S385-S3 Answers to Quiz time
D1:
1. Draft a regulation for a garbage sorting system in Beijing.
2. Most garbage goes unsorted, making it difficult to recycle.
3. Less than a quarter.
4. (1) Burnable waste
(2) Non-burnable waste
(3) Plastic containers and wrapping
(4) Recyclable waste
D2: ADC
D3: DACC
D4: BBAD
D5: 1-5 DACBA 6-10 CACDA 11-15 ADBDA 16-20 DCBAB

Sorting waste out (P2)
阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
1. What are law-makers in Beijing planning to do? (within 10 words)
2. Why is so much garbage in Beijing landfilled rather than recycled? (within 15 words)
3. How much waste is recycled in China each year? (within 5 words)
4. List the four major categories into which garbage is sorted in Japan. (within 15 words)

My moment of revelation (P3)
1. What happened to the writer when she was in London?
A. Her passport and flight ticket were stolen at the airport.
B. She was late for her flight back to China.
C. All her money was stolen at the airport.
D. She lost her way to the Chinese embassy in London.
2. Which of the following statements about the writer's experience is FALSE?
A. She was not sure whether she could get help from the embassy.
B. The moment she saw the Chinese national flag, her anxiety disappeared.
C. The ambassadors were very kind to her.
D. The noodles were the only Chinese food that she could find at the embassy.
3. Through her experience in London, the writer realized ____.
A. that China is developing fast
B. that China was the best
C. the importance to her of her motherland
D. her carelessness in losing her passport
答案与解析
1. A 细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句可以得知答案为A。
2. D 细节理解题。根据文章第二至五段内容可以得知A、B、C选项描述的是作者的经历，而D选项在文章中没有提及，故不正确。
3. C 推理判断题。根据文章内容可以得知，作者通过这一事件深刻地意识到了祖国对她的重要意义。

A new era of earthquakes? (P5)
1. What is the main idea of the article?
A. The number of earthquakes is increasing this year.
B. The reasons why recent earthquakes have been so devastating.
C. The reasons why recent earthquakes have struck large cities.
D. Why earthquakes seem to be more serious this year.
2. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the seeming increase in earthquakes this year, according to the article?
A. Greater underground activity.
B. A larger number of buildings prone to damage during earthquakes.
C. Around-the-clock news coverage.
D. Better earthquake monitoring.
3. According to the article, it is safe to say that ____.
A. there is an evil force beneath the world's surface
B. large cities are always built in quake zones
C. not enough attention has been paid to reducing the impact of earthquakes
D. the big earthquake in Chile caused aftershocks in Turkey
4. Why have earthquakes caused greater damage over the last decade, according to the article?
A. The occurrence of larger earthquakes.
B. Insufficient warnings about earthquakes.
C. Poor construction standards and overcrowding.
D. An increase in large cities.
答案与解析
1. D 主旨大意题。整篇文章阐述导致地震看似增多的各种原因，故答案为D。
2. A 细节理解题。文章第四、五段提到导致地震看似增多的原因，其中不包括地下运动方面的原因。
根据文章第一至三段可以得知地下的发生的事情不是导致地震看似增多的原因，故答案为A。
3. C 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第四段和最后一段可以看出，人们的地震防范意识不够强。
4. C 细节理解题。根据文章第十至十二段可以得知答案为C。

He picks himself up (P6)
1. The executive must have been ____ when he received the check.
A. calm B. relieved
C. annoyed D. worried
2. Why did the executive put the uncashed check in his safe?
A. He didn't want it to be stolen.
B. With the check as a backup, he felt he was secure against further difficulties.
C. He was afraid he wouldn't be able to return the money when the year was up.
D. Since he didn't know the lender, he didn't dare to use the money.
3. The underlined sentence "He closed several big deals." in Paragraph 6 probably means ____.
A. He made some profitable deals.
B. He shut down some of his main businesses.
C. He stopped buying from several major suppliers.
D. He lost out to competitors in several big deals.
4. What is the message of the story?
A. An offer of money can be a mixed blessing.
B. A mad man can save a bankrupt company.
C. It's always good to have some backup money.
D. Self-confidence matters in problem-solving.
答案与解析
1. B 情感态度题。由于经理当时面临破产，有人出钱资助，心里的石头落了下来，当然是"relieved"。
2. B 推理判断题。下文解释说将支票放进保险箱，经理觉得自己有力量或动力去拯救自己的企业(生意)。
3. A 句意猜测题。从下文所述"几个月就摆脱债务、又开始赚钱"来看，应该是意指"做成了几笔大买卖"。
4. D 主旨大意题。文章最后总结了"自信赋予他力量去完成自己的夙愿"。

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement at having the weekend off. But I was ____ (1) into stillness by what I saw. Mother was seated at the far end of the sofa, ____ (2), with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn't type fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears was a perfect proof of how ____ (3) I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very ____ (4) to understand. "I guess we all have to ____ (5) sometime," Mother said quietly. I could ____ (6) her pain and the tension of ____ (7) the tears she had been crying before my arrival. I reached out and put my arms ____ (8) her. She broke down then. She put her head ____ (9) my shoulder and sobbed. I held her ____ (10) and didn't try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could ____ (11) it was enough. At that moment, rubbing Mother's ____ (12), I understood for the first time how easily she ____ (13). She was still my mother, ____ (14) she was something ____ (15): a person like me, capable of fear and ____ (16) and failure. I could feel her pain, as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought ____ (17) in her arms.
A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station ____ (18). "It's a job I can do, though." she said simply. But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very ____ (19) feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her ____ (20) across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.
1. A. tired B. ashamed C. lazy D. shocked
2. A. crying B. smiling C. thinking D. whispering
3. A. eagerly B. worriedly C. little D. much
4. A. quickly B. slowly C. suddenly D. proudly
5. A. fail B. win C. fall sick D. give in
6. A. know of B. watch C. sense D. recognize
7. A. holding back B. putting away C. sitting up D. stopping from
8. A. over B. about C. around D. on
9. A. to B. up C. through D. on
10. A. tightly B. thoughtfully C. carefully D. politely
11. A. and that B. now that C. but that D. so that
12. A. arms B. face C. hair D. back
13. A. got sick B. broke down C. fell down D. got mad
14. A. therefore B. even C. for D. though
15. A. more B. much C. little D. huge
16. A. wound B. defeat C. cut D. hurt
17. A. kindness B. memory C. comfort D. support
18. A. supplied B. paid C. offered D. contributed
19. A. different B. hard C. pleasant D. serious
20. A. writing B. tapping C. reading D. printing
答案与解析
1. D。根据下文内容，"我"看到母亲坐在沙发上哭泣，当然感到"吃惊"。
2. A。下文中有tears提示。
3. C。"我"看到母亲流泪，这才发觉自己对母亲承担的压力所知甚少。
4. B。"我"开始"渐渐"懂得母亲。
5. A。母亲的哭泣，以及后文所述她下岗的事实，说明母亲感觉自己"失败"了。
6. C。"我"能"感觉"到母亲的悲痛，还有她因"我"回家而努力抑制泪水的压力。
7. A。hold back "控制，抑制"；put away"收起来，放好"；"端坐，熬夜"；stop from"阻止"，多用stop sb/sth from (doing) sth。
8. C。"我"伸出手臂，"环抱"住母亲。
9. D。母亲把头靠在"我"肩上抽泣。
10. A。为了安慰母亲，"我"紧紧抱着她，没说一句话。
11. A。"我"知道这就是我应该做，也能够做到的，这样就足够了。and that 顺义承接上文内容；now that"既然"；but that有转折意义；so that表结果。
12. D。"我"安慰母亲，抚摸着她的背部，其他选项不合题意和搭配。
13. B。"我"第一次意识到母亲也很脆弱。上文中第八空后的句子有提示。
14. D。本句前后是转折意义。
15. A。"我"意识到她不仅仅是"我"的母亲。
16. D。母亲也像"我"一样，也会害怕，也会受伤，也会失败。wound和defeat在搭配上不对。
17. C。"我"在母亲的臂弯里寻求"温暖，慰籍"。
18. B。母亲的新工作比以前电台所付的薪水低。pay 支付，offer开价。
19. A。现在晚上从母亲的房门前经过，听到她还在敲打着键盘，会有不一样的感想。
20. B。tap"敲击"，print"打印"。