1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How many kinds of climate emergencies does the speaker mention?

A．Six.

B．Five.

C．Seven.

2. What will cause a flash flood according to the speaker?

A．Damaged dams.

B．Tidal waves.

C．The rising warm air.

3. What is the fourth crisis mainly about?

A．Disappearing species.

B．Sea level.

C．Drought.

4. Why is James Elsner mentioned in the end?

A．He does research on polar bears.

B．He aims to protect coral reefs.

C．He proves hurricanes get stronger.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How does the man feel about the sound of wildlife?

A．Calm.

B．Stressed.

C．Terrible.

2. What does the man think should be considered as a new form of pollution?

A．Air pollution.

B．Noise pollution.

C．Water pollution.

3. What does the woman suggest doing?

A．Limiting traffic.

B．Making city rules.

C．Improving the economy.

3 . For future humans to survive long periods on Mars, growing food on the planet is a must. It would be too costly and risky to rely upon rocket deliveries to meet the food needs of settlers. With this in mind, scientists are exploring ways to improve space farming.

Researchers work in a controlled greenhouse. They have identified a way that could improve crop production in simulated (模拟的) Martian soil, with different crops grown together. The method is called “intercropping”, invented by ancient Maya farmers in what is now Central America.

In their experiments, the researchers grew cherry tomatoes, peas and carrots together in small, round containers. Tomatoes grown in this way produced about double the amount of tomatoes grown alone — or “monocropped” — in the same simulated Martian soil. The tomatoes were also bigger. They flowered and matured earlier, gave more fruit per plant and had thicker stems. The amounts of peas and carrots did not increase with intercropping.

Rebeca Goncalves, an astrobiologist and lead writer of the study, said the research is the first time the intercropping technique was used in space soil, and that it was a big find — one that they could now build further research on. The crops were grown in simulated Martian regolith, a soil with no organic matter — a near-perfect physical and chemical match to real Martian soil.

The researchers added useful bacteria and nutrients. They also controlled the gases, temperature and humidity inside the greenhouse to match conditions expected in a Martian greenhouse. Intercropping involves growing plants with properties that could help each other grow. The method makes the best use of resources including water and nutrients.

The researchers said the tomato plants in intercropping may have benefited from being close to the pea plants. That is because the peas are good at turning nitrogen from the air, with the help of bacteria introduced into the soil, into an important nutrient. Overall, the tomatoes, peas and carrots grew well, though not as well as in Earth soil in the same greenhouse.

1. What is the benefit of intercropping mentioned in the article?

A．Increasing crop yield.	B．Preventing soil pollution.
C．Decreasing sunlight exposure.	D．Reducing water consumption.

2. What role did the peas play in the process of intercropping?

A．Enhancing growth of carrots.

B．Increasing fruit production in tomatoes.

C．Transforming nitrogen into a crucial nutrient.

D．Improving the variety of bacteria introduced into the soil.

3. What was the key finding of the research?

A．Carrots benefited the most from intercropping.

B．The crops grew as well as they would in Earth soil.

C．The presence of peas helped tomatoes produce more fruit.

D．Peas and carrots showed significant growth improvement in intercropping.

4. What is the main idea of the article?

A．Intercropping is developed for growing crops in space.

B．The study found Intercropping resulted in higher tomato yields.

C．Scientists are struggling to find ways to improve crop production in space.

D．Researchers successfully grew some plants in imitated Martian soil using intercropping.

4 . There are some unusual wonders of our world places that most people haven’t heard about and probably don’t want to visit. But it’s good to take a step away from everything else we’ve known and see something new!

Library of Celsus, Türkiye

The Library of Celsus was a public library built by Tiberius Julius Acquila in ancient Ephesus, now in modern-day Türkiye. It was built on the Mount Koressos and its construction began in 114 AD and ended in 117 AD. It is one of the best-preserved ancient buildings due to its Roman-time structures, which were built using marble, a type of hard, decorative stone.

Meteora, Greece

Meteora is a group of monasteries (修道院) in Greece located on top of tall rock pillars (柱子). Meteora contains 24 monasteries built on natural sandstone rock pillars between the 11th and 15th century AD. Meteora is one of Greece's most popular tourist destinations and has been a World Heritage Site since 1988.

Tower of Hercules, Spain

The Tower of Hercules is a Roman lighthouse built in 14 BC on the coast of Spain. You may be wondering how a place that was built much earlier than some of the other wonders of the world can still be considered a wonder today. Well, it was, once one of lighthouses in Europe. The tower has been rebuilt several times, but it still stands today.

Toruń, Poland

Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland and is the capital of the province of Kujawsko-Pomorskie. Toruń was founded by Teutonic Order in the mid-13th century as an important city on the trade route between Kraków and Gdańsk. The name “Toruń” comes from two German words — “tor” means gate or tower and “tun” means settlement; therefore, “Tower settlement”.

1. What makes Library of Celsus one of the best-preserved ancient buildings?

A．Its special purpose.	B．Its geographic position.
C．Its preservation skills.	D．Its construction materials.

2. Which one has the longest history?

A．Library of Celsus.	B．Meteora.
C．Tower of Hercules.	D．Toruń.

3. What is special about Toruá?

A．The origin of its name.	B．The theory of its design.
C．The time of its visit.	D．The ways of its construction.

5 . 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。

Over the course of the recent global pandemic, humans grew familiar     1     the idea of social distancing. A research team wondered     2     oceanic species engage in a similar practice. To find out, they ventured to the shores of the Dutch Wadden Sea to study seal (海豹) behavior.

The researchers noted that two main     3     (type) of seals frequent the shores－harbor seals and gray seals. In surveys of the area, the team noted that gray seals tend     4     (stay) away from the shore, while harbor seals prefer to keep close to the water. They also found that harbor seals keep nearly twice as much distance between one another than gray seals do.

The researchers noted that harbor seals tend to fall victim to distemper (瘟热) outbreaks — they     5     (face) two major outbreaks over the past three decades, each of     6     led to major drops in their numbers. Gray seals have not been nearly as     7     (severe) impacted because they generally survive such infections.

The research team suggests that the reason why the harbor seals keep their distance     8     (be) that they are practicing a form of social distancing as     9     way to reduce the chances of infection during outbreaks. Their findings could have     10     (significant) for other animals that practice similar behavior in light of climate change.

6 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What are sharks famous for?

A．Their large bodies.

B．Their high intelligence.

C．Their attacks on sea creatures.

2. How long can the biggest whale shark be?

A．20 m.

B．10 m.

C．2 m.

3. What do sharks’ good senses help them do?

A．Escape from danger.

B．Find their food.

C．Kill their enemies.

4. Where do most sharks live?

A．In warm waters of oceans.

B．In cold areas of oceans.

C．In warm lakes.

7 . If you were to see an injured animal on the side of the road, what would you do? Would you stop? Call 911? Call Animal Control? It’s a(n) ______ many of us don’t have to see, but something that still ______ on a regular basis.

Florida citizen, Patrick Hennessey, was driving into work at 4:30 one morning when he ______ two dogs on the side of the road, one of whom looked to be ______. He decided to call 911, and ______, two wonderful officers showed up to save the day.

Officers Boggs and Reed ______ the scene, where they found two dogs. One was badly injured while the other stayed by her friend’s side, ______ to leave her alone. It appeared as though the injured dog had been hit by a car. The ______ and Patrick worked together to bandage up the dog’s leg, and then ______ each of the poor creatures some food.

The officers didn’t leave the dogs’ side until Animal Services arrived. Boggs and Reed ensured the dogs were ______ and would be well ______ before handing them off and saying goodbye.

After some rest and treatment, the injured dog was back on her ______ and the two officers visited her and her friend once more. As soon as they arrived, the dogs ______ their heroes. They couldn’t stop loving them!

People from all over the country praised the officers for their ______ and compassion (怜悯) towards the dogs. Reed and Boggs were just ______ that they were able to help and see a happy ending for the sweet dogs.

1.

A．sight

B．animal

C．chance

D．trip

2.

A．performs

B．moves

C．waits

D．occurs

3.

A．bought

B．comforted

C．spotted

D．posted

4.

A．injured

B．blamed

C．trapped

D．punished

5.

A．unfortunately

B．thankfully

C．astonishingly

D．gradually

6.

A．closed off

B．gave up

C．arrived at

D．broke into

7.

A．failing

B．agreeing

C．learning

D．refusing

8.

A．dogs

B．friend

C．officers

D．driver

9.

A．ordered

B．fed

C．handed

D．paid

10.

A．free

B．busy

C．clean

D．safe

11.

A．taken care of

B．brought up

C．laughed at

D．looked up to

12.

A．stick

B．feet

C．tail

D．wheelchair

13.

A．forgot

B．praised

C．persuaded

D．remembered

14.

A．kindness

B．courage

C．honesty

D．insistence

15.

A．desperate

B．tired

C．glad

D．disappointed

8 . 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。

Huishan Ancient Town in Wuxi, East China’s Jiangsu province, is known as one of the four best spots in China     1     (appreciate) autumn scenery along with Anhui’s Hongcun village, Tachuan village, and Jiangxi’s Huangli. There are some ancient towns in the Jiangnan region, while Huishan town is unique. The ancient town not only has small     2     (bridge)a nd streaming rivers, but also has green mountains. In addition to delicious food, the town has     3     easy-going living environment.

Two emperors in the Qing Dynasty visited Huishan seven times     4     total and ancient literati (文人) left numerous poems and stories about the ancient town. Jichang Garden in the town is     5     (absolute) a necessary stop in autumn.     6     (build) beside Huishan Mountain, Jichang Garden     7     (transform) into a colorful palette (调色板) with mountains and rivers perfecting each other in the autumn.

The town’s 1,600-year-old Huishan Temple is home to a 600-year-old tree,     8     is still strong and covered with thick golden yellow leaves in late autumn,     9     (attract) plenty of tourists and local residents. Huishan town also has an Azalea Garden that in spring produces bright red azaleas (杜鹃花), and the view is highly    10     (impress).

9 . 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。

On a sunny day with no clouds, Sally sat on a chair in the garden, hemming (缝边) a handkerchief. All of a sudden, there came a little ant. It was in such a hurry. Finally it ran across the small stone table and stopped by her side. The sewing was not done, for Sally easily got a little bit distracted by this little ant. Suddenly, she dropped her thimble (顶针) over the little ant by accident while she was looking at it.“Can it mind? But it is only such a little tiny thing,”said Sally in doubt.

Then Sally ran away, for her mother called her to have lunch, and she forgot all about the ant under the thimble and the handkerchief outside. There the little ant was, running round and round in the dark place, with little horns on its head quivering, little perfect legs bending as beautifully as those of a racehorse, and it was very scared.

If Sally had remembered the ant, she would have heard this little ant say, “I can’t get out! I can’t get out! Is there anyone out there? Can someone help me out?” But unfortunately, till the bedtime, Sally failed to hear the little ant's silent calling and just went to sleep. In the midnight, there was thunder, lightning and heavy rain. The next day, when Sally woke up, she came to the garden, only to find the handkerchief was soaked (湿透的) as if somebody had been crying very much. When she was about to fetch it as soon as the sun shone, it suddenly came to her who was under the thimble. “Oh, how could I forget that little ant? I hope the little ant is doing fine,”said Sally, running with her worried face.

But when she lifted up the thimble, what came to her sight was the little tiny an t lay stiff and still. It seemed like this little poor thing was away from this world. “Oh, did it die of being under the thimble?”Sally said aloud with her trembling voice. “Why did you do that, Sally?”said her father, who was close by and looked unsatisfied.

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。
“Dad, I didn’t mean to,” said Sally.
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“Where is the ant in such a hurry to go, Sally?” said her father.
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10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. When did the earthquake happen?

A．On Wednesday night.

B．On Thursday morning.

C．On Thursday afternoon.

2. What damage did the earthquake cause?

A．Forty people lost their lives.

B．At least 110 people were injured.

C．A railway was nearly destroyed.

3. What will the man do next?

A．Help the victims.

B．Tell some survival skills.

C．Check the highways.