As we often see on TV and magazines, flamingos are beautiful birds with bright pink or red color. Although its name includes “flame”, they are gentle ones. You might think that not much goes on in their tiny heads, but these elegant birds actually lead complex social lives. Each bird has certain other individuals it prefers to spend time with, and others it avoids. In deed, flamingos have friends.
For five years, Rose and his team observed the daily goings-on of five of the world’s six different flamingo species housed at the WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre in Gloucestershire.
The partnerships that we see between birds are picky. The birds are choosing who to associate with. Male-female pairs spend time together, but so do same-sex pairs and even groups of three or four. And those relationships can last for many years.
“So there were some flamingos in the group that really didn’t care who their partner was for that day, they would fly lightly around... and they would have many different relationships with many different birds.” And of course there were other flamingos that were less social butterfly and more alone wolf. But even they had a few close friends. “Those birds that were least social...had more investment in a smaller number of social connection with flamingos that they knew really well.”
Rose thinks that flamingos may have evolved their social lives due to their wetland habitats-in which the resources they need are concentrated in a small area.
If flamingos know their partners, if they know that these six birds, say, are friendly, and they get on with them, they can then waste less energy quarreling with other birds that they don’t get on with.
By spending time with their friends, flamingos can more efficiently direct their limited time and energy to activities like hunting and mating.
1. What do we know about flamingos?| A．They are very elegant birds with big heads. |
| B．They make friends with other flamingos they like. |
| C．Male flamingos only play with female ones. |
| D．They usually change partners every couple of months. |
| A．Most flamingos don’t care who their partner is. |
| B．Flamingos always don’t have close friends. |
| C．A majority of flamingos are good at social activities. |
| D．Some flamingos would fly around to find different friends. |
| A．Various characters. | B．Different connections. |
| C．Limited resources. | D．Nice partners. |
| A．Flamingos Can Be Particular About Company |
| B．Rose And His Research on Wildlife |
| C．How to Protect the Endangered Flamingos |
| D．Why do Flamingos Need Partners |
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【推荐1】Pets can provide their owners with more than companionship. Being a pet owner was the third most common way that survey respondents said they met people in their neighborhoods. (No. 1 was by being neighbors. No. 2 was by using local streets and parks.) Pet owners were 60% more likely than non—pet owners to get to know people in their neighborhoods they hadn’t known before.
Dog owners, and more specifically, those who walked their dogs, were also far more likely to befriend someone they met through a pet related connection or getting social support from them. Dr. Frates, the medical editor of Get Healthy, Get a Dog, a Special Health Report from Harvard Medical School, has seen this firsthand. When she first adopted her dog. she started going to a local dog park in the mornings to meet up with about 15 other women and their dogs. While the dogs romped(玩耍), the women talked. Sometimes the relationships went no further than knowing someone is “Captain’s mom.” Other times they developed into true friendships.
Get Healthy, Get a Dog explores the many direct physical and mental health benefits of owning a dog. These include increased physical activity, which can help you lose or maintain weight; lowered blood pressure; and reduced stress. A study published last month in Science magazine showed that when a dog owner looked into his or her pet’s eyes, levels of oxytocin, the so-called“love hormone(荷尔蒙),” increased in both owner and pet, This helped further strengthen the bond between the two.
Pets may also indirectly improve health by fostering social connections, which are good for long-term health, An analysis of 148 studies on the topic found that people who have solid social networks are 50% more likely to live longer than those with limited social networks, In today’s go-it alone world, many people have trouble making connections. Pet ownership may be one way to meet and interact with others.
1. What is the most popular way of knowing the community?| A．Becoming a pet owner. | B．Dancing in the local parks. |
| C．Walking in the local streets. | D．Communicating with neighbours. |
| A．To show Frates’ love for dogs. |
| B．To support the writer ’s opinion. |
| C．To remind readers of Frates’ wealth. |
| D．To prove the writer’s ability of making friends |
| A．Owning a dog can make dog owners’ stress less. |
| B．Owning a dog can benefit dog owners’ health directly. |
| C．Owning a dog can help lose weight and lower blood pressure. |
| D．Owning a dog can improve the health of dogs and dog owners. |
| A．Pet owners will influence people around. |
| B．Owning pets is the very way to interact with others. |
| C．Owning pets may help improve health in the long run. |
| D．Pet owners have trouble communicating with others. |
【推荐2】Normally giving food to wild animals is not allowed, but the situation in Florida with over 1,000 manatees (海牛) dying from hunger leads officials to consider a plan to feed them. “We’ve never done such a thing with any wildlife, but the situation has become such an emergency that it has to be considered,” said Patrick Rose, the Executive Director of Save the Manatee Club. “This is a necessary but temporary measure. But I believe the impact is lasting.”
The emerging plan would involve feeding manatees at a Florida Power & Light plant in Cape Canaveral where manatees stay in cold winter months because of the warm water discharge there. It would be an experiment involving greens delivered in a controlled manner such as by a conveyor belt. “People will not be authorized to simply start throwing food. It’s illegal, and remains so.”
Manatees have long struggled to survive with humans, whose activities bring many harmful effects. Hundreds of the slow-moving animals are struck by boats every year. The accidents have led to no-wake manatee zones throughout Florida with violations (违反) punishable by significant fines. However, they are just responsible for a small part of the loss of manatees. The hunger threat has led to a record of 1,017 manatee deaths as of Nov. 19, 2021.
This has been caused mainly by runoff from farms, urban areas and waste that promotes algal blooms (藻华). Climate change worsening algal blooms is also a factor. And it’s not just manatees. People’s health can also be affected by the blooms along with the health of a range of sea creatures. Besides, there’s an economic loss for boat captains and sightseeing tour organizers.
“Actually, saving manatees is part of saving the ecosystem. If we take care, manatees will grow well. If we don’t, they won’t,” Rose said. “We’re in the most critical position.” Manatees were listed as endangered when the government started to protect them in 1967. Increased protections helped manatee numbers increase from around 1,000 to 8,000 by 2017 enough to have their position to be downgraded from “endangered” to “threatened”.
1. What can be learned about the plan to feed manatees?| A．It is a long-term strategy. |
| B．It is carried out across Florida. |
| C．It is the first of its kind. |
| D．It is aimed at saving the ecosystem. |
| A．Human activities. | B．Boat accidents. |
| C．No-wake manatee zones. | D．Significant fines. |
| A．To prove manatees’ value in the ecosystem. |
| B．To explain challenges faced by manatees. |
| C．To encourage people to feed manatees actively. |
| D．To show the necessity of humans’ protections. |
| A．Wide-ranging effects of manatees’ deaths. |
| B．A special feeding plan for Florida manatees. |
| C．Growing food shortage faced by manatees. |
| D．Ecological crises caused by human activities. |
【推荐3】Carola’s parotia, one of the fascinating and unique birds of paradise that live on the island of New Guinea, begins his dance. This male bird is attempting to impress a row of females watching him from a branch above.
It seems that the more extreme the male’s costume and colors, the better his chance of attracting a mate. While some birds of paradise perform alone, others, like Goldie’s birds of paradise, often perform together, creating an eye-catching performance that female birds find impossible to resist.
These brilliantly colored birds of paradise have evolved (进化) over millions of years from ancient birds whose feathers were dark and boring in comparison. It seems to be a contradiction that such extreme feathers and colors could have been favored by the process of evolution. After all, these same brightly colored feathers also make them much more noticeable to predators and slow the birds down. The forest of New Guinea is a perfect environment for birds. In fact, sexual selection has been the driving force in evolution of birds of paradise. Over millions of years, they have slowly undergone changes in their color, feathers and other talents. Characteristics that made one bird more attractive than another were passed on and enhanced over time. The usual rules of survival aren’t as important here as the rules of successful mating.
In the past, demand for the birds’ beautiful feather resulted in a huge amount of hunting. In the early 1900s, 80,000 shins a year were exported from New Guinea for European ladies’ hat. However, surprisingly few birds die for these costumes nowadays. Local people are still permitted so hunt birds of paradise for traditional uses. However, hunters usually target older male birds, leaving younger males to continue breeding (繁殖).
There are more serious threats to the birds’ welfare like illegal markets, the large-scale industrial logging, oil prospecting and mining presenting dangers to the birds’ habitats. Meanwhile, human populations continue to grow. Land is owned by different local families whose leaders disagree about which areas should be protected.
1. Which type of bird dances in a group?| A．Male Carola’s parotia. | B．Female Carola’s parotia. |
| C．Male Goldie’s bird of paradise. | D．Female Goldie’s bird of paradise. |
| A．partners | B．killers | C．surroundings | D．observers |
| A．Pleasant environment. | B．Attack of enemies. |
| C．Competing for survival. | D．Choosing a mate. |
| A．The birds’ habitats are threatened. |
| B．Older female birds are preferred by hunters. |
| C．Local people are forbidden to hunt the birds. |
| D．A demand for feather hats leads to the huge death of the birds. |
【推荐1】What is the purpose of lightning?
Many are familiar with the potentially deadly dangers posed by lightning, which is blamed for an average of 43 deaths in the United States each year, based on data from 1989 to 2018. Although the odds of being struck are quite low-1 in 1,222,000 in a given year and 1 in 15,300 in a lifetime-many in the weather community have long urged people to take proper precautions to stay safe amid storms, which can frequently cause lightning, even without turning severe.
However, the researchers recently uncovered a surprising and beneficial impact of lightning. The Earth is struck by lightning nearly 20 million times each year, and ligting can travel as much as 10 to 12 miles from a thunderstorm, instantly heating the air to 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Essentially, lightning occurs due to the buildup of electric charges in the atmosphere. In order to balance out the different charges, lightning is caused between two clouds or between a cloud and the ground.
The study was based on an airborne research flight conducted by a storm-chasing plane. The plane was used to examine the top portion of thunderstorm clouds. Researchers initially thought there was a problem with the equipment on the plane, which was being used to measure the hydroxyl radicals(羟基自由基)in the atmosphere, until they realized spikes they observed corresponded with lightning flashes.
Researchers previously understood that lightning could help to clean the atmosphere, but there was no evidence that it could generate compounds like these radicals. And the data showed surprising spikes of up to 1,000 more hydroxyl radicals than the normal value. As a result, the study estimates that somewhere between 2% and 16% of the cleaning that happens naturally in the Earth’s atmosphere, is done by lightning.
Why is this significant? The cleaning process helps to reduce chemicals like carbon monoxide and methane in the atmosphere. These chemicals, known for being greenhouse gases, have been proven to contribute to rising temperatures associated with climate change.
1. What is the best title for the text?| A．Lighting happens in a flash |
| B．Lighting causes deaths every year |
| C．Lighting can help fight against global warming |
| D．Lighting reduces gases in the atmosphere |
| A．Less than 1000 | B．About 1300. |
| C．About 2000 | D．More than1600 |
| A．By generating carbon monoxide. |
| B．By increasing hydroxyl radicals. |
| C．By heating the air. |
| D．By reducing greenhouse gases. |
| A．The electronic charges in the atmosphere |
| B．The times of lighting flashes |
| C．The top portion of thunderstorm clouds. |
| D．The increasing amount of hydroxyl radical. |
【推荐2】Science experiments don’t always go as planned.
The researchers were eager to try a new tracker on the magpies. They hoped to learn more about how far the birds flew and what they did during a normal day. But it’s hard to find trackers that work well with small-and medium-sized birds.
To keep the trackers on the birds without causing flying problems, the researchers developed a special harness (系带). It was tough, so it wouldn’t come off by accident.
The scientists were disappointed about the trackers. However, they realized that the magpies had taught them something else—
| A．Magpies are able and willing to help each other out |
| B．However, that doesn’t mean you can’t learn from them |
| C．Either the trackers are too heavy, or don’t last long enough |
| D．Magpies may have a hard time adapting to global warming |
| E．The birds the scientists hoped to study were Australian magpies |
| F．The scientists need to find a good way to track these clever birds |
| G．But there was just one problem-the birds didn’t like the trackers |
【推荐3】And you’re smiling, because you feel totally at peace with the world. This is the runner’s high — the strange excitement that sets in after a long bout of aerobic (有氧的) exercise.
The most obvious way to get a runner’s high is to start running, particularly long-distance running. It may take several miles for the effects to kick in, though it’s difficult to quantify(量化)exactly when, where and for how long a runner’s high will occur. And not every runner — or every run — will be able to produce a runner’s high. This variability has led some snarky Twitter users to conclude that the runner’s high is, in fact, a myth, despite the physiological changes associated with it.
Other aerobic activities, including biking, swimming and strenuous hiking, can trigger the same response without necessarily forcing you to pound the pavement.
Interestingly, humans aren’t the only animals that have exhibited signs of runner’s high. Several experiments have observed a similar phenomenon in mice. Raichlen’s lab has also tested dogs and ferrets (雪貂) by sticking them on a treadmill (跑步机) and looking for exercise-induced excitement, according to research published in the Journal of Experimental Biology. After 30 minutes of running, the dogs appeared at-ease; blood tests revealed elevated levels of endocannabinoids in their systems. “We didn’t see that in the ferrets,” Raichlen said.
One major benefit to achieving a runner’s high is that it makes exercise more enjoyable. By extension, this makes people more likely to stick to an exercise routine, which is a key component of long-term heart health, according to the American Heart Association. There is also good evidence that, over the long term, exercise can help reduce anxiety and stress. So go ahead and lace up your shoes. You’re free to chase that runner’s high as far as it takes you.
1. According to the text, what is the direct result when “runner’s high” is reached?| A．Fewer diseases. | B．Being positive. | C．Higher speed. | D．Feeling anxious. |
| A．Break down. | B．Relate to. | C．Set off. | D．Add to. |
| A．Runner’s high appears in some animals. |
| B．Runner’s high surely brings lots of benefits |
| C．Another example with runner’s high is found. |
| D．Different animals have different runner’s high. |
| A．Running is highly recommended by the author. |
| B．Most of us are running to achieve runner’s high. |
| C．If you are running, runner’s high is sure to happen. |
| D．Runner’s high appears whenever you feel at peace. |
【推荐1】Travel is like a box of chocolates: you never know what you’re going to get, especially when using a mystery box plane ticket. Earlier this year, mystery box travel purchases increased and became trendy among China’s young people. In normal trips, people often plan their vacations well in advance. After buying a mystery box at a low price — usually 100 or 200 yuan — however, the travelers using this method will select their departure airport and receive several destination options to choose from. After the destination is decided, their trip begins.
Liao Liangyu, 16, has turned his eagerness to go on a mystery box trip into reality. He took a mystery box trip to Changsha with a couple of friends months ago. Right before their departure, a friend told Liao that Changsha was a super hyped-up (被炒作的) Internet sensation (网红). But he still decided to go and see it for himself.
“My biggest discovery is that Changsha is a city full of contrasts,” Liao explained to China Daily. “You can see skyscraper (摩天大楼) and old houses in the same view.”
Since the destination options include many less popular cities, travel mystery boxes also bring energy and economic benefits to these destinations. For example, Dehong city is a beautiful city in Yunnan province, yet has few visitors due to a lack of promotion. Following its inclusion as a mystery box travel destination, however, it has gained a lot of attention and is now thought of as a solid location for tourism.
But even so, a large number of people feel disappointed with travel mystery boxes because they can encounter many problems after purchasing one, such as inappropriate travel time, sudden flight cancellations, or even challenges with refunds. Su Weili from Ctrip suggested in an interview with Haibao News that visitors should choose reliable platforms and sign contracts to guarantee their interests.
1. What is the appeal of mystery box travel?| A．Traveling with like-minded strangers. |
| B．Unplanned traveling at a low cost. |
| C．Fixed routes to choose from. |
| D．Popular destinations to visit. |
| A．He regretted traveling with his friends. |
| B．He felt Changsha didn’t deserve its fame. |
| C．He disliked the unpredictability. |
| D．He discovered something unexpected. |
| A．They help these places better known. |
| B．They often cause overcrowding. |
| C．They lead to environmental problems. |
| D．They enrich local people’s lives. |
| A．Reliable platforms to buy travel mystery boxes. |
| B．Various mystery box travel options available. |
| C．Potential issues related to travel mystery boxes. |
| D．Mystery box travel regulations and policies. |
【推荐2】It’s possible that your phone’s face-unlock might finally be able to work while you’re wearing a mask. Researchers have found that facial recognition algorithms (算法) are getting better at recognizing faces in masks, according to data published on Tuesday by the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST). Using independent testing of more than 150 separate facial recognition algorithms, the new report suggests masks may not be as big a problem for facial recognition systems as initially thought.
When NIST first examined masks’ effect on facial recognition in July 2020, it found that algorithms weren’t great at identifying faces with masks. “Face recognition can make errors, which can implicate people for crimes they haven’t committed,” writes the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). “It is particularly bad at recognizing African Americans and other ethnic minorities, women, and young people.” But the pandemic has given developers plenty of time to focus on the mask problem, and NIST’s data shows that facial recognition algorithms are getting better at working with masked faces. “After the pandemic, some developers have submitted algorithms which show significantly improved accuracy and are now among the most accurate in our test,” the report reads. NIST’s public ranking for facial recognition tests bears out this report. Eight different algorithms now hold false rates below 0.05 percent.
Nevertheless, there remain a number of limitations to the study. NIST researchers did not employ actual images of masked faces. Instead, they applied masks digitally to ensure consistency across the sample. As a result, “We were not able to get a thorough simulation (模仿) of the endless variations in color, design, shape, texture, and ways masks can be worn,” the report states. The digital mask was a blue surgical mask covering the full width of the face, but testers noted that performance varied considerably depending on how high the mask was placed on the face.
1. Recognizing masked faces with facial recognition systems used to be thought as _______.| A．effective | B．impossible |
| C．easy | D．challenging |
| A．Make. | B．Prove. |
| C．Deny. | D．Oppose. |
| A．The way to wear masks may affect recognition accuracy. |
| B．The design of a mask makes no difference to facial recognition. |
| C．Facial recognition failure rates were quite low at the beginning. |
| D．The researchers adopted real surgical masks to ensure the accuracy. |
| A．Limitations of Facial Recognition Software |
| B．The Challenge of Recognizing Masked Faces |
| C．The improvement in Facial Recognition Algorithms |
| D．Different Applications of Facial Recognition Technology |
【推荐3】Super images from NASA show the Moon’s south pole in incredible detail. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) used a ‘ShadowCam’ (影子相机) to try and take high-resolution pictures. Pictures showed “features and terrain (地形) details that are not visible to LROC”.
Experts at the space organization were interested in the area around the Shackleton Crater because of suspected ice deposits (沉积). Scientists believe layers of the ice deposits have existed on the Moon for millions or billions of years. The ice deposits could serve as an important resource for exploration because they are composed of hydrogen and oxygen. Those gases can be used for rocket fuel or life support systems. Areas like the Shackleton Crater are at an angle so parts of it are never exposed to sunlight. If a person were at the moon’s south pole, the Sun would never rise or set and stay low on the horizon. The South Pole also provides near constant communication with Earth.
It comes as a NASA spacecraft will fly by Earth on Sunday. It’s expected to drop off at least a cupful of rubble (碎石) it grabbed from the asteroid (小行星) Bennu. The sample capsule will land into Utah desert. Its mother ship, the Osiris-Rex spacecraft, quickly leaves to encounter another asteroid. Sunday’s landing marks the end of a 4 billion-mile journey that included reaching the carbon-rich asteroid Bennu. It successfully collected samples, and encountered challenges such as a jammed lid that led to some spillage in space.
It is hoped that findings from the study will help scientists figure out how to deflect (使偏转) Bennu. Bennu is set to dangerously strike Earth with the force of 24 atom bombs on September 24, 2182. The space rock, which is as big as Empire State Building, swings close to our planet every six years. However, the agency says there is a 1 in 2,700 chance it could strike Earth, with disastrous results.
1. What is the function of the first paragraph?| A．To explain the meaning of LROC. | B．To lead to the main topic. |
| C．To describe the Moon’s south pole. | D．To present the importance of ‘ShadowCam’. |
| A．Ice deposits can be used for exploration. |
| B．Ice deposits are found in the area around the Shackleton Crater. |
| C．Sunlight cannot reach the Shackleton Crater. |
| D．The Shackleton Crater is a popular tourist destination. |
| A．It will conduct new experiments in space. |
| B．It will collect more ice deposits from the asteroid Bennu. |
| C．It will bring back a cup of rubble from the asteroid Bennu. |
| D．It will test new technology for deep space exploration. |
| A．The asteroid Bennu is rich in carbon. |
| B．Scientists can make the asteroid Bennu change its direction. |
| C．There’s a strong possibility of Bennu striking Earth in the future. |
| D．The asteroid samples brought back by NASA are likely to have scientific research value. |
【推荐1】If a super-flu strikes, face masks may not protect you. Whether widespread use of masks will help or harm during a worldwide flu outbreak is a question that researchers are studying.
But it’s a question the public keeps asking while the government is making preparations for the next flu. “We don’t want people to wear them everywhere,” said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “Our suggestion is to avoid exposure (暴露) to the flu.”
When that is not possible, you should consider wearing a simple surgical mask (医用口罩) if you are in one of the three following situations. First, you’re healthy and can’t avoid going to a crowded place. Second, you’re sick and think you may have close contact with the healthy. Third, you live with someone who’s sick but still need to go out.
Why aren’t masks added to this self-protection list? This is because they can help trap virus-laden droplets (小滴) flying through the air from a cough or sneeze. Simple surgical masks only remove the larger droplets. Besides, the CDC is afraid masks may create a false sense of security. Perhaps someone who should have stayed at home would wear a badly-fitting mask and step on the subway instead.
Nor does flu only spread through the air. Say someone covers a sneeze with his or her hand, then touches a handle or subway pole. If you touch that spot next and then put germy (带有细菌的) hands on your nose or mouth, you’ve been exposed. It’s harder to rub your nose while wearing a mask, so your face may get pretty sweaty under a mask. You reach under to wipe that sweat, and may transfer germs caught on the outside of the mask straight to the nose. These are the problems that face masks may create for their users.
1. The CDC suggests that people ___________.| A．stay alone when they are sick |
| B．wear face masks when going to a crowded place |
| C．wear face masks wherever possible |
| D．remain at home if living with someone who’s sick |
| A．making preparations for the flu | B．avoiding exposure to the flu |
| C．coming up with suggestions | D．wearing face masks everywhere |
| A．masks may make people wrongly assume they are safe |
| B．the sick may not wear masks and go out |
| C．the flu virus may spread via public transportation |
| D．healthy people may not know how to protect themselves |
| A．The widespread use of face masks. |
| B．The possibility of a worldwide flu outbreak. |
| C．New discoveries from face mask research. |
| D．The effectiveness of wearing face masks. |
【推荐2】The horses, llamas, donkeys and dogs who arrive at Horse Creek Stable Rescue Sanctuary are often sick, weak or just tired. Lester Aradi, a retired police chief, along with his wife Diane, makes sure no one lets them down again. The refuge for special needs animals they founded in Georgia’s Blue Ridge mountains is a bustling 35-acre beacon of new beginnings. But there are endings here, too.
When they die, the animals are buried on a slight hillside overlooking the grass land. Graves for dogs are lined up in a row. Burials for bigger animals — horses, llamas, donkeys — are marked with a fruit tree. Lester and Diane see it as a symbol of the circle of life. “We just try to honor them that way,” Lester said. But the most obvious marker for a fresh grave will be a three-legged dog named Tricycle. When an animal dies, he shows sadness — sometimes for as long as three days.
“I don’t know if he can sense it, smell it, or whatever, But I think he is grieving. That is his way of saying goodbye.” The first time was back when his friend Major died. “When Major died, we buried him here on the farm,” Lester said. “Tricycle went over and laid on his grave for about three days. He would come into the house. But every time he was outside, he would go to Major’s grave and lay on it.”
Lester posted a picture of Tricycle mourning Major on Horse Creek Stable’s Facebook page. Not long after that, a dog rescue group got in touch with him. They thought maybe Lester and Diane could take in another three-legged dog who needed a second chance in life. And so, Romeo arrived at the farm. Naturally, Tricycle bonded with his new friend, just like him. It truly is the circle of life.
1. What does the underlined word “it” refer to?| A．Burying animals on the hillside. | B．Marking the dead animals with a fruit tree. |
| C．Planting trees on the grass land. | D．Setting up graves in a row. |
| A．He was healthy when he came to the refuge. |
| B．He often laid on his friend’s grave and refused to come into the house. |
| C．He had no friends since his only friend had died. |
| D．His lying on his friend’s grave was his way of saying goodbye. |
| A．Lester Aradi went to a dog rescue group and found Romeo. |
| B．A dog rescue group sent Romeo to the refuge. |
| C．Tricycle found Romeo on the hill and brought him back. |
| D．He was found on Facebook and was brought to the refuge. |
| A．The life of animals in the refuge. | B．The reason a couple built an animal refuge. |
| C．The way a disabled dog remembers his friend. | D．Life is a circle of miracles. |
【推荐3】Casa Heiwa comes from the Spanish word “casa” for house, and the Japanese word “heiwa” for peace. It is a special place to live. People in this apartment building speak twelve different languages. In the building are signs in five main languages—Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and English—for exits and what to do in case of fire.
People exchange different traditions and customs. Trying food from other cultures is an exciting one that people share. The apartment building managers plan parties for special celebrations . On July, 4th, people bring their own traditional food to the apartment party. Korean families bring kimchi, and the South American families bring dishes of roasted peppers. On Thanksgiving, the building managers bring a traditional turkey to every family. Each family cooks the turkey in its own way. Central Americans cook the turkey in orange juice. One Asian family cooks it like a Chinesestyle duck. People learn to eat new foods and to enjoy new customs , gaining an awareness of how much they share.
Casa Heiwa is an apartment building where people can learn some important life skills and how to live in a new environment. The building managers run a service that offers programs to residents. For the children there is a daycare center that operates from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. The children can learn in the same building they live in while the parents are at work. There are educational programs and a jobtraining office for older children and adults. There are also programs like Family Movie Night that give everyone a chance to do something together. Everyone who lives there thinks that Casa Heiwa is a good place to live.
1. What is Casa Heiwa?| A．A homeless shelter. | B．A food building. |
| C．A community. | D．A lifestyle. |
| A．It is home to people from 12 different countries. |
| B．It serves meals in different languages. |
| C．It is popular in 12 countries. |
| D．It has informative signs. |
| A．By making comparisons. | B．By describing process. |
| C．By offering analyses. | D．By giving examples. |
| A．It causes young people to forget their customs. |
| B．It gives people a sense of belonging. |
| C．It leads to cultural shock. |
| D．It is underdeveloped. |
