1 . Technology is likely to play a big part in reaching its climate goals in the future.

Fusion is the process that fires the sun. But some experts say it could someday power our homes. Fusion happens when the nuclei (核) of two atoms are subjected to extreme heat. This leads to the formation of a new larger atom and large amounts of energy. One problem is the process itself requires a large amount of energy. Developers of the technology haven’t yet performed a fusion reaction that releases more energy than it requires. In addition, running an electric power plant of fusion would require the resulting heat to be contained in an economical way.

Advanced nuclear plants would be smaller than today’s massive nuclear reactors. Experts say they could be used in rural areas and could take over for wind and solar power when the sun goes down or the wind dies. But advanced nuclear reactors are difficult and costly to build. Critics say they would also create more waste. And they would run on uranium (铀), which could make some advanced reactors more appealing to militants (激进分子) seeking materials to make weapons.

Currently, there are 15 direct air capture plants operating worldwide, getting CO directly from the air and puts the gas underground. The costs are currently high. But supporters say those costs will fall as the technology improves. They also say tax breaks for businesses could help the technology. But critics say offering large credits could actually lead to more plants continuing to burn fossil fuels.

Hydrogen (氢) can be mixed with natural gas to make a cleaner-burning fuel. This could power a fuel cell vehicle. Such a vehicle would release environmentally friendly water vapors.

So-called clean hydrogen can be produced using energy methods such as wind and solar. But those methods are more costly than “grey hydrogen”, which is made with fossil fuels. Geothermal power plants capture heat up to 370 degrees Celsius far below the earth’s surface. The heat creates steam that can turn turbines (涡轮机) to produce electricity. But the technology would need to greatly expand to become a major alternative to fossil fuels.

1. How does the author develop the passage？

A．By analyzing the cost.

B．By introducing the values.

C．By weighing the positive and negative.

D．By following the order of great importance.

2. What can we learn from the text？

A．Carbon Capture is in the theoretical stage.

B．Nuclear fusion has been widely used in families.

C．Grey hydrogen belongs to environmental protection energy

D．The advanced nuclear plants have hidden dangers of making weapons.

3. What technology is suitable for countries having the heat in the interior(内部)of the earth？

A．Geothermal power.	B．Carbon Capture.
C．Advanced Nuclear.	D．Fusion and Hydrogen.

4. What is the best title for the text？

A．New Issues Facing Climate Goals

B．Develop New Energy According to Local Conditions

C．What Are the Future Development Goals of Clean Energy？

D．Which Technologies Could Help the World Reach Its Climate Goals？

3 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

“No 7, Jobie Nymble, takes the lead,” cried the announcer. “Just one more hurdle (跨栏) and ...” Cheers broke out. “Jobie Nymble from Riverside Middle School takes first place in the girls’ 100-meter hurdles!” The crowd went wild.

“County championships (锦标赛), here we come,” screamed Jobie, patting her green track spikes (钉鞋). They were her lucky shoes and she loved them. “Next Saturday, we’re taking home the gold,” Jobie whispered to her spikes, excitedly retying them.

“Don’t forget, guys,” said Marisol, one of her teammates. “My birthday party is next Friday at Hidden Park.”

Next weekend couldn’t come soon enough. Jobie smiled with excitement all week long. At track practice, she leaped over those hurdles faster than she’d ever leaped before. And it wasn’t long before everything in her path was a hurdle: flowerpots in her front yard, sidewalk cracks on the way to the bus stop and even her little sister, Teka!

The day of Marisol’s party, Jobie put on her favorite outfit: her blue shorts, an old track T-shirt from her dad, and her lucky spikes. “Perfect.” She smiled at herself in the mirror.

The party was under way when Jobie arrived at Hidden Park. She stopped by the track first, planning to do some practice.

“Jobie!” Two of Jobie’s teammates rushed toward her, breathless and barefoot. “Come on,” they yelled. “You have to try the slide.”

Jobie looked toward the party area. Suddenly, she saw it. The biggest slide she had ever seen was on the far side of the park. Smiling kids zoomed down the slide at unspeakable speeds. Without thinking twice, Jobie took off her spikes and dashed (猛冲) toward the slide. Its ladder stretched to the sky, but she reached the top in no time, closed her eyes and let go.

Jobie couldn’t get enough. She tried again and again. When it was finally time to go home, she unwillingly made her way back to the track where she’d left her shoes.

续写部分：
注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语以为你写好；
Paragraph 1：

As she eyed the area from a distance, panic set in.

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Paragraph 2：

The next day, Jobie turned up in a new pair of spikes for the championships.

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4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

On Aug 27, 2020, Zhao Minghui, an associate professor at Qingdao Agricultural University’s College of Life Science, posted a “seeking marriage” notice online looking for a nine-month-old mate (配偶) for     1    (he) lab’s cat.

In the post, he described the cat     2    a volunteer of cell cloning technology, as well as an English speaker. As for the    3     (require) of the partner, the post said that healthy British long-haired cats who can speak with a London accent would be put on the top of the candidates list.

A research team, led by Zhao, cloned the cat for scientific study using a technique known as cell nuclear transfer. It is a special cat, the first one     4    (appear) at a domestic university cloning lab.

The clone, born on Dec 24,    5    (refer) to as Ping’an, meaning peace and safety. Over the past nine months, the cat     6     (grow) into the period of young adulthood    7     it is ready to mate. To today, three outstanding British long-haired cats have been selected. Zhao’s team    8     (accurate) get cat fertilized eggs at a special period of time by using the pre-established technology to collect early embryos (胚胎). The technology provides     9     important means to lay the theoretical basis for producing larger animal models of human diseases and studying the pathogenesis of diseases, thus     10    (promote) drug development.

7 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Robert was a carpenter (木匠). He was living in a village. His mother died a long time ago. His aged father, Kuppan, lived with Robert. Kuppan was very weak. He could not even walk well. He was so weak because Robert did not give him enough food.

Robert had a son. His name was Michael. Michael was just ten years old. He was a very good boy. He loved his grandfather. He had great respect for his grandfather. We did not like his father’s attitude and character to his grandfather, because his father was treating his grandfather cruelly. One day Kuppan was eating his food in the small plate that his son had given to him. The plate fell and broke into pieces. The food also fell on the floor. Robert was working at the other end of the room. He saw the broken plate. He was very angry with his father and used very sharp words to blame his father. The old man felt bad about what happened. He was sorry for his mistake. Robert’s words wounded him very deeply.

Michael saw this. But he was afraid to speak against his father. He was sad about his grandfather. But he was not powerful to stand in support of his grandfather. Then he got an idea.

Paragraph 1

The next day, Michael took some of his father’s tools and a piece of wood.

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Paragraph 2

The carpenter was pretty shocked to hear that.

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8 . With about 1,000-meter-high steep cliffs (陡峭的悬崖) around, there Xiazhuang, Chongqing had only one pathway out of the village, and it took villagers three days to walk to the main town. People there used to risk their lives going out of the mountain village. In the 40 years to 1997, 23 people had died from falling off the cliff while cutting firewood or travelling to the county seat, and 75 people had been injured or disabled while doing the same activities. Then, village head Mao Xianglin held a meeting in 1997 and suggested building a road snaking along the mountains, but almost no villager agreed because they had no money, no machines and no confidence to take on the tough project.

Later that year, around 100 people volunteered to do the work after Mao’s efforts. Workers from ropes and used hammers, drills and even explosives to create the road. Falling rocks and other dangers led to the deaths of six villagers. When they slept in caves (洞穴) at night, they tied a rope around their bodies with the other end tied to the root of an old tree to make sure they did not fall off the cliff.

“Mountains had isolated us from the outside for generations. We had to do something to ensure the next generation could go out of the mountains for a good life,” Mao said. When the 8-kilometer road was completed in 2004, it enabled many villagers to travel out and find work. Incomes increased as a result. Mao will retire in five years, planning to widen the current road and focus on ecotourism. “The spirit of the Xiazhuang people can’t be lost and has to be passed down from generation to generation,” he said.

1. What is Paragraph 1 mainly about?

A．The history of the village.	B．The development of the village.
C．The specific deaths in the building.	D．The reason for building the road.

2. What do we know about the building of the road from Paragraph 2?

A．It was a tough task.	B．It caused 100 deaths.
C．It was far from dangers.	D．It made workers sleep soundly.

3. What does the underlined word “isolated” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Attracted.	B．Separated.
C．Contacted.	D．Gathered.

4. Which of the following can best describe Mao’s personality?

A．Frightened.	B．Determined.
C．Distant.	D．Curious.

10 . Herder (放牧人) Buchu Boru has to walk tens of kilometers in search of grassland for his animals during times of drought (干旱)—but he isn’t sure whether he will succeed or not. “Somebody tells you that there is grassland but on arriving, you don’t find any,” said the herder. But when the rains fail next time, he will have a new mobile phone app which will help him move his animals to grassland without too much cost or waste of time.

The Afriscout app, which uses satellite images to find where there is grass and water, claims to be better than what people in Africa are used to. With the app, African herders will be very sure where the grassland with water is and then they will just head there.

Afriscout that reduces the uncertainties associated with the journeys can help protect herds and incomes, making families more adaptable to the severe conditions.

Afriscout, developed by Project Concern International (PCI), a California-based development organization, was first released in Boru’s area in February. The app so far has had about 3,000 users in Kenya, but PCI hopes to increase the number to 4,000 once it finishes mapping Samburu Country, home to the Samburu herding community. It is already used in Tanzania and Ethiopia and PCI plans to expand it in other African countries like Niger soon, said Brenda Wandera, the organization's acting representative in Kenya.

However, the new app faces a few challenges, including limited mobile phone connectivity in some areas, and broad use of old-style mobile phones rather than smart phones. Now, few herders in the region own smart phones—but that may change if they find the app useful.

1. Why dose Boru walk a long distance during drought?

A．To harvest some grass.	B．To move to a new place.
C．To search for drinkable water.	D．To find food for his animals.

2. What do we know about Afriscout?

A．It was released in California at first.

B．It can take photos of a satellite.

C．It will be used in more African countries.

D．It eases Kenyan environmental problems.

3. From which section of a website is the text probably taken?

A．Environment.	B．Technology.
C．Lifestyle.	D．Economy.

4. Which one can be the best title of the text?

A．Hi-tech can protect animals and incomes.

B．Afriscout faces some challenges in Kenya.

C．An app helps herders cut risk from drought.

D．An organization invented an app for the poor.