Nina is reading a book which described 37 endangered natural and cultural treasures in the world. The writers want the book to be a hopeful call to action. Let’s visit some of these places.
Venice
The ancient city of Venice, Italy has long been threatened (威胁) by rising sea levels because of the warm temperature. The situation is made worse by the fact that its ancient buildings, built on a body of water, are slowly sinking (下沉). When the city was founded about 1,600 years ago, the level of Adriatic Sea was almost 2 meters lower than it is today.
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro in northeastern Tanzania, is the highest in Africa, almost 6,000 metres. The mountain supports 5 plant areas and many kinds of animals. The ice glaciers (冰川) on the mountain are disappearing very quickly. This will have a bad effect on the mountain’s ecosystems (生态系统) and on Tanzania’s travel industry. Also, a valuable record of thousands of years of weather history will also be lost if the ice melts.
Glacier National Park
In the United State, the icy blocks in Clacier National Park may soon completely disappear because of weather change. In 1850, there were about 150 glaciers. There are 26 glaciers remaining today. Scientists estimate that the glaciers will be gone by 2030. Warm temperatures are also threatening the many kinds of plants and animals that live in this mountain ecosystem.
Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is the largest coral reef (珊瑚礁) system in the world. Rising sea temperatures are greatly harming the reef. In some areas, healthy yellow, brown and green reefs have become white. The coral whitens when it is in warmer temperature. Sick or dying coral influences the whole ecosystem of this special underwater area. Water pollution and visits by careless swimmers and divers also threaten the reef.
1. What does the common harm to the four places above according to the text?| A．Sea levels. | B．Ice glaciers. | C．Warm temperature. | D．Water pollution. |
| A．count | B．guess | C．suggest | D．wonder |
| A．Listing numbers. | B．Drawing diagrams (图表). |
| C．Providing examples. | D．Making comparisons (比较). |
| A．Disappearing destinations (目的地). | B．Ecosystems of the sea. |
| C．Creating a new world now. | D．Treasures in the world. |
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A yearbook is a type of a book published every day.
In 1806, the first formal yearbook was published by Yale University in the USA.
Most yearbooks have a similar format(格式), which has individual(有个性的) photographs of students and information on sports and other activities.
In the US, yearbooks often cover the whole school and not just the senior class. Senior photographs are usually larger than those of underclassmen and sometimes with text about their accomplishments at high school and their future plans.
In the UK and other countries, yearbooks often only cover the final year group and not the whole school. Each student has more space for answers for students to answer, such as “Favourite teachers?” or “Where will you be in 5 years?”
Today, we use computers to make most of the book
| A．The first formal yearbook was published in China. |
| B．Yearbooks are also developing. |
| C．The answers appear alongside students’ photos. |
| D．The first yearbooks appeared in the 1600s. |
| E．Yearbooks are generally complied (编纂) by a student club. |
| F．Yearbooks have one same format to use. |
| G．It is used to record and remember the past school year. Many schools publish yearbooks. |
【推荐2】The largest animal ever to live on Earth is the blue whale. It weighs about 80 tons—more than 24 big elephants. It is more than 30 meters long. A new baby whale weighs as much as a big elephant.
Cats won’t die if they fall off very high places because they can turn themselves up the right way so as to keep their bodies safe. One cat fell off 32 floors onto the street, but it was just hurt a little.
A bear can run as fast as a horse
A new-born panda is smaller than a mouse and weighs about 100 grams.
Elephants are the most careful animals in their love. A male elephant may show his lady love for up to three years until the female elephant takes his love. They often show their love by touching each other’s body.
Usually, wolves do not hurt people. For years a Canadian newspaper says that they would give anyone a lot of money if he or she could show that a wolf could hurt a person. But nobody could do that. Wolves do not usually go together though they may do this in winter and they only hurt people at an unusual time.
1. How much does a new-born blue whale weigh?| A．About 10 tons. | B．As much as a baby elephant. | C．About 80 tons. | D．About 3 tons. |
| A．faster than | B．more slowly than | C．as fast as | D．as slowly as |
| A．fight with the baby elephant | B．ask the lady elephant to help him |
| C．show his love for a long time | D．find food together with her |
| A．in winter | B．at an unusual time | C．in groups | D．that it is happy |
| A．The largest animal ever to live on Earth is the elephant. |
| B．Cats will die if they fall off very high places. |
| C．A mouse is bigger than a new-born panda. |
| D．Wolves usually hurt people. |
China is one of the largest cotton producers in the world. In 2020, China produced（生产）more than 5,910,000 tons of cotton (from National Bureau of Statistics 国家统计局), almost 3,000,000 tons more than America, the third largest cotton producer. Most of China’s best cotton come from Xinjiang. In 2019, Xinjiang produced 5,160,000 tons of cotton, almost 87% of the whole country.
Why can Xinjiang grow the best cotton? Because cotton needs lots of heat and plenty of sunshine to grow. And Xinjiang has lots of sunshine—about 3,000 hours every year. Long-stapled cotton (长绒棉) is the most famous cotton in Xinjiang. It’s also one of the best kinds of cotton in the world.
Its fibers are longer, softer and whiter than those of other cotton. And it’s warm and comfortable. So it’s good for making cloth and quilts.
Every year, after the harvest season, the fresh cotton goes to the textile factories (纺织厂) nearby. There, the cotton is made into cloth and quilts.
1. How many tons of cotton did China produce in 2020?| A．5,160,000 | B．5,910,000 | C．3,000,000 | D．3,000 |
| A．Water and air. | B．Heat and water | C．Heat and sunshine. | D．Water and sunshine. |
| A．many | B．lots of | C．a little （一点） | D．a few |
| A．Clothes. | B．Cloth. | C．Quilts. | D．Factories. |
【推荐1】When Shanghai introduced a new rubbish sorting policy(垃圾分类政策) in July last year, the people in this city took some time to get used to it.They joked that every time they took out their litter, the aunt standing by the bins would ask, “What kind of litter are you?”
Starting on May 1, Beijing joined many Chinese cities by introducing a new rubbish sorting policy. People should sort their litter into four groups：kitchen, recyclable, harmful and other waste.These groups are represented(代表) by four different colors of rubbish bins—green, blue, red and gray. Those who fail to sort their litter correctly in those cities may face fines(罚款) of up to 200 yuan.
The way Beijing sorts its rubbish sounds different from cities like Shanghai and Qingdao. These cities use four different groups: wet, recyclable, harmful and dry. Although their names are different, the groups are actually the same.Wet rubbish in Shanghai is, in fact, kitchen rubbish. And dry rubbish is the same as other waste.
Many people don’t know how to sort their litter correctly, so Beijing government is offering online guidelines. If people don’t know how to throw away rubbish, they can search for it on the WeChat account Guanchenglishi (管城理市) to find out. By searching a key word or taking a photo, people can find out which group their litter belongs to at once.
1. Kitchen rubbish is called ________ in Shanghai.| A．Wet rubbish | B．Dry rubbish | C．Recyclable rubbish | D．Harmful rubbish |
| A．Rubbish sorting is being carried out all over the country. |
| B．Rubbish sorting started in Beijing on May 1. |
| C．In Qingdao, people who don’t sort their litter correctly may be fined 200 yuan. |
| D．People in Beijing dislike rubbish sorting policy. |
| A．Green bins | B．Blue bins | C．Gray bins | D．Red bins |
| A．the government’s advice about rubbish sorting policy. |
| B．problems with Beijing’s rubbish sorting policy. |
| C．how Beijing government help people sort their rubbish. |
| D．actions we can take to protect the environment. |
| A．People are made to sort their litter and they are unhappy. |
| B．Four cities are using the new rubbish sorting policy in China. |
| C．Many people had some problems with rubbish sorting at first. |
| D．People should sort their litter into four groups. |
【推荐2】How do you deal with plastic(塑料) bags from the supermarket? Throw them away or reuse them? How about eating them?
Envi Green in India has made a bag with natural ingredients(成分). It looks and feels just like plastic, but can be broken down. The bags bring no harm to the environment. Both humans and animals can safely eat them. Envi Green founder(创始人) Ashwath Hedge spent four years trying out such a thing of 12 natural ingredients(原料). They include potatoes, corn, vegetable oil and bananas. He made the ingredients into liquid(液体) and used the liquid to make the bag.
Although the Envi Green bags are much more expensive than those usual plastic bags, they are good for our environment. Usually, it takes 1, 000 years for usual plastic bags to break down. But an Envi Green bag can be naturally broken down in less than 180 days. It can also be broken down in less than a day in water, and in about 15 seconds in boiling water. Maybe the Envi Green bag could be a way to the world problem of plastic pollution.
1. We can infer (推断) that Envi Green is ________.
| A．a kind of Indian food | B．a team in India |
| C．an Indian company(公司) | D．an Indian restaurant or supermarket |
| A．Potatoes. | B．Vegetable oil. | C．Bananas. | D．Milk. |
| A．1, 000 years. | B．About 180 days. |
| C．Less than a day. | D．About 15 seconds. |
| A．Hedge spent four years trying out the Envi Green bags. |
| B．The Envi Green bags are made of 12 kinds of vegetables. |
| C．The Envi Green bags are cheaper than usual plastic ones. |
| D．Indians are widely using the Envi Green bags now. |
| A．The touch feeling. | B．The shape. | C．The taste. | D．The weight. |
| At the head of fashion Wang Ping, a photographer and stylist, has “the magic” to turn dried turnip (萝卜干) into a beautiful “flower” to decorate headdresses (头冠). He tried his best to design and make the headdresses in an environment-friendly way. Almost all materials are “waste” as they come from disused clothes. Wang usually posts videos about how he makes headdresses on Douyin. Within one year, he has attracted over 150000 followers. ______________________ Wearing high heels, lipstick, straight-backed , stylish, four “chic (时尚的) grandmas” with an average age of more than 68, can still walk the walk on the T-stage. These are not trained models but ordinary retirees (退休人员). They all share a love for fashion, and they came together to make their lives colorful. The “chic grandmas” hope to make videos and express their understanding of life through the internet. Happy Valley’s China-Chic Cosplay Festival underway The Happy Valley China-Chic Cosplay Festival is now underway, offering a series of themed activities including the hanfu-themed music appreciation. It will last until May 4. Happy Valley creates a Sakura ACG (Animation, Comic and Game) world for tourists and a grand parade performance. At night, there is a Qin dynasty-themed performance on the water stage. |
| A．painting | B．food | C．travel | D．clothes |
| A．Wang Ping is good at taking photos. |
| B．Wang Ping learned some magic to make the headdresses. |
| C．Wang Ping shared how he makes headdresses on Douyin. |
| D．Wang Ping used disused clothes to make the headdresses. |
| A．Beauty has no age limit | B．Four chic grandmas |
| C．Four models | D．Happy life of retirees |
| A．they want to make money | B．they hope to make videos |
| C．they share a common goal for fashion | D．they are trained models |
| A．there is a Tang dynasty-themed performance on the water stage |
| B．there are different themed activities during the festival |
| C．you can enjoy the festival on May 6 |
| D．you can watch Qin dynasty-themed music appreciation |
【推荐1】Even though African elephants are protected, many of them are still being killed for their ivory.
At the end of the 1970s, over 1.3 million elephants walked around Africa, but today, their numbers have fallen to around 450,000. This is mainly caused by illegal(非法的) hunting for ivory. Need for ivory in markets, especially in Asia and Africa, continues to push the illegal trade. This has resulted in the deaths of at least 20,000 African elephants each year.
Ivory, also known as “white gold”, has long been considered valuable. Its unusual look has led to its use in lots of expensive things, including jewellery, musical instruments and art. And the ivory material itself can stand the test of time. So many people are willing to pay a high price for ivory products.
However, no matter how much real ivory is sold for, it’s certainly not worth the harm to elephants. That’s why some scientists are working to achieve the same beauty of ivory without killing any animals.
Thaddaa Rath and her team at the University of Vienna have created the ivory called “Digory”. The high-tech ivory is made from synthetic resin(合成树脂) and calcium phosphate particles(磷酸钙颗粒). It’s first formed into the shape by a 3D printer. And then it is color-matched and colored. Next, it is polished(抛光) to make it look like real natural ivory.
Although Digory looks so real that it is hard to tell it from real ivory, its chemical structure is completely different from that of the real one. Fritz Vollrath, a biologist who is against killing elephants for ivory, felt excited about the invention and spoke highly of it for the fact that Digory could save many elephants from risks. Scientists have made some achievements, but we still need to do more research to make sure that it is widely used. It’s still hopeful that scientists can be able to protect African elephants by making high-tech materials to take the place of the real ivory.
1. How does the author show the dangerous situations of elephants?| A．By telling a story. | B．By listing numbers. | C．By asking a question. |
| A．For its common look. |
| B．For its long history. |
| C．For its high-quality material. |
①Its steps. ②Its time. ③Its materials. ④Its cost.
| A．①② | B．③④ | C．①③ |
| A．Technology can take human’s place to create art. |
| B．It is almost impossible that Digory will be widely used. |
| C．The use of technology can support the protection of wildlife. |
【推荐2】Teachers’ Day is celebrated in different countries. Here are some of them. In China, Teachers’ Day was first celebrated on September 10th, 1985. Now people celebrate it on September 10th every year. On this special day, students usually give their teachers thank-you cards, flowers and fruit to show their love.
In the United States, Teachers’ Day is known as “National Teachers’ Day”. It’s on Tuesday during the first week of May. Before the day, students have time to prepare gifts for teachers because they have less homework to do at the end of the term. On the day, students show their love for their teachers with flowers, thank-you cards and other gifts.
In India, Teachers’ Day is celebrated on September 5th to remember the second president of India. September 5th is his birthday. On this day, both junior and senior students sing traditional songs, recite(背诵) poems and perform dramas.
In Russia, Teachers’ Day was celebrated on the first Sunday of October between 1965 and 1994. Since 1994, the day has been celebrated on the 5th of October. Students usually show their love with games, competitions, dramas, dance or little gifts. There are also some significant activities. Some schools give some prizes to their teachers for their hard work in a meeting. Every teacher must attend it.
In Vietnam, Teachers’ Day is celebrated on November 20th. It was first celebrated in 1958. Students usually hold the Teachers’ Day parties at their schools to celebrate it.
1. When did Chinese people celebrate Teachers’ Day for the first time?| A．In 1958. | B．In 1965. | C．In 1985. | D．In 1994. |
| A．They don’t need to do homework. | B．They are not busy with homework. |
| C．Their homework is easy and interesting. | D．Their parents help them with homework. |
①Sing songs. ②Play games. ③Recite poems. ④ Perform dramas.
| A．①③④ | B．②③④ | C．①②④ | D．①②③ |
| A．Strange. | B．Terrible. | C．Important. | D．Dangerous. |
| A．Celebrate Teachers’ Day in May |
| B．Celebrate Teachers’ Day with Flowers |
| C．Celebrate Teachers’ Day in the Same Way |
| D．Celebrate Teachers’ Day in Different Countries |
【推荐3】As students, we should work hard at school, but having a good rest is also very important. Maybe the followings are useful to relax.
First of all, we should think about what exactly causes us to feel tired or stressed. According to the Mayo Clinic, a lack of exercise is the main reason for the feeling tired. With this in mind, finding the time to do light exercise during the day could make a huge difference to our mood (心情).
Light exercise includes really simple things like walking, cycling, or even doing housework. This means that if you normally take the bus or subway to school, you could try walking instead. Or when you get home from school, spend 30 minutes or so cleaning up or helping your parents to make dinner.
Being more active is a great way to relax. But yet another way to feel better about yourself could be to take up a hobby. “In fact, hobbies are just as important to good health as exercise is, thanks to their abilities to reduce stress,” according to the health magazine Shape. And having a hobby is one of the best ways people can show passion (热情) and leadership.
A hobby could be anything. It doesn’t matter what it is, as long as it takes your mind off your daily worries. A new hobby could not only relax you, but it could also help you develop new skills. So, the next time you feel stressed, don’t forget to slow down and relax. Something as small as taking a quick run in the park could make a huge difference to your day.
根据短文内容，判断下列各句正 (T)、误 (F)。1. Walking during the day could make people relaxed.
2. There are only 5 ways mentioned in the passage to relax us.
3. Taking up a hobby could make you less confidence.
4. If you feel stressed, you can slow down and relax.
5. The passage mainly tells us how to relax.
