1 . There are fifty states in the United States. The largest in population is California, the largest in area is Alaska. Alaska is the smallest in population and Rhode Island is the smallest in size. The oldest states are the ones along the Atlantic coast. The newest states are Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska is also the coldest state. California and Florida are the warmer. Henry and his family live in Seattle, a big city, on the Pacific coast. But Los Angeles and San Francisco, also on the Pacific coast, are larger than Seattle. Henry's cousin, Susan, lives in New York. It is the largest city in the United States. Thousands of people visit New York each year. The most important city in the United States is Washington, D. C. It is the capital, but it is much smaller than New York.
1. How many states are there in the U. S. A.?| A．Five | B．Forty- Five. | C．Fifty | D．Fifteen. |
| A．California. | B．Rhode-Island. | C．Alaska | D．Los Angeles. |
| A．The oldest states are the ones along the Pacific coast. |
| B．Washington is the most important and the largest city. |
| C．New York is the largest city in the United States. |
| D．Henry's cousin lives in the Seattle. |
| A．it is the largest city | B．it is the largest in population |
| C．it is the most beautiful city | D．it is the capital of the United States |
2 . Most of us maybe consider snakes to be cold, single beings, as uncaring to others of their kind as they are to us. But those ideas are wrong — especially when it comes to garter snakes (袜带蛇), a new study says.
These creatures, which appear from the cold plains of Canada to the forests of Costa Rica, have their own preferences about which snakes they hang out with — in other words, they have “friends”.
“All animals — even snakes — need to connect with others,” says Morgan Skinner, the study leader at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada. To look into this theory, Skinner thought up a new experiment to find out the personalities and sociability of eastern garter snakes.
The results showed that “like us, they seek out friendship, and they’re particular about whom they make friends with,” says Skinner.
The idea that snakes have close social networks may be surprising, but such relationships are increasingly being found throughout the animal kingdom, from flamingos to bats to elephants. A recent study of bats showed, for example, that bats and humans both have friendships.
Scientists are likely better at discovering friendships among animals now than, say, 30 years ago, partly because many societies are more accepting of such an idea, and because researchers have far better tools for gathering information.
Analyzing social networks in wildlife, such as snakes, “has taken huge jumps in the last few decades,” says study co-author Noam Miller, Skinner’s advisor.
1. What is the purpose of the experiment on garter snakes?| A．To prove Skinner’s theory is true. |
| B．To surprise Wilfrid Laurier University. |
| C．To do better research into the habitat of snakes. |
| D．To study the friendship between animals and humans. |
| A．live on their own | B．stay in cold areas |
| C．seek out friendship | D．keep off the forests |
| A．Health. | B．Entertainment. | C．Education. | D．Science. |
| A．Friendship Is Valuable | B．Wildlife Has Friends Too |
| C．Snakes Are Cold-blooded | D．Animals Protect Each Other |
3 . Summerfest 2020 Is Here
CPR Classical’s 10-week summer festival features an excellent concert series of today’s greatest performers. We’re providing a front row seat in your own home or your lawn to the best soundtrack (原声音乐) for your summer.
Throughout Summerfest you can hear full-length concerts on the radio, hear stories and read articles about Colorado’s classical musicians and organizations!
You can listen to CPR Classical by clicking “Listen Live” on this website. You can also hear CPR Classical at 88.1 FM in Denver, or ask your smart speaker to “Play CPR Classical.”
The Summer of Stars Concert Series is a special full concert airing three times over the weekend (Fridays at 12:30 p.m., Saturdays at 6 p.m. & Sundays at 4 p.m.)
Celebrate Colorado lasts a week focusing on Colorado’s classical festivals, including weekly stories, features, interviews and music.
| June 19-21 | Summer of Stars Concert Series: Bravo! Vail Music Festival |
| June 23 8pm | Celebrate Colorado Pre-Show: LIVE from Colorado College Summer Music Festival |
| June 26-28 | Summer of Stars Concert Series: Lang Lang from China, piano |
| June 29-July 5 | Celebrate Colorado: Central City Opera and Colorado College Summer Music Festival |
| July 3-5 | Summer of Stars Concert Series: Central City Opera; Colorado College Summer Music Festival |
| July6-12 | Celebrate Colorado: Colorado Music Festival, Boulder |
| July 10-12 | Summer of Stars Concert Series: Colorado Music Festival, Boulder |
| July 13-19 | Celebrate Colorado: Bravo! Vail Music Festival |
| July 17-19 | Summer of Stars Concert Series: Sheku & Isata Kanneh-Mason, cello & piano |
| July 20-26 | Celebrate Colorado: National Repertory Orchestra; Colorado Symphony |
| July 24-26 | Summer of Stars Concert Series: National Repertory Orchestra; Colorado Symphony |
| July 27-Aug 2 | Celebrate Colorado: Aspen Music Festival and School |
1. How many ways are mentioned to enjoy CPR Classical?
| A．Five. | B．Four. | C．Three. | D．Two. |
| A．June 19-21. | B．June 26-28. | C．July 17-19. | D．July 27-Aug 2. |
| A．Bravo! Vail Music Festival. | B．National Repertory Orchestra. |
| C．Colorado Music Festival. | D．Aspen Music Festival and School. |
4 . When a heavy rain hit Beijing one afternoon in May, for many the first thing to do was to rush for cover. For photographer Yang Dong, however, his first thought was to take his camera. The next morning, Yang got up at 2:30 am and drove to the Great Wall. Arriving at the foot of the mountain an hour and a half later, Yang started to climb with all his photography equipment. Before sunrise, Yang had already set up his camera, hoping to catch an impressive moment when the Great Wall would be partly hidden in the clouds. With a large amount of patience, he got what he came for.
“After heavy rain or snow, the next morning is the best time to find a sea of clouds around the Great Wall,” Yang says in a phone interview. The 28-year-old became popular on the Internet sharing the stories behind his photographs of the Great Wall over the past five years, with his stories being viewed more than 150 million times. One Internet user comments: “Only repeatedly measuring the Great Wall step by step can he know which angle (角度) is the most beautiful. I have never met such a professional photographer like him.”
He is known as the Great Wall photographer, and his stories are well-known among the fans. What’s more, he was invited to play a lead role in the documentary (纪录片) Loving the Great Wall issued in January, and was also the spokesman for the 2019 China Great Wall International Foto Week.
1. When a heavy rain came, Yang Dong ________.| A．got up early | B．rushed for cover |
| C．drove to the Great Wall | D．got ready to take photos |
| A．The morning after sunrise. | B．The afternoon after rain. |
| C．The next morning after rain. | D．The evening before snow. |
| A．Admiring. | B．Doubtful. | C．Disappointed. | D．Uncertain. |
| A．He was considered as a successful actor. |
| B．He gained some achievements in his field. |
| C．His stories were famous around the world. |
| D．He became the spokesman of the Great Wall. |
5 . Use our website to improve your English
Study at the right time each day
The first step in getting better in English is to study at the right time each day. Do you wake up early and study when the house is quiet? Or do you like to stay up late and study before you go to sleep? Choose the proper time to study English every week. Make a study plan for each week. Here is an example of using our website in the morning to improve your listening and speaking skills:
Monday: Watch Let's Learn English ; practice the conversation with a friend
Tuesday: Watch English in a Minute; teach the new expressions to family or friends
Wednesday: Watch English at the Movies; write a note to a friend about the expressions Thursday: Watch News Words; write a sentence using the words
Friday: Read or listen to Ask a Teacher or Everyday Grammar ; write three sentences
Find a friend to study together
A good way to learn is to study with a friend or a family member. You can study together at home or on the phone. Some families speak English only at dinner time or watch English videos together.
Set goals
One of the most important steps to learn English is to set goals. Make it something you know you can do in a short time. Here are some examples:
♦I will practice speaking with my friends three times a week.
♦I will write sentences with five new English words every week.
♦I will learn four new idioms in the next month and use them with friends.
1. Which advice is given on learning English?| A．Learning from others. | B．Practicing once a week. |
| C．Turning to parents for help. | D．Scheduling proper study time. |
| A．On weekends. | B．Every day. |
| C．On weekdays. | D．Every Monday afternoon. |
| A．Some aims for learning English. |
| B．Some examples of practising English with friends. |
| C．Three important periods of time for learning English. |
| D．The most important steps in improving independent learning. |
6 . Ocean food plays a very important part in our food supply. Not so long ago, the world’s oceans were filled with different types of fish. Now, a large increase in global overfishing has threatened that supply.
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, 90 percent of the world’s fisheries (渔场) are either being fully exploited (开发), or are at risk of being closed down.
With fish supplies running out at home, fishermen are traveling further to find their catch. Frequently, fishermen are crossing over into other countries. As fish supplies closer to their homeland’s shores are decreasing fishermen cross borders to find fish.
Overfishing can be found everywhere, from Mexican fishing boats off the US coast of Florida to Russian fishing boats in the western Bering Sea. However, the effect is felt the strongest in the South China Sea.
On the other side of the world, West Africa is now seeing malign effects of overfishing. For coastal African countries, such as Senegal, the fishing industry is a large part of the national economy. The World Bank reports nearly 20 percent of the Senegalese are working in the fishing industry. Rashid Sumaila is the Director of Fisheries Economic Research at the University of British Columbia. He says communities that depend on fish for income and food, like Senegal, are now at risk.
1. Why do fishermen cross borders to catch fish?| A．Because they want to protect the environment. |
| B．Because they want to enjoy the overseas scenery. |
| C．Because fish supplies in their countries are decreasing. |
| D．Because fishing is not allowed in their own countries. |
| A．In Russia. | B．In the South China Sea. |
| C．Off the US coast of Florida. | D．In the western Bering Sea. |
| A．Harmful. | B．Satisfying. |
| C．Hopeful. | D．Beneficial. |
| A．Most people in Africa will be out of work. |
| B．The World Bank will lend money to fishermen. |
| C．Rashid Sumaila is unconcerned about overfishing. |
| D．Overfishing has some bad effects on African people. |
7 . If you want to make music but never had lessons as a kid, don’t lose hope. Music teachers say it’s never too late. And as it turns out, the most difficult things are not stiff (不灵活的) hands or an aging brain.
Scot Hawkins, a piano teacher in Silver Spring, says that ability is low on the list of what’s required for adult students. Instead, attitude — especially patience — is everything. “Adults come in with unreasonable goals about what they can achieve, and how quickly,” he says. They want to skip (跳过) steps one through five, and get to step six. And unlike children, no one forces adults to practice, so they may never spare time for it.
But adults have advantages, too. They can see and hear things in the music that completely escape children. David Conrad is one of Hawkins’ students. He started learning the piano with his son Simon when Simon was 8. When learning a new piece, Conrad spends hours studying the music before he sits down to play it. He wants to understand how the notes are organized to figure out what the music is trying to show.
David and Simon Conrad have had their musical difficulties over the years but they haven’t given up. Simon, who is now 16, still takes lessons. A few months ago, he started teaching himself the saxophone. His dad learned some Jazz music, so now, when Simon needs a break from his homework, they play duets (二重奏).
It may be hard but playing music with someone you love or working towards a lifelong goal can be very enjoyable and useful.
1. What is the most important when it comes to learning music?| A．Age. | B．Attitude. |
| C．Teachers. | D．Brain. |
| A．They have reasonable goals. |
| B．They are able to learn quickly. |
| C．They can teach their children by themselves. |
| D．They can work out what the music is trying to express. |
| A．They always give in to difficulties. |
| B．They have great desire to learn music. |
| C．They are both good at teaching themselves. |
| D．They really want to become great musicians. |
| A．Sports. | B．Science. |
| C．History. | D．Music. |
8 . Recently, TV shows like National Treasure are increasingly popular in China.
National Treasure combines stage drama with a documentary style to tell the stories behind China’s relics. Cultural relics which once laid in museums have come alive. Through new forms of cooperation between China’s museums and television stations, a new way of presenting historic treasures has been created to promote (提升) the protection of cultural relics and traditional culture.
These shows have increased the public’s interest in cultural relics and motivated them to go to history museums and read historical books. They give examples to show Chinese museums’ shift from the protection, collection and research of relics to presenting national treasures and educating the public.
The idea of bringing ancient relics to life was suggested by President Xi Jinping in a speech delivered at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris in March 2014 and has since been made a reality. In addition to television shows, museums are also cooperating with companies to develop creative cultural products based on cultural relics.
To further promote the full use of cultural relics, all fields of society including the government, museums and companies should work together. The government has already come up with a series of policies (政策) in recent years to promote the development of creative cultural products and the proper use of cultural relics. Those working at museums should not only research relics but also communicate the stories behind them to the public.
1. What is the purpose of the show National Treasure?| A．To advise the public to read more. |
| B．To cooperate with China’s museums. |
| C．To present the audience with interesting stories. |
| D．To raise people’s awareness of cultural protection. |
| A．Forced. | B．Reminded. |
| C．Encouraged. | D．Allowed. |
| A．By uniting the whole society. |
| B．By trying to research the relics. |
| C．By building more cultural museums. |
| D．By telling more people the stories behind them. |
| A．Cultural Relics Come to Life |
| B．TV Shows Are Increasingly Popular |
| C．Cultural Relics Will Be Fully Protected |
| D．Museums Are Cooperating with Companies |
9 . Pangolins (穿山甲), the world’s only mammals with scales (鳞片), have existed on earth for about 60 million years. Pangolins are very sensitive creatures and most of them don’t like staying indoors. In the wild, they’re slow to reproduce and give birth to only one baby at a time. Pangolins are alone and shy — nearly impossible for even the most devoted field researchers to catch sight of.
However, over recent ten years, their wild population has decreased greatly. More than a million pangolins are believed to have been taken from the wild in Asia and Africa. In the first eight days of April 2019 alone, authorities caught two 14-ton shipments of pangolin scales in Singapore, representing about 72,000 animals and worth a combined $90 million. In February, Malaysian seized a 33-ton shipment of mostly whole, frozen pangolins.
“The present scale of trade could drive this species to extinction,” said an Indian official.
If the illegal pangolin trade continues at such high levels, it’s thought that another 10 years might see them die out altogether. The trade is caused by a series of factors, but the fact that the local government doesn’t make strict laws against it plays a major role.
Another big challenge facing pangolins is that so few people know what they are and why they’re in such danger. As National Geographic Photo Ark photographer Joel Sartore says, “You won’t save what you don’t love.”
1. According to Paragraph 1, pangolins ______.| A．are rare mammals | B．like living indoors |
| C．are outgoing but sensitive | D．are easily found in the wild |
| A．People in Africa like hunting pangolins. |
| B．Strict laws against it haven’t been made. |
| C．Pangolins’ population is increasing rapidly. |
| D．Pangolins have existed on earth for a long time. |
| A．Uncaring. | B．Puzzled. |
| C．Supportive. | D．Worried. |
| A．Pangolins are hunted in Asia. |
| B．Pangolins are facing extinction. |
| C．People are trying to save Pangolins out of love. |
| D．Many countries are taking action to protect Pangolins. |
10 . 
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Are you feeling like a delicious pizza, salad, burger or kebab? You can easily order the most delicious meals from thousands of restaurants. Order pizza, schnitzel, lunch, pasta, Chinese or Indian takeaway online: You’ll have your meal within 30-45 minutes (depending on the restaurant’s availability).
Benefits of our app:
• Map view available for all restaurants.
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• The design is clearer, cleaner and cooler than ever!
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• Map View: see the exact location of every restaurant on a map.
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• Addresses: all your saved addresses will be available in the app for your next order.
1. By using the Takeaway.com app, you can ______.| A．book a restaurant table | B．learn how to cook |
| C．order some delicious food | D．cancel your meal for free |
| A．Food Tracker | B．Map View |
| C．Popular Dishes | D．Addresses |
| A．You can make it clear where the restaurant is. |
| B．The app provides more than one language for the users. |
| C．You need to fill in your address each time you order some food. |
| D．It can help you find out the most popular dishes in the restaurant. |
