Have you ever thought, “I wish I could take a year off and just travel around the world”?

Well,three lucky American teenagers were able to do just that．The teens—two males and one female--got an all-expenses paid, yearlong hike to five continents.

    This trip didn’t include any five-star hotels or shopping funs．Eighteen-year-old Jamie Fiel from Keller, Texas, 17-year-old Arsen Ewing from Canyon, California, and 16-year-old Tyler Robinson from Lincoln, Massachusetts, didn’t expect fancy treatment．They signed up for the experience of a lifetime, which included hard work, often uncomfortable accommodations, and encounters with（遭遇） some of nature’s most dangerous animals and environments.

Jamie, Arsen, and Tyler were among hundreds of high school kids nominated by their science teachers to take this trip．Earthwatch Institute sponsored this adventure．Each year, Earthwatch employs thousands of volunteers worldwide to help with scientific research projects．

The group went all around the world to get a close look at the most pressing environmental issues of our time．Their assignments were as varied as their locations, and included measuring and attending pink flamingos in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, and tracking giant sea turtles in Costa Rica.

As they worked with the Earthwatch scientists, Jamie, Arsen, and Tyler began to understand that we are at a critical moment in the life of our planet．Time for change is running out．As the teens went from country to country and witnessed different environmental dangers and challenges, they understood that solutions to important environmental issues start with the power of one person's actions．They realized that each of them can make a difference.

These teenagers went on the journey around the world _____.

    A．to experience the most serous environmental problems on the earth

    B．to bring the kindness of America to the other parts of the world

    C．to go on sightseeing around the world

    D．to call on more teenagers to join Earthwatch Institute

What’s true about their journey?

    A．They had to pay for their journey at their own expense.

    B．They often had to move from one hotel to another.

    C．They had to take great pains to collect environmental information.

    D．They received a warm welcome every time they arrived at a new place.

It can be inferred that Earthwatch Institute could be _____．

    A．an international university that takes in students from all over the world

    B．a TV station that makes programmes on the beautiful scenery of the earth

    C．a travel agency that organizes adventure trips specially for school children

    D．an organization that brings science to life for people concerned about the earth’s environment

What did they these teenagers learn from the journey?

    A．It was high time that people protected the environment.

    B．Long journey was not suitable for school children.

    C．It should take the whole world to help the children.

    D．Environmental problems can be solved if school children take part.

—How are you managing to do your work without an assistant?

—Well,I______somehow.

A.get along                   B.come on             C.watch out                  D.set off

Officials in a remote Russian city have drawn up a list of practical tips for locals on how to survive encounters (相遇) with bears, after growing numbers have wandered into the streets in search of food.

Officials in the city of Syktyvkar drew up the guidelines to guide the local people, after several bears were caught sight of in the city, going hungry after a heat wave shriveled their usual diet of nuts and berries.

The guide warns that city people there should stay calm and stand still if they meet with a bear. “Speak to the bear in a firm voice” and “Don’t turn your back on it,” it adds. In the worst case, if the bear attacks, the person should also be ready to attack, the guide says. “Shout angrily at it and look it straight in the eye,” the guide advises. “Bears have started coming into the areas where people live more and more often,” the city officials said in a statement. “Any encounter with a bear is unsafe for humans, so our task is to do all we can to prevent such accidents.”

In September, a bear attacked a 25-year-old man in a central street of the city, wounding him in the neck before he managed to run away, police said. “Three or four people who met with brown bears have been recorded recently,” the head of the hunting department in the regional agriculture organization, Alexander said.

Officials have asked police to patrol (巡逻) streets close to wooded areas in the evenings.

Syktyvkar is the regional capital of the remote Komi region in northwest Russia. Its population is just over 230,000.

The city issued the guidelines to help the local people to _____.

A. avoid bear encounters    B. survive bear encounters

C. get along well with bears    D. drive hungry bears away

The underlined word “shriveled” in Paragraph 2 probably means _____.

A. piled up     B. saved up     C. kept up  D. dried up

What can be inferred from Alexander’s words?

A. Bears have been seen frequently recently.

B. Bears like to wander around schools.

C. Brown bears are usually very fierce.

D. Too many bears have disappeared.

What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Bears are short of food worldwide   

B. Ways to got along well with bears

C. Tips are issued on bear encounters  

D. Bears have started coming into cities

  Health is the most important thing in the world. Nothing is more important than health. If we take away our money, houses, cars, or even our clothes,we can still survive.__ ___ That is why we always try to eat in a healthy way and exercise regularly.

   How can we keep healthy? In order to eat healthily, I usually avoid eating food high in fat,like French fries or cookies,which are junk foods. ____ I eat a lot of vegetables and fresh fruit which are full of vitamins.

   _____ Taking exercise every day helps us build a strong body. Regular exercise is an important part of keeping me healthy.

   What’s more, I think friends are an important part of one’s health.__ __ I always feel better when I am with friends than when I am alone. When I am with my friends, I always laugh. Laughing is also an important part of health. It is good to stay with my friends.

   By eating properly and exercising regularly, I can keep my body at a proper weight and keep healthy.By spending time with my friends,I can keep my mind as well as my body happy. These things sound easy to do, but not many people can manage them.__ ___

A. On the other hand, doing exercise is very important.

There are some people who like staying alone, but they keep healthy.

Many studies show that people with a narrow range of social contacts don’t get sick.

But if our health was taken away, it is certain that we would surely die.

I only eat little meat.

I think a strong will is necessary if we want to keep healthy.

G. Some people appear fat because they often eat too much.

“年轻时就要学会省钱，这是重要的一课。所有好的习惯都开始于年青时代. . . ”对于新时代的青年人，如何面对理财，如何学会理财是值得我们深思的问题。这篇阅读表达题会从某些方面给我们以启迪. . . .

Learning to save money when you're young is an important lesson. All good lessons arid habits begin early, and saving is a skill that everyone needs. Many people—adults included—do not have a good sense of saving for the long run.

I have been lucky to learn this lesson early because I have had a grass-cutting business since I was 10 years old. Of the money I make I spend about 10 percent and save the other 90.

Making sure you save and don't spend too much is a good way to build up wealth. I have put my earnings in a bank. Many teens I know spend all the money they earn so it never has a chance to grow. Young people should realize that their teenage years are a great time to begin saving.

At high school many parents pay for almost everything, so your expenses can be small. If you have a lob, you should have fun with some of the money. But you should also save some so that it will grow. Then you can begin planning for your future. When you spend money, you not only lose that money, but also lose the interest you could have earned by saving it.

After high school, college is expensive and then "real" life begins, with expenses such as food and rent. If you can hold onto a good percentage of the money you earn as a teen, going to college and buying a house will be much easier. ________________, the more time the money has to grow. If you are in your thirties without any savings, you will always have to struggle. The earlier you begin saving, the easier it is to create a nest egg.

Later in life it can be hard to start saving because general costs of living are more expensive and you may only have enough to pay your bills. If you want to buy a house and have a family, you need money to start with, which comes from saving.

Many say money cannot make you happy, and this is true. But money can help you to lead a secure life.

Saving early will mean you will have to work for fewer years when you are older. It will also allow you to spend time doing the things that you want to do.

In addition to this, it will mean you can live the way you want to without worrying.

1. What’s the best title of the passage?

                                                                          

2. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

As long as you save early, you’ll do less work to live well at your old age.

                                                                          

3. Please fill in the blank in the passage with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.（within 10 words）

                                                                           

4 According to the passage, what do you think of saving? （within 30 words）

                                                                          

5. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.