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Think about what you like to wear on the weekend.There's a good chance that you like to put on a pair of blue jeans.At any moment，about half of the world's population is wearing jeans.But according to a new study，our love for jeans may be bad for Earth.Denim （牛仔布）might be putting some sea animals in danger.

Every time we wash our jeans，tiny bits of denim will flow out of our washing machines，down into the world's rivers，lakes and oceans.

You might wonder：Isn't denim made of cotton，a natural material？How can it become a danger to nature？Well，in the process of making jeans，denim is treated with many types of man﹣made chemicals.Some improve its durability （耐用性）and feel；others give jeans their blue color.

Scientists studied the Great Lakes in America and the Arctic Ocean in northern Canada.They found denim waste in all of the samples （样本）they had collected.It is feared that the harmful chemicals in denim have spread far and wide.Scientists aren't yet sure how these chemicals might harm animals.

In the study，the scientists also washed jeans to see how many bits of denim each pair would drop per wash.The answer was frightening：About 50，000.Not all of them make their way into the environment.Wastewater treatment plants hold back 83 to 99 percent of them.This may sound pretty good.However，one percent of 50，000 bits are still 500 per wash.Now think about the number of jeans around the world and the times each of them gets washed.As a result，a large amount of denim waste still gets into the environment.

Does this mean we shouldn't wear jeans？Probably not" We need to buy fewer jeans and only wash them when we truly need to do it，" says Sam Athey，one of the scientists. " You don't need to wash your jeans after having worn them only a couple of times. "

（1）What influence might denim have on sea animals？　　

A．	It might do harm to some sea animals.
B．	It has no influence on sea animals.
C．	It is good to all the sea animals.

（2）Why do people add man﹣made chemicals when making jeans？　　

①To save the materials and make more money.

②To improve denim's durability and feel.

③To make jeans blue.

A．	①②
B．	①③
C．	②③

（3）How many bits of denim might get into the environment every year？　　

A．	Five hundred.
B．	Fifty thousand.
C．	Too many to count.

（4）What should we do according to Sam Athey's words？　　

A．	We are not supposed to wear jeans.
B．	We need to wash our jeans every day.
C．	We should buy fewer jeans and wash them fewer times.

Like most kids，Landon Kenstrick，5 years old，has a favorite animal.However，his favorite animal is quite different from other kids'.He loves pangolins.

Pangolins have small heads and long，broad tails.They are toothless.They have small ears，but their hearing is good.Their sense of smell is well﹣developed，too.But their sight is poor.When they feel frightened，they roll up into a ball to protect themselves. "My favorite thing about the pangolin is the scales （鳞片）it has on its body.They look cool， "Landon said.

Landon first learned about pangolins from a TV show，Wild Kratts.Knowing that pangolins are facing the danger of dying out，Landon quickly decided to take action to protect them.He wanted to tell everyone he knew about them.On Halloween，he had his parents carve （雕刻）a pangolin into their pumpkin（南瓜）so that when people asked what it was，he could tell them all about his favorite animal.When Christmas came around，Landon had only one wish：to save the pangolins.His parents had him "adopt （领养）" a pangolin in Landon's name.They also came up with a good idea.They helped Landon make Christmas gifts to sell to help raise money for the pangolins at a market.So far，he has raised ＄ 400.

If you think a 5﹣year﹣old boy is too young to save the pangolins，you'd be wrong.Landon told us nobody's too young to save anything.

（1）What can we know about pangolins？　　

A．	They have great sight.
B．	They have good hearing.
C．	They have poor sense of smell.

（2）How do pangolins protect themselves when they are in danger？　　

A．	They take off their scales.
B．	They roll up into a bait.
C．	They fight with their teeth.

（3）Why did Landon have his parents carve a pangolin into their pumpkin？　　

A．	He wanted to put protecting pangolins into action.
B．	He wanted to make the pumpkin beautiful.
C．	He wanted to raise more money.

（4）What does the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph？　　

A．	A 5﹣year﹣old boy cant save pangolins.
B．	Children can also save something.
C．	It is wrong to save pangolins.

Zhang Yufei has made a name for herself as the new butterfly queen at this year's National Swimming Championships （锦标赛）.During the nine days of the event，she won five gold medals and a silver one.

"With the Olympic Games drawing near，I feel more and more nervous，but I'm doing everything I can to relax and to focus on my game， " Zhang says.All eyes will be on the 23﹣year﹣old girl to see if she will pick up two gold medals in Tokyo.

Tianwen 1 landed on Mars （火星）on May 15，2021 successfully.It's China's first probe （探测器）to land on a planet other than Earth.

China named its first Mars exploration mission （任务） Tiaraven 1 on April 24，2020，China's fifth Space Day.

The name comes from a poem of the same name by Qu Yuan，one of the greatest poets of ancient China.In his poem，Qu Yuan asked questions about the sky，stars，nature and the world around us.He questioned traditional ideas and looked for the truth of the universe.

The Bulgarian national qualification contest of the 20th "Chinese Bridge"，a major international Chinese professional competition for foreign university students，was held in Sofia on Sunday.

The event，organized by the Chinese embassy （大使馆）in Bulgaria and the Confucius Institute in Sofia，was COVID﹣19，with seven students from three universities attending.

The "Chinese Bridge" competition is organized every year to inspire foreign students to learn Chinese and improve their understanding of Chinese culture.

（1）How many medals did Zhang Yufei win at this years National Swimming Championships？　　

A．	5.
B．	6.
C．	8.

（2）How does Tianwen 1 get its name？　　

A．	It was named by Qu Yuan
B．	It landed on Mars for the first time.
C．	It comes from the name of Qu Yuan's Tianwen.

（3）What do you know about the 20th "Chinese Bridge" competition？　　

A．	A It was organized by Bulgarian people.
B．	It was organized to inspire foreign students to learn Chinese.
C．	Seven students from Sofia came to China to attend the competition.

Pigs are misunderstood （误解）.Some people think of them as lazy and stupid.Did you know that pigs are very smart？Pigs are smarter than most pets and wild animals.（3） Experts say that pigs are easier to train than dogs and cats.Would you want a pig for a pet ？

Keeping a pet pig is fun，but it is work.Pigs like to go for walks like a dog，Would you like to walk a pig down your street？They can be trained to do tricks，and they like to be petted.They usually get along with other pets.

Pet pigs must be kept on a diet （节食）.They like to eat like hogs （肉猪）!（4） An adult pet pig should not weigh more than 150 pounds.But many weigh up to 300 pounds because of overfeeding.

Pigs are some of the cleanest animals on the earth.They can learn to use a little like a cat.Many live in houses and apartments.But they can get in the way.

Pigs have a good sense of smell.They help find truffles（松露）in the forests.These plants sell for high prices.So the pigs are valued for their work.

Besides pork （meat from pigs），pigs provide us with many useful products.Pig hair is used to make hairbrushes and furniture（家具）.Some of pig parts can be used to help sick people.

Pigs are found in every part of the world.They serve many useful purposes.They can work as guards like dogs.In the United States，two pigs were kept to guard the gate on the farm，which worked really well.

A.根据短文内容简要回答问题。

（1）According to the passage，what good qualities do pigs have？

（2）Choose one good quality of pigs and give some examples to prove（证明）it.

B.将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

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C.请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。

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Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy, in 1564. His father taught music while his mother cared for kids at home. The family was not wealthy, but Galileo's parents paid for him to go to school.

At first Galileo planned to become a doctor, but he changed his mind. He liked a different kind of science-physics. In Galileo's time, not much was known about how objects moved. Centuries earlier, a Greek（希腊人）named Aristotle had written down his ideas about movements, and everyone seemed to believe them. Galileo questioned those ideas and did experiments （实验）that showed how things really worked. For example, Aristotle thought that a heavier object would fall faster than a lighter one of the same size and shape. No one had ever really tested this idea. It just seemed to be true. Then Galileo came along, dropped two balls from a high tower, and discovered that they hit the ground at the same time!

In later years, Galileo became interested in how the stars and planets move. He watched the sky with a telescope（望远镜）he built himself. Once again, he saw things no one had ever seen before. For example, he saw that the moon was not smooth. Then he noticed that the sun had spots （斑点）that seemed to move. Galileo realized from his observations （观察）that the earth was moving around the sun. A Polish （波兰的）scientist named Copernicus had said this recently, but no one believed him. Galileo knew that Copernicus was right. Unluckily, Galileo's announcement got him into trouble with the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church said that the earth was at the center of the universe （宇宙）with the sun traveling around it. This was what people had long believed, but Galileo said it was untrue. So he was sent to prison（监狱）. He was soon set free, but for the rest of his life he had to stay in his house and yard.

Galileo died in 1642, but his work helped to change the world. He is sometimes called the father of modern science,because he showed us how important it is to look carefully at things and to test out ideas with experiments.

（1）Both Galileo and Copernicus believed that 　　.

A．	two objects fall at the same speed
B．	the moon is smooth
C．	the earth goes around the sun
D．	the earth is the center of the universe

（2）We can infer from this passage that 　　.

A．	Galileo's parents didn't value the education
B．	all of Aristotle's ideas were proved to be wrong
C．	Galileo knew Copernicus and exchanged letters with him
D．	the Catholic Church was very powerful in Galileo's time

（3）While Galileo stayed at home in his later years，he most probably .

A．	learned to play music
B．	began to practice medicine
C．	continued with his science experiments
D．	wrote books on modern science

（4）According to this passage，Galileo is called "the father of modem science" because he 　　.

A．	was brave to fight against the church
B．	questioned other scientists1 ideas
C．	built a telescope to look at the stars and planets
D．	made careful observations and tested his ideas

（5）Which would be a good title for this passage？　　

A．	Mysteries in the universe
B．	Galileo，father of modern science
C．	"Is it true？ "-Different ideas in science
D．	Great minds saved the world