Growing up, Danielle Belleny was “always outdoorsplaying with plants and picking up insects and investigating the world on my own,” she told TIME for Kids. She hadn’t yet heard of wildlife biology, but that’s what she was learning about. “I wanted to be a veterinarian(兽医), at first,”she says.“I always knew I wanted to work with animals. That was the only job I knew where you could do that.” But when Belleny was in college, her dad mentioned wildlife biology as an alternative.
Later, Belleny started working on research projects. She spent a lot of time with animals in their natural environment. One project was about placing trackers on a bird called the northern bobwhite. For another, she spent time herding goats. It was a way to maintain a grass habitat for endangered box turtles without hurting them.
Belleny’s current job is at Plateau Land & Wildlife Management, in Hays County, Texas. “In the morning, I’m usually out the door by sunrise,” she says. She surveys birds. She keeps track of different species. And she searches for signs of what other animals in the area are doing. “It’s basically knowing how to read the landscape,” she says, “based on what plants and different characteristics are there.”
Around lunchtime, she’ll return home and write up a report. In the afternoon, she leaves for another site visit. Landowners can request her services. She advises people on how to accommodate the wildlife that lives on their property. “It’s a lot of meeting new people, a lot of quick introductions, and then talking for long periods of time.
Outside of work, Belleny has been birding, or bird-watching, for seven years. Her first book, This Is a Book for People Who Love Birds, was published in May. It allowed her to share her love of the activity. Now she’s working on a children’s book about birding. It’s scheduled to come out in fall 2023.
Belleny has some advice for young people who are thinking about careers. “Try everything you’re interested in. And if you’re interested in working with animals, go to a library and find some field guides.” There’s a lot of information about animals out there. Books are always a good place to start.
1. What is Danielle Belleny at present?| A．A veterinarian | B．A wildlife biologist |
| C．A zoo keeper | D．A full-time writer |
| A．She keeps birds in her home |
| B．She teaches people to watch birds |
| C．She writes books about birds |
| D．She advises people to accommodate birds |
| A．Find information about a library | B．Try to like animals |
| C．Reading is essential for children | D．Do what you like |
| A．Survey wildlife in the field | B．Protect endangered species |
| C．Make researches on plants | D．Help farmers with their crops |
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【推荐1】A New Hobby for a New Year
It’s the end of one year and the start of another. You’ve probably been considering New Year’s resolutions.
Perhaps, like Debbie Gustig, you could start ballet classes. At the age of 53, Debbie stepped into the dance studio, where, for a while, it feels like “the outside world is on pause”.
Hobbies are away for us to keep busy and take our minds off the realities of work and life.
Linda de Ruiter turned her hobby into a job. She is a yarn maker (纺纱工) and also the owner of a small business.
| A．Some hobbies involve collecting things. |
| B．Her hobbies include hiking and photography. |
| C．People often pursue hobbies as a way of de-stressing. |
| D．People long for time to pursue interests that are valuable and satisfying. |
| E．And you may have decided to take up something new for the year ahead. |
| F．Every time a new year rolls around, people set out to better themselves. |
| G．After helping out a friend with a stand at a craft market, she realized she wanted a stand for herself. |
【推荐2】To learn an instrument(乐器) such as the violin or accordion(手风琴)takes years. There are fewer job opportunities and greater competition. Then why are more people than ever before paying a lot of good money to get their children the best music teaching they can afford?
The secret lies in the effect of music on the whole person. It has been found that learning a musical instrument actually increases a person’s IQ over time. Different instruments and different types of music have varying effect, with classical music and the string(弦乐) family coming out on top, potentially increasing your IQ by up to 12 points!
When is a good time to start learning music? Experts have found that even the fetus(胎儿)can benefit from listening to classical music. Surround yourself and your family with good music from the first. The Suzuki Piano Method teaches children from the age of 3 years piano, with two lessons per week. From preschool, children can learn to read music and play from sheet music. Progress in learning your instrument is directly proportional(成比例的)to the amount of practicing.
Is there such a thing as an unmusical child? Shinichi Suzuki says that music is the native home language of all human beings and therefore nobody can be “unmusical”. Of course there are exceptional talents, compared to which others may seem to be slower learners.
Is there any benefit for adults in starting an instrument? Apart from the purely relaxing aspect, yes. Learning an instrument can earn even adults additional IQ points, and as an added benefit in improves your health by reducing your stress levels. Your social life may benefit too, if you are prepared to come out of your box and join occasions such as Ceilidhs (musical get-togethers) or arrange house concerts. It is believed that people who play instruments tend to be more emotionally balanced(平衡) and more patient with themselves, others and life in general.
So go ahead, sign up for that amateur orchestra(业余乐队), dust off your old trombone(长号)or take your first real six-string down from the attic(阁楼); get out there and play!
1. Playing which of the following musical instruments can help increase a person’s IQ most?| A．The piano | B．The violin |
| C．The trombone | D．The accordion |
| A．The progress in learning an instrument depends on natural gifts |
| B．It is too late for an adult to start an instrument |
| C．Every child has a natural talent for music. |
| D．All people can understand and read music. |
| A．Music can balance our life. |
| B．Music can improve our living conditions. |
| C．Playing instruments can make adults keep their IQ points. |
| D．Playing instruments can help us get along well with others. |
| A．persuade us to send our children to music schools |
| B．express his great interest in musical instruments |
| C．tell us the importance of Music in Development |
| D．invite us to attend Ceilidhs |
【推荐3】How to Find the Right Hobby
A hobby is an activity that you do for pleasure. While it’s not uncommon for someone to turn their hobby into a career, most people’s hobbies are done outside of work.
Think of what stores you’re naturally attracted to or what you buy as a guilty pleasure. Enjoy visiting bookstores? Find yourself browsing (浏览) guitars on Amazon? Love visiting a board game store?
Think of who you admire and why you admire them. Do you know someone who takes the most beautiful wildlife pictures? Someone who’s in incredible shape? Someone who impresses with their deep knowledge about movies? Often, your admiration masks a desire to be like them.
For any of these tips to work, you have to try. Finding a hobby requires experimentation and perseverance. As with anything, you’ll be terrible when you try something new for the first time. That’s okay. A large part of the joy from a hobby comes from getting better at it.
| A．Try doing new things. |
| B．Think of what you loved doing as a kid. |
| C．And they are just for learning and having fun. |
| D．As such, the hobbies of them are worth exploring. |
| E．A hobby is a way to help you relax after a day of work. |
| F．See what draws your attention and follow your curiosity. |
| G．So you must keep an open mind as you try to cultivate a new hobby. |
【推荐1】A tiny Alaska village has experienced a boom in tourism in recent years as polar bears spend more time on land than on Arctic sea ice.
More than 2,000 people visited the northern Alaska village of Kaktovik in 2017 to see polar bears in the wild. The far north community lies in an area where increasingly higher temperature has sped up the movement of sea ice, the primary habitat of polar bears. As ice has gradually moved to deep water beyond the continental shelf(大陆架), more bears remain on land to look for food.
Polar bears had always been a common sight on sea ice near Kaktovik, but villagers started noticing a change in the mid-1990s and reported to the local government. More bears seemed to stay on land, and researchers began taking note of more female bears making homes in the snow on land instead of on the ice to raise their babies. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists began hearing reports of the increasing number of polar bears in the area in the early 2000s. As more attention was given to the plight(困境) of polar bears about a decade ago, more tourists started heading to Kaktovik.
The village had fewer than 50 visitors annually before 2011, said Jennifer Reed, of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. “Today we’re talking about hundreds and hundreds of visitors, many from around the world each year,” Reed said. Most tourists visit in autumn, when bears are forced toward land because sea ice is farthest away from the shore. Bruce Inglangasak, who sometimes offers wildlife-viewing tours, said he’s been offering polar bear tours since 2003 or 2004. Most of his clients are from China and Europe, as well as from other states of the US. Many tourists stay several days in the village, which has two small hotels. The villagers have benefited a lot from that. In turn, they provide more effective protection for polar bears with financial support from tourism development.
1. What causes more polar bears to stay on land in Kaktovik?| A．Water shortage. |
| B．Climate change. |
| C．Their preference for land. |
| D．Their habitats’ movement to shore. |
| A．Excited. |
| B．Puzzled. |
| C．Concerned. |
| D．Shocked. |
| A．Tourism affects the balance of nature. |
| B．Kaktovik has about 50 visitors annually. |
| C．Inglangasak makes a living as a tour guide. |
| D．Hotels in Kaktovik are in demand in autumn. |
| A．The fittest can survive. |
| B．Every coin has two sides. |
| C．After a storm comes a calm. |
| D．One man’s fault is another man’s lesson. |
【推荐2】I took a job as a receptionist for a vet almost five decades ago. As an animal lover, I accepted the position on the condition that I wouldn’t have to assist with any wounded animals.
I could not bear to see any creature in pain. At the end of my first week, we were closing the office for the day when a young man ran up to us holding a severely injured Doberman puppy in his arms and begging us to save its life.
The four-month-old puppy had been hit by a car. The vet and I ran back into the operating room. The only place the skin was still attached to this poor little animal’s body was around one shoulder. The vet worked tirelessly for what seemed like hours, stitching it back together again. That was the easy part. The puppy had broken multiple bones, including its spine. If it survived the next few days, we were quite sure it would never walk again.
That day forever changed my life. The veterinarian trusted me a lot and I became his assistant in all things medical. One of my first jobs was to give that Doberman puppy daily physical therapy (治疗). I remember moving its tiny legs to try to keep its muscles from withering. Weeks went by until one day, I felt this little fighter push back ever so slightly. And it continued to push back till it could finally use its legs.
One year later, I walked into the clinic’s crowded waiting room and called the name of the next client. Suddenly, a huge Doberman who had been standing quietly with its owner on the opposite side of the room broke loose and bolted (脱缰) toward me. I found myself pinned against the wall with this magnificent dog standing on its hind legs, its front paws on my shoulders, washing my face with abundant and joyful kisses!
I still tear up in amazement at the display of love and gratitude the dog had for me that day all those years ago. Since retirement, I’ve volunteered at a no-kill animal shelter. In all the time that has passed and all the experiences I have had, I have never met such a grateful dog.
1. What happened when the author was about to finish his first week’s job?| A．A young man was injured. |
| B．A bus hit a four-month-old puppy. |
| C．A dog rushed into his shop with its owner. |
| D．A young man brought a seriously-injured dog to the office. |
| A．Its skin was severely injured. | B．It had just one shoulder left. |
| C．All its bones broke except spine. | D．It could only survive for a couple of days. |
| A．Because the dog went mad. |
| B．Because the dog was excited to see him. |
| C．Because the dog wanted to bite him. |
| D．Because the dog’s name was called by him. |
| A．A Caring Vet. | B．An Interesting Job. |
| C．A Grateful Patient. | D．A Life-saving Surgery. |
【推荐3】Careers in zoology are extremely varied and unique, and can provide incredible learning and work opportunities for anyone devoted to animal studies and welfare. Zoology, or the study of animals, is a wide field with many specialties, including research, conservation, veterinary (兽医的) medicine, and the care of animals. For people with a love of animals and some training, dreams of careers in zoology may come true.
Some careers in zoology focus on research and scientific studies. These careers may allow those with a good theoretical science background to develop and run studies that improve human understanding of the animal world. Research in zoology can help create safer and more effective products for animals or can teach humans more about animal behavior in order to aid in conservation, breeding programs, and habitat preservation.
Careers in zoology that focus on conservation attach great importance to the continued survival and increased protection of animal species. Conservationists may work with political groups or governments to help make laws to protect and preserve animals, or may work in the field gathering information on potential threats to the health of global ecosystems. Some conservationists work in educational fields, trying to improve human efforts to save animals from extinction.
Animals are subject to illness and injury, and some careers in zoology help to create a safe, stable animal population. Veterinary medicine is an important specialty field, and may take several years of intensive training to qualify as a certified veterinarian. While many veterinarians focus on the small-animal practice of domestic pets, vets in rural areas often work with large farm animals and more adventurous veterinarians may work with exotic species in zoos and wildlife preserves. .
Humans love to observe animals, and modern-day zoos and wildlife preserves help meet that interest while providing facilities to assist with conservation programs. Zoology careers in zoos can range from overseeing breeding programs, to creating the proper diet for a deer, to cleaning the tiger’s cage. Many volunteer and entry-level jobs are available for people that love animals.
1. What is the purpose of researching on animals in zoology?| A．To help governments make laws. |
| B．To improve researchers’ scientific knowledge. |
| C．To create safe and effective products for humans. |
| D．To educate people to protect animals. |
| A．Better understand animals. | B．Protect animals’ health. |
| C．Clean the animals’ cages. | D．Increase the number of animals. |
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A． | B． |
C． | D． |
| A．Volunteers’ passion for zoology. |
| B．A new idea of careers in zoology. |
| C．Different types of careers in zoology. |
| D．Effective measures of animal protection. |
Many people in high school cannot wait to go to college and leave their hometown behind.Questions arise, though, when it comes to all of the decisions involved in choosing a college.
One of the first considerations may be finance. State and public colleges are often the least expensive. Often, though, the better colleges are private and more expensive. It is sad when gifted students cannot attend a college of their choice just for financial reasons.
Another major factor is location. Whether the college is in a small town or large city can have a major impact on its activities. A water lover probably will be more comfortable spending four years near an ocean or a lake.Those who cannot tolerate heat will probably be more comfortable at a northern college. Distance from home may also come into consideration.If family is a top priority, that person should stay close to home; on the other hand, if independence is desired, a campus farther from home would be more appropriate.
School size also plays a major role in the decision process. If you want to get to know your teachers, a small college is suitable. For those of you who consider yourself a “people_person” and want a wide range of activities, a large college is more fitting. Your area of interest is another factor to consider in the decisionmaking process if you want to get the most from your education. The whole point of college is to learn what is of interest to you.
Crucially(至关重要地), one must take into consideration the colleges by which you can realistically be accepted. An Ivy League school for an average student would probably not be a good match. Similarly, an average school for an aboveaverage student would not work well. The college should provide enough of a challenge for the student to work hard.Although there may not be the perfect college out there, there probably will be one that is close.Those who cannot find a suitable college are probably not looking hard enough.
1. When it comes to going to college the author thinks ________.
| A．students will become homesick |
| B．students are unwilling to leave their home |
| C．financial situation is the first to consider |
| D．students are eager to attend their ideal university |
| A．The location of the college is a main factor. |
| B．A long distance will make students upset. |
| C．Students can be independent at college. |
| D．The climate must be taken into consideration. |
| A．A very sociable person. |
| B．A very particular person. |
| C．A person of great capacity. |
| D．A person of great importance. |
| A．The location of a college. |
| B．The coming challenges. |
| C．School size. |
| D．The examination result. |
【推荐2】There are places that call your name. Though time passes, there’s an eternal (永恒的) calling, an ancient draw to experience their offerings. Egypt has always been that magical place for me. I wanted to ride a camel around the pyramids. I wanted to feel connected to an ancient civilization (文明) and have a sense of how its people saw life, death and rebirth.
The pandemic (流行病) made my desire to visit Egypt even stronger. I lost loved ones like many. One outcome for me was a reminder that no one knows what’s around the corner. Life is precious and we need to live it while we can. If I have to ride a camel, the time is now.
The camel adventure was planned for my second day in Egypt My four-legged adventure partner, named Humphrey, and we eyed each other. Then I threw my leg over his back and the owner ordered him to stand up so l moved to the best position for pictures. The smile on my face in those photos is never bigger.
And then the most wonderful thing happened: The camel boss looked at me and asked, “You ride horses? I replied, ”Yes. ”He threw the rope up to me and said, “It’s just like a horse. ”
I was shocked. “Can I go anywhere?”He nodded.
For the next 25 minutes, I rode with Humphrey on the Giza Plateau admiring the most impressive view of the Great Pyramid of Giza, a wonder from the ancient world that bas survived to the present day. As I made my way back, the camel boss asked if I wanted to go faster. Of course!
During my brief time on the plains of the Middle East, I felt its mystery (神秘), but also a little magic. Returning home to Canada, I continued to feel that magic and mystery. It also affirmed (证实) that life is about living fully each day, but death is part of life’s package. It cannot be avoided, and the Egyptians accepted that view naturally. They did not fear death but planned for it by living fully.
1. Why did the author choose Egypt?| A．To answer a call from a friend. | B．To admire ancient drawings. |
| C．To learn how to ride a camel. | D．To experience its civilization. |
| A．Life is a reminder. | B．Take immediate action. |
| C．Treat our loved ones well. | D．Get prepared for the future. |
| A．They believe it natural. | B．They feel it a magic. |
| C．They think it terrible. | D．They refuse to face t |
| A．Life. | B．Magic. | C．Rebirth. | D．Civilization |
【推荐3】Steve and I were hanging out at his house, watching TV one summer afternoon in 1968 when a commercial came on promoting a boomerang（回力镖）. We watched the commercial with interest, which showed a thin, light plastic boomerang that returned to its thrower and dropped into his hand. “That looks cool,” Steve said.“Hmmm,” I replied. After watching the commercial several times, I talked Mom into taking us to Walmart a few days later and we got our new, red toys.
After returning home, we ran to a nearby schoolyard to play with our big boy toys. As I expected, throwing a boomerang was not as easy as shown on TV. We pitched and pitched the bent plastic. For several days we chased our plastic toys that spun and fell 30 to 40 yards from us. I gradually learned that certain horizontal and vertical angles caused my boomerang to return somewhat close to me. Throwing at a slight angle into the wind, like an airplane taking off, caused an excellent return with only a short walk to pick it up. Also, a flick of my wrist, instead of a straight wrist like a baseball, caused faster spin and distance. Little by little, after maybe one hundred tries, I learned to make my boomerang return to me. Catching a fast spinning toy became my dangerous next step. Initially, I hurt my hand, over and over. I finally figured out that grabbing a boomerang in its curved middle was the secret to no pain. One day, after many attempts to mimic the TV commercial, it came back to me close enough to grab as it passed by. Yes. Again, I threw a return with a catch. Another week of practice enabled me to throw my boomerang, watch it rise high, return over my head and slowly land into my hand without moving my feet. Steve and I had conquered another sport.
About that time, I moved on to motorcycles for new challenges. I put my boomerang in a closet and did not throw it again.
1. Why did the author decide to buy his new toy?| A．Because his friend already had one. |
| B．Because his mother wanted to buy one. |
| C．Because he was talked into buying one. |
| D．Because he was attracted by the commercial. |
| A．The difficulties of practising the skills. |
| B．The efforts to improve the skills. |
| C．The movements of flying the toy. |
| D．The angles of catching the toy. |
| A．By waiting for it to slow down. |
| B．By adjusting the throwing angle. |
| C．By seizing the middle part of it. |
| D．By holding one straight end of it. |
| A．An Unforgettable Gift | B．The Boomerang Challenge |
| C．A Hard Experience | D．The Childhood Memories |
