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Maybeyoucanstillseethematthezoo.Butthatdoesn’tmeanthey’redoingalrightinthewild.

Tigers

Allsixtigerspeciesareendangered,withSumatrantigersandSouthChinatigersataseriouslyendangeredstatus.Themainreasonsfortheirpopulationdeclineareillegalhuntinganddestroyedhabitats,ashumansclearforeststogathertimberandbuildroadways.Onlyabout3890tigerspresentlyliveinthewild.

Groundsquirrels

That’sright,evensquirrelsareendangered,specificallytheSanJoaquingroundsquirrel.NativetoCalifornia,USA,theseguyshavebeendisappearingsince1979onaccountoftheconstructionandhumandevelopmentgoingthroughtheirhabitat.Theirtotalpopulationisunknown,butitcouldbeanywherebetween124000and413000.

Giraffes

TheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNaturerecentlyputgiraffesatavulnerable（脆弱的）status,theleveljustbeforeendangered.Thegiraffepopulationhasdeclined40percentinthelast30years,primarilyduetolossofhabitatandillegalhunting.Somegiraffesarekilledjustfortheirtails,whichareconsideredstatussymbolsinAfrica.

Asianelephants

ThemainthreattoAsianelephants,oneofthemostintelligentanimals,istheirshrinkinghabitat.Asthehumanpopulationgrows,peopleinvadetheirlandtobuildroadsandrailwaytracks.ElephantsinMyanmarareatanespeciallyhighriskforbeingcapturedandtradedorusedillegallyinthetouristindustry.Fewerthan50000areleftontheentirecontinent.

1.Whatisthetotalpopulationoftigerslivinginthewild?

A.Around3890.B.50000.C.124000.D.413000.

2．Whichofthefollowingisconsideredoneofthemostintelligentanimals?

A.Tigers.B.Giraffes.

C.Groundsquirrels.D.Asianelephants.

3．Whatisthecommonthreattothefourwildanimals?

A.Illegalhunting.B.Disturbedhabitat.

C.Developingtourism.D.Unnecessaryconstruction.

B

Growingupcansometimesseemlikearollercoaster.Thereareupsanddownsandunexpectedturns.Abuseorneglectbyanadultcanmaketherideevenrougher.Butbeingbullied（欺凌）byanotherchildcanleaveespeciallylastingscars.That'

sthefindingofanewstudy.

Bulliedkidsfaceahighriskofmentalhealthproblemsasteensandasyoungadults.Indeedbulliedkidsmightbeworseoffthanthosewhohadsufferedphysicalabuseorneglect,thestudyfound.

DieterWolkeworksattheUniversityofWarwickinEngland.Untilrecently,moststudiesofchildvictimsfocusednotonbullyingbutonmaltreatment,thispsychologistsays.Maltreatmentincludesphysicaloremotionalabuse,neglectorotherbehaviorsthatcanharmachild.

Wolke'

steamwantedtobetterunderstandhowlong-termeffectsofbullyingcomparetothoseduetomaltreatment.Theyfocusedon4,026childrenintheUnitedKingdomand1,420moreintheUnitedStates.InformationaboutbullyingandmaltreatmentwascollectedforAmericanchildrentoage13.TheycollectedthesameinformationforBritishyouthuptoage16.Theresearchersalsogathereddataoneachindividual'

smentalhealthasayoungadult.

AmongtheAmericans,36percentofbulliedkidshadmentalproblemslater.Thoseproblemsincludedanxiety,whichisastateofexcessiveworry.Theyalsoincludeddepression.Thatisafeelingofhopelessnessthatcanlastalongtime.Amongkidswhohadbeenmaltreatedbyadults,17percentlatersufferedmentalhealthproblems.Thatwaslessthanhalftherateseeninpeoplewhohadbeenbulliedasschoolkids.

IntheU.K.group,thedifferencewaslessspectacular.Roughly25percentofthebulliedkidsreportedmentalhealthproblemslater,comparedwithabout17percentwhohadbeenmaltreated.

Buthoweveryoulookatit,thefindingaredisturbing,Wolkesays.Theyshowthatbulliedchildrenhavesimilarorworsementalhealthproblemslaterinlife.Andthat’swhyhesaysschools,healthservicesandotheragenciesmustworktogethertoendbullying.

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthestatementsisTRUE?

A.Kidstreatedcruellyrecoversoonaftertheygrowup

B.Moststudiesdidn’tpaymuchattentiontobullyinguntilrecently

C.Mostkidswithmaltreatmentexperiencetendtobecomeviolentadults

D.Allbulliedkidshavementalhealthproblems.

5.Howdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthetext?

A.ByprovidingresearchresultsB.Bystatingarguments

C.ByexplainingstatisticaldataD.Bygivingexamples

6.Theunderlinedword“spectacular”inparagraph6couldbebestreplacedby_______.

A.slightB.similarC.specificD.dramatic

7.Accordingtothetext,whatdoesWolkesuggestdoing?

A.TakinggoodcareofchildrenB.Joininghandstostopbullying

C.KeepingpsychologicallyhealthyD.Comparingdifferenttypesofabuse

C

Robotsmakemenervous—especiallytheoneswhichseemtothinkforthemselves.IwasembarrassedtoadmitthistillIheardthatBillGates,thefounderofMicrosoft,feltthesameway.

GatessaidinaninterviewwiththesocialnetworkingandnewswebsiteReddit:

“Iaminthecampthatisconcernedaboutsuperintelligence.Firstthemachineswilldoalotofjobsforusandnotbesuperintelligent．Thatshouldbepositiveifwemanagewell.Afewdecadesafterthatthoughtheintelligenceisstrongenoughtobeaconcern.”

Well,maybeIdon’thavetoworryaboutmycomputerandkitchenequipmentyet.AfterIusethemIcanalwayspulltheplug.Butinthefuture,machinesmightfindawaytopreventusfromswitchingthemoff.There’saterriblethought!

Maybetheproblemwithcomputerstoocleverforusisnotthattheyareevillikesomewe’veseeninsci-fimovies.Whatcouldputusindangeristhattheymightbetooefficient.That’swhatphilosopherNickBostromfromOxfordUniversitybelieves.Hesaysthatmachinesareindifferenttohumansandinpursuitoftheirowngoals，thedestructionofpeoplemightbejustadditionaldamage.Bostromgivesusanexample:

Amachinewhichmighthaveasitsonlygoaltoproduceasmanypaperclipsaspossiblemightlookathumanbodiesasextramaterialforpaperclipsandgoafteryou.Becauseitis,well,amachine,itwouldnottakepityonyou.

It’sagoodthingthatAmericanwriterIsaacAsimovthoughtabouthowfarrobotscangoandleftushisthreerulesofrobotics.Theystatethatarobotmaynothurtahumanbeingorallowthehumanbeingtocometoharm.

I’mgladmymachinesathomeare“dumb”.Allmycleanerwantstotakeoveristhecarpetinmylivingroom.Let’shopetheydon’tcreateanappliancewhichwantstotakeovertheworld!

.

8.TheauthorquotedBillGates’wordsinParagraph2inordertomakethetext________.

A.better-knownB.morepersuasiveC.better-organizedD.moreinteresting

9.Anintelligentpaperclipmachinewouldharmusbecause_______.

A.itismuchclevererthanusB.itwouldtakeovertheworld

C.itwouldseeusjustasmaterialD.ithasthestrongfeelingofdestroyingus

10.HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutIsaacAsimov’srulesofrobotics?

A.OptimisticB.SympathyC.DisappointedD.Regretful

11.Whatdoesthetextmainlyfocuson?

A.Thebenefitsoffuturerobots.B.Thenewapplicationsofrobots.

C.Theconcernforsuperintelligence.D.Thepopularityofrobotsinthefuture.

D

Ayoungwomansitsaloneincafé

sippingteaandreadingabook.Shepausesbrieflytowriteinanearbynotepadbeforeshowingherwordstoapassingcafé

waiter:

“Wherearethetoiletsplease?

”ThisisafamiliarsceneinTokyo’sso-called“silentcafes”,wherecustomersarenotallowedtospeak,andonlycommunicatebywritinginnotepads.

TheconceptrisesbyadesiretobealoneamongyoungJapanese,asituationcaused 

by 

economic 

uncertainty,ashiftintraditionalfamilysupportstructuresandthegrowingsocialisolation.Thephenomenonisnotlimitedtocoffeeshopsbutcoverseverythingfromsilentdiscos,whereparticipantsdancealonewearingwirelessheadphonesconnectedtotheDJ,toproductssuchassmalldesktentsdesignedforconversation-freeprivacyintheoffice.OneKyotocompanyevenofferssinglewomentheopportunitytohavea“onewomanwedding”–afullbridalaffair,completewithwhitedressandceremony,andtheonlythingmissingisthegroom.Thetrendhasitsownmediaexpression–“botchi-zoku”,referringtoindividualswhoconsciouslychoosetodothingscompletelyontheirown.

Onerecentweekdayafternoon,ChihiroHigashikokubaru,a23-year-oldnurse,travelled90minutesfromherhome,toTokyoonherdayoffinordertoenjoysomesolotime.Speakingquietlyattheentranceofthecafé

MissHigashikokubarusaid:

“IheardaboutthisplaceviaTwitterandIliketheideaofcominghere.Iworkasanurseandit’salwaysverybusy.ThereareveryfewquietplacesinTokyo,andit’sabigbusycity.Ijustwanttocomeandsitsomewherequietlyonmyown.I’mgoingtodrinkacupofteaandmaybedosomedrawings.Iliketheideaofaquiet,calmatmosphere.”

ThedesiretobeisolatedisnotanewconceptinJapan,hometoanestimated3.6million“hikikomori”–amoreextremeexampleofsocialrecluses（隐士）whowithdrawcompletelyfromsociety.

12.Whatisspecialaboutthe“silentcafé

”?

A.Itprovidesvariousteaandbooks.

B.Peoplearenotallowedtocommunicate.

C.Ithasattractedmanypopularyoungpeople.

D.Itoffersservicebywritingnotbyspeaking.

13.WhichofthefollowingaccountsfortheideaofbeingaloneinJapan?

A.Theincreasingsocialisolation.

B.Thestableeconomicsituation.

C.Therisingdemandforprivacy.

D.Therapiddevelopmentofinternet.

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