The Amazon (亚马逊)rainforest is home to millions of different kinds of animals, plants, and birds. Most of the world’s fresh water is here and the forest plants c1. the Earth’s air every day. Chico was born near the Amazon town, Brazil(巴西), in 1944 and started working when he was very young. Like the rest of his family, the boy got the money by taking a little rubber from the trees in the forest. The forest and its people lived together comfortably and peacefully.

But some people think too much about the p2. and never think about the future. In 1980, the forest was burned to build roads, houses and factories. Chico was angry; he wanted to save the forest! He talked to the government workers, but they didn’t listen to him. They were still clearing the rainforests to make quick, easy money. “ Many voices are s3. than one,” he thought, so Chico held group meetings. He discovered that hundreds of people agreed with him. His hope grew. More people came together to try to stop the work of the forest clearers. Large areas of the forest were saved. Later he traveled to many other countries for i4. help. People soon became very much interested in this brave Brazilian. In the next few years Chico’ s name became famous all over the world. The government of Brazil started making plans to p5.large areas of the Amazon rainforest.

But as Chico’s d6. started coming true, someone stopped him in the only possible way. The famous forest fighter was murdered (谋杀)right outside his home on December 22, 1988. Chico’s life was cut short, but his brave new ideas continued in other people. One man c7. the world’s ideas. After his death, people around the world sent money to help Chico’s work.

It’s known that Chinese women in the past weren't given the right to receive a form education. But this doesn’t mean that they made no efforts to learn. One of the proofs is Nushu—literally meaning “female script”(女性书法)一a written language that was used by women in Jiangyong county, Hunan province.

This script was only used by women. It was developed from written Chinese. Hundreds of years ago, Nushu was taught at home by elderly women to girls. And during gatherings in villages women would use it to write poems to express the emotions they were hiding from men.People often regard the characters as symbols of some secret cults(邪教)”. But the fact is that many old poems written in Nushu talked about the women's difficulties in life and how they made it through hardship . The words were full of encouragement and positive energy.

After women got the right to attend school,Nushu gradually lost its functionality(功 能). But the spirit of Nushu is still important and meaningful for our society in modern times. Zhao Liming, a professor at Tsinghua University, started a project to keep Nushu alive because she was worried that this ancient culture will soon disappear. One of the project’s recent achievements is an app designed by Talkmate, to teach Nushu to more people. The app has been showed to people in September during the first Beijing International Language & Culture Expo. Zhao expects the app to present a true image of Nushu to the public in order that more people will be interested in Nushu.

1.The underline word “proofs” in paragraph one means“_______”in Chinese.

A. 意义 B. 证据 C. 努力

2.Where was Nushu used many years ago?

A. In Jiangsu Province.

B. In Hubei Province.

C. In Jiangyong country.

3.Which of the following about Nushu is TRUE?

A. was mainly used by elderly women hundreds of years ago.

B. This kind of characters is a symbol of some secret cults.

C. Women used it to talk about their difficulties and express the emotions.

4.How did Zhao Liming,a professor at Tsinghua University, feel about this disappearing culture?

A. Anxious. B. Pleased. C. Surprised

5.The purpose of this project is______.

A. to train more Nushu teachers.

B. to expect more people to teach Nushu

C. to encourage more people to learn Nushu and know more about it.

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