1 . Best Parks to See Wildlife
A recent report from a vacation site listed the total number of species and sizes of several well-known national parks. Here are some of them to see the widest variety of animals.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio
Number of species per square meter: 317
Located 20 miles southwest of Cleveland, Ohio, Cuyahoga Valley National Park is a mixed ecosystem of forest and wetlands sheltering a variety of animals. From the boardwalk at Beaver Marsh, watch for water-loving mammals or snapping turtles (鳄龟) that can weigh as much as 55 pounds each. More than 200 bird species live in the park.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico
Number of species per square meter: 286
The representative for Carlsbad Caverns is the Brazilian free-tailed bat. Every summer, hundreds of thousands of the furry, big-eared creatures live in these caves in southeastern New Mexico, attracting crowds at sunset with their spectacular out flight. The Brazilians are one of the 17 bat species that nest at Carlsbad. You might also encounter wild pigs and cave swallows.
Acadia National Park, Maine
Number of species per square meter: 242
The Atlantic Ocean meets the Maine coast at this popular park on Mount Desert Island, providing habitat for wildlife with feet and flippers (鳍状肢). From the shore, scan the water for the heads of harbor porpoises (鼠海豚) and gray seals.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado
Number of species per square meter: 219
In western Colorado, the 2, 722 feet between this park s canyon edge and the Gunnison River below support numerous wildlife habitats. Experienced climbers and hikers who adventure into the inner canyon find collared lizards and mule deer.
1. Which park has the largest number of species per square meter?| A．Acadia National Park. | B．Carlsbad Caverns National Park. |
| C．Cuyahoga Valley National Park. | D．Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park |
| A．Watch crowds of flying bats at sunset. |
| B．Observe 17 swallow species nesting in the city. |
| C．Play with turtles weighing over 55 pounds. |
| D．Meet wild pigs in forests and wetlands. |
| A．Cave swallows. | B．Gray seals. | C．Mule deer. | D．Free-tailed bats. |
2 . After taking part in 53 rescue operations (救援行动), saving a dozen lives and finding over 40 bodies in disaster zones (灾区), Frida, the beautiful and brave 65-pound and 10-year-old yellow Labrador rescue dog has retired from active duty(现役)in the Mexican Navy.
The Mexican Navy celebrated the dog’s contributions (贡献) by honoring her in a ceremony on Monday, as part of the International Rescuers Day. “Her bark (吠声) always gave hope, and in moments of pain and uncertainty she brought comfort,” said Deputy Naval Minister Eduardo Redondo. The postal service honored three search-and-rescue dogs, Frida, Evil and Ecko, in a stamp, showing them wearing protectors.
As a local hero, her professional and tireless work won the love, support and respect of the people of Mexico. Mexico also put her painted picture on a huge advertising board. Frida’s stop board can also be seen on the roads of Mexico. A cartoon book and toy dolls are also designed for her.
The Mexican Navy said in July that Frida was a veteran of more than 9 years of rescue efforts across Mexico, Guatemala, Haiti, and Ecuador Frida helped with rescue efforts after the deadly earthquake in Port-au-Prince in 2010. But it wasn’t until September 2017 that she gained more international attention on social media after the Mexican Navy shared a video of her. Frida went with the first Search and Rescue team to look for the children reported missing in a school in Mexico City during the strong earthquake. The images traveled the world and became a hot topic to the point that famous actor Chris Evans shared the video saying, “What did we do to deserve (应得) dogs?”
Today, her protectors which she had worn to carry out tasks in Mexico and abroad were taken down and sent to EIBorcegu Shoe Museum Collection for exhibition. Her trainer Arauz Salinas awarded her a toy to play with as a new beginning. Frida is expected to move to the countryside and help with the training of the next-generation rescue dogs.
What a good girl!
1. What can we know about Frida from the text?| A．She is a special rescuer in Mexico. |
| B．She is a sign of hope for Mexicans. |
| C．Mexico set up a festival in her honour. |
| D．She is the only specially trained dog of the Mexican Navy. |
| A．Someone who is smart. | B．Someone who is green. |
| C．Someone who is generous. | D．Someone who is experienced. |
| A．After a rescue video was spread widely. |
| B．After she saved all the children’s lives in a school. |
| C．After a star applied to keep it as a pet. |
| D．After she completed international search-and-rescue tasks successfully. |
| A．She will live out her life in peace. |
| B．She will serve as a model for all the dogs. |
| C．She will continue to contribute to society. |
| D．She will settle down and start a family. |
| A．An introduction to Frida. |
| B．Why people like Frida so much. |
| C．How Frida influences the culture and history of Mexico. |
| D．What people have done to give something back to Frida. |
3 . Hurricane season is here. Fiona ruined Puerto Rico, and less than two weeks later, Ian struck the west coast of Florida and its remnants(残余部分) moved up and hit the Eastern Seaboard.
Extreme weather events like Ian and Fiona have become more intense because of climate change. That reality has implications for those of us in health care. We have a duty to protect and advance the health of our patients.
We typically think of health as something doctors monitor, offering treatment such as prescription medications as needed. But in reality, only about 20% of a person's health is attributable to the medical care they receive. Social determinants such as people's neighborhood and socioeconomic status are actually responsible for 40% of a person's health outcomes. It's a sad truth that a ZIP code can be more predictive of a person's health than his or her genetic code.
Consider how extreme weather events such as this summer's heat waves affected communities unequally. Poor urban neighborhoods, with sparse tree cover but plenty of concrete and asphalt, absorb and retain the heat of the sun's rays, while leafy, shaded countrysides just a few miles away stay much cooler. A University of California–San Diego study that measured land surface temperatures in over 1,000 counties across the United States found that neighborhoods with the lowest average education and income levels generally recorded higher temperatures.
Extreme weather events such as flood can threaten people's physical and mental health long after it recedes. Almost 1 in 3 people in the flooded area were estimated to have suffered from certain post-traumatic stress disorder. Therefore, physicians in regions at increased risk of natural disasters may need to be ready to deliver more mental health care. For example, doctors in drought-stricken areas may need to make water safety a part of their conversations with patients, because groundwater sources can become unsafe to drink without sufficient rainfall.
Climate change has posed an immediate and dire health threat. Now is the time for health care providers to take collective action to adapt to this unfortunate reality.
1. What can we infer from paragraph 3?| A．ZIP code largely tells a person’s health outcomes. |
| B．A person’s genetic code is determined by ZIP code. |
| C．A person’s genetic code is less important than ZIP code. |
| D．ZIP code is most responsible for people’s health outcomes. |
| A．To show that people with the lowest education have the lowest income. |
| B．To show that poor people tend to be more exposed to extreme weather. |
| C．To show that shaded countrysides stay much cooler than urban areas. |
| D．To show that poor people live in a less-environment-friendly community. |
| A．2. | B．3. | C．4. | D．5. |
| A．Objective. | B．Urgent | C．Optimistic. | D．Worried. |
Every autumn, millions of monarch butterflies begin
5 . Life will be peaceful if you always do kind things. I teach my daughters to develop a habit of
We live in a rural (乡村的) area. Most of what we
My daughters and I regularly
One day I saw a stranger picking up rubbish on the road. He
There are many other ways to
| A．watching | B．helping | C．welcoming | D．teaching |
| A．great | B．unusual | C．easy | D．sad |
| A．dream | B．see | C．need | D．develop |
| A．environment | B．weather | C．area | D．beauty |
| A．disadvantages | B．favorites | C．wishes | D．answers |
| A．comfortable | B．necessary | C．modern | D．excellent |
| A．sky | B．village | C．city | D．street |
| A．pick up | B．look for | C．take away | D．throw away |
| A．surprised | B．tired | C．excited | D．angry |
| A．understand | B．experience | C．forget | D．enjoy |
| A．covered | B．lowered | C．shook | D．raised |
| A．sport | B．idea | C．result | D．question |
| A．describe | B．buy | C．provide | D．make |
| A．clean | B．cross | C．repair | D．draw |
| A．suddenly | B．impossibly | C．easily | D．hardly |
6 . In the United States, the baggage of passengers from abroad will get inspected by the beagles (小猎兔犬) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Working with human officer partners, the beagles sniff (嗅) out probable threats to American agriculture.
An orange or an apple, for example, might contain a Mediterranean fruit fly. Ham could carry some disease. These could cause great damage to farmers’ crops and livestock (家畜). “Once we introduce something that is not part of the environment, maybe there aren’t any controls of it in the environment,” said USDA’s Lisa Davis at the National Detector Dog Training Center in Orlando, Florida. “The best thing for us to do is prevent it from coming across the border.”
When a beagle sniffs a bad smell, it signals its partner by sitting. The human partner then examines the baggage. When the dog is right — which happens 90 percent of the time — it gets something to eat.
“The dogs are not out there working,” explained Davis. “They’re out there playing. It’s a game to the dogs.” The human partners make sure the beagles get first-class medical attention, too. When the dogs finally stop working after 9 to 11 years, the USDA finds caring homes for them. It’s a dog’s life indeed!
Their human partners work and study harder. Most of them hold degrees in the biological sciences or related sciences.
How well do the beagles do their jobs? Davis said, “Each year our 54 teams find around 75,000 items.” Since even one dangerous item could cause great damage, that’s a great result for America’s agricultural environment.
1. What might be a problem with agricultural products brought into the US from abroad?| A．They may contain something illegal. |
| B．They often cause serious air pollution. |
| C．They often go bad and give off some bad smells. |
| D．They may harm America’s agricultural environment. |
| A．playing a game | B．begging for a treat |
| C．sitting next to the item | D．barking at their partners |
| A．may fall ill because of some threats |
| B．often work harder than their partners |
| C．are doing a job that is really dangerous |
| D．get enough love and care from their partners |
| A．the beagles enjoy inspecting items |
| B．the beagles play an important role |
| C．the number of threats found by the beagles is big |
| D．one dangerous item could cause great damage |
7 . On my recent trip to Sydney with my parents,we visited the Wildlife Park.
The Wildlife Park has lots of different animals. Some are native（当地的）to Australia and can only be found there. There are over 600 animals there，including kangaroos, koalas and crocodiles（鳄鱼）.They are kept in their natural environment. I like the Wildlife Park better than a zoo where most of the animals are in cages.
We first spent some time with the kangaroos. We were allowed to touch and feed them. It was very exciting to be so close to them.There were koalas there too. They looked very cuddly（令人想拥抱的）. Although we were not allowed to carry them, I got to take a photo with one. It is a wonderful souvenir of my holiday in Sydney.
The Wildlife Park has plenty of freshwater and saltwater crocodiles. Some of them are really big and scary with huge teeth! I did not want to get too close to them.
There was also a bird show. The keepers showed us different species they had. I saw an old parrot which could “talk”. It made a great impression on me.
I enjoyed the trip very much.There was so much to see.
1. Where is the Wildlife Park？| A．In Sydney. |
| B．In Cairo. |
| C．In Paris. |
| D．In Rome. |
| A．A parrot that could talk. |
| B．A chance to feed a kola. |
| C．A photo with a kola. |
| D．Food for the kangaroos. |
| A．They lived in water. |
| B．The writer was afraid of them. |
| C．The writer did not want to feed them. |
| D．The writer did not like the smell of saltwater. |
| A．The kangaroos are kept in cages in the Wildlife Park. |
| B．The writer traveled to the Wildlife Park alone. |
| C．The writer went to see koalas first. |
| D．The writer watched a bird show. |
8 . 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, or simply because there were in the way. 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(鹰), the corn and grain they stored would be destroyed by rats and mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiply(繁殖) 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 to protect animals in danger.
Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animal on the the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.
1. Why do people kill animals?| A．They kill animals to raise money. |
| B．Animals destroy their natural resources. |
| C．Animals create many problems. |
| D．They kill animals for something they need |
| A．Millions of kinds of animals have disappear forever. |
| B．Many kinds of animals have died out. |
| C．About 170 kinds of animals have disappear forever. |
| D．All kinds of animals are in danger. |
| 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．The number of some animals in danger will increase. |
| B．Animals in danger will not be killed any more. |
| C．Every person will know the importance of protecting wild animals. |
| D．Animals in danger will be kept away from people. |
9 . This is a story of a penguin（企鹅）that swims 5, 000 miles to a
Joao Pereira de Souza is a 71-year-old retired worker and part-time
The penguin was starving and covered in oil. Joao
When Din Din
The little guy wasn’t gone long, though, and just a few months later, he was back at the same beach. He
“I love the penguin like he’s my own child and I believe the penguin loves me,” Joao told Globo TV. “No one else is allowed to touch him. He
Professor Krajewski, a biologist who interviewed the fisherman for Globo TV, said: “I have never seen anything like this before. I think the penguin believes Joao is part of his
| A．stream | B．dam | C．beach | D．rock |
| A．guide | B．author | C．teacher | D．fisherman |
| A．sleeping | B．lying | C．playing | D．climbing |
| A．kicked | B．comforted | C．recognized | D．rescued |
| A．cleaned | B．collected | C．applied | D．painted |
| A．function | B．strength | C．attention | D．emotion |
| A．suffered | B．recovered | C．protested | D．returned |
| A．only | B．just | C．ever | D．never |
| A．inspired | B．noticed | C．attracted | D．imagined |
| A．Amazingly | B．Anxiously | C．Frighteningly | D．Embarrassingly |
| A．stopped | B．disappeared | C．improved | D．continued |
| A．waste | B．devote | C．balance | D．spend |
| A．attacks | B．forgives | C．appreciates | D．traps |
| A．coffee | B．grass | C．fish | D．shells |
| A．habitat | B．family | C．life | D．body |
10 . It goes without saying that plastic is killing our planet.
Go cupless
Plenty of restaurants and cafes are now rewarding their customers with discounted drinks.
Buy local
A brilliant way to avoid buying needless plastic is to buy fresh produce from local shops. Supermarkets contribute more than 800,000 tonnes of plastic packaging waste every year.
Cut down on packaging
Companies such as Lush are passionate about bringing beautiful eco-friendly products to their customers and have very little packaging. Get to know the companies you buy from.
It has become the norm on a shopping trip to buy many cleaning products. But, there’s a safer and more eco-friendly way to go about it. Cut out the packaging and harmful ingredients by creating natural products of your own. You can make the cleaning products all by yourself.
| A．Work together |
| B．Do a little DIY |
| C．Get to support them |
| D．And most products they sell include avoidable plastic |
| E．By buying locally you reduce the waste and support locals |
| F．The only condition is that they bring in their own reusable cups |
| G．It's true that we’ve started to take notice but so much more needs to be done |
