1 . 10-year-old Sasha Olsen went on a trip in the summer of 2021 with her family to Vietnam and Japan. She was shocked at the ocean’s pollution levels and dying sea animals.

“We went on this trip and I was so_________,” said Sasha. “But when I saw the way the oceans had become, I got upset. I wanted to know why things were this way but couldn’t find an_________.”

When she returned home to Bal Harbour, Florida, she grew even more_________. She learned some of the_________in South Florida had been closed by the health department because the_________had too much bacteria (细菌)in it.

Sasha sought the_________of her cousin, Narmina Aliyev. Together, they_________ a nonprofit Organization—Iwantmyoceanback._________ the group started small, with friends joining together on weekends to_________the beaches in Bal Harbour. Recently, however, she has__________events to raise funds for beach cleanups and to __________to protection groups.

“It’s__________to bring awareness not just through doing cleanups and meetings, but to show people they can come together through their hobbies and__________together to a common goal,” said Sasha.

Sasha hopes to__________their work to neighboring cities. “We really want to make ourselves visible and__________to all,” said Sasha. “After all, in Miami the ocean is everyone’s backyard. This is the best place to start.”

1.

A．tired

B．depressed

C．excited

D．disappointed

2.

A．answer

B．approach

C．opportunity

D．opinion

3.

A．absorbed

B．upset

C．embarrassed

D．confused

4.

A．organizations

B．oceans

C．animals

D．beaches

5.

A．trip

B．city

C．water

D．people

6.

A．help

B．suggestion

C．praise

D．comfort

7.

A．picked up

B．took up

C．set up

D．got up

8.

A．Fortunately

B．Originally

C．Consequently

D．Temporarily

9.

A．research

B．pick

C．explore

D．clean

10.

A．held

B．bought

C．recorded

D．witnessed

11.

A．refer

B．turn

C．donate

D．lead

12.

A．foolish

B．important

C．potential

D．appealing

13.

A．learn

B．make

C．play

D．work

14.

A．extend

B．observe

C．convey

D．announce

15.

A．intelligent

B．individual

C．interesting

D．influential

2 . 阅读下面短文,在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Jiuzhaigou is officially known as Jiuzhai Valley in English,     1    is a nature reserve in the north of Sichuan Province. It is known as the habitat of giant pandas although it is extremely hard to see a panda in the park and mainly for its many multi-level waterfalls    2    colorful lakes. It    3    (become) a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992.

    4     (lie) 350 km north of Chengdu, Jiuzhai Valley offers    5     (impress) views of lakes, waterfalls, and mountains. The name means “Valley of Nine Villages”, coming from the 9 ancient Tibetan villages that call it home. Its     6    (high) point is 4,700 m above sea level, with the main sightseeing areas between 1,980 m and 3,100 m.

The park is the natural habitat for the giant panda and the Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey (金丝猴). However, because of the park’s size and    7    number of tourists, the chances    8     (see) them are slim. About 20 pandas reportedly live within the park.

For environmental protection reasons, no personal transport, not even bicycles,     9    (permit) within the park. However, with a bus pass you can take a bus to all of the sites within the park. Every few minutes a bus will come to a site to pick up the    10    (passenger).

3 . 4 Best Hikes in the UK by Train

The following four best hikes in the UK by train are recommended to try.

Name of hike: Golden Cap on the Southwest Coast Path
The nearest train station: Axminster

The Golden Cap Estate is famous for being the tallest point of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. Following the Southwest Coast Path for about 7. 5km will take you along Charmouth Beach which is famous for the many fossils (化石) found there.

Name of hike: Aber Falls in the Snowdonia National Park
The nearest train station: Bangor

Aber Falls is an impressive 40m tall waterfall in the Snowdonia National Park. Following the 4km path through Aber Nature Reserve to reach the waterfall you will pass ancient woodlands. Additionally, you’ll be able to find a few smaller waterfalls on route.

Name of hike: Conic Hill in the Loch Lomond
The nearest train station: Balloch

The Conic Hill is one of the final parts on the West Highland Way route. After going through ancient woodlands, you’ll reach the impressive view of Loch Lomond and its many islands. Covering about 5. 5km, the path begins and ends in the small village of Balmaha.

Name of hike: Loch an Eilein in the Cairngorms National Park
The nearest train station: Aviemore

This 7.2 km walk passes Loch an Eilein and cuts through the endless ancient forest. The Loch is home to a small island and the beautiful Loch an Eilein Castle (城堡) which dates back to the 13th century. While walking, you can enjoy the sound of birdsong all around you.

1. Which place will you choose if you like natural heritage?

A．Aber Falls.	B．Golden Cap.
C．Conic Hill loop. .	D．Loch an Eilein loop.

2. Which station should you choose if visiting Aber Nature Reserve?

A．Axminster.	B．Bangor.
C．Balloch.	D．Aviemore.

3. What do Conic Hill and Loch an Eilein have in common?

A．Ancient forest.	B．Several islands.
C．Famous castles.	D．Beautiful birds.

4 . What do you think of when you hear the word “drought”: Do you think of “dry” “hot” “dusty” “cracked (开裂的) earth” or even “no water”? If so you’re on the right track!

When some places are in drought, they may be dry, hot and dusty. Cracks may appear in the soil, and rivers, lakes, streams and other sources of water may go dry. Other places in drought get some rain, but not as much as they usually receive during that season. Drought means that a place has less rain or snow than normal over a few months or even longer.

Drought has many causes. It can be caused by not receiving rain or snow over a period of time. We learned in the discussions above about the water cycle and weather. The changes in the wind patterns that move clouds and moisture through the atmosphere can cause a place not to receive its normal amount of rain or snow over a long period of time.

If you live in a place where most of the water you use comes from a river, a drought in your area can be caused by places upstream from you not receiving enough moisture. There would be less water in the river for you and other people who live along the river to use.

People can also play a big role in a drought. If we use too much water during times of normal rainfall, we might not have enough water when a drought happens.

1. What’s the purpose of Paragraph 1?

A．To introduce the topic.	B．To analyze the problem.
C．To conclude the article.	D．To put forward an argument.

2. What will happen if a place is in drought?

A．The weather will be dry, hot and windy.

B．There won’t be any water left in rivers or lakes.

C．There will be less rain or snow for quite a long time.

D．The rainy season will be replaced by the snowy season.

3. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “moisture” in Paragraph 3?

A．Dust in the wind.

B．Rain in the soil.

C．Snow on the ground.

D．Water in the air.

4. What topics are discussed before the passage?

A．The definition (定义) of drought.	B．The water cycle and weather.
C．The causes of drought.	D．The influence of drought.

5 . 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。

The Dog Who Saved Our Family

We met Max at the pickup area of Alaska Airlines five years ago. He was a standard poodle(狮子狗)born on Valentine’s Day in 2017， and came to us in a small blue box. We had adopted him from an out-of-state raiser who posted the news on the social network. Our only request was that he have a calm behavior, able to bear the pushing and hugging of our eight-year-old daughter and six-year-old son.

We were a sweet little family:me,my husband, and our children, Sophie and Jake. But for years I’d felt as if we wouldn’t really be complete until we had a dog. Also, my husband worked in a business company and had to travel some 200 days a year for his job, and I knew I’d feel safer with a large animal sleeping by the door.

When we opened the box, the last piece of our puzzle fell into place. With his black hair and intelligent eyes,Max was beautiful. He was so small that he fit into the palm of my hand, his big paws lapping over the sides. He was also a little bit scared. As I pulled him close,I felt his heart pound and wondered if we’d done the right thing, taking him from his mother. But it was too late. Sophie and Jake were already fighting over who would hold him next and who should have the right to take a bath for him.

Over the following months, we spent endless hours watching Max play with his Kong toy or roll around the living room floor. Like most poodles, he was smart. He mastered house-training quickly and never chewed on our furniture or shoes. He considered himself one of us.

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

One night we were sleeping in the bedroom when I heard some strange noise.

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At that time,Max ran towards me.

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6 . 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

7 . 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。

Alex rode his bike on his way home, and Johnson’s Pond came into view.

Sometimes his dad took him canoeing (划独木舟) there, and Alex loved it. The pond was always alive with activity, and sometimes Alex discovered turtles (乌龟) sunbathing on suing rocks Alex as curious about turtles. When it was too rainy to go canoeing, he often went to the library to check out books on turtles,

Now it looked like tomorrow might be another sunny day. He decided to ask Dad if they could go canoeing and look for turtles again. Suddenly Alex saw something in the road up ahead. It looked like a big gray rock. But it was a funny place for a rock to be. He jumped off to have a look.

And then, the rock started to move! It was actually a large turtle slowly making its way across the road! Alex knew right away it was a snapping turtle.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a car approaching The turtle was still only halfway across the road Alex knew he couldn’t pick it up because snapping turtles have a powerful bite and they could even bite off someone’s finger! What could he do?

Thinking fast, he started waving both hands wildly. “Stop! Stop!” he cried. The car slowed to a stop.

“Are you alight, Alex?” It was his neighbor, Mrs. Ramos.

“I’m fine, Mrs. Ram’s.” said Alex. “I’m just trying to save a turtle. It’s probably going to lay egg.”

“Oh, yeah. It’s spring.” said Mrs. Ram’s. “So, I guess a lot of turtles need to lay their eggs in the grass across the road.” Then she waved goodbye and drove off.

Alex thought about what Mrs. Ram’s had said. “There would probably be more turtles trying to cross the road at this spot!” he realized. But he couldn’t stand there all day trying to stop cars. He looked around and a road sign caught his eye. And then his face brightened.

       He jumped on his bike and raced home to find Dad.
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       The next morning, Dad and Alex drove to the pond with the wooden sign in the car.
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8 . Plastic fishing nets, the so-called ghost nets, abandoned yearly in the sea—about 1 million tons—are more than just rubbish; they’re a killer. Fish, sea birds, and turtles get caught in the netting and die, with more species at risk.

Much shocked at this, Pranveer Singh Rathore, a materials-science engineer and materials R&D manager at Samsung, and his team set themselves the task of giving new life to the deadly nets. Last month, Samsung revealed a new line of Galaxy products made in part from recycled plastic fishing nets for the first time. The company estimates this year alone it can recycle over 50 tons of ocean-bound plastic into the key components that will go into its smartphones, tablets, and computers, thus taking a bite out of the global ghost nets problem.

It’s no small task to give waste fishing nets a second act. The nets are typically made of a substance called nylon which tends to dramatically degrade (降解) the longer it sits in the ocean and is exposed to the sun. “This makes it nearly impossible to use abandoned fishing nets directly,” Rathore explains. Besides, high-performance smartphone, tablet, or PC has to be waterproof and can survive severe weather. The nylon in the fishing nets falls far short of that level of durability (耐用).

To deal with that problem, Samsung last summer teamed up with two partners: one to collect and transform the nets into tiny nylon pellets (颗粒) while the other to strengthen their toughness and durability. The end result: The partners hit upon an eco-friendly and high-performance plastic material that’s being used to build the component parts for its latest line of products. For example, two parts of the Galaxy S22 mobile phone—the key bracket and the inner cover—are made of these fishing-net plastic materials. Samsung aims to use even more upcycled materials in future product lines.

“That’s the hope for the globe and our mission,” Rathore smiles.

1. What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A．Rubbish in the sea.	B．Recycling the deadly nets.
C．Ocean species’ extinction.	D．Ghost nets’ threat to sea life.

2. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．The low level of durability of nylon.	B．The second act of waste fishing nets.
C．The great difficulty in reusing ghost nets.	D．The positive comment on Samsung’s products.

3. What is special about Samsung’s new Galaxy products?

A．They are made from tiny nylon pellets.	B．They put an end to the problem of fishing nets.
C．They can stand up to water and severe weather.	D．They contain materials recycled from ghost nets.

4. What can we learn about Rathore’s work?

A．It makes plastic easier to break down.	B．It marks the shift of Samsung’s mission.
C．It protects the planet from choking on plastic.	D．It raises public awareness of ocean exploration.

9 . Some scientists have traced the increase in earthquakes, especially in areas not known for the presence of fault lines or past seismic (地震的) activity, to human actions. The idea of humans causing earthquakes may seem strange at first. After all, you can run around your backyard and jump up and down as you want, and the ground isn’t going to start shaking. However, scientists have identified a variety of large scale human activities that can result in earthquakes.

Scientists have confirmed over 700 places where human activities have caused earthquakes over the last century. While many human-related earthquakes are mild and don’t cause much damage, some of them can be serious and dangerous. In fact, scientists believe human activity has caused earthquakes with magnitudes as high as 7.9 on the Richter scale.

Scientists believe most human-related earthquakes are the result of mining. As companies drill deeper and deeper below Earth’s surface to get natural resources, holes left behind can cause instability that leads to collapses that cause earthquakes. Another human activity leading to earthquakes is fracking (水力压裂) for oil and gas, including the high pressure waste water processing that usually goes with fracking. In this process, water, sand and chemicals are pressed underground under high pressure to break rocks to release natural resources.

Building large dams can also cause earthquakes. For example, about 80, 000 people died in China in 2008 as a result of a 7.9-magnitude earthquake caused by 320 million tons of water that had been collected in the Zipingpu Reservoir after a large dam was built over a known fault line.

These aren’t the only human activities that can result in earthquakes, though. Scientists point out that earthquakes can also be caused by other human activities, such as construction of skyscrapers and nuclear explosions.

1. What does the underlined part “fault lines” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A．Regions with active human actions.	B．Places associated with natural balance.
C．Zones where natural resources are rich.	D．Areas where earthquakes tend to happen.

2. What do mining and oil producing have in common?

A．They break the balance of nature.	B．They destroy the stability of rocks.
C．They use high pressure to get resources.	D．They do much damage to Earth’s surface.

3. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?

A．The 2008 earthquake is the worst in history.	B．Construction of dams should be stopped.
C．Tons of water must cause earthquakes.	D．The location of a dam matters much.

4. What does the text mainly tell us?

A．Nature punishes humans by means of earthquakes.	B．Progress has been made on earthquake research.
C．Humans are to blame for some earthquakes.	D．Earthquakes are no longer nature-made.

10 . What Is Your Pet Trying to Tell You

Animals want our attention, and sometimes they’re quite obviously about asking for it. Unusual behaviors are often our pets’ way of telling us to stop what we’re doing and play with them. It’s why Fido constantly chases his tail and why Kitty keeps rolling around. A desperately bored pet may have “bad” behaviors to get a reaction-even a negative one!

Feed me.

Sure, your dog loves you, but that’s not why he’s licking(舔)your face. A puppy learns to lick his mother’s mouth to get a little leftover food, so Spot isn’t kissing you in our sense of the word; he just wants a snack.

I’m stressed.

Cat owners also misinterpret their furry friends’ kisses. While a cat might lick you to show love, sometimes she’ll do it to ease herself. One way to tell if her licking is stress-related is to see if it goes on for an extended period of time. Birds also overclean when they feel anxious. Some will even drag out their own feathers.

My tail tells all.

Dogs wag(摇)their tails to the right when they see something or someone they want to approach, and to the left when they see something they want to avoid. When frightened, dogs curl their tails in, while cats wrap theirs around themselves. And if a cat’s tail looks like a question mark, she’s eager to play.

1. What does a dog show if it kisses its owner?

A．Hunger.

B．Love.

C．Fear.

D．Sadness.

2. How many kinds of pets are mentioned in the text?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

3. What will happen if birds get anxious?

A．They will drag others’ feathers.

B．They will approach someone they like.

C．They will clean their feathers more than necessary.

D．They will stare at their owners for a longer time.