JeffCorwinisascientistandautho-优题课

Jeff Corwin is a scientist and author. He does these jobs with one life goal: to help save animals and their habitats. His latest book,100 Heartbeats: The Race to Save Earth’s Most Endangered Species, is a collection of stories about animals on the edge(边缘) of extinction. Corwin recently talked to TFK kid reporter Sarah Horbacewicz.

Reporter: How would you describe your job?
Corwin: My job is to travel around, look at animals and tell their stories.

Reporter: When did you know this is what you wanted to do?
Corwin: I knew that when I was 6 years old. My dad was a police officer, and we lived in the city. I really enjoyed the time when I could go to the quiet countryside. The day that I saw my very first wild snake, I knew that’s what I would do for the rest of my life. I didn’t know if I would be a teacher or a zookeeper, but I know I would have a life connected with (与……有关) nature.

Reporter: Why did you write the book?
Corwin: We’re losing species (物种) very fast. I wanted to show people that while we are in a very serious situation, we are not at the point of no return. If we make big changes, we may have the chance to save what remains.

Reporter: Is it true that humans are the reason that many of these animals are in danger?
Corwin: Human beings have a powerful effect on every other living thing. The challenge is to make that effect a positive one.

Jeff Corwin is a(n) __________.

A．teacher

B．author

C．police officer

D．zookeeper

Jeff Corwin’s life goal is to __________.

A．protect the environment

B．do some scientific researchers

C．save animals and their habitats

D．let more people know about nature

The underlined word “extinction” means “________” in Chinese.

A．灭绝

B．生存

C．冬眠

D．饥饿

What does the underlined sentence mean?

A．Human beings are now in danger.

B．We can’t save the endangered species.

C．Humans can’t deal with serious situations.

D．We can make some changes to save the endangered animals.

Which of the following is NOT true according to the reading?

A．Corwin lived in the city when he was young.

B．Corwin has been trying his best to help save animals and their habitats.

C．It isn’t true that humans can have a positive effect on other living things.

D．The first time Corwin saw the wild snake, he knew what to do for the rest of his life.

科目英语题型阅读理解难度中等

You may feel curious (好奇的) about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their spare time? On April 8, a report came out on the lives of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report.
Who studies hardest?
Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That’s much more than students of the US (26.4%), Japan (8.2%) and South Korea (5.2%).
Who sleeps most often in class?
Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off (打瞌睡) in class. In South Korea, it’s 32%; in the US, 21%; and 5% in China. South Korean students don’t like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, many fewer than in Japan (93%), China (90%) and the US (89%).
Who is the most distracted (分心的)?
American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2% said they chat with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated (无关的) books in class.
What do they do after school?
In their spare time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercises. Most Korean students watch TV.
Who spent the most time studying according to the passage?

A．Chinese students	B．American students
C．Japanese students	D．Korean students

American students fall asleep in class most often, don’t they?

Who like taking notes most according to the passage?

A．Chinese students	B．American students
C．Japanese students	D．Korean students

Which of the following sentences is wrong?

A．In their spare time , most Chinese students surf or study the Internet.

B．American students sometimes chat with friends in class.

C．A few Japanese students do physical exercises.

D．It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year.

These days it is found that school students hardly have any sports. Is it because they have noin sports? It may not be true. They often say they have more important things to do.
What are these important things? Exams! They have to__ themselves ready for all kinds of exams and tests in school. So many of them almost become bookworms(书呆子). In the past in the summer holidays, they could dothey liked, but now they have to spend all their time preparing for exams. Sohave kept them away from going in for sports.
Because of the pressure from parents and teachers, they have to work harder and spend most of their time__ books. As for the students themselves, they don’t want tothe lessons because they want to further their studies. So it is necessary to give all of their spare time to their studies and up their school sports.
It’s true a good education cannot go without physical training, the same is true, a quick mind hardly goes along with abody. Without a strong body, you can never do anything well, how can you make great success in life?

Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members don’t know them as well as their friends do. When they are happy, they’d like to tell their friends. And they also like to talk to their friends when they feel sad.
It’s very important for teenagers to have a good friend or a group of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking with them on the phone. The communication is very important to children’s growth, because friends can discuss something. These things are difficult to their family members.
But some parents often choose friends for their children. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. It’s a trouble to many children.
根据材料内容判断下列各句正(T)误(F).
Many teenagers think that parents can understand them better.
Communication with friends is very important to teenagers.
When teenagers have something difficult to say, they usually go to their brothers and sisters for help.
Some parents like to choose friends for their children.
Children don’t want parents to stop them meeting friends.

On a cold winter afternoon, Susan was walking home from a supermarket. She was feeling a little tired, as she was carrying her shopping bags. They were so heavy that she decided to have a rest in the park. She walked towards the gate of the park. She noticed a poor man walking out of a restaurant in front of her. The man was holding a paper bag. He walked to a rubbish bin(垃圾箱) and started looking through it.
Susan suddenly felt sad. She knew this man would take all that he could get, so she went up to him and gave him some fruit. The man looked up in surprise and took what she gave him.
A big smile appeared on his face and she felt very happy. Then he said, “Wow! First someone gave me this sandwich, then the orange juice and now some delicious fruit. This is my daughter’s lucky day. Thank you, girl.” Then he went away, singing a song.
Just then, Susan understood what the saying “Giving is getting” really meant. Everyone in the world needs help, everyone can offer help and everyone will be helped by showing kindness.
Giving sometimes doesn’t cost much, but it means a lot to the people who you help. The man’s happiness at that moment comes into Susan’s mind every time she has the chance to help others.
Susan felt a little tired because she _____.