【推荐1】阅读下面短文，根据语篇内容，从文后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺。选项中有两项为多余项。

Zhalong National Nature Reserve is in Heilongjiang Province in the northeast of China. It is one of the world’s most important wetlands（湿地）.

The area offers food and shelter to wildlife.     1     Many birds live comfortably in Zhalong National Nature Reserve all year round, while some only stay there for a short time.

There are many fish in the wetlands too. Zhalong National Nature Reserve is an importantliving area for the rare red-crowned cranes（丹顶鹤）. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world. Some of them live in Zhalong.

    2     It means there will be less and less space for wildlife. More and more birds are in danger because they do not have enough living space. Many of them died. The Chinese government wants to protect these endangered birds, and they can be safe in Zhalong.     3     This year, members（会员）of our Bird Watching Club are going to study the different kinds of birds in Zhalong and the changes in their numbers. The study will begin next month.

We do a bird count once a year. We are now inviting secondary school students to help.     4     Many people do not understand the importance of the wetlands. We hope the information will help them understand and make them actively take action to protect wildlife.

A．Every year, a lot of tourists go to Zhalong to watch birds.

B．Animals are people’s friends.

C．We need more people to help us count and do something to help the birds.

D．It is a perfect home for different kinds of plants, fish and birds.

E．We should set up more nature reserves.

F．Some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings.

【推荐2】There are about 3,000 dolphins living in ocean parks around the world. People love watching them. But do they miss their home? The dolphin in this picture might be able to help them return to the ocean.

A US company built a life-like robotic dolphin. It acts robotic dolphin and sounds like a real dolphin. It can swim for 10 hours on a single charge (充电). During tests, people can hardly tell the dolphin is a robot and not real.

The company is now bringing these robotic dolphins to the public. It hopes these dolphins will take the place of real dolphins in ocean parks. Besides dolphins, the company wants to create Great White Sharks and some other animals for ocean parks.

In fact, people who want to protect animals are talking more about the influence of keeping wild animals in parks. The animals have to perform (表演) for visitors many times a day, as well as go through training programs. People around the world are doing more to protect wild animals. Parks and circuses (马戏团) in 20 European countries cannot have wild animal shows anymore. Ocean parks in France can no longer have dolphin shows as of Sep 29. Animal rights groups say the move is “a historical victory”.

1. What can we learn about the robotic dolphin?

A．It is still under discussion.

B．It is just like a real dolphin.

C．It can swim less than 10 hours on a single charge.

D．It will take the place of real dolphins in the ocean.

2. The US company built the robotic dolphin to ________.

A．make more money	B．do research into animals
C．keep the ocean park popular	D．help protect wild animals

3. Which is the best title (标题) for this passage?

A．Create New Inventions	B．Visit Ocean Parks.
C．Help Dolphins Go Home	D．Watch Animal Shows

【推荐3】Trees are useful to man in three important ways: they give him wood and other useful things, they give him cool places, and they help to stop drought and flood.
Unluckily, in many parts of the world, man has not found that the third of these points is the most important. Man wants to make money from trees, so he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had. And also, he is usually too careless to plant and look after new trees. So the forests slowly disappear.
This does not only mean that man will have fewer trees. The results are even worse: for where there are trees, their roots break up soil-make the rain in-and also bind the soil, thus stopping it from being washed away easily; but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away, causing floods and carrying away the rich top-soil. When all the top-soil is gone, nothing is left but useless desert.
1. The most important points of trees to man is ________.

A．they help him to make money

B．they give him cool

C．they give him wood and other things

D．they help him to stop drought and floods

2. In many places forests slowly disappear because ________ .

A．many trees have been cut down by man

B．new trees are not well looked after

C．man has not paid enough attention to planting trees

D．all the above

3. Land becomes desert after all trees are cut down because ________ .

A．roots of trees break up the soil

B．there are too many rainfalls

C．strong winds bring a lot of sand

D．there are no longer trees to keep the rain and protect the top-soil.

4. Which title best fits the passage?

A．Trees and Man.

B．The Function of Tree Wood.

C．How do People do with Trees?

D．The Usage of Tree Roots.

【推荐1】Hippos (河马) live in Africa. Their sweat (汗) is red. Sometimes they walk a long way to find water. In fact (事实上), hippos walk in the water. They can’t swim.

Hippos love to play in the water in the day. They like to eat plants at night. They never eat meat. They are easy to be angry (生气的).

An adult (成年的) hippo is about 3,000 kg. He can run very fast. But he cannot run a long way. His longest (最长的) tooth is about 60 cm. His open mouth is big. A child can get into it.

Crocodiles (鳄鱼) eat young hippos. But they cannot hurt (伤害) adult hippos. So the mother hippos often go with their children.

1. Hippos can’t ________ in the water.

A．run

B．swim

C．walk

2. Two adult hippos are about ________ kg.

A．3,000

B．4,000

C．6,000

3. The mother hippos often go with their children because ________.

A．they like their children

B．crocodiles eat baby hippos

C．they like to play games with them

4. Which is not TRUE according to the passage?

A．Hippos always eat plants in the day.

B．Hippos’ sweat is red.

C．Hippos get angry easily.

5. The passage mainly tells us ________.

A．how to save hippos in Africa

B．something interesting about hippos

C．what food hippos can eat

【推荐2】

It is said that people now love keeping flat-faced (扁脸的) dogs like French bulldogs as pets, because they are so cute. Some people call these dogs “lazy” because they get sleepy more easily than other dogs during the day. However, according to a recent study, these cute dogs are having a hard time.

Scientists watched 92 family dogs of different kinds while they were sleeping. During the study, the dogs spent about three hours with their owners in the sleep lab. With nothing special to do, the dogs soon fell asleep. At that time, the scientists recorded the dogs’ brain activities with an EEG (脑电图).

The study found that the flat-faced dogs slept more than the other kinds. This is because they don’t get enough sleep at night. Scientists explained that, because of their special head structure, these flat-faced dogs usually have sleep apnea (睡眠呼吸暂停症). During their sleep, they can’t get enough air and may find it difficult to breathe, which makes them repeatedly wake up.

Some French bulldogs may sleep while holding a toy ball in their mouths. Owners may think this is funny. But they’re actually doing it to keep their airways (呼吸道) open so they can breathe more easily.

This, however, is only one of the health problems dogs have because of breeding (培育). According to the website Pet Helpful, a lot of pet dogs are bred based on what people like, such as shorter legs, heavier bodies and larger ears. There is no doubt that bulldog is a victim of it.

Lots of pet lovers are calling for people to respect animals as they are. Breeders must take the health of pets seriously instead of just for cuteness. After all, we are not supposed to build our fun on others’ suffering.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. How does the writer start the passage in Paragraph 1?

A．By listing some facts.	B．By telling a joke.
C．By asking a question.	D．By making a survey.

2. What do we know about the study?

A．It studied 92 French bulldogs.	B．Dogs couldn’t fall asleep in the lab.
C．Dogs were put into the lab all alone.	D．It recorded dogs’ brain activities with an EEG.

3. Why do some French bulldogs hold a ball in their mouth during sleep?

A．Because it’s funny to do so.	B．Because the ball tastes delicious.
C．Because the ball can help them breathe.	D．Because their owners tell them to do that.

4. What does the underlined word “victim” mean in the text?

A．Someone who looks very cute.

B．Someone who works in science.

C．Someone who uses their power to hurt others.

D．Someone who is hurt because some bad things happen.

5. What does the writer probably want to tell us?

A．People are choosing pets in a healthy way.

B．People should put health first when breeding pets.

C．We should stop breeding more cute kinds of dogs.

D．Only flat-faced dogs face health problems because of breeding.

【推荐3】Who would win in a competition to memorize numbers, a chimp(猩猩) or a teenager?The teenager? Think again.Scientists have proved that chimps perform better than human beings when it comes to this kind of problem. We may have to rethink what we believe about human memory.

Memory is our ability to learn something, save it and recall it when needed.Our memories are important to our sense of self, our personalities, and our ability to understand the world

Scientists say that there are different types of memory.There is short-term memory and long-term memory.Your short-term memory saves information for a few seconds or a few minutes.For example, the time it takes to compare the prices of a few items(物件)in a store.Long-term memory involves the information you try hard to keep, because it's meaningful to you.(an example is data about family and friends).And then there is visual (视觉的) memory and sound memory.But these are not hard and fast: scientists argue a lot about the nature of memory.

Scientists have also found that people memorize things in different ways.Some memorize better with the help of pictures.Others are helped more by sounds.One thing s for sure.If you can combine different kinds of memory together, you will remember a lot So why not try pictures with English words? At the same time, listen to recordings of the same group of words.This may help when it comes to memorizing it.

Imagination and association can be useful, too.By imagination, scientists mean to picture a word in your mind.Association means relating the word to something you have already known.

1. From Paragraph 1, we can know_________.

A．human beings are less clever than chimps

B．human memory is not as good as before

C．chimps can memorize numbers better than teenagers

D．chimps perform better than human beings in many aspects

2. The short-term memory can keep the information in your mind for_________.

A．an hour

B．half an hour

C．a few minutes

D．one second

3. What's the main idea of the passage?

A．Why a chimp does better than a teenager.

B．How to memorize things quickly and well.

C．Different kinds of memory and several good ways to memorize things.

D．Imagination and association are useful in memorizing things.

【推荐1】Welcome to your future life !

You get up in the morning and look into the mirror. You look young. In 2035, many people can live to be about 150 years old. So at the age of 40, you’re not old at all. And your parents look the same young as you!

You say to your shirt, “Turn red.” It changes from blue to red. In 2035, “smart clothes” can change the color or style as you like.

You walk into the kitchen. You pick up the milk , but you hear the voice, “You shouldn’t drink that!”Your fridge remembers the information about the milk. It knows that the milk is not fresh. In 2035, every household appliance (家电) is like your secretary (秘书).

It’s time to go to work. In 2035, cars drive themselves. Just tell your “smart car”where to go. On the way, you can call a friend with your watch. Such “smart technology（科技）” is all around you.

So will all these things come true? “All these will come true, even better,” says a scientist.

I couldn’t agree more with the scientist. I am expecting the new life.

1. How long can many people live to be in 2035?

A．100 years old.

B．120 years old.

C．140 years old.

D．150 years old.

2. What does the underlined word “it” in the fourth paragraph refer to?

A．Your shirt.

B．Your kitchen.

C．Your fridge.

D．Your secretary.

3. Which of the following is NOT true about the life in 2035?

A．People don’t need to go to sleep at night.

B．Cars can drive themselves without drivers.

C．People can communicate with(与……联系) others with a watch.

D．Clothes can change the color or style according to your needs.

4. What can we know from the last paragraph?

A．The writer predicates (预测) the life in 2035 will be the same as it is now.

B．The writer predicates the life in 2035 will be much better than it is now.

C．The writer predicates the life in 2035 will be much worse than it is now.

D．The writer doesn’t agree with the scientist on the predication about the life in 2035.

【推荐2】The weather is getting hotter and hotter. You are thirsty (口渴) playing basketball or riding home from school. A cold drink may be just the thing. But be careful what you are drinking. Something that looks cool may not be good for your health.

There are plenty of “energy drinks” advertisement (广告) on TV. Most of them have beautiful colors and cool names. They tell you they are helpful to your health. Sounds great and lots of people believe them!

But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine (咖啡因) in them. These drinks are especially aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players. Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake. But be careful not to drink too much.

Caffeine makes your heart beat fast. Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has limited (限制) its use. Caffeine in most energy drinks is as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea. Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks. Just one box of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart problems. Scientists say that teenagers should say no to drinks with a lot of caffeine in them.

1. How do the advertisements play an important role in selling energy drinks to people?

A．By telling people they have lots of caffeine in their drinks.

B．Makers sometimes say their drinks can keep you awake and make you better at sports.

C．They make the weather become hotter and hotter.

2. What are the possible health dangers when you have energy drinks?

A．You may have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart problems.

B．Your heart beats fast and you may sleep well.

C．Your heart beats slower than before.

3. What does the writer think of energy drinks?

A．They are helpful to your health.

B．Everyone can’t drink them.

C．The young shouldn’t drink too much energy drinks.

4. In which part of a magazine may we read the passage?

A．Nature.

B．Sports.

C．Health.