【推荐2】In 2017, the BBC documentary Spy in the Wild《荒野间谍》gave us a chance to look much more closely into the world of animals through the eyes of “animal spies”. These spies are actually robots with cameras that look like real animals. They “live” together with animals in order to record their lives. Returning for its second season, Spy in the Wild follows the tradition of the first season while introducing new cameras and robots. With the help of these devices, a spy turtle can lay robot eggs, a spy squirrel (松鼠) can gather robot nuts (坚果), and monkeys can play with a spy snowball.

In the new season, more than 50 spy robots are sent to study animals in all kinds of environments from under the Pacific Ocean to the cruel Arctic cold. But these spies don’t just record everyday goings-on-they study the emotional (情感的) connections that are shared between animals first-hand. For example, a spy penguin was accepted as part of a group in South Georgia Island. It watched on as a penguin parents pushed their way through a barrier (障碍) of 6,000 elephant seals (海象) in order to make it home to feed their chicks.

“Quite accidentally, our spy creature is at the center of something special, capturing (捕捉到) emotions that have seldom been watched,” series narrator (旁白) David Tennant told CNET.

Speaking to PBS, director John Downer said, “The whole point is...trying to get closer than we ever have before to capture those elusive (难以得到的) moments when they start to show the kind of emotions we have.”

1. The text is mainly to ________.

A．tell a story	B．keep a diary
C．introduce a TV show	D．compare two documentaries

2. What do we know about the new season?

A．There are more than 100 robots in the new season.

B．The new season focuses on emotional connections between animals.

C．Robots are only sent to warm areas.

D．The new season focuses on penguins.

3. What does John Downer mean in the last paragraph?

A．It is very hard to get closer to animals.

B．It is impossible for animals to have human emotions.

C．It is very hard to record animals’ emotions.

D．The closer we get to animals, the more we know about them.

【推荐3】We know that many animals do not stay in one place. Bird, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time. They move for different reasons: most of them move to find food more easily, but others move to get away from places that are too crowded.

When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food. Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed. The most famous migration（迁徙）is probably the migration of the fish, which is called “salmon”. This fish is born in fresh water, but it travels many miles to salt water. There it spends its life because they can get food easily there. When it is old, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water. Then it gives birth and dies. In northern Europe, there is a kind of mice. They live their mountain homes when they become too crowded. They move down to the low land. Sometimes they move all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea.

Recently, scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobsters（龙虾）. Every year, when the season of the bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean. Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go. So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another, but at other times, we don’t. Maybe living things just like to move.

1. According to the passage, the following statements are reasons for animals’ moving from one place to another EXCEPT（除了）            .

A．finding warmer place to give birth	B．leaving the crowded places
C．finding food more easily	D．finding their parents

2. The writer organizes Paragraph 2 by        .

A．giving examples

B．using numbers

C．listing reasons

D．telling a story

3. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A．The fish called “salmon” spends a long life in salt water.

B．The mice in northern Europe move when the place gets too crowded.

C．Lobsters move across the floor of ocean to give birth.

D．Scientists sometimes don’t know the reason for migration of some animals.

4. In which part of the magazine can we read the text?

A．Culture.

B．Sports.

C．History.

D．Science.

【推荐2】There are seabirds as well as land-birds. The most ordinary seabird is the seagull. It has a white body, a white head, and a yellow beak. There is a spot of red at the very end of the beak. All gulls have very strong wings so that they can fly, far out to sea. If a gull flies out too far, and is too tired to fly back to the shore, it does not get frightened, for it can sit and rest upon the waves. A seagull’s wings do not get wet because all its feathers have a kind of oil over them, so that when the water gets on to the feathers it just runs off again. Seagulls can even sleep on the waves. Seamen know a lot about seagulls and they never kill them. When the seagulls fly a long way out to sea, seamen say that it means fine weather is coming. When the seagulls stay near the shore, seamen say that there will be much wind and rain, and perhaps a storm, for the seagulls know more about the weather than seamen do.

1. What is the seagull?

A．A fish.

B．A land-bird.

C．A seabird.

D．An animal.

2. Why is every seagull able to fly far out to sea?

A．Because it is very light.	B．Because it has very strong wings.
C．Because it always flies high.	D．Because it is strong enough.

3. Why does a seagull not get frightened even when it is far away from the shore and it is too tired to fly back?

A．Because it can swim under the sea.

B．Because it can stay under the sea.

C．Because it can rest and sleep upon the waves.

D．Because it can jump into the sea.

4. What will the weather be like if seagulls stay near the shore?

A．Windy, rainy or stormy.

B．Sunny and hot.

C．Fine and warm.

D．Freezing cold.

【推荐3】Being safe is important to students. What do you have to do in a new place?

Before you go out, remember the three “Ws”: Always tell your parents WHERE you are going, WHO you are going with and WHEN you will get back home.

Make sure you know where your home is and what your home telephone number is.

Say “No” loudly if someone wants to make you feel unhappy.

Shout loudly and run away if someone wants to make you go with them or wants to let you do the things you don’t like.

Some strangers (陌生人) look very friendly, but never talk to them and never take gifts from them. If you do, you’ll be in great danger.

If you get lost in a place, be careful of whom you ask for help. Ask a policeman or someone with a child for help.

You may think it’s not easy to keep safe. But if you follow these rules, you’ll be safe.

1. What are the three “Ws” according to the passage? ________

A．Where.

B．Who.

C．When.

D．All of the above.

2. What can you do when you are with strangers? ________

A．Talk to them.

B．Get their gifts.

C．Be careful of them.

D．Ask them for help.

3. How many rules are mentioned to keep safe in the passage? ________

A．Four.

B．Five.

C．Six.

D．Seven.

4. What can we know from the passage? ________

A．Don’t always tell your parents where you are going.

B．If someone wants you to go with them,never say “No”.

C．It’s still difficult for you to keep safe if you follow the rules.

D．You can ask a policeman or someone with a child for help.

5. What is the best title for the passage? ________

A．How to Stay Safe in a New Place

B．Where We Can Go in a New Place

C．Who to Ask for Help in a New Place

D．How to Talk to Others in a New Place