1 . I shall never forget the day when the earthquake happened. It was about 5 in the afternoon and I was _________ along the road to my daughter’s school. Our plan was to go_________ together. I stopped at a_________ to get some fresh fruit. We liked to have some fruit to eat after our swim. I was driving along a high_________ on my way to the school. _________ my road was another road which was built like a_________. I was_________ so I put the bag of apples_________ me and started to eat one. Suddenly I saw the cars in front of me start to_________ from side to side. I slowed down. Then my car started to shake! I didn’t know what was happening. Perhaps something had__________ wrong with my car. I drove a little more slowly and then I__________ the car and at the same moment the road__________ onto the cars in front of me. I found myself in the__________. I couldn’t move. My legs and feet were hurt badly and I couldn’t move them. All around me was__________. But below me I could hear shouts and a lot of noises.

Then I realized what had happened. I had been__________ an earthquake. For about two hours nobody came. Luckily I could reach the bag of__________，so at least I had plenty to eat. Then I heard people__________ towards me. A team of people had come to__________ if anyone was under the__________ road. I called out, “I'm here！” I heard a shout. Soon a stranger climbed to my car. “How are you__________？” he asked. “Not too bad,” I said. They didn’t get me out until the next morning.

1.

A．walking

B．leading

C．driving

D．running

2.

A．shopping

B．dancing

C．sight­seeing

D．swimming

3.

A．shop

B．farm

C．park

D．school

4.

A．bridge

B．road

C．school

D．side

5.

A．Under

B．Over

C．Along

D．Beside

6.

A．roof

B．bridge

C．cover

D．top

7.

A．tired

B．thirsty

C．hungry

D．sleepy

8.

A．over

B．beside

C．ahead of

D．under

9.

A．move

B．roll

C．run

D．jump

10.

A．been

B．broken

C．done

D．gone

11.

A．stopped

B．started

C．moved

D．parked

12.

A．put

B．fell

C．ran

D．jumped

13.

A．afternoon

B．dark

C．evening

D．car

14.

A．quiet

B．dusty

C．noisy

D．blood

15.

A．on

B．at

C．in

D．by

16.

A．food

B．apples

C．sandwiches

D．bread

17.

A．climbing

B．shouting

C．moving

D．driving

18.

A．know

B．tell

C．see

D．understand

19.

A．falling

B．breaking

C．broken

D．dirty

20.

A．sleeping

B．eating

C．feeling

D．going

2 . Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably sing or whistle when you are happy.

Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.

Do you know what a territory is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species are welcome. Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.

If so, you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight with him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at the nesting (筑巢) season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a bird’s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.

Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs.

You can see that birds have a language of their own. Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories.

1. What does the underlined word “its” in Para.3 refer to?

A．The area.	B．The other bird.
C．The animal.	D．The family.

2. How can we describe a bird at the nesting season?

A．He often fights with outsiders.

B．He always watches out for outsiders.

C．He tries to make friends with outsiders.

D．He often expects outsiders to help him.

3. In what way does the writer explain birds’ singing?

A．By comparing birds with human beings.

B．By reporting experiment results.

C．By describing birds’ daily life.

D．By telling birds’ stories.

4. What is most of birds’ language used to do?

A．To protect their family members.

B．To express their happiness or anger.

C．To greet other birds of the same species.

D．To cause mates to come and set up territories.

3 . 假定你是李华，在英国伦敦留学，得知当地某自然环境保护区正在招募志愿者。请你给其负责人写一封自荐信，内容包括：
1. 写信目的；
2. 个人优势；
3. 表达期待。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir/Madam,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

4 . 全球气候变暖是目前人类面临的最大环境问题。请你根据以下提示，写一篇英语短文，为“怎样保护环境”献计献策。
背景： 随着经济的发展，更多的温室气体被排放（be discharged into）到大气中，其中大约70%为二氧化碳(CO2)，这也是全球变暖的主要原因之一。
后果：海平面上升；自然灾害频繁发生。
措施：1.节约能源；
2.在可能的情况下以步代车；
3……
4……
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5 . The world's largest iceberg (冰山)is floating toward the island of South Georgia in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Scientists fear the iceberg could crash into the island and block major feeding areas for a large population of penguins (企鹅)and seals.

Satellite images show the iceberg has remained in one piece. It is estimated to be about 150 kilometers long and 48 kilometers wide. It is traveling at one kilometer an hour and is on a path to hit South Georgia in around 30 days.

The British Antarctic Survey says it is concerned that if the iceberg hits the island, it could prevent the penguins and seals from reaching food supplies.

Professor Geraint Tarling, an ecologist with the Antarctic Survey, says right now is the time of year when seals and penguins spend a lot of time caring for their young. This means the distance that parents have to travel to find food is important.

"That means they have to go a lot further, they have to go around the iceberg, or to actually go further to find sources of food," Tarling said. "And that time is quite important at this particular period of their life cycle."

The breaking off of icebergs from Antarctica is a natural process. But the process is changing with climate change. " What we 're seeing with models and some observations now is the rate at which this is happening is increasing. And so, this might become more of a usual thing into the future," Tarling said.

The iceberg also could damage South Georgia's valuable fishing industry. Fishers pay for the rights to catch Patagonian toothfish, icefish and krill (磷虾)in waters off the island.

Officials are hoping that changing weather patterns could direct the iceberg out into the open ocean, where it would, in time, break up and melt.

1. What will happen if the iceberg hits the island of South Georgia?

A．Wildlife will lose their homes.

B．The iceberg will remain in one piece.

C．The island of South Georgia will disappear.

D．Feeding will be challenging for penguins and seals.

2. What can we learn from what Tarling says?

A．Icebergs are coming off faster than before.

B．Penguins and seals' birth rates are increasing.

C．The iceberg's breaking off is caused by human.

D．It's unusual to see the iceberg melting is speeding.

3. What does the last paragraph tell us?

A．The present situation is beyond hope.

B．The weather patterns are controllable.

C．The iceberg is bound to melt very soon.

D．The crash of the iceberg may be avoidable.

4. What's the main theme of the passage?

A．The changing climate in Antarctica.	B．The potential problems of the iceberg.
C．The island of South Georgia.	D．The population of sea animals.

6 . We need to be responsible for our environment. Being a frugal(节俭的) consumer is one way to help.     1    

Use it up

    2     Squeeze that last bit of toothpaste out of the tube. Use the last little piece of soap. Don't throw away any bits of the biscuit at the bottom of the box.

Wear it out

You do not always need to have new things. Suppose your sneakers have broken laces(鞋带), but they still fit you. Repair them and wear them longer.     3     Then you can get a new one. Think twice before replacing something that still works.

    4    

When something you want is not on hand, look for something else that you already have to take its place. Suppose you are packing your lunch for tomorrow and want a butter sandwich. You are out of butter. What about using cheese to make a cheese sandwich? Learn to fix broken toys instead of just throwing them away. With a little thought, you can make something do, instead of buying something new.

Do without

Think about all those things that you would like to have.     5     How long will you really play with that new toy you saw on TV? Making the things that we want uses resources. And, getting rid of the things we don’t want any more takes up even more resources and space.

A．Fix it

B．Make it do

C．Do you really need them?

D．But, what exactly does that mean?

E．You can use things up instead of wasting them.

F．Make plans to buy what you would like to have.

G．You don’t need the latest iPhone until your old one doesn't work anymore.

7 . 语法填空。阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单调）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Over the past half century, using chemical fertilizers     1    (become) very common in farming. Many farmers welcomed     2    (they) as a great way to stop crop disease and     3    (increase) production.     4    (recent), however, scientists have been found that long-term use of these fertilizers can cause damage     5     the land and, even more dangerous to people’s health. With these     6    (discovery), some farmers are beginning to turn to organic farming,     7     is simply farming without using any chemicals. There     8    (be) many different organic farming methods. All of them have     9     same goal: to grow good food and without     10    (damage) the environment or people’s health.

8 . UK physicist Isaac Newton once said, ''Nature is pleased with simplicity and nature is no dummy (傻子). '' Indeed, Mother Nature can provide almost everything human beings need if we follow her rules. But if we break the rules, she is likely to be cruel and lash out at us.

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia (新型冠状病毒肺炎, NCP) in China and some other countries at the beginning of this year is an example. According to Xinhua News Agency, the new coronavirus is similar to a virus found in a bat in 2017 and probably has an intermediate host (中间宿主). It's believed that the virus originated from the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, Hubei province, where live wild animals were sold.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Dr Peter Daszak, president of the US-based health organization EcoHealth Alliance, said, ''This outbreak is a lesson for us. On a global scale, human population density, wildlife diversity, and land use change are what drive new pandemics (流行病). ''

In ancient times, people needed to rely on nature to survive so they held it in awe (敬畏). For example, the American Indians believed that humans are a part of nature and nature is a part of humans. Chinese ancients always pursued the harmony between nature and human beings.

However, as human beings master more knowledge and make more advanced tools, people try to change and even conquer nature. They use more land to make buildings, genetically modify (改变) plants, capture some wild and rare animals to suit their own needs. In this process, humans gradually lose contact with nature and even throw it out of balance. For example, cutting a large number of forests means carbon dioxide must build up in the atmosphere and it contributes to global warming.

Although we don't know for sure what first caused the NCP outbreak, Brian Lamacraft at Medium said it's time for people to ''reflect on our relationship with our planet'' and ''reconnect with this world and everything that we've been given''.   After all, according to US poet Gary Snyder, ''Nature is not the place to visit. It's our home. ''

1. What does the phrase ''lash out at'' in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．punish	B．control
C．test	D．challenge

2. What lesson did Daszak think human beings should learn from the NCP outbreak?

A．Bats are one of the most dangerous wild animals.

B．It's impossible to prevent new pandemics globally.

C．We should stop the wildlife trade around the world.

D．Humans should live peacefully with nature.

3. What is the main idea of Paragraph 5?

A．How human beings become their own masters.

B．How human activities cause global warming.

C．How human beings break the balance of nature.

D．How humans use technology to improve their lives.

4. What is the author's purpose in writing this article?

A．To reflect on the NCP outbreak.

B．To explain what led to the NCP outbreak.

C．To describe experts' predictions on new pandemics.

D．To compare ancient and modern attitudes toward nature.

9 . 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。

    1     (locate) in the north-east of Italy, Venice is known as “The Floating City”. It is made up of over 100 small islands, which are connected by waterways and bridges.     2     (fortunate), water is also putting Venice in great danger. Saltwater is slowly damaging the bases of Venice’s buildings. The Floating City is, in fact, sinking.

More problems are caused by floods,     3     usually hit the city each winter. But these floods could now be a thing of the past thanks to a new flood     4     (prevent) project. Venice lies in     5     middle of a lagoon, and rain and strong winds cause seawater to travel through the natural gaps to Venice. Dozens of gates     6     (build) to hold back the sea until now. Each of these gates is 20 meters wide,     7     the longest about 30 meters long. In the event of a big rise in the water level, the gates will be raised     8     (separate) the city from the sea.

But only time will tell     9     this project is the right solution. The important thing is that action is being taken to protect this unique city for future generations. And if it works, it means a longer,     10     (dry) future for Venice.

10 . Great Activities for Nature Lovers

Hiking

One of the easiest and most accessible ways to get close to nature is by setting out on a good old fashioned hike. Hiking generally doesn't require any fancy equipment or special skills, just a piece of map and a thirst for adventure. This activity can be as relaxing as you make it.

Backcountry Camping

Why limit yourself to just a day hike when you can have a full weekend for a longer adventure? Backcountry camping involves packing your tent，sleeping gear ,food, and water on your back to set up camp in a remote location. I you’re an experienced hiker and camper ,this is an excellent way to test your survival skills and explore the wilderness.

Mountain and Road Biking

Unlike long hikes through the woods , biking allows you to cover more ground and travel farther in nature. Mountain biking typically involves riding up and down steep slopes , between trees , and over rocks. If this sounds too intense or your tires aren't suited for rugged terrain( 地形) , consider taking a road bike on paved trails through forest preserves or along country roads.

Gardening

Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to travel beyond your own backyard to experience the beauty of nature every day. If your personality is less adventurous or your mobility restricted, consider planting a garden to grow your own vegetables , fruit , herbs，or flowers. There's something truly satisfying about mixing up a salad with fresh ingredients you grow yourself. One of the best parts about spending time in gardening is that it doesn't have to break your budget and anyone can do it.

1. W hat do hikers need for hiking?

A．Practical skills.	B．Necessary equipment.
C．A useful map.	D．A relaxed mood.

2. W hat's NOT the advantage of gardening according to the text?

A．You don't need to go far to enjoy the beauty of nature.

B．It gives you a sense of satisfaction when cooking with fresh ingredients.

C．It doesn't take any energy or money to do it.

D．I’s easy to start it for anyone who likes it.

3. Which of the following can take you to travel farthest?

A．Hiking.	B．Backcountry Camping.
C．Mountain and Road Biking.	D．Gardening.