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Golden eagle populations in the UK are set to increase as some chicks are reintroduced to the north of England． Ten birds will be released（释放） from south of Edinburgh in summer 2018， with the hope of bringing the species back from disappearing in England． More eagles will be released in the summertime of the next five years．
The project received ￡1.3 million of lottery funding in March and has now been awarded a further ￡150，000 to employ workers to run the operation．Project manager Cat Barlow said："This is a really exciting time as the project is now starting to happen and we will soon start to see its benefits． Work will start next summer， when we will collect a number of golden eagle chicks in the Highlands and bring them south to be reared and released from an already selected place．"
The birds will be released with satellite tracking tags that will allow the scientists to gather information about their behavior and find if they suddenly go offline．
Recently， golden eagles have died out in England as the last known individual is believed to have died．Due to the popularity of shooting birds of prey（食肉猛禽）， those birds in the wild struggle to survive． Main causes of death are systematic poisoning， shooting and nest disturbance by gamekeepers．
It is hoped that the newly released birds will move further south in search of new living areas and food supplies． The project expects to see the number of wild birds in Scotland and England increase as the range of the animals develops． While the birds were gone in England， in the Highlands of Scotland the number of golden eagles rocketed． With up to 500 breeding pairs， the chicks will be sourced from here． It is hoped that golden eagles may finally return to the north of England， and if all goes well， numbers should grow steadily．



Why will some golden eagles be set free from south of Edinburgh？ ______

A. To keep the balance of nature．
B. To prevent eagles from dying out．
C. To bring back the number of other species．
D. To encourage more birds to live in the wild．

Which word can replace the underlined word "reared" in Paragraph 2？ ______

A. Raised．
B. Stored．
C. Sold．
D. Exhibited．

What does Paragraph 4 focus on？ ______

A. Harmful effects of shooting birds．
B. Why animal hunting should be forbidden．
C. Reasons for golden eagles" dying out．
D. The difficult situation golden eagles face．

What is the author's attitude towards the golden eagle project？ ______

A. Ambiguous．
B. Cautious．
C. Doubtful．
D. Hopeful．

It's increasingly common in today's society to use outdoor lighting around our homes and businesses to draw attention to a sign， provide security and allow people to be more active at night． However， according to a recent article at DiscoveryNews．com， scientists suggest that light pollution is a growing problem for wildlife． Migratory（迁移的） birds are getting confused and flying into the sides of skyscrapers． Nocturnal（夜间活动的）creatures have to hurry when they're out looking for dinner（while becoming easier to be dinner when they're out looking for food）． And newborn sea turtles are crawling inland rather than heading out to sea．
Travis Longcore， director of the Californiabased Urban Wildlands Group said， "We've turned many places of the globe into permanent full moon， or more．"And this "permanent full moon" effect is causing animals that depend on the darkness of night for their survival to lose all sense of direction．
Instead of totally pulling the plug on lights， there are a few ways we can cut down on the amount of nightly light pollution we help create． Some communities and cities have passed Dark Sky laws to preserve and protect the nighttime environment through quality outdoor lighting．
Chicago， for example， became the first city in the United States to dim（变暗） their tall buildings at night during spring and fall bird migrations． The Windy City does this for nearly five months a year， in an effort to help save birds" lives．
And several lighting manufacturers offer darksky friendly lights that are specifically designed to cut down outward and upward lights． In addition， reducing wasted light saves money， energy and resources， which in turn reduces air pollution and carbon dioxide emissions caused by energy production．



How can light pollution affect migratory birds？ ______

A. They will easily get lost on their way of migration．
B. They will change their living habits．
C. They cannot find food any more．
D. They cannot fly over tall buildings．

What happens to nocturnal creatures because of light pollution？ ______

A. They go away from the cities．
B. They go into people's homes to find food．
C. They can't find the food they need．
D. They are more likely to be eaten by other creatures．

Chicago will dim their tall buildings at night to ______ ．

A. make people sleep well
B. prevent birds from migration
C. make the night more beautiful
D. save birds" lives

What Travis Longcore says in the second paragraph suggests that ______ ．

A. the full moon is the main cause of light pollution
B. the effect of the "permanent full moon"threatens animals" survival
C. the full moon has done great harm to animals
D. the effect of the "permanent full noon" is still not clear

We can infer from the last paragraph that ______ ．

A. darksky friendly lights are not effective enough
B. light pollution can worsen air pollution
C. air pollution will be more serious during the day
D. darksky friendly lights are designed for birds

In the United States， it is important to be on time ， or punctual ， for an appointment ， a class， a meeting， etc． However， this may not be true in all countries． An American professor discovered the difference while teaching a class in a Brazilian（巴西的） university． The two-hour class was scheduled to begin at 10 A．M． and end at 12． On the first day ， when the professor arrived on time， no one was in the classroom． Many students came after 10：30 A．M． Two students came after 11 A．M． Although all the students greeted the professor as they arrived， few apologized（ 道歉）for their lateness．Were these students being rude？ He decided to study the students" behavior．
The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation ：at a lunch with a friend and in a university class， respectively．He gave them an example and asked them how they would react， If they had a lunch appointment with a friend，the average American student defined lateness as 19 minutes after the agreed time． On the other hand， the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33 minutes．
In an American university， students are expected to arrive at the appointed hour．In contrast， in Brazil，neither the teacher nor the students always arrive at the appointed hour．Classes not only begin at the scheduled time in the United States，but also end at the scheduled time．In the Brazilian class， only a few students left the class at 12：00；many remained past 12：30 to discuss the class and ask more questions．While arriving late may not be very important in Brazil ， neither is staying late．



The word‘punctual'most probably means ______ ．

A. 1eaving soon after class
B. coming early
C. arriving a few minutes late
D. being on time

Why did the professor study the Brazilian students'behavior？ ______

A. He felt puzzled at the students" being late．
B. He felt angry at the students" rudeness．
C. He wanted to make the students come on time later．
D. He wanted to collect data for one of his studies．

It can be inferred from the professor's study of lateness in the informal situation that ______ ．

A. American students will become impatient if their friend is five minutes late
B. neither Brazilian nor American students like being late in social gatherings
C. being late in one culture may not be considered so rude in another culture
D. Brazilian students will not come thirty-three minutes after the agreed time

What is the main idea of this passage？ ______

A. It is important to be on time for class in the United States．
B. The importance of being on time differs among cultures．
C. People learn the importance of time only from their own culture．
D. Students being late for class should explain the reason to their teacher．

Alibaba， Bank of China and Huawei-these are the dream employers for Chinese students， according to a new survey．
"The survey of more than 55，000 students， conducted by the research firm Universum， has found that roughly a quarter want to work for an international company， while only 9% want to work for a start-up．Five percent want to start their own business．"
The students said that work-1ife balance was the most important career goal， followed by job stability． When it comes to desirable companies， Bank of China has been named the top choice by business students for seven consecutive years， and the gigantic state-owned firm shows no signs of giving up its lead．
William Wu， the China country manager for Universum， said that banking remains an attractive industry for young Chinese．"China's government is now emphasizing the revolution of the finance industry， which leaves the younger generation with the impression that although banking is a traditional industry， there are still a lot of development opportunities．" Wu said．
E-commerce giant Alibaba （BABA，Tech 30）improved six places from 2014 ，ranking second among business students．Alibaba's rise shouldn't come as much of a surprise-the company held a record-breaking ﹩25 billion IPO in September．
Among engineering students， Alibaba was once again a bridesmaid． Instead， Huawei-a telecoms infrastructure firm that now makes consumer products-took the top spot．
"Both of these companies are pioneers in terms of local companies going international．" said Wu．"It shows that…an international development strategy has a positive influence among Chinese young talents．" Tech companies ruled the rankings for humanities students， with Alibaba-which was ninth in 2014 一 landing at the top．Last year， Apple was the Number l choice of Chinese students．



What's the percentage of the surveyed students who want to join a company set up recently？ ______

A. Five percent．
B. Twenty-five percent．
C. Nine percent．
D. Twenty percent．

What is the second most important career goal for the students？ ______

A. Work-life balance．
B. Job stability．
C. Alibaba．
D. Their own business．

In William Wu's viewpoint， a native company that ______ will attract graduates．

A. is rooted only in China
B. makes consumer products
C. goes international
D. just aims at the foreign market

What does the passage want to tell us mainly？ ______

A. What companies students want to work for．
B. Why students have to go to university．
C. How a company can develop well．
D. Where students" success lies in．

Laptop（便携式）computers are popular all over the world． People use them on trains and airplanes， in airports and hotels． These laptops connect people to their workplaces in the United States today， a laptop also connects students to their classrooms．
Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want． Within five years， each of 1，500 students at the college will receive a laptop． The laptops are part of a 500 million computer program at Westlake， a 110-year-old college． The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet． Besides， they will be able to use E-mail to "speak" with their teachers， their classmates， and their families． However， the most important part of the laptop program is that students can use computers without going to computer labs． They will be able to work with it at home， in a fast-food restaurant， or under the trees----anywhere at all!
Because of the many changes in computer technology， the use of laptops in higher education， such as colleges and universities， is workable． As laptops become more powerful， they become more similar to desktop computers． Besides， the portable （便携式的） computers can connect students to not only the Internet， but also libraries and other resources． States higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students． State officials are also testing laptop program at other universities， too．
At Westlake College ， more than 60 percent of the staff （ 员工 ） use computers． The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons． As one Westlake teacher said，" Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we're giving students a window on the world． They can see and do everything．"



The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to ______ ．

A. use for their schoolwork
B. have access to the Internet
C. work at home
D. connect them to libraries

Why is the word "speak" in the second paragraph in quotation marks？ ______

A. They don't really talk．
B. They use the computer language．
C. laptops have speakers
D. None of the above reasons is correct．

Which of the following is true about Westlake College？ ______

A. All teachers use computers．
B. 1，500 students have laptops．
C. It is an old college．
D. Students there can do everything．

The underlined word " a window on the world" in the passage means that students can ______ ．

A. have free laptops
B. travel around the world
C. get information around the world
D. attend lectures on information technology

What can we infer from the passage？ ______

A. The program is successful．
B. The program is not workable．
C. The program is too expensive．
D. We don't know the result yet．

Children of all ages gathered in New York City recently for the International Toy Fair． Hidden among already popular toys were new， high-tech educational products．
Educational products are important to the toy industry． In recent years， parents have shown an interest in STEM-related toys - ones that help teach Science， Technology， Engineering and Mathematics． But now， toymakers are working to create products for improving a child's emotional intelligence． These toys reportedly not only help raise intelligence in children， but also their emotional quotient， or EQ． Companies showed off their products last week at New York's Jacob Javitz Convention Center．
PleIQ is a set of plastic toy blocks． It uses augmented reality（增强现实） technology to teach words， numbers and other things． Edison Durán directs the company that makes PleIQ． She showed people at the toy fair how virtual images appear on the blocks when they are held in front of a tablet camera． Intelligence includes intrapersonal skills -- processing information within one's mind -- and interpersonal skills， or dealing with other people． Durán said PleIQ builds on both by having children act as teacher or guide to a companion character．
On the other side of the convention center， Karen Hu demonstrated an educational robot called Woobo． Hu asked the hairy green robot： "Hi， what's your name？" With a childlike voice， the toy answered， "Are you trying to trick me？ My name is Woobo．" The robot comes programmed with educational games and activities． Children use its touchscreen face to get them started． Toys that work as companions also aid in social development． Hu described how the robot can help a child who has autism．
"He can communicate with Woobo and he can follow some of the instruction Woobo is giving because he thinks of this as a companion instead of a parent or someone else telling him to certain things．"
A more low-tech companion is a toy animal called Manimo． The manufacturer says this toy can help reduce hyperactivity in children and improve their ability to pay attention to a subject． Whether it's a snake， dolphin or other animal， Manimos can be placed across a child's arm， chest or neck． Karine Gagner， president of Manimo， explained that adding deep pressure to one's body can help calm a child before bedtime．
In remains to be seen whether a game or toy can improve emotional intelligence． But toymakers are doing what they can to help parents in their efforts to raise well-rounded children．



According to the passage， why do toymakers focus on the creation of educational products？ ______

A. Because they try to meet parents" increasing needs．
B. Because the toys are advanced in high technology．
C. Because traditional toys don't appeal to children any more．
D. Because the toys are helpful to those kids with special needs．

To which situation can intrapersonal skills be applied？ ______

A. Little Mike is trying his best to work out "2+3=？"．
B. Kate is unwilling to make friends with those in her kindergarten．
C. A robot can process information faster than man．
D. Jerry with autism loves to be left alone．

What can be inferred from the passage？ ______

A. High-tech toys can make a big difference to both EQ and IQ．
B. A hyperactive child may have difficulty staying focused．
C. Woobo can start automatically and offer kids educational games and activities．
D. Toys served as companions can be helpful in economic development．

What's the author's attitude towards the toymakers ？ ______

A. Sceptical
B. Neutral
C. Negative
D. Positive

Five years ago，when I taught art at a school in Seattle， I used Tinkertoys as a test at the beginning of a term to find out something about my students．I put a small set of Tinkertoys in front of each student， and said："Make something out of the Tinkertoys．You have 45 minutes today-and 45 minutes each day for the rest of the week．"
A few students hesitated to start．They waited to see what the rest of the class would do．Several others checked the instructions and made something according to one of the model plans provided．Another group built something out of their own imaginations．
Once I had a boy who worked experimentally with Tinkertoys in his free time．His constructions filled a shelf in the art classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home．I was delighted at the presence of such a student．Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work．His presence meant that I had an unexpected teaching assistant in class whose creativity would infect（感染） other students．
Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside．I ran the risk of losing those students who had a different style of thinking．Without fail one would declare， "But I'm just not creative．"
"Do you dream at night when you're asleep？"
"Oh， sure．"
"So tell me one of your most interesting dreams．"The student would tell something wildly imaginative．Flying in the sky or in a time machine or growing three heads．"That's pretty creative．Who does that for you？"
"Nobody．I do it．"
"Really-at night，when you're asleep？"
"Sure．"
"Try doing it in the daytime，in class，okay？"



The teacher used Tinkertoys in class in order to ______ ．

A. know more about the students
B. make the lessons more exciting
C. raise the students" interest in art
D. teach the students about toy design

What do we know about the boy mentioned in Paragraph 3？ ______

A. He liked to help his teacher．
B. He preferred to study alone．
C. He was active in class．
D. He was imaginative．

What does the underlined word "downside" in Paragraph 4 probably mean？ ______

A. Mistake．
B. Drawback．
C. Difficulty．
D. Burden．

Why did the teacher ask the students to talk about their dreams？ ______

A. To help them to see their creativity．
B. To find out about their sleeping habits．
C. To help them to improve their memory．
D. To find out about their ways of thinking．

There is a brown female Canadian duck that weighs only four hundred fifty grams． The duck had flown to the southern state of Florida for the winter． A hunter shot it on January fifteenth and took it to his home in the city of Tallahassee． He put it in the refrigerator． Two days later the man's wife opened the refrigerator door． The duck lifted its head and looked at her． It was alive!
The family took the duck to a doctor who treats animals．The doctor gave the duck to the Goose Creek Animal Sanctuary（避难所）． Animal sanctuaries provide homes for animals and teach people about their care．
The doctor said it was easy to understand why people thought the duck was dead． He said ducks generally do not move a lot， especially after being shot． And he said its low body temperature helped it survive in the refrigerator．
That was enough to make the duck famous around the world． The Tallahassee Democrat newspaper published the story that was reprinted in many different countries． But that was not the end of the story． Workers at the wildlife sanctuary named the duck Perky． And they arranged for the doctor to perform an operation to repair the duck's damaged wing． During the operation， Perky stopped breathing-not just once but twice． The doctor tried to save Perky by giving her oxygen through a face mask． But he finally said the duck had died． A few seconds later， however， Perky began to move． Reports say the people in the operating room were so happy that they cried．
Workers at the wildlife sanctuary say Perky will not have any more operations． It seems she had a bad reaction to the drugs that were used． Perky is expected to live at the sanctuary．And a local company has begun to sell Tshirts showing a picture of the lucky duck． Money from the sale of the shirts will help pay for Perky's care．



The duck in the story ______ ．

A. flew to Florida for food
B. was big and strong
C. was considered dead before being put in the refrigerator
D. stayed in the refrigerator to keep its body temperature low

Which of the following statements is TRUE？ ______

A. The hunter's wife intended to free the duck in the refrigerator．
B. Ducks do not move at all for the whole winter．
C. The hunter shot the duck in the wing．
D. Animal sanctuaries are homes specially for wounded animals．

It can be inferred from the passage that ______ ．

A. Perky likes Florida better than Canada
B. it was illegal for the hunter to shoot the duck
C. the local company will get large profits by selling the Tshirts
D. the duck is likely to be well cared for in the sanctuary

What is the best title for the passage？ ______

A. Save the Duck
B. The Lucky Duck
C. Stop Killing Ducks
D. The Poor Duck

When Sophia Spencer was 2 years old， a butterfly landed on her at the Niagara Falls Butterfly Conservatory． After that， according to her mother， Nicole Spencer， Sophia was hooked on insects． In addition， she loved to read books about insects and asked her mom to search for information about them on the Internet and read to her． "Sophia loves live specimens（标本）． If she keeps an insect， she always names it and will talk to it，" Nicole said． "When she has one， she always makes sure to learn what it eats and what the best habitat（栖息地）it needs．"
Sophia's love for insects used to be laughed at by her classmates， which ever made her upset， but because of the strong feeling of love and the support from the scientific community online， she regained confidence in her scientific pursuit（追求）-along with her first article in a scientific journal． Afraid that being called "strange" would cause Sophie to give up her passion（热爱）． Nicole wrote a letter to the Entomological Society of Canada． The letter explained that she had an 8-year-old daughter who loved to "learn and explore the world of insets" and asked if a professional entomologist（昆虫学家）would be willing to speak to her over the phone or write her a letter encouraging her in her pursuit． Then the Entomological Society posted out the letter on the Internet， writing， "A young girl who loves insects is being laughed at needs our support．"
In response， entomologists from all over the world reached out in support of Sophia and offering their time and resources． In addition， Sophia began working with the entomology PH． D．， who wrote an article on twitter about the use of social media in encouraging children's love for science， which has since been published in the Annals of the Entomological Society of America． Now Sophia becomes very famous and she makes up her mind to be an entomologist when she grows up．



What do the underlined words "was hooked on" mean？ ______

A. Was angry with
B. Was concerned about
C. Was interested in
D. Was scared of

What was Sophia's classmates" attitude towards her at first？ ______

A. They supported her
B. They thought highly of her
C. They paid no attention to her
D. They laughed at her

Sophia's mother wrote to the Entomological Society in order to ______ ．

A. getting entomologist's advice and resources for Sophia
B. calling on more and more teenagers to love and study insects
C. making experts pay enough attention to teenagers
D. getting support and encouragement for Sophia

What does the writer mainly tell us in this text？ ______

A. Why did an 8-year-old love insects？
B. An 8-year-old girl never gave up her pursuit
C. An 8-year-old girl loving insects got support from experts
D. A great mother helped her daughter to be a successful entomologist

The fireworks show-"Wishes" is one of the most exciting night-time experiences that Magic Kingdom Park of Walt Disney World Resort offers． Over the years， Wishes has been an important part of the Disney experiences． Wishes began to show win 2003 and left visitors a most memorable Disney trip． The show is so popular that nobody wants to say good-bye to the Magic Kingdom Park without experiencing this night-time event．
Fireworks have been an important part of Walt Disney World since its beginning． Over the years， with so many changes it has turned into a major night-time experience as one of the finest offerings that people don't want to miss． Among all the exciting events， Wishes brings together the best kept fantasies that Disney World offers．
However， like its predecessor（前身） "Fantasy in the Sky"， Wishes is followed by a new and most expected successor（继承者）---"Happily Ever After"． The new fireworks show replaced Wishes， starting on May 12， 2017． The new show inspires guests to experience their happiest dreams ever， including original animations（动画片）and a great theme song， featuring the latest projective mapping（射影映射）technology． Packed with many new characters and moments from the favorite Disney stories， such as "Big Hero 6"， "Zootopia"， "Aladdin"， "Princess & the Frog" and more， the new show takes the night-time experience to a higher level．
The Happily Ever After is truly a dream offer for those who are serious about productions going up behind the Castle． But for the Wishes loyal， this new night-time show leads to many fond memories． There are fans who think nothing can replace Wishes， while there are others who think the end of Wishes is an end to an era（时代）． For some， the show is a sweet reminder of their most favorite family moments． Again for some， Wishes is the highlight of the entire trip， while for others， a Disney trip is just an excuse to watch Wishes．



We can infer from the first paragraph that ______ ．

A. fireworks shows in Disney World have been in service since 2003
B. Disney World offers different kinds of great events for visitors
C. the fireworks show has been a greatest night-time experience for visitors
D. there are fireworks shows every night in Walt Disney World Resort

What's the second paragraph mainly about？ ______

A. The importance of the fireworks in Walt Disney World
B. The different events in the Magic Kingdom
C. The history of Walt Disney World
D. The influence of Disney stories

According to the passage， the new fireworks show ______ ．

A. is more popular among visitors than Fantasy in the Sky
B. is one of the most successful fireworks shows in Walt Disney World
C. includes animations and the theme song through the latest projective mapping
D. can be an excuse for visitors to decide a Disney trip with their family

What's the Wishes fans" attitude to the end of this fireworks show？ ______

A. Moved
B. Regretful
C. Honest
D. Hopeful