1 . How is the weather today?

A．Sunny.

B．Rainy.

C．Windy.

2 . Move towards nature when feeling down. Miracles do happen if you try. According to studies, walking among trees makes us relaxed.     1     There’s plenty of research showing the link between being in nature and being happy, but most of the research has focused on adults.

    2     Explaining the motivation behind the study, researchers note that with environmental issues such as global warming, more studies are focusing on the relationships between humans and nature to find solutions to these problems, and the future of the planet lies in the hands of children and their actions. However, few studies focus on this aspect.

For the study, researchers worked with 206 children between the ages of 5 and 15. To measure how connected they were to nature, the kids were asked how much they enjoy activities like seeing wildflowers and wild animals, hearing sounds of nature and touching animals and plants.     3     They also found that the more concerned children were about the environment and nature, the more likely they were to be happy.

So, exposure to nature is related to active behaviors and happiness of children. What does that mean to adults? As we all know, children usually tend to follow adults’, especially their parents’ behaviors. That’s to say, when adults are outside and appreciate nature, kids learn by example.     4    

Researchers say that children need role models who can gently guide them to nature with excitement and an attitude of a lifelong learner.     5     What’s more important is that they spend time together with children by exploring a fun and safe environment.

A．It’s so adventurous going for a walk around trees.

B．Researchers will study more about the connection between children’s performance and nature.

C．And if parents enjoy being close to nature, so will their children.

D．Parents don’t have to be experts in environmental science or nature studies.

E．They found that the kids connected to nature were more likely to behave properly.

F．In a new study, researchers wanted to see if kids get the same benefits from being outdoors.

G．Even just smelling the trees helps reduce anxiety.

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。

Da Mao and Er Shun, two pandas sent to Calgary Zoo in Canada in 2014, are being sent back to China two years ahead of schedule. The animals feed on fresh bamboo,    1    is especially flown in for them from China. Some joked that the pandas are "leading too luxurious a life”. But with the pandemic(流行病)    2     ( disturb) flights, fresh supplies have got delayed. According to the zoo staff, pandas are picky eaters and will reject bamboo that     3           ( spend ) a lot of time in transport.

The pandas are     4    (possible) just two out of hundreds of animals who might be suffering because of the pandemic. In April, CNN reported that financial issues were forcing Neumunster Zoo in Germany     5    ( kill) some animals to feed the others；similar things     6     ( report) from the United Kingdom and other countries too.

Our focus is on human welfare all the time, but animal welfare should not take     7    back seat. So, we should say they are fortunate enough to have a hometown to return to when faced with difficulties. It is     8     China has successfully controlled the outbreak that it can consider getting the pandas back and providing fresh bamboos    9    them. In fact, resumption of flights, reopening of zoos and returning home can be     10    （benefit）to millions of animals. It is hoped that other countries control the epidemic soon so that all animals can benefit.

4 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：
1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

There is no doubt whether birds are our friends. Therefore, a large number of birds are killed for food every year, that really causes more and more people to be worried. The other day I was walking in the woods when the shot was heard. Hearing the shot, the birds in the trees fly in all directions. A bird was bad injured and looked sad. Find the bird injured, I decided to take it home. At home I took good care for it. When it recovered, so I returned it to the woods. I hope something can be done to protect birds from killed.

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Hawaii possesses the unique scenery of islands, but pollution takes away all the     1    (beautiful) of the beaches here. I hate to go to the beaches on sunny weekends and see rubbish bags lying on the sand, cigarette butts(烟头)     2    (bury) in the sand, and soda cans floating in the ocean.

    3    really annoys me is that I see tourists who visit Hawaii leave their rubbish on the beaches. I was always taught after drinking soda    4    (throw) the can into the place     5    it should stay — the trash can. It’s also     6    (annoy) that some people walk right by rubbish and pretend that it’s not there.

The dogs or the fish are not to blame for it. It’s our fault and we must blame     7    (we). Everyone has to do his or her part to solve this problem. It can     8    (hard) be difficult to do the job. There are a lot of things that we can do. First of all, we can help pick     9    rubbish along the beaches. We could also form organizations that help clean up our beaches. More importantly, we need to start now     10    the beaches are damaged beyond repair.

6 . It’s quite a time for the strange weather, and it does not get much stranger than snow falling in one of the hottest places in the world.

On Sunday morning, Ain Sefra, a desert town in Algeria known as the “Gateway to the Sahara”, experienced a large amount of snow for reportedly the third time in 40 years. Some reports said parts of the area got as deep as 15 inches of snow, but Ain Sefra officially reported less than one inch in some places. Some people were very excited about it. It was strange enough to provide some very special pictures from an area that usually sees some of the hottest temperatures on earth during the summer.

Now, it’s not uncommon for the temperature across even the hottest of deserts to drop tens of degrees Fahrenheit at night, meaning any unusual snow could stay there around for a while. But photographers at the scene said the snow actually stayed intact (完好无损的) for a good portion of the day.

“We were really surprised when we woke up to see snow again,” photographer Karim Bouchetata told Shutterstock. “It stayed all day on Sunday and began melting at around 5 p. m.” While snow is not often falling down in the desert area, a similar snow phenomenon happened just last year. Before that, it had been 37 years since Ain Sefra’s last snowfall.

1. Why were some people in Ain Sefra excited?

A．The snow was one inch deep in some places.

B．They could take some wonderful pictures.

C．They never experienced a snow before.

D．They knew nothing about Ain Sefra.

2. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Ain Sefra?

A．It belongs to Algeria.

B．It has witnessed 3 snowfalls in 37 years.

C．It is one of the hottest places in the world.

D．It is referred to as the “Gateway to the Sahara”.

3. Why could the snow stay for a while?

A．It was unusual to snow.

B．Nobody touched the snow.

C．It fell in the coldest of deserts.

D．The temperature was low enough at night.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Snowfalls in One of the Hottest Places in the World

B．Happiness Coming from the Strange Weather

C．The Gateway to the Sahara — Ain Sefra

D．The Hottest Places in the World

7 . What were you doing when you were nine years old? Making crafts from a Klutz book? Kicking around a soccer ball? Designing a business plan to deal with plastic pollution and relieve childhood poverty? Zymal Umar shoved us the latter. The Pakistan's youngest businesswoman has started a project entitled Zee Bugs, which aims to reduce plastic pollution by providing an environmentally-friendly alternative to plastic grocery bags.

When Zymal was on a shopping trip with her parents three years ago, she was shocked by the number of plastic bags on the streets. Depressed by the plastic pollution, she was reminded of the severe consequences our habits have on the environment. Then, she noticed a shopkeeper handing out newspaper bags. And at that moment, Zymal knew she had to act. Since then she has created beautiful, unique reusable newspaper bags for hundreds of customers.

It's amazing to see this youngster using her brains and business skills for good. And she should certainly feel proud of the work she is doing. After all, plastic grocery bags are killing thousands of marine animals every year through their contribution to plastic waste According to The Earth Institute, over one trillion plastic bags are used worldwide annually — that's about two million bags used per minute around the world.

And those bags certainly don't disappear into thin air. Instead, they end up in our oceans, putting approximately 700 marine species in danger of extinction due to the threat from pollution. And plastic bags are just one of the many forms of plastic trash that ends up in the oceans — in fact, an astonishing 8.8 million tons of this material make their way from land to the oceans every single year.

But with Zee Bags, we're all empowered to make more thoughtful choices about our trash production. And Zymal's amazingness doesn't stop there — the profits from her sales go towards helping poor children.

1. What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A．How Zymal felt about her shopping trip.

B．How Zymal learned about plastic pollution.

C．How Zymal was received by the shopkeeper.

D．How Zymal was inspired to create her bags.

2. Why are figures mentioned in the third and fourth paragraphs?

A．To praise Zymal for her great efforts.

B．To urge readers to stop using plastics.

C．To stress the seriousness of plastic pollution.

D．To show the rich knowledge of the author.

3. What can we infer about Zymal from the last paragraph?

A．She is amazing in every aspect of her life.

B．She has concern for the disadvantaged.

C．She urges everyone to be eco-friendly.

D．She earns a lot of money from her business.

4. Which of the following best describes Zymal?

A．Caring.	B．Determined.
C．Confident.	D．Selfless.

8 . Record fires sweeping across the Amazon recently have been making the headlines as scientists and environmental groups are worried that they will worsen climate change crisis and endanger biodiversity(生物多样性）。

As the largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon is often called"the lungs of the world”. It is also home to about 3 million species of plants and animals, and 1 million local people. The vast area of rainforest plays an important role in the world's ecosystem because it absorbs heat instead of reflecting heat back into the atmosphere. It also stores carbon dioxide and produces oxygen, ensuring that less carbon is released, reducing the effects of climate change.

＂Any forest destroyed is a danger to biodiversity and the people who use that biodiversity," Thomas Lovejoy, an ecologist at George Mason University told National Geographic."The great danger is that a lot of carbon goes into the atmosphere,"he stressed."In the midst of the global climate crisis, we cannot afford more damage to a major source of oxygen and biodiversity.The Amazon must be protected,"UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said.

Data from the National Institute for Space Research(INPE)show that the number of forest fires in Brazil quickly increased by 82 percent from January to August a year ago.A total of 71,497 forest fires were registered in the country in the first 8 months of 2019,up from 39,194 in the same period in 2018,INPE said.＂We estimate that the forest areas in the Brazilian Amazon have decreased something between 20 and 30 percent compared to the last 12 months," Carlos Nobre, a researcher at the University of Sao Paulo, told German broadcaster Deutsche Welle.

Brazil owns about 60 percent of the Amazon rainforest,whose degradation(恶化）could have severe consequences for global climate and rainfall.The extent of the area ruined by fires has yet to be determined, but the emergency has gone beyond Brazil's borders.

1. What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A．The great role of the Amazon rainforest.

B．The effects of consistent climate change.

C．The causes of the decreasing biodiversity.

D．The results of the Amazon rainforest fires.

2. Why does the author mention the figures in the fourth paragraph?

A．To explain the process of the research.

B．To present the bad influence of forest fires.

C．To prove the great importance of the rainforest.

D．To show the emergency of protecting the rainforest.

3. What does the author want to tell us in the passage?

A．The dry weather leads to the rainforest fires.

B．The biodiversity makes the rainforest unique.

C．The rainforest fires result in serious consequences.

D．The global climate crisis brings more rainforest fires.

4. Which section of a magazine might this passage probably be taken from?

A．Climate and life.

B．Nature and geography.

C．Humankind and society.

D．Science and technology.

9 . It's not always easy to run an energy efficient house. But there are some simple things anyone can do.

Go LED with your lighting.

There are sevenal benefis to switching to energy efficient light bulbs. One of them is saving money- though the LED bulbs might cost more than traditional bulbs, the average saving on LED bulbs is $ 75a year._    1    LED bulbs can last years or even decades.

Don't run your air conditioner constantly

As the weather starts to warm, you might be thinking about the right time to turrn on your air conditioner. _    2    Air conditioner units are among the most energy-consuming appliances in your home. Using electrical fans instead of your air conditioner is much more efficient and it's a big money saver, too.

    3    

On those days when you treat a large crowd and are low on time，don't beat yourself up if you have to use disposable(一次性的) dishware. This method reduces your water usage and saves energy. And as a bonus, if your city offers roadside recycling, your paper plates may qualify.

Update your insulation(隔热)

All that work you're doing to save energy in your home could go to waste if it's not properly insulated. If you can't insulate the whole house, pay special attention to the roof: it reduces air flow from outide. By updating your insulation,you're saving money.    4    

Take showers instead of baths

A full bathtub requires about 70 gallons of waler.    5    Showers are quite different---taking a five-minute shower uses only 10 to 25 gallons!

A．But do you really have to?

B．You should use your air conditioner smartly.

C．Tum off water when not using it.

D．Plus, you needn't change them frequenly.

E．Don't feel guilty about using paper plates.

F．And it's also easier to control your home temperature.

G．Even if you don't fill it to the top, it still uses much more water.

10 . Both honeybees and ants are social insects that live in groups called colonies. They survive by means of their collective intelligence. Their decision-making power is distributed throughout the group; that is, no one ant or bee makes decisions for the group. Instead, they work together. As Deborah M. Gordon, a biologist at Stanford University, says,” Ants aren't smart. Ant colonies are.”

The same is true for bee colonies. Although bees and ants are quite different physically, they have a lot in common in terms of their social behavior. Specifically, honeybees and ants have similar roles within the colony, both have communication systems, and both have the capacity for learning.

Ants communicate by using chemicals called pheromones, which can alert others to danger or to a food source. For example, when worker ants find a promising source, they let the rest of the colony know how to find it by leaving a trail of pheromones on the way back to the colony. The other ants pick up the message using their sense of smell. Bees, on the other hand, use movement to communicate with each other. Worker bees send messages to each other by means of a “dance”. Different speeds and movements send different messages. For example, when worker bees called scouts go out to find a new home for the colony, they return and do a dance for the other worker bees that indicates the location of the new home and how suitable it is. The faster the scouts dance, the better the new location is.

Honeybees and ants are both capable of learning. One Chinese study found that bees can be trained to learn and remember a route to a food source. The researchers also found that bees can be taught to recognize hidden objects and use the concepts of “sameness” and “difference” to accomplish certain tasks. Ants take this one step further. Recent American research has shown that ants not only have the ability to learn, but also can teach their foraging skills to other younger ants.

They observed that older ants accompany young ants in search of food and teach them the route and how to avoid obstacles.

As we can see, the social behavior of honeybees and ants is quite similar. Both coordinate(协调) complex actions and accomplish survival tasks by cooperating in groups consisting of many individuals. Unintelligent as they may be as individuals, as groups they often show amazing brilliance as they go about their everyday activities.

1. What do ants and bees have in common?

A．They live in similar-sized colonies.

B．They make use of collective intelligence.

C．They have small leadership groups that make all decisions.

D．They use the same methods to communicate with each other.

2. What does the speed of a bee's dance indicate?

A．The quality of a new colony location.

B．The distance to a neighboring colony.

C．The discovery of a new food source.

D．The direction to a potential food source.

3. In paragraph 4, how does the author demonstrate the idea that Honeybees and ants are both capable of learning?

A．By using statistics.

B．By explaining reasons.

C．By referencing opinions.

D．By presenting study findings.

4. What is the benefit of collective intelligence?

A．It allows the colony to reproduce more rapidly.

B．It improves work cooperation within the colony.

C．It reduces the division of labor among members.

D．It enables individuals to teach each other new skills.