1 . Pet industry seems to resist gravity. With continual growth over the past 50 years, it shows no sign of slowing down. With people treating their pets more and more like a family member, the pet industry continues to see a rise in related products and services.

The pet industry in the USA reached a milestone in 2020, with total sales of $103.6 billion, a historic high, according to the American Pet Products Association State of the Industry Report, compared to sales of $48 billion in 2010. That is more than a 100% increase in just ten years in what you might consider to be a relatively boring industry.

The pet supplement industry has been growing rapidly as pet owners treat their cats like a member of the family, almost mirroring human behavior. Pay attention to what human trends for health as it might cross over to their pets.

And if you thought product innovation was limited to humans, you would be wrong. We are starting to see significant amounts of innovation in pet product research and development. For example: pet wipes. Pet wipes are essentially moist towelettes (湿纸巾) used on pets after going to the bathroom. Another relatively new pet product category is pet toothpaste.

The same trend goes in the high-end product as well. If it will make their pets happier, there’s a group of owners who will buy it. And that includes relatively expensive luxury products. A new brand of kitty letter (猫砂) changes color based on a cat’s urine pH levels and the company claims that the product helps cat owners detect illness in their cats.

It seems that anything humans need, pets need. So, perhaps it’s not surprising that pet insurance is on the rise. The global pet insurance market size was estimated at $3.8 billion in 2019 and is expected to reach $4.4 billion in 2020 according to Grand View Research. Even Lemonade, the AI-powered insurer recently launched its own pet insurance coverage.

1. What makes pet industry continue to develop?

A．Its resistance to gravity	B．People’s growth of love for pets
C．The support of some organizations	D．The fashionable products and services

2. In what way is the growth of pet industry reflected?

A．The diversity of pets	B．The family members’ behavior
C．The amount of money spent on it	D．Human’s needs for their own life

3. According to the passage, what are the trends of pet industry mainly about?

A．Pets’ health and wellbeing	B．Pets’ appearance and beauty
C．Pets’ training and behavior	D．Pets’ rescue and protection

4. Which of the following can be the best title?

A．What is the influence of pet industry?

B．Why do pet owners treat pets kindly?

C．Does a pet belong to family members?

D．How does pet industry continue growing?

2 . 假定你是某英语电台记者，请你就四川省宜宾市长宁县发生的地震写一篇报道，内容包括：
1. 地震概况：2019年6月17日22时55分四川省宜宾市长宁县发生6. 0级地震；
2. 受损情况：12人死亡，134人受伤；多处道路以及几千所房屋遭到破坏；
3. 救援情况：地震发生后，救援人员立刻赶往现场实施救援，救援物资也被运往灾区；
4. 救援结果：灾区开始复苏。
注意：1. 字数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
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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。

Animals in Nature

Animals in nature     1    (consider) messengers for us. They share our planet, but they experience it differently. Each has its own gifts that allow them to interact    2    (success) with nature. When we feel the need for direction, we can turn     3    animals for guidance.

Among everyday routines     4     (lie) animals’ wisdom. For example,     5    (stare) out a window, we may notice a bird flying high in the sky, showing us how to look at our situation from a greater distance. Moreover, whether we see animals in     6    picture, a shape in the clouds,     7     a show on television, their symbolic meaning is the same.

Animals are closer to the cycles of nature and have     8    (few) distractions from it than humans do. That is why they are the perfect messengers when we are in need of advice. Just by being     9    (they), they remind us of the universal wisdom. Answers are available to us when we reconnect with our source and with those who know     10    to be nurtured(滋养) by it.

4 . 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    (cover) an area of about 14 million square kilometers around the South Pole, Antarctica is     2    fifth largest continent in the world. It holds 90% of the world’s ice and most of its fresh water is in a frozen state. Due to its extreme climate, it can’t be a     3     (bad) place to live in. However, there is still a variety of wildlife living there.

Because of the ice, gases and minerals, in the form of volcanic dust     4     (trap) in the ice, and rocks, it has become a source of information for researchers about the past and the climate in past ages. But Antarctica was the last continent       5       (discover). It was on 11th December, in 1911     6     the Norwegian Roald Amundsen finally reached the South Pole.

In 1961, to prevent the commercial and military use of the continent, to keep it free     7     nuclear tests and radioactive waste, to promote international     8     (science) projects and to end arguments about who owns the land, a treaty     9     (sign) by 12 countries. Today scientists from many countries travel to Antarctica to study its     10     (resource).

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. By 2020, where should trash sorting happen?

A．In all major cities of China.

B．Only in Zhejiang province.

C．In Ms. Chu’s neighborhood.

2. What is Ms. Chu’s profession?

A．Trash collector.

B．Reporter.

C．Politician.

3. What is one of Mr. Tang’s solutions?

A．Door-to-door training.

B．Free trash cans.

C．Plastic trash bags.

4. How will a trash collector find a bag’s owner?

A．He will call a volunteer

B．He will see a name on the bag.

C．He will scan the bag with a phone.

6 . Super typhoon Rammasun swept over Hainan, China, destroying at least 23,000 houses and causing 2 billion dollars in damage. It was not just people who experienced the impact, though. In Hainan Bawangling National Nature Reserve, home to the world’s 30 remaining Hainan gibbons(长臂猿), landslides tore through sections of the forest. The gibbons, a species living in trees, were forced to jump across a distance of up to 50 feet to get from one area to another.     

The gibbons sometimes would break their fall only by managing to catch hold of the tip of a particular palm leaf. As months passed, Bosco Chan at the Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden in Hong Kong noticed that constant use caused the leaf to wear and bend downward, threatening to lead to the gibbons crashing down and breaking the extremely rare species’ habitat into different islands. “It’s really a matter of concern. Moreover, I didn’t know how long the leaf would be able to hold the gibbons,” he said. “I thought it was time for us to build something.”

As recently described in Scientific Reports, Bosco Chan and his colleagues turned to aerial(空中的) bridges. They hired professional tree climbers to confront and get over the steep landform to fix a simple bridge, consisting of two parallel mountaineering-grade ropes. It took the gibbons over five months to catch on, but once they learned to use the ropes, they started regularly using them to make safe, quick crossings.

Till now, aerial bridges have been used in other countries to help a diversity of animals ranging from squirrels to capuchin monkeys. But many are small, one-off projects carried out by local organizations or even individuals; with little or no scientific study of what does or does not work. In addition, a solution for one species or habitat may not be applicable to another.

1. What can be learned about Hainan gibbons?

A．They are severely endangered.

B．They mainly feed on palm leaves.

C．They are good at long-distance jumping.

D．They suffer a slight reduction in population.

2. What makes Bosco Chan worried about the gibbons?

A．Their weak link with nature.	B．Their fear of jumps between trees.
C．Their survival affected by typhoons.	D．Their habitats’ likely being damaged.

3. Which can best explain the underlined word “confront” in paragraph 3?

A．Make use of.

B．Get rid of.

C．Take down.

D．Deal with.

4. Which aspect of aerial bridges does the last paragraph talk about?

A．Their importance.	B．Their limitations.
C．Their potential uses.	D．Their long-term effects.

7 . 根据课文内容，在空白处填入所缺的单词。

For several days, the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. There were deep cracks that     1     in the well walls. At least one well had some     2     gas coming out of it. Chickens and even pigs were too     3     to eat, and dogs refused to go inside buildings.

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。

Christmas was approaching, and I had absollutely no idea what to get for my wife. As usual, I had left my holiday shopping until the last minute. I always had the feeling that the perfect gift would somehow appear at the right time, although this didn’t always happen. This year I didn’t have any good ideas.

We had just moved to Italy. Donna was away attending a conference, so I had the rest of the week to work on the house and figure out what to get her as a Christmas gift before she got back.

My house companion (伴侣) while Donna was away was her cat, Princess. I was keeping Princess indoors in our new home until she became familiar with the place and then planned to slowly introduce her to the great outdoors.

However, one day as I was bringing in some groceries, to my shock and horror I suddenly found she was gone. Donna would be back in a few days and it would ruin Christmas for both of us if Princess was not back by then, safe and sound. Donna had already excitedly told me over the phone that she had found several fun toys and delicious snacks for Princess as Christmas gifts. She couldn’t wait to get back and wrap them up.

I was in big trouble. I had to find Princeess—and fast. So, I made a poster with her description and a hurried sketch (素描) of the cat that I personally drew because I couldn’t find a photo of her anywhere. I was sure my wife had hundreds on her phone, but I didn’t dare ask her for one. I didn’t want her to know that her precious cat had escaped.

Donna’s happy daily calls continued, as did my daily searches for Princess. I still hadn’t mentioned anything about the disappearance to my wife. I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. It would destroy her.

Finally, the day came for my wife to return.

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。

I picked up Donna at the Venice airport but still didn’t have the courage to tell her what had happened.

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Just as I was about to break the bad newsabout Princess’s disappearing, guess who appeared walking up the driveway?

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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。

Chongqing is a city different from other Chinese cities. With beautiful natural scenery and places of historical interests, Chongqing    1     (own) rich local culture color. The city has become a popular tourist destination at the upper reaches of the Yangtze River best known    2     its spicy food and unique landscapes.

When the night falls, decorative lights, lanterns, roadside lamps, bridges and towers all combine to form a number of ever-burning lights, each one     3     (represent) a part of the city’s past and present.

    4     (build) on the mountainous area, Chongqing is often called the mountain city of China. It is also often named as “burning furnace (火炉)” because of its burning summers     5     its typical foods: spicy hotpot.

As    6     Chongqing native, I can speak on the subject of every mountain and river here. Many times when someone asks me    7     (brief) the city, I can be more than happy to speak out the reasons behind its charm. The love for the city ruts deep in my blood, I have been witnessing (见证) Chongqing’s rapid economic    8     (develop) and all the great changes     9     have taken place here in the past 30 years. Looking back at the new look of the city, I am    10     (extreme) proud.

10 . Dogs can smell the difference between odors (气味) from humans when they’re stressed and when they’re calm, according to a study published Wednesdey.

Researchers first collected breath and sweat samples (样本) from study participants (参与者) to use as a baseline. Afterward, these people performed a task, counting backward from 9,000 in units of 17 in front of two researchers for three minutes.“If the participant gave a correct answer, they were given no feedback and were expected to continue, and if they gave an incorrect answer the researcher would stop them with ‘no’ and tell them their last correct answer,” said lead study author Clara Wilson.

The study team collected another round of breath and sweat samples after the task was completed. Additionally, the researchers collected reported stress levels, heart rate and blood pressure before and after the task. Thirty-six palticipants who reported feeling stressed and had increased heart rate and blood pressure had their samples shown to the dogs.

The researchers presented post-task breath alnd sweat samples from one person to 20 dogs along with two other blank control samples. The dogs needed to choose the correct sample at least seven out of 10 times to move onto the next stage.

In the second and final stage,the study team showed the four dogs that passed stage one the same samples they smelt in stage one along with a sample from the same individual collected before the task and a blank.

The dogs chose the right sample in 93.8% of the tests, which suggested that the stress odors were quite different. “It was fascinating to see how able the dogs were at discriminating between these odors when the only difference was that a mental stress response had occurred,” she said.

More experimentation needs to be done outside of a lab to see how applicable the results of this study are in the real world, Wilson said. These findings also open the door to future research to study if dogs can recognize different emotionss, plus how long the dogs are sensible to the Qdors, she said.

1. Why are participants asked to count numbers?

A．To build up their hearts.	B．To stress them out mentally.
C．To exercise their breathing.	D．To test their academic performance.

2. Which of the following can best explain the ulnderlined word “discriminating” in paragraph 6?

A．Telling apart.	B．Testing out.
C．Drying out.	D．Cleaning up.

3. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about regarding the study?

A．Expectations for the future research.

B．Supporting evidence for the research results.

C．A further explanation of the research methods.

D．A reasonable doubt about the research process.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Dogs Can Sense People’s Fear

B．Researchers Found Dogs Can Count

C．Dogs Can Smell When Humans Are Stressed

D．New Evidence of Dog Intelligence Was Found