二、阅读理解
Yushu, Qinghai Province, is one of the habitats for black-necked cranes. Black-necked cranes have very long necks and their necks are black. That's why they are called black-necked cranes. Cranes travel very far every year. Cranes spend about 5 months in Qinghai-Xizang Plateau.
Starting in March, black-necked cranes will fly back to Qinghai. There are lakes and marshes, perfect for them to live in. Year after year, black-necked cranes may fly to other places, but they always come back to the plateau areas.
Their life is difficult because they don't have enough food and the weather changes very often. Black-necked cranes have a very small population. They are under first-class state protection in China. Local people treat the birds with love. In local tradition, they are a symbol of good luck, so they are very popular.
It is not hard to get along with these wild animals. Just give them a little more space. They can have a bigger chance to thrive(茁壮成长). People in Qinghai are working very hard to make sure the black-necked cranes live better.
( ) 1. Why do local people love black-necked cranes?
A. They have long black necks. B. They stand for good luck.
C. They fly back to the plateau. D. They are under state protection.
( ) 2. What can we learn from the passage?
A. We can watch black-necked cranes in Yushu in February.
B. Forests are perfect for black-necked cranes to live in.
C. It's not hard to get along with black-necked cranes.
D. The weather seldom changes in Yushu, Qinghai Province.
( ) 3. In which part of a magazine can we read this passage?
A. Travel. B. Geography. C. Sport. D. Nature.

【解析】：
这是一道英语阅读理解题目，主要考查学生对文章细节的理解和推理能力。题目给出了一个关于黑颈鹤的短文，并附带了三个选择题。我们需要先理解短文的内容，再逐一分析选项，找出与短文内容相符的答案。
1. 对于第一题，我们需要找到短文中提到当地人喜欢黑颈鹤的原因。短文中提到“In local tradition, they are a symbol of good luck, so they are very popular.”，即“在当地传统中，它们是好运的象征，所以它们很受欢迎。”，因此答案选B。
2. 对于第二题，我们需要从短文中获取关于黑颈鹤的信息，并与选项进行对比。短文中提到“It is not hard to get along with these wild animals.”，即“和这些野生动物相处并不难。”，因此C选项“和黑颈鹤相处并不难”是正确的。
3. 对于第三题，我们需要判断短文的主题和所属的杂志版块。短文主要介绍了黑颈鹤的生活习性和保护情况，属于自然主题的内容，因此D选项“Nature”是正确的。
【答案】：
1. B
2. C
3. D

三、选词填空
请认真阅读下面的短文,从方框中选择合适的单词或词组,并用其适当形式填空。
photo, name, in danger, because, have to
The nature park is a good place for animals. There is a quite important nature park (1) Mai Po Marshes. Every winter, hundreds of birds fly here. They stay here for a few months (2) there is enough water and food. Many of the birds are (3). To protect them, the reserve won't allow visitors to come any time. If you want to visit the Mai Po Marshes, you (4) call or email the WWF HK. It can offer people the chances to have a trip with their friends at weekends. You can take (5) and go birdwatching.
chance, other, happy, feed, like
And you can also see snakes, zebras and (6) interesting animals. But you can't get close to the dangerous animals or (7) them. Next to the Mai Po Marshes, there is an interesting park. The environment of the park is (8) that of the Mai Po Marshes. So animals are living in peace there. It is not as big as the nature park, but you can play (9) in this park. You can also learn something about animals in the park when you don't have a (10) to go to the Mai Po Marshes.

【解析】：
这是一道英语选词填空题，主要考查了词汇在语境中的运用。需要先理解每个空格所在的句子意思，然后从给定的词组中选择最合适的词组，并考虑其正确的形式进行填空。题目涉及了地点状语、原因状语、形容词、情态动词、名词复数、代词、动词形式、介词短语、副词以及名词单数等语法知识。
【答案】：
（1）named。句子意思是“有一个相当重要的自然公园叫米埔沼泽”，用named作为过去分词作定语，修饰nature park，表示“被命名的”。
（2）because。句子意思是“它们在这里待几个月，因为有足够的水和食物”，用because引导原因状语从句。
（3）in danger。句子意思是“很多鸟处于危险中”，用in danger表示“处于危险中”。
（4）have to。句子意思是“如果你想参观米埔沼泽，你不得不打电话或发邮件给世界自然基金会香港分会”，用have to表示“不得不”。
（5）photos。句子意思是“你可以拍照和观鸟”，take photos是固定短语，表示“拍照”。
（6）other。句子意思是“你也可以看到蛇、斑马和其他有趣的动物”，用other表示“其他的”。
（7）feed。句子意思是“但是你不能靠近危险的动物或喂它们”，用feed表示“喂”。
（8）like。句子意思是“公园的环境像米埔沼泽的”，用like表示“像”。
（9）happily。句子意思是“但是你可以在这个公园里快乐地玩耍”，用happily作为副词修饰动词play，表示“快乐地”。
（10）chance。句子意思是“当你没有机会去米埔沼泽时，你也可以在公园里学到一些关于动物的知识”，用chance表示“机会”。