Bao Bao was born in the United States,but she was always destined(注定的)to go to China.A giant panda named Mei Xiang gave birth to Bao Bao at Washington's National Zoo in 2013.She was the zoo's first surviving panda cub(幼崽)since 2005.Visitors went to see Bao Bao for the first time in early 2014.The zoo's first giant pandas arrived in 1972.They were a gift to the United States after President Richard Nixon's historic trip to China

The US agreement with China states that the cubs of pandas loaned to the National Zoo must go to China by age four.Zoo officials have a number of events planned for Bao Bao before she travels.For example,she will receive a cake made of ice.Officials say it will recognize the people who give money to the National Zoo to help research into animals.

People around the world will be able to watch Bao Bao's final days in Washington.There will be several Facebook Live events,including videos of zookeepers preparing Bao Bao for her trip and a program showing how to make panda-themed art projects.Bao Bao's final hours at the zoo will be shown on Facebook Live on February 21.

Some of her human friends are using the hashtag(标签)# ByeByeBaoBao to say goodbye.On Twitter,Lisa wrote:"I am going to miss Bao Bao so much!I have met so many people because of her."

Bao Bao will leave for China soon on a flight called the Fed Ex "Panda Express".If you are sad about seeing her go,there are three other pandas at the zoo.You can still see her parents,Mei Xiang and Tian Tian,and her brother,Bei Bei.

1.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

A. Bao Bao will be sent back to China.

B. Bao Bao was the only surviving cub.

C. Bao Bao once visited China with Nixon.

D. Bao Bao was sent to the United Kingdom as a present.

2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word "loaned" in Paragraph 2?

A. turned B. lent

C. referred D. apologised

3.What may be the best title for the text?

A. Bao Bao's living habits

B. Bao Bao will leave for China

C. Chinese and Americans' love for pandas

D. Officials are preparing for pandas coming home

Too many people want others to be their friends,but they don’t give friendship back.That is why some friendships don’t last very long.To have a friend,you must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you.Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules:be honest;be generous(宽宏大量的);be understanding.

Honesty is where a good friendship starts.Friends must be able to trust one another.If you do not tell the truth,people usually find out.If a friend finds out that you haven’t been honest,you may lose your friend’s trust.Good friends always rely on one another to speak and act honestly.

Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow.You do not have to give your lunch money or your clothes.Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feelings.These can be very valuable to a friend.They tell your friend what is important to you.By sharing them,you help your friend know better.

Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and help with a problem.Something may go wrong at school.Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve.Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem.So to be a friend you must listen and understand.You must try to put yourself in your friend’s place so that you can understand the problem better.

No two friendships are exactly alike(相同的).But all true friendships have three things in common.If you plan to keep your friends,you must practice honesty,generosity and understanding.

1.Some friendships don’t last long because .

A. there are too many people who want to make friends

B. those who give others friendship receive friendship from others

C. some people receive friendship but don’t give friendship back

D. they don’t know friendship is something serious

2.According to the passage,honesty is .

A. something countable

B. the base of friendship

C. as important as money

D. more important than anything else

3.In the third paragraph,the underlined word “They” refers to .

A. generosity and friendship

B. generosity and sharing

C. your ideas and feelings

D. your clothes

4.The best title of this passage is .

A. How to Be a Friend

B. Honesty Is the Best Policy

C. A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed

D. Three Important Points in Life

WHAT can help you make a fortune in the future? Graduating from a top university might not be enough. A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money you’ll earn later.

The idea that popularity could have a serious influence on one’s earning potential shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. The researchers noted that if you want to get ahead in life, social skills and networking are easily as powerful as talent and hard work.

“If a person has lots of friends, it means that he or she has the ability to get along with others in all kinds of different situations,” said Xu Yanchun, 17, from Nantou High School in Shenzhen, who totally agreed with the recent finding. “Also, friends always help each other. They not only create wider social circles for you but lift your mood when you are occasionally in low spirits,” said Xu. She believed that all this helps you “earn a higher salary.”

Maybe that’s why some people think the younger generations are in the age of Friendalholism (交友狂症). A woman even complained that the networking website Facebook’s 5,000-friend limit was too low for her large reserve of social contacts.

But what does a friend mean? Should friends be regarded as a form of currency?

“Call me uncool, but I think of a friend as an actual person with whom I have an actual history and whom I enjoy actually seeing. It seems, however, that this is no longer the definition of friend”, said Meghan Daum, who works with The Los Angeles Times in the US.

Daum dislikes the idea that quantity trumps quality in the age of Friendaholism. She thought the idea of friendship, at least among the growing population of Internet social networkers, was to get as many of not-really-friends as possible. For example, a friend might be someone you might know personally but who could just as easily be the friend of a friend of some other Facebook friend you don’t actually know. Although she agreed that social ties grease (润滑) the wheels of life, she also warned. “Too bad one thing money can’t buy is a real friend.”

1.What will be needed if you are to achieve success according to the researchers?

A. Social skills, friends, good mood and fortune.

B. Social skills, networking, talent and hard work.

C. Social skills, networking, potential and fortune.

D. Social skills, talent, hard work and the facebook.

2.What can friends do in the eyes of Xu Yanchun?

A. They can help you with your schoolwork.

B. They teach you how to make more money.

C. They help you get rid of sadness and cheer up.

D. They always get on well with you.

3.We learn that Meghan Daum’s attitude towards friends is somewhat _______.

A. up-to-date B. optimistic

C. confused D. traditional

4.What does the word “trumps” in the last paragraph mean?

A. is better than B. is equal to

C. is worse than D. is similar to

This year,many schoolchildren across the United States have taken part in local and state spelling competitions. The young competitors could spell words that even some adults may never have heard of.

More than 280 local winners earned the right to compete in this year's National Spelling Final,which took place from May 28 to June 3 near Washington,D.C.,at the National Harbor in Maryland.Most competitors in the National Spelling Final were between the ages of 12 and 14.But one competitor was less than half that age—five-year-old Edith Fuller.She won an area spelling competition in her home state of Oklahoma.The five-hour competition lasted 37 rounds.Edith correctly spelled words

like sevruga(一种俄罗斯鱼子酱),jacamar (a kind of bird);and Nisei (a child of Japanese immigrants).Jnana,a Sanskrit(梵语)word made the youngest person qualify(获得资格)for the National Spelling Final.

When she was just four,Edith surprised her parents when she was able to spell the word "restaurant."At that moment,her mom and dad realized their child might be something special there.Edith is homeschooled,so her parents are able to spend a little more time teaching her to spell.

Her mom spoke with the Media about the benefits of homeschooling Edith."We have the freedom to answer her questions,to help her advance at her own pace,"she said.Now,Edith is already being called a "spellebrity(拼写达人)."

1.Where did the local winners take part in the National Spelling Final?

A. In Washington D.C..

B. At the National Harbor in Maryland.

C. In Oklahoma.

D. It's not mentioned in the passage.

2.The reason why Edith Fuller won in her home state is that .

A. she was the youngest competitor

B. she could spell the words like sevuga,jacamar,etc

C. she competed in 37 rounds

D. she could spell Jnana,a Sanskrit word

3.What can we know about Edith after reading this passage?

A. She was a homeschooled kid.

B. She was the youngest person to qualify for the National Spelling Final.

C. Her parents were ever surprised at her spelling gift.

D. All are right.

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