An extreme drought is threatening South Africa's wildlife industry. Farmers are keeping fewer animals and vacationers are visiting in smaller numbers. Parts of the country have been affected by repeated years of hotter than normal weather and below average rainfall. The conditions have burned feeding grass and dried up watering holes. In 2015, the area saw the driest year on record. The agency Wildlife Ranching South Africa ( WRSA) collets data on more than 9,000 wildlife ranches ( 牧场) in the nation. It estimates that the Northern Cape Province has lost more than .two thirds of its game over the last three years. WRSA is talking to ranchers around the country to gather information on animal loss and the financial impact the drought is having.
WRSA Chief Adri Kitshoff-Botha told Reuters News Agency the drought has continued for some time. “In some areas we've seen it has been going on for six years, ”she said. The wildlife industry brings money to South Africa's economy through tourism, hunting, breeding and meat production. Hunting —the shooting of carefully chosen animals in particular—made $ 140 million in 2016, topping the list of the four mentioned, above, breeding ranking the least, though.
In the past, the lodge (度假区) was home to around 4,500 wild animals—including 35 different species from antelope to rhino. But it has lost around 1 ,000 animals because of the drought. Now, dead animals sit in old and unused mines on the edge of the property. “The lodge has seen its spending rise as it buys more feed for animals for the sake of the drought. At the same time, hunters are paying less, and fewer tourists are visiting because the animals are in poor condition over the past year,” said WRSA’s Kitshof-Botha. The drought has also hit other parts of South Africa. In Botswana, more than 100 elephants died in two months in 2019. Botswana is home to almost one-third of Africa's elephants.
1.Which is the indirect result of the drought?
A.Economy is barely declining. B.Feeding grass has been burned.
C.Watering holes have dried up. D.Vacationers are becoming fewer.
2.Which took the lead in South Africa's wildlife industry in 2016?
A.Hunting. B.Breeding.
C.Tourism. D.Meat production.
3.The lodge's expense is going up because_____
A.some local species need more attending in hot weather
B.the animals in poor condition are dying out in the drought
C.the lodge has to offer animals more food due to the drought
D.dead animals' bodies need to be buried in' old and unused mines
4.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.South Africa's wildlife industry is under the threat of an extreme drought.
B.The rapid decreasing of national economy affects wildlife in South Africa.
C.Most wildlife ranchers in South Africa are suffering a lot from the drought.
D.Wildlife industry is playing a vital part in South Africa's national economy.
Nowadays, we depend on advanced technology too much. However, a the saying goes, a coin has two sides. The tool bringing you convenience may also put you in trouble. Here is a modern-day horror story:
A young mother was employed in doing her writing when her son, aged 2, burst into tears somehow. She did all she could to ease her son. But in vain. She had no way to comfort him. Meanwhile, her iPhone rang aloud, which attracted his son's attention. He stopped crying temporarily. It occurred to her that the iPhone might help. Thus, she handed her iPhone to her son: What happened next? The child entered an incorrect passcode on his mother's phone so many times that the device became locked for 251 14984 minutes, about 47 years, making it absolutely useless to its formerly digitally connected owner. That's the scene now facing a Shanghai mother, identified only as Ms Lu by Chinese news reports, whose kid played with her phone and unfortunately began the process of disabling the device for, basically, forever. According to a news report, Ms Lu waited two months to see if the situation would improve, but the iPhone remained locked. “I couldn't really wait 47 years and tell my grandchild it was his father's mistake, ”she reportedly said. The alternative mode of accessing the phone is to wipe it with a factory reset. This is why you should always backup ( 备份) all your data.
iPhone can become locked with six failed attempts at entering a passcode on the locked screen, and the amount of time for which the phone is locked can compound (增加) with ongoing attempts to break in. So, for all the parents out there: see to it that you don't let your kid loose on your phone, assuming you want to still use it when he's done, of course.
1.Why did the young mother hand her phone to her son?
A.To focus on her housework. B.To comfort her crying kid.
C.To let him answer the phone. D.To play the phone with him.
2.What happened to Ms Lu?
A.The system of her iPhone broke down.
B.She couldn't use her iPhone back then.
C.Her iPhone was locked for two months.
D.She forgot the passcode of her iPhone.
3.To solve her problem, Ms Lu should____
A.backup all the data immediately
B.wipe the iPhone with a factory reset
C.enter the correct passcode for six, times
D.set a new passcode to unlock the iPhone
4.What does the underlined part in the last paragraph mean?
A.Don't hand your own phone to your young kid.
B.Let your kid feel loose when using your phone.
C.Make sure to set a passcode to lock your phone.
D.Be careful when your kid plays with your phone.
Westlake Institute for Advanced Study (WIAS) is a private and comprehensive research institute located in the beautiful city of Hangzhou, China. WIAS aims to become a top research institute in the world, pushing the frontiers of science, and technology. English' is an official language of WIAS.
WIAS has four research institutes:
●NATURAL SCIENCES (covering math, physics, chemistry, astronomy and emerging fields of science)
●ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ( covering all branches of engineering)
●BIOLOCY (covering all branches of modern experimental biology and computation biology)
●BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES ( covering all branches of medical sciences)
Each institute has 50 faculty positions at all ranks, to be filled in the next 5-10 years.
WIAS offers equal opportunities and encourages qualified individuals of all ethnic backgrounds and from all countries to be applicants. Applicants must have doctoral degrees.
Each hired faulty member will receive an internationally competitive salary, generous housing, extra benefits and ample start-up funds, Long term, stable research funds are available for faculty members who are at the forefront of their chosen research fields. All faculty members are encouraged to attack scientific problems of the most challenging and most significant type.
Please send your application to talent@ wias.org.cn
Please also arrange three letters of references to be sent directly to the above email address.
Please remember to mark your application for one of the four research institutes: Natural Sciences, Advanced Technology, Biology, Basic Medical Sciences.
Additional Information
Ms TTN Lingfang
Department of Human Resources
Westlake Institute for Advanced Study
18 Shilongshan Road, Cloud Town Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply for the “Thousand Talents Program” or the “Youth Thousand Talents Program” through WIAS.
For more information please visit: http:/ / www.wias.org.cn/
1.What is the goal of WIAS?
A.To set up four research institutes.
B.To fund its members to attack scientific issues.
C.To become a pioneer of research institutes in the world.
D.To free humans from labour through science and technology.
2.Who might be qualified for a position in WIAS?
A.An accounting major to achieve his doctor's degree.
B.A graduate from USA, who has a master's degree in art.
C.A Chinese graduate obtaining a doctor's degree in architecture.
D.An African doctor graduating from School of Engineering of MIT.
3.Which of the following will WIAS provide each hired faculty member?
A.Equal salary. B.Shared housing.
C.Stable benefits. D.Ample start- up funds.
假设你是红星中学高一学生李华，你的英国朋友Jim在邮件中询问你的高中生活。请给他回邮件，内容包括：
1. 你遇到的挑战；
2. 你为此所做的努力。
注意：1. 词数不少于50：
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim.
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Yours,
Li Hua
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。并按答案书写在相应位置。
There are two especially interesting things to admire about the Inca civilization. The first is the roads 1. paths which they built to connect their important cities. These Inca roads were made up of two north-south highways and many small roads crossing the mountains east to west. The roads were for Inca soldiers and their officials. Second, the Incas built wonderful cities full of 2. (amaze) architecture--but there were no markets in these cities. One of the interesting 3.(question) of history is how the Incas lived without shopping!
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。并按答案书写在相应位置。
But hope was not lost. Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those 1. were trapped and to bury the dead. More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care. Workers built shelters for survivors 2. homes had been destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of people were helped. Water and food 3. (bring) into the city by train, truck, and plane. Slowly, the city began to breathe again.
