A. Drops in air pressure (压力) produce an effect on small animals in many ways. Mice and deer are good weather indicators (指示器).
B. When people want to know about the weather, they usually go to the radios, TVs, newspapers, or to the Internet. However, you can also find many weather signs among wildlife, because of their highly developed senses.
C. People who spend a lot of time outdoors have observed that before a storm, field mice come out of their holes and run around. Deer leave high ground and comedown from the mountains.
D. By paying closer attention to some important signs in nature, we can become better prepared for any kind of weather.
E. Birds are especially good weather indicators because they also show the effect of a pressure drop in many ways. For example, some birds become irritable (急躁的) and quarrelsome and will fight over a piece of bread. Other birds chirp (叽叽噎喳) and sing just before a storm.
A. The Wilderness Project has an idea. It suggests that we should plant more trees. If the earth has more trees, greenhouse gases will be reduced, and this will help stop global warming.
B. So what can you do to help? Maybe you can buy a young tree to grow. Or you can join a tree planting project such as the ones mentioned above to help save the earth.
C. Nowadays, global warming has become a well-known environmental problem. Then what's causing it? Is it man-made? Or are temperatures simply changing naturally? Whatever the case is, we can at least try to slow things down. But how?
D. Many countries are calling on people to plant more trees. In Belgium, the Organization for Forests works with farmers to help them plant more trees. In Spain, the Canopy Project plants one tree for every Spanish in order to improve the environment.
E. Not only have the countries taken action, but lots of people all over the world have also realized the importance of planting trees. In fact, if everyone plants one tree, just one, it will do great good to our environment.
A. Amundsen started his journey earlier and his team arrived first after nearly two months’ travelling. To celebrate this, he planted his country’s flag at the South Pole.
B. Departing Antarctica proved to be deadly for Scott’s team: they didn’t make it back to UK alive. Despite these losses, the team did collect a heavy load of rocks, which proved to be useful for scientific research later.
C.The polar summer of 1910 and 1911 was very special for at least two people: Roald Amundsen from Norway and Captain Scott from the UK. Both of them had the ambitious goal of being the first to reach the South Pole.
D. In the end, the world was moved by the great courage shown by Captain Scott and his men.
E.Scott and his team arrived later and were saddened when they learned that Amundsen had beaten them.
A. Finally, “green” houses are built largely from used materials. This way, they can reduce the burden on the environment for raw materials.
B. Imagine getting paid by the power company instead of paying the company. Most importantly, solar energy or wind power is clean energy.
C. How do you make your home eco-friendly? The answer might be to build a “green” house. “Green ” houses look similar to the houses we live in today, with a few noticeable differences.
D. Additionally, the appliances used inside our houses must also be “green” to limit the energy they use and the waste heat they send out.
E. First, they have solar panels on the roofs or have some kind of wind power to produce their own electricity. On sunny or windy days when the house is not used, power is produced and stored in batteries for later use at night, while extra power is fed back into the power grid to make money.
5 . In the 1960s, the Born Free Foundation got the world’s attention with the story of Elsa, the lioness. The book and fiIm brought a new love of nature ever since. Elsa was raised by a British couple, George and Joy Adamson, in the Meru National Park in Kenya in the 1950s. Because Elsa’s mother died in 1956, the Adamsons had to care for the cub (幼兽). They taught her to hunt and live on her own and eventually released her back into the wild in the park. Then the Adamsons left for England.
After one year, they returned to the park, hoping to find Elsa. They happily discovered she hadn’t forgotten them. Inspired by their story, the Born Free Foundation was started in 1964 to help wild animals.
The story of Elsa played a huge part in raising awareness of the conservation (保护) of wildlife, especially the lion, to an international audience. The Meru National Park became an important conservation site, attracting thousands of tourists each year to see the wildlife. But a few years later, things changed entirely. Wars broke out in Kenya. Poachers (偷猎者) began taking over the park. As a result, animals were killed and eventually most of the animal populations were wiped out.
In 1989, Kenya government took action to solve the problems. The Kenya Wildlife Service was started. Their solution was to slowly reintroduce animals back into the park. Members of the Born Free Foundation also helped to restore the park to the state it was in when Elsa wandered (闲逛) free. In this way, they continued the good work that the Adamsons had started many years before. Through these measures, the animals, including the lions, once again thrive and wander free there.
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1. What do we know about the Born Free Foundation?
| A．It is a government organization. | B．It was started by the Adamsons. |
| C．It aims to help wild animals in England | D．It was set up after the story of Elsa was known. |
| A．Poachers’ control of the park. | B．More and more national parks. |
| C．The large number of visitors each year. | D．The growing population of the wildlife. |
| A．Get killed | B．Disppear suddenly. | C．Increase greatly. | D．Be driven out. |
| A．Uninterested | B．Doubtful | C．Passive. | D．Positive. |
（以下是 B种题型）
5. What did the Adamsons do to help EIsa?
6. Why did the Adamsons come back to the park again?
7. What happened to the animals in the park after the war broke out in Kenya?
8. What did the government do to solve the problems?
6 . According to a 2010 report, up to 14 million tons of plastic from 192 nations went into the sea that year. That's more than twice the weight of the Pyramid of Khufu (胡夫金字塔). Plastics stay forever in landills, waterways and the oceans, and sea animals. An amount of (大量的) plastic is harmful to sea animals. Much plastic trash is washed up on the shore, which does harm to the environment.
Angela Haseltine Pozzi didn't like seeing that on the beach near her home in Bandon. She wanted to call on her community to clean it up. So she started an organization called Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea. Since 2010, more than 10.000 vonlunteers have collected 21 tons of trush from Oregon's 482 kilometers of shoreline. Using plastic from the beach cleanup, Ms. Pozzi and her staff and many volunteers create sculptures of sea animals.
Ms. Pozzi gives credit to everyone who helps. However little it is, their effort is highly thought of. Some people have picked up the plastic, and others have sorted the items by color. Still others have washed each piece of plastic trash. Ms. Pozzi is responsible for the detail work. More than 70 works of art have been created. Four travelling exhibits have displayed the sculptures in more than 18 places. Most sculptures are about 19 feet tall and take from six months to a year to complete. One of the first is Henry the Giant Fish, a 15-foot-long fish made of used bottle caps, toys and lighters, which received a great honor.
The Washed Ashore sculptures, hopefully, will make people aware of how so much plastic ends up in the oceans. Now, the Washed Ashore team is working on a sculpture of a dolphin, with plans for more sculptures. "Until we run out of plastic on the beach, the work will continue." Ms. Porzzi says.
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1. Why is the Pyramid of Khufu mentioned in paragraph 1?
| A．To present the harm of the trash. |
| B．To show the amount of the plastic. |
| C．To describe the shape of the sculpture. |
| D．To prove the popularity of the Pyramid |
| A．Praises.. | B．Trusts. |
| C．Organizes. | D．Influencs |
| A．The first sculpture needs improvement. |
| B．The plastic on the beach will be used up. |
| C．More plastic has entered the ocean since 2010. |
| D．Teamwork leads to the success of the sculptures. |
| A．Art to Save the Sea |
| B．Trash on the Shore |
| C．Specal Sculptures on Display |
| D．Ms. Pozzi,a Talented Artist |
（以下是B种题型）
5. What does "that" refer to in paragraph 2?
6. Why did Ms.Pozzi start the Washed Ashore?
7. How long does it take Ms. Pozzi's team to finish a sculpture?
8. How can the sculptures help protect the oceans?
7 . How to be eco-friendly
If you'd love to be more eco-friendly but don't know where to begin, start with a few small changes. . Here are some suggestions for you to live an eco-friendly life
Turn off lights and unplug power strips (电源插板) that you're not using. This is an easy way to reduce energy use. Since some devices can still use energy even when they're turned off, turn off these power strips at night to completely cut off energy use. If you need to leave your computer or TV on, try setting it to the sleep mode instead of simply leaving it on.
Reduce your gas consumption and carbon emissions by walking, biking, or taking the bus. Keeping cars off the road in rush hours can also improve the air quality. If you do need to drive somewhere, ask friends if they'd like to carpool(拼车), so fewer cars are on the road.
Cutting back on plastics and waste.
Say no to unnecessary plastic straws(吸管), lids(盖子), and bags and stop using plastic wrap and plastic containers for food storage. Instead, you can use reusable water bottles made of sustainable material like glass, bamboo, and ceramic(陶瓷).
They add more oxygen to the air, which means less polluted air. If you don't have a green thumb, choose some plants that are rather easy to look after. “Lucky Bamboo” is especially good for that, since it demands nearly no attention. If possible, grow more than one plant.
| A．Considering growing a plant. |
| B．Using public transportation. |
| C．Lowering your energy. |
| D．Using items more than once. |
1. Pet-keeping is a time-honored tradition. One of the reasons for people to raise dogs or cows was usefulness. While people in the past hunted animals and kept them in their backyards, the civilised man today is less cruel towards them and is less exploitative(利用的).
2. We keep animals as pets because they are attractive. We all have the urge to possess something that has aesthetic（审美的）value, and this is why we treasure paintings or fine furniture. Keeping pets is one form of this urge. A Siamese cat in the house can be a decorative object. Pets are playful animals and they amuse us. A little rabbit amuses us by its playful and lively runs.
3. Many parents find it helpful to have pets in the house for their children. Having pets is an excellent way of developing in children the love of animals and responsibility. Children get the opportunity to take on full responsibility for another creature’s life. It will be an educational experience for a child to watch the natural life cycle of an animal. There are psychological benefits for children. Pets are welcome friends for children who are lonely. Pets are excellent companions. Keeping pets means giving love and being loved. We find comfort in giving care and receiving care in return. We get pleasure from their appearance and their behavior.
4. As more people move into apartments, there are limitations on keeping of animals like dogs and monkeys. Therefore, caged animals have increased in popularity. Birds fall into this group. We keep them for their beautiful songs and feathers. Fish-keeping is a widespread hobby and the keeper can observe their behavior in the glass tank and study its entire life cycle. The cat is a fine house pet and it fits neatly into human habitation(居住地) without requiring its own cage. They are wonderful hunters, if there are rats around.
5. Pets satisfy man’s desire to care for a bit of nature. The pet owner has the responsibility for supplying those needs that nature provides. Pets are amusing and entertaining, but we are in a way doing animals harm by making them live in a human environment. Are we not enslaving(奴役)them?
| A．Adults keep pets with their children. |
| B．Pet-keeping has a very long history. |
| C．Pet-keeping may do harm to animals. |
| D．People keeps pets for their aesthetic need. |
| E．Caged pets become increasingly popular. |
| F．Pet-keeping is helpful for children’s growth. |
