小六English

Read the following articles and choose the best answers.

Let’s pay more attention to our Earth

Stop buying bottled water
The mayor of London asked people to stop buying bottled water and drink tap water. He said tap water was cheaper, better-tasting and more earth-friendly. In London, restaurants usually serve peopled water and leave a lot of plastic waste. It makes our environment dirty. They also need more than a hundred years to decompose. The green groups agreed with the mayor.

The hottest month
Last month was the driest and hottest July in Hong Kong on record. The highest temperature was 34.5°C. Climate chang might have created the hot weather. However, the heavy use of air-conditioners could have created the hot weather as well. When people switch on their air-conditioners at night, the machines let out hot air.

Garden on the roof
One of the banks in Hong Kong has built a sky garden on the top of a building. It is decorated with many green recycled masterials. One of the managers at the bank said that some of his colleagues went up to the garden to get some fresh air as well as ate their lunches there. This idea of sky garden should be considered by other banks as well.


1.Why shouldn’t we drink bottled water?
a. It is expensive.b. It create plastic waste.
c. It is dirty.d. It is dangerous.

2.What may make the temperature high in Hong Kong?
a. tap waterb. the sun
c. air-conditionersd. no reasons

3.Who has built a sky garden in Hong Kong?
a. a local bankb. the government
c. a schoold. a manager

4.What do people do in the sky garden?
a. play footballb. sleep
c. play computer gamesd. eat lunch

5.What is the main idea of the articles?
a. Last month was hot and dry.
b. People should drink tap water.
c. People should be more earth-friendly.
d. People want more gardens on the roof of buildings.