Campers Gene and Marie Marsden took pride in being good citizens when in the wild. While driving miles to the Green River Lakes area, they taught their children what they had learned in the bear safety handbook put out by the Bridger-Teton Forest Service.
Mr. and Mrs. Marsden did their best to keep a tidy camp. As the handbook had said to hang all food at least ten feet off the ground and four feet out from the trees, they did that and locked their food in their trailer (拖车) at night. It was already dark when they went to bed, but they perused the campsite with flashlights, making sure nothing was left out. Following the bear book’s advice, they slept a hundred yards from where they cooked their food, and kept the car near their tents, separated from the trailer, which they left up at the other camp.
The Marsdens liked having their dog Spike on guard. But on the first night, Spike would not stop barking. When Marie Marsden pulled the tent open and shone her flashlight, she saw a young bear.
They all piled into the car and drove quickly down the path, calling out of the window to Spike and abandoning the trailer. They drove to a pay phone and called a Fish and Game Department guard, who identified the bear by the white ring of the fur the Marsdens had seen around his neck. The authorities informed the Marsdens that the bear was a young male that they’d been keeping an eye on.
The next morning, the Marsdens heard helicopters circling over the mountain and wondered if it might have something to do with the bear.
After spending the night in the public campground, they drove back to their site. Wandering the area in search of clues, Marie came to a stop below a tall tree. She slapped her head and shouted, “Oh no!”
“What is it?” Gene asked.
Marie pointed at the ground where Spike’s dog food bowl lay upside down.
A week after their return home, the Marsdens read the headline in their local paper. “Bear Killed in Wind Rivers.” According to the article, the Fish and Game Department had shot the young bear because, having been rewarded for invading (侵入) a human campsite, it would likely do so again.
The Marsdens knew they had been lucky in the encounter, yet much to their shame and sadness, they also knew that the bear had not.
1. What do we know about the Marsdens?| A．They went to the wild to watch the bear. |
| B．They did what the bear safety handbook had said. |
| C．They were the first people to trap the bear. |
| D．They abandoned their dog on seeing the bear. |
| A．examined | B．decorated | C．found | D．clean |
| A．The bear |
| B．The Bridger-Teton Forest Service |
| C．The Fish and Game Department |
| D．The Marsdens |
| A．A study on habits of bears in the Western mountains. |
| B．A scientific report on human-bear relationships. |
| C．A human interest article in a camping magazine. |
| D．A handbook on bear’s living habits. |
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【推荐1】One night, Pilar was in a deep sleep when she was woken by her cat Inti. Inti was meowing wildly outside Pilar’s bedroom and throwing himself against the closed bedroom door. When Pilar opened her eyes, she saw that her bedroom was filled with smoke. As she escaped (逃跑) her house with Inti in her arms, she saw that a fire was burning in her kitchen. Pilar could easily have lost her life, but Inti would not let that happen. Even though Inti could have escaped the house through a cat door, he wouldn’t leave Pilar.
Although this story is amazing, it is not as unusual as you may think. Take the example of Charlotte Lee and her horse, Thunder. One summer night, the whole family was asleep with the windows open. Suddenly, there was a loud noise. Charlotte woke up from her sweet dream, and the noise continued. Then she heard a horse running fast towards the house. The next thing she saw was Thunder standing outside her window, neighing(嘶叫) and shaking his head. She knew something was wrong. Charlotte quickly got everyone out of the house before the earthquake hit. Thunder has saved her life.
There are also stories of animals saving humans. One animal known to be a friend of humans is the dolphin. Once, Todd Endris was surfing with his friends when he was attacked by a 13-foot (4-meter) shark. A group of dolphins came to save and swam around Endris until he could get safely to shore. Without the help of the dolphins, there is little chance that Todd could have escaped.
No one is sure why animals have so often helped and saved humans. However, it is clear that humans and animals enjoy a close relationship. It is important that we care for them as much as we can.
1. Why did Inti throw himself against the door?| A．He was trying to wake up his owner. |
| B．He wanted to get out of the room. |
| C．He felt bored and was playing by himself. |
| D．He couldn’t find the way out because of smoke. |
| A．closed the windows | B．was surfing with his friends |
| C．was sleeping deeply | D．got her horse out of the house |
| A．Leave me alone. | B．You are real heroes. |
| C．Why are you leaving? | D．What are you doing here? |
【推荐2】From 1990 to 2000, fishermen seeking swordfish off the coast of California accidentally caught and killed over 100 sea turtles, and injured many more. In 2001, the federal government established the Pacific Leatherback Conservation Area (PLCA), a region off the coast of California where fishing boats aren’t allowed to enter from August through November. Since then, the number of turtles killed by mistake has fallen rapidly, but a handful of animals still die from being caught in fishing nets each year. And meanwhile, the once $15 million swordfish industry has become a $2 million industry.
Scientists are hoping to find a way to both protect sea turtles and other endangered creatures and help fishermen make a living. For this, many are looking at dynamic (动态的) ocean management to help fishing boats meet fish where they are and avoid catching other fish by mistake.
The first paper to suggest that the fish that live in the open ocean should be guarded with fluid, ever-changing zones of protection, came out in 2000. Larry Crowder, a professor at Hopkins Marine Station, remembers reading it and thinking,“ Cool idea, but it will never work.” In 2000, scientists didn’t have the computer power to cheaply test statistical models or deal with satellite data quickly. They didn’t have enough data dealing with fish or satellite data on ocean conditions, either.
Now scientists can download oceans of satellite data in minutes, and attach satellite archival tags (档案标签) to marine (海洋的) animals to track their movements. They first collect data by marking the creatures, collecting reports from fishing boats, or other tracking methods. Then they compare that data with weather conditions, the time of year, and any other data that can be sensed. Finally, they can forecast where fish are likely to be.
Crowder and his colleagues used the data to develop a tool called EcoCast, which shows fishermen a daily map where there are more fish they desire. According to statistical modeling, if fishers had used EcoCast during the 2012 and 2015 fishing seasons, they could have fished in at least 125,000 more square miles than were open to them, without significant risk of hurting turtles.
1. The federal government hopes the PLCA and its rules can_________.| A．prevent fishing in the PLCA |
| B．help collect data for future researches |
| C．protect the creatures in the area to some degree |
| D．make the public realize the importance of our environment |
| A．It was unrealistic. |
| B．It was stupid. |
| C．It was possible. |
| D．It was interesting. |
| A．An effective way to collect data. |
| B．Some fruits in the related technology. |
| C．A scientific method to find specific species. |
| D．The way dynamic ocean management works. |
| A．It protects the marine environment from pollution. |
| B．It reduces the risk of national economical loss. |
| C．It prevents fishermen from getting lost while fishing. |
| D．It both protects ocean animals and supports fishery. |
【推荐3】The name Sahara comes from the Arabic word for “desert” or “steppe”. At 3.5 million square miles, an area roughly the size of the United States, the Sahara Desert in northern Africa is the largest desert in the world. It spans the continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea. Daytime temperatures can reach as high as 130 F. But it can also be as low as 2.5 percent, the lowest in the world. Most of the Sahara receives less than five inches of rain per year, while large areas sometimes have no rainfall at all for years.
At the heart of the Sahara is the landlocked north African country of Niger. Here the sand dunes can be 100 feet tall and several miles long. Here sand plains stretch over an area larger than Germany where there is neither water nor towns. Yet sitting in the midst of the surrounding desert is the town of Bilma. Suddenly there are pools of clear water. Surprisingly, there are groves of date palms. Underground water resources, or oases(绿洲), sufficient to support irrigated(灌溉)agriculture are found in dry stream beds and depressions. Irrigation ditches run off a creek to water fields. Corn, ‘cassava, tea, peanuts:hot peppers, and orange, lime, and grapefruit trees grow in these fields. Donkeys and goats graze on green grass.
The Sahara of Niger is still a region where you can see a camel caravan of 500 camels tied together in loose lines as long as a mile, traveling toward such oasis towns. There a caravan will collect life-sustaining salt, which is mined from watery basins, and transport it up to 400 miles back to settlements on the edges of the desert. The round trip across the vast sands takes one month
1. This passage is mainly about___________.| A．life in the Sahara | B．the deserts of Africa |
| C．the town of Bilma. | D．the way camels travel |
| A．less than five inches per year | B．less than ten inches per year |
| C．less than twenty inches per year | D．zero |
| A．a place where no one lives |
| B．an area where winters are freezing |
| C．an area that attracts many tourists |
| D．a place of contrasts |
| A．expert trainer | B．group traveling together |
| C．railroad train | D．a small, fast sailing boat |
【推荐1】For Canaan Elementary’s second grade in Patchogue, N.Y.，today is speech day, and right now it’s Chris Palaez’s turn. The 8-year-old is the joker of the class. With shining dark eyes, he seems like the of kid who would enjoy public speaking.
But he’s, nervous.“I’m here to tell you today why you should … should…”Chris trips on the“-ld,”a pronunciation difficulty for many non-native English speakers. His teacher, Thomas Whaley, is next to him, whispering support.“…Vote for …me …”Except for some stumbles, Chris is doing amazingly well. When he brings his speech to a nice conclusion, Whaley invites the rest of the class to praise him.
A son of immigrants, Chris stared learning English a little over three years ago. Whaley recalls(回想起) how at the beginning of the year, when called upon to read, Chris would excuse himself to go to the bathroom.
Learning English as a second language can be a painful experience. What you need is a great teacher who lets you make mistakes. “It takes a lot for any student,” Whaley explains, “especially for a student who is learning English as their new language, to feel confident enough to say, ‘I don’t know, but I want to know.’”
Whaley got the idea of this second-grade presidential campaign project when he asked the children one day to raise their hands if they thought they could never be a president. The answer broke his heart. Whaley says the project is about more than just learning to read and speak in public. He wants these kids to learn to boast(夸耀) about themselves.
“Boasting about yourself, and your best qualities,” Whaley says, “is very difficult for a child who came into the classroom not feeling confident.”
1. We can infer that the purpose of Whaley’s project is to _________.| A．help students see their own strengths |
| B．assess students’ public speaking skills |
| C．prepare students for their future jobs |
| D．inspire students’ love for politics |
| A．Humorous. | B．Ambitious. |
| C．Caring. | D．Demanding. |
【推荐2】The next time you find an excuse to abandon your ambition, think of Chris Nikic. On November 7, 2020, 21-year-old Chris Nikic made history as the first person with Down Syndrome to attempt and complete an Ironman. Organized by the World Triathlon Corporation, it requires athletes to swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles, and run a full 26.2-mile marathon-in under 17 hours!
The event, which took place in Panama City, Florida, began early in the morning with a two-lap swim in the Gulf of Mexico. Chris, who was tied to his coach for safety, completed the course well within 2 hour, 20-minute time limit.
The 112-mile bike ride, which Chris rode alone, proved a little more challenging. Not accustomed to drinking water while riding, he was forced to make multiple stops. To make matters worse, the young athlete was attacked by an army of red ants whose nest he accidentally stepped on during a break. He also had a bleeding knee after crashing while speeding downhill. Despite these setbacks, Chris managed to complete the lap before the 5:30 pm cut-off time.
The competition's final challenge—a two-lap 26. 2-mile run along the waterfront- started smoothly. However, Chris was tired out? by the tenth mile. But, with encouragement from his coach and cheering bystanders, the youngster somehow managed to cross the finish line in 16 hours, 46 minutes, and 9 seconds-almost 15 minutes under the 17-hour time limit.
Chris is no stranger to overcoming challenges. Born with two holes in his heart, he underwent surgery at just five months old. He was too weak to walk independently until he was four. Due to his Down Syndrome, every expert his parents spoke to focused on the limitations rather than the possibilities.
To Chris, this race was more than just a finish line and celebration of victory. It's about being an example to other kids and families that face similar barriers.
1. What does the underlined part "an Ironman" in paragraph 1 refer to?| A．A competition. | B．An organization. | C．A person. | D．An artwork. |
| A．Romantic. | B．Eventful. | C．Pleasant. | D．Smooth. |
| A．Stimulate readers' interest. | B．Introduce a new topic. |
| C．Summarize the previous paragraphs. | D．Add some background information. |
| A．Winning is everything. | B．No dream is unachievable. |
| C．Life is full of choices. | D．Misfortune is a barrier to success. |
【推荐3】From Pennsylvania farm girl to true heroine of American microbiology (微生物学), Alice Catherine Evans (1881—1975) made one of the most medically important discoveries of the 20th century. Unable to afford college, she started her career in 1901 as an elementary school teacher. But when Cornell University offered a free class on nature to rural teachers, Alice jumped at the chance and then the course of her life (and history) changed.
While taking that nature class, Alice also took a basic course in agriculture, which started her interest in bacteriology. She went on to win a scholarship to Cornell, earning her a Bachelor of Science degree in bacteriology in 1909 and then a Master of Science degree in the same field from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1910. Alice then got a job in the Dairy Division of the Bureau of Animal Industry at the U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Her work at the bureau involved investigating bacteria in milk and cheese. In 1918, through her pioneering research, she was able to show that drinking raw milk could pass on the bacterium, Bacillus abortus, which caused Malta fever, an infectious disease passed from farm animals to humans. As a result, Alice passionately advocated the pasteurisation (巴氏杀菌) of milk to effectively kill this disease-causing bacterium. However, her findings and recommendations were not taken seriously by other scientists. But by the late 1920s, other scientists had eventually come to the same conclusion as Alice, and by the 1930s, the government had passed laws requiring that milk be pasteurised to prevent the disease.
Unfortunately, Alice herself contracted Malta fever in 1922, as a result of her research. She suffered from frequent periods of it for years because the disease never left her system.
After leaving the Department of Agriculture, Alice worked for the U. S. Hygienic Laboratory, where she made valuable contributions in the field of infectious illness. In 1928, she became the first woman president of the Society of American Bacteriologists. She died in 1975 at the age of 94, and was added to the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 1993.
1. What do we know about Alice?| A．She came from a wealthy family. |
| B．She got her first job as a rural teacher. |
| C．She was admired by other scientists in the 1910s. |
| D．She developed an interest in bacteriology in her childhood. |
| A．There were bacteria in raw milk. |
| B．Human beings were easily attacked by bacteria. |
| C．Drinking raw milk made people catch a disease. |
| D．Farm animals were suffering from an infectious disease. |
| A．By describing a process. | B．By following time order. |
| C．By discussing research experiments. | D．By explaining a scientist’s behaviour. |
【推荐1】When Schauna Austin was 20 years old, she lost her husband in a car crash. Unable to raise a baby alone, she made a difficult decision during pregnancy — to place her baby for adoption. She gave birth to a child she named Riley, and held him for 72 hours straight. “It was perfect,” Austin said, holding her new baby. “I knew I would have him for a short time, so I made every minute count. I didn’t sleep for three days until the time came to let him go.”
Her Riley became another family’s Steven. Like most closed adoptions, a firewall went up between Austin and Steven’s new parents — no communication whatsoever. But that only lasted about a week. Adoptive mother Jennifer Schoebinger and her husband, Chris Schoebinger, said they had no interest in excluding the birth mother. “You know, you can’t have too many people loving you, right? Why couldn’t he be both of ours?” Chris Schoebinger said.
So, year after year, they sent Austin piles of pictures and bound books detailing Steven’s every major and minor milestones. The Schoebingers said they did this so that when Austin and their son were ready, they could pick up right where they left off. The two reunited when Steven was 7 years old. Austin taught him how to fish, and they have kept in contact ever since. Austin felt blessed beyond words, and Steven felt he got the best of both worlds.
Steven is now 26, married, and with a baby boy of his own. Much to the delight of Austin, he named the child Riley. “I think the lesson we learned is that sometimes we create barriers where barriers don’t need to be. And when we pull down those barriers, we really find love on the other side,” Chris Schorbinger said.
That love on the other side has continued to grow. The families spend Thanksgiving as one, and will of course be getting together again in the days ahead.
1. What does the underlined sentence in the second paragraph mean?| A．The less people love you, the better. |
| B．There are too many people who care about you. |
| C．Being loved by many people is desirable. |
| D．It’s a burden to be cared about by too many people. |
| A．Tolerant. | B．Grateful. | C．Uneasy. | D．Angry. |
| A．They did not give birth to any children. |
| B．They contacted Austin as soon as they took Steven in. |
| C．They felt blessed beyond words when Austin taught Steven how to fish. |
| D．They believed it better to get the biological mother involved. |
| A．Biological parents are crucial to a child’s growth. |
| B．People create barriers where barriers don’t need to be. |
| C．Adoptive parents and biological parents should raise children together. |
| D．Love is found when we pull down unnecessary barriers. |
【推荐2】Winter is on its way. Here in the New York area, we can expect a few perfect days of cold, clear air and snow that sparkles in the sun; but the season’s dominant notes will most likely be rain, overcast skies, bone-chilling winds, and more rain.
For all of us who have cherished our walks in the park and our socially-distanced conversations, the change in the weather feels like the final offense. The pandemic continues and now we won’t even be able to get outside.
I don’t have any new solutions for the pandemic, I’m afraid, but take it from someone who grew up in northern England: Terrible weather does not mean you don’t get to socialize outdoors.
If a little thing like rain stopped British people from enjoying a day at the seaside or a hike in the hills, I might never have known the joys of the Yorkshire barbecue. It was sometimes my appointed role to hold an umbrella over the grill while my father tended to the sausages and burgers because a barbecue had been planned, and so a barbecue was going to take place.
The big secret about bad weather is that, certain dangerous storm conditions aside, it’s really bad only if you decide it’s bad. You may know the experience of being caught unprepared in heavy rain, starting to hurry toward shelter, then finally surrendering to the reality that you’ll be getting a soaking. Much of the discomfort of rain or cold temperatures arises not from the sensations themselves, but from a kind of internal struggle to avoid feeling them. The key to British enjoyment lies in not expecting your time outdoors to be especially warm or dry in the first place.
A friend of mine has treasured memories of her parents setting out a wonderful picnic spread just as the heavens opened, but deciding to let the kids go ahead and eat anyway, in a chaos of wet sandwiches and hysterical laughter. Whatever else this winter has in store, we might use it to create some similarly joyful and affection-filled memories, remembering always the words by the British writer Alfred Wainwright: “There’s no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing. ”
1. What do we know about the author?| A．He has got tired of the pandemic. |
| B．He is no stranger to terrible weather. |
| C．He hates the weather in the New York area. |
| D．He is expecting some perfect days of the winter. |
| A．Getting totally wet gives people bad feelings. |
| B．It takes a lot of trouble for people to seek shelter. |
| C．Bad weather can lead to dangerous storm conditions. |
| D．People don’t want to experience bad weather at heart. |
| A．To encourage people to face bad weather more positively. |
| B．To present a wonderful way of dealing with difficulties. |
| C．To explain why British people have a preference for picnic. |
| D．To show how to create memorable experiences with children. |
| A．Is Winter Coming? |
| B．Are You Prepared? |
| C．Brave the Bad Weather |
| D．Outdoor Activity Counts in Winter |
【推荐3】It was a Sunday and I was with my mom in a mall. Mom is short. It is easy to overlook her in a crowd because she is nothing extraordinary to see.
We walked down the mall, glancing at windows briefly because we both knew we wouldn’t buy much, like always. I remember I was looking up at the people we passed — at first indifferently, but then attentively. Ladies wore five-inch heels and bright clothing. Men strode (阔步行走) by smelling of perfume.
An uneasy feeling started to settle in my chest. I tried to push it out, but once it took root it refused to be tossed away. I could not deny it; I was ashamed of my mother.
We were in a high-class neighborhood, I knew that. We lived in a small, overpriced apartment building that mom chose to move to because she knew the schools were good. But as I scrutinized the passers-by and then turned accusing eyes on Mom, I realized for the first time that we didn’t belong there.
I could see the heavy lines around Mom’s eyes and mouth. She wore cheap, ragged clothes. Her eyes were tired from working long hours to make ends meet and her hair too gray for her age.
I looked at her, and I was ashamed. My mom is nothing extraordinary, yet at that moment she stood out because she was just so plain.
I didn’t want to be seen with her. Just then, pointing to a sweater in a high-end store, mom said, “This will look good on you. Do you want it?” I almost agreed, thoughtlessly. Then I took a closer look at the small, weary woman and my words died in my throat. Her clothes were old because she spent money buying me new ones. She looked tired because she was busy working to provide for me. She didn’t wear jewelry because she was just content with me.
Suddenly, Mother was beautiful and extraordinarily wonderful in my eyes.
I was no longer ashamed of her, but of myself.
“No, thanks.” I said.
1. What was beneath the author’s uneasy feeling?| A．A financial burden. | B．Her plain appearance. |
| C．A feeling of inferiority. | D．Her mother’s status. |
| A．Completely ignored. | B．Carefully examined. |
| C．Directly contacted. | D．Secretly avoided. |
| A．She wanted to make up for her loss. |
| B．She was moved by her mother’s words. |
| C．She intended to save money for the future. |
| D．She understood her mother’s devotion to her. |
| A．A Poor Mother | B．Nothing Extraordinary |
| C．An Unwanted Sweater | D．Something Different |
