【推荐1】In 2013 alone at least 20,000 African elephants were killed for their teeth. In South Africa over the last two years more than 2,200 rhinos were killed for their horns. These numbers are alarming, because current rates of illegal hunting are faster than birth rates, which could lead to extinction for these ecologically important creatures in their environment. Indeed, some elephant and rhino populations are on track to be locally extinct within the next decade.

If you are reading this, you may already be aware of these facts. But you might not know that wildlife trafficking (走私) not only threatens the existence of elephants and rhinos but is also leading to extinction of other species, such as tigers, tortoises, sea turtles—and the world’s most trafficked mammal—pangolins (穿山甲).

Pangolins are the only mammals that are entirely covered in tough scales (鳞)，which makes them look very strong. But actually they are endangered mammals. There are eight different species of pangolins, four in Asia and four in Africa, and all are threatened with extinction. Although pangolins are protected throughout most of the countries where they live, high demand in East Asia, where the delicious pangolin meat is considered a delicacy and where their scales are used in traditional medicines, is driving an illegal trade in both live animals and pangolin parts. The number of pangolin trafficking is shocking. Experts believe that over the last 10 years more than 1 million pangolins were taken from the wild. It is estimated that between 40,000 and 81,250 pangolins were killed for the illegal trade in 2013 alone.

In February, the United States released a plan to deal with wildlife trafficking, which lays out the steps we will take to fight the illegal trade in wildlife, including pangolins. We are strengthening the carrying out of the plan; building international cooperation and contribution to protect wildlife; raising awareness to drive down the demand that is fueling the illegal trade.

Get involved and remember World Wildlife Day (March 3) by spreading the plan. Use social media and tell everyone that now is the time to get serious about wildlife crime and end the demand that threatens species, big and small, from the huge elephant to the shy pangolin.

1. How many endangered creatures are mentioned in the passage?

A．4.	B．5.
C．6.	D．7.

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?

A．Eight species of pangolins live on the same continent.

B．Pangolins are not protected in most of their natural habitats.

C．The scales of pangolins can be used as an ingredient for cooking.

D．High demand contributes to the illegal trade of pangolins in East Asia.

3. What can we know about the plan released by the US?

A．Social media will be used to spread World Wildlife Day.

B．Whether the plan will be worked out remains to be seen.

C．The demand leading to the illegal trade in East Asia is to be brought down.

D．The US will work together with other countries to protect wildlife.

4. What is the author’s intention of writing the passage?

A．To inform us something about World Wildlife Day.

B．To raise awareness of protecting endangered wildlife.

C．To explain why pangolins are illegally traded in East Asia.

D．To show how the United States is to fight the illegal trade in wildlife.

【推荐2】Since I was born and brought up in a rural town, I have a great interest in nature. Using the chance of studying abroad in my second year at college, I decided to go to Canada just because I wanted to see the beautiful phenomena there So after I finished the study program, I went to Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories.

I clearly remember the sixth night in Yellowknife. Suddenly my host mother came to my room around 8 p.m. and told me to change clothes and go outside quickly carrying her camera.

The northern lights were flickering (闪烁) in the sky! I was shocked and just stood there with my mouth open. I forgot to take pictures of the mysterious lights.

Since that night, whenever it was sunny, I went outside at night and looked at the sky. It was so cold that I lost all feeling in my hands and feet.

As I took pictures of the northern lights, I came to find a characteristic movement of the lights. They first appear in the north part of the sky and then they gradually come down to the south part of the sky. After that, suddenly, they come in the middle of the north and south only for a while, which is the time when the best northern lights can be seen. Since it is only a few seconds for the northern lights to come down to the middle of the sky, it is very hard to get good pictures.

The stronger the sun acts, the better and stronger the northern lights flicker in the sky. That’s because they come about from the collisions (碰撞) between atmospheric gases and the solar wind. Much more solar wind comes to the earth when the sun is active, which leads to the best northern lights. And the colors of the northern lights depend on the height of the collisions and the kinds of gases.

1. Why did the host mother ask the author to go out?

A．She wanted to take a picture of him.

B．She wanted to take a walk with him.

C．She wanted to tell him something important.

D．She wanted him to see the northern lights.

2. The author forgot to take pictures after going out because ______.

A．the host mother didn’t remind him to take the camera

B．he was shocked by the wonderful sight

C．the lights flickering in the sky disappeared too soon

D．he lost all feeling in his hands and feet

3. When is the best time to see the northern lights?

A．When they appear in the north part of the sky.

B．When they come down to the south part of the sky.

C．When they are between the north and south.

D．When they rise in the east part of the sky.

4. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?

A．Ways to take good pictures.

B．The relationship between the sun and the northern lights.

C．The colors of the northern lights.

D．The time of the best northern lights.

【推荐3】Who would win in a fight, a lion or a tiger? Well, if size has anything to do with the matter, the tiger would win. That’s because tigers are the largest of all cat species. Tigers are not only large, they are also fast. They can sprint as fast as 40 miles per hour for short distances and leap as far as 30 feet horizontally. You might not think that such large, fast, and fierce creatures need help to survive, but they do.

It is estimated that at the start of the 20th century, there were over 100,000 tigers living in the wild. By the turn of the century, the number of tigers outside of captivity dwindled to just over 3,000. Interestingly, the most serious threats that tigers face come from a much smaller species, one with an average weight of around 140 lbs. That species is Homo sapiens, better known as humans. Humans threaten tigers in primarily two ways: hunting and destroying habitat.

Tigers are hunted for many reasons. People have long valued the famous striped skins. Though trading tiger skins is now illegal in most parts of the world, tiger pelts are worth around $10,000 on the black market. Though the fur would be incentive enough for most poachers, other parts of the tiger can also fetch a pretty penny. Some people in China and other Asian cultures believe that various tiger parts have healing properties. Traditional Chinese medicine calls for the use of tiger bones, amongst other parts, in some prescriptions.

Tigers have also been hunted as game. In other words, people hunted tigers solely for the thrill and achievement of killing them. Such killings took place in large scale during the 19th and early 20th centuries, when an English hunter might claim to kill over a hundred tigers in their hunting career. Though this practice is much less popular today than it was in the past, it has not ceased entirely.

Humans have done considerable damage to the world’s tiger population through hunting, but perhaps more damage has been caused through the destruction of habitat. Tigers once ranged widely across Asia, all the way from Turkey to the eastern coast of Russia. But over the past 100 years, tigers have lost 93% of their historic range. Instead of spanning all the way across Asia, the tiger population is now isolated in small pockets in southern and southeastern Asia. This is because humans have drastically changed the environments. Humans have built towns and cities. Road and transit systems were created to connect these towns and cities. To feed the people living in these areas, forests and fields have been cleared to create farmland.

A major obstacle to preserving tigers is the enormous amount of territory that each tiger requires. Each wild tiger demands between 200 and 300 square miles. Tigers are also both territorial and solitary animals. This means that they are protective of the areas that they claim and they generally do not share with other tigers. Because tigers need so much territory, it is really difficult for conservationists to acquire enough land to support a large population of tigers.

1. Which of the following is NOT a reason in the article explaining why tigers are hunted?

A．Because tiger skins are worth a lot of money.

B．Because tiger parts are used as medicines in some cultures.

C．Because some tigers attack local villages.

D．Because tigers are hunted for enjoyment by some people.

2. The underlined word “incentive” in the third paragraph probably means ________.

A．attractive

B．innovative

C．alternative

D．respective

3. Which best explains why tigers have lost so much of their habitat according to the text?

A．Because tigers are under threat from other animals.

B．Because tiger skins are extremely valuable.

C．Because the environment has been changed.

D．Because tigers need so much space to survive.

4. Which of the following best describes the author’s main purpose in writing this article?

A．To provide readers with interesting information about the lifestyles of tigers.

B．To persuade readers to help the world’s tiger population and to offer ways to help.

C．To entertain readers with stories about how tigers hunt and are hunted.

D．To explain to readers why the world’s tiger population is endangered.

【推荐2】The microplastics(微型塑料) problem in the oceans has made its way to sea turtles in a big way. A new study has found microplastics in the stomach of every single turtle they tested—a total of 102 sea turtles.

The researchers tested more than 100 sea turtles from all seven kinds and three different oceans, and they were looking for man-made things less than 5 mm long. The most things the team found were fibers, which most likely came from clothing and fishing equipment.

“The influence of these particles on turtles is unknown,” said Emily Duncan. “Their small size means they can pass through the stomach without causing a problem, as is frequently reported with larger plastic pieces.”

The researchers found more than 800 man-made particles in the turtles, but since they only tested part of the stomach, they believe the total number of particles could be 20 times higher. They don’t know how the turtles take in the particles, but they think they are from polluted seawater and polluted plants.

Professor Brendan Godley said that eating microplastics isn’t the biggest problem to sea turtles at the moment, but it is a clear sign that we need to do a better job watching global waste.

This turtle study shows that we need to reduce the amount of plastic waste, so we can keep clean and healthy oceans for future people.

1. The underlined part in paragraph 1 probably means “________”.

A．has gone into	B．has made great effect on
C．has been walking to	D．has tried to escape from

2. How did the researchers find out the microplastics problem？

A．By giving examples.	B．By comparing sea life.
C．By studying different sea animals.	D．By testing turtles from different seas.

3. What can be inferred from Emily?

A．Larger plastic pieces cause trouble to sea turtles

B．Eating microplastics is the biggest danger to sea turtles

C．Scientists know clearly how sea turtles eat plastic pieces

D．The number of particles inside sea turtles is much higher

4. The purpose of the text is to call on people to ________.

A．stop killing sea animals	B．find out more plastic waste
C．control pollution to oceans	D．carry out further researches

【推荐3】Fires sweeping across the Amazon rainforest this year have been a hot topic as scientists and environmental groups are worried that they will worsen the climate change crisis and threaten biodiversity.

As the largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon rainforest is often called "the lungs of the world". It is also home to about 3 million species of plants and animals, and 1 million native people. The vast areas of the rainforest play an important role in the world’s ecosystem because they absorb heat instead of it being reflected back into the atmosphere. They also store carbon dioxide and produce oxygen, ensuring that less carbon dioxide is released, mitigating the effects of climate change.

"Any destroyed forest is a threat to biodiversity and people," Thomas Lovejoy, an ecologist at George Mason University told National Geographic. "The overwhelming threat is that a lot of carbon dioxide goes into the atmosphere," he stressed. "In the midst of the global climate crisis, we cannot afford more damage to a major source of oxygen and biodiversity. The Amazon rainforest must be protected," U. N. Secretary General António Guterres said.

Data from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) show that the number of forest fires in Brazil quickly increased by 82 percent from January to August this year compared to the same period last year. A total of 71,497 forest fires were registered in the country in the first eight months of 2019, up from 39,194 in the same period in 2018, INPE said. "We estimate that the forest areas in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest have decreased by between 20 and 30 percent compared to the last 12 months," Carlos Nobre, a researcher at the University of São Paulo, told German broadcaster Deutsche Welle.

Brazil owns about 60 percent of the Amazon rainforest, whose degradation (恶化) could have severe consequences for global climate and rainfall. The extent of the area ruined by fires has yet to be determined, but the emergency has transcended (超出) Brazil’s borders, reaching Peruvian, Paraguayan and Bolivian regions.

1. What does the underlined word "mitigating" in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Increasing.	B．Relieving.
C．Ignoring.	D．Improving.

2. What can we learn from Thomas’s and António’s words?

A．The biodiversity makes the rainforest unique.

B．The rainforest fires result in serious consequences.

C．The global climate crisis brings more rainforest fires.

D．The dry weather leads to the rainforest fires.

3. Why does the author list the numbers in paragraph 4?

A．To prove the importance of the rainforest.

B．To show reasons for forest fires.

C．To explain the process of the research.

D．To present the reduction in rainforest areas.

4. What does this passage mainly talk about?

A．The climate change crisis is worsening.

B．The forest areas are on the decline.

C．"The lungs of the earth" is burning.

D．The world’s ecosystem is under attack.

【推荐1】The evidence for harmony (和睦) may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents.

An important new study into teenage attitudes shows that their family life is more harmonious than it has ever been in the past. “We were surprised by just how positive today’s young people seem to be about their families,” says one member of the research team. “They’re expected to be rebellious (叛逆的) but actually they have other things in their minds; they want a car and other material goods, and they worry whether school is serving them well. There’re more negotiations (协商) between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision­making process.”

So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends. “My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,” says 17­ year old Daniel Lazall. “I always tell them when I’m going out. As long as they know what I’m doing, they’re fine with it.” Susan Crome, who is now 21, agrees. “Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiations. For example, as long as I’d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.”

One of the researchers comments, “Our astonishment that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief period in our social history when teenagers were regarded as different beings. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 1960s when everyone rebelled. Now, the situation has changed.”

1. What does the new study show?

A．Teenagers are more rebellious.

B．Teenagers worry more about studies.

C．Teenagers dislike making family decisions.

D．Teenagers have more negotiations with families.

2. What can we know about today’s parents?

A．They are stricter than before.

B．They are more independent.

C．They give their children more freedom.

D．They care less about their children’s life.

3. What does the underlined word “astonishment” mean in paragraph 4?

A．Surprise.	B．Aim.
C．Memory.	D．Option.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Discussion in family.

B．Harmony in family.

C．Teenage trouble in family.

D．Teenage education in family.

【推荐2】For many of us, our closest meeting with wild animals is at a zoo. These places allow us to observe the behaviours and characteristics of amazing creatures. It’s an enjoyable and educational experience for us, but is it the best environment for the animals? A long time ago, people could only see wild animals as stuffed dead exhibits in a museum. Later, live animals were caught by explorers, brought home and put on show to the public in zoos — animal protection was not a priority. But modern zoos and wildlife parks have transformed the conditions and environments for animals, making bigger enclosures (围场), removing bars, and, to some extent, copying their natural habitats.

Some people have questioned the cruelty of keeping animals and using them just for entertainment, but zoos are keen to show they are here to help wildlife by educating us about protection. In the UK, the introduction of The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 also required zoos to educate the public. Well-managed zoos are now also involved in supporting and funding protection programmes.

Probably the biggest claim from zoos today is that they help to protect species that are under threat in the wild due to climate change. Robert Young, Chair in Wildlife Protection at Salford University says: “We wouldn’t have a lot of different species today if it wasn’t for zoos.” Some zoos have breeding (繁殖) programmes which help to preserve the future of species. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio recently praised Chester Zoo in the UK for its protection work. It brought a rare fish species back from the dead after breeding and releasing a school of golden fish back into their native river.

While the debate about having zoos continues, new opportunities to meet wildlife are being explored, such as using virtual reality, and Jon Coe, a zoo designer, told the BBC: “Taking a walk through a group of elephants in the Serengeti, I think, is going to be possible pretty soon.”

1. What can be inferred from paragraph one?

A．The conditions for animals are improving.

B．People used to kill animals for entertainment.

C．Museums have led to the popularity of wildlife.

D．Animal protection has always been the biggest concern.

2. The Zoo Licensing Act 1981 is mentioned to ________.

A．prove it is cruel to keep animals in zoos

B．show zoos are making efforts to protect wildlife

C．question whether it is useful to educate the public

D．express not all the zoos are well managed

3. Why are some species in danger according to paragraph 3?

A．Because of little resources.	B．Because of heavy pollution.
C．Because of climate change.	D．Because of illegal hunting.

4. What is Jon Coe’s attitude towards meeting wildlife in the future?

A．Doubtful.

B．Worried.

C．Unknown.

D．Hopeful.

【推荐3】Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is on e extra heading which you do not need.

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【推荐1】Our street is a short, one-way street, four blocks from the Charles River. It’s lined with three-family homes, built at the turn of the century for people who worked at factories and needed places to live.

There are families and single people, older couples and students in this street. There are Greeks and Chinese and white Americans.

If you head down the street and make a left turn, you may run across Billy Davis. He was born on that street and is now a retiree (退休人士). He’ll tell you all about Cambridge in the old days. He’ll tell you how he couldn’t act up because there were so many watching mamas on his street and they all had eyes on the naughty (顽皮的) kids in the neighbourhood. He might do something wrong, but the minute he walked in his own house, his mum would say “Hey, what were you doing down at the park?” and it was all over. His stories need telling and we are eager (渴望的) listeners.

Walk over a block and you reach our neighbourhood mechanic, Phil. He’s the best mechanic in all Cambridge and will give you fair prices and honest statements of what’s wrong with your car.

Walk the other way to Central Square and you’ll come across the Village Grill, run by Theo and Helen. It’s a small neighbourhood restaurant. Whatever you order, you will always find it is worth every penny (便士). You don’t just pay for food, but you pay for conversation and it is always interesting. Theo and Helen are Greek, so the conversation turns Greek sometimes.

I walk out of the house on this Monday morning, and smile at my neighbourhood. It’s going to be a hot day, and tonight will see many of us at our front door, observing (观察) each other through plants.

1. What do the underlined words “act up” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Behave badly.	B．Play games.
C．Travel alone.	D．Give performances.

2. What does Billy Davis like to do?

A．Play jokes on people.	B．Walk around the street.
C．Tell stories about the old days.	D．Watch naughty kids in the street.

3. What can we infer from Paragraph 5?

A．The author likes having meals in the Village Grill.

B．The restaurant owners have a good sense of humour.

C．The food in the Village Grill is expensive but delicious.

D．The restaurant owners usually talk with their customers.

4. What does the author think of his neighbourhood?

A．Unchanged.

B．Friendly.

C．Quiet.

D．Wealthy.

【推荐2】I remember the thrill of first seeing you at law school orientation. You looked happy in a sea of dour, nervous faces. And you swept me off my feet immediately and I was eager to know everything about you. It quickly became clear that you were kind, down-to-earth, engaging and loyal to family and friends. By graduation, we were inseparable. We took the bar exam and were married. The future looked bright-two freshly minted lawyers with supportive families and a dream of starting a family of our own some day.

I started my career with the exhausting hours and high stress that are traditionally visited on young lawyers. You were unexpectedly ambivalent (矛盾情绪的） about finding a good job-or any job. After gentle pressure from me, and more from the student loan payments, you puttered around in some non-legal positions more suited for someone with half your education and intelligence, which offered low pay.

Pregnancy-something we both wanted-gave you the most important job in the world. After a few years, we were blessed with a second child. You have never returned to work, although both kids have been at school full-time for years, and our firstborn is heading to college soon.

I've climbed the professional ladder reasonably well. We have the trappings of middle-class success-a nice house in a safe, quiet neighborhood; annual holidays; happy, healthy children; money saved for their college years. But it has come at enormous personal cost to me. My stress level has increased dramatically with added responsibilities at work and my health has become worse. People who haven't seen me for years flinch (退缩） when we meet again and I've attended more than one event at which I have overheard someone remarking on how much I've aged.

I don't think I can do this for another 25 years. I often dream of leaving my firm for a less demanding position, with you making up any financial deficit with a job-even a modest one-of your own. I've asked, and sometimes pleaded, for years with you to get a job, any job. Many of my free hours are spent helping with the housework and the kids, and I recognize that traditional gender roles are often oppressive, but that cuts both ways. I would feel less used and alone if you pitched in financially, even a little. That's not going to happen. It has become clear that you are OK with my working myself to death at a high-stress career that I increasingly hate, as long as you don't have to return to the workforce.

You keep busy volunteering, exercising and pursuing a variety of hobbies. You socialize with similarly situated women who also choose to remain outside the paid workforce. You always say you are not satisfied with the family income, but never once consider that you could relieve the stress on both our budgets and your burnt-out husband by earning some money yourself.

Our family is grateful for all that we enjoy and we know that we're far more fortunate than millions who work far harder than I ever have, or will. And I know all too well that work can be unpleasant. But I don't want you to work so I can buy a Jaguar or a holiday home. I want you to work so I can get a different position and we can still maintain a similar standard of living.

I want you to get a job so I don't wake up in the middle of the night worrying that my career is the only one between us and financial ruin. I want you to work so our marriage can feel more like a partnership and I can feel less like your financial beast of burden. I want our daughter to see you in the workforce and I want her to pursue a career so she is never as dependent on a man as you are on me, no matter how much he loves her(and he will).But mostly I want you to get a job because I want to feel loved.

1. What can we know about the author?

A．He has a family of five.

B．He got married before graduation.

C．He dreams of being a successful lawyer.

D．He fell for his wife at first sight.

2. What does the author think is the most important job to his wife?

A．Choosing a like-minded life partner.

B．The mother's having a baby inside her body.

C．The woman's being able to support her family.

D．Applying for a high-paid job once again.

3. What message is delivered in the fourth paragraph?

A．The author is not so good at socializing.

B．The author is a person of wealth and power.

C．Great responsibility comes with great power.

D．The heavy work pressure has aged the author.

4. What does the underlined sentence imply?

A．The author's wife won't take high-pressure jobs.

B．The author's wife is not satisfied with his work.

C．The author's wife will not go to work.

D．The author's wife can't keep the work-life balance.

5. We can infer from Paragraph 6 that the author's wife_

A．complains about financial pressure

B．usually volunteers with nearby women

C．always thinks of her husband's feelings

D．determines to earn some money herself

6. Why does the author want his wife to get a job?

A．To raise their standard of living.

B．To improve her ability to be independent.

C．To assist him in buying a nice holiday home.

D．To set a good example to their daughter.

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Monday: Watch Let's Learn English ; practice the conversation with a friend

Tuesday: Watch English in a Minute; teach the new expressions to family or friends

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Friday: Read or listen to Ask a Teacher or Everyday Grammar ; write three sentences

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♦I will practice speaking with my friends three times a week.

♦I will write sentences with five new English words every week.

♦I will learn four new idioms in the next month and use them with friends.

1. Which advice is given on learning English?

A．Learning from others.	B．Practicing once a week.
C．Turning to parents for help.	D．Scheduling proper study time.

2. When can you learn English on the website according to the example?

A．On weekends.	B．Every day.
C．On weekdays.	D．Every Monday afternoon.

3. What are listed at the end of the text?

A．Some aims for learning English.

B．Some examples of practising English with friends.

C．Three important periods of time for learning English.

D．The most important steps in improving independent learning.