“I'm going to miss you so much, Poppy, "said the tall, thin teenager. He bent down to hug his old friend goodbye. He stood up, hugged his parents, and smiled, trying not to let his emotions(情绪)get the better of him.
His parents were not quite able to keep theirs under control. They had driven their son several hours out of town to the university where he would soon be living and studying. It was time to say goodbye for now at least. The family hugged and smiled through misty eyes and then laughed.
The boy lifted the last bag onto his shoulder, and flashed a bright smile.” I guess this is it, “he said.” I'll see you back home in a month, okay？"His parents nodded, and they watched as he walked out of sight into the crowds of hundreds of students and parents. The boy's mother turned to the dog, “Okay, Poppy, time to go back home.”
The house seemed quiet as a tomb without the boy living there. All that week, Poppy didn't seem interested in her dinner, her favorite toy, or even in her daily walk. Her owners were sad too, but they knew their son would be back to visit. Poppy didn't.
They offered the dog some of her favorite peanut butter treats. They even let her sit on the sofa, but the old girl just wasn't her usual cheerful self. Her owners started to get worried. "What should we do to cheer Poppy up？"asked Dad. “We've tried everything.”
“I have an idea, but it might be a little crazy, “smiled Mom.” Without anybody left in the house but us, this place could use a bit of fun. Let's get a little dog for Poppy."
It didn't take long before they walked through the front door carrying a big box. Poppy welcomed them home as usual, but when she saw the box, she stopped. She put her nose on it. Her tail began wagging(摆动)ever so slowly, then faster as she caught the smell.
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Para 1. Dad opened the box and a sweet little dog appeared.
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Para 2. A few weeks later, the boy arrived home from university.
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1.简况:800多米长，600多年历史，300多家商铺；
2.位置:天安门广场南面；
3.交通:公共汽车17、69、59路等，地铁2号线；
4.特色:步行街、当当车、茶馆、剧院等。
注意:词数100左右。
参考词汇:步行街pedestrian street；当当车trolley car；地铁subway
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3 . Climate change has been blamed for killer hurricanes，sea level rise，and drought，but a new report suggests the effects of climate change might hit the world's coffee supply. Up to 70 percent of the world's coffee supply could be threatened over the next 66 years，according to a new study by researchers at England's Royal Botanic Gardens.
Nearly 100 percent of the world's Arabica coffee growing regions could become unsuitable for the plant by 2080，according to the study. Beans from Arabica coffee plants account for about 70 percent of the world's coffee，but the plant also has to be grown under strict weather conditions: they grow well at temperatures between 64 and 70 degrees Celsius，and are highly influenced by frost or temperatures higher than 73 degrees Celsius.
With temperatures estimated to increase by between 1.8 and 4 degrees Celsius by the end of the century，the fragile plant might become increasingly expensive and difficult to grow，especially in places such as Ethiopia and Kenya. In that worst case，nearly all of the world's native Arabica coffee would die out. Under more conservative(保守的) estimates，about 65 percent of the regions used to grow the coffee would become unsuitable for it. The evidence from coffee farmers and coffee growing regions around the world is that they are already suffering from the influences of increased warming.
Some farmers would likely be able to move their operations to other areas or would be able to overcome climate change with artificial cooling techniques，but wild Arabica is generally considered to be much more suitable for making high－quality coffee.
If Arabica becomes impossible to raise in its native areas，it could do serious damage to the economies of the mainly third－world countries in which it grows. Coffee is the world's most popular drink and is the second most traded product in the world，behind oil.
1. What can be learned from Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 3?| A．According to the study，by 2080 nowhere can be suitable for Arabica coffee growing. |
| B．65 percent of the world's coffee gets raw materials from Arabica coffee plants. |
| C．Arabica coffee plants will grow well at temperatures lower than 60 degrees Celsius. |
| D．Coffee farmers are the biggest victims of climate change. |
| A．would make efforts to produce high－quality coffee |
| B．would bring in artificial cooling techniques |
| C．would tend to move to some warm places |
| D．would grow more wild Arabica |
| A．Coffee will replace oil to be the first most－traded commodity. |
| B．Coffee is likely to become less popular than before. |
| C．Some countries will suffer great economic losses. |
| D．Farmers will plant other crops instead of coffee. |
4 . Five years after a deadly earthquake and tsunami hit Japan，recovery remains years away.
More than 16，000 people died in the disaster and more than 470，000 were removed from their homes，says the Japanese Red Cross Society. Over 2，500 people are still missing and predicted dead. After pressure from survivors，the Japanese Coast Guard began underwater searches for the missing.
In Fukushima，more than 100，000 families still cannot return home，says the Red Cross Society. This is because of radioactive pollution from the damaged Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
In Japan，the disaster is known as “3－1－1”，marking the date five years ago.
It was really three disasters rolled into one.
“It started with an earthquake devastating(毁灭) in itself，then the tsunami，and then the radiation from the nuclear plant，” said Shioko Goto，a Japan expert at the Wilson Center in Washington，D.C.. Goto said the disaster showed the world “Japanese resilience(快速恢复的能力) and Japanese unity.”
But it also showed shortcomings. Among the most notable，the long time it took to stabilize the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant after it was flooded from the tsunami，Goto said. That process took eight months.Another，Japan's dependence on nuclear power，she said. The disaster forced Japan to close all of its nuclear power plants，leaving parts of the country without electricity.
Goto offered up one major difference from the last major Japanese disaster，the 1995 Kobe Earthquake. In 2011，social media was everywhere，she said. Social media offered up plenty of “unfounded rumors and fearmongering(制造恐慌)，” Goto said.
But it also kept pressure on Japanese authorities to do more. Chikara Yoshida lost his only son，a 43－year－old volunteer fireman，on March 11，2011. He and his daughter posted a petition (请愿书) on Facebook to restart underwater searches. It drew over 28，000 signatures，according to the Associated Press.
The Japanese Coast Guard announced that it would resume searches this week. There have also been complaints that reconstruction efforts in hard－hit northern Japanese communities have been too slow. This week，Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the government will respond.
1. The number of the people who died in the disaster is________．| A．more than 18，500 | B．over 16，000 |
| C．over 470，000 | D．more than 2，500 |
| A．Nuclear power，tsunami and earthquake. |
| B．Flood，earthquake and tsunami. |
| C．Flood，tsunami and nuclear power. |
| D．Earthquake，tsunami and nuclear radiation. |
| A．In Fukushima，more than 10，000 families still cannot return home. |
| B．The disaster forced Japan to close most of its nuclear power plants. |
| C．Japanese authorities were forced to do more after the disaster. |
| D．Chikara Yoshida and his daughter posted a petition on the Associated Press. |
| A．The government can't afford such a large sum of money in reconstruction efforts. |
| B．People complained reconstruction efforts in hard－hit northern Japanese communities have been too slow. |
| C．People in hard－hit northern communities have had a happy life since the disaster. |
| D．The government may take measures to promote reconstruction. |
Throughout history, people have thought of the ocean as a diverse and limitless source of food. Yet today there is clear evidence that the ocean has a limit. Most of the big fish in the ocean are now
For centuries, local fishermen caught only enough fish for their own and their community’s needs. However, from the early 20th century, people around the world became interested
Today, there are still plenty of fish in the sea,
Such large fish
6 . “Can one man make a difference?” asked Rossano Ercolini, the 2013 Goldman Prize winner, which is considered the Nobel Prize for “
When his town announced plans to open an incinerator（焚化炉）to burn waste, Ercolini knew it would be
Ercolini was worried about the
| A．Peace | B．Environment | C．Medicine | D．Literature |
| A．teacher | B．farmer | C．consultant | D．gardener |
| A．spreading | B．debating | C．hearing | D．making |
| A．fold | B．roll | C．tear | D．recycle |
| A．coloured | B．reusable | C．thick | D．valuable |
| A．harmful | B．familiar | C．suitable | D．convenient |
| A．soil | B．sand | C．water | D．ash |
| A．easier | B．harder | C．better | D．further |
| A．add to | B．fill in | C．build up | D．take up |
| A．unsafe | B．difficult | C．regular | D．illegal |
| A．standards | B．disadvantages | C．expectations | D．improvements |
| A．heart | B．height | C．breathing | D．weight |
| A．earn | B．produce | C．advertise | D．wear |
| A．decreases | B．worsens | C．suffers | D．measures |
| A．health | B．development | C．security | D．employment |
| A．praise | B．support | C．educate | D．entertain |
| A．Anyhow | B．However | C．Otherwise | D．Moreover |
| A．goal | B．reason | C．truth | D．problem |
| A．discussed | B．defeated | C．prepared | D．suggested |
| A．Along with | B．Except for | C．Thanks to | D．Instead of |
7 . California has lost half its big trees since the 1930s, according to a study to be published Tuesday and climate change seems to be a major factor(因素).
The number of trees larger than two feet across has declined by 50 percent on more than 46, 000 square miles of California forests, the new study finds. No area was spared or unaffected, from the foggy northern coast to the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the San Gabriels above Los Angeles. In the Sierra high country, the number of big trees has fallen by more than 55 percent; in parts of southern California the decline was nearly 75 percent.
Many factors contributed to the decline, said Patrick McIntyre, an ecologist who was the lead author of the study. Woodcutters targeted big trees. Housing development pushed into the woods. Aggressive wildfire control has left California forests crowded with small trees that compete with big trees for resources(资源).
But in comparing a study of California forests done in the 1920s and 1930s with another one between 2001 and 2010, McIntyre and his colleagues documented a widespread death of big trees that was evident even in wildlands protected from woodcutting or development.
The loss of big trees was greatest in areas where trees had suffered the greatest water shortage. The researchers figured out water stress with a computer model that calculated how much water trees were getting in comparison with how much they needed, taking into account such things as rainfall, air temperature, dampness of soil, and the timing of snowmelt(融雪).
Since the 1930s, McIntyre said, the biggest factors driving up water stress in the state have been rising temperatures, which cause trees to lose more water to the air, and earlier snowmelt, which reduces the water supply available to trees during the dry season.
1. What is the second paragraph mainly about?| A．The seriousness of big-tree loss in California. |
| B．The increasing variety of California big trees. |
| C．The distribution of big trees in California forests. |
| D．The influence of farming on big trees in California. |
| A．Ecological studies of forests. |
| B．Banning woodcutting. |
| C．Limiting housing development. |
| D．Fire control measures. |
| A．Inadequate snowmelt. | B．A longer dry season. |
| C．A warmer climate. | D．Dampness of the air. |
| A．California’s Forests: Where Have All the Big Trees Gone? |
| B．Cutting of Big Trees to Be Prohibited in California Soon |
| C．Why Are the Big Trees Important to California Forests? |
| D．Patrick McIntyre: Grow More Big Trees in California |
8 . Every year about 40,000 people attempt to climb Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. They
Hearing these stories, I’m
However, I soon
The best of a Kilimanjaro
Does Kilimanjaro
| A．keep | B．mix | C．connect | D．bring |
| A．stories | B．buildings | C．crowds | D．reporters |
| A．position | B．age | C．face | D．name |
| A．silent | B．skeptical | C．serious | D．crazy |
| A．discover | B．argue | C．decide | D．advocate |
| A．equipment | B．grass | C．camps | D．stones |
| A．remote | B．quiet | C．tall | D．clean |
| A．new | B．special | C．significant | D．necessary |
| A．paying off | B．spreading out | C．blowing up | D．fading away |
| A．atmosphere | B．experience | C．experiment | D．sight |
| A．studied | B．observed | C．explored | D．regarded |
| A．view | B．quality | C．reason | D．purpose |
| A．scientists | B．climbers | C．locals | D．officials |
| A．holding on to | B．going back to | C．living up to | D．giving way to |
| A．changes | B．clears | C．improves | D．permits |
| A．match | B．imagine | C．count | D．add |
| A．village | B．desert | C．road | D．lake |
| A．Obviously | B．Easily | C．Consequently | D．Finally |
| A．permanent | B．little | C．fresh | D．artificial |
| A．enjoy | B．deserve | C．save | D．acquire |
Where are the bees?
Bees are essential to the production of food we eat. Bees make honey, but they also pollinate large areas of crops, such as straw berries, apples and onions. About a third of the food we eat is a result of pollination of the bees. Unfortunately, bees have been disappearing at an alarming rate.
In 2006, bee keepers started reporting about something called Colony Collapse Disaster (CCD).The main sign of CCD is the loss of adult honey bees from a hive. In October of 2006, some beekeepers reported that they had lost between 30 and 90 percent of their hives.
There were many theories for the disappearance of the bees. But the most convincing one has to do with pesticides and lifestyles of bees today. Nowadays, beekeeper get most of their income not from producing honey but from renting bees to pollinate plants. This means that the life of the typical bee now consists of travelling all around the country to pollinate crops as the seasons change. That means a lot of traveling on trucks, which is very stressful to bees. It is not unusual for up to 30% of the hive to die during transport due to stress. In addition, bees that spend most of their time locked up on trucks are not exposed to what they usually live on. Instead, they live on a sweet liquid from corn, usually polluted with pesticides.
The exact reason for the disappearance of bees is not sure, but losing bees is very costly to the economy. The bee pollination services are worth over $8 billion a year. With no bees, pollination will have to be done by hand, which would have effects on the quality of food and increased food priced. We hear a lot about big environmental disasters almost every day. But one of the biggest may just be the less of that tiny flying insect.
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Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories,
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Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area and the welfare department brought
