Heimaey is a small island off the coast of Iceland. Each spring, more than a million Atlantic puffins(海鹦) visit Heimaey and its neighboring islands. They go there to breed(繁殖).
The muffins build nest(巢) on seaside cliffs. When a small puffin, or chick, comes from an egg, it spends six weeks in its nest. Then it leaves the nest and flies to sea.
Instinct(本能) tells small puffins to follow the light of the moon to the ocean. But the birds can be confused(迷惑) by Heimaey’s bright lights. They fly toward the lights instead of the moon. Many small puffins get lost. These lost birds can be hit by cars. Some are eaten by animals. The birds need help.
Children in Heimaey have teamed up to help puffins. Each breeding season, the kids form search parties. They carry flashlights and cardboard boxes. They are known as the Puffling (small puffin) Patrol.
“When you see a bird at night, you try to corner it and put it into the box,” says Eldur Hansen, a 15-year-old boy. Eldur has caught several birds this way. Nobody knows how the Puffling Patrol started. But each year, it rescues thousands of chicks.
The Puffling Patrol takes rescued puffins to the beach. But first, kids take the birds to an aquarium(水族馆). There, the pufflings are weighed and tagged. This helps scientists learn more about puffins.
Puffins are a vulnerable species. That means they could soon become endangered. But Stephen Kress says the Puffling Patrol gives him hope. “People can make a difference,” he says.
1. Puffins visit Heimaey to breed in ________.| A．spring | B．summer | C．fall | D．winter |
| A．in the morning | B．at noon | C．at night | D．in the afternoon |
| A．对……讲话 | B．使……角相接 | C．把……垄断 | D．使……无路可走 |
| A．learn more about puffins | B．rescue puffins |
| C．eat puffins | D．get puffins lost |
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Become a volunteer and help those who need your help in your community(社区）! Volunteer work includes( 包括）helping the poor, helping the families whose houses were destroyed by natural disasters( 自然灾难）or creating green areas for neighbourhood families. Whichever service activity you choose, you have the right to make a difference and create a real change in the community! Join the Volunteer Service Center today! Volunteers are the greatest people in the world. Let's work together to make the world a better place. |
Our summer holiday volunteer jobs are open to all Americans. You don't need any special skills to join and there are no age limits(限制）.With Biosphere Expedition(生物圈探险）, you can be a wildlife and environmental volunteer to go anywhere from two weeks to two months. You’ll work with local scientists, leaders from Biosphere Expedition will be by your side. |
We need students at the age of 16 and up who study at school and want to give them chances to use their talents, skills and knowledge to help the little kids. They must have enough patience and be warm-hearted. |
1. The volunteers can ________in the community.
| A．clean up the houses | B．help the people who are poor |
| C．look after pet animals | D．build a house for the homeless |
| A．for three months | B．only by local scientists |
| C．in the summer holiday | D．between America and China |
| A．11 | B．15 | C．17 | D．13 |
| A．The volunteers can choose from the service activities in the community. |
| B．The volunteers should create green areas for all the families. |
| C．To join the holiday volunteer work,special skills are required. |
| D．Everyone can be a volunteer to help the little kids. |
| A．Volunteers Wanted | B．An Expedition Club |
| C．Education Service | D．A Job Interview |
 Book drive! ALABAMA BOOK FESTIVAL April 22, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission! Old Alabama Town! The Alabama Book Festival is teaming up with That’s My Dog and Montgomery Bicycle Club for a Book Drive in support of Ride for Reading, a national literacy outreach program that collects and delivers books for area schools! All books for elementary aged children will be donated to South lawn Elementary on May 10 as part of National Ride for Reading Week! Bring your used books to the Alabama Book Festival! 7 books =1 Hot Dog 10 books=1 Hot Dog Combo from That’s My Dog during the festival! Goal:556 books! Enough for each South lawn student to receive 2 books! Books are needed in the following categories: Pre-K & lst grade 2nd &3rd grade (picture books) 4th & 5th grade (chapter books) Also accept books for adult readers that will be donated to the Newbern Library! |
1. When will the book festival take place?
| A．On April 2nd. | B．On April 12th. | C．On April 22nd. | D．On May 10th. |
| A．ride his bike to the festival | B．bring at least 7 books to the festival |
| C．get to the festival early in the morning | D．read more than 10 books before the festival |
| A．raise used books for South lawn students |
| B．ask students to ride their bikes to school |
| C．help South lawn students have free hot dogs |
| D．help South lawn students deal with their old books |
【推荐3】Singer Han Hong took action to help Wuhan, the city at the center of the coronavirus outbreak (新冠病毒爆发). Han Hong had planned to hold the first concert of her 2020 national tour in Wuhan on February 29th. But she called off the show and called on people to donate (捐赠) to the city. Soon over 2 billion yuan was donated through Han Hong Love Charity Foundation which she founded in 2012.
“When you’re going through a situation like this, you want to do anything you can to help. There are so many kind people out there,” wrote a fan, who donated through Han’s foundation. “It’s good to know that there are trucks with medical things going straight to the hospital. They are badly needed.” In 2008, Han held a charity performance for Wenchuan, Sichuan Province, after an earthquake. That inspired her to found her foundation. Over the years, she had donated to people in different disasters, including an earthquake in Yushu, Qinghai Province, in 2010, a huge mudslide (泥石流) in Gansu Province and an earthquake in Yunnan Province in 2013.
“I almost spent all my savings. That’s what I want to do and what I can do.” Han said in an interview on the online show, in 2015. “Many people don’t trust charity organizations to use their donations properly. Charities are held at a higher standard and need to win people’s trust.” The show also reported that Han had helped over 200 orphans (孤儿) since 1999.
1. What can we learn about Han Hong from Paragraph 1?| A．She held a concert in Wuhan before the coronavirus outbreak. |
| B．She donated over 2 billion yuan to Wuhan herself. |
| C．She founded a charity foundation ten years ago. |
| D．She has a great influence on the public. |
| A．medical things | B．people in Wuhan | C．hospitals | D．trucks |
| A．an earthquake happened in Qinghai | B．an earthquake happened in Yunnan |
| C．a huge mudslide happened in Gansu. | D．an earthquake happened in Sichuan. |
| A．provide a new standard | B．make good use of donations |
| C．pay more attention to orphans | D．make themselves publicly know |
| A．Han’s foundation. | B．The donations to Wuhan. |
| C．Han’s efforts to help people. | D．The importance of charities. |
【推荐1】A man was looking for things of the old times. One day he came to a village and found a blue bowl. It looked very old. The bowl was on the ground and a cat was drinking milk from it. A farmer-the owner of the cat, was sitting beside the bowl. The man did not want the farmer to know that he was interested in the bowl. So he said to him in a soft voice, “What a nice cat you have! Will you sell it to me?”
“How much will you give me for the cat?” the farmer asked.
“Thirty dollars. Would that be enough?” Later, the farmer agreed. After he paid the farmer, the man said, “This cat is used to eating with his bowl. May I take this bowl with the cat?” But the farmer said, “I’m sorry I can’t give you the bowl. Thanks to the bowl, I have sold thirty cats.”
1. The man liked ________.| A．collecting old things | B．travelling from village to village |
| C．meeting farmers | D．buying cats |
| A．It was lovely. |
| B．the cat cost more money than the bowl. |
| C．He thought he could easily get the bowl if he bought the cat. |
| D．He hadn’t enough money to buy both cat and the bowl. |
| A．let another cat use it | B．sell more bowls | C．sell more cats | D．use the bowl himself |
| A．had only one bowl | B．was very poor |
| C．didn’t like cat | D．had got much money with the “help” of the bowl |
Australian Great Barrier Reef -- a great collection of thousands of smaller coral(珊瑚) reefs, is the world’s largest reef system. It is over 2,600 kilometers long. It goes from the northern tip of Queensland to the state’s southern city of Bundaberg -- was given World Heritage(世界遗产) status in 1981. The UN says it is the “most biodiverse” (物种最为多样性)of all the World Heritage sites, and of “great scientific importance”.
The reef is home to many animals: fish, birds, turtles, sharks and even whales. Unfortunately, the reef that all these animals call home is in danger.
Climate (气候) change, overfishing, Epical storms and water pollution are damaging (损害)the reef every year. Coral reef experts at Australian universities say that if we do nothing to stop it, the coral reef could be destroyed(摧毁)before the year 2030.
Everyday things like driving cars, using electricity and running a factory give out greenhouse gases into the air. These gases make Earth warmer and warmer. This is a problem for the Great Barrier Reef and other reefs around the world.
Coral is very fragile, and even a 2-degree increase in water temperature is enough to kill it, according to Ove Hoegh-Guldberg reef researcher at the University of Queensland, Australia. Therefore, if the water temperature doesn’t go down, the coral dies. But it’s not only the coral that’s in danger. One quarter of all sea life lives on coral reefs.
If air pollution is not slowed down or stopped, then the water will warm by at least 3 degrees in the next 20 years, according to reef experts in a report from University of Queensland. This would spell the end for the Great Barrier Reef and all its sea life.
1. Which of the following can destroy the Great Barrier Reef?a. sea animals b. global warming c. overfishing d. water pollution
| A．abc | B．acd | C．bcd |
| A．the coral reef will be destroyed before 2030 |
| B．rising water temperatures could kill the coral |
| C．other sea animals living in coral reefs are also in danger |
| A．珍贵的 | B．脆弱的 | C．纤细的 |
| A．The world’s largest reef system is nearly 2,600 kilometers long. |
| B．There are fish, birds, turtles, sharks and even whales living on coral reefs. |
| C．According to the reef researcher’s opinion, coral may have been in danger now. |
| A．coral can easily get used to changes |
| B．Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is in great danger |
| C．all sea animals will die along with the Great Barrier |
【推荐3】Three kinds of bears live in the United States. They are the black bear, the brown bear and the polar bear.
Black Bears
Black bears are the most common of the three. They live in forests in many different parts of the country. Even though they are known as black bears, they are not always black. Sometimes they are brown or tan, and a few are even white. Black bears are usually about five or six feet long, and they are the smallest of the three kinds of bears.
Brown Bears
Brown bears are found in a few western states and in Alaska. They live in forests as well as in open areas called the tundra. Brown bears are usually light or dark brown and can grow to be very large. In fact, some are eight feet long!
Polar Bears
Polar bears can be found in Alaska, which is in a cold area near the North Pole called the Arctic, where there are no trees. Polar bears are white, and they are the largest of the three kinds of bears. They are a little longer and usually heavier than the brown bear.
Other Interesting Things
Bears eat different things. Black and brown bears eat fish and other kinds of meat, roots, and berries. Polar bears eat fish, other meat, seaweed, and grass. All three types of bears eat as much food as they can find just before winter. Then during the cold months they sleep in caves or hollowed-out trees called “dens”, which keep them warm. Winter is when the female bears have their babies. All three types of bears have between one and four cubs. The cubs are born while the mother bear sleeps!
All people are afraid of bears. However, bears are actually shy. Most bears try to stay away from people, but still, bears can be dangerous at times.
1. Where do polar bears live?| A．Near large forests. | B．In a few western states. |
| C．Near the North Pole. | D．In many parts of the country. |
| A．Because they sleep all winter and need energy. |
| B．Because they are only hungry just before winter. |
| C．Because they cannot find anything to eat in winter. |
| D．Because they are too shy to come out during winter. |
| A．Bears eat different things. |
| B．All people are afraid of bears. |
| C．Three kinds of bears live in the United States. |
| D．Brown bears are found in a few western states and in Alaska. |
| A．explain why bears sleep all winter | B．tell people not to feed bears |
| C．show how dangerous bears are | D．describe three kinds of bears |
【推荐1】Mr Brook is an engineer(工程师) and he works in a big company. He goes to work very early every day.
One day, he wants to go out for work in the morning and opens the door of his house. He sees a piece of fish at the door. The fish died. Mr Brook thinks it is a trick(恶作剧) the children nearby play on him. ★
On the morning of the second day, he sees a second piece of fish at his door. ★
On the third day, he gets up much earlier than before. He stays outside not far away from his house. Mr Brook sees a cat coming to his door with a piece of fish in its mouth. The cat puts the fish at Mr Brook’s door and leaves. Mr Brook finds that the cat gets hurt on its leg and he remembers that the cat is the one that he saves(救) on his way home. At that moment, ★
Sometimes you get the best someone can give you, though(尽管) you don’t want it.
1. Where does Mr Brook see the fish?| A．In a big company. | B．At the door of his house. |
| C．On his way home. | D．Outside not far away from his house. |
| A．1. | B．2. | C．3. | D．4. |
①Mr Brook is very angry and he wants to find out who puts the fish at his door.
②So he puts that fish into the dustbin(垃圾箱) and then goes to work.
③Mr Brook is moved(感动) a lot.
| A．①②③ | B．③②① | C．②①③ | D．②③① |
| A．Mr Brook eats the fish at last. |
| B．Mr Brook catches the cat at last. |
| C．Mr Brook doesn’t like the cat. |
| D．Mr Brook is a kind man. |
【推荐2】Emily and Alex were happy when their family moved to a house with a very big garden. They could climb up trees, grow flowers and even play badminton. They liked to watch the birds flying among the trees in the garden. They even started to put food out to attract more birds.
Everything was fine for a few days until one afternoon there was a strange bumping noise on a window. Emily went outside and found a small bird dead on the grass. Its neck seemed to be broken.
“It must have flown into the window,” Alex said when his sister Emily called him to have a look. “Ah, yes, look here. You can see the mark where it hit the window. There are a couple of tiny feathers stuck on the window.”
“Poor thing!” Emily said.
During the next month, another five birds died in the same way. “Why would they fly to the windows?” they wondered. Finally they found out the truth. When the birds were flying, they couldn’t see into the rooms. All they saw was the reflection(映像) of the garden. They thought that they were flying into trees because they saw trees reflected by the window.
“Something has to be done to save the birds.” the parents decided.
At first, the family tried keeping curtains across the windows, but this made the room dark. Then they bought some strong black paper and cut out the shape of a hawk(鹰). They made six hawks-one for each window. They stuck the hawks to the windows. They looked pretty and did not keep out much light. When the birds saw the hawks, they would fly away.
After that, there were no more dead birds. The family were much happier.
1. What happened a few days later when Emily’s family moved in a new house?| A．Their windows were broken. | B．One bird hit the window and died. |
| C．Many birds flew to eat food in their garden. | D．They saved many birds in the garden. |
| A．make somebody interested in something | B．help somebody understand something |
| C．want to get something | D．hope to do something |
| A．found the windows very clean | B．fought for more food |
| C．thought there were more trees ahead | D．wanted to go into the room |
| A．They kept the curtains across the windows. |
| B．They put a hawk made of paper on each window. |
| C．They tried to drive the birds away every day. |
| D．They made the birds fly into the trees near the garden. |
| A．birds like to fly near the windows | B．the family were good at paper-cutting |
| C．the family had a very big new house | D．birds are afraid of hawks |
It is well-known that Australia is a country rich in natural beauties. In Australia there is a famous island called Fraser Island. A great many visitors come here for holidays every year. Why? The reason is that it is special.
On the island there are sand hills without any plants, but there are forests with old trees, beautiful flowers and over a hundred lakes too.
Every year, visitors come to enjoy the natural beauty of this Island. People like camping and hiking there.
| A．The island is completely made of sand. |
| B．However, there is no airport on the island. |
| C．Anyone who breaks the rules will be punished. |
| D．Unluckily, visitors have caused many problems. |
| E．Many kinds of birds and animals live in the forest. |
| F．So it is time to protect the environment of the island. |
【推荐1】Here are some facts about homes in the United States and the people who live in them. In the early 1990s, about fifty percent of the Americans own their homes and the rest rent（租） their homes. The rented homes are usually apartments.
74% of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country. Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US. About half that number have cats.
Families in the USA are becoming smaller. On the average(平均), 2.64 people lived in a home in early 1990s. In 1960, the average was 3.5.
Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms.
An American moves, on the average, twelve times in his or her life. In Japan a person moves about five times, and in England a person eight times.
1. According to the passage, where do most American live?| A．In the cities | B．Around the cities | C．In the country | D．Both A and B |
| A．40% | B．26% | C．74% | D．20% |
| A．Yes, they do | B．No. Half of them do |
| C．No. 5% of them do | D．I don’t know. |
| A．people and homes in the United States | B．dogs and cats in American homes |
| C．teenagers’ bedrooms | D．moving house |
【推荐2】Are you interested in science? How do you think scientists usually make new discoveries? The world produces millions of tons of plastic wastes every year. What do you think the best way to deal with plastic pollution is? Why?
Caterpillars(毛虫) are often used as food for fishing. However, they are now set to join the war on plastic wastes.
Fcderical Bcrtocchini is a scientist with the Spanish National Research Council. When she's not working in her lab, Bcrtocchini keeps bees. One day, when she looked at her beehives(蜂箱),she found lots of caterpillars which were called waxworms(蜡虫). They are often used to feed fish. In the wild, however, they live in beehives, feeding on the wax that bees use to build their houses. Bcrtocchini picked out the caterpillars and put them in a plastic bag. Surprisingly, when she returned to the bag after cleaning out the hives, she (bund it fill! of holes. The worms had eaten their way out.
Bcrtocchini doesn't study plastic. However, you can't keep a good scientist away from an interesting question: Were the waxworms digesting(消化)the plastic?
Bertocchini got in touch with Paolo Bombeli and Christopher Howe at the university of Cambridge. According to their paper, some chemicals within the insects can really break down plastic.
Other scientists have also discovered plastic-eating species(物种). In 2016, for example, a Japanese team found a bacterium(细菌). The bacterium has to spend more than six months eating a layer(层) of plastic bag. However, Bertocchini and her partners discovered that it took a waxworm about 12 hours to eat a layer of plastic bag.
Butthe scientists reminded that it would be at least several years before they set free waxworms into the environment. They want to know if the waxworms are using the plastic as a food, or just they want to run away. If they just want to run away they are going to get fed very soon. But if they want to eat it as food, it's a completely different game.
"It's certainly not going to be the case that within six months we've solved the world's plastic problem, said Howe. "I wouldn't want people to think that within a few months, they can start throwing away plastic bags without worrying about it. "
1. We can learn from the passage that Federical Bertocchini __________________.| A．works full time as a bee-keeper |
| B．is a scientist who is studying on bees |
| C．found waxworms' unusual abilities by accident |
| D．mainly works on solving the world's plastic problem |
| A．It eats fish for food. |
| B．It can eat all kinds of bacterium. |
| C．It eats wax that bees no longer use. |
| D．h eats plastic much more quickly than the bacterium. |
| A．They want to run way. | B．They eat them as food. |
| C．They just want to taste the smell of them. | D．Scientists are still not sure about it. |
| A．there is still a long way to solve the plastic problem |
| B．waxwonns can play no role in solving the plastic problem |
| C．we can solve the world's plastic problem within six months |
| D．it's a good idea to set free waxworms into the environment |
| A．Super Science | B．Star Stories | C．School Time | D．Fun Factory |
【推荐3】Every year, a lot of children in the USA go to summer camps. Some go to play outdoors in the woods, in the mountains or on lakes. But families now have many choices of special camps. These can be in the middle of nature or a big city. Special camps offer young people the chances to learn about different subjects.
In technology camps, one subject that children can learn about is video game design. They learn how to use computer programs to create games of their own. One program that teaches video game design is called Cyber camp. Children can learn how to design their own virtual(实际上的) worlds to set their video game in. Then, they program their own rules and objects into the game.
Cyber camp also offers courses in robot building and Web design. A recent story in the Washington Post described how one child made a robot that could sing a song. Another made a robot that could follow a black line drawn on a piece of cardboard. Also, children can learn how to make Web sites. One child made a site for Pokémon, one of his favourite cartoon shows.
1. Traditional camps are ________.| A．in the woods | B．in the mountains | C．on lakes | D．all the above |
| A．only space | B．only science | C．only medicine | D．different subjects |
| A．sing | B．dance | C．speak | D．draw |
| A．There are many special camps in the USA now. |
| B．Families prefer traditional camps to special camps. |
| C．Special camps can be in the middle of nature or a big city. |
| D．In technology camps,children can create games of their own. |
| A．Traditional Camps | B．Special Camps | C．Summer Camps | D．Summer Holiday |
