1 . In 1960 Jane Goodall, a British primatologist (灵长类动物学家), observed chimpanzees in Gombe National Park in Tanzania. At that point, it was thought only humans had the capacity to create and use tools, but the chimpanzees were using thin leaves of grass to fish termites (白蚁) from their mounds (土堆).

Since then the distinction between animals and humans has become less obvious. In addition to tool making, chimpanzees — and many other animals besides — display emotion and self-awareness. Studies show that elephants feel sad and rats have empathy. In “The Creative Life of Animals” Carol Gigliotti, a professor in Vancouver, has compiled (汇编) research that examines such behaviour through the lens of creativity.

This requires a more generous definition of creativity. Ms Gigliotti suggests considering creativity from the animal’s point of view instead of human’s. “If animals in their own cultures can solve problems or create products of value to them, it seems accurate to consider these as creative,” she writes.

Beaver lodges (海狸窝) are a case in point: there is no single model for their construction. Each river or lake has its unique features and beavers create a custom-made structure to adapt to the given habitat — so, in Ms Gigliotti’s opinion, lodges deserve to be considered a creative activity.

Though seemingly a book about creativity, the author frequently turns to discuss animal emotion and intelligence. She argues that animal personality is not limited to primate, dogs or cats, but also many other animals including ants, fish and mice.

The book makes its strongest case when advocating a revision of how to think about, and act towards, animals. Ms Gigliotti points out that humans are only one of millions of species on Earth. She suggests that animals are individuals with complicated and creative lives of their own.

1. What did Jane Goodall find during her observation?

A．Chimpanzees liked to play with termites.

B．Only humans had the capacity to use tools.

C．The animal could use simple tools to get food.

D．There was no distinction between humans and animals.

2. What do we know about “The Creative Life of Animals”?

A．It is a fiction book.

B．It is written by Jane Goodall.

C．It is about the life of chimpanzees.

D．It offers a new insight into animals.

3. What does the author intend to do in paragraph 4?

A．Add some background information.

B．Summarize the previous paragraphs.

C．Provide an example to support ideas.

D．Introduce a new topic for discussion.

4. What might Ms Gigliotti agree with?

A．Creativity is unique to human beings.

B．Animals deserve human’s recognition.

C．Humans are the master of the universe.

D．Small animals don’t possess personalities.

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

    1    (dress) in orthopedic(矫正的) shoes, a penguin from the San Diego Zoo, who could not walk due to illness, got another chance to run like other penguins.

Lucas, the African penguin,     2    (have) trouble walking for more than three years because of the problem in his spine(脊柱), which causes its muscle weakness and pain in the legs.

The penguin looked lonely and different     3     other ones for its limited mobility. Wildlife     4    (researcher) decided to do something.

“I’ve known Lucas for a long time, so being able to provide him with a     5    (possible) to live a normal life brings a smile to my face,” said Dr. Beth, a senior vet at the zoo.

The boots     6    (fit) in place, so they will help Lucas to fully participate in the colony and show behaviors that are more typical for    7     penguin-such as climbing the rocks, swimming, nesting and finding a suitable mate.

With his new boots, Lucas’s walking has improved, which makes his exploration in his rocky habitat     8    (easy) and his posture(姿势) became more natural,     9    (allow) him to gain better balance while standing.

“We were pleasantly surprised at the change the boots bring,” said one animal keeper. “Seeing him move about now gives us hope     10     he may be able to live a full life.”

3 . Joy took Teresa’s hand in its mouth and led her to the living room. Her son, Dominic, 20, lay in a chair with his eyes closed and _________ for breath. Thanks to the dog, the boy was saved again before it was too _________.

Two years ago, when Dominic met Joy, he had no idea how _________ it would become to him. Driving home, he noticed a _________ dog along the road. Without hesitation, he brought it to the vet who said the dog might not _________ the bad condition it was in. The boy left with worry.

One week later, Dominic returned to the vet, only to be _________ to see the dog come closer with all its strength and _________ him like an old friend! The boy laughed. He kept the dog, named it Joy and _________ it back to health.

Soon Joy had the chance to return the _________. Dominic had his first allergy attack four months later. He suddenly fell down at the gate where Joy kept barking hard for ____________ until the mom rushed out in time.

Since then there has been a special ____________ between Dominic and Joy. The dog is gentle, sensitive and ____________, staying close to Dominic day and night. “I can be ____________,” his mother says, “knowing that Joy is watching over Dominic.”

Her son puts it more ____________, “Joy and I ____________ each other.”

1.

A．waved

B．struggled

C．hoped

D．cried

2.

A．late

B．expensive

C．quick

D．difficult

3.

A．friendly

B．lovely

C．significant

D．clever

4.

A．neatly-brushed

B．weak-looking

C．pretty

D．lovely

5.

A．recognize

B．survive

C．change

D．expect

6.

A．amazed

B．panicked

C．encouraged

D．lucky

7.

A．teach

B．guide

C．know

D．greet

8.

A．pushed

B．repay

C．nursed

D．sent

9.

A．favor

B．value

C．greeting

D．praise

10.

A．treats

B．adaptation

C．benefits

D．attention

11.

A．direction

B．team

C．connection

D．function

12.

A．protective

B．comfortable

C．amusing

D．polite

13.

A．at a loss

B．careless

C．patient

D．at peace

14.

A．happily

B．briefly

C．frequently

D．certainly

15.

A．wanted

B．saved

C．encouraged

D．met

4 . 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。

One day, while Sutter surfed the Internet watching some videos of cute animals with his mom, he came across a story posted by the local animal shelter (收容所). It explained that there was a cat, which was named Hazel by the workers, living in the shelter and needing help.

The workers found the cat at a transfer station where garbage and other waste are sorted. At first, the workers thought Hazel was just looking for food. But they later discovered that the back legs of the cat were injured. What was worse, after a physical examination, they found the bones of the cat were broken and that necrosis — meaning the death of cells in some part of the body — had set in. The workers thought Hazel would need surgery (手术) to get better. So they called on the community to raise money for the cat.

That was when Sutter got to work. After he knew the story about the poor cat in his community, the nine-year-old cat lover said to his mom,“I just can’t stop thinking about the cat. It is in urgent need of surgery. I want to raise money to help the cat.”Hearing those words, Sutter’ s mother was happy that her son was a kind-hearted boy and decided to help him.

Then Sutter came up with a good idea: making use of the power of cinnamon buns ( 肉桂卷). He knew if there was anything that could get the community members to empty their pockets, it would be this sweet treat: cinnamon buns. Then he and his mom started baking cinnamon buns, and his mom posted Sutter’s efforts on a social media page. Knowing Sutter’s good intention, the whole community reached out and donated money to Sutter. Finally, Sutter was able to raise $850 in total. Then Sutter and his mom gladly went to the animal shelter and dropped the money there.

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。

With the money, Hazel was able to receive the surgery.

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Since adopting Hazel, Sutter has done a lot to help it recover.

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5 . In March, the water between Canada and Greenland, called Baffin Bay, is covered with sea ice. Scientists in a helicopter fly over, searching for narwhals (独角鲸). The narwhal is one of the most mysterious whale species on Earth. Each male sports a single tusk (长牙) 6 to 10 feet long. Narwhals are the only whales with tusks. They feed on fish, squid and shrimp. By staying under the ice, they avoid killer whales and other predators.

The helicopter lands on the frozen ocean, and Dr. Jens Koblitz climbs out. He studies animal sounds at the BioAcoustics Network. And he works with Dr. Kristin Laidre, a biologist who studies mammals that live in the Arctic.

Dr. Koblitz lowers a weighted line into the icy water. Attached to the line are 16 underwater microphones strung together, about a yard apart. Each sound from a narwhal hits each microphone at a slightly different time. When Dr. Koblitz records, he captures information about how the whales dive and rise as they hunt for food.

“The windchill is minus 5 to minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit. I have to quickly get everything back inside the helicopter so my equipment isn’t destroyed by the cold and ice,” he says.

Narwhals use echolocation. The whales buzz, click, and creak. When that sound wave hits an object, like a fish, it bounces back, producing an echo. They use sonar to find holes in the ice and prey in the dark.

But as the average global temperature increases, the Arctic ice is shrinking. The narwhal will face a severe threat as the ice melts. For centuries, sea ice has blocked most ships from the Arctic Ocean. But scientists predict the ocean will be ice-free in a few decades. Then ships will roam the narwhals habitats. The noise of the ships may drown out the whales’ clicks.

Dr. Laidre says, “If we understand what sounds they use, we can better understand how human impacts.” That understanding can show humans how to help narwhals survive.

1. What is special about narwhals?

A．They are the largest whales.	B．They live on sea creatures.
C．Male whales have tusks.	D．They prefer living in warm waters.

2. What does Dr. Koblitz do in Baffin Bay?

A．Study mammals in the Arctic.	B．Record narwhal sounds.
C．Track climate changes.	D．Learn how narwhals hunt for food.

3. Which of the following best describes Dr. Koblitz’s work?

A．Challenging.

B．Boring.

C．Well-paid.

D．Relaxing.

4. What does paragraph 6 mainly talk about?

A．The effects of global warming on narwhals.	B．The current situation of narwhals.
C．Scientists’ research on the ocean.	D．Human activities in the Arctic.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What did Phoebe decide to do after seeing the cat in the picture?

A．Adopt it.

B．Contact its owner.

C．Take it to the vet’s.

2. Why did the former owner give up the cat?

A．He had no time to look after it.

B．The cat may carry diseases.

C．The treatment was expensive.

3. When does the conversation take place?

A．In the morning.

B．In the afternoon.

C．In the evening.

4. Where are the speakers?

A．At home.

B．At a pet shop.

C．At an office.

7 . Many poor children in Africa struggle on tuition for an education. However, a new school has been asking their pupils to pay for classes with _________.

Every week, students _________ the Akshar School are required to line up and “pay” for their classes using grocery bags _________ at least 25 pieces of plastic waste they _________ from around their homes and communities.

Parmita and Mazin, the couple _________ for the new school, were _________ to launch the campaign after witnessing their students being forced to _________ the acrid smell of burning plastic. That’s _________ before the school was opened in 2016, local families and communities _________ burned plastic waste as a means of keeping warm and fueling fires.

Now, the plastic is being collected and recycled at the school’s own recycling center. The school __________ the trash into Ecobricks by compressing (压缩) about 40 pieces of garbage into a(n) __________ plastic bottle.

Furthermore, the school’s older students can work part-time at the center as an additional source of __________.

Now the school owns over 100 students __________ the ages of 4 and 15. Since the school’s __________ curriculum has attracted more and more __________ to enroll, the couple plan on opening another 100 schools over the next five years.

1.

A．working hours

B．farm products

C．plastic waste

D．burned trash

2.

A．leaving

B．attending

C．finishing

D．damaging

3.

A．taking in

B．spreading out

C．attached to

D．filled with

4.

A．collected

B．borrowed

C．explored

D．counted

5.

A．anxious

B．grateful

C．responsible

D．qualified

6.

A．changed

B．inspired

C．prohibited

D．recommended

7.

A．stand

B．enjoy

C．observe

D．control

8.

A．as if

B．although

C．because

D．in case

9.

A．consequently

B．obviously

C．eventually

D．commonly

10.

A．buries

B．removes

C．throws

D．recycles

11.

A．single

B．straight

C．large

D．twisted

12.

A．income

B．credits

C．scores

D．trash

13.

A．of

B．at

C．between

D．from

14.

A．efficient

B．creative

C．skillful

D．respected

15.

A．teachers

B．beggars

C．partners

D．students

8 . Roads and railways have made it easy for people to travel around the UK, but have had the precisely opposite effect for insects. Alongside housing developments, transport infrastructure (基础设施) has separated insect habitats, leaving many pollinators (传粉昆虫) stuck on decreasing islands of biodiversity.

A new conservation project aims to address that by creating a network of wildflower superhighways across the UK. The B-Lines network aims to join the dots between meadow habitats, enabling pollinators and other wildlife to move freely between them. Ten years in the making, the B-Lines initiative was launched by the insect charity Buglife on Tuesday and has already generated interest from unexpected quarters. “After the launch, some house builders rang up asking how they could include the network into house building, so it could have a really positive effect,” said Buglife’s Paul Hetherington.

Buglife has spent the last decade mapping potential routes for the insect superhighway. Hetherington said the proposed highway could give the UK’s weak insects a boost and a route out of habitats that become too hot due to the climate crisis and it can make a huge difference in easing declines. “The things that have really hammered pollinators are habitat loss, loss of connectivity of habitat, climate change and pesticides—this deals with everything except pesticides,” said Hetherington.

The B-lines network is not just a concept. Pilot sections have already been completed, including the South Wales B-Lines near Cardiff. “Since that was done, there have been recordings of one of our rarest bees in Cardiff town centre, which shows this connectivity can work,” said Hetherington. And in Norwich, Buglife has been working with Network Rail to plant wildflowers along the track. Anyone living along the proposed route can get involved in the project. All they need to do is let their lawns grow, or even just create a small herb garden, which Hetherington likened to creating a “motorway service station for bees”.

1. What can we learn about the B-Lines network from paragraph 2?

A．It will separate insect habitats.	B．It can help insects to pollinate.
C．It is still being planned now.	D．It hasn’t caused any attention.

2. What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A．The last decade.

B．The superhighway.

C．The climate crisis.

D．The decline.

3. How can people in Norwich participate in the project?

A．By recording the tracks of bees.	B．By cooperating with Network Rail.
C．By planting herbs in their own gardens.	D．By creating a motorway service station.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．Roads and railways have caused bad effect on insects.

B．Transport infrastructure prevents housing developments.

C．Pollinators are stuck on decreasing islands of biodiversity.

D．Conservationists are creating “superhighways” for insects.

9 . 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。

Bridges made out of living roots of trees have been put forward for UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

The root bridges are in the Meghalaya region of northeast India. The region gets    1    lot of rainfall and is one of the    2     (wet) areas on Earth, which creates lots of lakes rivers and waterfalls,    3    (make) it difficult to build roads. However, for hundreds of years the local Khasi people have been trying    4     (they) best to grow root bridges across rivers and streams to make it easier for them to move around the area.

The bridges    5     (build) by stretching the roots of living trees over the river and winding them around bamboo structures to guide them in the right    6     (direct). The roots can take up to 20 years    7     (grow) into a complete bridge.

The India government has suggested Meghalaya’s root bridges should be added     8    the UNESCO World Heritage List. This means they will get special recognition-just like Egypt’s pyramids or the Great Barrier Reef in Australia-    9    should attract more tourist and money to the area.

Morningstar Khongthaw from Meghalaya said, “We want to spread this knowledge so that future    10     (generation) will benefit.”

10 .     1     They create carbon dioxide and shade. They provide shelter to animals and insects. The wood they provide is used for buildings and other products we humans use and need.

Trees are so important that some people have made it their goal to protect them. We can call these people ‌“tree hugger”. It describes people who support the protection of forests. Today, the term ‌“tree hugger” describes a person who is an environmentalist.     2     For example, someone who wants to save a rare butterfly species or cut greenhouse gases could also be described as a tree hugger.

However, calling someone a ‌“tree hugger” is not always seen as a praise.     3     ‌“Tree hugger” described someone who was overly concerned about protecting trees, animals and other parts of the natural world.

Some tree huggers do go to extremes to protect trees. Take, for example, an American woman named Julia Lorraine Hill. For 738 days from December 10, 1997 and December 18, 1999, Hill lived in Luna, a Redwood tree in northern California’s Humboldt County. Luna is huge, measuring nearly 61 meters tall and about 12 meters across, which has stood in Humboldt County for more than 1,000 years.     4     So, Hill did what any extreme tree hugger would—she moved in! As the website explains, Hill’s main goal was ‌“to bring international attention to the importance of protecting and restoring natural resources.” So, we can safely call Hill a tree hugger.     5    

A．Trees give so much to the world.

B．Human beings should all protect trees.

C．In earlier times, in fact, it was used as an insult(辱骂).

D．And I’m sure that she would consider that the highest of praises.

E．They want to protect nature and the environment - but not just the trees.

F．Nowadays, the environmental problems are more serious than in the history.

G．But that did not stop the Pacific Lumber Company from wanting to cut it down.