1 . Amanda and Daines Tanner’s dog jumped onto their bed a few months ago and pawed at their bodies while they were trying to sleep. It was around 5:30 A.m. on a Saturday — the day each week the couple
Amanda Tanner had never seen Axel, their 1-year-old border collie, so
Daines Tanner drove Gabriel to an emergency room in Houston, where doctors determined that he was having a stroke. Gabriel has since
Sabih Effendi, a doctor who
A.lived up to | B.looked forward to | C.looked around | D.lived through |
A.energetic | B.adorable | C.sleepy | D.greedy |
A.demanded | B.forced | C.walked | D.ordered |
A.instead | B.quite | C.indeed | D.rather |
A.knocking | B.looking | C.staring | D.pawing |
A.balance | B.confidence | C.gift | D.courage |
A.further | B.clearer | C.smaller | D.larger |
A.pulled | B.cast | C.noticed | D.insisted |
A.behavior | B.clues | C.symptoms | D.crisis |
A.delicate | B.numb | C.frozen | D.ideal |
A.nearly | B.immediately | C.quickly | D.barely |
A.enhanced | B.regained | C.transformed | D.combined |
A.represented | B.impressed | C.treated | D.spotted |
A.informed | B.awakened | C.grasped | D.encountered |
A.reward | B.possess | C.attach | D.display |
2 . One spring morning many years ago, I had been searching for gold along Coho Creek in southeastern Alaska. Suddenly, no more than 20 paces away was a huge Alaskan timber wolf —caught in a(n)
From her appearance, I guessed she had been in the trap for several days, because her toe was swollen (肿了). “She needed
Over the next few days, I talked
At dusk on the fifth day, I
The next morning, I slowly
My experience told me the wolf would
A.hole | B.trap | C.disaster | D.hunter |
A.encouragement | B.escape | C.support | D.help |
A.aggressive | B.thankful | C.appreciative | D.friendly |
A.lovely | B.scared | C.frightening | D.impressive |
A.win | B.deserve | C.preserve | D.defeat |
A.strictly | B.gently | C.seriously | D.precisely |
A.strength | B.weight | C.width | D.length |
A.stretched | B.surrounded | C.delivered | D.bought |
A.painful | B.still | C.crazy | D.excited |
A.placed | B.focused | C.attached | D.exposed |
A.Gradually | B.Frequently | C.Suddenly | D.Unexpectedly |
A.occasion | B.time | C.chain | D.emergency |
A.disappear | B.look | C.dive | D.break |
A.on | B.for | C.against | D.over |
A.distinguished | B.unaware | C.common | D.natural |
3 . Mariah Reading is an environmentalist, who grew up with an early appreciation for nature. While studying art at Bowdoin College, she saw the vast amounts of
After graduation, Mariah travelled throughout the country,
Over the years, she has painted more than 100 pieces of rubbish and photographed her transformations
Mariah hopes people see themselves and their own habits
A.paper | B.power | C.waste | D.work |
A.artist | B.cleaner | C.journalist | D.mechanic |
A.exploring | B.harming | C.forgetting | D.shaping |
A.picking up | B.learning about | C.complaining of | D.taking out |
A.hidden | B.lost | C.new | D.broken |
A.medium | B.life | C.reason | D.idea |
A.damage | B.connect | C.form | D.cross |
A.protected | B.painted | C.changed | D.enjoyed |
A.range | B.car | C.picture | D.road |
A.outdated | B.ongoing | C.energy-consuming | D.self-centered |
A.from | B.without | C.against | D.as |
A.forcing | B.breathing | C.attracting | D.turning |
A.ignores | B.replaces | C.integrates | D.highlights |
A.surrounding | B.filling | C.combining | D.comparing |
A.trapped | B.admitted | C.added | D.reflected |
4 . In the last 100 years, the global temperature has gone up by around 0.75℃. Such a small increase is causing sea levels to rise and
Sea levels in the UK have increased by around 10 cm in the last 100 years and experts
As a result of the changing
The biggest
A.attacking | B.ignoring | C.threatening | D.discovering |
A.limitation | B.reduction | C.increase | D.improvement |
A.extinction | B.escape | C.change | D.development |
A.argue | B.explain | C.doubt | D.predict |
A.Surprisingly | B.Consequently | C.Immediately | D.Usually |
A.climate | B.height | C.period | D.environment |
A.forcing | B.allowing | C.causing | D.helping |
A.animal | B.species | C.plants | D.population |
A.wasted | B.needed | C.supplied | D.stored |
A.produces | B.includes | C.requires | D.provides |
A.transporting to | B.searching for | C.planting in | D.cutting down |
A.questions | B.activities | C.procedures | D.disasters |
A.challenge | B.disadvantage | C.adventure | D.influence |
A.consider | B.deny | C.stop | D.hate |
A.time | B.energy | C.inspiration | D.knowledge |
5 . On May 7, “eco-mermaid” Merle Liivand
That
Since 2019, she’s broken records, swimming vast distances—first in California, then in Florida, and this time swimming the
During her
A.planned | B.kept | C.broke | D.prepared |
A.stronger | B.cleaner | C.lighter | D.cooler |
A.water | B.plastic | C.sand | D.metal |
A.situation | B.cleanup | C.disaster | D.experience |
A.different | B.visible | C.similar | D.challenging |
A.attached to | B.referred to | C.applied to | D.devoted to |
A.connecting | B.removing | C.kicking | D.wiping |
A.hides | B.marks | C.finds | D.conveys |
A.depth | B.length | C.width | D.breadth |
A.persisted | B.relaxed | C.faced | D.paused |
A.accomplishment | B.betterment | C.management | D.agreement |
A.training | B.adventure | C.travel | D.marathon |
A.gathered | B.shared | C.sorted | D.pushed |
A.miss | B.review | C.break | D.reach |
A.various | B.lasting | C.positive | D.side |
6 . When he was a child, Lou Zhonghua wanted to be a firefighter. “I always felt that driving a fire truck to put out a fire was amazingly a thing to be
When he was old enough, Lou
Lou patrolled the woods,
being appointed a leader of the forest firefighting team when it was established in 2005. He moved his family into the
His wife, Huang Wuzhen, learned how to fight fires as well and became the only
In Yiwu, wildfires are common,
This experience convinced Lou Zhonghua that he needed his own fire truck, so he used his own money to buy a 400,000 yuan fire truck. “As long as we can
A.proud | B.ashamed | C.afraid | D.serious |
A.continued | B.applied | C.failed | D.needed |
A.adopted | B.appreciated | C.advocated | D.refused |
A.prohibited | B.prepared | C.employed | D.fired |
A.contributing to | B.switching off | C.combining with | D.searching for |
A.city | B.woods | C.department | D.village |
A.produce | B.track | C.store | D.detect |
A.access | B.innovation | C.repair | D.application |
A.secure | B.remarkable | C.extraordinary | D.female |
A.dangerous | B.efficient | C.pleasant | D.boring |
A.warning | B.weeping | C.worrying | D.hesitating |
A.especially | B.potentially | C.perhaps | D.apparently |
A.available | B.impossible | C.automatic | D.inconvenient |
A.choose | B.protect | C.affect | D.destroy |
A.consequence | B.acknowledgement | C.effort | D.memory |
7 . Dressed in a kachhad, a traditional Nepalese clothes, Umesh Balal walked into his meetings at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) on climate change in Dubai with a sense of determination.
Balal, who has physical disability, was there to publicly
As a student, Balal was
The more Balan
And it is even harder for people with
In an interview, Balan said, “
A.control | B.achieve | C.support | D.measure |
A.ignored | B.studied | C.respected | D.issued |
A.anxious | B.particular | C.worried | D.curious |
A.sold | B.lent | C.introduced | D.awarded |
A.brought | B.knew | C.complained | D.quarreled |
A.affected | B.prepared | C.organized | D.admitted |
A.devoted | B.changed | C.limited | D.helped |
A.comparing with | B.coping with | C.differing from | D.resulting from |
A.warmer | B.cleaner | C.poorer | D.quieter |
A.confidence | B.calmness | C.honesty | D.crisis |
A.rights | B.disabilities | C.degrees | D.advertisements |
A.objection | B.attention | C.access | D.gratitude |
A.Fortunately | B.Secretly | C.Similarly | D.Naturally |
A.forced | B.ordered | C.warned | D.allowed |
A.occupy | B.want | C.cheer | D.blame |
8 . Pregracke grew up in Illinois, where the Mississippi River was in his backyard. Communities along the river use it to
With persistence and sincerity, Pregracke got a small
It began as an individual effort, but over the years Pregracke turned it into a
Picking up garbage is
A.store | B.deliver | C.obtain | D.process |
A.rubbish | B.furniture | C.sand | D.paper |
A.fond | B.shy | C.sick | D.hopeful |
A.report | B.fund | C.review | D.team |
A.studying | B.crossing | C.exploring | D.cleaning |
A.sort | B.remove | C.mix | D.bury |
A.empty-handedly | B.absent-mindedly | C.single-handedly | D.light-heartedly |
A.political | B.cultural | C.competitive | D.collective |
A.trade | B.protest | C.research | D.cause |
A.weather-beaten | B.good-looking | C.well-equipped | D.old-fashioned |
A.application | B.campaign | C.discovery | D.assessment |
A.consults | B.interviews | C.contacts | D.educates |
A.fortune | B.damage | C.opportunity | D.limitation |
A.tough | B.practical | C.unfair | D.rewarding |
A.gratitude | B.accomplishment | C.expectation | D.curiosity |
9 . When Lauren Schroeder, a teenager from Iowa, US, showed up to a community food drive last year, she didn’t see much food that actually provide people with nutrition — just a lot of canned goods. Determined to make a(n)
Although Lauren had no prior experience
Lauren
Now, she has turned her half acre into a full acre and
A.survey | B.attempt | C.living | D.change |
A.care | B.support | C.struggle | D.arrangement |
A.grew | B.bought | C.collected | D.saved |
A.establishing | B.designing | C.running | D.appreciating |
A.mood | B.heart | C.experience | D.gift |
A.approval | B.respect | C.attention | D.motivation |
A.creations | B.practices | C.supplies | D.experiments |
A.checked | B.committed | C.lost | D.released |
A.paid off | B.ran out | C.broke down | D.turned back |
A.selling | B.introducing | C.applying | D.donating |
A.encouraging | B.touching | C.convincing | D.embarrassing |
A.estimated | B.expanded | C.anticipated | D.mixed |
A.worried | B.envious | C.proud | D.confused |
A.focus on | B.give up | C.put off | D.hold up |
A.comforting | B.protecting | C.visiting | D.assisting |
10 . Like many families, we had a dog — Little Joe. We all loved him dearly. He always trotted (小跑) around the streets. We tried to teach him about the
Sometime later, the
Suddenly the crowd began to
I’ll never forget that homeward journey. My father led a group of admiring children. We held our heads high with pride as we
After struggling for several days, Little Joe finally survived. He went on to live a long life.
1.A.rule | B.danger | C.construction | D.length |
A.turned away | B.jumped out | C.fled away | D.ran over |
A.alarming | B.embarrassing | C.amazing | D.rewarding |
A.way | B.scene | C.sight | D.direction |
A.scientific | B.supportive | C.different | D.accepted |
A.turned | B.looked | C.gathered | D.got |
A.appeal | B.claim | C.application | D.passion |
A.scared | B.saw | C.gave | D.signaled |
A.feather | B.lead | C.wood | D.leather |
A.respond | B.scream | C.pray | D.part |
A.authority | B.enthusiasm | C.confidence | D.sincerity |
A.going away | B.stepping aside | C.bending down | D.stretching out |
A.focused | B.packed | C.hung | D.wrapped |
A.expression | B.curiosity | C.gentleness | D.elegance |
A.ran | B.marched | C.left | D.stayed |