Every month, junior high schools in China choose one hero of the month. This person is a hero because he or she has done something to help protect animals in danger. Huang Jing decided to write a letter to the President of China.

Dear Mr. President, I have been doing a project at school recently about animals in danger. I think the situation all over the world is really terrible. I am writing to you to suggest what China should do to help protect animals more. I know that there are nearly 2,000 nature reserves in China, which is good. I live in Beijing and there are about 30 reserves outside the city. We visited one of them last month to see for ourselves. I feel so sorry for the giant panda. It’s one of the most popular animals in the world and a real symbol of China. We learned that pandas mainly live on bamboo, and that a panda can eat half its body weight of bamboo in 24 hours! That’s a lot of bamboo. I think we should try to do more to stop cutting down forests. Pandas are already a rare animal and it would be so sad if they became extinct (灭绝) forever. The other animal we should try to protect more is the Chinese alligator (扬子鳄). These creatures live in some parts of eastern China. These beautiful animals live in freshwater rivers and lakes but the water in some places isn’t clean enough for them to live in. It’s really dirty in fact. The government should stop factories polluting the lakes and rivers. If we protect these beautiful animals in China, more foreigners may wish to visit China to see them. They could be an important tourist attraction. It would be good if more people came to visit our beautiful country, especially to see the quieter areas in the country. Now most visitors just see the cities. I hope you will encourage more people to think about such an important subject. Sincerely yours, Huang Jing

 

1.What’s Huang Jing’s project at school about?

2.What animals did Huang Jing talk about in his letter?

3.How much bamboo can a panda eat in 24 hours?

4.Why is the water in some places too dirty for alligators to live in?

5.If you are a hero of the month like Huang Jing, what else will you possibly do to help protect the animals in danger?   （请自拟一句话回答）

 

Every month, junior high schools in China choose one hero of the month. This person is a hero because he or she has done something to help protect animals in danger. Huang Jing decided to write a letter to the President of China.

Dear Mr. President, I have been doing a project at school recently about animals in danger. I think the situation all over the world is really terrible. I am writing to you to suggest what China should do to help protect animals more. I know that there are nearly 2,000 nature reserves in China, which is good. I live in Beijing and there are about 30 reserves outside the city. We visited one of them last month to see for ourselves. I feel so sorry for the giant panda. It’s one of the most popular animals in the world and a real symbol of China. We learned that pandas mainly live on bamboo, and that a panda can eat half its body weight of bamboo in 24 hours! That’s a lot of bamboo. I think we should try to do more to stop cutting down forests. Pandas are already a rare animal and it would be so sad if they became extinct (灭绝) forever. The other animal we should try to protect more is the Chinese alligator (扬子鳄). These creatures live in some parts of eastern China. These beautiful animals live in freshwater rivers and lakes but the water in some places isn’t clean enough for them to live in. It’s really dirty in fact. The government should stop factories polluting the lakes and rivers. If we protect these beautiful animals in China, more foreigners may wish to visit China to see them. They could be an important tourist attraction. It would be good if more people came to visit our beautiful country, especially to see the quieter areas in the country. Now most visitors just see the cities. I hope you will encourage more people to think about such an important subject. Sincerely yours, Huang Jing

 
【小题1】What’s Huang Jing’s project at school about?
【小题2】What animals did Huang Jing talk about in his letter?
【小题3】How much bamboo can a panda eat in 24 hours?
【小题4】Why is the water in some places too dirty for alligators to live in?
【小题5】If you are a hero of the month like Huang Jing, what else will you possibly do to help protect the animals in danger?   （请自拟一句话回答）

英语趣味阅读

The Witch(巫婆)

　　 “We should do something nice for the old people of our town,”the teacher said to her class one day. “What could we do?”

　　“Can we give them a picnic?”one of the children asked. “We can send out invitations(邀请)and bring cakes and sausages(香肠)and all kinds of good things to eat.”

　　“That's very good idea,”the teacher said. “We'll ask all the old people to a picnic by the river.”

　　The children worked hard getting ready for the picnic. Their parents made cakes and pies(馅饼)or gave money, and the children wrote invitation cards to the old people. Then they took the cards to the old people's homes.

　　On the morning of the picnic the sky was blue and the sun was shining. The children were all looking forward to giving the old people a happy day.

　　Then one of the children said. “Oh! We forgot to invite Mrs. Waller.”

　　They did not like Mrs. Waller. She looked like a witch.

　　 “We must invite her how then,” the teacher said. “She will be hurt and angry if we don't ask her.”

　　She looked around the class and then pointed at one of the boys. “Tom, take an invitation card to her house. Apologize(道歉)for being late. Don't tell her we forgot her.”

　　Tom did not want to go to Mrs. Waller's house, but he was a brave(勇敢的)boy, and said, “All right, Miss Lee.”

　　He went to the old woman's house and knocked on the door. Mrs. Waller opened it. She looked very angry.

　　 “Well,” she said, “what is it? What do you want?”

　　Tom gave her the invitation card and said, “I'm sorry we did not ask you before, but please come to our picnic. It's a beautiful day.”

　　Mrs. Waller knew that the children thought she was a witch. She guessed that they had forgotten her.

　　 “You're too late,” the woman said. “It's a beautiful day now, but I've already arranged for rain this afternoon.”

1．What did the children decide to do?

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A．They decided to visit the old witch.

B．They decided to help their teacher.

C．They decided to give a picnic for some old people.

D．They decided to cook cakes and sausage themselves.

2．Where did the children have the picnic?

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A．At their school.

B．At home.

C．In the old people's home.

D．By the river.

3．Why didn't the children invite Mrs. Waller?

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A．They did not know where she lived.

B．She didn't like picnics.

C．They were frightened(受惊吓)of her.

D．She was cruel(残酷的)to children.

4．Why did the teacher say they must invite Mrs. Waller?

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A．Because she did not want to hurt Mrs. Waller.

B．Because she was frightened of her.

C．Because she wanted to punish the children.

D．Because she liked her.

5．What did Mrs. Waller say she had done when she realized(意识到)they had forgotten her?

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A．She had arranged for it to be a rainy day.

B．She had locked Tom in a closet(储藏室)so that he could not got to the picnic.

C．She had changed the date of the picnic.

D．She had said bad things about the teacher.