1 . 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。

With the Year of the Ox on the horizon, you will find     1    common to see various ox figures made of gold, wood, plastic, and stone on sale in stores. The ox is not merely an     2    (influence) representative of the farming, but a symbol of diligence and responsibility in China.

The ox has also long played     3     significant role in Chinese literature. Ancient Chinese poets and writers     4     (constant) described the ox. In the Classic of Poetry, which is the oldest existing collection of Chinese poetry and reflects the     5    (wise) of ancient Chinese people, the ox appeared in nine out of the 305 pieces. A couplet from a poem     6    (write) by Lu Xun:   “Fierce-browed, I coolly defy a thousand pointing fingers; Head bowed, like a willing ox I serve the children”, fully expresses the poet’s devotion     7     the people.

To this day, when someone achieves a great accomplishment through hard work, people often use “niu”,     8     (mean) “awesome”, to describe him or her.

So naturally, those born in the Year of the Ox     9     (expect) to be hardworking, reliable and loyal. “    10     is special about oxen is that they never seek to be the focus and do not look for praise.” the website China Highlights noted.

2 . 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。

Yellow River Valley was the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilization, and for that reason is often called “Mother River.” The valley     1     (surround) the principal river of northern China and is at the center of thousands of years of Chinese history. At over 5, 400 kilometers (3, 300 miles) long, the Huang He is China’ s second     2     ( long) river. It has a drainage（排水） basin of around 750, 000 square     3     (kilometre), the third largest basin area in China. It is called the Yellow River because its waters carry earth,     4     gives the river its yellow-brown color, and when     5     river overflows, it leaves a yellow residue（残留） behind. While the river helps create fertile land that     6     (suit) for farming, during certain times of the year the Huang He       7     (frequent) overflows. The water damages housing and crops across the North China Plain, an important     8     (agriculture) region. Because of this, the Huang He is also nicknamed “China’s Sorrow.” For thousands of years, the Chinese have carried out major public works projects     9     (control) the water from the Huang He. Despite the possibility of flooding, the Huang He Valley basin is home     10     a huge population, and many of China’ s oldest cities are situated along the river. The valley becomes the center of Chinese culture, society, and learning.

3 . Animals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history．

Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers，for food，for sport，and simply because they were in the way．Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the world forever．Hundreds more are on the danger list today．About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger．

Why should people care？Because we need animals．And because once they are gone， there will never be any more．

Animals are more than just beautiful and interesting．They are more than just a source of food．Every animal has its place in the balance of nature．Destroying(毁灭)one kind of animal can create many problems．

For example，when farmers killed large numbers of hawks(老鹰)，the farmers' stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice．Why？Because hawks eat rats and mice．With no hawks to keep down their numbers，the rats and mice multiplied(繁殖)quickly．

Luckily，some people are working to help save the animals．Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem．And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger．

Quite a few countries have passed laws．These laws forbid the killing of any animals or plants on danger list．Otherwise，the number of some animals in danger is growing．

1. Animals are important to us mainly because ______ ．

A．they give us a source of food	B．they are beautiful and lovely
C．they keep the balance of nature	D．they give us a lot pleasure

2. What has happened to the animals on the earth？

A．Hundreds of kinds of animals have disappeared forever

B．Many kinds of animals have died out．

C．About 170 kinds of animals have disappeared forever

D．All kind of animals are in danger

3. Which of the following is NOT true？

A．People care much about animals because they need them

B．Once a certain kind of animals is gone forever， there will never be anymore

C．Killing all rats and mice may cause some problem

D．People must not kill any animals

4. What can we infer from the fact that quite a few countries have passed laws protecting？

A．Every person will know the importance of protecting wild animals

B．Animals in danger will not be killed anymore

C．If the government doesn't take measures，the number of some animals in danger will increase．

D．Animals in danger will be kept away from people．

4 . Henderson Island in the South Pacific Ocean has always been known for its remarkable biological diversity and untouched ecology. Now, the remote UNESCO World Heritage site that lies 3，100 miles from the closest human settlement can also lay claim to being one of the most polluted places on Earth.

Jennifer Lavers, a researcher from the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies who has been studying the island for a few years, says the tiny island is home to over 38 million pieces of waste.

The amount of waste is surprising given that the island, the largest of the group of four Pitcairn volcanic islands, has no residents and is visited by scientists only once or twice every decade. However, as it turns out, humans do not need to be physically present to pollute an area. In this case, the waste is brought in by the South Pacific Gyre, an ocean current that sends garbage moving through the sea to Henderson.

What’s even worse is that the unsightly rubbish scattered (分散)across the island’s sandy beaches is just the tip of the iceberg. According to the researchers, over 68% of the waste is buried under the sand. This means their estimates, based on the waste found up to 10 centimeters below the sand, may be underestimating the full extent of the pollution.

Besides being aesthetically(审美地) unpleasing, the waste is also harmful to the island’s wildlife. Lavers and study co-author Alexander Bond discovered sea turtles that come to the island to lay eggs caught inside fishing lines. The waste is also harmful to seabirds and fish that mistake the colorful plastic pieces for food.

Environmentalists like Boyan Slat, who founded The Ocean Cleanup in 2011 after discovering “more bags than fish” while diving in Greece, are trying to clean up the mess. However, their efforts will only make a difference if we all join them by avoiding plastic altogether or reusing and recycling.

Unless we find ways to change the situation, this ever increasing pollution will cause a serious risk to the health of our planet and all its residents, including humans.

1. What do we know about Henderson Island？

A．There are no animals on it.

B．There are no people living on it.

C．It’s known for its various resources.

D．It’s the largest island in the South Pacific Ocean.

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？

A．Humans presence caused most of the pollution on the island.

B．The volcanic eruption and the closest human settlement lead to the pollution.

C．Most of the rubbish is scattered across the island’s’ beaches.

D．An ocean current has carried the garbage to the island.

3. What is the fifth paragraph mainly about？

A．The impact of sea waste.

B．The level of sea pollution.

C．How to deal with ocean trash.

D．How to protect the island’s wildlife.

4. What is the purpose of the text？

A．To introduce famous volcanic island.

B．To praise environmentalists for their efforts.

C．To call on people to take action on pollution.

D．To explain the consequences of the South Pacific Gyre.

5 . A little over a year ago on Jan 3, 2019, China’s Chang’e 4 spacecraft did something that had never been done before – landing on the moon’s far side. Ever since then, the rover it carried – Yutu 2 – has been sending back pictures of the lesser-seen side of our neighboring satellite.

Now, the rover has shifted its sight from horizontal to vertical. In a paper published in the journal Science Advances on Feb 26, Chinese scientists revealed the underground structure of the Von Karman crater – the area where Yutu 2 touched down. Using ground-penetrating radar, Yutu 2 was able to detect three distinct layers in the 40 meters beneath the floor of the crater, which Science News compares to “layers of a cake”.

The top 12-meter layer is made up of fine dust and soil—a bit like the frosting on a cake. The second layer, stretching another 12 meters below, contains a great number of large stones that are like “cherries in a fruitcake”, wrote Science News. And the next layer—which runs from 24 meters down to 40 meters – is a mixture of both large and fine materials, just like the whole-wheat bread base of a cake.

This “layered cake” provides us with a glimpse into moon’s four billion-year history – and it was likely to be a violent one.

According to the study’s leader, Su Yan, based at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the rocks in the layers are possibly leftover debris from past impacts, suggesting asteroid collisions. The finer soil is the sign of smaller meteorite collisions, breaking down the rocks into smaller pieces, which were then gradually degraded by the radiation from the sun.

But quite unlike a cake, the moon floor doesn’t just stop at the third layer. Instead, it stretches miles deeper. The reason that Yutu 2’s data stopped at 40 meters was that it reached its maximum range. It may seem like a pity that it couldn’t go any farther for now, but the truth is that the technology has improved a lot since it was first used in 1972 by America’s Apollo 17 orbiter to map the structure of the moon.

“The previous measurements indicated different layers, but they don’t seem to have come up with the level of detail about the physical properties of the subsurface that Chang’e 4 is producing,” Gretchen Benedix, a planetary scientist at Curtin University, Australia, told ABC News.

Forty meters down is just the beginning of our research into the moon’s far side. With the aid of new technology, who knows what we could discover if we delved even deeper?

1. What does Paragraph 2 suggest?

A．The rover detected the atmosphere of the moon.

B．The rover had left the far side of the moon.

C．The rover discovered the Von Karman crater with its radar.

D．The rover detected the underground structure of a crater.

2. What does the second layer of the crater contain?

A．Fine dust.	B．Soil.
C．Large stones.	D．A mixture of both large and fine materials.

3. What does Paragraph 5 tell us?

A．How important the three layers are to the crater.

B．Why the moon probably had a violent history.

C．How asteroids changed the moon’s surface.

D．Why meteorite collisions happen frequently.

4. What does Gretchen Benedix probably think of the measurements of Chang’e-4?

A．They lack details.	B．They are beyond expectations.
C．They repeated the previous study.	D．They are praiseworthy.

6 . 上周日上午你在市星光广场参加了你校组织的“清洁家园”志愿活动。 假定你是学校英语报记者，请写一篇短文报道此次活动。内容包括：
1. 活动目的； 2. 活动过程； 3. 活动意义。
注意：1. 词数80左右。
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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7 . 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。

On every continent, wildlife habitats of all kinds are threatened with development and     1    (construct), but perhaps none stand at greater risk than coastline ecosystems.

Last month in Scotland one of the last remaining dune (沙丘) ecosystems of its kind in the entire country     2    (save) from an attempt to turn the unique sandy shore into a golf course. The wetlands area known as Coul Links is a Ramsar site    3    (recognize) by UNESCO. After four years of campaigning by     4    (citizen) and wildlife groups to preserve the coastline, Scottish ministers made their decision this week,     5    (refuse) to allow the development to continue. The Scottish Wildlife Trust cheered the news and they believed that the decision was surely    6    (benefit) to all people.

“Today’s decision demonstrates that individuals can make a real difference by taking the time to stand up    7    nature,” commented the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Chief Executive Jo Pike. “Saving Coul Links from development is a strong sign    8     the Scottish government is devoted to protecting Scotland’s fantastic natural environment,” she added.

The East Sutherland site is    9     important stopover location for many rare bird species.     10     (fortunate), the government is willing to support the wild places of Scotland and their admirers.

8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于三个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Saving the Earth

One day, I     1    （go）with the group to a nearby river. We wanted to check     2     it was clean. We did many scientific tests to see if the river was     3    （health）.

Surprisingly, it was! We still, though, took any rubbish     4     we could find out of the river. We wanted to make sure fish could live there     5    （happy）.

Recently, I helped the group plant     6    （flower） at our school. We're hoping the flowers will bloom（开花） this spring and make the school     7     （look） beautiful. How did we pay for all the plants? We made T-shirts and sold     8     to our friends! We've still got some money left from     9    （sell） the T-shirts. We hope to use it to buy some recycling bins（回收箱）     10     the school.

9 . Trees are useful to man in three very important ways: they provide him food, wood and other products; they give him shade; and they help to prevent drought and floods.

Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the third of these services is the most important. In his eagerness to draw quick profit from the trees, he has cut them down in large numbers.

Two thousand years ago, a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships, with which to gain itself an empire. It gained the empire but, without its trees, its soil became bare and poor. When the empire fell to pieces, the country found itself faced by floods and starvation.

Even though a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees, it is difficult sometimes to make the people realize this. They cut down the trees but are too careless to plant and look after new trees. So unless the government has a good system of control, or can educate the people, the forests will slowly disappear.

This does not only mean that there will be fewer trees. The results are even more serious. For where there are trees, their roots break the soil up, allowing the rain to sink in, and also bind the soil. This prevents the soil from being washed away. But where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away on the surface, and this causes floods and the rain carries away the rich top soil in which crops grow. When all the top soil is gone, nothing remains but worthless desert.

1. Trees are useful to man mainly in three ways, the most important of which is that they can .

A．keep him from the hot sunshine

B．protect him from drought and floods

C．make him draw quick profit from them

D．enable him to build warships

2. The underlined word “bind” in Paragraph 5 means “ ”.

A．to wash away	B．to make stay together
C．to make wet	D．to improve

3. The purpose that the writer wrote this article is to ______.

A．tell people the use of wood

B．tell people the function of tree roots

C．warn that man mustn’t destroy forests any more

D．explain how trees help to prevent drought and floods

10 . Ramen noodles have been a go-to food for students for decades. After all, they only take eight minutes to cook in a dorm hotpot and are easy on the budget. Holly Grounds, a recent project design graduate who used to eat a lot of ramen noodles when she studied, started thinking that the packaging of a product shouldn't take decades or more to break down. That's why she decided to make eatable wrappers （包装材料） for noodles, avoiding the need for plastic.

Grounds wanted to produce a product that the user could watch actually melt in the pot. “While other bio-based alternatives to plastic claim to be able to break down, in a consumer’s eyes, it's not always that simple,”she said. “Many of the bio-based films only break down at 50 degrees Celsius, so they often end up in the wrong place without the consumer really knowing that they caused damage to the planet.”

Now, instead of plastic packs of seasonings, the dried spices and flavorings （调味品）are part of a flavorless bioplastic film that wraps the noodles and keeps them fresh. The film melts in less than a minute when it comes into boiling water, and the liquid becomes the sauce （调味汁）for the noodles.

“The sauce is heated until the mixture is thick enough. At this point, I add the spices and flavorings before pouring it into a mold （模子）to set for 24 hours,” Grounds said. These noodle parcels are then packaged in a wax-coated paper.

With plastics taking hundreds of years to break down, eatable packaging and single-use articles are seen as the way to go. Grounds sees opportunities to use her eatable packaging for other ready meals and she wants to contribute to the global fight against single-use plastics.

1. Why does Grounds want to replace plastic wrappers with eatable ones?

A．The plastic ones are not eco-friendly.

B．The plastic ones do harm to our health.

C．The eatable ones appeal to more consumers.

D．The eatable ones save more cooking time.

2. What makes the bio-based films fail to break down in practice?

A．The immature technology.

B．The high cost of process.

C．Their very special material composition.

D．Their specific conditions of breaking down.

3. What do we know about the eatable wrapper according to Paragraph 3?

A．It ensures longer preservation time.

B．It requires a special cooking method.

C．It ends up as the sauce for food.

D．It improves the nutrition of noodles.

4. The fourth paragraph mainly talks about the                      the eatable noodle wrappers.

A．the method of using	B．the process of making
C．the packaging design for	D．the storage requirements for