2022-2023学年江苏省泰州中学高二下学期期中考试英语试卷含答案

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 江苏省泰州中学2022~2023学年度第二学期期中考试
高二英语试题
(考试时间：120分钟；总分：150分)
命题人： 审题人：
第一部分：听力(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. How much will the man pay?
A. $25. B. $60. C. $90.
2. What will the weather be like in the afternoon?
A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Foggy.
3. Why does the woman look anxious?
A. She can't see a movie.
B. She'll have a test next Monday.
C. She has trouble with her paper.
4. Where are probably the speakers?
A. In a pet shop. B. In a restaurant. C. In a grocery store.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Where to go. B. What movie to see. C. When to meet.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What did Lisa do on Saturday afternoon?
A. She went to the gym. B. She did a part-time job. C. She did some shopping.
7. What will the man probably do next?
A. Clean his room. B. Take some exercise. C. Prepare for the exam.
听第7段对话，回答第8、9题。
8. How does the woman feel about math now?
A. Interested. B. Anxious. C. Unconcerned.
9. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A subject. B. A student. C. A teacher.
听第8段对话，回答第10至12题。
10. What does the man tell the woman?
A. Check out time. B. The bill. C. His bad dream.
11. What time is it now?
A.11:30 a. m. B.2:00 p. m. C.6:00 p. m.
12. How does the man sound?
A. Tired. B. Grateful. C. Understanding.
听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。
13. What probably is the woman?
A. A bank clerk. B. A salesperson. C. A consultant.
14. Why does the man need an account?
A. To save more money. B. To prepare for a tour. C. To exchange some cash.
15. What is the spending limit of the man's last credit card?
A. $2, 000. B. $2, 500. C. $5, 000.
16. What will the man do within one week?
A. Start a business. B. Go on a trip. C. Receive a credit card.
听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。
17. Who does the speaker probably speak to?
A. Students. B. Teachers. C. Parents.
18. What kind of bags does the speaker suggest using?
A. Paper bags. B. Plastic bags. C. Reusable bags.
19. What is the speaker's second suggestion?
A. Unplugging the devices.
B. Using energy-saving devices.
C. Standing beside the devices.
20. Why does the speaker make the speech?
A. To call for people to take action.
B. To correct some wrong ideas.
C. To discuss different habits in life.
第二部分：阅读(共两小节，满分42.5分)
第一节(共12小题，每小题2.5分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
It was National Adoption Day. The pet store was working with the Lexington Humane Society to find good homes for abandoned dogs and cats. After endless pleas(恳求) from my sons, Mark and Luke, I decided to stop in. I didn't know it at the time but adopting a homeless dog would really make me feel better. I was struggling with depression. We'd moved from Ohio to Kentucky. Ohio had been my home for forty years, and I missed my parents, friends and the familiarity of home.
Inside the pet store, there were rows of cages filled with furry animals. I spotted ours immediately: a two-year-old female Jack Russell named Princess. I looked into her cage. She pushed her nose toward the cage, sniffed and then lowered her head. Trembling in her cage, she seemed unsure of her surroundings. I wondered if Princess felt that way when she'd been brought here, surrounded by people she didn't know. Is that why she was shaking so hard? It made me want her.
“Let's adopt her,” I said. My sons couldn't contain their excitement, “We want her!” My husband also agreed. After I filled out the paperwork, we took Princess home. She barely ate and didn't bark the first few days, but gradually she relaxed.
One afternoon, I was about to doze off (打盹) when I felt Princess jump on the bed. She was like a friend next to me. Actually, after adopting Princess, I felt better. While I still missed my parents and friends, I started making friends and visiting places in Kentucky.
When my son Luke turned seven, we had a birthday party. While I was making the cupcakes, Princess settled on the floor next to me. She was taking in everything: the sounds of children laughing, the smell of food and two of my new friends sitting at the kitchen table. She looked around and then up at me and wagged her tail. I thought it was her way of saying, “I'm finally home” And you know what? She was right. We were both home.
21. Why did the author feel depressed?
A. She was homesick then. B. She lost her previous pet.
C. She disliked her new life. D. She felt sorry for the animals.
22. What made the author decide to adopt Princess?
A. Its attractive physical appearance.
B. Its elegant responses to her family.
C. Its seemingly emotional suffering.
D. Its obviously favorable personality.
23. How did the arrival of Princess impact the author's life?
A. It changed her routine. B. It changed her lifestyle.
C. It improved her social life. D. It improved her family life.
24. What might be the best title for the text?
A. Setting in B. Holding on
C. Changing for good D. Caring for animals
B
Whenever Alyssa Bohart heard a voice from her computer repeatedly- status alert, status alert—the search was on. The warning came from a radar device installed in Churchill, Manitoba—a modified(改进的) military system programmed with artificial intelligence(AI) and trained to detect polar bears.
Over the past four years, the nonprofit Polar Bears International (PBI) has led radar, or “bear-dar, tests to hopefully help northern communities stay safe. Polar bears are powerful predators, and for people in the Arctic, an essential part of coexisting with bears is maintaining a respectful distance. But with climate changes reducing sea ice, polar bears conflicts are spending more time on land. The chances of polar bears and humans conflicts are increasing, which can have terrible consequences for both parties.
The project came into being when PBI was looking for new ways to prevent human-polar bear conflicts. A chance meeting with SpotterRF, a company that makes military radar devices, gave them an idea: maybe they could use the radar system to detect polar bears heading toward towns and send out an early warning.
In their initial tests, the researchers discovered that “the technology works great”, says Geoff York, FBI's senior director of conservation. “If anything, it detects too much.” The radar turned out to send thousands of motion alerts. So in 2020, the team turned to AI to try to narrow down the hits.” By incorporating this AI, we are truly teaching this radar to learn what a polar bear is,” says Alysa McCall, a staff scientist with PBI.
This past fall, the team positively identified 28 polar bears and had 89 alerts that didn't turn out to be bears. McCall says their goals is to have more positive identifications than negative. In rare events, the team noticed polar bears, either on the camera or in person, that the bear-dar didn't identify. In those cases, the two most confusing variables for the bear-dar were variations in the bears' sizes, and the direction the bears were walking in relation to the radar. “We are not quite there yet. But I think the results have proved we have a good direction of where to go with the AI,” says MeCall.
25. What is PBI trying to do?
A. To provide new homes for polar bears.
B. To help humans stay away from polar bears.
C. To protect polar bears with advanced technology.
D. To look into the cause of human-polar bear conflicts.
26. What was the problem with PBI's initial radar system?
A. It was often damaged by polar bears.
B. It cost too much money to operate well.
C. It sent out unnecessary warning signals.
D. It needed much time to find the target.
27. How did McCall feel about the test results?
A. Hopeless. B. disappointed. C. Concerned. D. satisfied.
28. What can be the best title of the text?
A. AI does a great job in polar bear conservation
B. Climate change intensifies human-bear conflicts
C. Bear-dar warns humans of approaching polar bears
D. Polar bears pose a big threat to northern communities
C
A few years ago, Ruo, a retired esports player of the video game League of Legends, shouted out “Uzi, YYDS”, when watching Uzi, another Chinese professional player, on a live broadcast.
YYDS, the pinyin abbreviation (缩写) of the four-Chinese-character expression, literally meaning “eternal god”, illustrates one's feeling for something or someone godlike and exceptional. The abbreviated slang (俚语) reached its peak of popularity at the Tokyo Summer Olympics. Whenever a Chinese player won gold at the Games, the video was filled with YYDS bullet comments.
However the internet slang like “YYDS” has raised concerns among those in education.
Cheng Xudong, an elementary school teacher, says that the evolution of the internet slang is not all fun and carefree. From his daily observations, the boundary between the internet slang and formal language is disappearing, as he has seen that his pupils' compositions are flooded with abbreviated slangs.
“As a Chinese language teacher, I don't feel comfortable when I read these abbreviations in their compositions,” he says.“The misuse of homophones(同音异义词) is also causing a big headache, Ya is seen many times intentionally replaced by some pupils using one of the homophones that means “duck,” he adds. “The sentence ‘I am so happy’ literally turns to “I am happy duck” by using the homophone.”
However, many experts and scholars in linguistics believe that internet language is a natural product of the dynamic development of language, and it is not necessary to prohibit it.
The post 80s generation despised the “Martian text(火星文) used by those of post-90s back then, which replaced Chinese characters with substandard ones of foreign scripts. People who do not know how to use it often need to use an online translator to understand it. It was regarded as brain-disabled characters 10 years ago. But later, interestingly, the Martian text disappeared naturally and no one is using it nowadays.
The evolution of language reflects the development of the times as well as the current social and cultural life psychology. In this sense, it is not that this generation of young people do not speak “well”, but in fact, each generation has a generational style of language, says novelist Ma Boyong, when addressing the phenomenon at an interview.
29. What does the author want to show by mentioning YYDS?
A. The extensive use of Chinese internet slang.
B. The negative influence of Chinese internet slang,
C. The use of Chinese internet slang in video games.
D. The misunderstanding about Chinese internet slang.
30. What is a matter of concern according to Cheng Xudong?
A. Some of his pupils use the internet slang at will.
B. Some of his pupils cannot distinguish homophones.
C. Some of his pupils cannot express themselves with right words..
D. Some of his pupils make inappropriate changes to the internet slang.
31. What does the underlined word “despised” in the last but one paragraph probably mean?
A. Thought highly of B. Kept up with
C. Looked down upon. D. Looked forward to.
32. What does Ma Boyong think of Chinese internet slang?
A. Misleading B. Meaningless C. Beneficial D. Acceptable
第二节(共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Having a new job is always exciting for us. But among the excitement of meeting new colleagues, starting new projects, and building new skills, there can be a pressure to succeed. A big part of your success is determined by how quickly you are able to digest lots of information, which can be very hard. 33
* Manage yourself
When you notice information overload, don't ignore it and don't panic. Say to yourself, “I'm in a new job and there is plenty to learn here. It's okay to feel this way” 34 .Remember that emotions can help you better understand yourself and your values.
* Sort your information
35 It keeps what it needs more immediately in our short-term memory, and it mixes together information we may need to use in the future to store in our long-term memory. For the information that's not needed, our brain acts like a garbage management, recycling, and deleting it.
36
Organizations often have digital knowledge management systems to store and take in important information. You can do the same to reduce brain burden. I recommend creating a Word or Google document in which you write down information that your brain doesn't need to remember or store.
* Reduce task-switching
Multitasking isn't good for you physically or mentally and is worse for your productivity and cognition (认知). 37 You can go for longer than that, but be sure to take a break. Focused activity is less taxing than multitasking, but you can't keep working endlessly.
A. Respond positively
B. Use technology to help
C. That problem is much easier to understand and solve
D. Here are some methods to deal with the information overload
E. For greater results, focus on one task for around 25 minutes
F. Our brain is like a clever piece of equipment that “takes in information”
G This self-talk helps normalize the situation and makes the emotions easier to handle
第三部分 语言运用(共三节，满分37.5分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My father passed away because of brain cancer. For my mum, Claudia, it was a(n) 38 time. She was in a shell of herself, which upset me. I didn't want my mother to be 39 with grief completely, so I talked with her as often as I could, reminding her to pursue her dream of 40 . “Right now, you think there is no light inside you, but that light is going to 41 again soon,” I told her.
Although she was in her seventies, I was sure there'd be plenty of roles 42 I started contacting agents to 43 work and was delighted to see that one film company wanted a woman in her seventies to 44 in a TV program for the role of a 45 who came from a Chilean family.
Three months had passed since we lost Dad, but when I watched her perform, I got 46 seeing the same strong, 47 woman return in the audition(试演). She said, “Acting is life, and life is a big 48 on which men and women are players during their lives.” The whole team were 49 by her attitude and skills, so she was 50 offered the role of Bernardita, the Chilean grandmother.
At 79, my mother was about to be a star! Bump has been hugely 51 and she's often recognized in the street. I am proud of what Mum's achieved. Of course we wish Dad were here to see all that she has achieved, and I know he'd be just as 52 as I am.
38. A. difficult B. unusual C. common D. sensible
39. A. satisfied B. consumed C. bored D. replaced
40. A. acting B. writing C. directing D. traveling
41. A. expose B. return C. shine D. reflect
42. A. reliable B. imaginable C. changeable D. available
43. A. turn to B. look for C. take up D. put off
44. A. improve B. continue C. appear D. follow
45. A. creator B. teacher C. volunteer D. grandmother
46. A. shocked B. depressed C. scared D. embarrassed
47. A. anxious B. serious C. confident D. careful
48. A. journey B. stage C. game D. adventure
49. A. affected B. confused C. amused D. impressed
50. A. eventually B. frequently C. generally D. regularly
51. A. challenging B. successful C. promising D. different
52. A. lucky B. grateful C. pleased D. curious
第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
From fishing bats and golden monkeys 53. pandas, the biggest star of the show, China's wildlife flourishes (茁壮成长) in this five-part nature documentary. The Hidden Kingdoms of China takes you on a journey through five different 54. (landscape), including high mountains, jungles, bamboo forests, great plains and temperate forests.
55. (feature) a variety of animals that are seldom seen on camera, the series uses high-tech drones, camera traps and 4k footage (镜头) 56. (record) them in their natural habitat. Once it 57. (launch) on a Chinese streaming service in November, 2019, it received millions of views in the first nine days alone.
Watch as Tibetan foxes ward off(避开) danger, a snow leopard teaches 58. (she) baby the fundamentals of survival and a panda provides water for young babies in a very unusual way.
What makes the survival of these animals even more amazing 59. (be) the way they've adapted to deal with everything 60. the environments throw at them—storms, 61. (predictable) climates and rough land—to ensure it really is survival of 62. fittest.
第三节 根据首字母或中文提示完成句子。(共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5分)
63. Shut your eyes and try to imagine a beautiful, white cloud (温柔地) touching our faces.
64. The school regularly holds various activities, all taking place under the (指导)of experienced tutors.
65. Some residents were (反对) to naming the high school after Martin Luther King.
66. Steve and I were at very different stages in our (各自的) careers.
67. Hearing the astonishing news, she (摆动) around to face him.
68. Much of the meaning must be (推断) from the context.
69. He was charged with (非法的) possession of fire arms.
70. You are not allowed to build anything without first obtaining the a of the local authority.
71. The kids are out late, so of course she is b to worry,
72. There is a false a that all the people who live around here are rich.
73. Two men were arrested as s in the bombing.
74. We’ve have been working hard to overcome p against women in politics.
75. Some, because their interests lie elsewhere, may be b able to read, not to mention write.
76. He walked on the opposite side of the street to r his memory of the building.
77. The child s from his grasp and ran of.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15 分)
你校将举办英语演讲比赛。请你以“My dream job"为题写一篇发言稿参赛。
内容包括：1.你的理想工作；
2.你选择的理由。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
My dream job
Good morning, everyone.



第二节(满分25分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It was the first week of Mia's middle school. The bell's ringing brought her out of her daydreaming. She nervously gathered her books, preparing to reach another classroom for the next new class.
Mia followed the other kids and rushed into the hallway. Others walked in groups, chatted, and laughed, using the break to socialize. Mia, instead, walked alone along the wall of the hallway, with her head down. She was a shy girl, afraid to speak in front of other kids, and didn't think others would like her.
Mia finally sat in Mr. Johnson's Language Arts class nervously, “Welcome to Language Arts,” said Mr. Johnson. He told jokes as he talked about English. Mia forgot to daydream and laughed along with the rest of the class. “We'll have some fun with language,” he said. “Just wait and see.”
Fun was far beyond what Mia desired. She just wanted to be like other kids—running with friends in the hallway, laughing and joking between classes. Reminded of her pimply (长粉刺的) face, she felt hopeless and disappointed.
“Take out a piece of paper,” the teacher continued, when pointing at words on the blackboard. “Write for the next thirty minutes on this topic.” Mia began writing crazily as idea after idea fought for recognition in her head. The final result was a shot story about a beautiful beach house. As she wrote, she could smell the salty air, hear the cashing waves and feel the pull of the sand beneath her feet For just a moment, she forgot where she was. She was lost in the story.
“OK, pass your papers forward,” said the teacher. “Let's see what we have.” For the rest of the class time, the teacher read each individual work aloud. Mia originally thought it would be awkward. However, she was gradually attracted by the excitement in the teacher's voice. “He's actually enjoying this,” she thought. When the class would be soon over, there were still fifteen students' papers not read, including Mia's paper. Then, Mr. Johnson announced his decision, asking these students to read their work themselves in front of the class next class.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph1
A week later, the bell rang and the Language Arts class began again.



Paragraph 2:
After Mia finished her reading, the clapping from her classmates continued for a long time.










江苏省泰州中学2022——2023学年度第二学期期中考试
高二英语参考答案
第一部分：听力(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
1—5 BACBC 6—10 BCACA 11—15 ACABB 16—20 CACAB
第二部分：阅读(共两小节，满分50分)
第一节(共12小题，每小题2.5分，满分30分)
21—24 ACCA 25—28 BCDC 29—32AACD
第二节(共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
33—37 DGFBE，
第三部分：语言运用(共三节，满分37.5分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
38—42 ABACD 43—47 BCDAC 48—52 BDABC
第二节 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
53. to 54. landscapes 55. Featuring 56. to record 57.was launched
58. her 59.is 60. that 61.unpredictable 62. the
第三节 根据首字母或中文提示完成句子。(共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5分)
63. gently 64. guidance 65. opposed 66. respective 67. swung
68. inferred 69. illegal 70. approval 71. bound 72. assumption
73. suspects 74. prejudice 75. barely 76. refresh 77. slipped
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
My dream job
Good morning, everyone. I feel it an honor to address a speech titled “My dream job”.
Of the wide range of jobs around us, I will choose to be a teacher. My mother accounts for my choice first. Her commitment to teaching and happiness of being a teacher motivate me. Additionally, it is the inquisitive (好奇的，好学的) faces from my future students that reinforce my idea. At last, I am eager to make a difference to those for whom education is their only ticket to success.
Not only will I spare no effort to learn my lessons, but I will also develop some qualities required to be a good teacher. Thank you!
第二节 (满分25分)
A week later, the bell rang and the Language Arts class began again. (Mia was nervous with her head down.) After other students finished reading the papers one. by one, finally, it was Mia's turn. Frozen with fear, Mia stood in front of the class, with her hands holding her paper, shaking. Seeing it, Mr. Johnson told a funny joke. which made all laugh. Feeling more relaxed, Mia began reading. She was so focused that she felt she was alone. She didn't notice that her story soon attracted all her classmates who sat up straight, without any chatting. They were lost in her fantastic story.
After Mia. finished her reading, the clapping from her classmates continued for a long time. Mia was shocked. When she raised her head, she found everyone staring at her excitedly. Mia finally smiled. She found everyone in the class responded to her story positively. After that class, Mia slowly lifted her head while.walking. Later, she kept writing. And she began speaking in front of people and enjoyed it. A braver and more confident girl appeared. And she was grateful to Mr. Johnson who believed in every student.
听力原文
听力录音文本
Text 1
M: Hello, I'd like to rent a boat for six hours. How much do I need to pay?
W: This two-seat boat costs $10 an hour. That big one is for four people, and it costs $15 an hour.
M: OK. I'll just be the two of us.
Text 2
M: Look out of the window. It's windy and cloudy outside. It looks a little scary, Did you see the weather forecast today?
W: Yes, it said there would be heavy rain this afternoon.
Text 3
M: Judy, do you want to see a movie? Oh, you look upset. What's the matter?
W: My paper is giving me a terrible headache. It's due next Monday.
M: Oh, I handed mine in last week.
Text 4
W: Excuse me. May I have the bill, please?
M: OK. It's 120 yuan in total.
W: All right. Can you give me two doggy bags? I want to pack the leftovers.
M: Sure, no problem. Here you are.
Text 5
M: Let's meet at 7:30 p.m. outside the cinema.
W: I think we should go there earlier.
M: There are some advenisomonts before the movie starts, so 7:30 p.m. is a good time.
Text 6
M: Hey, Lisa, how was your weekend?
W: Well, pretty busy. On Saturday morning, I went to the gym to exercise. Then I went to do a part-time job in the afternoon. And I cleaned and shopped with my mother in the evening.
M: So what did you do on Sunday?
W: I spent the day in the library preparing for the upcoming exam.
M: Oh no, I forgot we would have an exam! I need to hurry up.
W: Don't worry. You're always ready for any exam.
Text 7
M: Who is the creative person that you admire?
W: Well, Mr. Brown. He is an extremely creative math teacher.
M: So why do you admire him?
W: I used to hate math so much before I had Mr. Brown's lessons. Now I find math quite attractive.
M: That's great. Does anyone you know admire him?
W: Certainly. All my classmates just love and respect him for his creative teaching.
M: Do you think creativity can be learned and practiced?
W: Definitely. Creativity, like any other qualities, can be trained.
Text 8
M: Hello, Ms. Lee?
W: Yes, speaking.
M: I'm just calling to remind you that you must check out by noon.
W: Oh my goodness. It's already 11:30 a.m.
M: There is a $30 extra fee for late checkout.
W: Do you think you could give me a break? I had an awful night yesterday.
M: What happened, Ms. Lee?
W: I just lay in bed, almost sleepless until 6 a.m.
M; I'm sorry to hear that.
W: So I was wondering if I could check out a little later.
M: I think I can make an exception this time. Do you think you will be able to check out by 2:00 p.m.?
W: No problem. Thank you very much.
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W: Good morning. Welcome to Standard Chartered Bank. How can I help you, sir?
M: I want to open a bank account.
W: Sure thing, What kind of account would you like to open, a checking account or a savings account?
M: What's the difference?
W: A checking account is designed for daily transactions. The money in the savings account is means to stay in the account.
M: Actually, I plan to apply for a credit card. I'm going to travel abroad with my wife next month. That's why I need an account.
W: Well, you need to fill out the application form first. How much of a credit limit are you looking for?
M: I would like a $5,000 spending limit.
W: OK, we will get you one of our gold cards with a $5,000 spending limit.
M: Thank you. That is twice the amount of my last card. Is there anything else?
W: You just need to deposit a minimum of $250 into your new checking amount.
M: OK, I will do it now.
W: Now your account is opened and your credit card will be mailed to your address within 5 business days.
M: Thank you for your help.
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Good morning, class. We're all aware that we should take action to protect the environment, such as saving water, reducing pollution and planting more trees. There are some “green truths”. Are they all true? Let's see. Firstly, paper shopping bags are better than plastic ones. Is it true? Actually, making a paper bag uses four times as much energy as making a plastic one and produces more greenhouse gases. So a reusable bag is the best choice. Secondly, when you turn off a device, it stops using power. Really? If you turn off the television or air conditioner, it goes into the standby mode. Devices in this mode still use power. So to make sure your appliance is in fact off, you should remove the plug from its power supply. Thirdly, it's better to take a shower than a bath. True or not? In fact, it depends on how long you spend in the shower and how large your bath is. If you spend more than 8 minutes in a shower, you'll use as much as water in a bath.