Do you have a pet? Owning a pet is becoming very common(常见的) in China these days. And pet owners are now willing to spend more money on their pets than before.
According to a report from Goumin.com and Pet Fair Asia, Chinese people living in cities spent a total of 202.4 billion yuan on their pets in 2019. Most pet owners are people born after 1990. Most of them have high incomes and are well educated. Pet owners in China are spending more on pet food, clothing and furniture, according to report from Euro monitor International.
Miss Hou, 28, lives in the city of Chengdu. She spent 6,000 yuan on her two cats last year. I bought tinned cat food from the United States, New Zealand, Japan and Thailand, Hou said to Xinhua. If I have time, I also cook for them, she said.
An aging society and fewer people having children are among the main reasons for keeping pets, said Liu Xiaoxia, CEO of Goumin.com. Keeping pets has met the emotional(感情的) needs of many people. Almost 60 percent of pet owners see their animal friends as their own children, Liu said.
Beating loneliness might be another reason. Many young people are leaving their hometowns to make a living in big cities. They are suffering(忍受) from great loneliness and pressure, as they have few friends and face a high cost of living. Keeping pets will help them feel relaxed, the 2019 Chinese Pet Industry White Paper said.
1.How much will Chinese people living in cities spend on their pets in total in 2019?
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2.What does Miss Hou feed her pets?
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3.What is the reason for keeping pets, according to Liu Xiaoxia?
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4.According to the last paragraph, how else can keeping pets help us?
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5.What do you think of keeping pets? (言之有理即可)
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It's usually sad to hear something is ―downgraded（降级）. But when the International Union for Conservation of Nature（IUCN,国际自然保护联盟）downgraded the giant panda on its Red List in 2016,the whole world was h______. The Red List r______ the world's species（物种）and points out which ones are going to extinct（灭绝）. Since the 1990s,the giant panda has been in danger. Now its status（危险等级）has been lowered to ―vulnerable（脆弱的）. Researchers believe there are now nearly 2,000 giant pandas l______ in the wilds of China. The n______ was 1,600 in 2003 and 1,200 in the 1980s.
The increase in the panda population is great because China does the best to s______ the cute animals. Since 1958, China has b______ 67 nature reserves for pandas. There they are safe from danger and enjoy enough fresh b______.
China has also welcomed other foreign organizations that wish to study pandas. The first such visit was in 1979 by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF,世界自然基金会）. Its world-famous logo made the animal p ______ all over the world. China also sends pandas to other c______ as special ambassadors（大使）. Foreign zoos p_______ money and the money can help China to protect pandas better.
The recovery of the panda shows that when science, politics and local communities come together, we can save wildlife, WWF Director General Marco Lambertini told CNN.
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1.My uncle has worked as a policeman since he left school. (对划线部分提问)
_______ _______ has your uncle worked as a policeman?
2.My car didn’t work when I was driving to the airport. (保持句义基本不变)
My car _______ _______ on my way to the airport.
3.The accident happened because it rained heavily. (改成简单句)
The accident happened _______ _______ the heavy rain.
4.The large elephant weighs 8 tons. (保持句义基本不变)
The _______ of the large elephant _______ 8 tons.
5.The big fire in Australia has caused the deaths of thousands of Koalas. (保持句义基本不变)
The big fire in Australia has _______ _______ the deaths of thousands of Koalas.
When my daughter was in primary school, she brought home four small twigs（嫩枝）one day. Her school gave these twigs to the students to plant. None of them looked very hardy, but with hope for the future, I planted them in our backyard. Over the years, because of an accident with the lawnmower（割草机）and poor soil, three of them died. Only one survived. It grew crooked（弯弯曲曲的）and very slowly. It never got very tall. In the end, it looked more like a fat bush than a tree. A few years ago, I noticed that it was starting to die. The lower branches were becoming bare（秃的）.Only the top third of the tree was still green. Last summer I did my best to save it by feeding it a lot of fertilizer（肥料), but it didn’t work.
Later one morning, I went out and looked at it again. I was wondering whether it would be better to just cut it down. It would make mowing the lawn easier. As I walked over to take a closer look at it, however, I noticed something moving within the leaves. It was a robin（知更鸟）patiently building a nest in the topmost branches. I smiled when I looked at it. I thought maybe this old tree was still useful. It might not be healthy or pretty, but it was still giving a bird a home. This tree made me know that all of our lives have purpose. It doesn’t matter if we are young and strong of old and sickly. Until our last breath, we have things to do, love to give, and joy to share.
We can help to make this world a better and more beautiful place.
1.What made the three trees die, according to the writer?
A.The grew out of small and hardly twig.
B.The daughter didn’t plant them correctly.
C.The soil around them was not rich.
D.There was no sunlight in the backyard.
2.What did the only remaining tree look like a few years ago?
A.It was straight and tall.
B.It grew fat very quickly.
C.It looked like a bird's nest.
D.There were not many leaves on it.
3.The underlined word “topmost” in Paragraph 2 mean __________ in Chinese.
A.顶端的 B.侧面的 C.最多的 D.高级的
4.What might the writer do with the tree later?
A.He might cut it down.
B.He might leave it as it is.
C.He might build more nests on it.
D.He might take away some of its leaves.
5.In the story, the writer aims to tell us that_____.
A.we should take care of animals and plants
B.we are living in a beautiful world
C.every living thing has its own purpose
D.we should work hard until our last breath
Which topic drew the most attention from people around the world in 2019? It was climate change, according to three well-known English dictionaries.
The Oxford, Collins and Cambridge dictionaries chose climate emergency（气候紧急状态）,climate strike （罢工） and upcycling（升级改造）,as their ―Word of the Year‖. This tells us that climate change was a widely-discussed issue（重要议题）in 2019. Climate emergency means a situation in which urgent（紧急的）action is needed to reduce climate change. ―Climate strike refers to people leaving work or school to call for more action to protect the environment. ―Upcycling refers to making new items out of old or used items to reduce waste.
Climate change has already affected（影响）the world in many ways. Take Venice for example. Because of climate change, Venice experienced the worst flooding it has seen in the last 50 years in 2019.Many stores, restaurants and hotels were flooded. This caused serious damage totaling hundreds of millions of euros（欧元）.
Although we’ve known about global warming for a long time, our large companies and governments have been slow to respond to it. The year 2019 might have been the turning point that will finally encourage（鼓励）our leaders to take responsibility（责任）.
Decades ago, when the science on the climate issue was first increasing, the impacts（影响）could be seen as an issue for future generations,‖ Katharine Mach, a Stanford University climate scientist, told The New York Times. It’s surely our responsibility now.
However, simply realizing that climate change is a threat(威胁) is not enough. We must take real action before it is too late.
1.According to the three dictionaries, people in 2019 cared about ________the most.
A.environmental protection B.international business
C.recycling services D.the overuse of natural resources
2.The flooding in Venice is mentioned to_________.
A.prove that Venice is not a safe place to visit
B.explain why Venice suffered serious damage
C.show how climate change has affected the world
D.explain how the climate changed in 2019
3.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph4 mean?
A.Large companies and governments haven’t known anything about global warming.
B.Large companies and governments didn’t take action at once when facing global warming
C.It’s only large companies and governments’ responsibility to solve the problem of global warming
D.Large companies and governments have done a lot to solve the problem of global warming.
4.What does Mach mean in Paragraph 5?
A.Many scientists are working on the climate issue.
B.The climate issue will affect only future generations.
C.Future generations will suffer more than us.
D.It’s our responsibility to deal with climate change.
5.This passage is probably______.
A.a notice B.a story C.a piece of news D.a poem
What inspires you to work hard? Having your own goals is important. Good sleep also helps. But as it turns out, having a plant on your desk can improve your work as well.
Mike Robinson, an engineer from Canada, owns his own small company. One day, his wife suggested picking out some plants and putting them on his workers’ desks.
Robinson doubted the idea at first. What good would plants do? He thought they might even be distracting（让人分心的). But he decided to try out the idea.
First, Robinson bought 20 plants for his workers. He asked each worker to make a small sign that said ―My name is___ and write their own name on the sign. Then, they put the sign on the plant they chose and took it back to their desk. Soon Robinson found that his workers were working much harder and getting along much better than before. It could because his workers formed ―friendships" with their plants. They would take good care of them, and in turn, take more care with their work. Plants can help to create a relaxed atmosphere（氛围）as well.
What about you? Does your classroom have any plants? If not, you might want to ask your teacher about this.
You and your classmates could take turns taking care of some plants in your classroom? It could be a nice way to make your classroom more lively and get to know your classmates even better.
1.The story is mainly about_______.
A.how to get inspiration for your work.
B.how having a goal helps with your work.
C.why good sleep is important for your work
D.how plants can improve your work
2.What did Robinson think of his wife’s suggestion at first?
A.His company was too small to do it.
B.He didn’t think it would be different.
C.He thought it would cost too much money.
D.He didn’t want to try it.
3.What did the workers write on their signs?
A.Robinson’s name. B.Their plant’s name.
C.Their company’s name. D.Their own names.
4.Why did the workers work harder and get along much better than before?
A.Because Robinson gave them much more money than before.
B.Because looking after plants helped them take more care with their work.
C.Because the plants helped the workers become good friends with each other.
D.Because Robinson’s wife helped create a relaxed atmosphere for the workers.
5.In the writer’s opinion, having plants in the classroom______.
A.creates a crowded atmosphere
B.takes up too much time
C.helps students build good friendships
D.distracts students from their studies
