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.

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?   （請自擬一句話回答）

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.

Antarctica is in the most southern part of the world. It is like nowhere else on the earth. It is much larger than Europe, and nearly twice the size of Australia. Antarctica is the coldest and windiest place in the world, even colder and windier than the North Pole. In summer, the sun shines for twenty-four hours a day, but in winter it’s completely dark for about three months. Very few plants grow there, but there is some wildlife, including whales, seals and penguins.

??? When Captain James Cook traveled around Antarctica in the 1770s by ship, he found no one living there. Today, a few scientists work in Antarctica, but they only spend a short time there.

??? Many scientists are studying the ozone layer, which is getting thinner and thinner worldwide. The biggest “hole” is above Antarctica, and weather there is getting warmer. Scientists think that this cold and lonely place can teach us a lot about the earth and how to keep the earth safe.

1.When did Captain James Cook travel around Antarctica?

A. In the 1670s.?? ????????????? B. In the 1760s.?? ????????????? C. In the 1770s.?? ????????????? D. In the 1780s.

2.The underlined part “ozone layer” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 凍土層?? ????????????? ????????????? B. 大氣層?? ????????????? ????????????? C. 臭氧層?? ????????????? ????????????? D. 高壓層

3.How many kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage?

A. Two.?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. Three.??? ????????????? ????????????? C. Four.?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. Five.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Antarctica is much bigger than Australia in size.

B. Scientists spend a long time in Antarctica.

C. There is no plant growing in Antarctica.

D. In winter, it’s dark for about 70 days in Antarctica.

5.Why is the weather in Antarctica getting warmer and warmer?

A. Because there are more and more people living there.

B. Because the ozone layer is being destroyed.

C. Because the sun shines a long time every day there.

D. Because the weather in other places is getting warmer.

In less than two weeks, Junior 3 students around the country will take the senior high school entrance exam．They are studying hard for this big challenge． Do they have time to do something to celebrate their middle school years? Many do．

Leng Jingze, 14, from Tianjin said that in her class students are already writing goodbye messages for each other．They are also swapping（交換）photos．

Even the head teacher has a project, said Leng．

"She plans to put all our class photos and the Chinese compositions we have written onto a CD mad give each student one，"said Leng" She will also write something for each student．"

Wang Zeyu，15，in Changchun，Jilin said his classmates are making。"lucky stars" as graduation gifts．They are making the cheerful stars from colored paper．

"Before making a ‘lucky star’．you write some words for the person on the paper，"said Wang．"He or she can read the words when they unfold （拆開）the star"

Who does Wang want to make a lucky star for? He said he wanted to make one for his head teacher．

"I’ll write: ‘Dear teacher, you always look so serious," said Wang．"But we know you have a warm heart．Smile more!"

In Xiao Xia’s school in Beijing, each Junior 3 student will get a yearbook, in which the graduating classes will put their photos and self-introductions．

"Most classes have written an article as the self-introduction," said Xiao, 14．"We have written a poem in the ancient style!"

The poem records the big events of the class’s history and is in the shape of the number 9．

"Nine is our class number," said Xiao, who felt very proud of the idea．

"Our class may he not the one with the best school grade but it must he the most creative one," said Xiao．"I feel lucky to study in such a class!"

1．What are the students in the picture doing?

2．What are the students in Leng jingze’s doing for their graduation ?

3．Where does the head teacher plan to put the students’ photos and compositions ?

4．What are the cheerful lucky stars made from ?

5．Why is the poem in the shape of the number of 9 ?