Some animals can easily find their way home after a long journey. How do they make it? Scientific research shows that they are born with certain unusual abilities for direction.
A certain kind of ants, for example, can count their steps to avoid getting lost. They can go as far as 110 meters and bring food home. These ants live in the open desert, so they have nothing to guide them along the way. It’s like someone walking six kilometers through a dark forest.
Some fish have an unbelievable sense of smell. They can smell even a single drop of their home water in a large sea area. Some sea birds have a similar ability. They are able to make a smell map of their flying area.
Some animals can sense the earth’s magnetic field (磁场), while humans can’t. This magnetic field guides a certain kind of fish when they swim a long way to a place and then back, How can this kind of fish do that? It is still a mystery. Scientists have no good answers yet.
However, animals with such unusual abilities still have difficulty dealing with environmental changes caused by human activities. For example, many birds depend on stars for direction, but they get lost easily at night when city lights are kept on all night. To solve this problem, we can simply turn off some lights at night. Clearly, one small act of humans may mean a lot to animals.
1. A certain kind of ants find their way home by remembering their steps.2. Both some fish and sea birds have amazing sense of smell.
3. Humans can sense the earth’s magnetic field when they swim.
4. Many birds lose their way at night because they mistake lights for stars.
5. The text mainly talks about how to help lost animals.
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【推荐1】In our city, there is a big zoo. There are a lot of animals in it.
 | Mona is an Australian koala. She is seven years old. She is very cute. She likes sleeping in the day. But at night she gets up and eats leaves(树叶). Mona doesn’t drink water for months. But she is healthy, because she can get water from the leaves. |
 | Here is a big house. A lion lives in it. His name is Gerry. He is ugly. He is from Africa. Meat is his favorite food. Gerry is very lazy. He sleeps and relaxes 20 hours every day. Today is Gerry’s eighth birthday. The workers in the zoo are having a birthday party for him. |
 | This is a big elephant. His name is Johnny. He is from India. He’s eleven years old. He has bad eyesight (视力). He likes fruit. He’s friendly and smart. People can teach him to do something for them. |
 | Tuantuan is a cute panda. She is five years old. She’s from China, She is very beautiful, but she’s shy, so please keep quiet. She likes eating bamboo and drinking water. She sleeps about 10 hours every day. |
1. Where is Mona from?
| A．Africa. | B．China. | C．India. | D．Australia. |
| A．5 | B．7 | C．8 | D．11 |
| A．Lions. | B．Elephants. | C．Koalas | D．Pandas. |
| A．Seven hours. | B．Ten hours. | C．Eleven hours. | D．Twenty hours. |
| A．Because she is friendly. |
| B．Because she can’t see so far. |
| C．Because people teach her to learn something. |
| D．Because she is very shy. |
【推荐2】Today is Nick’s birthday. Every year on his birthday, Nick goes to the zoo with his uncle. “Where do we start (开始) this year?” Nick asks his uncle in the zoo. “Let’s get two ice-creams first,” his uncle says.
“What animals do you want to see?” Nick’s uncle asks him. “Let’s look at the monkeys,” Nick says.
Nick goes to a monkey cage (笼子). He gives his ice-cream to the monkey. “Want some?” Nick asks. “Don’t play with animals,” his uncle says. But Nick does not listen to him.
The monkey comes to Nick. Suddenly, it grabs (抓住) Nick’s clothes! Nick is very scared. His uncle comes to help him quickly. He gives his ice-cream to the monkey. Then the monkey lets Nick go.
1. Nick and his uncle go to the ________ on his birthday.| A．school | B．store | C．zoo | D．library |
| A．sees the monkeys | B．has breakfast | C．sees the pandas | D．buys two ice-creams |
| A．Nick | B．Nick’s uncle | C．the monkey | D．Nick’s friend |
| A．突然地 | B．简单地 | C．幸运地 | D．高兴地 |
| A．The monkey is a bad animal. | B．We should go out with our uncles. |
| C．Don’t play with animals in the zoo. | D．The monkey likes Nick very much. |
【推荐3】Once there was a little monkey living on a small island (岛). He was not happy because he was the only monkey on the island. There was not any other monkey to play with him. He felt quite lonely (孤单的).
One day, a fish told the monkey he found a new island somewhere, and there were many monkeys on it. “Come with me,” the fish said. “Let me take you there.”
How could the monkey get to the new island? He could swim but he did not like to get wet (湿的). A bird tried to teach him to fly, but that was too difficult for him. The monkey wanted to make a boat, but he could not find any big trees on the island.
At last, an old turtle (海龟) came to help. He took the monkey on his back and swam to the new island. The monkey was very happy because he found lots of monkeys there. He knew that he would never be lonely again.
1. The little monkey wasn’t happy at first because ________.| A．He had no food to eat. | B．It was too hot on the island. |
| C．There wasn’t any other monkey on the island. | D．His parents don’t like him. |
| A．A bird | B．A fish | C．A turtle | D．A monkey |
| A．by swimming | B．by flying | C．in a boat | D．on a turtle’s back |
| A．could swim | B．could fly | C．made a small boat | D．made many friends |
| A．The Monkey Will Never Feel Lonely | B．A Fish and a Monkey |
| C．How to Live on an Island | D．How to Make New Friends |
【推荐1】Smoking is harmful. But as soon as you give up the habit, everything will be OK, right? Wrong.
New research has found that even if you give up smoking, the damage it has done to your genes (基因) will stay there for a much longer time.
In the research, a team of US scientists studied the blood of 16,000 people. Among them, some were smokers, some used to smoke, and the rest were non-smokers. Scientists compared their genes and found that more than 7,000 genes of smokers had changed.
The process (过程) that smoking makes changes to your genes is called “methlation”. It affects how your genes act—whether they are turned on or turned off.
According to NBC News, both heart disease and cancer are caused by genetic changes. Some people may have had the changes when they were born, but most people get them in their day-to-day lives while doing things like smoking.
When you stop smoking, a lot of these genes will return to normal in five years. This means your body is trying to cure itself of the harmful effects of smoking. But the changes in some of the genes stay for longer. They can stay for as long as 30 years. It’s almost like leaving a footprint on wet cement (水泥)—it will always be there, even when you’ve walked away and when the cement becomes dry.
Although the study results may make people unhappy, there is a bright side: the findings could help scientists invent medicine to treat genetic damage caused by smoking or find ways to tell which people have heart disease or cancer risks.
People who have just stopped smoking or are planning to do so shouldn’t feel bad about their choice either, because “the sooner you can stop smoking, the better you will be”, suggested Stephanie at National Institute of Environment Health Science.
1. The function of Paragraph 1 is to ________.| A．give an example | B．make an argument |
| C．show the main idea of the passage | D．introduce the topic of the passage |
| A．environmental pollution | B．heart disease and cancer |
| C．people’s bad living habits | D．people’s condition at birth |
| A．the cement | B．the footprint | C．the harmful effect | D．the genetic change |
| A．The findings are the fruit of more than three years’ research. |
| B．The findings offer evidence that a damaged gene can heal itself. |
| C．The findings have prevented more people from starting working. |
| D．The findings help to find cures for genetic damage caused by smoking. |
【推荐2】We all know that many people like to go to the café (咖啡馆) and drink some coffee there. They can talk with other people and listen to music when drinking coffee. However, the “silent(沉默的) cafes” are very popular in Tokyo, Japan these days. A young woman sits alone (单独地) in a café. She is drinking coffee and reading a book. After a while, she writes some words on the notebook and then she shows it to the waiter. It says “Where is the toilet (厕所), please?” We can see many “silent cafes” in Tokyo. They look the same as other cafes. But people in “silent cafes” can’t speak.
They can only talk with each other by writing on the notebook. The “silent cafes” are very popular in Tokyo, because some people there are under too much pressure of work, and they need a place to relax themselves. They want to stay alone for some time, so they like to go to the “silent cafes”.
1. How do people in the “silent cafes” talk with each other?| A．By talking with other people quietly. | B．By writing words on a notebook. |
| C．By talking on the phone. | D．By drawing pictures on the paper. |
| A．热情 | B．压力 | C．娱乐 | D．性质 |
| A．Because the coffee there is very cheap. |
| B．Because they can get many notebooks there. |
| C．Because they can stay alone and relax there. |
| D．Because the “silent cafes” are very nice. |
| A．tell us something about the “silent cafes” |
| B．tell us a good way to relax ourselves |
| C．ask us to drink coffee in the “silent cafes” |
| D．tell us a story about a young woman |
| A．The silent cafe | B．Coffee |
| C．People need to relax | D．The silent woman. |
Eyesight plays a very important role in our daily life. When we are awak, the eyes are working to see the world around us. Many people worry about losing eyesight, but it’s easy to keep healthy eyes. Here are five suggestions for a lifetime of healthy eyesight:
●Check once a year.
●Protect against UV rays (紫外线). Staying in the sun causes risk to your eyes for a long time. No matter what the season is, it’s very important to wear sunglasses.
●Give your eyes a break. Most people spend up to seven hours a day using computers or other digital products.
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●Wear contact lenses (隐形眼镜). Nowadays many young people use contact lenses to improve their eyesight.
| A．Eat your greens. |
| B．Eye care should begin early in life. |
| C．This can increase the risk for eye tiredness. |
| D．Stay in good shape by taking more vitamins. |
| E．They can properly protect your eyes. |
| F．Be more careful about your personal hygiene (卫生). |
| G．Parents usually don’t care about their own eyesight. |
【推荐1】Woo-hoo! It’s the weekend! We all like weekends. That’s because we don’t need to go to school for two days.
The idea for a two-day weekend started in the late 1800s (十九世纪). At that time, workers started to work for factory owners(工厂主). Many factory owners made them work seven days a week. Workers were tired and wanted two days to relax.
Henry Ford was a car factory owner. He wanted to sell more cars to his workers. So he gave his workers a two-day weekend in the early 1900s. Then those workers could drive and enjoy their cars.
▲ So you can see people working when you go out on weekends.
1. Why do we like weekends?| A．Because we can relax. | B．Because we can work. |
| C．Because we can be with parents. | D．Because we can drive cars. |
| A．In 1800. | B．In the late 1800s. | C．In 1900. | D．In the early 1900s. |
| A．he wanted his workers to relax | B．he wanted to drive the car |
| C．he wanted to save money on weekends | D．he wanted his workers to enjoy the cars |
| A．My father drove me to his factory on the weekend. |
| B．Many people work on weekends and relax on other days. |
| C．His workers didn’t like to drive cars on the weekend. |
| D．Henry Ford’s cars were useful for his workers. |
| A．Why do we need to work? | B．How do we spend our weekends? |
| C．The history of the weekend | D．The history of Henry Ford |
【推荐2】There are many different kinds of kangaroos (袋鼠). They live in Australia. The smallest kangaroos are about a quarter of a metre long. The biggest kangaroos are taller than a man.
Kangaroos have very long, strong back legs. These are used for jumping. They also have long, strong tails (尾巴). Kangaroos’ front legs are much shorter, and are almost like arms. Kangaroos’ heads are small, but their ears are quite large.
Mother kangaroos have a pocket at the front. They have one baby each year. When it is born, the baby kangaroo is straight (直接) into its mother’s pocket. The baby kangaroos stay there for six months.
The biggest kangaroos stand more than two metres tail, and their legs are so strong that they can jump more than nine metres. They are very fast, and can travel at more than 50 kilometres an hour. They are very strong, but only eat fruit, leaves and grass.
1. How long are the smallest kangaroos?| A．About one metre. | B．About a quarter of a metre. |
| C．About two metres. | D．We don’t know. |
| A．shorter than a man | B．taller than a man |
| C．the same size as a man | D．a quarter of a metre long |
| A．six months | B．five months | C．three months | D．one month |
| A．More than 9 metres. | B．Less than 2 metres. |
| C．More than 2 metres. | D．Less than 9 metres. |
| A．In a play. | B．In a storybook. | C．In a novel. | D．In a magazine. |
【推荐3】Listening test is one of the most important parts of the English exam. Here are some tips for you.
Before you start to listen, you need to relax. Don’t be stressed out. And try to read the questions. These questions usually help you understand the conversation or the passage. Then listen carefully to the first sentence. It usually tells you the main idea of the passage. When you’re listening, try to do some thinking and take some notes, such as:
★What happened?
★When, where, and how?
★What does the speaker want to tell us?
In this way, you may understand the passage better.
Please remember not to think about one or two words for a long time. When you hear some words you don’t know, don’t spend too much time on them. Very often, you’ll find out what they mean later when you go on with the listening.
1. This passage mainly talks about ________.| A．tips on listening | B．tips on speaking | C．tips on reading |
| A．excited | B．relaxed | C．stressed out |
| A．the answers to the questions | B．where to write the answers | C．the main idea of the passage |
| A．remember every word | B．take some notes | C．understand all the words |
| A．questions | B．first sentence | C．A and B |
【推荐1】Nadia Comaneci, a famous gymnast(体操运动员), was born in Romania(罗马尼亚) in 1961.
When she was doing cartwheels(侧手翻)on the playground at the age of 7, a PE teacher saw her. He told her family that she was very good and advised Nadia to train in the capital of Romania. Although it was a long way from her home, Nadia went because she loved gymnastics(体操).
After that, she trained hard and took part in lots of competitions. In 1975, she was named as one of the Athletes of the 20th Century.
In 1976, Nadia went to the Olympics in Canada. She was so fantastic in the competition that everyone waited for the score, a high score. But the scoreboard showed 1.00!
Everyone was surprised. There wasn't a sound for a moment. Then a voice came, "Ladies and gentlemen, Nadia Comaneci…10!"
The audience(观众)cheered very loudly. So what happened? Well, when the scoreboard was built, no one thought a score of 10.00 was possible. The decimal point(小数点)was in the wrong place! In fact, the scoreboard only had three digits(数位)to show scores, such as 9.50 or 9.85 at that time.
In the 1976 Summer Olympics, Nadia Comaneci scored a perfect 10, which was thought impossible before. From then on, she was looked as a hero. In 1984, she got retired(退休的).
1. At first, the scoreboard showed Nadia got ________ in the Olympics in Canada.| A．10.00 | B．1.00 | C．9.50 | D．9.85 |
| A．she was fantastic in the competition | B．there wasn't a sound |
| C．she got a score of 10 | D．the score was too low |
①Nadia went to the Olympics in Canada.
② A PE teacher saw her doing cartwheels on the playground.
③ Nadia went to the capital to train.
④ She was looked as a hero.
| A．②③①④ | B．③①②④ | C．③①④② | D．④③①② |
| A．news report | B．notice | C．life story | D．novel |
【推荐2】Driving cars, trucks and motorcycles is an important part of our lives. We do it every day to get to work, to school or to friends’ houses.
Driving can be very convenient, but can also cause many problems. Waiting in line at a red light, a driver may get impatient and decide just to drive right through it. If another car is coming from the other direction, there might be a terrible accident. Cutting another car off can make its driver angry, so that driver cuts off someone else. Pretty soon everybody is angry, and impatient.
Traffic accidents declare millions of lives every year worldwide. In Taiwan alone, over seven people are killed in accidents every day. The annual death rate from traffic accidents in Taiwan is twice that of Japan.
To allow traffic to move smoothly and safely, everybody must follow the rules. Before you drive, learn all the traffic laws. That way of driving is safe, convenient and even fun!
1. If you cut another car off, its driver may be .| A．impatient | B．terrible | C．angry | D．both A and C |
| A．you are patient |
| B．you obey all the traffic rules |
| C．you don’t cut another car off |
| D．you wait in line at a red light |
| A．Traffic Safety | B．A Careful Driver | C．How to Drive a Car | D．A Traffic Accident |
【推荐3】Dave is an English boy. He likes China. He wants to learn Chinese. Chinese is difficult to learn, but he thinks he can learn it well. Tom is Dave's brother. He likes China, too. He likes Chinese action movies. He thinks they are exciting. "I can't speak Chinese well, but I like Chinese kung fu," he tells his Chinese friends. Sally is Dave's sister. She is a sports star in the school. She can play ping—pong very well. Her favorite sports star is Wang Nan.
Cara is Sally's friend. She likes Chinese chess. She often plays Chinese chess on her computer. She also likes Chinese music. Maria, Cara's sister, likes Beijing Opera. She thinks it is interesting. She thinks it helps her to learn about Chinese history. She often goes to see Beijing Opera with her parents.
1. Dave wants to learn Chinese because___________.| A．Chinese is not difficult. | B．he likes China. | C．he wants to learn Chinese kung fu. |
| A．Chinese music. | B．Chinese chess. | C．Chinese action movie. |
| A．Dave's brother. | B．Dave's sister. | C．Maria. |
| A．fun | B．exciting | C．difficult |
| A．a brother and a sister | B．a cousin and a sister | C．a brother and a cousin |
