Some of the planet’s most precious animals and plants are disappearing, according to the World Conservation Union (IUCN). The group, based in Switzerland, works with governments and experts to protect threatened species. On September 12, the IUCN released its Red List, a list of species at greatest risk of extinction.
The list includes 41,415 animals and plants. The IUCN says that habitat destruction, hunting and other causes threaten one in four mammals, one in eight birds and one in three amphibians(两栖动物).
Who is to blame?
Scientists believe that 99 percent of threatened species are at risk because of human activity. “We are losing animals and plants at a high rate,” says Julia Marton-LefEevre, director general of the IUCN. “We need to change our behavior.” Warmer oceans and over-fishing are changing sea life. This year for the first time corals(珊瑚) made their appearance on the list. The gharial, a crocodile living in India and Nepal, has lost almost 60 percent of its population in the last 10 years. It is a victim（受害者）of habitat destruction.
Still, the news is not all bad. Thanks to efforts made to protect it, the Mauritius echo parakeet, a bird once endangered, has seen an increase in its population. “This shows that protection methods can work,” says Marton-LefEevre. “That’s the message we want to send to young people.”
In China the new reserve（保护区）itself is part of green efforts that have seen more than 2,400 nature reserves of various kinds being set up, covering more than 15 percent of the nation's land area, official figures showed.
"The country's natural resources(资源) have benefited from conservation," said Lei Guangchun, director of the nature reserve department of Beijing Forestry University. "It is a big increase nowadays compared with other countries." Lei said.
The total areas of China’s natural reserves have covered 1.38 million km2, which accounts for 15.4% of China’s area, higher than both the world average（平均水平） of 11% and the rate in most developed countries.
Li Zhong, an official in charge of the nature reserves office with the State Forestry Administration, thought it was important to increase investment（投资） in such reserves at all levels.
1.What do we know about the IUCN?
A. A union for listing animals and plants on the earth
B. A group of volunteers who are interested in wildlife
C. An organization concerning the protection of rare species' survival
D. A government made up officials, scientists and experts
2. What can be concluded from the passage?
A. All the protection methods can’t work.
B. The IUCN does most of the protection.
C. The efforts China makes has paid off.
D. Enough is done in wildlife protection.
3.Which of the following is not the cause of the disappearance of the animals?
A. Bad weather B. Over-hunting C. Warmer oceans D. Habitat destruction
4.Which of the sentence is NOT true?
A. China has been paying great attention to protecting the natural resources.
B. China has set up a lot of natural reserves.
C. The natural reserves in China cover more than 15 percent of the nation's land area.
D. The rate of China's natural reserves is lower than the average of the world.
Try and see inside your mind a wide open blue sky and a wide green sea far away. Breathe in as you circle your hands high above your head, then bend back a little. Breathe out as you circle your arms back down to your sides..."
Following the yoga teacher's gentle instructions, Bai Yunuo,15, from the High School attached to Beijing Normal University tried to get each of her poses correct.
Bai's school offered 24 elective courses (选修课) for Senor 1 students this term and she chose two. It was her first yoga class.
"I'm happy that I can learn yoga at school. I love dancing but I had some injuries on my knees when I was a kid. So I decide to try something soft. Simply stretching into different poses makes me feel free and quiet. And the music is quite comforting. The class is relaxing after a whole day's work," Bai said.
Liu Zehao,15, found his interest was Junior Achievement (企业经营模拟). The course brought students into the real world of business. In their first class, Liu and his group members named their company "Vision". Liu was elected as CEO of the company.
"Here we learn to think like an adult. We have to make our company get more money. It's new and different from other courses," he said.
Liu and Bai take their elective courses twice a week with students from other classes who share the same interest. The students will get two credits (学分) from each course at the end of this term. They have to achieve eight credit points from electives to graduate from high school.
If you are interested in more about elective courses, please CLICK HERE to register for general elective courses.
1. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?
A. Skills for imagination. B. Learning tips.
C. Instruction for yoga students. D. Breathing rules.
2.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Bai does not like dancing. B. Yoga is softer than dancing.
C. Students study hard for credits. D. The elective courses are easy.
3. Which of the sentence is NOT true about Liu Zehao?
A. He was interested in Junior Achievement which brought him the real world of business.
B. He was elected as CEO of the company named "Vision".
C. He was an adult and he tried to make more money for his company.
D. He took their Junior Achievement twice a week.
4.Where can you possibly find this passage?
A. A textbook B. A newspaper C. A magazine D. The internet
It is possible that the majority of the teenagers accepted the advantages of the iPad. In most cases they were expressing strong opinions about it. But today we already know that another three high-end computer tablets(平板电脑) are going on sale, with the aim of taking a bite out of the iPad's market. For tablet computer fans, iPad may not be the only choice, as the Motorola Xoom, the HP Touchpad and the BlackBerry PlayBook will have been launched (推出)by this summer, according to foreign media reports on Tuesday. Here is Product Information Guide as follows. We would like to listen to your reviews later.
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Apple iPad2 Size: 9.7 inch screen, 8.8mm thick Weight: 601g (Wi-Fi only version) Battery life: 10 hours of heavy use Price: a base price of $499(3,278yuan) Available(可使用的): March 11, 2011 in the US Strength: over 65,000 *apps that are fit for the iPad Weakness: lack of USB port and flash support |
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Motorola Xoom Size: 10.1 inch screen, 13mm thick Weight: 730g Battery life: 8hours of heavy use Price: $800(5,252RMByuan) Available: now Strength: great multi-tasking feature, better cameras than the iPad2 Weakness: limited options（选择权）of apps
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HP Touchpad Size: 9.7 inch screen, 13mm thick Weight: 740g Battery life: 8hours of heavy use Price: not yet announced Available: summer 2011 Strength: killer software features, including a virtual(虚拟的) keyboard which comes in four sizes Weakness: lack of a rear-mounted（后置式） camera which would allow users to get images and photos |
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BlackBerry PlayBook Size: 7- inch screen, 10mm thick Weight: 400g Battery life: 8hours of heavy use Price: not yet announced Available: Spring 2011 Strength: business-oriented, powerful multitasker, excellent data security（安全） Weakness: Some features require users to have a Black-Berry phone |
1. Which type is the biggest one?
A. Apple iPad 2 B. Motorola Xoom C. HP Touchpad D. BlackBerry PlayBook
2.Which is True according to the passage?
A. Apple ipad 2 has excellent data security.
B. Four types above of Battery life are the same.
C. Most people are satisfied with HP Touchpad.
3. Which one can you buy as a present with only 4000yuan RMB at hand?
A. Apple iPad 2 B. Motorola Xroom C. None of the four D. Any of the four
I know what you’re thinking : pizza （比萨饼）? For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last night’s leftovers in the a. m. if you want to
I know lots of women who skip breakfast （不吃早餐）, and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it . Some say they don’t have time,others think they’re “saving” calories （卡路里）, and still others just don’t like breakfast food .
But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important when you’re trying to lose weight. “Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all,” says Katherine Brooking , R , D , who developed the super-easy eating plan for this year’s “SELF CHALLENGE”. And even pizza can be healthy if it’s loaded with vegetables, and you stick to one small piece.
Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories. Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southem California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of gaining weight than those who regularly have a morning meal.
So eat something in the morning, anything. I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether, and have just coffee or orange juice. I say, try heating up last night’s leftovers-it may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! I find if I tell myself, “You can always eat it tomorrow,” I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night. Try it,and then you may save yourself some pre-bedtime calories. And watch your body gain the fat-burning effects.
1. The underlined word “leftovers” in Paragraph 1 probably means__________.
A. food remaining after a meal B. things left undone
C. meals made of vegetables D. pizza topped with fruit
2. What can we infer from the text?
A. Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry.
B. Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast.
C. There are some easy ways of cooking a meal.
D. Eating vegetables helps save energy.
3. According to the last paragraph, it is important to____________.
A. eat something for breakfast B. be careful about what you eat
C. heat up food before eating it D. eat calorie-controlled food
4.The text is written mainly for those_____________.
A. who go to work early B. who want to lose weight
C. who stay up late D. who eat before sleep
I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large 31 across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-aged children. At the end of the day, he would 32 his taxi on the road. I 33 why he did not park it in the garage.
Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home 34 work, leave his taxi and go out for his 35 affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was a 36 .
I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I 37 to be outside one evening two weeks 38 , when the garage door was 39 and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce（劳斯莱斯）! It shook me completely 40 I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But 41 inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a（n） 42 . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and 43 him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a (n） 44 .
We go to bed every night and 45 every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a 46 as close friends or go for a vacation as a 47 . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how much bigger and better a 48 we have. And we ignore our Rolls-Royce, by 49 it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on 50 we are than what we do!
1. A. window B. garage C. door D. yard
2. A. park B. stop C. check D. repair
3. A. knew B. understood C. asked D. wondered
4. A. for B. out of C. without D. from
5. A. business B. national C. personal D. public
6. A. waste B. gift C. wonder D. must
7. A. appeared B. intended C. expected D. happened
8. A. later B. more C. ago D. before
9. A. broken B. fine C. shut D. open
10. A. once B. before C. when D. until
11.A. far B. deep C. long D. little
12.A. driver B. engineer C. father D. son
13. A. called B. made C. elected D. turned
14.A. experience B. earning C. life D. work
15.A. stay up B. wake up C. stay home D. go home
16.A. competition B. performance C. debate D. party
17.A. family B. company C. team D. whole
18. A. garden B. garage C. car D. taxi
19. A. giving B. keeping C. driving D. parking
20. A. who B. what C. which D. where
—Do remember to observe the traffic rules in order not to have a record of speeding or drunk driving.
—_________.
A. Made it B. Understood it C. Got it D. Remembered it
