This is What’s Trending Today.

Francie Lubbe of South Africa awoke one morning during her safari trip to an impressive sight. Two female lions were licking（舔）the outside of her tent！The lions were licking small drops of water left over from a rain storm.

Lubbe quickly began taking video of the wild animals. She posted the video on Facebook this week. People from around the world commented about how calm she and her friend in the tent remained when they saw the lions so close. People were also impressed that they decided to take a video.

Lubbe was camping in a tent at a national park on the northern border of South Africa near Botswana. The lions are the most famous creatures in the national park. They are called Kalahari lions. They get their name for their home-the Kalahari Desert. It covers parts of South Africa , Botswana and Namibia. Female Kalahari lions weigh about 150 kilograms.

Lubbe responded to the many comments about her video. She called the experience “very special”, She said the cloth door of her tent was open, but the lions did not enter.

Along with the 36-second video, she posted photos to her Facebook page of the lions exploring her camp. There are images of the lions looking into the tent from outside, and looking at a barbecue grill where campers cook.

People around the world reacted to the video on Facebook.

A netizen named Miller, wrote: “Shocking experience, but I think I would have wetted myself！”

Facebook user Mariana, said that her mother saw the lion video. Her mother then warmed her to not go camping anymore, even though New Jersey is very, very far away from the Kalahari Desert.

And that’s What’s Trending Today.

What would you have done if you woke up to see lions licking your tent？ We want to know. Write to us in the Comments section and on our www.hxen.com

1.What’s Trending Today most probably is ______.

A.an adventure film B.a science fiction

C.an academic magazine D.a radio program

2.What did Lubbe do when she found the lions？

A.She took a video of them at once. B.She opened the tent door to meet them.

C.She broadcast them live on Facebook. D.She closed the cloth door of her tent.

3.What can we learn about the lions from the passage？

A.They came up to Lubbe and asked for help.

B.They weigh about 125 kilograms.

C.They were frightened out of entering the tent.

D.They didn’t hurt Lubbe and her friend.

4.What does the underlined part “have wetted myself” in the 8th Paragraph most probably mean？

A.be terribly frightened B.keep calm

C.feel very cold D.be overjoyed

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Johannes Vermeer is a Dutch painter of the 17th century. Vermeer’s paintings are realistic pictures of scenes from everyday life. Not many of Vermeer’s paintings still exist. When one was put on sale in London in 2004, someone paid ￡16,000,000 for it, so you can see Vermeer is an artist who is valued very highly.

One of Vermeer’s most beautiful and well-known paintings is the Girl with a Pearl Earring. It shows a pretty young woman with blue cloth around her head and a large, shining pearl earring. We do not know much about Vermeer’s life, and the English writer Tracy Chevalier decided to think of a story to explain who the girl is in this painting. She gave the book the same name as the painting. Chevalier imagines that the girl in the painting works for the Vermeer family. Her name is Griet.

She comes from a poor family and does the cleaning and housework. Some of Vermeer’s family are nice to her, but others are not. The Vermeer family needs him to sell paintings to live. Vermeer works all day in his studio. He does not like anyone else to go into it, but Griet can go in to clean it. A rich man who often buys Vermeer’s paintings thinks Griet is beautiful and suggests Vermeer paint her. This makes trouble for the girl because Vermeer’s wife is unhappy that Vermeer allows Griet in his studio and paints her, and not his wife. She wants to send Griet away but the wife’s mother stops her, as she wants Vermeer to work and earn money.

Griet becomes interested in Vermeer’s work and more friendly with the artist. He asks her to make special colours for him and she spends more time in the studio.

Vermeer is not happy with the painting. Something is wrong-he cannot finish it. Then he remembers his wife’s lovely pearl earring. He asks his mother-in-law（岳母）for it and she gives it to him as she wants the painting finished and sold. When the wife is out, Griet wears the pearl earring and Vermeer paints it. When the painting is nearly finished, the wife sees it and is very angry that this girl she hates has had her earring. Griet loses her job and is sent away, but the butcher’s son loves her and takes care of her. In the end, they marry and lead a happy life.

This is Chevalier’s explanation of the famous painting and the expression on the girl’s face. The book has been made into a film with the same name. Do you think the story matches the picture？

1.Vermeer’s paintings are expensive because ______.

A.there are not many in the world B.they are very large

C.they show everyday life D.they are based on true stories

2.Griet is allowed into Vermeer’s studio because ______.

A.she needs to clean B.she needs to paint

C.Vermeer likes her D.she works as a student painter

3.According to the passage, we know that Vermeer’s mother-in-law ______.

A.wants the painting for herself B.wants Vermeer to make money

C.likes Griet very much D.hates her daughter

4.The ending of the story is ______.

A.happy B.sad C.uncertain D.negative

The Music of Ray Charles

Master of many styles

Ray Charles, a black singer and pianist, was born in 1930 in Georgia, USA. His relaxed style combined jazz, blues, pop and a type of black music called soul, which comes from the traditional music sung by slaves in the south of the USA. By the time Ray Charles died in 2004, he had won 12 Grammy Awards and performed at 10,000 concerts around the world. Many musicians called him simply “the Genius”.

Childhood poverty

Ray Charles was born into a poor family, without a father. When he was 5 years old, his younger brother died； and around the same time, Charles started to lose his sight. By the age of 7 he was completely blind. He had already been learning the piano for a year, and when he went blind, his mother knew this would be the only way he would earn any money in the future. All his life, Charles remembered her saying: “Do it right, or don’t do it at all”.

Becoming a musician

Later he went to a school for blind and deaf children where the teachers also encouraged him to study music. Sadly, while he was still at school, his mother died. He left school and in the early 1950s Charles formed a group of players. He sang, played the saxophone and the piano and composed music.

Three classic tunes

He made many recordings which are still classics: Georgia on my Mind, I Can’t Stop Loving You, and Hit the Road, Jack are the three best-known songs. He recorded CDs with famous artists like Elton John. Others, such as The Beatles, thought his music was wonderful and said that the music they composed used many of his techniques.

The film of his life

In 2003 a film biography of his life was produced, called Ray. The part of Charles was played by a young actor and musician called Jamie Foxx. The film director brought Foxx to meet Charles. After they had been playing together for two hours, Charles, then aged 73, jumped up and said, “He’s the one……he can do it.” A year later Charles died aged 74. The film of his life has been as popular as his songs and means that the memory of Charles’ music will live on.

1.Ray Charles was a black American singer ______.

A.who sang many different styles of music B.who mostly sang jazz

C.who mostly sang pop music D.who mostly sang soul music

2.Ray Charles’ mother encouraged him to play music because ______.

A.it would help him get used to being blind

B.it was a good way for a blind person to earn money

C.his father was a musician as well

D.she knew she would die soon

3.Ray Charles thought that Jamie Foxx ______.

A.was a good musician

B.was an excellent director

C.was the wrong person to play him in the film

D.was the right person to play him in the film

假设你是中学生李华，你的美国朋友Greg参加了当地一个网上举办的中国古诗背诵比赛（Chinese ancient poetry recitation competition），并且获得了一等奖，他写了一封邮件向你报喜，现在，你回一封邮件，邮件主要内容包括：

1、向他道贺；

2、赞赏他的付出；

3、鼓励他继续进步。

要求：

1、适当增加细节，以使行文连贯、流畅。

2、词数：100字左右。

Dear Greg，

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely

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5处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。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（\）划掉；

修改：在错的词下画一横线，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5处，多者（从第6处起）不计分。

Li Ziqi, a Chinese girl living in small village with her grandma in Mianyang, seldom speaks to media. At 29, she is famous as her beautiful videos of country life, posted on Weibo and YouTube.

She tends to work in silence. Absorbed in the natural beauty of the countryside, she devotes herself to extreme traditional ways of cooking, planting and making clothes. Although Ms. Li is almost always alone, but she doesn’t seem lonely. She shows that every single bit of food come from hard work. Long processes of making food seem meaningful and worthwhile.

    It was very hot in New York City last July 4th.Three police officers ducked into a Whole Foods Market to get something________to drink. What they walked into was a heated human drama.

When the three officers，Louis，Esanidy and Michael，were inside，a store security guard________went up to them. He had been anxiously looking for________with a possible thief. The woman in question didn’t have the look of a career criminal. She was________frightened, eyes red and cheeks wet with________.

The officers________her bag on the counter. “All we saw was containers of food We saw________else,” Louis told CBS New York.

“I’m starving.” she explained________a low voice, wiping tears from her cheeks repeatedly.

Caught red-handed, the woman thought she would be pushed off to________for the crime.________, the officers had another idea. “We’ll pay for her food,” Michael told the surprised________.

They picked up the woman’s bag and _______her to a cashier, where each paid $10 for the bill.

All the woman could do was weep in________. Covering her face with a handkerchief and drying her eyes, she kept saying, “Thank you, thank you.”

She wasn’t the only one moved by this act of kindness. “It was a very beautiful,________moment,” says Paul Bozynowski, a customer at the store. He was so taken by what he’d witnessed that he________a photo on Twitter for all to see and got many likes.

1.A.cold B.soft C.hot D.tasty

2.A.sadly B.immediately C.secretly D.carefully

3.A.time B.trouble C.order D.help

4.A.obviously B.finally C.actually D.slowly

5.A.smiles B.tears C.drinks D.sweat

6.A.looked after B.looked out C.looked up D.looked into

7.A.everything B.something C.nothing D.anything

8.A.with B.over C.through D.in

9.A.school B.prison C.street D.store

10.A.However B.Therefore C.Moreover D.Otherwise

11.A.shopkeeper B.woman C.reporter D.guard

12.A.pushed B.walked C.lifted D.invited

13.A.gratitude B.shame C.sadness D.disappointment

14.A.encouraging B.challenging C.touching D.satisfying

15.A.took B.posted C.drew D.painted

How I Handle My Attention

Recently, I started to feel pressed. Having to work two different jobs, plus writing and working on personal projects is difficult.1.I would wake up earlier. I would separate my day into 3-4 different pieces and try to fill them with various projects until I realized that it just doesn’t work. Why? Because time management is not as important as attention management.

I learned a few things:

Focusing on a task is returning to it every 48 hours.2.

There is a cap of two different tasks that you can do within a single day. I learned that it’s not the work that exhausted me the most, but the switching between different types of work.

3.And personal projects should be taken care of on my own time (e.g.,on weekends and holidays).

The more creative a task is, the earlier you should work on it. I am a morning person, so I try to write before breakfast.

4.Just telling yourself to do a specific activity five minutes longer than usual can help create stillness, and it leads to high-quality focus.

Attention is a rare resource. It’s only the deep focus, the “deep work”, as Cal Newport calls it, that leads to high-quality results and productivity.5.You’ll thank yourself later.

A.Stillness breeds focus.

B.Workweek should be for work.

C.Devote 2020 to mastering this vital skill.

D.If it takes longer, it’s not in the “focus zone”

E.Stay quiet, and I found myself deeply focused.

F.What matters today is where we focus our mental energy.

G.So I started to apply the old time-management techniques to myself.

    We all use different ways to remember ideas, facts and things we need to store. Remembering is an extremely important part of our learning experience. Information process, storage and recall（回顾）encourage purposeful learning.

But the brain doesn’t store everything we want or need for future use. It makes choices and tends to remember information that forms a memorable pattern. Things you learned recently can be particularly difficult to remember because they haven’t taken root in your mind.

“Forgetting allows us to remember what is really important to our survival. We forget much of what we read, watch, and think directly every day.” writes John Medina in his book, Brain Rules.

How do you avoid losing 90%of what you’ve learned? An inspiring writer and speaker Zig Ziglar once said：“Repetition is the mother of learning, the father of action, which makes it the architect of accomplishment.”

Repetition has been a remembering skill for ages. When you hear or read something once，you don’t really learn it-at least not well enough to store the new information for long. The right kind of repetition can do wonders for your memory. People learn or remember better by repeating things or getting exposed to information many times. Others repeat particular steps or processes deliberately a number of times or even years to become better at certain skills.

Daniel Coyle explains in his book, The Little Book of Talent：“...closing the book and writing a summary, even short ones, forces you to figure out the key points, process and organize those ideas so they make sense, and write them on the page. When you pick it back up weeks later, reread all of your notes or highlights to strengthen the ideas even further.”

People learn by repeating things. Better learning is a repetition process. Every time we repetitively access something we already know, we increase the memory’s stored value.

1.Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A.The brain tends to store 90% of the things we learn.

B.The fresher the information is, the easier to remember.

C.Thinking is more important than remembering in study.

D.The brain tends to choose and keep what it thinks important.

2.How does the writer prove his opinion?

A.By giving examples. B.By listing numbers.

C.By borrowing words of experts. D.By providing scientific finding.

3.What does Daniel Coyle want to say in his book？

A.You can’t pay too much attention to repetition.

B.Summarizing is a very effective learning tool.

C.Forgetting forces human brain to make choices.

D.Regular repetition helps to form good habits.

4.What may be the purpose of the last paragraph？

A.To summarize and stress his opinion. B.To ask the readers to use the skills to learn.

C.To introduce his opinion and attract readers. D.To tell readers to increase the value of memory.

5.Which do you think is the best title of the passage？

A.How the Brain Works B.Reading for More

C.Fighting Against Forgetting D.Repeat to Remember

    A UPS (United Parcel Service) driver Ryan Arens was making his rounds near a pond in Bozeman, Montana, when he heard a sound. “Like a cry for help,” he told the Dodo. It was December 2019, and about 15 feet from the frozen banks was the source of that cry-a struggling dog with half of its body underwater, trying to stick to a thin layer of ice. How she got there no one knows, but an elderly man was already on the scene, determined to save her. He’d entered the pond in a rowboat and was trying hard to cut the ice with a rock to create a path to the dog. It was slowly going, and Arens,44, thought he stood a better chance.

“Animals are my weakness,” he told the Great Falls Tribune, explaining why he took off his clothes without hesitation, even though the temperature was in the 30s, and took over the rowboat.

His heart beating wildly, Arens slid closer to the dog and used the other man’s rock to smash away at the ice. He gave one too strong hit and slipped off the boat, falling into 16 feet of icy water.

He resurfaced in time to see the dog going under. Using nervous energy to keep warm, he swam about five feet toward her, took hold of her collar, and pulled her to the ice. He then lifted the dog into the boat and slid it back to the shore, where anxious bystanders carried the dog to the home of the elderly man, a retired animal doctor. Once in the house himself, Arens jumped into a warm shower with the dog until they both felt warm. A few more minutes in the pond，the doctor told Arens, and she would have likely suffered cardiac arrest(心脏骤停).

The next day, Arens was back working in the same neighborhood when the dog’s owner came over to thank him for saving Sadie. “Would you like to meet her?” he asked. He opened the door to his pickup, and immediately out raced Sadie. She went straight to Arens, leaping on him and bathing him in wet kisses. “That special delivery”，says Arens, “was the highlight of my UPS career.”

1.What happened to the dog?

A.It lost its way home. B.It was caught in an accident.

C.It fell into a pond. D.It was trapped in a truck.

2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 tell us?

A.He can’t help helping animals in trouble B.Dogs are too weak to stand the cold.

C.He is good at raising weak animals. D.He is too weak to save the dog.

3.What was the weather like when it happened?

A.Warm B.Cold C.Cool D.Hot.

4.Who saved the dog in the end?

A.The animal doctor. B.Ryan Arens

C.A bystander. D.A reporter.

5.What can we conclude from the end of the story?

A.Sadie went to live with the person who saved her.

B.The dog owner was not a responsible master.

C.Dogs should be kept indoors in cold weather.

D.Arens was proud of what he had done.

    Staying-at-home proves to be effective in slowing the spread of the virus, but loneliness can be tough for many. Luckily, in the age of social media, we are never truly alone. And with the extra time spent indoors, artists are stepping up to help us all with the following clubs.

Drawing from Distance by Sarah Beth Morgan

Let’s shine some light during this trying time and encourage social distancing! I’m starting this tomorrow myself -but from what I offer, take whatever you please. No rules! Just have fun!

Stayathome Art Club by Carson Ellis

Hello! I’ll be posting art homework here every weekday morning when I can. They’ll be designed for kids and grownups alike. Here is your first homework: Draw a picture of yourself from the shoulders up. You can follow some useful examples. If you want to share or see other people’s self-picture, use these hashtags: #Stayathomeartclub# QACselfportrait

30-Day indoor Art by Danielle Krysa

One month of avoiding crowds? I’m in! I challenge you to use this time inside to make one piece every day from now until mid April. Please join me in playing around with some painting ideas that have been rolling around in my head but haven’t found their way onto paper yet. Stay at home, make art, save someone’s life.

DIY from Illustoria Magazine

We have been so inspired to see our community come together to provide easy art projects for families during this stay-at-home-time! DIY is actually a fantastic way to spark your imagination without breaking a sweat. A video every day will teach you how to DIY something.

1.What do we know about Sarah Beth Morgan?

A.She is a strict artist. B.She aims at training more artists.

C.She prefers to work at home office. D.She will provide a wide range of choices.

2.What are you expected to do if you join Stayathome Art Club?

A.Hand in homework every day. B.Share other people’s pictures.

C.Draw a picture of yourself. D.Show up in person occasionally.

3.What does “spark” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A.set off B.set down C.set aside D.set about

4.Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A.All the artists are in support of the stay-at-home policy.

B.Carson Ellis asks the members to draw a picture of her.

C.Danielle Krysa invites artists to put her ideas on paper.

D.People in a community will come their DIYs.

5.What do these online art clubs intend to do?

A.To provide chances for people to learn arts.

B.To advertise their clubs to attract more members.

C.To help people stay creative and connected while at home.

D.To help people learn more skills to enrich their lives in their spare time.

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为120左右。

On December 16, 2008, Randy Heiss was hiking in Patagonis, a town near the US-Mexico border when he noticed there was a red balloon. He walked towards it, and found the balloon’s string was attached to a piece of paper. “Dayami”, it read on one side, in a child’s writing. Heiss turned the paper over. It was a numbered list, all in Spanish.

Heiss suspected that a child had tried to send Santa Claus a Christmas wish list by balloon, something he used to do himself when he was a kid. Nobody had ever returned his letters, but he wondered whether he could find the girl who had sent this one. It would be difficult, but Heiss had a few clues. About 20 miles to the southwest, was the city of Nogales, Mexico. Based on the blowing wind, he was pretty sure that’s where it came from.

Heiss brought the note home to his wife, who is fluent in Spanish and helped him translate the list. They found that Dayami had asked for a doll, a dollhouse, clothes and art supplies. Heiss then posted about his search on Facebook, attaching photos, hoping some of his friends in Nogales might know the girl’s family, but with no success. Heiss worried that time was running out before Christmas. On December 19, 2008, he sent a private message to Radio XENY, a radio station in Nogales.

The next morning, Heiss got a message from Radio XENY: They had located Dayami, an eight-year-old girl whose parents were killed in a car accident. They would arrange a get-together with Dayami at the radio station. So they bought just about everything on Dayami’s list.

Paragraph 1:

Then the Heisses drove for 45 minutes, crossing the border into Nogales.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

Ten years later, Heisses received a phone call from Dayami.

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    My dad was a farmer. He never regarded anyone as a ______. He could really talk to any person, and his favorite thing to do was to ______ their income. Once we were at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, and my dad was sitting with me as I was waiting for my ______. A Russian woman who could not speak a word of English sat next to my dad, but that did not ______ him. At last, he found out her business, how many children she had and of course how much she made.

I was a shy person and used to be somewhat ______ by this. My mom was a very ______ person as well, so she was ______ by this too. But my mom told me a story about how she was in the doctor’s office with dad and ______ he was his usual self-talking to others all the time in the waiting room. My dad even started talking to a young man in a wheel chair who could neither ______ nor move his arms or head. He ______ could do nothing. But my dad still kept asking him questions and finally got the young man to smile in ______. And he carried on like that with the ______ man until he was called back to the doctor’s office. Then the father of the young man came over, ______ my dad’s hand and said, “Thank you for ______ to my son, most people just turn away when they see him.” Hearing that, I realized that my father’s ______ of talking could make a difference.

1.A.leader B.partner C.visitor D.stranger

2.A.look into B.set down C.find out D.add to

3.A.boat B.flight C.train D.ferry

4.A.attract B.shock C.encourage D.stop

5.A.embarrassed B.touched C.excited D.frightened

6.A.outgoing B.private C.honest D.active

7.A.moved B.inspired C.bothered D.threatened

8.A.whether B.when C.why D.how

9.A.act B.smile C.talk D.drive

10.A.gradually B.actually C.entirely D.merely

11.A.conclusion B.surprise C.power D.response

12.A.confident B.disabled C.nervous D.disturbed

13.A.shook B.struck C.rubbed D.scratched

14.A.sticking B.opening C.speaking D.reacting

15.A.love B.way C.content D.tone

    Where do you see yourself in five years? While some of us might have answers to that, the reality is that most of us don’t. That is totally OK. We may not stress too much about the future. 1..

◆Stop worrying about what hasn’t happened yet

We’ve all done it. Worrying about a situation that hasn’t happened yet is only going to ruin all the good things that are happening now. 2.. If it is really eating you up, try thinking about what you can do right now to avoid any negative situations you might be worried about.

◆3.

Saving for a house, but your friend invites you on a last-minute group getaway? Go for it! Group holidays with all your friends don’t come around often. As you get older and people start their families, they are less likely to happen. Good memories will always be precious.

◆Surround yourself with people that make you feel good

In order to fully live in the present, surround yourself with people that make you feel good. 4.. If you find yourself doubting your achievements and feeling less than someone because they have a nicer car or a better job, take a step away from them for a while until you feel better.

◆Put yourself first and stop trying to please everyone else

5.. Looking after yourself before anyone else is the most important. Work towards the goals you want to achieve, not the ones others want you to achieve. Just make sure that anything you do is done for you!

A.Take things as they come

B.You are your own number one

C.Try hard to make more friends

D.You can always take care of others

E.Here are some tips about how to live in the now

F.It is so easy to get caught up in other people’s lives

G.Focusing on the future too much makes the present less valuable

    Teenagers who travel around the world alone have been making headlines quite often. A young person alone in a dangerous situation attracts attention and sponsors. Young sailors also attract various views. For example, Jessica Watson was asked by the government to cancel her voyage, yet the Prime Minister called her “a hero for young Australians” when she returned. It seemed there is confusion about the competence and independence of young people.

The popular psychologists tell us that teenage brains are likely to make wrong judgments. But such ideas often do not apply to specific individuals. Between the ages of 14 and 18, teenagers vary greatly in their abilities. The amount of independence that each is allowed should be determined not simply by their age but by discussion with the related, responsible adults. Some teens are certainly inexperienced and capable of childish mistakes, but the ones who attempt dangerous journeys normally do so by winning the confidence of hard-headed and well-qualified adult supporters.

But it’s also wrong to think that any 16-year-old can desire to get achievements as unusual as Jessica Watson’s. Watson calls herself “an ordinary girl who had a dream”. Her intention is to encourage teenagers but this idea can have the opposite effect of making them feel not good enough because great achievements are beyond them. Should all teens have such dreams? Actually, individuals face varying circumstances that restrict their dreams.

Teenagers who travel around the world alone should not be judged by preconceived (事先形成的) views about young people. Nor should young “ordinary” teenagers feel pressure to long for extraordinary personal goals. In fact, I believe the example of solo sailing overstresses individualism. The teenage years are when most of us “ordinary” people learn that we can achieve great things in cooperation with others.

1.What can we learn about Jessica Watson?

A.She was criticized by the government.

B.She eventually canceled her voyage.

C.She has traveled around the world.

D.She made a successful voyage.

2.What can be inferred about teenagers from the text?

A.They have similar abilities.

B.They make decisions on their own.

C.They always make wrong judgments.

D.They need supports of responsible adults.

3.Who does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A.Parents. B.Teenagers.

C.Psychologists. D.Adults.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.Divided Opinions on Young Adventurers

B.Problems Faced by Adventurous Teens

C.Various Ways to Become Independent

D.Pressure to Achieve Personal Goals

    The snow in Antarctica is turning green and scientists say climate change may be to blame. According to a study at the Cambridge University, microscopic algae blooms (藻类爆发) across the surface of the snow is slowly turning Antarctica’s winter white landscape green. Although microscopic, scientists say they’re able to see the “green snow” from space when the algae blooms all together.

Researchers created a large-scale map of green snow algae along the Antarctic coast using a combination of satellite data and on-the-ground observations over the course of two summers. The study found that the green snow algae bloomed in warmer areas where the average temperatures are just above 0℃ during the southern hemisphere’s (半球的) summer months from November to February.

“As Antarctica warms, we predict the overall mass of snow algae will increase,” said Dr Andrew Gray, lead author of the paper, and a researcher. Researchers say larger blooms of algae can be found north of the Antarctic and South Shetland Islands, where it can spread to higher ground as the snow melts.

The team also discovered some sea birds and mammals influenced the distribution of algae. Over 60% of algae blooms were found within three miles of a penguin settlement. Scientists hypothesize this may be due to their droppings, which act as a “highly nutritious fertilizer.”

“This is a significant advance in our understanding of land-based life on Antarctica, and how it might change in the coming years as the climate warms,” said Dr. Matt Davey in the University of Cambridge’s Department of Plant Sciences, who led the study.

1.What is turning the Antarctic snow green?

A.The melting of snow.

B.The blooming algae.

C.The beautiful landscape.

D.The balanced temperature.

2.Where is microscopic algae most likely to bloom in Antarctica?

A.North of the Antarctic.

B.West of the South Pole.

C.South of the Antarctic.

D.Around the southern hemisphere.

3.What does the underlined word “hypothesize” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A.Confirm. B.Support. C.Assume. D.Warn.

4.What can we learn from the text?

A.Penguins feed on microscopic algae.

B.Antarctic algae grow under the snow.

C.Ground observation lasted for four months.

D.Animal droppings contribute to the algae blooms.

    As the coronavirus (冠状病毒) outbreak continues, many Americans are fearful of using public transportation. They are also looking for ways to get exercise without going to a gym. So, it may not be surprising that the pandemic (疫情) has led to a major increase in bicycle sales.

In the US, bicycles at big stores have sold out. And small bicycle stores cannot keep up with demand for “family-style” bicycles: the low-cost, easy-to-ride models. “The bicycle industry is seeing its biggest sales increase since the oil crisis of the 1970s,” said Jay Townley, an industry expert. He compared the sale of bicycles to the rush to buy products like toilet paper at the start of the pandemic.

The rise in bicycle sales is not happening just in the US. Italy has created bicycle paths for the growing number of people who want to avoid public transportation. In London, city officials plan to ban cars from some central roads. Bike shop owners in Manila say demand is even stronger than what they see at Christmas time.

Of course, you can only buy a bicycle if you can find one. In the US, the shortages now mean it may take many months to get a bicycle. High demand is not the only reason for the shortage. Many bicycle factories were shut down to stop the spread of COVID-19. The increase in bicycle demand began in March as countries began to close down. In April, the sale of bicycles increased 200 percent in the US.

Joe Minutolo is the co-owner of Bar Harbor Bicycle Shop in Maine. He said he hoped the increased sales meant a change in the way people think about transportation. “People are having a chance to rethink things,” he said, “Maybe we’ll all learn something out of this, and something really good will happen.”

1.What causes the increase in bicycle sales?

A.Shortage of public transportation.

B.Outbreak of the coronavirus.

C.People’s desire to defeat disease.

D.People’s fear of natural disasters.

2.What change has the pandemic caused in Italy?

A.More bikes are sold than at Christmas time.

B.“Family-style” bicycles are in great need.

C.Cars are banned from some central roads.

D.New bicycle paths have been built.

3.What can we know from Paragraph 4?

A.It’s impossible to buy a bike.

B.Bike factories were closed in April.

C.High demand for bikes began in March.

D.It takes many months to produce a bike.

4.What is Joe Minutolo’s attitude towards the increased sales of bicycles?

A.Doubtful. B.Positive. C.Uncertain. D.Critical.

    Obviously, you want to make the most of your precious time, to squeeze every last drop out of the days. Here we’ve rounded up the best events for you to enjoy in June in Shanghai.

■Shanghai International Literary Festival

The literary event champion of Shanghai is back! Every type of author is set to appear at this year’s gathering, including legendary Chinese American writer Amy Tan (The Joy Luck Club and The Bonesetter’s Daughter), Internet business expert Duncan Clark (Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built), the Anthill founder Alec Ash (Wish Lanterns: Young Lives in New China) and many more. Stay tuned for our full festival preview and author features.

June 10~22, various times, RMB 85 or RMB 150 (for literary lunches). Glam.

■Vivienne Westwood

The iconic (人像的) fashion designer is the subject of this exhibition of Chinese modern art and environmental-friendly fashion inspired by Westwood’s strong attitude towards a climate revolution. Participating  artists include Sun Xun, Wu Junyong and Zhang Ruyi.

Until June 28, free entry. Chi K11 Art Museum.

■Dog Day Saturdays

On the first Saturday of the month, The Rooster (Jing’an) throws a backyard party where dogs are welcome. There will be free hot dogs. Flying Dog Beers and dog treats for the little buddies. Donations will also be collected for local animal rescue group, Best Friends China.

June 6, 3~5p.m., RMB 50. The Rooster (Jing’an).

■Mom to Mom Sale

Sell or stock up on clothes, toys, books, strollers and other family goods at this twice-a-year market organized by Shanghai mothers. Sellers will contribute 15 percent of all their profit to the charity group, Heart to Heart.

June 21~22, 10 a.m.~2 p.m. Free entry. Shanghai Racquet Club.

1.Who could you possibly meet at Glam on 21, June?

A.Jack Ma. B.Sun Xun. C.Amy Clark. D.Alec Ash.

2.Which event is most likely to attract the environmentalists?

A.Mom to Mom Sale.

B.Dog Day Saturdays.

C.Vivienne Westwood.

D.Shanghai International Literary Festival.

3.What do Dog Day Saturdays and Mom to Mom Sale have in common?

A.They take place at the same time.

B.They support charity work.

C.They are organized annually.

D.They are free of charge.

假定你是李华，在报纸上得知Shelly-Ann下周会来到中国，她是有史以来最伟大的女子短跑运动员之一。请你给她写一封邮件，邀请她近期到你校做一次演讲。内容包括：

l.说明邀请她的原因；

2.告知演讲的时间和地点；

3 询问对方能否前来。

注意：1.词数 100词左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结束语已为你写好.

参考词汇:短跑运动员 sprinter

Dear Miss Shelly-Ann,

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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：l.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。

When I was a little boy, I see a science fiction film. It was about the future world, in that the way people lived was so astonished. What made me especially surprised was that I could drive cars in the sky! Since now, I have been curious the future world. Just about 100 years ago, flying in the sky seemed totally impossible, but now we can travel around a world by plane. With the latest achieve in technology, we can deal with most of our problem. Now we can even pay our bills online. I believe that the future world will become a much more nicer place than what it is.

    One day, I took my daughter by the sea for lunch. On arriving at the beach, I saw JoJo, a(n) _______ man in the hotel business. We sat down to _______ in an open air cafe.

Suddenly our conversation was interrupted (中断) by a man. I’m a TV show host. I thought he wanted to _______ my controversial (有争议的) TV shows with me. He asked to speak to me privately, so we stood a bit away from my table. He said, “I’m James, father of a 7-year-old girl, who’s _______. The doctors said if she was _______ in the UK, she would probably _______. But it isn’t _______ for me to do that, so can you please help me?” After we talked for a few _______, I went to sit back at the table. JoJo asked me _______, “what’s wrong with you? Your face changed.” I told him. JoJo was very sorry for the man. Later we ________ the cafe and went to our own destination (目的地).

All weekend I thought about James and his ________. I even considered doing a special TV show to ________ money for them.

On Monday morning I was at the office, when my secretary said a man needed to speak to me. It was JoJo. Actually JoJo is so ________ with his hotel business that I ________ imagined he had time to come and see me here. “Please, call that man and ________ him I’ll pay all the money for his daughter’s treatment,” JoJo said, with a check in his hand. “I’ve been married for 35 years. I wasn’t ________ enough to have a child. I want to ________ this child now.” I picked up the phone to call James ________.

Now James’ daughter is ________. I’m so happy there are so many ________ people on the earth.

1.A.rich B.humorous C.overweight D.outgoing

2.A.pack B.drink C.rest D.chat

3.A.play B.discuss C.select D.record

4.A.ill B.honest C.clever D.sad

5.A.found B.cheated C.treated D.replaced

6.A.admit B.succeed C.survive D.agree

7.A.easy B.logical C.important D.interesting

8.A.months B.days C.hours D.minutes

9.A.in advance B.in surprise C.in relief D.in peace

10.A.left B.decorated C.sold D.attacked

11.A.friend B.actor C.host D.daughter

12.A.save B.charge C.raise D.fetch

13.A.busy B.angry C.satisfied D.pleased

14.A.hardly B.usually C.anxiously D.certainly

15.A.believe B.tell C.expect D.find

16.A.lucky B.careful C.friendly D.lovely

17.A.thank B.protect C.love D.help

18.A.immediately B.regularly C.curiously D.officially

19.A.studying B.calming C.recovering D.sleeping

20.A.brave B.kind C.confident D.healthy

    Breaking bad eating habits and starting good ones is one of the healthiest steps you can take.

But making healthy choices natural can take time. 1. In fact, it can take a certain time for a new habit to feel natural. So how do you stay on track until your new healthy-eating plan takes hold?

2.Setting too many goals or too many unrealistic ones can disturb you right from the start.

Think about why you’re snacking. 3.Or are you just bored or maybe a little stressed out? Skip the extra calories and take a five-minute walk instead.  4.The buddy(好友)system will keep you both on track. If you fail, don’t give up. According to the European Journal of Psychology study, little bumps(凸块)in the road aren’t likely to disturb the process of creating new habits. So, be patient and get back to your healthy ways as soon as you can.  5..

A.Start small.

B.Are you really hungry?

C.Try to do something big

D.With a little patience, those bad habits will soon be gone

E.After all, it’s hard to change a lifetime of bad habits overnight.

F.What kind of food do you want to eat when you are hungry?

G.And find a friend or co-worker who wants to make healthy changes, too.

    “Children who eat three or more hamburgers a week are more likely to suffer from asthma (哮喘),” researchers say. However, they say that the risk may not be caused by the meat-rich diet itself, but by a lack of fresh fruit and vegetables.

The study looked into 50,000 children from 20 countries. Parents were asked about their children’s eating habits and whether they had ever suffered from asthma. The effects of their diet seemed to be different depending on where they lived. Fruit and vegetables are more helpful in less rich parts of the world, while eating lots of fish was more helpful in richer countries. Eating at least three hamburgers a week was linked to a greater risk of asthma, but only in wealthier countries.

Dr. Gabriele Nagel said different things may cause asthma in different parts of the world. “This gives us more understanding of how asthma affects different people, and its effects in developing as well as developed countries,” she said.

High levels of unhealthy fat in hamburgers could increase the risk of asthma. However, the researchers said children who ate several hamburgers a week might have other unhealthy lifestyle habits as well.

Researchers said the study helped us understand how asthma and diets are connected. “Previous (先前的) studies have shown that a diet rich in fruit and vegetables can help to reduce a child’s risk of developing asthma symptoms (症状),” Dr. Elaine Vickers said. “Our advice to parents is to make sure that children have a healthy diet and also get plenty of exercise.”

1.What can we know about asthma from paragraph 1?

A.The danger of it is common among children. B.Children who eat hamburgers suffer from it.

C.Lack of fruit and vegetables may cause it. D.The meat-rich diets can make it much worse.

2.What did parents do in the study?

A.They provided information about children’s eating habits.

B.They helped look into children from different countries.

C.They compared the effects of children’s diets right away.

D.They changed their children’s eating habits on purpose.

3.What do the researchers say about the study?

A.It shows fruit and vegetables stop children from developing asthma.

B.It is based on previous studies but the results are quite different.

C.It is helpful for them to know the relation between asthma and diets.

D.It offers many suggestions to parents and children on a healthy diet.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.The Risk of Asthma Is High in Wealthier Countries

B.Unhealthy Eating Habits May Lead to Asthma

C.Eating Hamburgers Increases the Risk of Asthma

D.Hamburgers Are Really Bad for People’s Health

    Ocean food plays a very important part in our food supply. Not so long ago, the world’s oceans were filled with different types of fish. Now, a large increase in global overfishing has threatened that supply.

According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, 90 percent of the world’s fisheries (渔场) are either being fully exploited (开发), or are at risk of being closed down.

With fish supplies running out at home, fishermen are traveling further to find their catch. Frequently, fishermen are crossing over into other countries. As fish supplies closer to their homeland’s shores are decreasing fishermen cross borders to find fish.

Overfishing can be found everywhere, from Mexican fishing boats off the US coast of Florida to Russian fishing boats in the western Bering Sea. However, the effect is felt the strongest in the South China Sea.

On the other side of the world, West Africa is now seeing malign effects of overfishing. For coastal African countries, such as Senegal, the fishing industry is a large part of the national economy. The World Bank reports nearly 20 percent of the Senegalese are working in the fishing industry. Rashid Sumaila is the Director of Fisheries Economic Research at the University of British Columbia. He says communities that depend on fish for income and food, like Senegal, are now at risk.

1.Why do fishermen cross borders to catch fish?

A.Because they want to protect the environment.

B.Because they want to enjoy the overseas scenery.

C.Because fish supplies in their countries are decreasing.

D.Because fishing is not allowed in their own countries.

2.Where can the most serious overfishing be seen according to the text?

A.In Russia. B.In the South China Sea.

C.Off the US coast of Florida. D.In the western Bering Sea.

3.What does the underlined word “malign” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A.Harmful. B.Satisfying.

C.Hopeful. D.Beneficial.

4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A.Most people in Africa will be out of work.

B.The World Bank will lend money to fishermen.

C.Rashid Sumaila is unconcerned about overfishing.

D.Overfishing has some bad effects on African people.

    It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly my mother will push the conversation into the Third World War. She’ll talk about my lack of bright future because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, I don’t want to do any job related to science, either. In fact, when I was pushed to say that I planned to major in English, she nearly had a heart attack.

“Why can’t you be like my co-worker’s son?” she shouts all the time. Her co-worker’s son received a four-year scholarship and is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer. I don’t know what to say except that I simply can’t be like Mr. Perfect as I’ve called the unnamed co-worker’s son. I can’t be like him. I am the type of the person who loves to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve something because of loving it, not because of fame or salary.

I understand why my mother is worried about my future major. I’ve seen my mother struggle (艰难) to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6:30 am and usually comes back home around 5:00 pm or even 6:00 pm.

However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful. I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future.

1.What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 1 mean?

A.The author’s mother argued about something angrily with him.

B.The author’s mother expressed different opinions on the war.

C.The author’s mother liked talking with him but got angry easily.

D.The author’s mother quite disagreed about what to eat for dinner.

2.Why does the author’s mother mention her co-worker’s son?

A.To tell the author to learn as hard as he can. B.To persuade the author to become a doctor.

C.To encourage the author to receive a scholarship. D.To ask the author to earn much more money.

3.What makes the author’s mother worried about his major?

A.Her plans for future. B.Her need to control.

C.Her struggle with life. D.Her poor knowledge.

4.What can be inferred from the text?

A.The author will become an engineer as his mother wishes.

B.Being a scientist is sure to earn high fame and salary.

C.The author shows little interest in learning English.

D.The author may choose major according to his interest.

Four Fantastic Countries to Visit

The dream to travel around the world has always been in many people’s minds. The following trips to the four fantastic countries are provided for you in this travel recommendation (推荐). They can make you feel the excitement of enjoying beautiful scenery, delicious food or interesting things in 2019.

Indonesia

It doesn’t take too much money to visit Indonesia. Bali Island is your best choice. You can live in a comfortable room, have three meals a day and drink a few beers for only $ 25 per day! Hotels and goods are cheap everywhere, especially when you move further to the north.

Vietnam

Vietnam suburbs or the city of Hanoi especially Ba Dinh Square, are just where you need to visit, with wonderful scenery, friendly native people, cheap food like the Bun Cha and affordable services. Cab services are only $ 10 or less compared to cab services in the States which can get as high as $ 30 for a couple of blocks away.

France

You don’t talk of France without saying Eiffel tower. At night, it gives the most unbelievable view of France. In order to avoid the long lines to the tower, book your trip earlier. For Catholics or historians, the Notre Dame and the places around it will surely attract you.

South Africa

One of the main cities to visit in S. A is Johannesburg. It is known as the City of Gold, which is the heart of shopping, entertainment and adventure. An average of 250 miles from the city is the Kruger Park—the most fun game place in Africa.

1.Which country provides the trip to an island in this travel recommendation?

A.France. B.Vietnam. C.Indonesia. D.South Africa.

2.What will you do on the trip to South Africa?

A.Climb the highest tower.

B.Drink the world’s cheapest beer.

C.Enjoy the cheapest cab service in the world.

D.Visit the most interesting game park of Africa.

3.Which of the following spots do you need to book ahead of time?

A.Bali Island. B.Kruger Park.

C.Eiffel tower. D.Ba Dinh Square.

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

注意：

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Arthur was messy. He didn’t try to make messes, but he didn’t try to clean up much, either. There were always small pieces of food on the table when he was eating. His socks were never put into the laundry hamper (洗衣篮). And he only picked up his toys when Mom threatened to throw them away. Most days, Mom followed Arthur around the house and cleaned up after him. She brushed the crumbs (碎屑) into her hand and threw them away after meals. She picked up his socks and made sure they got washed, dried and folded neatly before going back in the drawer. She often picked up his toys when he left them to do something else.

One day, Mom asked Arthur to pick up his toy trains. “Not right now,” Arthur said. He was reading a comic book. The trains had been on the living room floor since the morning.

“You know what, Arthur? I’m not going to ask you again. I’m not cleaning today.” And with that, Mom put her feet up on the sofa and picked up book to read.

At dinner time, Arthur noticed that there was a big pile of crumbs at his place at the table. Mom’s spot was nice and clean. Arthur didn’t like the crumbs very much. After dinner, Arthur’s feet felt cold. He went to his room and opened his drawer, but the drawer was empty. “Mom, where are my socks?” Arthur called.

“There weren’t any socks in your hamper. I didn’t wash them,” Mom said. Arthur felt unhappy. Now his feet would be cold, unless he wanted to wear dirty socks from the floor. He decided to stay barefoot.

When it was time for bed, Arthur said good night to Mom and turned to go upstairs. Arthur stepped right on his toy train in his bare feet. “Ouch!” cried Arthur. “That really hurt!”

However, Mom was still reading and said nothing.

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“Mom?” said Arthur. “Tomorrow, can you show me how to do some washing?

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假定你是李华，你校美食社团（the school food club）计划为外籍教师和学生组织活动。请给外教Black写封邮件，邀他参加。内容包括：

1. 活动的时间和地点；

2. 活动内容：包饺子，展示特色小吃等。

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Mr. Black,

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Li hua

    Some ten years ago, I was studying in a middle school in London. One day, Mrs. Clara gave a math _________ to our class. When the papers were _________, she found that twelve boys had made _________ the same mistakes in the test.

There is _________ new about cheating in _________. Perhaps that was why Mrs. Clara didn’t _________ say one word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to _________ after class. I was one of the twelve.

Mrs. Clara asked no questions, and she didn’t _________ us, either. Instead, she wrote the _________ words on the blackboard: On your way home you find some __________ and you’re completely sure that you will never be found out. Later someone comes to ask you if you have __________ some money he lost. What will you do?

She then ordered us to write down the __________, and asked us to take our whole lives to try to find out our own __________ to it.

I don’t know about the other eleven __________. Speaking for myself I can say: it was the most __________ single thing of my life. __________, I have been asking this question to myself when I have to make a __________.

Because of this, Mrs. Clara has become the most __________ teacher for me in my whole life. I often think of this: if Mrs. Clara had blamed us as many other __________ often did, would I go on __________ every day?

1.A.test B.code C.motto D.image

2.A.counted B.cloned C.marked D.gathered

3.A.correctly B.exactly C.slightly D.frankly

4.A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything

5.A.sayings B.exams C.situations D.subjects

6.A.ever B.once C.even D.never

7.A.punish B.kneel C.stand D.stay

8.A.suspect B.instruct C.blame D.obey

9.A.above B.next C.correct D.short

10.A.wine B.time C.money D.advice

11.A.armed B.moved C.found D.touched

12.A.proposal B.question C.experience D.instruction

13.A.answer B.access C.format D.power

14.A.boys B.receivers C.strangers D.people

15.A.qualified B.important C.worthwhile D.outstanding

16.A.Than ever B.So far C.Till then D.From then on

17.A.decision B.mistake C.defense D.promise

18.A.strict B.elegant C.strange D.respectable

19.A.masters B.chiefs C.students D.teachers

20.A.selecting B.offering C.punishing D.cheating

    Many students want to know the best ways to improve their learning. Here are a few useful methods.

Focus

One of the best ways to organize your study session is to use the Pomodoro Technique. 1. The idea is to use a timer. Let's say, you set the timer for 20 minutes, and focus only on your studies during that time. You cannot check email, or do anything aside from your task. When the timer goes off, you can reward yourself by listening to some music or having a drink of tea.

Test yourself

When you are studying, you should test yourself often. 2. You can also find all kinds of online tests for many subjects.

Interleaving

3. For example, in one study period you might spend time testing yourself on vocabulary words and then test yourself on grammar. Or, if studying math, you could mix multiplication(乘法) and division(除法）problems. It may be better for long-term learning.

Teaching

Teaching is also a powerful way to learn. 4. Some did not expect to have to teach information, while others did. When they actually teach a lesson, they develop a deeper understanding of the material.

Closing thoughts

You can create your own plan based on what you need to learn. You might organize your study periods with the Pomodoro technique. Then, you can test yourself and interleave different topics. There are many choices. 5.

A.Researchers compared different groups of students.

B.In other words, they only study one topic at a time.

C.This method is a technique that means you mix different topics.

D.All of these techniques can be put together to make a powerful study plan.

E.It is a powerful, but simple method that helps people focus on a task.

F.When you focus and do tasks that are at the right difficulty level, your brain will become tired.

G.If you are using a textbook, then you can do practice questions from the end of each chapter.

    With bushfires continuing to swallow different parts of Australia, local zoo in New South Wales, the state which is the easiest to catch fire, has hit the headlines with a heartwarming story.

Right in the line of a bushfire, the keepers of Mogo Wildlife Park managed to protect all 200 animals from harm after they received evacuation orders, according to the reports.

Netizens were quick to react on social media and praised the bravery of the zoo keeper and staffs, as they stayed and managed to protect animals from uncontrolled fires and even sheltered some at their own house.

The 40-year-old zoo keeper, Chad Staples, described the situation as the worst catastrophe, which felt like Armageddon (大决战) here. Luckily, his team had made a precise plan ahead of time by moving everything flammable from the area and the larger animals to safe places.

What’s remarkable is that as the smaller ones needed extra shelter, Staples decided to take them to his own house.

“Right now in my house there are animals of all descriptions in all the different rooms. They are safe and protected, not single animal lost.” he said.

BBC news also mentioned that “there’s a tiger to the back of the house.”

Some media outlets highlighted the “heroic job” in their headlines. Online users also reacted with thumbs-up and were glad to see all the staff and animals coming through the terrible fire.

Located in the southern coast of New South Wales. Mogo Wildlife Park houses Australia’s largest collection of primates (灵长目动物), also including different and unique animals such as zebras, giraffes, rhinos and red pandas.

1.Why does New South Whales hit the headlines?

A.Because of its famous zoo.

B.Because of its endangered animals.

C.Because of the heartwarming event.

D.Because of its being easy to catch fire.

2.What do we know about Mogo Wildlife Park?

A.It belongs to Chad Staples.

B.None of the animals is missing.

C.It merely holds rare animal species.

D.Extra shelters were built for emergencies.

3.What does the underlined word “catastrophe” in paragraph 4 probably mean?

A.Method. B.Landscape. C.Disaster. D.Household.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A.The Heroic Job B.The Brave Zoo Keeper

C.The Extinct Animals D.The Terrible Fire