【正文】 agreed to join. They stop providing the customer with a straw unless he or she asks for one. Last April, Seattle became the first American city to pletely ban （禁止） plastic straws. Plastic pollution has been one of the most serious problems today. According to scientists, more than eight million tons of plastic end up in the ocean each year. Plastic straws are especially terrible. They make it easy for people to get fortable with singleuse plastics. After his project became popular, Cress took his findings on the road. He has since spoken to tens of thousands of students around the world. He wants to encourage more people to say no to plastic straws. Focusing（聚焦） on straws is one simple step we all could take, Cress says. And it makes me feel that I, as a kid, could make a difference, too.（1）When did Milo Cress start to care about the problem of straws? A.Ten years ago.B.In the year 2011.C.In the year that he was 9.（2）Cress started the Be Straw Free project in order to . A.get a good score in science at his schoolB.encourage people to reduce plastic wasteC.bee a famous person in his hometown（3）What did Cress ask a restaurant in Burlington to do? A.Stop offering straws to its customers.B.Prevent people from using straws to drink.C.Count the number of straws it uses every day.（4）Plastic straws are especially terrible because . A.they are the most serious problem todayB.scientists pay little attention to their influenceC.they help people get used to using singleuse plastics（5）Over the years, Cress has . ① spread his project across the United States② asked Seattle to pletely ban plastic bags③ counted the plastic straws in the ocean every year④ spoken to teens around the world about plastic waste A.①③B.②③C.①④13．閱讀理解 Good Neighbours Mr. and Mrs. March lived together with their four daughters. Amy was very shy. Beth loved being at home. Meg looked very pretty. Jo was tall and thin and she was a tomboy. Their home was always busy and full of noise and people. Next to them lived old Mr. Laurence and his grandson, Laurie. They lived in a very large and fortable house. But it was a house without life. One day, Joe saw Laurie standing at an upstairs window in his house and looking down at their garden. Jo39。s sisters were playing in the snow there. They were throwing snowballs and having a lot of fun. But Laurie39。s face was very sad. Poor boy! Jo thought. He39。s all alone. He needs some friends. She couldn39。t stop thinking about him. She wanted to go and see him, but how could she go to the house without an invitation? Then one snowy afternoon, she saw Laurie39。s grandpa go out. This gave her an idea. She took a broom from the kitchen. What are you going to do, Jo? asked her sister Meg. To clear the garden path. Answered Jo. When Laurie saw Jo from the window, a big smile changed his pale, sad face. Jo laughed and shouted, How are you? Are you ill? Laurie opened the window and said, I39。m better now, thank you. I had a bad cold and had to stay inside for a week. I39。m sorry, said Jo. Are you bored? Yes, very. he replied. Don39。t your friends e to visit you? No. But I don39。t want to see anybody. Boys are noisy and they give me a headache. Girls are quiet. I don39。t know any girls. You know us. That39。s true! Can you e and visit me? cried Laurie. I39。m not quiet, but I39。d like to e, replied Jo. I must ask Mother first. She ran back into her house. A few minutes later, she returned and rang the bell on the door of Laurie39。s house. A servant took her upstairs. Here I am! she said brightly. Mother sends her love and my sisters gave me this blancmange （牛奶凍） for you. That looks delicious, Laurie said. He was very happy to see Jo.Jo looked around. There were lots of books on the shelves. A nice room! she said. I can read to you if you like. No, let39。s talk, replied Laurie. All right, said Jo, I can talk for hours. My sisters say I never know when to stop. You have three sisters—Amy, Beth and Meg. Laurie continued. How do you know this? Jo was surprised. You call each other39。s names when you are in the garden. Sometimes I can see you all around the table with your mother. She has a very kind face. I like looking at her. I haven39。t got a mother. Jo felt sad when she heard this. Why don39。t you e and visit us? she said, It isn39。t good for you to stay in this house all the time. Thank you. I39。d like to e very much. Said Laurie. We know all our neighbours except you. Jo said, I39。m glad we39。re friends now. She told him about all the interesting things in her life. She said, Besides（除了……之外） plays, I also love books. Laurie loved books too, and offered to show her the library in the house. The library was a wonderful room. Jo loved it. Wow! she said, All those books! Laurie said, A person needs more than books. （Adapted from Little Women）（1）From the first paragraph, we know ________________. A.Jo39。s family had five membersB.Jo and Laurie were neighboursC.Laurie and his grandpa were busyD.the four sisters had the same hobby（2）Jo wanted to visit Laurie because _________________. A.she wanted to visit his large houseB.Laurie invited her to play with snowballsC.she felt he was lonely and needed friendsD.Laurie was seriously ill and needed her care（3）What might be the correct order of what happened in the story? a. Jo saw Laurie standing at an upstairs window in his house. b. Jo and Laurie were having a talk happily at Laurie39。s home.c. Jo wanted to Laurie39。s home after telling her mother.d. Jo couldn39。t stop thinking about Laurie.A.a—b—c—dB.b—a—c—dC.b—d—a—cD.a—d—c—b（4）Which words can best describe Jo and her sisters? A.Kind and friendlyB.Generous but rudeC.Quiet and smartD.Funny but carless（5）What does Laurie mean by saying A person needs more than books.? A.People need to stay in their own houses.B.People should learn much more from the books.C.People need love and friendship besides books.D.People should relax themselves besides reading14．閱讀材料，然后從各小題所給的四個選項中選出最佳選項。 Your English teacher has introduced a play