1 . 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。

Two villages have been named the Best Tourism Villages 2022 by the World Tourism Organization, thanks to their achievements in balancing tourism with economic development while    1    (stick) to environmental protection.

According to the organization, 32 villages in 18 countries and regions including Austria, Chile and China    2    (award) the recognition late on Tuesday. China’s Dazhai village in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region    3    Jingzhu village in Chongqing won the recognition.

Figures cited from the county’s culture and tourism bureau show that tourism development in Dazhai    4    (bring) great economic benefits to villagers and created more jobs for them since the village started to develop tourism around 2003.

    5    the bureau has pointed out, though the village only received 32,000 visits in 2004, the number rose    6    (sharp) to nearly 798,000 in 2019 before COVID-19 emerged. The villagers’ average income among its 1,212 people of 271 households, also saw    7    rise from 700 yuan per year ($100) to over 34, 500 yuan in 2019, the bureau said.

Jingzhu village, the other village    8    (recognize) by the World Tourism Organization this year is located in Wulong district of southwest Chongqing and over half of the villagers work in the tourism industry.

The World Tourism Organization began to award Best Tourism Villages across the world in 2021    9    (promote) the cultural heritage protection and sustainable development of villages. China so far has four villages winning the title,    10    the other two being Yucun village in Zhejiang and Xidi village in Anhui.

2 . There has been a very serious decline in the numbers of shallow-water fish as a result of overfishing. People still want to eat fish, so the fishing industry must look at other sources, especially the deep waters of the Atlantic.     1    

Conservation measures will have to be put in place if these deep-sea fish are to survive. Research on five such species shows that numbers have declined by between 87 percent and 98 percent.     2     Many species could well disappear completely if the present trend continues. These are species that have been swimming in our oceans for hundreds of millions of years.

The problem is emphasized by the fact that the decline in numbers happened in less than twenty years. Deep-sea fish take a long time to reproduce and normally live for many years.     3     The average size of such fish also declined, with one species showing a 57 percent decline in average size. This is of particular concern, as large fish tend to produce more offspring than small ones.

    4     The deep-sea species have been caught as if they were the fast-breeding (快速繁殖) fish like sardine and herring. It is like killing elephants as if they reproduced at the same rate as rabbits.

The damage done by overfishing goes beyond the sea environment. Millions of people make a living in the fishing industry.     5     Measures must be taken to not only conserve ecosystems, but also sustain livelihoods and ensure food security.

A．Billions of people rely on fish for protein.

B．Many people now choose not to eat deep-sea fish.

C．Unfortunately, their reproduction rate is very low.

D．This puts them in the category of “critically endangered”.

E．None of these facts has been taken into account by the fishing industry.

F．Overfishing is a major cause of decline in populations of ocean wildlife.

G．This has resulted in a sharp decline in the numbers of many of the species caught.

3 . 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。

I was invited to a cookout on an old friend’s farm in western Washington. I parked my car outside the farm and walked past a milking house which had apparently not been used in many years. A noise at a window caught my attention, so I entered it. It was a hummingbird (蜂鸟), desperately trying to escape. She was covered in spider-webs (蛛网) and was barely able to move her wings. She ceased her struggle the instant I picked her up.

With the bird in my cupped hand, I looked around to see how she had gotten in. The broken window glass was the likely answer. I stuffed a piece of cloth into the hole and took her outside, closing the door securely behind me.

When I opened my hand, the bird did not fly away; she sat looking at me with her bright eyes. I removed the sticky spider-webs that covered her head and wings. Still, she made no attempt to fly. Perhaps she had been struggling against the window too long and was too tired? Or too thirsty?

As I carried her up the blackberry-lined path toward my car where I kept a water bottle, she began to move. I stopped, and she soon took wing but did not immediately fly away.

Hovering (悬停), she approached within six inches of my face. For a very long moment, this tiny creature looked into my eyes, turning her head from side to side. Then she flew quickly out of sight.

During the cookout, I told my hosts about the hummingbird incident. They promised to fix the window. As I was departing, my friends walked me to my car. I was standing by the car when a hummingbird flew to the center of our group and began hovering. She turned from person to person until she came to me. She again looked directly into my eyes, then let out a squeaking call and was gone. For a moment, all were speechless. Then someone said, “She must have come to say goodbye.”

注意：
1. 续写词数应为 150 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。

A few weeks later, I went to the farm again.

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I was just about to leave when the hummingbird appeared.

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4 . According to the Solar Energy Industry Association, the number of solar panels installed(安装)has grown rapidly in the past decade, and it has to grow even faster to meet climate goals. But all of that growth will take up a lot of space, and though more and more people accept the concept of solar energy, few like large solar panels to be installed near them.

Solar developers want to put up panels as quickly and cheaply as possible, so they haven’t given much thought to what they put under them. Often, they’ll end up filling the area with small stones and using chemicals to control weeds. The result is that many communities, especially in farming regions, see solar farms as destroyers of the soil.

“Solar projects need to be good neighbors,” says Jordan Macknick, the head of the Innovative Site Preparation and Impact Reductions on the Environment(InSPIRE)project. “They need to be protectors of the land and contribute to the agricultural economy.” InSPIRE is investigating practical approaches to “low-impact” solar development, which focuses on establishing and operating solar farms in a way that is kinder to the land. One of the easiest low-impact solar strategies is providing habitat for pollinators(传粉昆虫).

Habitat loss, pesticide use, and climate change have caused dramatic declines in pollinator populations over the past couple of decades, which has damaged the U.S. agricultural economy. Over 28 states have passed laws related to pollinator habitat protection and pesticide use. Conservation organizations put out pollinator-friendliness guidelines for home gardens, businesses, schools, cities—and now there are guidelines for solar farms.

Over the past few years, many solar farm developers have transformed the space under their solar panels into a shelter for various kinds of pollinators, resulting in soil improvement and carbon reduction. “These pollinator-friendly solar farms can have a valuable impact on everything that’s going on in the landscape,” says Macknick.

1. What do solar developers often ignore?

A．The decline in the demand for solar energy.

B．The negative impact of installing solar panels.

C．The rising labor cost of building solar farms.

D．The most recent advances in solar technology.

2. What does InSPIRE aim to do?

A．Improve the productivity of local farms.

B．Invent new methods for controlling weeds.

C．Make solar projects environmentally friendly.

D．Promote the use of solar energy in rural areas.

3. What is the purpose of the laws mentioned in paragraph 4?

A．To conserve pollinators.	B．To restrict solar development.
C．To diversify the economy.	D．To ensure the supply of energy.

4. Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A．Pollinators: To Leave or to Stay	B．Solar Energy: Hope for the Future
C．InSPIRE: A Leader in Agriculture	D．Solar Farms: A New Development

5 . Local authorities and firefighters in the United States are always on the lookout for new and creative methods to help control wildfires. Especially during the hot and dry summer months, thousands of wildfires cause damage to forests every year. The city of West Sacramento in North California has found a creative secret weapon to help deal with this phenomenon: goats.

These friendly animals have been assisting the city with wildfire prevention and fire risks by eating weeds, dry grass and dead trees. When the goats eat the things that are likely to catch fire, they prevent the problem from happening.

Wildfires occur naturally when dry plants are ignited(点燃)by the sun’s heat and catch on fire. However, most wildfires are caused by human carelessness, including unattended campfires, cigarettes and other flammable objects. The best strategy to battle the fires and minimize the damage is to attempt to remove the fuel that enables the spread of the flames, in this case the dry weeds, trees and plants. If the things that are most likely to catch fire are gone, the fire is less likely to spread.

The love able goats are able to reach difficult areas that people are not able to access. About 400 of these goats can clear two acres per day. They even fertilize(使肥沃)the area, a natural and free side effect of eating all those dry plants. Firefighters and government officials cannot be happier with the results.

“For us, the combination of turning to goats for help with the quick fire response is an effective method of keeping our neighbors safe from disastrous wildfires,“said assistant Fire Chief Khari Helae.” With climate change and the fact that our vegetation is being affected because of climate change, it’s necessary to focus on our fuel reduction program.”

1. How do goats assist the city in dealing with wildfires?

A．By identifying the fuel in forests.	B．By consuming dry plants.
C．By leading firefighters to fire sources.	D．By eating up green tree leaves.

2. What can we say about the new method?

A．It is complex but rewarding.	B．It causes damage to local land.
C．It is well accepted worldwide.	D．It is environmentally-friendly.

3. What can be learned from Khari Helae’s words?

A．He spoke highly of the new method.	B．He was dissatisfied with fire responses.
C．He was optimistic about climate change.	D．He considered fuel reduction impractical.

4. Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A．Goats Help Keep Wildfires Under Control	B．Firefighters Are Being Gradually Replaced
C．Disastrous Wildfires Need to Be Controlled	D．Animals Are Fighting Against Climate Change

6 . Scientists have discovered the world’s largest known field of sea grass. They did it using videos shot by some unusual helpers: tiger sharks. The work should help protect the sea grass, and also shows off a powerful way to explore the ocean.

Sea grasses are flowering plants that normally grow in shallow waters near coasts. They grow in thick fields，known as meadows(草地). Sea grass meadows help clean the ocean’s water, and provide food and shelter for many sea creatures. Sea grasses store huge amounts of carbon—the harmful pollution that’s making global warming worse. Damaging these sea grass meadows can release this pollution again,so it’s important to protect them.

From above, the meadows can be hard to spot, either because the water is too deep or not clear enough. And the ocean is so huge that it’s simply not possible to study it all by diving. So a team of scientists decided to have sharks help with the research. Tiger sharks are huge, strong, and deadly. But they also live underwater, are fast swimmers, and spend a lot of time in sea grass meadows. Between 2016 and 2020, a team of researchers attached cameras and other trackers to the fins (鳍) of seven tiger sharks. After catching the sharks, the scientists worked quickly to attach the equipment, and then let them go again.

The scientists have learned that the waters around the Bahamas are home to the largest sea grass meadow ever discovered and that the world has roughly 40% more sea grass meadows than they previously thought.

The programme shows how useful large underwater animals can be in helping to learn more about life under the sea. Oliver Ship ley is a scientist at Beneath the Waves,which led the work. He says animals like tiger sharks “...are going to take us to new places that we didn’t know existed.”

1. What can be known about sea grasses in Paragraph 2?

A．They help fight global warming.	B．They need to be removed regularly.
C．They mainly live on sea creatures.	D．They grow in deep waters of the ocean.

2. Why are Tiger sharks chosen by scientists?

A．They are sensitive to sea grasses.	B．Cameras are easily fixed on them.
C．They are the most faithful sea animals.	D．They spend much time in sea grass meadows.

3. What does Oliver Ship ley think of sea animals?

A．They are dangerous.	B．They are adorable.
C．They are helpful.	D．They are smart.

4. What is the main idea of the text?

A．Many new places in the ocean need exploring.

B．Sharks help discover world’s largest sea grass meadow.

C．Scientists have found a powerful way to protect the ocean.

D．Large underwater animals contribute a lot to the ocean.

7 . I went for a walk up to a local park and Chester was running about. Suddenly, two dogs appeared, attacking him. He got _________ and ran off in an unfamiliar direction. I can only _________ myself-it’s like losing a family member. My daughter didn’t sleep for three days. She just thought her pet was _________.

My family had almost lost _________ until Erica decided to offer her services. She uses a drone(无人机)to help find lost dogs. Equipped with a hi-tech thermal imaging(热成像)camera, the drone can detect heat _________ from 250 feet in the air. _________, when asked to help out in a search for a _________, Erica simply turns up to the dog’s last known _________ and sets up the drone. Having found more than 160 dogs, it’s proved pretty _________.

And it’s easy to see why. Can you __________ Chester running around these woods? To the naked eye(肉眼), it’s virtually impossible, but pop the thermal image up and he jumps out, __________ his owner to bring him safely back home.

Having saved hundreds of dogs, the method is clearly __________. Erica doesn’t __________ for her services and instead does it for the pleasure of seeing the owners __________.

Erica’s drone has helped create countless happy __________ and is sure to make many more in the future.

1.

A．concerned

B．annoyed

C．scared

D．confused

2.

A．speak for

B．focus on

C．turn to

D．adapt to

3.

A．sick

B．gone

C．injured

D．stuck

4.

A．attitude

B．contact

C．track

D．hope

5.

A．impressions

B．signals

C．experiments

D．behaviors

6.

A．Besides

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Otherwise

7.

A．family

B．job

C．chance

D．dog

8.

A．location

B．company

C．adventure

D．arrangement

9.

A．particular

B．familiar

C．successful

D．suitable

10.

A．spot

B．explore

C．concentrate

D．rescue

11.

A．forbidding

B．allowing

C．ordering

D．warning

12.

A．challenging

B．improving

C．working

D．surviving

13.

A．apply

B．wish

C．answer

D．charge

14.

A．reunited

B．recognized

C．requested

D．admired

15.

A．destinations

B．solutions

C．goals

D．endings

8 . Plastics are amazing materials, which are widely used in our daily life. Besides, they’re often cheap to make. About 8. 3 billion metric tons of plastic have been produced to date. That’s about 1,400 times the weight of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Some of that plastic is still in use. But about 5. 8 billion metric tons have been thrown away.

All that plastic waste is an environmental scourge (祸根). Only about 9 percent of plastic waste has been recycled. Another 12 percent has been burned. The remaining 79 percent wound up in landfills or in nature. And that plastic, like a single Lego block, takes a long time to decompose (分解).

Plastic litters the world from the highest mountaintop to the deepest seafloor. Many animals mistake this rubbish for food. If they get full, these animals may forget to eat real food and suffer. Plastic rubbish in the oceans also leaves birds, turtles and other wildlife in a jam.

Big pieces of plastic aren’t the only problem. Abandoned plastic can break into tiny bits called microplastics. Winds blow these bits far and wide. Ocean currents can spread them throughout the sea. These pollutants build up inside animals. They also get into our food and drinking water. Each American is likely to consume more than 70, 000 microplastic pieces per year. Right now, no one knows what risk that might bring.

Scientists have some ideas about how to clean up this mess. The Ocean Cleanup is developing cleanup systems to fish out plastic pieces from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Microbes or mealworms with an appetite for plastic might someday eat the garbage. And new nanotechnology (纳米技术) could help microplastics decompose in the environment. But many of these plans are still far from effective so far. The best way to help Earth right now is to stop buying so much plastic — and then throwing it out — in the first place.

1. What does the Lego block show about plastic waste?

A．It is hard to break down.	B．Little of it has been burned.
C．It is easy to pile up.	D．Most of it ends up in landfills.

2. How might the plastic rubbish influence animals?

A．By starving them.	B．By reducing their food.
C．By piling up in their homes.	D．By changing the environment.

3. What is the author’s attitude to the present methods of cleaning plastic waste?

A．Opposed.

B．Supportive.

C．Indifferent.

D．Doubtful.

4. Why does the author write the text?

A．To criticize plastic production.	B．To suggest ways to handle plastic.
C．To advocate environmental protection.	D．To introduce the state of plastic pollution.

9 . On August 14, 2021, Haiti was hit by a7.2 magnitude(级数)earthquake. The quake destroyed thousands of buildings, injured over 5,700 people, and left at least 1,297 others dead. Haiti has declared a state of emergency(紧急情况).

The earthquake struck near the town of Petit Trou de Nippes, in the western part of the country. That’s roughly 125 kilometers west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. The earthquake did serious damage in two nearby cities, Les Cayes and Jeremie, with Les Cayes hit the hardest. Homes, schools, churches, and offices were seriously damaged.

The number of injured people was so high that local hospitals have been unable to keep up. A number of medical workers at the general hospital in Les Cayes were themselves trapped in a building. Across the area, people were searching through the rubble(废墟) for survivors. But the earthquake also caused landslides(塌方), making the job even more difficult. There have been many aftershocks—smaller quakes which follow the main earthquake. With many buildings damaged by the earthquake, it’s not certain whether the buildings still standing in the area are safe. Many people are choosing to sleep outside rather than taking the risk of sleeping in a building.

Haiti has still not fully returned to normal from a 7.0 magnitude earthquake which destroyed much of Port-au-Prince and killed over 200,000 people in 2010. The country suffered again in 2016, when it was pounded(袭击) by Hurricane Matthew, which caused huge damage in Haiti. Storm Grace is expected to reach Haiti on Monday, bringing heavy rainfall with it.

Several countries have offered to help Haiti. The government says the country won’t officially ask for outside help until it is clear how much damage there is in all. But Haiti is not a rich country, and the government may not have the money for major efforts to rebuild the damaged areas.

1. Which was worst affected by this year’s earthquake?

A．Port-au-Prince.

B．Jeremie.

C．Les Cayes.

D．Petit Trou de Nippes.

2. What does the underlined part “the job” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Dealing with landslides.	B．Searching for survivors.
C．Observing aftershocks.	D．Doing building safety-checks.

3. What do we know about Haiti?

A．It has begun to rebuild after this year’s earthquake.

B．It has just recovered from the 2010 earthquake.

C．It suffered from two kinds of hurricanes in 2016.

D．It has experienced serious disasters in recent years.

4. What is Haiti’s attitude to seeking foreign aid?

A．Doubtful.

B．Favored.

C．Cautious.

D．Disapproving.

10 . It was very dark outside. The whole building kept ________ in the hurricane. The fire alarm went off and rainwater came in from the roof of the ________ and dripped (滴) down the walls.

Frankie Randazzo, a restaurant owner, came out of his home at sunrise, after ________ the storm with his wife and her dad. Outside, he saw a large ________ that fell on the ground narrowly missed his bedroom. Its branches were everywhere.

The scene is a ________ sight across Lake Charles and the surrounding towns in southwestern Louisiana in the ________ after Hurricane Laura swept through. The storm ________ the Gull Coast as a powerful Category 4 storm, one of the ________ to have ever hit the region.

For Randazzo, and many other people in America, it was the latest ________ in this year. In March, Randazzo had to ________ his restaurants because of the pandemic (流行病). He missed all the big ________       : St. Patrick’s Day, Mother’s Day. Now comes Hurricane Laura!

“My business was shut down and now my home is ________ too,” he sighed. “It’s basically like a(n) ________ movie.”

The recovery would be ________. The health crisis has already left businesses struggling to ________, and tens of thousands of people have been ________ across the state. It will be ________ for most of the people to find a place to ________ during the pandemic.

“However, this storm, or anything else, isn’t going to ________ us down. We’re going to ________ and we’ll be stronger than we were before.”

1.

A．burning

B．falling

C．growing

D．shaking

2.

A．restaurant

B．house

C．cave

D．car

3.

A．focusing on

B．taking control of

C．going through

D．looking forward to

4.

A．tree

B．bed

C．box

D．roof

5.

A．familiar

B．beautiful

C．short

D．distant

6.

A．afternoon

B．morning

C．evening

D．night

7.

A．missed

B．left

C．landed

D．greeted

8.

A．earliest

B．best

C．mildest

D．strongest

9.

A．vacation

B．accident

C．move

D．disaster

10.

A．clean

B．close

C．buy

D．repair

11.

A．races

B．companies

C．holidays

D．mistakes

12.

A．damaged

B．donated

C．saved

D．sold

13.

A．silly

B．crazy

C．expensive

D．unknown

14.

A．slow

B．impossible

C．easy

D．acceptable

15.

A．lose

B．fight

C．survive

D．follow

16.

A．found

B．defeated

C．protected

D．unemployed

17.

A．difficult

B．cheap

C．comfortable

D．convenient

18.

A．relax

B．stay

C．recover

D．cry

19.

A．turn

B．write

C．send

D．knock

20.

A．promise

B．escape

C．rebuild

D．investigate