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Both of my parents worked full-time when I was a little girl, so my grandmother would stay at our house during the day. We would watch game shows in the living room. Our favorite was The Price is Right. We would call out our answers along with the contestants（选手）.

When I got older and started going to school, we couldn't watch our game shows regularly. That was okay with me, though, because the one thing I liked better than watching game shows with my grandmother was helping her bake. Watching her in the kitchen was amazing: she never seemed to need the recipes but everything she made tasted delicious.

At first I would just sit in the kitchen and watch, even though I didn't understand what she was doing. As I got older, she let me help with the easy parts, such as measuring the sugar. The day she let me separate the eggs, I felt like I had found complete pleasure.

At last, my parents decided that I could take care of myself, and my grandmother stopped coming over every day. The love of baking, however, stayed with me. I started baking by myself, and even if the cookies ended up burnt sometimes, more often they turned out pretty well. I tried out new recipes, and whenever I got to a thorny part, I would call my grandmother for advice. Sometimes I would call her just to talk, too. I felt like I could talk to her about anything.

My grandmother passed away ten years ago, but I still think of her every day. Last week, I found a recipe book she made for me. It included her recipes for brownies, cookies, and my favorite, lemon pie. As I looked through the pages, I thought I could hear her voice. She was the one who taught me not just about baking, but about life.

1.While helping her grandmother bake, the author ________.

A. missed the game shows B. refused to go to school

C. showed great interest D. could take care of herself

2.What does the underlined word "thorny" in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?

A. Basic. B. Common.

C. Difficult. D. Special.

3.From the passage we know the author's grandmother ________.

A. lived with her family B. was very skilled at baking

C. published a recipe book D. had been on a game show

4.The author's purpose of writing the passage is to ________.

A. remember her grandmother B. show her good baking skills

C. describe her childhood memories D. talk about her happy family life

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So what is rewilding?

Imagine our natural habitats growing instead of shrinking.Imagine species thriving,instead of declining.That's rewilding.Rewilding is ecological restoration and a little bit more.Rewilding offers hope for wildlife,humans and the planet.

Why is rewilding essential for Britain?

●Our ecosystems are broken.The places where you would expect wildlife to thrive have been reduced to wet deserts.The seabed has been damaged and stripped of its living creatures.

●Our wildlife is disappearing.Many wonderful British species have declined catastrophically over the past century.We've lost more of our large mammals than any European country except Ireland.

●We need keystone species.These vital species,including top predator（食肉动物）,drive ecological processes. Their loss in Britain and around the world has worsened our living systems.

●Nature looks after us.Good ecosystems can provide us with clean air and water,prevent flooding,store carbon, and attract visitors.Rewilding can leave the world in a better state than it is today.

What are challenges?

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1.What can we know from the result of rewilding?

A. A lot of species decline.

B. Species become various.

C. Ecosystems are greatly destroyed.

D. The seabed has been damaged.

2.What's the greatest challenge at present?

A. People's indifference

B. Farmers' opposition

C. Shortage of time

D. A lack of fund

3.What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To persuade people to change their mind.

B. To call on people to make a donation.

C. To convince people to care for predators.

D. To warn people of the bad ecosystem.

Once a gentleman was traveling on a train. He felt ________ and got off at a station in search of water. When he reached the water tap (水龙头), the________started. He ran back but________it.

It was getting________and he decided to spend the night at the station. The next morning he asked the ticket office about the next train and was told it would be on the next________. So he decided to find a place for a day’s________. He went to the nearby hotel to ask for a room but found ________.

At last he________a small house. He asked the________ whether he could stay in his house for a day. The owner immediately________, then served him food and gave him a room to stay. _________he did not ask anything in return.

At seven, the gentleman heard a ________at the door. The owner opened the door. The gentleman saw a man dressed in ________ clothes enter the house and________the owner to pay his debts (债务).

The gentleman came to know that the owner was in need of________. The next morning he left a pack in the drawer of the room and ________. When the owner found the pack, he saw that there was a________written to him, which read: “You ________ me but did not expect anything from me. Yesterday evening I heard the________ between you and the stranger and_________that you were in need of money. This is what you need.”

1.A. sleepy B. thirsty C. hungry D. tired

2.A. passenger B. officer C. tap D. train

3.A. caught B. lost C. missed D. passed

4.A. dark B. cold C. hot D. bright

5.A. we B. month C. hour D. day

6.A. work B. stay C. fun D. travel

7.A. one B. nobody C. none D. lots

8.A. built B. repaired C. enjoyed D. reached

9.A. owner B. manager C. driver D. guest

10.A. accepted B. changed C. agreed D. refused

11.A. So B. But C. Because D. Unless

12.A. knock B. sound C. noise D. call

13.A. cheap B. strange C. expensive D. dirty

14.A. invited B. hated C. asked D. promised

15.A. advice B. money C. time D. water

16.A. stayed up B. came up C. gave in D. went away

17.A. note B. story C. diary D. joke

18.A. cheated B. supported C. helped D. understood

19.A. quarrel B. conversation C. bargain D. discussion

20.A. planed B. explained C. hoped D. learned

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As we all know, good sleep is needed for good health..1.Your immune(免疫) system is built up. Don't short cheat（亏待，欺骗） yourself of the sleep you need. Here are some of an expert's tips for getting a good night's sleep.

2. Pull down the shades. Let no light of any kind in. Before you go to sleep, ask your family not to turn on a light. Light breaks the sleep rhythm. Once broken, it's hard to get the sleep clock running right. As a result, you will not sleep well. You will wake up tired.

A hot bath just before bed is good. 3.You are at peace. This starts the desire for sleep.

During the day, do some exercise. Even jogging(慢跑) will show good results. How about a good long walk? 4.You will find that toward evening you will get that nice, tired feeling. Sleep then will come easily. Added to this, exercise is good for your health.

5. Open the shades or blinds. Let the sun in. Open the windows. Let the fresh air in. This sun and air get imprinted (刻上记号)on your brain. The rhythm of being awake gets started. Your body clock is set for the day. That clock will let you know when it is the right time to go to sleep.

A. It makes you relax.

B. Make sure your room is dark.

C. If so, you will soon fall asleep.

D. This will get your body to work.

E. Here is what to do when you get up.

F. During sleep, your body repairs itself.

G. Strong light has a bad effect on your sleep.

In a cage, a tiger said to himself that I would break the cage and return to the real world. The other day 1. tiger, still living in the cage, was moved to another place.

Arriving there, he became a performing tiger of a circus. He2.(feed) with unbelievable food. He became milder and milder. He was trained by a beast trainer3.was skillful in training a wild tiger into a performable tiger.

He said to himself that I had to make changes; now that I was the captive（俘虏）and there was no way4.(run) away, I had better adapt to 5.(I) new life. So he became a kitty-like tiger, pleasing people with extraodinary talents in playing6.rings with fire. He was an adaptable tiger.

For years, he lived with the circus and other performing7.(animal). He said to himself that it's enough. So he was trying to be as lazy as he could. In the trainings, he was unwilling to move. During meal time, he8.(eat) as much as he could. He was 9.(final) kicked out of the circus.

Days later, some wolves were seen 10.(tear) a dead tiger on the broad grassland.

After their business trip，John and Mary returned，eager to see their lovely children. As they drove into their hometown feeling glad to be back，they noticed ______，and they went off their usual route to see what it was. They found a ______ in flames. Mary said，“Oh，well，it isn’t our fire，let’s go home.”

But John ______ closer and screamed，“That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be ______ works yet，maybe there is something we could do.” “It has nothing to do with us，”Mary ______.

But John drove up and stopped and they were both horror－stricken to see the whole house in ______.A woman on the lawn was screaming，“The children！Get the children！”John ______ her by the shoulder saying，“Get a hold of yourself and tell us where the children are！”“In the ______，”cried the woman，“down the hall and to the left.”

In spite of Mary’s disagreement，John ______ for the basement which was full of smoke and ______ hot. He found the door and two children._____ he left ，he could hear some more sobbing .He _____ the two badly frightened children into ______ arms and started back asking how many more children were down there. They told him ______ more and Mary grasped his arm and screamed，“John！Don’t go back！It’s ______！That house will fall down any second.”

______ he ran into the smoke－filled hallway and at last he found both children. As he climbed up the _____ stairs，the thought went through his mind that there was something strangely _____ about the little bodies next to him，and at last when they came out into the _____ and fresh air，he found that he had just _______ his own children.

The baby－sister had left them at this home while she did some shopping.

1.A. direction B. mistake C. danger D. smoke

2.A. home B. plant C. store D. kitchen

3.A. ran B. walked C. drove D. rode

4.A. at B. off C. to D. on

5.A. whispered B. nodded C. disagreed D. required

6.A. ruins B. pieces C. flames D. silence

7.A. pushed B. seized C. greeted D. stopped

8.A. basement B. department C. house D. hall

9.A. went B. reached C. asked D. rushed

10.A. heavily B. slightly C. partly D. terribly

11.A. If B. As C. Since D. Unless

12.A. comforted B. delivered C. recognized D. protected

13.A. cheering B. freezing C. waiting D. suffering

14.A. many B. several C. three D. two

15.A. dangerous B. foolish C. practical D. painful

16.A. Therefore B. So C. Instead D. But

17.A. wide B. endless C. final D. dirty

18.A. particular B. interesting C. familiar D. fortunate

19.A. car B. sunlight C. crowd D. moonlight

20.A. rescued B. found C. lost D. missed

Be careful what you say around your dog. It might understand more than you think.

A border collie named Rico recognizes the names of about 200 objects, say researchers in Germany. The dog also appears to be able to learn new words as easily as a 3-year-old child. Its word-learning skills are as good as those of a parrot or chimpanzee(黑猩猩).

In one experiment, the researchers took all 200 items that Rico is supposed to know and divided them into 20 groups of 10 objects. Then the owner told the dog to go and fetch one of the items and bring it back. In four tests, Rico got 37 out of 40 commands right. As the dog couldn't see anyone to get clues, the scientists believe Rico must understand the meanings of certain words.

In another experiment, the scientists took one toy that Rico had never seen before and put it in a room with seven toys whose names the dog already knew. The owner then told Rico to fetch the object, using a word the dog had never heard before.

The correct object was chosen in seven out of l0 tests, suggesting that the dog had worked out the answer by process of elimination(排除法). A month later, Rico remembered half of the new names, which is even more impressive.

Rico is thought to be smarter than the average dog. For one thing, Rico is a border collie, a breed (品种) known for its mental abilities. In addition, the 9-year-old dog has been trained to fetch toys by their names since the age of nine months.

It's hard to know if all dogs understand at least some of the words we say. Even if they do, they can't talk back. Still, it wouldn't hurt to sweet-talk your dog every now and then. You might just get a big, wet kiss in return!

1.What’s the best title of the passage? (No more than 15 words)

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2.What do the underlined words “a border collie” in Paragraph 2 refer to? (No more than 12 words)

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3.Why does Rico seem smarter than the average dog? (No more than 15 words)

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4.What does the writer advise us to do by saying “it wouldn’t hurt to sweet-talk…”? (No more than 10 words)

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5.Would you like to keep a dog as a pet? Why? (No more than 25 words)

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It was at the entrance of the zoo ___________ he met his girl friend who had been to London for a better position.

A. where B. on which

C. which D. that

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Name: 18

School: the High School Attached to Hunan Normal University

Character: be fond of music and taking photos,like meeting new people,love nature and peace

Aim: make friends,learn about different cultures

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