A Giant Opportunity for Conversation
Visit Toronto's most exciting attraction this year， the Xie Shou Giant Panda Experience． The two giant pandas will be on show from 2017 to 2019 to confirm our long﹣term conversation partnership promise between China and Canada．
Opening on May 18th， 2017， the show features themes including Eating Bamboo， Threats to Giant Pandas and Saving Giant Pandas． Come eye﹣to﹣eye with the pair of giant pandas． This show is open year round and included with regular Zoo admission．
About us
We are one of Canada's best zoos with over 6000 animals representing more than 450 species．Come and explore a world class zoo with award winning shows such as the Gorilla Rainforest， Great Barrier Reef and the 10﹣acre Tundra Trek． Don't miss our young white lions in the African Savannaor our African penguins that are built to swim， dive and fly through the sea!
Family fun includes daily keeper talks， five indoor buildings and over 700 acres to explore． Seasonal areas also include kid's areas such as the Discovery Zone， Splash Island， Kids Zoo and the Waterside Theatre．
Directions
By car： Take Hwy 401 East or West to Meadowvale Rd． in Toronto（Exit 389）．
By transit： For T．T．C．（public transit） call 416﹣393﹣4636 or visit ttc．ca．
Admission
May 1﹣Oct．31 Nov.1﹣April 30
General （ages 13﹣64）＝￥28 General （ages 13﹣64）＝￥23
Senior （ages 65+）＝￥23 Senior （ages 65+）＝￥18
Child （ages 3﹣12）＝￥18 Child （ages 3﹣12）＝￥14
Child （ages 2 and under）＝FREE Child （ages 2 and under）＝FREE
Information： Tel（416）392﹣5929
torontozoo． com
Tourism Toronto： 1﹣800﹣363﹣1990
（1）What's the purpose of the giant panda show in Toronto？
A．To come eye﹣to﹣eye with the pair of giant pandas and explore the world class zoo．
B．To let people know the threats to Giant Pandas and raise money to save Giant Pandas．
C．To attract visitors to have a family fun in daily keeper talks and five indoor buildings．
D．To confirm our long﹣term conversation partnership promise between China and Canada．
（2）What shows will you be awarded if you win in exploring a world class zoo？
①young white lions
②10﹣acre Tundra Trek
③Discovery Zone
④the Gorilla Rainforest
⑤Great Barrier Reef
A．①②③
B．①②⑤
C．②③④
D．②④⑤
（3）If a family of five want to visit the zoo， including parents， grandfather aged 66 and two children aged 10 and 2， how much should they pay at least？
A．￥55
B．￥69
C．￥78
D．￥97
One day a young man was standing in a crowded place， shouting that he had the most beautiful heart in the world． Most of the people who saw his heart were amazed at the beauty of his heart． It had no little flaw（瑕疵）．
Suddenly， an old man appeared and said，"Oh， my son， your heart is not as beautiful as mine．"
The old man showed his heart to the young man． It was beating strongly， but full of scars． It had places where pieces had been removed and other pieces put in． But they didn' t fit quite right， and there were gaps and rough（崎岖不平的） edges． Some places had never been filled in．
The young man laughed，"My dear old man，_______ Comparing your heart with mine， mine is perfect and yours is full of scars．"
The old man said， "Dear boy， my heart is just as beautiful as your heart． You see each scar shows where I have given my love． Sometimes people give me a piece of their heart back， and it fills the space as best it can． Other times， I give my love and get nothing in return． Those are the empty spaces． They hurt， but they show me that I can love and love again．"
The young man stood still． His eyes were filled with tears． He walked up to the old man， tore a piece of his heart and gave the piece to the old man．
The old man placed it in his heart， and then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man's heart．
The young man looked at his heart， not perfect any more but more beautiful than ever．
（1）The underlined word " scar" means" "in Chinese．
| A． |
疤痕 |
| B． |
隔阂 |
| C． |
斑点 |
| D． |
补丁 |
（2）Which of the following can be put in" "？
| A． |
I quite agree with you！ |
| B． |
it's against the rules！ |
| C． |
are you joking？ |
| D． |
what can I do for you？ |
（3）How did the young man feel after he heard what the old man said？
| A． |
Surprised． |
| B． |
Touched． |
| C． |
Nervous． |
| D． |
Proud． |
（4）what does the story want to tell us？
| A． |
We should be proud of who we are． |
| B． |
We shouldn't think too much of ourselves． |
| C． |
Nothing is difficult if we put our hearts into it． |
| D． |
Give our love， though we sometimes get nothing in return． |
（5）What's the best title for the passage？
| A． |
A Broken Heart |
| B． |
The Most Beautiful Heart |
| C． |
A Wise Old Man |
| D． |
What is True Love？ |
A new study finds that more than eighty percent of Internet users in the United States search for health information online．
Susannah Fox from the Pew Internet Project says doctors are still the main source of health information． But the study found that searching online is one of the leading ways that people look for a second opinion． He says， "People are sort of fact﹣checking what they have heard from a doctor． Our studies show that people are still very likely to turn to a health doctor when they need a diagnosis（诊断）or are planning a treatment． "
Forty percent of people are actually looking for doctors or other providers when they search for health information online． Two thirds of Internet users look online for information about a certain disease or medical condition．
The Internet has also become an important source of spiritual support for people with health problems． Susannah Fox says one in five Internet users has gone online to find other people who have the same condition．
A disease is considered uncommon if it affects（侵袭）fewer than 200， 000 people worldwide． The rise of social networking has made it easier for people with uncommon diseases to connect with each other and feel less alone． Social networking is also changing the way some doctors and patients communicate with each other．
Dr Jeff Livingston operates a medical centre for women in Irving， Texas． His office uses password﹣protected software to share information with patients． He says the software has increased efficiency （效率 ）， reduced costs and improved relations with patients． It has just changed the way we do health care． His medical centre also has a Facebook page， a MySpace page and a Twitter feed．
（1） is one of the most popular ways people look for health information．
| A． |
Asking their parents |
| B． |
The Pew Internet Project |
| C． |
Searching online |
| D． |
Reading books on medicine |
（2）What makes people search for health information online？
| A． |
People's interests in health． |
| B． |
People's health condition． |
| C． |
Importance of the Internet． |
| D． |
The rise of online treatment． |
（3）From the fourth paragraph we know that ．
| A． |
people with health problems go online to look for the new treatment |
| B． |
people with health problems try to share their experience with others online |
| C． |
people with health problems encourage each other online to fight against diseases |
| D． |
Internet becomes a place for people with health problems to reduce worries |
（4）According to Paragraph 5， social networking ．
| A． |
becomes a new way for doctors and patients to communicate with each other |
| B． |
encourages people to get more help from doctors online in time |
| C． |
helps people to get more confidence about the treatment of their diseases |
| D． |
makes people easier to know more about what their diseases are |
（5）What can we infer（推断）from the last paragraph？
| A． |
Internet is an easy way for doctors to treat their patients． |
| B． |
Doctors should change their way to treat their patients． |
| C． |
Facebook， MySpace and Twitter become efficient tools for doctors． |
| D． |
Most patients would like to ask their doctors for help online now． |
Do you want a job in the holidays？ Just go for it． First， you need to know what kind of job is suitable for your age and interest．
If you're l3 to 15．
It seems that you can't work almost anywhere， but you're probably allowed to clean your neighbours' cars or walk their dogs．
There is no lowest wage（工资） for children under 16．
By law， you can't work more than 35 hours each week during school holidays． And you can't work before 7am or after 7pm．
If you're 16 to17
The lowest wage for 16～17﹣year﹣old teenagers should be no less than seven dollars per hour．
You can't work in a pub or bar， but you can work in many other places．
By law， you can′t work more than 40 hours each week．
What jobs are out there？
Obviously your choices are limited（限制） by the fact that you can only work during school holidays， but the following situations are fine．
At Christmas， most shops are short of hands， so you may find something to do there． In autumn， there′s always fruit picking． It can be pretty hard work， but it pays really well．
If you're mad about football， you can choose to work in a sports shop or help out at a local football club． No matter how much you are paid， you are doing what you like．
（1）In the school holidays， 14﹣year﹣old kids ．
| A． |
can work any where they want |
| B． |
are not allowed to work alone |
| C． |
can′t go to work at night |
| D． |
can work as long as 14 hours a day |
（2）How much can a 16﹣year﹣old kid be paid at least in two hours？
| A． |
21 dollars． |
| B． |
17 dollars． |
| C． |
14 dollars． |
| D． |
7 dollars． |
（3）If you want to clean cars for others， you should at least be ．
| A． |
16 |
| B． |
15 |
| C． |
14 |
| D． |
13 |
（4）According to the passage， fruit picking is ．
| A． |
not right for children |
| B． |
tiring but pays well |
| C． |
better than other jobs |
| D． |
more interesting to girls |
（5）According to the passage， which statement is true？
| A． |
If you are 17 years old， you′re not allowed to walk the dog for your neighbour． |
| B． |
Teenagers can choose their jobs according to their interest． |
| C． |
Fruit Picking pays well because there are fewer people to pick it． |
| D． |
Only a football fan is allowed to work in a foot ball club． |
One day，you open the fridge and find some moldy（发霉的）food．But before you can throw it away， your mother stops you． She doesn't want to waste food．She cuts of the moldy part and eats the rest．Is it safe to do this？
Mold（霉菌）can grow on almost all kinds of food．Mold is usually green， white， black or gray．Mold makes food soft and changes its color．Moldy food tastes quite bad﹣and it's not safe to eat．
If you find mold in soft food， just throw it away． Bread，tomatoes and hot dogs are soft food．This kind of food allows mold to easily grow below its surface．
But it's easy to remove mold from hard food．The mold can't grow very deeply inside this kind of food． According to the BBC， you should cut about 2．5cm around and below the mold and remove it．It's OK to cut the moldy parts out of hard food and eat the rest．But if the food is completely covered with mold， you should still throw it away．
Most kinds of mold are bad for us．But some kinds of mold can be used to make food． For example，penicillium（青霉菌）can be used to make many types of cheeses，such as blue cheese．These cheeses are safe to eat and they' re quite delicious as well．
（1）What color is mold？
（2）How does moldy food taste？
（3）How should you deal with the soft food when you find mold in it？
（4）Is it easy or difficult to remove mold from hard food？
（5）What can some kinds of mold be used to do？
The famous scientist and thinker， Charles Darwin， was born on February 12，1809． His family lived not far from the River Severn， England．
Darwin's father was a well ﹣known doctor and the son of a still greater doctor and scientist．Darwin's father hoped that his son would also become a doctor．
As a boy， Darwin liked to go for walks in the fields and forests． He watched nature， and compared what he saw with everything he had read in science books． He also liked collecting very much． He collected many things， birds， eggs， stones and leaves． His father did not like this， as Darwin was not studying very well at school．
At the age of sixteen， Darwin was sent to Edinburgh Univensity to study in order that he could become a doctor． But he was interested in the history of nature．
Then he was sent to study in Cambridge Univesiy．There he studied until 1831．
Some time later he heard that the ship Beagle was going on a trip to South America and needed a scientist．His professor advised him to go．He said the trip would be just for Darwin．So when the ship left England in December 1831． Darwin was on it． The research lasted almost five years． The Beagle studied the waters in the sea near South America． It also visited New Zealand， Australia and islands in the Pacific． Darwin saw many new plants and animals． He collected all kinds of plants．
In 1842 Darwin went to live in Kent， where he continued his studies of changes in nature． Darwin understood that plants and animals are not always the same， and that they really change．
By 1859 Darwin had finished his famous book"The origin of Species"（《物种起源》）．It made a great hit in the world of science．He was opposedby the church and even by some scientists．But later，more and more scientists agreed with him．
（1）What did Charles Darwin's father do？
| A． |
A worker． |
| B． |
A doctor． |
| C． |
A scientist． |
| D． |
A teacher． |
（2）Charles Darwin had so many hobbies except that ．
| A． |
he liked to go for walks in the forests |
| B． |
he liked watching nature |
| C． |
he preferred collecting coins and stamps |
| D． |
he was fond of the history of nature |
（3）When did Darwin leave England for a trip to South America？
| A． |
In 1831． |
| B． |
In 1832． |
| C． |
In l842． |
| D． |
In 1859． |
（4）The underlined word"opposed"means ．
| A． |
接受 |
| B． |
开除 |
| C． |
反对 |
| D． |
尊重 |
（5）What can we learn from Charles Darwin？
| A． |
Don't care what parents say to us． |
| B． |
The trip can bring us wealth． |
| C． |
We should ask teachers for help when meeting problems． |
| D． |
Keep doing what we like and work hard， we' ll succeed． |