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RIVER DOLPHIN RUNNING OUT OF TIME
The Yangtze dolphin is the only kind of dolphin that lives in freshwater all its life. Scientists say that the finless freshwater dolphin that has lived in the Yangtze River for over 20 million years, will die out in 15 years. It’s in danger of disappearing forever.
Dangers:
■Dredging(挖掘) of their habitat
■Heavy boat traffic in the Yangtze River
■Insecticide(杀虫剂) and mercury(汞)
1. How long has the Yangtze dolphin lived in the Yangtze River?
A. For 20 million years. B. For less than 20 million years.
C. For more than 20 million years. D. For about 20 million years.
2. What is NOT a danger to the Yangtze dolphin?
A. Dredging the river bed. B. Boats in the river.
C. Insecticide and mercury. D. Swimmers.
3. How heavy is an adult Yangtze dolphin?
A. 30 kg. B. 45 kg. C. 30 kg～45 kg. D. 75 kg.
4. What does the Yangtze dolphin mainly eat?
A. Fish and shrimp. B. Fish. C. Shrimp. D. Grass.
5. In the first picture, the underlined word “finless” means _______ in Chinese.
A. 有鳍的 B. 无鳍的 C. 温顺的 D. 好看的
1.【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第一段中的“. . . for over 20 million years”可知。
2.【解析】选D。细节理解题。由Dangers部分所列出的三方面的危害可知不包含选项D(Swimmers)。
3.【解析】选C。细节理解题。由图片中的“Weight: 30 kg～45 kg”可知。
4.【解析】选A。细节理解题。由图片中所罗列出的两种主食(Main diet)可知。
5.【解析】选B。词义猜测题。由第一幅图片中的“No fin on the back”可知。
B
There are some similarities and some differences between growing up in Australia and China.
I lived in a small town of about 20,000 people, called Gympie on the east coast of Queensland. It is not as crowded in Australia, so people can live in houses that have front and back yards. I always enjoyed playing on the grass in the front yard.
Each weekday morning I would wake up at about 7 a.m. and get ready for school. My favourite cereal(谷物) was called Weet-Bix. I often ate nine or ten Weet-Bix to copy my favourite sports stars that I saw on TV!
As well as playing sports, I also played the saxophone. Some mornings I went to school early for band practice and played my saxophone, before classes started at 8:30 a.m. English and PE were my favourite subjects at school. My friends and I played tag(捉人游戏) or handball during our lunch breaks.
School finished at 3 p.m. After that I would usually go to sports training. In summer I played cricket and in winter I played hockey. Sometimes I played tennis too!
When I finally got home I was very tired. For a special treat, my mother sometimes cooked my favourite meal: apricot(杏子) chicken! Then I did my homework and read a book. I always went to sleep before 9 p.m.
