Hope for Tigers
In 2010, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) brought bad news that the world tiger population had hit an all-time low. There were just 3,200 tigers left in the wild, about half as many as there had been ten years before.
Now there’s good news: Tigers could be making a comeback. There were about 4,000 tigers in the world in 2019. In July, India, which has 70% of the world’s tiger, announced(宣布) that its tiger population had reached nearly 3,000. That’s a 30% rise in just four years.
India’s success was years in the making. In 2006, habitat(栖息地) loss made the number of India’s tigers reduce to only 1,411. So the Indian government decided to take a stronger plan of protection. Since its Wildlife Protection Act became law, India has given tigers a high level of protection.
Also, India’s latest tiger amount was the work of thousands of scientists. They covered 150,000 square miles of tiger habitat, using thousands of cameras to record the animal’s movements. With the help of their research, India created 50 reserves(保护区), where tigers can spread out and hunt(捕猎).
It’s when the big cats move away from the reserves that trouble starts. “When tigers leave protected reserves, they often run into local people. We cannot save wildlife without the cooperation of the people.” says wildlife expert Shari Rodriguez. Therefore, India’s government has been moving villages away from reserves. “In India, there is a lot of national pride in tigers. They are India’s biggest attraction. Villagers benefit from jobs in the national parks or from selling art works to tourists.”
But challenges remain for tigers all over Asia. They are hunted for their skin, and their teeth are sold as medicine. “They’re still in danger,” Rodriguez says. She draws hope from India’s success, “This is a small, small victory in a long war against dying out.”
1. How many tigers were there in the world in 2019?2. Why did Indian government take a stronger plan of protection in 2006?
3. What happened to India with the help of scientists’ research?
4. What are the challenges for tigers all over Asia?
5. What are Paragraph 3 to Paragraph 5 mainly about?
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【推荐1】Penguins（企鹅）are black and white birds. Most of them live at the South Pole. Every day they only see snow around them. They spend most of time living in the ocean. They love their home. Penguins can't fly, but they are good swimmers. They use their wings to swim. They look after their children carefully. They eat fish.
Sadly, many penguins may be in danger now. If we don't take action to protect them, we won't see them any more.
Penguins are facing many problems:
①Earth is getting warmer and warmer, so the ocean（海洋）is becoming warmer and warmer too. The ocean can't give penguins enough food. Some penguins even die of hunger.
②Penguins have many enemies, such as wild dogs, sharks and sea lions.
③Deep-sea fishing and oil exploration（石油勘探）make penguins in danger.
④Something poisonous（有毒的）in the ocean is another danger.
1. Penguins spend most of time2. Penguins use their wings
3. If we don't take action to
4. Penguins have many enemies, such as
5. Deep-sea fishing and oil exploration make penguins
【推荐2】Last month, I went to swim in the sea. I swam really far, past the rocks and out to sea.
Then (A) ________ （我看见有什么东西正在向我移动）. It was huge and grey, with a large fin. It was a shark! I began to swim back, (B) ________ the beach was too far away. The shark started to swim around me.
I was really scared (C) Suddenly, (D) ________ creature appeared next to me in the water. It was a dolphin! It pushed me away from the shark. I sat on its back as (E) it swam towards the beach.
Soon we were near the beach. (F) The shark did not follow us. As soon as I stepped onto the beach, the dolphin swam away. I will always remember how this friendly animal saved my life.
1. 在文中（B）和（D）的空白处填入适当的单词2. 将文中划线部分（A）译成英语
3. 写出文中划线部分（C）和（E）的同义词或近义词
4. 将文中划线部分（F）改写为The shark did not
5. 从文中找出两个描写鲨鱼的形容词
A crow (乌鸦) is in the forest (森林), and he is happy every day. But one day, he sees a swan (天鹅). He is not happy.
“You are so white, but I am so black. You must be very happy,” says the crow.
The swan says, “I’m not happy. I just have one color. Peacocks (孔雀) have many colors. They look beautiful. I think they are happy."
Then the crow goes to the zoo (动物园) to see a peacock. “You are so beautiful. I think you are very happy,” says the crow.
“No, I’m not happy. I have no friends,” says the peacock. “You can play with your friends everywhere. But it’s difficult for me.”
1. What color is the swan?2. Who has lots of colors?
3. Where is the peacock?
4. Why is the peacock not happy?
5. Is it difficult for the crow to play with friends everywhere?
These days, Chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after-school classes. Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win. However, this doesn’t only happen in China.
The Taylors are a typical American family. Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy. “On most days after school, Cathy says, “I take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football training. Then I have to take my other son to piano lessons. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my children’s future. I really want them to be successful.” However, the tired children don’t get home until after 7: 00 p.m. They have a quick dinner, and then it’s time for homework.
Linda Miller, a mother of three, knows all about such stress. “In some families, competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older,” she says. “Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes. And they are always comparing them with other children. It’s crazy. I don’t think that’s fair. Why don’t they just let their kids be kids? People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.”
Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child’s development. Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children. “Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, too. Although it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children.”
1. What’s the common problem for Chinese and American families?2. What’s Cathy Taylor’s idea about so many after-school activities?
3. What does Linda Miller think about after-school activities?
4. What’s Dr. Alice Green’s opinion about after-school activities?
| A Letter from Li Hua Dear Mike, I am feeling unhappy these days. I am writing to ask you for help. Relations between my parents and me become very difficult. I think they push me too hard. They are always complaining about my study. They say I spend too much time playing on the phone. But I am tired after a whole day’s course. I just want to relax myself a bit by watching funny videos. What can I do? Yours, Li Hua. |
Li Hua is not alone. There are some students like him. According to a survey about Li Hua and his classmates, students have four main problems when they are homeschooled. First, 30% of the students have problems getting along with their family. Second, 25% of the students have difficulties managing their time. And 28% find it hard to full themselves together to work on their subjects. Last but not least, 33% are dependent on playing online games or watching videos.
However, there is always a solution to a problem. Take communication problem for example. Huang Li has discovered a new way to understand her mom. “Don’t keep your eyes on your phone for a long time” is actually saying “I am worried about your eyes”; “Have you finished your homework?” means “I hope you can be your own master in study.” Huang Li says our parents love us. If we can really get the true meaning of what they say, we won’t find it so hard to listen to them.
1. What is Li Hua’s problem?2. Why does Li Hua watch funny videos?
3. Who is the survey about?
4. Is it true that 33% of the students have time-management problems?
5. How does Huang Li find it not so hard to listen to her mom?
Wu Haotian is a ninth-grader from Shanghai. His parents are A medical workers. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, his mom and dad have been on the front line, leaving Wu alone at home.
“I’ve recently been learning to cook beef with curry,” Wu told Shanghai Observer. Facing zhongkao, ①吴不但必须努力学习，而且还要为自己煮饭。“I’ve made a schedule,” Wu said. “It includes when to get up, when to have online classes and when to cook. Following it strictly makes everything go smoothly.”
B not all ninth-graders are going through this, many still feel the impact (影响) brought by the pandemic.
“I’ve been studying online for nearly two months since March,” said Liu, Jiawei from Songyuan, Jilin. “The biggest challenge is that I can’t be as focused as in the classroom. ②is, teachers, not, help, it, either, for, to, convenient, ask.” As for zhongkao, Liu said, “I keep telling myself that all my peers (同龄人) are facing the same difficulties, so there’s nothing to be scared of,” he said.
Zhou Xiuwei, another ninth-grader from Nanjing, said that the biggest impact comes from the change of policies (政策). “Our PE test and art test are canceled, which means all our hard work was in vain (徒劳地),” she said. “Some senior high schools have independent enrollment (自主招生), but they have canceled the interview part. ③Many students have wasted their time preparing for the interviews and need to focus more on the writing test now. We need to adjust (调整) our attitudes (态度) to these changes.”
Both Liu and Zhou agreed that it’s necessary to be self-disciplined (自律的) and follow the guidance of teachers during this time. “You should think positively and believe that as long as you’ve tried your best, the results will be fine,” said Zhou.
任务一：请分别在文中A、B两处的横线上填入适当单词（每空一词）。
1. A.
任务二：请将文中①处句子译成英语。
2.
任务三：请将文中②处划线的斜体单词连成句子。
3.
任务四：请将文中③处划线句子译成汉语。
4.
任务五：What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
5.
【推荐1】Do you understand your parents? It is difficult for many teenagers to understand them and deal with the relationship with their parents. But you can make it easier by using the following tips.
There are some good ways to improve your relationship with your parents.
The first is respect. It is important to show respect to your parents. You haven’t experienced your parents’ lives, so you may not know that they are under great pressure with their work.
Second, there is trust. You should trust your parents as they trust you. If you learn how to trust, your life will be much easier.
Third, there is communication. When you have arguments, you’d better communicate with your parents and show them that you have the right to make your own decisions.
Finally, there is company (陪伴). Just as kids need their parents’ company, parents also need company. Have you tried to comfort your parents when they felt down? Company is a good way to drive away the black clouds hanging over your family.
Your parents give all their love to you. Why not try your best to care about each other effectively (有效地)?
1. The first way to improve the relationship with parents is2. We may not know that our parents are under great pressure with their work because
3.
4. When you have arguments, you’d better
5. The passage gives us
【推荐2】If someone says to you, "give me five", don't give five yuan to him! It will make others laugh! The person isn't asking for your money, but your fingers.
In the U.S.A., "give me five" or "give me the high five" is a good gesture (手势). You can see it often in films or on TV. It means the slapping (拍打) of each other's right hands together. People do it when something happy happens. For example, if a student does well in exams or gets No. 1 in his school sports meeting, he will give high fives to his friends to celebrate.
Who did this gesture first? Why did he do that? It may come from the old Roman (古罗马的) gesture of raising(举起) the right arm for the emperor (皇帝). This showed that the person raising his arm had nothing in his hand and he couldn't hurt the emperor.
Why not try to give the high five to your friends?
1. Do you give five yuan to him when someone says to you, "give me five"?2. What does “give me five” mean?
3. Where may this gesture come from?
4. Do you try to give the high five to your friends when you do well in exams? Why or why not?
I’m Michael. Welcome to my ①
Edward’s desk is on the right (右边) of mine. He is a tidy boy. ③You can find an English book, a notebook and a radio on his desk. The radio is from (来自) his father. He likes to use it to listen to (用它听) English. Oh, where is his school bag? It’s on the chair.
任务一：请根据短文内容，分别写出①、②处所缺单词。(每空限填一词)
1. ①
2. 任务二：阅读短文，从短文中找出与下面句子意思相近的句子。
On the desk is a black computer.
3. 任务三：请把上文中画线的句子③翻译成汉语。
任务四：请根据短文内容回答下列问题。
4. Where is Michael’s schoolbag?
5. Is Edward a tidy boy?
