One morning, Ann’s neighbor Tracy found a lost dog walking around the local elementary school. (A) She asked Ann if she could keep an eye on the dog. Ann said that she could watch it only for the day.

Tracy took photos of the dog and printed off 400 FOUND fliers (传单), and put (B) them in mailboxes. Meanwhile, Ann went to the dollar (C) store and bought something for the pet dog, warning her two sons not to fall in love with the dog. At the time, Ann’s son Thomas was 10 years old, and Jack, who was recovering from a heart operation, was 21 years old.

Four days later Ann was still looking after the dog. By that time they had started to call it Riley. When she (D) arrived home from work, the dog threw itself against the screen door and barked madly at her. As soon as she opened the door, Riley rushed into the boys’ room. There Ann found Jack suffering from a heart attack. Riley ran over to Jack, but as soon as Ann bent (弯腰) over to help (E) him the dog went silent.

“If (F) ________ hadn’t come to get me, the doctor said Jack would have died, “Ann reported to a local newspaper. At this point, no one had called to ask for the dog, so Ann decided to keep it.

The next morning Tracy got a (G) ________. A man named Peter recognized (认出) his lost dog and phoned the number on the flier. Tracy started crying, and told him. “That dog saved my friend’s son.”

(H) 彼得开车前往安的家去取回他的小狗, and saw Thomas and Jack crying in the window. After a few moments Peter said, “Maybe Odie was supposed to find you, maybe you should keep it.”

1.将画线部分(A)改写为:She asked Ann if she could ________ ________ the dog.

2.画线部分(B)和(E)分别指代的是:________;________

3.写出画线部分(C)和(D)的同义词或近义词:________;________

4.在(F)和(G)的空白处分别填入一个适当的单词:________;________

5.将画线部分(H)译成英语:________________________

Peter Pan by J.M.Barrie, Scotland.

Almost everyone knows the story of "Peter Pan”.

In the story, Peter invites Wendy to Neverland together. They have a magical flight and adventures along the way. After the trip, Wendy decides to go back home. But Peter doesn’t want her to go and tries to trick her. This book is aimed at children but it's enjoyed by adults world-wide as well. The hardback costs ¥26 a copy.

The Giver by Lois Lowry, the US

Jonas is a young boy living in a community where everyone follows orders and rules. After understanding that this kind of life is unfair, Jonas wants to allow people to make their own choices.

The Giver begins in a very interesting way and catches the attention of readers from the beginning. You need to pay ¥65 for one in the bookshop while the price is 20 lower on the Internet.

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemmingway, America

This is a famous classic and is suitable for all ages especially for teenagers. It's a story of a long fight between an old, experienced fisherman and the best fish he ever caught. "A man can be destroyed but not defeated." Everyone should have a fearless heart in facing any challenges.

The price of the book is ¥20. But if you buy more than 10 copies at a time you will get 10% off.

1.As a social worker, you can choose _____ to read and you may get some ideas about community services.

A.Peter Pan B.The Giver

C.The Old Man and the Sea D.Peter pan and The Giver

2.Miss Yang wants to encourage her students to be brave, she'd better buy the book written by _____ for them.

A.J.M. Barrie B.Lois Lowry C.Peter & Jonas D.Ernest Hemmingway

3.If you want to buy the three books at a time, you need to pay _____ at least.

A.¥80 B.¥111 C.¥91 D.¥89

Caterpillars(毛毛虫)are cute. They star in children's books. They turn into pretty butterflies. And now it turns out they may hold the key to solving plastic pollution.

Like many great findings and inventions, the discovery of a caterpillar that eats plastic was made accidentally. Bertocchini, a biologist in Madrid, was cleaning her hobby beehives(蜂箱)and used a plastic shopping bag to collect the caterpillars which eat wax(蜂蜡). When she looked at the bag later, she was surprised to see it was full of holes. She decided to look into this plastic-eating wonders of caterpillars with her team.

They offered a plastic bag from a UK supermarket to a group of 100 wax-eating caterpillars. They began creating holes after 40 minutes; 12 hours later, they had reduced the mass of the bag by 92mg. While there have been other creatures that eat plastics, none of them have been able to do so better than these caterpillars.

"This discovery could be an important tool for helping to cut down the problem of plastic waste and save our oceans and rivers," Bertocchini said. "The caterpillar will be the starting point. Before using this finding in a practical way to solve plastic problems, we need to understand the chemical secrets behind the natural degradation(降解)of plastic. Something in the caterpillar一as well as the caterpillar itself—might play a role".

1.How did Bertocchini find that caterpillars was able to eat plastic?

A.By cleaning her beehives.

B.By making holes in a plastic bag

C.By doing research with her teammates.

D.By putting caterpillars into a plastic bag.

2.Which statement is TRUE about the wax-eating caterpillar?

A.Plastic is their favourite food.

B.They are only found in beehives

C.They are the best in eating plastic.

D.They can eat up a plastic bag in 12 hours.

3.The underlined word "They" in Para 3 refers to _________.

A.wax-eating saterpillars B.Bertocchini and her teammates

C.plastic bags D.UK supermarkets

4.From the last paragraph, we can know that how the caterpillar breaks down plastic is ________.

A.unknown B.interesting C.important D.powerful

5.Which can be the best title of the passage?

A.Animals That Eat Plastic. B.A Possible Key to Plastic Problems.

C.An Important Science Discovery. D.Protecting Environment.

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