Thirty-two cases of illegal hunting or trading wild animals have been uncovered involving 33 suspects since a crackdown against illegal wildlife trade was launched on April 10.
Beijing police seized 74 wild animals grouped in China into the first-grade and second-grade state protected animals, including African grey parrots and cockatoos, as well as nearly 50 wild birds and 21 pangolin scales.
On April 16, police in the capital city’s Chaoyang district caught two suspects, who were respectively identified as Liu and Wang, for buying wild animals, and recovered more than 40 wild birds, including one cockatoo and one African grey parrot, at their homes, the statement said, adding the two suspects have been detained (拘留).
In another case, a 35-year-old man surnamed Hu was also sentenced to imprisonment in Daxing district after he was found selling wild animals through QQ, a popular instant messaging tool in the country. He was caught on April 14.
The bureau highlighted the importance of protecting the wildlife, noting Chinese laws and a new decision adopted by the nation’s top legislature (立法机关) have also shown the country’s determination against illegal trade of wild animals.
The Chinese Criminal Law clarifies that those illegally hunting, buying, selling or transporting wild animals on the state protection list, endangered animals or the wildlife-related products will face an imprisonment of more than 10 years and fines if their behaviors are identified as “extremely serious”.
On Feb 24, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the country’s top legislative body, also passed the decision that clearly states all wildlife on the protection list of the existing Wild Animal Protect Law or other laws, and all wild animals, including those artificially bred and farmed, are not permitted to be hunted or traded.
With the strict crackdown campaign against illegal trade of wild animals on the go in Beijing, the whole nation is attaching great importance to wild life protection.
1.The author mentions the cases at the very beginning of the passage to ______ .
A.explain the new laws on wildlife protection
B.show the present situation of wildlife extinction
C.highlight the problem of illegal trade of wild animals
D.introduce Beijing’s campaign against illegal wildlife trade
2.What can we learn from the first three paragraphs?
A.The number of wild animals is decreasing sharply.
B.Hunting and trading wildlife has become a nationwide concern.
C.Effective actions have been taken to prevent wildlife from illegal trade.
D.The strong action to stop trading illegal wild animals has a long way to go.
3.According to the Chinese Criminal Law, ______ .
A.serious actions of trading wild animals will face fierce punishment
B.people risk heavy fines but no imprisonment for trade of wildlife
C.the trade of wildlife-related products will receive no punishment
D.those who hunt illegally may face 10 years of imprisonment
4.Which best describes the author’s tone in the passage?
A.Determined. B.Hopeful. C.Unconcerned. D.Doubtful.
Jane Goodall was born in Bournemouth, England, on April 3, 1934. As a child, she had a natural love for the outdoors and animals. When Jane was about eight she read the Tarzan and Dr. Dolittle series and, in love with Africa, dreamed of traveling to work with the animals.
Finally, at age 23, she left for Nairobi, Kenya. There, Jane met famed Dr. Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey, who offered her a job at the local natural history museum. She worked there for a time before Leakey decided to send her to the Gombe Stream Game Reserve in Tanzania to study wild chimpanzees. He felt her strong interest in animals and nature, and her knowledge as well as high energy made her a great candidate to study the chimpanzees.
In December 1958, Jane returned home to England and Leakey began to make arrangements for the expedition (考察), securing the appropriate permissions from the government and raising funds. In May 1960, Jane learned that Leakey had gained funding from the Wilkie Brothers Foundation.
Jane arrived by boat at the Gombe Stream Game Reserve on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika with her mother. The early weeks at Gombe were challenging. Jane developed a fever that delayed the start of her work. Finally, an older chimpanzee named David Greybeard, began to allow Jane to watch him. As a high ranking male of the chimpanzee community, his acceptance meant other group members also allowed Jane to observe. It was David Greybeard whom Jane first witnessed using tools. Excited, she telegraphed Dr. Leakey about her observation. He wrote back, “Now we must redefine ‘tool,’ and ‘man,’ or accept chimpanzees as humans.”
Jane continued to work in the field and, with Leakey’s help, began her doctoral program without an undergraduate degree in 1962. At Cambridge University, she found herself at odds with senior scientists over the methods she used — how she had named the chimpanzees rather than using the more common numbering system, and for suggesting that the chimps have emotions and personalities. She further upset those in power at the university when she wrote her first book, My Friends, the Wild Chimpanzees, aimed at the general public rather than an academic audience. The book was wildly popular, and her academic peers were outraged. Dr. Jane Goodall earned her Ph.D. on February 9, 1966, and continued to work at Gombe for the next twenty years.
1.It can be inferred from the passage that ______ .
A.Jane was the first to discover chimpanzees use tools
B.a journey to Kenya rooted Jane’s deep love for animals
C.Dr. Leakey easily raised funds from the Wilkie Brothers Foundation
D.Jane’s work at the Gombe Stream Game Reserve went along smoothly
2.What is the academic peers’ attitude towards Jane’s first book?
A.Extremely puzzled. B.Genuinely pleased.
C.Really angry. D.Truly sensitive.
3.What does the underlined sentence imply in paragraph 5?
A.Jane’s study of chimpanzees received no support from scientists.
B.Jane’s method inspired more scientists to make further discoveries.
C.Jane’s achievements quickly attracted attention from senior scientists.
D.Senior scientists disagreed with Jane’s method in observing chimpanzees.
4.What message is mainly conveyed in the passage?
A.Passion and hard work can make a difference in scientific research.
B.Cooperation is the key to making significant discoveries.
C.Challenging senior scientists is a must in gaining fame.
D.High energy counts in achieving great success.
你校校报英语专栏正在征稿。请你以’I am Very Grateful to My Mom’ 为题，用英语写一篇短文投稿。内容包括以下要点:
1. 简单描述你的母亲；
2. 母亲常为你做的事情(两点)；
3. 你的感概。
注意:
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
I am Very Grateful to My Mom
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Last year, on National Day, my parents and I went to Qingdao appreciate the beautiful seaside scenery. It was the first time that they had been to Qingdao, so we had prepared for it a week before. In midnight, we went on a bus and arrived at Qingdao Bus Station six hours late. Near the station we buy a map to refer to it. First, we went to the attractive seaside and took some photo there. We enjoyed ourselves, walking on the beach and swim in the sea. After lunch, we decided to climb Lao Mount. Although we were tiring when we reached the top, we felt happy. What a enjoyable trip!
WeChat and Sina Weibo, two of China’s most _______ social media, have been filled with nostalgia (怀旧) in recent days, as millions of citizens have posted _______ of themselves at age 18. The trend (趋势) was inspired by the_______ of 2018, which means even the _______ members of the 90s’ generation - those _______ from 1990 to 1999 - have now turned 18 and become _______.
Many people shared _______ of their hopes and dreams from that time. On Sina Weibo, ‘photos taken at 18’ was one of the hottest _______. Members of the 90s’ generation were born at a time when China was _______ to see meaningful results from its opening, which was launched in 1978. They ________ with rapid development in the information age.
Fang Shilin, an engineer, ________ two pictures on his WeChat Moments after ________ that many of his friends had uploaded photos. ‘It was a ________ time. When I look at these pictures, I miss my friends and the ________ days. Back then, all I wished ________ was that there would be________ more exams in my life. Now the dream has come true,’ he said with a ________.
Kou Ying, 53, was not a fan of the trend at first, but she quickly ________ her attitude after seeing her friends’ old photos. ‘When I was 18, I ________ imagined that I’d be able to study in Germany and become a professional translator. It’s interesting to look ________,’ she said. ‘I haven’t changed so much. Even my husband said I am still as simple as I was at 18 years old.’
1.A.interesting B.expensive C.useful D.popular
2.A.pictures B.letters C.information D.news
3.A.side B.end C.arrival D.chance
4.A.oldest B.youngest C.fewest D.biggest
5.A.born B.tired C.working D.studying
6.A.adults B.children C.students D.women
7.A.interests B.studies C.memories D.books
8.A.films B.jobs C.titles D.topics
9.A.hoping B.learning C.fighting D.beginning
10.A.set out B.showed off C.grew up D.came back
11.A.bought B.took C.posted D.sold
12.A.deciding B.noticing C.thinking D.dreaming
13.A.hard B.funny C.long D.great
14.A.right B.old C.new D.dark
15.A.for B.of C.at D.to
16.A.no B.some C.little D.any
17.A.cry B.laugh C.voice D.pain
18.A.got B.changed C.forgot D.realized
19.A.always B.already C.never D.still
20.A.out B.forward C.down D.back
How to Go Grocery Shopping
Grocery stores can be large. There are lots of people, plenty of aisles (通道), tons of tasty good things to spend money on and many different departments in a grocery store, so they can be difficult to deal with if you don’t know where you’re going. 1.
Make a list.
The best way to be prepared for your trip to the grocery store is to have a list of all the items you need to buy. 2. Also, you won’t leave the store having forgotten something you want. Be prepared well and you can get to the grocery store. 3.
Get fresh produce.
Please be sure you’re getting the maximum vitamins and nutrients from your food. 4. Remember that fresh produce won’t last as long as frozen, so only buy what you and your family will eat over the next week or so.
5.
Knowing well where the checkouts are can save much time. Place your items on the belt and wait for your turn to check out. If the cashier is bagging the groceries, hand over your reusable bags.
When you’re done, place your groceries into your car if you have one and go back home.
A.Be prepared for checking out.
B.Grocery shopping can easily be done.
C.Try to buy fresh fruits and vegetables in all colors.
D.That way, you can know exactly what you need to buy.
E.In fact, you don’t have to prepare everything in advance.
F.Don’t forget to take your reusable shopping bags with you.
G.The keys to grocery shopping include the following points.
