1 . Since 2009, a small army of
I visited the Palace Museum in the summer of 2023 to
In the third week,
I
For those cat
| A．dogs | B．researchers | C．cats | D．volunteers |
| A．allowed | B．changed | C．moved | D．hidden |
| A．personal | B．comfortable | C．specific | D．priceless |
| A．revive | B．research | C．organize | D．symbolize |
| A．museum | B．temple | C．capital | D．republic |
| A．looking forward | B．getting back | C．setting out | D．giving up |
| A．frightened | B．disappointed | C．determined | D．shocked |
| A．though | B．since | C．unless | D．as |
| A．greeted | B．begged | C．supplied | D．contacted |
| A．applying | B．preferring | C．requesting | D．pretending |
| A．rescued | B．protected | C．buried | D．spotted |
| A．finally | B．basically | C．equally | D．seriously |
| A．in | B．down | C．out | D．up |
| A．anxious | B．confident | C．embarrassed | D．content |
| A．controllers | B．lovers | C．owners | D．experts |
A man called, asking if an owl（猫头鹰）could be rescued. Ellen Kalish was happy to help, who runs the Manhattan Wildlife Center in New York. She is used to getting calls about taking in wild animals. The caller told her where this tiny owl was hiding out. It was found inside the Christmas tree in the Rockefeller Center, where it is a yearly tradition to decorate trees. But this year, the tree looked a little worse. Many people made fun of its branches. They called the tree a “symbol of 2020”, meaning its sad look reminded them how tough the past year was.
The tale of the owl’s rescue quickly became the highlight of this year’s tree. Before the tree was put up to decorate, one of the workers caught sight of the creature. It was buried in the base of the tree. The owl most likely traveled with the tree on its journey to Manhattan. But there was no proof about where it came from and how it ended up stuck in this tree. Getting the little bird out from the base of the tree, the worker noticed that the creature got badly injured and seemed not to eat or drink anything for a few days. She was too weak to fly, but luckily she was still alive.
In that case, the worker had to bring the owl home. He named her Rocky as he spotted her in the Rockefeller Center. Considering he himself had no idea how to keep an owl, he decided to find a place that rescues wildlife animals. That was why he called the Center. After Kalish got the full story about the bird, she met the man at a gas station. Then the man handed her a box with the owl inside.
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1. 续写词数应为150左右；
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Kalish took the box carefully.
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Rocky didn’t look that terrible as she was in the box a week before.
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3 . Cats and many other animals, including most dogs, can reflect light from their eyes. That’s why cats’ eyes will usually shine brightly in photos taken in a dimly lit room or glow when lightened in the dark by a flashlight or a car’s headlights.
Species whose eyes glow have evolved to see better in low light because they either forage or need to look out for predators (天敌) throughout the night, or they do most of their hunting at dawn and dusk. In fact, domesticated cats can see in conditions that are only 16% as bright as what people require.
Cats accomplish this because their pupils (瞳孔) — the openings that appear black in the middle of their eyes that widen and narrow in response to light conditions—are special. Pupils operate like windows, with bigger ones letting more light into the eye. And a cat’s pupils can become up to 50% larger than human pupils in dim light. They also have a higher number of a specific type of light-sensing cell in the back of their eyes than we do. These cells, called rods (杆细胞), catch low-level light. In addition to having large pupils and lots of rods, cats have something people don’t: a tapetum lucidum (荧光膜), a Latin medical term that translates to “bright or shining tapestry”. The tapetum lucidum is also known as “eyeshine”.
It’s located in the back of the eye behind the retina (视网膜) — a thin layer of tissue that receives light, converts the light to an electrical signal and sends this signal to the brain to interpret the image．
A cat’s tapetum lucidum is made up of cells with crystals that, like a mirror, reflect light back to the retina. This gives the retina a second chance to absorb more light.
In cats, the tapetum most often glows yellow-green or yellow-orange, but the color varies, just like their irises (虹膜) — the colorful part of their eye, which can be green, yellow, blue or golden. Variation in tapetum color is not unique to cats and can be found in lots of species.
1. The underlined word “forage” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “______”.| A．perceive | B．hunt |
| C．sign | D．assess |
| A．can reflect lights | B．can absorb more light |
| C．can widen and narrow | D．can convert light to a signal |
| A．How do Cats’ Pupils Work? |
| B．How do Cats’ Eyes Reflect Light? |
| C．Why do Cats’ Pupils Appear Black? |
| D．Why do Cats’ Eyes Glow in the Dark? |
| A．a travel journal | B．a science magazine |
| C．a technology report | D．an admission guide |
4 . Why do Dogs Roll in the Grass?
If your dog is anything like mine, she loves rolling around in a patch of grass any chance she gets. And it always makes me happy to watch my dog, Nala, have the time of her life.
To find out why Nala and so many other dogs like to stop, drop and roll, I reached out to Dr. Stephanie Austin, a veterinarian at Bond Vetin New York City, who explained that dogs can roll in the grass for several reasons!
She’s enjoying a smell.
She’s covering up her own scent. According to Dr. Austin, there’s another smelly reason why your pup may be rolling around in that patch of grass. “They want to smell like the environment so they don’t scare off their prey,” Dr. Austin said.
She’s cooling off.
She’s scratching an itch. “It’s good to exclude any allergies and make sure your dog isn’t rolling a ton to scratch a constantly itchy back or side, but otherwise, it’s probably normal that she’s having a good time,” Dr. Austin said.
If you notice your dog rolling around in the grass, it’s probably just her having the best time ever.
| A．She is stretching |
| B．She’s having fun |
| C．If it’s boring for your dog |
| D．If it’s a particularly hot day |
| E．But I’ve always wondered why she actually does it |
| F．Here are some common explanations behind this behavior |
| G．It’s important to remember how powerful your dog’s nose is |
5 . On December 20, in Newdale, a series of huge waves caused by an undersea Earthquake raced across the ocean near Goldshore. Worse still, it
The day began like any other on Goldshore Beach. People were walking, running or simply sitting on the sandy beach,
Sabrina was
| A．caused | B．trapped | C．affected | D．suffered |
| A．bury | B．survive | C．challenge | D．quit |
| A．knowledge | B．impression | C．strength | D．detail |
| A．making up | B．breathing in | C．focusing on | D．checking out |
| A．wind | B．sunshine | C．whistle | D．wave |
| A．dead | B．powerful | C．strange | D．attractive |
| A．narrow | B．adventurous | C．clean | D．calm |
| A．signs | B．damages | C．types | D．results |
| A．awkward | B．confused | C．annoyed | D．frightened |
| A．stress | B．development | C．danger | D．credit |
| A．cheating | B．debating | C．helping | D．joking |
| A．under control | B．in sight | C．on its way | D．on schedule |
| A．actually | B．anxiously | C．quickly | D．curiously |
| A．escaped | B．seen | C．recognized | D．cleared |
| A．slid | B．crashed | C．divided | D．tapped |
6 . Chen Guanghui is a guardian for black-necked cranes(黑颈鹤) in the Dashanbao Black-necked Crane National Nature Reserve of Zhaotong city, in southwest China’s YunnanProvince. Whistling(吹口哨) is the secret language Chen uses to communicate with the black-necked cranes, a type of migratory bird under first class protection in China. She says different whistles signal different things. When she whistles in an increasing tone, she tries to tell the cranes: ask your companions to come back for lunch, and they would chirp(吱喳叫)to spread the message right away.
Living near the Dashanbao Nature Reserve, a major winter habitat(栖息地) for the rare species, Chen started to take care of them in 2003, a mission she took over from her mother, whose devotion dates back to the 1990s.
“In the first few days, I remembered they ran away as soon as I approached them. I was very upset and asked my mom to come back, and I was worried they would starve,” says Chen. “I initially tried everything, even singing folk songs to attract them, but failed. Later, I used special whistles and gradually formed close bond with the cranes. ”
“I treat them as if they were my own children, and I’m always concerned about them, especially during snowy days when they can’t get food. I feel uncomfortable and anxious when I hear them chirp and usually rush to prepare corn for them. ” It’s never been an easy job, and Chen has sustained quite a few injuries over the years, even falling into frozen marsh(沼泽)while trying to save a trapped crane in 2008. However, she never gave up. With love and responsibility, she has persisted in caring for the cranes for about 20 years.
Thanks to the joint protection efforts of Chen and staff members at the nature reserve, now more than 1,900 black-necked cranes overwinter in the area each season every year, up from about 300 when the nature reserve was established.
1. How does Chen Guanghui communicate with black-necked cranes?| A．By singing folk songs. | B．By imitating chirps of birds. |
| C．By making hand gestures. | D．By blowing special whistles. |
| A．Rescuing injured animals. |
| B．Restoring habitats for rare species. |
| C．Looking after black-necked cranes. |
| D．Building Dashanbao Nature Reserve. |
| A．It is inspiring. | B．It is frustrating. | C．It is interesting. | D．It is exciting. |
| A．Efforts bear fruit. | B．Fortune favors the brave. |
| C．Virtue is its own reward. | D．A miss is as good as a mile. |
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8 . Trees are one of the oldest “citizens (公民)” of our Earth. They keep our air clean, reduce noise pollution, improve water quality and provide food and building materials.
Just like us, trees change a lot as they grow. At 1 to 3 years old, young trees learn how to protect themselves. For example, many trees grow thorns (刺) to warn animals not to go near Most young trees have large, deep green leaves so that they can catch enough sunlight and change it into their food and energy.
When trees are 4 years old, they begin to grow very rapidly and become strong enough to face challenges later in life. At the age of 15, trees become young adults. Afterwards, they grow more slowly and begin to produce flowers and fruit.
It is not until the tree is 20 to 25 years old that it becomes a real adult. The tree reaches its largest size. The adult tree gives us shade, oxygen and natural beauty; it is also a great place for a tree house, or a place for us to read a book, listen to music and so on. If we give the adult tree proper care, it will go on to live healthily for many years.
Gradually, trees begin to grow older and older and even die. At this time, they still have their important place in nature. When a tree becomes hollow (空心的) or part of it becomes dead, it provides a home to small animals and is a source of food for many other animals.
In many ways, the life of a tree is like our own life experience. When we are looking at the life of a tree, we learn that each period of life brings its own form of joy and challenge. So, let’s enjoy every minute of our life and take care of it like planting a tree!
1. When the trees are very young, some of them grow thorns to ______.| A．catch enough sunlight | B．protect themselves |
| C．become more beautiful | D．produce food and energy. |
| A．The tree produces flowers and fruit before the age of 15. |
| B．The tree becomes a young adult when it is 20 to 25 years old. |
| C．When part of a tree becomes dead, it still plays an important role in nature. |
| D．The young adult tree is a good place for a tree house and for us to read a book, |
| A．Because our life is becoming better and better. |
| B．Because trees give us so much and make our world beautiful. |
| C．Because the life of a tree is similar to our own life experience. |
| D．Because each period of life brings its own form of pleasure and challenge. |
| A．The growth and life of trees. | B．Different kinds of Trees. |
| C．The mystery of a tree. | D．The advantages trees can bring us. |
9 . Addy Barrett, an 11-year-old girl from Maryland, the US, is a regular visitor to the zoo, and never gets tired of watching gorillas (大猩猩). “I really fell in love with these smart animals after reading a book about them,” Addy said. “I also learned they were being killed for unnecessary reasons. And I knew I needed to do something.”
Addy is now working to save her favorite animals. She has sold T-shirts and home-made cookies to raise money, and she hosts a party about the gorilla yearly.
Addy asked Meredith Bastian, a zookeeper, about the challenges that wild gorillas are facing and that many people ignore. Bastian said it’s because of habitat loss, climate change and the spread of disease. But there is also the problem of mining. “Some mines in Congo, Africa destroy gorillas’ habitats and make their living conditions worse,” Bastian told Addy.
Addy decided to start the Gorilla Heroes project. She has held fundraisers (筹款活动) hoping to start a conversation on the risks to gorillas. The animals, which are native to Central Africa, are endangered. There are fewer than 900 mountain gorillas and about 100,000 western lowland gorillas in the world. So far, Gorilla Heroes has raised more than $11,000. Addy was recently named a winner of the 2019 Gloria Barton Prize for Young Heroes for her work.
Addy hopes to get close to a gorilla in the wild, but she can’t because she is too young. So for now Addy is sticking to raising money for gorillas.
1. What can we learn about Addy?| A．She seldom goes to the zoo. | B．She works hard to save gorillas. |
| C．She writes books about gorillas. | D．She volunteers for a zoo project. |
| A．The importance of wild gorillas. |
| B．The measures for protecting wild gorillas. |
| C．The pleasant environment for wild gorillas. |
| D．The reasons for wild gorillas becoming endangered. |
| A．It is quite dangerous. | B．It includes many professions. |
| C．It is well recognized. | D．It has made a difference worldwide. |
| A．Proud and childlike. | B．Able and generous. |
| C．Talkative and interesting. | D．Easy-going and humorous. |
10 . We found him a few weeks ago, walking along the road in the countryside. He was jumping on cars, and we thought maybe his family was camping somewhere nearby,
We stopped the car and looked around for a few minutes, trying to find his owner. But we
My husband said, “
The dog must have been
We do
| A．so | B．unless | C．oг | D．because |
| A．cheap | B．long | C．business | D．return |
| A．stop | B．leave | C．fight | D．sing |
| A．talk with | B．search for | C．get around | D．worry about |
| A．failed | B．regretted | C．refused | D．changed |
| A．beautiful | B．normal | C．healthy | D．thin |
| A．If | B．Though | C．As | D．Despite |
| A．sadly | B．happily | C．fearfully | D．proudly |
| A．asking | B．thanking | C．excusing | D．pardoning |
| A．clearly | B．impossibly | C．willingly | D．safely |
| A．trained | B．taught | C．fed | D．walked |
| A．men | B．women | C．children | D．animals |
| A．guessed | B．doubted | C．realized | D．expected |
| A．trust | B．forget | C．love | D．dislike |
| A．quick | B．slow | C．bad | D．future |
