A giant panda is a kind of bear. It has a white face with black patches around its eyes. (A) 它也有黑色的耳朵, shoulders and legs. The rest of its body is white.
Home
Pandas live high up in the mountains of Central and Western China. They live in the bamboo forests there.
Food
Pandas in the wild (B) usually eat bamboo. In zoos, their menu includes bamboo, apples and carrots. A giant panda can eat as much as 30 kilograms of bamboo a day.
Behaviour
Pandas like to live on their own. They need to eat a lot to stay healthy, so they spend (C) more than 12 hours a day eating. Although they are big and heavy, it is not difficult for them to climb trees. ( D) They are strong enough to protect themselves.
Life
Pandas live for about 20 years in the wild, but in zoos they can live for up (E) 35 years.
The future
People are cutting (F) forests, so the pandas are losing their homes. Some people are killing them for their fur. They are cruel to do so. There are not many pandas in the world now. It is important for us to protect them.
1. 将文中划线部分（A）译成英语：2. 写出文中划线部分（B）和（C）的同义词或近义词：
3. 将文中划线部分（D）改写为：They are
4. 在文中（E）和（F）的空白处填入适当的单词：
5. 从文中找出能说明本文主旨大意的短语：
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Though rainforests are valuable, an area of rainforest about the size of Britain is destroyed every year, and this is called deforestation (森林砍伐). Rainforests now only cover 6% of the world’s surface as we cut down the trees for materials such as paper and wood and use the land for farming and crops. Sometimes they’re burnt down to make space to grow soya (大豆) which is an animal feed, and to grow palm (棕榈) trees to produce palm oil. Everyone can do something to help reduce the need for deforestation just by following our tips below.
How to help:
Good wood Hardwoods are grown in rainforests and take hundreds of years to grow, so you should avoid using any products made of these woods. It is better to have products made of pine or oak. These trees don’t come from the rainforests and can be more easily replaced as they grow a lot faster.
Protect animals. Some parrots are unluckily still being taken from rainforest areas. They are sold as pets. If you want a parrot as a pet, make sure it has been hatched (孵化) in your country.
Save trees. Save trees by recycling your own paper. Use both sides of the paper. If you want to buy paper, buy recycled paper, whether it is writing paper or toilet paper!
Other actions. Teach others about the importance of the environment and how they can help save rainforests. Encourage people to live with the environment in a friendly way. Build parks to protect rainforests and wildlife. Support companies that are trying not to pollute the environment.
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Do you ever find yourself standing in front of rubbish bins, not sure whether the piece of waste in your hand is recyclable or not? To solve this problem, four Hong Kong high school students have invented a smart rubbish bin that uses AI to divide the waste. The students called the bin Waste Collection Point.
The bin uses a camera to know the kind of the waste and divides it into plastic, paper, glass or other kinds. To make sure the bin can divide waste correctly, the team tested every product in the school shop and took over 500 pictures of each one. “To train the AI, we had to take many photos from different angles (角度), so it has a better rate of accuracy (精确度),” said one of the students.
The students had the idea of the smart bin two years ago because they saw a lot of rubbish here and there in their village. Every weekend, they had to join the villagers in picking up the waste.
The students decided to invent a special recycling bin that would encourage people to protect the environment. Although the school ended at 2 p.m., the team members would continue to work on their invention until 6 or 7 p.m. at school.
“Our bin is now in its third generation (代). Before graduation, we hope that it can be widely used in the city.” The students said, “Then it will be easier than ever for people to recycle waste and protect our environment.”
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4. Where did the four students work on their invention?
5. What does the story mainly want to tell us?
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In recent years, competition from e-books and online booksellers has heated up. Many people predict bookstores will disappear. Thankfully, that hasn’t happened. One reason is that bookstores have made buying books a more pleasant experience. They are bigger, brighter and more comfortable. Take the recently opened Duoyun Bookstore as an example. It is located on the 52nd floor of the Shanghai Tower. It has comfortable chairs and a café. You can relax and look at the city skyline while reading a wuxia novel. You may also meet and make friends with other young readers.
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Now, we may find ourselves in a convenient world of words. We use cellphones to send lots of messages every day. Then the problem appears. Sometimes, when we pick up a pen to write a word, we perhaps forget the way to write it. As Chinese, we shouldn’t forget Chinese words and the beauty of Chinese calligraphy (书法).
China has a rich history of calligraphy. Chinese calligraphy is important treasure because it has been a way of the expression of Chinese culture. Calligraphy came out over 3, 000 years ago. The earliest examples are jiaguuen in Shang Dynasty. Then the picture-like characters gradually developed into zhuanshu in Qin Dynasty. During Han Dynasty, lishu began to bewidely used. This started a new age in the history of Chinese calligraphy. Kaishu was first used in the late Han Dynasty, before becoming a standard style for official records and other formal written works in Tang Dynasty. Caoshu also appeared in Han Dynasty. It was hard to read. Xingshu appeared at the end of Han Dynasty. It was written faster and more freely than kaishu. As a result, it was considered to be the most popular form of handwriting.
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3. Please fill in Blank ① and Blank ②.
4. How has Wang Xizhi inspired people to learn calligraphy?
5. Why do young people in Europe and America learn Chinese calligraphy?
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【推荐3】Healthy eating habits along with regular exercise is the only way to become fit. If we have the correct number of calories (卡路里) and exercise regularly, we will lose weight, keep fit and feel great, too.
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■ Try to keep the planet clean and free from pollution.
■ Tell other people about what you’ve learned.
任务一：选择与动物名称相匹配的图片，将图片的字母代号填写在相应的横线上。
任务二： 根据短文内容，回答问题。
2. How many kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage?
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任务三：根据短文内容，列出导致动物濒危的两种原因。
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3. With China’s protection, what has happened to the spotted seals in Chinese waters?
4. What does the underlined word “they” in paragraph 5 refer to (指的是)?
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