1 . Listen again and help the reporter to complete the interview notes.
International youth project,     1     high school students from 7 countries
Mount Tai, one of the most     2     mountains in China
It has been     3     for more than 3,000 years.
22 temples, around 1,800     4     with writing on them
Dai Temple on     5    ; over 6,000    6    

2 . During the summer of 2021, I flew to Greece to learn more about the wildfires there. I wanted to hear people’s stories, to understand what it meant to be displaced by environmental disaster.

In a cafe for people surviving the fire, I met brave children who now have to live with terrible scars, physical and emotional. I met a man who could not even speak to me, his eyes filling with tears.

I was expecting to hear a lot about loss; I was not expecting to learn so much about the attribution (归因) of blame. I came to understand how desperately people needed to blame a tangible entity (实体) –a person, a group of people, the government. Indeed, this was understandable and reasonable. The outbreak and mishandling of the fire needed to be explored, looked into and dealt with.

What surprised me, however, was that the survivors were completely silent over any mention of the climate crisis and global heating. It was made clear to me that this subject was unacceptable. Survivors felt that these issues had nothing to do with what they had suffered, and that the people actually responsible needed to pay.

But when it comes to climate breakdown, blame did not come to just one person, one corporation, one country. In Greece, the fire didn’t rage so hard because someone had set off a spark—— it raged so hard because years of global heating had dried up the land, part of a set of unsustainable (不能持续的) practices and inaction that had set our planet on fire. And now the fires are even worse.

The more I spoke to people, including climate scientists, the more I came to see that there is often a gap that separates science from public awareness. In her book “Engaging With Climate Change” Sally Weintrobe says that “many people who accept global warming continue to regard it as a problem of the future”. To my astonishment, this seemed to apply even to people who had themselves been affected directly by wildfires.

1. What did the author hardly expect to learn in Greece?

A．Kids’ scars.	B．Economic loss.
C．Survivors’ blame.	D．Duration of the fire.

2. What did the survivors think of the fire?

A．It was closely related to global heating.

B．They couldn’t accept its massive destruction.

C．The government should be responsible for it.

D．It resulted from someone’s setting fire to the forest.

3. What does Sally Weintrobe say about global warming?

A．Much attention has been given to it.

B．People don’t consider it serious now.

C．Scientists are urged to apply efficient way to it.

D．People should make their opinions about it heard.

4. What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To inform readers of wildfires in Greece.

B．To encourage readers to donate to survivors.

C．To equip people with surviving skills in wildfires.

D．To raise people’s awareness about the climate crisis.

3 . With the weight of its tall buildings, streets and people, New York City is sinking at an average rate of 1 to 2 millimetres each year, a new study says.

The sinking is called “subsidence”. That natural process happens everywhere as ground is compressed (压紧). But the study sought to estimate how the huge weight of the city itself is hurrying things along.

Over 1 million buildings are spread across five boroughs (自治区). The research team found that all those structures add up to 1. 5 trillion metric tons of concrete, metal and glass, equal to the mass of 4, 700 Empire State buildings pressing down on the Earth.

The rate of compression is different throughout the city. Midtown Manhattan’s skyscrapers are largely built on rock, which compresses very little. But some parts of Brooklyn, Queens and downtown Manhattan are on looser soil and sinking faster, the study said.

While the process is slow, parts of the city will eventually be under water. Researchers reached conclusions using satellite imaging, data modeling and mathematical calculations. It will take hundreds of years before New York becomes Venice, which is famously sinking into the Adriatic Sea. But parts of New York are more at risk. A researcher said Manhattan is at risk because of the borough’s large weight.

The ocean is rising at a similar rate that the land is sinking. So the Earth’s changing climate could speed up the process for parts of the city to go under water. Already, New York City is at risk of flooding because of large storms. Storms like Sandy in 2012 caused the ocean to expand inland and flooded neighbourhoods after a lot of rain.

New York City is not the only place sinking. San Francisco, California, is also at risk because of pressure on the ground and the area’s active earthquakes. In Indonesia, the government is preparing for a move from Jakarta, which is sinking into the Java Sea. The government is building a new capital being constructed on the higher ground of an entirely different island.

1. What is the main reason for the different compression rates in New York?

A．Different measurement methods.	B．Different geological(地质的)conditions.
C．Different building materials and styles.	D．Different climate changes and impacts.

2. What is the basic reason for Manhattan to be Venice?

A．Its huge weight.	B．Its distance to the sea.
C．Its similar position.	D．Various frequent natural disasters.

3. What is the purpose of the last paragraph?

A．To keep the reader’s attention.

B．To improve the atmosphere.

C．To show the issue is common.

D．To point out the negative effect of sinking.

4. What is a suitable title for the text?

A．New York City Is Slowly Sinking	B．The Flavour of New York City
C．Here Comes a Future Venice	D．The Problems Caused by Dropping

4 . Beijing and Xi’an 5-Day Itinerary

This itinerary is top recommended if you are the first time to China. It connects the two classic must-visit cities that allow you to learn most about Chinese civilization and late-imperial and modern-era history.

■ Day 1: Beijing (visit the Forbidden City with a hutong walking tour)

■ Day 2: Beijing (go to the Great Wall and learn about the sacrificial culture in the Temple of Heaven)

■ Day 3: Beijing (visit the famous royal garden — the Summer Palace, and take & bullet train to Xi’an)

■ Day 4: Xi’an (the Terracotta Army with a hands-on terracotta-warrior-making experience and a walking/biking experience on the City Wall)

■ Day 5: Xi’an (visit a famous pagoda and museum to learn about Chinese history)

In Beijing, discover the imperial past in the Forbidden City, which used to be the home of China’s 24 emperors. Hike on the Great Wall to see the watchtowers and majestic natural mountain views.

Stroll around old hutongs, where you could catch a glimpse of the traditional daily lifestyle of Beijing’s local people.

For a more in-depth travel experience, you could visit a local family’s home and learn some Chinese culture and philosophy of living.

The famous Terracotta Warriors is the must-visit attraction. The highlight of the visit would be a hands-on experience of making your own clay warriors. You would learn more about the making, preservation, and story behind the Terracotta Warriors.

Walk on the 600-year-old Ancient City Wall and catch a full view of the city. If time permits, the sunset time would be the best for a stunning view. For learning about Chinese history, Shannxi History Museum and Big Wild Goose Pagoda are worth visiting.

All our tours can be adjusted based on your needs. Just contact us at https://www.chinahighlights.com/travel guide/.

1. Which is the best means of transportation during the travel?

A．By bike.

B．On foot.

C．By air.

D．In a bus.

2. What is suggested to know more about local life style?

A．Visiting the Temple of Heaven.	B．Walking Around old hutongs.
C．Being a guest in a local family.	D．Producing your own soldier statues.

3. Who is probably the text written for?

A．An architect.	B．A tour guide.
C．A foreign visitor.	D．A Chinese historian.

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。

An eastern bluebird sits on a branch, patiently watching the ground below. Suddenly, it spots a beetle. The bird spreads     1     blue wings, flies to the ground, and quickly eats the small insect. Then the     2     (color) bird returns to the branch     3     (wait) for its next snack.

Eastern bluebirds can     4     (find) in the eastern parts of North and Central America. The eastern bluebird is the state bird of New York and Missouri. These birds can often be seen in trees or on fences, looking at the clearings (空地) and searching     5     food.

These birds are skilled    6     (flier) with incredible vision. They can spot       7     insect on the ground from 60 feet away. Eastern bluebirds often sing,     8     (use) their voices to stay in touch with other members. They also use sounds to warn enemies to stay away from their small, cup-like nests    9     are usually built inside old woodpecker holes. Most baby eastern bluebirds     10     (simple) leave the nest about three weeks after they hatch out (孵化), but some stay to help their parents with the next batch of eggs.

6 . 补全对话
Tour Guide: OK, everyone. We have arrived at the Tian’anmen Square,     1    (中国最大的广场之一).
Tourist A: Forgive me for asking, but what’s that?
Tour Guide: That is     2    (著名的天安门). It was originally built as a place where some important ceremonies were held by emperors.
Tourist B: Yes. It is really a grand building, and I know that     3    (现在一些重要活动也在这里举办).
Tour Guide: That’s right. It, as a part of Forbidden City, has been     4    (被列为一处世界文化遗产). It can be seen as a symbol of our country.
Tourist A: That’s really amazing!

7 . 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。

China will establish a new batch of national parks, including Huanghekou, Qianjiangyuan-Baishanzu and Kalamayli, in a steady and     1     (order) manner, Guan Zhiou, head of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, said on Saturday.

Speaking at the second National Park Forum held in Xining, capital of Qinghai province, Guan said China has adopted the strictest measures     2     (strengthen) the protection of the authenticity and integrity of the ecosystem, and promote the continuous improvement of ecological functions.

China’s national parks are specific land or sea areas     3     main purpose is to preserve the     4     (national) representative natural ecosystems of the country and realize the scientific protection and reasonable use of natural resources.

In 2021, China established the first batch of national parks, with     5     protected land area of 230,000 square km. These parks, including the Sanjiangyuan National Park, the Giant Panda National Park, the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park and so on, are home to nearly 30 percent of the key terrestrial (陆生的) wildlife species     6     (find) in the country.

“The Sanjiangyuan park realized the full protection of the source of the Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang     7     (river) and the Tibetan antelope population has recovered to over 70,000. In the Giant Panda National Park, more than 70 percent of wild pandas are     8     good protection,” the official added.

“Efforts     9     (make) to promote high-level protection and facilitate the promulgation (颁布) of the National Park Law,” Guan said,     10     (add) that China will also increase the application of new technologies, build a world-class scientific research monitoring platform, and strengthen national park management capabilities.

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。

Years ago, the authors conducted human-wildlife conflict surveys in the Tibet Autonomous Region’s counties,     1     (locate) in the TAR’s remote Chang Tang region. These surveys showed     2     previously undocumented and growing problem of human-snow leopard conflict. Next, snow leopard telephone interviews were conducted with Tibet Forestry Bureau staff,     3     (result) in an additional new conflict and sighting location records. This new location information, together with records provided by other observers,     4     (collect) to make a snow leopard distribution (分布) map.

This effort greatly expanded knowledge of the snow leopard’s distribution in this region,     5     remains one of the least understood of the snow leopard’s key range areas. New knowledge on snow leopard in the Chang Tang will help identify human-snow leopard conflict hot spots and influence design of human-snow leopard conflict relief and conservation strategies for northwest Tibet. Nevertheless, much field work will also be required     6     (describe) snow leopard distribution in the Chang Tang.

Importantly, in the past few years, a number of major transportation infrastructure (基础设施) projects     7     (make) the Chang Tang more accessible. This has led to a     8     (great) increased number of tourists visiting western Tibet, Mt. Kailash and Lake Manasarovar     9     particular. All these developments have a large potential to cause disturbance to snow leopards and their prey species, including influencing their movements     10     destroying their habitat.

9 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Blue whales are not fish! They are marine mammals. This means they are warm­blooded and the females produce milk     1     (feed) their babies.

    2     (have) the honour of being the world's largest animal, adult blue whales can grow to 30 metres long, with the female usually a little longer than the male,     3     (weigh) about 170 tons. These sea creatures have some huge body     4     (part). Their hearts, for example, are about 1.5 metres long, 1.2 metres wide and 1.5 metres tall. Their tongues weigh about 2.7 tons — the weight of a small elephant. Not     5     (surprising), blue whales have large appetites.     6     is usual for a blue whale to eat fish in large quantities — around 40 million in a day.

In the past, blue whales were hunted     7     their meat and their oil. Whaling was a primary industry in Australia in the nineteenth and early     8     (twenty) centuries but whaling in Australia     9     (limit) in 1987. Today, most countries strongly disapprove of whaling, including the very country — Australia     10     now supports an anti­whaling policy.

10 . 语法填空

One of the main     1    (way) that governments can help to protect wildlife is to help protect wildlife habitats. Many governments have national parks where activities like hunting, farming,     2    fishing are not allowed.

The first national park was Yellowstone National Park in the United States. President Ulysses S. Grant     3    (make) it a national park in 1872. Today there are 61 national parks     4     (cover) over 330,000 square kilometres of land in the United States. Throughout the world, there are over 100 countries     5    together protect over 1,000 national parks.

An important part of protecting animals     6    (include) keeping track of animal populations. This helps scientists to know if the population is growing or falling. Scientists use a number of methods     7    (try) to understand animal populations.

Another way that governments can help in protecting animals is with laws making     8     illegal to kill or harm endangered animals. There are many laws and international treaties (条约) that protect animals. People who hurt or kill these     9    (protect) animals can go to jail (监狱) for a long time and pay heavy fines but       10    (unlucky), there are still some countries that have not signed the treaties.