“Last night, there were 20 elephants on my farm,” John from Kenya said. “They ate all my crop (庄稼). What can I do?”
Elephants are cute animals, but they brought serious problems for the farmers near Mount Kenya National Park. The elephants often left the park, went into the farms near the park, and ate their crops. So farmers slept in their fields (田地). If elephants came, they drove them away. However, the next day, the farmers were too tired to do their work.
Then, someone thought of a better way. They built electric fences (电栅栏) to keep the elephants out. The farmers had more time for their work. However, these fences were expensive to build. So they had to give up building electronic fences.
“The elephant problem started when more people came to Mount Kenya and started new farms,” a scientist said. “The elephants had lived here for a very long time before people came. At some times of the year, elephants go from one place to another. They remember their old routes (路线), and they walk through anything that’s there—like a farm or even a house.”
Now the government has a plan. It wants the people around the park to start tourism. People around the world love elephants. When more and more elephant-lovers come to visit Mount Kenya National Park, those farmers can make money by serving them. The government hopes that this way, people and elephants will live together happily.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. Why did farmers sleep in their fields? ______
| A．To have fun. | B．To get good luck. |
| C．To save their crops. | D．To watch elephants. |
| A．they were not useful | B．they cost too much money |
| C．they were not good for elephants | D．they were dangerous for children |
| A．旅游业 | B．种植业 | C．制造业 | D．畜牧业 |
| A．Paragraph 2. | B．Paragraph 3. | C．Paragraph 4. | D．Paragraph 5. |
| A．A big park in Kenya | B．The elephant problem in Kenya |
| C．Elephants are in danger | D．The future of Kenyan farmers |
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Wild beavers (河狸) are back! Experts say that the wild beaver families are doing well. The beavers are even boosting wildlife and the environment!
Over ten years ago, a family of beavers turned up in a part of the river Otter, in Devon. No one knew exactly where they came from. It was a big surprise, wild beavers hadn't lived in England for around 400 years!
In 2015, the government allowed the beavers to stay there as part of a trial (试验). They wanted to see if these animals could be reintroduced to the wild. The trial ends in February. Some scientists from the University of Exeter already say the beavers help the wildlife in the area. One scientist called it "an amazing story".
A lot of this is because of dams. Beavers build dams along the river. This creates deep pools in the riverbed and slows the water down. Scientists say this is perfect for many different types of plants and animals! Many plants are growing near the beavers. Different types of animals are also becoming more and more in the river. Beavers also help make flooding less, scientists say. The beavers' dams slow down the speed of the river, especially after heavy rain.
There are, however, some problems. Beavers gnaw (咬,啃)on trees and this can harm them. Their dams can also sometimes create floods (洪水) on people's land.
Beavers aren't the only animals that are being reintroduced to the wild! In 2019, red squirrels were brought back to an area of the Scottish Highlands. Further away, the world's rarest (罕见的) duck, the Madagascar pochard, is making a comeback. It was set free into the wild on the African island in 2019 and is doing well.
Who knows what other animals might be making a comeback?
1. Which of the following best explains "boosting" in paragraph 1?| A．building | B．spreading | C．helping | D．creating |
| A．grow more plants along the river |
| B．build dams for the beavers in the wild |
| C．introduce the beavers to the wild |
| D．see if the beavers could be reintroduced to the wild |
| A．They help plants grow and make flooding less. | B．They bring heavy rain and floods. |
| C．They gnaw on trees and harm them. | D．Their dams create floods on people's land. |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．Embarrassed. | B．Pleased. | C．Tired. | D．Disappointed. |
1. If you visit the zoo at 10: 00, you may see the pandas ________ .
| A．having a nap | B．getting up |
| C．having breakfast | D．playing games |
| A．take photos | B．shout loudly | C．give pandas food | D．play with pandas |
| A．pandas’ favorite food |
| B．the names of the pandas |
| C．pandas’ everyday activities |
| D．the number of the pandas in the zoo |
【推荐3】When people are dirty,they take a bath or a shower. Animals don't have soap(肥皂) , but they do keep themselves clean. Many animals with hair, such as dogs and cats, keep themselves clean by licking (舔)their hair. They also use their teeth to pull out small dirty things from their hair. When they lick their hair, it is almost as if they are using a wet brush to clean themselves.
Birds take baths to stay clean. First they walk through water that is not deep. Next they beat（拍打) their wings to dry themselves. Birds also take sand baths（沙浴）on the ground. It is thought that they do this to drive away parasites(寄生虫).
Even fish need cleaning. Fish have very little parasites that live in their mouths. Some fish live by eating these parasites off other fish. Such fish are called "cleaner fish". Larger fish will open their mouths so that the cleaner fish can get in to clean.
Some animals that live in groups clean each other, such as monkeys. They often clean one another. One monkey may clean an area that the other monkey can't reach. How interesting it is!
1. One way that birds keep clean is to __________.| A．open their mouths | B．take sand baths |
| C．beat their wings | D．clean each other |
| A．fish need cleaning |
| B．some fish are cleaner fish |
| C．some parasites live in the fish's mouths. |
| D．larger fish open their mouths to eat cleaner fish |
| A．weather report | B．school report |
| C．science book | D．history book |
| A．Animals Keeping Clean | B．Different Animals |
| C．Driving Away Parasites | D．Monkeys Living in Groups |
Do you like dogs? Dogs love their owners.
Some service dogs can also be the “ears” of people with hearing problems. They can let their owners know when the phone rings or when others call their names.
| A．Phyllis, a teacher, can’t hear very well. |
| B．Service dogs often wear special clothes. |
| C．Some dogs also help their owners in life. |
| D．Service dogs can make their owners happy. |
| E．One service dog Chloe helps her owner Sami a lot. |
| F．Some service dogs can be the “eyes” of their owners. |
【推荐2】In a high mountain area in central Utah stands the world’s oldest, heaviest and largest tree, Pando. And it’s dying!
Pando means “I spread” in Latin and it’s a name that makes sense. Pando is a big group of trees that all grow from the same roots (根). They look separate but are all connected underground by their roots. With all these roots connected, the whole group of trees can share water and food.
Protecting Pando is challenging. Putting fences (栅栏) around it to keep animals away has helped new growth. But deer are smart, and they’ve found ways to get through the fences. Other efforts have included cutting or burning part of Pando to encourage new growth. Pando grows back very quickly after a forest fire, and these fires do not reach temperatures that would kill its root system.
Michael Grant, one of the scientists who helped name Pando, warns if the trees are in trouble, the whole ecosystem will be in danger too. We need to make people understand the long-term effects of our actions.
1. Which picture is Pando?A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．It’s in trouble for two reasons. | B．We should do something to save it. |
| C．Nobody knows why it is dying. | D．Plenty of tourists visit it every year. |
| A．the root | B．Pando | C．the forest fire | D．the mountain |
| A．To introduce Pando in Utah. | B．To show the trouble Pando has. |
| C．To ask people to protect Pando. | D．To share ways to look after Pando. |
【推荐3】Joey was happy because he had many special friends-four squirrels (松鼠), two rabbits, and many colorful birds. At the meal time, these wild animals came near to the family and they would feed these special friends.
In the large yard stood thirteen trees of different sizes. One day, while Joey was playing with his sister under the trees, he noticed that a tree trunk (树干) had a sad look. He ran into the house to tell his mom about it. She told Joey to find the reason why it was sad.
So Joey went into the yard, ran to the sad tree and asked, “Why are you unhappy? “
“I am the smallest tree around. The birds don’t fly to me. The rabbits don’t eat grass under me. The squirrels don’t climb to my top. Nobody needs me or loves me.” replied the sad tree.
After knowing the reason, the family had a meeting. Joey suggested making a seat under the sad tree. Joey’s father said he could help make a seat around the tree. The family would sit under the tree and the tree wouldn’t feel sad anymore.
When Joey told his special friends the tree was sad, they decided to do what they could to help make the sad tree happy again.
Early the next morning, when Joey woke up, he noticed birds singing happily in the little tree and saw squirrels running up and down in it.Rabbits were eating the fresh grass around the tree.The little tree was happy again.
Joey ran inside to tell the good news to his family.Joey’s mother and father went into the yard and saw the happy tree.
“Let’s start to build the seats around the trees. I will need help to build them.Get the nails (钉子) for me, Joey, “said the father.
“I can help you hold the nails, Dad,” said Joey’s sister.
1. Why did the tree feel sad?| A．Because Joey didn’t talk to it. | B．Because it thought no one liked it. |
| C．Because it was the only tree in the yard. | D．Because Joey’s sister didn’t play with it. |
| A．The tree. | B．The squirrel. | C．The bird. | D．The grass. |
a.Joey went to find out why the tree was sad.
b.Joey’s special friends decided to help the tree.
c.Joey found a tree unhappy when he was playing.
d.Joey’s father started to build the seats around the trees.
e.Joey’s family discussed how to make the sad tree happy.
| A．a-b-d-c-e. | B．b-a-c-e-d. | C．c-a-e-b-d. | D．d-c-a-b-e. |
| A．Serious and polite. | B．Brave and honest. | C．Quiet and friendly. | D．Kind and helpful. |
| A．The difficulty brought the family together. | B．Love helped the tree become happy again. |
| C．The special friends were thankful to the tree. | D．The tree spread happiness to everyone around it. |
【推荐1】When ice cream is frozen, it is almost impossible to scoop it out from the tub. But now an inventor says he has created a scoop to solve this problem. It is all to do with the angle（角度）at which you scoop ice cream.
Rather than using your wrist（手腕 ), Michael Chou, the inventor, suggests pushing the scoop away from you and bringing the power of your arm and chest muscles into play.
His Midnight Scoop has a curved end. It allows you to easily use that power. It is the first change in design since the ice cream scoop was invented in 1897.
Chou calls his invention the Midnight Scoop because he spent many late nights designing it. The final product took 38 redesigns to come to success.
“Every time I scooped ice cream, I couldn’t help but feel there was a better way. I like my ice cream frozen and hard. Melting it with a hot spoon or letting it sit out for half an hour ruins（把……弄糟）it,” he said.
As an aerospace engineer, Chou is familiar with mechanical forces（机械力）. Thus, he could design the scoop to rely on the power of one’s arm and chest.
But, at the same time, he is a 35-year-old father of two. This makes him familiar with ice cream. “That drove me to create the Midnight Scoop, because I needed a fast and efficient way to get ice cream to my son and daughter,” Chou explained.
1. In the third paragraph, “ that power ” refers to the power of .| A．wealth | B．one’s wrist | C．knowledge | D．one’s arm and chest |
| A．it has a curved end | B．it is often used at midnight |
| C．it has a heater inside | D．it is designed by 38 inventors |
| A．be an aerospace engineer | B．taste hot and melting ice cream |
| C．enjoy frozen and hard ice cream | D．let ice cream sit out for long without ruining it |
| A．is a father of two sons | B．knows mechanical forces well |
| C．made no efforts to invent the scoop | D．designed the scoop during working hours |
| A．introduce a new kind of ice cream scoop |
| B．explain why an engineer is familiar with ice cream |
| C．describe how the first ice cream scoop was invented in 1897 |
| D．show the muscles in one’s arm is stronger than those in one’s wrist |
【推荐2】Children can spend hours a day looking at computer screens and other digital devices. Some eye doctors say this leads to an increase in “computer vision syndrome (电脑视力综合症).”
Nathan Bonilla-Warford is an optometrist (验光师) in Tampa, Florida. He has seen an increase in problems in children. “A lot more children come into the office ▲ because their parents have noticed that they have headaches or red eyes, ▲ because their nearsightedness appears to be increasing and they’re worried,” he says.
Dr. Bonilla-Warford says part of the problem is that children may be more likely to pay no attention to early warning signs than adults. “Even if their eyes start to feel uncomfortable or they start to get a headache, they’re less likely to tell their parents, because they don’t want to have the game or the computer or whatever taken away,” he explains.
He says another part of the problem is that people blink (眨眼) less often when they use digital devices. He says, “A person who uses an electronic device blinks about one third as much as we normally do in everyday life. And so that can result in the front part of the eye drying and not staying protected like normal.”
Eye doctors offer suggestions like following which is known as the 20/20/20 rule. That means every twenty minutes look away twenty feet or more for at least twenty seconds from whatever device you’re using.
Other suggestions include putting more distance between you and the device and using good lighting. Of course, another way is to spend less time looking at screens. Many experts say children should spend no more than two hours a day using digital devices—with no screen time for children under two.
But not all eye doctors have noticed an increase in problems in children. Dr. David Hunter, from Children’s Hospital Boston, has not seen an increase in his practice. “While it is possible to develop fatigue looking at screens for a long period of time, there’s no certain connection between nearsightedness and using digital devices.” he says.
1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?| A．Dr. Bonilla-Warford thinks using computers causes nearsightedness. |
| B．People keep their eyes protected against drying by blinking often. |
| C．Children under two can watch TV for less than two hours a day. |
| D．Dr. David Hunter says headache causes an increase in eye problems. |
| A．neither; nor | B．both; and | C．either; or | D．between; and |
| A．Tiredness. | B．Ability. | C．Interest. | D．Difficulty. |
| A．Looking at Screen: Two Hours or More |
| B．How Can Children Use Their Eyes Properly |
| C．Using Digital Devices: Advantages and Disadvantages |
| D．How Much Screen Time Is Too Much for Children |
The main symbol(象征物)of Easter is Easter eggs．Children like Easter eggs because they are made of chocolate．Eggs are a symbol of new life．
Easter is also a time for families to get together like Christmas．Many people see Easter as a nice long holiday and they have a good time with their families and friends．
1. People love Easter because ___________．
| A．it’s a long holiday |
| B．it’s the birthday of Jesus Christ |
| C．they can have real eggs on that day |
| D．everybody believes in Jesus Christ |
| A．mid-April or late April |
| B．mid-March or late March |
| C．late March or early April |
| D．early March or mid-March |
| A．covered by chocolate | B．chocolate eggs |
| C．a symbol of death | D．not food |
| A．Jesus Christ died on Christmas Day |
| B．Jesus Christ was born on Christmas Day |
| C．Jesus Christ was born on Easter |
| D．Jesus Christ died and got his resurrection on Christmas Day． |
