【推荐1】The world can be a scary place when you’re young. It can be even scarier when you’re a young little blue penguin（企鹅），the world’s smallest penguin.

Luckily, there are some humans willing to help, who stepped in to protect Billy, a blue penguin that appeared on a beach in Christchurch, New Zealand. Spotted on Nov. 29 at Moncks Bay, in Christchurch, the little penguin immediately attracted a small crowd. Jeff Mein Smith saw the crowd while he was bicycling that afternoon, and he hiked home to get his camera. When he returned to the scene, he found that the penguin had received a little sign，reading “Hi,I’m waiting for my mum to come back. DOC （New Zealand’s Department of Conservation） knows I’m here. Please leave me alone. Keep your dog away. Thanks, Billy the baby blue penguin. ’’

Billy, perhaps able to read somehow, or just pleased by all the attention, didn’t wander far from the sign, and some people had set up “a little penguin protection team” to keep the penguin safe, Mein Smith said.

Little blue penguins are primarily found in New Zealand and the southern coast of Australia. The DOC arrived later that afternoon to pick up Billy. “It's unusual for a blue penguin to be out in the open on the beach during the day. Normally they are at sea or in burrows（洞穴）during the day，” Anita Spencer, a DOC official said. “The bird is a female penguin，is around 2 months old and is underweight for its age. It weighs a mere 550grams, less than a standard basketball. A blue penguin should weigh around 900 gram this age. Most little penguins grow up to weigh 1 kilogram，” she added.

Billy was taken to the Christchurch Penguin Rehabilitation Center after being taken from the beach. The center will help the little penguin gain some weight before it allowed to return to the ocean.

1. As for the little penguin in Paragraph 1，how does the author feel?

A．Curious.	B．Crazy.
C．Sympathetic.	D．Satisfied.

2. What did the locals mentioned in the text do to Billy?

A．They took photos of it.

B．They kept away from it.

C．They offered to protect it.

D．They hiked it to the beach.

3. What do we know about Billy?

A．It was abandoned by its mum.

B．It was found on a beach in the morning.

C．It will be kept in DOC before it goes home.

D．It seldom went to the beach in daytime.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Leaving Me Alone	B．Waiting for My Mum
C．Keeping the Little Penguin	D．Protecting the Little Penguin

【推荐2】Imagine you are on a long car trip. It is night and you take a wrong turn onto a dark country road. With a sinking feeling, you realize that you have no idea where you are.

    1    , and the answer is written in light. A shining compass face, with north, south, east and west at the four points, and a big needle are pointing at north. What a relief! You turn your car around and head in the right direction guided by the sky.

For migrating birds, finding their way over long distances through the darkest nights is their second nature.     2     — directions written by light and magnetism (磁力). Some birds journey thousands of miles in their twice-yearly journeys.     3    , like mountain ranges and rivers, to help decide the directions; but birds may also navigate using the stars, and by sensing — or even “seeing” — the Earth’s invisible magnetic field.

For many years, scientists have been studying what’s behind the strong ability of migrating birds to find their way to their winter and summer homes. Here is one thing that they agree on.     4    . This compass leads them to make their very first autumn flight in the direction that has been long-travelled by the rest of their species.     5    .

A．Then you glance up at the sky

B．So birds are born knowing which way home is

C．They do it in part by reading directions in the sky

D．Magnetism is important for all animals, especially birds and fishes

E．When they’re on the way, they take the advantage of familiar landmarks

F．Migratory baby birds are already equipped with a kind of present inner compass

G．In birds, migration means two-way journeys — onward journey and backward journey

【推荐3】Mekong fresh water irawaddy dolphin（短吻海豚）is an endangered species（濒危物种）throughout Asia, with reducing numbers inhabiting（栖息）stretches of the Mekong in Cambodia and Laos, and Bangladesh. The dolphins can live up to 30 years, grow up to 2. 5m in length, and can weigh 150kg.

Fortunately for travellers, the dolphins have become a popular tourist attraction in recent years, providing a vital development to the local economy. Kratie, a sleepy provincial capital 7 hours by bus from Phnom Penh, is the best place to see them. The irrawaddy dolphins live in deep Mekong pool all year round and can be found at Kampi village 15km north of Kratie town, which has become a symbol of the town’s rejuvenation after years of war and neglect. The trip to see the dolphins can be started at any time of the day from Kratie town and travel upstream around 30 minutes by car along a quiet paved road to Kampi, a riverside fishing village.

The dolphins can usually be seen right from the river bank, but it’s worthwhile to take a spotting cruise in one of the wooden long-tail boats available for hire. The irrawaddy dolphins won’t come right up to the boat like their gregarious （群居的）saltwater cousins, but they are easy to find, lying lazily on the surface, or breaking water with a distinctive puff of spray while chasing fish.

The boat trip in drive season is only 60 minutes. The boat men will turn off the motor to approach the dolphins and sail with wooden oars, or simply make fast to a clump of brush when dolphins are nearby. In just over an hour on the boat, you will see the dolphins over a hundred times, at a range close enough to distinguish（辨别）between individual animals.

1. What is the main idea of the first paragraph？

A．General information of irrawaddy dolphins.

B．The protection of irrawaddy dolphins.

C．The distribution of irrawaddy dolphins.

D．The growth of irrawaddy dolphins.

2. The underlined word” rejuvenation” in Paragraph 2 probably means” “

A．destruction	B．reunion
C．recovery	D．reform

3. Which of the following is the correct route to see irrawaddy dolphins？

A．Kampi→Phnom Penh→Kratie

B．Phnom Penh→Kampi→Kratie

C．Kratie→Phnom Penh→Kampi

D．Phnom Penh→Kratie→Kampi

4. What can we learn from the last paragraph？

A．Irrawaddy dolphins can be watched closely.

B．Irrawaddy dolphins are not afraid of people.

C．Irrawaddy dolphins like to come right up to the boat.

D．Irrawaddy dolphins don’t live in groups.

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1. What do we know about the London Pass?

A．It guarantees free access at all times.

B．It requires users to order a physical card.

C．It offers impressive savings on the gate price.

D．It encourages users to travel by public transport.

2. How much should a couple with a baby pay for their 6-Day Passes?

A．£253.

B．£288.

C．£362.

D．£397.

3. What is the purpose of this text?

A．To explain an official policy.	B．To introduce a traveling plan.
C．To advertise a way to get around.	D．To recommend attractions in London.

【推荐2】Did you know that badminton is also a fast-paced competitive sport? Badminton has been a Summer Olympic sport since 1992. Para-badminton will be included in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Here is what you need to know if your child is interested in badminton.

Badminton is played on a 44-foot-long rectangular (矩形的) court that is 17 feet wide for singles and 20 feet wide for doubles. It is the only sport that has mixed doubles events in the Olympic Games. It is divided in the middle by a net placed 5 feet off the ground, like volleyball, not at ground level like tennis.

In competition, each match is a set of three games played to 21 points. There is a one-minute break when a player or team reaches 11 points, and a two-minute break in between the first and second games and the second and third games.

Age kids can start: About 6 years old.

Best for kids who: Have good skills, are patient and hardworking, and can handle the pressure of one-on-one or two-on-two competition.

Team or individual: Matches can be singles (one-on-one) or doubles (two-on-two).

Costs: Beginners are expected to pay $30 to $40 for an entry-level racquet (球拍). Badminton shoes are similar in price to other athletic shoes. Join a club or team for lessons. A one-hour group lesson for beginners should cost $20 to $25, with costs increasing as your child moves up the ranks. You will also pay entry fees for competitions.

Time commitment required: Beginners will play for just an hour or two per week.

Potential for injury: Players have a very low risk of injury. Players who wear glasses should use eye protection.

1. From the passage, we can learn that ________.

A．badminton is a fast-paced competitive sport which began in 1992

B．badminton has mixed doubles events in the Olympic Games

C．the court for singles has the same width as that for doubles

D．para-badminton has been included in the Summer Olympic Games

2. How many minutes in all will a player have for a rest in a set of three games?

A．2.	B．3.
C．5.	D．7.

3. According to the passage, for the beginners, they should ________.

A．wear glasses to protect their eyes

B．start to learn badminton at the age of 8

C．play for at least an hour or two every day

D．pay at least $20 for a one-hour group lesson