1 . Photographer Joe Sartore began making studio portraits (肖像) of________in 2006. The purpose is to________for future generations species that someday might be extinct. Sartore expects to have portraits of nearly 1,000 animals. Here are some________of his project, which is featured in this special issue on________wildlife.

In Sartore’s opinion, the Rabbs’ fringe-limbed tree frog (巴拿马树蛙) is one of the most________species he has photographed that have since gone________. A few years ago there was one left________, a male, at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. He had________it there times before it passed away. At those moments he thought to himself________, “Don’t mess this up.” It might be this animal’s only________to have its story told well.

Another memorable species Sartore photographed is the Florida grasshopper sparrow (草蜢沙鹀). It is endangered, but seems to be________back. It’s a small brown bird, and some people________it enough to try to save it. There are many________stories, such as the California condor, the Mexican gray wolf, sand so on. They all got down to perhaps two dozen or fewer individuals, but they’re all________now due to human efforts.

The situation is still________as a recent report says that as many as one million species are already on their ________to extinction. It’s foolish to think that we can throw away so much________and not have it affect humanity in a(n)________way. Sartore’s goal is to get the________to care about the extinction crisis while there’s still________to save the planet.

1.

A．people

B．plants

C．animals

D．insects

2.

A．collect

B．record

C．paint

D．identify

3.

A．examples

B．methods

C．goals

D．versions

4.

A．urban

B．national

C．best

D．endangered

5.

A．impressive

B．dangerous

C．interesting

D．powerful

6.

A．missing

B．wild

C．extinct

D．popular

7.

A．awake

B．unchanged

C．alive

D．untouched

8.

A．seen

B．studied

C．treated

D．photographed

9.

A．naturally

B．nervously

C．carelessly

D．excitedly

10.

A．duty

B．response

C．chance

D．promise

11.

A．bouncing

B．stepping

C．locking

D．calling

12.

A．looked after

B．cared about

C．searched for

D．depended on

13.

A．unique

B．similar

C．amusing

D．personal

14.

A．dying

B．booming

C．suffering

D．recovering

15.

A．pleasant

B．ongoing

C．unclear

D．serious

16.

A．decision

B．way

C．trip

D．access

17.

A．money

B．food

C．trash

D．life

18.

A．negative

B．objective

C．difficult

D．effective

19.

A．police

B．children

C．public

D．artists

20.

A．time

B．space

C．value

D．concern

2 . In the late afternoon, fifteen-year-old Saanya Hasan Ali can often be found in the comfortable family room of her home. But she isn’t doing homework and she isn’t in front of a computer screen. She is cutting, drawing, measuring, gluing and folding. “I just love arts and crafts,” says Saanya. whose talent for designing and making greeting cards is matched by her dedication (奉献) to helping children and families in need. During the past six years, she has raised an astonishing $26,000 through the sale of her cards.

Saanya’s unexpected success began, when her family moved from Houston to Washington, DC. “My mother received an e-mail from friends who bad just founded the Pennies for Education and Health (PEH) organization. They were raising money for children in Gujarat, India to be able to go to school.” explains Saanya, who was nine at the time. Her mother, Salma, offered to donate $75 in Saanya’s name, a sum that would pay for one child’s schooling for a year. But Saanya decided she wanted to raise the money herself. “I was in the third grade then and I couldn’t even wrap my mind around the fact that kids couldn’t go to school over there” she says. Saanya and her mum unpacked one of the moving boxes filled with Saanya’s crafts supplies, and she made cards to sell at a family wedding that summer. To her surprise, she earned $600 — enough to send eight children to school for the year. “I kept on making cards and the following summer I was able to help support the kids for another year,” explains Saanya, who by then had established her own non-profit organization called Children Helping Children. One of her goals now, she says, is to support the schooling of these first eight children until they graduate from college.

“I would love to continue making cards,” says Saanya. “Now that I am in high school, I would also like to start giving talks in inner-city schools to try to inspire other kids to do their own projects. No matter who you are, there is always an opportunity to make a difference.”

1. What was Saanya’s reaction when she knew some kids couldn’t go to school?

A．She felt very surprised.	B．She emailed her mother’s friend.
C．She became worried about them.	D．She decided to go to India to help them.

2. How did Saanya first help the children in need?

A．By selling her cards at a wedding.	B．By founding the PEH organization.
C．By collecting money from her mother.	D．By donating money through a friend.

3. What did Saanya do in the second year after they moved to Washington?

A．She set up her own shop.	B．She donated $600 to PEH.
C．She created a non-profit organization.	D．She provided card-making supplies to others.

4. What does Saanya plan to do in the future?

A．Give talks on card-making.	B．Set up more projects.
C．Support more poor students in college.	D．Encourage more students to help kids in need.

4 . Five years ago, I wrote about the connection between expectations and happiness—lower your expectations and you will be happier: control expectations and despair won’t be so obvious when life does not go according to plan. And perhaps there is some truth in that idea.

However, with reduced expectations, we chip away at hope. And how can we not hope for a better tomorrow? I consider myself to be someone with spirit. I look forward to experiences and anticipate memorable ones. And while it’s important to cope when such experiences fall through. I think it’s even more important to hold onto what was originally present -that sense of hope.

The Times article, Optimism Bias: Human Brain May Be Hardwired for Hope, offers a perspective with roots in evolutionary (进化的) psychology. Hope can be wired in the human brain to enhance survival. If present during trying times, hope can be a factor that allows some to overcome difficulties and gather positivity for the days ahead.

“Hope keeps our minds at ease, lowers stress and improves physical health,” the article states. “Researchers studying patients with heart disease found that optimists were more likely than nonoptimistic patients to take vitamins, cat low-fat diets and exercise, thereby reducing their overall risk. A study of cancer patients revealed that pessimistic patients under the age of 60 were more likely to die within eight months than nonpessimistic patients of the same initial health and age.”

Life is always going to bring us challenges. Life is always going to be comprised of problems that might pull us down. Is it still foolish to have hope? I say it’s not. Because without hope, what are we left with? I say hope is significant. I say it’s a beautiful part of what it means to be human.

1. What would the author do to deal with disappointments five years ago.

A．Raise expectations.	B．Anticipate less.
C．Stay away from stress.	D．Make fewer plans.

2. What does the underlined phrase “chip away art” in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Forget.

B．Weaken.

C．Change.

D．Doubt.

3. What can we learn from The Tines article?

A．Pessimists tend to live a shorter life.	B．Optimists usually have a better appetite.
C．Being hopeful helps humans survive.	D．Human brains are designed for hardship.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．The methods of achieving happiness.	B．How to cope with difficulties.
C．The importance of holding on lo hope.	D．How to balance hope and reality.

5 . How to Find Yourself

Do you often feel lost? Do you think you are living somebody else’s life? If yes, discover ways to find yourself by going through the following article.

Give yourself a break

If you are thinking. “how to find yourself when you are lost?”, then the first thing to do is to have a rest from everything — work, personal life and all worldly things.    1    . Is it because of overwork? Is it because you are not leading a life that you want to? Or is it because you are not satisfied with the people or things around you? Try to find answers to these questions to determine the cause behind your restlessness.

    2    

For once, instead of being the way others want you to be, be yourself. Look within and find yourself in you Think about the things that you would want to do if you didn’t have any family obligations or any money issues. If you really want to know bow to find inner peace, then think, what you would want others to describe you as - an honest person? Or adventurous? Or loving. or realistic?    3    .

Reflect on yourself

Thinking deeply about the past, the time or situations when you were the happiest, is another way to find yourself.    4    . This will help you to identify things that you want to do in life and that make you happy and also certain people whose company you enjoy.

Maintain a diary

Knowing yourself and determining what you want to do with your life will not come to you in a day or two. Discovering oneself is an ongoing process and it can take months or sometimes even years to truly find yourself. So, it’s important that you keep a written record of all your feelings and thought.    5    . And then you may find yourself.

A．Accept yourself.

B．Focus on yourself.

C．Give time to yourself to think why you seem lost

D．Pour all your emotions and feelings about life in it.

E．Think what you were doing or when you were the happiest.

F．It is very important for you to truly find yourself before it is too late

G．Once you look within, you will know the answer and then try to be exactly that.

6 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Shaanxi History Museum

Shaanxi History Museum is located on the northwest side of the Big wild Goose Pagoda in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province.    1    (build ) in 1983 and opened on June 20, 1991, it is China’s first large-scale modem national museum.    2    (it) completion marks a new development milestone for the Chinese museum industry. The museum is    3    high-rise and group-combined building built according to the layout of the palace courtyard,    4    , covers an area of 65,000 square meters. The collection of cultural relics totals 1,717950 pieces (sets),    5    (rang) from the simple stone tools used in the initial stage of ancient humans    6    the various kinds of artifacts in social life before 1840. The time    7    (span) more than one million years. Since the opening of the museum, it has     8    (full) demonstrated the    9    (advantage) of cultural relics collection. Meanwhile its collections    10    (exhibit) abroad, displaying the splendid Chinese civilization and dazzling Sanqin culture to the people all over the world.

7 . If you’re searching for the best tool to help you achieve your fitness goals. look no further than your smartphone. Here is a list of four fitness Apps that are worth the download.

Map My Run

Map My Run is one of the original fitness Apps for runners. The App’s bank of more than 70 million running routes ensures you always have a new course to try, and it accurately records your distance, pace, calories burned and more as you move. You can review every detail about your run within the map itself after you’ve logged your workout.

Cost: Basic for free, Pro for $5.99 a month or $29.99 a year.

JEFIT

Successful strength training requires smart program planning, and that’s where JEFIT shines. This App has a database of more than 1,300 exercises to help you plan the specifics of your weightlifting sessions. It also comes equipped with set training programs appropriate for all training levels for those who want to follow an expert.

Cost: Basic for free, Pro for $6.99 a month or $39.99 a year.

8fit

When dropping pounds is your primary goal, it’s important to pursue it with effective exercise and smart nutrition. 8fit clearly delivers in both areas. It offers custom workout and food plans, encouraging lifestyle change over unsustainable diets.

Cost: Basic for free, Pro for $25 a month, $60 for six months or $80 a year.

Alo Moves

Alo Moves is loaded with more than 1,500 different video classes from world-class yoga (瑜伽) instructors. Once you share a few details about your fitness goals, the App delivers personalized class recommendations. You can also filter (筛选) classes by style, difficulty, time, and instructor to best suit your mood and schedule.

Cost: $20 a month after a 14-day free trial.

1. What separates the four Apps from one another?

A．Popularity among users.	B．Target users.
C．User friendliness.	D．User feedback.

2. What is JEFIT particularly good at?

A．Real-time data recording.	B．Program planning
C．Fitness meal designing.	D．Expert instructions.

3. Which App costs most for a year’s use?

A．Map My Run.

B．JEFIT.

C．8fit.

D．Alo Moves.

8 . Do you want to ensure your child hits their expected developmental milestones? New UBC research suggests living in areas with high exposure to green space can help set them up for success.

For the study, the researchers at UBC analyzed the developmental scores of 27,372 children in Metro Vancouver who attended kindergarten between 2005 and 2011.They estimated the amount of green space around each child’s residence from birth to age five. They also assessed levels of traffic-related air pollution and community noise.

The results highlight the fundamental importance of natural green spaces like street trees, parks and community gardens. “Most of the children were doing well in their development, in terms of language skills, cognitive (认知的) capacity, socialization and other outcomes,” says Ingrid Jarvis, a PhD candidate in the department of forest and conservation sciences at UBC. “But what’s interesting is that those children living in a residential location with more vegetation and richer natural environments showed better overall development than their peers with less green space.”

According to the researchers, the reason for this is partly green spaces’ ability to reduce the harmful effects of air pollution and noise - environmental challenges that have been shown to adversely (不利地) affect children’s health and development through increased stress, sleep disturbances and central nervous system damage. “Few studies have investigated this pathway linking green space and developmental outcomes among children,” adds Jarvis.

The researchers assessed early childhood development using the Early Development Instrument (EDI), a survey completed by kindergarten teachers for each child. The tool measures a child’s ability to meet age-appropriate developmental expectations.

“More research is needed, but our findings suggest that urban planning efforts to increase green space in residential neighbourhoods and around schools are beneficial for early childhood development, with potential health benefits throughout life,” says the study’s senior author Matilda Bosch. “Time in nature can benefit everyone, but if we want our children to have a good head start, it’s important to provide an enriching environment through nature contact.”

1. Which is a key factor in the researchers’ study?

A．The kids’ scores from school exams.

B．The average IQ score of the subjects.

C．The green space where the kids lived.

D．The air pollution level of the whole city.

2. What’s the message implied in Paragraph 4?

A．Air pollution is largely to blame for kids’ failures.

B．Kids living in a noisy area tend to feel more stressed.

C．Pollution harms kids’ nervous system more than noise.

D．Greenspace is directly linked to kids’ mental development.

3. What does Matilda Bosch stress in the last paragraph?

A．The importance of nature in kids’ growth.

B．The role of research in scientific work.

C．The proper way of giving a good start to kids.

D．The urgency of expanding greenspace in cities.

4. What could be a suitable title for the text?

A．What Are the Health Effects of Noise Pollution?

B．Green Spaces: A guarantee for Kids’ Future Success

C．Urban Green Space and Its Impact on Human Health

D．Time in Nature Aids Early Childhood Development

10 . “OK class. Count off by fives.”     1     Sometimes, breaking into small groups lasts as long as the class does. Other times, it signals the start of “group project” which means you’ll be working with a few classmates for a day, several days, or longer on an assignment.

    2     Most things are done with the help or ideas of other people. Group projects are great practice for high school, college, and real life, when you have a job that requires working with others. Right now, group projects can be fun and they often allow you to do a bigger, more interesting project than you could do alone.     3    

Group projects also give you a chance to get to know kids you might not know or talk with — maybe the quiet kid in the third row, or the boy who lived down the street when you were in kindergarten.     4     For example, working on a deadline staying organized, or being patient. And if you’re a little nervous talking in front of a group, a joint project can help you become more comfortable with it.

    5     If so, you’ll know your whole group is rooting for (给……加油) you!

A．Few of us act alone in the real world.

B．Why is this type of project so popular in school?

C．With group work, you can actually learn more in less time.

D．Maybe your group will pick you to tell the whole class about your project.

E．Group projects are also a great way to practice skills you’re not so sure of.

F．When your teacher gives you that instruction, you know what’s coming next.

G．One key to a good meeting is having a leader who should help the group stay focused.