1 . About 40% of all food grown in the world goes uneaten each year, according to a World Wildlife Fund report from last year. And when food ends up in landfills, it produces huge amounts of greenhouse gases. So it’s no surprise that the app Too Good to Go designed to be opposed to this problem—by giving consumers the opportunity to purchase leftover, out-of-date or ugly food at discount prices—has become increasingly popular in recent years.

Users of the Too Good to Go app can search for local restaurants, bakeries and grocery stores—and purchase surprise bags filled with whatever food is left over at the end of the day. The bags range in price from about $3 to $5, but they’re stocked with food about three times that value. So customers are also getting a steep discount.

Too Good to Go first launched in Europe in 2015 and opened in the US in October 2020.Today it’s available in cities including Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle and Philadelphia. And the app saves 300,000 meals a day from ending up in landfills around the world.

Besides saving meals from ending up in the trash, Too Good to Go’s primary aim is to increase awareness of food waste, eventually encouraging consumers to effect policy change in their local communities.

“The whole food chain is wasting food. So we need to help,” said Lucie Basch, co-founder of the app Too Good to Go.” But for us, starting with the consumers and raising awareness with a super simple app that anyone can download and start using today was really the opportunity to make a difference for us.”

1. What is the purpose of designing the app Too Good to Go?

A．To fight against food waste.	B．To recycle the leftover food.
C．To reduce air pollution.	D．To deal with world hunger.

2. What does the underlined word stocked most probably mean?

A．enveloped

B．housed

C．filled

D．coated

3. What can we expect about the future of Too Good to Go?

A．It still has a long way to go

B．It can change the existing food chain.

C．It should work together with more grocery stores.

D．It can help improve related policies of communities.

4. Which is the best title of the passage?

A．The Main Cause of Food Waste	B．The Solution for Greenhouse Gases
C．A New App Helps People Reduce Waste	D．A Consumption Concept Becomes Popular

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does Jacob ask Amy to do?

A．Enjoy the flowers.

B．Provide help.

C．Grow flowers.

2. How often does Jacob water flowers?

A．Every day.

B．Every two days.

C．Every three days.

3. What do we know about Jacob’s flowers?

A．They lack water.

B．They lack sunshine.

C．Their leaves turn yellow.

4. What will Jacob do?

A．Water flowers in time.

B．Learn about growing flowers.

C．Grow flowers with Amy.

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。

Elephants may be known for their size and     1     (strong) , but tourists who ride on their backs can still do great harm.

    2     picture provided by the Wildlife Friends Foundation in Thailand (WFFT) describes Pai Lin, a 71-year-old female whose spine (脊柱)     3     (become) out of shape after 25years of working in the tourism,     4     she was forced to carry up to six tourists at a time. The group said, “This pressure on elephants’ bodies can worsen the tissue (组织) and bones on their back,     5     (cause) serious physical damage to their spines.”

Elephant     6     (ride) are a popular tourist activity in countries across Southeast Asia, but activists say the practice is a form of animal ill-treatment as their bodies are not designed to be ridden. They also say many are     7     (actual) worked to death.

“Pai Lin was given up by her owner who felt that she was too slow and always painful     8     (work) well anymore,” Edwin Wiek, founder of the WFFT, told CNN.

Tom Taylor, the group’s project director, added that elephants’ backs were not designed to carry heavy weight. Their spines go upwards. Continuous pressure on their backbones from tourists can result     9     forever physical damage—which can     10     (see) in Pai Lin. The group was sharing Pai Lin’s story to remind people never to ride elephants.

4 . Researchers say they have found a new species of tropical fish during an expedition (探险) to remote islands off the Pacific coast of Mexico. Named the tailspot wrasse (尾斑隆头鱼), the colorful species was found living among volcanic rocks in the waters surrounding the Revillagigedo Archipelago — an island system known as the “Mexican Galapagos” for its vast marine biodiversity. The discovery was officially penned into the scientific record on Tuesday with the publication of a paper on the species in the journal PeerJ.

“I can’t believe that we can still find species that are new to science in a place where people are visiting pretty regularly — it just shows how big and complex the world is,” said UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s Ben Frable, who was one of the scientists in the expedition.

Based on the samples examined by Frable and the rest of the team, the species ranges in size from about an inch long to nearly six inches, Scripps said. They are also believed to be hermaphroditic (雌雄同体的), beginning life as female with some later changing to male.

The smaller female fish are mostly white with red stripes on top and black patches on their back fin. The male fish are described by Frable as having an orange-red up top fading to a yellow belly with a dark band at the base of the tail.

According to Scripps, researchers believe they are related to other fish in the wrasse family. However, the species are believed to be endemic, meaning it cannot be found anywhere else on Earth.

Located just 250 miles south of the Baja California peninsula, the Revillagigedo islands are well-known for their abundance of marine life, in part due to protections that prevent fishing in the area.

1. What does Frable think of the discovery of the new fish species?

A．Interesting.

B．Amazing.

C．Boring.

D．Frightening.

2. What can we know about the new fish species from Paragraph 4?

A．Its living habits.	B．Its physical features.
C．Its size and color.	D．Its protection efforts.

3. What can be inferred about the new fish species in the Revillagigedo islands?

A．It’s unique to the area.

B．It feeds on volcanic rocks.

C．It has no relation to other fish species.

D．It’s the smallest fish species in the area.

4. What is the author’s purpose of writing the text?

A．To record a meaningful expedition.

B．To call on people to protect marine life.

C．To share the discovery of a new fish species.

D．To show gratitude to the established scientists.

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Every Lunar New Year, China introduces a zodiac(生肖) sign from a cycle of 12 lucky animals. This year, it’s the Year of the Dragon, or more     1     (accurate), ”the Year of the Loong”. Then what’s the difference?

The Western     2     (describe) of dragons as “fire-breathing winged creatures” was inspired by literature such as Beowulf - the Old English epic about a Scandinavian hero     3    contribution was killing monsters, including a dragon. Greek fairy tales also presented dragons    4    violent sea monsters or guards of valuable     5     (possession). By contrast, “loong”, a word    6     (create) in the 19th century, reminds people of strength and fortune, and should    7     (distinguish) from its Western cousin. In Shiji,     8    2, 000-year-old Chinese history book, the emperor’s mother dreamed of a dragon lying on her body,     9     (predict) the birth of a future emperor. Exactly for this reason, Chinese people proudly claim they are “descendants of the Loong” .

Therefore, some culture experts have been calling for a switch to ”loong”     10     (tell) the Chinese dragon from the frightening monsters of Western tales. The call is also in line with the push for cultural confidence to choose the preferred translation of the Mandarin word for a creature long respected in Chinese culture.

6 . Last summer on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai, Tina Taniguchi worked close to the ground. Her coconut leaf hat covered most of her thick brown hair. Wet soil had gotten on her clothes and her smiling face.

Taniguchi smiles a lot while working on the Hanapepe salt land on the west side of Kauai. It is a piece of land about half a hectare in size with pools of salty water. The salt becomes crystals (晶体)as the water dries.

“The work is tiring, but for me it’s also play,” Taniguchi said with a laugh. Taniguchi’s family is one of 22 families who make salt, following a cultural and spiritual tradition. Hanapepe is one of the last remaining salt lands in Hawaii. Its salt can be traded or given away but must never be sold. Hawaiians use it in cooking, healing, and as protection.

Over the past 10 years, there have been several threats to this field. They encompass development, pollution from a neighboring airfield, damage to the sand from vehicle traffic and waste left by visitors to the nearby beach. In addition, rising sea levels and weather might stop the practice.

The process of turning sea water into salt can be slow. The season begins once the rain stops and water starts to disappear from the salt beds. Ocean water travels underground and enters the wells. Each family has their own well. As water enters the well, so do tiny, red brine shrimp. These small ocean animals give Hanapepe salt its unusual, sweet taste.

The families first clean the salt beds and line them with black clay (陶土). Then they move water from the wells into the beds. There, salt crystals form. The top level, or layer, is the whitest. It is used for table salt. The middle layer is pinkish and is used in cooking, while the bottom layer, which is a deep red color, is used in blessings.

1. What do we know about Taniguchi?

A．She gives salt to others as a gift.	B．She works hard but with pleasure.
C．She has found a new way to make salt.	D．She fears old traditions will disappear.

2. What are Hawaiians not allowed to do with their salt?

A．Trade goods with it.	B．Use it as a treatment.
C．Make money from it.	D．Cook vegetables with it.

3. What does the underlined word “encompass” mean in paragraph 4?

A．Prevent.

B．Include.

C．Improve.

D．Discover.

4. What does a small sea creature bring to the traditional salt?

A．The special taste of the salt.	B．A thicker middle layer of salt.
C．More water in the wells.	D．A quicker process of making salt.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does Sarah feel sad?

A．She has lost her cat.

B．She has quarreled with her friend.

C．The schoolwork is so hard for her.

2. What does Mr. Thompson advise Sarah to do?

A．Get a new cat.

B．Look for Tony.

C．Read a book.

3. What does Sarah promise to do?

A．Get home early.

B．Focus on her lessons.

C．Talk to Miss Lennon.

8 . 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。

Jenny always admired powerful and attractive marathon runners and dreamed that one day she could also run a marathon.

To make it, one day, she began to seriously prepare. At first, she only set the small goal of running one kilometer each morning. However, she still found it tiring and soon gave up running. As days went on, her weight gradually increased. Upset about her health, she finally decided to lose weight by doing exercise. She began running again.

As usual, in the following days, her big problem with exercising was always how to stay motivated. She tried to find guidance from running experts and books. And everything she read indicated that she’d better pair up with a running partner. She followed the advice, but human exercise companions always let her down. Her last exercise companion quit with excuses like, “It’s my turn to do the dishes” at six o’clock in the morning! She hated to admit it, but she had made similar excuses to others and disappointed them in similar ways.

Then Brucie appeared in Jenny’s life, a birthday gift from her husband, John. John couldn’t work out with Jenny because he had a bad back. So that job was left to Brucie, a yellow dog. Brucie was quite energetic, which made him destined(注定的) to be a running partner.

In the beginning, Brucie and Jenny ran only fifty paces at a time, each set mixed with one hundred paces of walking. “I don’t look foolish starting this way,” thought Jenny, “because Brucie’s bones are too young to make him run much harder.” She was right, and Brucie’s early limitations gave her time to start slowly without feeling awkward.

After about nine months, though, Brucie was old enough to run several miles a day and Jenny was fit enough to keep up. From spring to autumn, they logged the miles together every day. However, as winter approached and the weather got colder, maintaining a daily running routine required lots of dedication and determination. And Jenny started to think the dog would be like her previous human partners and that she couldn’t count on the little dog for help with motivation.

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What happened later proved that Jenny was wrong.

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One spring morning, Jenny started her first marathon, accompanied by Brucie.

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9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How does the woman deal with her old clothes?

A．By throwing them as waste.

B．By donating them to a charity.

C．By putting them into the recycling box.

2. What do we know about the man?

A．He likes to buy big furniture.

B．He often buys second-hand furniture.

C．His sofa has been changed three times.

3. Why did the woman buy a new TV?

A．The previous one was out of date.

B．The previous one was damaged by the lightening.

C．The previous one was destroyed by her children.

4. How does the man sound in the end?

A．Surprised.

B．Annoyed.

C．Satisfied.

10 . 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     (construct) from the 5th century BC, the Grand Canal was a means of communication for the Empire for the first time in the Sui Dynasty.

Before foundation of Sui Dynasty, China had     2     (continuous) evacuated several canals,     3     had been suspended due to natural environment. Some needed to be repaired but were still navigable, but were too separated from each other to form large-scale water transport nationwide.

The establishment of Sui Dynasty     4     (declare) the end of long-lasting split situation. In 605 AD, Emperor Yang Guang, the     5     (two) emperor of Sui Dynasty, ordered excavation of the Grand Canal to meet the political,     6     (economy) and military needs of unified nation.

The Grand Canal reached a new peak in the Yuan Dynasty (13th century), providing a unified inland navigation network consisting     7     more than 2,000 km of artificial waterways, linking five of the most important river basins in China,     8     (include) the Yellow River and the Yangtze.

As     9     major means of internal communication today, it has played an important role in ensuring the prosperity and     10     (stable) of China over the ages.