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Thename“koala”esfromanativeAustralianwordthatmeans“nodrink”.Thekoalasgetalmostalltheirwaterfromtheeucalyptus(桉树)leavestheyeat.That’swheretheygettheirfoodtoo.Koalaseatonlyeucalyptusleaves,andonlytheleavesofcertaineucalyptustrees.Theeucalyptustreesarewherethekoalaslive.It’salsowheretheysleep.Koalassleepaboutnineteenhoursaday!
Whydotheysleepsomuch?
Somepeoplethinkit’sbecausethey’relazy.Butkoalasaren’tlazy.Theysleepsomuchbecausethereisn’tmuchnutritionineucalyptusleaves.Koalasstorehardlyanyfat,sotheymustsavetheirenergy.Onewaytodothisistomoveslowlyandsleepalot.
Afteradayofsleepingtheyliketomovearoundandeatjustaftersunset.Theylivealonemostofthetime.Koalasareveryprotectiveoftheirtrees.Ifakoalaseesanotherkoalaeatinginitsfavoritetree,itmighttelltheotherkoalatoleaveby“barking”atit.Koalasdo“talk”toeachother.Besidesbarks,themalesmakeadeepgruntingsound.Themothersandbabiestalkinsoftclickingsounds.Iftheygetscaredtheymayscreamlikeababy.
1.Accordingtothearticle,howarekoalasandkangaroosalike?
A.Theybothhavethickfur.B.Theybothhavesharpteeth.
C.Theybotheateucalyptusleaves.D.Theybothcarrytheiryounginapocket.
2.Theword“koala”esfromawordthatmeans________.
A.nodrinkB.movingslowlyC.largeearsD.barkingloudly
3.Whydokoalassleepalot?
A.Theirbabiesneedtogetmuchrest.
B.Theygettiredfromplayingsomuch.
C.Theirfooddoesnotgivethemmuchenergy.
D.Theydonotliketobeawakewhenitiswarm.
4.Ifanadultkoalascreamslikeababy,hemayget________.
A.worriedB.scaredC.hungryD.sleepy
B
GlendaleCityParksRangerClub
WeletotheGlendaleCityParksRangerClub.WearehappyyouhavedecidedtovolunteertohelpkeepGlendaleCity’sfiveparkscleanandattractive.Withassistancefromlocalyouth,GlendaleCitycancontinuetokeepitsparksbeautifulallyearlong.
GlendaleCityParks
Duringthesummer,thecityparksprovideapleasantplaceforchildrentohavefun,peopletowalktheirdogs,andfamiliestohavepicniclunches.Thischartliststhenamesoftheparksandthedutiesthatneedtobepletedateachone.
Plantflowers
Paintparkbenches
Waterthegrass
Checkplaygroundequipmentforsafety
SunnysidePark
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OakHillPark
MillStreetPark
ValleyPark
BlueRidgePark
WorkingasaGlendaleCityParksRanger
Rangershavespecialpermissiontobeinallareasoftheparks.TheParkRangerT-shirts,caps,andnametagsletvisitorsknowwhoisavolunteerranger.Allvolunteerrangerswillpleteparkdutiesingroupsoffive.Eachgroupwillhaveonetotwoadultswithitatalltimes.
ThankyoufordonatingyourtimetomakesuretheparksinGlendaleCityremainsafeplacestoplay.GlendaleCityParksRangerClubappreciatesitsvolunteersandcannotwaittomakeyouamember!
5.TheGlendaleCityParkscanbethefollowingEXCEPT________.
A.apicnicareaforfamiliestoeatB.aplaceforpeopletowalkdogs
C.aplaceforteenagerstohaveclassesD.aplaygroundforchildrentohavefun
6.InSunnysidePark,thevolunteerrangers’dutyisto________.
A.plantflowersB.waterthegrass
C.paintthebenchesD.checktheequipment
7.Theparkbenchesneedpaintingin________.
A.OakHillParkandValleyParkB.ValleyParkandBlueRidgePark
C.SunnysideParkandOakHillParkD.MillStreetParkandSunnysidePark
8.Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.
A.attracttouristsB.explainparkrules
C.findvolunteerrangersD.introduceparkactivities
C
LastweekIdidsomethingthatscaredme.Istoodinfrontofnearly200financialplannersandItalkedtothemaboutwhyfinancialblogsareagoodthing.
I’maconfidentwriter.I’vebeendoingthislongenoughthatIknowmystrengthandmylimitations.I’mlessconfidentasaspeaker.Idon’thavetimetopausetocollectmythoughts.I’mnotabletoedit.I’mafraidofbeingtrappedinacornerwithoutbeingabletotalkmywayout.Basically,I’mscaredtospeak.
Itwouldbeeasytosimplyrefusethechancesthatemyway.Whensomebodyasksmetospeakinfrontofagroup,Icouldsay“no”.Whenradioandtelevisionstationscallforaninterview,Icouldsay“no”.Butforthepasttwoyears,I’vebeenfollowingmyownpolicytosay“yes”tonewchances.
Tosay“yes”istoliveinfear.MygoalistocontinuallyimprovemyselftobeebetterthanIamtoday.Onewaytodothatistodothethingsthatscareme,totakethemonaschallenges,andtolearnfromthem―evenifIfail.
Inmid-November,alocalstationaskedmetoappearonlivetelevision.“Irealizeit’sshortnotice,”theproducerwrote,“butwe’dlovetohaveyouontheshowifyou’reavailabletonight.”Iwasfrightened.IthoughtaboutrecenttapedtelevisioninterviewsthatIhadhated.Iwasafraidofwhatmighthappen.
ButIalsothoughtaboutthethingsthathadgoneright.Ithoughtofhowmyspeakingskillshadimprovedoverthepastyear.AndthenIthoughtofthebookIwasreading,abookthatIhadboughtfor$1.29atthelocalstore.TheMagicofThinkingBigwasahugebestsellerduringthe1960s.WrittenbyDr.DavidSchwartz,aprofessoratGeorgiaStateUniversity,thebookcontainsdozensofpracticaltipsonhowtotakeriskstoachievebiggoals.Schwartzarguesthatnobodywillbelieveinyouuntilyoubelieveinyourself.
SowhenthetelevisionproduceraskedifIwantedtoappearonhisshow,Ithoughtbig.“Sure,”Isaid.“I’lldoit.”Iactedconfidently,butontheinsideIwasfrightened.WhatIneededwastechniquestobuildupmyconfidenceandtooveremyfear.
9.Whyistheauthorafraidofspeakinginpublic?
A.Heisawareofhispotential.B.Hehasfewchancestotalk.
C.Heisnotabletoeditwhathesays.D.Helikeswritingbetter.
10.Theunderlinedwords“myownpolicy”inParagraph3probablymean________.
A.self-improvingthroughchallengesB.hesitatingbeforechances
C.turningdowntheinvitationsD.sayingyestofear
11.TheauthormentionedthebookTheMagicofThinkingBigmainlybecause______.
A.itwasinspiringB.itwasabestseller
C.itsauthorwasfamousD.itspricewasattractive
12.Whatistheauthor’spurposetowritethepassage?
A.Toanalyzehisstrengthandweaknesses.
B.Togivepracticaltipsonspeakinginpublic.
C.Topersuadepeopletofollowhisexample.
D.Tosharehisexperiencesofoveringfear.
D
ToFriendorNottoFriend
Weallloveourparentsandturntothemwhenwe’reinneed,butwouldyoulikethemtoheartheconversationsyouhavewithyourfriendsontheschoolplaygroundorlunchqueue?
Socialnetworkingsiteshavebeeextensionsoftheschoolhallways,sowouldyouaddyourparentsas“friends”andallowthemtoviewyouronlineactivitiesandconversationswithfriends?
Inthepastthegenerationgapincludedatechnologygap,wherechildrenwereuptodatewithlatesttechnologyandparentswereleftbehind,contenttocontinuetheirdaytodaylivesastheyalwayshadbecausetheyhadnoneedtoknowmoreabouttechnology.However,moreandmoreparentsarebeginningtorealizejusthowimportantsocialnetworksareintheirlives.Thisrealizationhasgivenmanyparentsthemotivationtoeducatethemselvesaboutsocialnetworkingsites.
Thesedaysmanypeopleareattractedtosocialnetworkingsitesbecausetheycanchoosewhotheyhavearoundthem;
there’salsoacertainamountofcontroloverprivacythatwedon’tgetinreallife.Sometimeswefeelthatprivacyisviolatedwhenwemustaccepta“friend”requestfromaparentorfamilymember.
It’sadifficultchoicewhetherornottoallowaparenttobeeapartofouronlinelives.Ontheonehandwedon’twantto“reject”theirrequestbecausethatmighthurttheirfeelingsormakethemfeelyouhavesomethingtohide.Ontheotherhandifyoudoaccept,thenyoucouldhaveasenseofbeingwatchedandnolongerfeelfreetomentormunicatethewayyoudidbefore.
Arecentsurveysuggestedthatparentsshouldn’ttakeitpersonallyiftheirchildignorestheirrequest:
“Whenateenignoresaparent’sfriendrequest,itdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthattheyarehidingsomething,butitcouldmeanthatthisisonepartoftheirlifewheretheywanttobeindependent.”
Perhapstalkingwithparentsandgivingexplanationswouldhelpsoftentheblowifyoudochoosenottoaddthemtoyourfriendslist.
13.FromParagraph2,welearnthat________.
A.parentsfeelsecureabouttheirprivacyonline
B.socialnetworkssuccessfullyfillthegenerationgap
C.parentshaverealizedtheimportanceofsocialnetworks
D.socialnetworksofferaplatformforparentstomunicate
14.Teenagersmayrefuseaparent’sfriendrequestbecause________.
A.theyhidesomethingfromtheirparents
B.theyareunwillingtobewatchedbyparents
C.theirparentstendtofallbehindintechnology
D.theirparentsmakenegativementsonthem
15.Thepassageismainlyabout________.
A.privacyonlineB.socialnetwo