dad started the engine and we drove off. “Hope you have a wonderful class,” Dad said. “In my dreams,” I spoke very quietly. “Not again.” Dad said angrily.
I looked out of the window. 58 “Car traffic, ” I said under my breath with a big smile. This is my lucky day because I am going to miss class.
While we were waiting for the cars to start driving again. I was sitting in my car seat,singing a song. 59 .What’s important is that I was going to miss class.Great! “10 minutes passed, ” I said excitedly. My dad looked at me angrily. The car started to move.
“Finally,” my dad took a deep breath. We got there and I had only missed a few minutes of class. 60 .
“Just in time, Sasha. I was thinking you might be getting worried that you were going to miss class, ” my teacher made a joke on me—knowing well that I hated Clarinet class! A. Unhappily, I went into the classroom B. Oh, right, I had clarinet class C. Anyway, that’s not important D. I shouted at the top of my voice E. I saw what was happening outside
八、阅读短文，根据短文回答问题（共10分，每小题两分）
Community activity is about doing in our community because we want to or we feel we should rather than because we have to.
There are lots of ways to take civic(公共的) responsibility and be active in your community:
Joining a local environmental or lean-up group ,helping with a primary school play.
What can teenagers get from being involved?It’s doesn’t matter what teenagers do.Any involvement is good! ●Role models
By getting involved with community activities ,teenagers can get a chance to work with positive(积极的) adults role models besides their parents.Working with other adults encourages teenagers to see the world in different ways. ●Identity (身份) and connection
Young people are busy working out who they are and where they fit in the world.Being involved in the community activities can give your child a positive way of understanding who he is. As a result ,be might come to see himself as helpful or just a “good”person .Being involved in the community activities can also help create a sense of being connected to the community. ●Skills
Community activities gives teenagers the chance to use the skills they already have. For example ,your child could use the cooking skills he’s learned at home at a community kitchen.This kind of experience gives him the chance to see how many skills he has and how valuable they can be.
Voluntary work and community activities are great opportunities to develop skills to get a job.
Being able to manage free time while balancing free time,work and study is an important life skill.Being part of a community activity could help your child to get more organised and start to manage her own time.
●Self-confidence ,mental health and well-being
Finding a community activity can develop teenagers’ self-confidence. Your child can learn to deal with challenges,communicate with different types of people and build up his life skills and abilities is a supportive environment.This is also good for teenager self-esteem(自尊).
It can be very positive for young people to have something that gets them involved,where others expect them to turn up and take part,and where they’re supported to achieve something as part of a group.The positive feeling of belonging and having meaning can help project young people from sadness. 61.What is community activity?
62.Who will work with teenagers in community activities?
63.What can help create a sense of being connected to the community? 64.What life skill can teenagers learn in community activities? 65.What does the passage mainly talk about?
书面表达（共15分） 九、文段表达（15分）
根据中文和英文提示，写一篇意义连贯、符合逻辑、不少于50词的短文。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。
66. 学校举办主题为“My Pocket Money”的英语征文活动，请你就
以下三个方面谈谈自己的看法：中学生是否应该有零花钱？你平 时是如何使用零花钱的？怎样更好地管理你自己的零花钱？
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