When a light passenger plane flew off course[跑道] some time ago, something was wrong with it and it crashed[坠毁] in the mountains and its pilot was killed. The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt. It was the middle of winter. Snow lay thick on the ground. The woman knew that the nearest village was kilometers away. She couldn’t find anything in the snow but a suit-case[行李箱]. When it grew dark, she turned the suit-case into a bed and put the children inside it, covering[盖] them with all the clothes she could find. During the night, it got terribly cold. The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the case herself, but it was too small. Early next morning, she heard planes flying above and wanted to know how she could send a signal[信号Then she had an idea. She wrote the letters ‘SOS’ in the snow. Luckily, a pilot saw the signal and sent a message by radio to the nearest town. It was not long before a group of people arrived and they took the woman and her daughters to hospital at once.Where was something wrong with the plane?
How many people were in the light passenger plane before it crashed?
What did the woman make the suit-case into a bed for?
What did the woman do to ask for help?
Were the woman and her children saved?
Beijing Opera is the most representative of all Chinese traditional dramatic art forms and the largest Chinese opera form． Having a history of about 200 years， it is developed from absorbing（吸收）many other dramatic forms， mostly from the local drama 'Huiban'， which was popular in South China during the 18th century． It is a scenic（戏剧的）art integrating music， performance， literature， aria， and face painting．
Theatrical art forms in many other countries do not present singing， dancing and spoken parts in one single drama． An opera singer， for example， neither dances nor speaks on stage； there are no singing or dancing parts in a modern play； in a dance drama， the dancer has no speaking role and does not sing either． Traditional Chinese drama， including Beijing Opera， is a kind of entertainment which includes spoken parts， singing， dancing and acrobatics．
In addition to its presence in China， Beijing Opera has spread to many other places． Mei Lanfang， one of the most famous performers（表演者）of all time， was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners and made highly successful tours to foreign countries．
"You will be puzzled（困惑）all the way through and a little bored from time to time； but you will be charmed and interested． You will be strongly attracted to Beijing Opera even if you know nothing of the dramatic background． "This is how one American traveller described his firs experience in watching Beijing Opera．
Beijing Opera is China′s national opera and it is full of Chinese cultural traditions． Welcome to China and enjoy Beijing Opera!
（1）What makes Beijing Opera different from theatrical art forms in many other countries？ ___
A． It has one opera singer on stage．
B． It has one dancer who has no speaking role．
C． It has already spread to many other countries．
D． It includes spoken parts， singing dancing and acrobatics．
（2）People think Mei Lanfang played an important role in the spread of Beijing Opera because ．
A． he made many tours to a foreign country
B． he was a famous Beijing Opera performer
C． he was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners
D． he made Beijing Opera different from other theatrical art forms
（3）From Paragraph 4 we know that the American traveller ．
A． felt bored all the way
B． thought highly of Beijing Opera
C． found Beijing Opera interesting at first
D． knew the background of Beijing Opera
（4）What does the underlined word "it" mean in the passage？
A． Beijing Opera．
B． Local drama．
C． An opera singer．
D． A modern play．
There are almost as many ways to write as there are kinds of texts． Some writers cannot produce a word unless they are poised behind a desk， while others prefer to write sitting outdoors or in noisy restaurants． Some writers create an entire work before going back to read what they have written， while others may rewrite a single paragraph many times before moving on． Individual writers' techniques may be different， but successful writers do have one thing in common； the writing process（步骤）． The writing process is made up of four stages， and each stage involves certain activities． The chart below summarizes what happens during each stage of the writing process．
What You Do During the Writing Process
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Prewriting |
●Choose your topic． ●Identify your purpose and audience， and select a writing form appropriate to that purpose and audience． ●Generate ideas and gather information about the topic． ●Begin to organize the information． ●Decide the main point you want to express． |
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Writing a Draft（草稿） |
●Catch your readers' attention in the introduction． ●Provide background information． ●State your main points， your support， and your elaboration of them． ●Follow a plan of organization． ●Wrap up with a conclusion． |
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Revising（修改） |
●Evaluate your draft． ●Revise the draft to improve its content， organization， and style． |
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Publishing |
●Proofread， or edit your final draft． ●Publish or share your finished writing with readers． ●Reflect on your writing experience． |
（1）What do successful writers have in common？
A． They have the writing process．
B． They like to read what they have written．
C． They write outdoors or in noisy restaurants．
D． They rewrite a single paragraph many times．
（2）When you write a draft， you should ．
A． choose your writing topic
B． get your readers' attention in the introduction
C． publish or share your finished writing with readers
D． revise the draft to improve its content， organization and style
（3）What is the best title of the passage？
A． Writing Points
B． Writing Ways
C． Writing as a Process
D． Writing with Materials
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．
