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Once there were many thousands of Gourma Desert （沙漠） elephants in Mali， a country in West Africa． Now． there are fewer than four hundred．

Why did the number of the elephants drop so quickly？ On the one hand， the elephants' main lake． their only water source （来源） dried up． On the other hand，the land which the elephants lived on was overused by humans．

To protect the elephants' living environment， the Mali Elephant Project （MEP） was started in 07． MEP met with local people and helped them make rules of using land and water． As a result， the situation became better and there was more food， forest and grassland．

However． from 2012 to 2016， poaching （偷猎） and illegaltrade in the elephants increased rapidly Eighty﹣three elephants were lost in 2015 alone， and another fifty﹣one elephants were killed in 2016．"If this situation goes on， all the Gourma elephants will be killed by 2020．" said a member of MEP．

Luckily． the voice of MEP was heard． More organizations （组织） have joined together to educate the local people that trading elephants is against the law．Elephant poaching has dropped to a very low level． The local people have learned to live peacefully with the elephants，one of the wildlife treasures in the world．

（1）MEP was started to 　　．

A．	raise more elephants in Mali
B．	stop the main lake from drying up
C．	discover water source for elephants
D．	protect the elephants' living environment

（2）What does the word " illegal" in Paragraph 4 mean in Chinese？　　

A．	公平的
B．	亏损的
C．	非法的
D．	合理的

（3）Eighty﹣three elephants were lost 　　．

A．	in 2012
B．	in2015
C．	in 2016．
D．	in 2020

（4）We can learn from the last paragraph that 　　．

A．	the number of organizations has dropped
B．	there is much less elephant poaching now
C．	the local people keep the elephants at home
D．	the whole world live peacefully with elephants

（5）This passage is mainly about 　　．

A．	the rules of using land and water
B．	the education of the local people
C．	the work of Mali Elephant Project
D．	the situation of Gourma Desert elephants

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It is necessary for students to learn some team skills like developing relationships．

communicating well with others and solving problems． Here are two fun team activities．

Activity 1： Water Relay （接力赛）

Tools

●Two large buckets （水桶） to hold water

●One small bucket for each team member

Instructions

●Fill one large bucket with water．

●Make holes in the bottom of the small buckets．

●Have the team members line up between the two large buckets．

●Pass the water from one large bucket to the other， using small buckets． Try to keep as much water as possible．

Why It's Fun

●It's fun to work out a way to lose as little water as possible．

●It's water． Isn't it fun to get you wet on a hot summer day？

Activity 2： Truth and Lie

This activity will allow team members to learn about each other．

Instructions

●Have each team member think of three pieces of information about themselves， and one of them is a lie．

●Each team member tells the group all the three pieces of information． Let the other team members guess which is the lie．

Why It's Fun

●Students love talking about themselves and this gives them the chance to do so．

●Members can learn about each other．

●Members will be surprised at what others think of them．

（1）How many team skills does the writer mention （提及） in Paragraph 1？　　

A．	One．
B．	Two．
C．	Three．
D．	Four．

（2）What tools are needed for each team in Water Relay？　　

A．	One large bucket for each member．
B．	Two large buckets for each member．
C．	One small bucket for each member and two large buckets．
D．	Two small buckets for each member and one large bucket．

（3）In order to win Water Relay． the team members should 　　．

A．	get themselves wet
B．	lose as little water as possible
C．	pass the water as slowly as possible
D．	pass the large bucket to the other team

（4）It is fun to play Truth and Lie because team members can 　．

A．	talk about themselves
B．	share love with each other
C．	tell lies to surprise others
D．	learn all the information about others

（5）This passage is most probably from 　　．

A．	a science book
B．	a travel guide
C．	a news website
D．	a school magazine

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We are now in the 22nd century． With the development of science and technology， people can change their bodies in the way they want．

As years went by， Mr． Smith（1）　　his look． Several months ago， Mr． Smith went to a body engineering shop and（2）　　a small nose． Small noses were very（3）　　these years． After the operation， he looked at himself in the mirror （镜子） and found that his（4）　　hair no longer fit his new look． Then he wanted a change to long hair． When he was leaving， the shop keeper（5）　　told him that the shop had a special offer on ears． At last， Mr． Smith went out of the shop with a small nose， long hair and two new ears．

In the next few weeks，Mr．Smith's interest in his（6）　　kept growing．He bought new eyes，new hands and new feet． After that， he looked very young for his age， and（7）　 D 　different．He felt satisfied with himself． However， the（8）　　in the face and fingerprints brought him much trouble． He was（9）　　to enter places like railway stations and airports． In the end， he decided to have his old body back! To his surprise， Mrs． Smith was unhappy with his（10）　　because she could not bear （忍受） the bad smell of his old feet．

（1）A． was bored of	B． was relaxed about	C． was excited about	D． was pleased with
（2）A． cared for	B． waited for	C． asked for	D． sent for
（3）A． popular	B． similar	C． strange	D． useful
（4）A． long	B． short	C． thick	D． thin
（5）A． silently	B． foolishly	C． carelessly	D． suddenly
（6）A． shape	B． age	C． life	D． look
（7）A． probably	B． hardly	C． nearly	D． completely
（8）A． smile	B． change	C． color	D． kiss
（9）A． guided	B． refused	C． forced	D． allowed
（10）A． interest	B． condition	C． decision	D． situation

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Judie's class was studying Chinese culture．One day， her teacher went into the classroom（1）　　some kites． He told them that kites（2）　　in China more than 2000 years ago． At the end of the class． he said，"The Chinese make kites that mean something important to them．I expect each of you（3）　　a kite that means something important to you． You will have a（4）　　understanding of kites than before．"

Judie decided to ask her dad for help as it was（5）　　first time to make a kite．

"What do you think of when you see a kite？" her dad asked．

Judie thought for a moment and（6）　　"Butterflies．"

Judie's dad agreed that it would be a good idea to make a butterfly kite． They made a cross with some wood sticks，（7）　　then Judie painted a butterfly on a piece of white paper． Next they stuck the paper on the cross． Finally they tied a long tail to the bottom．

The next morning， they took（8）　　kite to the park and tested it． "Wow!" she cried proudly．"（9）　　high my butterfly flies!"

"Judie， can you tell me（10）　　you like butterflies？" asked her dad．

Judie replied，"To me， butterflies mean beauty and freedom!"

（1）A．to	B． in	C． with	D．by
（2）A． invent	B． invented	C． are invented	D． were invented
（3）A． make	B． to make	C． making	D． made
（4）A． good	B． better	C． best	D． the best
（5）A． her	B． herself	C． hers	D． she
（6）A． answers	B． answered	C． will answer	D． has answered
（7）A． and	B． but	C． or	D． so
（8）A． a	B． an	C．the	D.\
（9）A． What	B． What a	C． What an	D． How
（10）A． why	B． which	C． what	D． when

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填空题。用所给词的适当形式填空（每小题1分，共5分）
My hobby is             (collect) stamps.
Summer is the             (hot) season of the year.
I           (go) to the cinema yesterday.
We should keep water             (clean).
Look! the children               (play) football now.

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