1 . 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。

Going to Mount Huangshan reminds me of the popular Beatles’ song “The Long and Winding Road”.     1     is so breathtaking about the experience is the out-of-this-world scenes. The rolling sea of clouds you see once you are at the top will remind you how tiny we     2     (human) are.

The hot spring at the foot of the mountain is something you must try after the climb. It will     3    (undoubted) help you get refreshed! The amazing thing about the spring is that the colder the temperature gets, the     4     (hot) the spring! Strange, isn’t it? But that’s how nature is — always leaving us     5     (astonish).

What comes next is the endless series of steps. You can’t help wondering how hard it     6     (be) for the people then to put all those rocks into place. Though it is the only unnatural thing on your way up the mountain, still it highlights the whole adventure     7    offers a place where you can sit down to rest your     8     (ache) legs.

As the song goes, this long and winding road “will never disappear”, and it will always stick in the visitor’s memory. It sure does in     9     (I). While you’re in China, Mount Huangshan is     10     must to visit!

2 . 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。

In southern China, there is a famous road     1    (build) across Poyang Lake, which lies in the north of Jiangxi Province, China and is known as China’s second     2     (large) lake. People in China also call it “the most beautiful road under the water.”

This road is sure     3     (attract) a lot of attention towards the end of May every year. A lot of people come out of     4     (curious). The water level of the lake is so close to the surface of the road,     5     makes the view ahead broad and bright when people drive along. It’s as though they were taking a boat across the lake. The feeling is     6     (simple) wonderful!

For the next few months, this road is not above the surface    7    under the water. When the water level of Poyang Lake starts to go up, the road surface becomes unseen. However, drivers can still drive across the lake safely     8     watching the guardrails(防撞护栏) fixed on either side of the road. For thrill-seeking motorists, it’s like     9     (drive) an amphibious(水陆两栖的) super car. Then in a few days, the entire road     10     (flood) with the continuously rising water. A few months later, the road will reappear.

3 . Two 18-year-old girls, Jrasnatt and Marisa, learned about a major challenge faced by the cricket (蟋蟀) farmers. Bigger crickets often attack the smaller ones. When attacked, a cricket will cut off its own legs to escape. But after abandoning a leg, this animal will often die or becomes less valuable to buyers.

Jrasnatt and Marisa were determined to solve the problem. After some research, they learned that colored light can influence the behaviors of some animals, including insects. To find out, the teen researchers transferred groups of 30 newly hatched crickets into each of 24 boxes. The crickets in six boxes were exposed only to red light. Another six boxes were lit with green. Six more boxes were lit with blue. These three groups of insects spent daytime hours throughout their lives — about two months — in a world bathed in just one color of light. The last six boxes of crickets lived in natural light.

“We see they’re growing every day and take notes on what’s happening,” says Marisa. “We’re like the parents of the crickets.” Throughout, the teens kept track of the crickets. The share of crickets with missing legs was about 9 in every 10 among those living in red, blue or natural light. But fewer than 7 in every 10 crickets who grew up in a world of green lost legs. Also, the survival rate for crickets in the green box was four or five times higher than that in the other boxes.

Crickets’ eyes are adapted to only see in green and blue light. So, in red light, the world would always look dark. Without being able to see, they are more likely to hit each other. That results in crickets losing legs. Besides, crickets are more attracted to blue light than green light, which pulls them closer together and leads to more fights. In the green light box, the crickets were most likely to mind their own business and avoid struggle.

Creating a green-light world for crickets is a solution that could be brought to the farms. Jrasnatt and Marisa are already in talks with the farmers. Those farmers plan to try out green lighting to see if it will boost their profits.

1. What problem of crickets did the girls decide to settle?

A．There is no cricket buyer.	B．They often jump high to escape.
C．Their legs are cut off by farmers.	D．There are always injuries and deaths.

2. What can we learn about the girls’ research work?

A．They conducted the research seriously.	B．They looked after the insects carelessly.
C．They observed the crickets day and night.	D．They divided the crickets into three groups.

3. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．Possible application of the research finding.

B．A brief introduction to the research method.

C．A further explanation for the research results.

D．Detailed information about the research process.

4. What may be the attitude of the cricket farmers towards the girls’ solution?

A．Doubtful.

B．Opposed.

C．Supportive.

D．Indifferent.

4 . As our human population and resource need grow, we are leaving less and less room for wildlife. But the good news is that each of us can play a role in helping wild animals by making the world a better place for them.    1    

Go outside and connect with wildlife. Take a walk and enjoy the wildlife all around you-the birds, butterflies, elephants and the like. Spend more time outside appreciating, enjoying and learning about wildlife.

Speak up for wildlife.    2    , Speak up and speak out against wildlife illegal poaching(偷猎), wild animal exploration, sport hunting of wild animals, overfishing. the illegal pet trade, wild animals used for entertainment, and much more.    3    , Then spread them on social media. encourage friends and others to watch them too, and share your ideas about how to protect and save wildlife.

    4    . Collecting rubbish can save the life of an animal. Pick up any plastic bag. Plastic of any kind, fishing line, and anything that can be mistaken for food by animals. or can trap and even kill then.

Never buy products from threatened or endangered species. When traveling to a foreign country, shopping overseas, or shopping in your local area, never buy gifts or products that support the illegal wildlife trade, or are from animals in danger.    5    .

A．Pick up rubbish around you

B．Contact the local government

C．Your choice could make a big difference

D．Become a voice for wildlife on social media

E．Take a free online class on wildlife protection

F．Learn about the lives and problems many animals are facing today

G．Let’s become an active protector by putting the following ideas into practice

5 . On Feb. 23, student group Grassroots hosted its monthly clothing exchange. It is a ________ activity on campus where students can ________ clothes in exchange for new ones.

“One of the ________ things about sustainability(可持续发展) is reuse,” Zein Tynon, Co-President and Clothing Exchange Chair, said in an interview with CT. “Instead of ________ old clothes or buying new clothes, you can donate them and give them a new ________. You might be done with that clothing item. ________, someone else might not be.” According to Tynon, about 100-150 items are ________ and 100-150 items are taken at the exchanges each month.

Tynon told CT that the clothing exchange has been ________ by Grassroots for many years. In response to how the clothing exchange has an effect on the campus’ ________ of sustainability, Tynon said there is a ________ influence. “It does make a big ________. Throughout the semester when students realize we have these exchanges, they bring clothes and ________ a lot more. So it does create a ________ where everyone can share their ________.”

Grassroots begins ________ their clothing exchange two weeks in advance via posters around campus.

Co-President of Grassroots Alan Rojas said the club not only ________ sustainability on campus, but off campus as well. Another Grassroots ________ is bringing speakers to campus to talk about sustainability and environmental protection.

“The clothing exchange is ________ our most known activity in our club, and I think it’s nice because there’re a lot of ________ who don’t know what to do with their clothes,” Rojas said. “I think it’s a really ________ way to get students more involved with sustainability.”

1.

A．free

B．commercial

C．meaningless

D．competitive

2.

A．sell

B．make

C．donate

D．wash

3.

A．strange

B．key

C．puzzling

D．crazy

4.

A．bringing back

B．taking out

C．putting on

D．throwing away

5.

A．style

B．record

C．purpose

D．thought

6.

A．Otherwise

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Besides

7.

A．brought

B．borrowed

C．purchased

D．priced

8.

A．allowed

B．ordered

C．monitored

D．run

9.

A．assessment

B．awareness

C．analysis

D．method

10.

A．negative

B．temporary

C．significant

D．complex

11.

A．difference

B．decision

C．mistake

D．profit

12.

A．earn

B．speak

C．waste

D．participate

13.

A．community

B．department

C．factory

D．company

14.

A．skills

B．stories

C．clothes

D．notes

15.

A．realizing

B．advertising

C．designing

D．evaluating

16.

A．look into

B．rely on

C．take over

D．appeal for

17.

A．requirement

B．activity

C．exhibition

D．standard

18.

A．undoubtedly

B．generally

C．occasionally

D．initially

19.

A．volunteers

B．scholars

C．students

D．neighbors

20.

A．similar

B．common

C．clumsy

D．easy

6 . 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 morning on my way to school, noticed an elderly woman dressed in a yellow vest (马 甲)carrying a garbage bag and one of those rubbish claws (爪形器具)."What's that lady doing?" I asked mum. "Vest Lady. She just picks up rubbish around here for fun," mum said. "Why would someone think picking up rubbish looking like a construction worker is fun?" I puzzled.

For several years I'd witness this mysterious Vest Lady—rain or shine — on my way to school. I had thought she was crazy for picking up rubbish. Eventually I smiled and waved at her each time I saw her. Later, I moved to high school. The time I saw rubbish here and there I felt really annoyed. Then I'd think, "Why isn't anyone picking up this rubbish? People are so inconsiderate I" However, shortly after, I realized picking up the rubbish was not someone ease's problem.

Now I couldn't walk past litter without feeling guilty. I volunteered to clean up rubbish around our school. Strange as it might sound, picking up litter was kind of a thrill for me! In fact, I was so determined that for my 17th birthday I bought myself a rubbish claw, reusable gloves and a reflective safety yellow vest with my own name on it.

During my first attempt in my stylish equipment, met with unfriendly looks from others as if I were a criminal doing community service. One day,I had an epiphany(顿悟):"I'm acting just like Vest Lady!"

But there was too much rubbish around, cigarette ends littered about, cans rolling on the street,pieces of paper hidden in the grass and plastic. alone was too weak J How would I get more volunteers involved in rubbish removal? A smart idea flashed into my mind.

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。

Soon I created my website go picking up com.

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More and more people on vests with their own names.

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7 . Some parents may have had trouble getting their kids away from electronics and outside this summer. But for one Virginia family, this wasn’t the case. Josh and Cassie Sutton recently completed a full-length hike of the Appalachian Trail with their son, Harvey.

At just 5 years old, Harvey, who earned the nickname “Little Man” from fellow hikers, is one of the youngest people known to have completed the roughly 2, 100-mile trail that stretches across 14 states in 209 days.

When Harvey was 2 years old, his parents began training him for hiking by going on mini walks. They slowly increased their mileage day by day—eventually making him adapt to his big adventure. “A lot of people are surprised at how well he did. They’re like, ‘How did you get your 5-year-old to do that because my 5-year-old won’t even walk half a mile without com-plaining?’” Mom Cassie Sutton said.

The Suttons said that while the adventure of the 2, 100-mile hike was fun as a family, it did have its challenges—especially when it came to keeping Harvey entertained. “We learned that he is gifted in hiking, but as long as we’re playing make-believe with him all day long, then he moves quickly and hikes a lot faster than a lot of us imagine,” Josh Sutton said.

While the Suttons have plans for more hikes and family adventures ahead, the family is getting adjusted to life at home again as Harvey begins his latest adventure: kindergarten.

1. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?

A．A 5-year-old hiked 2, 100 miles in about 7 months.

B．Josh earned the nickname “Little Man” because of his son.

C．Harvey is the youngest person to cover the 2, 100-mile trail.

D．One Virginia family had trouble getting away from electronics.

2. What is the challenge of making Harvey finish the adventure?

A．Playing make-believe.	B．Keeping him amused.
C．Hiking fast enough.	D．Having meals as a family.

3. Which word can best describe Harvey in hiking?

A．Negative.

B．Naughty.

C．Talented.

D．Normal.

4. What is Harvey’s next adventure?

A．To have more games.	B．To get adjusted to family life.
C．To have more hikes with his family.	D．To receive pre-school education.

8 . The fertile land of the Nile delta is being eroded (侵蚀) along Egypt’s Mediterranean coast at an astonishing rate, in some parts estimated at 100 metres per year. In the past, land washed away from the coastline by the currents of the Mediterranean Sea used to be replaced by sediment (沉淀物) brought down to the delta by the River Nile, but this is no longer happening.

Up to now, people have blamed this loss of delta land on the two large Aswan dams in the south of Egypt, which hold back almost all of the sediment that used to flow down the river. Before the dams were built, the Nile flowed freely carrying huge quantities of sediment. But when the Aswan dams were constructed to provide electricity and irrigation, and to protect the huge population centre of Cairo from annual flooding and drought, most of the sediment with its natural fertilizer accumulated up above the dam in the southern upstream half of Lake Nasser, instead of passing down to the della.

Now, however, there turns out to be more to the story. It appears that the sediment-free water picks up sand as it erodes the river bed and banks on the 800-kilometre trip to Cairo. Daniel Jean Stanley of the Smithsonian Institute noticed that water samples taken in Cairo indicated that the river sometimes carries more than 850 grams of sediment per cubic metre of water — almost half of what it carried before the dams were built.

International environmental organizations are beginning to pay closer attention to the region, partly because of the problems of erosion and pollution of the Nile delta, but mainly because they fear the impact this situation could have on the whole Mediterranean coastal ecosystem.

But there are no easy solutions. In the immediate future, Stanley believes that one solution would be to make artificial floods to flush out the delta waterways, in the same way that natural floods did before the construction of the dams. He says, however, that in the long term an alternative process such as desalination (脱盐) may have to be used to increase the amount of water available.

1. What stopped the sediment coming down to the delta?

A．The Mediterranean Sea.	B．The River Nile.
C．The Aswan dams.	D．Lake Nasser.

2. Why were the Aswan dams built?

A．To flush out the river beds.

B．To offer electricity and protection.

C．To make the water in the River Nile clean.

D．To keep the soil in the region nearby nutrient-rich.

3. What can we infer from the third paragraph?

A．There is no need to worry about the delta.

B．The methods of measurement need improving.

C．Whether the situation is good or not remains to be seen.

D．The dams’ consequences are beyond people’s expectation.

4. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．Difficulties to be settled.

B．Rewards for the challenge.

C．Severe influence of the situation.

D．Possible solutions to the problem.

9 . 阅读下面短文。空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Members of an elephant herd making     1     800-kilometer trip through Southwestern China became international stars. The elephants traveled from their home, in a     2     (mountain) area of Yunnan Province, toward the city of Kunming. The elephants invaded farms,    3     (visit) a car dealership and even showed up at a retirement home. At the home, some elephants attempted to visit rooms，leading one man     4    (hide) under his bed. Officials in China said they were not sure exactly what had persuaded the elephants to make their long trip. Some experts said the elephants might have left because their leader might have gotten lost. Asian elephants are loyal     5     their home areas unless there are major changes to the environment, a loss of resources or development, said Nilanga Jayasinghe, manager for Asian species conservation at the World Wildlife Fund. She added that the area     6     they lived had seen major “habitat loss”    7     (link) to agricultural expansion and what     8    (possible) happened there was that in their search for a new habitat, they got lost along the way and kept going. Elephants have been given the top level of     9     (protect) in China. And in the following days, more than 400 emergency workers and police were standing by and the herd was being watched by 14 drones. People living nearby     10     (order) to leave the area and officials put out 2 tons of elephant food.

10 . Paige Winter stood in waist-deep water when a shark suddenly appeared and pounced (猛扑) on her just three feet from her _________ Charlie Winter, a firefighter and former Marine. The 17-year-old suffered severe injuries from the _________ earlier this month at North Carolina’s Fort Macon State Park.

“I _________ where Paige was and there was no Paige,” Charlie recalled in an interview by a local newspaper. “Paige was underwater, but there was pink on the water. I went straight to where the pink was and I _________ and I grabbed her. When I pulled her up, a shark _________ with her—it was a big one and I _________ started to hit it. I hit it with everything I could and _________ it let go.”

But Paige was the real _________ .

Both her hands were badly injured while trying to force open the shark’s _________ and her left leg had to be amputated (截肢), thigh-high. Unprovoked (无端的) shark attacks like this are   __________ . There were 66 of them worldwide last year, causing four deaths. But even more rare is Paige’s __________ : no screaming, no crying and no self-pity.

“I’m still Paige” she said. “Just a little __________ . I want people to see I’m doing alright and I’m still going to do the stuff they can do. I think I can __________ this into something good for me, good for sharks and good for the environment too,” she said.

Charlie told the reporter that he couldn’t be __________. He said, “The shark took my daughter’s __________. It did not take her spirit.”

1.

A．brother

B．friend

C．father

D．coach

2.

A．attack

B．wave

C．swim

D．storm

3.

A．pointed at

B．escaped from

C．headed for

D．turned to

4.

A．dived

B．hid

C．struggled

D．fought

5.

A．swam away

B．got along

C．came up

D．lay down

6.

A．unexpectedly

B．immediately

C．hesitantly

D．cautiously

7.

A．unconsciously

B．undoubtedly

C．curiously

D．eventually

8.

A．swimmer

B．fighter

C．patient

D．victim

9.

A．eyes

B．jaws

C．body

D．head

10.

A．scary

B．serious

C．uncommon

D．informal

11.

A．attitude

B．decision

C．injury

D．experience

12.

A．different

B．lucky

C．depressed

D．confused

13.

A．throw

B．divide

C．drive

D．transform

14.

A．sadder

B．faster

C．prouder

D．better

15.

A．holiday

B．hobby

C．life

D．leg