But the truth is that pigs do have some finer qualities. And maybe there’s no better time to clear their names than now, with the end of the Year of the Pig on January 24 this year.

For starters, science long ago proved that pigs aren’t stupid at all. According to a research, “pigs are as clever as dogs and chimpanzees.” They like to play. They can remember things for a long time. And they can decide who treat them well and who don’t.

There are lovable pig characters in cartoons too. Peppa Pig, an English animated (動畫的) television series that begin in 2004, has now become one of the most popular cartoons in 180 countries and areas. The four members in the cartoon’s pig family teach children from all over the world to get on well with friends. Their daily stories show that family members are the most valuable persons to cherish (珍惜). And in China, the adventures(冒險) of McDull, a piglet who works hard towards his dreams even though he seldom succeeds, have been made into films since 2001. McDull is slow and patient, and not afraid of repeated failures. He has a heart of gold.

Perhaps these are the qualities of pigs to keep in mind when we say goodbye to the Year of the Pig—their intelligence (智力), cuteness, patience and innocence(無邪).

On November 13th, 2019, a red bronze(銅) horse-head statue returned to Beijing. It was donated by Macao collector Stanley Ho and handed over to the National Cultural Heritage Administration(國家文物局) in Beijing.

“The broken link(鏈接) of history memory is connected again in this way,” Liu Yuzhu, director of the NCHA, told China Daily when she was in an interview.

“The return of the heritage(文物) holds the Chinese’s collective emotion(集體情感). People’s cultural confidence can be strengthened. It will also encourage more compatriots (同胞), both at home and abroad, to better protect the cultural heritage of our country.”

In the past 70 years, the Chinese government and many compatriots have made a great contribution to getting back lost Chinese heritage from foreign countries. Because of their hard work, the horse statue is the seventh of the 12 animal statues to be returned from other countries. Now the search is on for the remaining five: a dog, a rooster, a dragon, a sheep and a snake.

【1】When were the 12 animal head statues taken away from Yuanmingyuan?

【2】Who donated the red bronze horse-head statue to China last year?

【3】What does Liu Yuzhu do?

【4】How many animal head statues have returned to China?

【5】Why do so many compatriots try to get back lost Chinese heritage?

Green roofs are not a new invention. And now they are getting popular again. The common roofs of a modem city have endless black surfaces with no life or water. Perhaps that's why a garden on a roof becomes such a perfect choice for more and more people.

Green roofs are not just pretty. They also help to moderate the city temperature. The high temperatures on common roofs in the summer can make top floor flats uncomfortably hot. What is more, they play a part in making the cities hotter than the countryside around them, causing the "urban heat-island effect". On a green roof, however, with its plants and water, temperatures change only a little, as they do in a park. This can greatly cut the costs of heating and cooling in the building below.

Also, a green roof takes in rain water, and protects the city drainage(排水) system. ________. And small animals and birds can make their homes on it. Thanks to this, the city may become part of nature, rather than something completely separate from it.

While the cost of building such a roof can still be higher, it can be cheaper in the long term as a result of energy savings. And wouldn't it be wonderful to be able to walk out into a garden high above the city's noise and traffic, whether you're at school or in an office or just at home in a ten-floor block.

【1】With the example of Augustenborg Botanical Garden, the writer wants to explain ______.

A.how wildlife is protectedB.what to do with a spare roof

C.how to organize a good parkD.what a green roof is like

【2】The underlined word "moderate" in Paragraph 3 is the closest in meaning to "______".

A.raiseB.controlC.recordD.check

【3】Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the blank in Paragraph 4?

A.A green roof is aliveB.A green roof stops pollution

C.A common roof is noisyD.A common roof increases the cost

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The Augustenborg Botanical Garden is the same as any other well-organized park.

B.Green roofs are now getting popular though they are a new invention.

C.It is worth building green roofs because it costs little.

D.Green roofs can help cut the costs of heating and cooling in the building below.

【5】The purpose of the passage is to ______.

A.discover the problems with green roofsB.introduce the change of green roofs

C.describe the advantages of green rootsD.show the amazing beauty of green roofs

King was born on January 15, 1929. in Atlanta, Georgia. When he was young, he was strongly influenced by Thoreau and Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi’s idea of non-violent resistance(非暴力不合作). Having received a Ph. D (Doctor of Philosophy) from Boston University, he became a political and religious leader of the non-violent civil rights movement in 1955. On August 28, 1963, he led over 250,000 Americans on a march in Washington D.C. to fight for the Civil Rights Law (民權(quán)法) and delivered his best known speech “I Have a Dream”. The “dream” is a dream of brotherly love and equality for the Black and White. As a result, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace in 1964, but he was murdered four years later.

Though he died, he was greatly respected and loved by the Americans, both the white and the black. By vote of Congress in 1968, the third Tuesday of every January is now a holiday in Luther King’s honour. He lives in people’s hearts forever.

【1】Who influenced Martin Luther King strongly?

A.His parentsB.His university teacher

C.Thoreau and Mahatma GandhiD.A black minister

【2】Martin Luther King was murdered when he was _________ years old.

A.28B.34C.35D.39

【3】Why was Luther King respected and loved by the Americans?

A.Because he was a famous black minister.

B.Because he fought for the rights of the black.

C.Because he had a dream.

D.Because he won a Nobel Prize.

【4】What was the correct order in which these events happened?

a. Luther King was murdered

b. Luther King received a Ph. D

c. Luther King was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace.

d. Luther King led a march and delivered a famous speech.

A.b-d-c-aB.d-b-a-cC.b-d-a-cD.d-c-b-a

【5】What is the best title for this passage?

A.I Have a DreamB.Civil Rights Movement

C.The Black And The WhiteD.Martin Luther King

The Red List r【2】 the world’s species(物種) and points out which ones are at the risk of extinction (滅絕). Since the 1990s, the giant panda has been “endangered”. Now its level has been lowered to “vulnerable (脆弱的)”. Researchers believe there are now nearly 2,000 giant pandas l【3】 in the wild of China. The number was 1,600 in 2003 and 1,200 in the 1980s.

The i【4】 in the panda population is mainly because of China’s efforts to save the cute fuzzy animal. Since 1958, China has s【5】 up 67 nature reserves for pandas. There they are kept safe and enjoy enough fresh b【6】.

China has also welcomed international o【7】 that wish to study pandas. The first such visit was in 1979 by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Its world-famous logo(圖標(biāo)) uses the picture of panda, which has brought the animal to the a【8】 of the whole world.

China also sends pandas to other countries as special “ambassadors (大使)”. The money that foreign zoos p【9】 helps with China’s efforts to save pandas.

“The recovery of the panda shows that when science, politics and... local communities come together, we cans【10】 wildlife,” WWF Director General Marco Lambertini told CNN.

【1】My brother as well as his wife _______ (offer) a job in a bank, but they didn't accept it.

【2】Most people dislike Mary because she always talk to others ________ (polite).

【3】—What a stupid mistake!

—Yes, I ________(advise) you to do it carefully, but without success.

【4】My cleaning robot doesn’t work and I need to have it _________(repair).

【5】—Will you take part in the competition next month?

—Of course, it’s an excellent chance to prove __________(I).

【6】It is __________(please) to go skiing in Harbin. Let’s go there this winter holiday.

【7】We are talking about whether __________(accept) his invitation.

【8】Three ________(five) of the teachers in our school is women.

【9】These foreign ________ (music) names are so difficult to remember, but their works are really great.

—________, scientists agree with her.

A.No wayB.Cheer upC.In your dreamsD.Believe it or not

—___________. I wonder whether it’s right to make such a choice.

A.So can IB.So I canC.Neither can ID.Neither I can

—________________.

A.I’m sorry to hear thatB.That’s not the caseC.It doesn’t matterD.I’m sure it can work.