Imagine a world with no more animals： no elephants， no tigers or lions． To some people， that thought is too terrible for words． So they are doing something about it． Tiffany Soechting is one of them．
Being among wild animals﹣feeding them and caring for them﹣is all Tiffany Soechting has wanted to do with her life． And that is exactly what she does!
Soechting is the human "mother" to the 500 animals that live on her family wildlife farm in San Antonio， Texas． On the farm， she cares for animals from around the world． Soechting says she loves them all． However， two reticulated giraffes（网纹长颈鹿） take up a special place in her heart． Their population in the wild has become smaller by 80% in the last 15 years． "I'm so glad to get help from five wildlife researchers that took giraffes up to a higher level． All our hard work helps protect giraffes living in the wild．"
Besides her animal caring， Soechting also holds monthly classes， where she teaches school children about the animals．
Soechting also opens the farm to the public． Visitors not only learn about the animals， they can also get close to them． And the animals are not against that． For them， people are part of their natural environment．
The farm is part conservation（保护） area， part educational center and part animal park． As the animals walk peacefully around the grounds， it is easy for them to forget that San Antonio， a busy city， is just a few minutes away．
（1）"Soechting is the human 'mother' to the 500 animals" shows ．
| A． |
she has already married and has some children |
| B． |
the animals on the farm are taken good care of |
| C． |
the animals can get along well with each other |
| D． |
she teaches school children about animals well |
（2）The structure of the passage may be ．
A． 
B． 
C． 
D． 
（3）According to the passage， Soechting is ．
| A． |
confident but busy |
| B． |
humorous and lovely |
| C． |
wise but careless |
| D． |
kind and hard﹣working |
（4）The best title of the passage may be " "．
| A． |
How to Save Wild Animals |
| B． |
Soeching and Her Wild Animals |
| C． |
Two Reticulated Giraffes |
| D． |
A World Without Wild Animals |
Once upon a time， there was a tree which wanted to become a treasure box． One day， a farmer cut it down and sold it to a carpenter（木匠）． The tree was happy because he thought the carpenter would make it into a treasure box．
To its surprise， the carpenter made it into a feed box for animals． The tree felt very disappointed because that was not its dream． Several years later， the feed box was thrown away． Someone picked it up and placed it into an old temple． The tree forgot its dream little by little．
One day， a couple came to the temple． The woman gave birth to a baby boy． There wasn't a bed in the temple． So they placed the baby in the feed box． They loved him and regarded him as their treasure． The tree suddenly realized that it became a real "treasure box" at that time．
Sometimes you may think your dream will not come true． Don't forget your dream． It may be realized in another new way．
阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容判断正误．正确的用（T），错误的用（F）．
（1）The tree felt very sad when the farmer sold it to a carpenter．
（2）The carpenter made the tree into a treasure box．
（3）To be a feed box was the tree's dream．
（4）The couple used the feed box as their baby's bed．
（5）Never give up your dream， it may be realized in another new way．
Once a king got two nice falcons（猎鹰） from his son． He had never seen such beautiful falcons
before． He loved them so much and he ordered the best falconer to train them to fly．
After several months， the king came to see how the training was going on． He found that one falcon had already been able to fly high in the sky， while the other one was staying on the branch（树枝） of a tree quietly without moving．
The king called all his falconers together and ordered them to try every way they could to make it fly． But none of them succeeded． One day， while the king was taking a walk in the forest， an idea came to his mind． He decided to find someone who knew the natural environment well to solve the problem． Then he sent for a farmer who lived in the forest into his palace to train it at once．
The next morning， the king saw the other falcon flying above in the sky freely． "It is unbelievable!" shouted the king． "How could you make it happen？"
The farmer replied， "It's very easy． I just cut off the branch where the falcon rested．" It is always the same to humans． We all have "two flying wings in our hearts as well， but we often seem not to notice them and stay where we feel safe and comfortable． We won't realize we can fly so high and freely until the "branch" we are resting on breaks．
（1）Where did the king get the falcons？
（2）Why did the king ask the farmer to train the falcon？
（3）What did the farmer do to make the falcon fly？
（4）What do you think of the farmer？
（5）To reach high， can we stay where we feel safe and comfortable？
Nowadays， phone calls and messages help us communicate with others more often． It means that we seldom write letters now． But a TV show． Letters alive， is bringing back this old habit．
Letters Alive invites famous actors and actresses but there are no funny jokes or different competitions． Instead， only one person walks up to a microphone and reads a letter． The letters were written by people from different times in history． For example， in one episode（集）， they read a letter written by the famous writer Xiao Hong to her younger brother in 1941． The letter shows that Xiao Hong missed her brother so much and had great hopes for his future．
"Every letter opens another world for us， " said Guan Zhangwen， the director of the TV show． "It seems that we can experience the real lives and feelings of the writers"． Since its first episode on December 5， 2016， Letters Alive has been widely praised． Many audiences（观众）say that it has provided a breath of fresh air to today's TV shows．
Besides Letters Alive， some other cultural TV shows have also attracted（吸引）Chinese audiences． They include the Chinese Poetry Conference， a traditional Chinese poetry competition and Readers， a program that invites people to read poems and articles they like or wrote． It suggests that cultural values and true feelings are becoming our interest．
（1）Letters Alive， a TV show， invites famous people to ．
A． read and share letters
B． tell audiences jokes
C． enter different competitions
（2）How many TV shows are mentioned in the passage？
A． Two
B． Three
C． Four
（3）Chinese audiences the TV shows mentioned in the passage．
A． highly praise
B． don't mind
C． show no interest in
（4）This article is probably taken from the section of in a newspaper．
A． Sports News
B． Culture and Entertainment
C． Education and Science
（5）According to the passage， which of the following is RIGHT？
A． Letters Alive is not popular enough to attract audiences．
B． Chinese Poetry Conference invites people to read poems and articles．
C． We can experience the real lives and feeling of the writers by reading letters．
You have been working hard to learn English． Do you know foreigners are trying to learn Chinese？ According to a survey， one in four American young men would like to learn it． There will be over 150，000，000 people learning Chinese around the world in the early 2019．
"Because of China's fast development， Chinese has become more useful． More and more people begin to learn it． "said Scott McGinnis， a Washington language expert．
For example， in 2010， only 30 schools in America had Chinese lessons． This year， more than 300 schools there have Chinese lessons during school days． Last year， China gave 3，000 textbooks to a school in America because they had done a good job．
Although Chinese is becoming more and more popular， it is one of the most difficult languages to learn． Usually， an English speaker takes about 1， 320 hours to become good at Chinese． He needs only 480 hours for French， Spanish or Italian．
（1）According to the passage， more and more foreigners begin to learn Chinese ．
A． because they have more free time
B． because Chinese is easy to learn
C． because China is fast developing
（2） schools in America give students Chinese lessons， in 2018．
A． Over three thousand
B． About three hundred
C． Only thirty
（3）The students at the schools in America take Chinese lessons ．
A． on school days
B． after school
C． at weekends
（4）Last year， China gave 3，000 textbooks to a school in America because ．
A． they wanted to build a library
B． they had done a good job
C． they had given Chinese students many English books
（5）From the passage we know that ．
A． English speakers like to learn French， Spanish and Italian more than Chinese
B． Chinese is more difficult to learn than French， Spanish and Italian
C． Chinese is easier to learn than French， Spanish and Italian
Indoor Water Park |
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Opening time |
◆9： 00 a．m．﹣﹣6：00 p．m． from Monday to Friday ◆8： 00 a．m．﹣ 10： 00 p．m． from Saturday to Sunday |
Ticket price |
◆Adults： 150 yuan/person： 130 yuan/member ◆Children： above 1.2 meters， 75 yuan/person； 60 yuan/member under 1.2 meters． free |
Should not take |
food， pets， knives， rings |
Things to remember |
◆Children under 1． 4 meters and old people above 60 should stay with other adults ◆You should follow the rules in the water park． ◆If you have some health problems and aren't suitable for water activities， you'd better not come in |
（1）How long is the water park open on Tuesday？
A． For seven hours
B． For eight hours
C． For nine hours
（2）An adult member and a child member（above 1.2 meters）should pay for the tickets．
A． 190 yuan
B． 205 yuan
C． 225 yuan
（3）What can visitors probably take to the Indoor Water Park？
A． Rings
B． Food
C． Mobile phones
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