1 . 课文内容填空

Written Chinese has also    1     which China’s present is connected with its past. People in modern times can read the classic works which were written by Chinese in ancient Times.    2     the Chinese writing system can be seen in the development of Chinese characters as an art form,    3    , which has become an important part of Chinese culture. Today, the Chinese writing system is still an important part of Chinese culture. As China plays a greater role    4    , an increasing number of international students are beginning, to appreciate China’s culture and history    5    .

The air is thin and we have to rest several times on the short hike from camp. To our left, snow-covered mountains    6    that seem almost close enough to touch. On the plain in front of us, we can just    7    a herd of graceful animals. This is why we’re here-- to observe Tibetan antelopes.

In the evening, I drink a cup of tea and watch the stars. I think about the antelopes and what Zhaxi told me.    8     to protect wildlife, but if we really want to save the planet, we must change our way of life. Only when we learn to exist    9    with nature can we    10    to wildlife and to our planet.

2 . 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

3 . Any parent of growing teenagers knows their kids’ appetite (食欲) can be extremely large. Now, imagine having a young dinosaur checking the fridge. The out size appetites of growing dinosaurs reshaped food chains in their environment and crowded out other carnivores (食肉动物), according to a new study.

Most groups of animals have many small-sized species, somewhat fewer medium-sized species and the fewest large-sized species. However, the extinct dinosaurs—especially carnivores had plenty of species no bigger than modern-day chickens and also many extremely big species, but few medium-sized ones.

Scientists wondered whether teen dinosaurs crowded out medium-sized adults by taking advantage of the habitats and food sources those species might have taken. To test the idea, Katlin Schroeder, a Ph. D. student at the University of New Mexico (UNM), combed a global collection of data to determine the size of more than 550 dinosaur species in 43 ancient ecosystems.

“In most communities, plant-eating dinosaurs were in multifarious sizes. But carnivores were completely different,” Schroeder says. Plant-eating dinosaurs came in a range of sizes, while carnivorous dinosaurs between 100 and 1, 000 kilograms were quite rare. “The size of the carnivorous dinosaur is surprising. It’s as if you went to the savanna, a large flat area of grassy land, and saw nothing in size between a small fox and a lion,” Schroeder says. “Patterns in all the dinosaur communities studied are very similar. We saw the gap in species’ sizes for years, but never measured it.”

Schroeder and paleontologists Eelisa Smith of UNM and Kathleen Lyons of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, modeled the role that young carnivorous dinosaurs might have played in ecosystems. “If the teen dinosaurs are really using up this space, how many of them would you expect?” Smith says. Their study showed that “the teenagers fill the gap,” she says. “If you fill them in, then you get a community that looks like what you’d expect.”

“The effect maybe stronger in meat eaters because each carnivorous dinosaur species hatched (孵化) from small eggs; then they grew very quickly. They had to change diets and hunting methods to adapt to their new sizes and compete with a range of other species along the way,” Erickson, another scientist, says.

“The study’s stress on how animals’ niches (生态位) can change as they grow offers fresh understandings,” says Mike Benton, a scientist at the University of Bristol.

1. How does the author bring up the topic of the text?

A．By showing an example.	B．By making a comparison.
C．By starting a discussion.	D．By offering an explanation.

2. What confuses scientists about the extinct dinosaurs?

A．Whether they lived in large communities.

B．Why young dinosaurs had out size appetites.

C．Why there were fewer medium-sized species.

D．How they adapted to the environment change.

3. What does the underlined word “multifarious” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Similar.

B．Large.

C．Reasonable.

D．Various.

4. What does Erickson want to stress in the last but one paragraph?

A．The impact of carnivorous dinosaurs’ appetite on their sizes.

B．The competitive living environment of carnivorous dinosaurs.

C．The relation between food variety and dinosaurs’ survival ability.

D．The role of eating habits in carnivorous dinosaurs’ hunting methods.

4 . 短文填空

While Wang Le was     1     (浏览，填词组) a newspaper, he was shocked to read the news that a great earthquake struck the city. Approximately ninety percent of the buildings     2     (成为废墟，填词组). The metal pipes and taps cracked and the ground was covered with bricks. There was neither     3     (电，填单词) nor water. Many people     4     (使落入险境，填单词) at home suffered a great deal. Fortunately, , the government immediately directed the     5     (拯救人员，填词组) to evacuate the people in danger and put up s    6     (a structure built to give protection) in the open air. Ambulances arrived to provide first aid. In the meantime, the s    7     (the things such as food, medicines, fuel, etc. that are needed by a group of people)provided to the earthquake-stricken area were collected from all around the city.     8     (经过不懈努力，填词组), the whole city began to breathe again and witness a dramatic revival. Wang Le thought it was necessary to learn more about how to prevent the     9     (自然灾害，填词组) from happening and reduce the massive    10     (destroy) caused by them.

5 . 阅读下面短文，有5处划线，从每题所给四个选项中选出与划线意义的最匹配选项。

In the animal kingdom, killer whales (虎鲸) are social stars: they travel in different family groups, care for grandchildren, and even ________ imitate human speech. Now, scientists are adding one more behavior to the list: forming fast friendships. A new study shows killer whales can ________ rival animals such as chimpanzees and macaques (a kind of monkey), and even humans ________ when it comes to the kind of “social touch” that is a sign of strong friendship. Some ocean animals ________ maintain social structures — including male dolphins (海豚) that learn the “names” of their close friends. But there is little ________ proof about wild killer whales. That’s where drone (无人机) technology came in.

1.

A．interrupt

B．copy

C．make

D．understand

2.

A．rise to

B．be equal to

C．benefit from

D．depend on

3.

A．instead of

B．as well as

C．in terms of

D．other than

4.

A．keep

B．change

C．abandon

D．lose

5.

A．research

B．evidence

C．information

D．image

6 . A powerful earthquake hit Morocco, killing thousands of people and causing huge damage over a large area.

The earthquake struck around 11 pm on Friday night. It was not only one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in Morocco, but also the country’s deadliest earthquake in over 60 years. So far, the earthquake is reported to have killed over 2,900 people. The earthquake was especially precarious as it happened at night, when most people were asleep at home.

The center of the earthquake was in the Atlas Mountains, about 72 kilometers southwest of Marrakesh, a large city popular with tourists in the center of Morocco. Fortunately, many of its modern buildings survived the earthquake. However, the old part of the city, called the Medina, whose buildings are over 1,000 years old, was hit hard, leaving many of those buildings in ruins.

Outside of Marrakesh, the earthquake caused even more damage. In the Atlas Mountains, the earthquake’s center, there were many small villages. Many people in the area lived in simple houses made of mud, a traditional way of building in Morocco. But they’ re not strong enough to survive earthquakes and many of these houses simply fell apart, turning into sand. The Moroccan government has laws requiring buildings to be built more safely, yet these rules were often overlooked.

In larger cities, rescue efforts seemed to be going well. But it took a lot longer for help to reach remote (偏远的) areas in the mountains. That meant the local people in those areas had to deal with the situation on their own. They had to dig through the ruins with their hands, searching for survivors who were trapped. Moreover, many people were sleeping outside, unsure if their houses were safe enough.

More help was on the way. Many outside countries offered teams of experts and emergency supplies. But the government said too many different rescue teams could make the situation more confusing.

1. Why did the earthquake lead to the most deaths on record in Morocco?

A．It struck a large and tourist city.	B．It was powerful and happened at night.
C．The rescue teams arrived too late.	D．The traditional houses were not strong enough.

2. What does the underline word “precarious” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Dangerous.

B．Powerful.

C．Unique.

D．Impressive.

3. What was the main difficulty facing the people in the remote mountains?

A．They had no shelter to stay.	B．They ran out of food supplies.
C．They lost contact with the outside world.	D．They couldn’t get necessary rescue in time.

4. Where is the text most probably taken from?

A．A science magazine.	B．A travel journal.
C．A news report.	D．A cultural website.

7 . As newer, more advanced technologies come out, huge amounts of electronics (电子产品) are thrown away, instead of being reused. These goods often end up in landfills, where the chemicals inside them may be a danger to the environment. Electronics can contain harmful materials. If these materials get into the ground or water, the pollution can cause serious problems. Most electronics require metals. These metals must be mined from the Earth. Often the mining process creates serious pollution.

A group known as Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Forum is trying to make people more aware of the problems of e-waste. Recently, the WEEE Forum asked researchers from the United Nations (UN) to study a kind of e-waste that’s often not noticed because people don’t consider the goods to be electronics. The WEEE Forum calls this kind “unable-to-be-seen” e-waste.

The UN study shows that about 1/6 of all e-waste is “unable-to-be-seen”. Though it’s “unable-to-be-seen”, it’s certainly not a small amount. The “unable-to-be-seen” e-waste weighs about 9 billion kilograms. The WEEE Forum says that if this e-waste were put into 40-ton trucks and the trucks were then lined up, the line of trucks would be about 5,630 kilometers long.

The surprising kind leading the “unable-to-be-seen” e-waste group was toys. Worldwide, roughly 7.3 billion electronic toys are thrown away each year. These include goods like car racing sets, electric trains, and musical toys. They also include toys with electronic parts, like dolls that speak or games with electronic timers. In all, toys make up about 35% of “unable-to-be-seen” e-waste. But the problem is far larger than just toys. The report also shows that other everyday goods like home alarms, smoke alarms, power tools, and computer cables (电缆) are also big sources of “unable-to-be-seen” e-waste.

The WEEE Forum is hoping that as more people and governments become aware of e-waste, they will make a much greater effort to make sure electronics get reused.

1. What is paragraph 1 mainly about?

A．The amount of electronics.	B．The development of electronics.
C．The ways of reusing electronics.	D．The pollution of electronics.

2. What causes some e-waste often unnoticed?

A．People’s interest in electronics’ character.

B．People’s impression on electronics’ package.

C．People’s misunderstanding of electronics.

D．People’s struggle to adapt to electronics.

3. How does the author support his viewpoint in paragraph 3?

A．By showing numbers.	B．By providing examples.
C．By making a summary.	D．By making a comparison,

4. Which of the following is the WEEE Forum’s solution to e-waste?

A．Designing advanced electronics.	B．Making electronics get reused.
C．Stopping giving away electronics.	D．Reducing electronics’ production.

8 . Animals were the real pioneers of space flight. Let us learn about some animals that have been to space.

A. Fruit flies

On February 20, 1947, the United States sent some fruit flies into space to study the impact that cosmic radiation (宇宙辐射) might potentially have on astronauts in the future. They chose flies because they are genetically similar to humans.

When they returned to Earth, the scientists found the flies alive, with no evidence of the effects of radiation.

B. Mice

Mice have long been used to find out more about how space travel will affect the human body. In fact, NASA has recently published a study of mice housed at the International Space Station. It shows that mice quickly adapt to microgravity (微重力) conditions.

The very first mouse went into space in 1950, reaching an altitude of 137km. However, unlike the fruit flies, the mouse died when the rocket broke into parts due to a parachute (降落伞) failure.

C. Dogs

Laika, a Russian homeless dog, went to space on November 3, 1957. She was picked up on the streets and was thought suitable because she had a gentle temperament (性情) and behaved well. The scientists also believed a homeless dog would be better at dealing with difficult conditions like microgravity than a pet dog.

Laika is famous for being the first animal to orbit (环绕……运行) the Earth. However, she never returned.

D. Spiders

In 1973, two garden spiders called Anita and Arabella were used in an experiment to see if they could still build webs in space.

Both spiders managed to build webs, even though the webs were slightly finer than on Earth. The study showed a great deal about the effects of microgravity on motor response (运动反应).

1. What can we learn about the mouse astronaut?

A．It failed to come back alive.

B．It couldn’t survive in microgravity conditions.

C．Its genes were similar to humans’.

D．It was the first animal to be sent to space.

2. Laika was chosen by the scientists for all the following reasons EXCEPT ________ .

A．her good temperament	B．her identity as a pet dog
C．her ability to deal with microgravity	D．her good behavior

3. What’s the purpose of sending the two spiders to space?

A．To compare the quality of webs they made on Earth and in space.

B．To study the impact of cosmic radiation on their survival.

C．To see how fast they could build webs in space.

D．To see whether they could build webs in space.

9 . An earthquake is literally an earth-shattering experience! There you are enjoying an afternoon nap, having a cup of coffee in the morning, or even sleeping on a cold winter night when — WHAM! —the entire crockery (陶器) shelf collapses, and all the plates and cups break into pieces. A painting on the wall nearly knocks you down as it falls.

What should one do in an earthquake? The prime-time (黄金时间的) news gives no warning, nor is there a time of year, like the monsoon (季风) season,when an earthquake always occurs. Unlike a tornado or hurricane, there is no known way of predicting an earthquake.

Though about 500,000 earthquakes occur each year, only 100 of them cause damage! However, an earthquake can strike any time of the day or night, so it needs to be prepared for when you have the misfortune of being caught in the middle of one.

If you’ re indoors, stay indoors, unless you’re on the ground floor, where you can easily run outside. The best thing to do if you’ re indoors is to hide under a strong piece of furniture like a bed or desk. Do not head for the stairway if you’ re living on an upper storey, because stairways can collapse.

If you’ re driving, get out of traffic and stop on a wide and open road. Do not stop on a bridge, or in another case, under one. Stay inside your car until the shaking stops. Before you restart driving, look out for fissures (裂缝), breaks in the road, and bumps or cracks. Inside your home, be careful not to turn on the gas until you’ re sure the cylinder (气罐) is safe, and there is no leak.     

Avoid using your telephone unless there’ s an emergency. You could be occupying lines that are needed by other people. Lastly, if you’re not trapped or seriously hurt, do not expect fire fighters, army or police to help you. They may be busy rescuing people in greater need than you!

1. What does the underlined word “collapses” mean in the first paragraph?

A．Breaks out.	B．Falls down.
C．Cuts down.	D．Drops out.

2. From the second paragraph we learn that 　　　.

A．Monsoons usually come at certain time of the year

B．There are no known ways to predict hurricanes

C．There are warning signs before earthquakes strike

D．A tornado can come at any time, and is hard to predict

3. What should you do if you are on the first floor of a building?

A．Stay inside.

B．Head for a stairway.

C．Run outside immediately.

D．Hide under a strong piece of furniture.

4. What does the passage mainly tell us about?

A．How to predict earthquakes.

B．What to do during an earthquake.

C．The damage an earthquake can cause.

D．The factors that cause an earthquake.

10 . Top 4 National Parks in the World

Nature’s beauty knows no bounds and there is no better way to spend a holiday than breathing in the fresh air and enjoying the scenery of some of the world’s most magnificent national parks. The following four national parks invite you to truly enjoy the great outdoors.

Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia

Plitvice Lakes National Park is located in the greenery of Croatia. As a UNESCO World Heritage site, it showcases 16 lakes connected by refreshing waterfalls. Make your way along the wooden pathways that wind through the park and witness the waterfalls up close. A feast for the senses, Plitvice Lakes National Park is a true delight for nature lovers and photographers.

Troodos National Forest Park, Cyprus

Cyprus’ hidden treasure, Troodos National Forest Park, invites you to marvel at majestic mountains and the rich vegetation. Home to Mount Olympus, the highest peak on the island, you can enjoy pine-scented forests and pretty villages. Wander across ancient Byzantine churches that are hidden away among the greenery and vegetation displays.

Durmitor National Park, Montenegro

Although Montenegro is often overlooked as a destination, Durmitor National Park is a must for a true Alpine experience. With rough roads, it is home to limestone peaks, thick pine forests and ancient lakes. Wild goats and cattle can always be seen eating grass beside the lakes. One of the deepest canyons (峡谷) in the world, the Tara River Canyon, is a highlight worth seeing. Here you can enjoy lots of outdoor activities, including hiking, mountain biking and white-water rafting (皮划艇).

Khao Sok National Park, Thailand

Khao Sok National Park in Thailand promises an unforgettable experience where ancient rainforests meet unique wildlife. Walk through one of the oldest rainforests in the world, where you’ll be able to see a range of vegetation and animals. Keep a lookout for playful monkeys, mighty elephants and the tigers pacing back and forth.

1. Which scenery do visitors of Plitvice Lakes National Park mainly expect?

A．The green forest.	B．The waterfalls and lakes.
C．The wooden pathways.	D．The deep canyons.

2. What makes Troodos National Forest Park different from the other three national parks?

A．Its rich plants.	B．The highest peak.
C．A good place for hiking.	D．People living there.

3. What do Durmitor National Park and Khao Sok National Park have in common?

A．They are both suitable for outdoor sports.

B．They both have canyons.

C．They both have wild animals.

D．They are both in Asia.