My name is Lin Hui. I like to tell stories about people who work together. What is even better is when countries help each other and build a good friendship. An excellent example of this happened when Britain and China worked together to bring the Milu deer back to China.
Milu deer, a kind of animal with large horns(角), used to be common in China long ago. Like other deer they lived together and ate grass and the soft parts of trees. Milu deer were often killed for food or sport. The Ming and Qing dynasties(朝代) did not protect them and many were killed. That is how the Milu deer disappeared from China.
Luckily before all of them were killed, some were taken to Britain to improve the environment of the beautiful park which belonged to the Duke of Bedford. He liked them so much that he took them from China to Britain. Milu deer liked the cool, wet weather in England and their number increased year by year. As a result, when in 1985 the government of China wanted to bring back the Milu deer, the Duke of Bedford was able to help. The first deer came back to China to the Nanhaizi Milu Park 20 kilometers south of Beijing and the centre in Dafeng, Jiangsu province.
The deer certainly seem happy to be back in China because their number has grown quickly. There are now so many of them that a new park has been opened for them in Hubei Province. At the moment the Milu deer live in centres where they are being well protected and cared for. It is hoped that one day there will be enough animals to let them live in the wild again.
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1.The Milu deer disappeared long ago in China because .
A. they were not well protected B. they could find nothing to eat
C. they died of a serious disease D. they had the habit of living together
2. After some of the Milu deer were taken to Britain, .
A. people used them to carry things
B. the Duke of Beford sold them all
C. they didn’t like the weather there
D. their number became larger and larger
3.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. The number of the Mulu deer. B. The life of the Milu deer.
C. The return of the Milu deer. D. The importance of the Milu deer.
Read how Sofia writes a composition.
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1.The weekend before she has to give it to the teacher, she sits on her own in the kitchen. First, she looks at the title and thinks a lot.
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6.When she has finished writing, she reads carefully through her composition. She crosses some things out and changes one or two sentences. |
7.Then she looks back at her notes from other written work. She makes sure she hasn’t made any of the same mistakes. |
8.Finally, she writes out her composition onto a clean piece of paper and puts it in her bag. |
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1.What does Sofia do first before she writes the composition?
A. She looks at the title and thinks a lot.
B. She has a sandwich and goes to watch TV.
C. She writes a few ideas onto a piece of paper.
D. She looks up a couple of words in the dictionary.
2.When she meets some words she’s not sure, .
A. she writes them down B. she looks back at her notes
C. she crosses some things out D. she looks them up in the dictionary
3.From the passage we can know Sofia is a .
A. driver B. doctor C. student D. parent
These four ads are for four children’s books. They talk about the writers, prices, sizes and so on of the books.
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Alfie’s Angels Henriette Barkow Ages 8-12 Pictures by Sarah Garson Alfie wants to be an angel（天使） because angels can do anything! But his teacher has other ideas. She thinks Alfie wants to look cool. ￡7.50 21.5 cm x 27cm Languages : English and French |
That’s My Mum Henriette Barkow Ages 8-12 Pictures by Derek Brazell People often think that Mia’s mum is not her mother because they don’t like each other. Mia doesn’t want people to think that. Mia and her friend Kai decide to do something about this. ￡6.50 21.5 cm x 27cm Languages : English and Chinese |
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What Is Peace Emma Damon Ages 4-6 Peace is giving…not taking. Peace is love…not hate. And peace is many more things… ￡5.99 19 cm x 21cm Languages : English and Japanese |
Farmer Duck Martin Waddell Ages 6-8 Pictures by Helen Oxenbury There was a duck. It lived with a lazy farmer. While the duck worked, the farmer lay in bed. One day the other animals decided to do something for the duck. ￡8.50 28 cm x 23cm Languages : English and Korean |
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1. Why does Alfie want to be an angel?
A. Because angels can fly. B. Because angels can do anything.
C. Because angels look like each other. D. Because angels are cool.
2. How much is What Is Peace?
A. ￡7.50. B. ￡6.50. C. ￡5.99. D. ￡8.50.
3.Andy is a Korean boy. Which book can he read?
A. Alfie’s Angels. B. That’s My Mum.
C. What Is Peace. D. Farmer Duck.
阅读短文，根据上下文意思，将方框中的句子还原到短文中适当位置。其中有一个多余选项。
Liz was excited. She was going to Asia with her mom. Neither of them had ever travelled out of the United States before. They were going to fly to Hong Kong. 1. , they would travel to Shanghai and Beijing.
"Beijing is inland. 2. . I forget the name of the port. Anyway, we're going to see the Great Wall, the Tiananmen Square, and the Forbidden City. It's going to be so cool!" she told her neighbor Jane.
From China,they would go to Japan. From Japan, they would catch a flight back to Los Angeles.
" 3.. It's only going to cost us $2,800 each, IF we don’t shop a lot," she laughed.
"I hope your trip is more fun than mine was," said Jane. "I travelled to the Bahamas on a large ship. 4. . I stayed in bed for almost three days. "
"We've heard about those ," said Liz. "I’m sure Mom and I will have a happy holiday."
People cannot reach an agreement on the use of science and technology. For example, will radiation from electronic equipment destroy the environment? Should medical scientists change gene structures to prevent genetic disease or to create “more perfect” human beings? While people are arguing about these and others, technology continues to influence our everyday lives—the home, health and education, entertainment and communication, and so on.
Some people carry on active social lives with computers —their own or the ones in public places like cafes, social centers, libraries, and so on. Communicating with others in chat rooms, computer users can get to know people they might never meet in traditional ways. With live online video connections, two people with cameras in their computers can see and talk to each other from separate places.
With modern telephone technology, most people stopped writing lettters—especially personal letters and notes. But now, writing to communicate has returned in electronic form, or e-mail, which is a way of sending messages from one computer to another. For some computer users, the wish to communicate intelligently or creatively with others makes them want to write better.
Computer technology has also made it possible to run a house electronically. From turning lights on and off to starting the coffee and cooking the hot meal, computers are taking care of people at home. Many modern machines have computer chips that allow their owners to program them. For instance, you can “instruct” a microwave oven how to cook a dish. Most entertainment equipment operates with computer technology too. Computers can even start cars automatically so that on cold winter mornings you can get into a warmed-up vehicle and drive off.
Although much of the technology in our everyday lives has good effects, there are some uses that raise questions. For example, are interactive media ( i.e., a combination of television, telephone, and computer) going to control minds, cause people to forget about family life and personal relationships? What effects will the genentic engineering of food have on people’s health? High-tech medical treatments can make a person live a much longer life, but can they improve the health and happiness of human beings? Only time will tell, but, in the meantime, science and technology will continue to move forward.
1. What does the underlined word “ chips” mean?
A. thin pieces of potatoes B. small holes C. small pieces of wood D. central parts
2.We can know from the passage that _________.
A. technology never stops changing our everyday lives
B. with computers each of us can live a comfortable life
C. people can do more activities with computers
D. the more you use computers, the better you might write
3.What can we infer from the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?
A. The longer you live, the happier you are.
B. High-tech medical treatments can’t improve our health and happiness.
C. High-tech medical treatments can’t help us with everything.
D.The writer questioned high-tech medical treatments somehow.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Science and New Technology B. Computers Change Our Lives
C. Everyday Uses of Technology D. Only Time Will Tell
All over the world, the global diet includes fast food—prepared items from inexpensive restaurants, snack bars, or food stands. Some examples of American fast food are hamburgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, fried chicken, and so on. Some types of international fast foods might be German sausage and Schnitzel, Italian pizza, Japanese sushi and tempura, Chinese eggrolls and noodles and the like. The variety of fast foods all over the world is growing. Even so, this kind of style is becoming worldwide. Fast-food places usually prepare and serve the items quickly. Many are part of fast-food chains (eating places with the same name and company owner). For example, the biggest and most famous American fast-food chain serves hamburgers in nearly every part of the world.
For several reasons, many people choose fast food. First, it is quick and convenient. Second, it is cheaper than special home-cooked meals or formal restaurant dinners. And third, it is easy to find every eating place with the same company name. The atmosphere and style of most fast-food places is casual, comfortable, and familiar.
Why do other eaters stay away from this fast, easy kind of nourishment? The main reason is its low nutritional value. Fast food doesn’t have large amounts of fiber, vitamins, minerals, and the like-elements necessary for good nutrition and health. In contrast (相反), most types of fast food have a lot of fat, sugar, or salt in them. Possibly, these things can cause or increase health disorders, like heart disease, and some kinds of cancer. Recently, these quick and easy kinds of world wide nourishment are generally getting better and more healthful. For example, many fast-food restaurants now have put vegetable items on their menus.
Of course, human beings around the world don’t always eat in fast-food places.The variety of food choices is large now and is probably going to increase. The number of food preparation methods is growing too. Cooking customs, eating habits, and food preferences all over the world are becoming more healthful. In these and other ways, the global diet is changing.
1.From Paragragh 1,we can know that __________________.
A. America serves four kinds of fast food
B. we used to have more types of fast food
C. different countries have different types of fast food
D. America serves fewer fast food than other countries
2.The underlined phrase “stay away from” means __________.
A. move away from B. disorder C. get out of D. dislike
3.The passage is mainly about ___________.
A. the changing global diet
B. the increasing types of diet
C. the reason why people choose fast food
D. the reason why people dislike fast food
