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    About in five years ago, officials in Thane, India, decided to reduce the city’s depending on power from coal. The city often experiences lack of power because of the large numbers of people using electricity. Officials decided to save energy by putting water heaters (热水器) powered by the sun on top of the city’s main hospital. The hospital saved thousands of dollars in energy costs every year. Officials then began building this kind of water heater around the city. 

    China has announced plans to build a city called Dongtan. The company designing the city says it will produce its energy from the wind,sun and waste. The aim is for the city to be an example to the rest of China. 

40. What did the officials in Chicago decide to do? 

A. To grow plants on the roof of the government building. 

B. To make use of the rainwater in the city’s waste system.

C. To improve the air quality of the city greatly. 

D. To build another government building. 

41. What problem does Thane have according to the text? 

A. The city doesn’t have enough electricity for its people.

B. The city’s main hospital lacks money for energy costs.

C. The city needs more water heaters for its people. 

D. The city needs to control its population growth. 

42. Why does China plan to build the new city? 

A. To set an example of using clean energy. 

B. To provide energy for the rest of China 

C. To learn how to use new energy forms. 

D. To gain experience in city design. 

43. What does the author try to tell the readers about? 

A. Problems in big cities of the world. 

B. The rising energy costs in cities. 

C. Different ways of going green.  

D. Energy problems in the world. 

C 

    On my way home from work one day in 1994, I stopped at a supermarket for shopping. I was behind two customers. The person checking out was a young mother with her little girl. As the clerk was scanning (扫描) the things she chose, the young lady was carefully counting her money, worried. After the last thing was scanned, the clerk told the young mother the total.

     The young mother’s expression turned out to embarrassment (尴尬) as she realized she did not have enough money. She started to see which things to put back, and nervously looked behind her, knowing she was holding up the line. I was smiling and trying to look sympathetic (同情)—I had been in situations where I did not have enough money plenty of times myself. Finally, the young mother gave something back to the clerk, and asked for a new total. 

    At that moment, the woman in front of me asked the clerk to wait a moment. She took out $5 and handed it to the clerk to pay what the young mother was short of. When the clerk tried to give the woman the fifty cents change, she pointed to the little girl and told the clerk to give it to her. The little girl smiled and ran to one of the machines to spend the money. Naturally, the young mother was thankful and said so. The woman smiled and told her she was welcome. 

    I will never forget the look on that little girl’s face—not when she was given the money, but when she realized that a perfect stranger cared enough to help them. From the way she looked at the woman, you could tell that she learned something valuable that day: Some people do care. 

    That woman taught me several things with that one little deed. There are many situations in which we can help other people. It doesn’t take much money. A few dollars to someone like me was something quite different to that mother. 

44. Why was the young mother carefully counting her money? 

A. To know how much would be left after payment. 

B. She got ready to pay for what she had taken. 

C. She was afraid that she didn’t have enough..

D. To see if she could buy more things. 

45. What did the author try to show to the young mother by smiling to her? 

A. He had seen her before. 

B. He was willing to help her. 

C. He was surprised at her embarrassment. 

D. He understood what happened to her. 

46. The woman in front of the author handed five dollars to _____. 

A. the author  

B. the mother 

C. the clerk  

D. the girl 

47. What is the text trying to teach us? 

A. Women and children should be helped. 

B. A little care can bring about great happiness. 

C. There was always people who are in trouble. 

D. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 

D 

    There’s a time to get angry, and it’s best for your child if you do. Let’s say your child hits a playmate with a toy—hard enough to make the other child cry. How can you teach your child to feel sorry so he or she won’t do it again? Researchers say the best way for parents to react (反应) is to 

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