3 . There are hundreds of great national nature reserves in China. Now feast your eyes on the following amazing ones.

Qinghai Lake National Nature Reserve

Qinghai Lake, China’s largest saltwater lake in Qinghai Province, is a key body of water for lots of animals and birds. As an important stopover, migratory birds (候鸟) would rest in this area during their movement trip every year. The reserve became a national nature reserve in the year of 1997.

Bayanbulak National Nature Reserve

The only Bayanbulak Wetland, in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is at the foot of Tianshan Mountains, which makes itself suitable for migratory birds. Bayanbulak means “rich spring water” in Mongolian, meaning that the area is rich in water. Every year, swans (天鹅) from different places fly here for nesting, which became a national swan reserve in 1986.

Rongcheng Swan National Nature Reserve

As one of the largest wintering places for swans in China, this reserve in Shandong Province mainly protects whooper swans (大天鹅), which make it different from other nature reserves. In 2007, it was changed into a national nature reserve. Now every year, thousands of whooper swans arrive here to spend the winter, making it an important resting and wintering place for themselves.

Sanya Coral Reef (珊瑚礁) National Marine Nature Reserve

This reserve focuses on protecting coral reefs and their living environment in Sanya City, Hainan Province. In 1990, it became a national nature reserve. This reserve is on the coast, so the area of the reserve has good water quality and many kinds of creatures,

1. What do the first reserve and the second reserve have in common?

A．The area of wetland.	B．The geography of them.
C．The year of becoming the national reserve.	D．The friendly environment for migratory birds.

2. What makes the Rongcheng Swan National Nature Reserve special?

A．Its saltwater lake.	B．The whooper swans.
C．Its rich spring water.	D．The warm climate.

3. Which place best suits coral lovers?

A．Bayanbulak National Nature Reserve.	B．Qinghai Lake National Nature Reserve.
C．Rongcheng Swan National Nature Reserve.	D．Sanya Coral Reef National Marine Nature Reserve,

4 . Family dynamics in the animal kingdom are as different as the animals themselves. In the animal world, there are advantages to be gained from being part of an extended family.

Chimpanzees

Chimpanzees are the world’s largest living primates. These creatures are peace-loving and may live together for a lifetime. The dominant male has many wives who may stay with him for most of their lives, which can cause everyday conflicts. It is the male who settles the conflicts by a warning stare or hitting the back of the offenders’ heads.

Elephants

Females stick together in the elephant world, living in herds under a stateswoman. The experience and knowledge of this elder one, who may be 60-years-old, are of great benefit. She will remember, for example,the location of water holes and seasonal food supplies. In times of danger, the group bunches around the young and it is the stateswoman who decides whether to flee or confront the threat.

Lions

Lions are the only cats to live in a large family group, guarded by a pair of powerful males. Family life is relatively harmonious and baby lions may be fed by any mother with milk, so orphaned babies do not starve. Males live in the wilderness for some years before seeking their own pride by challenging resident males in a bloody battle. The male lion protects his pride from other males and enemies.

Ostriches (鸵鸟)

Ostriches travel in bands of 10-50 individuals, the most remarkable birds being the eight-foot-tall males. The largest birds in the world, ostriches cannot fly, but run fast. The wives of the male ostrich all put their eggs in the same nest. A primary female will then join the male to hatch (孵化) the eggs and she will push away other eggs on the outside to ensure her own are in the middle.

1. How is an elephant herd different from other three animal groups?

A．The leader should be the oldest and experienced.

B．The number of the animals in a herd must be large.

C．An experienced female elephant dominates the herd.

D．They will protect their young when they are in danger.

2. Which of the following statement is correct?

A．Baby lions often go hungry as they can’t hunt.

B．A female and a male ostriches hatch eggs jointly.

C．Elephants remember every place they have been to.

D．The female chimpanzee leader settles daily conflicts.

3. Where is this text probably taken from?

A．A text book.	B．A science fiction.
C．A course plan.	D．A wildlife journal.

5 . Last week, Chicago became the first city in the US to join the “Lights Out Plan”. People turned off the lights in the city’s tallest buildings, so that thousands of birds could get to their winter homes. Every year in autumn, some birds fly over Chicago on their way to the south, and come back the next spring.

Lights mean danger to birds. Birds find their way by looking at the stars in the sky. Lights in tall buildings are so bright that birds may mistake them as stars. This means they cannot find the right way to go home.

This month, about 300 types of birds are flying over Chicago to go back to the south to live through the cold winter. Birds fly to warmer places for a few reasons. Many birds cannot live in the cold, so they fly to warmer places. But there are other reasons, too. Birds need to look for food in the south. Another reason is that they want to have baby birds. Many birds like to have their baby birds in the same “house” they lived in last year, so they fly back there.

There are about 9,000 kinds of birds in the world, and about 600 kinds of birds migrate. Some birds can fly a very long way. Sometimes they fly to other countries. We have fewer birds today because there are fewer places for birds.

1. Why did people in Chicago turn off their lights last week?

A．Because people wanted to save money.

B．Because people liked the dark night.

C．Because people were a afraid that birds would make much noise.

D．Because people were a afraid that birds would lose their way.

2. What does the underlined word “migrate” mean in Chinese?

A．move to a new place	B．stay at the same place
C．sleep in winter	D．lay eggs

3. Today we have fewer birds because ________.

A．lots of birds are often ill	B．people kill lots of birds
C．there are fewer places for birds	D．other animals eat them

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．All birds fly to warmer places every year.

B．Some birds have to fly to warmer places in autumn.

C．Some birds can fly a long way to other countries.

D．About 600 kinds of birds migrate in the world.

6 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the most important thing when planning a garden?

A．Growing what one loves.

B．Picking the right soil.

C．Choosing the location of the garden.

2. How many things do people need to plan before starting a garden?

A．5.

B．4.

C．3.

3. What is the advantage of growing from young plants?

A．They’re less expensive.

B．They grow more easily.

C．Their fruits will grow big enough.

4. What does the speaker suggest people do in the end?

A．Plant right before the growing season.

B．Ask an expert for the right soil.

C．Enjoy the process of planting.

7 . 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。

Milo is a rescue dog, adopted by 20-year-old Makayla Swift. But Milo the beagle is also a rescuer. One morning in November 2021, Swift opened her front door in Silver Spring, Maryland, and Milo took off running. Milo ran to the house across the street. He seemed unsatisfied with this house, so he ran to the one next door, Swift on his tail. He started scratching on the front door and Swift was thinking, “Why is he literally trying to break into her house?” She was embarrassed. Not everyone wants a strange dog on their property. But as she tried to drag Milo away, she could hear a sound coming through an open upstairs window. It was a voice yelling “Help!”

Hours earlier, around 4 a.m., 85-year-old Sherry Starr had risen from her bed. All of a sudden, standing there between the toilet and the tub, she slipped. She went down-hard-on the tile floor, and got stuck. Starr was scared of dying there. Her best bet, she decided, was to listen for the letter carrier in the afternoon and scream like the devils.

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。
For the next few hours, Starr practiced yelling, “Help! Help! Help!”
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Not long after the call, rescue workers arrived.
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8 . If you’re a fan of nature shows, you’ve probably heard of the bombardier beetle (放屁虫). When disturbed, this weaponized insect can release boiling hot toxic chemicals from its end, a response that even the hungriest predators (捕食者) find highly off-putting.

But what if that predator is so quick that the beetle doesn’t have time to make its defense before it gets eaten? Turns out, the explosion is also effective when exploded from the inside. A new study shows that the beetles can use their chemical weapons to escape from the belly of the toad (蟾蜍) that ate them. They accomplish this Jonah-like feat by using their chemicals to encourage the toads to vomit (呕吐) them back up. The finding is served up in the journal Biology Letters.

Researchers collected 37 beetles and 37 toads from a forest in Central Japan. Some of the toads, those of the species Japonicas, share their habitat with the bombardier beetles. Others, the Torrenticola, inhabit the nearby streams and don’t normally encounter these beetles.

Back in the lab, the researchers paired off their collected specimens and each toad was allowed to swallow a single beetle. And then came the fireworks. As the authors note in their paper: “an explosion was audible inside each toad”, which means that somewhere in the belly, the beetles dropped their bombs.

What happened next depended on the participants. About 35 percent of the Japonicas toads, vomited the beetles. While 58 percent of the Torrenticola toads gave the researchers valuable feedback, literally— they vomited, too.

As for the beetles, the larger ones were more likely to make it back out. The lucky ones escaped in under 15 minutes. And those less fortunate were in there up to an hour and a half. And all 16 vomited beetles returned alive and were able to walk away. Fifteen of them were still kicking two weeks later. And one survived to tell his tale for another a year and a half.

1. How do beetles escape from the predators when eaten?

A．They release boiling hot toxic chemicals.	B．They bite the belly of the predators.
C．They fight against the predators.	D．They vomit inside the predators.

2. What does the underlined word “audible” in paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Found.

B．Eaten.

C．Seen.

D．Heard.

3. What can we learn about the research?

A．The larger beetles are more likely to be eaten.

B．All 16 vomited beetles remained alive after two weeks.

C．Japonicas toads are less familiar with the beetles than Torrenticola toads.

D．More Japonicas toads vomited the beetles back up than Torrenticola toads.

4. What is the most suitable title for the text?

A．Beetles’ Predators——Toads	B．How Do Toads Eat Beetles
C．Beetles’ Survival Due to Vomiting	D．Beetles Release Toxic Chemicals

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why do the two speakers hope for sunny days?

A．Because they feel bored with the changeable weather.

B．Because they can’t do anything in the rain.

C．Because they are worrying about their vegetables.

2. What will the weather probably be like this afternoon?

A．Cloudy.

B．Warm.

C．Foggy.

10 . 假定你是某国际学校学生会李华, 你校正在开展垃圾分类活动，请你代表学生会用英语写封倡议信，向全校学生发出“垃圾分类，从我做起”的倡议。内容包括：
1.活动的目的和意义。
2.提出倡议。
注意：
1.写作词数应为 80 左右；
2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear fellow students,
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