1 Protect wildlife habitat (棲息地).

Perhaps the greatest threat that faces many species (物種) is the widespread destruction (破壞) of habitat. Cutting down forests, farming, and development all result in loss of wildlife habitat. In areas where rare (稀有的) species live, habitat destruction can quickly force a species to extinction (滅絕). By protecting habitat, entire communities of animals can be protected together naturally.

2Reduce the threat (威脅) of invasive (入侵的) species.

The spread of non-native species has greatly reduced native populations around the world. Invasive species compete with native species for resources (資源) and habitat. They can even prey (捕食) on native species directly, forcing native species towards extinction.

3 Place decals (貼花紙) on windows.

It is reported that as many as one billion birds in the United States die each year because of collisions (碰撞) with windows. You can help reduce the number of collisions simply by placing decals on the windows in your home and office.

4 Slow down when driving.

Many native animals have to live in developed areas and this means they must move in human-living areas. One of the biggest obstacles (障礙) to them is that created by roads. Roads divide habitat and present a constant (不斷的) risk to any animal attempting to cross from one side to the other. So when you’re out and about, slow down and keep an eye out for wildlife.

【1】Is the greatest threat that endangered animals faces created by roads?

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【2】How many ways to protect the endangered animals is mentioned in the passage?

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【3】Why are people advised to put decals on windows?

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【4】Do you think it necessary for people to protect the endangered animals? Why or why not? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Why would you want a foreign version of Chinese food when you can get the real thing? Well, American Chinese food is attractive in its own way.

Most American Chinese food can be traced back to (追溯到) Guangdong Province. In the early 20th century, thousands of Chinese came to the US from Guangdong to find work. They settled down in places like San Francisco, where they created the Chinatown communities that still exist (存在) today. And of course, they brought their cuisine (菜肴) with them.

But they changed their dishes greatly in order to appeal to (迎合) American tastes. American Chinese food is typically sweeter and heavier than traditional Chinese food. Traditional Chinese cuisine uses vegetables as a main ingredient. But in American Chinese food, vegetables are considered to be a side dish(配菜).

The American Chinese takeout meal may also come with fortune (幸運(yùn)) cookies. These are thin, hollow cookies that have a small piece of paper inside. Your “fortune” is written on the paper, along with your “l(fā)ucky numbers”. You’ll never get these cookies when eating takeout in China.

Of course, I enjoy authentic (正宗的) Chinese food very much. But there is something about American Chinese dishes, like General Tso’s chicken, Grab Wontons and chow mein, which I really miss. When I go home for holiday, my family is always surprised when I ask them to order American Chinese takeout. But to me, it is a special treat indeed.

【1】What is the best title of the passage?

A.the Author’s Mother’s CookingB.Traditional American Food

C.Americanized Chinese FoodD.Traditional Chinese Food

【2】What do we know from Paragraph 4?

A.Many Chinese moved to the US in the early 20th century.

B.Chinese living in the US changed their taste in food.

C.American Chinese food is different from traditional Chinese food.

D.Vegetables are the main ingredient in American Chinese food.

【3】The author mentioned fortune cookies because ______.

A.he likes American Chinese takeout

B.people always get free cookies in the US

C.they are the most popular dessert in the US

D.they are typical American Chinese food

【4】What can we infer from the passage?

A.American Chinese food is not popular in the US.

B.The author doesn’t like authentic Chinese food.

C.The author prefers American food to Chinese food.

D.Chow mein is also cooked differently in the US.

Where did water come from?

When it first came into being 4.5 billion years ago, Earth was a dry rock. So where did all of our water come from? Scientists think that it might have arrived in the form of ice by an asteroid (小行星) from outer space that hit our planet. But this idea has not been confirmed (證明) because there is very little related evidence(相關(guān)證據(jù)) to be studied.

What’s in the core (地核)?

Scientists used to study meteorites (隕石) as small examples of Earth, believing that Earth’s core was made of iron and nickel (鎳). However, a later study in the 1950s proved this way to be wrong because it found that Earth would be too light to provide gravity (引力) if its core contained only iron and nickel. Today, scientists continue to bring forward different ideas, but none have been confirmed.

How was the moon born?

Scientists have found that the chemical compositions (成分) of Earth and the Moon are very similar. That suggests that the Moon actually came from Earth. For example, it could be a piece of Earth that separated when Earth hit another planet. It is also possible that when Earth first came into being, it spun (旋轉(zhuǎn)) very fast and threw off enough molten (熔化的) rock to later form the Moon.

【1】What’s the main idea of the passage?

A.How Earth came into being.

B.Where Earth’s water came from?

C.How the moon was formed?

D.Unexplained mysteries about Earth.

【2】What do we know about where water may come from?

A.Earth’s water may come from ice that melted 4.5 billion years ago.

B.Earth’s water may come from a small planet that hit Earth.

C.We don’t know where water came from.

D.There is lots of evidence that tells us where water came from.

【3】What does the underlined phrase “bring forward” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A.CheckB.Raise

C.ImproveD.Receive

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Scientists used to believe Earth’s core was made of meteorites.

B.A study in the 1950s proved that Earth’s core is made of iron and nickel.

C.The moon and Earth are made of similar materials.

D.Three possibilities of where the Moon came from are mentioned.

Games teach us to learn good or bad things. We can use the good things that the game teaches us in our lives. The bad things could do harm to our lives. Be careful with these bad things. Games can teach us bad or good things at the same time; in this case we need to separate very carefully what is bad from what is good to improve our lives.

Games teach us about history, economics (經(jīng)濟(jì)) and so on. Some games come with history knowledge and help us to learn very quickly about history. Economics is very important in our lives and games teach us about how the economics work.

Games can help us a lot when we make our own decisions. Because of games, we can do quickly, sure and right. We can make decisions very quickly after we practice games. Also we are sure about our decisions because when we play games we need to be very sure what we are doing. Decisions will be right because when we are playing games we learn to be right in our steps.

Playing games teaches me a lot in my life. I am able to talk about anything because I learn a lot of things from games.

【1】Games are important because they can ______.

A.develop our social skills

B.make us care for others and the environment

C.make us feel happy and safe

D.help us get knowledge and take decisions

【2】The underlined word “separate” in the passage probably means ______.

A.合并B.區(qū)分C.消除D.增加

【3】The third paragraph mainly discusses _____ .

A.games help us get knowledge

B.games help us make our own decisions

C.games help us deal with the problems of daily life

D.games develop our physical skills

【4】Because of games, we can make _______ decisions.

A.wrongB.slowC.rightD.big

B: 【1】

A: Do you know how to get there?

B: 【2】 It will take us about three hours to get there by train.

A: 【3】 .

B: It’s an area that lots of different plants are grown for scientific study.

A: 【4】

B: I’m not really sure. I know there are many different kinds of trees and flowers and I’m going to take my camera with me.

A: That’s a good idea. What clothes are you going to wear?

B: Well, if it’s wet, I will wear my strong shoes and take an umbrella with me.

A: 【5】 I think we will enjoy ourselves.

A.So will I.

B.What kind of plants can we see there?

C.Neither will I.

D.Yes, I’ve got a map.

E.What do you know about the garden?

F.Yes, that’s right.

G.Why do you know it?

【1】How old are the speaker’s parents?

A.Under 60.B.About 65.C.Over 70.

【2】What happened at the speaker’s home village?

A.A big rainstorm.B.An earthquake.C.A car accident.

【3】How long will the speaker stay at home?

A.For three days.B.For five days.C.For a week.

【4】What can the speaker do to help?

A.Do some repair work.B.Call the police.C.Buy a new house.

【1】When will Jack go to the farm?

A.This Sunday.B.Next Saturday.C.This Saturday.

【2】How did Jack use to go to the farm?

A.By bus.B.By bike.C.By subway.

【1】How long did Dave spend on his English homework?

A.Thirty minutes.

B.More than forty minutes.

C.Thirty-five minutes.

【2】What’s probably the chemistry teacher’s advice?

A.To send gifts to the teacher.

B.To do more chemistry exercises.

C.To follow his parents’ advice.

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Dear Dave,

How is it going? I am writing to tell you my new life in Grade Nine. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Apps are taking the place of teachers as technology plays a bigger role in language education.

Ma Ruining has been studying English for a long time, but her teachers are not in the classroom — they’re in the palms(手掌) of her hands. Ma has several English learning apps. They are often for users who want to improve their English, from listening to speaking.

Although she’s tired from eight hours’ office work, she does not spend her free time just relaxing by watching TV dramas as she did before.

She takes out her mobile phone and begins to practice her spoken English with an app called Liulishuo (“speaking fluently” in English), which offers ways to people looking to improve their spoken English.

A 10-second audio clip(音頻) by native speakers is then played on the app as Ma starts her lesson. After that, the app asks her to imitate(模仿) the piece. The app then scores her performance on a scale (數(shù)值范圍) from 1 to 100 and gives advice on how to make improvements.

“If you score more than 90, it means your pronunciation is good,” says Ma, who has been practicing English every day on the phone for the past six months.

“At first, I usually only get a score of 70 as I often mispronounce,” adds Ma, 26. “I graduated two years ago, but I wanted to improve my spoken English to study or travel abroad some day in the future.”

English learning apps make it convenient for people to study English. So what English learning apps are you using now?

【1】According to the passage, who often uses English learning apps?

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【2】How did Ma Ruining spend her free time relaxing?

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【3】Will the app called Liulishuo provide users with suggestions?

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【4】How often does Ma practice English on the phone?

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【5】Why did Ma want to improve her spoken English?

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