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Wild beavers （河狸） are back! Experts say that the wild beaver families are doing well． The beavers are even boosting wildlife and the environment!
Over ten years ago， a family of beavers turned up in a part of the river Otter， in Devon．No one knew exactly where they came from． It was a big surprise一wild beavers hadn't lived in England for around 400 years!
In 2015， the government allowed the beavers to stay there as part of a trial （试验）． They wanted to see if these animals could be reintroduced to the wild．The trial ends in February．Some scientists from the University of Exeter already say the beavers help the wildlife in the area． One scientist called it" an amazing story"．
A lot of this is because of dams． Beavers build dams along the river． This creates deep pools in the riverbed and slows the water down． Scientists say this is perfect for many different types of plants and animals! Many plants are growing near the beavers．Different types of animals are also becoming more and more in the river． Beavers also help make flooding less，scientists say．The beavers' dams slow down the speed of the river， especially after heavy rain．
There are， however， some problems． Beavers gnaw （咬，啃） on trees and this can harm them．Their dams can also sometimes create floods （洪水） on people's land．
Beavers aren't the only animals that are being reintroduced to the wild! In 2019， red squirrels were brought back to an area of the Scottish Highlands． Further away， the world's rarest （罕见的）duck， the Madagascar pochard， is making a comeback． It was set free into the wild on the African island in 2019 and is doing well．
Who knows what other animals might be making a comeback？
（1）Which of the following best explains "boosting" in paragraph 1？
A． building
B． spreading
C． helping
D． creating
（2）Why did the government want a trial first？ Because they wanted to ．
A． grow more plants along the river
B． build dams for the beavers in the wild
C． introduce the beavers to the wild
D． see if the beavers could be reintroduced to the wild
（3）What are the good things about wild beavers living on the river Otter？
A． They help plants grow and make flooding less．
B． They bring heavy rain and floods．
C． They gnaw on trees and harm them．
D． Their dams create floods on people's land．
（4）How many kinds of animals are mentioned in the news story which have been reintroduced to the wild？
A． One．
B． Two．
C． Three．
D． Four．
（5）How do you think animal lovers feel about the news？
A． Embarrassed．
B． Pleased．
C． Tired．
D． Disappointed．
Two friends were eating at the table， there was a cup of chili oil(辣椒油). It looked nice. The two men hadn’t seen it before. One of them thought it was sweet and drank some of it. Tears(眼泪) ran down from his eyes. But he hoped that his friend felt the same as him. He said nothing. When the other man saw that his friend was crying， he asked， “Why are you crying， my dear friend?” “I was thinking of my father. Two years ago， when he drove out on a wet day， another car hit his car and he died. How poor he was!”
Soon after that the other man took some of the chili oil. When tears started down from his eyes， his friend asked the same question， “Why are you crying， then?”
“To think that you were not in the same car as your father was.”How did the chili oil taste?
| A．It was sweet. | B．It was nice. |
| C．It was delicious. | D．It was terrible. |
Why didn’t the first man tell the fact(事实)?
| A．He wanted his friend to drink some chili oil. |
| B．He wanted his friend to cry for his father. |
| C．He thought his friend would like the chili oil. |
| D．He thought the chili oil was good for his friend. |
What does this chart tell us about in Nanjing?
| A．The month. | B．The rain. |
| C．The temperature(气温). | D．The weather(天气). |
What’s the temperature in May?
| A．About 20. | B．About 25. |
| C．About 30. | D．About 15. |
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Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons. First, reading books is fun. You can always keep yourself happy if you like reading. This is especially useful when the weather is bad. It is a relaxing hobby too. You can really become lost in a book.
Next, you can read a book almost anywhere： in a car, in a waiting room, on the plane, in bed—even in the bath. All you need is a book! Reading is a convenient hobby as it is easy to stop and then to start again.
Another good reason for reading books is that it is useful. If you keep reading as a hobby, you will get better and better at it. This means that you will read faster and become better at understanding what you read. As your reading skill improves, you will probably find that your schoolwork becomes much easier. Many school subjects depend on good reading . And as you read, you will learn more and more.
Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. You can also learn on the Internet. And the more you read, the better your computer skills will be . Reading is hardly out of date!
Good readers are most likely to be good writers too. They are usually good at spelling as well, and have more things to write about.
Reading books is a wonderful hobby, one of the best. What other hobbies could be more useful, or more enjoyable?
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Can you remember the day when you spoke your first words? If you can, you are unusual. Try to think what the first months of your life were like. I’m sure you just spent most of your time eating, sleeping and crying. As you grew older, your parents spent more time playing with you and talking to you. You watched and listened. You began to know that people make some sounds to go with some things.
Then you began to cry to make sounds you heard. And step by step (逐渐地) you were able to make the right sound for one thing.
On that day you came to understand the secret of the language. The secret is that a certain sound means a certain thing. Only when a group of people use the same set of sounds of things can they understand each other, so these people have a language.
After you found the secret of language, you learnt words. Some of the words mean things, like
books, chairs and shops. Some of the words mean actions, for example, go and swim. Soon you learnt to put words together to share your idea, like “I want to go out and play with my friends.”
This is language. By the way of language, people can communicate (交流). So we say languages mean sharing. can remember the day when we spoke our first words?
| A．Few of us | B．one |
| C．Most people | D．All of us |
When you were a little baby, you .
| A．tried your best to remember all the sounds you heard |
| B．spent most of your time eating, sleeping and crying |
| C．could not hear any sounds around you |
| D．spent most of your time playing with your parents |
The secret of language is that .
| A．one sound might be as good as another |
| B．a certain sound is for a certain thing |
| C．people can understand each other |
| D．there is a special sound for each other |
The underlined word “actions” means in Chinese.
| A．表情 | B．表演 | C．动作 | D．感情 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Language is easy to learn. |
| B．You learn language by reading at first. |
| C．You couldn’t learn language without parents. |
| D．Language means sharing. |
The advertisement is for_____________.
| A．young lady |
| B．kids who are too fat |
| C．people who want to lose weight |
| D．old people |
If you_______, you can choose to exercise in the fitness camp.
A. are too fat
B. can’t run as fast as your classmatesThe fitness camp can help you _______________.
| A．gain weight | B．lose weight |
| C．make more friends | D．pass the PE examination |
How long will the camp last?
| A．One month | B．One week |
| C．Half a year | D．Twenty days |
According to the advertisement, we can’t get the information about ____of the camp.
| A．the telephone number | B．the email address |
| C．the place | D．the cost |