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The loneliest chimp(黑猩猩)in the world just got the best surprise------a hug from a new friend．Ponso has been by himself for nearly three years，finding himself alone after his wife and children died on the island where they were abandoned by a medical testing company many years ago．

For years a nearby villager named Germain has been Ponso’s only company，visiting him so often to bring bananas and bread—the chimp’s only source of food on the tiny island．It was clear how much Ponso missed companionship when he was recently visited by Chimpanzee Conservation Centre Director Estelle Raballand．The chimp immediately embraced Estelle Raballand in a huge hug and laughed as she reached out for him，with his smile from ear to ear．

For those who know Ponso’s backstory，his immediate ease and trust in humans might be surprising．Ponso was one of 20 chimps，all between the ages of 7 to 11 years old，relocated to an island off the Ivory Coast after being used for testing by the New York Blood Centre．After the tests were completed in 2005，the lab reportedly transferred the chimps to a string of islands，occasionally dropping off food and water because there was none in the chimps’ new homes．

Disease and hunger soon left only Ponso，his mate and their two children standing．But at the end of 2013 they died within days of each other and Ponso was now completely alone．

A group called SOS PONSO is trying to raise money for the poor lonely chimp，already achieving its goal of $20,000 - all of which will be used for Ponso’s care．

1.What do we know about the chimp Ponso?

A．He was deserted by his family．

B．He found many sources of food．

C．He came to the island for a test．

D．He suffers from loneliness greatly．

2.How did Ponso feel about the visit of Estelle Raballand?

A．Excited．　　　　 B．Frightened．

C．Embarrassed．　　 D．Confused.

3.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．The chimps’ new settlement．　

B．How Ponso came to the island．

C．Why Ponso was used for a test．

D．The medical test about chimps．

4.What can be inferred from the text?

A．Germain won’t visit Ponso any more．

B．A new lab will be built on the island．

C．Many people show concern for Ponso．

D．More chimps will be brought to the island．

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The loneliest chimp(黑猩猩) in the world just got the best surprise---a hug from a new friend. Ponso has been by himself for nearly three years, finding himself alone after his wife and children died on the island where they were abandoned by a medical testing company many years ago.

For years a nearby villager named Germain has been Ponso’s only company, visiting him so often to bring bananas and bread---the chimp’s only source of food on the tiny island. It was clear how much Ponso missed companionship when he was recently visited by Chimpanzee Conservation Centre Director Estelle Raballand. The chimp immediately embraced Estelle Raballand in a huge hug and laughed as she reached out for him, with his smile from ear to ear.

For those who know Ponso’s backstory, his immediate ease and trust in humans might be surprising. Ponso was one of 20 chimps, all between the ages of 7 to 11 years old, relocated to an island off the Ivory Coast after being used for testing. After the tests were completed in 2005, the lab reportedly transferred the chimps to a string of islands, occasionally dropping off food and water because there was none in the chimps’ new homes.

Disease and hunger soon left only Ponso, his mate and their two children standing. But at the end of 2013 they died within days and Ponso is now completely alone.

A group called SOS PONSO is trying to raise money for the poor lonely chimp, already achieving its goal of $20,000 ----all of which will be used for Ponso’s care.

1.What do we know about the chimp Ponso?

A. He was deserted by his family.

B. He found many sources of food.

C. He came to the island for a test.

D. He suffers from loneliness greatly.

2.How did Ponso feel about the visit of Estelle Raballand?

A. Excited.　　　　　 　 B. Frightened.

C. Embarrassed.　　　　 D. Confused.

3.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A. The chimps’ new settlements.

B. How Ponso came to the island.

C. Why Ponso was used for a test.

D. The medical test about chimps.

4.What can be inferred from the text?

A. Germain won’t visit Ponso anymore.

B. A new lab will be built on the island.

C. Many people show concern for Ponso.

D. More chimps will be brought to the island.

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As a child, visiting the zoo was more a punishment than a treat. I didn’t find the chimps’(黑猩猩) tea parties funny, nor the bird shows entertaining. Feeding time for seals was less painful, but their performances still seemed like they belonged more in a circus.

And I hated circuses, especially the animal acts—men teasing lions, girls balancing on elephants and monkeys playing football. I knew that every trick a circus animal did was unnatural, achieved through strict training and quite possibly cruelty.

Happily, during my lifetime public attitudes and the law have changed. Circuses using wild animals are now almost extinct, and zoos have definitely evolved.

When my children were young, I occasionally took them to our local zoo. The elephants were in tiny cages and the gorillas(大猩猩) looked bored as they sat peeling bananas and staring at teasing visitors. Each cage had a sign which listed the animal’s name and where it came from. But, back then, there was little information included about the environmental challenges they faced.

As a result, environmentalists and animal lovers often oppose zoos. “Animals belong in the wild,” is a common and understandable complaint. But what do the animals themselves prefer?

Generally speaking, zoo animals have a longer life. But — you may protest — they are not free. What? Free to be hunted and killed, free to die of hunger or thirst? Maybe sitting in a cage eating bananas isn’t so bad.

Not that such conditions are acceptable in modern zoos, due to the work of BIAZA, the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums(水族馆). These days every zoo requires BIAZA’s approval to operate, and the association sets the standards, observes conditions in zoos and develops animal-research programmes, both in the UK and abroad. BIAZA also organises the animal exchanges between zoos all over the world.

Consequently, today, most zoo animals are born and raised in zoos, live in large, comfortable enclosures(围场) and are cared for by well-trained, knowledgeable and caring zoo employees. Of course it’s no substitute(替代)for living in the wild but unfortunately this isn’t always possible. Meanwhile, why not visit your local zoo and decide for yourself?

1.The passage is mainly about ______.

A. how zoos have improved

B. whether a zoo should be closed down

C. a new environmental organisation

D. zoos and circuses

2.From Paragraph 2, we can guess that the writer believes circus animals ______.

A. had much shorter lives than those in the wild

B. were not treated well by their trainers

C. should have been placed in zoos

D. were not as intelligent as those in zoos

3.Which of the following roles are performed by BIAZA?

A. Organising animal study projects and training zoo workers.

B. Checking zoo conditions and arranging animal exchanges.

C. Designing zoos and approving zoo operations.

D. Caring for ill animals and setting zoo standards.

4.Which of the following statements about zoos would the writer agree with?

A. All of the zoo animals ought to be freed into the wild.

B. Zoos are much more popular now than those in the past years.

C. Zoo animals are a lot more restricted than in the past.

D. Zoos now provide better caring living conditions for animals.

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LONDON: The Edinburgh Festival, the biggest arts festival of its kind in the world, got under way in the Scotland capital on Sunday with a concert that included Hector Berlionz's To Deum, under the direction of Christoph von Dohnanyi.

The festival, which runs until August 31 this year, includes as its high points Peter Stein’s staging of Wagner’s Parsifal, with Claudio Abbado directing the Gustav Mahler youth orchestra. The concert programme includes American pianist Richard Goode, bass baritone Thomas Quasthoff and violinist Christian Tetzlaff. New to the programmes this year will be 25 late evening classical music concerts.

Earlier this month, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the largest show-case in the world for performance art, officially got under way with theatre, dance, poetry and music presentations.

Many of the fringe artists, who can enter the fringe festival upon payment of a small fee, were inspired this year by the event of September 11.

Thousands of people flock to Edinburgh from around the world during the festival, which is over 50 years old. It aims to promote and encourage arts and to reflect international culture. It consists of various dance, music, opera, and theatre presentation taking place across the city during the three-week run.

1.Who will perform in the concert on Sunday?

2.When did the Edinburgh Festival begin?

3. What did the Edinburgh Festival never have before?

4.Which of the following statements about the Edinburgh Festival is true?

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1.When can you spend the night in a tour?

2.What is the time that Cook’s Cottage is open on Saturday in the summer?

3.The Anchorage Restaurant is ____________.

4.If you want to buy the best products in Australia, you may call ________.

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Jean Driscoll can go faster in her wheelchair than the world’s best marathoners can run!

In April, Jean finished the Boston Marathon in 1 hour 34 minutes 22 seconds. That’s about 33 minutes faster than the winning male runner! She competed on the track, too. She was second in the 800 meter wheelchair race at the 1992 Olympics.

Jean doesn’t like to be told she’s brave. “I’m in sports because I’m a competitive person!” Jean was born with spina befida(脊柱裂), a birth illness that damages the spine（脊椎）. She began to use a wheelchair to get around in high school. Then she tried wheelchair race and was amazed.” Players crashed into each other and fell out of their chairs,” she says, “It was fun.”

Jean tried other wheelchair sports. At the University of Illinois, her wheelchair basketball team won two national titles.

Now Jean coaches and teaches. She tries to get people to set goals. “When I sign my autograph（亲笔签名）, says Jean, “I write, dream big and work hard.”

1.What made Jean take part in sports?

A. She was brave.          B. She was competitive.

C. She was strong.          D. She was disabled.

2.What does the underlined word “coach” mean?

A. to train or give instruction and advice   B. to experiment

C. to get hold of and stop               D. to repeat

3.What is Jean’s advice on how to succeed?

A. Work hard.             B. Hope for the best.

C. Dream a lot.            D. Have great wishes and work hard.

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The London Underground is one of the best transport networks in the world with around 24 million journeys made each day, so it is important that everything runs smoothly. Remember the following to travel like a Londoner.

Keep right on escalator(自动梯）

London Underground asks that you stand on the right when using the escalators and leave the left free for others to walk down. If you are traveling in a big group, or with lots of shopping bags, stand and stay right and let others pass you---it will speed up the process and be a more pleasant journey for everyone!

Remember the “rush hour”

The tube network is very busy during the rush hour. You can expect the trains and stations to be overcrowded between 7:30 and 9:30 in the morning and between 17:00 and 19:00 in the evening.

Move down the platform to find more space

As you enter the station platform, you will often find more room if you walk down to the end of the platform. Here, the train carriages are usually the emptiest as well.

Carry a bottle of water in warmer moths

The London Underground is over 150 years old and although the trains have been modernized, many still lack air conditioning and cooling units. Make sure you take a bottle of water with you, especially in the summer, as the long tube journeys can get very hot.

Keep your personal belongings safe

Like any large city be cautions of pickpockets operating in the busy stations and tubes. Carry a bag with zips and keep your personal belongings and valuable items in it to avoid becoming the victims of theft.

Plan your journey on the London Underground in advance with a free tube map. Click here to download.

1.What can we know about the London Underground from the text?

A. It is used by about 24 million people every week

B. Its rush hour is around 10:00 am on weekends

C. It has a history of more than one and a half centuries.

D. It is enjoyable for people to travel on it all year round..

2.What should we do when taking the London Underground?

A. Avoid taking water along with the ride.　

B. Standing on the right when using the escalators

C. Avoid taking a large number of shopping bags

D. Walk to the middle of the platform to find more space.

3.In order not to be stolen, you are advised to__________.

A. avoid traveling in a big group

B. avoid traveling during the rush hour

C. keep your valuables in a zipped bag.

D. stay away from busy stations and tubes

4.Where would you be most likely to find the text?

A. On a website.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. On a city map.

C. On a notice board.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. In a business report.

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Jean Driscoll can go faster in her wheelchair than the world’s best marathoners(马拉松运动员) can run! In April, Jean finished the Boston Marathon in 1 hour 34 minutes 22 seconds．That’s about 33 minutes faster than the winning male runner! She competed on the track, too．She was second in the 800 meter wheelchair race at the 1992 Olympics．

Jean doesn't like to be told she's brave．“I'm in sports because I'm a competitive person!” Jean was born with spinal bifida(脊柱裂), a birth illness that damages the spine（脊椎）．She began to use a wheelchair to get around in high school．Then she tried wheelchair race and was amazed．” Players crashed into each other and fell out of their chairs,” she says, “It was fun．”

Jean tried other wheelchair sports．At the University of Illinois, her wheelchair basketball team won two national titles．

Now Jean coaches and teaches．She tries to get people to set goals．“When I sign my autograph（亲笔签名）,says Jean, “I write, dream big and work hard．”

1.What made Jean take part in sports?

A．She was brave．

B．She was competitive．

C．She was strong．

D．She was disabled．

2.What kind of education did she receive?

A．High school．

B．Junior middle school．

C．High education．

D．Primary school．

3.What is Jean's advice on how to succeed?

A．Work hard．

B．Hope for the best．

C．Dream a lot．

D．Have great wishes and work hard．

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During the 1990s, Michael Jordan was 1. (probable) the best-known athlete in the world. He 2. (name) their most valued player five times. He was the top 3.(score) in the NBA. He attended the University of North Carolina for a year before 4. (leave) to join the Chicago Bulls.

5. him, the Bulls won their first NBA championship in 1991. There are many fantastic stories to tell about Michael Jordan. He 6.(step) to the line and made two free 7. (throw). At one point, he was so much 8. (good) than other players 9. they changed the rules of the game. Jordan was also in the United States Olympic Basketball, 10. won the gold medal in Barcelona.

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For years, my time spent in the shower could have got me a mention in Guinness World Records as the shortest time taken to bathe. I hurried up during this process.

One day, however, while at a party, I heard an artist friend telling everybody that his idea came while he was having a shower. “What about you?” he asked, “Don’t you get your creative thoughts from the same place?”

“I’m in and out in a hurry,” I told him proudly. “I have no time to waste!”

“What a pity,” he said. “That’s the place where you need to slow down; plenty of great thoughts come from there!” I tried it out. I slowed down the whole process, started enjoying the warm water, taking a little longer to soap myself and even spending more time just enjoying the process, and realized how much I had missed in hurrying up all these years.

A woman told me how much stress her friend was suffering from and how she sought to convince her that she needed to find ways to relax. She gave her a videotape on stress management and relaxation techniques, and encouraged her to watch it right away. Fifteen minutes later, her friend handed back the tape. “It was good,” she said, but I don’t need it.”

“But it’s a 70 - minute video,” the woman replied, “You couldn’t have watched the whole thing.”

“Yes, I did,” her friend said. “I put it in fast - forward!”

A major social problem of the 21st century is Hurry Sickness. We hurry through work. We swallow fast food. We complain that we don’t have enough time. We race through the days and weeks until one day we look back in amazement and comment, “My god, how the years flew by!” Then we realize the heavy price we have paid for traveling fast.

Symptoms of Hurry Sickness include stress and anxiety, bad relationships, lowered work performance and even disease. Some people don’t survive it. What’s the cure? Slow down, for life is so short and precious that we must live it well.

1.What was the advantage of taking a shower in the eyes of the artist friend?

A.Time was saved. B.Nothing was missed.

C.Great ideas flew away. D.Creative thoughts came.

2.What was the trouble with the woman’s friend?

A.She felt stressed. B.She found the tape useless.

C.She found no way to relax. D.She watched the tape too fast.

3.What are the major trouble people face in the 21st century in the writer’s eyes?

A.People run fast to work. B.Everything is done in a hurry.

C.People don’t have enough time. D.Time flies without being noticed.

4.How can the problem be settled?

A.By pacing down. B.By learning to survive.

C.By developing friendship. D.By performing good work.

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