1 . Hummingbirds (蜂鸟) are a very important part of Mexico’s ecosystem, but because of the ever-spreading city landscape, they face all sorts of serious dangers. That’s where 73-year-old Catia Lattouf de Arida comes in. As a self-taught hummingbird care-taker, she devotes most of her free time and resources to nursing the tiny birds back to health. Her home in Mexico City has become known as a hummingbird hospital

Catia’s story as a hummingbird nurse began in 2011, at a very dificult moment in her life. At that time, she focused on her battle with cancer and fell into a depression (抑郁) . She was walking on the strect one day when she noticed a hummingbird that had suffered a serious eye injury. The kindhearted woman took it home and named it Gucci. She managed to nurse Gucci back to health, but she said it was Gucci that saved her. Why? Because the hummingbird managed to pull her out of the sadness and loneliness that had taken over her life.

Word of her success spread among Catia’s friends, and before long some of them began bringing her injured hummingbirds. She didn’t repulse them at all. She began to study the bird and their habits in order to better take care of them, and after 11 years of experience, the 73-year-old woman is considered an expert on hummingbirds.

In order to raise awareness of the difficult situation of hummingbirds in Mexico, Catia Lattouf de Arida started posting videos of the patients in her Mexico City apartment on social media, and many of them became popular. That’s when the need for her nursing services really blew up. She has cared for hundreds of hummingbirds in her 11-year career, when she has had as many as 50 of them in her apartment at any one time. She spends pretty much all her time looking after the tiny birds.

1. Which saying can best show the main idea of the first two paragraphs?

A．It is better to give than to take.

B．Actions speak louder than words.

C．Helping others is helping ourselves.

D．A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

2. What does the underlined word “repulse” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Expect.

B．Refuse.

C．Accept.

D．Recognize

3. When were Catia’s nursing services greatly needed?

A．When her friends heard about her success.

B．When she was considered as a bird expert.

C．After she shared the birds’ videos on the media.

D．After she looked after a large number of the birds.

4. According to the text, Catia can be described as ________.

A．honest and kind	B．generous and creative
C．devoted and strict	D．caring and responsible

2 . 阅读下面短文，填入适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式.

Here     1     (be) some tips and tricks, while traveling with your pets, to make the trip something to remember and to make sure that everyone has     2     good time.

Keep in mind that pets can suffer     3     heatstroke when     4     (leave) in a small enclosed space, so at least two open windows are necessary for fresh air. Remember     5     (park) in the shade.

Stop pets from pushing open the door and     6     (jump) against seats and people.

At the hotel, you should request a room at the end of the hall and away from     7    people gather. The     8     (quiet) the room, the fewer barks to worry about.

Be sure to carry a copy of your pets’ health certificate and     9     (they) food and toys!

Do not let your pets put their head out of a moving vehicle; this can lead to eye     10     (injury).

3 . 目前，治理雾霾任务艰巨，保护环境、保护大自然，人人有责。作为中学生，我们也应该从自身做起。请你以“How to protect our environment”为题，用英语写一篇报道。
注意:
(1) 内容具体, 可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯;
(2)80词左右。
参考词汇: 雾霾   n. haze
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4 . Last week, Chicago became the first city in the US to join the “Lights Out Plan”. People turned off the lights in the city’s tallest buildings, so that thousands of birds could get to their winter homes. Every year in autumn, some birds fly over Chicago on their way to the south, and come back the next spring.

Lights mean danger to birds. Birds find their way by looking at the stars in the sky. Lights in tall buildings are so bright that birds may mistake them as stars. This means they cannot find the right way to go home.

This month, about 300 types of birds are flying over Chicago to go back to the south to live through the cold winter. Birds fly to warmer places for a few reasons. Many birds cannot live in the cold, so they fly to warmer places. But there are other reasons, too. Birds need to look for food in the south. Another reason is that they want to have baby birds. Many birds like to have their baby birds in the same “house” they lived in last year, so they fly back there.

There are about 9,000 kinds of birds in the world, and about 600 kinds of birds migrate. Some birds can fly a very long way. Sometimes they fly to other countries. We have fewer birds today because there are fewer places for birds.

1. Why did people in Chicago turn off their lights last week?

A．Because people wanted to save money.

B．Because people liked the dark night.

C．Because people were a afraid that birds would make much noise.

D．Because people were a afraid that birds would lose their way.

2. What does the underlined word “migrate” mean in Chinese?

A．move to a new place	B．stay at the same place
C．sleep in winter	D．lay eggs

3. Today we have fewer birds because ________.

A．lots of birds are often ill	B．people kill lots of birds
C．there are fewer places for birds	D．other animals eat them

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．All birds fly to warmer places every year.

B．Some birds have to fly to warmer places in autumn.

C．Some birds can fly a long way to other countries.

D．About 600 kinds of birds migrate in the world.

5 . Over 7,000 species around the world are considered endangered. That number doesn’t even include the plants, animals, and other lifeforms that are listed by some scientists as vulnerable, critically endangered, or extinct in the wild.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) maintains the most-comprehensive list of endangered species around the world. The Red List of Threatened Species, as it’s called, judges each species on five different standards for an in-depth scientific approach. According to the IUCN, an endangered species is one that meets any one of the following criteria (标准): a 50%-70% population decrease over 10 years, a total geographic area less than 5,000 square kilometers, a population size less than 2,500 adults, a restricted population of 250 adults, or a statistical prediction that it will go extinct within the next 20 years.

Though the IUCN’s Red List covers a wide range of what qualifies as an endangered species, it doesn’t quite say how a species reaches those low points. Prepare to feel guilty: the most common factor when it comes to species decline is human intervention. Loss of habitat, the introduction of a foreign species into the environment, hunting, pollution, disease, and loss of genetic variation (基因变异) are all causes of species decline and most often are a result of human activities. Take the bald eagle for example: the rise in human population and urban development of North America limited the animal’s habitat; an increase in hunting the eagles for sport lowered their population size; and the use of the pesticide DDT on farms harmed the animal’s reproductive capabilities.

But even though humans are the number one cause of species decline, classifying species as endangered encourages action to reverse the effects of human intervention. Conservation efforts by the US Fish and Wildlife Service criminalized (使非法) the hunting of bald eagles and the use of the pesticide DDT in the mid- to late 20th century. The effect was positive, as bald eagles have been on the rise and were taken off the endangered species list in 1995.

1. Which of the following species can be considered endangered?

A．One that will go extinct within the next 50 years.

B．One whose population size is less than 5,000 adults.

C．One whose habitat is less than 2,500 square kilometers.

D．One whose population decreases 20% over twenty years.

2. What does paragraph 3 focus on?

A．The causes of species decline.

B．The disadvantages of the pesticide.

C．A list of worldwide endangered species.

D．Common features of endangered species.

3. Why is the bald eagle mentioned as an example in the last paragraph?

A．To show its rareness.

B．To blame humans for its decline.

C．To stress its importance in nature.

D．To show the meaning of ranking it endangered.

4. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A．Entertainment.

B．Health.

C．Science.

D．Education.

6 . Do you know that about 71 percent of our planet is covered by the ocean (海洋) ?     1    . People around the world wear blue to celebrate World Oceans Day on 8 June every year. World Oceans Day is a special day for learning about oceans, including why they’re in danger and how essential it is to protect them.

Without oceans, life couldn’t exist. Scientists don’t know the exact number, but they think that oceans are home to 50 percent to 80 percent of all species on Earth, from large whales to tiny plankton. Oceans absorb carbon dioxide and give out oxygen (氧气).     2    .

Humans use the ocean in many different ways. Lots of our food comes from oceans.     3    . Besides getting oil and gas from beneath the ocean floor, we can produce electricity using the power of waves. We even rely on submarine cables for international communication.

    4    , but sadly they are in danger. You’ve heard of plastic pollution. Billions of pieces of plastic are floating around in our oceans, harming and killing sea creatures. It’s also dangerous for our health too, because fish eat the tiny pieces of plastic and then humans eat the fish.

For World Oceans Day, you can use social media platforms to share posts, photos or videos showing how important oceans are and why we need to protect them.     5    . Remember that every day we can make a difference by using less plastic and recycling, and talking to others about protecting our precious oceans.

A．There are five oceans on Earth

B．You can also watch ocean-related films

C．That’s why we call Earth the “Blue Planet”

D．Our oceans play an important part in our lives

E．Oceans also provide us with much of our energy

F．World Oceans Day is a time to know about the fish in the ocean

G．Half the oxygen we breathe comes from the plants in the ocean

7 . Many years ago, we came across a dog at an animal shelter ( 收 容 所) while looking for a companion (同伴) for our dog, Bear. This dog seemed to be meant for us and we _______ him, so we took him home. We thought the _______ name for the new dog was Bear Junior, and so it was.

Bear Junior would wake me up every morning at 4: 30 a.m. to go for a _______. He’d touch my face with his nose and I would soon _______. I once had to _______ for two days after an illness. My wife got up to _______ him for his morning walk. He held a sit-down strike (罢工) next to me and _______ to move. It worked.

Bear Junior felt it was his _______ to help all who needed it, no matter where he went.

One day, I took Bear Junior to the dog park. We had just started our walk when a small dog was barking (吠叫) for _______. We could see a big dog cornering him. Bear Junior went into ________, placing himself between the two, facing the big dog. I shouted, “Bear Junior! This is not your ________!” But he refused to let anything ________ until the owners were able to take control.

One winter, I was playing with Bear Junior in the snow. Across the street, an elderly lady ________ on a block of ice. Bear Junior ________ me, ran across the street, and sat right against her side. She used his collar (项圈) to pull herself up. Two days later, she came to our door with dog goodies to ________ Bear Junior.

1.

A．lost

B．saved

C．remembered

D．loved

2.

A．popular

B．perfect

C．real

D．short

3.

A．walk

B．show

C．test

D．swim

4.

A．awake

B．worry

C．return

D．change

5.

A．stay

B．wait

C．rest

D．practice

6.

A．ask

B．meet

C．punish

D．take

7.

A．forgot

B．feared

C．refused

D．continued

8.

A．chance

B．responsibility

C．promise

D．ability

9.

A．help

B．food

C．praise

D．reply

10.

A．training

B．game

C．action

D．treatment

11.

A．mistake

B．business

C．answer

D．question

12.

A．happen

B．disappear

C．stop

D．follow

13.

A．worked

B．stood

C．played

D．fell

14.

A．accepted

B．left

C．saw

D．protected

15.

A．attract

B．catch

C．guide

D．thank

8 . 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。

More than 500 years ago, explorers sailed to the Americas. They    1     (bring) a few four-legged passengers along with them: pigs. Today, there are     2     (near) six million wild pigs, also known as boars (野猪),    3     (run) free in the US.

Boars can cause a lot of damage to crops and soccer fields.They eat baby birds and turtle eggs. Every year, they cause $1.5 billion in damage. People do all they could to stop them,     4    boars keep going strong.

Texas is home to half of the country’s boar population. Some     5     (county) offer hunters $5 for every boar tail they bring in. High-tech means are also used     6     (battle) the wild pigs. The latest is a steel (钢) cage     7    hangs off the ground— officials lay a track of tasty corn leading to     8    cage. Special cameras record the boars approaching. Officials watch from afar. At just the right moment, the officials press a button on an app. The cage drops and traps a dozen boars all at once.

But boars are smart. They’ve learned ways to avoid getting     9     (catch). They know that humans hunt in daylight. Now the animals sleep during the day and eat at night, when it’s much    10     (safe). Until we find a way to outsmart them, boars will keep pigging out on farms and gardens.

9 . For eight years, Handshouse Studio has worked to create toys for Emily and Ruth, two Asian elephants at the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford.

The founders of the organization, Rick and Laura Brown, are both art teachers and created the “Toys for Elephants” program to challenge their students to make toys for Emily and Ruth and raise the quality of their lives at the zoo. Emily and Ruth were saved from a failed circus (马戏团) in Asia and were badly treated in their youth.

In the spring, the art students make the toys out of wood and other materials (材料). At the end of the semester, the class sends them to Emily and Ruth at the zoo.

This year, the Norwell Fire Department gave away old fire hoses (消防水龙带) to the class. “It’s interesting what use people find in old hoses,” Fire Chief Andrew Reardon said. “To create toys for elephants was certainly a first.” Reardon said they were happy to give Handshouse the old hose to make toys for the elephants and that it was a special chance to be a part of that. “It’s not every day you get to help make toys for elephants,” Reardon said.

Once at the zoo, the students set up their toys around the empty elephant house and quickly leave so Emily and Ruth may come in to play with their new toys. “The students have really embraced this and they really want to have a part to play in solving the serious problem of keeping animals in captivity (圈养),” Rick said.

Handshouse Studio decided to work with other zoos and art and design organizations around the world with the “Toys for Elephants” program. Already, they have been getting calls from all over the world, including New Zealand, Germany and Thailand.

1. What is the purpose of the program from Handshouse Studio?

A．To teach students how to design handmade toys.

B．To attract visitors to the Buttonwood Park Zoo.

C．To save wild elephants from circuses in Asia.

D．To improve the lives of elephants at the zoo.

2. How did the Norwell Fire Department support the program?

A．By volunteering at the park.

B．By making toys with the students.

C．By providing toy-making materials.

D．By raising money for Emily and Ruth.

3. What does the underlined word “embraced” in paragraph 5 mean?

A．Missed.

B．Accepted.

C．Needed.

D．Helped.

4. What can we say about the program?

A．It has drawn worldwide attention.

B．It has made the zoo very-famous.

C．It has been a big step in art education.

D．It has shown the public the value of zoos.

10 . 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。

Once upon a time, in a land far away, there was a small village. The village was located in the heart of a big jungle(丛林). Surrounded by the high mountains and in the shade of green trees, the villagers happily lived a life of happiness.

All of them were used to their robotic daily tasks and none of them had the imagination or the will to try something new, except for one girl named Hannah. Very few people in the village could read, let alone write, and Hannah was one of them. Her parents had made sure that their only child got everything possible.

Hannah was an adventurous spirit with an imagination far beyond her time. She loved to explore and would spend hours in the woods looking for new things. She loved to create stories in her head and used to imagine herself as one of her characters. Sometimes, she even told stories to her friends, adding her own touch of curiosity every now and then to different stories, making them more interesting. She wanted to inspire the sparks of curiosity and imagination in them.

One afternoon, when Hannah was on one of her adventurous searches, she came upon an abandoned cottage(遗弃的小屋). The cottage looked very old in its condition. The door was hardly hanging and the wood was about to break apart into pieces. Even though Hannah’s mother had strictly warned her not to go wandering in abandoned places, her curiosity drove her to approach it.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。
Opening the door, she was left shocked by a room full of books!
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To her disappointment, her friends showed no interest in the tales she told.
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