【推荐1】What do you call your mother’s mother? Whether you say laolao or waipo depends on your dialect (方言). Animals have different dialects, too. Scientists spent six years studying sperm whales (抹香鲸) in the Caribbean. They found that the animals communicate through special noises in their group. This noise has never been found in other places. According to National Geographic, the howls (嗥叫) of different kinds of wolves are different. In other words, they have their own dialects.

So how do animals develop their own dialects? According to Darcy Kelley from Columbia University, most animals learn their dialects naturally. For example, monkeys start speaking their dialect as soon as they are born. Scientists placed some monkeys in a new environment where their playmates all spoke a different dialect. But the monkeys still spoke their own dialect. Their environment had no influence on their communication.

However, some animals can change their accent (口音). Birds who live in cities develop different accent from those in the countryside. To deal with loud city noise, city birds voices are much higher because they are easier to hear in noisy places.

So can animals learn a new dialect from others? A proper accent is important to finding friends and warning the coming of enemies, which is the basis of living. The animal can’t risk changing their own dialect and learning a new one.

1题完成句子；2、3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下第三段的主题句；5题将划线句子译成汉语。
1. People have dialects, and ______ have different dialects, too.
2. How do Caribbean sperm whales communicate in their group?
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3. When do monkeys learn their dialect?
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4. ________________________________________
5. ________________________________________

【推荐2】Canada Geese are large blue and white birds. When autumn comes, they have to move to south where the weather is warmer. The winters are so cold in Canada that the birds will die if they stay there.

Last spring, Bill and a man found sixteen young Canada Geese on his farm. They had lost their way. Bill thought, “These young birds won’t know what to do in the autumn.” He had a small plane and he decided to teach the birds to follow him.

        All through the summer, he went on short trips in his plane and the young geese new after him.

When the cold weather arrived in the autumn, Bill flew to Virginia in the United States, 600 miles South of his home in Canada. The geese followed him all the way. Bill left the geese in Virginia and he returned home.

This spring, Bill was waiting for the birds to come back. They didn’t arrive, so Bill flew to Virginia to get them. He looked for them for two weeks but he couldn’t find them. When he arrived back home, he found the geese waiting for him. They had found their way home without him!

1. What will happen to the geese if they stay in Canada in winter? 
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2. Where did Bill find sixteen young geese last spring? 
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3. Is it 600 kilometres from Bill's home to Virginia?
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4. How long did it take Bill to look for the geese in Virginia? 
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5. The geese found their way home by themselves, didn’t they? 
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6. What can we learn from the passage?
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【推荐3】根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

Although the panda is one of the best-known, best-loved and cutest animals in the word, it lives a solitary(独居的) life. Pandas once lived in a few parts of Asia, including Vietnam and Burma, but now they live only in some parts of China.

Pandas spend about 12 hours every day eating. They mainly eat bamboo. And they always travel between different places to find fresh bamboo. Also, they eat fruit, other plants and some fish.

Pandas usually live in cold and wet places. Their black and white coats keep warm.

Pandas are very good at climbing. If people or animals run after them, they will climb up the nearest tree very quickly. Their good hearing also helps them to avoid animals that want to eat them.

There are only about 1,600 pandas left in the wild. Their main problem is that their living places are becoming smaller and smaller. China has realized this problem and is trying her best to do things for pandas. Now, China has set up some special places which are big enough for pandas to live in.

1. What kind of life does the panda live?
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2. How long do pandas spend eating every day?
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3. Where do pandas like to live?
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4. What will a panda do if an animal runs after it?
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5. What’s the big problem for pandas?
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【推荐1】六、任务型阅读。
My friend, Tom, lives a happy life. (A) He usually gets up at_6:00. Then he goes for a walk. At 7:00 he comes back. He brushes his teeth and takes a shower. Then he eats breakfast. After breakfast, he goes shopping with his friends. (B) 他大约十点半到家。And he cooks lunch. After lunch, he goes to the club. He reads books and plays chess.
(C) He eats dinner at home at 6:00 pm.   (D)________ the evening he likes watching TV. At around 9:00 pm, he goes to bed.
根据短文内容，完成下列任务。
1. 对文中(A)处画线部分提问。
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2. 将文中(B)处画线部分译成英语。
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3. 将文中(C)处画线部分译成汉语。
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4. 在文中(D)处的横线上填上适当的介词。
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5. 根据短文内容，下列句子中哪项是正确的？

A．Tom eats breakfast at 6:30.

B．Tom goes to the club in the afternoon.

C．Tom goes to bed at 10:00.

D．Tom likes reading before he goes to bed.

【推荐3】Here’s a part of an e-mail answer from Joe giving some advice to his son in college .“When I was young , I often met trouble about what to do and what not to do .My grandmother told me not to worry about those things .I only did them once a year or once a lifetime .Instead   , I should try to do well those things , and I do them every day .For example , I need to eat every day , so I should learn how to cook .I need to talk to others every day , so I should learn how to work with different   people and know how to speak well .I walk every day , so my shoes should be all right and comfortable .Every night I sleep , so my bed should let me have a good rest .Taking care of the everyday   things means that you do a better job of the one in a lifetime things as well .”
Information Card

1	Joe’s son is in          .
2	What trouble did Joe often meet when he was young?
3	Joe needs to eat          .
4	The shoes should be            .
5	This e-mail is from          .

【推荐2】根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

Traveling can be e 1 . But there are some ways to save money when traveling. Try some of the advice below on your next vacation and your wallet will thank you.

Look for city tourism cards. With the card, you can pay less at restaurants and shops. You don’t have to wait for a long time at busy attractions (景点). You might even get free tickets to top tourist attractions. City tourism cards can save your money and time without question.

Don’t get the best room. 3. (A) 你会在房间里待多久？ Will you just be sleeping there? Do you really need a bigger room with a good view?

Find a hotel outside a city. It can help you save some money by choosing a hotel away from big tourist attractions, for you are always doing the same thing—4. (B) go to the attractions and then return to your hotel to sleep.

5. (C) room, a, with, book, a kitchen. Although some people might not like to cook while on vacation, I don’t mind making breakfast in my room. We always eat at a nice restaurant on our last night of the vacation. I’d rather eat breakfast cooked by myself at the hotel and then spend much money on a delicious dinner.

1. 根据句意及首字母补全单词e________
2. 根据读音完成单词 ________ /əd'vaɪs/
3. 将（A）处划线句子翻译成英语 ____________________
4. 写出（B）处划线句子的同义句
go to the attractions and then ________ ________ to your hotel to sleep.
5. 将（C）处划线部分组合成完整的句子 ____________________.
6. 请在文中找出与下面英文释义相符的单词
________ a place where you can eat a meal and pay for it
7. What does the passage mainly tell us?
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【推荐3】根据短文内容完成表格，每空限填一词。

I enjoy reading, which helps me improve my English a lot. How to enjoy reading like me? Here are some suggestions for you.

Firstly, it’s important to choose a book which is the right level for you. If you are just starting out with English, don’t try to read a 600-page classic novel!

Secondly, although having a dictionary at hand to look up words is useful, you should try not to translate word by word, or you will soon get bored. Look up the words that you think are difficult to understand the text and learn them in a sentence. This will make it more likely that you will remember them in the future.

Finally, interest is important but perseverance (毅力) is the key. Although at first it may seem that reading has become a chore, you will soon get into the story and you will end up not being able to put the book down! The feeling of finishing a book in a different language is very satisfying. If you finish one, don’t stop there! The more you read, the more vocabularies you will learn and the more you will become familiar (熟悉) with sentence structures and common phrases.

If you want to learn English well, I hope you will pick up more books in English from now on.

1     to enjoy reading
Firstly	It’s important to choose a book which is the     2     level for you.
Secondly	You should try not to     3     word by word.     4     a new word in a sentence will help you remember it for a long time.
Finally	Don’t stop reading! Pick up and read more books in     5     if you want to learn English well.