1 . Understand your pet's body language
Body language is different depending on what sort of animal you have chosen as your pet.
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●If your cat looks at you and blinks at you slowly, it's likely communicating affection.
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| A．Pets' health depends on your daily care. |
| B．You can do this back at your cat to show your love, too. |
| C．The context is important in telling which emotion it might be. |
| D．Birds can be quite expressive through their eyes, feathers, and voices. |
| E．When dogs feel stressed out or threatened, their eyes will look larger than normal. |
| F．Once familiar with each other's presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together. |
| G．If you're unsure of your pet's body language, consider reading some articles for your specific animal. |
2 . For ten years my father had been fighting cancer. Now he was forced into the hospital because of an infection. I sensed he
One night after
A(n)
| A．escaped | B．missed | C．avoided | D．hated |
| A．way | B．aim | C．view | D．reply |
| A．battling | B．failing | C．seeking | D．sweating |
| A．hand | B．foot | C．knee | D．head |
| A．exist | B．spread | C．rise | D．recover |
| A．in search for | B．in response to | C．in honor of | D．in common with |
| A．alarmed | B．satisfied | C．shocked | D．concerned |
| A．reflection | B．impression | C．tension | D．inspiration |
| A．admitted | B．expected | C．doubted | D．decided |
| A．minutes | B．struggles | C．adventure | D．impression |
| A．set off | B．pulled up | C．pushed over | D．shot up |
| A．visit | B．check | C．occasion | D．contact |
| A．Definitely | B．Frankly | C．Surprisingly | D．Immediately |
| A．Although | B．Unless | C．Since | D．Once |
| A．aching | B．moving | C．thin | D．strong |
3 . In almost every photo from our 1986 family vacation to Washington, D.C., I am showing off the souvenir I
Over 30 years later I found myself among a pool of photojournalists and video crews
Soon I was making
When Bei Bei was a few months old, the zoo held an official opening day for the
| A．brought in | B．took in | C．picked out | D．put on |
| A．front | B．ground | C．spot | D．cover |
| A．delay | B．avoid | C．keep | D．prevent |
| A．year | B．trip | C．country | D．world |
| A．broken | B．packed | C．forced | D．pushed |
| A．carried | B．offered | C．added | D．presented |
| A．return | B．start | C．leave | D．pass |
| A．common | B．abrupt | C．regular | D．temporary |
| A．matter | B．treatment | C．cause | D．routine |
| A．curious | B．thoughtful | C．friendly | D．brave |
| A．merely | B．never | C．actually | D．once |
| A．children | B．public | C．journalists | D．keepers |
| A．eventually | B．soon | C．constantly | D．already |
| A．chatted | B．hurried | C．worked | D．drove |
| A．playing inside | B．making friends | C．growing up | D．feeling better |
Many years ago, I thought I was adopting a mini pig, but it turned out that I was wrong when it reached 650 pounds. One night, about five years ago, I was surfing the Internet in the living room. Then I received a message from a former classmate. We hadn’t communicated for a long time, so I felt a little surprised.
“Hey Steve,” she said. “I know you love animals very much. I have a mini pig that is not getting along with my dogs. I can’t keep it. Do you want it?”
It’s true that I’ve always loved animals. My first best friend was my childhood dog. So I was quite excited. A mini pig sounded lovely. The whole situation seemed a little strange, but I’ve always been a trusting person.
I replied casually, “Let me do some research and I will give you an answer later.”
But I knew I wanted the pig. I just had to figure out how to make it happen, because I had many pets and a roommate.
A few hours later, I got another message from her:
“Someone else is interested. If you don’t want her, this other person will take her.”
You’re probably smart enough to recognize this as a manipulative tactic (巧妙的策略), and normally I’m smart enough too. But I wouldn’t let that pig go. So I told her that I’d take the animal. I gave her my address, and we agreed to meet near my house the next day.
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I knew nothing about mini pigs.
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I felt joyful when I drove home with the newest member of our family.
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5 . Some of the greatest problems we face today are concerned with the gradual destruction(破坏) of our environment through over-use of our
But when I'm the only one with a cloth bag in line at the grocery store, I ask myself: Does it do any good?
I recently found the answer from flamingos(火烈鸟). These beautiful birds gather in
However, the next day they
The trend continues for several more days. Every time a few more birds join in but, since the thousands of others
Then one day, things
A few can make a
If you believe in a cause don't
| A．money | B．resources | C．time | D．strength |
| A．drive | B．run | C．cycle | D．stand |
| A．tiny | B．different | C．huge | D．similar |
| A．cutting off | B．getting up | C．carrying out. | D．taking off |
| A．all | B．any | C．none | D．most |
| A．gather | B．try | C．sing | D．appear |
| A．attract | B．require | C．escape | D．pay |
| A．still | B．yet | C．even | D．never |
| A．prepared | B．handled | C．cancelled | D．delayed |
| A．approach | B．work | C．change | D．disappear |
| A．continues | B．fails | C．finishes | D．begins |
| A．point | B．decision | C．difference | D．mistake |
| A．useless | B．tireless | C．total | D．special |
| A．give up | B．give away | C．get over | D．get off |
| A．jointly | B．independently | C．peacefully | D．wildly |
6 . More than £5,500 has been raised after a plea last Monday by a vet Dr. Scott Miller. Scott said, “I would like to say a massive thank-you to express readers from myself, from Australia and from the koalas. It's amazing that people from across the world can see how significant the catastrophe has been. I do appreciate that people are being very supportive and reaching into their pockets.” An area, a third of the size of Britain is estimated to have been destroyed since the fire began in September.
On Friday a state of emergency was declared in the capital Canberra, with residents told to prepare to leave the area as fires on the suburb threatened to spread. And so far, a billion animals are feared to have died, including 25,000 koalas.
Last week Scott told how he had visited his homeland, helping to save wildlife on Kangaroo Island off the coast of Adelaide. While there he rescued a mother and a baby koala who were stuck in a tree. The pair were rushed to a field hospital on the island to be treated.The mum had severe burns to her paws and was badly dehydrated, while her baby son had an eye injury and was underweight.
According to Scott, who has appeared on ITV's This Morning and BBC's Blue Peter, the mother is showing "great signs of improvement" and her wounds are starting to heal. The baby has undergone surgery on his eye and is "recovering from the anesthetic and doing well". But the mother remains dehydrated so isn't producing enough milk to feed the baby. At the moment they're being housed severally but there is the hope that when the baby is a little stronger he will be able to be returned to his mother.
Even after they recover, the pair will probably spend their lives in an enclosure while the bush takes years to recover. Even more sadly, patients are still coming in thick and fast. Each of these animals is requiring to be housed and fed, and regular medical treatment to their injuries.
1. What can be inferred from the first two paragraphs?| A．Dr. Scott donated more than £5,500. | B．Residents were asked to return to Canberra. |
| C．A large area of Britain has been destroyed. | D．Numerous animals may have lost their lives. |
| A．He worked hard in a field hospital on the island. |
| B．He tried to rescue the wildlife on Kangaroo Island. |
| C．He hosted the ITV's This Morning and BBC's Blue Peter. |
| D．He carefully looked after the mother and the baby koalas. |
| A．Separately. | B．Seriously. | C．Successfully. | D．Sympathetically. |
| A．An unexpected fire | B．Generous donation | C．Koalas' recovery | D．Koala rescue |
7 . Pachyrhynchus weevils(球背象鼻虫）are found on most islands in the eastern Pacific Ocean. If these weevils could fly. that would not be surprising. But they cannot. Why they are so widespread is therefore unknown. But it is one that Dr Huang Wenshan from Taiwan.China thinks he has solved.
One theory. which dates back to 1923. is that the insects are lifted up by a tiny air cavity(气腔）each has beneath its outer shell. which allows the insects to float.Dr Huang' s research into the weevils began when he noted that this theory had never been tested. He discovered. when he put it to the test. that the insects do. indeed, float. But floating in seawater does not do them much good. In his test. all 57 adults died within two days,Clearly.adult weevils are not good sailors. That does not.however. mean that young weevils are not.
Pactyrhyochas weevils have a preference for laying their eggs inside the fruit of a plant called the fish-poison tree. This reminds us of coconut trees. They drop their fruits into the ocean. which carries them away to start growing on distant beaches. Coconuts are protected from being eaten on their travels by having a hard. thick shell. Fish-poison-tree fruits are also protected from hungry sea creatures. But in their case, as their name suggests. the protection is chemical.
Given the relationship between the insects and the plant. Dr Huang wondered how their larvae(幼虫） would get along if they were deep inside a piece of fruit floating in seawater. So he tested this as well. His experiment showed that such larvae are tolerant of salty conditions. Out of 18 larvae thrown into seawater inside a piece of fruit, two survived for six days. Moreover. these larvae went on to develop into healthy. Sexually mature adults. Two larvae out of 18 surviving for six days at sea might not sound particularly impressive. But Dr Huang argues that such numbers would easily support island colonization(定殖）。
He observes,for example, that the Kuroshio Current, which carries water from the Philippines,past Japan and onwards into the Pacific. moves so swiftly that a piece of fruit caught in it could easily travel 90km in a day - thus solving the question of how a flightless insect can island-hop so effectively.
1. What did the 1923 theory suggest about Pachyrhynchus weevils?| A．They are able to fly very high. |
| B．They are able to float in water. |
| C．They lay their eggs inside a fruit. |
| D．They are widespread in the Pacific Ocean. |
| A．They are the food of hungry sea creatures. |
| B．They provide shelter for young weevils. |
| C．They are under the protection of thick shells. |
| D．They travel a long way to grow on distant beaches. |
| A．The Kuroshio Current. |
| B．Pachyrhynchus weevils. |
| C．The salty conditions of the sea. |
| D．The islands in the eastern Pacific Ocean. |
| A．Travel. |
| B．Science. |
| C．Health. |
| D．Environment. |
8 . Lizard (蜥蜴) species may already have declined past the point of no return in the world. What is the reason? Rising temperatures. Researchers estimate that as much as 40 percent of lizard species worldwide will die out by 2080. The problem is that temperatures in many regions where lizards live have changed too fast for the animals to keep pace.
Barry Sinervo from the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California in Santa Cruz, along with colleagues from across the globe, reached that conclusion by taking current data on Mexican lizards. They also estimated that 4 percent of local species have already disappeared worldwide. That number could jump to 20 percent by 2080 if carbon dioxide levels aren’t lowered to reduce warming.
The team looked 48 species of Sceloporus lizard at 200 sites around Mexico. The sites were first sampled from 1975 to 1995. By 2010, research could not find lizards at 12 percent of those sites.
Lizards that bear live young are especially at risk of dying out, the researchers point out, compared to that lay eggs. “Live-bearers have lower body temperatures that heighten the risk of dying,” Sinervo said in a statement. We are watching these species disappear before our eyes.”
Although current evidence shows that climate change is affecting the habitat ranges of many species, there is still a lot of uncertainty about how much climate change will affect species, researchers say.
Many Mexican lizard species live in high altitude “islands”, where climate change happens the fastest. The lizards cannot adjust fast enough to survive. The scientists say they do not think the animals are likely to save themselves just by moving somewhere else either.
“How quickly can Earth’s lizards adapt to the rising global temperatures? That’s the important question,” Sinervo said in a press release. "We are actually seeing lowland species moving upward, slowly driving upland species out of their habitats. If the upland species can’t evolve fast enough, they will die out.”
1. Which of the following lizards face a higher risk of dying out?| A．Lizards at low altitudes. | B．Lizards that bear their young. |
| C．Lizards that lay eggs. | D．Lizards in a stable environment. |
| A．their conclusion is based on current data on various kinds of lizards |
| B．20 percent of local species have already disappeared worldwide |
| C．they are uncertain about how much climate change will affect species |
| D．they are seeing highland species moving downward |
| A．their living habitats’ destruction | B．their living skills |
| C．highland species moving downward | D．their adaptive capacity |
| A．prove that earth is not suitable for lizards |
| B．warn that lizards may die out quickly due to the climate change |
| C．explain why no more lizards will be found by 2080 |
| D．emphasize that the habitat of lizards is changing greatly |
9 . While sleep patterns vary widely among animal classes and species, there are a few general rules of thumb (经验法则). Sleep serves important evolutionary functions for all animals, but sleep patterns and positions are based in large part on available food supply and defense mechanism.
Sleep patterns in animals have evolved over time—animals that sleep and get attacked by predators（捕食者）are less likely to pass on their genes, so animals have developed ways to protect themselves during sleep. For instance, otters（水獭）sleep holding hands, or cover themselves in seaweed to protect their young and stay afloat while asleep. Likewise, cows and sheep sleep in a group—there is safety in numbers.
Evolutionary biologists consider that predation and fear of predators have influenced the development of sleep patterns across species. Animals that eat meat tend to sleep more than animals that eat plants. Cathemeral（间歇性）species like lions sleep in short spells during both the day and night so as to enable them to seize food when it becomes available.
In general, animals sleep according to what they eat—animals that eat food with lower calories sleep less than others. This may explain why plant eaters need to spend more time awake, to ensure they get enough food and energy. For example, plant eaters like giraffes and elephants sleep 30 minutes to just a few hours per day respectively. However, there are exceptions to this rule, like the koala. Their euealyptus（桉树）-based diet doesn’t give them much energy, but they sleep for 15 hours per day, and slit the rest of their time eating and resting.
A note about the studies referenced in this article: because most animal sleep studies are performed using EEG tests, they are typically performed on animals in zoos and research facilities. As a result, they may not accurately reflect their natural sleep habits in the wild, given the stresses of a zoo environment and consistent availability of food.
1. Why do cows and sheep sleep in groups?| A．To protect themselves. | B．To pass on their genes. |
| C．To keep themselves warm. | D．To get physical closeness. |
| A．have different sleep patterns. |
| B．spend short time eating and resting. |
| C．need less time to sleep than meat eaters. |
| D．sleep 30 minutes to a few hours per day. |
| A．To explain the studies’ dangers. |
| B．To point out the studies’ limitations. |
| C．To describe the studies’ detailed procedures. |
| D．To add the studies’ background information. |
| A．Their genes. | B．Their eating habits. |
| C．Classes and species. | D．Food and safety. |
10 . Rainforests are home to a rich variety of medicinal plants, food, birds and animals. Can you believe that a single bush（灌木丛）in the Amazon may have more species of ants than the whole of Britain! About 480 varieties of trees may be found in just one hectare of rainforest.
Rainforests are the lungs of the planet-storing vast quantities of carbon dioxide and producing a significant amount of the world's oxygen. Rainforests have their own perfect system for ensuring their own survival; the tall trees make a canopy（树冠层）of branches and leaves which protect themselves, smaller plants, and the forest animals from heavy rain, intense dry heat from the sun and strong winds.
Amazingly, the trees grow in such a way that their leaves and branches, although close together, never actually touch those of another tree. Scientists think this is the plants' way to prevent the spread of any tree diseases and make life more difficult for leaf-eating insects like caterpillars. To survive in the forest, animals must climb, jump or fly across the gaps. The ground floor of the forest is not all tangled leaves and bushes, like in films, but is actually fairly clear. It is where dead leaves turn into food for the trees and other forest life.
They are not called rainforests for nothing! Rainforests can generate 75%of their own rain. At least 80 inches of rain a year is normal-and in some areas there may be as much as 430 inches of rain annually. This is real rain-your umbrella may protect you in a shower, but it won't keep you dry if there is a full rainstorm. In just two hours, streams can rise ten to twenty feet. The humidity（湿气）of large rainforests contributes to the formation of rainclouds that may travel to other countries in need of rain.
1. What can we learn about rainforests from the first paragraph?| A．They produce oxygen. | B．They cover a vast area. |
| C．They are well managed. | D．They are rich in wildlife. |
| A．Heavy rains | B．Big trees. |
| C．Small plants. | D．Forest animals. |
| A．For more sunlight. | B．For more growing space. |
| C．For self-protection. | D．For the detection of insects. |
| A．Life-Giving Rainforests | B．The Law of the Jungle |
| C．Animals in the Amazon | D．Weather in Rainforests |
