WIRES is short for Wildlife Information and Rescue Service. It is an Australian  organization, established(成立) in 1985 to care for injured and orphaned(失去母兽的) native wildlife. WIRES has a network of hundreds of volunteers who rescue and care for native animals until they are well enough to be released (释放)into the wild. Volunteers look after rescued animals in their own homes and are trained in the special needs of native wild animals.

  When Australians find a native animal in trouble, they often call WIRES for help. WIRES may be asked to look after a possum that has been attacked by a cat, rescue a large lizard that has got its head caught in a drink can, or care for a baby animal who has lost its mother. People call WIRES when they want to move a dangerous snake away from their garden or when they find a seabird that has swallowed(吞下) a fishing line or an owl with a broken wing. Sometimes kangaroos jumped onto the road in front of cars and are run over. Australians are encouraged to check the pouch(育儿袋)of dead kangaroos in case there is a baby in it. WIRES volunteers find themselves caring for many babies orphaned in this way.

 Each year, in the summer, parts of Australia suffer from(受苦) huge bush fires. These fires not only destroy human homes and put people in danger, but they also destroy animal habitats(栖息地)and endanger the animals living in the bush. After a big fire, WIRES and other organizations go into the district to pick up surviving animals. They are treated for burns, shock, smoke and other problems and then cared for until new location can be found for them.

 WIRES is also involved in educating people in the importance of caring for wildlife and wildlife habitats. Volunteers visit schools and other public places to talk about native animals. Sometimes they bring a bat or some other interesting animals with them to show to people who may never have seen one up close before.

1.What is WIRES?

      A. It helps the pets in the street to look for their homes.

      B. It rescues and cares for animals in order to set them free.

      C. It consists of hundreds of volunteers from all over the world.

      D. It provides services for wild animals and keeps them in a zoo.

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. Australians often call the police for help if they find animals in trouble.

   B. Volunteers in WIRES are afraid to take snakes away from communities.

   C. Australian government asks WIRES workers to save animals after a fire.

   D. WIRES often go to the public places to give lessons of wild animals.

3.What’s the passage mainly about?

   A. It mainly talks about what WIRES members usually do.

   B. It tells us why WIRES develops so quickly in Australia.

   C. It teaches us how WIRES can train wild animals at home.

   D. It mainly tells us how we can join in WIRES successfully.

You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But did you know there is such a thing as a “banana person”? How strange! Are these people from “another earth” ? No. They are just Chinese people like you and me.

ABC means American-born-Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So, when a person is a banana, he or she is white inside---hinting like a Westerner(西方人) and yellow outside --- looking like a Chinese.

Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. Also, they are not interested in Chinese politics(政治),But if ABCs can’t speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas(海外的) Chinese. These people may be citizens(公民) of another country like the US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. But they are not Chinese citizens. They are not people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C.N. Yang(杨振宁). He got the Nobel Prize Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen. www.xkb1.com

1.“ABC” in this passage stands for “_______”.

A. a kind of banana?????? B. three English letters???? C. Chinese born in American

2.Chinese in Westerner countries are called “banana persons” because __________

A. their bodies are white inside but yellow outside.

B. they think like Westerners but look like Chinese

C. they were born in China but go to study in America

3.The underlined word “blood” may probably mean _________

A. 血统?????????? B. 洪水???????????? C. 身份

4.C. N. Yang is mentioned here to show that _________

A. American Chinese are great????

B. Chinese people can win Nobel Prize.

C. American Chinese are not Chinese citizen.

5.This passage mainly talks about________

A. overseas Chinese??????? B. the Nobel Prize??????? C. the life story of C.N. Yang

Soccer is the world’ s favorite game. In America people call it football. Thirty-two national teams play in the World Cup every four years. The E.A. Cup is a very old English competition(比赛).Teams from 600 football clubs play in it. Big teams in this competition are Mancheste United, Liverpool, and Arsenal. They have fans all over the world.

Football is an old game in Europe and South America. Countries like Brazil, Argentina(阿根廷), Italy and Germany are very good at it. In Asia, football is a new game but millions of people love it. Many Asian football players are leaving home and playing for clubs in Europe. At the same time, many Europeans are playing in Asia.

根据短文，判断正误（对的写T，错的写F ）。

1.Football is the world’ s favorite game.

2.Thirty-two national teams play in the World Cup every five years.

3.There are 600 football clubs playing in the E.A. Cup.

4.Football is an old game in Asia.

5.Many Asian football players join the clubs in Europe.