Where have all the tigers gone? India's Sariska Project Tiger Reserve,once home to 26 tigers, is now home to none. The government has ordered the police to find out the truth, and organize a new police group to save the tigers.
Half of the world's tigers live in India. For years, tigers have been disappearing from India's national parks. On Thursday, the first meeting of forest officials was held to make a plan to keep the nation's remaining tigers safe. It is not hard to guess why the tigers are disappearing. "Indian tiger poaching(偷猎）is probably the biggest cause for the disappearing of tigers."said Belinda Wright,the head of the Wildlife Protection Society of India.
It seems difficult to stop tiger poaching. Why? First of all,tigers are so popular and expensive in black market that they become the best choice of the poachers. For example,Poachers can sell a tiger at $50,000. Tiger skin and bones are favoured in Chinese medicine. A single tiger tooth can cost $120. Recently ,a group of poachers admitted killing 12 tigers in Sariska and they got a great amount of money. Even though they were put into prison finally,a lot more people will continue this trade. Second, many poachers use night glasses and powerful guns while forest guards only have their hands. Even if a guard finds a poacher,he can only use a stick. What's worse,the forest guards are paid poorly so few of them are willing to catch the poachers.
I hope that the new plan will stop the poachers and save the endangered animals.
| A．12 | B．26 |
| C．None | D．We don't know. |
| A．count the number of tigers in India. |
| B．find out where the tigers have gone |
| C．come up with a plan to protect the tiger |
| D．organize a new police group to save the tigers |
| A．Tigers are very expensive |
| B．Tigers are easy to catch |
| C．Forest guards are paid poorly |
| D．Poachers are more powerful than the torest guards |
| A．Tiger poaching | B．Tiger protection |
| C．Disappearing of tigers | D．Keeping tigers |
| A．To call for people to protect tigers. |
| B．To show how expensive tigers are. |
| C．To tell why tigers are popular with the poachers. |
| D．To show how the poachers kill tigers to make money. |
Biking is an amazing family activity，but finding a route that is suitable for different，ages is a little difficult．Lee McNeil and his family ate crazy about biking．They have seven children，from 4 to 24 years old．When looking for a route，they look for enough protection from traffic，good surface condition and interesting views．
Here are some great routes for biking with your whole family which are suggested by McNeil．
Iron Horse Trail
This is the McNeil family's favorite ride．The route ~s 26 miles and goes through the 2．1 mile Snoqualmie Tunnel．"Beautiful views，the tunnel，and places to stop and watch the rock climbers make it special，" McNeil said．"All our kids have taken their turn to go through the black tunnel bravely for the first time and we celebrate it at the end of the ride．" If you prefer，check http://bit，ly/Mlt9y4 for more information．
Centennial Trail
The Centennial Trail runs for 23 miles from Snohomish to Bryant．The trail is wide and smooth，and is safe for kids as it is off the roads．A nice stop is Lake Cassidy east of Marysville．A dock（码头） on the lake is fun to explore．It also has picnic tables and washrooms for a convenient（方便的） lunch-time stop．For a map，go to http：//bit．ly/L5qCeY．
Cascade Trail
The Cascade Trail is 23 miles．The slope（斜坡） is gentle and it makes for an easy family ride．McNeil said it is a "beautiful ride up the Skagit Valley，with lots of places to watch wildlife along the river"．Go to http://bit，ly/PR4wOW to see a map showing the trail，parking areas and bus stops．
Other good choices
Snoqualmie Valley Trail: http : / / L．usa．Gov/n WGWO
Guemes Island: http://bit，ly/LJ3RxL
Burke-Gilman Trail: http : / /l．usa．gov/ s33li
Which of the following route do McNeil's family like best?
| A．Cascade Trail． | B．Iron Horse Trail． |
| C．Centennial Trail． | D．Burke-Gilman Trail． |
If you choose the Centennial Trail，you can ____．
A，watch the rock climbers B．see a small valley
C．go through a tunnelD．have a picnic for lunchThe main purpose of the passage is to ____．
| A．ask people to learn from Lee McNeil |
| B．tell people how to make a family ride |
| C．introduce some routes for family rides |
| D．encourage more people to ride bikes |
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Have you ever heard of e-books? E-books are electronic books. They are no larger than an ordinary（普通的）book, with a screen on which you can read.
How does the e-book work?
First, you call up websites on your computer and choose books that you want. There are thousands of books provided by different websites on the Internet. Then download the books you like on to your e-book. You can download about 10 books at a time. Now you can just sit back and enjoy yourself reading.
Compared with ordinary books, e-books have many advantages. First of all, e-books save space. You can put as many as 10 books into a thing no bigger than a pocket radio and then carry it everywhere. You can renew（更新） reading materials in your e-book as many times as you like. With the development of e-book technology, probably an e-library will appear. Then you just take your e-books there and download what you want to read. You no longer need to worry about whether your books are over-due( 逾期 )or not.Is an e-book larger than an ordinary book?
______________________________________________How many books can you download at a time?
______________________________________________What will probably appear in the future?
______________________________________________How many times can you renew reading materials in your e-book?
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阅读下面短文，从方框内选择恰当的句子填入文中空白处，使短文内容完整、意思连贯。
Where do our favorite foods come from? The truth may surprise you. Did you know curry isn’t Indian? Did you know Americans weren’t the first to eat hamburgers? Or did you know pizza wasn’t created in Italy?
First, let’s talk about curry. But in reality(事实)， wealthy English people were cooking with curry spices (香料) hundreds of years before British ships traveled to India.
Cooks of wealthy English families created curry dishes, and later these dishes became popular in other parts of England.
The Persians were eating round, flat bread with cheese in the 500s-nearly one thousand years before pizza became popular in Naples, Italy!
Finally let’s look at the truth behind hamburgers. Many people think hamburgers are an American food.A German named Otto Kuasw made the first hamburger in 1891. Four years later, German sailors introduced hamburgers to Americans.
Where foods come from isn’t nearly as important as how they taste—delicious!
| A. However according to some stories, hamburgers came from Hamburg, Germany. B. So, go and get some of your favorite and enjoy it. C. Many people think the English found out about curry from people in India in the 1660s. D. As for pizzas, this dish was probably first made in Persia(波斯). E. In fact, the word “curry” can be found in the English language as far back as 1377. |
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Japan is one of the cleanest countries in the world. What are its secrets?
In Japan, people have to pay for their garbage. If they have a lot, or their garbage is difficult to treat, they have to pay more. They also have to pay for things they no longer need, like old TVs and fridges. This makes people think before they throw away.
There are few garbage cans in Japanese streets. People take their garbage home and sort through it carefully. They also have different ways of treating different kinds of garbage. People turn old chopsticks into paper. They burn some garbage to make fertilizer(肥料). People even use garbage to make more land area.
Japan has set a good example to the rest of the world. If people in every country did the same, we would be able to do something about our environmental problem.
What can we do to help the environment? Here are some ideas.
.Reduce!
Check it out. Buy products with less packaging (包装).
Buy less and create less garbage. We shouldn’t buy things we don’t need.
.Reuse!
Be creative and make use of garbage. For example, you can make a photo frame(边框) out of buttons, and other small pieces of garbage.
.Recycle!
Ask your family and friends to use recycled products.
Be helpful. Is there a recycling center near your home? If so, ask your family and neighbors to recycle.
| 1． |
What does the underlined word “treat” probably mean in Chinese? |
| 2． |
Paragraphs(段落) 1- 4 of the passage mainly tell us about _______. |
| 3． |
How many ideas does the passage mention about helping the environment? |
| 4． |
What can we do to help the environment? |
| 5． |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? |
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Zhang Li lies in bed sadly. The 24-year-old young man lost his right leg because of a blood disease. The doctor said that his 10 years of smoking had caused the disease. “I began to smoke when I was in Junior 3. It made me feel like a man and I thought it looked cool. Now I know I was really wrong.” said Zhang.
It is a mistake many teenagers make. It is said that about 40 million of the country’s young people between 13 and 18 have tried smoking. Nearly 68 percent of teenager smokers smoked their first one before the age of 13. Those who live in big cities started even earlier. Many teenagers see people smoking in the movies. But in real life, stars like Jackie Chan think smoking is a bad thing. In fact, smoking is one of the top killers in China. Each year one million people die from smoking-related(与吸烟有关的)diseases. Smoking causes illnesses like lung cancer and heart disease.
Doctors say that the younger a person starts smoking, the worse it will be. If a person starts smoking as a teenager, he or she may live twenty-two years less than non-smokers.What kind of disease did smoking cause for Zhang Li?
A. Lung cancer.
B. Blood disease.
C. Heart disease.From the passage, we know Zhang Li started to smoke when he was years old.
A. 13 B. 14 C. 18The city’s young people.
A. knew that smoking was a bad thing
B. tried smoking when they were in Junior 3
C. started smoking earlier than those in the countryWhich of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Zhang Li had a disease and lost his left leg.
B. Smoking may cause many kinds of diseases.
C. Smoking may make you have a shorter life.What does the underlined word “non-smokers ” mean in English?
A. People who like smoking.
B. People who smoke.
C. People who don’t smoke.