1 . A single tremble shook beneath my feet. The trees above me began to sway(摇摆) hard. Then came the deadly_________that could only mean one thing, destruction. Every house and object was now_________. My vision blurred (模糊) even more when I saw the remains of my house. The house that used to_________all the happiness in the world was now_________a pile of ruined pieces. I_________all the times I played with my little brother and sister. Images of them were_________in my mind, so I let the darkness sweep over me completely so I could see them vividly one last time. I regained a bit of my_________after lying on the ground for some time. My eyes viewed different things, but I walked on mindlessly, with no_________to anything around me at all.

Years have passed since the disaster that_________me years ago. I never thought I would be okay again after this__________event.

Today I am going on a trip to California to help__________of a recent earthquake. Then, I see her. A young girl is weeping into her arm. I walk toward her. Losing family was__________, but because of my life changing experience, I am strong, and I can__________the lives of those who are suffering as I was. When I reach the girl, she stares at me with sad eyes, and I gently stick out my hand for her to hold to. One day, she may__________others the way I did for her. She holds my hand tightly, and together, we look for a brighter future where we can help those around us and__________the world starting with one disaster at a time.

1.

A．silence

B．power

C．emergency

D．extinction

2.

A．under pressure

B．in ruins

C．on hand

D．in shock

3.

A．promote

B．supply

C．contain

D．measure

4.

A．extremely

B．obviously

C．actually

D．simply

5.

A．adapted to

B．thought of

C．concentrated on

D．worked out

6.

A．carved

B．buried

C．designed

D．observed

7.

A．balance

B．memory

C．strength

D．impression

8.

A．request

B．comparison

C．path

D．reaction

9.

A．struck

B．identified

C．threatened

D．reminded

10.

A．amazing

B．frightening

C．exciting

D．challenging

11.

A．professionals

B．volunteers

C．survivors

D．experts

12.

A．painful

B．unusual

C．awkward

D．unique

13.

A．appreciate

B．possess

C．exchange

D．improve

14.

A．affect

B．recognize

C．recommend

D．contact

15.

A．establish

B．change

C．remove

D．revise

2 . 阅读短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

The most wonderful thing that has come into my life is a Golden Retriever called Bonny. Bonny has been trained by an organization called Assistance Dogs for Independence, so she could help me become independent. I often rely on other people in my life, and it even keeps me from making my own decisions in most situations. Why? Because when you have to depend on others, the decision does not become totally yours.

I developed Cerebral Palsy(脑瘫) at the age of twelve months as a result of food poisoning(中毒). That made me physically disabled, making me totally rely on others. Because of that, I often felt sad. I considered myself to be useless and was often in a low mood.

My recent visit to the Spastic Centre with Bonny caused the therapists(治疗师) to notice the change in my attitude and mood. They always tried to help me become positive, but they said it was Bonny that had made such a difference. They were so impressed that they invited me to talk to Assistance Dogs for Independence about such dogs because they were sure that other people like me would also need the assistance of such a dog.

I totally agreed with them and decided to do that. The costs of carers who are paid to help people like me are very high. And family members have to spend a lot of time taking care of such people as me. With such a dog as Bonny, things could be much easier.

However, I will still need the carers’ help in areas where a dog can’t help. I just want to say such a dog is really helpful to such people as me.

1. Why can’t the author make his own decisions sometimes? (no more than 10 words)

____________________________________________________________

2. How did the author develop Cerebral Palsy? (no more than 10 words)

____________________________________________________________

3. What does the underlined word “assistance” in Paragraph 3 mean? (1 word)

____________________________________________________________

4. What does the author think of carers for such people as him? (no more than 5 words)

____________________________________________________________

5. What do you think of such dogs as Bonny after reading the text? Why? (no more than 20 words)

____________________________________________________________

3 . Pre-school children who spend time together take on one another's personalities, a new research has found. The study shows that environment plays a key role in shaping people's personalities. While genetics still forms the central part of the human psyche (心理), the research finds that personality traits (特征) are "contagious" (传染的) among children. "Our finding flies in the face of common assumptions that personality can't be changed," said Dr. Jennifer Neal, co-author of the study.

The researchers studied the personalities and social networks of two pre-school classes for a full school year. One of the classes was a set of three-year-olds, and the other a set of four-year-olds. Children whose friends were hard-working or outgoing gradually took on these personality traits over time. Psychology expert Dr. Emily Dublin said kids are having a far bigger effect on each other than people may realize.

The new study is not the first to explore the contagious effects of personality traits. A 2015 psychology study found that rudeness at work can be contagious as it travels from person to person "like a disease". The study found that seeing a boss being rude to an employee was enough to cause people to be rude to those around them.

The researchers questioned 6,000 people on the social "climate" in their workplaces, which included offices, hotels and restaurants. They found 75 percent of those who took part said they had been treated rudely at least once in the past year. And the study also suggests that merely seeing other people being subjected to rudeness made it more likely that a person would treat their colleagues in the same way. Rudeness could include leaving someone off an invite to a company event, sending unkind emails, finding fault with others or failing to give praise.

Dr. Torkelson believes companies need to be more aware of the harm that rudeness in the workplace can do as it can damage the working environment. She said better training could help to fight against the problem.

1. What does the underlined part "flies in the face of" in Paragraph1mean?

A．Leads to.	B．Results from.
C．Goes against.	D．Agrees with.

2. According to Paragraph 2, who have the greatest impact on children's personality?

A．Their parents.	B．Their friends.
C．The researchers.	D．The psychologists.

3. Which of the following is considered rude at the workplace?

A．Ignoring the faults of co-workers.

B．Not sending emails to workmates.

C．Seeking praise from colleagues and bosses.

D．Not inviting a colleague to a company party.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．One's personality is hard to change.

B．One's personality is shaped by genes.

C．One's personality traits can spread to others.

D．One's personality traits can change overnight.

5. This passage is most probably taken from ________.

A．a science report	B．a study guide
C．a school textbook	D．a technical journal

4 . A wildfire in New Mexico, a state in the southwestern US, has burned for nearly two months, consuming more than 315, 000 acres of land--an area about the size of the city of Los Angeles.

“With climate change, it seems like the dominoes are beginning to fall,” NASA hydrologist JT Reager told the BBC. “We get warmer temperatures, we get less rain and snow. The reservoirs(水库) start drying up, then in a place like the West of the US, we get wildfires.”

In recent years, wildfires have wreaked havoc across countries including the US and Australia.

These fires destroy homes and businesses, claim lives and also negatively impact the environment. As climate change worsens, global temperatures increase and so does the risk of wildfires. A recent report from the United Nations Environment Programme and GRID—Arendal, a partner organization in Norway, reveals that wildfires are becoming more frequent and severe.

This is harmful to people around the globe. According to the joint UN report, it is estimated that the yearly “economic burden from wildfire for the United States is between $7. 1 billion and $347. 8 billion”.

Another article published in Nature journal on April 19 found that wildfires have created seasonal pollution patterns in the northwestern US. Between 2002 and 2018, carbon monoxide( 一氧化碳) levels increased every year for the month of August in the area.

In 2019 and 2020, Australian bushfires displaced millions, filled the air with deadly clouds of smoke and killed thousands of koalas.

Forest fires are common in China too. In the recent decade, the total number of forest fires in the country every year has increased to more than 2, 000 cases, according to The Paper.

Greater Hinggan Mountains( 大兴安岭) is one of the important forestry bases in China. The National Forestry and Grassland Administration adopted mountain watchtowers, forest cameras and aerial drones(无人机) to prevent forest fires in the summer.

1. The author quotes Reager’s words in the second paragraph to ________.

A．show the seriousness of the recent wildfire in the US

B．list some environmental problems caused by wildfires

C．explain how climate change contributes to wildfires

D．provide possible solutions to wildfires around the globe

2. What does the underlined phrase “wreaked havoc” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Created pollution.	B．Been out of control.
C．Caused great damage.	D．Drawn much attention.

3. How has wildfire affected the American Northwest according to the text?

A．Millions of people have been displaced.

B．It has caused seasonal patterns of pollution.

C．It has led to around $7. 1 billion economic loss annually.

D．Carbon monoxide levels have increased year on year.

4. What do we know about forest fires in China?

A．There has been over 2,000 cases in the last decade.

B．Greater Hinggan Mountains experienced the largest one.

C．They were not very common several decades ago.

D．Measures have been taken to prevent them from happening.

5 . In the city I live in, we have a small local national park full of trees. I like that place very much, although I do wish it was bigger.

One day, I was walking around in the park along a path (小路) when I saw a beautiful squirrel (松鼠) lying in the middle of the path. I stopped and found that there was something wrong with one of its legs.

Just at that time, a man with two little kids was behind me. They were my neighbors. They were going up the same path. I said hello to them. The dad asked me, “Why are you standing still here?” I said,“Look! Here is a beautiful squirrel, but....” Noticing the squirrel, one of the kids shouted, “Quickly dad, catch it for me. I want to put it in my birdcage.” His brother nodded, asking their dad to catch the squirrel.

Then I stopped them.“Please wait. Do you really want to catch it and put it into the birdcage?” My neighbor said, “Yes. I will catch it and take it home.” I said angrily, “Animals are our friends and this is the last place in our city that the squirrel can live in. We must protect them. If we are kind to this tiny animal then we can start to be kind to bigger ones.” My neighbor smiled and said,“You misunderstood me. I will take it home and cure (治疗) it and when it is well, I will take it back to the park and set it free. Do you come long with me?”After hearing his words, I became happy. I followed him with the injured squirrel to his home. A few days later, when the squirrel was well, we took it back to the park and sent it free.

I felt glad that we did a good thing. We should protect animals.

1. Where did the author see the squirrel?

A．In his back yard.	B．In a small birdcage.
C．In a local park.	D．In his neighbor’s home.

2. What do you know about the squirrel?

A．It was injured.	B．It was lost.
C．It was dead.	D．It was dirty.

3. How did the author feel when hearing the neighbor’s words at first?

A．Doubtful.

B．Excited.

C．Anxious.

D．Angry.

4. What happened to the squirrel in the end?

A．It was killed.

B．It was sold.

C．It was sent back to the park.

D．It was kept in the birdcage.

5. The story inspires people to ________.

A．treat animals friendly

B．communicate with kids sometimes

C．go to local parks more often

D．get along well with neighbors

6 . Telescope Searching for Space Treasure Unearths Giant Planet

A giant planet shrouded(遮盖)in clouds, in orbit(轨道)around a star 385 light years from our sun, has been captured by the James Webb Space Telescope in images described as a “_________ moment for astronomy.”

In observations led by a British astronomer, the pioneering telescope focused on a “gas giant” planet called HIP65426b. It captured images in infrared light(红外光), which allows astronomers to more _________ calculate the mass and temperature of “exoplanets”—the _________ for planets in orbit around other stars. It should ultimately allow them to detect clouds moving across their surface, _________ alien weather patterns on worlds hundreds of light years from our solar system. The images show the planet as “blobs(斑点) of light” in blue, purple, yellow and   red hues under various infrared wavelengths.

The planet is up to 12 times bigger than Jupiter and orbits about 100 times farther from its host star compared with the Earth’s distance from the sun, making it _________ for astronomers to separate the planet from its star when attempting to capture images of it. The planet is only 15 to 20 million years old, a fraction of the _________ of the Earth, which is 4.5 billion years old. Like Jupiter and Saturn, it has “no rocky surface and could not be _________,” NASA said.

The _________ of an exoplanet is usually detected when the light from a distant star appears to become less _________ at regular intervals, suggesting that a planet is passing across its face once per orbit like a tiny partial eclipse(日偏食). It is extremely difficult to capture a direct image of an exoplanet __________ they are thousands of times fainter than the stars they orbit.

James Webb used an instrument called a coronagraph to __________ light from HiP65426b’ s host star, which lies in the Centaurus constellation(半人马座), “Obtaining this image felt like __________ space treasure,” said Aarynn Carter, a researcher at the University of California. “At first, all I could see was light from the star, but with careful image processing, I was able to remove that light and uncover the planet.”

Analysis suggests that the planet has a red hue and a temperature of 1,300℃. The images could give a clue as to how Jupiter and Saturn looked in their __________ more than four billion years ago.

NASA said, “Webb’s view, at longer infrared wavelengths, shows new details that ground—based telescopes would not be able to detect __________ the intrinsic(本身的)infrared glow of Earth’s atmosphere.”

The telescope has already been used to analyze the __________ make—up of the atmosphere on another exoplanet, WASP—39b, detecting carbon dioxide by analyzing the spectrum(光谱) of light passing through its clouds.

1.

A．difficult

B．awful

C．dramatic

D．transformative

2.

A．carefully

B．precisely

C．positively

D．quickly

3.

A．term

B．reason

C．explanation

D．material

4.

A．reporting

B．forecasting

C．changing

D．revealing

5.

A．clear

B．impossible

C．easier

D．harder

6.

A．time

B．age

C．history

D．distance

7.

A．renewable

B．habitable

C．detectable

D．feasible

8.

A．form

B．component

C．existence

D．orbit

9.

A．gentle

B．natural

C．warm

D．bright

10.

A．because

B．although

C．unless

D．as if

11.

A．look out

B．find out

C．block out

D．make out

12.

A．digging for

B．hiding from

C．bringing out

D．mixing into

13.

A．infancy

B．childhood

C．youth

D．peak

14.

A．in case of

B．in the way of

C．regardless of

D．owing to

15.

A．chemical

B．physical

C．psychological

D．medical

7 . When I was 13, I climbed my first mountain near my home. I was overweight then and ________ when I reached the top. But I loved the ________.

Two years ago, my friend Mel Olsen and I drove to Oregon to climb 11,240-foot Mount Hood.

As we went higher, the trail (山路) grew ________ and steeper. At around 9 a.m., we reached an ice step. Confident I was safe, I put my full ________ on it. Suddenly, I heard a ________, and the ice broke off the step, right under my foot.

In a second, I fell backward. Soon, I came to a stop on a flat slope. I ________ my whole body, feeling ________ that I was fine, except that I was suffering from a sharp pain in my left ________ and couldn’t move.

I ________ for help, and immediately Mel and other climbers came to assist me and called Mountain Rescue. Then I was loaded into a(n) ________ and taken to a hospital, ________ I stayed for four days. The doctors told me it would be a year before I could ________ again, but I was back on the trails within six months.

The fall has made me more ________. One slip (滑倒) on a mountain can change everything. But the experience also made me ________ as a person. Since the accident, I’ve climbed another 60 mountains. I’m not going to let one fall ________ me from doing my favorite thing.

1.

A．out of danger

B．out of trouble

C．out of balance

D．out of breath

2.

A．opportunity

B．memory

C．challenge

D．mountain

3.

A．wider

B．flatter

C．narrower

D．nearer

4.

A．body

B．strength

C．foot

D．weight

5.

A．cry

B．crack

C．crash

D．call

6.

A．calmed

B．looked

C．tested

D．checked

7.

A．fortunate

B．satisfied

C．grateful

D．confident

8.

A．arm

B．shoulder

C．leg

D．eye

9.

A．yelled

B．asked

C．begged

D．arranged

10.

A．car

B．ambulance

C．truck

D．shelter

11.

A．which

B．that

C．where

D．when

12.

A．jump

B．move

C．drive

D．climb

13.

A．positive

B．cautious

C．frightened

D．anxious

14.

A．grow

B．develop

C．feel

D．act

15.

A．protect

B．ban

C．addict

D．keep

8 . In July, my friend and I took a camping trip. We travelled for four weeks and visited the United States and part of Canada. We decided to camp because it took less money than living in hotels.

We planned very carefully. First, the car we were going to drive was very small, so we decided to take only one small bag each and as few camping things as possible. We took some medicine with us, to prevent (预防) insects and also food for picnics. Second, there was a lot to see in the United States and Canada, so we had to decide on the direction we wanted to drive on a big map.

All of this planning took a long time. The date we started was July 2.We saw and did many things on our camping tour. We climbed in the mountains, visited famous caves, and swam in cool mountain rivers. We visited many cities and talked to many people. We went to a hotel room when it rained at night. We had an exciting trip.

1. The two friends went camping ______ .

A．for four days	B．with all their friends
C．so they can save money	D．because it was warm in July

2. Which of the following statements was possibly true?

A．They were now on the trip.	B．They were going to make a tour all over the U.S. and Canada.
C．They were quite rich.	D．They went by car.

3. We learn from the second paragraph that ______ .

A．they must have been ill	B．they must have brought a lot in the car
C．they must have studied the map carefully	D．they must have been hurt by insects

4. It is quite clear that ______ .

A．the two friends didn’t take any food with them

B．they are sure to take some medicine with them on the trip

C．the two friends will take turns to drive

D．there will be no insects at all

5. What will happen if it’s rainy? ______

A．They will talk to people while it rains.	B．They will go swimming.
C．They will have to stop climbing.	D．They will have to stay in a hotel for the night.

9 . 假设你是李华，上周末你班分为两组进行了一项了解珍稀动物金丝猴（golden monkeys）的活动，请根据表格所提供的内容，给你的笔友Linda写封信，向她介绍此次活动的过程和体会。

第一组	第二组
*到动物园观察金丝猴的特征（feature） *去图书馆查阅金丝猴的习性（behavior）	*上网了解金丝猴的现有数量 *听专家介绍对金丝猴的保护措施
*汇总信息，完成报告 *活动体会（至少写两点）

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10 . Typhoons and hurricanes are the same weather phenomenon: tropical cyclones (热带气旋). However, they go by different names _________ where they occur.

Typhoons develop in the northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean. They most _________ occur from late June to December. When winds blow into warm seawater, a lot. of warm, moist air evaporates and _________ rapidly, while colder air moves in below. This creates_________     causing the winds to move very quickly. The more warm air and moisture there is, the more_________ the winds. When the winds move faster than 119 kilometers per hour, a typhoon is formed. If a typhoon _________ 241 kilometers per hour, then it becomes a super typhoon.

The _________of a typhoon is called the “eye”. This is right in the middle of a typhoon and is _________ . In the “eye”, the wind does not move so fast. Around the “eye” is the _________ of clouds. This is where the strongest winds and hardest rains are found. The rain bands are the outer part of a typhoon that _________ with it.

Typhoons do bring water to people, but they also can be very _________ . They _________   houses and cars, and even kill people. For example, tropical storm Megi hit the Philippines in April. More than 220 people died from _________ and flooding caused by the typhoon.

China is also one of the countries most affected by typhoons. The _________ time for typhoons landing is from July to September._________ , China’s coastal residents face 10 typhoon landings each year.

1.

A．relating to

B．depending on

C．owing to

D．belonging to

2.

A．absolutely

B．extraordinarily

C．commonly

D．entirely

3.

A．rises

B．disappears

C．exits

D．erupts

4.

A．crisis

B．reaction

C．power

D．pressure

5.

A．sufficient

B．deadly

C．intense

D．dramatic

6.

A．generates

B．lowers

C．dominates

D．hits

7.

A．edge

B．center

C．essence

D．dimension

8.

A．striking

B．calm

C．apparent

D．damp

9.

A．wall

B．roof

C．ceiling

D．floor

10.

A．tracks

B．crashes

C．spins

D．slides

11.

A．wide-ranging

B．remarkable

C．realistic

D．destructive

12.

A．break down

B．throw in

C．fall apart

D．blow away

13.

A．earthquake

B．landslides

C．sandstorm

D．lightning

14.

A．peak

B．grand

C．rigid

D．ideal

15.

A．In turn

B．At large

C．On average

D．Above all