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    Penguins (企鹅) are birds that “fly” underwater. By flapping (拍打) their wings the same way birds do in the air, penguins can move through the water well.

1.Most birds have hollow (中空的) bones that help make flying easier. But the penguin’s bones are heavy. This helps them stay underwater.

2.They feed on many different kinds of fish.

3.Some live in Antarctic, one of the coldest places on Earth. Others live on the Galapagos Islands, a very hot place. 4.People and penguins eat some of the same foods. The more fish people take out of the sea, the fewer there are for the penguins to eat. 5.

A.Penguins are very tough (坚强的) birds.

B.Penguins find it hard to adjust.

C.All penguins hunt for food underwater.

D.Penguins are different from other birds.

E.Ocean pollution is a real problem for penguins.

F.People, though, are the penguin’s biggest problem.

G.Also, penguins sometimes get caught up in fishing nets and die.

    It is the year 3000. I come to a place where I can’t see any water, plants or animals but black clouds in the sky and sand everywhere. It’s very dry so I drink some water that I carry with me. A native sees what I do and asks “What is it?” I pour some water and tell him it’s called water. “Oh, I’m so lucky that I can see water!” the man shouts in an excited voice. “You have never seen water? But how can you live without water?” I ask.

“Harry, get up, it is 7 o’clock, or you will be late!” a voice comes to my ears. “Oh! What a strange dream I dreamed just now!”

In class, I always think of that dream. And I also think of the fresh air, clean water, blue sky, green plants and animals in our world nowadays. How beautiful our life is!

But in order to make more money, people have built more and more factories. These factories send out waste smoke and water with chemicals which are harmful to the environment. The pollution is becoming worse and worse, and as a result, some animals and plants die out. With the development of agriculture, farmers spray aerosol (喷雾) and fertilizer, which also pollute the water and air. In the street the cars and buses are sending out heavy smoke which pollutes the air badly. Even tourism is harmful to the environment. When some tourists travel somewhere, they throw the plastic bags and rubbish onto the ground.

These behaviors are polluting the environment and the environment will become the greatest problem of the world. We shouldn’t pollute the environment any more. Otherwise more and more animals and plants will disappear. And maybe my dream will come true in the future.

1.In the place I come to, I can’t see      .

A.plants B.man

C.clouds D.sand.

2.From the passage we can infer Harry is the name of      .

A.a dog B.one of the author’s friends

C.the author’s sister D.the author

3.The author      the environment of the future.

A.is satisfied with B.is worried about

C.is angry about D.has an optimistic attitudes towards

4.From the passage, we can conclude _______ is the cause of the polluted environment.

A.cars and buses B.fertilizer

C.tourism D.man

    According to some researchers, you should not praise children for everything that they do. It does not help them build self-confidence.

Most parents and teachers agree that praise can help increase children's self-confidence-the more, the better. However, according to some researchers, only proper praise is good for children. If adults praise everything children do, it makes children look for praise all the time, not trying to do their best. "Teachers should not say things like 'good job 'or 'nice work' whenever a child does anything. They should encourage them to continue to improve,” some researchers advise.

Another idea is that children with high self-confidence are happier, and do better at school. About this, Marshall Duke, a researcher in children, says, "High self-confidence brought in by too much praise does not make children happier, get more, or become able to do more. Finding a child's advantages and developing them can help build confidence more than too much praise can." Praise also loses its effect if it is given equally to all students.

"It's important to tell children the truth about what they've done. Honest feedback（反馈）is far better than empty praise," Duke adds. "People have got into the habit of not telling children when they’re wrong. That makes it hard for them to deal with difficulties when they grow up. That's just how the world is."

1.According to some researchers, if parents praise their children too much, their children will         .

A.always look for praise B.increase self-confidence

C.become strong D.do better in their studies

2.In order to help children build self-confidence, some researchers advise parents to       .

A.make them live more happily B.let them do more difficult work

C.help them do better in school D.encourage them to improve

3.Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?

A.Praise makes children become successful.

B.Children don't know what they’re really good at.

C.The same praise for all children has no meaning.

D.Duke thinks praise is more important than finding children's strengths.

4.The underlined word "it" in the third paragraph refers to      .

A.the effect B.the praise

C.the advantage D.the confidence

5.What is the last paragraph about?

A.It's important to have the habit of praising children.

B.Children should know their mistakes as soon as possible.

C.We should praise children honestly and tell them their mistakes.

D.What children with high self-confidence are like.

    I hardly have any good memories of my summer holidays two years ago. All I can remember is that I was busy doing drugs with my friends for most of the time. I said to myself that I would give up drugs before I went back to school，but when school started I was still addicted to them.

I went back to school like the other students but I had become a very different person. Most students came back to school with smiles on their faces，but not me. I became a different person that didn't care about anything but drugs. It was like I was walking around in a different body.

I went from being an above average student to a really bad student. I started to do things that I never thought I would do before -like bullying（恐吓）students，and fighting with people just because they looked at me in the wrong way. I rarely smiled or played sports like I used to. I was always moody and angry with my friends and teachers. I started to skip school（逃学）once or twice a week. No one seemed to care，so I was soon absent nearly everyday. I started stealing money from my parents and I lied to other people just to get some money for drugs. When my parents found out that I stole their money and sold their jewellery, they got really angry. I started to hang out with my drug addict friends for days and nights without going back home. I even slept by the side of the road and woke up without caring what people would think about me.

Now I have changed a lot. Drugs are terrible. Stay away from them.

1.Two years ago when the summer holiday was over, the author        .

A.made many good friends B.was busy doing his school work

C.kept doing drugs D.gave up drugs

2.When the author was addicted to drugs, he        .

A.went to school as usual B.became a top student in his class

C.didn't play sports as before D.liked to sleep by the side of the road

3.From the passage we can infer that once a person is addicted to drugs,          .

A.it is difficult to give it up B.it is easy to get rid of it

C.it has no influence on his life D.it will be easy for him to steal money

    We are looking for two female lead actresses. They can be from any foreign country, but must be extremely beautiful, university students in London, and aged between 19 and 23. Auditions (试镜) will be held in London on May 26th. Shooting (拍摄) will take place in London for two days at the beginning of June. Aml Ameen, Najan Ward and Jason Maza have been cast (选派扮演) as the male leads.

The film will be distributed (发行) to 60 different film festivals across the globe over the next 18 months. It is written and directed by Aml Ameen whose first Hollywood role is in a film called Red Tail directed by George Lucas.

Short introduction to the film

Two handsome young men get to talk to two pretty girl students in a West End bar. Within10 minutes the girls ask the men to walk them back home; it turns out to be the beginning of a strong friendship.

Roxanne

Roxanne is 20 years old and in her second year of university. She lives in an apartment with her best friend Hannah, who studies at the same university with her. Since starting university she has gotten into music, and dreamed of becoming a musician.

Hannah

Hannah is 21 years old. She met Roxanne in their first year, and has also become interested in music.

Successful applicants (申请人) will have their cost paid, and receive a copy of the finished film. Apply now.

1.From the passage we learn that the two actresses must be__________.

A.under nineteen B.good musicians

C.university students D.from England

2.What do we know about Red Tail?

A.It is starred by George Lucas. B.It is directed by Aml Ameen.

C.It will be shot in early June. D.It is a Hollywood production.

3.We can infer that the film is mainly about__________.

A.friendship and dreams B.success and happiness

C.young people’s musical career D.young people’s university life