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Panda life in the US
留美”熊猫的生活是怎样的？
Pandas are not just a national treasure in China,but beloved(受到喜爱的)around the world.
On March16,the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington,DC,started a six-month celebration.This year is the 50th anniversary(周年纪念)of the arrival of two giant pandas.
The first pandas from China in the US–Ling Ling(玲玲)and Hsing Hsing(兴兴)–arrived at the zoo on April16, 1972.In that year,China and the US established diplomatic(外交的)relations.China gifted the US these two pandas as a gesture(表示)of goodwill.Over the past50years,eight pandas have lived at the zoo.
From meals to daily fun,the zoo teams have found ways to take care of the giant pandas.A food team grows the animals’favorite food－bamboo－in the zoo.Working with local landowners,it also harvests(收割)bamboo from20 stands across Washington,DC,Maryland and Virginia.Sometimes,the team receives donations of bamboo from the public. Besides bamboo,the bears receive apples,sweet potatoes,high-fiber biscuits and honey water.Sweet potatoes are a favorite！
The team also sets up fun activities and toys,which help the pandas stay active and smart.For example,there are puzzle feeders.Pandas have to take food out of the feeders by spinning(旋转)or twisting(弯曲)them.Pandas can paint with the zookeepers,too.
Behind the protection work is a close partnership with panda experts(专家)in ually,the zookeepers and Chinese panda experts visit each other several times a year to share knowledge about the animals.During the pandemic, they have kept contact through emails and video calls.It has been an“incredible”experience for Brandie Smith,director of the zoo,to work with Chinese experts.
“After50years,giant pandas remain an iconic species(标志性的物种)for our zoo,”said Smith.She hopes the program will continue at least50more years.TEENS
How to describe pandas?
Cute,adorable可爱的
Chubby胖乎乎的
Roly-poly矮胖的
Naughty淘气的
Furry,fuzzy毛茸茸的
Charismatic有魅力的
Picky eaters挑食的家伙
Meet the pandas
Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing lived at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo for more than20years.They passed away in the 1990s.
In2000,a panda couple,Mei Xiang and Tian Tian arrived at the zoo.They and their cub Xiao Qi Ji(“little miracle”) still live at the zoo.
Their three other cubs(幼崽),Tai Shan,Bao Bao and Bei Bei,were sent to China.China and the US have an agreement:Panda babies must be given to China when they turn4years old.
Look at the panda family tree on the right to learn more about them!
SOURCE:SMITHSONIAN’S NATIONAL ZOO XINHUA PHOTOS
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Day2Panda life in the US(P4-5)
Choose the answer:
1.How many pandas have lived at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo?
A.Two.
B.Four.
C.Six.
D.Eight.
2.What are Paragraphs4-5mainly about?
A.Pandas’favorite food at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo.
B.The reasons why feeders are given to pandas in the US.
C.How zookeepers take care of pandas in the US.
D.Why pandas are active and smart.
3.Which of the following words can replace the word“incredible”in Paragraph6?
A.inactive
B.normal
C.unfriendly
D.unbelievable
4.What do we know from what Brandie Smith said?
A.Giant pandas have become very common in the US.
B.She hopes to make pandas an iconic species in the US.
C.The Chinese experts will soon visit the Smithsonian’s National Zoo.
D.She hopes to continue working with China.
Day1Two-wheeled solution(P2)联合国呼吁推广自行车以应对气候变化
For most of us,the simple,cheap and common bicycle is just a means of transportation(交通).But the United Nations sees it as a useful weapon(武器)to fight climate(气候)change.
On March15,the UN General Assembly passed a resolution supporting bicycles as a tool for dealing with climate change.
The resolution calls on member countries to include bicycles in public transportation options(选择).More cyclists(骑自行车的人)mean fewer greenhouse gas emissions(温室气体排放).More specifically,it focuses on bicycle-sharing services.
The resolution is not surprising.On Feb28,the UN brought out a new report on climate change.It warns that the global average(平均的)temperature will rise by1.5C above pre-industrial levels(1850-1900),with more than40percent of the world’s population“highly vulnerable(脆弱的)”to climate change.
The UN said transportation is the third-largest source of carbon dioxide(CO2),a greenhouse gas that causes global warming.Choosing a bike over a car just once a day can reduce a person’s transportation carbon emissions by67percent, according to a University of Oxford study.
The UN resolution could be seen as an approval(认可)of China’s14years of bike sharing,noted CGTN.
More than360Chinese cities have dockless(无桩的)bike-sharing systems that deal with nearly20million bicycles for an average47million trips each day,said China’s Ministry of Transport.It reduces(减少)CO2by4.8million tons every year,according to a2020report from the World Resources Institute.TEENS
Pedals get popular
In fact,bikes have been booming(激增)worldwide since the COVID-19outbreak(爆发).Cycling to work is a safer choice for many Europeans as they worry about getting infected(感染)on buses and subways.Plus,gyms had to close during months of lockdowns(封闭),so people turned to bicycles for exercise,reported China News.In Spain,in May2020, bike sales increased22-fold(倍)compared with2019.In London,large parts of the city are being closed off to cars so that people can walk and cycle safely.Cities like Berlin and Montreal have also added new,wider bike lanes(车道).TEENS
Choose the answer:
1.To deal with climate change,what does the United Nations encourage member countries to do?
A.Improve broken bicycles.
B.Promote riding bikes.
C.Reward cyclists.
D.Encourage bicycle sellers.
2.What can we learn from Paragraph4?
A.The world’s average temperature has risen by1.5C.
B.Cycling is the most convenient way to travel.
C.Transportation is the biggest cause of global warming.
D.The rising temperature might do harm to40percent of humans.
3.What do we know about China’s bike-sharing industry?
A.Its services in small cities need to be improved.
B.It serves47million people per day.
C.It has played an important role in protecting the environment.
D.It has reduced4.8million tons of CO2.
Day4Where’s all the water?(P6)为什么南方城市也缺水？
In December2021,people in Shenzhen found that water ran more slowly from their taps.The government(政府)said the city was facing its most serious water shortage(短缺)ever.
Some other cities in the southern part of China,like Chengdu and Guangzhou,are also becoming“thirsty”,The Paper pared(相比)with northern areas,southern areas have more rain and are close to more rivers and lakes.So why are they still short on water?
In big cities like Shenzhen and Guangzhou,populations are growing fast.As a result,people and factories need more and more water.Each person in Shenzhen has less than200cubic meters of water each year.It’s1/12of the country’s average(平均水平).According to the United Nations,it is an“absolute water shortage”(极度缺水)when the number is below500cubic meters.
Climate change is making the water problem worse.For example,most cities in Guangdong depend on(依赖于)the Dongjiang River as their main source(来源)of water.In2021,the river was reported to be drying up.Because of climate change,there’s also less snow in the mountains of Tibet.The snow has long been the source of water for many areas in China.Those mountains might provide less water in the future.
There are other reasons for water shortages.For example,water pollution makes it harder to get clean drinking water. Factories and farms don’t use water efficiently(有效地).Some cities have enough rainfall,but don’t have big lakes or reservoirs(水库)to store water.The water just goes into the sea.TEENS
World Water Day
March22is World Water Day.The theme(主题)this year is“groundwater(地下水)”.We can’t see groundwater.It’s under our feet.But it plays an important role in our lives.About98percent of Earth’s fresh water is groundwater.It is60 times as plentiful(丰富的)as the fresh water in lakes and rivers.But in many places,people overuse and pollute groundwater.We should pay more attention to this hidden water resource.TEENS
Choose the answer:
1.Why does the writer call these cities“thirsty”?
A.Because they have wasted too much water.
B.Because they use more water than other cities.
C.Because they have few lakes and rivers.
D.Because they are short on water.
2.The amount of water each person has in Shenzhen each year_____.
A.meets the UN’s standards
B.is higher than the country’s average
C.shows that the city’s water problem is serious
D.is the same as other parts of China
3.Why is there less water in China’s rivers according to Paragraph4?
A.People are using up the water in these rivers.
B.The rivers flow through many areas with less rain.
C.Mountains in Tibet have less snow.
D.Most water goes to the sea before people can get it.
4.Which of the following is NOT a reason for the water shortage mentioned in the last paragraph?
A.Water pollution.
B.Wasting water.
ck of storing place.
D.Climate change.
各版语言点集萃
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simple adj.简单的，单纯的
用法：simple life简朴的生活；a simple question简单的问题；as simple as a child像小孩一样单纯。

She’s so simple that she’ll believe anything you tell her.
mean v.意味着
用法：mean doing sth意为“意味着做某事”；mean to do sth意为“打算干某事”。

meaning n.意思，含义。

meaningful adj.有意义的。

The snow means there will be no sports this afternoon.
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establish v.确立,建立
用法：establish relations(with sb)(与某人)建立关系、联系。

establish还可指“成立，建立”，establish a school开办、创建学校。

Their company was established in1999.
abroad adv.到国外
用法：常放在动词后面，表示“到国外，在国外”，如：live abroad住在国外；go abroad出国；study abroad出国留学；at home and abroad在国内外。

She often goes abroad on business.
classic adj.经典的
用法：a classic film一部经典电影。

还可作名词，表示“经典、杰作或名著”。

区别：classical adj.古典的，如：classical music古典音乐。

This classic suit will never go out of style.
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population n.人口
用法：表示人口多或少时，不用much或little，而要用big/large或small；询问某国、某地有多少人口时，不用how much，而用how large。

Singapore has a small population.How large is the population of your hometown?
store v.储存
用法：作及物动词，后接名词或代词作宾语，如：store food/potato储存食物、土豆。

store n.商店。

Some animals store food for the winter.
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success n.成功
用法：have success in doing sth成功地做某事。

successful adj.成功的；succeed v.成功。

Ben’s book enjoyed great success.
period n.一段时间
用法：表示“一段时间，一节(课)等”。

during the period of…在……期间；
the happiest period in my life我一生中最快乐的时期。

Childhood is a period of happiness and fun.
实战演练
I.根据首字母提示填空。

1.The Great Wall and Summer Palace are well-known to people from home and a__________.
2.The English book is s__________.Even my little sister can understand it.
3.This book is m__________because my mother read it to me when I was little.
II.单项选择。

1.–Which country has the_____population in the world?–China.It’s a little_____than India’s.
A.more,most
B.biggest,bigger
C.most,more
D.bigger,biggest
2.–I’m afraid I won’t pass the exam.
–Come on,Bill.You should believe in yourself.That’s the secret to_____.
rmation
B.experience
C.practice
D.success
3.–What do you think of your time at college?
–I think it was one of the most wonderful_____of my life.
A.positions
B.progresses
C.periods
D.purposes
III.根据中文提示填空。

1.Huckleberry Finn is a__________(经典的)children’s novel.
2.Yesterday,I bought a new cabinet to__________(存放)my birthday gifts.
3.This Chinese school has__________(建立)a successful relationship with one in Kenya.。