Scientists Without Laboratories

When you hear the word“scientist”．what do you think of？Many people think scientists are people in clean white coats who work in labs．And some scientists do work in labs．But there are________scientists who work in woods and jungles．These scientists are called“animal behavior(行为)scientists”，and they study animals as they live in nature．

Why don’t these scientists catch animals and study them in zoos？The________is in the word“behavior”．Animal behavior scientists want to learn________animals behave in their wild homes．When animals live in cages(笼子)or in zoos，they do not act the same as they do when they are________．They may fight________each other，or they may not eat，or they may not raise(抚养)their babies as they usually would．To see real animal behavior，scientists must go where the animals_______．

So animal behavior scientists go into the jungles，the woods or the desert．There，their most important________are their eyes and ears．They watch and listen to the animals very________．They write down everything that happened in notebooks．________they live near the animals，the scientists are careful not to frighten them．If the scientists are lucky，the animals will______no attention to them．Then the scientists can see how the animals really live．

The animal behavior scientists hope what they’ve learned about animal behavior can provide clues(提供线索)to help people learn to live together more happily．

1.A．another B．other C．others D．the other

2.A．answer B．question C．problem D．text

3.A．when B．where C．how D．why

4.A．happy B．free C．sad D．angry

5.A．of B．among C．for D．with

6.A．live B．run C．play D．eat

7.A．machines B．tools C．thoughts D．ways

8.A．truly B．carefully C．wonderfully D．nicely

9.A．But B．Unless C．Though D．As if

10.A．pay B．spend C．take D．cost

There are many wetlands(湿地)in China and some of them have become the world’s important wetlands．The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are among them．They are in Yancheng，Jiangsu Province．They are home for many different kinds of birds and animals．The world’s largest Milu Deer Nature Reserve(自然保护区)is in them．More than 700 milu deer live freely there．There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world，but every winter you can see some in the Red-crowned Cranes Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea Wetlands．

The temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low．There is a lot of rain and sunshine，too．They are really good places for wildlife(野生生物)．Offering food and home for some special kinds of animals and birds is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands．Wetlands are important because they also prevent flood．But some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings．This means there will be less and less space for wildlife．

Luckily，more and more people are beginning to realize the importance of wetlands and wildlife．Every year，on February 2nd，many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands．

1.The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are in the________of China．

A．east

B．south

C．west

D．north

2.Usually the weather in the wetlands is________．

A．hot

B．pleasant

C．cold

D．dry

3.The World Wetlands Day is on________．

A．April 22

B．June 25

C．February 2nd

D．March 22

4.We must protect wetlands because________．

A．they are home for wildlife

B．they can prevent flood

C．they can offer food to the animals and birds

D．all of the above

5.The best title for the passage is________．

A．China’s Wetlands Have All Entered the World’s List

B．Wetlands—Home for Wildlife and Human Beings

C．Special Animals in the Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands

D．Wetlands—Valuable Recourses(珍贵资源)of Land on the Earth

Not many years ago，some farmers were worried because hawks were taking many of their chickens．The farmers didn’t know what to do．Finally they went to the country officials and asked for help．

“Kill the hawks，”the officials said．“We will even pay for them．”So the farmers began to think of ways to kill the hawks．

The farmers killed many hawks．They no longer had to worry about their chickens．But they now had a new worry．Field mice were eating up a lot of the farmers’grain．

How did this happen？

Hawks eat not only chickens but also field mice．They eat more field mice than chickens．But the farmers didn’t know this．When they killed a lot of hawks，they changed the balance．

When people move into a new place，they often destroy many wild plants．Often these plants are food for the animals．If the animals can’t find enough plants to eat，they will starve or have to leave the place．

In one part of the USA，for example，the deer there like to eat a certain kind of wild roses．The mountain lions there eat the deer．The number of deer，mountain lions and wild roses doesn’t change much if people leave things as they are．

But people killed many mountain lions in order to protect the deer．Soon there were so many deer that they ate up all the wild roses．Then the deer began to eat the green leaves of young trees．These trees were important to the farmers．So the farmers thought of ways to protect their trees．Now the deer had nothing to eat，and many of them died．This was another lesson from nature．

To keep the balance of nature is important for us to rememher．

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

1.Finally the officials told the farmers to kill the hawks．（ ）

2.Field mice eat not only chickens but also the farmers’grain．（ ）

3.When the animals can’t find enough plants to eat in a place，they will starve or have to leave．（ ）

4.The number of animals changes much if people leave things as they are．（ ）

5.It is important for us to keep the balance of nature．（ ）

Have you ever heard of a girl of 15，who set up a company of her own？Wendy Wong is the girl．She started the business two years ago．She has already written several successful computer games．They are so popular that over half a million games are sold every year．Now all of her family work in her business，and she is still at school．

She gets up early in the morning，and then she talks with her family about the business over breakfast．Every day she goes to school in her own car with a driver，for she is not old enough．

She enjoys her school，but some of the work is too easy for her to feel interested．She usually gets“A”grades in all her subjects，so the other students often ask her for help．

She finishes her homework in half an hour after her driver takes her home．After dinner，she goes to her office and goes on working on her computer，writing games until 2 a.m．She does not usually need so much sleep as other children．

根据短文内容，回答问题。

1.When did Wendy Wong start the business？

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2.What has Wendy Wong already written successful？

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3.How does Wendy Wong go to school every day？

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4.How about her grades in all her subjects？

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5.How long can she finish her homework？

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十月四日是世界动物日，你校组织以“I Want to Be a Volunteer of Protecting Animals”为题的英语演讲比赛。假如李明参加比赛，请你以李明的名义写一篇英语演讲稿推荐自己，内容如下：

要求：

1．词数：100左右。

2．所写短文必须包括表格中的内容，自由发挥的内容必须围绕主题。

3．文中不得出现真实的人名、校名、地名等相关信息。

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—Have you finished your homework？

—________．Just half of it．How about you？

A．Not at all

B．Not likely

C．Not a bit

D．Not yet

句型转换

Hurry up，or you will be late for school．(改为同义句)

If you________ ________，you will be late for school．

—What else would you like？

—________else．I’ve had enough．Thank you．

A．Something

B．Nothing

C．Anything

D．Everything

They________about two thousand English words so far．

A．learned

B．learns

C．will learn

D．have learned

—Have you finished your homework________？

—Yes，I have________finished it．

A．yet；yet

B．already；already

C．yet；already

D．already；yet