ANIMALS IN DANGER!
How much do you know about animals in danger? Read the short passages below.
10 million reptiles are killed every year. Their skin is used to make fashion items, like handbags and shoes.
The main reason whales are in danger is that man kills them for their meat and oils.
Orangutans live in rain forests. They want to live in peace, but people are cutting down the trees for wood and farming. This is a big problem because the trees are the orangutan’s homes. They are very difficult to find and study because they are shy animals. They are also our cousins!
There isn’t enough bamboo for pandas to eat because man has cut down nearly half the bamboo forests. Research has shown that there are only about 600 giant pandas left in the wild in the world. Most of them live in China.
Some people steal the turtle’s eggs to eat. The skin of the turtle is used to make some jewellery(珠宝).
In the Far East, rhinoceros’ horns are used to make medicines. They are also used to make ornaments.
So what can you do to help protect them?
●Try not to buy jewellery made from animals.
●Try to keep the earth clean and free from pollution.
●Tell other people about what you’ve learned.
1.Reptiles’ skin is used to make ________.
A.fashion items B.oils C.some jewellery D.ornaments
2.There are fewer homes for orangutans because ________.
A.their eggs are stolen B.their horns are cut
C.trees in rain forests are cut down D.half the bamboo forests have been cut down
3.“________” isn’t protecting animals.
A.Keeping the earth clean B.Eating wild animal meat
C.Stopping pollution D.Telling others not to kill animals
The following is a timetable in Beijing International Airport (国际机场).
Airline (航空公司) | Flight number (航班) | Destination (目的地) | Departure (出发) | Gate |
Air Canada | 125 | Shanghai | 10:00 am | 22 |
Japanese Airline | 310 | Tokyo | 10:30 am | 18 |
British Airways | 380 | Paris | 11:00 am | 20 |
Pan American | 206 | London | 11:10 am | 12 |
CAAC | 304 | Moscow | 1:10 pm | 18 |
British Airways | 226 | New York | 1:20 pm | 24 |
1.Tina is at the Gate 18 in the afternoon. Where is she going?
A.Paris B.London C.Moscow D.Tokyo
2.A tourist(旅游者) wants to take flight 206 to London. Which gate should he go to?
A.14 B.12 C.22 D.16
3.Now it is 11:00 am, and Kate is at the Gate 20. Which airline will she take?
A.CAAC B.British Airways C.Air Canada D.Pan American
4.A tourist wants to go to Shanghai. What is the flight number?
A.125 B.380 C.206 D.288
Tens of thousands of ______ returned to school in Shanghai and Beijing on Monday (April 27) after months of closures to curb the spread of the coronavirus, as China’s major cities ______ return to normality.
Shanghai students in their final year of middle and high school returned to classrooms, while only high-school seniors in Beijing were allowed back ______ campus to prepare for the “gaokao” (university entrance exam).
China has largely curbed the spread of the deadly disease, but is still on ______ alert (警戒), with growing fears of imported cases and a ______ wave of domestic infections in the northeast. Teenager Meng Xianghao said he was taking extra precautions on his first day back at Beijing’s Chenjinglun High School. “I haven’t been out since the outbreak of the epidemic. I brought masks, garbage bags and disinfectant,” Meng, who had just taken the subway for the first time in ______.
Students are eager to go back to school. “I’m glad. It’s been too long since I’ve seen my classmates,” said 18-year-old student Hang Huan. “I’ve missed them ______.”
“At school, there’s a certain atmosphere for learning ______ at home, there is not,” said Wang Yuchen, a 17-year-old student.
Students in the capital will have their temperatures measured at school gates and ______ show a “green” health code on a special app that calculates (评估) a infection risk, according to China’s Ministry of Education. And in some cafeterias, students are assigned fixed seating spots spaced at least 1m apart.
Beijing student Xiao Shuhan said he thought some form of social distancing would ______ even as classmates and friends reunite. “We’ll no longer put our arms around each other’s shoulders,” he said.
1.A.teachers B.students C.workers D.doctors
2.A.gradually B.suddenly C.quietly D.hardly
3.A.in B.at C.on D.for
4.A.highly B.high C.higher D.highest
5.A.first B.one C.second D.two
6.A.hours B.days C.months D.years
7.A.a bit of B.a bit C.a lot of D.a lot
8.A.or B.but C.for D.so
9.A.should B.may C.ought D.must
10.A.continue B.stop C.develop D.change
— Let’s meet at my home at six. We can eat out.
— ______.
A.See you then B.Good luck C.Have a good time D.You’re welcome
— Why do you call him Mr. Know?
— ______ he knows almost everything that we want to know.
A.So B.Or C.But D.Because
— ______ is it from your home to the bookstore?
— About 15 kilometers.
A.How far B.How much C.How long D.How many