【推荐1】Guam is a beautiful, small island in the Pacific Ocean. You’ll find happy songbirds, clear blue water, and leafy forest there. But the small island has a big problem: snakes. There are about 2 million brown tree snakes living in Guam.

The snakes likely arrived in the 1940s. They probably slipped(滑行) unseen onto ships and planes heading to Guam. Once there, the snakes laid eggs. Snake families grew. The snakes have no natural enemies to eat them on Guam. Soon, the island was covered with these snakes.

The brown tree snake has had a devastating effect. The snakes eat birds. There used to be 12 kinds of birds on the island. But these snakes have killed off nine kinds of the birds. The snakes can grow to be 10 feet long. They often bite humans. They climb onto power lines and make the electricity go out. This causes millions of dollars in damage.

Scientists have tried many different ways to control the number of snakes. They have used snake traps and snake-sniffing dogs. Nothing seemed to work. Nothing, that is, until they found a surprising secret weapon: killer mice.

Scientists found out that there is one easy way to kill brown tree snakes. They could give them a medicine called Tylenol. People take Tylenol for headaches and other pains. Even a little bit of Tylenol can kill a brown tree snake.

But how would scientists get the tree snakes to eat Tylenol? They came up with a plan. First, the experts put the medicine into dead mice. Then they attached each mouse to a mini paper parachute(降落伞). Planes dropped the mice over Guam. The parachutes got caught in the trees. The mice became dinner for the snakes that live there.

Has it worked? So far, research shows that there are fewer snakes because of the mice. The worry is that it may be too late to clear the snakes, but Mr. Vice from Guam’s Department of Agriculture says this should not stop the islanders from trying. “Our long-term goal is to kill the snake off completely,” he says.

1. What can we learn about the brown tree snakes?

A．They were shipped to Guam on purpose.

B．They were not native to Guam.

C．They were at risk in the 1940s.

D．They grew very slowly.

2. What does the underlined word “devastating” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Magical.

B．Interesting.

C．Short-term.

D．Damaging.

3. What was a more workable way to kill the brown tree snakes?

A．Using snake traps.

B．Putting Tylenol in the trees.

C．Bringing in their enemies.

D．Letting them eat Tylenol carried by mice.

4. What does Mr. Vice think of solving this snake problem?

A．He is proud of it.

B．He is hopeful of it.

C．He is doubtful about it.

D．He is unconcerned about it.

【推荐3】As the world's resources become rarer because of continuing land development and the growing human population, the natural habitats of wild animals have continued to decrease. As a result, the survival of some species of wildlife is threatened. To help protect wildlife, a lot of practices should be carried out by environmentalist as well as the general public.

Create homes for species that are endangered because of losing their own natural habitats. Wildlife shelters should be developed, and habitats should be created in existing(现存的) national parks. Efforts(努力) should also be made to protect existing habits, such as providing food and water sources and limiting hunting. Breed(培育) endangered species in places such as zoos. Once the young animals grow up, they can be set free into the wild where they can continue to increase the population.

The general public may not realize that a species is endangered until it's too late. Educational programs making use of TV advertising and instructional meetings at national parks can be used to make the public know the situation.

The general public can help protect the wildlife by not hunting wild animals for sport or for a source of food. They should also stop supporting those who earn money from the illegal hunting of wild animals, such as hunters who kill animals for the only purpose of harvesting their body parts and selling them for money.

The public should avoid(避免) keeping wild animals as pets. This will limit the number of animals being tracked, trapped, sold and removed from their natural habitat.

1. Which of the following is not the measure of protecting animal habitats?

A．Developing wildlife shelters.

B．Creating new habitats.

C．Setting young animals free in the wild.

D．Protecting the existing habitats.

2. The underlined words "the situation" in Paragraph3 probably refer to the fact that ______.

A．the general public may not know species are endangered.

B．many endangered species are facing the danger of extinction.

C．people can do much to protect the endangered species.

D．human activities can affect the existence of species.

3. We can learn from the passage that _______.

A．some people hunt animals and sell them as pets

B．hunters get little money from hunting animals

C．general public do nothing about protecting the wildlife now

D．animal population becomes larger in the zoo

4. In which column(栏) of a newspaper can we read the passage?

A．Environment.	B．Sports.
C．Technology.	D．Education.

【推荐1】When Sydney Raley headed into her weekend shift on Saturday, December 18, she likely expected to do more of the same: Stand at the drive-through window, take orders over the headset, and hand each customer their meal with a smile.

In fact, that’s exactly how it started. Sydney Raley has been working at McDonald’s for about seven months and so far, it’s been her typical after-school job. The day had been mostly normal—making coffee, making drinks, and going into the lunch rush.

But a few hours into her, shift, things took a dramatic turn. After handing a customer some of their food, Sydney let them know that more would be coming as soon as it was ready. But just seconds later, she noticed a terrible look of panic spread across the woman’s face. Then came the coughing. She was coughing like crazy and was speechless. Her daughter was in the passenger seat and looked extremely confused and frightened.

Sydney immediately knew she was choking. The first aid training Sydney received more than four years ago hit her. Most 15-year-olds might panic at the sight of this. But not Sydney. Instead, the teen remained calm and quickly shouted to her manager to dial 911. Then, she came to the rescue.

The teen pushed the driver’s side door forcefully open and got the choking woman to her feet. Then she dug down deep into her memory bank to recall everything she learned. All that training of how to use the Heimlich maneuver (海姆利克氏急救法) immediately kicked in. Still, she had never actually had to use the life-saving technique before, and after a few tries, it wasn’t quite working. She shouted to a man for assistance. The man heard Sydney’s cry and rushed over. Sydney briefed him on the situation, and the man did not hesitate to help the woman. He used the same Heimlich maneuver, but harder than Sydney. And happily, it worked this time, after which the woman threw up the food stuck in her throat and began gasping for air, and she was saved.

1. What did Sydney usually do during her after-school job?

A．Sold headsets.	B．Did vehicle washing.
C．Cleaned the windows.	D．Handed customers their meals.

2. What can we know about this rescue?

A．Sydney’s daughter dialled 911.

B．A kid was choked when eating a hamburger.

C．A stranger finally drove the woman to hospital.

D．Sydney used the first aid skills she learned before.

3. Which of the following word can best describe Sydney?

A．Panic.

B．Calm.

C．Cold.

D．Clever.

4. What is the main idea of the text?

A．A teen saves a woman’s life.	B．A different meal at McDonald’s.
C．How to get a good part time job.	D．What to do when facing a difficulty.

【推荐2】Tyler was a troublesome student, who sat in the back row of the classroom. Every time I called him to answer questions, he’d reply with a flip (轻率的) answer. If he got it wrong, he would get very angry.

Usually kids could sit quietly in class. However, Tyler was just loud. One day, Tyler was talking while I was teaching. I said to him, “Tyler, why not join in our discussion instead of having one of your own?” He got up from his chair, pushed it over, and shouted something I can’t remember. I sent him to the office and he received a week’s out-of-school punishment.

The week was a wonderful time for me without the noisy Tyler, but when it came to an end, I began to feel worried. So I came up with a plan. On the day of his return, I told him I wanted to start over with him. If he felt like he was going to lose control in class, he could step outside the door for a moment.

From then on, Tyler was a changed student in my classroom. In fact he was a smart child and he even stopped a fight between two students one day. And he never used the privilege (特权) to leave the class for moment. I believe that just letting him decide for himself made all the difference.

When the school year was over, he wrote me a thank-you note about how good the year had been for him. I still have it today and find it very moving to reread when I get stressed about teaching.

1. When Tyler was talking in class, what did the teacher advise him to do?

A．go out of school	B．have his own discussion
C．join in their discussion	D．raise his hand and wait for his turn to speak

2. Tyler did all the following things EXCEPT_________.

A．leaving the class for a moment	B．sitting in the back row
C．stopping a fight between two students	D．not listening to teachers in class

3. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．How the teacher felt about Tyler’s thank-you note

B．How the teacher dealt with Tyler’s return

C．How Tyler got the punishment

D．How Tyler changed to be a good student