2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. When will the fire arrive close to Lakewood?

A．By six o'clock this evening.

B．By five o'clock this evening.

C．By six o'clock tomorrow morning.

2. Which direction is Springfield in?

A．West.

B．East.

C．North.

3. How long will it take the residents to reach the safe zone?

A．Less than ten minutes.

B．Less than twenty minutes.

C．Less than thirty minutes.

4. What are the residents advised to do before they leave?

A．Stay calm and do not panic.

B．Leave all their belongings behind.

C．Tell the state police where they are going.

3 . The United Nations predicts worldwide temperatures over the next five years may at times rise to more than 1. 5 degrees Centigrade above pre-industrial levels. The U. N. 's World Meteorological (气象的) Organization,WMO, said the prediction suggests continued warming could present a challenge to climate change goals set in the 2015 Paris Agreement, which seeks to limit world temperature rises through major cuts in human-caused greenhouse gases.

The WMO said there was a 20 percent chance that the yearly average temperature will rise above 1.5 Celsius higher than the pre-industrial average levels in at least one year. The report identifies 1850-1900 as the pre-industrial period. That does not mean that the average would be crossing the long-term target of 1.5 Celsius that scientists have set as the limit for avoiding catastrophic（灾难性的)climate change.

Temperatures over the last five years have been the warmest on record,the WMO reported. Temperatures over the next five years are very likely to be within the range of 0.91 to 1.59 Celsius above pre-industrial levels, it predicted. Almost all of the world, except for parts of the southern oceans, are likely to be warmer than the recent past, which is defined as 1981 to 2010. Southern Africa and Australia, where fires last year destroyed millions of hectares (公顷)，will probably be drier than usual through 2024, the report said. Africa's Sahel region is likely be wetter,while Europe should see more storms.

Maxx Dilley, the WMO's director of climate services, told the Associated Press the predictions are worrisome. "It shows how close we're getting to what the Paris Agreement is trying to prevent,”he said. Still, Dilley added that it would not be impossible for countries to reach the target set in Paris, of keeping global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius, by the end of the century. Petteri Taalas, the WMO Secretary-General,added,"While COVID-19 has caused a severe international health and economic crisis, failure to cope with climate change may threaten human well-being, ecosystems and economies for centuries.”

1. What can we infer about the continued warming?

A．In an alarming trend.	B．Out of control.
C．At a steady speed of rising.	D．Within the range of permission.

2. What does the author try to tell us in Paragraph 3?

A．Temperatures will have a sudden rise.

B．People in Africa should get more help.

C．Fires in Australia will last over 5 years.

D．Our living environment is getting worse.

3. Which word best describes Maxx Dilley's attitude to continued warming?

A．Carefree.	B．Objective.
C．Concerned.	D．Ignorant.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Global impact of Climate change.

B．The most serious challenge we face.

C．The predictions about temperature rise.

D．The methods of coping with continued warming.

4 . The sixth mass extinction of life on the Earth is unfolding more quickly than feared, scientists have warned. More than 30 percent of animals with a backbone — fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles and mammals — are declining in both range and population, according to the first comprehensive analysis of these trends.

Around a decade ago, experts feared that a new range wipeout of species was appearing. Today, most agree that it is underway — but the new study suggests that the die-out is already growing fast.

The loss of biodiversity has recently accelerated. Several species of mammals that were relatively safe one or two decades ago are now endangered, including cheetahs, lions and giraffes, the study showed.

There is no mystery as to why: our own ever-expanding species — which has more than doubled in number since 1960 to 7.4 billion — is eating, crowding and polluting its planetary cohabitants out of existence. By comparison, there are as few as 20,000 lions left in the wild, less than 7,000 cheetahs, 500 to 1,000 giant pandas.

The main drivers of wildlife decline are habitat loss, over-consumption, pollution, other species, disease, as well as hunting in the case of tigers, elephants, rhinos and other large animals prized for their body parts.

Climate change is thought to become a major threat in the coming decades, with some animals — most famously polar bears — already in decline due to rising temperatures and changing weather patterns.

1. What does the underlined word “underway” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Doing.	B．On-going.
C．Increasing.	D．Keeping.

2. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The extinction reasons of the wild animals.

B．The disappearance of the wild animals is approaching.

C．The extinction of the wild animals is becoming faster.

D．The rising temperatures lead to the extinction of the wild animals.

3. Which word best describes the situations of the wild animals mentioned in the passage ?

A．Protected.	B．Endangered.
C．Comfortable.	D．Wonderful.

4. What is the main reason that the polar bears may disappear?

A．Climate change.	B．Humans’ hunting.
C．Loss of living areas.	D．Various illnesses.

5 . Can trees talk? Yes, but not in words. Scientists have reason to believe that trees do communicate with each other. Not long ago, researchers learned some surprising things. First a willow tree attacked in the woods by caterpillars changed the chemistry of its leaves and made them taste so terrible that they got tired of the leaves and stopped eating them. Then even more astonishing, the tree sent out a special smell—a signal causing its neighbors to change the chemistry of their own leaves and make them less tasty.

Communication, of course, doesn’t need to be in words. We can talk to each other by smiling, raising our shoulders and moving our hands. We know that birds and animals use a whole vocabulary of songs, sounds, and movements. Bees dance their signals, flying in certain patterns that tell other bees where to find nectar for honey. So why shouldn’t trees have ways of sending message?

1. It can be concluded from the passage that caterpillars do not feed on leaves that ______.

A．are lying on the ground	B．bees don’t like
C．have an unpleasant taste	D．have an unfamiliar shape

2. The willow tree described in the passage protected itself by ______.

A．growing more branches	B．communicating with birds and bees
C．shaking caterpillars off	D．changing its leaf chemistry

3. According to the passage, the willow tree was able to communicate with other trees by ______.

A．waving its branches	B．dropping its leaves
C．giving off a special smell	D．changing the colour of its trunk

4. According to this passage, bees communicate by ______.

A．touching one another	B．making special movement
C．smelling one another	D．making unusual sound

6 . 假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Eli对中国正在推广的垃圾分类政策很感兴趣，他想了解一下相关情况，请你给他写封回信，内容包括：
1. 上海率先实行；
2. 垃圾须分四类(干、湿、可循环、有害) ；
3. 公众反应。
参考词汇：垃圾分类 trash sorting
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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7 . Created in the 1920s by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the architect who designed Waterloo Bridge, red public telephone boxes, which can be seen all over the UK, are regarded as one of the most typical symbols of this country.

However, public phones have had their day despite their lovely housings. While coin-operated and card-operated telephones are on the edge of extinction, mobile phones are playing a significant role in people's lives. Though they are more portable, flexible and extensively used, mobile phones have their weakness: battery life. Instead of trashing the phone booths, a project was then promoted to recycle and reuse them. To be consistent with the environment-friendly preference, people are allowed to rent and repurpose the red phone boxes. In this way, they are making an unusual come back. When you take a walk down Tottenham Court Road in London and find low-battery condition, there happens to be a green option for you. The abandoned the red phone boxes are being used as free charging stations powered by solar energy.

Inside the booths, which are newly painted green, there are various adaptors that can be connected to different brands and models of mobile phones. Just walk in, plug your phone in, and charge it up whenever it needs to be supplied with power. Most people would stay inside the boxes while they charge. Fully aware of this when launching the project, Solarbox can now reach a large quantity of audience by displaying ads on solid equipment. Its advertisers include well-known companies like Uber. Yet 30% of advertising space is reserved for local community projects.

Apart from converting phone booths into solar-powered charging stations, other forms of transformation can be found in and outside the UK. For example, there is medical equipment or minilibraries adapted from phone booths, while in America, thousands of phone booths have been transformed into wi-fi hot spots.

1. What do you know about the public phones boxes?

A．The public phones were abandoned.

B．The public phones have been replaced by mobile phones.

C．The public phones played a significant role in people's lives.

D．The public phones are regarded as typical symbols of this country.

2. What does the underlined word "repurpose" in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Adapt.

B．Produce.

C．Unite.

D．Build.

3. What is an important factor that makes Solarbox launch the project?

A．New function.

B．Advertising profit.

C．People's affection

D．Companies support

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．The future of the public phone.	B．The revival of the phone boxes.
C．The rise and fall of the red boxes.	D．The ups and downs of the payphone.

8 . There are about 5,000 different kinds of ladybugs in the world. They are also known as lady beetles or ladybird beetles. They come in many different colors and patterns, but the best­known in North America is the seven­spotted ladybug, with its shiny, red­and­black body.

In many cultures, ladybugs are thought to be good luck. Most people like them because they are pretty, lovely and do no harm to human beings. But farmers love them because they eat aphids and other plant­eating pests. One ladybug can eat up 5,000 insects in its lifetime!

Most ladybugs have dome­shaped bodies with six short legs. Depending on the kind, they can have spots, stripes, or nothing at all. Seven­spotted ladybugs are red or orange with three spots on each side and one in the middle. They have a black head. Ladybugs are colorful for a reason. They tell the enemy: “Eat something else! I taste terrible.” When threatened, they may play dead. Birds are ladybugs' main predators, but they are also eaten by frogs, spiders, and dragonflies.

Ladybugs are happy in many different places, including grasslands, forests, cities, suburbs, and along rivers. Seven­spotted ladybugs are native to Europe but were brought to North America in the mid­1900s.

Ladybugs are most active from spring until fall. When the weather turns cold, they look for a warm place to hibernate, such as in rotting logs, under rocks, or even inside houses. These hibernating places can have thousands of ladybugs.

The name “ladybug” was given by European farmers who prayed to the Virgin Mary when pests began eating their crops. After ladybugs came and wiped out the invading insects, the farmers named them “beetle of Our Lady”. This later was shortened to “lady beetle” and “ladybug”.

1. The underlined word “aphid” in Paragraph 2 is probably a kind of         .

A．pest

B．bird

C．plant

D．tree

2. From the third paragraph we can infer that         .

A．all ladybugs have spots	B．the colorful body can protect them
C．most ladybugs are red or orange	D．frogs are not one of the predators

3. What can't we conclude from the text?

A．Ladybugs can live along rivers.

B．Seven­spotted ladybugs were brought to Europe from North America.

C．Ladybugs are very active in autumn.

D．The name “ladybug” came from “beetle of Our Lady”.

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．Seven­spotted Ladybugs	B．The Development of Ladybugs
C．The History of Ladybugs	D．Ladybugs

9 . 请听下面长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the weather like now?

A．Windy.

B．Sunny.

C．Foggy.

2. How does the woman sound at the end of the conversation?

A．Grateful.

B．Curious.

C．Humorous.

10 . 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。

Scientists say they     1    (find) the most detailed evidence of long-flowing, ancient rivers on Mars so far. The discovery supports     2    (exist) evidence that Mars—which today is dry and cold——was once a water-rich planet. The     3     (research) say their findings suggest rivers may have flowed     4     the surface of Mars for hundreds of thousands of years.

The evidence came from new satellite pictures of the Martian surface. A camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter photographed these pictures. The camera is able     5     (take) detailed pictures of the surface while orbiting the planet.

A team of scientists studied the images,     6     showed a rocky area within the planet's Hellas Impact Crater (海勒斯陨石坑). An impact crater is formed when a space object crashes into Mars     7     other planets. The Hellas Impact Crater is one of the     8     (large) formations of its kind in the solar system. The team     9     (lead) by Francesco Salese, a geologist at Utrecht University. Their research results were     10     (recent) published in a study in Nature Communications.