It was the Olympic final day earlier this month, but this was an Olympics with a difference. Over the last five months, local and regional competitions have been held across Kenya for Maasai men of "warrior" age as part of the Maasai Olympics 2018. December 15 marked the final round with crowds gathering in Kimana, near the Amboseli National Park, about 200 km south of Narobi. Cash prizes and medals are in store for the winning individuals and communities.
International Charity Born Free Foundation is a main sponsor of the event which has been held every two years since 2012 to offer Maasai and warriors an alternative to(作为......
的替代)killing lions as part of their traditional ceremony. It was the idea of the Wildlife Charity Big Life Foundation and eight Maasai elders who wanted to "stop lion hunting by our warriors once and for all, making it a cultural taboo(禁忌)”.
"As soon as we understood the idea for the Maasai Olympics, we were attracted by the excitement, and inspired by the complete sense of this great plan," said Born Free Foundation's CEO Howard Jones. "As human populations grow and our wants seem to increase, with little sympathy for those other species with whom we share the planet, the pressing needed for coexistence is urgent. And examples of how this may be achieved are few and far between."
"About 2,000 lions remain in Kenya, and Born Free works to monitor the population, ease human-wildlife conflict and promote coexistence. "added Jones. “The Maasai live and work alongside lions and other wildlife, so they play a key role in their protection and conservation. However, the Maasai also have a 500-year-old tradition of hunting lions when men reach warrior age."
The Maasai Olympics were developed to encourage young men to compete in an organized sports competition based on their traditional warrior skills. They compete in six events (5,000 m, 800m, 200m, high jump, etc.) and there are also two events (1,500m and 100m) for women. As well as the competitive element, the event also aims to educate local people about conserving lions and other wildlife, and the importance of human-wildlife coexistence and tolerance.
1.What do we know about the Maasai Olympics according to the text?
A.They are only accessible to men.
B.They had been held four times by 2018.
C.They are held in the Amboseli National Park.
D.They honour winners with the title of hero.
2.What can we learn about the Maasai Olympics traditional ceremony?
A.It is primitive and unacceptable.
B.It is a proof of their being sympathetic.
C.It is the result of human-wildlife conflict.
D.It is highly regarded by Born Free Foundation.
3.Which of the following might NOT be the aim of Born Free Foundation?
A.To change the lifestyle of lions in Kenya.
B.To ease human-wildlife conflict in Kenya.
C.To monitor the population of lions in Kenya.
D.To promote coexistence of humans and lions in Kenya.
4.What does Howard Jones try to express in Para. 4?
A.Humans and wildlife cannot benefit each other.
B.The Maasai should not interfere with wildlife.
C.Humans should live in harmony with wildlife.
D.The Masssai should not give up their old tradition.
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B.An exhibition guide.
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假定你是李华，在英国学习,打算向校报建议增设中国文化栏目，请根据以下要点给主编Mr Black写一封信。要点：1.自我介绍 2.开设栏目的原因。
参考词汇：栏目column
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mr. Black ,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
In the young generation, their lifestyle is different from old people. They like to stay up and join in many night activity, so he wake up very late. The new expression of brunch fits them so much, that means they have a meal combining breakfast and lunch. But their health was under threat. Some young people's stomachs hurt but can't digest food well. In order to keep healthy, we need to do some exercise and eat food regular. What's more, a balance diet is very important. As the saying goes, apple a day keeps the doctor away. A healthy lifestyle can make us to live happily.
阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个恰当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
On Sept 30 hundreds of people attended the premiere (首映式) of the movie My People, My Country at a Los Angeles cinema. Chinese flags 1. (wave) in their hands, the audience sang My People, My Country, its theme song, together at the start of the film. The song is a patriotic (爱国的) Chinese classic, 2. is known in every household. It was 3. (original) performed by the singer Li Guyi in 1985 and was reworked for the movie by the pop singer Faye Wong.
The film consists of seven short stories from seven directors 4. makes use of the nation's greatest technological and cultural 5.(achieve). Instead of focusing on the historical moments themselves, the film shows these events through the eyes of ordinary people who 6. (devote) to or affected by them. The short story, The Guiding Star, for example, follows a pair of brothers. They 7.(see) the landing of the capsule of the Shenzhou XI manned spacecraft on Nov 18, 2016 in Inner Mongolia and were full 8. pride and hope at that moment. "If a person meets a historical opportunity to be changed, the 9. (inspire) power is unbelievable," Chen Kaige told China.org.cn. "In my story, the landing of Shenzhou XI changed the lives of two teenagers, changed their fate and allowed 10. to gain new hope."
Michael Johnson, a teacher at Davis High School in California, gave each of his students $25. He asked them to _______ other people with the money. The assignment (任务) was not _______, but he _______ expected them to do it.
Michael had one _______: the student had to write a paper answering _______ they used the money, how it affected the _______ and how it affected the student. He said that he would _______ the reports and read them aloud at the end of the term.
The semester came and went. Of the 64 students, only three _______ the assignment. The teacher was disappointed.
But some teenagers were not _______ by the students' behavior.
"I'm not surprised," said Ashley Reeves, 16. "It wasn't graded or anything, ________ most students probably thought it would just ________ their time."
Reeves said that if she had been given the money, she might have acted ________.
I might have spent the money on ________, she said. "It's ________ for our own needs to come first."
Other teens such as Lindsey Freeland, a student at Davis High School had a(n) ________ opinion on the matter.
"I'm embarrassed by the ________, "she wrote. "If I were given this opportunity, I would have taken it ________ a challenge and used the ________ to help the community."
Nieshia Smith completed Johnson's assignment. She gave her $25 to the Make A Wish Foundation (基金会). Nieshia said her peers had ________ her.
"Teenagers sit down and watch TV for hours, but they can't ________ a couple of minutes helping someone else!" she said.
1.A.reward B.help C.give D.connect
2.A.supported B.related C.delivered D.graded
3.A.hardly B.never C.still D.even
4.A.requirement B.grade C.wish D.case
5.A.who B.what C.how D.whether
6.A.giver B.receiver C.neighbor D.family
7.A.collect B.write C.praise D.discuss
8.A.forgotten B.liked C.managed D.completed
9.A.shocked B.satisfied C.moved D.confused
10.A.while B.so C.since D.though
11.A.turn up B.show up C.take up D.break up
12.A.as well B.much better C.in a different way D.in the same way
13.A.myself B.others C.something D.anything
14.A.certain B.right C.natural D.important
15.A.strange B.different C.interesting D.unique
16.A.teacher B.money C.assignment D.result
17.A.for B.on C.as D.by
18.A.money B.time C.energy D.occasion
19.A.encouraged B.reminded C.disappointed D.persuaded
20.A.waste B.spend C.spare D.save
