Nola (August 21, 1974 -November 22, 2015) was...

Nola (August 21, 1974 -November 22, 2015) was a northern white rhino（犀牛）who lived at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park near Escondido, California. At her death, she was one of only four remaining northern white rhinos in the world. The other three lived in Kenya. World Rhino Day, held on September 22, is to raise awareness of the less than 30,000 other rhinos left on Earth.

“Rhinos need our help today, not tomorrow,”Nola’s lead keeper Jane Kennedy said. “Last year we lost over 1,200 rhinos just in South Africa. If we continue to lose more than 1,000 rhinos a year, in 10 to 20 years all the rhinos on the planet will be gone.”

“Unfortunately, most animals are in danger of dying out because of humans,” Kennedy says.“ Humans have either poached（偷猎）animals, or because there are over seven billion of us, we’ ve taken up too much of the world’s resources ”. Poachers illegally hunt rhinos for their horns. They sell the horns for thousands of dollars per pound, to be used for art, jewelry, and decorations.Experts believe that one rhino is poached every eight hours.

In 1975, the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research started the Frozen Zoo, a program through which researchers have collected cell (细胞) samples from more than 8,000 different types of animals, including the northern white rhino. Scientists hope that by studying the rhino cells, they will get greater understanding of it, and will find ways to increase its numbers.

Jane Kennedy describes World Rhino Day as “a celebration of rhinos along with an awareness campaign for everybody across the world to know that rhinos need our help.”At the San Diego Zoo, children and adults are welcome to visit and speak with zookeepers to learn about rhinos. But you don’ t have to live in San Diego to celebrate World Rhino Day. It is observed around the world, with zoos and wildlife parks holding special events and programs to teach people about rhinos, and enable them to see the animals up close. For more information, go to www. worldrhinoday. org.

1.What do we know about Nola?

A. It was a baby white rhino. B. It was one of the last of its kind.

C. It lived with other northern white rhinos in Kenya. D. It died on September 22 at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

2.What troubled Jane Kennedy according to Paragraph 2?

A. The rhinos’ strange activities. B. The rhinos’ uncertain future.

C. The limited natural resources. D. The rare animals in South Africa.

3.What does the Frozen Zoo aim to do?

A. Keep animals from dying out. B. Invent new kinds of animals.

C. Prevent rhinos from being hunted. D. Raise public awareness of rhinos.

4.What is the main purpose of the last paragraph?

A. To help people know more about animals. B. To encourage people to protect animals.

C. To report special events in San Diego. D. To introduce World Rhino Day.

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It was a cloudy day on November 11, 2015. We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn’t even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched, mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop (拖把). She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, “Very dirty floors.”

“Yes, I’m glad they’ve finally decided to clean them,” the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said, “But aren’t you working late?”

Mum just pushed harder, each swipe of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book.

After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum nodded politely to the nurse and said, “Thank you.”

Outside, Mum told me, “Dagma is fine. No fever. ”

“You see her, Mum?”

“Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It’s a fine hospital. But the floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush. ”

1.When the nurse talked to Mum, she thought Mum was a ________.

A. nurse　　　 　 B. cleaner　　 　 C. patient　　 　 D. visitor

2.What can we infer about the hospital?

A. It was a children’s hospital.

B. The nurses and doctors there don’t work hard.

C. It has strict rules about visiting hours.

D. A lot of patients come to this hospital every day.

3.Mum went to see Dagma in the hospital to _____.

A. give her some messages about Dad

B. make sure her room was clean

C. check that she was still there

D. find out how she was

4. Which of the following words can best describe Mum?

A. Hard –working　 　 　 B. Clever

C. Warmly –hearted　　 D. Strange

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It was pouring outside. We all stood there 21 , some patiently, others annoyed 22  nature messed （弄糟）their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens 23  away the dirt and dust of the world.

“Mom, let’s run through the rain,” a girl’s voice   24  me .

“No, honey. We’ll wait until it25down a bit,” Mom replied.

The young girl waited about another minute and 26 : “Mom, let’s run through the

rain .”

“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mom said.

“No , we won’t , Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said

as she  27    her  Mom’s arm .

“This morning? 28 did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”

“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said ,” If God can get us through this , he can get us through 29 .”

The entire crowd turned  30 . Mom paused and thought for a moment about 31

she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being 32. But then we heard,

“Honey, you are   33. Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need washing,”

Mom said. Then 34they ran.

We all stood 35 , smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were 36  by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the 37  to their cars. Circumstances （境况）or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your 38 . But no one can ever take away your precious 39 . So, don’t forget to make time and take the 40  to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run through the rain.

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My father and I were very close. I loved pleasing him, and he was always 21 of my success. If I 22 a spelling contest at school, he was on top of the 23. Later in life whenever I got a promotion, I’d call my father 24 and he’d rush out to tell all his 25. In 1970, when I was 26 as president of the Ford Motor Company, I don’t know 27 of us was more excited.

Like many native Italians, my parents were very open with their 28 and their love not only at home, but also in public. Most of my friends would 2 9 hug their fathers. But I hugged and kissed my dad at every 30—nothing could have felt more 31.

He was a(n) 32 man who was always trying new things. He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle. 33, my father and his motorcycle didn’t 34too well. He fell off it so often that he 35 it just a month after buying it. As a result, he never again 36 any vehicle with less than four wheels.

Because of that motorcycle, I wasn’t 37 to have a bicycle when I was growing up. Whenever I wanted to ride a bike, I had to 38 one from a friend. However, my father let me drive a car as soon as I 39sixteen.

My father and I loved and 40 each other. We were close to each other all the time.

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Native to America, the cane toad (癞蛤蟆) was introduced to Northern Queensland 70 years ago to control sugarcane beetles (甘蔗害虫). The toads failed in that duty but spread across Queensland and into neighboring northern areas.

Now it calmly invades(侵略) the stats of Western Australia and New South Wales ( NSW). NSW wildlife experts fear the amphibians － which have poisonous backs that kill hungry predators (食肉动物) 一will have a terrible effect on native animals.

Those fears may be about to be realized. Australia’s leading government research body, the Commonwealth Science and Industry Research Organization (CSIRO), forecasts that a rise in average temperatures will make NSW an ideal living place for the cane toads.

Tony Robinson, head of CSIRO’s Wildlife, Pests, and Diseases Program, said climate change is increasing the amount of suitable living place for the cane toads.

“With climate change, the cane toads might go down as far as Sydney and some areas of Western Australia,” Robinson said.

Recent estimates put the pace of the toads’ westward march at nearly 17 miles (27 kilometers) a year and slightly slower from north to south.

“More southerly (南部的) cities, such as Melbourne and Adelaide, would likely remain too cold and dry to ever suit the toads,” Robinson noted, “but Perth could expect cane toads in five years’ time.”

Sydney could see their arrival in the next 20 years.

Robinson said there is no method that will keep the toads under control.

The cane toads already cover at least half of Queensland and most of the northern country. The toads are believed to number in the billions.

A Venezuelan virus was tried in the 1990s but had to be given up after it was found to also kill native frog species. Scientists and governmental bodies believe a national approach is needed.

The main threat the toads cause to species such as dingoes, and crocodiles is the poison contained in glands (腺) on each of their shoulders. The poison sprays out when the toads are threatened or handled roughly. The poison is made up of 14 different chemicals.

Cane toads also compete, and usually win, the hunt for food and living space.

"”If the government and other states combine resources, I believe we can achieve a very practical biological-control research program,” Bums said.

1.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Poison Toads Leap Across Australia

B. Strategies to Keep the Toads under Control

C. The Main Threat the Cane Toads Cause

D. Climate Favours the Spread of Cane Toads

2.It can be inferred from the passage that

A. the cane toad bites its enemy dead when it is threatened or handled rudely

B. the cane toad has already threatened the survival of all the native species

C. scientists and governmental bodies have achieved a successful biological-control program

D. the cane toad likes warm and wet weather

3.The underlined words “the amphibians” in the second paragraph mean _______.

A. hungry predators　　 B. sugarcane beetles

C. the cane toads　　 D. dingos

4.According to the passage, the cane toad is the least likely to live in ______

A. Queensland　　 B. Melbourne

C. Sydney　　 D. Perth

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Norm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australia’s northern city Darwin, was praised on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodile’s back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.

Ms. Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater.

Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.

Ms. Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers.

“This could have been a fatal and tragic situation,” said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr. Len Notaras, according to a local report.

He said Ms. Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent actions”. Dr. Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria on the teeth of the crocodile.

1.This passage is most likely to be found in ______.

A.a travel guide B.a textbook

C.a novel D.a newspaper

2.The crocodile attacked Ms. Pethrick when she was ______.

A.swimming in the river

B.standing on the river bank

C.watching the crocodile

D.fishing in the water

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms. Pethrick?

A.One of the crocodile’s teeth was found in her leg.

B.She had eight wounds altogether.

C.One of her fingers also got hurt.

D.Her eyes were badly poked.

4.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A.The husband should save the wife

B.Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes

C.A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine

D.A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s jaws

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Norm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australia’s northern city Darwin, was praised on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodile’s back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.

Ms. Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater.

Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.

Ms. Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers.

“This could have been a fatal and tragic situation,” said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr. Len Notaras, according to a local report.

He said Ms. Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent actions”. Dr. Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria on the teeth of the crocodile.

1.This passage is most likely to be found in ______.

A. a travel guide　　　　 B. a textbook

C. a novel　　 　　　　　　 D. a newspaper

2. The crocodile attacked Ms. Pethrick when she was ______.

A. swimming in the river

B. standing on the river bank

C. watching the crocodile

D. fishing in the water

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms. Pethrick?

A. One of the crocodile’s teeth was found in her leg.

B. She had eight wounds altogether.

C. One of her fingers also got hurt.

D. Her eyes were badly poked.

4.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. The husband should save the wife

B. Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes

C. A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine

D. A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s jaws

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Norm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australia’s northern city Darwin, was praised on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodile’s back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.

Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater.

Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.

Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds (伤口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers.

“This could have been a fatal and tragic situation,” said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report.

He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent actions”. Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria (细菌) on the teeth of the crocodile.

1.This passage is most likely to be found in _____.

A. a travel guide　　 B. a newspaper

C. a textbook　　　 　 D. a novel

2.The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was ______.

A.　 standing on the river bank　　 　 B. swimming in the river

C. watching the crocodile　　　　　　 D. fishing in the water

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick?

A. Her eyes were badly poked.

B. She had eight wounds altogether.

C. One of her fingers also got hurt.

D. One of the crocodile’s teeth was found in her leg.

4.According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT ______.

A. brave　　 B. diligent

C. quick　　　 D. humorous

5.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. The husband should save the wife

B. A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s jaws

C. A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine

D. Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes

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Hua Mulan was a brave girl in the Northern Wei dynasty. She disguised (假扮)1. (her) as a man, and joined the army in place of her father. Mulan’s father, once 2. soldier, taught his daughter military (军事的) skills, 3. (include)horse riding and how to fight. Hua Mulan also read her father’s books 4. military science.

5. (drive) away the Rouran nomads (游牧民族), the 6. (rule) of Northern Wei ordered that every family should send a man off to war against them. Mulan’s old father, as well as her young brother, was not able to go and fight. So Mulan 7. (decide) to join the army instead of her father. Mulan fought for 12 years 8. (successful) without her true identity being discovered.　 Mulan became a hero, 9. bravery moved people greatly, and she 10. (offer) a high position, but she refused it.

Even though her story might be no more than a legend, Hua Mulan has been respected as a filial (孝顺的) daughter by Chinese people for hundreds of years.

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On 7, August, 2015, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) got to eat a special treat. No, it wasn’t a cookie or cake. It was red lettuce they had grown themselves in space.

“It was one small bite for man, one giant leap for NASAVEGGIE,” astronaut Scott Kelly wrote on Twitter. (Kelly based his tweet on the words astronaut Neil Armstrong famously used in 1969, after becoming the first person to ever walk on the moon. “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” he said at the time.)

“NASAVEGGIE” refers to the ISS’s Veggie plant-growth system. It uses special red, blue, and green LED lights to grow plants. The system is a big step toward NASA’s goal of developing a way to grow food in space during future long space missions deep into the solar system.

Kelly and fellow NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren prepared the red romaine lettuce like many people do on Earth. They cleaned it, and then mixed it with olive oil and vinegar. Then they gobbled up the leafy red greens. “That’s awesome!” Lindgren said after taking a bite.

It was the first taste of fresh food the astronauts had had in a long time, since there is no refrigeration on the ISS. They ate half the lettuce. The rest was packaged and frozen so that it could be returned to Earth for testing.

Lindgren and Kelly are the only two NASA astronauts currently on the space station. The other crew members are Russian astronauts Gennady Padalka, Mikhail Komienko, and Lleg Kononenko, and Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui.

Kelly and Kornienko have been on the ISS since March. They plan to spend 342 days in space, in part to help determine the effects of long-term space travel on astronauts’ bodies. They traveled to the ISS with Padalka, who will return to Earth in September.

Kelly and Komiendo’s job — which will be one of the longest-ever stay in space by astronauts — will help pave the way for future long-term space tasks. NASA plans to send humans to an asteroid by 2025 and to Mars by the 2030s.

1.Why is growing food in space very important?

A.It is a symbol of scientific development.

B.It will help solve the hunger problem

C.Astronauts can get enough nutritious food.

D.People plan to go into the deep space.

2.What Kelly said in Para. 2 suggests that _____.

A.it is a great success to grow fresh food in space

B.he respected Neil Armstrong very much

C.mankind makes great progress in exploring space

D.humans should speed up to land on Mars

3.Who will remain in the ISS until March, 2016?

A.Padalka and Kononenko. B.Yui and Lindgren.

C.Kelly and Kormienko. D.Kelly and Lindgren.

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Astronauts grow their favorite food in space.

B.Astronauts get more fresh food from space.

C.Astronauts plant vegetables for a journey to Mars.

D.Astronauts eat fresh food grown on the ISS.

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