Many of us stayed at home in January because of COVID﹣19，but a special mom and her two babies took a trip.They were driven a few miles from a breeding center in northeastern Argentina to a 1.7 million﹣acre nature reserve called Gran Ibera Park.There the three jaguars were released into the wild.
Their release was the first reintroduction of jaguars in that part of Argentina since the species（物种）almost died out there 70 years ago.Scientists hope they can turn things around for this important apex predator，meaning one that is on top of the food chain （链）.Only 200 to 300 jaguars remain in the country.
"That is the highest level of protection that can be given in Argentina，"says Sebastian Di Martino.He's the conservation director for Rewilding Argentina，which is one of the organizations helping to restore jaguar populations.
The jaguars' journey started in 2018 when the park was built in the Ibera Wetlands.Several thousand jaguars once lived there，along with other important species.But the jaguars' fur was valuable，so people hunted them.Then farmers cleared the land they lived on.With the jaguars gone，the ecosystem was out of balance.
"In the absence of this species，ecosystems stop working well and may even collapse，" Di Martino says. "The main prey （猎物） of the jaguar is the capybara and the caiman.They are very abundant because of the absence of the jaguar，which causes imbalances in the ecosystem."
The park was the first step to give jaguars a place to live.Then they needed to breed.A female named Mariua mated with a male jaguar from Brazil.Mariua then gave birth to the two baby jaguars.
It sounds simple，but the reality is more complicated.Di Martino said that jaguars born at breeding centers have to learn how to hunt and must not become used to humans.Otherwise，they will not have success in the wild.
The people who work at the breeding center stay out of sight.They use video cameras to watch the jaguars from several miles away."We provide live prey for them，without them realizing it comes from people，" Di Martino said.
Mariua wears a radio collar so researchers can track her and her babies，Karai and Pord. "So far，so good.She's been hunting capybaras and wild pigs and is raising her babies very well，" Di Martino says.
（1）What can we learn about the jaguar？
A.It is found only in Argentina.
B.It is taught to hunt by humans.
C.It is not hunted by any other animal.
D.It is not considered as a rare species.
（2）Which of the following words can best describe Di Martino's job？
A.Exciting.
B.Meaningful.
C.Surprising.
D.Successful.
（3）What does the underlined word "abundant" mean in this passage？
A.More than enough.
B.Less than enough.
C.Getting more powerful.
D.Getting less powerful.
（4）The writer mentioned Mariua .
A.to give an example of jaguars' life
B.to show the importance of female jaguars
C.to introduce a way of training jaguars
D.to explain the method of rewilding jaguars
Can you make a telephone call? Of course you can make it in Chinese. But a call in English is quite different from one from one in Chinese. If you want to ask somebody to answer the telephone, you can not say,“Please ask Mr. XX to answer the telephone.” Instead（代替），you must say,“May I speak to Mr. XX?” If you want to ask who is answering the phone, you should say,“Who is that?”“Is that Mr. XX ( speaking)?”Instead of “Who are you?” If you want to tell the other one who you are, you should say,“This is XX (speaking)”instead of(而不是)“I am XX”.An English telephone is ____________ a Chinese one.
| A．as good as | B．better than |
| C．the same as | D．not the same as (与) |
If you want to tell the people who you are, you should say, " _____
| A．This is XX | B．I am XX |
| C．That is XX | D．He is XX |
If you want to ask who is answering the phone , you should say, " _______ .
| A．Who am I? | B．Who is he? |
| C．Who are you? | D．Who is that? |
If you want to ask someone to answer the call, you can say, " _______ ".
| A．May I speak to Mr. XX |
| B．Please tell Mr. XX to answer the call. |
| C．I want to talk to Mr. XX? |
| D．Are you Mr. XX? |
Which is right about the passage?
| A．It tells the difference between making a call in Chinese and one in English. |
| B．We know how we call in English. |
| C．We don't understand how we call in English. |
| D．It's easy to call in English. |
（Happy Children's Day!）
Come and see the Indian elephants and the tigers from America. The bears (熊)are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from Thailand are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.
Tickets: Adults: ￥60, Children: free
Time: June1-June2 9:00 a.m.-----7:00 p. m
Keep the park clean! Do not touch, give food or go near the animals. How many kinds of animals are talked about in the poster(海报)？
| A．4 | B．5 | C．6 | D．7 |
Mr. and Mrs. Brown will take their twins aged 6 to the park. How much will the tickets be together?
| A．￥60 | B．￥120 | C．￥180 | D．￥24 |
Visitors can’t _____.
| A．give some food to the tigers |
| B．watch the bears playing games |
| C．laugh at the dogs from Australia |
| D．take some pictures |
From the passage we can guess the animal "giraffe" must be _____.
| A．short | B．fat | C．tall | D．strong |
The poster may be made just _____.
| A．on New Year's Day | B．on Christmas Day |
| C．after Children's Day | D．before Children's Day |
Are people less happy or happier when they get older? If your answer is “happier”, then you are right, based on a study published five years ago. It found that people generally become happier and experience less worry after age fifty. In fact, it found that by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were at eighteen.
The findings came from a Gallup survey of more than three hundred and forty thousand adults in the United States in 2008. At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five.
Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were the highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five. Stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.
Levels of happiness were the highest among the kids and those in their early seventies.
The survey also found that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men did.
So why would happiness increase with age? One theory is that, as people get older, they become more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.
Title: Relationship Between Age and
| The elements of the survey |
Time: 2008 Place: in the United States Researcher: Arthur Stone and his Targets: 340,000 adults |
| The |
Generally people become happier and feel The kids and those in their early Men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women feel sadder, more |
| Conclusion |
Happiness |
Some of the greatest problems we face today are the destruction (破坏) of our environ
-ment. Brown clouds, polluted water, endangered wild animals…, these problems seem so huge.
So my family does what we can. We take cloth bags to stores instead of using plastic bags. We walk where we don’t have to drive.
But does it do any good? When I am the only one in line at the market with cloth bags, am I doing any good? Does my walking to stores make any real difference to the world?
I recently learned something about flamingos (火烈鸟) which like to get together in groups of a thousand or more. Every year, when the time comes for migration (迁徙), a few of them first take off from the lake. But none of the others seem to notice, so the small group returns. However, the next day they try again. This time few more fly along with them, but most of them still pay no attention, so they return again. They try for several times. Every time a few more birds join in but, since the thousands of others still take no notice, the great migration plan once more stopped.
Then one day something changes. The same small group of birds once again starts flying and a small number more join in just as before, then more. Finally, they all take flight and the migration really begins. What a spectacular sight it must be—thousands of flamingos taking off into the sky at once!
A few can make a difference. Even if you’re the one to take the first step, and continue trying, others will someday take notice and together we will solve even our greatest problems.
Where would you most probably read this passage?
| A．A guidebook. | B．A movie poster. |
| C．A personal blog(博客). | D．A geology(地质) magazine. |
Why does the writer use cloth bags in stores?
| A．Because he wants to do some good to the environment. |
| B．Because he thinks plastic bags are more expensive. |
| C．Because there are only cloth bags in stores. |
| D．Because all the people use cloth bags in stores. |
What does the underlined word “spectacular” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
| A．Curious. | B．Surprising. |
| C．Terrible. | D．Fantastic. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Even if we can walk there, we still drive over. |
| B．Flamingos like to get together in groups of a thousand or more. |
| C．Brown clouds and polluted water are the only problems we face today. |
| D．When a few of the flamingos first take off from the lake, all the others follow at once. |
What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this article?
| A．To show that the writer loves to see the migration of flamingos. |
| B．To tell readers to continue trying and it can make a difference. |
| C．To introduce a special kind of flamingo to readers. |
| D．To show that there’re many problems in the world. |
Youth, friendship and love are the main themes of this year’s Chinese movies, such as So Young(《致青春》) and American Dreams in China(《中国合伙人》). Tiny Times(《小时代》), one of the most popular movies this summer, also has the same features.
The movie was based on author and director Guo Jingming’s novel of the same name. It tells a story about four girls who come from different backgrounds and of different personalities. Since it was shown on June 27, Tiny Times has made 483 million yuan at the box office. The sequel(续集) of it was shown on Aug 8 and it has also been a big box office hit.
Cao Yuhan, 13, a high school student at Beijing Jianhua Experimental School, is a big fan of the movie. “I’m deeply touched by their friendship,” Cao said. “When Nan Xiwang is in trouble, the other three girls try their best to help her, even running barefoot in the snow. However, not everyone has had good things to say. The people’s Daily said that the film went too far in encouraging youths to become materialistic(物质至上主义的). Film commentator Raymond Zhou wrote on his online blog that “Buying luxury goods seems as a way to express love or friendship, and the word ‘money’ is repeated over and over again. Song Kexin, 14, a high school student at Zhida Middle School in Taiyuan, Shanxi, shows a typical example of a fan’s attitude(态度). And that’s to look for the positive value. “That movie is a little far from our daily life. My friends and I are not having parties every day,” Song said, “But I admire Tang Wanru’s optimistic attitude. She’s always looking at the bright side of life. I should learn from her.” Which is NOT one of the main themes of this year’s Chinese movies?
| A．Youth | B．Love |
| C．War | D．Friendship |
According to the article, the movie Tiny Times ________.
| A．is more popular than the other two movies |
| B．was made from Guo Jingming’s novel |
| C．tells about four girls with similar personalities |
| D．opened in Chinese cinemas on August 8 |
What does film commentator Zhou Liming think of the movie?
| A．The four girls’ friendship is touching. |
| B．It encourages the young to work hard. |
| C．It has many advertisements for luxury goods. |
| D．It shows money expresses love or friendship. |
Song Kexin admires Tang Wanru because of Tang’s ________.
| A．optimistic attitude | B．rich family background |
| C．good looks | D．excellent grades at school |
The passage mainly talks about _______.
| A．youth, friendship and love |
| B．this year’s Chinese movies |
| C．student’s attitude toward movies |
| D．Tiny Times and audience’s comments |
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