I went home one Saturday afternoon in the autumn of 1993 to get some work done in the garden. While sweeping leaves on the ground, my five-year-old son Nick came over and asked me to write something on a piece of paper to make a sign for him.
“What for?” I asked.
“I’m going to sell some of my stones, " he answered.
Nick was fascinated with stones and had collected many stones from all over. “I’m busy to
do that for you. Go and ask your mum for help." I said.
A short time later, Nick returned with a sign, reading. " Stones. One Dollar Each”. He took the sign, a small chair and 4 of his best stones and walked to the road in front of our garden. There he put the stones in a line and sat down on the chair.
After half an hour, nobody passed by. I walked to him and asked him to go back, but he didn't.
Another half hour later, a small car came down the road. I watched as Nick stood up, holding his sign up. A woman rolled down a window and read the sign. I couldn't hear their talk, but I saw the woman turn to the driver and the man reach for his pocket.
I sat in the yard, as Nick ran to me. Waving the dollar, he shouted. "I told you I could sell one stone for a dollar — if you believe in yourself, you can do anything."Why didn't the writer help his son?
| A．Because his wife is better at making a sign. |
| B．Because he didn't know what to write. |
| C．Because he was busy sweeping leaves. |
| D．Because he didn’t want his son to sell the stones. |
The underlined words "was fascinated with" mean “______”.
| A．was far from | B．was afraid of |
| C．was famous for | D．was interested in |
Nick was a boy ______.
A. who was kind B. who had a strong mind
C who was honest D. who had many hobbiesWhich is the best title(题目) of the story?
| A．My son's first sale. | B．Let's collect stones. |
| C．How to sell a stone. | D．A hobby that can make you rich. |
From the passage we know _____.
| A．the story happened in spring |
| B．the car was driven by a woman |
| C．Nick spent half an hour selling one stone |
| D．the writer might be moved(感动)by his son |
There are over 20，000 animals at Chester Zoo． All are flying， jumping and playing happily in 125 acres of wonderful gardens．
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LANTERN MAGIC A relaxed and unforgettable night time journey through the zoo with festive characters and giant animal lanterns to light your way． www．chesterzoo．org/christmas |
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TALKING ANIMALS Find out more about our 20，000 animals by joining one of our daily animal talks in the zoo． Plan your day using our app． Visit www．chesterzoo．org/talks． |
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STAY OVER Treat the family and stay over in one of Chester and Cheshire's many hotels． Visit www．chesterzoo．org/hotels and make great savings on hotel & zoo ticket package deals! |
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MEMBERSHIP& ADOPTIONS You can support us and our animals by becoming a member or adopting an animal． Buy your membership at www．chesterzoo．org． |
（1）If you want to know more about animals when you visit the zoo， you can ．
A． have a night time journey
B． become a member of the zoo
C． stay in one of Chester and Cheshire's hotels
D． join one of the daily animal talks in the zoo
（2）Which can help you if you want to spend a night in a hotel in Chester？
A． Lantern Magic．
B． Stay Over．
C． Talking Animals．
D． Membership and Adoptions．
（3）You can buy your membership at ．
A．www．chesterzoo．org
B．www．chesterzoo．org/hotels
C．www．chesterzoo．org/talks
D．www．chesterzoo．org/christmas
Bats are the only mammals that can fly a great distance， but they have another ability． Many bats live a very long time for an animal their size．
European researchers are studying bats to understand why they live so long． They hope to make discoveries to fight the aging process （过程） in human beings．
Last week， the group of scientists said they had found important biological qualities in some bat species． The group studied bat chromosomes （染 色 体）， a line of genes found in the nucleus（核） of cells． The scientists were most interested in parts connected to the ends of the chromosomes． They are called telomeres（端 粒）． Telomeres protect the ends of chromosomes， which shorten each time a cell divides． Scientists believe this shortening process causes cells to break down． ．
A report on bats was published this month in the journal Science Advances．
Among the leaders of the study was Emma Teeling， a biologist with University College Dublin in Ireland． Teeling said studying long﹣living mammals that have developed ways to fight aging "is another way to prove the molecular（分 子） basis of extended ‘health length．'" She added that studying bats made scientists able to learn more about the processes "that drive healthy aging．"
The European researchers studied 493 bats from four bat species． The group used information that had been gathered over more than 60 years． Of these animals， the greater mouse﹣eared bat generally lived the longest， an average of 37 years．
The scientists said this and a related species， which are grouped together under the name Myotis， had telomeres that did not shorten with age． Another Myotis bat holds the record for oldest age， reaching 41 years．
The scientists' findings suggest that these bats' cells have the ability to keep and repair their telomeres． This， they said， helps guard against the aging process． Based on its body size， a bat like the greater mouse﹣eared bat would be expected to live four years． But， these mammals have been found to live nearly 10 times longer than that．
The scientists found that Eighteen of these are bats． The only exception is an unusual African rodent， the naked mole rat．
（1）Which sentence can be put at the end of Paragraph 3？
A．This makes scientists able to study bats．
B．That's why bats can fly a great distance．
C．They say this is what causes aging．
D．They discover the cells connected to humans．
（2）Why do some species of bats live a very long time？
A．Because they have a line of long﹣living genes out of the cells．
B．Because their cells have the ability to keep and repair their telomeres．
C．Because they have another ability to live longer without any food or water．
D．Because telomeres protect the ends of chromosomes to stop cells dividing．
（3）The underlined word "that" refers to ．
A．four years
B．body size
C．the aging process
D．the ability to repair
（4）What's the best title of the passage？
A．Differences Between Long﹣Living Animals
B．A Science Report on Chromosomes
C．Do Bats Hold the Secret to Long Life？
D．Are Humans and Bats Similar in Protecting Themselves？
Fresh off his MasterChef Junior run， Evan Robinson， who is only 12 years old， is using his kitchen skills to raise money for Puerto Rico． The TV show contestant wanted to offer help after hurricanes（飓风） hit the country last September．
"I've been seeing， all over the news， people struggling，" Evan said． "They can't get fresh water， electricity； they can't get really anything． I know I'm just a kid， but I think if a lot of people do something， a lot of things will get better．"
He raises money by baking and taking online orders for homemade empanadas（馅 饼）． He started cooking on a recent Friday night． By the next Sunday evening， he had filled orders for 420 empanadas ﹣ ﹣ roasted chicken， cheeseburger and vegetarian ﹣ ﹣ getting ￥18 for six empanadas and ￥30 for a dozen．
His mom， Veronica Robinson， helped him send the empanadas around the city． "We've never done anything like this before，" she said． "But it's a great idea， so I want to help him make it work．"
For Evan's out﹣of﹣town friends and supporters， he has set up a crowdfunding（众筹） page． Through it， he's hoping to raise ￥1， 500 in "virtual （虚 拟 的） empanadas"． This is because he heard on the news that it could take Puerto Rico years， maybe even 10 years， to recover（复 原） from the hurricanes． And he said， "Fruit pies are up next． And my baking will continue as well．"
It's a difficult job， especially for a kid with homework and Boy Scouts and friendships to tend to． But he doesn't seem worried．
"It's what we're supposed to do，" he said． "I'm a human． They're humans． Why shouldn't I help them？"
Indeed．
（1）How did Evan help those struggling in Puerto Rico？
A．He asked his parents to send the empanadas around the city．
B．He continued offering a lot of fresh water and fruit pies to them．
C．He donated his big winning prize in his MasterChef Junior run．
D．He raised money by selling homemade empanadas through online orders．
（2）Evan set up a crowdfunding page because ．
A．he raised more money than he expected for the people in need
B．he knew that it could take Puerto Rico a long time to recover
C．he wanted more and more friends to know his kitchen skills
D．the number of online orders was beyond his expectation
（3）According to the passage， which are the best words to describe Evan？
A．kind﹣hearted and helpful
B．careful and confident
C．honest and hard﹣working
D．humorous and organized
（4）How can we understand the last sentence in the passage？
A．Friendship is important in our lives．
B．It's difficult for humans to raise money．
C．We should help those who're in need．
D．Everyone must do something unusual．
I spent a lot of time making a large shelf for my cave． I found a big tree and chopped it down． This took three days． Then， I chopped off the branches． This took another two days． After that， I chopped the wood away from one side， and then from the other side． This took more than one month． Altogether it took forty﹣two days． In England， two men with a good saw could have made six of these shelves from that tree in half a day．
I also spent a lot of time looking after my corn and rice crops． I had to protect them from wild animals and birds， so I made a fence around them． I shot some of the birds and hung them up near the corn． After that， all the other birds stayed away． I used one of the old swords I had taken from the ship to cut down the corn when it was ready． I was very proud of my corn and rice and worked hard to increase my crops． A few years later， I would have enough corn to make bread． I had to find a way to grind the corn into flour， but the rocks on the island were not hard enough． I finally discovered that a very hard piece of wood would do． I used some cloth to separate the meal from the husks． Not having an oven， I made some square pots with lids and covered them with hot ashes． This baked the dough， and I had bread! I made my cave bigger again to hold the corn and flour so that I could make bread whenever I needed to．
I sometimes wondered how I could get to the land which was visible from the other side of the island． I went to the ship's boat that was blown onto the beach in the shipwreck． However， I could not get it to the water． It was too heavy． I tried many different ways of doing it， but none of them were successful．
（1）From Paragraph 1， we know that the writer ．
A．made a foolish mistake in chopping down a big tree
B．felt hopeless and couldn't have made a shelf himself
C．spent a long time making a large shelf without a saw
D．made a small canoe with the wood he chopped down
（2）The writer to protect his corn and rice．
A．watched out for them day and night
B．divided the cave into several different parts
C．put some old swords from the ship around them
D．built a fence and hung some birds' bodies near the corn
（3）In which order did the writer make bread successfully？
a．The writer found a way to grind the corn into flour．
b．The writer baked the dough with square pots．
c．The writer separated the meal from the husks．
d．The writer made some square pots with lids．
A．a﹣c﹣d﹣b
B．a﹣d﹣c﹣b
C．b﹣d﹣c﹣a
D．c﹣b﹣a﹣d
（4）The underlined word "visible" in the last paragraph means ．
A．偏僻的
B．看得见的
C．模糊的
D．遥远的
A Giant Opportunity for Conversation
Visit Toronto's most exciting attraction this year， the Xie Shou Giant Panda Experience． The two giant pandas will be on show from 2017 to 2019 to confirm our long﹣term conversation partnership promise between China and Canada．
Opening on May 18th， 2017， the show features themes including Eating Bamboo， Threats to Giant Pandas and Saving Giant Pandas． Come eye﹣to﹣eye with the pair of giant pandas． This show is open year round and included with regular Zoo admission．
About us
We are one of Canada's best zoos with over 6000 animals representing more than 450 species．Come and explore a world class zoo with award winning shows such as the Gorilla Rainforest， Great Barrier Reef and the 10﹣acre Tundra Trek． Don't miss our young white lions in the African Savannaor our African penguins that are built to swim， dive and fly through the sea!
Family fun includes daily keeper talks， five indoor buildings and over 700 acres to explore． Seasonal areas also include kid's areas such as the Discovery Zone， Splash Island， Kids Zoo and the Waterside Theatre．
Directions
By car： Take Hwy 401 East or West to Meadowvale Rd． in Toronto（Exit 389）．
By transit： For T．T．C．（public transit） call 416﹣393﹣4636 or visit ttc．ca．
Admission
May 1﹣Oct．31 Nov.1﹣April 30
General （ages 13﹣64）＝￥28 General （ages 13﹣64）＝￥23
Senior （ages 65+）＝￥23 Senior （ages 65+）＝￥18
Child （ages 3﹣12）＝￥18 Child （ages 3﹣12）＝￥14
Child （ages 2 and under）＝FREE Child （ages 2 and under）＝FREE
Information： Tel（416）392﹣5929
torontozoo． com
Tourism Toronto： 1﹣800﹣363﹣1990
（1）What's the purpose of the giant panda show in Toronto？
A．To come eye﹣to﹣eye with the pair of giant pandas and explore the world class zoo．
B．To let people know the threats to Giant Pandas and raise money to save Giant Pandas．
C．To attract visitors to have a family fun in daily keeper talks and five indoor buildings．
D．To confirm our long﹣term conversation partnership promise between China and Canada．
（2）What shows will you be awarded if you win in exploring a world class zoo？
①young white lions
②10﹣acre Tundra Trek
③Discovery Zone
④the Gorilla Rainforest
⑤Great Barrier Reef
A．①②③
B．①②⑤
C．②③④
D．②④⑤
（3）If a family of five want to visit the zoo， including parents， grandfather aged 66 and two children aged 10 and 2， how much should they pay at least？
A．￥55
B．￥69
C．￥78
D．￥97
