三、完形填空。
With the development of Gresham city, the protection of the 1 is a big problem. The city grows day by day, but the forests 2 smaller and smaller. So the city government wants to get some ideas from residents (居民) on 3 to protect the trees and plant more.
"We know we have to create new programs to develop, but we also want to make ways to protect the trees. Trees can save rainwater and make the summer 4 less," said Tina Osterink, a government official.
Generally, trees 5 a quarter of the city of Gresham, but that number has not always remained (保留) the same everywhere. The city government has set a 6 of covering a third of the city by trees. "A lot of people agree with the idea of 7 more trees for the future. And we will 8 new tree rules, including planting trees in more residential areas," said Brighton West, a program director for the group Friends of Trees.
However, that means residents will have to bear the 9 of planting new trees. "The city is exploring (探讨) programs to make sure people spend less 10 but plant more trees," said Tina Osterink.
( ) 1. A. forests
B. animals
C. water
D. land
( ) 2. A. change
B. become
C. seem
D. look
( ) 3. A. when
B. where
C. how
D. what
( ) 4. A. heat
B. climate
C. rain
D. temperature
( ) 5. A. cover
B. take
C. offer
D. make
( ) 6. A. sort
B. goal
C. law
D. purpose
( ) 7. A. providing
B. preventing
C. planting
D. protecting
( ) 8. A. give
B. put
C. make
D. propose
( ) 9. A. measures
B. costs
C. skills
D. prices
( ) 10. A. effort
B. loss
C. money
D. time

四、任务型阅读。
Reduce the amount (量) of waste in classroom. Make a goal to form (养成) new class habits. The new habits may help the environment. Check out these new habit ideas for reducing amount of waste in your classroom.
Recycling—Cut back on the amount of paper you throw away. Get a large box. Put the box near the garbage can. Throw the paper into the box. Take the box to a recycling center once the box is full of paper. Help your school by recycling paper.
Reducing—Reduce the amount of paper you use. Make it a habit to write on both sides of your notebook paper. Also try writing your words smaller so you can write more on a piece of paper. The more words you can write on both sides of your paper, the fewer pieces of paper you will need.
Saving—Turn off the lights when you are not in the classroom. Also, turn off computers when they are not being used. Closing the window blinds (百叶窗) will also help save energy.
Your new habits will soon become an old habit. This means that by doing them over and over again the habits will become part of what you do without even thinking about doing them. Make a point to take care of the environment. And taking care of the environment is a group effort!
任务一：根据短文内容，在下面空白处填入一个合适的单词。
1. Recycling, reducing and saving can help take care of our .

任务二：根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
( ) 2. You can learn to form new ______ to help you take better care of the environment.
A. hobbies
B. habits