1 . People have different ways of dealing with waste paper, specifically used newspapers. Some put them in the recycling area, while others keep them as wrappers. While these are both good measures, a Japanese publishing company had a better idea for their end use.

The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd. invented the “Green Newspaper”, which allows people to grow plants with it. This unique newspaper was published on Greenery Day, which is an edition devoted to environmental news and made of green paper with seeds placed into it. What makes it even more sustainable is the ink (油墨) used to print words and photos, which is made from plants. The publisher advised readers to tear the used newspaper into small pieces and plant them in a container with soil. They should water them, like they would do for any plant. Within a few weeks, the seeds will grow into plants.

This brilliant concept was invented by Dentsu Inc., one of Japan’s most distinguished advertising agencies, which works with the publishing company on the initiative. The publisher’s core belief is environmental sustainability. As its mission statement says, “The Mainichi doesn’t take action only through information, but also by solving global issues.” With joint efforts, this initiative has reached the corners of Japan and sold around millions of copies daily. Other such initiatives producing plantable paper are also seen in India and the US.

Approximately 95 million trees are lost for producing newspapers every year. The Internet, the number of whose users represents 62.5 percent of the population worldwide, has impacted how people look at the news and the print readership has declined dramatically. Likewise, the reinvention and reimagination of this newspaper can bring about a revolution in the publishing industry as well as having an environmental impact.

1. What do we know about the “Green Newspaper”?

A．It uses water-resistant materials.

B．It’s printed with plant-based ink.

C．It functions as nutrients for seeds.

D．It’s published to celebrate Greenery Day.

2. What message does the publisher’s mission statement convey?

A．It’s easier said than done.

B．Everything comes to him who waits.

C．Many hands make light work.

D．Actions speak louder than words.

3. How does the author explain the initiative’s influence?

A．By listing statistics.

B．By making a comparison.

C．By conducting surveys.

D．By analyzing results.

4. What does the text mainly talk about?

A．A living newspaper gives back to Earth.

B．The publishing industry sees a green milestone.

C．Used newspapers become home to plants.

D．Many companies support plantable newspapers.

2 . This winter, the U. S. state of California received unusually large amounts of rain and snow. Now, people worry that some areas will flood as the snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains melts (融化).

Ron Caetano lives about half-way between the cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco. He is preparing to leave in case his community, called the Island District, floods.

More than 100 years ago, the Island District area was under a large lake named Tulare Lake. At one time, Tulare Lake was the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River. But reservoirs (水库) and watering systems for agriculture caused it to disappear. However, in very rainy years, farmland can still get covered with water.

Experts say reservoirs near the area will likely receive three times more water than they can hold this year. That means officials must increase the amount of water they release (释放) from the reservoirs. If too much water is released, the area might flood.

The Island District has organized a community network to help prepare for floods. People are placing sandbags close to elderly neighbors’ houses to block possible flooding. And they are looking at reports from water officials, county officials, and from each other.

California has had very dry weather in recent years. Both cities and farm communities acclaimed this year’s winter rains. If the weather gets warmer slowly, the snow will not melt quickly and there may be little or no flooding. But if the weather gets hot quickly, that will bring trouble from too much melting snow.

Officials announced plans to close parts of Yosemite National Park because of threats of flooding. The park is about 270 kilometers east of San Francisco in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Nicholas Pinter is with the University of California, Davis Center for Watershed Sciences. He said the lake’s size has always changed because of California’s weather. He described the surrounding area this way. “It has been an engineering problem all along,” he said. “This is a bathtub (浴缸) with no way out.”

1. What made Tulare Lake disappear?

A．Lack of rainfall.	B．Natural disasters.
C．Human behaviors.	D．Climate warming.

2. What does the underlined word “acclaimed” mean in paragraph 6?

A．Feared.

B．Prevented.

C．Stored.

D．Welcomed.

3. What might people of California hope to happen?

A．The government can help them escape.	B．The weather will gradually get warm.
C．There will be more rain there.	D．Officials won’t let off water.

4. What can we infer from Nicholas Pinter’s words?

A．It is difficult to deal with the flood.	B．It is easy to keep the snow water.
C．The surrounding area is unfit to live.	D．The lake is already overflowing.

3 . 语法填空

The fresh thin air, snow-covered mountains and graceful animals running on the plains are why we’re here to observe Tibetan antelopes(羚羊), which are being hunted,     1     (illegal), for their valuable fur(毛皮).

My guide is Zhaxi,     2     (work) at the Changtang National Nature Reserve. “We’re not trying to save the animals,” he says. “Actually, we’re trying to save     3     (we).”

During the 1980s and 1990s, the population of Tibetan antelopes     4     (drop) by more than 50 percent, as hunters were shooting antelopes to make     5     (profit). To save this species from     6     (extinct), the Chinese government placed it under national protection. Zhaxi and other volunteers watched over the antelopes day and night     7     (keep) them safe from attacks. Bridges and gates were constructed to let the antelopes move easily and keep them safe from cars and trains.

    8     a result, the antelope population has recovered and in June 2015, the Tibetan antelope was removed from the     9     (endanger) species list. The government, however, does not intend to stop the protection programmes, since the     10     (threat) to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared.

Only when we learn to live in harmony with nature     11     we stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet.

4 . 近年来全球极端气候和重大自然灾害发生地越来越频繁，其中很大一部分是人类活动所造成的。某学校英语倶乐部针对此话题正在举办征文活动，警示人们要保护环境。请你写一篇英语短文参与投稿。
注意：
1. 要列举极端气候或自然灾害及其造成的影响；
2. 分析原因；
3. 呼吁人们关爱地球，保护环境。
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6 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

The famous environmentalist, Professor Jin, was invited deliver a speech in our school last Friday. He started with an universally accepted theory explaining how the Earth began. We were shocking that there were so many kinds of living thing on the planet long time ago. However, he also showed how the appearance of some species happened later. It was human activities that large changed the global environment. He pointed out we should attach importance to protect the environment. It decided that we were able to continue to live on this planet in the future or not. I was deeply impressed by her speech. I think of it is important to protect our only home.

7 . What is Earth Hour?

Earth Hour is an annual global campaign that encourages people and businesses around the world to switch off electricity at the same time for one hour. Earth Hour started in Australia in2007 when 2.2 million people in Sydney turned off all non-essential lights for an hour. Since then it has grow in to a massive global event. In 2013, millions of people in 7,000 cities and towns around the world switched off their lights for 60 minutes at the end of March. Every year landmarks and well-known buildings around the world take part and go dark for Earth Hour. The campaign even went into space when astronauts reduced power on the International Space Station in 2011.

Who organizes Earth Hour?

Earth Hour is organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). It was started by Andy Ridley who is executive director of Earth Hour Global, WWF. He came up with the idea because he wanted to raise awareness of environmental issues by asking people to do something positive to help the planet. Switching off the lights for an hour can make a small difference to the amount of energy we use but Earth Hour is also a symbolic event to make people think about the problems of climate change.

Why March?

The end of March is around the time of the spring and autumn equinoxes(昼夜平分时) in both hemispheres (半球) respectively, when sunset times are at similar times. This means that a global “lights out” event has most visual effect at this time of year.

UK events

As well as famous London landmarks such as Big Ben, London Eye and Buckingham Palace switching off their lights, there are many other events around Britain. On the WWFs interactive map you can see which people, businesses, schools, organizations and landmarks are taking part each year and what they are doing.

1. When and where did Earth Hour begin?

A．In Britain, in 2007.	B．In Sydney, in 2013.
C．In London, in 2011.	D．In Australia, in 2007.

2. How many examples are given to show Earth Hour is a massive global event?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

3. What event can you see in Britain at Earth Hour?

A．The lights on London Eye are off for an hour.

B．The sun sets at the same time around London.

C．Businesses switch off all their lights in the day.

D．People are rushing to famous London landmarks.

8 . 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。

More than 10,000 people were made     1    (home) in Ternang when the Sungai Mas overflowed its banks yesterday six days after it kept on raining     2    (heavy).

The wooden bridge across the river has been washed away. The town is cut off by flood waters. At the fifth mile, Jalan Tengkn, the water is two metres deep. It is     3    (close) to all traffic. Flooding first happened at mid-afternoon yesterday along the river banks. People     4    (try) to get to higher ground were just in time to escape     5    (destroy) by the flood. Most of the flood victims had to leave all their property     6    .

The National Flood Relief(救济) Centre was reported to give     7     help and by early evening all the people in town     8     (move) out, helped by the army, police, Red Cross Society and volunteers.

The flood victims are now sheltered in different simple relief centres in the nearby town of Ternang. “Everything     9    (possibly) is being done to help the unlucky people,” a government spokesman said. “In fact, money, food and clothing have begun to come in from public organisations and helpful people.”

According to the     10     (late) report, it is still raining at Ternang. The whole town is expected to be wholly covered by water. So far no deaths have been reported.

9 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(/\)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改 10 处，多者(从第 11 处起)不计分。

When it come to the ocean, we are worried that its pollution is becoming more and more seriously. World Ocean Day, fallen on June 8th, is aimed at raising people’s awareness of ocean conservation. The ocean plays an important part in the world. It offers us sufficient food but maintains the balance of the nature. Therefore, it is time of us to devote ourselves to protecting the ocean. First of all, we should stop their own bad behavior, throwing rubbish into the ocean, for example. What’s more, we can hand out various brochure to call on more people protect the ocean. The more people are involved, the good the ocean environment is.