1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is Akira Miyawaki?

A．A scientist.

B．A professor.

C．An officer.

2. What is the benefit of the diversity of tree species according to the 2018 study?

A．Producing more oxygen.

B．Dealing with climate change.

C．Attracting different kinds of animals.

3. What did the organization in Paris do?

A．It helped communities build 100 forests.

B．It taught people to grow their own mini forests.

C．It educated kids about tiny forests.

4. What can we learn from the talk?

A．Mini forests are inspired by a French scientist.

B．Miyawaki has planted more than 1,000 forests in Japan.

C．Planting mini forests has become popular in Europe.

2 . Half a year ago, Lacey Scott was shopping for supplies at a local pet store in Kansas City, Missouri. When she was in that location, a bored face of a little goldfish attracted her attention, and she didn’t stop staring at it the entire time she was there.

Lying at the bottom of a dark fish tank, the sad fish didn’t appear to have much of a wish to survive. Lacey learned from a store clerk that the fish was ten years old and had spent a long time in that depressing tank.

“I couldn’t take my mind off him. I couldn’t bear the thought of a fish who had wasted so much of its life and would end up dying in a pet store,” Lacey said.

Lacey approached the store owner and asked if she could take the small fish home with her.

What no one realized was that the small fish’s best days were still to come: all it needed was a second chance.

Lacey returned home and built a pond out of various materials for the fish she named “Monstro”. She changed his water every day to keep it clean and fresh, and fed him with only the fish food. Monstro, on the other hand, did not appear to be enjoying his new living environment, not even moving to have his meal.

Despite this, Lacey did not give up on him and continued to provide him with specialized care. “I found him swimming for small amounts of time after a month,” Lacey said. “And it was at that point that I realized things began to change.”

Monstro’s body began to change as well. The gray scales (鱼鳞) that made him seem unwell began to change colors. His small body began to shine, showing that his condition had improved greatly.

Lacey put Monstro into a much larger tank once he had fully recovered, where he continues to live in the greatest possible way.

1. Why did the goldfish at the pet store catch Lacey Scott’s attention?

A．He was a rare type of goldfish.

B．He looked sad and was tired of life.

C．He looked energetic, colorful and lovely.

D．He was so old that he could hardly move.

2. How was the fish when he just arrived at Lacey’s home?

A．He tried to jump out of the pond.

B．He adapted to his new life very quickly.

C．He seemed not to be fond of his new home.

D．He appeared to be dead and floated on the surface.

3. When did Lacey start to find Monstro’s change?

A．The fish began to swim in the pond.

B．The fish started to eat a lot of food.

C．The fish’s scales began to change colors.

D．The fish came to the surface to breathe.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．A goldfish bought by a woman recovers from his injury.

B．A woman builds a new pond for an active goldfish.

C．A kind woman saves a goldfish from being killed.

D．A goldfish adopted by a woman starts a new life.

3 . 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。

Tomatoes: The Real Magical Fruit

“Fresh tomato plants! Straight out of the ground! 50 cents each!” I shouted in the school hall. In my hands, I carried a shoebox with little tomato plants. Their homes were plastic bottles, without the top half. Most people ignored my product, but some handed me 50 cents and picked out a 2-week-old baby tomato plant.

About a month before this, I started gardening. I pulled up grass in my little garden for several days in a row. Satisfied with my work, I continued to the second step — begging my dad to take me to the supermarket. He agreed!

When my dad turned off the engine and opened the door, I practically skipped inside the supermarket. We headed straight for the garden center. I picked up planters, seeds and dirt. My dad helped and showed me the best dirt and tomato plant types to get. We got to the register, and my dad, knowing what would happen, helped me pay.

As soon as I got home, I began to plant them in my garden. The following days witnessed my visits to the garden and my parents were amazed by my devotion to my new-found love.

Then was the part where I met my problem — I planted too many tomato seeds. I realized this all too late, about 10 days later when they all started sprouting (发芽) up and I counted 45 tomato plants. A few days went by and then I ended up with 85 tomato plants.

I did what all high schoolers would do when they messed up — I asked people around. I even got a notebook to write down their suggestions. Sadly, I got the same answer from most people, “Just let them die.” WHAT?! Let my beautiful plants die? They had so much potential! They could make 20 — 30 tomatoes per plant! We were talking about the possibility of around 2,550 tomatoes!

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。

So, I decided to solve it in my way.

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The result was better than I had thought.

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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

Early in February some volunteers in the United States posted dozens of     1     (photo) on the social media,     2     (show) that the physical condition of the giant panda Ya Ya in the Memphis Zoo was worrying. Having been hungry for     3     long time, it looked bony, weak and dirty. The poor condition soon caught worldwide concern.

From    4     we have learned so far, Ya Ya has serious skin disease and digestive system problems. The situation is not very optimistic,     5     makes people very sad. The American animal protection group “In Defense of Animals” (IDA) has released a video in which Ya Ya was seen circling around where she lived.     6     is reported that the panda now weighs     7     (little) than normal, eats little and shows obvious signs of stereotyped behavior and even self-harm.

Since the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens received reports of Ya Ya’s poor health condition, the relevant authorities     8     (take) immediate action to deal with the problem. Both China and the US have been actively discussing ways to speed up the procedures necessary for Ya Ya’s return to her home country. A team from Beijing Zoo has arrived in the US to assist Memphis Zoo with Ya Ya’s care and work with them to ensure that she is properly     9     (feed), cared for and then transported back to China.

A source says that if the procedures go     10     (smooth), Ya Ya will return to China in April.

5 . 假定你是李华，为响应世界自然基金会(WWF)关于保护濒危动物的号召，你和你的同学做了研究北极熊(polar bear)的课题。现在请你用英文写一封信向该组织汇报你们的研究成果。内容主要包括：
1.北极熊的生存现状（全球温度升高，冰面变小）
2.你的建议（至少两点）。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear WWF,

My classmates and I have been doing some research ca endangered animals.

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I hope you will support us in our fight to save polar bears.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

6 . Earthquakes are a terrible natural disaster that will cause lots of danger and damage. In the last few years, we have seen some of the worst earthquakes in history.     1     However, we do get some signs from animals, including dogs!

Dogs have been known to warm their owners that dangerous weather was coming. We can take the ways our dog reacts (反应) in certain situations to give us a hand in predicting when something like an earthquake may be about to happen.

Although the signs of a dog sensing an earthquake aren’t very clear, dogs who sense earthquakes will show certain signs before the event actually happens.     2     You know your dog well, so it will not be too challenging to tell when there is something wrong. Some dogs will begin to run around in circles and pace up and down crazily. It may appear as if something has frightened them or as if they saw something that made them nervous.     3    .

On the other hand, dogs will instinctively look for shelter when they sense bad weather or they feel like they are in danger.     4    . Or if they are outside, they may go into their dog house. It is important to that just because your dog is showing all or some of these signs, it does not mean an earthquake or other natural disaster is about to strike.

    5    . But take their behaviors seriously and do what you feel is right depending on the situation.

A．Many dogs can tell smelly gas.

B．Your dog may run off or hide under a bed.

C．Using dogs to predict earthquakes is not new

D．If there is a coming earthquake, your dog will act strangely.

E．They will also often bark for what seems to be no right reason.

F．Earthquakes generally come with no warning and are hard to predict.

G．There may be other reasons dogs may act this way or appear afraid for seemingly no reason.

7 . Cities have been described as essential to climate change solutions, but they can also raise the kinds of ecologists that will bring us into a more comprehensive biological future.

As a black wildlife biologist from Philadelphia, I stood out among my coworkers. My presence in ecology has challenged assumptions about not only what a biologist looks like, but also where a biologist comes from. In the U.S., ecology was and is mainly white and conducted in rural landscapes, but I had no history of camping, fishing, hunting or hiking. I had yet to recognize that Philadelphia, with its four seasons and richness of squirrels (松鼠), row homes and festivals, was actually my first ecological classroom. There I witnessed wild cats eating birds and rats, people shooting bats from their homes and snakes being killed by lawn mowers (割草机). This is as much ecology in action as anything we witness in fields and forests.

Urban wild animals exhibit many features and behaviors that set them apart from their rural twins: they may be bigger, eat more diverse food sources, are active at different times of the day, move differently and have different personalities. Some biologists argue they are even “smarter”. Besides, urban wildlife balances more risks—such as road chemical poisons and diseases from domestic animals—with rewards. Some of those rewards come from humans providing food and some from the distribution of our parks and water bodies.

In our professional lives as biologists, living with such wild animals can make us more tolerant of species diversity, which can benefit the natural world. Nature is no longer only primitive wilderness but includes sounds of human laughter and garbage trucks. We expect more biologists from urban settings because urban environments naturally train keen observers who are the future of ecology.

1. Which makes the author stand out among his coworkers?

A．His nationality.	B．His city background.
C．His interest in outdoor activities.	D．His love for animals.

2. What does the underlined “they” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Urban wild animals.	B．Rural animals.
C．Domestic animals.	D．Wildlife biologists.

3. What do we know about urban wild animals?

A．They have trouble in getting food.	B．They enjoy safer living conditions.
C．They do better in fighting diseases.	D．They are more adaptable to environment.

4. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．Urban Wild Animals Survive.	B．Benefits of City Conservation.
C．Cities Build Better Biologists.	D．A Black Biologist from Philadelphia.

8 . In 2015, the last golden eagle in England died at Haweswater in the Lake District National Park. Its death was the latest in a series of losses in the Lake District. In his book, Wild Fell, published by Doubleday on 24 February 2022. Haweswater Site Manager Lee Schofield calls on the local people to revive the landscape—telling the ups and downs of taking over the management of two hill farms in 2012 and how his team are combining ancient practices with new ambition so that farming and nature can develop well, and that one day eagles may surge once again.

In the Lake District, Lee and his team, working with landowner United Utilities, have changed a polluted river, restored wetlands, and equipped cows with GPS collars to protect endangered wildflowers. As well as helping wildlife, this is also good for people—there are twice as many people working at Haweswater than a decade ago, thousands of tons of carbon are being locked away in new woodlands and restored wetlands, and changing the river has added 180m to its length, slowing the flow of water and reducing flood risk. By restoring the habitats in the area, it will also finally help improve the water quality in the reservoir at Haweswater that provides water for more than two million people across North West England.

Lee says, “Change is possible, but we can’t depend on reserves as lifeboats for nature—we need a great transformation with people and wildlife at the heart of every decision made up and down this country. Wild Fell is not intended to be an instruction book, and there’s never a one-size-fits-all solution, but I hope it can serve as an example of what can happen when we work together to fight for our wildlife and our livelihoods.” Isabella Tree, author of The Return of Nature to a British Farm, says of Wild Fell, “It is an inspiring journey into the restoration of our lands. Reasoned, intelligent and well-informed, this is a story of hope and renewal for both nature and farming.”

1. What does the underlined word “surge” in paragraph 1 mean?

A．Increase greatly.	B．Hide safely.
C．Compete freely.	D．Differ slightly.

2. What does the author introduce about Lee and his team in Paragraph 2?

A．Their plans and principles.	B．Their problems and solutions.
C．Their contributions and limitations.	D．Their efforts and achievements.

3. What does Lee expect of Wild Fell?

A．It will be an instruction book.

B．It will inspire more people to fight for nature.

C．It will provide an example of building reserves.

D．It will change the way of linking people with wildlife.

4. What is Isabella Tree’s attitude to Wild Fell?

A．Doubtful

B．Negative.

C．Favorable.

D．Unconcerned.

9 . Scientists from Deakin University in Australia have traced how about 30 species changed across various time periods in response to rising temperatures. They searched through nearly 100 past studies by other researchers, and tracked comparisons that date back a century or two in some cases. They found many creatures are changing the sizes and shapes of certain body parts.

“Warm-blooded animals in the wild rely on their own bodies to avoid overheating. They release heat through their appendages (肢体),” explains Sara Ryding, who led the study. For little creatures. like mice, tails do the job. For birds, their bills (喙) do the work.

The animals’ shape-shifting changes make sense, researchers say. In biology, an established concept called Bergmann’s rule shows that creatures that live in colder climates tend to be larger and thicker than those closer to the equator (赤道). Later, a biologist, Joel Asaph Allen further expanded the concept, saying that animals that adapted to cold climates have shorter limbs (肢) and bodily appendages — to keep the warmth in. For similar reasons, in hotter climates, warm-blooded animals"appendages become larger, relative to their body size. Larger appendages can help animals release more heat into the surrounding air.

Ryding’s team also conducted various field studies. One of them measured the bills of Galapagos finches from 2003 to 2011 and found they enlarged in response to temperature rises. Other data the researchers analyzed focused on European rabbits, which were brought to Australia and settled in areas with different weather. Those that found themselves in hotter places developed longer ears over time.

However, the researchers aren’t sure whether this shape-shifting is a good development. If larger ears or bills can help the animal cool off, that’s a good thing. But certain changes may damage some creatures’ ability to hunt for food. “If you’re a hummingbird and your bill is getting broader and wider, it may become too large to effectively feed on flowers where you’ re drawing your nutrition from,” says Ryding.

1. How did the scientists carry out their study?

A．By experimenting in the wild.	B．By referring to previous data.
C．By exploring a variety of fields.	D．By collecting information worldwide.

2. Why is Bergmann’s rule mentioned in Paragraph 3?

A．To offer background information.	B．To raise doubts about a concept.
C．To stress the role of weather changes.	D．To explain the researchers’ findings.

3. What do the researchers want to find out about animals’ shape-shifting changes?

A．Their rules.

B．Their reason.

C．Their effects.

D．Their frequency.

4. What does the text mainly tell us?

A．Animals are good at surviving tough situations.

B．Animals base their body changes on their environments.

C．Climate change forces animals to change their habitats.

D．It is wise of animals to use their different body parts effectively.