The baby elephant, Sheila, was moved out of Belfast Zoo because of fears she might be hit by bombers during the Belfast Blitz (闪电战) of 1941.
She was one of the lucky ones. A lot of the animals were killed because of fears they might escape during the bombing and attack people. They included a tiger, a black bear, a wolf, a penguin, and two polar bears.
But Sheila was walked down the road by zoo-keepers to a nearby house where a woman took her in and kept her in her backyard for several months until the bombing was over.
The woman has never been identified (确认) and the zoo knows her only as “the elephant angel”. As the zoo celebrates its 75th birthday, people have decided to try to find the elephant’s saver. Mark Challis is the manager of Belfast Zoo. He explained a bit more about Sheila’s story.
“Well, we know that Sheila, the elephant that was in the zoo at that time spent some time living with a lady relatively near to the zoo and we have one sweet photo, you can see it on our zoo website.”
“In the photo you can see the elephant with the lady in her back garden and that’s almost all we know. So we’re just trying to find a little bit more information and we are not even sure if the lady is alive today, but maybe her relatives or somebody will recognize the back of that house and we can fill in some detail on this story.”
Once the bombing was over, Sheila went back to the zoo and lived for another quarter of a century. She died of a skin disease in 1966.
1. How many years has the zoo been open?
A. For 25 years. B. For 75 years.
C. For half a century. D. For several months.
2.Which of the following is right according to Paragraph Three?
A. The zoo-keepers walked her there.
B. The zoo-keepers used a big truck to get her there.
C. The elephant escaped and ran to the garden herself.
D. The zoo-keepers used bombers to frighten her away from the zoo.
3. What happened to the unlucky animals in the zoo before the bombing?
A. They were taken to a safe place.
B. They started to attack people.
C. They were killed.
D. They all escaped from the zoo.
4. What information do people have about “the elephant angel”?
A. She owned a zoo website.
B. She used to live close to the zoo.
C. She is still alive.
D. Her relatives live in her old house.
5. Why was the photo posted on the website?
A. To attract more visitors to the zoo.
B. To celebrate the zoo‘s birthday.
C. To find the elephant angel.
D. To explain the war to the public.
Maybe you will feel surprised when you are told that hot drink you're drinking could actually make you colder.
And that's not the only thing making it hard to stay warm when the temperature continues to drop around you. You're going to need all the advice you can get to stay warm this winter.
Below are 5 things that'll help you avoid having to do this all winter.
1. Loneliness can lower your body temperature.
The lack of social contact can lead to physical consequences. In other words, giving someone the "cold shoulder" can actually make them feel colder.
2. Hot drinks might actually cool you off.
When having a hot drink, your tongue nerves “tells” the rest of your body that something "hot" is coming and you need to start sweating. This will not help you become warm. On the opposite, consuming too much of a cold drink can actually warm you up because it causes your blood vessels to tighten.
3. You don't catch a cold because of cold weather.
Exposure to lower temperatures doesn't give you a cold by itself. Instead, the rise in sickness and colds in the winter months is mainly because people spending more time indoors, which allows germs to spread between people more easily.
4. Wearing white might actually be the warmest color.
Usually we wear white in summer and darker clothes in winter because black clothes get more heat from the sun and white clothing reflects it, but this common idea might be wrong. Some researchers say that white's function as a reflector also applies to(适用于) body heat, that is to say, wearing white may trap your natural heat close to your body. Dark clothes may be less likely to trap your body heat in.
5. The cold weather can help you lose weight.
In cold temperatures the body works harder to warm itself up, not only burning more calories but also activating(激活) brown fat, which burns them more efficiently than white fat. So, some people believe that punishing themselves with icy-cold temperatures can help them lose more weight.
1. We can read this passage possibly in ___________.
A. a textbook B. a sports magazine
C. a science magazine D. a novel
2.The underlined word “germs” in the passage probably means_______ in Chinese.
A. 病菌 B. 病人 C.悲伤 D.寒冷
3.According to the passage , if we want to get warm in winter, what clothes may be the best for us?
A. The black one. B. The white one
C. The dark one D. The brown one
4.Which is not true according to this passage? ________
A. In winter, people are more likely to catch colds because they often stay indoors.
B. Someone who is lonely may feel cold more often.
C. Hot drinks can keep you warmer.
D. If you want to lose more weight, it is better for you to stay in cold temperatures.
The singer, Mick Jagger, sings a song that tells us we can’t always get what we want but if we try sometimes we can get what we need. In the past years my parents have told me this saying many times. But I didn’t listen to them.
This year my girlfriend flew off to college in West Palm, Florida. This has been a killer for me because I can’t see her and she is having a difficult time in school. So last month, I tried to get my dad to buy me a plane ticket to go there. My dad told me if I brought him some money he would help me pay for the ticket. I started to complain to him because I had no way of getting any money. I spent several days and nights thinking of ways to earn money. Finally I thought I could get a job and work hard to earn some money. I applied to Safeway Company and I succeeded.
I have worked at Safeway for about a month now and work hard to earn money to see my girlfriend. The other day my mom had surprised me and told me that she asked her boss if she could use their business miles(旅费) to buy me a ticket down to Florida for two weeks. I was very thankful and told her I would help pay for anything that I have to. We both smiled. I believe that you can’t always get what you want but if you try sometimes, you get what you need.
1.The author’s parents often told him the saying from the song because .
A．He liked to complain to them about his life
B．They expected him to learn from the singer
C．He always wanted to get everything he wanted
D．They tried to educate him to do things for himself
2.What does the word “killer” underlined in the second paragraph refer to?
A．Something that is quite troublesome.
B．Something that is very boring.
C．A person who kills others
D．A person who treats women very badly.
3.By writing the passage, the author tries to show .
A．we can do nothing without money
B．fathers are strict while mothers are kind
C．it’s hard for parents to raise their children
D．we should try to depend on ourselves for everything
1.Wolf Totem is produced _________.
A. in China B. in both China and France
C. Hollywood. D. Bollywood
2. With a VIP card, you can buy two tickets at the price of ______.
A. ￥35 B. ￥40 C. ￥50 D. ￥70
3. Which is not mentioned in this poster?
A. who the director is
B. what type of the film is
C. when it will be shown
D. who the main characters are
完形填空 (共10题，每题1分，共 10分 )
What is school life like for a schoolboy? A schoolboy’s life is in preparation for the real battle of life. It is also full of interest.
One of the first important in a schoolboy’s life is to get as much knowledge and good mind-training as he can . His main business in school is to . He has to read the books that he is in the classes . He has to do the homework assigned to him.
Another part in a school boy’s life is the strict discipline (严格的纪律) . At school there are . If he breaks them, he will get punished. This strict discipline is very for him when he enters society. It can teach him some very necessary virtues on the road to a life .
School is a place for a schoolboy to learn the life in society is like. For in the classroom and on the playground, he has to be with his schoolmates and not members of his . He cannot do as he does at home. He soon learns the lessons of give-and-take, to be polite and to for others , which is also the way when he has to carry himself in society .
A schoolboy’s life has its interesting and healthy part. Games and physical exercise not only him strong , but also teach him how to work with others in the spirit of team work .
1.A. ways B. roads C. parts D. ideas
2.A. learn B. play C. work D. train
3.A. studied B. taken C. bought D. taught
4.A. classes B. students C. rules D. grades
5.A. useless B. good C. exciting D. highly
6.A. successful B. rich C. challenging D. kind
7.A. how B. what C. that D. why
8.A. team B. class C. grade D. family
9.A. look B. love C. care D. need
10.A. have B. make C. let D. help
----- I’m going to visit my aunt this weekend. She was very kind to us when we were at her home last time, remember?
-----Of course I do. _______.
A. That sounds fun
B. It’s very kind of you
C. I hope it won’t last long.
D. Give my regards to her，please.
