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A small insect is gettinga lot of attention in the United States. The rusty patched bumblebee (大黄蜂) is the first of its species to be declared endangered in the lower 48 states — meaning every state except Alaska and Hawaii. The rusty patched bumblebee is named for a rust-colored line on its back.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced this month it was adding the bee to its endangered species list. The insects are "on the brink of extinction, " according to the service. It said the bees were once found in 28 states. But there now are only small populations remaining in 13 states. The government agency will make a plan to help the dying bees recover. The agency said that such a plan might help other insects,like butterflies.
U.S. officials think land owners can take small steps to help the rusty patched bumblebee. They say land owners can be friendlier towards bees by using native plants in their gardens. The insects directly fertilize many kinds of fruit and vegetable crops. And they fertilize grain crops used to feed cattle and milk cows. It costs billions of dollars to duplicate the job the bees do for free. Land owners are also being urged to cut back on their use of pesticide products. The officials also suggest that gardeners leave their plants alone at the end of the summer instead of cutting them. That way, the bees will have a place to live over the winter.
The Fish and Wildlife Service says the rusty patched bumblebee was added to the endangered species list partly because of habitat loss. Other reasons were disease, pesticides and climate change. Officials are worried that other bees will suffer, too. Another species of bees in Hawaii is also endangered.
1.How many states declared the rusty patched bumblebee endangered?
A.13. B.28. C.48. D.50.
2.Which one is harmful to the rusty patched bumblebee?
A.Planting native plants. B.Reducing the use of pesticide products.
C.Leaving plants alone. D.Cutting out plants regularly.
3.What can we know about the rusty patched bumblebee according to the text?
A.All the states declared it as endangered species.
B.It is named for a rust-colored line on its belly.
C.It is beneficial to land owners.
D.It is endangered mainly because of habitat loss.
4.What's the best title for the passage?
A.Bumblebee added to U.S. endangered species list
B.Why is bumblebee on the brink of extinction
C.Take steps to help bumblebee
D.The benefits of protecting bumblebee
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When is the last time you took a nap(小睡)？Is a nap part of your culture? Many people in the United States think naps are a waste of ____. But recently, companies are seeing the ____ of a short afternoon nap.
For hundreds of years, an afternoon nap has been common for people of all ages and jobs. After a short nap, people wake up feeling more ____. They feel more alert(机敏的),and ready to go back to work. In Spain and Latin America, most businesses____ for several hours in the afternoon. _____ go home for lunch and a nap. In the late afternoon, they _____ their jobs. But in most _____ , an afternoon nap is very _____. In the United States, most people work 8 or 9 hours a day with a lunch break and one or two short coffee breaks. If you are_____ in the afternoon, have another cup of _____ !
Generally, naps are not _____ in today’s workplace. But now more than ever, a nap may be a good idea. Scientists report that most people have much less energy(精力)_____. During this time, workers and students _____ less clearly.
Research _____ that after a short(30—45 minute) “power” nap, most workers feel more awake, more creative, and are better at solving problems. Managers say that after a _____, workers can get more _____ in less time.
Some major companies see that naps help their employees, _____ they are taking napping seriously. These companies are _____ breaks for naps. So
me companies _____ have nap rooms. In the future, a nap break may be as _____ as a coffee break. But until then, it’s still not a good idea to get caught “sleeping on the job”.1.A. time B. space C. money D. effort
2.A. solutions B. points C. warnings D. benefits
3.A. careful B. pleased C. fresh D. confident
4.A. hurry B. close C. exist D. fail
5.A. Workers B. Students C. Farmers D. Teachers
6.A. forget B. choose C. return to D. give up
7.A. cities B. villages C. countries D. schools
8.A. unusual B. strange C. important D. frequent
9.A. boring B. sleepy C. busy D. hungry
10.A. water B. milk C. tea D. coffee
11.A. remembered B. accepted C. discussed D. discovered
12.A. at noon B. at night C. in the afternoon D. at midnight
13.A. think B. speak C. listen D. watch
14.A. expects B. corrects C. suggests D. shows
15.A. trip B. nap C. meeting D. holiday
16.A. destroyed B. removed C. planned D. done
17.A. but B. and C. for D. or
18.A. offering B. welcoming C. taking D. changing
19.A. once B. never C. soon D. even
20.A. short B. long C. common D. interesting
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For lots of people in Britain, the 31st of December, or New Year’s Eve as we call it, is the biggest party of the year. It’s a time to get together with friends or family and welcome in the coming year. New Year’s Eve parties can take place at a number of different places. Some people hold a house party; others attend street parties, while some just go to their local for a few drinks with their mates. Big cities, like London, have large and wonderful fireworks shows.
There’s one thing that all New Year’s Eve parties have in common: the countdown(倒计时) to midnight. When the clock strikes(敲)twelve, people give a loud cheer, and give each other a kiss. They then link arms and sing a song called Auld Lang Syne, by a Scottish poet called Robert Burns. Not many people can remember all the words of the song, but the tune(旋律) is well known, so lots of people just hum along. The parties then continue into the early hours of the morning with lots of dancing and drinking. Other people might spend the day visiting relatives or friends they haven’t managed to catch up with for a while. Whatever happens, New Year’s Day tends to be very relaxed.
In Britain, it’s popular to make a promise to yourself about something you are going to do, or want to stop doing, in the New Year. This is called a New Year’s resolution. Typical resolutions include giving up smoking and joining a gym to get fit. However, the promise is often broken quite quickly and people are back into their bad habits within weeks or days.
New Year’s Day is the last bank holiday of the festive season, which means most people have to go to work the next day: bright and fresh and ready for the new year ahead!
1.New Year’s Eve parties in Britain ________.
A. end at midnight
B. can only be held indoors
C. only take place in big cities
D. include countdown to midnight
2.The underlined word “hum” in Paragraph 2 probably means________.
A. dancing to the music
B. singing with your mouth closed
C. learning to sin
D. keeping silent
3.What does the author think of the New Year’s resolution?
A. It can help people keep fit.
B. It’s a promise to your family.
C. It’s often hard to keep.
D. It’s a joke played on New Year’s Day.
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. New Year parties in Britain.
B. New Year countdown in Britain.
C. New Year’s resolution in Britain.
D. New Year celebration in Britain.
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Shopping in the United States changes a lot. About ninety years ago most people shopped in small stores that were owned by one person or a family. Women went from the bakery to the butcher's to the grocer and on to the fruit and vegetable seller in order to get their food for the week.
Then about sixty years ago, supermarkets were born. In a supermarket, people could get all the different kinds of food they needed without going to different stores.
The next big change in shopping in the United States was the shopping mall. A shopping mall is a group of stores under one roof. Because malls allowed people to shop without worrying about the weather, they soon became very popular. The mall became a place for people to socialize in addition to shopping. If you walk through a mall, you will see older people sitting, chatting and drinking coffee. Malls are places for teenagers to hang out. Many teens will often just“go to the mall”and spend time with their friends.
The recent change in American shopping was the superstore. Large chain stores such as WalMart, Office Depot and Toys“R”Us have been built all across the United States. Because they are so large, they can buy goods at a great discount and sell them much cheaper than smaller stores.
Sometimes, when they are built near small towns, many of the small town stores have to close. They just cannot compete with their giant neighbors.
And now, online shopping is becoming more and more popular all over the States. People are too busy to go to the physical stores, so they go shopping over the Internet. Online shopping has lots of advantages. For instance, online stores are usually available 24 hours a day. Searching or browsing online shops can be faster than browsing the physical stores. While, online shopping also has its disadvantages. People are at higher risk of being cheated on the part of the merchant than in a physical store. And privacy of personal information may be let out.
1.Which of the following shows the right order of shopping development in the United States?
①small stores
②superstores
③shopping malls
④shopping online
⑤supermarkets
A. ①②③④⑤ B. ①⑤②③④
C. ①⑤③②④ D. ②③④①⑤
2.Which is the place for people to spend time with others according to the passage?
A. Shopping malls. B. Small stores.
C. Supermarkets. D. Superstores.
3.Why can the superstores sell products at much lower prices?
A. Because they are built near small towns.
B. Because they are across the United States.
C. Because they sell all kinds of products people need.
D. Because they can buy goods at a reduction in the prices.
4.What's the disadvantage of online shopping according to the passage?
A. Wasting time.
B. Leaking personal information.
C. Fixed prices.
D. No chance to do physical activities.
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句型转换（每空 0.5 分，满分 10分）
1.The United States is a country which is made up of fifty states.
The United States is a country __________ __________ fifty states.
2.Young as he is, he knows how to tell right from wrong.
Young as he is, he knows how to _________ right _________ wrong.
3.It is possible that you will catch a cold if you go swimming now.
You are _________ _________ catch a cold if you go swimming now.
4.All people don’t like to work hard but everyone likes to enjoy life.
_________ _________ people like to work hard but everyone likes to enjoy life.
5.This new dictionary is very useful to me, but it costs me a lot of money.
This new dictionary is ________ ________ ________ to me, but it costs me a lot of money.
6.In 89 BC, the Romans took control of Pompeii, which then became a rich and busy city.
In 89 BC, the Romans _________ _________ Pompeii, which then became a rich and busy city.
7.Jack had been playing around me, but now I couldn’t see him anywhere.
Jack had been playing around me, but now he was _________ to _________ _________.
8.It is believed that the H7N9 virus has caused dozens of deaths in China.
The H7N9 virus _________ ________ _________ _________ caused dozens of deaths in China.
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Founded in 1764 by French traders, St. Louis today is the fifteenth largest urban area in the United States. There are many attractive destinations for tourists.
American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog
Dog lovers who visit St.Louis won’t want to miss this 14,000-square-foot museum. Inside are over 500 paintings, prints, watercolors, and a variety of other dog art objects.
The Museum is open year round, Tuesday through Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM，and Sunday 1 PM to 5 PM．Admission is ＄5 for adults， ＄2.50 for teenagers aged between 15 and 18, and ＄1 for children up to 14.
Anheuser Busch Brewery
The Anheuser Busch Brewery tour is not just for beer lovers. The tour includes the historic Brew House. Then the tour continues to the modern Bevo Packaging Plant. The best will be the Budweiser Clydesdale stables. The tours are always free.
Gateway Arch
Designed by Eero Saarinen and Hannskari Bandel, it took over two years and 900 tons of stainless steel to build. It is the tallest of the country’s National Monuments. The Arch is part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. About one million people per year come to the top of the Arch，where there is an observation platform providing a great view of the city．
St. Louis Zoo
First version of the St. Louis Zoo opened in 1904 at the St. Louis World’s Fair, but in the century since it has grown into one of the foremost zoos in the world．The Zooline Railroad passenger train takes visitors around the Zoo, which contains over 9,000 animals of over 800 species．
The Zoo is open every day but Christmas and New Year, with summer hours of 8 AM to 7 PM, and hours the rest of the year of 9 AM to 5 PM. Admission to the Zoo is free.
1.If a 16-year-old student plans to visit American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog with his parents and his five-year-old brother，he has to pay ________.
A．$8.5 B．$12 C．$13.5 D．$16
2.If you are interested in how to make beer, you can visit ________.
A．St．Louis Zoo
B．Gateway Arch
C．Anheuser Busch Brewery
D．American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog
3.If you plan to visit St. Louis Zoo, you can go there ________.
A. on New Year
B. on Christmas
C. at 5:30 pm in autumn
D. at 8:30 am in summer
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As is known to us, Washington University in St. Louis became the first college in the United States to ban ( 禁 止 ) selling bottled water in 2009. Since then, more than a dozen small colleges and schools have done the same. The ban isn’t because the schools don’t want students to have easy access to water. Instead, the goal is to encourage students to bring reusable bottles to save money and, more importantly, to save the environment.
Many people believe that producing and using bottled water not only wastes money but also harms the environment. They say that bottled water is unnecessary because public water supplies in the U.S. are among the best in the world. These people believe that water fountains and reusable bottles with easy access to filling stations are a better choice.
But the makers of bottled water argue that plastic bottles make up a small portion of the nation’s total waste. They say it’s unfair to single out ( 单独挑出) their product when so many other items are packaged ( 包装) in plastic containers, and what’s more, water is a healthy choice compared to some sodas and juices that are also sold at school.
What do you think: Should sales of bottled water be banned from schools? We want to hear your opinion. Write a 200-word response. Send it to tfkasks4you@timeforkids.com. Your response may be published in a future issue of Time For Kids. Please include your grade level and contact information for your parent or teacher if you want your response to be published. The deadline (截止时间) for responding is December 31, 2019.
1.Some colleges and schools ban selling bottled water in order to ______.
A.save water B.encourage students to bring water from home
C.reduce pollution D.keep students away from bottled water
2.The main disadvantage of bottled water is probably that ______.
A.it is too expensive B.it is not fresh
C.it’s not convenient to carry D.its bottle can’t be reused
3.From the passage we can learn that the bottle used to hold water is made of ______.
A.glass B.paper
C.plastic D.metal
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Bottled water is healthier.
B.Sodas and juices are of great harm.
C.Students think it unfair to ban selling bottled water.
D.The makers of bottled water are against banning selling bottled water.
5.The purpose of the passage is to ______.
A.ask for students’ opinions
B.tell people a piece of news
C.call on students to save the environment
D.wish more schools to ban selling bottled water
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The book, Aliens Ate My Homework, is set in a small town in the United States. By the way the characters talk to each other and the description of items from their daily lives, I think the story takes place within the last 10 years. It is a story about a boy named Rod Allbright who goes to school like any other normal kid. Unfortunately, the class bully(恃强凌弱者) always picks on him because he is overweight. While he’s working on a school project for the science fair, tiny aliens(外星人) come, crashing through his bedroom window in a spaceship. They have come to the earth to get another alien, an evil one named BKR. He is known in other galaxies(星系) for his cruelties. Rod gets bullied throughout the entire novel. The bully’s name is Billy Becker, who is also called BKR! Rod does not discover that Billy is a bad alien until later on.
This book has lots of action and the main character is fun to read about. The most exciting part is when the aliens and Rod find out that BKR is Billy Becker and they skip school and go to search his house. They get caught when BKR comes home from school. He traps them in a storing device where he keeps his alien items. They break free of the device and escape from his house with some difficulty. Rod Allbright is fun to read about because he can never tell a lie. This gets him into trouble when the aliens eat his homework and he can’t make up an excuse for the teacher.
The main idea that the author shares is that there could be other galaxies out in the universe with intelligent life forms who could be almost the same as humans. In this book, the aliens are just like humans in the way they think even though they look different and have a different language. I have learned that if you are nice to people they will be nice in return. This is proven in the book because Rod is nice to the aliens and they return the favor.
1. The tiny aliens come to the earth to _________.
A. look for resources
B. do research on the earth
C. find an alien who has got lost
D. catch a cruel alien
2.What’s the right time order for the following events?
a. Billy is found to be BKR.
b. Tiny aliens come to the earth.
c. Rod and the tiny aliens go to search BKR’s house.
d. Rod and the tiny aliens are trapped, but later escape.
A. abcd B. abdc C. bacd D. bcad
3.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. It pays to be kind to others.
B. It pays to work for the science fair.
C. Aliens are cruel to humans.
D. Aliens and humans are alike.
4.The passage is mainly about_______.
A. aliens B. school bullying
C. a science fiction story D. a boy’s school life
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The number of cars very small in the parking lot, which means only a small number of people the meeting.
A. are; has attended B. is; has attended
C. is; have attended D. are; have attended
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The Peppered Moth, a kind of insect(昆虫), is found in England. It is light brown in colour and likes to settle(栖息) on trees which are also light brown. This makes the moth difficult to be seen and birds are less likely to notice and eat it.
But with the development of industry(工业) , smoke from factories began to reach the trees where the moth settled. It made the trees blacker. Then something very strange took place: in industrial areas, the Peppered Moth began to change colour. It became darker as well. Though the change took several years, some scientists soon notice that newly-born moths were a little darker than usual.
A scientist with the name Kettlewell decided to make a careful study of this phenomenon(现象). He marked some of the light moths and some of the darker ones, and set them free in the woods near Bermingham, an industrial city. Later, he recaptured(重新捕获) as many as the marked moths as possible. The results were as follows.
light moths
darker moths
Moths set free
201
601
moths recaptured
34(16%)
206(34%)
Kettlewell's research (研究) was done in the early 1950s. Soon afterwards Britain introduced new laws to reduce smoke and factory pollution.
Can you imagine what would happen to the Peppered Moth as the air became cleaner again?
1.The Peppered Moth began to change its colour in industrial areas because ________.
A．it itself liked to
B．it could be like the colour of its living-place
C．it had to keep the balance of nature
D．it was usually dark brown
2.From the results of Kettlewell's research, we can see that ________.
A．many more of the light moths were killed or eaten
B．more than one-fifth of the light moths was not killed
C．three times as many dark moths were kept safe as light ones
D．more dark moths were killed in industrial areas
3.As the air became cleaner, ________.
A．the number of the light moths became larger
B．the total number of the light moths remained unchanged
C．there were more of the darker moths and fewer of the light ones
D．the darker moths changed into the light ones suddenly
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me companies _____ have nap rooms. In the future, a nap break may be as _____ as a coffee break. But until then, it’s still not a good idea to get caught “sleeping on the job”.