How could we possibly think that keeping animals in cages in unnatural environments -mostly for entertainment purposes - is fair and respectful? Zoo officials say they are concerned about animals. However, most zoos remain “collections” of interesting “things” rather than protective habitats.
Zoos teach people that it is acceptable to keep animals bored, lonely, and far from their natural homes. Zoos claim to educate people and save endangered species, but visitors leave zoos without having learned anything meaningful about the animals’ natural behavior, intelligence, or beauty. Zoos keep animals in small spaces or cages, and most signs only mention the species’ name, diet, and natural range.
The animals’ normal behavior is seldom noticed because zoos don’t usually take care of the animals’ natural needs. The animals are kept together in small spaces, with no privacy and little opportunity for mental and physical exercise. This results in unusually and self-destructive behavior called zoochosis. A worldwide study of zoos found that zoochosis is common among animals kept in small spaces or cages. Another study showed that elephants spend 22 percent of their time making repeated head movements or biting cage bars, and bears spend 30 percent of their time walking back and forth, a sign of unhappiness and pain.
Furthermore, most animals in zoos are not endangered. Captive breeding (圈养繁殖) of endangered big cats, Asian elephants, and other species has not resulted in their being sent back to the wild. Zoos talk a lot about their captive breeding programs because they do not want people to worry about a species dying out. In fact, baby animals also attract a lot of paying customers. Haven’t we seen enough competitions to name baby animals?
Actually, we will save endangered species only if we save their habitats and put an end to the reasons people kill them. Instead of supporting zoos, we should support groups that work to protect animals’ natural habitats.
【小题1】How would the author describe the animals’ life in zoos?

A．Dangerous.	B．Unhappy.
C．Natural.	D．Easy.

【小题2】In the state of zoochosis, animals _________.

A．remain in cages	B．behave strangely
C．attack other animals	D．enjoy moving around

【小题3】What does the author try to argue in the passage?

A．Zoos are not worth the public support.

B．Zoos fail in their attempt to save animals.

C．Zoos should treat animals as human beings.

D．Zoos use animals as a means of entertainment.

【小题4】The author tries to persuade readers to accept his argument mainly by _________.

A．pointing out the faults in what zoos do

B．using evidence he has collected at zoos

C．questioning the way animals are protected

D．discussing the advantages of natural habitats

   Robyn Lee， a 15-year-old teenage girl who studies at York Community High School， US says she has four friends. But she also has 15 to 20 other friends she considers part of her regular social circle.

“It's like a bad thing to have only one， friend ，”explained Robyn. “If you have one friend， it means only one person likes you. That’s not cool，” she said.

For many years， experts studying teen friendships have known that teenagers prefer to travel in groups. In studies conducted in 1963 and in 1995， researchers found teen friendship groups averaged six people. In 2005， when teens were asked about how many friends they kept in touch with regularly， the average answer was 20.

The change to bigger -group friendships has advantages， such as increasing more connections and improving teens' self-pride by giving them a place to belong.

However， the change also has some disadvantages，say psychologists. “The meaning of friendship is becoming much more complicated，” said Bernardo Carducci， a professor of psychology at Indiana University Southeast.

MaryRose Moss， a 17-year-old in Chicago， knows how she could get more friends. She created a Facebook page when she was 14 and within months ， she had her group of 500 friends.

Text messaging has opened the door to many new connections， she says. “I'm friends with some people that I wouldn't be as close to if it weren't for technology，” said Moss. “It's so easy to send a text to somebody even if you don't know him very well. ”

Some psychologists wonder whether social-networking technology is affecting some skills children once got from making friends in the old-fashioned way.

“In the past， you argued， discussed and reached an agreement， but if somebody disagrees with you now， you can ‘defriend’ him with the click of keys，” said Carducci.

Marianne Boe， a social studies teacher in Chicago ， sees signs of changing friendships in the hallways. Ten years ago， she could easily know groups of girls who stayed friends through all four years of high school. “Today， it's harder，” Boe said.

【小题1】Robyn is introduced at the beginning _____________ .

A．to show how today's teenagers make friends

B．to give an example of modern teen friendship patterns

C．to show that today's teenagers are afraid of loneliness

D．to give an example of teen addiction to social networks

【小题2】What is behind the change to bigger-group friendships，according to the passage?

A．Text messaging.

B．Changes in teen taste.

C．Modern technology.

D．Social-networking culture.

【小题3】What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．Teenagers don't know how to develop really close friendships.

B．Teenagers change their friends more often than before.

C．True friends no longer appear in the school hallways.

D．Teenagers respect others' privacy more than before.

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It’s discovered that poor health habits can equal poor grades, as those 【小题1】 are at the top of the class tend to have 【小题2】 (few ) unhealthy behaviors, including drug use.
The survey 【小题3】 (conduct) by the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and showed a strong link 【小题4】 the health habits of teens and their academic achievements.
“As our nation’s children begin another school year, it’s important 【小题5】 (remember) that health and academic performance are actually related,” said the CDC’s director, Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald.
Researchers analyzed the data from 【小题6】 2015 government survey and found that students whose grades were 【小题7】 (most) Ds and Fs were more likely to have engaged in behaviors such as 【小题8】 (inject) illegal drugs, skipping school, or having other personal 【小题9】 (problem). The students who maintained A averages were twice as likely to eat breakfast every day and also maintained physical activities of at least 60 minutes a day five or more days a week.
There is no direct cause and effect relationship, but Fitzgerald says that there is a 【小题10】 (connect) between health habits and academic achievements.

以下表格是对几个国家的孩子在一天内做家务的时间的统计，请你简要描述表格内容，对时间不同的原因加以简要评析，并就此发表你的看法并提出建议。

国家	时间（分钟）	你的建议
America	70	……
South Korea	40
the UK	35
France	30
Japan	20
China	14

 
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   The paperless office was first invented in 1975. Four decades later, we’re still chasing (追逐) the paperless office dream. Take the financial industry for example — it is one of the slowest industries to hug digital transformation. Many financial institutions today still send out trade confirmations (确认函) by mail. I can tell you from first-hand experience that going paperless is by no means impossible. The Centric Digital office is a paperless work environment where all the office operations go digital, which has amazed our business partners.

Actually, companies need to stress the benefits of a digital culture. Going paperless can save time and money. You could say goodbye to costly repairs, office supply orders, wasted employee time and so on. Besides, forbidding paper in the office forces information to be 100% digital, where you can make countless backups (备份), which easily increases transparency (透明). Not to mention, top talents want to work for digital companies.

You might think the secret to a paperless company is purely technology. Well, not really. Thanks to products like iPads, smartphones, and cloud services, the ability to go paperless is highly accessible. Yet, even with all this technology, companies continue to rely on paper. It’s not because they don’t have access to the technology, but because they’re lacking the policies, organizational structure, and strong desire to change. In order to go paperless, companies need to change the way they think and operate. The decision needs to be made and carried out, and everyone needs to work together to make it.

Yes, the paperless office has been a very long time in the making — but it no longer has to be. With plenty of software, services, apps, and technology available today, the only thing we need to do is make the decision to go paperless and see it through.

【小题1】The practice of going paperless in the financial industry is ________.

A．disappointing	B．encouraging
C．satisfying	D．disgusting

【小题2】A paperless company can _____________.

A．raise staff salary	B．attract talented staff.
C．promote product sales	D．increase time consumption

【小题3】What actually prevents people from going paperless?

A．The company’s management in some aspects.	B．Operational research .
C．The equipment available.	D．Technological limitations.

【小题4】The writer believes going paperless ____________.

A．still needs a long time to be prepared	B．offers people a lot more chances
C．should be put into practice right now	D．brings convenience and trouble as well