March 16 is National Panda Day in the United States. Last year, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC, used the day to celebrate the 50th anniversary (周年) of the first two giant pandas coming into its care. The celebration would last six months.
In 1972, the US president (总统) Richard Nixon and his wife, Pat, made a historic visit to China. On her second day in the country, Pat went to the Beijing Zoo to see pandas. At a dinner before they left China, Zhou Enlai told Pat that China would give away two pandas to the US. (A) This surprised her and made her very happy. The pandas, Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing arrived at the National Zoo on April 16, 1972. They lived there for more than 20 years, and died in the 1990s.
A new panda couple, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, arrived at the zoo in 2000. They still live at the zoo with their child, Xiao Qiji. The couple’s other three children, Tai Shan, Bao Bao and Bei Bei were returned to China.
Usually, the workers of the zoo visit their Chinese partners several times a year to share information about pandas. Chinese experts also go to the US. During Covid-19, (B) they communicated with each other through messages and video calls. It has been as good as it always is, as they have had a good relationship for many years. They hope the program will last at least 50 more years.
2. 请将文中(B)处划线句子 they communicated with each other through messages and video calls. 翻译成汉语。
3. 列举文中提及的仍然生活在美国的熊猫。
4. 根据短文内容填空。
Pat and her
Mike loves cats very much. He wants to buy a pet cat and he joins a chat group named Happy Cat Shop (7). Now he is talking with the shopkeeper, Lily.
Happy Cat Shop (7)
Mike: Good morning, Lily! Could you tell me more details about cats?
Lily: Good morning, Mike! Definitely! Cats provide friendship, fun and entertainment for people of all ages.
Mike: It is said cats are independent.
Lily: Yes. But they still have basic care requirements. They need regular meals, exercise, entertainment and vet (善医) care.
Mike: I see. What should I consider before I decide to own a cat?
Lily: There are a number of things to consider: the reasons why you want a cat, the amount of time you can spend caring for your cat, the cost of feeding and caring for a cat, your lifestyle, and arrangements for your cat when you travel.
Mike: Thanks. I’ll think it over. Any other tips for choosing a cat?
Lily: You have many choices when choosing a cat: a kitten or an adult, long-haired or short-haired, male or female. Remember that the type of cat you desire may not suit your lifestyle, family or environment.
Mike: What are the differences between a kitten and an adult cat?
Lily:
Lily: As you can see, kittens are lovely, but they require a lot of attention and more protection. They need regular exercise, playtime and training. Sometimes they may play with your furniture (家具).
Mike: Kittens are So cute! But I only have time after work. How about adult cats?
Lily: Adult cats:
➢are usually not as destructive to furniture as kittens.
➢are just as likely to make friends with you as kittens.
Mike: Great! Before I buy one, will it be carefully checked for health problems?
Lily: Sure. Before they are sold, all cats will be regularly checked by a vet.
1. Before buying a cat, Mike has to think about things EXCEPT ________.| A．the places he plans to stay with cats | B．the reasons why he wants to buy cats |
| C．the cost of food and other care for cats | D．the amount of time he spends with cats |
| A．Strange. | B．Thankful. | C．Harmful. | D．Cruel. |
4. What type of cat will Mike most probably buy?
3 . 
Summer is right around the corner. In the city of Blackpool on the English coast, that means good times at the zoo. They have a lot of different animals.
There’s lots to see, lots to do, lots of fun for the family including snacks—burgers, barbecue, even noodles. And all those become one animal’s delicious food—one that’s not part of the Blackpool Zoo—Seagull (海鸥).
Seagulls are large birds. When they see food, they want it, and they don’t care who has that food, where that food comes from or who is going to eat it. They are just flying down to steal people’s food. And it’s not just humans who have to watch out for them. They can notice the zookeeper, so they know where the food is going to be. Sometimes they can even take food from the penguins.
The staff at the Blackpool Zoo has tried and failed many times to keep the seagulls away, they even fly kites to keep them away. But nothing seems to work. Then they hit upon the idea of having a living scarecrow (稻草人)—you know what I’m saying—they dressed a worker in an eagle (鹰) costume to scare away the seagulls. It actually seems to work. And it’s great fun for the visitors to enjoy.
Now the zoo plans to have five people do the work. It’ll pay each of them10. 8 pounds an hour. That’s just about 13. 3 U. S. dollars. What a great job to be outside in a zoo with some amazing animals! There are already 200 people asking for the job, many of them are from outside the U. K. The zoo has had vegetable costumes, fruit costumes, different kinds of animal costumes for people who are willing to dress up and play the part.
So if you’ve ever dreamed of flying like an eagle or running around in an eagle suit with your wings, now’s the time to take flight. The Blackpool Zoo is still welcoming you.
1. Which sentence in the passage has the similar meaning to the following one?The hottest season of the year is coming.
2. List two things the staff at the Blackpool Zoo has done to keep the seagulls away.
(1)
(2)
3. 将文中处划线句子What a great job to be outside in a zoo with some amazing animals! 翻译成汉语
4. 根据短文内容填空。(每空不超过两个单词)
Seagulls do not
4 . The Sydney Opera House (悉尼歌剧院) is always a relaxing place for people around the world.
But there is a problem. There are many seagulls (海鸥) around it. They are so noisy and not friendly to people. They also take people’s food away. Sometimes, they make people in danger. That’s terrible!
How do people stop this? They make some model animals to scare the seagulls away (把……吓跑), and they also ask people to cover (遮盖) their food well, (A) _______ these two kinds of steps (措施) they take before are not useful. So they ask some dogs for help.
There are 13 dogs to help. Every day, they walk around the Sydney Opera House. Each of them works for four hours at a time. When they see the seagulls come near, they run after them quickly and keep them far away from people.
But the dogs are friendly to people. In their free time, they play with people around the Sydney Opera House. People also like to take photos with them. (B) They are one of the symbols of the Sydney Opera House now. How great dogs they are!
1. 完成句子。The writer thinks the seagulls are
2. 在(A)处空缺处填入一个合适的连词
回答问题。
3. How do the 13 dogs work when they see the seagulls come near?
4. How long does a dog work at a time?
5. 请将文中(B)处画线句子译成汉语。
Beluga whales, also known as white whales, are one of the smallest kinds of whales. Their special color makes them easy to tell apart from other whales. But do you know that beluga whales are not born white? In fact, beluga whales are gray or brown when they are born. It takes up to eight years for them to become completely white.
Beluga whales are highly social animals. They usually live in small groups and hunt (捕猎) together. They can use different sounds like mews and bell-like tones to communicate. They can also copy other sounds like human speech. They have a musical voice and are known as the “canaries of the sea (海中金丝雀)”.
Beluga whales are stocky (粗壮的). They can grow up to 5 m in length and weigh as much as 1,600 kg. Even though they are very big, they are friendly animals. They always appear to have a smile on their face. They often think of humans as interesting friends in their watery world. However, it is important to remember this: When you get close to them, you should be careful and show your friendliness, as they can be aggressive (富于攻击性的) when they feel in danger.
It is sad to tell you that our cute friends are facing dangers, including changes in the environment, hunting, noise, and pollution from cities. It is very important to take action to protect them.
1. What is the color of beluga whales when they are born?2. How do beluga whales communicate with others?
3. What should we do when we get close to beluga whales?
4. 请把划线句子翻译成汉语。
5. What can we do to protect Beluga whales?
Dogs like living with people. They are very friendly. They can do many things for people.
Some dogs help people take care of sheep, and other dogs help them find the lost children. Some of the dogs can even help the blind.
There is a kind of dog “Seeing Eye dog”. Now we can see this kind of dog all over the world. They work for the blind. The Seeing Eye dogs are strong and easy to train. They help the blind to walk from place to place. Before a dog becomes a Seeing Eye dog, he must go to a training school for about three months. The dog has many things to learn. First, he has to learn to sit or stay when he hears the trainer’s call. In his next lesson, the dog learns to take his trainer across busy streets. At the end of the training school, he must take tests. When he passes the tests, the Seeing Eye dog will do things by himself. Now he can help the blind people. The new owner may be a man, a woman, or even a child. It takes the dog and his blind owner about a month to learn to work and live together.
1. Now, we can see the Seeing Eye dogs2. A Seeing Eye dog must
3. Who does the Seeing Eye dog work for?
4. Where must a dog go before he becomes a Seeing Eye dog?
5. How long will it take the dog and his owner to learn to work and live together?
7 . How Fast Can Animals Shake?
When we get wet, we need a towel (毛巾) to get ourselves dry. When a dog gets wet, all it needs is to shake its body. A study shows that a wet dog can shake off half the water on its body in less than a second. In fact, this common act of a dog works better than a washing machine.
The study found that animal shaking begins with the head and ends with the tail. During a shake, the animal’s head and skin all move. Smaller animals must shake faster than bigger animals to get water off. For example, in one second, a rat can shake 18 times, a dog 6 times, and a bear 4 times. Bigger animals can get their body with fewer shakes.
For animals, shaking is not just about getting themselves dry. It is also about saving their lives. Being wet makes animals heavier, and that makes them harder to run. In the animal world, how fast an animal can run often decides whether it will live or not. Maybe that is why the “wet-dog shake” has become a common habit of many animals.
阅读短文，根据其内容完成以下任务。1. 任务一：回答问题。
What should we do when we get wet according to the passage?
2. What did the study find?
3. 任务二：列举一条有关动物的事实性信息。（用英语列举）
4. 任务三：根据短文最后一段补全句子。
Being wet is bad for animals, because it will bring them
5. 任务四：根据材料内容，完成以下柱状图。
8 . 
Capybaras (水豚) are the largest living rodents (啮齿动物) in the world. They mostly live in Central America and South America. They have short hair. It can be yellow, red, or brown. They have a big nose, short legs, small ears, and almost no tail. There are two species, or kinds, of capybaras. The larger species may be 1.3m long and weigh (重) up to 79 kg. The smaller copybaras grow to about 1m in length and weigh about 27 kg.
Capybaras live near water. They are good swimmers and can stay underwater for up to five minutes. Capybaras usually live in small groups of about 10 to 20 animals. They are plant eaters and usually eat in the morning and evening. They eat water plants, melons, and so on.
Capybaras are friendly animals and are famous for quickly making friends. Capybaras like to stay alone, but if people or other animals try to get close to them, they will not run away and will spend time with them. They will even stay with large and dangerous animals such as crocodiles (鳄鱼).
People find capybaras free and quiet. And they are often relaxed and calm. Many people say they love these animals a lot.
阅读短文，并按要求完成1—5题。1—2题完成句子；3题简略回答；4题写出全文的主题句；5题将文中划线部分译成汉语。1. Capybaras mostly live in Central America and
2. Capybaras have short hair, a big
3. How many kinds of capybaras are there in the world?
4.
5.
9 . Ni Nan is a ninth-grade student in Sunshine Middle School. The following picture is his biology homework this week.
2. A butterfly lays its eggs
3. A butterfly can fly after
4. The English word “
5. There are some mistakes in the sentences in the text. I can correct one of them like this.
Sea turtles (海龟) live in the sea most of the time. The beaches in Florida are home to sea turtles. Female sea turtles come here from the ocean to lay eggs. Then they return to the ocean. However, the number of some of these turtles is falling. They are in danger. So people in Florida work together as a community to protect them.
Some volunteers take direct action to help the turtles. They look closely at the sand to find out where the sea turtles lay their eggs. Then they help bury (埋藏) the eggs in order to save them from being killed. They also help people who are studying sea turtles.
Florida’s government has passed laws to save the turtles. One of these laws is “Florida’s Marine Turtle Protection Act”. This law stops anyone from killing sea turtles or taking away their eggs. It helps protect the turtles from dying out.
People also work together to save the turtles through organizations like the Sea Turtle Conservancy. For example, the bright light from buildings near the beach can influence sea turtles. The baby turtles may get lost. Many of them do not make it to the ocean and die. The Sea Turtle Conservancy works with house owners to make the lighting in their building’s sea turtle friendly. They also advise people to turn off their lights at night if they live close to a beach.
In a word, everyone can do their part to protect sea turtles and their living places. People in Florida can work as volunteers to clean up the beaches and pick up their own litter. Everyone in the community has the power to make a difference!
1. What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word Female in Paragraph One?2. What does “It” refer to (指的是) in the third paragraph?
3. Which sentence in the passage has the similar meaning to the following one?
Besides, the volunteers ask the people whose home is near the beach not to turn on the lights during night.
4. Please list two other ways to protect sea turtles except the ways in the passage.
5. 请根据短文内容填空，每空不超过2个单词。
Most of the sea turtles can live in the sea or on land. They return to the sea when the eggs ①
