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Sun bears（马来熊）are the smallest of the world's eight bears species（物种）． They have a black coat and a white or golden colour on their bodies． Their homes are in the tropical（热带雨林）of Southeast Asia． They live in trees and eat both plants and animals． They can grow to be 1.4 metres in height and 65 kilograms in weight． They usually live alone and are happy to spend most of their time by themselves．

Scientists studied sun bears in the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center． They found that although sun bears live alone， they have developed a surprising social skill． They can copy （模仿） other sun bear's facial expression （面部表情） as a form of communication． They can even copy exact muscular （肌肉的） movements that other sun bears make﹣ such as making a face．

The ability to copy facial expressions is found in humans， gorilla's （大猩猩）， some monkeys and some other animals． But until now， only humans and gorillas have the ability to exactly copy facial expressions． However， scientists found that sun bears can copy facial expression as well as humans and gorillas． This surprised them because sun bears are alone and they have no close relationship with human beings．

Although they live alone in the wild， the sun bears in the study often played gently with each other． Sometimes they played with faster actions as hitting and biting． Scientists are still not sure what messages the sun bears were sending to one another．

（1）According to the passage， where do sun bears usually live？　　

A． In caves．

B． In trees．

C． By the river．

D． On the ice．

（2）From the passage， we can learn something about sun bears EXCEPT that　　．

A． they like to live alone in the wild and only eat animals

B． they can copy other sun bears' facial expressions for communications

C． they can copy exact muscular movements of other sun bears

D． they have no close relationship with human beings

（3）Which of the following might be the best title for the passage？　　

A． A warm home on the earth

B． A brave animal in the forest

C． A new friend of human beings

D． A surprising skill of sun bears

Tony is a student aged 15． He and his parents are going to travel around Beijing this summer． Below is some information that the have got．

The Palace Museum

Opening hours：

Tuesday﹣Sunday 8：30 ﹣17：00

（Monday Closed）

Admission： adult：￥60

student ：￥20

child （under 6）： free

The Summer Palace

Opening hours：

Monday﹣Sunday 6：30 ﹣18：00

Admission： adult：￥30

student ：￥15

child （under 6）： free

The Badaling Great Wall

Opening hours：

Monday﹣Sunday 6：00 ﹣19：30

Admission： adult：￥40

student ：￥20

child （under 6）： free

Beijing Zoo

Opening hours：

Monday﹣Sunday 7：30 ﹣18：00

Admission： adult：￥15

student ：￥7.5

child （under 6）： free

（1）Tony is interested in animals， so he can go to　　 for fun．

A． The Palace Museum

B． Beijing Zoo

C． the Summer Palace

D． the Badling Great Wall

（2）Tony and his parents can't go to visit the Palace Museum on　　．

A． Monday

B． Tuesday

C． Saturday

D． Sunday

（3）How much will Tony and his parents pay if they visit the Summer Palace and the Badaling Great Wall？　　

A．￥105

B．￥140

C．￥175

D．￥210

In 1845， a deadly disease struck the farms of Ireland， killing all the Lumper potato plants． In another place or time， the death of single crop species （物种） might not have been so important． But in Ireland， in 1845， people depended almost solely on the potato for food． The death of one species caused a terrible famine（饥荒）． Now， some scientists are worried that such a famine could happen again， but on a much wider scale．

Over the centuries， farmers have discovered thousands of different species of food crops． Each species has special qualities． Some can be grown in very hot or cold climates． Others are not affected by certain diseases． However， you won't find many of these species in your local supermarket． To feed the seven billion people on Earth， most farmers today are growing only species of plants and farming only species of animals that are easy to produce in large numbers．

For example， in the Philippines， there were once thousands of varieties of rice： now fewer than 100 are grown there． In China， 90 percent of the wheat varieties grown just a century ago have disappeared． Scientists believe that over the past century， we have allowed more than half of the world's food varieties to disappear．

One solution to this problem is to collect and store the seeds （种子） as many different plant varieties as we can before they disappear． The idea was first suggested by Russian scientist Nikolay Vavilov． In the 1920s and 1930s， he collected around 400，000 seeds from five continents． More recently， others are continuing the work he began．

In the U．S． state of Iowa， Diane Ott Whealy wanted to protect historic plant varieties， like the seeds her great ﹣grandfather brought to the U．S． from Germany more than a hundred years ago． She and her husband started a place called Heritage Farm， where people can store and trade seeds．

More importantly， the people at Heritage Farm don't just store the seeds； they plant them． By doing this， they are reintroducing foods into the marketplace that haven't been grown for years． These food species are not just special in terms of appearance or taste． They also offer farmers food solutions for the future， from the past．

（1）What is this passage mainly about？　　

A． The need to protect different food species．

B． How to increase the number of food species．

C． The fact that many food species are dying out．

D． How to prevent food species from disappearing．

（2）Why are some scientists worried that such a famine could happen again？　　

A． Because people depend on certain species of food crops．

B． Because the same deadly disease may attack crops again．

C． Because the world's population is larger than that in 1845．

D． Because farmers grow the same potatoes as those in the past．

（3）The following sentence would best be placed at the end of　　．Meanwhile， thousands of other species are dying out．

A． Paragraph 1

B． Paragraph 2

C． Paragraph 3

D． Paragraph 4

（4）What can we learn from the passage？　　

A． The disease spread very quickly and killed thousands of people in Ireland．

B． Around 80 percent of the rice varieties in the Philippines have disappeared．

C． People have been storing seeds to save plane varieties for less than 100 years．

D． Heritage Farm is the first place in the U．S． for people to store and trade seeds．

Garrison had been treasuring his last piece． All he had left now was a sheet of the beautiful brown paper Pa had brought back from his last sailing trip．

"You've been quiet， " Pa said， "Could I see your picture？ "

Garrison handed over his sketch． Pa studied it， then looked at his son． "You're ten now， eh？ " Garrison nodded， hoping Pa wouldn't say that he was too old to be fooling around with pencils and paper．

"When I was ten， I wanted to work on my father's ship， " Pa said， "When Thomas was ten， he asked me to let him plant the corn． "

Garrison's throat （嗓子） tightened． "I know I'm not like either of you． " Pa looked at the drawing again．

"No， you are like both of us． You work hard， like Thomas． And you're like me， too． I have wandering feet， but you have a wandering mind． We need to see things differently．

Garrison frowned． "I'd rather love the land， like Thomas， or the sea…"

Pa patted his hand． "Thomas cares about our family very much﹣that's why he's worked so hard to bring us food． And my love for the sea makes good money． But there's more in life than food and money． There's happiness， for one． Does it make you happy to draw？ "

Garrison nodded．

"And it makes me happy to look at your drawings． Not many folks can catch happiness on a piece of paper． Some might say drawing's a waste of time， but they don't understand how things are． Why， asking you to stop drawing like asking Thomas to stop farming， or me to stop going to sea． It would be like asking us to stop breathing， wouldn't it？ "

Garrison considered this， then replied， "No， sir． Not quite like breathing． If I couldn't draw any more， it would be…like someone took away my voice． " He hung his head． In his mind he could hear Thomas laughing， "It's not like you ever speak up， anyway． "

But Pa patted his shoulder and said， "That would be a pure shame． Your voice is important， Garrison， whether it's out loud or on paper． And speaking of paper…" Pa smiled． "Take a look in my bag． "

Garrison reached into the bag and found a sketchbook． For a moment he was speechless happiness seemed to fill his body and stick in his throat． Then he managed to find his voice． "Oh， Pa﹣thank you． "

（1）Why did Garrison's throat tighten？　　

A． Because he felt thirsty．

B． Because he felt very scared．

C． Because he knew he was not like Pa or Thomas．

D． Because he thought Pa would stop him drawing．

（2）When Garrison frowned， he most probably felt　　．

A． unhappy

B． worried

C． afraid

D． ashamed

（3）What can we infer from the passage about Garrison？　　

A． He lived in a big wealthy family．

B． He was his father's favourite son．

C． He would go on with his drawing．

D． He would learn to work on the farm．

Hobbies let you explore interests outside of your line of work． They let you be creative and try all kinds of new things． Picking a different one can get your creative juices flowing again．

Look at what interests you．

Check what you love doing in your spare time． Do you enjoy reading books？ Maybe you want to try your hand at writing your own． Do you like a hot coffee at the end of the day？ Maybe your hobby could be trying to make it at home． Turn what you already love into a hobby．

Think about what you value most

Do you value wisdom or courage？ Do you admire artists？ Let such question guide you when choosing a hobby．

For example， maybe you could volunteer at a library as a hobby because you value education or maybe you could try painting because you admire people who can express themselves with art．

Examine your skills and personality．

Certain hobbies require certain skill

If you don't have much patience， then maybe going fishing isn't something you'd enjoy． However． if you love building things， maybe you should consider a hobby like working on older cars or building furniture．

Play to your strengths．

Pay attention to your favourite ①．

The way you talk about things can also show what you really like and it can be developed into a hobby．

Think about the topics you go on endlessly about． Ask your friends and family what you seem to talk about all the time． Now think about the subject that you enjoy so much and decide how it can be turned into your hobby．

（1）This passage is most probably taken from　　．

A． a magazine for old people

B． a magazine for young people

C． a picture book for children

D． a picture book for hobbies

（2）This passage mainly shows us　　．

A． how to find a new hobby

B． how to give up old hobbies

C． why you must find a new hobby

D． why you must give up old hobbies

（3）Which is the most suitable word for ①？　　

A． hobbies

B． skills

C． topics

D． interests

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9:00a.m.	Math		Math		English
10:30a.m.	Chemistry	History	chemistry		chemistry
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1:45p.m.	physics		physics		physics
3:00p.m.		English		math

A．Yes, they do	B．No, they don’t
C．We can’t know from the table(表).	D．None of the above.

A．Only on Tuesday	B．Only on Friday
C．On Tuesday and Friday	D．Every day