B

First Lady Michelle Obama is a big fan of volunteering. Volunteering means working for free to help someone else. Mrs Obama says volunteering is very important. "It should be part of everyone's life," she says.

Many teenagers agree. They say that helping others makes them feel great and makes a difference. These days, more teenagers volunteer than work for pay. Teenagers clean up parks? walk dogs at animal shelters, visit the elderly and more.

Some cities―including Seattle, Chicago, and Washington D. C. ―require high school students to volunteer. Students must volunteer in order to gradu?ate. The student volunteers learn new skills and help their communities.

Many parents are in favour of the idea―they say volunteering helps teen?agers build job skills. But most teenagers don't want to be forced to volunteer. They say they are busy. And they say volunteering is only fun if it's a choice.

Read both sides of the debate and decide.

YES

Volunteering can help teenagers get into college or get a job.

Many cities and towns need help. Volunteers can help keep important programmes going.

Not all teenagers will volunteer if it isn't required. Schools should require students to do all they can to get ready for adult life.

NO

Most teenagers are already very busy with classes, homework, jobs and sports. Forcing them to do more isn't fair.

It should be up to each person. Helping out doesn't feel as good if you have to do it.

Finding a volunteer job isn't always easy. Students shouldn't be kept from graduating because of something they can't control.

6.The writer mentions Michelle Obama in order to________________ .

 A.    introduce the topic of the text

B.    explain what volunteering is

C.    tell what she does for the US

D.    show she enjoys volunteering

7. According to the text, in Chicago, ______________ .

 A.    finding a volunteer job is quite easy

B.    more people would rather work for pay

C.    volunteering is a must for high school students

D.    college students have to volunteer before graduation

8.The underlined part "are in favour of" in the text means "__________________

A. drop                    B. develop     

 C. catch                   D. like

9.Which question does the text mainly discuss?

 A.    Is volunteering good for students?

B.    Should students be required to volunteer?

C.    What is the best time to volunteer?

D.    Which volunteer jobs should students do?

With its special elegant body and spotted coat, the cheetah(猎豹)is the most unique member of the cat family. As the world's fastest land mammal, the chee?tah can reach speeds of 112km/h. A cheetah can go from 0 to 96 kilometres per hour in only three long steps. However, with a lean body and small teeth, the cheetah cannot fight larger animals. This gives the chee?tah a double risk as it is placed in direct conflict with hu?mans. Farmers that live nearby shoot, trap and poison cheetahs, because they think that cheetahs will kill their livestock (牲畜).

The cheetah is now endangered. It was once found across all of Africa, extending eastwards into Asia. However, hunting, habitat destruction and loss of prey (猎物)have meant that cheetahs are now only found in a few countries in Africa. The International Union for Conservation of Nature recently reported that only about 7 , 500 adult cheetahs remain in the wild. This makes the small population of cheetahs even more precious and worthy of protection.

The Wildlife Conservation Fund has teamed up with Central Kalahari Research Group to study and pro?tect the remaining cheetahs.

In order to find out more about these animals, two adult cheetahs were fitted with GPS satellite collars. These collars provide information about how cheetahs move through their environment. And they provide an excellent way to study cheetahs which have been re?leased back into the wild. Understanding cheetahs' be?haviour is an important step for their protection. Also, it is necessary to cooperate with local farmers and other land users to reduce the killing of cheetahs.

1.    What makes it difficult for the cheetah to fight larger animals?

A.    Its big head and small mouth.

B.    Its strong legs and fat feet.

C.    Its thin body and tiny teeth.

D.    Its short toes and long tail.

2.    Which is NOT the reason why cheetahs are endan?gered?

A.     Loss of food.

B.    An elegant body.

C.    Habitat destruction.

D.    Hunting and killing.

3.    What is the function of the collars in the last para?graph?

A.    To catch more cheetahs and kill them.

B.    To protect the habitat where cheetahs live.

C.    To protect cheetahs from being caught by other big animals.

D.    To get information about cheetahs and under?stand their behaviour.

4.    What can we learn from this passage?

A.    Cheetahs are disappearing slowly from the world.

B.    The protection of cheetahs is urgently needed.

C.    Cheetahs always catch farmers' livestock for food.

D.    Cheetahs are able to adapt to the environment well.

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