1 . I once rescued a distrustful horse and now he lives peacefully on my farm. But the________to Bob’s recovery was nothing I did. It was my grandson, Paul.

Paul came with his parents for a vacation. Bob kept his distance from the________, but he seemed________by this little visitor. So we decided to________them. “Move slowly, be quiet and bend down sometimes,” I told my grandson. Paul________approached Bob, step by step, holding a soft comb. He________Bob’s shoulders and neck softly with the comb, removing the remains of Bob’s thick winter coat. It’s hard for a four-year-old to stay________for long, but he did it. Paul made one quick move, and Bob shyly________. But they were not ready to give up. Paul approached again.

To________a preschooler’s learning to control himself in such a short time was________. As we watched, true love ________. Over the next few days, Bob let Paul throw his arms around his________, and pat his legs. And Paul felt________to sit at Bob’s feet while Bob carefully nibbled (咬) his shirt collar and hair. Bob even hugged Paul — yes, a horse can hug — without knocking him off________. Bob is now a(n)________and trusting horse and Paul a miracle worker.

1.

A．approach

B．key

C．road

D．answer

2.

A．lookers-on

B．passers-by

C．grown-ups

D．standers-by

3.

A．attracted

B．puzzled

C．surprised

D．annoyed

4.

A．support

B．treat

C．greet

D．introduce

5.

A．quickly

B．cautiously

C．casually

D．excitedly

6.

A．patted

B．held

C．embraced

D．rubbed

7.

A．calm

B．still

C．out

D．away

8.

A．backed off

B．stepped forward

C．jumped up

D．looked out

9.

A．appreciate

B．witness

C．allow

D．notice

10.

A．amazing

B．promising

C．rewarding

D．disappointing

11.

A．increased

B．restored

C．faded

D．developed

12.

A．body

B．cheeks

C．neck

D．tail

13.

A．free

B．uneasy

C．amused

D．scared

14.

A．position

B．chance

C．balance

D．stage

15.

A．interesting

B．satisfying

C．rescued

D．changed

2 . 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。

On my way to the park, I saw Ollie sitting on the steps of his house. “It’s finally nice spring weather,” I called. “Want to skateboard?” “Shhh,” he said softly. “You’ll scare him away!”

I was about to say “Who?” when I noticed the cutest little bird in the world just sitting on Ollie’s shoulder. “Whoa!” I whispered. “Where did he come from?” “He landed on this flowerpot,” said Ollie. “And when I bent down to make sure he was OK, he just jumped right onto my shoulder!” “This one definitely acts like someone’s lost pet,” I believed. “I agree,” said Ollie. “His owner must be so worried!”

“Hi,” I said to the bird in a gentle voice. “I wish you could tell us your name. And right then, the bird chirped (叽喳叫) back. Ollie smiled.” I don’t exactly speak bird language, but I’m pretty sure he just said his name is Blue. “Is Ollie right?” I asked. “If your name really is Blue, will you sing us a song?” And I know this sounds unbelievable, but Blue seemed to understand—because right then, he chirped a lot more!

When Ollie’s grandma, Abuela, stepped outside and saw the bird, she was very astonished. “This is a big adventure for such a small bird!” she said. “Let’s get you a nice drink of water and give the animal shelter a call.”

Abuela brought out a dish of water and the phone. Soon we got through to the animal shelter. “Sorry,” the man said. “No birds have been reported missing this week. You may as well put flyers up in your area and you can also check the Found Animal recordings every day.”

Luckily, Abuela’s friend Michiko, knowing all about birds, came over with a spare cage. “His name is Blue,” Ollie told her, “you know, until we find his owner.” “What an adorable bird!” Michiko screamed.

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1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 开头已给出。
Paragraph 1:

That afternoon, Ollie and I made lots of Found Bird flyers.

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Paragraph 2:

Another week passed before Ollie got a call from the animal shelter.

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3 . A measure in the House’s $ 2 trillion economic bill would require states to cut greenhouse gas emissions (排放) promising rewards for transportation departments that post reductions and “consequences” for those that don’t.

Peter A. DeFazio, chairman of the Transportation Committee, said the proposal is designed to push states to act. “We’re going to give them very large motivation to actually make those meaningful targets and deliver on those targets,” he said. According to the proposal, states that cut emissions could get a $ 1 billion pot of money and potentially receive other bonus funding from the federal government. The bill doesn’t spell out potential consequences for not reducing emissions, leaving the decision to national transportation officials. Experts say they could include barriers to accessing highly prized grant funds (拨款).

Much of the attention on cutting emissions from the transport industry-the nation’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases-has focused on the adoption of electric vehicles by putting money in charging factories and supporting battery-powered cars. The new measure sides with environmental advocates who argue the nation can’t battle a changing climate without changing how Americans move around. Environmentalists say the nation’s changing to electric vehicles probably won’t happen quickly enough to limit temperature rises unless Americans can be convinced to drive less, and that would mean building new networks focused on walking, cycling and transit (运输).

Opposition to the emission measure is deep-seated. The heads of five western state transportation departments wrote a letter to Capitol’s committee last month saying the proposal would harm rural areas because options such as heavy-traffic pricing are not well-suited to places which are populated in few people, and it doesn’t make sense to target those state agencies when there are multiple reasons that influence emissions, including fuel economy standards for cars and local decisions about where to build stores and homes.

Kevin DeGood, a transportation researcher, said basic construction shape how people can get around. “It is funny that the state transportation departments suggest in the letter that they do not deeply influence greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation industry,” he said.

1. How does the government provide motivation?

A．By praising.	B．By punishing.
C．By financing.	D．By restricting.

2. What is an intended result of the bill?

A．Greatly changed climate.	B．More convenient stores.
C．Stable fuel economy standards.	D．Eco-friendly transport system.

3. Why did some states mention heavy-traffic pricing?

A．To oppose the emission measure.	B．To introduce solutions to emission.
C．To call for attention to rural areas.	D．To list several reasons for emission.

4. What’s Kevin’s attitude towards the letter in paragraph 4?

A．Supportive.	B．Disapproving.
C．Shocked.	D．Confident.

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Why is it suggested not to buy from wholesalers?

A．They only sell seeds.

B．They don’t have good soil.

C．They don’t take good care of plants.

2. What is good soil?

A．Wet soil.

B．Hard soil.

C．Smelly soil.

3. How many suggestions are given?

A．2.

B．3.

C．4.

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。

Atule’er, a 200-year-old village in Sichuan province, made headlines around the world when photographs emerged in 2016 of schoolchildren     1     (go) down the cliff (悬崖) on unstable hand-made ladders (梯子)     2     “sky ladders”, as locals called them.

The two-hour climb     3     (be) the villagers’ only way to access the outside world. In recent years, local authorities have replaced their hand-made ladders with a steel one,     4     (extreme) reducing their travel time.

This week, however, 84 households of Atule’er left the ladders behind     5     good, resettling in apartment blocks closer to     6     town centre of Zhaojue county, 46 miles away. They live in new apartments ranging from 25 square meters to 100 square meters,     7     have modern kitchens, toilets, running water, electricity and gas.

Not all villagers have been relocated, however—about 30 households are planning to stay. Atule’er has become a tourist attraction.     8     (far) development will service that industry, with officials plotting     9     (build) a cable car to carry tourists up and down the cliff.

In 2019, the Chinese government had made a     10     (commit) to lift all of its 1.4 billion people out of poverty by 2020. The clifftop villagers’ resettlement is part of that broader drive, and they are not alone.

6 . Quantum theory (量子理论) is perhaps the most successful scientific idea ever. Yet, a century after its birth, something remains deeply puzzling about quantum theory. It does not tell us how physical systems behave. Instead, it treats any physical system as a black box: if you do this to it now, it will react like that later. What happens in between? The theory simply doesn't tell us.

An idea has recently begun to catch on. Perhaps there is no need to make anything up about what lies behind quantum theory. Perhaps it really does reveal to us the deep structure of reality, where a property is no more than something that affects something else. Perhaps this is precisely what “properties” are: the effects of interactions.

Think of a simple object such as a blue teacup. Its being blue is not a property of the cup alone: colors happen in our brain as a result of the certain biological structure of our eyes and as a consequence of the interactions between daylight and the cup’s surface. Its being “a teacup" refers to its potential function as a drinking container: for an alien who doesn’t know about drinking tea, the very concept of a teacup is meaningless. As quantum theory shows: they are defined by their physical interactions with the rest of the world.

Then, it comes with a lesson. We understand reality better if we think of it in terms of interactions, not individuals. This is why, in classic game theory, the winners in the long run are those who cooperate. Too foolishly we measure success in terms of an individual’s fortunes. It misunderstands the true nature of reality, and is ultimately self-defeating, which leads to unimaginable consequence and prevents us from addressing challenges that all human-kind faces as a whole.

1. What possibly does quantum theory tell according to the text?

A．How physical systems behave.	B．How to treat physical systems.
C．What effects one has on itself.	D．What the structure of reality is.

2. How does the author explain “the effects of interactions”?

A．By giving an example.	B．By making a comparison.
C．By quoting a scientist.	D．By conducting a survey.

3. What does “It” in paragraph 4 refer to?

A．The consequence we bear.	B．The theory in classic games.
C．The fortunes individuals have.	D．The way to measure success.

4. What is the main purpose of the text?

A．To clarify a physics theory.	B．To draw attention to interaction.
C．To challenge a popular idea.	D．To present reflections on games.

7 . GET A BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF THE WORLD’S MOST ATTRACTIVE FEATHERED ANIMALS WITH THESE BOOKS

Flamingo (火烈鸟)

Biologist and photographer Claudio Contreras Koob spent 20 years travelling deep into the wet lands and forests of his native Mexico—and beyond—to feed his flamingo attraction. This book offers a unique window into the behavior and life of red-feathered birds, with more than 120 show-stopping shots displaying their beauty. teNeues, £35.

Around the World in 80 Birds

Inspiring secrets, national pride or scientific discoveries, every bird has a story to tell, from the weaver bird building multi-nest “apartment blocks” in Namibia to the bar-headed goose taking on a twice-yearly trans-Himalayan journey at an extreme altitude. Mike Unwin’s tour is accompanied by beautiful illustrations from Ryuto Miyake. Laurence King Publishing, £22.

A World on the Wing

Pulitzer-shortlisted Weidensaul, who’s at the forefront of research into bird migration, here tracks some of nature’s most remarkable journeys. He sails through the stormy Bering Sea, encounters trappers in the Mediterranean and visits former headhunters in northeast India, where a bird migration crisis has become a conservation success story. Pan Macmillan, £9.99.

Galapagos Crusoes: A Year Alone with the Birds

Explore this updated version of the 1968 title, Galapagos: Islands of Birds, by late bird expert Bryan Nelson, with previously unpublished material from his wife, June. The couple spent a year living on two Galapagos islands, studying birds, including the Galapagos albatross (信天翁). This is their clever and amusing account. Bradt Guides, £11.99.

1. By whom is the second costliest book illustrated?

A．Claudio Contreras Koob.	B．Mike Unwin.
C．Ryuto Miyake.	D．Weidensaul.

2. Which book best suits those concerned about the survival of migratory birds?

A．Flamingo.	B．Around the World in 80 Birds.
C．A World on the Wing.	D．Galapagos: Island of Birds.

3. What feature may Galapagos Crusoes: A Year Alone with the Birds have?

A．Its humorous description.	B．Its romantic style.
C．Its vivid imagination.	D．Its moving plot.

8 . Ten percent of the world’s species live in the Amazon Rainforest, including some of the most interesting and unique creatures on Earth. Not only that, but some Amazon native species directly benefit humans. If you like chocolate, and coffee, you’ve benefited from Amazonian plants. Even more importantly, the Amazon Rainforest keeps our air clean and breathable.

Cognizant of its great impact on the planet, activists are working to stop deforestation. A new algorithm (算法) that predicts which areas are at most risk of habitat destruction gives Amazon defenders a hand in their fight against deforestation.

The Trans-Amazonian highway is a road that stretches across the Amazon Rainforest. Branching off of this official highway are around two million miles of unofficial roads, many built illegally by loggers, miners, and residents of unauthorized settlements. Nearly half of the rainforest has one of these roads, which Carlos Souza Jr, a researcher monitoring the Amazon, calls “lines of destruction”, within six miles. Imazon, a Brazilian research institution published a study showing that 95 percent of deforestation occurred within three miles of the “lines of destruction”. Additionally, 90 percent of forest fires were next to illegal Amazonian roads. That makes finding these roads key to preventing deforestation and damage. However, in a two and half million square rainforest, that’s easier said than done. Previously activists manually (人工地) examined over satellite images to spot these roads. They also recorded the result of deforestation. But now, technology may help activists become more proactive (主动出击的).

Imazon researchers fed the manual data into an artificial intelligence algorithm to train it to find the unauthorized roads. The program predicts where there may be roads, with about 70 percent accuracy. Its outputs are then confirmed by researchers using satellite images.

The PrevisIA map and statistics can help governments channel deforestation prevention efforts to threatened areas. The hope is that by identifying the areas in advance, politicians and activists can take proactive steps against the illegal roads, and prevent deforestation before it happens.

1. What does the underlined phrase “Cognizant of” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Causing.

B．Realizing.

C．Recalling.

D．Multiplying.

2. What can we know from the third paragraph?

A．Many illegal loggers will be punished.	B．There exist many risks near the highway.
C．Forest fires did little damage to the rainforest.	D．Fund is the key to constructing this highway.

3. How did Imazon researchers identify the unauthorized roads?

A．Through locals.

B．Through the map.

C．Through field trips.

D．Through technology.

4. In which section may the text appear in a newspaper?

A．Culture.

B．Travel.

C．Education.

D．Environment.

9 . Taylor Swift, US singer-songwriter known for hits such as Shake It Off and You Belong With Me, has earned a new praise-she now has a new species of millipede (千足虫) named in her honor.

The millipede Nannaria swiftae joins 16 other new species described from the Appalachian Mountains of the United States. They have a valuable role, for they break down leaf litter and release their nutrients into the ecosystem. They live on the forest floor, where they feed on rotten leaves and other plant matter, and in fact, they are somewhat tricky to catch, because they tend to remain buried in the soil, sometimes staying completely beneath the surface.

Because of their presence in museum collections, scientists long suspected that the millipedes included many new species, but these specimens (标本) went undescribed for decades. To fix this, the researchers began a multi-year project to collect new specimens throughout the eastern US. They traveled to 17 US states, checking under leaf litter, rocks, and logs to find species so that they could sequence (测定序列) their DNA and scientifically describe them.

Looking at over 1, 800 specimens collected on their field study or taken from university and museum collections, the authors described 17 new species, including Nannaria marianae, which was named after Hennen’s wife. They discovered that the millipedes prefer to live in forested habitats near streams and are often found buried under the soil, exhibiting more mysterious behaviors than their relatives.

The lead author of the study, Derek Hennen, a fan of Taylor Swift says, “Her music helped me get through the highs and lows of graduate school, so naming a new millipede species after her is my way of saying thanks.”

1. Why is it tough to seize the millipede?

A．It’s flexible.

B．It hides well.

C．It feeds on leaves.

D．It looks like litter.

2. What is the author’s purpose in writing the third paragraph?

A．To show scientists’ tough work.	B．To blame researchers’ carelessness.
C．To illustrate millipedes’ importance.	D．To emphasize invention in scientific studies.

3. In which aspect does the millipede differ from its relatives?

A．Habitat.

B．Diet.

C．Nutrition.

D．Mystery.

4. Which can be the best title for the text?

A．Taylor Swift Is a Famous Singer-Songwriter.	B．Scientists Conduct Research on the Millipede.
C．Research on the Millipede Amazed Scientists.	D．Millipede Species Named after Taylor Swift.

10 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之成为一篇完整的短文。

Jack lived in a small village surrounded by forests and he had always been fascinated by animals and often spent his free time wandering around the woods, observing them.

One day, while wandering through the forest, Jack chanced upon a group of deer eating grass peacefully in a clearing (空地). As he approached them, they rushed away, frightened by his presence. Jack felt sad that the animals were afraid of him, and he decided to change it.

Over the next few weeks, Jack visited the clearing every day, sitting quietly and patiently, observing the deer from a distance. Slowly but surely, the deer grew accustomed to his presence and started to approach him and allow him to pet them. Jack was thrilled that he had gained their trust.

Inspired by his success, Jack started to explore the forest more and more, meeting different animals along the way. He encountered a family of rabbits, a pack of wolves, and even a group of bears. Although he was initially scared of the bears, he soon realized that they were just as curious about him as he was about them.

Jack started to bring food for the animals, and they started to see him as a friend. He would sit with them for hours, watching them play and interact with each other. He learned so much about their behavior and habits, and he felt a deep connection with them.

One day, while he was sitting with the rabbits, Jack heard a loud noise in the bushes. He was afraid that it might be a predator (捕食者), but to his surprise, a small fox emerged from the bushes. The fox was struggling to walk, and Jack could see that it was injured.

Without hesitation, Jack approached the fox slowly, trying not to scare it. He saw that the fox had a thorn (刺) stuck in its paw, and it was in a lot of pain. Jack knew he had to help the fox, but he didn’t want to hurt it further.

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。

He sat down next to the fox and started talking to it in a soft voice.

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As he grew older, Jack’s love for animals grew stronger.

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