【推荐1】Each year, hundreds of thousands of wild animals around the world are killed in trophy hunting—the organized shooting of animals for pleasure. The hunters then bring parts of the animal home with them as their “trophy” to remember the hunting.

Trophy hunters pay big money to kill animals. Some of the money goes to helping wildlife protection. Trophy hunting also attracts business, which encourages people to preserve land and breed(饲养) animals that would otherwise be endangered. Cathy Dean, head of the Save the Rhino Charity, says that at the start of the 1900s there were only 50–100 southern white rhinos. Now, there are around 18,000. This is partly because some of them were raised specially for trophy hunting.

But things don’t usually go on one way. According to WWF, elephant populations have fallen from 1.3 million to just over 400,000 since the 1980s. Over the same period, hunters from around the world have taken home more than 100,000 African elephant trophies. Trophy hunting is not illegal(非法的) but unfair on the animals. In 2015, Cecil the lion was shot by a US trophy hunter. Cecil was a beloved lion in Zimbabwe, Africa. Cecil was lured with bait(诱饵), shot with an arrow and struggled in blood for more than ten hours before his hunters tracked and finished killing him. His son, Xanda, met a similar fate two years later.

Cecil’s death caused worldwide outrage and protests(反抗) against trophy hunting. Countries including Australia, France and the Netherlands banned(禁止) the import of lion trophies—they stop hunters from being allowed to bring home parts of the animal they kill. They believe that people will stop trophy hunting because the activity might lose its attraction if hunters can’t bring their trophies home.

The UK Government said that it would consider a ban on trophy-hunting imports by 2017, but no action had been taken. In April 2019, a letter by protesters against trophy hunting was sent to the UK government asking to ban trophy-hunting imports. On 7 May, the official in charge of the environment, Michael Gove, said that the UK would not ban the imports for the time being. This left the world in a state of a shock. Hopefully the UK will place a ban on trophy-hunting imports, which would be an important message and inspire others to treat animals better. We’re waiting for the day to come.

1. A trophy hunter usually ________.

A．kills wild animals for food

B．learns about wildlife in the hunting

C．gives a large amount of money to protect wildlife

D．takes part of the animal home in memory of the hunting

2. Why does the writer mention Cecil’s story in Paragraph 3?

A．To prove trophy hunting makes some animal species endangered.

B．To show how animals suffered painfully in trophy hunting.

C．To attach importance to protecting wild lions in Africa.

D．To persuade trophy hunters to hunt in a legal way.

3. Why did some countries ban the import of lion trophies?
4. What is the writer’s attitude towards the UK’s decision on the ban of trophy-hunting imports?

【推荐2】Insects could disappear within a century at current rate of decline, says Global Review.

The world’ s insects are moving quickly down the path to dying out, indicating a disastrous collapse（崩溃）of nature’ s ecosystems is likely to happen, according to the first global scientific review. More than 40% of insect species are declining and a third are endangered, the analysis found. The rate of extinction（灭绝）is eight times faster than that of mammals, birds and reptiles.

“It should be of huge concern to all of us, for insects are at the heart of every food web—they pollinate（授粉） the large majority of plant species, keep the soil healthy, recycle nutrients, control pests, and much more. Love them or hate them, we humans cannot survive without insects,” said Prof Dave Goulson at the University of Sussex in the UK.

The analysis, published in the journal Biological Conservation, says intensive agriculture is the main driver of the declines, particularly the heavy use of pesticides（杀虫剂）. Urbanisation and climate change are also significant factors.

One of the biggest impacts of insect loss is on the many birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish that eat insects. A small number of adaptable species are increasing in number, but not nearly enough to outweigh the big losses.

Matt Shardlow, at the conservation charity Buglife, said, “It is alarming to see this collation（整理） of evidence that shows the state of the world’ s insect populations. It is increasingly obvious that the planet’ s ecology is breaking and there is a need for an intense and global effort to stop and reverse（反转）these terrible trends.”

1. What did Prof Dave stress in his speech?

A．Insects are vital to food webs.

B．Not all people love insects.

C．Scientists are concerned about insect loss.

D．Humans need certain conditions for survival.

2. Which of the following is most influenced by insect loss?

A．Animals that feed on insects.	B．Adaptable animal species.
C．Pests that are used to pesticides.	D．Crops produced by intensive agriculture.

3. How did Matt Shardlow sound when talking about the state of insect loss?

A．Relaxed.	B．Uncaring.
C．Humorous.	D．Worried.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．The extinction rate of insects gets slowed down.

B．The failure of nature’ s ecosystems can be avoided.

C．Sharp drops in insect numbers endanger ecosystems.

D．Insect extinction harms the diversity of animal species.

【推荐1】When it's five o'clock, people leave their office. The length of the workday, for many workers, is defined by time. They leave when the clock tells them they're done.

These days, the time is everywhere, not just on clocks or watches, but on cell-phones and computers. That may be a bad thing,particularly at work.New research shows that clock-based.work schedules hinder (阻碍) morale and creativity.

Clock-timers organize their day by blocks of minutes and hours. For example: a meeting from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.,research from 10 a.m. to noon, etc. On the other hand, task - timers have a list of things they want to accomplish. They work down the list, each task starts when the previous task is completed. It is said that all of us employ a mix of both these types of planning.

What, then, are the effects of thinking about time in these different ways? Does one make us more productive? Better at the tasks at hand? Happier? In experiments conducted by Tamar Avnet and Anne-Laure Sellier, they had participants organize different activities-from project planning, holiday. shopping,to yoga-by time or to-do list to measure how they performed under "clock time" vs "task time". They found clock timers to be more efficient but less happy because they felt little control over their lives. Task timers are happier and more creative, but less productive. They tend to enjoy the moment when something good is happening,and seize opportunities that come up.

The researchers argue that task-based organizing tends to be undervalued and under-supported in the business culture. Smart companies, they believe, will try to bake more task-based planning into their strategies.

This might be a small change to the way we view work and the office, but the researchers argue that it challenges a widespread characteristic of the economy: work organized by clock time. While most people will still probably need, and be, to some extent, clock-timers, task-based timing should be used when performing a job that requires more creativity. It'll make those tasks easier, and the task-doers will be happier.

1. What does the author think of time displayed everywhere?

A．It makes everybody time-conscious.

B．It is a convenience for work and life.

C．It may have a negative effect on creative work.

D．It clearly indicates the fast pace of modern life.

2. How do people usually go about their work according to the author?

A．They combine clock-based and task-based planning.

B．They give priority to the most urgent task on hand.

C．They set a time limit for each specific task.

D．They accomplish their tasks one by one.

3. What did Tamar Avnet and Anne-Laure Sellier find in their experiments about clock timers?

A．They seize opportunities as they come up.

B．They always get their work done in time.

C．They have more control over their lives.

D．They tend to be more productive.

4. What do the researchers say about today's business culture?

A．It does not support the strategies adopted by smart companies.

B．It does not attach enough importance to task - based practice.

C．It places more emphasis on work efficiency than on workers' lives.

D．It aims to bring employees' potential and creativity into full play.

5. What do the researchers suggest?

A．Performing creative jobs tends to make workers happier.

B．It is important to keep a balance between work and life.

C．Task-based timing is preferred for doing creative work.

D．A scientific standard should be adopted in job evaluation.

【推荐3】If you’re DIY-minded, you can build your own solar power system. In some cases, you can even build your own solar panels(电池板), although the amount that you can effectively DIY home solar depends on how much you want to power. Making your own solar panel is a time-consuming process and requires some electrical skills. However, it can also be very rewarding---learning to build your own panel is a great way to understand how solar-electricity is produced.

Before you can build your own solar panels, you first need to understand how solar cells produce electricity. If you’ve bought individual solar cells(they can be purchased online), the basic process for building your own solar panel goes like this: Prepare the backing(垫板) for your panel. Many DIY solar panel builders prefer to use a wooden board as the base for their solar cell. You’ll need to drill holes in the board so that the wires for each cell can pass through. Wire your solar cells together. This requires some experience with electrical work. Use a soldering iron to attach wire to the solar cells and then link each of the cells together. Attach cells to your backing. If possible, attach each solar cell to the backing individually. This makes it easier to replace a single cell in the event that becomes damaged or is not operating properly.

At this point you have a functional solar panel that can produce electricity when the sun shines. However, a solar panel by itself is not useful. If you are trying to produce electricity to power devices in your home, you need to pair your panel with an inverter(换流器) that will turn direct current(DC) power from the sun into the alternating current(AC) power used in most modern electronic devices.

1. How does the author like building DIY solar panel in Para. 1?

A．It is easy.

B．It is necessary.

C．It is common

D．It is worthwhile

2. What’s the first step of building your own solar panels?

A．Master how to manage it.	B．Prepare the backing for your panel.
C．Purchase individual solar cells.	D．Drill holes in the wooden board.

3. Why are solar cells connected to the wooden board separately?

A．To produce more power.	B．To replace damaged cells easily.
C．To fix cells to the backing.	D．To pass through the board easily.

4. What can be inferred from the text ?

A．People without electrical skills behave worse in DIY solar panels.

B．A wooden board is a must in building your own solar solar power.

C．How to pair an inverter depends on how much you want to power.

D．A functional solar panel can give power to your home devices directly.