Are you a talkative person? Do you like chatting with your colleagues? Every day around the world, most people who go to work avoid making small talk with their colleagues once they get there.
Some put on their headphones and keep their eyes low. Others will pretend to receive an urgent message that requires an immediate, life-or-death rapid response, which prevents them from doing pretty much anything else, including the conversation made while people are heating up lunch in the office microwave or while walking from the entrance of their office building to the nearest bus stop.
If those sound familiar or if you’ve convinced yourself that avoiding small talk with colleagues is smart self-preservation and that the risk of saying something offensive or coming across as socially unskillful is not worth the reward of connecting with somebody, then there is a bad piece of news—your false logic could be costing you a higher position at work.
Jamie Terran, a licensed career coach in New York City, said that small talk between colleagues builds rapport, which builds trust. “Rapport is the feeling that allows you to extend the deadline, or overlook smaller mistakes because it makes your colleagues to remember that we’re only human,” she added.
However, many people underestimate how much their conversation partners like them. But it’s not necessary. Imagine that after you have an awkward small talk with your colleague, do you think that the colleague you just talked with is a terrible conversationalist? No. You just feel bad about yourself. And you colleague feels the same about himself or herself.
If you’re generally anxious in social situations, Terran suggested coming up with questions or stories from which you can pull. “Whether or not you share personal information about yourself is up to you, but discussing things you truly care about always works,” she said. “Topics related to your professional field, for example, the sports you do well, is a great place to start.”
1. How do most people avoid chatting with their colleagues?| A．By asking their colleagues to stay far away. |
| B．By getting themselves occupied on purpose. |
| C．By reading something unrelated to their work. |
| D．By devoting themselves fully to the deadlines. |
| A．Smart self-preservation. | B．Trust in their colleagues. |
| C．Professional and social skills. | D．A chance for job promotion. |
| A．Their colleagues will overwork their efforts. | B．They are likely to make more big mistakes. |
| C．Their colleagues may think poorly of them. | D．They will lose heart during the coming days. |
| A．Making up funny stories about others. | B．Talking about something you are good at. |
| C．Choosing serious topics for discussion. | D．Sharing private information about yourself. |
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【推荐1】When you choose a friend, you should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet fair weather (晴天) friends. They will be with you as long as you have money or luck, but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities of character, especially understanding, honesty and reliability .
Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He is not quick to judge. Instead, he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other person’s place, and he tries, to think of ways to be helpful. He is, also a good listener.
At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults in others. He notices their good points. In short, good friends will be honest to each other and accept each other.
Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favour, he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.
There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We should enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience and learn from each other. A good friend has a good sense of humour, too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.
When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding, I know I’ve found a friend!
1. If you have fair weather friends, what will happen to you?| A．You will become rich. |
| B．You can be sure that you get real friends. |
| C．You will be refused when you get into trouble. |
| D．They will give you all that they have when you need help. |
| A．Honesty. | B．Reliability. | C．Understanding. | D．A sense of humour. |
| A．Cloudy. | B．Unusual. | C．Unhappy. | D．Pleased. |
| A．He will look for faults in others. | B．He will do his best to help me. |
| C．He likes to laugh at me. | D．He is funny. |
| A．the qualities of a friend | B．where to choose friends |
| C．how to get along with friends | D．the importance of having a friend |
【推荐2】My best friend came to stay with my family last weekend. When she arrived, she went straight to the kitchen and, without asking, ate some dried fruit. She wasn’t being rude. I knew she would do this. We’ve known each other for almost 20 years. She can eat anything she wants from my kitchen. Indeed, I bought her favorite fruits and snacks at a shop that morning.
Our long weekend together was simple. I was recovering from surgery and couldn’t go to shopping malls. We passed the time at home, but there was never a quiet moment. We’ve lived in different cities for almost a decade. Reunion (相聚) needs conversation.
Our personalities are matched and a shared history is extremely valuable. We were opponents at high school before bonding. Then we discovered the many interests that we had in common. Our friendship developed quickly. We accompanied and supported each other through law school and through our first jobs. As my long weekend shows, with such friends we don’t have to “do”, but we simply have to “be”. We drop the act, the performance and the public version of ourselves.
There is something special about friends who know everything about you. They are rare. They have seen your happy moments of achievements and the depths of your desperation(绝望). The special friendships are those which never fail to bring happiness, and whose continuation is worth the extra effort, despite distance and difference in separate lives. I had the very great joy of being with this friend last weekend. I’m lucky to have found this friend, and to see a future where her companionship remains. Being together is perfection.
1. What does the underlined sentence indicate in Para. 2?| A．They quarreled at times. |
| B．They had a noisy weekend. |
| C．They enjoyed staying at home. |
| D．They talked a lot about their lives. |
| A．They help each other achieve in their fields. |
| B．They’re best friends despite different hobbies. |
| C．They inspire each other to be their best selves. |
| D．They’re comfortable just being themselves. |
| A．Real friends are easy to make. |
| B．Good friendships need effort. |
| C．Friendships bring only delight. |
| D．Distance and difference affect friendships. |
| A．To express thanks to her best friend. |
| B．To share the friendship she treasures. |
| C．To describe the appearance of her best friend. |
| D．To explain how she offers help to her friend. |
【推荐3】The Right Thing
“Hi, Mrs. Grady,” said Mark when their neighbor opened her door. “Would you like us to shovel your sidewalk and driveway?” Shoveling was Jamie’s idea, a way to earn enough money for the new Ocean Kingdom video game that came out the next day .Mrs. Grady was happy, “That would be wonderful, boys. I think the job is getting to be too much for me.
“It will cost 10 dollars,” Jamie said.” If that’s OK “, Mark added.
“Oh dear, ”Mrs. Grady said disappointedly, “I haven’t been able to get to the bank. I can offer homemade cookies, but I realize that’s not what you had in mind.”
Mark was going to say that Mrs. Grady could pay them another time, but Jamie cut him off. “We’ll come back later.”
Mrs. Grady doesn’t look like the person who’d come to his rescue last summer when Mr. Dunn’s collie, Goldie had just wanted to play, but Mark didn’t feel comfortable around big dogs. He wanted to call for help, but his tongue seemed locked behind his teeth. Then Mrs. Grady’s front door had flown open. She must have seen him from across the street. “Hold on, Mark. I’m coming!” “Goldie” she’d called. As soon as Goldie had turned her head, Mrs. Grady had slipped between Mark and the dog. She wasn’t much taller than Mark, but she’d stood firm as a rock in front of him. “Goldie, go home!” Then she’d swept her broom to hurry the dog along. “ Get!” Goldie had obeyed.
When Mark showed thanks to Mrs. Grady, Mrs. Grady laughed. “It was nothing. Good neighbors watch out for each other, don’t they? ”
And now Mrs. Grady needed Mark as much as he’d needed her last summer. He smiled and waved at Mrs. Grady, then his shovel deep into the snow.
“Hey!” Jamie shouted. “What are you doing?” Mark couldn’t explain about Goldie and watching out for neighbors.” I like Mrs. Grady’s cookies,” he said.
1. Why did Jamie and Mark plan to clear the snow for Mrs. Grady at first?| A．To help the lady | B．To do volunteer work |
| C．To earn pocket money | D．To visit New Kingdom |
| A．she didn’t have enough cash | B．she couldn’t find the bank |
| C．she thought it was worthless | D．she couldn’t afford it |
| A．Positive | B．Helpful | C．Hopeful | D．Brave |
| A．A clear conscience | B．Kindness is repaid with kindness |
| C．A penny saved is a penny earned | D．Actions speak louder than work |
【推荐1】You Can Make a Windsock(风筒)
Have you ever seen a windsock blowing in the wind? Well，you can make one of your own！This is a fun project that you can do with things you may have.You just need to follow a few easy steps.
You will need：
one piece of colored paper
five ribbons
strong tape
a string
a pencil
What to do：
Step 1：Draw pictures on the paper.You can write your name on it.Do anything that will make it special to you.
Step 2：Make the paper into the shape of a tube.Hold one of the shorter edges(边缘)over the other.Then make them together with the tape at each end and in the middle.
Step 3：Use a pencil to make a hole into both sides of the tube.The holes should be only on one end of the tube.Pull the string through both holes.Then tie the ends of the string together.
Step 4：Now make five holes around the top of the other end of the tube.Put a ribbon through each of the holes.Tie a knot in the ends.Make sure the knots are bigger than the holes.
Now your windsock is ready to use，but how does it work? The shape of the tube plays an important part.Wind blows through the tube and makes it fly and dance around.Hold the windsock up in the air by its string and run around.It will fly behind you.You can also hang it outside and watch it dance around on its own!
1. You draw pictures on the paper to make the windsock ________．| A．fun | B．heavy |
| C．strong | D．special |
| A．Tape. | B．Ribbons. |
| C．A pencil. | D．A string. |
| A．Make holes in the tube. |
| B．Tape the tube together. |
| C．Tie knots in the ribbons. |
| D．Put a string through the hole. |
| A．Its shape. | B．Its size. |
| C．The color of the paper. | D．The number of the holes. |
| A．To tell an interesting story. |
| B．To explain how to make a windsock. |
| C．To teach an important lesson. |
| D．To show what a windsock is like. |
【推荐2】From Madrid to Buenos Aires to Panama City to Lisbon, President Xi Jinping has tirelessly promoted the building of a community of shared future for mankind, and the Belt and Road Initiative(倡议) as a means to achieve that.
But all don’t see it that way. While some are quick to see its positive potentials, other countries insist on viewing it skeptically. There have been the usual doubts about the intention behind, although the mysterious threat they speak of is one they seem unable to explain clearly.
To some of them, it is a vague assumption that investments from China are potential “debt traps” that call for extreme caution or “threats to national security”. That is why the business combinations involving Chinese companies which would be mutually( 相互地)beneficial have hit the rocks. The Chinese telecommunications technology giant Huawei, for instance, has found the doors to the 5G telecommunications markets of advanced countries closed to it on “national security” grounds. Likewise, the European Union has agreed on a framework regulating foreign investment(投资 ) particularly those from China on the same account.
Even as Chinese and Portuguese leaders discuss bilateral( 双边的)cooperation under the Belt and Road, there is no lack of concern about “Chinas influence”. But existing EU rules do not forbid Lisbon from seeking such a partnership. If Lisbon sees no harm from foreign investment, no outsider is in a position to prevent it from making a choice in its own best interests.
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa has reminded EU decision-makers of his country's desire for foreign investment, and advised the latter to avoid taking “the path of protectionism”. It was a timely reminder.
Facing the challenges in today, s world, China and the countries that have embraced the Belt and Road are convinced it is the way to common development and the world’s lasting peace and stability.
1. Some countries that hold a negative attitude towards the Initiative mainly doubt its______| A．power | B．mystery | C．intention | D．potential |
| A．Fallen Into a trap | B．become a hit |
| C．made a difference | D．failed to work out |
| A．Huawei has caused serious security problems abroad |
| B．the EU will take relatively strict measures on Chinese investment |
| C．the Road and Belt Initiative has gained much popularity for “China’s influence” |
| D．China's investment in Portugal has been extremely smooth |
| A．Negative. | B．Positive. | C．Doubtful. | D．Unclear. |
【推荐3】In October, Mediterranean fruit flies were discovered in an area of Los Angeles. California is a big farming state, and this was serious news for farmers. The Mediterranean fruit fly, often known as the “Medfly”, is one of the most serious threats faced by farmers worldwide. Once the Medfly makes its way into an area, it can be very hard to get rid of.
The fies lay their eggs in over 300 kinds of fruits and vegetables. When the eggs hatch, they turn into worm-like larvae (幼虫) that can ruin these products. The problem is that it can be hard to know that the flies are there until it’ s too late. That’ s because the fruits and vegetables still look normal even after the eggs are laid inside. So the damaged fruits and vegetables can be sent to other places, allowing the Medflies to spread.
Mediterranean fruit fies were first found in California in 1975, but they really became a problem in the 1980s. Luckily, Califormia has developed a program to control the Medflies. The program involves using planes to drop millions of Medflies over the area. That may sound like a bad idea, but it’ s actually a tricky way to make sure that Medfly numbers go down.
The trick? The airplanes only drop male flies, and all of them have been treated so that they are sterile. This means that even though they can mate with female fruit flies, the eggs produced will never grow or hatch.
In the early growing stages, these sterile flies are grown in labs in Hawaii and Guatemala. The insects are colored with a special substance to make sure they won’t be confused with wild Medflies.
These immature insects are then sent to Califormia in huge numbers -around 200 million a week. They’ re raised until they’ re adults, and then they’ re treated to be sterile. Finall , the flies are released from airplanes, sing a special method designed to spread them out over a wide area. The government says that the number of infestations (times when flies are found) has been cut by over 90%.
1. What troubles farmers about the Medflies?| A．The wide spread of them. | B．The instant damage caused by them. |
| C．The difficulty in detecting them early. | D．The strong team spirit of them. |
| A．hard to get along with | B．difficult to see in the wild |
| C．unlikely to become fully grown | D．unable to produce young |
| A．To make them distinguishable. | B．To make them more attractive. |
| C．To shorten their treatment process. | D．To speed up their growth. |
| A．Practical and successful. | B．Complex and inapplicable. |
| C．Eco-friendly but fruitless. | D．Time-saving but dangerous. |
【推荐1】New Character from Sesame Street
As a means of offering comfort to kids from every walk of life, Sesame Street is introducing a new character who lives in a foster（寄养的）home.
Karli, the foster kid, and her "for — now" parents, Dalia and Clem, are all being shown in a series of Sesame Street videos, storybooks, and interactive activities to offer support to children, foster parents, and foster care providers.
Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind the show, says they are starting their movements as part of their Sesame Street in Community program. It provides free, easy-to-use resources for community providers and caregivers on a range of topics, including tough issues like family homelessness and traumatic experiences, to help them support children as they explore the world of foster care, and they provide simple, approachable tools to help children feel safer.
The number of children in foster care in the US has grown for five continuous years. In response to the growing need for resources to serve children in foster care, Sesame Workshop partnered with national experts on foster care. The resources include proven strategies to improve relationships between caring adults and children and reduce the effects of traumatic experiences.
" Fostering a child takes patience, adaptability, and sacrifice, and we know that caring adults hold the power to reduce the effects of traumatic experiences on young children," says Dr. Jeanette Betancourt, Senior Vice President of US Social Impact at Sesame Workshop. " We want foster parents and providers to hear that what they do is vital, as they have difficulty building and rebuilding family structures and children's sense of safety."
1. How does Sesame Street differ with new roles added?| A．It extends the significance of care projects. |
| B．It promotes the entertainment of the program. |
| C．It arouses people's awareness of care for teens. |
| D．It arrests the public's attention to foster kids. |
| A．Carefree. | B．Spiritless. |
| C．Miserable. | D．Irregular. |
| A．Supply care providers with expertise to attend kids. |
| B．Offer free and accessible approaches to aid foster care. |
| C．Present parents easy and adaptable tools to keep safe. |
| D．Release appointed programs to attract audience. |
| A．Foster parents and providers matter to foster kids. |
| B．Sesame Street operates well in foster centers. |
| C．Family structures make little sense to foster homes. |
| D．Foster children are challenged every day. |
【推荐2】From whale watching to shopping, the activities are as varied as the scenery along Queensland’s Great Sunshine Way.
Day 1
Morning
The Sunshine Way begins in Queensland’s Gold Coast. Start the day with a visit to one of the Gold Coast’s world-class theme parks. Then see stunt (特技) shows at Warner Bros Movie World. You can also jump on exciting rides and visit the new Lego Store at Dreamworld.
Afternoon
While the drive to Brisbane only takes an hour, enjoy a trip inland into the Gold Coast hinterland and explore the rainforest hikes and waterfalls in Tamborine, Lamington and Springbrook national parks.
Day 2
Morning
Wake early to climb Brisbane’s famous Story Bridge, where you can see the sun rise over the city. From the top, you’ll be rewarded with full views over the snaking river, out to Moreton Bay in the east and the green hills of the Scenic Rim to the west.
Afternoon
Drive 144 kilometers north to Noosa. Hastings Street is thick with designer fashion stores and impressive restaurants. Explore one of the walking trails that run through Noosa National Park. The Coastal Track is a popular choice. Look out for dolphins and whales between May and November.
Day3
Morning
Continue 185 kilometers north, through the gold rush towns of Gympie and Maryborough to the whale watching capital of the world, Hervey Bay. About 10,000 humpback whales visit it every year, making it the best place to see the ocean giants up close.
Afternoon
From River Heads, catch a 50-minute ferry to the world’s largest island completely made of sand, Fraser Island. Alternatively, continue 110 kilometers north to Bundaberg. Then travel just east of the city to Mon Repos Beach in time for the sunset.
1. What can visitors do in the morning during the 3-day trip?| A．See special shows. | B．Walk around an island. |
| C．Explore the rainforest hikes. | D．Visit several theme parks. |
| A．On the first afternoon. | B．On the second morning. |
| C．On the second afternoon. | D．On the third afternoon. |
| A．Mon Repos Beach. | B．The Coastal Track. |
| C．Moreton Bay. | D．Hervey Bay. |
【推荐3】The following picture books are a wonderful way to improve the summer experience with kids.
Vampirina at the Beach by Anne Marie Pace
Vampirina and her best monster friend head to the beach during the full moon on a perfect summer night to enjoy all the fun and festivities the beach has to offer. Along the way, Vampirina's beach adventures highlight the importance of beach safety to ensure a heroic adventure for all.
Available from Amazon,﹩11.50
Summer by Alice Low
Summer brings so many things to a spirited boy, an eager girl, and an excited little dog. The season is filled with adventure. With clever rhyming words, clever phrasing, and playful images, children will love following along as this energetic trio takes in all the sunshine, big beach waves, fireworks, and sweet treats of this truly memorable time of year.
Available from Amazon, ﹩6.23
Waiting for Pumpsie by Barry Wittenstein
Summer is the season of baseball, and there's no better way to celebrate summer than with the true story of Pumpsie Green's rise from the minors to the Boston Red Sox in 1959. As the final major league team to include black athletes, young Bernard and his family travel to Fenway Park to witness Pumpsie Green take the field in this inspirational tale of equality and progress.
Available from Amazon,﹩9.61
1. What benefit can children get from Vampirina at the Beach?| A．Enjoying the excitement of sports. | B．Making friends with pets more easily. |
| C．Strengthening the sense of shore safety. | D．Gaining the courage to enjoy summer camp. |
| A．Summer. | B．Waiting for Pumpsie. |
| C．Vampirina at the Beach. | D．The Night Before Summer Camp. |
| A．They tell what happens in the hot season. | B．They introduce camp adventures. |
| C．They describe sweet music. | D．They have the same price. |
【推荐1】Man’s best friend is also his oldest. The partnership between dogs and people may go back as much as 40,000 years long predating any other domestication （驯化）. And it is based not, as is the case with many succeeding domestications, on a human desire to eat the animal concerned, or to consume some associated product such as milk or eggs, but rather on sincere companionship, though with a little work — and hunting-related using on the side.
How this partnership got going, though, is debated. In particular, unlike other domestications, which involved groups of people who had taken up farming, the domestication of the wolves that became dogs happened while all human beings were still hunter-gatherers. The two species were, in other words, competitors. Yet they managed to become soul mates.
One popular theory is that the wolves which became dogs acted as rubbish cleaners for groups of people, by eating their waste, possibly including their faeces （粪 便）.That, though, would be a service more useful to settled farmers than mobile hunter-gatherers. As she writes in Scientific Reports, however, Maria Lahtinen of the Finnish Museum of Natural History thinks she might have the answer as to how wolves and people squared the competitive circle while both species were still hunters. It was, she and her colleagues suggest, simply a matter of remaining calories.
The archaeological （考古的）evidence suggests that wolves were domesticated in wood lands at the edge of the ice sheets of the last ice age, since that is where almost all Palaeolithic dog remains have been found. Dr Lahtinen calculates that, given the large size of hunted animals in this environment, and humans' need to eat a balanced diet with plenty of plant matter in it as well as flesh, there would have been a lot of remaining meat around from kills. What better way to use some of it than to feed a few wolf cubs （幼崽）to provide entertainment and companionship? And thus, she suggests, were dogs born.
1. Why did our ancestors domesticate dogs?| A．To balance their diet. | B．To help them to farm. |
| C．To get rid of rubbish. | D．To develop a partnership. |
| A．Dogs were born as early as wolves. |
| B．People ever hunted wolves for food. |
| C．Wolf cubs were raised for remaining meat. |
| D．Cruel enemies could become good friends. |
| A．A new idea. | B．Some evidence. |
| C．A practical way. | D．A scientific report. |
| A．Home & Life. | B．Finance & Economy. |
| C．History & Future. | D．Science & Technology. |
【推荐2】Three months after Britain's schools closed to pupils, it's clear that the mass experiment in home education isn't going well. A study by University College London finds that the average child is spending just two and a half hours a day on school work. Only half have their work checked by teachers.
In England, the govermment has promised that when state schools return in September they will have £l billion to spend on tutoring to catch up. But school heads have reacted coolly to the offer.
Tutoring is effective. In 2013 a random study in four schools found that, over the course of a year, tutors raised the reading and writing level of struggling II-year-olds by five months above the progress they would have made without it. In 2018 a larger study of small-group tutoring by university students found that pupils advanced by three months. "There's a reason why parents spend north of E2 billion a year on tutors—it works." says Nick Bent of the Tutor Trust. It doesn't matter who does the tutoring, so long as they meet the pupils in real life. But a programme that employed Indian students to teach maths to British children remotely made no difference to their performance.
Most state schools have set homework but haven't tried to teach online, so have only a vague sense of how much pupils have taken in. They won't know much more even when schools reopen in September. Schools cannot assume that the poorest children need the most catchup work. The UCL study found that children who are entitled to free school meals because of their parents poverty are getting slightly more help at home than others, possibly because their parents don't spend half the day tapping at laptops.
It isn't clear if all children will return to school in September. But plans have been announced before, then abandoned Many parents are confused and fearful. “We don't know how much learning has been lost," says Binks, the executive principal of three primary schools in Norfolk. She is planning for a "recovery term" in the autumn-and probably some delicate conversations with parents about the importance of their children turning up. Shutting schools was much simpler and quicker than restarting them.
1. Which of the following is true about students during the close-down?| A．They spend little time on their academic work. |
| B．They have difficulty understanding the lessons. |
| C．They can't have their work checked by teachers |
| D．They can deal with their lessons at their own pace. |
| A．Home education gets children addicted to the phone |
| B．Money paid on tutoring can have positive outcome |
| C．College students can provide the best tutor service. |
| D．It's unwise for parents to spend much money tutoring. |
| A．Are rejected by. | B．Be interested in. |
| C．Have access to. | D．Dream of. |
| A．Skeptical. | B．Fearful. | C．Conservative. | D．Enthusiastic. |
【推荐3】George was a game warden(猎物繁殖和保护区的管理员)in Kenya.One day，he found three tiny lions beside a dead lioness.They were so little that their eyes had not yet opened.Sadly，he took the three little lions and drove back home.
When George got out of the car with the baby lions，his wife Joy Adamson immediately took over.Joy had cared for many young animals over the years，but she had never tried to raise baby lions！However，she was determined to save these babies.
The lions grew rapidly.But as the lion grew bigger and stronger，Joy and George realized they could not keep three large lions.They decided to present two of the lions to a zoo；they would keep the smallest lion，which they named Elsa.
Joy and George taught Elsa to hunt and to protect herself.Elsa liked to play with her human friends，but as Elsa grew to her adult size，this play became dangerous.More than once，Elsa knocked Joy to the ground，scratching(抓伤) her.Joy and George both realized that it was time to find Elsa a new home.They knew she needed a wild home where she could live the life she was born to lead.Finally，Joy and George decide to set Elsa free in Meru Park at the foot of Mt Kenya.
Elsa never forgot Joy and George.Whenever they camped nearby，Elsa would come to visit，rubbing her head against their legs in greeting.
Joy missed Elsa，but was happy that she had made a successful life as a wild lion.Joy wrote a book about Elsa，Born Free，which became an international bestseller.Joy travelled all over the world，talking about the importance of saving the wild animals of the world.
Joy lived out her life in Africa，working with wild animals.She wrote more books about her experiences.Her heartfelt interest in animals and her great love for Elsa helped inspire (激发) a worldwide movement to protect wildlife.For Joy Adamson，there was no greater gift than the beauty and spirit of wild animals，living free.
1. When George took the three lions home，his wife ________．| A．advised him to give them to a zoo |
| B．was frightened by their appearances |
| C．was unwilling to care for them |
| D．had a great love for them |
| A．Elsa scratched Joy |
| B．there wasn't enough food for Elsa |
| C．Elsa was big and strong |
| D．Elsa was a danger to their neighbours |
| A．It became very popular. |
| B．It is mainly about Joy's experiences in Meru Park. |
| C．It focuses on wild animals in Kenya. |
| D．It helped change people's attitudes towards wildlife. |
| A．Joy Adamson：living with lions |
| B．Elsa：lion raised by a human |
| C．Born Free：a wonderful book |
| D．George：a game warden |
