1 . 假定你是李华，学校英文报在组织有关自我保护的征文活动，请你就写一份建议信，建议同学们重视地震知识和技能。内容包括：
1. 人们忽视地震知识的现象；
2. 重视地震逃生知识的意义；
3. 掌握地震逃生技能的途径。
注意：写作词数应为80左右；请在答题卡的相应位置作答。

2 . The hot summer sun beamed down on my back as I panned for gold. It was 1996 and my first trip to gold country, the town of Sofala in New South Wales.

I sloshed (搅动) the water round and round, as the old-time miner had _________, looking for the unmistakable shine of gold in the bottom of the pan.

_________, a breeze caught my straw hat,_________ it from my head and blowing it into the water where it tumbled (翻滚) and tumbled, twisting downstream.

“My hat!” I cried. “My HAT!”

My _________ collie, Cobber, was standing on the side of the bank. His ears pricked up when he heard me call out. He turned around to see my _________ and watched the crazy hat _________ down the bubbling stream.

Down the bank side he ran,_________ madly at the hat to stop. Then he _________ deep into the water, paddled out quickly towards the hat, his long coat flowing behind him. The stream took the hat one way, he followed. Then it took it another way, and he followed again. Finally, he _________ the hat with his long pointy snout (口鼻部) as I watched on in __________.

He climbed out and __________ himself off vigorously. Then he ran back to me, all wet, and dropped the hat at my feet.

It was more than a game. I knew that he knew he’d done a good thing __________ he proudly watched on from where he sat. It might be a small thing but the __________ is forever imprinted on my memory.

I am __________ to say that my hat flew off another two times and each time Cobber regained it for me.

All in all, the day was a(n)__________ one — and I did find a few specks of gold!

1.

A．instructed

B．requested

C．concluded

D．assessed

2.

A．Originally

B．Precisely

C．Abruptly

D．Hopefully

3.

A．swapping

B．squeezing

C．suspending

D．sweeping

4.

A．cold-hearted

B．short-sighted

C．long-haired

D．short-haired

5.

A．dilemma

B．agenda

C．delight

D．potential

6.

A．sinking

B．passing

C．trapping

D．racing

7.

A．barking

B．looking

C．shooting

D．laughing

8.

A．viewed

B．dived

C．threw

D．broke

9.

A．grasped

B．damaged

C．followed

D．wiped

10.

A．experiment

B．entertainment

C．argument

D．amazement

11.

A．turned

B．put

C．shook

D．finished

12.

A．even if

B．as if

C．in case

D．in that

13.

A．sigh

B．image

C．imagination

D．illustration

14.

A．prepared

B．embarrassed

C．convinced

D．frightened

15.

A．tentative

B．tough

C．eventful

D．authentic

3 .

Goal 13:Tackling(应对)Climate Change

Goal 13 calls for urgent action to fight climate change and its impact.    1    .

To address climate change, countries adopted the Paris Agreement to limit global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius. Learn more about Goal 13, and for the latest United Nations climate news, visit un. org/climatechange.

Why we need action

Climate change is now affecting every country on every continent. It is disrupting(扰乱) national economies.    2    

The greenhouse gas emissions(排放)from human activities are driving climate change and continue to rise.    3     Without action, the world’s average surface temperature is projected to rise over the 21st century and is likely to surpass 3 degrees Celsius this century—with some areas of the world expected to warm even more.

A race we can win

Affordable, scalable(可攀登的)solutions are now available to enable countries to turn to cleaner, more resilient(有弹性的)economies. The pace of change is quickening as more people are turning to renewable energy.    4    

But climate change is a global challenge that does not respect national borders. Emissions anywhere affect people everywhere. It is an issue that requires solutions that need to be managed at the international level and it requires international cooperation to help developing countries move toward a low-carbon economy.

To address climate change, countries adopted the Paris Agreement on 12 December 2015.    5     In the agreement, all countries agreed to work to limit global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius.

A．They are now at their highest levels in history.

B．These actions can be taken to fight climate change.

C．The agreement entered into force less than a year later.

D．They are also taking other measures that will reduce emissions.

E．The passive attitude we have to the agreement as individuals can be changed.

F．It is linked to all 16 of the other Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

G．It is also costing people, communities and countries dearly today and even more tomorrow.

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。

Do you know human-wildlife conflict?

Human-wildlife conflict,     1     (refer) to direct interactions between humans and wildlife with negative outcomes, costs the     2     (globe) economy billions of dollars annually. Worse still, it     3     (threat) human lives and causes many species to die out. These conflicts     4     (large) result from humans and wildlife seeking limited resources in the same landscapes and often have many unexpected consequences. As a matter of fact, both extreme climate events and climate change have the potential to influence the interactions between humans and wildlife. Serious climate events can bring about rapid changes in resource availability,     5     may drive strong responses in animals and people. The    6     (compete) between the two grows tougher as a consequence. Droughts     7     particular have caused some of the most visible conflicts. Despite the gravity of these conflicts, climate change is making human-wildlife conflict even     8     (serious). With people and wildlife sharing crowded spaces and limited resources, human-wildlife conflict is rising in frequency. Many people,     9     still haven't really realized how complex and severe the problem is. Therefore,     10     (protect) wildlife and humans alike, it is vital that a wide range of research and institutions should consider the role of a changing climate in shaping the complex dynamics of conflict.

6 . As Covid-19 spread through the United States in the spring of 2020, previously busy cities fell silent. A new study shows that the dip in noise in the early months of the pandemic (大流行病) led to an increased abundance of birds in cities.

The flock to cities ranged “from birds like hawks and eagles all the way down to small songbirds and even hummingbirds” says Michael Schrimpf, study co-author and postdoctoral flow at the University of Manitoba's Natural Resources Institute

To see if and how birds were using now-quiet cities differently, the team of researchers analyzed more than 4.3 million bird observations of more than 80 bird species recorded on the community science app eBird. They looked at more than three years of observations taken by experienced birders before and through the first few months of the pandemic.

Scientists found significant changes in birds' migration patterns and use of urban habitats (栖息地)，like bravely getting closer to usually-noisy areas like roads and airports. It was also revealed that white-crowned sparrows adapted their tune when San Francisco streets fell quiet. Bird abundance increased in cities overall, especially during spring and fall migration.

North America has lost almost a third of its birds in recent decades due to a combination of factors, including climate change, predation (捕食) by stray cats, and habitat loss, so any information scientists can obtain about how to make urban environments more bird-friendly is significant. The study's authors note that one of the most remarkable findings is that many different birds benefited from a reduction in noise, which doesn't have to be limited to pandemic lockdowns.

“There is an opportunity to adjust how we live, to slow down,” says Schrimpf. “We hope that it might be a lesson for us that we can take away in a post-pandemic world.”

1. What does the underlined word “dip” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．Decrease.

B．Increase.

C．Effect.

D．Change.

2. How did the researchers conduct the research?

A．By observing varieties of birds in nature.

B．By doing an experiment on different kinds of birds.

C．By analyzing bird observations recorded by birders.

D．By studying past researches on bird behavior.

3. What do the findings of the study indicate?

A．All birds benefited from the reduction in noise.

B．Some birds sang differently in a quieter environment.

C．Birds would often go to noisy areas like roads and airports.

D．The overall bird population increased worldwide during the pandemic

4. What message does the author want to convey in his article?

A．People should slow down to appreciate birds in nature.

B．People should be banned from any activities harmful to nature

C．People should adjust their lifestyle to stay safe during the pandemic.

D．People should reduce noise to create a better environment for birds.

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。

Mount Wutai, or Qingliang Shan, located in northeastern Shanxi province, China, is home to many of China’s most important temples. It takes its name     1     its unusual topography (地形), consisting of five rounded peaks (North, South, East, West, Central), of     2     the North peak, called Beitai Ding or Yedou Feng, is the highest.

Mount Wutai is one of the Four Sacred Mountains in Chinese Buddhism. Each of the four mountains     3       (view) as the abode (道场) of one of the four great bodhisattvas (菩萨). Wutai is the home of the bodhisattva of     4     (wise), Wenshu in Chinese.

Mount Wutai is also home to some of the oldest existent wooden buildings in China that    5     (survive) since the era of the Tang Dynasty (618- 907). This includes the main hall of Nanchan Temple and the East Hall of Foguang Temple, which were built in 782 and 857     6     (respective). They were discovered in 1937 and 1938 by a team of people, including the famous early 20^th-century    7     (history) Liang Sicheng.

    8     architectural design of these buildings has since been studied by leading experts in traditional Chinese architecture such as Nancy Steinhardt. Steinhardt classified these buildings according to the hall types featured in the Yingzao Fashi Chinese building manual (手册)    9    (write) in the 12th century. Her classification helped a lot in convincing UNESCO    10    Mount Wutai is worthy of a place in its heritage site.

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。

China has recently announced the formal establishment of its first five national parks. Giant Panda National Park (GPNP)is one     1     the list. GPNP is located in Central China spreading across Sichuan, Ningxia and Shaanxi. Once     2     (complete), the new national park will include 67 existing panda reserves.

The giant panda is a famous symbol of China and one of the most adorable     3     (creature) across the globe. GPNP has a population of around 1,800 giant pandas,     4     accounts for over 80% of the Chinese giant panda population.

Connecting these reserves and establishing protected areas between     5     will allow pandas to travel between the different areas and     6     (hopeful) crossbreed(杂交繁育) and strengthen the panda population. This is a focused effort     7     (help) the animals reproduce.

The     8    (combine) of these panda reserves is an enthusiastic commitment by the Chinese government to protect these extraordinary animals. The good news     9     (be) that there is evidence that the population appears to be growing. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has upgraded the species from endangered to threatened.     10     this improvement is positive, there is still a lot the world needs to do to help secure the survival of this precious species.

9 . I’m at the salon and my hairdresser Kristi Lauren is talking rubbish. To be precise, what she tells me is pretty dumbfounding, that is, exactly how much waste her salon recycles: last year it was 1.25 tonnes. Everything from hair to shampoo bottles is recycled in innovative ways. Her waste is collected by Waste Free Systems, a social enterprise.

Lauren explains the problem, “Our colour tubes are boxed, and they can have a paper ingredient (成分) list as well as the plastic cover and the metal tube. All our product bottles. Then there' s all that cut hair, and the unused colour that would normally be washed down the sink.”

Waste Free Systems charges a fee for collecting the waste, and money raised by selling recycled materials goes to charities. Lauren, who runs an eight-chair salon, says, “It's a small price to pay. It ends up being just about $ 2 per client — we call it a green tax .”

Paul Frasca is the co-founder of Sustainable Salons，a similar service which now works with almost 1,000 hairdressing salons and beauty salons across Australia and New Zealand. Frasca says many salons are now using their green programs actively as a marketing strategy. “The environmentally aware consumer is now the most important customer on the market. So it doesn't just make environmental sense.”

Both programs are researching new ways to redirect waste. Waste Free Systems is using hair to provide nutrients for plants, while Sustainable Salons makes hair products for cleaning up oil leakage. Sustainable Salons has partnered with Dresden Vision to turn plastic shampoo bottles into frames（框架）for eyeglasses. Waste Free Systems has experimented with turning plastic bottles into 3D printing material.

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

A．Astonishing.

B．Encouraging.

C．Unreliable.

D．Practical.

2. What does Frasca mean by his words in paragraph 4 ?

A．Running a sustainable salon meets market demands.

B．Green programs should be independent of marketing.

C．There is room for improvement for Sustainable Salons.

D．It is difficult to raise consumers' environmental awareness.

3. What does the last paragraph mainly focus on ?

A．Benefits of using green salon products.	B．Innovative ways of salon waste treatment.
C．Alternatives to plastic bottles used in salons.	D．Effects of technology on the beauty industry.

4. From which is the text probably taken ?

A．A news story.	B．An official report.
C．A research paper.	D．A fashion advertisement.