Once there were many thousands of Gourma Desert (沙漠) elephants in Mali, a country in West Africa. Now, there are fewer than four hundred.
Why did the number of the elephants drop so quickly? On the one hand, the elephants’ main lake, their only water source (来源), dried up. On the other hand, the land which the elephants lived on was overused by humans.
To protect the elephants’ living environment, the Mali Elephant Project (MEP) was started in 2007. MEP met with local people and helped them make rules of using land and water. As a result, the situation became better and there was more food, forest and grassland.
However, from 2012 to 2016, poaching (偷猎) and illegal trade in the elephants increased rapidly. Eighty-three elephants were lost in 2015 alone, and another fifty-one elephant were killed in 2016. “If this situation goes on, all the Gourma elephants will be killed by 2020,” said a member of MEP.
Luckily, the voice of MEP was heard. More organizations (组织) have joined together to educate the local people that trading elephants is against the law. Elephant poaching has dropped to a very low level. The local people have learned to live peacefully with the elephants, one of the wildlife treasures in the world.
1.MEP was started to ________.
A.raise more elephants in Mali B.stop the main lake from drying up
C.discover water source for elephants D.protect the elephants’ living environment
2.What does the word “illegal” in Paragraph 4 mean in Chinese?
A.公平的 B.亏损的 C.非法的 D.合理的
3.Eighty-three elephants were lost ________.
A.in 2012 B.in 2015 C.in 2016 D.in 2020
4.We can learn from the last paragraph that ________.
A.the number of organizations has dropped B.there is much less elephant poaching now
C.the local people keep the elephants at home D.the whole world live peacefully with elephants
5.This passage is mainly about ________.
A.the rules of using land and water B.the education of the local people
C.the work of Mali Elephant Project D.the situation of Gourma Desert elephants
It is necessary for students to learn some team skills like developing relationships, communicating well with others and solving problems. Here are two fun team activities.
Activity 1: Water Relay (接力赛)
Tools
● Two large buckets (水桶) to hold water
● One small bucket for each team member
Instructions
● Fill one large bucket with water.
● Make holes in the bottom of the small buckets.
● Have the team members line up between the two large buckets.
● Pass the water from one large bucket to the other, using small buckets. Try to keep as much water as possible.
Why It’s Fun
● It’s fun to workout away to lose as little water as possible.
● It’s water. Isn’t it fun to get you wet on a hot summer day?
Activity 2: Truth and Lie
This activity will allow team members to learn about each other.
Instructions
● Have each team member think of three pieces of information about themselves, and one of them is a lie.
● Each team member tells the group all the three pieces of information. Let the other team members guess which is the lie.
Why It’s Fun
● Students love talking about themselves and this gives them the chance to do so.
● Members can learn about each other.
● Members will be surprised at what others think of them.
1.How many team skills does the writer mention (提及) in Paragraph 1?
A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.
2.What tools are needed for each team in Water Relay?
A.One large bucket for each member.
B.Two large buckets for each member.
C.One small bucket for each member and two large buckets.
D.Two small buckets for each member and one large bucket.
3.In order to win Water Relay, the team members should ________.
A.get themselves wet
B.lose as little water as possible
C.pass the water as slowly as possible
D.pass the large bucket to the other team
4.It is fun to play Truth and Lie because team members can ________.
A.talk about themselves B.share love with each other
C.tell lies to surprise others D.learn all the information about others
5.This passage is most probably from ________.
A.a science book B.a travel guide
C.a news website D.a school magazine
Judie’s class was studying Chinese culture. One day, her teacher went into the classroom _________ some kites. He told them that kites _________ in China more than 2,000 years ago. At the end of the class, he said, “The Chinese make kites that mean something important to them. I expect each of you _________ a kite that means something important to you. You will have a _________ understanding of kites than before.”
Judie decided to ask her dad for help as it was _________ first time to make a kite.
“What do you think of when you see a kite?” her dad asked.
Judie thought for a moment and _________, “Butterflies.”
Judie’s dad agreed that it would be a good idea to make a butterfly kite. They made across with some wood sticks, _________ then Judie painted a butterfly on a piece of whitepaper. Next they stuck the paper on the cross. Finally they tied along tail to the bottom.
The next morning, they took _________ kite to the park and tested it. “Wow!” she cried proudly. “_________ high my butterfly flies!”
“Judie, can you tell me __________ you like butterflies?” asked her dad.
Judie replied, “To me, butterflies mean beauty and freedom!”
1.A.to B.in C.with D.by
2.A.invent B.invented C.are invented D.were invented
3.A.make B.to make C.making D.made
4.A.good B.better C.best D.the best
5.A.her B.herself C.hers D.she
6.A.answers B.answered C.will answer D.has answered
7.A.and B.but C.or D.so
8.A.a B.an C.the D.\
9.A.What B.What a C.What an D.How
10.A.why B.which C.what D.when
因为新冠肺炎疫情，你度过了史上“最长”的寒假。在这特殊的假期里，你一定有一些不同寻常的经历（如了解了……、学会了……等）。请以“An Unusual Winter Vacation”为题，写一篇英语短文。
写作提示：
1. What special or meaningful things did you see / hear / do during the vacation?
2. What did you learn from them?
写作要求：
1、语句通顺，条理清晰，详略得当，书写工整；
2、100词左右，题目和开头已给出，不计入总词数。
An Unusual Winter Vacation
I had an unusual winter vacation because of COVID-19._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
We experienced a special period in 2020. Xu Yi, a middle school student from Hubei, told something 1. (interest) to us. Let's check out his story and resolution for the new term.
When Xu Yi was learning English as 2. exchange student in the UK, his English friend 3. (invite) him to take a Chinese culture course. Then, at 9:30 a.m. the next day, it finally came. He followed the friend to the classroom and was welcomed 4. her classmates. They gave him presents, which moved and excited him.
The lesson was about an ancient Chinese character (字体) called Xiaozhuan. The teacher 5. (clear) explained it from its history to development, how it worked in society and why it was so popular in Qin Dynasty. She also taught the differences between Xiaozhuan 6. the modern Chinese character.
On the one hand, Xu Yi takes pride in Chinese culture. On the o7. hand, it's a shame that he knows almost nothing about it. As the culture reaches the world, the Chinese should study more about it. As a senior high school student, he is going to read as many 8. (book) as possible to open his mind. He hopes every Chinese person will love and 9. /'vælju:/ Chinese culture. After all, everyone is responsible for building and keeping it.
在英语中，我们说与人分担一个烦恼就像把麻烦分成两半。
In English, we say that ________ a problem is ________ cutting it in half.
