1 . I found the bed shaking, gently at first. Because I was half asleep and not a native, I just thought it was ______ serious.

Sitting up, I turned on the bedside lamp. It was 3:34 a.m. ______, my 14th-floor Santiago Hotel room came alive, like a very ______ animal shaking a smaller one in its teeth. Then the lights ______. The noise was more ______ in the dark. A strong feeling of ______ began to control me. As I pulled myself to standing, I couldn’t help ______ that I might not see my husband and sons again.

In a hurry I opened the ______ of my room and expected to find people. But ______, there was no one about. My mind was crying crazily, ______ I didn’t even call for help. Luckily, a middle-aged man came up. He just said, “We should go ______.” I said “Okay” and followed him to the stairs. On a lower floor I joined in a ______ of people and walked our way outside to the tennis courts, where a crowd of several hundred were ______. Some were crying; all were weak. Then I noticed that a woman was about to fall down and immediately I went to ______ her. When I looked around and saw frightened children in parents’ arms, my selfish thought was thank God that my ______ weren’t here.

Soon hotel staff were setting up chairs and passing around bottled water. They offered us tablecloths to wrap around ourselves against the night ______ and shoes for people ______ feet were bare. They seemed very ______ while in fact they too must be afraid.

We all felt lucky to be alive, but as ______ our relief was mixed with guilt for we soon learned that the 8.8-magnitude earthquake had left many dead and others homeless and tsunamis (海啸) were ______ the way.

1.

A．nothing

B．something

C．everything

D．anything

2.

A．Gradually

B．Suddenly

C．Secretly

D．Recently

3.

A．angry

B．quiet

C．busy

D．peaceful

4.

A．burst out

B．run out

C．gave in

D．went out

5.

A．frightening

B．shocking

C．disappointing

D．tiring

6.

A．excitement

B．fear

C．joy

D．anger

7.

A．dreaming

B．hoping

C．expecting

D．thinking

8.

A．curtain

B．window

C．door

D．shelter

9.

A．surprisingly

B．usually

C．actually

D．exactly

10.

A．and

B．but

C．or

D．for

11.

A．downstairs

B．inside

C．upstairs

D．around

12.

A．room

B．block

C．river

D．valley

13.

A．lying

B．standing

C．sitting

D．sleeping

14.

A．persuade

B．comfort

C．support

D．ignore

15.

A．relatives

B．brothers

C．friends

D．kids

16.

A．coldness

B．warmth

C．darkness

D．loneliness

17.

A．who

B．which

C．that

D．whose

18.

A．proud

B．polite

C．upset

D．calm

19.

A．reporters

B．survivors

C．visitors

D．rescuers

20.

A．by

B．in

C．on

D．from

2 . People often recommend planting trees to make cities greener, cleaner and healthier. But during heat waves, city trees can actually increase air pollution. Indeed, a new study finds that up to 60% of the ozone (臭氧) in a city’s air on hot days may have its origin in chemicals released by trees.

City trees offer a host of benefits. They provide cooling shade, absorb carbon dioxide, and also release oxygen into the air. But oxygen is far from the only gas that trees and certain other green plants release into the air. One of these chemicals is a hydrocarbon(碳氢化合物) that can react with burning pollutants, such as nitrogen oxides (氮氧化合物). The result is the formation of ozone which can cause airway diseases.

Galina Churkina works in Germany at Humboldt University of Berlin. She and her team wanted to explore how much chemicals released by trees could affect city air. To do this, the researchers turned to a computer. They asked it to model the likely reactions between plant chemicals and nitrogen oxides in air throughout the Berlin city area. To do that, the researchers fed in local weather data for two summers. One was 2006, when there was a heat wave. The other was 2014, when temperatures were mild.

An average daily high there in summer tends to be at roughly 25℃. On such a day, chemicals released by area greenery would likely have contributed to making about 6 to 20 percent of the ozone in the city’s air. But during a heat wave, when temperatures are more than 30℃ , tree-chemical emissions (发出物) are also high. As a result, they are now likely to be responsible for up to 60 percent of the ozone in air.

Churkina says her team was not surprised to see the contrary relationship between plants and pollution. The results, Churkina says, suggest city tree-planting programs should not ignore the role this greenery may play in bad summer air pollution. Adding more trees will improve quality of life only if those cities also undertake plans to sharply cut vehicle pollution (汽车污染).

1. What might people think of the new study finding?

A．Reasonable.

B．Intelligent.

C．Surprising.

D．Disappointing.

2. How does ozone come about according to the author?

A．It is released by trees and other green plants.

B．It directly comes from the burning of oxygen.

C．A part of nitrogen oxides results in ozone in the end.

D．It is from the chemical reaction between a hydrocarbon and burning pollutants.

3. What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?

A．The higher the temperature is, the more ozone forms.

B．There’re no emissions of chemicals in spring or autumn.

C．Churkina suggests the number of city trees be lessened.

D．Churkina was surprised at seeing the contrary finding first.

3 . Alaska’s Yukon River has faced major salmon shortages in recent years. Officials say record-high temperatures last year killed most salmon in the 3,200-kilometer river before the fish were able to reproduce. The losses led Alaska to stop their salmon harvests in 2021 to make sure that enough fish survived to reproduce for another year.

The poor salmon harvests caused major financial losses to private fishing companies in the area. The die-offs also hurt native communities, which traditionally store the fish as a year-round food supply.

Last month, the U.S. Department of Commerce declared a disaster for Yukon River fishing for 2020 and 2021, making aid money available. Alaska has sent emergency fish shipments to areas affected by the salmon shortages.

Scientists have mostly blamed the problems on a series of heat waves in the Bering Sea and North Pacific Ocean from 2014 to 2019. The warm ocean waters affected salmon’s living in the sea before they returned to lay eggs.

Climate change may also be affecting what the salmon are eating. Fishing experts say young salmon are likely filling up on nutrient-poor food because warmer waters drive away healthier organisms (有机物) they normally feed on. “In my opinion, the salmon are starving with climate change,” said Brooke Woods in the Yukon River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission.

The effects of climate change on freshwater environments have also been studied. Vanessa von Biela is a biologist who looked at the rivers, streams and lakes where salmon live. Her team found that Chinook salmon show heat stress at temperatures above 18℃. They start dying above 20℃. In 2019, temperatures on the Alaskan side were above 18℃ for 44 straight days, a recent study found.

The effects of warming waters can be reduced by climate-driven glacier (冰川) runoff, which brings cooler water into rivers and streams. But scientists still expect salmon to begin slowly moving to new areas within Alaska. “Salmon will find a way,” said Biela. “but it’s going to be hard for communities in places where there might not be salmon anymore.”

1. What do the locals rely on salmon for?

A．Food supply.

B．Scientific study.

C．Green tourism.

D．Water improvement.

2. What did the declaration of the disaster bring about?

A．Financial losses.

B．Relief funds.

C．Economic growth.

D．Fast delivery.

3. Which of the following is the effect of climate change in Yukon River?

A．No healthy organisms are left there.	B．Salmon there lose the ability to lay eggs.
C．Salmon there go short of nutritious food.	D．The temperature remains above 18℃ till now.

4. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．Measures to protect salmon are effective.	B．Salmon will not find a way out of the crisis.
C．The amount of salmon will increase greatly.	D．Salmon are likely to leave the river for survival.

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。1.

A．With slimmer figures.	B．More active.
C．In poorer health.	D．Less open-minded.

2.

A．Guard their houses.	B．Relieve the stress.
C．Make them thinner.	D．Lead the way.

3.

A．Exercise more.	B．Stop keeping pets.
C．Eat less.	D．Build another yard.

5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。1.

A．The impact of animal studies.

B．The growing population.

C．The loss of natural habitats.

D．The birds’ changing behaviour.

2.

A．It can contribute to the better conservation of birds.

B．It is aimed at solving mysteries about nature.

C．It is funded jointly by four nature organizations.

D．It has spotted at least 10 birds not seen for a long time.

3.

A．The benefits of bird conservation.

B．The search for lost birds.

C．The reasons for bird extinction.

D．The organizations of bird protection.

6 . At our residence, we made sure a small lawn (草坪) space remained green by watering regularly. I live in an area _________ by a fairly large garden. There are a number of fruit trees _________ here along with many plants and lots of grass. That _________ the flying beauties — the birds visiting the space regularly. At first sight, the garden appears very _________ but actually many birds live in it or visit it _________ . Some people keep birds in _________ to listen to their songs. I say it is _________ better for the birds to live freely.

Every morning I am awakened by the shrill _________ of a magpie-robin. The sound is so sweet and I just lie in bed listening to the songs _________ the bird flies away. Small plants and bushes provide good __________ for insects and very small birds, while larger trees will attract visits __________ more birds and mammals. They come to sing, __________ a bit or look for food. So it is always a(n) __________ to see them. I just sit quietly and they __________ their business undisturbed.

It’s easy to attract birds to your __________   however small and close it is to a city. I have seen the spotted-dove, pigeon and various other little birds which I cannot __________. They sing, dance and __________ their beautiful colors. It is quite a(n) __________. On the other hand there are those annoying little sparrows that come into the house to __________ food.

__________ to say, the surrounding area is being developed and the wildlife is being chased away or destroyed.

1.

A．destroyed

B．threatened

C．controlled

D．surrounded

2.

A．growing

B．moving

C．sticking

D．changing

3.

A．called in

B．brought in

C．resulted in

D．joined in

4.

A．strange

B．quiet

C．creative

D．unusual

5.

A．bravely

B．silently

C．immediately

D．frequently

6.

A．cages

B．plants

C．cities

D．forests

7.

A．far

B．hardly

C．little

D．less

8.

A．dialogues

B．claims

C．whispers

D．songs

9.

A．because

B．when

C．until

D．since

10.

A．shelter

B．view

C．shade

D．position

11.

A．after

B．from

C．to

D．with

12.

A．jump

B．smell

C．eat

D．rest

13.

A．annoyance

B．fright

C．pleasure

D．surprise

14.

A．go about

B．worry about

C．account for

D．answer for

15.

A．business

B．garden

C．home

D．space

16.

A．greet

B．name

C．buy

D．spot

17.

A．admire

B．explore

C．paint

D．display

18.

A．challenge

B．idea

C．treat

D．deal

19.

A．examine

B．steal

C．donate

D．prepare

20.

A．Happy

B．Silly

C．Sad

D．Rude

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Why did the speaker fail to have a dog at first?

A．She had no time to keep it.

B．Her mother didn’t allow it.

C．Her house was not big enough.

2. Where did the speaker go to get a dog?

A．To a pet store.

B．To a local farm.

C．To a friend’s home.

3. What did the speaker decide to do after seeing the dog?

A．To take him home.

B．To choose another one.

C．To guide him to have a rest.

8 . The South American nation of Chile has been experiencing bad droughts for the last 13 years. This serious lack of water has led to fewer flowers and, as a result, fewer honeybees. Some chemicals used to kill insects harmful to crops called pesticides (杀虫剂), also hurt bees.

Beekeepers in Chile are concerned. Carlos Peralta and his brother Marco are beekeepers. Carlos has seen the number of his honeybees dropping sharply. He said he had lost about 300 hives (蜂巢) since the start of November 2021. A hive can hold tens of thousands of bees. Losing so many bees left Peralta with a difficult choice. He could keep his remaining 900 hives alive with man-made honey, or he could move the hives to a place where there are more flowers. “If the bees die, we all die… The bee is life,” Carlos said. He was describing the important job that bees have to pollinate (授粉) plants in the wild and for food growers.

So Carlos decided to move his beehives about 1, 000 kilometers to the south, to a place called Puerto Montt. However, his brother Marco chose to stay in Colina with his bees rather than join Carlos in the south. Marco said he feared losing bees to pesticides if he moved.

An FAO study in 2018 found that Chile’s introduction of pesticides had grown by 460 percent over the previous 20 years. Beekeepers blame (责备) this increase for their losses. Chile’s honey exports (出口) have dropped over the past four to five years.

Carlos Peralta said, “You enter a fruit garden with your bees and you don’t know if you'll come out with living bees or dead ones.”

His brother Marco has been feeding his bees with sugar water. However, this food leaves the bees unable to produce honey. “The bees grow weak with sugar water,” said Mario Flores.

Before the drought, beekeepers would use the sugar food during the winter months. But now they use it almost all year.

1. What does Carlos think of the survival of bees according to paragraph 2?

A．It is related to beekeepers’ skill.	B．It is a matter of life and death for him.
C．It is important to the water system.	D．It is a must for his country’s exports.

2. Why did Marco decide to keep his bees where they were?

A．To save the cost of moving.	B．To benefit the plants nearby.
C．To avoid harmful chemicals.	D．To leave the chance to his brother.

3. What happens when bees are fed with sugar water?

A．Their health can be harmed.	B．They gather more honey.
C．They are too full to work.	D．Their honey is of poor quality.

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

A．Dry Conditions and Poisonous Chemicals Are Killing Bees

B．Nature Balance of Chile Is Being Destroyed by Beekeepers

C．Harmful Chemicals Are Bringing Danger to Living Things

D．Two Brothers’ Different Ways to Keep Bees Have Different Results

9 . Brave dog wasn’t always his name. When we   ________ him first, he was all ________ and skinny-ribbed（皮包骨头的）， ________ worth a second look. But Mattie walked straight, “What a pretty dog!” The dog looked unsure, ________ he was not used to being spoken to kindly. “ ________ that Stray Dog,” I cried. “You know ________ Dad feels about stray dogs.” “Don’t call him Stray Dog,” said Mattie. “He’s a pretty dog and I’m ________ him. ”

To Mattie, he was Pretty Dog. She talked to him, played with him and fed him. He followed her everywhere. Both ________. One day, Dad discovered him. “Mattie! Get away from That Dog!” Dad ________. So Stray Dog became That Dog.

One cold winter day, Dad went ________. Mattie wanted to go, but Dad didn’t ________ .

A few hours later, Dad came home with some fish. “Where is Mattie?” Dad asked. Mom and I were in confusion(困惑地), both ________ Mattie was with the other. “Maybe she went after you.” “ ________ she never came to the lake. Come on, we must find her.”

We were so ________ about her safety that we hurried out. ________, we didn’t find her.

Suddenly, some dog barks(犬吠) ________. “It’s That Dog!” Following the barks, we found Mattie ________ under a fallen tree. We felt relaxed. Mattie said, “We got lost. Then I fell and hurt my foot so I couldn’t ________. Pretty Dog kept me ________.” I don’t remember who started calling him ________, but that was his name from then on.

1.

A．ignored

B．greeted

C．saw

D．liked

2.

A．pretty

B．stubborn

C．smart

D．dusty

3.

A．hardly

B．usually

C．actually

D．really

4.

A．even if

B．as if

C．so that

D．even so

5.

A．Leave

B．Keep

C．Touch

D．Catch

6.

A．that

B．what

C．how

D．why

7.

A．keeping

B．helping

C．studying

D．walking

8.

A．secretly

B．specially

C．entirely

D．carefully

9.

A．shouted

B．asked

C．added

D．advised

10.

A．fishing

B．shopping

C．boating

D．hiking

11.

A．realize

B．refuse

C．allow

D．care

12.

A．thinking

B．seeing

C．remembering

D．saying

13.

A．So

B．And

C．Unless

D．But

14.

A．concerned

B．crazy

C．angry

D．serious

15.

A．Instead

B．However

C．Finally

D．Anyway

16.

A．came

B．went

C．began

D．rose

17.

A．standing

B．jumping

C．playing

D．lying

18.

A．walk

B．follow

C．run

D．go

19.

A．asleep

B．warm

C．happy

D．calm

20.

A．Pretty Dog

B．That dog

C．Clever Dog

D．Brave Dog

10 . TOKYO - A powerful typhoon is heading northeast to Japan’s main island of Honshu on Sunday after sweeping parts of the country’s southern islands with heavy rains and winds that caused flooding and some light injuries.

Typhoon Tapah was passing near Nagasaki in southern Japan on Sunday afternoon, after hitting other parts of southern Japan, including Okinawa, the two former days. Okinawa government had made an evacuation advisory(疏散警告) to nearly 334,000 people.

Japan’s Meteorological Agency said the storm was moving northeast at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour, with the strongest winds of 162 km/h. It would travel through the sea between Japan and the Korean Peninsula before moving toward northern Japan on Monday, when it is expected to be weak and slow the pace, the agency said.

More than 400 flights were stopped because of the storm, according to NHK. The typhoon hit Okinawa on Friday and Saturday and left 21 people with not serious injuries. The storm upset air and train travel in this area during what is a three-day weekend.

In Nobeoka City in Miyazaki, a strong dangerous wind believed to have been triggered by the typhoon damaged at least one house and injured two people a little, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. The coming typhoon also caused fears in parts of Chiba, near Tokyo, which was hit hard by another typhoon earlier this month. That typhoon damaged many houses and electrical power stations, causing widespread electricity’s being cut off in the area.

1. What can we learn from paragraph 2 and 3?

A．Few people in Okinawa suffered from the typhoon.

B．Tapah passed Okinawa after it swept Nagasaki in southern Japan.

C．The storm had traveled in Japan for three days before it headed towards north.

D．Tapah would slow down on Monday according to Japan's Meteorological Agency.

2. Which of the following best explains “triggered” underlined in paragraph 5?

A．caused.

B．hit.

C．damaged.

D．weakened.

3. Which result caused by Typhoon Tapah is not correctly stated?

A．People in parts of Chiba, near Tokyo, became concerned.

B．Lots of houses and electric stations were damaged.

C．Many flights and trains had to be stopped in Okinawa.

D．The electricity was cut off in some train stations in Miyazaki.

4. From which is the text probably taken?

A．A travel journal.

B．A newspaper.

C．A diary.

D．A nature magazine.