Wearing a red nose for a day may seem like a strange way to raise money for charity. However, it seems to work in Britain. Red Nose Day (RND) is a well-known event in the UK. The aim of the day is to raise money for a charity called Comic Relief which helps people in need in Africa and in the UK.
Comic Relief was started in 1985 by Richard Curtis. He wrote the series “Blackadder” as well as the famous films “Four Weddings and a Funeral” and “Notting Hill’’. Richard’s idea to start Comic Relief was as a response to the severe lack of food in Ethiopia. It’s called Red Nose Day as on this day many people buy a plastic red nose to wear! The money made from selling red noses goes to the charity.
Red Nose Day takes place every two years in the spring and is now so well developed that many people consider it to be an unofficial national holiday. For example, many schools have non-uniform days.
The slogan for the last RND was “Do Something Funny for Money” and the money collected was used to help fund projects in the following areas: treating malaria, education, maternal health and mental health. The BBC Red Nose Day telethon raised £ 74.3 million! Money-raising events take place all over the country and many schools join in. People also donate money by post, in banks, by phone using a credit card and online.
Getting sponsored to do something is a common way to raise money on RND. If someone sponsors you it means that they agree to give you a certain amount of money for your actions. Here are some ways that people raise money: wear their pyjamas (睡衣) all day at work or in school, or grow a moustache or beard for a month.
So, if you are ever in the UK on Red Nose Day, now you know why you may find normal people wearing red noses and doing silly things! It is all for a good cause!
1. The purpose of Comic Relief is .| A．to celebrate Red Nose Day |
| B．to help those in need in Africa and Britain |
| C．to warn people against some diseases |
| D．to raise money for Mr. Curtis’s films |
| A．creator | B．birthplace |
| C．aid receivers | D．products for sale |
| A．It is celebrated in the spring every other year. |
| B．People celebrate this day to bring happiness to others. |
| C．Richard Curtis, the famous writer, started Red Nose Day. |
| D．Some people raise money by growing a beard for a week. |
| A．is considered an official holiday | B．lasts for a long time |
| C．is popular with people | D．is well designed for TV |
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【推荐1】More than one billion pounds of pumpkins are grown in the U.S. every year, and after they’ve been used for Halloween, millions of them will end up in a waste yard.
“Driving around after Halloween, you see so many pumpkins on top of their garbage cans. All of them will go to a waste yard and become methane gas(沼气),” says Kay McKeen, director of an environmental education organization based in Illinois.
Methane is a greenhouse gas. Compared to CO2, it warms the atmosphere in a shorter amount of time, which means it’s a most important cause of climate change. And waste yards—where we send as much as 40 percent of the food we produce—take up 14 percent of methane produced in the US every year.
That’s why, in 2014, McKeen began a collection event where local people can bring their waste pumpkins to 69 different locations to send them off to the bins, and—of course—smash them to pieces.
“It puts nutrients(营养) back in our soil, it saves water, it doesn’t make methane gas—it’s just a win-win,” says McKeen.
But not everyone has access to pumpkin smashing events, so we asked our newsletter readers how they reduce their pumpkin waste. The answers are various, ranging from baking sweet treats to bringing a pumpkin treat to farm animals.
1. What happens after Halloween?| A．A lot of pumpkins are thrown away. |
| B．People are busy cleaning up garbage. |
| C．It is the best time for pumpkin harvest. |
| D．People use pumpkins to make methane gas. |
| A．Pumpkins cause the climate change. |
| B．Illinois people waste half of their food. |
| C．Both methane and CO2 are greenhouse gases. |
| D．Methane is the only reason for climate change. |
| A．Burn. | B．Shake. | C．Break. | D．Press. |
| A．A letter. | B．A speech. | C．A news report. | D．A health report. |
【推荐2】Diary: Four must-visit design events of 2023
Get ready for an exciting year of design events in 2023! The events below are sure to inspire design enthusiasts.
Fuorisalone
Milan, Italy
Celebrating its 20th anniversary (纪念日) this year, the design festival makes a comeback with events across Milan’s many creative towns. It will host events that push the limits of design —from city planning to multi-sensory (多感官的) architecture and more. This year, the fair will focus on its Future Lab theme, which reflects on how we imagine our future.
Venice Biennale of Architecture
Venice, Italy
Organized by Lesley Lokko, the 18th international Architecture Exhibition will open in May. Its subject, The Laboratory of the Future, explores the African continent as a leader of the future. As a workshop and laboratory, it invites architects to draw out examples from their modern-day practices and imagine what the future can hold.
London Design Festival
London, UK
Promoting London as a leading creative capital of the world, London Design Festival continues to play a key role in positioning the city as a global destination for culture. Having celebrated its 20th anniversary last year with transformative workshops, networking events and contemporary (当代的) design, all eyes are on the show to see what’s next.
Southern Sweden Design Days
Malmö, Sweden
Arranged by Design Center, the main spot for architecture and design in southern Sweden, Southern Sweden Design Days is a new player on the scene. Held yearly, it builds a platform that exhibits a full range of design disciplines (学科) through exhibitions, workshops and events.
1. What do Fuorisalone and Venice Biennale of Architecture have in common?| A．Both are located in the same city. |
| B．Both exhibit modern-day designs. |
| C．Both focus on exploring the future. |
| D．Both regard Africa as future leaders. |
| A．A fashion designer of traditional styles. |
| B．A composer preparing for a live show. |
| C．A college student majoring in computer. |
| D．A design enthusiast with an interest in culture. |
| A．Fuorisalone. |
| B．Venice Biennale of Architecture. |
| C．London Design Festival. |
| D．Southern Sweden Design Days. |
【推荐3】The Fallas Festival (法雅节) in Spain
It is sometimes strange how world-famous festivals are started.
Centuries ago, the city’s carpenters would empty their houses of all the old wood they had saved over the winter and burn it all in the local square. Over time, the carpenters began to use their old wood to carve different images.
The Fallas Festival is now one of the most popular festivals in Spain.
The Fallas Festival always bring communities together. On the final night, all the sculptures are collected and put on a bonfire (大火堆) in the main Valencia square. The fire is lit and all the year's hard work comes to an end in towers of flames.
| A．The Fallas Festival is an exception. |
| B．Everyone would participate in carving. |
| C．This is especially true with the Fallas Festival. |
| D．A competition is run where the best sculptures are chosen. |
| E．It also attracts people from the world to watch and take part. |
| F．Sometimes they would create funny images of famous people. |
| G．Everyone watching says goodbye to winter and welcome to spring. |
【推荐1】About 40,000 elephants and 1,000 rhinos are hunted in Africa every year, Poachers kill elephants for their tusks and rhinos for their horns to earn money even though it is against the law. Then other people, called “traffickers”, buy the tusks and horns and ship them out of the country. The traffickers sell the tusks and horns again for even more money, usually in Asia.
It has been hard to catch the criminals. Usually by the time the dead animals were found, the poachers were far away. And when traffickers were caught with tusks or horns, it was impossible to say where the horns came from. Until recently, African scientists are using DNA to help find the criminals and send them to jail.
Now scientists in Africa are using DNA tests to connect traffickers with elephants and rhinos that have been killed. They have used computers to build complete lists of the DNA of almost all of the elephants and rhinos in Africa from any part of the animals-blood, skin, hair, horns, or tusks. This DNA records allowed the scientists to build powerful tools for protecting the animals.
Now when tusks or horns are found on a ship in another country, DNA tests can show where they came from. This information can lead to quick actions in the country where the animals were killed. It can also help police discover patterns in the ways the poachers and traffickers work. With the new DNA information, it is easier to prove that someone has been involved in killing animals for their tusks or horns.
So far, these DNA records have been used to send poachers and traffickers to jail in many countries in Africa. People hope that by punishing poachers and traffickers, they can save the lives of more African elephants and rhinos. That's important, since there are only about 400,000 African elephants and 20,000 white rhinos left.
1. What is the problem in Africa according to paragraph 1?| A．The loss of the tusks and horns. | B．The increasing number of criminals. |
| C．The decline of habitats of wild animals | D．The illegal wildlife hunting and trading. |
| A．To do scientific research on the animals. | B．To help save more elephants and rhinos. |
| C．To track the movements of the animals. | D．To recognize African elephants and rhinos. |
| A．By providing evidence of the crime | B．By finding the lost tusks and horns. |
| C．By discovering the tools of criminals | D．By understanding the habits of animals. |
| A．DNA tests can help catch all the poachers and traffickers |
| B．The number of African elephants and rhinos might grow. |
| C．It's easy to prevent poachers killing elephants and rhinos |
| D．The sale of tusk and horn products is illegal in the world. |
【推荐2】Many of the negative impacts humans have on the environment are visible to the naked eye. Trash washes up on our beaches, the ice caps are visibly shrinking, and smog darkens our skies. But some environmental threat, such as microplastics, are nearly invisible.
The U. S. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration classifies microplastics as any piece of plastic less than five millimeters. Some are as small as three microns—half the size of a red blood cell. This comes from a variety of sources, including the microbeads found in cosmetics, paint, tire dust, industrial waste, and clothing.
These tiny fragments can become fixed in animals’ tissue through taking food or breathing. Various marine species, such as deposit-feeding lugworms, are shown to have microplastics in their intestinal tracts (肠道). The production and disposal of microplastics, among other unaware actions by humans, have played a significant role in boosting the worsening of marine ecosystems. But microplastics are not just a problem for marine life. Humans are consuming them too, sometimes through eating seafood containing microplastics.
Microplastics also run uncontrollably in drinking water. A 2017 investigation by Orb Media, which looked at tap water samples from over a dozen countries, found that 83 percent of the samples were contaminated with plastic fibers. Once taken, most of the microplastics stay in our systems forever, and little is known about their long term impact on our health.
Microplastic pollution is not an easy problem to deal with, but there are small changes that you can make to reduce your contribution to the problem. One strategy is to stop fibers before they enter the wastewater stream. Patagonia announced that it will sell the Guppy Friend, a bag that you can place clothing in before tossing it into the wash, which will prevent the fibers from being flushed away. You can also avoid buying any facial scrubs (面部磨砂膏) that use plastic microbeads. Lastly, you can reduce your plastic consumption and waste altogether by buying reusable water bottles and grocery bags, and being sure to always recycle any plastics you come across.
1. Why did the author mention the negative impacts visible to the naked eye?| A．To blame people for their behaviors |
| B．To show the notable threats on earth. |
| C．To stress the urgency of ecology protection. |
| D．To introduce the hidden dangers of microplastics. |
| A．They are so small that can be ignored. | B．They are produced by human deliberately. |
| C．They have a lasting effect on people’s body. | D．They gain attention for the bad influence. |
| A．To promote the sales of a new type of bag. |
| B．To give ways to reduce microplastic presence. |
| C．To tell how to reduce waste and consumption. |
| D．To state the difficulties of decreasing microplastics. |
| A．Many hands make light work. | B．Constant dropping wears the stone. |
| C．Actions speak louder than words. | D．Practice makes perfect. |
【推荐3】Have you ever chatted with a friend about buying a certain item and been targeted with an ad for that same item the next day? If so, you may have wondered whether your smartphone was “listening” to you.
We can definitely say that your phone is listening to you via your device s onboard microphone. It always has to listen to you so it can hear your voice command and assist you. Why is my phone listening to me? When you ask Siri to find something, this information is used for targeted ads. It’s not different from typing something into Baidu. If you’re looking for car dealerships in your city, related ads will start chasing you across the Internet in a way a virtual assistant is just another search engine.
What’s worse, your device doesn’t need to listen to your conversations. There’s a good chance you’re already giving it all the information it needs. Most of us regularly disclose our information to a wide range of websites and apps. We do this when we grant them certain permissions, or allow “cookies” to track our online activities.
So-called cookies allow websites to “remember” certain details about our interaction with the site. For instance, login cookies let you save your login details so you don’t have to re-enter them each time. The cookie will host marketer’s ads and grant it access to data it collects from you (which you will have given it permission to do—perhaps by clicking on some harmless looking popup).
As such, the advertiser can build a picture of your life: your routines, wants and needs. These companies constantly seek to evaluate the popularity of their products and how this varies based on factors such as a customer’s age, gender, height, weight, job and hobbies.
1. Why does the author mention “Siri” and “Baidu” in paragraph 2?| A．To explain a rule. | B．To draw a conclusion. |
| C．To make a prediction. | D．To clarify a view. |
| A．Unfavorable. | B．Tolerant. | C．Positive. | D．Unclear. |
| A．By ringing you for your routines, wants and needs. |
| B．By enquiring your friends about your preferences. |
| C．By buying your personal information secretly. |
| D．By collecting your routines, wants and needs. |
| A．Your smart phone is “listening” to you. | B．You can’t live without the smart phone. |
| C．Baidu Search engine is helping you. | D．Audio Siri is always helping you. |
【推荐1】Although many successful people come across as confidence on the outside, their inner experiences are peppered with ambivalence and self-doubt. When outstanding U.S government leaders described their most difficult decisions, they reported struggling not with complex problems, but with choices that required courage. And new research led by Professor Scott Sonenshein indicates that even the most dedicated environmentalists wrestle with constant uncertainty about whether they can succeed in their mission. Choosing to challenge the status quo（现状）is an uphill battle，and there are bound to be failures，barriers，and setbacks along the way.
Psychologist Julie Norem studies two different strategies for handling these challenges: strategic optimism and defensive pessimism. Strategic optimists think about the best, staying calm and setting high expectations. Defensive pessimists expect the worst, feeling anxious and imagining all the things that can go wrong. If you're a defensive pessimist, about a week before a speech you convince yourself that you're doomed to fail. Most people assume it's better to be a strategic optimist than a defensive pessimist. Yet Norem finds that although defensive pessimists are more anxious and les confident in analytical, verbal and creative tasks, they perform just as well as strategic optimists.
"Defensive pessimism is a strategy used in specific situations to manage anxiety, fear, and worry,” Norem explains. When self-doubts go in, defensive pessimists don't allow themselves to be crippled by fear. They deliberately imagine a disaster scene to intensify their anxiety and convert it into motivation. Once they`ve considered the worst, they are driven to avoid it, considering every relevant detail to make sure they don't crash and bum, which enables them to feel a sense of control. Their anxiety reaches its peak before the event, so that when it arrives, they're ready to succeed. Their confidence springs not from ignorance or delusions about the difficulties ahead, but from a realistic judgment and an exhaustive plan. When they don't feel anxious, they may become pride; when encouraged, they become discouraged from planning. If you want to weaken the performance of chronic defensive pessimists, just make them happy.
1. What is stressed in the first paragraph?| A．The difficulty to challenge the status quo. |
| B．Great people's struggle with negative thoughts. |
| C．Successful people's secret to deal with anxiety. |
| D．New research led by Professor Scot Sonenshein. |
| A．They consider the possible details. |
| B．They feel they are in control of the situation. |
| C．They are ignorant about the difficulties ahead. |
| D．They can change their anxiety it into motivation. |
| A．The stronger you are, the less self-doubt you have. |
| B．If a defensive pessimist feels good, they may perform poorly. |
| C．Strategic optimists often perform better than defensive pessimists. |
| D．Anxiety is beneficial to both strategic optimists and defensive pessimists. |
| A．Uncertainty Contributes to Success |
| B．How to Become a Defensive Optimist |
| C．The Positive Power of Negative Thinking |
| D．Strategic Optimists and Defensive Optimists |
【推荐2】Listen carefully to the footsteps in the family home, and you can probably work out who is walking about. The features most commonly used to identify people are faces, voices and fingerprints. But the way they walk is also a giveaway.
Researchers have used video cameras and computers to analyze people’s gaits(步态), and are now quite good at it. But translating such knowledge into a practical identification system can be tricky. Cameras are often visible, are difficult to set up, require good lighting and may have their view blocked by other people. A team led by Dr. Ozanyan and Dr. Scully have been looking for a better way to recognize gaits. Their answer: pressure-sensitive mats.
Such mats are nothing new. They have been part of security systems. But Ozanyan and Scully use a complicated version that can record the amount of pressure applied in different places as someone walks across it. These measurements form a pattern unique to the walker. The researchers turned to an artificial-intelligence system to recognize such patterns, and it seemed to work. In a study in 2018, they tested the system on a database of footsteps of 127 people. They found its error rate in identifying who was who was a mere 0.7%. And Scully says even without a database of footsteps to work with, the system can determine someone’s sex and, with reasonable accuracy, a subject’s age.
One application of the mat-based gait-recognition system might be in health care, particularly for the elderly. A mat placed in a nursing home or an old person’s own residence could monitor changes in an individual’s gait that indicates certain illnesses. That would provide early warning of someone being at greater risk of falling over.
Gait analysis might also be used as a security measure in the workplace, monitoring access to restricted areas, such as parts of military bases, server farms or laboratories dealing with dangerous materials. Perhaps the most interesting use of the mats, though, would be in public places, such as airports.
1. What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 2?| A．Research equipment. | B．Research findings. |
| C．Research assumption. | D．Research background. |
| A．collect data | B．ensure safety |
| C．determine age | D．analyse pressure |
| A．monitor security work progress | B．detect potential health problems |
| C．keep track of travelling frequency | D．warn passengers of possible dangers |
| A．Listen to Your Footsteps | B．Applaud Pattern Recognition |
| C．Love the Way You Walk | D．Better the Mats You Step on |
【推荐3】Hollywood is going green again. The Academy of Motion Pictures announced on Jan. 7 that food served at Oscar events will be almost entirely plant-based. Both the annual lunch for Oscar winners and the finger food served before the actual ceremony on Feb. 9 will be 100% plant-based. Reuters also reports that “the menu for the Governors’ Ball, a great event held immediately after the Oscar ceremony, will be 70% plant-based and 30%, fish and meat.”
Additionally, drinks in plastic containers will no longer be served at any Oscar events. The Academy explained in a statement that, “For the past seven years, the Oscars show has had a low carbon mark. We continue to expand our sustainability plan (可持续发展计划) with the final goal of becoming carbon-free.”
Lorenzo Soria, president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, said he wasn’t sure how the vegan (严格的素食主义的) menu would be received but was “pleasantly surprised” by the attention it produced. Though many questioned if long-time vegan and actor Joaquin Phoenix played a key role in the push to vegan, Soria says the change was supported by multiple actors in the industry.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) issued (发布) their guests a set of fashion guidelines this year, along with their own plant-based menu and eco-friendly travel tips. Sadly, this attempt wasn’t successful. “It was a strange disconnect,” journalist Hannah Marriott writes. “Perhaps BAFTA issued the advice too late for the celebrities to come on board?”
If you consider fashion production, shipping and use is responsible for around 10% of the world’s annual carbon emissions, this was more than a missed moment. Hopefully, both the entertainment industry and celebrities themselves will continue to use their global platform for good in the coming years-whether it’s food, fashion or flights.
1. What is special about Hollywood’s going green this time?| A．It is mainly focused on food. | B．It is globally supported. |
| C．It aims to consume no meat. | D．It encourages healthy drinks. |
| A．It has made changes to human life. | B．It is a new trend in the Oscars show. |
| C．It has been taking place in Hollywood. | D．It is so urgent in the entertainment industry. |
| A．Most of them keep going on vegan diets. | B．All of them don’t support the vegan menu. |
| C．Few of them doubt Joaquin Phoenix’s efforts. | D．Many of them join in pushing people to vegans. |
| A．It requires more improved advertising methods. |
| B．It is a goal most celebrities are eager to realize. |
| C．It is a concept deeply rooted in people’s minds. |
| D．It suffers difficulties when carried out this time. |
【推荐1】Joseph Banks was born on 13 February 1743 in London．His passion for botany began at school．From 1760 to 1763 he studied at Oxford University, during which time he received a great deal of fortune．In 1766 Banks traveled to Newfoundland and Labrador, collecting plant and other specimens（标本）．The same year he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society．
In 1768 he joined the Society's expedition, led by Captain James Cook, to explore the uncharted lands of the South Pacific．The expedition circumnavigated（环航） the globe and visited South America, Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia and Java．Banks collected a great number of specimens on the way and, on his return, his scientific account of the voyage and its discoveries sparked considerable interest across Europe．
Banks was interested in plants that could be used for practical purposes and be introduced into other countries for possible commercial use．After he became president of the Royal Society in 1778, he promoted the career of many scientists and in his capacity as director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, sent many botanists abroad to find new plants and extend the Gardens' collection．
In 1781 Banks was made a baronet （准男爵）, and in 1795 received the order of Knight Commander of the Bath; two years later he was admitted to the Privy Council（枢密院）．In 1793 his name was given to the Banks Islands, a volcanic group of islands near Vanuatu in the Pacific．These were explored and named by Captain Bligh-Banks had helped arrange a previous expedition of Bligh's．Banks died on 19 June 1820．
1. Please choose the correct order about what happened to Jose Banks．a．He received the order of Knight Commander of the Bath．
b．He sent many botanists abroad to find new plants．
c．He joined the Society's expedition．
d．He elected a fellow of the Royal Society．
| A．c, d, a, b | B．d, c, b, a | C．d, b, c, a | D．c, d, b, a |
| A．showed | B．amused | C．caused | D．declared |
| A．Adventurous． | B．Humorous． | C．Demanding． | D．Skeptical． |
| A．Because he visited the islands． |
| B．Because he was admitted to the Privy Council． |
| C．Because he had close relationship with Captain Bligh． |
| D．Because he had helped arrange a previous expedition of Bligh's． |
【推荐2】When a disaster strikes, humanitarian agencies (人道主义机构) like The World Food Programme (WFP) need information more than anything else. They need a clear picture of the damage to roads and bridges, for example, to be able to take quick action.
WFP has published a picture of damage to the epicenter (震中) of the earthquake which struck Haiti. The picture, which has been produced in the form of a satellite-based map, shows great damage to the epicenter, where 90% of the buildings were destroyed. In the map, one pixel (像素) stands for half a meter of land. That's a very close look of how things are on the ground. It helped rescue teams a lot.
WFP's Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch produced a series of clear maps showing the damage of Haiti. The maps have been produced in partnership with a research and development institute called In formation Technology for Humanitarian Assistance, Cooperati on and Action (ITHACA). The organization was set up years ago especially to work with WFP in bringing developments of satellite technology into its response to disasters. Just a few years ago, this would have meant having to wait for helicopters to overfly areas and for human beings to physically see the damage. The satellites which operate around high above our heads are of great help. They are able to see through clouds, which is helpful when weather conditions prevent the use of optical instruments(光学仪器) .
Now both WFP and ITHACA have teams working around the clock to make use of more new technologies to help people actively deal with natural disasters. “Deaths and injuries from natural disasters can be reduced if the disaster can be predicted. Several disaster prediction technologies have been developed over the years. We are also working hard to provide a more effective instrument to predict natural disasters,” said Riccardo Roscelli, president of ITHACA.
1. According to Paragraph 1, what does WFP extremely need after a disaster?| A．Doctors and volunteers. |
| B．Medical and food supplies. |
| C．The information about the damage. |
| D．The details about the causes of the disaster. |
| A．The satellite-based map is useful. | B．It was a very serious earthquake. |
| C．It caused many injuries and deaths. | D．The picture of the damage is unclear. |
| A．They can be used as the substitution of helicopters. |
| B．They can reduce deaths and injuries from natural disasters. |
| C．They can be operated around high above our heads. |
| D．They can see through clouds in bad weather conditions. |
| A．It is not easy for people to predict natural disasters. |
| B．Natural disasters can cause more terrible consequences. |
| C．They are trying to find out a better disaster prediction instrument. |
| D．They have studied disaster prediction technologies for years. |
【推荐3】Magawa was born in Tanzania in 2014 , and he's a little bigger than normal rats. Magawa and several other rats are part of the " Hero Rat " program run by a group called APOPO. Because the rats are so light , there's little danger that they will cause accidents while working.
From a young age he was trained to sniff out TNT( 炸药). The training normally takes about a year. Magawa's main job is to sniff out a trickier kind of bomb, known as a mine which is hidden,usually underground. In Cambodia , where Magawa works , mines were common during long periods of civil war between 1975 and 1988. During that time , around 5 million mines were planted in the country. About half of Cambodia's minefields haven't yet been cleared. Since 1979 , these mines have killed or injured over 64 ,000 people.
Magawa is taken out to a minefield, which he carefully goes over , section by section. Magawa's master , Malen , guides him carefully across the field on a leash( 绳子 ). When Magawa finds a mine,he scratches at the dirt above it , wigwagging that he's found something.
Because the rats work by sniffing , they're very fast. It only takes Magawa 30 minutes to search an area as big as a tennis court. A human doing the same job would take four days. Malen says that Magawa and his colleagues are very confident in the field. He works quickly and is easily able to make decisions about whether something is a danger or not. Magawa is the star sniffer of the Hero Rat program. He's found 39 landmines and 28 bombs that were dropped from planes , but never exploded.
To honor Magawa , the PDSA made a special gold award that was small enough for Magawa to wear.
1. What made Magawa join in the " Hero Rat" program?| A．His beneficial birthplace. | B．His great achievements. |
| C．His strict training. | D．His being light in weight. |
| A．Signaling. | B．Pretending. |
| C．Remembering. | D．Accepting. |
| A．He finds a minefield ffectively. |
| B．He makes accurate judgments. |
| C．He has other rats act confidently. |
| D．He spends less time digging mines. |
| A．A textbook. | B．A novel. |
| C．A magazine. | D．A diary. |
