1 . In Lauderdale lives a young girl, Mary Lou. She is a(n)
It all started when her family moved to a new neighborhood. Mary would feel very
She became deeply attracted to bird-watching in Grade Six when she had to write a book for a school project. She decided to write something she knew: the mockingbird. The homework was just the
Every morning Mary takes her binoculars (望远镜) and heads out to
Mary usually uses her binoculars to
When Mary was writing her bird book for children, she studied hard by searching the Internet. She also
| A．experienced | B．independent | C．intelligent | D．normal |
| A．selective | B．knowledgeable | C．patient | D．flexible |
| A．inspiring | B．diverse | C．commercial | D．amazing |
| A．proud | B．joyful | C．lonely | D．hesitant |
| A．respond to | B．settle into | C．figure out | D．go off |
| A．schedule | B．process | C．lesson | D．beginning |
| A．feed on | B．give way to | C．look for | D．clean up |
| A．mistakes | B．noises | C．descriptions | D．traps |
| A．hopeful | B．pleased | C．scared | D．disappointed |
| A．identify | B．gather | C．analyze | D．master |
| A．observing | B．impressing | C．exchanging | D．describing |
| A．journalist | B．expert | C．tourist | D．designer |
| A．power | B．imagination | C．secrets | D．improvement |
| A．collected | B．rescued | C．kept | D．illustrated |
| A．study | B．publish | C．complain | D．efforts |
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Yushu was struck by a violent earthquake in April 14, 2010. We were sleeping in the kindergarten while our teacher woke us up. She immediate took us to the playground which was not far from the teaching building. Although we didn’t know what had happened, but we were very frightening. When we ran to the playground in a hurry, a boy lost one of his shoe and cried. Our teacher were so patient that she tried to comfort her and helped to find the shoe. The boy stopped crying by the time his parents came to pick him up from school half a hour later.
3 . Sandstorms are among the most violent natural disasters. High winds lift dirt or sand into the air, causing damage, injuries, and deaths.
Put a mask over your nose and mouth. If you have a mask, put it on immediately.
Look for shelter (避难所).
Wait out the storm. Don’t try to move through the storm; it’s much too dangerous. Stay where you are and wait for it to pass before you attempt to move to a different location. If you can quickly reach such shelter before a dust storm reaches you, get there as quickly as possible and stay inside.
| A．If you don’t have one |
| B．After you wear a mask |
| C．Even a parked car will do |
| D．No matter where you live |
| E．Protect yourself from flying objects |
| F．Close all windows and doors, and wait out the storm |
| G．You’d better cover your face with your arm as you move |
4 . About 1,833 lives were lost in 2005 in Hurricane Katrina, one of the most terrifying storms in U.S. history. The government’s shortage of preparation and good measures to Katrina met with widespread criticism (批评), and the need for a more complete system to react to natural disasters appearing as one of the key lessons from the 2005 storm. The effect of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico in 2017 shows that these lessons have not been learned: The storm, which hit the island last September, made tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans homeless, left over a million people without electricity for several weeks, and caused about $90 billion in damages.
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) on May 29 says that the Puerto Rico deaths related to Hurricane Maria are at least 4,654, over 70 times the previous official number of 64. The death rate after the storm was 14.3 per 1,000 persons, a 62% increase from the official rate for the same period in 2016, researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found. “The shortage of medical care was the main cause of high death rates in the months after the hurricane,” the researchers wrote.
There are three explanations for why so many people died after Hurricane Maria: the inactive action of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the poor health of Puerto Ricans before the storm, and the weak facilities and shortage of money for the health system before Maria’s striking the island. It is especially important to note that because modern medicine can treat people with chronic illnesses , the failure of a local health care system may be particularly threatening (威胁) to the post-disaster health of the affected population.
Hurricane Maria and other recent disasters have shown the need for health systems becomes more and more important. Our government should take action!
1. What could we learn about Hurricane Katrina and Maria in Paragraph 1?| A．The government drew a lesson from them. |
| B．The government was well prepared for them. |
| C．People built many houses to fight against them. |
| D．A system against Hurricanes didn’t work well. |
| A．People were short of medical care. |
| B．People failed to run away quickly. |
| C．The government had wrong figures. |
| D．The Hurricane hit the island heavily. |
| A．The reasons for people’s death after Hurricane Maria. |
| B．The effect of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico. |
| C．The weak facility and financial problems in Puerto Rico. |
| D．The failure of a local health care system. |
| A．Admiring. | B．Critical. | C．Uncaring. | D．Doubtful. |
5 . Every year on April 22,Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.It gave a voice to an emerging public consciousness about the state of our planet.The founder was Gaylord Nelson.
What moved Gaylord Nelson to action was the1969massive oil spill（溢出）in California,the largest oil spill in the United States at that time.The spill proved to be an environmental nightmare as it had a strong impact on marine life,killing an estimated3,500sea birds,as well as marine animals such as dolphins,elephant seals and sea lions.Inspired by the student antiwar movement at that period of time,Nelson found it was a right time to channel the energy of the students towards a fight for environmental protection.He decided that it was time to educate the Americans on the need to protect the environment.Thus,Earth Day was born in1970,and public environmental consciousness took centre stage.
On 22nd April 1970,millions of Americans took to the streets to demonstrate for a healthy,sustainable environment and thousands of students marched in protest of the terrible situation of the environment.Businesses were forced to follow environmental standards if they wanted to continue their operations.The year1990 saw Earth Day reach out to many more countries around the world.It helped pave the way for the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro,bringing together many nations,for a joint effort towards protecting the environment.In 2009,the United Nations decided to officially set April 22 as Earth Day.
For his role as founder of Earth Day,Gaylord Nelson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom（1995）,the highest honour given to civilians in the United States.We honor the man,as the fight for a cleaner environment continues.
1. What can we learn about Earth Day?| A．It was founded at the end of 1970s. |
| B．It was first celebrated in Rio de Janeiro. |
| C．People will march on the street on this day. |
| D．It arouses public environmental awareness. |
| A．He reduced the loss of the oil spill. |
| B．He participated in an antiwar movement. |
| C．He set environmental standards for business. |
| D．He involved more people in environmental issues. |
| A．The focus of Earth Day. |
| B．The development of Earth Day. |
| C．The world 's concern on the environment. |
| D．The joint efforts of different countries. |
| A．Intelligent. | B．Responsible. | C．Considerate. | D．Knowledgeable. |
6 . The Amazing Penguin Rescue
In the summer of 2016, the ship MV Treasure sunk, creating an oil spill. Thirteen hundred tons of fuel oil were flowing right in the middle of the African Penguins’ habitat. Soon the oil covered about 20,000 penguins. Without swift help, the seabirds would have no chance of survival. Volunteers were showing up by the thousands and I also took part in what was the largest animal rescue operation ever.
A warehouse was turned into a rescue center near the habitat and hundreds of pools were built to hold about 100 oiled birds each. When walking into the center, I couldn’t believe my ears. I had expected to walk into a chorus of honking and squawking(尖声叫). Instead, the center sounded like a library. The penguins were dead silent. My heart ached for the painful birds. Cleaning them all seemed like an impossible task. But we had to carry on like doctors in an emergency room. There was no time for doubt. Cleaning oil off a penguin wasn’t easy. Even with more than 12,500 volunteers, it took a month to bathe all 20,000 birds at the center.
While volunteers were busy bathing the oiled penguins, another crisis(危机) was developing. Oil from the spill had started moving north. Tens of thousands of penguins were in the oil’s path. But we already had our hands full with 20,000 recovering birds. If any more birds were oiled, we wouldn’t have enough resources to save them.
One researcher came up with an idea: What if the penguins were temporarily moved out of harm’s way? Experts decided to have a try. Volunteers rounded up the penguins and released them 500 miles away. The hope was that by the time the seabirds swam home, the oil would be gone. The plan worked! Another 20,000 penguins were saved.
The entire penguin rescue took about three months. More than 90% of the oiled penguins were successfully returned to the wild. Looking back on the rescue, I am still amazed by the work of the volunteers. What I could hardly believe was that we accomplished an impossible task.
1. The African penguins were in danger because of ________.| A．a knock by a ship | B．a change of habitats |
| C．a spill of oil | D．a lack of help |
| A．ambitious | B．shocked | C．hopeless | D．inspired |
| A．moving the penguins from home | B．cleaning the polluted habitat |
| C．asking more volunteers to help | D．stopping the flow of the oil |
| A．we should unite to make the earth pollution-free |
| B．where there is a will there is a way |
| C．the future of wildlife is in our hands |
| D．many hands make great work |
7 . The Bridegroom's Oak, a 500-year-old tree just outside of Eutin, in Germany, has its own postal address and receives around 40 letters every day. They're sent by love seekers from around the world, in the hope that someone will read them and write back.
With so many dating apps and services available nowadays, sending letters to a tree hardly sounds like the best way to find love. However, there's something charming about sending a letter and allowing fate (命运) to work its magic, so the Bridegroom's Oak remains popular even now.
In 1890, a local girl named Minna fell in love with a young chocolate maker named Wilhelm, but her father didn't allow her to see the boy. Instead of giving up on each other, the two started exchanging love letters secretly, by leaving them in a knothole (节孔) of an oak tree. After about one year, Minna's father found out about their continued relationship, but instead of punishing them, he gave them permission to marry. The two lovers got married on June 2, 1891, under the oak tree that helped keep their romance (罗曼史) alive.
The couple's story spread around Eutin, and soon, people unable to find love started writing romantic letters and leaving them in the tree's knothole. By 1927, it was already known as Bridegroom's Oak and was so popular that it had its own address and postal code, allowing people from all over Germany and even abroad to send in their letters.
Love seekers visiting the Bridegroom's Oak need respect only one simple rule. They can check all the letters in its knothole, and take with them the one they wish to reply to, but they have to put the others back for other people to find.
So far the Bridegroom's Oak has been responsible for at least 100 marriages and many other romantic relationships.
1. What's the Bridegroom's Oak popular for?| A．Its long life. |
| B．Its special function. |
| C．Its good position. |
| D．Its rare species. |
| A．The best way to find love a century ago. |
| B．What sufferings the two lovers experienced. |
| C．How the two lovers kept their romance alive. |
| D．The love story behind the Bridegroom's Oak. |
| A．Reply to all the letters in its knothole. |
| B．Read each letter in its knothole. |
| C．Put their name at the top of each letter. |
| D．Take as many letters away as they like. |
| A．Writing to the Bridegroom's Oak does work. |
| B．Germany needs dating apps and services. |
| C．Germans hold a firm belief in fate. |
| D．Foreigners have little idea of the Bridegroom's Oak. |
8 . Researchers at a university in Hungary say there is truth to what many dog owners always believed. Dogs do understand what humans say.
The researchers made images of the brains of 13 dogs using a machine that records brain activity. The dogs were trained to lie down in the machine for seven minutes. During that time, they listened through headphones to their trainers’ voices.
Dog owners may think the news is not surprising. But scientists are impressed. Brian Hare is a professor at Duke University. He called one of the findings a “shocker.”
The brain imaging showed dogs processed words using the left side of their brains, just as humans do. They use the right side of their brains to understand tone and pitch (音调). The study showed dogs understand words and how they are said. Meaningful words said in a neutral (中性的) way did not have the same effect as the same words said in an encouraging way.
Attila Andics was the lead researcher on the project. “Dog brains care about both what we say and how we say it,” he said. Researchers say they think dogs are tuned in to what people say because dogs have lived with people for a long time. Andics said he thinks other animals probably can understand human language like dogs do. But those animals are not very interested in what humans have to say.
People reacted to the story on Facebook and Twitter. They said they always knew their pets could understand them. And they were happy to see scientific support for what they experienced every day. One reader from Virginia said she thought her dog could probably read her mind, too. Someone in California joked that he always knew his dog ignored him. And Greg Matos in Boston called the study “fascinating!”
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?| A．Humans use the left side of the brains to process words. |
| B．Dogs have no difficulty understanding words said in a neutral way. |
| C．Other animals can also understand human language just as dogs do. |
| D．Dog owners can hardly believe the story that Dogs do understand what humans say. |
| A．researchers | B．dogs | C．dog owners | D．people in general |
| A．offering analyses | B．providing explanations |
| C．giving examples | D．making comparisons |
| A．compare and evaluate | B．debate and explain |
| C．argue and discuss | D．inform and explain |
9 . The World Health Organization says that 92 percent of the world’s population lives in areas of high air pollution. Experts say much of that pollution comes from vehicles fueled by diesel. Many cities in Europe have called for ending the production of diesel cars. They hope to replace them with electric vehicles as battery life for those vehicles improves.
London is one of the most heavily polluted cities in Europe. Levels of harmful gases in the city are regularly higher than limits set by the European Union.
Martin Williams, with King’s College London, says pedestrians often do not realize how close they are to air pollution sources because they cannot see them. “One of the difficulties of getting the message across to the public at large these days is that air pollution, although it’s a major public health problem, is actually invisible. Not like the smogs of the 1950s and 60s when not only could you see it, you could barely see anything else.”
Williams adds that toxic gases from diesel cars have led to public health concerns. He says people across Great Britain have died too early because of the pollution. “The main problem that you are breathing in are the particulates, the soot largely from diesel exhausts, which is the primary problem as far as public health is concerned. The other pollutant that’s more recently become an issue is nitrogen dioxide, again largely from diesel.”
Areeba Hamid is with the environmental group Greenpeace. She says, “It’s quite clear that the car industry is feeling the pressure of a public health crisis owing to air pollution in big cities in particular and the aftermath of the diesel-gate’ scandal, which is the reason why it’s looking to produce new electric models.”
Experts say electric cars could offer the answer to air pollution in major cities. They add, however, that the electricity should be created using renewable energy.
1. The underlined word “invisible” (Paragraph 3) probably means ________.| A．cannot be felt | B．cannot be seen | C．be very serious | D．be uncontrollable |
| A．toxic gases | B．soot | C．nitrogen dioxide | D．water vapor |
| A．by example | B．by process | C．by contrast | D．by classification |
| A．replace diesel cars with electric ones |
| B．reduce the number of diesel cars running on the roads |
| C．ask more citizens to live far away from big cities |
| D．improve the quality of oil used in diesel cars |
1. Where is Stonehenge located?
| A．In Egypt. | B．In China. | C．In England. |
| A．In 4000 BC. |
| B．Between 3000 and 2000 BC. |
| C．In 1600 BC. |
| A．It was built in stages. |
| B．It's the oldest construction in the world. |
| C．The supporting stones are 2.29 meters tall. |
| A．It's a royal palace. | B．It's a religious site. | C．It's a burial ground. |
