Many animals are in danger around the world．Here are some examples．
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The blue whale lives in oceans around the world．It is the largest animal in the world，but it eats the smallest animals for food．Many people kill the whales．And not enough clean water is also a problem．There may be only 1，300 blue whales left． |
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The wild Bactrian camel lives in Northwest China and Mongolia．It is a large camel and the only species （种类） in the world with two humps （骆驼）．There are perhaps 950 left in the wild． |
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Many Asian elephants live in India but you can find them in other countries as well．There are many elephants which work for people．There might be 35，000 Asian elephants left in the wild． |
43．Is the largest animal in the world．
A．The blue whale
B．The wild Bactrian camel
C．The Asian elephant
44．Where does the wild Bactrian camel live？
A．In oceans around the world．
B．In Northwest China and Mongolia．
C．In India and some other countries．
45．How many Asian elephants are there perhaps left in the wild？
A.950
B.1，300
C.35，000．
Having a pen pal is fun and can be a great way to improve your writing skills．But most people have trouble knowing what to write to their pen pals．（1）
（2） Break the ice by telling your pen pal a little about yourself．Start with your name，age and job．Write about what you like to do or what's on your mind that day．What you pass on will encourage your pen pal to tell you something about his．（3）
Ask questions（4） This will help you get to know him and probably get you a faster answer．Make your questions into the e﹣mail by telling him something you like to do and then asking if he's ever tried it．
Ask for advice．You may have some difficulties in your life and want to ask for advice．Your pen pal may tell you what to do．（5） Also，discussing real﹣world questions will promote（增进） your friendship．
A．Share you information． B．What do you think of having a pen pal？ C．And this will be helpful to start your friendship． D．Luckily，here are some ways to get to know a pen pal． E．Write questions for your pen pal to answer in his next e﹣mail． F．You don't have to take all his advice，but it will give your something about his opinions． |
Believe it or not，oceans and seas are easy to be harmed by the development of human society．There are also influenced by man﹣made pollution easily．It is human beings that do great harm to the ocean ecosystem．
The coral reefs （珊瑚） of fine ecosystems that provide food and protection for many ocean creatures（生物）．The quarrel in almost all the oceans is in danger for pollution．Chemicals from factories end up in the seas and oceans and destroy（破坏） coral reefs．If the coral system die，some ocean creatures will be sure to die out．
Protecting the ocean also has something to do with the protection of ocean wildlife like dolphins．The fishing industry depends on modern ways to catch many fish in order to earn more money．But net for fishing also catch other sea animals．The fishing boat workers are advised to check their nets and set other ocean animals free．But the boats are in a hurry to make money and often other ocean animals are caught with fish．
Oil spills can destroy the ocean environment because of oil kills all ocean life．The world depends on oil and because there is plenty of oil off the shore in many countries．The need for you is more important than the risk of the oil spill．However，the fact is that one ocean mistake can lead to an ocean environment accident that will cause years of damage to the financial ecosystems．Or use bills will kill all the creatures in the area of the spill．The oil will be washed up on the shore and destroy ecosystems along the shore，including birds．
Everyone who cares about the environment should pay more attention to protecting the ocean，and all of us should do something for the protection of the ocean．
61．According to the passage，the ocean is harmed easily as a result of ．
A．the overuse of the oceans
B．the change of natural conditions
C．the growth of population by the sea
D．the activities of humans
62．What does the second paragraph mainly tell readers？
A．the importance of protecting coral systems．
B．Coral reefs are home to ocean animals．
C．The great harm caused by factory pollution．
D．How ocean creatures depend on coral reefs．
63．Why do people continue to get oil in the sea at the risk of oil spills？
A．Because they believed all you still can be stopped．
B．Because there is plenty of oil in the sea．
C．Because they are in great need of oil
D．Because getting oil in sea is easier than on land．
64．What does the underline word "damage" mean？
A．混乱
B．损害
C．灾难
D．误导
65．This passage is written mainly to tell us ．
A．many ocean creatures are in danger now
B．oceans can provide us with a great deal of oil
C．the sea has been seriously polluted
D．something should be done to protect the oceans．
C
Have you ever been to Yellowstone National Park，a national park primarily in the US state of Wyoming（怀俄明州）？At Yellowstone National Park，①．When they are heated for more than a few minutes，they will break up．
In Atlanta，the USA，there is a popular restaurant which is very special．In the restaurant，waiters no longer throw uneaten food into litter cans．Instead，②．
In America，a new activity known as "zero waste" is becoming popular．It is carried out in schools，cafes，gyms，parks，restaurants and other places．"Zero waste" activity calls on people to produce less litter．It encourages people to reuse whatever they can．
Although the idea seems a little unrealistic （不现实的），it is necessary．According to a new report，American people produce the largest amount of the litter in the world．Each person produces almost 4.6pounds of litter every day．More than half of the litter which is put into landfills is harmful．Actually，this is bad for the environment．Besides this，more landfills（填埋场） are needed．
"Nobody wants to have a landfill lying near his house，"said Jon D．Johnson from the Environmental Protection Agency，which helps to carry out "zero waste" activity．"There are not enough landfills，so we can't put all our litter into them．We should try to recycle it as much as we can．"
61．从A、B、C中为①②处选出恰当的选项，使文章通顺、连贯、合理．
A．the plates used for food are made of a special kind of plastic
B．there are several restaurants
C．the food is used to make compost（混合肥料）
① ②
62．在文章中找出能替换划线词语"位于"的英文单词． ．
63．What's the purpose of "zero waste" activity in paragraph 3？
64．请将文中划线部分"More than half of the litter which is put into landfills is harmful．"译成汉语．
65．What's the main idea of this passage？
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In the modern age，human society runs on energy．Most machines need electricity to operate．Humans can not live without electricity even a single day both in their daily life and work．They have many different ways to create electricity．But some ways are harmful to the environment．
For example，fossil fuels（化石燃料）are the most common kind of energy．They include coal，oil，and natural gas．First，people have to dig them from the ground．This can sometimes harm the environment．However，scientists are creating cleaner and better ways to do that these days．So the environment is not harmed as much as before．But when people burn these fossil fuels，they can give off a lot of harmful gases，which is considered to be one of the greatest causes of global warming．This might harm the environment．
Tidal（潮汐）energy is another way to make electricity．This uses the ocean tides to make electricity．But some kinds of tidal energy can kill many fish and other sea animals．Also dams（大坝）can create lots of clean energy．But dams create lakes and change the way that rivers run．So they can do great harm to the balance of nature around the lakes and along the rivers．
34．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE about fossil fuels？___
A．They are dug from the ground．
B．They are considered expensive．
C．They hardly harm the environment．
D．They are not widely used in the world．
35．From the passage，we know that tidal energy can ．
A．cause serious accidents
B．change the way that rivers run
C．give off a lot of harmful gases
D．kill many living things in the ocean
36．Nowadays many countries start to use nuclear energy more because ．
A．it's a common kind of energy
B．people ara not afraid of it now
C．it's cheap，clean and safer than before
D．people can't live without nuclear energy
37．The passage is probably in the part of in a newspaper．
A．health
B．science
C．culture
D．sports．
Why is clean water so important to developing countries？A recent report shows that about 80percent of diseases in developing countries are caused by poor water and low sanitation（卫生）conditions．In those countries，women and girls spend several hours collecting water，but often polluted，far away from their families．The polluted water more or less influences their health．In this case，there is an urgent（迫切的）need for people in developing countries to have access to（有机会或权利使用）clean water to improve their health．
Here is a short story about Hadjara Zakari，a 12﹣year﹣old girl in Niger．Having access to clean water changed her life．She learned about the importance of hand﹣washing when the school first received clean water three years ago．That evening，she told her father，"You shouldn't eat with me unless you clean your hands．"Her father was very angry and shouted at her，"It's not up to you to tell me what to do!"Stunned（目瞪口呆的），Hadjara sat in silence．But she knew she was right．In protest，Hadjara refused to eat dinner that night．After her father questioned Hadjara's head teacher，he understood the importance of hand﹣washing and his daughter's intentions（目的）．The girl really wanted her family to live longer and healthier lives．
For people in developing countries，clean water can change many things，especially improve their health．So，from now on，let's avoid wasting water and take action to save water，which is important to people all over the world．
51．According to the recent report，poor water and low sanitation conditions can cause ．
A．traffic problems
B．forest fires
C．many illnesses
52．The key to improving people's health in developing countries is in Paragraph 1．
A．to get clean water
B．to exercise often
C．to refuse drugs
53．What can we infer（推断）from Paragraph 2？
A．Hadjara laughed at her father's foolishness．
B．Hadjara refused to eat dinner that night in order to lose weight．
C．Hadjara's father understood his daughter's love and care for him later．
54．The underlined word"protest"in this passage means ．
A．抗议
B．保护
C．节约
55．The purpose of the writer is to ．
A．teach people how to wash hands
B．call on people all over the world to save water
C．show developing countries rich in clean water．
Yueyang was awarded the National Civilized City （全国文明城市） in 2015．We are proud of our hometown．It has changed a lot in the last few years．
Yueyang is a cultural city with a long history near Dongting Lake．But the local people didn't use to be satisfied with the environment．You could find rubbish on the streets．The rivers were polluted because factories put waste water into them．What's more，the air was polluted by the smoke from the factories．People no longer saw green land because they cut down plenty of trees．
Today，the environment in Yueyang is becoming better and better．People are more polite now．They put waste paper and plastic bottles in the recycling bins（箱子）．They keep voices down while talking in public．They offer seats to the old，the disabled and the women with babies on the buses．Some factories have been closed by the government．Waste water is cleaned before putting into the rivers．Many trees and flowers are planted on the mountains．
In summer，many people take walks along Bianhe Street after dinner．It's interesting to see many boats going up and down in Dongting Lake．And we can watch some women doing square dancing （广场舞） in front of Yueyang Tower．
We need to take care of our environment and fight against pollution．We hope our hometown will be more lively and fantastic．
46．Yueyang has changed a lot in the last few years．
47．The environment in Yueyang is getting worse and worse now．
48．The old give their seats to the young when they are on the buses．
49．All of the factories in Yueyang have been closed by the government．
50．Keeping voices down while talking in public is good behavior．
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Save the world's trees
"When it comes to the Earth，there is no time to waste．"says the Earth Day Network．And that is right．Protecting our environment is very important，and World Earth Day was created in 1970to ask more people to protect our environment．On April 22，people around the world celebrate Earth Day．
Every year there is a special topic，and this year it is "Trees for the Earth"，so Earth Day this year will be all about planting trees．They are planning to plant 7.8billion trees within the next five years
That's a big goal，and you might wonder why trees are so important．Because they can take in carbon dioxide （CO2） and protect the air quality（质量）．CO2is a chemical in our atmosphere，but humans make too much of it．Each person makes about 2.3tons a year，which is bad for the environment．
Well guess what! Planting new trees is important because people cut down a huge number of trees．Last year，there were 3trillion trees in the world，about 139billion in China．But according to China Daily，the world's total number has been almost cut in half since human civilization（文明） began．That's because 15billion trees are cut down every year．
So we need to plant more to make up for（弥补）the ones we lost．One tree can take in 21.8kilograms of CO2 per year．And it's still one of the cheapest and best ways to get rid of CO2．
But don't forget that we can also help the environment by cutting down on how much energy（能源） or water we use every day．Every little thing helps．
根据短文内容，回答问题（66﹣69），英译汉（70）．
66．When do people around the world celebrate World Earth Day？
67．What is the topic of Earth Day？
68．Why are trees so important to the earth？
69．How much CO2 can two trees take in each year？
70．Put the sentence "It's still one of the cheapest and best ways to get rid of CO2．"into Chinese．
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Last week，Chicago became the first city in the US to join the "Lights Out Plan"．People turned off the lights in the city's tallest buildings，so that thousands of birds could get to their winter homes．Every year in autumn，some birds fly over Chicago on their way to the south，and come back the next spring．
Lights mean danger to birds．Birds find their way by looking at the stars in the sky．Lights in tall buildings are so bright that birds may mistake them as stars．This means they can not find the right way to go home．
This month，about 300types of birds are flying over Chicago to go back to the south to live through the cold winter．Birds fly to warmer places for a few reasons．Many birds cannot live in the cold，so they fly to warmer places．But there are other reasons，too．Birds need to look for food in the south．Another reason is that they want to have baby birds．Many birds like to have their baby birds in the same "house" they lived in last year，so they fly back there．
There are about 9，000kinds of birds in the world，and about 600kinds of birds migrate（迁徙）．Some birds can fly a very long way．Sometimes they fly to other countries．We have fewer birds today because there are fewer places for birds．
64．Why did people in Chicago turn off their last week？
A．Because people wanted to save money．
B．Because people liked the dark night．
C．Because people were a afraid that birds would make much noise．
D．Because people were a afraid that birds would lose their way．
65．What does the underlined word "migrate" mean in Chinese？
A．迁徙
B．定居
C．冬眠
D．重生
66．Today we have fewer birds because ．
A．lots of birds are often ill
B．people kill lots of birds
C．there are fewer places for birds
D．other animals eat them
67．Which of the following statements is NOT true？
A．All birds fly to warmer places every year．
B．Some birds have to fly to warmer places in autumn．
C．Some birds can fly a long way to other countries．
D．About 600kinds of birds migrate in the world．
When Shanghai introduced a new garbage﹣sorting policy（垃圾分类政策）in July last year，the city's residents （居民） took some time to get used to it．They joked that every time they took out their garbage，the staff（工作人员）standing by the bins would ask． "What kind of garbage are you？"
Starting on May 1， Beijing joined many Chinese cities by introducing a new garbage﹣sorting policy．People's Daily reported． Residents should sort their garbage into four groups： kitchen， recyclable， hazardous （有害的） and other waste．
These groups are represented（代表）by four different colors of trash bins﹣green，blue，red and gray．Those who fail to sort their trash correctly may be fined（被罚款）up to 200 yuan，Xinhua reported．
Some cities like Shanghai and Qingdao sort their trash differently．These cities use four different groups： wet， recyclable， harmful and dry．Although their names are different，the groups are actually the same． In fact， wet garbage in Shanghai is kitchen garbage in Beijing．And dry garbage is the same as other waste， China Youth Daily reported．
To help residents sort their trash correctly，the Beijing government is offering online guidelines．If people don't know how to throw away garbage，they can search for it on the WeChat account Guanchenglishi（管城理市） to find out． By searching a key word or taking a photo，people can immediately find out which group their waste belongs to．
（1）If people don't follow the garbage﹣sorting policy， ．
A． they will have to stand by the bins
B． they won't be allowed to throw trash away
C． they won't be noticed
D． they may face fines
（2）According to the passage， which of the following cities have the same names for garbage groups？
A． Beijing and Shanghai．
B． Beijing and Qingdao．
C．Shanghai and Qingdao．
D． Qingdao and Wuhan．
（3）Kitchen garbage in Bejing is the same as in Shanghai．
A． wet garbage
B． dry garbage
C． recyclable garbage
D． harmful garbege
（4）What does the underlined word "guidelines" in Paragraph 5 probably mcan？
A．参考
B．约束
C．管理
D．指导
（5）What do we know from this story？
A． Beijing uses four different groups： kitchen， recyclable， hazardous and dry．
B． Garbage﹣sorting is being carried out all over China．
C． Guanchenglishi can help residents in Beijing with the garbage﹣sorting．
D． Residents in Beijing are troubled by garbage﹣sorting．
If you live in Shanghai， you might have taken a "lesson" on garbage sorting（垃圾分类），Shanghai is the first city to carry out（实施）strict rules on garbage sorting． People in Shanghai know that garbage is sorted into four categories（类别）﹣recyclable， harmful， dry and wet waste． If people fail to sort their garbage properly， they can be finedup to 200yuan， while companies will have to pay between 1，000 to 50，000yuan for breaking the rules． Since the rules took effect， the amount of total daily waste in Shanghai has been reduced． The city also rebuilt 21，000 waste﹣sorting stations and more than 40，000 waste bins have been updated．
However， there have also been some problems．Some people complained that it is difficult to deal with wet garbage， as they are asked to remove wet garbage from its bag when dumping． According to the sorting rules， the wet garbage must go in the wet waste bin and the bag must go in the dry waste bin．Because the wet garbage will decompose（分解）properly ad become useful organic（有机的）waste．
By the end of 2020， garbage﹣sorting systems will be set up in 46 cities in our country． Everyone should take an active part in garbage sorting．
（1） is the first city to carry out strict rules on garbage sorting．
| A． |
Beijing |
| B． |
Shanghai |
| C． |
Shenzhen |
| D． |
Chongqing |
（2）Garbage sorting includes four categories﹣recyclable， ， dry and wet waste．
| A． |
harmful |
| B． |
useful |
| C． |
helpful |
| D． |
colorful |
（3）The underlined word " fined" means " "in Chinese．
| A． |
责备 |
| B． |
奖励 |
| C． |
罚款 |
| D． |
提高 |
（4） ， garbage﹣sorting systems will be set up in 46 cities around the country．
| A． |
In 2021 |
| B． |
By the end of 2020 |
| C． |
Since 2020 |
| D． |
At the beginning of 2020 |
（5）According to the passage， we can learn that garbage sorting is ．
| A． |
awful |
| B． |
relaxing |
| C． |
painful |
| D． |
necessary |
Rethink， Reuse， Recycle!
Do you often throw away things you don't need anymore？ Have you ever thought about how these things can actually be put to good use？ Nothing is a waste if you have a creative mind．
You have probably never heard of Amy Hayes， but she is a most unusual woman． She lives in a house in the UK that she built herself out of rubbish． The windows and doors come from old buildings around her town that were pulled down． The top of the house is an old boat turned upside down． And the gate in front of her house is made of rocks and old glass bottles． Amy recently won a prize from the Help Save Our Planet Society． The president said， "Amy is an inspiration to us all．"
Amy isn't the only one who is good al recycling． Jessica Wong from Hong Kong uses old clothes that people don't wear anymore to make bags． She has been doing this for a few years now． She opened a small shop where she sells her bags， and she has also set up a website to sell them online． She especially likes to use old jeans to make handbags． Her bags are cute and useful． "I plan to write a book about new ways to use old clothes，" she said． "I hope people can read my book and enjoy it!"
Wang Tao set up a small business in Shanghai four years ago． He is known for using iron and other materials from old cars to make beautiful art pieces． Some are large pieces that look like animals or humans， and some are smaller pieces you can put at home． The more popular works can even be seen in art shops around the city． Wang Tao hopes to set up a "metal art" theme park to show people the importance of environmental protection． Not only can the art bring happiness to others， but it also shows that even cold， hard iron can be back to life with a little creativity．
| Rethink， Reuse， Recycle! |
Amy Hayes from the UK |
★Build a house by using rubbish． ★Win （1） from the Help Save Our Planet Society． |
| Jessica Wong from HK |
★Make bags （2） ． ★Set up a website to sell them． ★Plan （3） about how to use old clothes． |
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| Wang Tao in （4） ． |
★Use iron and other materials from old cars to make art pieces． ★Hope to set up（5） to show people the importance of environmental protection． |
A man named Randy in Canada liked to hunt for trees． He looked for big trees and old trees in Canada． He made maps to show where these trees were． He did not want to cut them down． Actually he wanted people to take care of them．
Ancient trees are today rare （稀少的） everywhere in the world． On Vancouver Island in Canada， there are so many big trees． The biggest trees are about 800 years old． They are the survivorsof a forest fire． The fire brought damage （损害） to the area about 350 years ago． Randy was told of a very tall tree on Vancouver Island． The tree was said to be 314 feet tall． That would make it the tallest tree in Canada． Randy set out to find the tree．
But someone else found it first． It was found by a logger﹣a person whose job is to cut down trees． The loggers wanted to cut down Canada's tallest tree and all the trees around it．
Randy made a path （小路） in the forest in order that people could see the tall tree． The tree was so big and beautiful that even more and more people wanted to save that forest． Thanks to these people， that forest is now a park． Canada's tallest tree is still there．
There may still be a bigger tree out there． Maybe you will find it． But there are only a few old forests left in Canada． Many are still at risk of being cut down．
（1）Why did Randy make maps？
| A． |
To look for more big trees． |
| B． |
To show the positions of the big and old trees． |
| C． |
To cut trees down later． |
| D． |
To help loggers． |
（2）The underlined word "survivor" means in Chinese．
| A． |
受益者 |
| B． |
制造者 |
| C． |
控制者 |
| D． |
幸存者 |
（3）What did the loggers want to do with Canada's tallest tree？
| A． |
They wanted to take care of it． |
| B． |
They wanted to save it． |
| C． |
They wanted to cut it down． |
| D． |
They wanted to know its height． |
（4）Which of the following is NOT true？
| A． |
Randy is from Canada． |
| B． |
The fire happened about 350 years ago． |
| C． |
Randy made a path in the forest |
| D． |
Canada's tallest tree is cut down now． |
（5）What happened to the forest according to the passage？
| A． |
It has disappeared． |
| B． |
It became a park． |
| C． |
It was not famous anymore． |
| D． |
The passage doesn't mention it． |
It is everyone's duty to help animals to stop extinction （灭绝）． As a student， there are so many things you can do yourself too! Please look at the following tips （建议） to help the endangered animals．
Send a letter to your local environment protecting center and show how you feel about the quick extinction of animals． Use the facts to write what you have found． Give some advice to the officers who make the strong rules to save animals．
Draw pictures and make a poster． Put this poster somewhere at school or where people will usually see it． Add some texts in the sign to make it clear why you care about the loss （丧失） of animals． It may encourage people to do something to protect the animals．
Avoid buying things that come from endangered species （物种）． When you travel， be careful about what you buy． You shouldn't buy things made from endangered animals or endangered tree species from forests that the animals live on．
Watch your diet． Before eating meals， you should see if you will break a food chain． If you see somebody doing something bad for the food chain， please stop him at once．
（1）Who make rules to save the endangered animals？
（2）Where should we put the poster？
（3）Is it right to buy a gift made of ivory （象牙） while travelling？
（4）Why should we watch our diet？
（5）What is the writer's purpose according to the passage？
Waste sorting（垃圾分类） is a big matter worldwide． In order to sort the rubbish properly and protect the environment， people in different countries are using different methods to sort their waste．
UK A UK company invented a "smart bin" to help with waste sorting． People just need to drop their waste into the bin（垃圾箱）． A camera and sensors（感应器） in the bin can tell what type of rubbish it is and correctly sort it． The bin also compresses（压缩） the waste so it takes up less space．
South Korea South Korea is using a method called "Pay For Your Waste" to encourage its people to reduce food waste． When throwing away rubbish， people have to separate their food waste from their other rubbish and put it in a bin． The smart bin then weighs the food． People have to pay for their food waste by scanning（扫描） a barcode（条形码） on the bin． If they throw away more rubbish， they will pay more．
Japan Japan is leading the world in waste sorting． They sort waste so carefully that even plastic bottles and their caps go into different bins． Different types of paper products have their own bins．
China China is improving its waste sorting efforts． Shanghai has worked with Alipay to create a "green account（账户）"service for its residents（居民）． The city is asking all of its residents to sort their waste into four groups： wet， recyclable， harmful and dry．
| Title（题目）：（1） |
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| Countries |
Methods |
| UK |
"A smart bin" （2） by a UK company to help with waste sorting． The bin can also compress the waste so it will take up less space． |
| South Korea |
When people throw away food rubbish， they have to pay for it by scanning a barcode on the bin． The more waste they throw away，（3） they will pay． |
| （4） |
They sort waste so carefully that they even put plastic bottles and their caps into different bins． |
| China |
China is making an effort to improve waste sorting． The government of Shanghai is asking all of its residents to sort their waste into four groups：（5） ． |
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