1 . 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。

Tu Songgen recently took his audience’s breath away at     1     historical folk celebration event in his hometown of Zhouquan in Tongxiang, East China’s Zhejiang Province.

    2     (dress) in a white folk costume, Tu made different moves on top of a bamboo pole more than 10 meters high in a boat on the river. He climbed to the top of the pole     3     started to move his body around it. Seen from afar, Tu looked as if     4     (move) through the clouds. At times, he released his     5     (hand), lying on his back over the top of the pole. Then, he gave the audience a start by suddenly hooking (钩住) his feet onto the end of it and hanging     6     (he) upside down.

With every new move, visitors cried out in amazement, creating an atmosphere of     7     (excite) during the Silkworm (蚕) Flower Water Festival staged in the town’s Qinghe Village in early April.

    8     (wide) recognized for its waterborne acrobatics (杂技), the boat show is also closely related to local silkworm culture and is a highlight of the festival     9     has a history of more than 800 years.

“Acting on the bamboo pole     10     (be) not only a show of skills but also a wish for a better life,” Tu said.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Where is the ship?

A．3,000 meters beneath the ice.

B．1,000 meters beneath the ice.

C．300 meters beneath the ice.

2. How did the British explorer feel about the ship?

A．A little frightened.

B．A bit dissatisfied.

C．Very surprised.

3. What did the exploring team do to the ship?

A．They lifted it from the deep sea.

B．They left it in the deep sea.

C．They took away some parts of it.

3 . 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。

Zhouzhuang Town lies in Suzhou. The wooden wells, remains of ancient animals, and rice seeds     1     (dig) out at Liangzhu Site in Taishidian indicate traces (痕迹) of human activities that dated back thousands of years.

Driven by social and economic progress, the town     2     (found) in 1086, and “Zhouzhuang”,     3     name of the town, has been used ever since. The town,     4     lies in the basin of the Suzhou section of the Grand Canal, enjoys an     5     (favor) geographic environment as well as a well-developed watercourse system.

Since the 12th century, the town has become a trade centre after several rivers were connected by ancient people. Later, as rich businessmen and men of letters came to settle down in large numbers, waterside constructions     6     (reflect) ancient people’s wisdom quickly appeared. Those constructions, such as arcades (拱廊) over streets, large houses     7     big courtyards, and riverside galleries, created an environment for the townspeople     8     (be) in harmony with nature.

As the protection for the town has been going on     9     (continuous), the town has kept its original     10     (appear), with its #-shaped river system, traditional constructions, and unique folk customs. Come to have a trip, and you will be impressed deeply.

4 . Umbrella species are species that are selected for conservation-related decisions because the conservation and protection of these species indirectly affects the conservation and protection of other species within their ecosystem. Umbrella species help in the selection of potential reserve locations, as well as the determination of the composition of the reserve. Umbrella species usually have a large area requirement for which the conservation of the species extends the protection to other species sharing the same habitat. Umbrella species are representative of other species in their habitat since they are known species, and they also determine the area of conservation. The protection extended to the other species by the presence of the umbrella species is known as the umbrella effect.

The concept of umbrella species has been used in the creation of wildlife corridor with focal species chosen for their suitability in the conservation process. The umbrella effect is the degree of species impact on other surrounding species resulting from the conservation measures undertaken in the area. Umbrella species is a faster and less expensive means of conservation since it reduces the cost of investment in sampling that is necessary for prioritizing (优先考虑) an area for conservation.

Umbrella species can be both plants and animals species with either of the species offering protection to the other. Most of the umbrella species are listed as endangered or threatened on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) Red List, and therefore their conservation extends to the conservation of their habitat. Some of the notable umbrella species include spotted owl whose conservation protects the old growth trees the conservation of both species has led to the protection of mollusks and salamanders within the protective boundary. The protection of the Bay checkerspot butterfly automatically leads to the protection of the grassland while the conservation of the Amur tiger in the Russian Far East also means an automatic conservation and protection of the deer and boar in their habitat. The protection of canebrake offers further protection to broader species within its habitat because of the umbrella effect. Protection of the rattlesnakes also offer protection to other wildlife species found within their habitat.

1. What can we learn about umbrella species?

A．Only animal species can be used as umbrella species.

B．Umbrella species refer to species that provide protection for other species.

C．Umbrella species are aimlessly picked out by conservationists.

D．The majority of umbrella species are endangered or threatened.

2. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A．The examples of umbrella species.	B．The definition of umbrella species.
C．The consequence of umbrella species.	D．The limitation of umbrella species.

3. Which of the following can be considered as the umbrella effect?

A．A host of plants and animals benefit from the protection of giants pandas.

B．People’s living standards are improved due to the mayor’s (市长) leadership.

C．The introduction of a new species bring out a competition in a local ecosystem.

D．The population of antelopes (羚羊) has recovered since the nature reserve was set up.

4. In which section can this passage most likely be found in a magazine?

A．Human and nature.

B．A science report.

C．Environment.

D．Healthy lifestyle.

5 . The most beloved bird in history may very well have been a 29-year-old pigeon by the name of Martha. It was the early 1900s, and Martha was at the height of her fame. Perched on her humble roost at the Cincinnati Zoo, she was an object of fascination to the thousands of visitors who lined up just to catch a glimpse. Martha may not have looked the part of an animal celebrity, but she was hardly average—in fact, she was the very definition of one of a kind. After the death of her companion George in 1910, Martha had become the world’s last-living passenger pigeon.

There was a time not long before when her kind accounted for more than a quarter of the birds in North America and may have been the most abundant bird species on the planet. Passenger pigeons used to travel at 60 miles an hour in flocks a mile wide and 300 miles long. Witnesses compared them to a train rumbling through a tunnel.

Ironically, the passenger pigeons’ very abundance may have spelled their doom. An agricultural pest and reliable source of protein, they became easy targets for hunters who killed them in the tens of thousands. In a matter of decades, a bird that once numbered in the billions was reduced to a few, and then, eventually, to one.

Martha, who’d grown up in captivity, had no offspring of her own. At 1 p.m. on September 1, 1914, Martha fell from her perch, never to rise again—one of the rare occasions in which historians could identify the exact moment of a species’ extinction.

Of course, the real tragedy was that the loss of the passenger pigeon was neither surprising nor unique. For as long as the Earth has sustained life, it has also seen the permanent disappearance of life forms, the dinosaurs being a particularly extreme example. But Martha’s high-profile death trained national attention on an alarming new trend. Close to a thousand animal species alone have died off in the last 500 years, and the trend is only getting worse.

1. What caused the extinction of passenger pigeons?

A．The loss of their habitats.	B．The worsening of global warming.
C．The burning of fossil fuels.	D．Their nutritional value and threat to farming.

2. Why are dinosaurs mentioned in the last paragraph?

A．To illustrate we can do nothing to stop species extinction.

B．To show the extinction of a certain species is not a rare case.

C．To explain human activities are to blame for species extinction.

D．To stress immediate measures should be taken before it is too late.

3. What is the author’s attitude towards the new trend of species extinction?

A．Optimistic.

B．Confused.

C．Relieved.

D．Concerned.

4. What is the main idea of the passage?

A．The most beloved bird George died.

B．Birds are the best friends of human beings.

C．The tragic loss of the last passenger pigeon.

D．The most abundant bird species are endangered.

6 . 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。

Bathed in warm sunshine, the newly restored Jingfu Ge,     1     is part of the Summer Palace in Beijing, is like an elderly person     2     a youthful face. It possesses the solemnity and magnificence of a royal building, and the gentle elegance of time.

After a yearlong work, the ancient building was reopened, enabling     3     public to see the results during a special open day on Oct 30.

Located on the eastern ridge of Wanshou Mountain in the Summer Palace, the building was initially a two-story pavilion     4     (construct) during the reign of Qing Dynasty Emperor Qianlong from 1736 to 1796,     5     known as the Tanhua Pavilion.     6     (fortunate), it was burned to the ground by Anglo-French forces in 1860, and it     7     (rebuild) between 1891-93 during the reign of Emperor Guangxu. Historical records show that Empress Dowager Cixi often went there     8     (appreciate) the views and the weather, and received foreign envoys and their family members in the building, which was not far from     9     (she) residence in the Summer Palace.

This round of     10     (restore) covered the main hall and the surrounding courtyard, with the aim of minimizing interference with the building and not changing its original facade and features.

7 . “Jin Pei, 75, encountered Biubiu on a cold night in 2015 when she dashed out from nowhere as Jin was ______ her own dog. “She walked fast when we walked fast, and slowed down when we did. She followed us all the way, and I sensed she wanted ______ to find herself a home. ”

Since that night, the pair have become ______ companions. People can find Biubiu wherever Jin is, and, last December, Biubiu became a therapy (治疗) dog visiting care homes for the ______ and rehabilitation (康复) facilities for autistic (患自闭症的) children to aid their ______.

“I used to be shy, never daring to speak in front of others, but ______ Biubiu really lifted my spirits. That’s why I sent her to be ______ as a therapy dog. I want people to see stray (走失的) dogs can play a ______ in society.”

Biubiu ______ a thorough training program and test before becoming a certified therapy dog. Last month, Biubiu with four other dogs, provided ______ at the hospital. They ______ their “skills”, doing “high fives”with their owners and putting their paws together to make a “thank you” ______. Then, they lay on patients’ laps and allowed them to feel the softness of their fur. This session, during which they ______ lasted an hour.

“When I heard the therapy dogs were coming to the hospital, I felt I had to see them to be healed ______,” said Andrew, 70, sitting in a wheelchair while feeling the dogs’ soft coats.

Treating them in a way as family members, you won’t be ______ to just let him or her eat and sleep every day. If your child can go out to do something to help others, you’ll feel proud and delighted.

1.

A．walking

B．feeding

C．examining

D．bathing

2.

A．happily

B．eagerly

C．cautiously

D．patiently

3.

A．independent

B．unusual

C．inseparable

D．uncommon

4.

A．young

B．needy

C．elderly

D．weak

5.

A．recovery

B．stability

C．progress

D．cooperation

6.

A．looking into

B．running into

C．turning into

D．changing into

7.

A．adopted

B．treated

C．accepted

D．trained

8.

A．trick

B．tune

C．game

D．role

9.

A．underwent

B．undertook

C．survived

D．overlooked

10.

A．security

B．assistance

C．advice

D．treatment

11.

A．developed

B．described

C．displayed

D．reviewed

12.

A．response

B．introduction

C．remark

D．gesture

13.

A．interacted

B．intervened

C．interviewed

D．interpreted

14.

A．physically

B．mentally

C．emotionally

D．behaviorally

15.

A．entertained

B．impressed

C．excited

D．satisfied

8 . Confessions of an annoying Mosquito

If you’re reading my confessions (自白), congratulations! You’ll have a safe and healthy summer.

We love when you work up a sweat. It’s really the carbon dioxide you breathe out that makes us beeline to ward you, not the fragrance of your “sweet blood.”

Love beer? So do some of us. They can tell when you’ve been drinking because your skin chemistry changes, and it attracts them

Pregnant? Yum. If you’re having a baby, you emit more carbon dioxide and your belly has a higher temperature, drawing some of us right to you. Sorry, baby.

Hate getting bitten up? Blame the ladies. Males do not eat human blood: They get all their nutrition from plants. After we have a blood meal, we can lay anywhere from 100 to 400 eggs

Smelly feet are simply delicious. Scientists have shown we find your toes ten times more inviting than Limburger cheese.

If your home’s landscaping is well tended, we won’t like it as much. We like to hang out in thick, overgrown vegetation. The darker and more damp, the better. And puddles (水沟) of smelly water is where we like to lay our eggs.

Got those CO₂-emitting traps in your yard? Great! You may think you’re outsmarting us with these devices, which emit carbon dioxide to lure (引诱) us into a trap. But they may attract more of us than they are able to trap, increasing our presence in your yard.

When it comes to West Nile, end-of-summer bites may do more harm. It’s simple logic: We bite birds with West Nile virus; then we bite humans and spread it. By summer’s end, we’ve had more chances to bite infected birds.

1. What can we know from the confessions?

A．Mosquitoes love smelly toes most.

B．All the mosquitoes suck drinking people.

C．The mosquito making the confessions is female.

D．Mosquito bites in early summer are more harmful.

2. Which of the following is least likely to attract “WE” according to the text?

A．A woman who is expecting.	B．A yard with traps emitting oxygen.
C．A man who has just finished jogging.	D．A house surrounded with smelly puddles.

3. What is the tone of the text?

A．Amusing.

B．Serious.

C．Sad.

D．Proud.

9 . It was October 2005, and the catastrophic earthquake killing some 79,000 people in Pakistan had reduced the valley to mud and ruins.

Yasmeen Lari, a 65-year-old architect, was there to help lead the reconstruction of settlements, but she had never done disaster work before. Lari was known for designing smooth towers of glass and concrete. But here, she’d be drawing plans for earthquake-resistant homes using stone and timber debris(木材碎片). With each passing day, she felt deeply right to do disaster-relief work. So she made it her new mission, spending the next four months working with volunteer architects and engineers from Pakistan and abroad.

Inspired by local buildings made with sustainable materials such as timber debris, bamboo and mud, Lari’s shelters can better withstand disasters. Lari says this local, cost-effective and zero-carbon approach is creating an ecosystem. Anyone can learn by watching DIY videos on Lari’s Zero Carbon Channel on YouTube.

The design won a UN World Habitat Prize in 2018.“We need to believe in people’s capacity to bring about change. I treat displaced people as partners, not victims. They know what to do,” says Lari.

Over the decades, Yasmeen Lari has won many awards as architect and environmentalist. While it may seem like an unlikely path for a girl who was born into a well-to-do family in1941, she had an unconventional upbringing. At home, her father would talk about the desperate need for housing. Listening to her father talk about the housing crisis and need for architects made an impression on Lari. On a family visit to London when she was 15, she applied to architecture school at Oxford Brookes University. She laughs as she recalls her bravery.

At age 83, Yasmeen Lari is still full of ideas about zero-carbon designs, skills building and self-sustaining villages. “Architects can no longer work for just the one percent,” she says. “That doesn’t allow them to serve humanity as much as they could.”

1. What can we learn about Lari from the first two paragraphs?

A．She felt considerably proud to do disaster-relief work.

B．She started a brand-new volunteer working experience.

C．She was good at designing earthquake-resistant houses.

D．She reconstructed the settlements with glass and concrete.

2. How did Lari make her design practical and environmental?

A．By creating an ecosystem.

B．By strengthening local buildings.

C．By using local sustainable materials.

D．By watching DIY videos on YouTube.

3. Why did Lari decide to apply to architecture school?

A．Her interest in architecture drove her.

B．Her father encouraged her to path unusual.

C．Her father talked about the demand for architects.

D．Her rich family allowed her to pursue the most of dream.

4. Which of the following best describes Yasmeen Lari?

A．Sensitive and brave.

B．Determined and cooperative.

C．Honest and generous.

D．Sympathetic and eco-responsible.

10 . Shanya Gill, a 12-year-old middle schooler from San Jose, California, won the top award in the Society for Science’s annual middle school competition for designing a fire detection system that is superior to existing ones, according to a press release from the organization.

Shanya’s inspiration came after a fire destroyed a restaurant in her neighborhood during the summer of 2022, reported Washington Post. “I had never really experienced something like that before,” she told Washington Post about the early morning fire at Holder’s Country Inn, which started in the kitchen. “They had smoke detectors, and yet it still burned down,” she added.

After she studied fire statistics and saw how common fires are, Shanya decided that she was going to do something about it. She spent more than a year developing a fire detection system that she believes could prevent the fire. That’s because smoke detectors sense active fires from the smoke in the air, while Shanya’s thermal imaging device is designed to stop fires from occurring.

Her complex system has two parts, a thermal camera and a Raspberry Pi, a tiny computer. The device detects when a heat source has been left unattended for ten minutes and sends a text message alert.

Creating the prototype (原型) was difficult and the hardest part was the coding. “I had two designs, and the final device succeeded because it outperforms smoke detectors in speed and accuracy.” Shanya wants to bring the costs down to $60 to make it even more affordable than hardwired smoke detectors.

“Shanya saw a problem and tried hard to solve it, and that’s what we need to encourage with all young people,” said Ajmera, president and CEO of Society for Science. Her remarkable research not only reflects her talent but also paves the way for an exciting new future.

1. What inspired Shanya to design the fire detection system?

A．A neighbor's burnt kitchen.

B．A report on Washington Post.

C．A terrible restaurant experience.

D．A horrible fire in her community.

2. How can Shanya’s fire detection system help prevent fire?

A．By having people updated.

B．By sending a warning mail.

C．By controlling the water tap.

D．By putting out a heat source.

3. Why did the final device succeed?

A．It was fast and precise.

B．It was cheap and simple.

C．It was complex and unique.

D．It was affordable and convenient.

4. What may Ajmera agree?

A．Teenagers are the architect of the future.

B．A problem is a chance to bring out the best.

C．The thirst for knowledge is a never-ending one.

D．The best way to predict the future is to create it.