Dear Koko,
I’ve learned about you from my amazing teacher. I think it’s fun that you can communicate with us humans by using the sign language. I’ve spent a lot of time watching you in different videos and love you from the bottom of my heart.
It’s heartbreaking to learn about all of the cruel things done to gorillas(大猩猩). In Africa, for example, the killers use guns to kill your fellows for meat. They don’t understand the influence their actions are having on gorillas. Another thing is the loss of gorillas’ natural home, which is caused by the improved infrastructure such as building roads and airports. When we cut down trees, you become homeless. We take away your shelter and sources of food, leaving you with very little chance of survival.
Some of my classmates are writing to the relevant departments about these serious problems. Hopefully these letters will make a difference during your lifetime. Over the past three months, my class has been researching on gorillas, and I’ve learned so many things. For example, I’ve learned that you have a lot of feelings similar to mine and you are always so careful with everything you do. I think that you are really worth saving.
We’ve come up with many ideas to help you and your fellows. One of the best ideas is to communicate with the President of the World Bank and have him give more financial support to the organizations for gorillas. Another idea is to make public laws on the killers. I also think we need to keep educating people about gorillas.
I love writing to you and hope you can understand how important you’ve become to our class. Would it be too much to ask for a return letter?
Mike
1.According to the passage, Koko is probably ________.
A.a killer of gorillas B.a member of the gorilla family
C.an expert on gorillas D.a governor in charge of gorillas
2.What is mainly talked about in the second paragraph?
A.The problems gorillas face at present.
B.The danger gorillas cause for humans.
C.The unique characteristic gorillas have.
D.The natural environment gorillas live in.
3.The author suggests that ________.
A.gorillas should be protected in nature reserves
B.killers for gorillas should be legally responsible
C.organizations should be set up to protect gorillas
D.people should make donations to gorilla protection
Keep a Checklist in Your Mind
When I was about seven or eight years old, I remember going into the barn（马厩）one evening where my father was doing jobs that he had to do regularly. I was surprised to see him ______ his hat backwards. It looked______.
When I asked Dad _________ his hat was on backwards, he smiled and gave me an explanation. It seemed there was a large water_________ for the cattle that had to be filled every day. Because it took a long time to finish it, he would _______ the water on and then go about doing other things like cleaning the barn or _______the cattle, which usually cost him twenty minutes or even more time. The__________ , of course, was that if he forgot to turn the water off, the tank would overflow, and water would be wasted and it would make a __________.
Then he told me the __________he had his hat turned around. When he finished his jobs and began to take off his work clothes, he would notice as he_________ his hat that the visor（帽舌）was not where it was supposed to be. This would_________ him the water was still running and he would go back to the barn and tum it_________.
I saw my father develop many other________over the years. And I never forgot how helpful and _________ they are. Some may have even been life-saving. As we all know, sometimes people forget things and make mistakes _______ they may try their best. Using good methods can help them________ more effectively. Instead of __________people-or yourself-for mistakes, you'd better look for some ways that will help them in ________ what they truly wish to do.
This could be practical, and as simple as a checklist. Now I've__________a lot of them, such as putting my car keys in the same place every time. It could be having someone ________ your work and it could also be a computer program that finds out whether your calculations are correct.
1.A. passing B. wearing C. holding D. taking
2.A. terrible B. ordinary C. impolite D. funny
3.A. whether B. how C. why D. where
4.A. tank B. pool C. pipe D. bottle
5.A. put B. bring C. carry D. turn
6.A. beating B. feeding C. selling D. pulling
7.A. danger B. conflict C. purpose D. secret
8.A. decision B. demand C. mess D. choice
9.A. pressure B. method C. function D. reason
10.A. raised B. removed C. held D. threw
11.A. confuse B. attract C. remind D. disturb
12.A. down B. on C. up D. off
13.A. systems B. businesses C. products D. programs
14.A. comfortable B. valuable C. expensive D. traditional
15.A. until B. because C. though D. after
16.A. operate B. reduce C. struggle D. respond
17.A. comparing B. judging C. examining D. blaming
18.A. providing B. achieving C. imagining D. treating
19.A. affected B. observed C. employed D. corrected
20.A. check B. adjust C. select D. predict
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Billions of poor people around the world 1. (depend) on the use of wood for cooking. And as they take more and more firewood from wild areas, they are destroying habitats around the world. Wood collection is one reason why many animals have become endangered. This is 2. Dr. Metcalf spends each summer in Africa. He wants to teach women and children in villages how to cook with the sun. He helped create Solar Cookers International. It’s an organization 3. introduces solar cookers to developing countries as well as teaching people how to use them.
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Tea is an important part of Chinese tradition. As Chinese society developed and progressed, tea production has played a role in driving economic development while drinking tea has remained a practice of daily life.
The practice of tea culture can bring the spirit and wisdom of human beings to a higher level. Tea has an 1. (extreme) close relationship to Chinese culture, and its study 2. (cover) a wide field and has very rich content. There is no doubt 3. it has been beneficial in improving social 4. (achieve) and people’s appreciation of art.
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Just 1. (locate) in east of the Forbidden City, the Dongsi hutongs are one of the 2.(old) residential neighborhoods in Beijing. Over the past years, these hutongs 3.(undergo) major restoration as the city and its residents both struggle to find a balance between traditional and modern values.
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Mother’s Gift
I grew up in a small town when the primary school was a ten-minute walk from my house. When the noon bell rang, I would race breathlessly home. My mother would be standing at the top of the stairs, smiling down at me.
One lunch-time when I was in the third grade will stay with me always. I had been picked to be the princess in the school play, and for weeks my mother had rehearsed my lines so hard with me. But no matter how easily I acted at home, as soon as I stepped onstage, every word disappeared from my head. Finally, my teacher took me aside. She explained that she had written a narrator’s (旁白的) part to the play, and asked me to change roles. Her words, kindly expressed, still hurt, especially when I saw my part go to another girl.
I didn’t tell my mother what had happened when I went home for lunch that day. But she sensed my pain. Instead of suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to walk in the yard.
It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine (藤蔓) was turning green. Under the huge trees, we could see yellow dandelions (蒲公英) in the grass in bunch, as if a painter had touched our landscape with gold. I watched my mother casually bend down by one dandelion. “I think I’m going to dig up all these weeds,” she said, “pulling it up by its roots. From now on, we’ll have only roses in this garden.”
“But I like dandelions,” I protested. “All flowers are beautiful---even dandelions.”
My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn’t it?” She asked thoughtfully. I nodded, pleased that I had won her over. “And that is true of people too,” she added. “Not everyone can be a princess, but there is no shame in that.” Relieved that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry as I told her what had happened. She listened and smiled.
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1. 所续写短文的词数应为150词左右；
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“But you will be a good narrator,” she said, _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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After the play, I took home the dandelion. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
