B.the bell should be changed into a pleasant music C.the bell was very important D.the bell should be removed
57.Which of the following is TRUE about New Country according to the passage?
A.Students work on their own projects using their personal computers.
B.Students consult with guides,who“teach”in a traditional way.
C.It appeals to both junior and senior students. D.Students show their projects to each other every week. 58.Which of the following is NOT a feature of New Country? A.No seniors B.No D.No cleaners
59.What would be the best title for the passage? A.Typical high schools and experimental schools B.Experimental school without classes or teachers C.New schools in America D.Education reform in America
60.What is the author’s attitude towards New Country?
A.Favourable B.Objective C.Neutral D.Unconcerned
B
“Green curtains”of outdoor vines can not only shade windows and keep interiors from growing too hot,but can produce food for the workers inside the buildings they grow on.
front office C.No bells
That’s exactly what“curtains”of goya and morning glory are doing for 20 manufacturing and office buildings belonging to the Kyocera group.Launched in Nagano Prefecture, Japan in 2018,Kyocera’s environmental project has since expanded to facilities in Thailand and Japan.
The green curtains of vine plants are grown over trellises against a building’s windows and outer walls;as they grow,the plants help filter sunlight,keeping walls from absorbing heat and preventing too much solar heating inside buildings and reducing the need for air conditioning.Furthermore,through photosynthesis, the vines also absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Thermal imaging has shown the green curtains can reduce temperatures behind the vines by as much as 15 degrees ℃(27 degrees?F).
What’s more,some of the plants making up the green curtains are producing vegetables that become part of a special lunch menu in Kyocera’s employee cafeterias.The goya,or bitter gourd,for example,is not only a traditional summer vegetable on Okinawa but is rich in nutrients and is commonly used in summer recipes to prevent fatigue from heat.Employees help to harvest the goya,along with cucumbers and peas that grow on their workplaces’green curtains.
This summer,Kyocera’s green curtains have reached a total area of 3,043 square metres—nearly four times greater than last year.Throughout their growing season,these curtains are expected to absorb about 10,651 kilograms of carbon dioxide.
Some employees inspired by the workplace project have even taken to growing similar green curtains at their homes.In fact,Kyocera has launched a Green Curtain website aimed at showing people how to create their own energy—and
carbon-saving vine shades.
61.What does“goya”refer to in the 2nd Paragraph?
A.A plant B.A factory C.A building D.A famous person
62.What are the functions of the plants growing against windows,according to the text? a.Keeping walls absorbing heat
b.Stopping inside buildings being heated c.Reducing the need for air conditioning
d.Taking in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
A.a,b,c B.a,b,d C.b,c,d D.a,c,d
63.While the outdoor temperature reaches 39℃,the indoor temperature of green-curtain buildings can fall to . A.15℃ B.24℃
?F C.27
D.12?F
64.What’s the Green Curtain website most likely to tell us? A.Carbon saved by green windows. B.Green houses. C.Green living curtains. D.Formation of green curtains.
65.Which of the following agrees with the writer’s opinion? A.Green curtains help to enrich our dining table. B.Living curtains can hardly save money and labor.
C.Vegetables grown on green curtains have less nutrition. D.Green curtains are not practical to grow at home.
C
Customer service is alive and well in Toronto,Canada.A
recent survey shows that 16 out of 20 cashiers passed the courtesy test by saying a pronounced thank you when we made a small purchase.In one of the tests at a bulk food store on Danforth Avenue,Sean Thomson,a tall 30-year-old guy with shaved head and pierced ears,smiled and thanked our researcher twice before wishing her a nice day.He did the same for everyone else in line.Why?“It’s what my boss wants us employees to do,and what my parents taught me.It’s all about respect.”echoed Sean.Jessica,24,a cashier at a chocolate shop said,“You don’t just take the customer’s money and say，‘See you later.’”She added,“The staff here,we talk about how we expect the same courtesy when
we’re the customers,but we don’t always get it,and that’s disappointing.”
Jessica wouldn’t have been happy with the service at a women’s clothing store in the Eaton Centre mall downtown,where a fashionably dressed young woman with thick black eyeliner barely said a word to our researcher throughout the transaction.When the researcher asked her about it afterwards,she said sheepishly,“We’re supposed to say,‘Thank you for shopping here，’but sometimes I forget.”
，as we found that male and female
cashiers in stores large and small were quite courteous with“thank you very much”.At a newsstand,our reporter bought a packet of gum and was thanked by Zeny Ruiz,44.“I like to set an example for my staff,”she told us,smiling“but it’s also the right thing to do.”In an electronics store on Queen Street
