“He was a nightmare (噩梦),” his mother, Mary said as I talked with her and her son Jamie. “I was sure he was going to end up in prison, or worse”. Seeing Jamie so full of life with his new friends, there was no room for imagination that he was ever a rebellious (叛逆的) kid.

Jamie was raised by his mother after his father left ten years ago. They lived in a small flat with little money. Most of their neighbors were alcoholics, so crime was very common. At middle school, he quickly got in with the wrong crowd and began to steal everything from shoes to phones.

Mary didn’t realize the consequence of the trouble Jamie made until he told her he had been stopped from going to school for three weeks. Mary was very angry, but now she has realized that it was the best thing that had happened to both of them.

During the three weeks, Mary made him volunteer at the local community centre where he saw the street dancers for the first time. “They were so cool and able to express themselves in a way I had never seen before. I asked to join them and they agreed. Because of them I am who I am now.” Jamie told me, tears in his eyes.

Back at school, his whole attitude and behavior improved. “I realized the boys I was hanging out with weren’t cool, stealing wasn’t cool and getting out of school wasn’t cool either. It made me find something I love and have a goal in life.” he said.

Yes, street dance makes him happy. This kind of dance speaks to people, and gives them a purpose.

1.Who is most probably the writer?

A.A reporter. B.A manager.

C.A photographer. D.A dancer.

2.What is Mary’s attitude toward Jamie’s future in the first paragraph?

A.Angry. B.Negative.

C.Careless. D.Cold

3.The underlined part “the wrong crowd” probably refers to _______.

A.Thieves hanging about in shops B.Strangers

C.Schoolmates with bad influence D.Neighbors

4.The text is written to _______.

A.outline the advantages of learning street dance

B.warn about the dangers of a difficult childhood

C.give advice on how to handle rebellious teenagers

D.tell how a kid changed after learning street dance

    Babysitter(保姆) Wanted

I am seeking a babysitter for my 6-month-old son. A few hours on Saturdays and Sundays to help me and then other times as needed. He or she should be over 18, responsible, loving, warm, and have some experience in caring for babies. This position also suits a college student with experience looking for a part-time job. The pay is $10 an hour.

If this sounds like a good job to you, please reply to rebecharv@aol.com or call 800-4964.

Office Manager Wanted

Our company is looking for a full-time experienced manager to run the business. Strong skills in organization and business management are required for this position. The office manager will be responsible for keeping financial (财务的) records, so he or she should be familiar with computers.

Please reply to jim@californiaaquatics.com or call 800-6978 to apply.

Waiter/ Waitress Wanted

A restaurant is looking for an experienced waiter / waitress. Knowledge of wines and experience in dining are necessary. Must work well under pressure and understand the basics (基本要素) of fine dining and customer service.

If you’re interested, please contact us at job-tkupe-1329358152@craigslist.org to apply.

This is a part-time job.

Office Cleaner Wanted

Looking for a Part-time job? A position in the Mississauga area needs an office cleaner! Part-time 4 hours a day from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.

Duties include:

●Cleaning the washrooms

●Cleaning the furniture

●Sweeping the floors

●Other general cleaning experience is necessary. Pay: $15 per hour

Reply to:job-p3b7u-1365632206@craigslist.org or call 800-8197.

1.Which of the following position is a full-time job?

A.Babysitter. B.Office manager.

C.Waiter / waitress. D.Office cleaner.

2.If a college girl with some experience caring for children wants to apply for a job, where should she send an email?

A.job-p3b7u-1365632206@craigslist.org

B.job-tkupe-1329358152@craigslist.org

C.jim@californiaaquatics.com

D.rebecharv@aol.com

3.Which of the following is necessary for a waiter / waitress?

A.Being familiar with computers.

B.Having knowledge of wines.

C.Knowing more about menus.

D.Working well with others.

假定你是李华。你所在班级的交换生Peter正在进行一项关于垃圾分类的研究。他给你来信询问你们社区垃圾分类的实施情况，请给Peter回一份邮件，告诉他相关信息，邮件内容包括：

1. 写邮件的目的；

2. 垃圾分类的实施情况；

3. 你对垃圾分类的看法。

注意：1. 电子邮件的格式已为你写好，不计入总词数;

2. 词数：100左右。

垃圾分类：garbage classification

Dear Peter,

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes!

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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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(Λ)，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。

Last week, all of us were told prepare for an exhibition of our understanding of traditional Chinese culture. After knowing that, we had a heat discussion at the class meeting. Very soon, ideas like Peking Opera, Han Clothing, and Chinese Kung fu come to our minds. With the ideas gathering, we started to take the action. Some searched on the Internet for more details, when others set about draw pictures on the blackboard. Thanks to my hard work, our design finally won the head teacher’s approval. We were not only proud about our teamwork but also deep impressed by the great traditional Chinese culture.

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the world's 1.(long) cross-sea bridge, enters the history of human engineering and connection as a point of pride upon 2.（it) opening to traffic at 9 am on Oct.24, 2018.

One day after the opening was announced at a ceremony 3.(hold) in Zhuhai , the bridge's ports in three different administrative regions started serving travelers around-the-clock , opening 24 hours a day, seven days a week.4.(ensure) faster boundary crossings for passengers, the Macao and Zhuhai ports jointly use a one-off immigration clearance model,5.allows travelers to queue up only once to finish both exit and entry procedures of the two cities in about 306.(second).

Apart7.  private cars, taxis and goods vehicles, two types of public transportation -shuttle bus（班车）and cross-boundary coach --can also run on the HZMB. 8.frequency of shuttle buses is about 5-10minutes during peak hours. Booking tickets for the shuttle bus online in advance 9.（be）available since 9 am on Tuesday. With the bridge now in service, the traveling time between Zhuhai and Hong Kong International Airport will10.( shorten) from four hours to 45 minutes, and the time between Zhuhai and Hong Kong’s Container Terminals will be cut from 3. 5 hours to 75 minutes.

单词拼写

1.He opened his sister’s letter out of _________(好奇心).

2.Yesterday Michael a_________ for being late, but his boss didn’t forgive him.

3.I would have made progress if I had taken her advice into c_________.

4.When he came to life, he found himself _______(包围) by his family.

5.They hope that they can find an ________(解释) for the attacks.

6.Scientists have many __________(理论；学说) about how the universe came into being..

7._________(配备) with modern facilities, the library is very popular.

8.His reasons sound _________(令人信服的), but I just can’t believe him.

9.I got into an __________(争论) with his friend.

10.He _________(后悔) to tell him that he had been dismissed.

11.A friend in need is a friend i_______.

12.They s______(寻找) for a place to shelter from the rain, but in vain.

13.She decided to adopt a different ________(方法；途径) to the problem.

14.About 400 earthquakes happen ________(在全世界) every year.

15.I will inform you of the party time in a______.

    After graduation, Susan was asked to become the executive director of the Floating Hospital. She _____ at first, as it was a very big job and she didn't know if she could _____ it. But finally, she _____. While her job was rewarding, she soon got tired of it. When she sat at her desk one day, an idea _____ to her that she wanted to go down to the New School for Social Research. _____ she was learning to trust her intuition(直觉), she decided to have a go.

Without any forethought, she titled the _____ 'Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway'. Susan was _____ as she faced the first session of the twelve-week course. The two hours went well, but she then was _____ with a new fear, for she didn't know what to teach the next week. But every week she found she had more to say. And her _____ level grew. She realized she had learned so much over the years about _____ fear. And her students were drinking it up. At the end of the course, they were _____ at how shifting their thinking really changed their lives.

Susan _____ decided to write a book based on the course she had taught. She faced many roadblocks. And after four agents and fifteen _____ from various publishers, she _____ put the proposal in a drawer.

After three years of writing, she was going through the drawer that _____ her much-rejected book proposal. Picking it up, she had a（n）_____ sense that she held something in her hands that many people _____ to read. So, she set out with much _____ to find a publisher who believed in her book the _____ way she did. This time, she succeeded. She succeeded _____ her wildest dreams.

She was so happy she followed her heart and never gave up overcoming fears that stood in her way.

1.A.admitted B.wondered C.recognized D.hesitated

2.A.handle B.help C.hatch D.have

3.A.explained B.paused C.agreed D.ignored

4.A.applied B.occurred C.led D.objected

5.A.Since B.While C.If D.Though

6.A.book B.talk C.course D.speech

7.A.energetic B.nervous C.depressed D.delicate

8.A.armed B.provided C.challenged D.pleased

9.A.confidence B.balance C.happiness D.success

10.A.handing over B.taking over C.looking over D.getting over

11.A.relieved B.puzzled C.astonished D.amused

12.A.gradually B.eventually C.originally D.temporarily

13.A.rejections B.applications C.indications D.restrictions

14.A.hopefully B.swiftly C.unwillingly D.unconsciously

15.A.emptied B.held C.removed D.supported

16.A.vague B.slight C.basic D.acute

17.A.happened B.afforded C.needed D.offered

18.A.realization B.determination C.satisfaction D.imagination

19.A.right B.ideal C.obvious D.same

20.A.beyond B.within C.behind D.through

What Is Emotional Eating?

Emotional eating is when people use food as a way to deal with feelings instead of satisfying hunger.1.Have you ever finished a whole bag of chips out of boredom or downed cookie after cookie while preparing for a big test? But when done a lot — especially without realizing it — emotional eating can affect weight, health, and overall well-being.

Not many of us make the connection between eating and our feelings.

2.One of the biggest myths about emotional eating is that it’s caused by negative feelings. Yes, people often turn to food when they’re stressed out, lonely, sad, anxious, or bored. But emotional eating can be linked to positive feelings too, like the romance of sharing dessert on Valentine’s Day or the celebration of a holiday feast. Sometimes emotional eating is tied to major life events, like a death or a divorce. 3.

Emotional eating patterns can be learned: A child who is given candy after a big achievement may grow up using candy as a reward for a job well done. 4.It’s not easy to “unlearn” patterns of emotional eating. But it is possible. And it starts with an awareness of what’s going on.

We’re all emotional eaters to a degree. But for some people emotional eating can be a real problem, causing serious weight gain or other problems. The trouble with emotional eating is that once the pleasure of eating is gone, the feelings that cause it remain. 5.That’s why it helps to know the difference between physical hunger and emotional hunger.

Next time you reach for a snack, wait and think about which type of hunger is driving it.

A. Believe it or not, we’ve all been there.

B. If a crying boy gets some cookies, he may link cookies with comfort.

C. One study found that people who eat food like pizza become happy afterwards.

D. And you often may feel worse about eating the amount or type of food you like.

E. Understanding what drives emotional eating can help people take steps to change it.

F. Boys seem to prefer hot, homemade comfort meals, while girls go for chocolate and ice cream.

G. More often, though, it’s the countless little daily stresses that cause someone to seek comfort in food.

    Tiny microbes (微生物) are at the heart of a new agricultural technique to manage harmful greenhouse gas. Scientists have discovered how microbes can be used to turn carbon dioxide into soil-enriching limestone (石灰石), with the help of a type of tree that grows in tropical areas, such as West Africa.

Researchers have found that when the Iroko tree is grown in dry, acidic soil and treated with a combination of natural fungi (霉菌) and other bacteria, not only does the tree grow well, it also produces the mineral limestone in the soil around its root.

The Iroko tree makes a mineral by combining Ca from the earth with CO2 from the atmosphere. The bacteria then create the conditions under which this mineral turns into limestone. The discovery offers a new way to lock carbon into the soil, keeping it out of the atmosphere. In addition to storing carbon in the trees' leaves and in the form of limestone, the mineral in the soil makes it more suitable for agriculture.

The discovery could lead to reforestation projects in tropical countries, and help reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in the developing world. It has already been used in West Africa and is being tested in Bolivia, Haiti and India.

The findings were made in a three-year project involving researchers from the Universities of Edinburgh, Granada, Lausanne and Delft University of Technology. The project examined several microbiological methods of locking CO2 as limestone, and the Iroko-bacteria way showed best results. Work was funded by the European Commission under the Future&Emerging Technologies(FET)scheme.

Dr Bryne Ngwenya of the University of Edinburgh's School of GeoSciences, who led the research, said："By taking advantage of this natural limestone-producing process, we have a low-tech, safe, readily employed and easily operating way to lock carbon out of the atmosphere, while improving farming conditions in tropical countries."

1.The passage is mainly introducing ______ .

A.some useful natural fungi and bacteria

B.the soil-enriching limestone created by scientists

C.a newly-found tree in West Africa

D.a new way to deal with greenhouse gas

2.Which of the following is True about tiny microbes?

A.Tiny microbes get along well with the Iroko tree in special soil.

B.CO2 can be broken down by natural fungi and bacteria.

C.The more greenhouse gas is, the more active tiny microbes become.

D.Most tiny microbes like living in dry, acidic soil.

3.What does the underlined word "it" in paragraph 3 probably refer to?

A.Carbon dioxide. B.Soil.

C.Carbon. D.Limestone.

4.According to the passage, what can we infer?

A.The action of the tiny microbes can increase the oxygen in the earth.

B.Researchers tend to use natural power to solve their problem.

C.Researchers have done the experiment on trees in Africa for three years.

D.West Africa is one of the most polluted areas all over the world.

    "Did you hear what happened to Adam last Friday?" Lindsey whispers to Tori.

With her eyes shining, Tori brags, "You bet I did, Sean told me two days ago."

Who are Lindsey and Tori talking about? It just happened to be yours truly, Adam Freedman, I can tell you that what they are saying is （a） not nice and （b） not even true. Still, Lindsey and Tori aren't very different from most students here at Linton High School, including me. Many of our conversations are gossip （闲话）.I have noticed three effects of gossip: it can hurt people, it can give gossipers a strange kind of satisfaction, and it can cause social pressures in a group.

An important negative effect of gossip is that it can hurt the person being talked about. Usually, gossip spreads information about a topic—breakups, trouble at home, even dropping out—that a person would rather keep secret. The more embarrassing or shameful the secret is, the juicier the gossip it makes. Probably the worst type of gossip is the absolute lie. People often think of gossipers as harmless, but cruel lies can cause pain.

If we know that gossip can be harmful, then why do so many of us do it? The answer lies in another effect of gossip: the satisfaction it gives us. Sharing the latest rumor （传言）can make a person feel important because he or she knows something that others don't. Similarly, hearing the latest rumor can make a person feel like part of the "in group". In other words, gossip is satisfying because it gives people a sense of belonging or even superiority （优越感）.

Gossip also can have a third effect: it strengthens unwritten, unspoken rules about how people should act. Professor David Wilson explains that gossip is important in policing behaviors in a group. Translated into high school terms, this means that if everybody you hang around with is laughing at what John wore or what Jane said, then you can bet that wearing or saying something similar will get you the same kind of negative attention. The do's and don'ts conveyed through gossip will never show up in any student handbook.

The effects of gossip vary depending on the situation. The next time you feel the urge to spread the latest news, think about why you want to gossip and what effects your "juicy story" might have.

1.The author uses a conversation at the beginning of the passage to _________.

A.introduce a topic B.present an argument

C.describe the characters D.clarify his writing purpose

2.An important negative effect of gossip is that it ___________.

A.breaks up relationships B.embarrasses the listener

C.spreads information around D.causes unpleasant experiences

3.Professor David Wilson thinks that gossip can ____________.

A.provide students with written rules

B.help people watch their own behaviors

C.force school to improve student handbooks

D.attract the police's attention to group behaviors

4.What advice does the author give in the passage?

A.Never become a gossiper B.Stay away from gossipers

C.Don't let gossip turn into lies D.Think twice before you gossip

    My violin is like a soul mate that whispers words of wisdom to me. Together, we’ve gone through both tears and happiness.

About 12 years ago, I made acquaintance with it following an order from my mom. Many hours of boredom were spent practicing it. And to make things worse, the disappointment in my teacher’s eyes as I played the wrong notes was like an invisible hammer, striking on my heart. One day, I finally decided: I hate it!

By chance, things changed when I was seven. I was at home lying on the sofa, wondering how those famous violinists dealt with this terrible dilemma. I searched online for the E-minor Concerto, a well-known violin work by German composer Felix Mendelssohn, and listened to it.

A beautiful and mysterious sound came from the violin as the bow moved across it. It was like the music slid over the flowers, rose up, and started to fill the air. The violin’s voice woke up the sun, made the trees green, and freshened the air. As the music changed, the sky turned back to gray. A gloomy shade covered the grass as all the sunshine disappeared. I could hear children crying and men shouting. It was like an invisible claw had grabbed my heart tightly, making it unable to beat.

That glorious day set off my passion and interest in violin — I grabbed mine and never let it go. Before the memories faded, I stared at my instrument. Without hesitating, I picked it up, rosined(用松香擦) the bow, and began to play. Peace filled my heart.

My violin has been by my side for 12 years. When I feel happy, an energetic tune makes it even better; when I’m deep in sorrow, a peaceful tune washes it away, when I’m walking on air, feeling especially pleased with my achievements, solemn(庄严的) tunes calm me down. Gradually, it has become a part of my life.

My violin, shall I compare you to a summer’s day?

1.What further contributed to the author’s dislike of violin-playing?

A.Orders from mum. B.Boredom of practice.

C.Loss of passion for violin. D.Disappointment in the teacher’s eyes.

2.What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?

A.The author’s feeling was continuously influenced by the music.

B.The weather actually changed because of the tune.

C.The sudden change made the author’s heart unable to beat.

D.The scenery outside the room was quite attractive.

3.Why did the author pick up the violin again?

A.The invisible hammer and claw are gone.

B.The beautiful imagination changed his attitude.

C.A famous tune aroused his interest and passion.

D.He was crazy about Felix Mendelssohn’s works.

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A.Deep love for music B.My dislike and like of violin

C.An inspiring story of violin D.Musical soul mate—violin

Whistler World ski Snowboard Festival

There are many reasons why the World Ski& Snowboard Festival has been so popular for the past 22 years. Known to locals as WSSF, the festival combines spring energy with Whistlers unique mountain culture. It is being held from 10th April to 15th April, at the Whistler Conference Centre in Whistler. Canada. There are photography, filmmaking, ski and snowboard competitions.

WSSF Schedule

Below are some of the events.

Tuesday, April 10

Eight famous adventurers give visual stories to the audience. The eight people include mountain bikers Darren Berrecloth and Hans Rey, climber John Long, diver Jill Heinerth, snow boarder Alex Warburton, skier Johnny Thrash, and adventurers Casey Brown and Ted Baird.

Wednesday, April 11

This free exhibit gives you a deeper look at mountain culture. It goes further than simply landscapes and wildlife. The exhibit will be open to everyone from April 1l to April 13.

Teams have 72 hours to shoot, edit and produce a short film taken within 100 kilometres of Whistler Village. Judges will choose just one winner for“ Best of show”.

Thursday, April 12

Six photographers compete to amaze the judges and the audience with pictures that record sports, culture and the human spirit.

Friday, April 13

Whistler Blackcomb is the fourth stop in British Columbia, Canada, for this snowboard contest. The contest is free to enter and the two champions (man and woman) will share C $50, 000.

Saturday, April 14

Competitors include a mix of racing legends. The audience can view the ski race for free. * The ski race depends on the weather and is scheduled for Saturday, April 14 but may be moved to Friday, April 13-check wssf. com for up-to-date information.

1.What can we learn about the World Ski Snowboard Festival?

A. It is a seven-day festival

B. It is held in April every year.

C. It has a history of over twenty years.

D. It is best known for whistlers mountain culture.

2.What can visitors do during the World Ski Snowboard Festival?

A. Enjoy films made by competitors on April 11.

B. See eight famous mountain bikers on April 10.

C. Watch a ski race that will definitely happen on Saturday.

D. View an exhibit featuring mountain culture on April 12.

3.Which of the events mentioned in the text offers a prize?

A. The ski race.

B. The snowboard contest.

C. The photography competition.

D. The filmmaking competition.

假如你是高一(1)班的班长李华。随着天气转热，你发现你们教室的空调不会运转，同学们纷纷抱怨。请你写信给学校总务处投诉此事，要求修理。

注意：

(1)词数100个左右；

(2)可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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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。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。

Time is valuable but limit. There is a famous saying, “Time is life”, this shows the importance of time. When time had gone, it’ll never return. It’s a pity when many people make poor use of time. They spend their precious time oversleeping, drinking and hanging around. They don’t realize wasting time is equal with wasting their life. They always regret having made little achievement so far. However, we should form the habit of value time. Don’t put off what can be done today tomorrow. Laziness will not only bring us the failure, but also lead us to the road to poverty and even deaths.

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said1.was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.

After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months2.（early）, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We3.（tell）that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week,4.for the week after. I didn’t understand5.this would happen and my credit card had already been charged6.the reservation. What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was7.（surprise）helpful. She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on8.top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren’t charged extra.

The next day, my brother and I went to the beach9.we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little10.（sunburn），but the day had been so relaxing that we didn’t mind.

    After 20 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to _______. She said, “I love you, but I know this other woman loves you too.”

The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who has been a widow (寡妇) for 19 years, but my busy life had made it impossible to visit her _______. That night I called to _______ her out for dinner.

“What’s wrong? are you well?” she asked. My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night _______ is a sign of bad news.

“I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you,” I _______.

She thought about it for a moment, and _______. During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation — _______ extraordinary but recent events of each other’s life.

Before we _______, she said, “I’ll go out with you again, _______ only if you let me invite you.”

A few days ________, my mother died of a heart attack. It ________ so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do anything for her. A few days after the funeral, I received an envelope with a receipt (收据) from the same place where mother and I had ________. An attached note ________:

“I paid this bill ________. I wasn’t sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two ________ —one for you and the other for your ________. You will never know what that night meant for me. I ________ you, son.”

At that moment, I ________ the importance of saying in time: “I LOVE YOU”. Give your family the ________ they deserve, because sometimes things cannot be ________ till “some other time”.

1.A.home B.talk C.movie D.dinner

2.A.directly B.frequently C.rarely D.exactly

3.A.bring B.take C.force D.invite

4.A.visit B.meal C.ring D.date

5.A.argued B.whispered C.committed D.responded

6.A.agreed B.refused C.promised D.nodded

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

8.A.met B.parted C.left D.divided

9.A.but B.and C.so D.or

10.A.before B.earlier C.ago D.later

11.A.broke B.formed C.fell D.struck

12.A.sat B.waited C.gathered D.dined

13.A.saw B.read C.showed D.wrote

14.A.in advance B.on purpose C.by accident D.with patience

15.A.tables B.dishes C.seats D.chances

16.A.mother B.family C.wife D.child

17.A.miss B.admire C.love D.hug

18.A.sensed B.accepted C.checked D.pursued

19.A.time B.money C.comfort D.calls

20.A.ensured B.delayed C.forgotten D.forgiven

    There are many things we remember from our childhood—the games we played, the music we listened to...but what about earning pocket money? This was our first ever wage for completing tasks such as tidying our bedroom or sorting the laundry. Our reward was a handful of coins that we safely stored. 1.

There was a time when cash was the main currency for financial transactions (交易). These days, though, using credit cards, or making cashless payments, are the most convenient ways of paying. 2. Research has found that 84% of British parents currently give notes and coins to their children—usually 7 pounds a week as an allowance.

But banks predict that by 2028 only one in ten transactions will be with cash, and that is something today’s children will have to deal with. One issue is that children may not understand the value of cash because they never see it. 3. They either should find a new way to hand out pocket money, or needn’t bother to pay it at all.

Still, solutions are available. Giving children lessons at school about finance is important. 4. The trick is to go and get some coins so that children have the opportunity to interact with them. Besides, bank accounts for older children can be opened to give them cash cards to use. Whatever method a parent chooses to adopt, their children will get some idea of the value of pocket money. 5.

A. Parents face a dilemma too.

B. This, in turn, makes the buying much easier.

C. They have completely taken the place of cash.

D. So how do parents hand out pocket money at present?

E. But parents need to teach their kids that money doesn’t grow on trees!

F. But now, it seems that parents’ attitude to handing out cash is changing.

G. And parents are advised to get children started with money as young as possible.

    According to a new study， teens focus on rewards and have a hard time learning to avoid punishment or consider the consequences of alternative actions.

University College London researchers compared how teens and adults learn to make choices based on the available information. They tracked the way in which 18 volunteers aged 12-17 and 20 volunteers aged 18-32 completed tasks in which they had to choose between abstract symbols.

Each symbol was consistently associated with a fixed chance of a reward, punishment, or no outcome. As the trial progressed ， participants learned which symbols were likely to lead to each outcome and adjusted their choices accordingly. Teens and adults were equally good at learning to choose symbols associated with reward， but teens were less good at avoiding symbols associated with punishment. Adults also performed significantly better when they were told what would have happened if they had chosen the other symbol after each choice， while teens did not appear to take this information into account.

“From this experimental lab study we can draw conclusions about learning during the teen years. We find that teens and adults learn in different ways， something that might be relevant to education," said lead author Dr. Stefano Palminteri. " Unlike adults, teens are not so good at learning to adjust their choices to avoid punishment. This suggests that incentive systems based on reward rather than punishment may be more effective for this age group. Additionally, we found that teens did not learn from being shown what would have happened if they made alternative choices."

To interpret the results, the researchers developed computational models of learning and ran simulations （模拟）applying them to the results of the study. The first was a simple model, one that learned from rewards, and the second model added to this by also learning from the option that was not chosen. The third model was the most complete and took the full context into account, with equal weight given to punishment avoidance and reward seeking. For example, obtaining no outcome rather than losing a point is weighted equally to gaining a point rather than having no outcome.

Comparing the experimental data to the models, the team found that teens" behavior followed the simple reward-based model while adults" behavior matched the complete, contextual model. “Our study suggests that teens are more receptive to rewards than they are to punishments of equal value, ” said senior author Dr. Sarah-Jayne Blakemore. “As a result, it may be useful for parents and teachers to frame things in more positive terms.”

1.It can be learned from the study that .

A.adults made choices faster than teens

B.adults understood rewards better than teens

C.teens reacted better to reward than punishment

D.teens were aware of the outcome of each choice

2.What do we know about the three computational models?

A.They reflected people’s strong desire for punishment avoidance.

B.They gave circumstances different degrees of consideration.

C.They paid equal attention to reward and punishment.

D.They shaped the behavior of people at different ages.

3.The underlined word “receptive" in the last paragraph probably means .

A.accustomed B.opposed

C.sympathetic D.responsive

4.According to the writer, which of the following statements works best for teens?

A.“If you insist on doing things in this way， you will lose ten points. "

B.“If we had talked about this earlier， you wouldn’t have made the mistake. "

C.“ If you hand in your assignment ahead of time， you will get an extra bonus."

D.“If you want to approach a problem differently ， you can talk to your parents. "

    Pigeons in London have a bad reputation. Some people call them flying rats. And many blame them for causing pollution with their droppings. But now the birds are being used to fight another kind of pollution in this city of 8.5 million.

“The problem for air pollution is that it’s been largely ignored as an issue for a long time,” says Andrea Lee, who works for the London-based environmental organization Client Earth. “People don’t realize how bad it is, and how it actually affects their health.” London’s poor air quality is linked to nearly 10,000 early deaths a year. Lee says, citing(引用)a report released by the city manager last year. If people were better informed about the pollution they’ re breathing, she says, they could pressure the government to do something about it.

Nearby, on a windy hill in London’s Regent’s Park, an experiment is underway that could help—the first week of flights by the Pigeon Air Patrol. It all began when Pierre Duquesnoy, the director for DigitasLBi, a marketing firm, won a London Design Festival contest last year to show how a world problem could be solved using Twitter. Duquesnoy, from France, chose the problem of air pollution.

“Basically, I realized how important the problem was,” he says.  “But also I realized that most of the people around me didn’t know anything about it.” Duquesnoy says he wants to better measure pollution, while at the same time making the results accessible to the public through Twitter.

“So”, he wondered, “how could we go across the city quickly collecting as much data as possible?” Drones were his first thought. But it’s illegal to fly them over London. “But pigeons can fly above London, right?” he says. “They live—actually, they are Londoners as well. So, yeah, I thought about using pigeons equipped with mobile apps. And we can use not just street pigeons, but racing pigeons, because they fly pretty quickly and pretty low.”

So it might be time for Londoners to have more respect for their pigeons. The birds may just be helping to improve the quality of the city’s air.

1.What can we infer about London’s air quality from Paragraph 2?

A.Londoners are very satisfied with it.

B.The government is trying to improve it.

C.Londoners should pay more attention to it.

D.The government has done a lot to improve it.

2.Duquesnoy attended the London Design Festival to _________.

A.entertain Londoners. B.solve a world problem.

C.design a product for sale. D.protect animals like pigeons.

3.Why did Duquesnoy give up using drones to fly across London?

A.Because they are too expensive. B.Because they fly too quickly.

C.Because they are forbidden. D.Because they fly too high.

4.Which can be the best title for the text?

A.Clean air in London. B.London’s dirty secret.

C.London’s new pollution fighter. D.Causes of air pollution in London.

    I used to be an average student in Bohunt High school until I took Dr. Whitworth’s class. He was such a life-changer to me that I left that class determined never to underachieve again. He not only taught me to perform better and achieve more success than expected, he, more importantly, taught me to think. He convinced me, as much by example as words that it was my moral obligation to do so and to serve others.

Neither of us could know how our relationship would evolve over the years. When I came back to Bohunt to teach English, I worked for Dr. Whitworth, the department chair. My discussion with him was like graduate seminars in adolescent development, classroom management and school leadership.

After several years, I was named department chair, and our relationship shifted again. I thought that it might be awkward chairing the department, since all of my former English teachers were still there, but Dr. Whitworth supported me throughout. As the former chair, he knew when to give me advice about curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me chart my own course.

In 1997, I needed his opinion about leaving Bohunt to become principal at another school.   If he had asked me to stay at Bohunt, I might have. Instead, he encouraged me to seize the opportunity.

Five years ago, I became the principal of Bohunt. Once again, Dr. Whitworth was there for me, letting me know that I could count on him. I have learned from him that great teachers have an inexhaustible (用不完的) wealth of lessons to teach.

1.The underlined word in Paragraph 1 could be best replaced by ________.

A.underperform B.underestimate

C.undertake D.understand

2.What did the author mean by “our relationship shifted again”?

A.They became teacher and student again.

B.They chaired the department together.

C.They were colleagues and Dr. Whitworth worked for him.

D.They were colleagues and he worked for Dr. Whitworth.

3.The story is mainly carried out ________.

A.in time order B.in space order

C.by giving examples D.by comparison

4.Where does this passage possibly come from?

A.A speech. B.An autobiography.

C.A newspaper. D.A poster.

Our Annual Cultural Events

A Night in Rio

We are proud to bring the energy and enthusiasm of Brazilian Carnival to Charlotte with A Night in

Rio! Get a taste of Carnival through dancing, live music, authentic food, drinks and marketplace. Put on your green and yellow, and join us for the unforgettable experience of Brazilian Carnival!

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2018

TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLY AT THE DOOR

Location: Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte

Time: 7 PM

Ritmo & Sabor

We are thrilled to bring the annual celebration Ritmo & Sabor Festival! Featuring dance performances and FREE dance lessons and delicious, authentic Latin cuisine, this festival will be a fantastic celebration for the entire family to enjoy! Food and beer will be available for purchase. Come out to enjoy a great summer evening of Ritmo & Sabor!

Date: Saturday July 2, 2018

Location: International & Cultural Center, Charlotte

Time: 5-11 PM

FREE ADMISSION

Las Américas

Join us in the annual celebration LAS AMÉRICAS! We display our history and identity of Latin America through musical performances, story-telling and poetry. Enjoy yourself with local artists, shop your way through a market of arts and crafts and join in some of the finest Latin American cuisine.

Date: August 18, 2018

Location: Midwood International & Culture Center, Charlotte

Time: 2-7 PM

Admission is FREE.

Latin American Festival

Festival Latinoamericano returns for its 28th year, with musical artists and dance performances, a diverse authentic selection of Latin American food, visual artists, and a street festival environment with activities for the whole family.

Location: Symphony Park at South Park Mall, Charlotte

Date: Saturday Sept. 29 (1-8pm)

Admission: $10; Children aged 8 & under are free.

1.What does Ritmo & Sabor mainly provide?

A. Music and visual art. B. Food and beer.

C. Dance and poetry. D. Dance and food.

2.What can you do at Las Américas?

A. Buy some local crafts as souvenirs.

B. Enjoy typical Latin American beer.

C. Dance in green and yellow clothes.

D. Watch local dancers’ performances.

3.Which event requires a ticket for a seven-year-old child?

A. Las Américas. B. Ritmo & Sabor.

C. A Night in Rio. D. Latin American Festival.

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1.上课时间；  2.学习内容；    3.有什么感想。

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Yours,

Li Hua

    Where do you think the world's happiest people live? Somewhere hot with sandy beaches?A country with a tradition of the fine food and culture? Not according to a recent study by the University of Leicester.Who are the happiest people on Earth?1.Surprised? Well you'll be more surprised when you hear that the Danes pay some of the highest taxes in the world.So what is the secret of their success?

Let's start with all that tax they pay.The Danish government provides its people with one of the finest education and health systems in the world.It spends more on children and elderly people per capita（人均）than any other country.

2.Thanks to the tax policy,a shop assistant's final salary is not that much less than someone who works in a bank.As a result,Danes don't choose their careers based on money or status as people in other countries do.They choose the job they want to do.There's a philosophy in Denmark known as "Jante-lov",which translates as "you're no better than anybody else."3.But workers in other countries are not used to looking at life in this way.

Money doesn't seem as important in Denmark.It has been called a “post consumerist” society.4.What is more important is the sense of society and it's no surprise that Danes are very used to socializing.92% of Danes belong to some kind of social club and these clubs are even paid for by the government.

5.They also show an amazing amount of trust in each other and their government.You can see signs of this all over the country.You'll find vegetable stalls with no assistant.You take what you want and leave the money in a basket.Perhaps the bike is a good symbol for Denmark.The Danes can afford cars but they choose bikes-simple, economical,non-polluting machines that show no status and help keep people fit.

A.In a list ranking countries by the happiness of their citizens,it put tropical Fiji 50 places below freezing Iceland.

B.The street sweeper can hold his head up high as he proudly does his job.

C.Danish people aren't as suspicious as many other nations.

D.High taxes in Denmark widen the gap between different jobs.

E.Those 5.5 million people who call Denmark their home.

F.People have nice things in their houses,but they don't attach too much importance to shopping and spending.

G And there's another advantage to those high taxes.

    Educators today are more and more often heard to say that computer literacy is absolutely necessary for college students. Many even argue that each incoming freshman should have  his or her own microcomputer. What advantages do computers offer the college students?

Any student who has used a word processor will know one compelling reason to use a computer: to write papers. Although not all students feel comfortable composing on a word processor, most find revising and editing much easier on it. One can alter, insert, or delete just by pressing a few keys, thus eliminating the need to rewrite or re-type. Furthermore, since the revision process is less difficult, students are more likely to revise as often as is necessary to end up with the best paper possible. For these reasons, many freshman English courses require the use of a word processor.

Computers are also useful in the context of language courses, where they are used to drill students in basic skills. Software programs strengthen ESL(English as a Second Language ) instruction, as well as instruction in French, German, Spanish, and other languages. By using these programs on a regular basis, students can improve their skills in a language while proceeding at their own pace.

Science students take advantage of computers in many ways. Using computer graphic capabilities, for example, botany( 植物学） students can represent and analyze different plant growth patterns. Medical students can learn to interpret computerized images of internal body structures. Physics students can complete complex calculations far

more quickly than they could without the use of computer.

Similarly, business and accounting students find that computer spreadsheet programs are all but important to many aspects of their work, while students pursuing careers in graphic arts, marketing, and public relations find that knowledge of computer graphic is important. Education majors learn to develop grading systems using computers, while social science students use computers for analyzing and graphically displacing their research results.

It is no wonder, then, that educators support the purchase and use of microcomputers by students. A useful tool, the computer can help students learn. And that is, after all, the reason for going to college.

1.The word"literacy" (Line 1,Paragraph 1) means _________.

A.the ability to read and write B.the ability to use

C.literature D.the knowledge of language

2.According to the author, a word processor can be used to_________.

A.revise papers

B.retype papers

C.reduce the psychological burden of writing papers

D.improve the writing skills of a student

3.According to the author, the reason for students to go to college is _________.

A.to learn something B.to perfect themselves

C.to improve computer skills D.to make the best use of computers

4.The main purpose of this passage is to _________.

A.persuade the educators to increase computer use in their own classroom

B.analyze advantages and disadvantages of computer use among college students

C.identify some of the ways that computers benefit college students

D.describe how computers can be used to teach foreign languages

No longer in the pink

Corals are comeback creatures. As the world froze and melted and sea levels rose and fell over 30,000 years, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, which is roughly the size of Italy, died and revived five times. But now, thanks to human activity, corals face the most complex condition they have yet had to deal with.

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change, a rise in global temperatures of 1.5oC could cause coral reefs to decline 70-90%. The planet is about 1oC hotter than in the 19th century and its seas are becoming warmer, stormier and more acidic. This is already affecting relations between corals and the single-celled algae (海藻), which give them their color. When waters become unusually warm, algae float away, leaving reefs a ghostly white. This “bleaching” is happening five times as often as it did in the 1970s. Meanwhile the changing chemistry of the oceans makes it harder for corals to form their structures.

If corals go, divers and marine biologists are not the only people who will miss them. Reefs take up only a percent of the sea floor, but support a quarter of the planet’s fish diversity. The fish that reefs shelter are especially valuable to their poorest human neighbors, many of whom depend on them as a source of protein. Roughly an eighth of the world’s population lives within 100km of a reef. Corals also protect 150,000km of shoreline in more than 100 countries and territories from the oceans buffeting, as well as generating billions of dollars in tourism revenue.

Coral systems must adapt if they are to survive. They need protection from local sources of harm. Their eco-systems suffer from waste from farms, building sites and blast fishing. Governments need to impose tighter rules on these industrials, such as tougher local building codes, and to put more effort into enforcing rules against overfishing.

Setting up marine protected areas could also help reefs. Locals who fear for their livelihoods could be given work as rangers with the job of looking after the reserves. Visitors to marine parks can be required to pay a special tax, like what has been done in the Caribbean.

Many reefs that have been damaged could benefit from restoration. Coral’s biodiversity offers hope, because the same coral will grow differently under different conditions. Corals of the western Pacific, for example, can withstand higher temperatures than the same species in the eastern Pacific, which proves a way forward to encourage corals to grow in new spots.

1.According to the passage, what may happen to corals when waters become warm?

A.Turning white B.Getting pink

C.Being active D.Becoming colorful

2.According to the passage,corals can _______ the changing in the nature.

A.live with B.escape from

C.die in D.recovery from

3.According to Paragraph 4, the governments should__________.

A.carry out stricter rules on industries around the coast

B.call on volunteers to look after the marine reserves

C.reduce the number of visitors to the marine parks

D.ban people from fishing in the coral reef areas

4.What’s the main purpose of the passage?

A.To present the importance of coral reef to the world.

B.To introduce the severe effect on coral reef brought by climate change.

C.To propose governments to take action immediately to save coral reef.

D.To attract more attention to coral reef protection.

    When I was about 12 years old, my older brother, James, smuggled a BB gun into the house. Our parents had told us many times that we were not allowed  to bring home guns or knives, even if they were just toys. Having any form of weaponry in our home was strictly forbidden.

James brought me to his room. He opened his closet door and took out a shoebox that was buried beneath a heap of clothes. The BB gun was inside. I was immediately enamored by the shiny barrel.

"Can I shoot it, Jamesie?" I asked, hopefully.

"No way," James said, taking it from me and putting it back.

One day, when no one was home, I went into James' closet and took it out. For some inexplicable reason - I have no idea what I was thinking - I went to the front window of the second floor in our row house. I cracked the window open. I pointed the gun outside and shot. I quickly shut the window and peeked outside.

In a matter of seconds, old Mr. Schlosberg came out of his grocery store. He looked back at his store window. He looked up the street. He looked down the street. Then he looked straight across to our house.

Thankfully, Jamesie made it home before Mother or Father.

As he stepped through the door, I could hear old Mr. Schlosberg call his name. "James, James," he called. "Come here, son."

After several minutes, James ran back across the street and into the living room. I had retreated into the kitchen. "Alma!" he screamed. "Get out here! You cracked Mr. Schlosberg's window with my BB gun!"

"Oh, please, Jamesie," I begged. "Don't let him tell Mother. She will whip my bottom real good!" Jamesie sighed. He wiped my tears and went back across the street to Mr. Schlosberg’s. I don't know what James said to that man, but there was never a mention of the incident again.

Years later, I found out Jamesie had used the money he got from his newspaper route to pay for Mr. Schlosberg's cracked window. He only got one cent for every paper he delivered. He managed to pay back the debt just before he went off to fight in World WarII.

Since that day, I have never touched a gun: a BB gun, a water gun, a real gun, or any other type.

1.Why was the gun hidden in the closet?

A.The gun was too expensive.

B.The family had only one gun.

C.The law didn’t allow anyone to have a gun

D.The parents didn’t allow a gun to appear at home.

2.What did Alma expect from James after he shot Mr. Schlosberg’s window?

A.To deal with the problem. B.To talk with his parents.

C.To throw away the gun. D.To tell the truth.

3.Which of the following best describes James as a brother?

A.Responsible and strict. B.Brave and determined.

C.Responsible and caring. D.Naughty and determined.

4.The best title of the passage is _________.

A.a warmhearted brother B.a BB gun

C.a cracked window D.an incident

    Airplane Stories and Histories

Norman Currey  www.xlibris.com

Hardback | Paperback | E-book   $29.99 | $19.99 | $3.99

Airplane Stories and Histories records 200 years of aviation highlights. A bibliography is provided for enthusiasts to explore the subjects at greater depth.

Tips ’n Tales from the Trails

Vicki Evenson www.xlibris.com

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Tips ’n Tales from the Trails offers information and advice for any horseperson considering interstate trail riding. It provides helpful insights when preparing and planning for expansion of the reader’s own adventures.

The Rhythm of My Life

Tuning into the Rocky Rhythm of Fire

Yvon Milien    www.iuniverse.com

Hardback | Paperback | E-book   $26.99 | $13.99 | $3.99

This autobiography shares the story of the author’s life and how he found the inner strength to overcome the challenges.

On The Healing Road Through The Eyes Of An Adoptee

The Poet Dena www.authorhouse.com

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Therapeutic poetry is what the Poet Dena offers. As you go along The Healing Road, you will find at least a few words to help lighten your own struggles.

The Adventures of Mr. Fuzzy Ears Searching for a Furry Friend

Donna Carr Roberts www.iuniverse.com

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The story of a fuzzy little dog who searched for a friend in all the wrong places until…

The Girl from Copenhagen

Glenn Peterson www.xlibris.com

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The Girl from Copenhagen is a autobiography about the life of author Glenn Peterson’s mother, from childhood to old age.

1.If Tom likes reading poems, he might buy ___________.

A.Airplane Stories and Histories B.Tips ’n Tales from the Trails

C.On The Healing Road D.The Rhythm of My Life

2.We can learn from the text that _____________.

A.The Rhythm of My Life is about a musician’s life.

B.Airplane Stories and Histories is a book intended for pilots

C.The Adventures of Mr. Fuzzy Ears is about a dog searching for his master

D.Tips ’n Tales from the Trails gives suggestions on horse riding in the wild

3.Which book is similar to The Girl from Copenhagen in style?

A.Airplane Stories and Histories B.On The Healing Road

C.The Rhythm of My Life D.The Adventures  of Mr. Fuzzy Ears

A Grateful Patient

I took a job as a receptionist for a vet (兽医) almost five decades ago. As a keen animal lover, I accepted the position on the condition that I wouldn’t have to assist with any wounded animals. I couldn’t ________ to see any creature in pain.

At the end of my first week, we were closing the office for the day when a young man ran up to us holding a severely_______ Doberman Pinscher puppy(杜宾幼犬) in his arms and_______ us to save his life. The four-month-old puppy had been hit by a car.

The vet and I ran back into the _______room. It was hurt badly. The only place the skin was still attached to this poor little animal’s body was around one shoulder. The vet worked tirelessly for what seemed like_______, sewing him back together again.  That was the _______ part. The puppy had broken too many bones, including his spine(脊柱). Even if he ________ the next few days, we were quite sure he would never walk again.

That day forever _____ my life. The vet instructed me, and I became his____ in all things medical. One of my first jobs was to give that Doberman puppy daily physical _______. I remember moving his tiny legs to try to keep his _____ from withering(萎缩).

Weeks went by until one day, I felt this little fighter push back ever so_____. And he continued to push back_____ he could finally use his legs. It recovered.

Fast-forward about a year, I walked into the clinic’s crowded waiting room and called the name of the next client. Suddenly, a/an __________ Doberman who had been standing quietly with his owner on the opposite side of the room _____ loose and rushed toward me. I found myself  _____ against the wall with this magnificent dog standing on his hind legs, his front paws on my shoulders, _______ my face with plentiful and joyful kisses!

I still tear up in amazement at the display of love and _______ the dog had for me that day all those years ago. I __________ to be a vet technician for 14 years, and since retirement, I’ve volunteered at a no-kill animal shelter. In all the time that has passed and all the experiences I have had, I’ve _____ met a dog who didn’t know that it had been rescued in one way or another.

1.A.help B.stop C.bear D.offer

2.A.punished B.poisoned C.affected D.injured

3.A.begged B.blamed C.reminded D.forced

4.A.sitting B.waiting C.nursing D.operating

5.A.years B.hours C.minutes D.seconds

6.A.cruel B.easy C.tough D.calm

7.A.survived B.existed C.struggled D.solved

8.A.improved B.saved C.changed D.damaged

9.A.applicant B.servant C.consultant D.assistant

10.A.management B.treatment C.recovery D.capacity

11.A.muscles B.skin C.bone D.hair

12.A.seriously B.heavily C.slightly D.rapidly

13.A.after B.as C.till D.when

14.A.awkward B.tiny C.weak D.huge

15.A.hung B.broke C.pulled D.stayed

16.A.pinned B.stuck C.plugged D.hugged

17.A.barking B.hitting C.washing D.biting

18.A.inspiration B.gratitude C.embarrassment D.sympathy

19.A.tried on B.acted on C.settled on D.went on

20.A.never B.ever C.even D.seldom

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According to the World Wildlife Fund, only about 3,890 tigers are left in the wild. India is home to 70 percent of them, and its role in 1. (ensure) the big cat’s survival can’t be understated. Tiger numbers in India are believed to have dropped from about 40,000 at the beginning of the 2.（19）century to just 1,800 in the early 1970s, when India launched the conservation program Project Tiger. Kanha was one of the original nine3. (reserve)  set up under that program.