China’s First National Park
China’s first national park in Northwest of China’s Sanjiangyuan area,
Under the national park management, herders and
2 . There are 156 known species of glass frogs living throughout the neotropics. Recent advancements in genetics are giving researchers a revealing look into the lives of these one-inch-long tree dwellers, some of which are the size of a paper clip.
Scientists have discovered, for example, that male glass frogs in some species are stellar parents — a rare trait among vertebrates (脊椎动物). Males of at least 24 species not only protect their eggs from predators but also actively care for them. While the embryos (胚胎) develop, males of some species, such as the sun glass frog sit atop their egg clutch "like a chicken," keeping the eggs hydrated until they hatch into tadpoles (蝌蚪).
New research is also discovering how the glass frog's transparent belly forms. It's suspected that young glass frogs physically rearrange the insides of their cells and tissues to become transparent adults. Fluid between the tissue cells may also contain a substance that allows light to travel through.
Another mechanism that may allow glass frogs to blend into the green leaves on which they doze during the day is called "a biological mirror", a kind of shield or covering of crystals in many of their tissues, which reflects up to 30 percent of the light that normally reaches them. Those crystals amplify the light signal, and the frog's green looks brighter.
Many scientists studying glass frogs arc motivated by the fact that some of their subjects are disappearing—and fast. Agriculture, cattle grazing, and mining projects in the Andes are taking over the frogs' already fractured forest homes.
"As soon as they are discovered, many species are declared endangered," Guayasamin, a biologist in Ecuador, says "yet there could be an advantage in conserving such isolated ponulanons." All could be inspired to work together to set aside frog-rich patches of land as reserves, ensuring that these delicate creatures have a solid chance at survival.
1. What can we know about glass frogs?| A．They are regarded dangerous. | B．They are small animals. |
| C．They are of different colors. | D．They live in the water. |
| A．Strange. | B．Ambitious. |
| C．Excellent. | D．Different. |
| A．They physically change their cells. | B．They contain transparent fluid. |
| C．Crystals in their tissues reflect light. | D．Light signal makes them greener. |
| A．Stopping cattle grazing. | B．Building frog reserves. |
| C．Improving frog popularity. | D．Planting more forest trees. |
3 . Paws walk across my keyboard, and my cat Monty lies on my lap, unaware of the world beyond our garden fence. In these uncertain times of the pandemic, the company of animals is needed more than ever. To the joy of our cats, dogs and all pets in between, staying at home is an opportunity to give them our undivided attention. In return, they provide us with a much-needed source of happiness.
Pet ownership is well known to help settle anxiety, reduce loneliness and lift moods. Even as we spend an unprecedented（空前的）amount of time in isolation（隔离）, pets are still acting as channels to building a sense of community as people share pictures of their beloved companions online in an effort to raise spirits.
It is in such times that we realize just how much our pets matter as part of the family. As a long-term cat lady, I have never questioned that a pet is a precious member of the household. Our pets can be as valuable as our human family members in teaching us about ourselves and how to approach the world. In short, our animals' love and loyalty are unique.
As such, the death of a pet can feel as sad as that of a close friend or family member. The grief（悲痛）remains something that is often seen as shameful, and many admit to demanding time off work without being honest about why. However, with the loss of a pet comes an emptiness where their unconditional love once was, and moments in the day once dedicated to their care become suddenly unoccupied.
Vet and author James Herriot wrote, "If having a soul means being able to feel love, loyalty and thankfulness, animals are better off than a lot of humans." Pets are an additional member of the family, and now more than ever, they can serve as models for the kind of basic humanity we ought to be extending to an unstable world.
1. What is the main idea of paragraphs 1 and 2?| A．How to play with pets. | B．How keeping a pet benefits humans. |
| C．How the author started to keep a pet. | D．How pets keep people away during isolation. |
| A．They are as precious as our family members. | B．They are only secondary to family members. |
| C．They are more like teachers than friends. | D．They help us take care of our family. |
| A．They feel puzzled about its death. |
| B．They consider it a private family thing. |
| C．They are annoyed by the feeling of emptiness. |
| D．They feel embarrassed about their sadness over it. |
| A．Pets can teach us to be better humans. | B．Pets need more attention now than ever. |
| C．Pets and humans have little in common. | D．Pets can act as a tool to calm the world. |
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Our school lies at the foot of a mountain with a small river passes by. It used to be a quiet, clean or beautiful place. It is a pity that things have changed since a chemical factory built near our school one year ago. Every one day the factory produces many waste water and some other solid waste things. The terribly pollution is harmful by our health. What's worse, the great noise from the factory had a bad effect on us activities. As a result, our school is no longer that it used to be. Our teachers and students are painful beyond expression.
5 . Super Typhoon Mangkhut to Hit Philippines, Southeast Asia
As the United States prepares for Hurricane Florence, an even bigger ocean storm, Super Typhoon Mangkhut, is set to hit Southeast Asia. The storm also threatens the Philippines and Hong Kong.The super typhoon, known as Ompong in the Philippines, has winds of up to 250 kilometers per hour. That is considered a category 5 hurricane in North America, the most severe level.
More than 4 million Filipinos live in areas the storm could affect. Emergency officials say nearly 48,000 houses in high-risk areas are made of light materials and could be damaged by the powerful winds.
Experts say Super Typhoon Mangkhut could cause landslides and flooding across the northern Philippine island of Luzon.
The super typhoon is expected to reach the Philippines Saturday at the start of the harvest season in Luzon. The island is a major agricultural producer and farmers are trying to save their crops.
Forecaster Meno Mendoza shows the path of Super Typhoon Mangkhut, locally named “Typhoon Ompong,” as it approaches the Philippines at the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration in Manila, Sept, 12, 2018.
Mangkhut already has hit the U.S. — island territory of Guam. The Pacific Daily News reported the storm flooded streets, brought down trees and cut electrical service. About 80 percent of the island was without power but service restarted by Thursday morning.Mangkhut is the 15th storm to hit the Philippines and the most powerful to hit Asia this year. Last week, Typhoon Jebi (飞燕) struck Japan killing more than 10 people.
This is adapted for Learning English based on AP and other reports. Mario Ritter was the editor.Write to us in the Comments Section.
1. What’s the meaning of the underlined word Mangkhut in Chinese?| A．芒果 | B．飞燕 | C．山竹 | D．曼谷 |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
| A．In an English learning magazine. | B．In a newspaper. |
| C．On the Internet. | D．In a TV Program. |
| A．Mangkhut has already hit the Philippines and Hong Kong. |
| B．Mangkhut has hit Japan last week. |
| C．Among the hurricanes mentioned in the passage, Mangkhut is the most powerful. |
| D．The houses in high-risk areas are very strong. |
6 . A volcano burst in New Zealand December 9, 2019, killing at least five people and leaving many more missing.
News reports said at least 18 people were injured in the eruption of White Island volcano, about 50 kilometers off New Zealand’s main North Island. Some of the injured suffered severe burns. About 50 people, including New Zealanders and foreign visitors, were feared to have been near the volcano at the time of the eruption, Reuters news agency reported. Travel groups often make day visits to White Island.
Police said in a statement there were no signs of life on the island after helicopters and other aircraft carried out search and rescue operations. “Police believe that anyone who could have been taken from the island alive was rescued at the time of the evacuation(撤离),” the statement said. Large clouds of ash and steam could be seen shooting thousands of meters into the air after the explosion.
The disaster immediately raised questions about why people were permitted to visit White Island. Scientists had noted a rise in volcanic activity in recent weeks.
The GeoNet agency follows volcano and earthquake activity in New Zealand. On November 18, it raised the alert level on White Island from 1 to 2. A level of 5 represents a major eruption. The agency also said at the time that volcanic tremors(微震) had increased from weak to moderate in past weeks.
1. How many injuries and deaths in the eruption of White Island volcano?| A．23 | B．less than 23 | C．73 | D．more than 23 |
| A．There were no people alive on the island. |
| B．There were still some signs of life. |
| C．There were some animals living on the island. |
| D．All living things were still on the island as usual. |
| A．The disaster | B．The GeoNet agency | C．Whit Island | D．New Zealand |
By Tan Bowen/ People's Daily app
11:37, December 09,2019
Adorable baby giant pandas are always curious about the world and love to play around. Recently, in southwest China’s Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, a baby panda was caught on camera getting his head stuck behind a log.
The panda tried to pull his head through the gap at first but couldn't manage to pass through it. Later, the breeder came to rescue him by pushing his bottom instead and nagged this little cutie constantly like a mother, but the baby panda continued to act cute, melting all panda lovers’ heart!
Click on this video to see the warm and sweet interaction between the breeder and the naughty baby panda!
Video source: panda
1. What was wrong with the baby giant panda?
| A．The panda was sleeping in a tree. | B．The panda was hit by another. |
| C．The panda got itself stuck behind a log. | D．The panda was dying. |
| A．The passage was written by Tan Boweng. |
| B．The baby panda mentioned in the passage is a female one. |
| C．The baby panda mentioned in the passage is a male one. |
| D．The baby panda pulled his head through the gap successfully. |
| A．Click on the video. | B．Click the Button of“Say something”. |
| C．Find a note book. | D．Buy a computer first. |
8 . Desperate to protect his farmland from a group of troublesome monkeys, a farmer in Karnataka, India decided to paint his dog to look like a tiger in the hope that it would frighten the monkeys away.
Srikant Gowda, a farmer from Karmataka’s Shivamogga region, recently made international news headlines after it was reported that he used hair dye (染发剂) to paint his watchdog in the clear lines of a tiger. The dog already had a red hair color, so all he had to do was add the black lines and some white lines to give it the tiger look. It wasn’t that Gowda had always wanted to own a tiger, but that he hoped the make-up would help the dog drive away the monkeys destroying his crops.
The Indian farmer told reporters that he got the idea four years ago when he visited Uttara Kannada and encountered a fanner in Bhakal who was using a fake (假的) tiger doll to scare away monkeys. It seemed silly but he tried himself and was surprised to see that it actually worked. However, he was convinced that the toy tiger wouldn’t fool the monkeys for long, so he decided to try something else as well.
Last year Gowda not only used hair dye to make his watchdog look like a small tiger, but he also placed large posters of real tigers and his own fake tiger all over his farmland, hoping that they would keep the monkeys running away. The “paint job” in fact doesn’t harm the dog. It’s actually hair dye and lasts up to a month before fading away. According to The Youth, Srikanl Gowda’s method was so successful that it inspired other Indian farmers to follow his steps.
1. What can we infer about the monkeys from Paragraph 1?| A．The monkeys are afraid of the dog. |
| B．The monkeys do damage to the farm. |
| C．The monkeys like to play tricks on the farmers. |
| D．The monkeys have trouble protecting the farmland. |
| A．He painted some red lines. | B．He cleaned the dog with paint. |
| C．He added some black lines and white lines. | D．He attached a tiger doll to the dog. |
| A．From a friend. | B．From a journey. |
| C．From a doll shop. | D．From international news. |
| A．The monkeys will leave the farm forever. |
| B．The tigers will have a threat to monkeys. |
| C．There will be more dogs painted like tigers. |
| D．The paint job will last for only a month. |
9 . The human race shares this planet with millions of other species and forms of life. In recognizing that It is always important to remember that our rapid rise of the urban civilization has unavoidably impacted the planet and life on it.
In the long run, however, the civilization risks destroying well balanced ecosystems. which could potentially have serious results for humanity itself. As such we must eventually find a balance between development and nature which can maintain the ecology, beauty and harmony of the earth.
The word “harmony” is an important concept in China. Chinese society and culture are built on the idea that relationships between people should be harmonious, which means avoiding conflict, highlighting a common good and balancing uncontrollable desires with the needs of society as a whole. However, this idea does not just apply to people, it also applies to our relationships with the world and nature. Never has this been more meaningful than the view of how China handles its rapid development, which has lastingly changed the country's landscape and created new challenges regarding nature and the environment.
Actually, over the past few years China has been working hard to protect biodiversity and has drawn "red lines" for ecological protection. established a national par's system, and under taken major projects for biodiversity protection.
One example of China's success in this area is in its reversing of the decrease of its giant panda population to the point that it is no longer endangered. This effort included creating a giant panda national park in 2016 and doubling the number of births. Pandas have become “a global symbol of conservation success”—something in which China has played a key part.
Likewise, China is also taking its efforts overseas. It recently announced a $232 million fund to promote biodiversity protection in developing countries. The effort is a part of its “community of shared future for mankind”, meaning that we share one world, one planet and one future, and so we human beings must work together. Now it is the time to act.
1. Which potential risk along with the urban civilization is mentioned?| A．Loss of the natural scenery. | B．Ruining our human health. |
| C．The disappearance of all species. | D．Breaking the ecosystem balance. |
| A．The word "harmony" refers to good interpersonal relationship. |
| B． Keeping in harmony makes a difference to China’s development. |
| C．Human’s uncontrolled desires aren’t connected with harmony. |
| D．Balancing development and nature isn’t complicated as imagined. |
| A．China has completed the task of protecting biodiversity. |
| B．The population of grant panda is gradually decreasing recently. |
| C．China has made some achievements of protecting biodiversity. |
| D．Pandas have become the most successful representative of China. |
| A．Fundamental. | B．Unique. | C．Indirect. | D．Mysterious. |
10 . “How many of us as children have stared up at a church-like top of a giant tree and climbed it in wonder, which is a rally special part of our lives?” asks Bill Laurance, a tropical ecologist at James Cook University. “The leaves of big trees in forests are spreading out in all directions. We’re faced with organisms that have evolved for long periods of ecological stability.”
“There’s a lot to discuss on the issue,” says David Lindenmayer, a conservation ecologist at the Australian National University. “Climate change will mean that, in some forests, big trees won’t reach the same sizes they used to.” The effects of climate change, including long droughts, more invasive species and so on increase the simple physical challenges that big trees face in pulling water from their roots to their leaves and withstanding windstorms.
Lindenmayer and Laurance define “large, old trees” as the largest five percent mature trees within a species. The flexible definition means that in some forests, the large, old trees might be only 20 meters tall and 100 years old.
These large, old trees control the surrounding plant communities, affect water and nutrient distribution, and provide food and shelter for wildlife. “They’re really the breadbaskets of the forest,” says Laurance. “This is a very environmentally and ecologically important group of organisms, and they need special care and handling.” Determining the distribution and habitat requirements for large, old trees in the landscape is the first step towards ensuring their survival, “We have to ensure that what we’re thinking is long-term, to match the way these trees have existed for hundreds or even thousands of years,” says Laurance. “It’s going to be a real challenge to keep some places where there is still wildlife and the big church-like trees that we all really care about.”
1. How does the author lead in the topic of the text?| A．By definition. | B．By quoting someone's words. |
| C．By comparison. | D．By drawing some conclusions. |
| A．They have become shorter but thicker. | B．They easily pull water from their roots. |
| C．They are affected by various factors. | D．They grow taller because of climate change. |
| A．Planting big trees is the first step in forest protection. |
| B．The plants around control trees survival. |
| C．Big trees mainly depend on wildlife for survival. |
| D．It is necessary to take good care of big trees. |
| A．Protect Forest Giants | B．Keep Ecological Stability |
| C．Deal with Forest: Organisms | D．Fight Against Climate Change |
