- Doctor, how are the twins going?

- Don't worry. _______of them needs_______.

A．Neither; to be operated                  B．Either; being operated

C．None; to be operated on                  D．Neither; operating on

 

—How are the dishes in the new restaurant, Sarah?

—They are__________. I want to go there again.

A. awful     B. salty       C. expensive        D. delicious

 

（By CCTV correspondent Vanessa Duffy 04/28/2013 08:36）

It’s been eight days since a 7.0-magnitude strong earthquake hit China’s Lushan Ya’an Sichuan Province.How the earthquake has affected one of Sichuan Province’s special residents（居民）—pandas.How are the animals living? And do they have enough food to eat?

There are more than 80 pandas living here at the Chengdu Panda Breeding Base（繁育基地）.The quake was felt strongly in Chengdu.Fortunately，all of the pandas here were out on the grounds when the earthquake hit，so they were very safe.

Several days have passed and the earthquake seems to have made no negative（不利的） impact on the pandas.These two baby pandas Chengshuang and Chengdui are playfighting with each other and climbing trees.When they climbed too high，the breeders have to rescue  them from the trees.

The quake zone is not only the home of these pandas，it’s also the source of their food.Fortunately，enough bamboo(竹子) has been stored away in five bamboo storehouses for the pandas，so there are no worries about food supplies.

Wu Kongju，Breeder，Chengdu Panda Breeding Base，said，“When the Wenchuan earthquake happened on May 12，2008，we were unprepared and had a shortage of bamboo.But we’ve been able to handle this earthquake event more smoothly.There are no problems with the food supply.”

1.When did the 7.0-magnitude earthquake happen in Lushan Sichuan Province?

A．On April 28，2013

B．On May 12，2008

C．On April 20，2013

D．On May 20，2013

2.The underlined word “ rescue” in this passage means ______ in Chinese.

A．保存             B．阻止             C．放任             D．营救

3.How did the Panda Breeding Base deal with the food supply after the earthquake in Wenchan in 2008?

A．They built 5 bamboo storehouses to store food for pandas.

B．They were unprepared and had a shortage of bamboo.

C．They handled this earthquake more smoothly.

D．They let pandas out on the grounds.

 

（By CCTV correspondent Vanessa Duffy 04/28/2013 08:36）
It’s been eight days since a 7.0-magnitude strong earthquake hit China’s Lushan Ya’an Sichuan Province.How the earthquake has affected one of Sichuan Province’s special residents（居民）—pandas.How are the animals living? And do they have enough food to eat?
There are more than 80 pandas living here at the Chengdu Panda Breeding Base（繁育基地）.The quake was felt strongly in Chengdu.Fortunately，all of the pandas here were out on the grounds when the earthquake hit，so they were very safe.
Several days have passed and the earthquake seems to have made no negative（不利的） impact on the pandas.These two baby pandas Chengshuang and Chengdui are playfighting with each other and climbing trees.When they climbed too high，the breeders have to rescue  them from the trees.
The quake zone is not only the home of these pandas，it’s also the source of their food.Fortunately，enough bamboo(竹子) has been stored away in five bamboo storehouses for the pandas，so there are no worries about food supplies.
Wu Kongju，Breeder，Chengdu Panda Breeding Base，said，“When the Wenchuan earthquake happened on May 12，2008，we were unprepared and had a shortage of bamboo.But we’ve been able to handle this earthquake event more smoothly.There are no problems with the food supply.”
【小题1】When did the 7.0-magnitude earthquake happen in Lushan Sichuan Province?

A．On April 28，2013

B．On May 12，2008

C．On April 20，2013

D．On May 20，2013

【小题2】The underlined word “ rescue” in this passage means ______ in Chinese.

A．保存

B．阻止

C．放任

D．营救

【小题3】How did the Panda Breeding Base deal with the food supply after the earthquake in Wenchan in 2008?

A．They built 5 bamboo storehouses to store food for pandas.

B．They were unprepared and had a shortage of bamboo.

C．They handled this earthquake more smoothly.

D．They let pandas out on the grounds.

When the Audet family turns on the lights at Blue Farm, they are using electricity that comes from cows—cow manure (粪肥), to be specific.
Cows produce a lot of wastes. One cow can create 30 gallons of wastes each day. Now imagine the output of over 1,000 cows at Blue Farm. That’s really a big amount.
When farmers clean their barns, they put the wastes in a big heap, and spread some of them on their fields for fertilizer(肥料). But now places like Blue Spruce Farm have a new way of using cow wastes. They use them to produce electricity.
Here’s how it works: A big machine moves back and forth cleaning the barn floor. “The cows aren’t bothered,” says Marie Audet. “They are animals of habit; they get used to it, and just lift one foot and then another to let it go by.”
The machine pushes the manure into a big 600-gallon tank like a small swimming pool. The tank is called a digester (化粪池) because what happens there is just like what happens inside a cow: Bacteria(细菌) get to work and continue to digest the manure.
Methane gas (甲烷、沼气)in the atmosphere is known as a “greenhouse” gas because it keeps heat just like a greenhouse does, causing our planet to warm up. That’s an environmental concern. But the digester has a good result. Its gas is kept and used to power electric generators (发电机).
At Blue Farm, the generators make enough electricity to power 400 homes. The Audet family sells the extra electricity they can’t use themselves.
【小题1】We learn from the text that the Audet family is using cow wastes to ______.

A．make electricity

B．produce fertilizer

C．build their farm

D．feed the cows

【小题2】How are the cow wastes collected into the digester at Blue Farm?

A．Marie Audet does the work	B．The job is done by machine
C．The cows lift the cow wastes	D．Bacteria get to work on them

【小题3】 According to the passage, which of the following is changed into electricity?

A．The power of moving water.	B．The heat of burning coal.
C．The power of sunlight.	D．The heat of the methane gas

【小题4】The new way of using cow wastes at Blue Farm might be best described as ______.

A．reducing

B．saving

C．recycling

D．changing

【小题5】 What is the main purpose for writing the passage?

A．To introduce a new way of making electricity	B．To explain how a new energy works better
C．To show a new rebuilding plan for a big farm	D．To explain the reasons for green house effect