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     This year, Chongqing primary schools decide to start morning classes an hour later. This will help
students feel less tired. And most primary schools will begin the first classes at about 9 o'clock in the
morning.
      The students are happy about the change.
      Liu Ming told us that his class were excited by the news on the first aay of the school. "Great!
From now on we students at Hope Primary School don't have to get up so early!" Liu said that he used
to get up at 6:40 a.m. Now he can get up at 7:50 a.m. because class doesn't start until 8:50 a.m.
     Wu Hong feels the same. She said the new timetable (时间表) was good for her health. "I used to
get up at 6:30 a.m. I had to drink coffee every night, or I would feel too sleepy to finish my homework,"
said Wu. "Now I can fin- ish it without coffee. Because I can sleep a little longer. "
      Many teachers say the change will help students learn better. "Students used to doze (瞌睡) for the
first two classes in the morning," said Huang Shan, an English teacher at No. 1 Primary School. "But
now they are active and learn much better than before. "
      But some parents are worried that more sleep will mean less learning. There used to be five classes
in the morning. Now there are only four. In fact, every coin has two sides. So does the change in the
school timetable.
1. This year, most Chongqing primary schools started the first class at about _____.
[     ]
A. 8:30 a.m.
B. 6:40 a.m.
C. 7:50 a.m.
D. 9:00 a.m.
2. Hearing the news, the students at Hope Primary School felt _____.
[     ]
A. worried
B. sad
C. excited
D. angry
3. How many classes are there in the morning in Chongqing primary schools now?
[     ]
A. Five.
B. Four.
C. Three.
D. Two.
4. _____ used to drink coffee at night in order to finish homework.
[     ]
A. Some parents
B. Liu Ming
C. Wu Hong
D. Huang Shan
5. Which is RIGHT according to the text (按照短文意思)?
[     ]
A. The students in No.1 Primary School used to doze for the first two classes in the morning.
B. All the parents say the change will help students learn better.
C The students will have to get up one hour earlier than before.
D. Many teachers are worried that more sleep will mean less learning.

NBA star Yao Ming has a restaurant in the USA. The restaurant sells many famous dishes. But one dish could never be made there---shark fin soup(鱼翅汤). Yao has given up shark fin soup since he joined a program for saving endangered animals in 2006. “Animals are our friends,” he said.:How much do you know about these endangered animals?

Sharks, the king of the ocean, are in danger. Each year about 75 million sharks are killed for their fins, 8 kinds of shark have died out.

In some Asian countries, people get bile(胆汁) from Asian black bears’ stomachs and use it as traditional Chinese medicine. The animal’s population has decreased(下降) by 30% to 49% during the past 30 years.

The shahtoosh shawl(沙图什披肩) is thought to be the softest and most beautiful in the world. It is popular in Europe and the US. However, one has to kill three to five Tibetan antelopes(藏羚羊) to make just one shahtoosh. About 20,000 antelopes were killed every year during the 1980s.

One day, if animals all disappeared, the world we live in would come to an end. Saving them now means saving ourselves. Maybe you think that only scientists or famous people can save animals. In fact, everyone can do something. Here are some useful tips for students.

Don’t eat foods that are made of endangered animals, such as shark fin soup. Ask your parents and friends to do so, too.

Don’t buy or use something that is made out of endangered animals, like clothes with antelope fur or necklaces made of ivory(象牙). You should also tell your parents not to buy these things, either.

You can become a volunteer to help build the habitats(栖息地) of endangered animals. There is a lot of information on the Internet about these volunteer jobs.

You can hold a photo show at your school to tell people the situation of endangered animals and what people can do to help save them.

52. In Yao Ming’s restaurant, shark fin soup couldn’t be made because_________________.

  A. many sharks died, and that makes it difficult to find shark fins

  B. he wants to save endangered animals

  C. shark fin soup is not popular now    

D. shark fin soup is not a traditional Chinese food

53. The underlined word “endangered” means _________________in Chinese.

A. 危险的   B. 濒临灭绝的    C. 有害的   D. 凶猛的

54. Students can help save the endangered animals in many ways EXCEPT________________.

  A. asking their parents and friends not to eat foods made of endangered animals

  B. becoming a volunteer to help build the habitats

C. holding a photo show at school to tell people what they can do

D. using something that is made out of endangered animals

55. The best title of this article may be_______________.

  A. Help Save Endangered Animals      B. What Can Students Do

  C. Yao Ming’s Restaurant D. Animals Are Our Friends

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