“She needs me.” Those were the exact words I spoke to my husband when I spotted Dottie, a little dog we found at a local shelter eight years ago.
Dottie leaned (倾斜) away when I tried to pet her and refused to let me hold her. While the other dogs jumped and barked, Dottie returned to the back of the cage, curled up in a ball, hoping us to leave her alone.
On the entire drive home, Dottie was in fear. So, upon arrival at our house, we got right to work. I held her as much as possible, touching her head and softly singing in her ear. We learned that she loved belly touch, so every time we passed by, we would offer a gentle touch. Eventually, we noticed her presenting her belly as we walked by her. I knew we were making real progress when I found her quietly sleeping on a chair one day, her head resting on one of my shoes. My heart melted (融化) as I realized she had brought it there because it contained my smell, and she wanted it nearby.
Ever so slowly, our little dog came to life. She began to play with toys, enjoy walks, and rest on our laps. There was no special treatment, no fancy food or toys. All we did was love her. And she grew well. She was so broken when we first met her that we had no idea what her true personality would be. But now we found a sweet, playful, loving soul.
One day, a few years after her adoption, I was busy doing housework around the house, doing laundry and climbing the stairs from the basement up to the main floor. When I finished, I sat down and enjoyed a well-deserved break. That’s when I realized I hadn’t seen Dottie for a while. I called to her and began searching. My heart raced and my pace quickened as I began checking under beds and behind sofa.
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Suddenly, I remembered the door to the basement.
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I held her in my arms tightly, telling her how sorry I was.
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2 . For hundreds of years, America’s wilderness has been reduced due to growing cities, leaving outdoors lovers like hunters with fewer chances. By around 1900, too much hunting drove America’s deer nearly into extinction (灭绝), less than a half-million deer, from 45 million in 1450.
Law-makers began to make rules to protect deer and keep ecological balance (生态平衡). And it did make a big difference. By 2000, the deer population had come up to 38 million. Those days, millions of deer lived side by side with humans and could freely find enough food resources.
Gradually, the number of deer was increasing too rapidly, which was not good for both the animals and people. City hunting plays an important role in keeping ecological balance, particularly in places where the animals sometimes cause major problems.
“City deer hunting is a management practice used in many cities and suburban areas across the United States,” says Jason Andrews, program manager of the Urban Deer Hunt in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In the early 2000s, a high number of car accidents were caused by deer. And there was also significant vegetation degradation (植被退化) in many cities. Many possible solutions were researched by the city government. Some suggested hunting deer and other wild animals, but others were against that practice.
In the end, researchers determined that the most effective and sustainable (可持续的) population management solution would be hunting with bows. “City deer hunting is popular in cities that have too many wild deer as well as wooded areas,” says Andrews. “In Cedar Rapids, all parts of the city have right habitats to keep deer population, thus hunting is allowed. I must note that hunting is only allowed on private lands. No parks or any other public grounds can be hunted.”
1. What can we learn from paragraph 1?| A．The deer population was dropping rapidly. |
| B．Some cities grew smaller in the country. |
| C．The number of deer dropped to 1,450. |
| D．The deer population grew up by 45 million. |
| A．They failed to be carried out in the US. |
| B．They were quite successful. |
| C．People had different attitudes towards them. |
| D．They were made by Jason Andrews. |
| A．Stones. | B．Guns. | C．Branches. | D．Bows. |
| A．Ways to Protect the Environment |
| B．The Number of Deer in the US |
| C．People’s Attitude to Deer Hunting |
| D．America’s Rules for Deer to Keep Ecological Balance |
3 . My daughter Beth bought me two beautifully carved wooden butterflies for my 56th birthday. I hung them in
My mom passed away when I was only 25. Beth had
Since that moment, both Beth and I seem to
| A．empty | B．noticeable | C．public | D．meeting |
| A．pays | B．holds | C．goes | D．dates |
| A．misty | B．long | C．good | D．sharp |
| A．pull through | B．make up for | C．put up with | D．stand up for |
| A．movement | B．hope | C．light | D．sadness |
| A．gradually | B．rudely | C．suddenly | D．naturally |
| A．surprised | B．amused | C．confused | D．depressed |
| A．deer | B．bird | C．taxi | D．butterfly |
| A．ran | B．circled | C．went | D．hung |
| A．full | B．guilty | C．worthy | D．proud |
| A．shoot | B．hunt | C．attract | D．protect |
| A．bite | B．look | C．rest | D．photo |
| A．warns | B．cures | C．accuses | D．reminds |
| A．insects | B．flowers | C．signs | D．ideas |
| A．involved | B．interested | C．loved | D．trapped |
4 . A world in which extinct creatures could be brought back to life came a step closer yesterday. Australian scientists have managed to extract a gene from a preserved sample of a Tasmanian tiger and make it active. The breakthrough has left them dreaming that one day they will be able to recreate the animal, which died out more than 70 years ago. And if it can be done with the Tasmanian tiger, it may also be possible to resurrect(复活) creatures that have been extinct for far longer.
“There used to be a time when extinction meant forever, but no more,” said Professor Mike Archer. “We are now able to seriously challenge whether those animals that have gone have gone for ever. What has been achieved is a very important step in bringing back those animals that are extinct. And while I think that technically it is still pretty difficult at the moment, we can now see the possibilities. I’m personally convinced that the Tasmanian tiger will be brought back to life in my lifetime.”
The breakthrough came after nine years of experiments by scientists at the University of Melbourne, who extracted a gene from one of several tigers preserved in alcohol in a Melbourne museum. They removed the equivalent gene from a mouse embryo (胚胎), implanted the tiger gene and then watched as the mouse continued to grow normally, suggesting the tiger gene had been activated.
Team leader Dr. Andrew Pask said it was the first time DNA from an extinct species had been used to” induce (引起) a functional response in another living organism”.
However, the animal’s entire gene structure would have to be revived in the same way to even begin the possibility of bringing the Tasmanian tiger back from the dead. Mick Mooney, a wildlife officer of the Tasmanian Government, was worried that such developments could encourage people’s indifference to the protection of endangered species.
“If people think that we can bring animals back to life after they’ve gone, they will start saying that there is nothing to worry about because we can fix it up later.”
1. What does the underlined word “breakthrough” in the first paragraph refer to?| A．A tiger gene has been extracted successfully and activated. |
| B．Scientists have recreated new animals. |
| C．Scientists have resurrected endangered animal. |
| D．It has turned out that some creatures would not go extinct. |
| A．transplant the genes of tigers into other animals |
| B．find out what factors lead to the animals’ extinction |
| C．find a new way to extract animals’ DNA |
| D．bring extinct animals back to life |
| A．scientists now have no technological difficulty reconnecting extinct animals |
| B．it’ll be a century or so before a Tasmanian tiger walks on the earth again |
| C．reconnecting extinct animals is impossible |
| D．humans have come closer in reconnecting extinct animals |
| A．he thought it unnecessary to worry about endangered animals |
| B．he is concerned that bringing extinct animals back to life may have a negative effect |
| C．his opinion is in contrast with that of the Tasmanian Government |
| D．he thought people should be encouraged to protect endangered animals |
1. What will the woman’s speech mainly be about?
| A．Greenhouse gas. | B．Wind power. | C．Coal resources. |
| A．Expressing wrong facts. |
| B．Forgetting her speech. |
| C．Missing the bus to the Wolf Hall. |
| A．At 3:30 p.m. | B．At 4:00 p.m. | C．At 6:00 p.m. |
1. What are the highest temperatures in Northern India now?
| A．About 35℃. | B．Almost 40℃. | C．Over 45℃. |
| A．About 200. | B．About 1,000. | C．About 2,000. |
| A．Government projects will be done at night. |
| B．Bottles of water will be sold at low prices. |
| C．School days will be reduced. |
| A．Cooler. | B．All the same. | C．Hotter. |
7 . Many people maybe suffering from “plant blindness”, mainly because they don’t spend enough time in the great outdoors, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Exeter say the phenomenon (现象) basically involved a lack of awareness and appreciation of native plants. Study author explains that humans are not naturally bad at understanding plants, and that plant blindness is “curable” through people’s close contact with plants.
For the study, researchers read 326 articles published in academic journals. Most of them showed people were more interested in and paid more attention to information about animals and plants. However, they did not find evidence that this is an in born (天生的) human characteristic. Instead, it seems to be the result of our less experience with nature in urbanized environments. Nowadays, our increased reliance on urban services and cash economies means that exploring plants does not seem to be indispensable to us, making us strange to plants.
Study showed it was common for children, especially younger kids, to consider plants not as good as animals and not to be able to identify many species. The team also found a difference in plant awareness among teachers and students, particularly primary school teachers who did not study science further at college. Older people had a better understanding of plants, which might be because they were more likely to have nature-related hobbies.
Researchers note that modernization or urbanization has a negative impact on our plant knowledge. Going to work and school also reduces the time we spend in the natural environment. Those factors also reduce the time we spend with family, indicating grandparents do not pass on so much knowledge about plants to their grandchildren.
“People living in highly industrial countries have a plant attention shortage due to a decline in relevant experience with plants,” says study author Dr. Bethan Stagg. “People living in rural communities in low-and-middle-income countries are more likely to have great plant knowledge due to more dependence on natural resources. Interestingly, economic development doesn’t necessarily lead to the knowledge being lost if communities still have access to bio-diverse (生物多样性的) environments. The key is to show some direct benefits of plants to people instead of the indirect benefits,” Dr. Be than Stagg adds.
1. What can we know about plant blindness according to the study?| A．It is due to people’s limited contact with plants. |
| B．It is an in born human characteristic. |
| C．It is common among older people. |
| D．It is far from curable. |
| A．Harmful. | B．Friendly. | C．Invisible. | D．Necessary. |
| A．Ways of passing down plant knowledge to later generations. |
| B．Negative impact of modernization on the environment. |
| C．Significance of communicating with family members. |
| D．Causes of people' slack of plant knowledge. |
| A．The key to avoiding “plant blindness” is to show the indirect benefits of plant knowledge. |
| B．People living in rural communities are less likely to have great plant knowledge. |
| C．People in highly industrial countries usually have less knowledge about plants. |
| D．Urbanization can make people pay more attention to biodiversity. |
On August 24, Japan started releasing wastewater from its Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (福岛第一核电站) into the Pacific Ocean. This has caused anger and fear across the world.
In March 2011, Japan experienced the strongest earthquake in its
The plant was operated by TEPCO (东京电力公司). According to the company, the wastewater is diluted (稀释) before
“They’ll pollute the ocean, the animals within it, and
On the same day, China announced
China was the biggest buyer of Japanese seafood. More than 255,000 users took a poll (民意调查) on Weibo. Up to 97% of them said that they would no longer eat seafood from Japan. “We’re on the same planet,” said one of them. “Nobody can be free from harm. It’s just a matter
9 . Christmas was approaching. I still hadn’t prepared a gift for my wife Donna. However, Donna was good at
We had just moved to Italy and were still
Northern Italy is usually
Donna’s daily calls continued, and so did my daily visits. I still didn’t mention the
When approaching our home, Donna shouted, “You give me the best Christmas gift!” I was
| A．decorating | B．recycling | C．evaluating | D．planning |
| A．thoughtful | B．cheap | C．common | D．similar |
| A．exercising | B．unpacking | C．wandering | D．arguing |
| A．library | B．house | C．store | D．clinic |
| A．horribly | B．abnormally | C．reasonably | D．rarely |
| A．freeze | B．escape | C．starve | D．move |
| A．replaced | B．advocated | C．ruined | D．enriched |
| A．collection | B．treatment | C．approval | D．description |
| A．reward | B．topic | C．proposal | D．assistance |
| A．turn in | B．turn out | C．turn on | D．turn away |
| A．complaint | B．schedule | C．disappearance | D．prediction |
| A．proudly | B．silently | C．angrily | D．blindly |
| A．analyze | B．get | C．break | D．publish |
| A．frightened | B．thrilled | C．inspired | D．confused |
| A．purpose | B．theory | C．adventure | D．example |
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