1 . 阅读下面的材料，在答题卡相对应的题号区域内填入适当的内容(每空不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Strange things were     1     (happen) in the countryside of northeast Hebei. For three days the water in the village wells     2     (rise) and fell. Farmers noticed that the well walls had deep cracks in     3     (they). A smelly gas came out of the cracks. In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous     4     (eat). Mice ran out of the field     5     (look) for places to hide. Fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds.     6     about 3:00 am on July 28^th, 1976, some people saw     7     (brightly) lights in the sky. The sound of planes could     8     (hear) outside the city of Tangshan even when no planes were in the sky. In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst.     9     the one million people of the city,     10     thought little of these events, were asleep as usual that night.

2 . 低碳生活

现在全世界都在倡导“低碳生活”(low-carbon life)，低碳生活对我们大家都有好处，请你写一篇短文向一家英文报社投稿。
提示词语:be good for, ride a bike, on foot, make a difference, protect, environment, live a low-carbon life, reuse.
要求:1.词数80-120词；
2.字迹工整，语言流畅，表达正确，逻辑清晰；
3.文章中不得出现真实的校名、姓名、地名等。
内容:作为学生，该如何去实践低碳生活，请根据以下要点，谈谈你的经历、感受及建议:
1.上下学走路或骑自行车，少乘汽车；
2.随手关灯节约用电；
3.生活简单，生活用品尽量做到循环使用。
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3 . Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Where are the bees?

Bees are essential to the production of food we eat. Bees make honey, but they also pollinate large areas of crops, such as straw berries, apples and onions. About a third of the food we eat is a result of pollination of the bees. Unfortunately, bees have been disappearing at an alarming rate.

In 2006, bee keepers started reporting about something called Colony Collapse Disaster (CCD).The main sign of CCD is the loss of adult honey bees from a hive. In October of 2006, some beekeepers reported that they had lost between 30 and 90 percent of their hives.

There were many theories for the disappearance of the bees. But the most convincing one has to do with pesticides and lifestyles of bees today. Nowadays, beekeeper get most of their income not from producing honey but from renting bees to pollinate plants. This means that the life of the typical bee now consists of travelling all around the country to pollinate crops as the seasons change. That means a lot of traveling on trucks, which is very stressful to bees. It is not unusual for up to 30% of the hive to die during transport due to stress. In addition, bees that spend most of their time locked up on trucks are not exposed to what they usually live on. Instead, they live on a sweet liquid from corn, usually polluted with pesticides.

The exact reason for the disappearance of bees is not sure, but losing bees is very costly to the economy. The bee pollination services are worth over $8 billion a year. With no bees, pollination will have to be done by hand, which would have effects on the quality of food and increased food priced. We hear a lot about big environmental disasters almost every day. But one of the biggest may just be the less of that tiny flying insect.

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4 . Everything about nuclear energy seems terrifically big: the cost, construction and decommissioning—and the fears of something going badly wrong.

The future, however may well be much smaller. Dozens of companies are working on a new generation of reactors that, they promise, can deliver nuclear power at lower cost and reduced risk.

These small-scale plants will on average generate between 50MW and 300MW of power compared with the 1,000MW-plus from a conventional reactor. They will draw on modular manufacturing techniques that will reduce construction risk, which has plagued larger-scale projects. Supporters believe these advanced modular reactors (AMRs)—most of which will not be commercial until the 2030s—are critical if atomic power is to compete against the rapidly falling costs of solar and wind.

“The physics hasn’t changed. It’s about much cleverer design that offers much-needed flexibility in terms of operation,” said Tim Stone, long-term industry adviser and chairman of Nuclear risk Insurers, which insures nuclear sites in the UK.

Since the Fukushima meltdown in Japan in 2011, safety fears have threatened nuclear power. But the biggest obstacle today is economic. In western Europe, just three plants are under construction: in the UK at Hinkley point C in Somerset; at Flamanville in France; and at Olkiluoto in Finland. All involve the European Pressurized Reactor technology of EDF that will be used at Hinkley Point. All are running years late and over budget. In the US, the first two nuclear projects under way for the past 30 years are also blowing through cost estimates.

The UK, which opened the world’s first commercial nuclear reactor in 1956, is one of the few western nations committed to renewing its ageing fleet to ensure energy security and meet tough carbon reduction targets. It is seen as a proving ground, by many in the industry, of nuclear power’s ability to restore confidence.

However, the country’s agreement with EDF to build two units at Hinkley Point—which together will generate 3.2GW of electricity—has come under severe criticism over its cost. The government is looking at different funding models but said it still sees nuclear power as vital to the country’s future energy mix. Small reactors, it believes, have the potential to generate much-needed power from the 2030s.

A nuclear sector deal, unveiled last month, promised up to ￡56m in funding for research and development into AMRs and attracted interest of start-ups from around the world. The government hopes the funding will give the UK a lead in the global race to develop these technologies, helping to provide energy security while also creating a multibillion-dollar export market for British engineering companies.

1. Which of the following is true about the advanced modular reactors (AMRs)?

A．AMRs produce more power than traditional reactors

B．Small in scale, AMRs rose more safety risks

C．So far, most AMRs have not been put into use yet

D．Governments prefer energy of solar and wind to that of AMRs

2. In paragraph 5, the author mentions the plants in Western Europe and the US to ________.

A．prove that nuclear power has been threatened by safety concern.

B．show that the construction of nuclear power plants cost more that the budget available.

C．indicate the construction of nuclear plants are slow in speed.

D．point out that most power plants have adopted the latest nuclear technology.

3. What can be inferred from the passage?

A．Some people have lost confidence in the development of nuclear plants

B．The UK government seeks to reduce the negative impact of nuclear power on its economy.

C．The plan to build two power plants in Hinkley Point has been deserted

D．a kind costs for small modular reactors would be higher relative to large nuclear reactors.

4. Which of the following can serve as the best title of this passage?

A．Britain counts on nuclear energy to keep lights on

B．Traditional nuclear plants boom with mini reactors

C．Nuclear’s share of power generation remain stead

D．Nuclear power looks to shrink its way to success

5 . We need to be responsible for our environment. Being a frugal consumer (节俭的消费者) is one way to help.     1    

Use It Up.

You can use things up instead of wasting them. Squeeze (挤) that last bit of toothpaste out of the tube.     2     Don’t throw away any bits of the biscuit at the bottom of the box.

Wear It Out.

You do not always need to have new things. Suppose your sneakers (运动鞋) have broken laces (鞋带) , but they still fit you. Repair them and wear them longer. You don’t have to have the latest iPhone until the old one doesn’t work any more. Then you can get a new one.     3    

Make It Do.

When something you want is not on hand, look for something else that you already have to take its place. Suppose you are packing your lunch for tomorrow and want a butter sandwich. You are out of butter. Have a cheese sandwich instead so you can use all of the cheese. Learn to fix broken toys instead of just throwing them away.     4    

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Think about all those things that you would like to have. Do you really need them? How long will you really play with that new toy you saw on TV? Making the things that we want uses up our world’s resources (资源). And, getting rid of the things we don’t want any more takes up even more resources and space.

A．Do without it.

B．Throw it away.

C．What exactly does that mean?

D．Do you know what to consume?

E．Use the last little piece of soap.

F．With a little thought, you can make something do.

G．Think twice before replacing something that still works.

6 . 语法填空

Strange things appeared before the Tangshan earthquake     1     (happen). For three days the water in the village wells became higher and then lower. The well walls had deep cracks     2     them. A smelly gas came out of the cracks. Some animals including fish,     3           (mouse) behaved strangely. Other strange things also happened in the city,     4     people thought little of these events and they slept as usual.

    5     (final) a terrible earthquake hit the city of Tangshan on July 28, 1976, in which more than 240,000 people died arid many     6     (injure). Many houses fell down and sand filled the wells instead of water. People were greatly shocked. Ail the electricity in the city was cut off and people began     7     (wonder) how long the disaster would last. The whole city was completely destroyed and the world seemed to be at an end. It was the     8     (big) earthquake of the 20th century, which even Beijing could feel.

However, the people of Tangshan didn’t lose hope, because 150,000 soldiers were sent to help the rescue workers. The soldiers tried their best to dig out those    9     were trapped. They also I mill shelters for the     10     (survive). Fresh water was taken to the city by every means. Slowly, the city began to come back to life.

7 . Mrs. Timms listened as the radio announcer gave a hurricane (飓风) warning for her town. Then she woke up her sons, Eddie and Jasper, and quickly explained, "We’ve got a lot to do, boys. There is no school today, and my office is closed. The hurricane is coming!

Just then, the boys grandfather arrived from his seaside home. Grandpa explained that the local government had told people to evacuate their homes by the sea. It just wasn’t safe for anyone to stay near the ocean during the hurricane.

Soon afterwards, Mrs. Timms left to buy supplies that the family would need during the storm. Batteries, bottled water and canned food were a few of the items on her list.

Grandpa stayed with the boys, and the three of them made preparations for the storm. First, they filled the bathtub and all the empty water bottles they could find. Next, they unplugged(拔掉插头)almost everything in the house. Then, Eddie helped Grandpa strengthen the windows. Meanwhile, Jasper put the outdoor chairs inside.

Later, as the storm approached, the family stayed in protected areas away from the windows and outside walls. Mrs. Timms and Grandpa moved chairs to a protected space near the staircase. Eddie and Jasper sat under a strong table next to them, reading and playing games. They waited for the radio announcer to declare that the hurricane had passed.

1. What did Mrs. Timms do after hearing the hurricane warning?

A．She went to work.	B．She woke up her sons.
C．She prepared breakfast.	D．She watched the hurricane.

2. The underlined word “evacuate” in Paragraph 2 means______.

A．lock

B．reach

C．repair

D．leave

3. While Eddie helped Grandpa strengthen the windows, Jasper_______.

A．filled the bathtub	B．turned off the lights
C．put the outdoor chairs inside	D．sat under a strong table

4. What could be the best title for the text?

A．A Happy Family.	B．A Seaside House.
C．The Damage of the Hurricane.	D．The Day of the Hurricane.

8 . Environmental health is defined as the control of the factors in the environment that may have harmful effects on people’s physical, mental, or social well-being. Because natural disasters expose people to danger by bringing up or threatening their immediate environment, effective management of environmental health after a natural disaster is of great importance.

The environmental health measures that must be considered after a natural disaster include the supply of appropriate shelter for individuals or groups of people left homeless, the distribution of safe and accessible water, and the protection and distribution of safe food products and so on.

To effectively manage environmental health during and after a disaster, it is important that a state of preparation is in effect before the event actually occurs. During an emergency, success lately depends on making good, rapid judgment and appropriate response measures. High-level decision makers, therefore, must be familiar with sound measures beforehand and should be given an accurate judgment of the disasters specific effects as quickly as possible.

This book is intended to serve as a guide for those who may be called upon to make emergency decisions after disaster strikes. The recommended environmental health measures have been listed in the order of priority in which they should be taken during an emergency. However, each natural disaster is unique in the degree or type of emergency. In response to any given disaster, decision makers may find it necessary to change the priority assigned to any particular measure.

1. Why is it significant to take effective measures after a natural disaster?

A．Victims may be at strike without immediate controls.

B．Victims may be at the risk of losing their properties.

C．Victims may be exposed to poisonous or radioactive minerals.

D．Victims may be threatened by environmental health problems.

2. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A．Good preparation beforehand is vital.

B．Rapid judgment is quite beneficial.

C．Effective measures sound familiar.

D．Slow responses sound ineffective.

3. Whom is the book mainly written for?

A．A researcher quite into environment health.

B．An organizer to handle domestic disastrous situations.

C．A possible decision-maker to handle a disaster emergency. .

D．A holidaymaker fond of the topic of effective management.

4. What does the underlined word “priority” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Perfection.	B．Preference.
C．Possibility.	D．Popularity.

9 . Do you know why different animals or pests（害虫） have their special colors? Colors in them seem to be used mainly to protect themselves.

Some birds like eating locusts (蝗虫), but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of crops. When crops are green, locusts look green. But as the harvest time comes, locusts change to the same brown color as crops have. Some other pests with different colors from plants are easily found and eaten by others. So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.

If you study the animal life, you'll find the main use of coloring is to protect themselves. Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests. They cannot be easily seen by hunters. This is because they have the colors much like the trees. They can often hide in the trees and catch some other little animals.

Have you ever noticed an even stranger act? A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of very black liquid when it faces danger. While the liquid spreads over, its enemies cannot find it, and it immediately swims away. So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.

1. From the passage we learn that locusts _____.

A．are small animals

B．are easily found by birds

C．change their colors to protect themselves

D．are dangerous to their enemies

2. How can pests with different colors from plants keep out of danger?

A．They run away quickly.

B．Their colors much like their enemies.

C．They have to move quietly.

D．They hide themselves by day and appear at night.

3. Bears and lions can keep safe because they____.

A．like brown and gray colors.

B．live in forests.

C．have the colors much like the trees.

D．move quietly.

4. Which is the best title for this passage?

A．The Change of Colors for Animals and Pests

B．The Main Use of Colors for Animals and Pests

C．Colors of Different Animals and Pests

D．Some Animals and Pests

10 .        With the development of society and economy, animals and their habitats are getting pushed aside as households decrease in size and increase in number.

Small numbers of people per household on average use more energy and goods per person. Greater numbers of households require more natural resources for construction. The possible result of this problem may be insufficient natural resources to meet consumer demand without endangering habitats important to biodiversity.

Personal freedom and social choice may come at huge environmental cost. Direct costs include visible damage to animal habitats and plant life. Indirect costs include the release of more greenhouse gases.

The effects of such “personal freedom and social choice” have already surfaced in south-west China’s Wolong Nature Reserve. In Wolong, they found that a reduced average household size was directly tied to an increase in homes, and thus an increase in the amount of firewood consumed for cooking and heating. The rise in wood fuel use has contributed to disappearance of forests and to the loss of habitats for giant pandas.

Curious about whether other parts of the world were experiencing similar phenomena, they got the support of a team of researchers including Stanford’s Paul Ehrlich, well-known for his population studies, to find out the household dynamics in 141 countries between 1985 and 2000. Their study proved that the difficult choice of Wolong is part of a global trend.

In the 76 countries considered biodiversity “hotspots”, such as the United States, Brazil, Australia, and Kenya, the number of households grew by 3.1% every year, while the population increased just 1.8%. Meanwhile, the number of people per home dropped from 4.7 to 4.0. The decline in household size has resulted in 155 million additional households in hotspot countries, almost always limiting biodiversity.

In the 10 non-hotspot countries — those without high-density areas of animal and plant species — similar results were found, though on a lesser scale. Even in countries experiencing population decline, such as New Zealand, the number of households still increased because of a reduction in household size.

1. What does the underlined word “insufficient” mean?

A．Plenty of.

B．Not enough.

C．Abundant.

D．Little.

2. It can be learned from the passage that China’s Wolong Nature Reserve__________.

A．is facing the same threat as many other parts of the world

B．sets a good example in protecting animals

C．is a place where giant pandas and their habitats are not affected

D．is a place where animals and their habitats are seriously damaged

3. Which of the following is best supported by the last two paragraphs?

A．Biodiversity is better kept in countries with smaller populations.

B．Biodiversity is better kept in hotspot countries.

C．The threat to nature from reduction in household size is a worldwide problem.

D．Both hotspot countries and non-hotspot countries face the threat of the same scale.

4. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Reduced household size leads to an increase in household number.

B．Modern homes consume more natural resources.

C．How to meet consumer demand without endangering animals and their habitats.

D．Reduction in household size as well as increase in household number threatens nature.