Where have all the tigers gone? India's Sariska Project Tiger Reserve,once home to 26 tigers, is now home to none. The government has ordered the police to find out the truth, and organize a new police group to save the tigers.
Half of the world's tigers live in India. For years, tigers have been disappearing from India's national parks. On Thursday, the first meeting of forest officials was held to make a plan to keep the nation's remaining tigers safe. It is not hard to guess why the tigers are disappearing. "Indian tiger poaching(偷猎）is probably the biggest cause for the disappearing of tigers."said Belinda Wright,the head of the Wildlife Protection Society of India.
It seems difficult to stop tiger poaching. Why? First of all,tigers are so popular and expensive in black market that they become the best choice of the poachers. For example,Poachers can sell a tiger at $50,000. Tiger skin and bones are favoured in Chinese medicine. A single tiger tooth can cost $120. Recently ,a group of poachers admitted killing 12 tigers in Sariska and they got a great amount of money. Even though they were put into prison finally,a lot more people will continue this trade. Second, many poachers use night glasses and powerful guns while forest guards only have their hands. Even if a guard finds a poacher,he can only use a stick. What's worse,the forest guards are paid poorly so few of them are willing to catch the poachers.
I hope that the new plan will stop the poachers and save the endangered animals.
1.How many tigers are there in India's Sariska Project Tiger Reserve now?
A.12 B.26
C.None D.We don't know.
2.The forest officials held a meeting on Thursday to___________.
A.count the number of tigers in India.
B.find out where the tigers have gone
C.come up with a plan to protect the tiger
D.organize a new police group to save the tigers
3.Which is NOT the reason why it is hard to stop tiger poaching in India?
A.Tigers are very expensive
B. Tigers are easy to catch
C. Forest guards are paid poorly
D. Poachers are more powerful than the torest guards
4.What does the underlined expression"this trade"(Paragragh 3)refer to?
A.Tiger poaching B.Tiger protection
C.Disappearing of tigers D.Keeping tigers
5.Why did the writer write this passage?
A.To call for people to protect tigers.
B.To show how expensive tigers are.
C.To tell why tigers are popular with the poachers.
D.To show how the poachers kill tigers to make money.
There was a farm,where lived Farmer John with his wife Molly. They raised pigs,cows and many other animals on their farm. Also there lived a little mouse.
One day John came back with a bag. From the bag,John took out a mousetrap and set it. When the mouse saw this, it ran away in fear and decided to run around the farmyard to warn all its animal friends.
First it met the chicken. "There is a mousetrap on the farm!" The mouse said in fear. But the chicken answered peacefully,"There is nothing to do with me. This is a danger for you, not for me." Then the mouse rushed to the pig and the cow to tell them about mousetrap. But they showed no worry about it,either. Sad and depressed,the little mouse returned to the house.
On that night,Molly heard a sound of the mousetrap. She hurried to see what was in it,but because of the darkness,she did not see that it was a poisonous snake,caught in the trap by the tail. Unluckily the snake bit Molly. John rushed her to the hospital. Later, when they returned home,Molly still had a fever. John remembered that chicken soup was good for a fever,so he went to his farmyard to bring the chicken. Molly's sickness continued and many friends came to visit her, the farmer killed the pig so he could treat all the visitors.
Unfortunately, Molly became weaker and weaker and one day she died. Many neighbors, relatives and friends arrived for the funeral . John had to kill the cow to treat all of them.
The mouse watched all that happened with great sadness.
1.How many animals are mentioned in this passage?
A.3 B.4 C.5 D.6
2.How did the mouse feel when he found the mousetrap?
A.Afraid B.Excited
C.Sad D.Peaceful.
3.In what order did the story happen?
a.The mouse went to warn his farm animal friends.
b.John made chicken soup for Molly.
C.Friends came to visit Molly.
d.Molly went to find out what was in the mousetrap.
e.The cow and pig showed no worry for the mousetrap.
A.a-d-e-b-c B.a-e-d-b-c
C.c-b-d-e-a D.c-a-b-d-e
4.What does the underlined word"funeral"(Paragragh 5)mean in Chinese?
A.聚会 B.田园 C.牛棚 D.葬礼
5.What can we learn from the story?
A. Don't tell anybody about your own trouble.
B. Sometimes helping others is helping yourself
C. When using a mousetrap,you must be careful.
D. It's better to leave your friends to their own trouble alone.
It was Friday night. Marty was_______in a chair. He put his feet up on the table,watching TV without a care. His mom was in the________. Suddenly she started feeling_______so she decided to finish washing the dishes later. Then she went to bed for a rest. She needed to______.
Marty turned the TV off and asked," Are you all right?" His mom said,"I'm OK. I'll wash the dishes later."
Marty felt a little sad. He wanted to be_______. So while his mother was in bed,he washed up all the dishes and every little spot. He worked for a long time.________the kitchen became so clean and Marty felt much better,because he made a ______there. When Marty's mom woke up,she came into the kitchen. She couldn't ______her eyes. She cried_______and held Marty in her arms. The kitchen was all cleaned up. It was such a nice________. She told him he was a super kid. So Marty learned that helping others could be fun to do. If you make someone happy,you will feel happy too.
1.A.studying B.relaxing C.cleaning D.standing
2.A.bedroom B.garden C.kitchen D.sitting room
3.A.lonely B.lazy C.sick D.frightened
4.A.lie down B.lie around C.turn down D.turn around
5.A.simple B.pleasant C.healthy D.helpful
6.A.Finally B.Suddenly C.Recently D.Hardly
7.A.difficulty B.difference C.description D.decision
8.A.open B.catch C.believe D.close
9.A.luckily B.happily C.seriously D.angrily
10.A.chance B.joke C.choice D.surprise
Keeping pets is nothing strange nowadays. Is_______good for people to keep pets in their house? People have different opinions.
Quite_______number of people think that it's good to keep pets in the house, especially for the old. The pets can keep them from being lonely as well as make them_______safe. If children keep pets, they______more caring and responsible. Because they need to look after their pets as_______as they can to keep them healthy. So keeping pets is quite a good way for young parents to educate their children. What's more, your house______care of by pets when there's no one at home.
However, some people disagree________those pet owners. These people think keeping pets is not healthy_______pets may have more viruses. Besides,carrying pets with you when taking public transportation is not so convenient, because________might feel uncomfortable.
As to me, if one keeps pets, he or she should treat them in the right way. For example, they should wash pets often to keep them_____. And never forget to spend some time with pets every day.
1.A.this B.that C.it D.these
2.A.a B.an C.the D./
3.A.feeling B.feel C.felt D.to feel
4.A.become B.becomes C.will become D.became
5.A.careful B.more careful C.more carefully D.carefully
6.A.can take B.must take C.must be taken D.can be taken
7.A.at B.for C.with D.in
8.A.since B.although C.so D.until
9.A.other B.others C.the other D.the others
10.A.clean B.cleaning C.to clean D.cleaned
A:My bike was broken so I had to walk a long way home today.
B:______________.
A.lucky you! B. I am sorry to hear that.
C. That's ok. D.You're welcome.
A：Where were you when I called you last night?
B:I _______TV at home.
A.watch B.am watching
C.was watching D.watched
