Many people are interested in taking selfies(自拍). However, can you imagine some animals also like this cool way of self-expression?
Two gorillas(大猩猩)and a park keeper can be clearly seen in a selfie. The gorillas are striking poses(姿势)like humans. They look so cool! In fact, the park keeper named Mathieu Shamavu used to help save the two gorillas when they were very small. Ever since, they’ve lived at Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The park is the home to about 1,000 mountain gorillas and tries to protect wildlife.
The selfie became famous after being posted on Facebook by Mathieu Shamavu. So far, it has been shared more than 20,000 times.
In the selfie, these two gorillas Ndakazi and Ndeze appear to be natural in front of the camera. One stands proudly in a power pose with her feet wide apart, while the other leans(倾斜)forward to make herself into the shot.
“The two girls are always funny, so this was the perfect shot of their true personalities,” Vinunga National Park wrote on Instagram.
According to the park, the gorillas are used to thinking of the park keepers as their “parents”.
Since they were found, the park has been taking care of them and they’ve learned to imitate what their “parents” usually do. They act very like humans.
1. Who might take this popular selfie according to the passage?A.Two very cool gorillas. | B.Mathieu Shamavu. |
C.A tourist to the park. | D.Another animal. |
A.The process of taking the selfie. |
B.How the two gorillas act in the selfie. |
C.The reasons for taking the selfie. |
D.How to make gorillas pose for a photograph. |
A.观察 | B.思考 | C.借鉴 | D.模仿 |
A.Mathicu Shamavu started to be with the two gorillas when they were young. |
B.Virunga National Park has been trying to help protect wildlife. |
C.The two gorillas can act like humans because of receiving special training. |
D.The two gorillas are always taken good care of by the park. |
A.Two gorillas are learning how to act like humans. |
B.A park keeper posted a selfie to become popular. |
C.Two gorillas struck poses in a selfie with a park keeper. |
D.A park has been working to save gorillas. |
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Plastic Bank, a social enterprise from Canada, is monetizing plastic recycling while empowering those most affected by the waste. It works to prevent waste plastic from entering oceans by encouraging people in developing countries to collect plastic from their communities in exchange for cash, food, clean water or school tuition for their children. After collection, plastic is weighed, sorted, chipped, melted into balls and sold on as“raw material”to be made into everything from bottles for cleaning products to clothing.
“I saw in large quantities; I saw an opportunity,”CEO David Katz told the audience at the Sustainable Brands Oceans conference in Porto, Portugal on November 14.“We reveal the value in this material,”he added.
Plastic Bank was founded in 2013 and launched on the ground operations in 2014 in Haiti, the poorest country in the Western, Hemisphere, where close to 60% of the population live under the poverty line. As result of poor waste disposal and recycling infrastructure (基础设施),plastic waste enters rivers or is burned and poses the health threats to the local residents.
The company says i has over 2,000 collectors working in the country, with its full- time collectors on average 63% above the poverty line thanks to the income they make from the project. Through its app based payment system, many collectors now have bank accounts for the first time, and are able to ultimately escape ultra poverty.
“Nothing we're doing is against the laws of physics,”said Katz. “All the technology exists for us to solve and save the world. It's only creative thought.”
1. What is Plastic Bank aimed to do?A.Test out creative ideas. |
B.Discover new material. |
C.Promote plastic recycling. |
D.Stop people using plastic. |
A.Purchasing- collecting—recycling. |
B.Exchanging collecting—purchasing. |
C.Collecting- exchanging—reproducing. |
D.Persuading consuming—reproducing. |
A.Haiti attaches great importance to recycling. |
B.Many locals benefit greatly from the project. |
C.Collecting is an efficient way to recycle waste. |
D.The project has solved unemployment in Haiti: |
A.Companies stand to ban plastic consumption |
B.Technology finds its way to kick off poverty |
C.David Katz speaks at the conference in Porto |
D.Plastic Bank is fighting against plastic waste |
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To protect this paradise for birds and support calls for ecological protection, China set up the Qinghai Lake Natural Protection Zone at the end of 1997. Meanwhile, the State has pointed out the Bird Islands and Spring Bay of the Qinghai Lake as central protection zones.
Inspection officials and management employees often patrol the lake, improving local residents’ knowledge of related laws and spreading knowledge about animal protection to visitors. They are making great efforts to call on people to love and protect the birds. At the same time, they have built special fences around the island area to prevent wolves, foxes and other carnivorous animals, as well as illegal hunters from breaking up the birds’ nest-building, egg-laying and breeding. As a result, more and more birds are coming to the islands for sheltering and breeding.
1. Why are more and more birds coming to the biggest salt-water lake in the Great Northwest?A.Because it is getting warmer and warmer. |
B.Because it is being reformed. |
C.Because environments there are getting more and more agreeable for them to live in. |
D.Because the people there are becoming richer and richer. |
A.floating fish and various grass |
B.floating grass and different kinds of fish |
C.salt water and plenty of grains |
D.corn from the local farmers |
A.The ice and snow covering the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau doesn’t change into water, unless more than 20 kinds of birds come to the Bird Islands. |
B.Flocks of birds fly up to the whole sky over islands to lay eggs. |
C.Visitors can listen to the singing of birds from miles away, but they couldn’t see any bird. |
D.“The ice on the Plateau begins to change into water” means spring is coming. |
A.let the farmers there know the animal protection law |
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C.call on people to love and protect the birds |
D.all of the above |
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1. What can be inferred about the animals in Mayaguez Zoo?A.They lived a normal life. | B.They were not welcome. |
C.They were not well treated. | D.They were living happily. |
A.To prevent possible accidents. | B.To protect the animals around. |
C.To say goodbye to Mundi. | D.To show their respect for Mundi. |
A.Taking care of Mundi. | B.Buying tires for her owner. |
C.Working as a store keeper. | D.Advertising a tire store. |
A.Its small space. | B.Its weather pattern. |
C.Its special design. | D.Its convenient transportation. |
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Ms. Woo loves paper cutting. And she works hard to celebrate the ancient art form. On a recent Saturday, Ms. Woo held a paper cutting show at a shopping center near Washington. She demonstrated the art to the crowds for hours at the shopping center.
Ms. Woo began to study the art of Jianzhi as a 14-year-old girl in her hometown in southeastern China. She said all the students at school had to learn the art. However, she developed a special love for it, so her teacher gave her extra training after class. Later, she won second prize in a national painting and calligraphy competition.
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Ms. Woo placed examples of her art around her as she demonstrated paper cutting at the shopping center. Some shoppers, like Ann Russ, took part in a workshop. Ms. Russ was struck (打动) by the finely detailed nature of the work. “ I like to know about the Chinese art, specifically because it is very delicate (精致的). And I like the focus that it requires because it takes me out of everything. And we have to concentrate on something very closely. It is almost relaxing to put that much effort into it. ” Ms. Russ says.
1. What can we learn about Jianzhi from paragraph 1?A.It is popular now in the US. |
B.It dates from the Qing Dynasty. |
C.It was brought back to life by immigrants (移民). |
D.It is regarded as the cultural heritage. |
A.To earn some money. | B.To attract more shoppers. |
C.To celebrate an art festival. | D.To make paper cutting well-known. |
A.The school life of Ms. Woo in China. |
B.The story of Ms. Woo and her teacher. |
C.Ms. Woo’s experience of learning Jianzhi. |
D.Ms. Woo’s success in advertising Jianzhi. |
A.She is confused about paper cutting. |
B.She can get relaxation from paper cutting. |
C.Paper cutting needs much energy to make. |
D.Paper cutting takes up much of her time. |
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1. The couple chose a small hotel in the West End to stay in because _________.A.taxis were too expensive | B.they could go sightseeing on foot |
C.the underground made the wife feel sick. | D.all the above |
A.booking in the hotel | B.finding the bus routes |
C.going sightseeing on foot | D.having meals |
A.were satisfied with | B.disliked |
C.were a bit unhappy about | D.regretted |
A.They thought English food was bad. | B.They will visit London again. |
C.They visited London last October. | D.They didn’t take their umbrella last year. |
【推荐3】We moved away from my grandmother when I was eight years old. I missed her a lot. I was her favorite granddaughter and she was my favorite grandma.
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1. What happened to the writer when she was eight years old?A.She moved away from her grandma. | B.She moved away from her parents. |
C.She lived with her grandparents. | D.She lived with her aunt. |
A.The writer could dip her fingers in the sugar bowl. |
B.The writer was allowed to sip the coffee from her grandma’s cup. |
C.The writer could sit on the table while having meals. |
D.The writer was allowed to collect coins in a glass jar. |
A.For her son. | B.For her grandchildren. |
C.For the poor. | D.For herself. |
A.The writer disliked her childhood. | B.The writer complained about her parents. |
C.The writer missed her grandma so much. | D.The writer wanted to have her grandma’s money. |