1 . You may think that only children go to school but there are special schools for guide dogs! At school, of course, guide dogs do not learn mathematics and science like you. They learn how to help blind people. The dogs live at the school for six months and they learn about twenty words- words like “sit” and “no”. These dogs wear a special coat with a big handle on it for the blind person to hold.
Dogs can also go to school to learn how to help people who cannot hear. If a person cannot hear, we say he or she is deaf.
Dogs who help deaf people must learn many different sounds. Then they must be able to show the deaf person what is making the sound. When they hear a visitor at the door, the dog learns to walk to the deaf person and then walk to the door. And if a telephone rings, they walk to the deaf man or woman and then walk to the telephone.
These dogs can also help deaf mothers. If a baby is crying in another room, the dog walks to the mother and then to the baby. These dogs wear a yellow coat to show that they are special dogs that are helping a deaf person.
There have been many times when these dogs have saved a life. You may see in a newspaper that a dog heard a fire alarm and lay down near the deaf person’s feet. That is the sign for danger. The person knows that something is wrong and can go away from the fire.
Special dogs can also help people who are disabled in various ways. For example, dogs can pull off their gloves or socks! Think how difficult your life would be if you were blind, deaf or disabled! But if you had a special dog like this to help you, your life would be much easier.
1. Can dogs learn science in special schools?2. What do guide dogs wear when they help the blind, a special coat or special shoes?
3. What should dogs learn if we want them to help the deaf?
4. How do dogs help a deaf man if there is a fire?
5. What is the passage mainly about ?
| A. Come for a night walk along the Wild Animal Park. Many of the animals you'll see on this trip can only be seen at night. But the daytime is the best time to see many beautiful plants. B. Welcome to Freebird Shop. Here you will find many kinds of beautiful birds. They got hurt badly and can't fly anymore. But you can keep them in the cages. We would like to teach how to keep them. C. Welcome to the People's Zoo. You will see many animals from around the world. Some kinds of animals that existed during the time of the dinosaur will be shown, e.g.crocodile(鳄鱼), tortoise(龟). D. A cat was sent to the police office this morning. It has black hair, two blue eyes. It looked tired and hungry. If it is yours, come here and take it home. E. Our zoo is looking for a person to take care of some animals. It doesn't matter what your major is and how old you are. If you like animals and you are patient enough, you can get the job. F. You can get animal pictures, photos, videos, facts, and more on our web http：//www.earthhome.com. It tells you a lot about living styles of animals, the animal structure and the food they eat. You can also read news about them here. G. Pets are our friends. Helping homeless pets is one of the best acts of kindness. There are many ways to help them. Make a donation today at www.petsfinder.com. |
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| Victoria Amazonica | The Victoria Amazonica is native to (原产于) South America. It is famous for its size and strength. Its huge leaves grow to 2.5m in diameter(直径), and a fully-grown leaf can support a little kid sitting in the center. Its flowers are also big— up to 40cm in diameter. However, you can only enjoy the sight of the flowers for a short time, because they last for only 48 hours or so. |
| Calceolaria Uniflora | The Calceolaria Uniflora is a plant from the southern area of South America. It looks like a slipper(拖鞋). It is also known as Darwin’s Slipper Flower, because it was first discovered by Charles Darwin in his trip around South America. These amusing flowers also look like little orange aliens walking together over the rocks, so sometimes they are nicknamed the Happy Alien Plant. |
| Azorella Compacta | The Azorella Compacta looks like a beanbag sofa, but actually it is made up of thousands of flowering buds(花蕾) on long stems(茎). It can support the weight of a human. The plant is native to the high Andes in South America. It grows very slowly, nearly 15mm per year. It is also one of the oldest living things in the world. Many of the Azorella Compactas we see are thought to be over 3,000 years old. |
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过7个词。
1. How long is the Victoria Amazonica in flower?
2. There are another two names for the Calceolaria Uniflora. What are they?
3. How fast does the Azorella Compacta grow?
4. Are the Victoria Amazonica and the Azorella Compacta weak or strong?
5. Please give a suitable title for the article.
4 . Cats are great hunters. Mice are often on their top five kill list. But sometimes, a cat will not kill the animal it catches. ① __________, the catch becomes kind of a toy or plaything.
The first expression is “play cat and mice with someone”.The cat seizes a mouse. Then lets it go. Catches it. Lets it go. Over and over again! It is good fun for the cat but frightening for the poor mouse. So, if you play cat and mouse with someone, you play a power game with them. You, the person with the power, are the cat. Maybe you pretend to give the other person something they want but then take it away. You toy with them.
Now, let's leave the game of cat and mouse and talk about playing in a different way. Let's imagine a classroom filled with young children. The teacher must leave the room for a couple of minutes. At first, everybody is well-behaved. ②But the longer the teacher is gone, the naughtier the class will be. It starts out slowly. Someone throws a piece of paper. A couple of students get up and walk around. Others start laughing loudly. Someone yells! Suddenly, all of the students are doing things they would never do with the teacher in the room.
But you know what we say: When the cat's away, the mice will play!
③_____________ So, the teacher is the cat and the students are the mice. We often use this expression when talking about children and parents, employees and office supervisors and even people in committed relationships.
1. What’s on top of the kill list of cats?2. 根据上下文在①处填入恰当的单词, 使句子意思完整。
3. Translate the underlined sentence at ②into Chinese.
4. 在③处选入适当的选项。_______________________
| A．This expression means that students should behave well whenever teachers are in the classroom or not. |
| B．This expression means that people sometimes behave badly when no one is there to watch them. |
| C．This expression means that some people act like mice when there are no cats around them. |
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Victoria Amazonica | The Victoria Amazonica is native to（原产于）South America. It is famous for itssize and strength. Its huge leaves grow to 2.5m in diameter（直径）, and a fully-grown leaf can support a little kid sitting in the center. Its flowers are also big— up to 40cm in diameter. However, you can only enjoy the sight of the flowers for a short time, because they last for only 48 hours or so. |
Calceolaria Uniflora | The Calceolaria Uniflora is a plant from the southern area of South America. It looks like a slipper（拖鞋）. It is also known as Darwin’s Slipper Flower, because itwas first discovered by Charles Darwin in his trip around South America. These amusing flowers also look like little orange aliens walking together over the rocks, so sometimes they are nicknamed the Happy Alien Plant. |
Azorella Compacta | The Azorella Compacta looks like a beanbag sofa, but actually it is made up of thousands of flowering buds（花蕾）on long stems（茎）. It can support the weightof a human. The plant is native to the high Andes in South America. It grows very slowly, nearly 15mm per year. It is also one of the oldest living things in the world. Many of the Azorella Compactas we see are thought to be over 3,000 years old. |
1. How long is the Victoria Amazonica in flower?
2. There are another two names for the Calceolaria Uniflora. What are they?
3. How fast does the Azorella Compacta grow?
4. Are the Victoria Amazonica and the Azorella Compacta weak or strong?
5. Please give a suitable title for the article.
6 . Eight years ago, 1-week-old Diandian was left behind. When people found her in the reeds (芦苇) of a lake, she looked too weak to survive. Now she is the mother of three milu, thanks to the workers’ attention and care at the East Dongting Lake National Nature Reserve.
Li is the president of a milu conservation association in Yueyang and head of a local milu and bird rescue center, where 11 deer, including Diandian, have their families. Li and his workmates need to work extra hours to take care of the animals from March until mid-May. He remembers March 18 this year. He fed Diandian some fresh shoots and leaves for breakfast as usual, and moments later when he returned, a newborn milu was right beside her. Since it is her third baby and born in the third month of the year, people named it Sansan, referring to “three-three”. Li has developed a deep affection for milu and made up his mind to protect them. “As our country is paying more attention to environmental and wildlife protection, people are increasingly aware that milu are state-protected animals,” Li said.
Milu habitats (栖息地) are usually centered around water, and fishing equipment that used to be a threat to the animals is no longer seen in nature reserves. On May 27, a team of experts went to watch milu near Dongting Lake. It takes time and luck to meet one and count them especially when they live in the thick reeds that are 4 to 5 meters tall. The team leader Song, saw a milu for the first time when he was studying for his doctorate in zoology early in 2009. Since then, he has helped protect the habitats at Dongting Lake. As the flood season is coming, Song and his workmates will go around the lake area day and night to save deer in trouble, and provide feed for the animals when needed.
As the environment improves in and around Dongting Lake, China’s second-largest freshwater lake, the wetland has become cover once again for wildlife. “We will continue to protect these rare animals and their living environment,” Song said.
1. How was Diandian when she was found in the reeds eight years ago?2. Why do people call Diandian’s new baby Sansan?
7 . Space vegetables are grown from seeds (种子). They have been taken to and brought back from outer space. The seeds are influenced by the radiation (辐射) and low gravity (重力) in outer space. When they are brought back to the earth, these seeds produce vegetables that are bigger, healthier and more nutritious (有营养的) than normal vegetables. People needn’t worry, because space vegetables are actually very healthy.
Here are some facts that you should know about space vegetables:
Space vegetables are grown from seeds (A)_________ are carefully chosen. After seeds are brought back from space, (C) they are tested to make sure that the vegetables they grow will be safe to eat. There are no traces (痕迹) of radiation after testing.
Space vegetables are better for you than normal vegetables. (B) _________ example, space tomatoes stay fresh for twenty days, which is one week longer than normal tomatoes.
After genetically modified (转基因) food came into the market, people worried that they were eating unknown things. Unlike genetically modified food, space vegetables have not been genetically changed. This means that no new genes (基因) are put into the vegetables. (D) So they won’t be bad for your health.
1. 在文中（A）和（B）的空白处分别填入适当的词：2. 文中划线部分（C）指代的是：
3. 将文中划线部分（D）改写为：So they won’t
4. 从文中找出两个能说明太空蔬菜特点的形容词：
5. 从文中找出能说明本文中心大意的单词或者短语：
8 . Long ago, Mother Nature gave each tree a different purpose. However, she did not share her reasons with the trees.
Fir Tree(杉树) had many tree friends. In summer, they watched Bird and Squirrel(松鼠)play in the field. Then autumn arrived. The leaves on other trees turned colourful. Fir Tree's leaves stayed green. Fir Tree told Mother Nature that he wanted his leaves to change colours too.
“Be patient,” Mother Nature said. “You will learn your purpose.”
So Fir Tree waited. The temperature dropped. Bird flew south, and Squirrel was nowhere around. All the trees lost their leaves except Fir Tree. Soon it snowed. Fir Tree cried, “Why don’t I change like my friends?”
“Be patient,” Mother Nature replied.” Soon you will get to know your purpose.
Just then, Squirrel appeared. She was cold. She asked if she could build a warm home in branches(树枝). Other trees said no because they had no leaves. But Fir Tree said yes. Squirrel ran up Fir Trees branches. Soon, she was warm, comfortable and asleep.
Fir Tree was happy that his green leaves provided a warm home for animals in winter. He finally understood his purpose.
1. What did Fir Tree want to do in autumn? (不超过10个词)2. Why did other trees say no to Squirrel? (不超过10个词)
3. What purpose did Fir Tree understand at last? (不超过15个词)
Koalas are tree-hugging animals with big, round ears and black oval (椭圆形的) noses.
They are a symbol of Australia, the only place in the world where they are found. They are loved by many people for their small size and cartoon-like features.
A koala mother gives birth to and raises only one baby koala at a time. (D) During a koala mother's life, she will produce up to six babies. A newborn baby is born blind with undeveloped features. It measures less than 3 cm in length. Upon birth, the baby makes its way to the mother's pouch (育儿袋). It develops its eyes, legs and fur here. In fact, it lives in the mother's pouch for about six months. Then the baby will climb on its mother's back and stay with her up to a year.
Koalas spend most of their time eating and sleeping. Eucalyptus leaves are the only food koalas eat. Although the leaves are not good to most animals, koalas can digest (消化) the leaves very well. Eucalyptus leaves have a fair amount of water, so koalas seldom drink water. They eat 3 hours per day, usually during the nighttime, and rest 16 to 18 hours a day.
Koalas face many threats (威胁). The loss of their home is the biggest threat. Fire has also become a huge threat to them. Not only do koalas die when fire sweeps through their home, but it kills eucalyptus trees that they depend on for food. Koalas also are threatened by dogs, cats and other animals.
1. 根据短文完成句子。Many people love koalas because of their
2. 将文中(D) 处划线的句子During a koala mother's life, she will produce up to six babies.译成汉语。
3. 回答问题。How long does the baby koala live in the mother's pouch?
4. 根据短文完成句子。
Koalas spend most of their time
5. 从文中找出与“hardly ever drink water”意思相同或相近的表达。
6. 用英语列举考拉面临的三种威胁。
①
②
③
Minzhe has a large tea plantation (种植园) in his hometown in Guilin, Guangxi. (A) It covers an area of more than 650 square meters.
The quality of tea has to do with the tea plants. The leaf-picking and processing play an important part, too. A tea plant can only be picked when it is about three years old. At each picking, only young leaves can be picked. And tea plants are usually of different height. So Minzhe hardly ever uses machines. As an experienced tea farmer, Minzhe knows which leaves to pick and when to pick these leaves.
Planting tea needs great patience and lots of hard work. The day begins early for Minzhe.
He starts working at 5 o'clock in the morning. (B) He walks through the plants slowly and picks tea leaves carefully.
April is usually the busiest month for Minzhe. It's the best time to make best green tea.
Minzhe has to pick about 90,000 pieces of young leaves to make one pound (磅) of green tea. Soon after picking the leaves, he begins processing (C) them. The leaves are dried and rolled and then shaped. A heavy smell of the tea leaves fills the air in the workshop.
Minzhe picks about 50 pounds of leaves to make delicious tea in a full day's work. It makes him feel proud of himself. Being a tea farmer is hard work. However, for good tea, it is always worth it, Minzhe says.
1. 将文中(A)处划线的句子“It covers an area of more than 650 square meters.”译成汉语。2. 根据上下文完成句子。
3. 回答问题。Why does Minzhe hardly ever use machines?
4. 将文中(B)处划线的句子He walks through the plants slowly and picks tea leaves carefully. 译成汉语。
5. 写出文中(C) 处划线代词them所指代的内容。
6. 从文中找出与“The workshop is filled with a heavy smell of the tea leaves.”意思相同或相近的句子。
