1 . Jack is a retired worker from Rio de Janeiro. Now he is sharing a close relationship with a penguin which is ______ to South American’s Patagonian region. For the past five years, the penguin seems to have ______ his natural migrating route just in order to be able to ______ Jack several times a year.

The unusual ______ began in 2011, when Jack found the bird, nicknamed Jinling, trapped in oil on the beach near his house. He brought the penguin home, ______ him up, and offered him a good meal and a shady spot to ______. Since then, the penguin has ______ stayed away from Jack for too long.

The kind man tried to get the penguin to ______ to the open sea after he got better, ______ the bird just kept coming back. He even took him out in a boat, far from ______ and let him loose in the ocean, but by the time he got back home, with ______, he saw Jinling was already waiting for him.

______ penguins migrate thousands of miles between Patagonia and Rio de Janeiro, Jinling doesn’t stay away from Rio for more than four months at a time. He always runs back to Jack’s little ______ by the sea, sometimes ______ as long as eight months to a year with the old man. And he is a little ______, too – it seems that he can’t stand other animals getting anywhere close to his ______.

The local fishermen show their kindness to the penguin and they think it is a great ______ not only for Jack himself but also for all the villagers. Jinling has been regarded ______ the village mascot (吉祥物) since 2012. However, some are ______ about this unusual relationship thinking about Jinling’s identity. But good friendship will last for long regardless of the ______, isn’t it ?

1.

A．native

B．loyal

C．reliable

D．accustomed

2.

A．passed

B．built

C．changed

D．finished

3.

A．serve

B．visit

C．impress

D．comfort

4.

A．thought

B．adventure

C．experience

D．friendship

5.

A．warmed

B．cleaned

C．cheered

D．covered

6.

A．rest

B．swim

C．run

D．breathe

7.

A．never

B．always

C．soon

D．already

8.

A．adapt

B．respond

C．return

D．travel

9.

A．thus

B．since

C．and

D．but

10.

A．city

B．land

C．goal

D．destination

11.

A．sadness

B．pleasure

C．satisfaction

D．surprise

12.

A．Because

B．If

C．Although

D．Until

13.

A．house

B．boat

C．company

D．pool

14.

A．saving

B．wasting

C．reducing

D．spending

15.

A．naughty

B．foolish

C．selfish

D．stubborn

16.

A．owner

B．colleague

C．companion

D．couple

17.

A．disaster

B．gift

C．teacher

D．encouragement

18.

A．for

B．of

C．to

D．as

19.

A．careless

B．worried

C．confident

D．angry

20.

A．species

B．age

C．hobby

D．space

2 . In the city I live in, we have a small local national park full of trees. I like that place very much, although I do wish it was bigger.

One day, I was walking around in the park along a path (小路) when I saw a beautiful squirrel (松鼠) lying in the middle of the path. I stopped and found that there was something wrong with one of its legs.

Just at that time, a man with two little kids was behind me. They were my neighbors. They were going up the same path. I said hello to them. The dad asked me, “Why are you standing still here?” I said,“Look! Here is a beautiful squirrel, but....” Noticing the squirrel, one of the kids shouted, “Quickly dad, catch it for me. I want to put it in my birdcage.” His brother nodded, asking their dad to catch the squirrel.

Then I stopped them.“Please wait. Do you really want to catch it and put it into the birdcage?” My neighbor said, “Yes. I will catch it and take it home.” I said angrily, “Animals are our friends and this is the last place in our city that the squirrel can live in. We must protect them. If we are kind to this tiny animal then we can start to be kind to bigger ones.” My neighbor smiled and said,“You misunderstood me. I will take it home and cure (治疗) it and when it is well, I will take it back to the park and set it free. Do you come long with me?”After hearing his words, I became happy. I followed him with the injured squirrel to his home. A few days later, when the squirrel was well, we took it back to the park and sent it free.

I felt glad that we did a good thing. We should protect animals.

1. Where did the author see the squirrel?

A．In his back yard.	B．In a small birdcage.
C．In a local park.	D．In his neighbor’s home.

2. What do you know about the squirrel?

A．It was injured.	B．It was lost.
C．It was dead.	D．It was dirty.

3. How did the author feel when hearing the neighbor’s words at first?

A．Doubtful.

B．Excited.

C．Anxious.

D．Angry.

4. What happened to the squirrel in the end?

A．It was killed.

B．It was sold.

C．It was sent back to the park.

D．It was kept in the birdcage.

5. The story inspires people to ________.

A．treat animals friendly

B．communicate with kids sometimes

C．go to local parks more often

D．get along well with neighbors

3 . 阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容回答后面的问题。

69-year-old Xia Boyu recently became the oldest double amputee (双侧截肢者) to climb Mount Qomolangma. That is amazing, but even what is more impressive is the fact that he did it after he tried four times.

Xia Boyu’s first try to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma was in 1975, as part of an expedition (远征) by the Chinese Government. With only 250 meters to go from reaching the top, the team was stopped by bad weather. To make sure that everyone made it back alive, the team decided to turn back and finish their dream another time.

On the way, Xia Boyu gave his sleeping bag to one of his teammates who was in worse shape than him. Unluckily, this selfless act made him lose both his feet to frostbite (冻伤).

In 1996, Xia Boyu got cancer. But it also didn’t stop the mountain climber from realizing his dream of climbing the world’s highest peak. “Climbing Mount Qomolangma is my dream, ” Xia said. “I have to realize it. It also stands for a personal challenge, a challenge of fate. ”

Over twenty years after losing his feet, Xia Boyu trained to get his body ready for another try at climbing Mount Qomolangma. In 2014, he tried again, but finally had to turn back because of bad weather. The same thing happened the following year, as well as in 2016.

In 2018, Xia Boyu finally reached the top of Mount Qomolangma on his fifth try. He thus became only the second double amputee to climb the world’s highest mountain top, after Mark Inglis from New Zealand, who did it in 2006, and the first to do it from the Nepal (尼泊尔) side.

Answer the following questions with no more than 7 words.
1. How many times did Xia Boyu try to climb Mount Qomolangma?     
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2. Who is the first double amputee to climb the world’s highest mountain top?
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3. When was Xia Boyu’s first try to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma?        
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4. Why did Xia Boyu give up trying while climbing Mount Qomolangma in 2014?
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5. What happened to him after Xia Boyu gave his sleeping bag to his teammate?
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