| A．Classmates. | B．Roommates. | C．Cousins. | D．Colleagues. |
| A．He couldn’t decide on a topic for his paper. |
| B．He hadn’t heard from his family in a while. |
| C．He thought the woman had been ill |
| D．He thought his paper was late. |
| A．To classify different kinds of honey. | B．To find their way back home. |
| C．To locate favourite plants. | D．To identify relatives. |
| A．Write a paper. | B．Visit his parents. |
| C．Plan a family reunion. | D．Observe bees in the lab. |
| A．A new source of fuel oil. |
| B．An alternative use of fuel oil. |
| C．A way to make fuel oil less polluting |
| D．A new method for locating underground oil. |
| A．She was doing research for a paper on it |
| B．She was told about it by her roommate. |
| C．She read a newspaper article about it. |
| D．She heard about it in class. |
| A．To produce a gas containing carbon and hydrogen. |
| B．To heat the reactors to a proper temperature. |
| C．To prevent dangerous gases from forming. |
| D．To remove impurities from methanol |
| A．It hasn't been fully tested. |
| B．It is quite expensive. |
| C．It uses up scarce minerals. |
| D．It produces harmful gases. |
| A．They shouldn’t change their plan. | B．They’d better change their mind. |
| C．The tennis game won’t last long. | D．The weather forecast is not reliable. |
| A．He needs to buy another umbrella. |
| B．It will rain much later in the week. |
| C．It will probably rain tomorrow. |
| D．The weather forecasters almost never agree. |
5 . In the dim light of an early autumn evening, Alexander, a hunter: known as much for his solitude as for his skill, ventured into the untamed (原始的) heart of the jungle. Each step he took was measured and careful, a respect for the ancient wilderness where every breath was a story, and man was but a fleeting shadow.
For years, whispers of a tiger, not just any tiger but one whose fur caught the last rays of the sun, had reached Alexander. A creature so splendid and fearsome, it was said to be more myth than flesh. On this day, as the shadows lengthened and the jungle whispered its age-old secrets, Alexander sought not just the tiger, but a confrontation with the very essence of the wild itself. As dusk settled, painting the world in colors of gold and shadow, the boundary between predator and prey seemed to dissolve. The air was heavy with anticipation, the kind that precedes storms and stories.
Then, in a clearing where the jungle seemed to hold its breath, the tiger appeared. It was as if the sun had woven itself into the fabric of its being, its fur a blend of flame and night. For a moment, the world shrank to the space between the hunter named Alexander and the legend made flesh before him.
Their gazes locked, a silent understanding passing between man and beast. Here was Alexander, a man who had walked through shadows to stand in the light of a legend, and the tiger, an embodiment of the wild’s untouchable majesty. In that eternal moment, Alexander saw not a prey but a sovereign of nature, a being whose right to wander the dusk was as undeniable as the setting sun.
With a respect born of countless sunsets and the silent tales they told, Alexander slowly lowered his rifle (步枪). The act was not one of defeat but of profound respect-a recognition of the bond that ties every living thing to the pulse of the earth. The tiger, its gaze still locked with Alexander’s, seemed to acknowledge this unspoken pact. Then, it turned and melted into the shadows, leaving behind a trail of twilight.
Alexander left the jungle that night without a trophy (战利品), but his soul was alight with a tale of fire and twilight. He had sought a legend and found a truth far greater: in the wild’s heart, where shadows and light dance, there lies a respect so deep it transcends the hunt. This encounter, a dance with the untamed, would echo in Alexander’s heart long after the jungle’s whispers faded into the dawn.
1. What was Alexander’s primary reason for venturing into the jungle?| A．To find a place to set up camp. |
| B．To hunt a tiger rumored to have a fur like the setting sun. |
| C．To escape from the challenges of modern life. |
| D．To meet other hunters and share stories. |
| A．He captures the tiger to prove its existence. |
| B．He shoots the tiger to claim his trophy. |
| C．He attempts to trap the tiger but fails |
| D．He lowers his rifle, choosing not to shoot the tiger. |
| A．complex language. | B．long sentences. |
| C．straightforward storytelling. | D．supernatural focus. |
| A．The thrill of the hunt is unparalleled. |
| B．True courage is demonstrated through dominance over nature. |
| C．There is a profound respect that exists between man and nature. |
| D．Technology has distanced man from understanding the natural world. |
6 . Nature’s Gigantic Snow Plough
On January 10, 1962, an enormous piece of glacier broke away and collapsed down the side of a mountain in Peru. A mere seven minutes later, when cascading ice finally came to a stop ten miles down the mountain, it had taken the lives of 4,000 people. This disaster is one of the most “destructive” examples of a very common event: an avalanche (雪崩) of snow or ice. Because it is extremely cold at very high altitudes, snow rarely melts.
Even an avalanche of light power can be dangerous, but the Peruvian disaster was particularly terrible because it was caused by a heavy layer of ice.
At present there is no way to predict or avoid such enormous avalanches, but luckily, they are very rare.
| A．It is estimated that the ice that broke off weighed three million tons. |
| B．It just keeps piling up higher and higher. |
| C．Scientists are constantly studying the smaller, more common avalanches, to try to understand what causes them. |
| D．An extremely rare snow and ice disaster hit the south area of China in January, 2008, seriously influencing people’s production and life. |
| E．But most avalanches occur long before this happens. |
| F．This year’s snow and ice disaster has caused great harm to power network. |
7 . The HISTORY Channel series Alone drops contestants into some of the planet’s most punishing environments, with a bare minimum of clothing, safety and survival gear. In their battle against the elements, contestants are forced to use their fitness, their courage and their creativity to become true survivalists.
Few people choose to be thrown into such extreme situations, but those who do have usually stumbled into some immense bad luck. Just check out one of the famous real-life survival stories:
Mauro Prosperi is an Italian police officer who gained worldwide fame after getting lost in the Sahara Desert in 1994. A keen athlete and long-distance runner, Mauro took part in the 1994 Marathon of the Sands in Morocco, a six-day-long endurance race in one of the driest and barren environments on the planet.
During the race, a sandstorm caused Prosperi, then 39 years old, married and father to three children, to become disoriented. One day after going off track, he found himself in an abandoned Muslim temple in Algeria. In order to survive, he killed and ate bats. For liquid, he was forced to drink his own waste, lick dew off of rocks and suck moisture out of his wet wipes.
Assuming he would never be found, he cut his wrists with a pen knife from his supplies. However, it was such a dry heat that the wounds thickened and concreted, and he was forced to go back into the desert and attempt to find help.
For nine days he walked through the desert and ate insects and cold-blooded animals. Finally, he found a small village. From there he was flown to a hospital, where doctors said his liver had almost completely failed.
Having traveled 180 miles in all, Prosperi lost 35 pounds in body weight during his severe suffering in the desert; it took several months before he could eat solid food again. But he has remained an enthusiastic runner and even returned and completed the race in 2012.
1. Prosperi have to discontinue the Marathon of the Sands because ______.| A．his supplies were running out |
| B．his children didn’t want to lose him |
| C．he lost his way for the bad weather |
| D．he couldn’t tolerate the extreme heat |
| A．His intention to heal the wound. | B．His failure to take away his own life. |
| C．His decreasing interest in food sources. | D．His discomfort with the temple environment. |
| A．He found an alternative source of water in a traditional way. |
| B．He demonstrated the determination to survive all the way through. |
| C．His story was a proof of the worsening relationship between man and nature. |
| D．His eventual return to the race signified his persistence. |
| A．To entertain readers with an awe-inspiring fictional adventure story. |
| B．To educate readers about the possible dangers of punishing environments. |
| C．To inspire readers with human’s ability to survive the extreme challenges. |
| D．To remind readers of the value of essential survival skills and preparedness. |
| A．The importance of bees to agriculture. | B．The factors in causing the decline of bees. |
| C．The reasons for choosing a day for bees. | D．The ways to increase the diversity of bees. |
| A．The change in their food forms. | B．The disappearance of their homes. |
| C．The loss of some plants. | D．The poor harvest in agriculture. |
| A．Raising awareness of protecting bees. | B．Keeping more people away from bees. |
| C．Inspiring more art works about bees. | D．Encouraging professors to keep bees. |
| A．Dogs respond to calls like humans. |
| B．Dogs and humans had a different ancestor |
| C．Dogs used to have a more complex brain system. |
| D．Dogs and humans make sounds in a similar way. |
| A．22 dogs in all were involved in the experiment. |
| B．The dogs were all awake while they were being scanned. |
| C．The dogs were as sensitive to human sounds as to dog sounds. |
| D．The dogs listened to as many human noises as dog noises. |
| A．It may not have anything to do with evolution. |
| B．It provides evidence for dogs’ attachment to humans. |
| C．It proves that dogs have a sharp sense of sound. |
| D．It may not be supported by other experiments. |
| A．They thinned their coffee crops. |
| B．They planted too much coffee crops. |
| C．They occupied Venezuela’s mountains. |
| D．They drove away red siskins from the forest. |
| A．They can get funds from the government. |
| B．They can sell the coffee beans at a higher price. |
| C．They can prevent coffee plants from disappearing. |
| D．They can attract more consumers with the quality beans. |
| A．Organic coffee beans developed to increase the production. |
| B．Coffee farmers who are devoted to bird protection. |
| C．A project intended to save an endangered bird. |
| D．A private zoo serving as a breeding center. |
