1 . Penguins(企鹅)are black and white birds. Most of them live at the South Pole. Every day they only see snow around them. They spend most of time living in the ocean. They love their home. Penguins can't fly, but they are good swimmers. They use their wings to swim. They look after their children carefully. They eat fish.
Sadly, many penguins may be in danger now. If we don't take action to protect them, we won't see them any more.
Penguins are facing many problems:
①Earth is getting warmer and warmer, so the ocean(海洋)is becoming warmer and warmer too. The ocean can't give penguins enough food. Some penguins even die of hunger.
②Penguins have many enemies, such as wild dogs, sharks and sea lions.
③Deep-sea fishing and oil exploration(石油勘探)make penguins in danger.
④Something poisonous(有毒的)in the ocean is another danger.
1. Penguins spend most of time2. Penguins use their wings
3. If we don't take action to
4. Penguins have many enemies, such as
5. Deep-sea fishing and oil exploration make penguins
Animals are people's friends, but many animals are in great danger, because the environment(环境)that they are living in has changed a lot. For example, their living areas have become smaller and smaller because of the development(发展)of cities and the large population. They don't have enough places to live in or enough food to eat. At the same time, men are trying to kill(杀戮)these animals to make more money or have their meat.
People should realise(意识到)how bad the situation is and must do something to protect the animals. We should stop the killing and build some nature parks to help animals live happily there. What's more, we should do something to make our world clean.
1. Animals are people's friends, but now they are2. The situation for the animals is bad. Their living areas are becoming
3. What can we do to help the animals?
We should stop the killing,
Many ways to sleep
How do you sleep? Most people sleep on their backs or sides. Do animals sleep the same way? Actually, the ways they sleep are much more different — they can lie down, sit or stand while they sleep.
Swiss scientists did a study on 250 different mammals (哺乳动物). They found that the animals’ sleeping postures (姿势) had something to do with their size and weight.
Small animals with short legs sleep on their stomachs. Their body shape is perfect for this posture. They also like to put their legs under their bodies. Rabbits and cats sleep this way.
But larger animals sleep differently. They lie on their sides. That’s because this is more comfortable for their longer legs. Cows and hippos (河马) often sleep like this.
However, there are exceptions. Small animals such as mice sometimes sit down to take a short nap. Some large animals such as horses, zebras and giraffes sleep standing up. This way, they can immediately run away if they are in danger.
Did you know? Albatrosses are large seabirds. They can sleep while flying. They can even do that while flying at a speed (速度) of about 40 km an hour.
1. The ways animals sleep are much more2. Animals’ sleeping postures have something to do with their
3. Rabbits and cats like to put their legs
4. Giraffes sleep standing up in order to run away
5. To our surprise albatrosses can sleep while
The kiwi lives only in NewZealand. It is a very strange bird because it cannot fly. The bird is as big as a chicken. It has no wings(翅膀)or tail. It does not have any feathers(羽毛)like other birds. It has hair on its body. Each foot has four toes. Its mouth is very long. A kiwi likes a lot of trees around it. It sleeps during the day because the sunlight hurts its eyes. It can smell things with its nose. It is the only bird in the world that can smell things. The kiwi’s eggs are very big. But there are only a few kiwis in New Zealand now. The government(政府)says that people cannot kill kiwis. New Zealanders want their kiwis to live. There is a picture of a kiwi in New Zealand money. People from New Zealand are sometimes called kiwis.
1. 题判断正(T)误(F)The kiwi doesn’t live in New Zealand.2. 将文中画线句子译成汉语It does not have any feathers(羽毛)like other birds.
3. 简略回答问题How many toes does a kiwi have?
4. 简略回答问题 When does a kiwi sleep?
5. 简略回答问题Are there many kiwis in New Zealand?
Can animals have their festivals today? Yes, of course. And many countries have their own animal festivals to respect different animals.
On the second Sunday of October, it’s Canadian Dog’s Day. On that day, all the Canadian dogs can enjoy the day. Canadian people see it as an important day because they think dogs are very kind to them and help them a lot. They can pull a sled (拉雪橇), carry things and do many other important things.
In a town of Belgium, the second Sunday of May is Cat’s Day. People there play some interesting games to have fun. They hope they will be lucky in the next year.
In Indonesia, May 7th is Monkey’s Day. People give many candies and nuts to monkeys. They also play music for monkeys. All the monkeys will have a good time on that day.
We live in the same world with animals. So we have to be friendly to them and get along very well with them.
1. Many counties have2. Chadian Dog’s Day is
3. On Cat’s Day people there
4. On Monkey’s Day, people
5. We should be friendly to animals because we
6 . Animals are people's friends, but many animals are in great danger, because the environment (环境) that they are living in has changed a lot. For example, their living areas have become smaller and smaller because of the development (发展) of cities and the large population. They don't have enough places to live in or enough food to eat. At the same time, men are trying to kill (杀戮) these animals to earn (挣得) more money or have their meat.
People should realize (意识到) how serious the situation is and must do something to protect the animals. We should stop the killing and build some nature reserves so that animals can live happily there. What's more, we should do something to make our world cleaner.
1. The problem the passage talks about is that many animals are2. The situation is bad for the animals. Their living areas are becoming
3. The situation is bad for the animals, and they don’t have
4. There are two main reasons (原因) or causing this problem. One is the environment animals live in has changed the other is that
5. People must do something to protect animals. For example,