1 . Ducks are social (群居的) animals that need time to be friendly with humans. If you have some pet ducks, I hope you will be able to spend enough time every day with them and of course,（A）this doesn’t include their feeding and cleaning time. If you（B）are not able to spend time with them,（C）you’d better make at least 2 or 3 ducks live together. In Virginia, buying only one duck is（D）________ the law (法律). Ducks usually live in groups. So to have a group of ducks is good for（E）their health because ducks may（F）________ from the sickness caused by not having companionship (陪伴). And remember that ducklings (幼鸭) are so delicate (纤弱的) that sometimes they are hurt by children. Because children are always not aware (意识到的) of the fragile (易碎的) bodies of ducks. To make the（G）cute friends alive and healthy, we must touch them gently and treat kindly. And if you have pet ducks,（H）记得和它们一起玩啊！
1. 文中画线部分（A）和（E）指代的是：2. 写出文中（B）和（G）的同义词：
3. 将文中画线部分（C）改写为：
4. 在文中（D）和（F）的空白处分别填入一个适当的单词：
5. 将文中画线部分（H）译成英语：
2 . A giant panda is a kind of bear. It has a white face with black patches around its eyes. It also has black ears, shoulders and legs. The（A）________ of its body is white.
Home
Pandas live high up in the mountains of Central and Western China. They live in the bamboo forests（B）there.
Food
Pandas in the wild usually eat bamboo. In zoos, their menu includes bamboo, apples and carrots. A giant panda can eat as（C）________ as 30 kilograms of bamboo a day.
Behaviour
Pandas like to live（D）on their own. They need to eat a lot to stay healthy, so they spend more than 12 hours a day eating. Although they are big and heavy, it is（E）not difficult for them to climb trees.（F）They are strong enough to protect themselves.
Life
Pandas live for about 20 years in the wild, but in zoos they can live for 35 years.
The future
People are cutting down forests, so the pandas are losing their homes. Some people are killing them for their fur.（G）他们这么做很残忍. There are not many pandas in the world now.（H）Protecting them is important.
1. 请在（A）和（C）处填入适当的单词：2. 请写出（B）和（F）分别指代的是：
3. 请写出（D）和（E）的同义词：
4. 请将（G）翻译成英语：
5. 请将（H）改成同义句：
3 . What does an elephant never do? An elephant never eats meat. An elephant always eats p① and it eats a lot. It eats for about sixteen hours a day, usually at night. When it’s very hot, around midday, it gets together with other elephants and sleeps for a few hours. It usually sleeps on its feet. After sunset, it starts to walk to look for water. An elephant sometimes walks for fifty miles to find water and goes without water for three days.
An elephant shows feelings. ② It is happy to see a friend. It takes care of a sick elephant. When an elephant dies, all the other elephants are sad.
They bury (埋葬) the elephant in the ground with their tusks (长牙). They usually don’t leave that place for three days. When elephants travel, they always stop when they come to the place where a friend is under the ground. Elephants have great memories!
Task 1: Please complete the word ① according to the initial letter.
任务一：请根据首字母提示补全①处的单词。
1. ①p
Task 2: Choice. 任务二：选择题。
2. Please choose the sentence that can be filled in ② from the context. 请结合上下文选出能填入②处的句子。
| A．It eats and it sleeps. |
| B．It laughs and it cries. |
| C．It travels and it stops. |
Task 3: Answer the question briefly. 任务三：简略回答问题。
3. How many hours does an elephant eat for a day? (three words)
4. How does an elephant sleep? (three words)
5. How do the elephants bury a dead elephant? (two words)
4 . We know people can be nice, but what about animals?
Scientists say that some animals are capable (有能力的) of being nice. Animals that live in groups like foxes, chimpanzees (大猩猩), and elephants — follow rules. They have to follow rules to get along and to survive (生存). However, animals can act nicely, even when they don’t have to. Here are some surprising stories about animal behavior.
Most people usually walk away when someone is unkind to them. Marc Bekoff, a researcher at the University of Colorado, saw a female (母的) red fox do just that. The female fox was unhappy because a male (公的) fox played roughly (粗鲁地) with her. When she walked away, the male fox showed her that he wanted to play nicely. He lowered his head and rolled on his back. The female fox gave him another chance, and this time, he played more gently.
Geza Teleki is a scientist who studies chimpanzees in Tanzania. One day, Teleki hiked far away from his campsite. He didn’t have any food. Teleki wanted some fruit from a tree, but the tree was too tall. A young chimpanzee watched him curiously as he tried to get something to eat. The chimpanzee climbed the tree, picked the fruit, and gave it to him!
An elephant in Kenya hurt his trunk (象鼻). He needed help because he couldn’t put food into his mouth. Researcher Kayhan Ostovar watched silently. He saw the hurt elephant show his sore trunk to a healthy elephant. The healthy elephant didn't need any more information. He took a bush and put it carefully into his new friends mouth.
Hippos (河马) and crocodiles are usually good friends. They hang out together in rivers. But Karen Paolillo, a wildlife expert in Zimbabwe, saw something surprising. One day, a crocodile tried to eat a monkey that was next to a river. A hippo ran quickly to the crocodile and chased it away. Why did the hippo attack (攻击) the crocodile? Paolillo says hippos sometimes protect other animals from crocodiles.
1. Animals that live2. The female fox was
3. Where does Karen Paolillo work?
4. 找出并写下最后一段的主题句
5. 将文中画线句子译成汉语
5 . Birds have reached their summer breeding grounds about one day earlier per degree of increasing global temperatures. The researchers studied hundreds of species across five continents.
Reaching their summer breeding grounds at the wrong time—even by a few days—may cause birds to miss out their important resources such as food and nesting places. Late arrival to breeding grounds may, in turn, affect the timing of offspring (后代) hatching and their chances of survival.
The researchers have examined records of migrating bird species dating back almost 300 years. The study will help scientists know how different species may respond to future environmental change.
1-2题完成句子；3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下全文的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1. Migrating birds are arriving at their breeding grounds earlier as
2. If the birds reach breeding grounds at the wrong time , it causes birds to
3. What will happen if they arrive later?
4.
5.
6 . We all know ants (蚂蚁). In our eyes, all the ants are small and weak. In fact, you are not right. Sometimes ants may hurt (伤害) us. There are about 8,000 kinds of ants in the world. Most of the ants don’t hurt people. But some of them are dangerous.
African driver ants (非洲行军蚁) can eat a horse or kill a man in a day. The army ants (军蚁) of South and Central America are also terrible. Animals are afraid of them, and people are afraid of them, too. These ants can eat all the animals in their way. They can kill and eat elephants, and they can also eat houses. Sometimes they even kill people. When they come, people leave their homes.
根据所给材料内容选择下列任务。
任务一：根据短文内容补全句子。每空一词。
1. In our eyes, all the ants are
2.
任务二：根据短文内容回答问题。
3. How many ants are there in the word?
4. What do people do when the army ants come?
任务三：把画线句子翻译成汉语。
5.
7 . There are many kinds of parrots. Some are quite big, but others are very small. People like them because they often have beautiful, bright colors and also because some of them can talk.
No one knows why some parrots can talk. Most other birds cannot. Some people have the idea that parrots can talk because they have big, thick tongues (舌头). However, there are birds that can talk without big, thick tongues, as well as birds that cannot talk even with big, thick tongues.
Parrots do not usually know what they are saying when they talk. They are only copying the sounds they hear. However, they know when to say some words, such as “hello” and “goodbye”.
Most parrots come from hot countries, but they are adaptable (有适应能力的) and can live anywhere. This is one reason why sailors (水手) like to take parrots with them on long trips. Perhaps the other reason is that they want someone or something that they can talk with.
根据短文内容，完成下列任务。1. Why do people like parrots?
2. Do the parrots know what they are saying?
3. How do parrots say most of the words?
4. What are the reasons that sailors take parrots with them on long trips?
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5. 翻译文中划线句子。
8 . Taking your dog for a walk can be fun to do. But (A) it can also be a danger to others. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), (B) over 10 million people in China are bitten by dogs every year. People in Beijing and Shanghai have already been asked to keep their dogs on a leash（皮带）. Later, a similar law（法律）is carried out across the country. It is listed in the newly rewritten Animal Quarantine Law. The law has been in force since May 1, 2021.
The law centers on the prevention of rabies（狂犬病）. The rabies virus is mainly carried by dogs. The law makes it clear that anyone who keeps dogs must regularly get them vaccinated（接种疫苗）. Those who walk their dogs outdoors must keep their dogs on a leash to prevent them from hurting people or spreading diseases（疾病）. Those who don’t follow the law will face a fine（罚款）. (C) In the past, it was up to dog owners whether to get their dogs vaccinated or not. This meant that if someone was bitten by a dog, he or she would have to go to a hospital and get treated and vaccinated at once.
Gao Fu, head of China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said it makes more sense to vaccinate dogs than humans.
Many other diseases can also spread between a animals and humans. According to experts, 70 percent of animal diseases can be passed on to humans. And 75 percent of all new infectious human diseases come from animals.
1. 写出(A)处画线单词指代的内容。2. 把文中(B)处画线句子翻译成汉语。
3. 把文中(C)处画线句子翻译成汉语。
4. 写出《动物防疫法》的聚焦点。
5. 简要概括本文大意。
9 . Tony and Mary go to the zoo. It is across from a park. They want to see the animals there. Mary likes to see the elephants, because their long noses are very interesting and they are quite intelligent. She wants to give them some leaves to eat; they like them very much. But Tony doesn’t like elephants; he thinks they are ugly. He likes pandas because they are kind of cute. He buys some leaves for them. Mary likes pandas, too. She thinks they are beautiful and shy. They are very happy at the zoo.
1题根据短文内容，补全句子；2和3题根据短文内容，回答下列问题；4题根据短文内容，判断正误，正确的为T，错误的为F；5题将划线句子译成汉语
1. The park is
2. Why does Mary like elephants?
3. How many kinds of animals are mentioned(提到) in the passage?
4. Both Tony and Mary like elephants.
5.
10 . What an exciting day! The Los Angeles Zoo is really a good place for you to see animals. The pandas from China are lovely. I like these black-and-white animals. They’re shy and quiet. I want to know the mother panda’s age. She has two kids. They live in a big room. They eat well. The lion from Africa lives in a room next to the pandas’. I don’t like him. He’s really scary. He’s not kind to people. He eats much meat every day. I think he’s lazy. The elephant is also from Africa. He has a long nose. He takes a shower every day. 他喜欢吃草，喜欢和他的朋友们一起玩。
Hope to see more animals next time!
任务一：选择最佳选项。
1. How many pandas are there at Los Angeles Zoo?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．It’s across from the pandas’. |
| B．It’s next to the pandas’. |
| C．It’s in front of the elephant’s. |
| D．It’s behind the elephant’s. |
| A．Because he’s scary. |
| B．Because he’s kind. |
| C．Because he’s shy. |
| D．Because he takes a shower every day. |
任务二：按要求转换句型。
4. 将文中画线部分变成否定句：
任务三：翻译句子。
5. 将文中汉语句子翻译成英语：
