In China, giant pandas are considered a national treasure. People make a great effort to protect them. Now, the blackandwhite bears that live in the wild are going to be given a big new “home”. China is creating a reserve for them. The reserve will cover an area of 27,134 square kilometers.
Around 1,864 pandas now live in the wild. Their main threat is the loss of habitat (栖息地). The new park will link up 67 existing panda reserves across Gansu, Shaanxi and Sichuan. Scientists hope the effort will help the pandas get together, find mates (配偶) and produce babies. And the park will not just protect the giant pandas. It will also help protect more than 8,000 endangered animals and plants in the area.
Chinese scientists have tried many ways to protect the giant pandas. They have also spent a lot of time researching how they breed(繁殖). Their main aim is to increase the number to 2,000 by 2025. Hou Rong is the director of the Chengdu Research Base for Giant Panda Breeding (成都大熊猫繁育研究基地). He said the new park would be a great place for all kinds of animals and plants to live in. “Many scientists and experts support the building of a national park,” he added.
David Wildt is an experienced biologist from the United States. He said China had done a good job on protecting pandas. Experience in the past had shown how much a national park could do for a country. “Now,_it's_time_to_see_if_the_same_method_will_work_in_China,” he added.
1.完成句子 In China, people make ________________ to protect giant pandas.
2.简略回答问题How many pandas are living in the wild now?
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3.简略回答问题What's the main aim of Chinese scientists to protect the giant pandas?
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4.找出并写下第三段的主题句________________________________________________________________________
5.将文中画线句子译成汉语________________________________________________________________________
Tracy was always hardworking and creative. She started a website called TEAM for girls when she was 16, and it's doing better than ever.
TEAM now has 10 million visits every month.
When she was ten, Tracy drew four characters(人物). They are all girls, and they are good friends. She called them “Amazing Girls”. The main amazing girl, Miss E, represents(代表) her younger sister Elizabeth. Amy writes stories, and Mary answers questions. “Amazing Girls” finally became TEAM. “TEAM” means “Together everyone achieves more”.
At that time, Tracy wanted a safe and warm site for girls, but she couldn't find one. So she decided to create one herself.
At first, Tracy asked family members and friends for help. Her computer teacher also helped her a lot. She created a small website. “There was a homepage, which had the four characters and simple flash animations(动画),” Tracy says. “It was very, very simple, but it was a start.”
Now it is a heaven for millions of girls. It has message boards, quizzes, games, music, and more. Girls can help each other with homework here. And they can also discuss fashion, dancing and singing stars. They feel free and comfortable. They have made their life more fruitful(成功的) and meaningful.
“I'm able to learn so much about culture around the world,” Tracy says. “The goal for the site was, and still is, to help young girls to believe in themselves.”
1.How many visits does TEAM have every month now?
A.10 million. B.16 million.
C.17 million. D.20 million.
2.What does Mary do?
A.Answers questions. B.Draws characters.
C.Writes stories. D.Sings songs.
3.Tracy started the site to help young girls to ________.
A.do their homework B.dance and sing
C.believe in themselves D.show their talents
4.The best title for this passage is________.
A.Girl's Success B.Girl's Website
C.TEAM's Meaning D.TEAM's Future
According to IBM, computers will see, taste, smell, feel and hear things better in the next few years.
Can you feel your clothes on your computer when shopping online? This could be _______ in five years. But that's just one of the _______ that computers can do. It can also do other things that you can't even _______ .
It is amazing. IBM says computers will _______ be able to give us information about the sounds they hear. For example, a new computer may tell the parents why their baby is crying. From the baby's sounds, you know whether your child is sick or just feels _______. That kind of information will be _______ to parents.
It has other functions. For example, computers will also help to_______ your health in another way. If you blow on your computer, it will _______ your breath. Then it can tell you whether you need to see a _______. IBM scientists are also developing a computer that can give good________ on what you should eat. It will be able to help make better food. It can also be the best for your health.
1.A.possible B.difficult C.beautiful D.active
2.A.things B.ways C.opinions D.ideas
3.A.achieve B.forget C.imagine D.succeed
4.A.ever B.nearly C.never D.already
5.A.relaxed B.lonely C.pleased D.excited
6.A.careful B.friendly C.useful D.peaceful
7.A.know about B.give away C.take away D.worry about
8.A.recognize B.prevent C.create D.bring
9.A.teacher B.doctor C.artist D.magician
10.A.plan B.advice C.work D.smile
The people in the hotel were ________ foreign tourists. So we couldn't communicate well with them.
A.clearly B.exactly C.usually D.mainly
Nobody knows the ________ why she was absent from meeting. Maybe she was ill.
A.reason B.choice C.hobby D.stress
He ________ the wallet he dreamed of on his birthday. He felt very happy.
A.achieved B.realized
C.considered D.received
