Zhalong is a nature reserve in Heilongjiang in north-east China. The reserve covers an area of 210,000 hectares. It is an ideal home for different kinds of plants, fish and birds.

Many birds live comfortably in Zhalong Nature Reserve all year round, while some only stay there for a short time. There are many fish in the wetlands, and the birds can easily catch them for food. Zhalong has long been called “the home of the crane”. There are 15 crane species (物种) in the world. 8 of them are in China and there are 6 species in Zhalong area. It is an important living area for the rare red-crowned cranes. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world. Every spring and summer, red-crowned cranes lay and hatch (孵化) their eggs in Zhalong.

Some people want to change the wetlands for farms and buildings. More and more birds are in danger because they do not have enough living space. Many of them died. The Chinese government wants to protect these endangered birds, and they can be safe in Zhalong.

Every year, a lot of tourists go to Zhalong to watch birds. This year, members of our Bird-watching Club are going to study the different kinds of birds in Zhalong and the changes in their numbers. But many people do not understand the importance of the wetlands. We hope this information will help them understand and make them actively take action to protect wildlife.

根据短文内容,选择正确答案。

1.What does the underlined word “ideal” mean?

A. Perfect. B. Dangerous. C. Busy. D. Expensive.

2.What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A. All birds stay in Zhalong Nature Reserve all year round.

B. There are eight species of red-crowned cranes in Zhalong.

C. The number of the world’s red-crowned cranes is small.

D. Every winter red-crowned cranes hatch eggs in Zhalong.

3.The purpose(目的) of the article is to _______.

A. attract more visitors to pay a visit to Zhalong Nature Reserve

B. ask people to take action to protect wetlands and wildlife

C. prevent people from watching birds in Zhalong Nature Reserve

D. make people around the world know the Birdwatchting Club

阅读短文,回答问题。

A young man once went into a town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long.

He came downstairs, where his mother and his two sisters were washing up tea things in the kitchen. “These new trousers are too long.” He said. “They need shortening (缩短)by about two inches. Would one of you mind doing this for me, please? ” His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything.

But as soon as his mother had finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her son’s bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters.

Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s trousers. She was a kind-hearted girl, so she went quietly upstairs without saying anything to anyone, and shortened the trousers by two inches.

The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came back, she, too, remembered what her brother had said. So she ran upstairs and took two inches off the legs of the new trousers.

1.Why did the young man ask his family members shorten his new trousers? ( within 10 words)

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2.Who shortened his new trousers at first? ( within 4 words)

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3.When did his younger sister shortened the trousers? ( within 8 words)

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4.How many inches were his new trousers shortened by at last? ( within 3 words)

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5.Give the best title (标题) for this article. ( within 8 words)

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