【推荐2】Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks. to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word or phrase that best fits each blank.

During the tsunami（海啸）disaster of 2004, over 300,000 people died. No one has counted the number of animals     1    （kill）, but we know that it wasn't many. All over the region, before the disaster     2    （strike）, animals were behaving strangely.

Shortly before the tsunami, in Khaolak, Thailand, twelve elephants that were giving tourists rides became upset. They suddenly left their usual habitat,     3    （carry）four surprised Japanese tourists to safety. On the eastern coast of India, flamingos（火烈鸟）, which should be breeding at this time of year, suddenly flew to higher ground. Of the two thousand wild pigs that live in an Indian nature reserve, only one     4    （find）dead after the tsunami.

The idea     5     the animals are able to predict disasters is nothing new. In fact, it has been well-recorded over the years. Twelve hours before Hurricane Charlie hit Florida in 2004, fourteen sharks left their natural habitat and stayed in deep waters for two weeks. The sharks, which were being observed by US scientists,     6    （never do）this before. They escaped the hurricane.

Unlike human beings, wild animals' senses are sharper and they can feel even     7    （small）changes in the environment. In     8     words, they see natural warnings that are invisible to the human eye.

The real question is, can we use the reactions of animals     9    （save）ourselves from natural disasters? Animal behavior expert, Rupesh Kaneira, believes: we have no choice. “The technology which we rely on isn't always perfect, and in poorer countries it isn't even available. Animals know the environment better than any of us.     10     they run for their lives, we must follow.”

【推荐3】语法填空

In order to protect the wildlife, we should     1    (equal) treat all species including the good, the bad, and the ugly. Although the cute wildlife such as pandas and    2    (dolphin) is important, we must pay attention to     3    (little) cute animals, too. In fact, our world needs all kinds of animals and without     4    (various), our planet cannot survive. So    5    you want the future to be beautiful, you have to give ugly animals     6    chance.

As we all know, billions of trees are being cut down every year     7    (make) paper for humans. Every tree that is cut down     8    (be) a part of the habitat of animals like koalas.    9     this way a lot of animal homes are being destroyed.Is it right to make animals     10    　(home) so that humans can have more paper?

【推荐1】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。

In China, the panda is a symbol of peace, harmony and friendship. That makes it the perfet choiceto be a new representative to expand green energy in     1     country. Over the next five years, Panda Green Energy     2     (set) up     3     (vary) power plants across the country. These plants look like lovable cartoon pandas in shape.

The first panda plant was recently set up in Datong, China, and looks like a happy panda with eyes     4     look in different directions. The black parts of the panda     5     (make) with monocrystalline silicone solar cells (单晶体硅太阳能电池)with the gray and white parts

composed     6     thin film solar cells. Over 25 years, the plants will be able to offer 3.2 billion kilowatt hours of green power, reducing carbon emissions by 2.74 million tons.

“By designing the solar power station into the pattern of a panda, we aim to stimulate   teenagers’ interest and     7    (enthusiastic) for solar energy application,” China Merchants New Energy Group CEO,Alan Li, said at the 2016 G20 Energy Ministerial Meeting .”    8    (deal) with climatechange,we should not only appeal to the governments and    9     (company), but also get the next generationinvolvedin, thus    10    (make) joint efforts for a green future.

【推荐3】There is no doubt that the world climate     1     (change) in recent years. Many people blame this change on gases such as carbon dioxide. Animals and humans produce carbon dioxide when they breathe. However, many other human     2     (activity) also let off carbon gases. Anytime something is burnt, carbon is put     3     the atmosphere. Cars and other vehicles burn petrol in their engines, and electrical power plants most often burn fuels such as coal and oil in order to produce electricity.    4    , the more petrol and electricity we consume, the     5     carbon we are letting off.

One thing we can do to help solve this problem is to walk or use     6     bicycle when possible. Of course, there are times     7     we need to travel long distances. In this case, public transport such as buses and the underground is always a much better choice than a private car or a taxi.

You can also plant a tree,    8     trees absorb the carbon dioxide in the air to produce oxygen. Planting a small tree is cheap and easy, and two decades from now, when you look at     9     will have become a large tree, you will find a sense of satisfaction,    10     (know) that you did your part to help solve the problem of climate change.