【推荐1】First and foremost, “The Great Salmon Run” looks amazing. It is beautifully filmed, done in a completely natural and sometimes friendly way and never looking still. The editing is always brief and smooth and the scenery is pure magic. A wide diversity of the different landscapes are included rather thanjust one habitat. The music fits very well, beautiful and appropriate.

Again, like so many Attenborough nature/wildlife documentaries, “The Great Salmon Run” fascinates, teaches, moves, entertains and attracts. In terms of the facts, there was a very good mix of the known ones and the unknown. Some facts are familiar to us while some are going into details about the different animals, their challenges and some truly amazing wildlife events in their struggles for survival and interaction with other animals whether prey (猎物) or predator (捕食者).

Certainly the salmons are a thing of beauty but the greyish brown bears similarly have impressive moments as well. It may not be new territory for Attenborough, but animals are what one can't get enough of. Besides, there is enough freshness to the material not to make one feel going round in circles but absorbed.

Narration (解说) by Attenborough helps significantly. He clearly knows his stuff and knows what to say and how to say it. He delivers it with his usual richness, soft-spoken enthusiasm and sincerity, never talking down to the viewers and keeping them wanting to know more. Viewers care for what goes on in front of and behind the camera.

At no point does “The Great Salmon Run” ever feel like just a series of scenes. Instead, it feels like its own story and journey, with real, complex emotions and conflicts and animal characters, all of which are developed in a way a human character would in a film.

Overall, amazing.

1. The writer thinks in narration, Attenborough ________.

A．changes his usual style

B．keeps the viewers interested

C．ignores what the viewers want to know

D．thinks what to say is more important than how to say it

2. According to the passage, what do we know about “The Great Salmon Run”?

A．It not only entertains.

B．It is set in one main habitat.

C．It is Attenborough's finest work.

D．It focuses on the struggle between the salmon and man.

3. What is the writer's attitude towards “The Great Salmon Run”?

A．He considers it average.	B．He is negative about it.
C．He holds an objective view.	D．He thinks highly of it.

4. The style of the article is ________.

A．a journal

B．a description

C．a film review

D．an argument

【推荐2】A Koala Isn’t a Bear

Koalas remind people of teddy bears. They have thick fur and large ears. Their broad, flat nose makes them look cute, similar to teddy bears. In fact, koalas aren’t cute. They have sharp teeth and very sharp claws! Koalas are marsupials. This means the mother carries her baby in a pocket while it develops, similar to a kangaroo. The baby koala lives in its mother’s pocket for the first six months of its life.

The name “koala” comes from a native Australian word that means “no drink”. The koalas get almost all their water from the eucalyptus (桉树) leaves they eat. That’s where they get their food too. Koalas eat only eucalyptus leaves, and only the leaves of certain eucalyptus trees. The eucalyptus trees are where the koalas live. It’s also where they sleep. Koalas sleep about nineteen hours a day!

Why do they sleep so much? Some people think it’s because they’re lazy. But koalas aren’t lazy. They sleep so much because there isn’t much nutrition in eucalyptus leaves. Koalas store hardly any fat, so they must save their energy. One way to do this is to move slowly and sleep a lot.

After a day of sleeping, they like to move around and eat just after sunset. They live alone most of the time. Koalas are very protective of their trees. If a koala sees another koala eating in its favorite tree, it might tell the other koala to leave by “barking” at it. Koalas do “talk” to each other. Besides barks, the males make a deep grunting sound. The mothers and babies talk in soft clicking sounds. If they get scared, they may scream like a baby.

1. How are koalas and kangaroos alike?

A．They both have thick fur.

B．They both have sharp teeth.

C．They both eat eucalyptus leaves.

D．They both carry their young in a pocket.

2. The word “koala”comes from a word that means ________.

A．large ears

B．no drink

C．moving slowly

D．barking loudly

3. Why do koalas sleep a lot?

A．Their babies need to get much rest.

B．They get tired from playing so much.

C．Their food does not give them much energy.

D．They don’t like to be awake when it is warm.

4. If an adult koala screams like a baby, he may get ________.

A．frightened

B．hungry

C．worried

D．sleepy

【推荐1】The eastern Siberian landscape is not normally like hell. In winter it is blanketed in snow:in summer, its forests are lush(苍翠繁茂的). This year, however, the region is on fire, as one large parts of the Arctic Circle.

The fires began in June, caused by an extremely hot and dry early summer. It was the hottest June on record globally. In the regions that are burning, temperatures peaked at 8-10℃ warmer than the average from 1981 to 2010. This has dried out the landscape, producing tinder(易燃物)for natural forest fires.

So far, hundreds of above-ground fires have been recorded by satellites in the Arctic and sub-Arctic. It is estimated that fires within the Arctic Circle have produced more than 100m tonnes of carbon dioxide in a year. That is a lot. But burnt vegetation can regrow within a decade, and in doing so reabsorbs much of the released carbon dioxide. It is what is happening below ground that most worries ecologists and climate scientists.

Global warming will melt Arctic permafrost(永久冻土), releasing large amounts of stored greenhouse gases. But if fires in the region become more common, that could have even bigger consequences. Wildfires will release much faster and bigger amounts of carbon, rather than melting permafrost. The fires also produce black carbon which, if dropped on the Arctic sea ice by favourable winds, will darken its surface, making it more likely to absorb sunlight and melt. This decreases the reflectivity of the region and further increases Arctic warming.

Smog from the fires is blanketing much of Siberia. "What is scary about the Arctic fires is that they are driven by climate change, and there's very little you can do," says Thomas Smith. Few natural fires this big have ever been successfully managed. The only way to deal with the spread of these fires is to slow the rate of global warming. Don't hold your breath.

1. What do we know about the wild fires in the Arctic Circle?

A．They are common yearly phenomena.	B．They come earlier than usual this year.
C．They result from extreme weather.	D．They destroy Siberian landscape.

2. What does the underlined word “That” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Hundreds of above-ground fires.	B．100m tonnes of carbon dioxide.
C．Burnt plant life within a decade.	D．Satellite distribution in the Arctic.

3. What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?

A．The causes of fires.	B．The consequences of fires.
C．The working principles of global warming.	D．The characteristics of Arctic warming.

4. Which word best describes the author's attitude toward the Arctic fires?

A．Objective.

B．Indifferent.

C．Optimistic.

D．Worried.

【推荐2】Farmer Pak Sadiman has made it his task to raise awareness and do something about Central Java’s water shortage problem, little by little.

He has changed his dry village into a groundwater haven by planting trees on nearby land for the last 19 years, and he’s encouraging others to join in, too.

Sadiman realised that the land was in need of some water when the Gendol River—previously the source of water for villagers—was quickly drying up. Even rubber trees, the local people’s main source of income, were so dry that they could no longer produce rubber latex. It was then that Sadiman took action so that generations to come could benefit from the planted trees.

“Banyan trees, unlike rubber trees, can keep groundwater. The more banyan trees are planted, the more clean water villagers will get,” he thought. Although he would often find his seeds dug up by cattle, the farmer never became discouraged from achieving his goal—providing his village with a clean water source.

He’s planted at least 11,000 trees over the last 19 years, and his village seems to have escaped from the dry season. Villagers have joined in Sadiman’s efforts and given him free seeds or worked alongside him to plant the trees. “Pak Sadiman is our hero. This village used to fight with water shortage, but now we have enough water because of him,” the local chief said.

Sadiman said as long as he’s physically healthy and fit, he’ll continue to plant trees and finish his vision of avoiding drought and help provide clean water for his fellow villagers.

1. What problem did Pak Sadiman plan to solve?

A．Water shortage.

B．Villagers’ low income.

C．Villagers’ bad living conditions.

D．The shortage of natural resources.

2. What can we know about the Gendol River?

A．It has provided water for the villagers till now.

B．It has enough water even in the dry season.

C．It was the main source of water for locals.

D．It has been polluted by human activities.

3. Which of the following can best describe Pak Sadiman?

A．Friendly and outgoing.

B．Kind and determined.

C．Thankful and patient.

D．Honest and clever.

4. What is the best title of the text?

A．A Plan to Plant More Trees

B．A Farmer Preferring to Plant Trees

C．A Village Saved by the Government’s Efforts

D．A Farmer Saving His Village from Drought

【推荐2】You’ve studied hard, you’ve got the grades and now you’re off to university! This is the journey that many students are taking, but how prepared are they to leave home, stand on their own two feet and be self- independent? One study, carried out by the Higher Education Policy Institute and Unite Students in 2021, suggested that as well as being excited and nervous, many students are deeply ill-informed about what to expect.

Of course, flying the nest to go to university is the opportunity of a lifetime, but to make the most of it needs some preparation before you arrive. This means learning life skills such as cooking and cleaning. You’ll no longer be able to rely on Mum and Dad to feed you or clear up after you1, so try to learn how to make some staple dishes that are quick and easy to prepare. Graduate Peter Rogers told the reporter: “I didn’t really have anything other than basic cookery skills before I went to university and found learning to cook was reasonably enjoyable. ” Other things to do while at home is to practise some of those household chores, like operating the washing machine or ironing your clothes!

These domestic skills will come in useful because students will probably be living with others such as in a flat share or shared campus-based accommodation (膳食住宿). This will also require taking responsibility for managing their finances because, apart from tuition fees, accommodation is likely to be the biggest cost for students living away from home. However, the Higher Education Policy Institute and Unite Students study found only about half of the would-be students surveyed identified rent as the biggest expense and concluded that this suggests more should be done to help in the transition (过渡) between school and university.

New students are going to have to be sociable as well-not just relying on old friends at home. Going to university requires meeting new people and making new friends. This often begins in Freshers’ Week although journalism student Emmeke Megannety warns that: “People starting university need to remember that the people you meet in your first week will not necessarily be your friends for life.”But whatever your expectations, it’s good to be prepared for the time of your life.

1. What’s the function of the question in the first paragraph?

A．To introduce a topic.

B．To explain a concept.

C．To make a prediction.

D．To summarize a passage.

2. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

A．Most would-be students have a correct understanding of rents.

B．There’s no need to help them to adapt to the new environment.

C．There’s a gap between students’ knowledge of the rent and the reality.

D．Apart from accommodation, students don’t need to bear financial burden.

3. What can we infer from the passage?

A．Most students know quite well what to expect in college.

B．Cooking and cleaning do ensure a successful college life.

C．Without life skills, students can’t survive the college life.

D．Old friends are not enough to help you enjoy college life.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Get prepared for college.

B．Learn basic life skills.

C．Stand on your own feet.

D．Rely on friends when going out.

【推荐3】People tend to become more personal and hide less of themselves when using email. Researchers from Open University in Britain have found in a recent study that there are good reasons for this.
The team of researchers asked 83 pairs of students, all strangers to each other, to solve a problem. They had to discuss this question: If only five people in the world could be saved from a world disaster, who should they be? The pairs of students had to talk over the problem either face to face or by computers. Dr. Johnson said, “They told their partners four times as much about themselves when they talked over the Internet as when they talked face to face. When the computers were fitted with cameras so that students could see each other, this limited the personal side of the conversation.”
Generally the information was not extremely personal. It was mainly about things such as where they went to school, or where they used to live. But some students discussed their love stories, and personal childhood experiences.
Dr Johnson believes that emailing encourages people to focus on themselves. And when they do this, they become more open, especially if there are no cameras. “If you cannot see the other person, it becomes easier to talk about yourself. This is because you are not thinking what the other person is thinking of you. So emailing has become the modern way of talking,” said Dr. Johnson. However, this style of talking is not entirely new. “In the 19th century people started to use the ‘telegraph’ to communicate. Now the same kind of thing has happened and people ended up speaking more freely.”
Dr. Johnson thinks that emailers need to know about these effects of emailing, especially when they start work in a company. “ If you don’t know about it, you could find yourself saying more about yourself than you wanted to.”
1. The subject discussed in this passage is _______.

A．how people open up when emailing	B．how people do research studies
C．how to communicate at work	D．how to discuss and solve a problem

2. The reason that some couples talked freely about themselves is that _______.

A．they didn’t talk about very personal things	B．they couldn’t see each other
C．the cameras on the computers were turned on	D．they had to discuss a question

3. What does the underlined sentence refer to?

A．The telegraph.

B．The computer.

C．Emailing.

D．Face-to-face talk.

4. In the writer’s opinion, one should ______.

A．focus on oneself when emailing	B．talk more freely in emails than usual
C．discuss any subject that one wants to	D．consider how one uses email at work