1 . Using 1900 as a starting point, here's a look at some of the most powerful and destructive hurricanes in the last 120 years in the US.

Most powerful hurricanes

Hurricane Camille, which landed on August 17, 1969 near Waveland, Mississippi, is the most powerful storm to strike the Gulf Coast. Camille is one of the four category(级别)-5 hurricanes ever to make a landing in the US, the others being the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane, Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and Hurricane Michael in 2018.

According to the National Weather Service, the actual wind speed of Hurricane Camille might be around 175 mph along the coast.

Until the arrival of Hurricane Katrina,Camille's more than 24-foot storm wave in Pass Christian, Mississippi, held the record. Katrina's storm wave along the Mississippi coast reached 30 feet.

Costliest hurricanes

Hurricane Katrina is not only the costliest-ever US hurricane but also the most expensive natural disaster in the country's history. Not only did it cost as many as 1,836 lives and leave millions of people homeless, but it also caused $ 160 billion in damages.

Katrina landed near the Gulf Coast on August 29,2005 as a category-3 storm. The hurricane's record-breaking waves flooded 80% of the city.

Deadliest hurricanes

The category-4 Hurricane Galveston made a surprising landing along the Texas coast on September 8,1900. It caused a 16-foot storm wave and its wind speed reached 150 mph.

A large part of the city of Galveston, Texas, was left in ruins. The number of death reached 12,000 on Galveston Island and the mainland. It remains the deadliest weather disaster in the US history as it gave the people no time to move out.

1. How many category-5 storms have stricken the US since 1900?

A．1.

B．2.

C．3.

D．4.

2. Which is the costliest hurricane in the US?

A．Hurricane Camille.	B．Hurricane Andrew.
C．Hurricane Katrina.	D．Labor Day Hurricane.

3. Why has Hurricane Galveston become the deadliest weather disaster in the US?

A．It has caught the people by surprise.

B．It has caused the biggest waves.

C．It has had the highest wind speed.

D．It has brought in the heaviest rainfall.

2 . The Tibet autonomous region has placed nearly half its land area under the strictest ecological supervision (监督).It was announced at an annual meeting of the regional People's Congress, which kicked off on Wednesday.

The ecological protection area, which covers more than 539,000 square kilometers, makes up 45 percent of the region's area, and 22 ecological reserves have been built and are operational.

According to the government work report, the rate of days with good air quality in Tibet's cities has reached 99.4 percent, and all the region's drinking water sources have met applicable standards.

The report also said that the number of Tibetan antelope (羚)in the region has risen to more than 200,000, wildlife species to 1,072 and black-necked cranes to more than 8,000. Five rare new species have been discovered in recent years. The region has spent 12.2 billion yuan ($1.9 billion) on ecological protection projects in recent years. Five cities and three counties have been named as national-level ecologically civilized model cities and counties, and more rural residents have benefited financially by undertaking part-time ecological protection work.

More advanced monitoring facilities have been in place in the reserve, with more ecological protection inspectors employed to undertake protection work. The professional ecological inspectors are provided with basic tools such as motorcycles, telescopes and paging receivers, and they provide feedback regularly. Professional inspectors also receive one week of training every year from professors at Tibet University.

Kunsang Darje, a railway maintenance worker in Nagchu, said that apart from maintaining the railway and highway, he also collects trash along the section with his colleagues. “The place I work is in a no-man's land, and I think it's very important to protect the animals there without affecting them with human activities, and we are also bound to take responsibility there," he said.

1. What is the main idea of the text?

A．The ecological situation in Tibet has been totally improved.

B．Almost half Tibetan land has been ecologically supervised.

C．Many more operational ecological reserves have been built.

D．More Tibetan protection inspectors have been employed.

2. Which of the following is the positive effect of Tibet's ecological protection?

A．Larger protection areas.	B．Numerous rare new species.
C．More days with quality air.	D．Global capital investments.

3. By doing ecological protection work, ____________.

A．protection inspectors can employ other people

B．protection inspectors are supplied with cars

C．Tibet's rural residents can get annual training

D．Tibet's rural residents can earn extra money

4. What can be inferred from Kunsang Darje's words?

A．He asks his colleagues not to litter everywhere.

B．He attaches importance to raise animals there.

C．He keeps railway and highway in good condition.

D．He has a sense of duty to protect animals there.

3 . In the aftermath of the deadliest fire California history last fall, it was difficult for anyone in the town of Paradise to find hope.

Shane Grammer paid close attention to the news of the fire’s deadly path. He felt quite powerless to help when seeing the picture shared by his childhood friend Shane Edwards in the town, in which Edwards photographed a white chimney, the only part of his house left after the fire.

“I’ve got to paint that chimney,” he said. “I’m not trying to say anything. It’s just that I’m an artist. And it was an opportunity for me to express myself and be an artist, wasn’t it?”

Grammer spent three hours spray-painting the image of a woman on the chimney in black and white, which was strikingly mysterious. Perhaps it served as a reminder of the hope of life or just life itself.

Then Grammer put its picture on social media. On seeing it, the victims of the fire could not contain themselves. “Beautiful and impressive,” one of them remarked. And another said, “You bring wonder and hope.”

At this time, Grammer became aware that something deeper had been transformed by a purely artistic expression. “When the first mural (壁画) moved so many people, I knew I had to come back,” he told the journalist. Grammer returned to Paradise eight times in three months, during which he completed 17 murals of victims and other figures, including the original one, on walls, pickups, and shards of buildings.

Today, Grammer’s efforts have developed into a movement. He has also painted murals in dark places around the world that seriously need some light.

Ironically, the first painting, on the chimney in Paradise, existed for just several months, since the bulldozer (推土机) was a merciless art critic. But Grammer couldn’t be more pleased about it, which means the spirit of Paradise is rising again.

1. Why did Grammer say he wasn’t trying to say anything?

A．Because he felt quite helpless.

B．Because he didn’t want to show his feelings.

C．Because he had his way to express himself.

D．Because he felt it difficult to say something.

2. What does the underlined part “something deeper” in Paragraph 6 refer to?

A．People’s inner feelings.

B．People’s remarks.

C．The meaning of the murals.

D．The artistic expression.

3. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．The bulldozer was so cruel that it destroyed Grammer’s mural.

B．The people in Paradise are in high spirits now.

C．Grammer is not happy with the destruction of his mural.

D．Paradise is recovering from the disaster in a short time.

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

A．Painting: A Way of Bringing Light

B．Artistic Murals Brought Victims Hope

C．Creativity: A Chimney Left after the Wildfire

D．Achievements May Come after A Disaster

4 . 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。

Air pollution is no doubt a major concern in many big cities across the world. More than 80% of people living in cities are often exposed (接触) to unsafe air, according to a report     1     (deliver) by the World Health Organization.

“Air pollution in cities continues rising     2     a high speed, and in fact, it     3     (be) bad for human health.”said Dr Maria Neira, director of Public Health and Environmental Policy at the WHO. “At     4     same time, more cities are monitoring     5     (they) air quality.”

In the past few     6     (year), the number of cities monitoring air pollution has increased, covering about 3,000 cities in 103 countries. The WHO warned that the poor air,     7     could raise the risk of heart disease, cancer and many other diseases, had a bad effect on the health of city people.

The report also showed that poorer countries     8     (general) have poorer air quality. About 98% of cities with 100,000 or more people in low-income     9     middle-income countries do not meet WHO air quality guidelines, while only 56% in high-income countries fail to meet the standard. The report also encouraged local government       10     (take) stronger and more effective measures (措施) to fight against air pollution.

5 . In 2010, a huge earthquake hit Haiti, causing the deaths of over a hundred thousand people and millions of dollars’ worth of damage.    1    On this occasion, funds were raised with amazing speed--within a week of the quake, the American Red Cross had raised $22 million. The reason? People were donating via their mobile phones.

    2     Gone are the days when people donated door by door. In today’s world of computers, smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches, charities can now reach more people than ever before.

Social media in particular has had a great impact on charity.    3     This enables charities to raise money extremely quickly, as in Haiti. And the quicker aid can be delivered, the more lives can be saved. Individual fundraising has also benefited. Most people are now so well-connected through sites like Facebook that asking people to contribute to your chosen cause is easier than ever.

New, innovative ways of donating are being thought up all the time. For example, if you want to support a good cause and keep fit at the same time, you can use an app called Charity Miles.    4     For every kilometer you cover, the app’s sponsors will make a donation to a charity of your choice. There’s also Snapdonate, which allows users to donate simply by taking a photo of a charity’s logo with their smartphone. The app recognizes the logo and allows users to immediately make a donation through their phones. This cuts out the need for entering payment details on charity websites, and makes the process of donating small amounts to multiple charities much simpler.

Apps like these are growing in number, and that can only be a good thing.    5    

A．People were eager to aid others in trouble.

B．The app can track the distance you run or cycle.

C．News of disasters spreads quickly around the world.

D．Charity helps to refresh the development of social Media.

E．Technological advances have changed how charities work.

F．The international community jumped into action to provide aid.

G．In future, we could support our chosen cause more easily and more often.

6 . Here are 5 actions you can take to make a difference to our environment.

1. Use fewer napkins.

The next time you’re eating, don’t take a bunch of napkins when you need only one. If every American used an average of one less napkin every day, it would prevent the use of more than a billion pounds of napkins — enough to fill the Empire State Building — from ending up in landfills. Use fewer napkins, and you’ll cut down on waste.

2. Think before flushing.

Don’t flush wastefully. By avoiding just one flush a day, you could save about 4.5 gallons of water. That’s as much water as the average person in Africa uses to bathe, drink, clean, and cook for an entire day.

3. Avoid wasting food.

Eat Thanksgiving leftover-Don’t let them spoil. If every US household reduced food waste by the weight of.one slice of bread, the money saved would be enough to pay for three meals a day for a year for every homeless child in the U.S.

4. Kick off the shoes

Leave your shoes at the door when you come into your home. Unwanted fertilizers, lead, and poisonous cleaners found on outdoor surfaces can hitch a ride on your shoes and track through your house.

5. Save energy

When you go out, try to use public transport. If you close the bathroom door when you take a bath, you will keep the room warmer, Your bath water’s heat stays trapped in the bathroom. The water also stays hotter and longer, so you don’t need to add more hot water. Save energy: Close the door.

1. Suppose you and your parents all reduce one flush a day, how much water will be saved?

A．About 9 gallons of water.	B．About 14 gallons of water.
C．About 16 gallons of water.	D．About 11 gallons of water.

2. What do the underlined words “hitch a ride” mean in the passage?

A．Be stuck.

B．Ride on you.

C．Follow you.

D．Visit you.

3. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．Save energy can help to save money.

B．Wasting is shameful.

C．One can use some ways to protect the environment.

D．You may make a bigger difference than others.

7 . Jet airplanes are one of the largest causes of human pollution. About 3% of the world’s carbon emissions(碳排放）are believed to come from airline travel. Thai number is likely to go up—the number of people traveling by plane has been growing for years, and is expected to keep increasing.

To help fight climate change, Dutch airline KLM has started a program asking people to “ Fly Responsibly”.   The company is asking its customers to think about their choices before they buy a plane ticket. In a video, the airline suggests that travelers ask themselves questions, such as whether they could lake a train instead.

However, some people have suggested that instead of asking the public to think carefully about their actions, KLM, and other airlines, need to be considering solutions that lie with the industry itself . “ Voluntary (主动的）actions by customers are not enough; the cost of flying must increase." said Justin Francis, founder of Responsible Travel.

Anna Hughes, who runs Flight Free UK, Sees much of the “greening" in aviation(航空) as problematic. She said, “The simple fact is that climate change, worsened by our use of (fossil fuels(化石燃料），will make it difficult for our children to live on this planet. While we welcome action，to make aviation friendlier to the environment, airlines must be honest about their influence on climate change."

But the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is backing the KLM program. Rafael Schwartzman, IATA's vice-president for Europe, said, “We support it in the sense that you do have a choice. In certain cases you could have another choice. " But, he added, “the UK is an island. If you want to trade internationally, you will have to count on aviation.”

1. What does KLM suggest travelers do?

A．Spend less on traveling.	B．Think twice before they fly.
C．Act responsibly on a plane.	D．Travel by train whenever possible.

2. What’s Francis’s solution for greening aviation?

A．To turn to cleaner fuels.

B．To raise the price of tickets.

C．To encourage customers to volunteer.

D．To tell the public how to cut air pollution.

3. What’s the IATA’s attitude towards “Fly Responsibly”？

A．Supportive.

B．Doubtful.

C．Uninterested.

D．Unclear.

4. What’s the main purpose of this text?

A．To introduce a Dutch airline.

B．To list the harms of airline travel.

C．To discuss a program of an airline.

D．To call on people to fight climate change.

8 . According to related new research, tropical cyclones(热带气旋), ranging from hurricanes to typhoons, are moving more slowly across the planet than they did decades ago, meaning that they get more destructive power and last longer.

It may seem like a good thing that cyclones crawl at a slower speed, but in fact it’s quite the opposite. Although the cyclones are moving slower across the ground, they still get high wind speeds inside, which on the contrary makes hard rains stay longer over communities.

“Nothing good comes out of a slowing storm,” says James Kossin, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Center for Weather and Climate in Madison, Wisconsin. “It can increase storm surge. It can increase the amount of time that structures are subjected to strong wind. And it increases rainfall.”

According to Kossin’s findings, changing storm patterns are causing greater destruction in another way. He noted that the speed of global tropical cyclones slowed by an average of 10 percent from 1949 to 2016. The pace of the storms slowed even more as they made landfall in some regions. In the western North Pacific, it declined by nearly a third. That means there will be more time for a storm that may already contain much moisture (水汽) to release more of it in each spot.

Basing his research on the details of nearly 70 years’ worth of storms, Kossin did not try to determine the cause of the slowdown. Even so, the shift is, exactly as he and other cyclone experts said, the expected result of climate change.

Kossin’s work was considered to be “pretty convincing” by Christina Patricola, a scientist with the Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division of California’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

It is Kossin’s hope that a model demonstrating which communities are likely to be at the highest risk could be developed by scientists. Given that in some regions, the storms are moving poleward and gaining in strength as well, places not normally passed by could be affected by unusually heavy rainfall as a result. “These are not good things to be combining,” he says.

1. Why are cyclones more destructive when they crawl more slowly?

A．They get higher wind speeds inside.

B．They cause more serious climate change.

C．They move poleward and affect more regions.

D．They make rains and winds stay longer over a place.

2. What has Kossin found about the western North Pacific?

A．The speed of the storms there slows more.

B．It has much wetter air.

C．It has higher risk of being hit by storms.

D．The storms there cause less damage.

3. What’s Christina Patricola’s attitude to Kossin’s work？

A．Ambiguous.

B．Cautious.

C．Critical.

D．Approving.

4. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A．Entertainment.

B．Science.

C．Health.

D．Education.

9 . 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Chris对珠海市正在推广的垃圾分类政策很感兴趣，他来信向你询问你校的相关情况，请你给他写封回信，内容包括：
1.你校垃圾分类的现状
2.同学们（或你）的反应及行动
参考词汇:垃圾分类 garbage classification/sorting, 分类垃圾箱 classification trash bin（s）, 厨余 垃圾 kitchen waste, 可回收物 recyclable waste, 其他垃圾 residual waste, 有害垃圾 hazardous waste
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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10 . When Mike Coots was 18, he lost his leg to a shark bite. It was near his home on the island of Kauai - a typical fall morning with friends. The waves were really good. Suddenly a large shark came right up under Mike and sank his teeth into Mike's lower leg and Mike felt no pain.

As he struggled(挣扎), the shark bit down harder. He beat the shark in the face again and again until the shark let him go. As Mike swam back into shore   he realized the shark had bit his lower right leg off. Mike's friends rushed to his aid. The doctors later told Mike that's probably what kept him alive during the drive to the hospital.

As soon as Mike was given the OK by his doctors, he started riding the waves again. In fact, his first time back was near the site o£ his attack. Mike was unshaken. He was curious -why was he attacked?

His curiosity led him to research sharks, and while he never figured out why he became a target, Mike did learn something that would change his life: Humans are far more dangerous to sharks than the other way around. "I watched a documentary, and I learned about the fact that 70 million sharks a year are killed for their fins(鳍)alone.

He began working with the Hawaii state government to help pass a ban on shark-derived products. He also likes using his photos to spread the message about what's happening to sharks and why it matters. ^Sharks are here on earth for a very important reason, holding together the web of biodiversity, and without them, our seas cannot survive.^,,

1. In the doctors^, opinion, what helped Mike Coots survive?

A．His good swimming skill.

B．His struggle with the shark.

C．Timely treatment by doctors.

D．The first aid offered by his friends.

2. What does the underlined word “unshaken” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Nervous.

B．Strong-minded.

C．Excited.

D．Afraid.

3. What did Mike Coots do after his recovery?

A．He worked hard to protect sharks.

B．He was curious about many things.

C．He found out why he was attacked.

D．He made documentaries on sharks.

4. Which of the following words can best describe Mike Coots?

A．Curious and humorous.	B．Honest and confident.
C．Brave and caring.	D．Patient and adventurous.