| A．Sunny. | B．Cloudy. | C．Rainy. |
Over the years I
First, ants never quit. If they’re heading somewhere and you try to stop them, they’ll climb over, they’ll climb under, and they’ll climb around. They never quit
3 . This is the story of Moyo, a rescued elephant in Zimbabwe Elephant Nursery, a local non-governmental organization called Wild Is Life. She is probably one of the
Every year, hundreds of young elephants are orphaned across the African continent and rarely have a chance of
Moyo is about four and a half years old now. She is healthy, playful, and has become some kind of ambassador to the nursery. Therefore, she’s having to take on a lot of
But unfortunately, they’re not much more than objects of money in the eyes of ivory(象牙) dealers. Zimbabwe has a
| A．cleverest | B．worst | C．smallest | D．eagerest |
| A．years | B．months | C．weeks | D．days |
| A．normally | B．officially | C．rigidly | D．unusually |
| A．set down | B．pop up | C．pull through | D．get away |
| A．escape | B．survival | C．freedom | D．extinction |
| A．shelter | B．service | C．advice | D．wealth |
| A．eyes | B．legs | C．arms | D．hands |
| A．habitats | B．skills | C．partners | D．parents |
| A．tour | B．care | C．wander | D．study |
| A．risk | B．discussion | C．work | D．responsibility |
| A．friendly | B．well-known | C．superior | D．strange |
| A．simple | B．tiny | C．serious | D．random |
| A．gaining | B．supporting | C．losing | D．controlling |
| A．allow | B．promote | C．reduce | D．ban |
| A．move | B．deal | C．living | D．mistake |
Single-use plastic bags are used at most a few times before they
Earth Day,
6 . The number of weather-related disasters has increased by five times over the past 50 years, the latest report by the World Meteorological (气象) Organization (WMO) said on September. However, thanks to improved early warning systems and disaster management, the number of death from these hazards (危险) has been almost three times less.
According to the WMO, from 1970 to 2019, weather, climate and water hazards accounted for 50 percent of all disasters. Among the top 10 hazards that led to the largest loss of human life during this period were droughts, storms, floods and extreme temperatures. However, deaths fell from over 50, 000 in the 1970s to less than 20, 000 in the 2010s.
“Weather, climate and water extremes are increasing and will become more frequent and severe in many parts of the world as a result of climate change,” says WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas.
“That means more heat waves, drought and forest fires such as those we have observed recently in Europe and North America. We have more water vapor in the atmosphere, which is worsening extreme rainfall and deadly flooding. The warming of the oceans has affected the frequency and area of existence of the most intense tropical storms.”
“Economic losses are increasing as exposure increases. But behind the statistics lies a message of hope. Improved multi-hazard early warning systems have led to a significant reduction in deaths. Quite simply, we are better than ever before at saving lives,” Taalas said.
1. What do we know from the first paragraph?| A．Disasters connected with weather have gone up. |
| B．The number of weather-related disasters has decreased. |
| C．The number of deaths from hazards has been increasing. |
| D．Early warning systems have made disasters decline much. |
| A．There will be more extreme weather. |
| B．Extreme rainfall will no longer exist. |
| C．Water vapor in the atmosphere will go down. |
| D．Humans will defeat extreme weather in the end. |
| A．Improved warning systems will save economic losses. |
| B．Economic losses are going down as exposure increases. |
| C．More lives will be saved thanks to early warning systems. |
| D．Improved early warning systems will control extreme weather |
| A．A novel. | B．A brochure. | C．A magazine. | D．A guideline. |
7 . People use laughter to connect and bond with others. It’s how we tell friends that we find their jokes funny, or how kids in a park show that they are having fun. Laughter is so important to humans, even if they belong to different cultures or speak different languages. What about animals? Scientists are studying if there is a connection between animals’ laughing and playing.
Sasha Winkler, from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), studies biological anthropology (人类学)，including the study of animal behavior. She noticed that the small monkeys she worked with, liked to play together by chasing each other. While having fun together, they made panting (喘气) sounds, almost like they were out of breath, which reminded Winkler of their quiet laughter. This made Winkler wonder whether other animals did so while they were playing.
To find out whether other animals laugh and play, Winkler teamed up with another scientist named Greg Bryant, a professor and vice chair in the Department of Communication at UCLA. Together, they found and read dozens of reports written by other scientists who study animals. Winkler and Bryant looked for any mentions in any animal of sound signaling like the panting of the monkeys during their playing.
In April 2021, Winkler and Bryant published their findings in a science journal. Through their research, they identified 65 species or groups of animals, which laugh while playing. The animals that laugh the most include primates (灵长类) like monkeys and apes, rodents (啮齿动物) like rats, and mammals that live in the ocean like dolphins. Their work won’t only help us understand animals better but it could also help us understand how humans develop or change over time. Next, they will carry on more study to find more.
1. What is the function of paragraph 1?| A．To conclude the main idea. |
| B．To put forward the topic. |
| C．To offer the supporting evidences. |
| D．To add the background information. |
| A．They can hardly breathe. |
| B．They tend to laugh separately. |
| C．They laugh at a low sound. |
| D．They don’t laugh at all. |
| A．It is great progress in the study of animals and humans. |
| B．It is only based on the findings in a science journal. |
| C．Over 65 groups of animals laugh while playing. |
| D．They do the research only by studying primates and rodents. |
| A．Science. | B．Education. | C．Health. | D．Entertainment. |
2024 is the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese calendar and it is the first time that the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
Emperors in ancient dynasties were dressed in a Dragon Robe, a traditional silk-woven costume with dragon designs,
Contrary
In ancient Chinese belief, dragons
With the rising China Chic trend and the country’s booming cultural creative industry, the Chinese dragon in folktale is now
Whether it is through the hands of a national-level intangible (非物质) cultural heritage inheritor
9 . Pet owners are always concerned about the well-being of their cute friends. But once you’re away from home, there isn’t much you can do. Wouldn’t it be great to have something that could take care of your pet and allow you to interact (互动) with it while you’re out? Petcube Bites is a good choice.
Petcube Bites comes in two parts. The lower half is equipped with a camera and a feeding opening, while the upper half is used to store nearly half a kilo of food. It looks beautiful in any setting. You just have to decide on the most convenient place to fix it.
Besides being a home video camera that shows live HD (高清) views of the house, it supports two-way voice delivery, meaning that you can hear your pet moving around the house, call to your pet from your phone and have a “heart-to-heart” talk with it from anywhere in the world. Using the Petcube app, you can catch your pet’s images and share them on social media.
Petcube Bites offers a more fun way for you to interact with your pet wherever you are. When you want to feed your dog, simply call him over and click the bone on the screen. Then the Petcube Bites will let out food through the feeding opening. You can control the amount and distance.
For dog and cat lovers alike, this is the best tool on the market for playing and spending time with your pet. Find more information at: https://www.lifewire.com/petcube-bites.
1. With Petcube Bites, people can ________.| A．care for their pets while away | B．show concern for their children |
| C．interact with other pet owners | D．get away from home with their pets |
| A．store pet food at the bottom | B．feed pets by throwing food |
| C．print images from social media | D．record pet owner’s voice messages |
| A．A book review. | B．A research report. |
| C．A travel brochure. | D．A lifestyle magazine. |
10 . Animals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history. Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, for food, for sport. Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the world forever. Hundreds more are on the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger.
Why should people care? Because we need animals. And because once they are gone, there will never be any more. Animals are more than just beautiful and interesting. They are more than just a source of food. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature. Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems. For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks, the farmers’ stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice increased quickly.
Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger. Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animals or plants on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.
1. Animals are important to us mainly because ________.| A．they give us a source of food | B．they are beautiful and lovely |
| C．they keep the balance of nature | D．they give us a lot of pleasure |
| A．Only a few animals have disappeared. |
| B．Many kinds of animals have died out. |
| C．About 170 kinds of animals have disappeared forever. |
| D．All kinds of animals are in danger. |
| A．People care much about animals because they need them. |
| B．Once a certain kind of animals is gone forever, there will never be any more. |
| C．Killing all rats and mice may cause some problems. |
| D．People must not kill any animals. |
| A．Every person will know the importance of protecting wild animals. |
| B．Animals in danger will not be killed any more. |
| C．The number of some animals in danger will increase. |
| D．Animals in danger will be kept away from people. |
