Many animals have tails（尾巴）. They use their tails to do many different things. Some animals use their tails as flyswatters（苍蝇拍）. Have you ever seen a cow shake its tail back and forth? It’s driving away the flies. Horses also use their tails in the same way.
Some animals hang by their tails. Monkeys often do this. Then they can use all four of their paws for other things, such as eating. Monkeys use their tails as a “hanger”, which can help them hang in the trees and climb trees. Animals that live in the water use their tails to help them swim. A fish uses its tail from side to side. A kangaroo（袋鼠）has a large, useful tail. It’s like a chair. The kangaroo stands on its tail to rest. It helps the kangaroo stand well. The tail is also good for landing. This is important because an adult kangaroo can jump as far as 15 feet at a time. A fox has a big tail. This is a good tail to have on cold nights. The fox can put its tail over its nose and paws while it sleeps. The tail can keep the fox warm.
Some animals don’t keep their tails with them at all times. If their enemies（敌人）catch them, their tails will break off（折断）. Don’t worry. They will soon grow a new tail. How amazing（令人惊异的）it is!
1. A tail can help a kangaroo ________.| A．rest and stand well | B．keep warm on cold nights | C．jump as high as they can |
| A．the tails seem to be amazing |
| B．their enemies catch them |
| C．they can keep their tails well |
| A．a cow | B．a cow, a horse | C．a cow, a horse and flies |
| A．15 feet | B．14 feet | C．10 feet |
| A．How Animals Use Their Tails |
| B．Tails Help Animals to Catch Things |
| C．Animals are Amazing |
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【推荐1】Rabbit Shiny and tortoise(乌龟）Smily were neighbours. One day they were reading a story about their great grandfathers: Shiny’s and Smily’s great grandfathers decided to have a race. While Shiny’s great grandfather went to sleep during the race, Smily’s great grandfather won the race by slowly walking towards the finish line.
Smily said, “If your great grandfather didn’t go to sleep, my great granddad might never win. So his win was not a real win.”
The next day there was a notice in the jungle(丛林）newspaper. It said that there would be a race and the winner would win many prizes. The race started from the bear’s house. From there, the runners had to cross the river. But most of the animals could not both run fast and swim fast. So they didn’t know what to do. Shiny and Smily made a plan.
Shiny ran, while Smily was sitting on his back. He and other animals, like the deer, reached the river side at the same time. But they saw the swift water and stood there because they were worried. None of them liked the idea of crossing the river. Smily quickly got into the water and Shiny sat on his back. Smily started swimming. Soon they reached the other side of the river. Shiny got down from Smily’s back and Smily climbed on Shiny’s back again. Shiny ran fast. They reached the finish line first.
“Both of them are the winners. ” The president of the jungle said, “Shiny and Smily helped each other during the race and they won. So let’s give them a big hand.”
1. Shiny’s great grandfather didn’t win because he ________.| A．ran too slowly | B．broke his leg |
| C．fell asleep during the race | D．didn’t find the finish line |
| A．平静的 | B．湍急的 | C．灵活的 | D．敏捷的 |
| A．were afraid of the water | B．were too tired to swim |
| C．felt worried about Shiny | D．stopped there to have a rest |
| A．Cross the river | B．How to win a race | C．Animals in the jungle | D．Teamwork wins |
I live in a beautiful city. Many visitors come to my city every year because there are so many colorful peacocks (孔雀) here.
The peacocks mostly live on the grassland of Dongfeng Square. Visitors usually throw food to them, but they don’t think about at all whether the food is good or not. Some of the peacocks became ill, and some even died eating the bad food given by visitors.
I’m sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the bird, but they don’t realize that they may be doing them harm (伤害). Visitors should be told that what they have done is harmful to the birds, and this kind of thing must be stopped.
Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dongfeng Square to sell peacock food. For us every person, it is our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds to look after them carefully.
Yours,
Wang Yang
1. The letter will be sent to _____________________.
| A．a school | B．a hospital |
| C．a newspaper | D．a museum |
| A．give peacocks food | B．see peacocks |
| C．do some shopping | D．travel |
| A．they weren’t given any food |
| B．they were given too much food |
| C．they were given some bad food |
| D．they weren’t given enough food |
| A．sell peacocks food to visitors |
| B．sell food to peacocks |
| C．make the square more beautiful |
| D．sell some things for everyday life |
| A．Peacocks mainly live on the grassland of Dongfeng Square. |
| B．Some small shops were built in the square. |
| C．People should look after peacocks carefully. |
| D．Some visitors throw food to the peacocks. |
【推荐3】A special Boeing 777 Freighter provided by FedEx was taking the panda, Bei Bei, and the two of the zoo’s staff members – a panda keeper and a doctor—nonstop from Washington to Chengdu.
During the trip, he was provided with a supply of his treats including bamboo, apples, pears, carrots, cooked sweet potatoes.
Before he left Washington, thousands of people joined ‘Bye Bye, Bei Bei’. During the activity, many people were sad for Bei Bei’s leaving. They hoped he would love his new home in China, and they hoped to visit him there some day.
Su, Bei Bei’s new keeper in China, who majored in animal medicine at Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology University, has worked at the base since she completed her university in 2016. “I feel very nervous when I receive the task because Bei Bei has received a lot of attention. But I think I can do well as I had a lot of experience in panda management,” Su said. “I have taken care of about10 pandas before.”
Su said she had prepared a lot for his arrival. She has planned to spend two weeks allowing Bei Bei to get to know her voice. She will also train him how to stand and sit. “Pandas like sweet food. Bei Bei has been rewarded with sugarcane after cooperating in a physical checkup, for example, after he has placed one leg on equipment to enable blood to be drawn,” Su said. “Instead of sugarcane, we will feed Bei Bei with honey as a reward,” she added.
Her daily routine includes cleaning his den and feeding the panda four times during the daytime. At night, Bei Bei may wake two or three times to eat and then fall asleep, so Su will set up an app on her phone to monitor him.
Pandas are native to Chengdu. So we believe that Bei Bei will get used to living here quickly.
1. What can we learn from Paragraph 1-2?| A．Bei Bei took the direct flight to China. | B．Bei Bei was provided with bamboo, apples, pork, carrots |
| C．Bei Bei went back to China on his own. | D．Bei Bei went back from Britain to China. |
①made plans for Bei Bei ②graduated from the university
③looked after 10 pandas ④was nervous to receive the task
| A．②④③① | B．③②①④ | C．②③④① | D．③①②④ |
| A．favorite food | B．activities | C．rewards | D．training plan |
| A．Panda’s life in the USA. | B．Panda’s new life in China. |
| C．Panda’s keeper in China. | D．Panda’s keeper in the USA. |
【推荐1】We often worry about what others will think of us because of our clothes. But researchers (研究人员) are beginning to think that our clothing has a powerful effect on how we see ourselves.
Scientists Adam Galinsky and Hajo Adams report that there is science behind our style. In their research (研究), Galinsky and Adams had some participants wear white coats similar to the ones scientists or doctors wear. Other participants wore their normal clothes. In the experiment, participants saw cards with different-colored words on them. They had to say the color of the word they saw. The people wearing the white coats said the correct color more often. They thought that the white coats made the participants feel more confident and careful.
Fashion blogger Jennifer Quirk believes that our clothes greatly affect how we feel about ourselves. She says that people should pay more attention to what they wear. For example, we should choose a look that makes us feel more creative and happy. One way to do this at work is to “dress up for the exciting job we want”. Another way is to wear special clothes that mean something to us. For example, Quirk wears one pair of shoes to all her important meetings. They are her “lucky” shoes.
Our clothes are “like our second skin”. The clothes we wear can affect our behavior (行为). They can also tell the world something about us.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. What does the underlined word “participants” mean in Chinese?
| A．参与者 | B．调研者 | C．科研者 | D．普通市民 |
a. Participants looked at the words each written in a different color.
b. The researchers counted the correct items.
c. The participants said the colors, not the words.
d. The researchers gave some participants white coats to wear.
| A．d-e-a-b | B．d-a-c-b | C．b-a-e-d | D．b-e-a-d |
| A．handsome and tidy | B．confident and careful |
| C．powerful and rich | D．hard-working and strict |
| A．When she meets her good friends. |
| B．When she has her birthday party. |
| C．When she attends (参加) important meetings. |
| D．When she goes shopping. |
| A．Wearing right clothes is of great importance. |
| B．Knowing how to make clothes is necessary. |
| C．We’d better wear white clothes often. |
| D．We shouldn’t comment (评论) on others’ clothes. |
【推荐2】Dallol is the hottest place on Earth. It is in Ethiopia, a country in northeast Africa. It can get as hot as 51℃. Water is hard to find, so nobody lives in Dallol. Many people travel to Dallol from the closest villages to work at the salt mine（盐矿）.
They sell salt to get money. Everybody works long days under the burning Sun. When they finish their work, they travel by camel back to their villages.
Oymyakon, Russia is the coldest town on Earth. Once, the temperature there was -71.2℃. Before the 1930s, very few people lived in Oymyakon. Later someone found gold, so more and more people went to work there. Today, about 500 people live there. There is a food stop. It sells bread, milk, meat and other things. But the town has no movie theatres or phone service. Oymyakon may be cold, but the people there are warm and friendly. They care about each other.
1. Why do many people come to Dallol?| A．To find water. | B．To work there. |
| C．To buy salt. | D．To take a trip. |
| A．20.2℃. | B．51℃. | C．71.2℃. | D．122.2℃. |
| A．Nice. | B．Cold. | C．Clever. | D．Hard-working. |
| A．There are movie theatres in Dallol. |
| B．Nobody lives in Dallol and Oymyakon. |
| C．Oymyakon is the coldest town in the world. |
| D．Both Dallol and Oymyakon have many gold mines. |
| A．To attract people to travel to the two places. |
| B．To ask people to work at the salt mine. |
| C．To introduce the two places. |
| D．To call on people to protect the environment. |
【推荐3】①What things are acceptable when you are at the dinner table and what things are serious breaches of manners?
②I will tell you some of the most important American rules of table manners. When you sit down to eat, you should place the napkin across your laps. You should never talk with your mouth full and should chew with your mouth closed. If someone asks you a question while you are chewing the food before answering. You should never drop scraps on the table, instead place them on a spare plate. Salt and pepper, but you should taste your food before adding any. Only put food on someone else’s plate if they ask for it and if they say they do not want anything else to eat or drink then you will not give them anything else. Do not use your knife or fork to point at others because it is considered rude.
③In China I know it is rude to point with your chopsticks. It is common practice to place food into a friends bowl and to put drink in their glass even after they have said they do not want any more. It is fine to drop the scraps onto the table. Though salt and pepper are not always on the table, vinegar and soy sauce.
④Manners are different all over the world and can even change in different parts of a country. Have you ever seen a foreigner do something you thought was impolite? Is there something you have done that they might view as impolite? If you have, leave the message on the page to let more people notice the different table manners.
1. If someone asks you a question while you are chewing in America, you should ________.| A．answer it right away |
| B．ask him to repeat it |
| C．be chewing while answering |
| D．chew and swallow the food before answering |
| A．American people don’t talk with others at the dinner table. |
| B．It is common to place food into a friend’s bowl in America. |
| C．American people like asking others to eat as much as possible |
| D．It is rude to point with tableware in America and in China. |
| A．①②/③/④ | B．①/②③/④ |
| C．①/②/③④ | D．①②/③/④ |
| A．Table Manners in America |
| B．How to Behave Well in China |
| C．When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do |
| D．American and Chinese rules of table manners |
【推荐1】Why Music Isn’t for Everyone?
They say music is universal, and it seems to be true since wherever we go, we see people listening, playing or dancing to it. We tend to think that music is larger than our cultural differences and shows the deeper connections between us.
But according to a recent study published in the journal Current Biology, music doesn’t speak to everyone. There is a condition, the researchers argue, called “musical anhedonia (音乐快感丧失)”. They say that those who have this condition lack the ability to experience pleasure from music.
For the study, 30 people listened to the same, mostly classical music pieces. They were then asked to complete a questionnaire on how they felt about the music. At the same time, the researchers measured their heart rate and skin reaction, which are considered physiological (生理的) measures of emotion.
According to the researchers, most of the people in the study got pleasure from the music. They had a quicker heartbeat and sweated (出汗) more. However, a small number had very little and even no pleasant feeling while they listened. These people had none or very few of the physical signs the others in the study experienced.
The researchers say that this means people have different abilities to enjoy music and that “there are people who specifically can’t enjoy music at all”, study author Josep Marco-Pallares of the University of Barcelona in Spain told Live Science.
To study the condition further, another group of scientists, at Columbia University, US, researched brain activities. They found that the key is the blood flow (血流量) to the reward system in the brain.
“People who got less pleasure from music had comparatively lower blood flow to areas involved in the reward system of the brain when listening to music,” reported the Daily Mail.
The lower blood flow makes it more likely that the brain’s “reward system” will be inactive. Thus, it will release（释放） less of the “pleasure chemical” dopamine (多巴胺). As a result, people get less pleasure from music.
If the research is correct, according to National Public Radio, there are simply people who just don’t get music. They may get pleasure from many things, but a good tune (曲调) isn’t one of them.
1. What do we know about people with “musical anhedonia”?| A．They usually avoid listening to music. |
| B．They like to listen to certain types of music. |
| C．They believe cultural differences are larger than music. |
| D．They can’t feel the pleasure that music brings to others. |
| A．To learn what music people love most. |
| B．To learn how music influences people’s emotions. |
| C．To see whether music works in the same way for all people. |
| D．To understand the relationship between music and the body. |
| A．All of them had faster heartbeat and sweated more. |
| B．People who enjoyed music had more dopamine released. |
| C．They showed different physical signs as the music changed. |
| D．People who got less pleasure from music had higher blood flow. |
His hiccups began one Sunday lunch time and continued day and night for two weeks. After the first week, Harry's parents took him to hospital, but it took another week for the doctors to cure his attack.
Harry, who is now back at school, described what happened to him.
“When I began to hiccup, I drank a glass of water but that didn't do any good. That evening I had hiccups every four seconds. We tried everything to stop them. I held my breath and drank cold drinks. My father even tried to give me a shock but that didn't work either.”
After a week of sleepless nights, he went to hospital. The doctors took an X-ray of his chest but they couldn't find anything wrong.
“They gave me some medicine and my hiccups slowed down, but it was another week before the medicine worked completely and my hiccups stopped.”
Harry was very lucky. The world record holder is the American farmer Charles Osborne, who hiccupped for sixty-eight years. He stopped in 1990 at last, but nobody knows why.
1. Harry's hiccups lasted ____.
| A．a week | B．fourteen days |
| C．twenty-eight days | D．one month |
| A．drank a glass of water | B．went to hospital |
| C．ate an Indian meal | D．finished his homework |
| A．hiccupped for four seconds |
| B．held his breath |
| C．hiccupped at night |
| D．couldn't stop hiccupping |
| A．gave him some medicine |
| B．took an X-ray of his chest |
| C．gave him a shock |
| D．let him drink cold drinks |
| A．震惊 | B．休克 | C．喷嚏 | D．哈欠 |
| Animals of the city by CNN |
| *Tama the cat, Kinokawa, Japan: Tama is a 15-year-old cat. She is the station master at the Kishi train station in Japan. She works from Monday to Saturday together with Sakura, a lovely dog. Their jobs include saying hello, wearing beautiful clothes and eating. |
| *Fungie the dolphin(海豚), Dingle, Ireland: Dingle is home to Fungie. He lives there for over 30 years. He loves playing in the water. If you go to Dingle, you can go on daily tours(一日游)to see Fungie. |
| *Patrick the wombat(袋熊), Victoria, Australia: Patrick is the oldest and largest wombat in the Ballarat Wildlife Park in Australia. He is 28 years old and weighs about 38 kilograms. Usually, wombats live for about 15 years. Patrick is an orphan(孤儿).Workers in the park give him food. Patrick likes to be around people. |
1. How many days does the cat work each week?
| A．Seven days. | B．Six days. | C．Five days. | D．Four days. |
| A．Japan. | B．CNN. | C．Ireland. | D．Australia. |
| A．He is a station master. | B．He has no family members. |
| C．He likes traveling. | D．He is 15 years old. |
| A．The dolphin. | B．The cat. | C．The wombat. | D．The dog. |
Sign language is popular among dumb people who are unable to speak or don’t want to speak. If you want to communicate with a foreigner ,but you can’t speak his language and he can’t speak Chinese, what can you do ? Maybe you can communicate by making signs. Now let’s learn some signs Indians often use.
★When they are hungry, they move their right hands back and forth in front of their stomachs.
★When they mean “ Let’s eat”, they put their right hands and move them up and down in front of their mouths.
★When they have had enough, they part their thumbs and first fingers, and move their hands from their chests to chins.
★If they have a stomach ache, they put both hands on their stomachs, and move them back and forth.
1. The most common way to communicate is ________.
| A．by calling others |
| B．by talking with others |
| C．by using body language |
| D．by using signs |
| A．blind | B．deaf | C．disabled | D．ill |
| A．move your left hand up and down in front of your mouth. |
| B．put your right hand in front of your mouth. |
| C．move your right hand back and forth in front of your stomach. |
| D．move your right hand from your chest to chin. |
infer(推断)____
| A．he has a stomach ache |
| B．there’s something wrong with his legs |
| C．he is too tired to walk |
| D．he wants to sit down and have a rest |
| A．Getting to Know Sign Language |
| B．The Most Common Way to Communicate |
| C．The Importance of Using Hands |
| D．Indians And Their Hands |
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Tickets for the NBA basketball game are going on sale (出售). Lots of people like to go to watch the game because they are going to cheer for their teams. However, there are never enough tickets for everyone. So some people come the day before and sleep in front of the ticket office. At night, when they are waiting, some people play music, others dance and sing, and still others talk about their favorite players. Sometimes they argue (争论) with each other, because they like different teams. After waiting all night to buy the tickets, they will be too tired to enjoy the game.
1. Why do many people like to go to watch the basketball game?| A．Because it’s easy to buy the tickets. |
| B．Because they like to cheer for their teams. |
| C．Because they have free tickets. |
| D．Because they live near the basketball court. |
| A．Because the ticket office is faraway. |
| B．Because the tickets are very expensive. |
| C．Because there aren’t enough tickets for everyone. |
| D．Because the tickets are sold in the evening. |
| A．They go to the ticket office right before the game. |
| B．They ask a basketball player for help. |
| C．They pay by credit card. |
| D．They wait in front of the ticket office. |
| A．They sing, dance, and talk. | B．They play basketball. |
| C．They cheer for their teams. | D．They go for a walk. |
| A．Waiting to sell tickets | B．NBA basketball game |
| C．The Ticket office | D．Tickets on sale |
【推荐3】John Brown, an office worker lives in Washington. He inherited（继承）$1,000,000 after his parent died. He didn't feel happy at all. His college friends were looking for their first jobs, but he didn't have to. John decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else. He didn't tell any of his friends and gave $ 100,000 of his money to a charity that he helped poor children. Today he is 36, and he still wears cheap clothes and drives a small car only, but he is much happier.
So far, John has helped 15 children from poor countries all over the world, $200 a month for each. The child does not receive the money in cash(现金).The money is paid for the child's education, food, medical care and clothing. John receives a report each year on the child's progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.
Once John went to meet a little girl he was helping in Africa. He said that the meeting was exciting. "When I met her, I felt very happy." He said. "I saw that the money was used for a very good plan. It brought me closer to the child in a way that only giving money cannot." "I want to do everything I can. I will go on helping those children in need." He added.
1. John is living a ________ life.| A．poor | B．simple | C．hard | D．rich |
| A．The child can receive the money in cash. |
| B．John only helps the poor children in Africa. |
| C．John has never seen the children he is helping |
| D．John has helped 15 children from different countries. |
| A．Because the girl came from Africa. |
| B．Because the girl could speak English. |
| C．Because he saw the money was well used. |
| D．Because he thought he had given money to the girl. |
| A．John's Friends | B．A Helpful Man | C．A Girl in Africa | D．John's Money |
| A．In a newspaper. | B．In a science report. | C．In a novel. | D．In an ad. |
