1 . All living things on Earth need water to live. Yet humans are facing serious water problems. According to the United Nations, today over 663 million people live without a safe water supply close to home.

To remind people of the importance of water, the UN first set up World Water Day in 1993. It is on Mar 22 each year. From Mar 22 to 28 is also the China Water Week. The first year’s theme is “Waste water”. It tried to call people to reuse waste water instead of wasting it.

In Australia people make good use of waste water. Most Australians have a grass lawn around their home instead of washing the car in the street. Many of them wash it on the lawn to keep the grass longer so that it covers the ground and reduce evaporation.

Rainwater may seem useless to you. But you can also reuse it. People in Germany collect rainwater to wash their toilets. Most houses in the country that are built in the last few years have rainwater collection devices (设备). Rainwater is collected from the root, and then linked to the toilet. But if you don’t have the device just put a bucket (桶) under your roof when it rains.

Water makes up 71 percent of Earth’s surface. But we can only use a very small part of it. Only about 3 percent of the world’s water is fresh water. It’s in lakes, rivers and underground.

Over 80 percent of the waste water in the world goes back into the nature. It has not been cleaned and pollutes the rivers and lakes. Unsafe water makes around 842,000 people die each year.

By 2030, about half of the world’s population could be facing water problem. By 2050, as many as seven billion people across the world could not have enough water supplies. The world’s population might be 9.3 billion by then.

1. The China Water Week in 2017 tries to___________.

A．collect rainwater to wash their toilets

B．remind people of the importance of water

C．put a bucket under your roof when it rains.

D．call people to reuse waste water instead of wasting it.

2. The word “reduce” in Paragraph 3 most probably means “___________ .”.

A．sit down

B．cut down

C．put down

D．write down

3. What’s the writer’s purpose of writing the passage?

A．To share his rich knowledge about water.

B．To warn more people to save water.

C．To show how water problems change the world.

D．To tell people how to discover safe water supply.

4. Which of the following would be the title of the passage?

A．Water in the world has become less and less.

B．Unsafe water makes so many people die.

C．Our planet will face serious water problems.

D．Learning to save water to protect our planet.

2 . A nighttime building fire in southern Taiwan Province that took hours to bring under control killed 46 people on Thursday. Officials in the city of Kaohsiung said at least 41 people were injured.

       The fire started early Thursday morning local time. A statement by the fire department described it as “extremely fierce.” Flames and smoke poured from the lower floors as firefighters tried to control the fire.
       The number of dead rose during the day as rescue workers searched the building which combined businesses and homes. By late afternoon, officials confirmed 32 people had died, while 14 people, who showed no signs of life, were among 55 taken to the hospital. In Taiwan, official confirmation of a death is made at the hospital.
       Firefighters could be seen spraying water into the middle floors of the 13-floor building. One woman, who was not identified, said on Taiwanese television that her 60-to-70-year-old parents were still inside as rescue efforts continued. Taiwan’s Central News Agency reported that officials said the building’s age and waste blocking many areas made search and rescue efforts more difficult.
       Many of the people living in the 40-year-old building were retired and lived alone in apartments as small as 13 square meters, local media reported. The building had 120 living spaces on the upper floors. It also had a closed movie theater, disused restaurants and karaoke businesses below them, the Central News Agency said. Mayor Chen Chi-mai said the building was partly abandoned.
       The United Daily News, a major newspaper, said fire extinguishers(灭火器) had been put in place last month. But there were only three on each floor because the residents could not pay for more.
       The fire appeared to have started on the ground floor. Investigators were examining a first-floor tea shop whose owner reportedly fought with his girlfriend the day before. They had not ruled out that the fire may have been set on purpose, The United Daily News reported.
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?

A．No signs of life were found when rescuers came.

B．The exact number of victims could not be confirmed.

C．There are hidden dangers in the building itself.

D．The building is used for business and residential purposes.

2. From the passage, we can know that        .

A．the fire made lots of firemen in trouble

B．all the victims have been properly relocated

C．the accident caused many injuries and deaths

D．the local hospital has organized blood donations

3. Which question’ s answer will help detect the fire case?

A．Why was the building partly abandoned?

B．How do the residents live in the small apartments?

C．Why weren’t there enough fire extinguishers in the building?

D．What happened to those on the ground floor that morning

4. What probably caused the firefighters’ work to be blocked?

A．The waste in the building.

B．Narrow rescue space

C．Too many retired old people.

D．The TV station’s live broadcasting.

3 . Suppose you find a bright yellow bike on a street corner in the city. You hop on (跨上) it and _______. But wait — isn’t this stealing? No, it isn’t._______ shouts, “Stop! Thief!” That is _______ this free ride is just fine with the city.

You _______ find hundreds of free yellow bikes in some US cities. The idea began in Portland, Oregon, in 1994. People saw a need for _______ transportation, and they wanted to help _______ pollution. So, to get citizens (市民)_______ their cars and onto pollution-free bikes, they _______ the Yellow Bike Project.

The _______ bikes are painted bright yellow and placed throughout the city. People can hop on the yellow bike and ride to run errands (短程差事), to work ________ to school. Then, they leave the bike for the ________ rider. There have been times when bikes have been stolen, but most people ________ the rules, because they think it is not wise to ________ the bike that’s already free.

Portland’s ________ was quickly loved by a lot of people. Within two years of its starts, similar programs were ________ in cities in six other states.

1.

A．drive away

B．ride away

C．ride back

D．run away

2.

A．No one

B．Someone

C．Anyone

D．Everyone

3.

A．whether

B．so

C．because

D．though

4.

A．have to

B．don’t have to

C．can’t

D．can

5.

A．expensive

B．crowded

C．free

D．common

6.

A．protect

B．control

C．make

D．bring

7.

A．out of

B．into

C．up

D．near

8.

A．ended

B．started

C．changed

D．refused

9.

A．public

B．private

C．clean

D．dirty

10.

A．but

B．as

C．until

D．or

11.

A．next

B．last

C．best

D．first

12.

A．break

B．make

C．discuss

D．follow

13.

A．buy

B．repair

C．produce

D．steal

14.

A．citizen

B．street

C．idea

D．school

15.

A．looked up

B．made up

C．put up

D．set up

4 . 每年的5月22日是国际生物多样性日，是鉴于公共教育和增强民众生态意识而设立的。看了右侧的海报，你有什么感想？请以Thoughts Upon the International Biodiversity Day为题，写一篇短文。

注意：
1. 词数100左右。

Thoughts Upon the International Biodiversity Day

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5 . 下面文章中有3处需要添加小标题。请从以下选项(A、B、C和D)中选出符合各段意思的小标题，选项中有一项是多余选项。

Ways to Help Your Community Stay Quiet

Noise pollution isn’t just annoying. It can also cause psychological problems. If you want to cut back on the noise polution in your life, taking some measures together with your community will help you and your family feel happier and healthier.

    1    

Use your car horn(喇叭)only when necessary, as a way to let someone know you are around the corner.

    2    

The terrible sound of a car’s engine is never welcome, so make sure you are not the one causing noise pollution in your community and spring to get your car repaired. Keeping your car in good, quiet working order will be appreciated by everyone who lives near you.

Keep your music down.

It might sound beautiful to you, but respect the fact that others might not feel the same way. Don’t just assume that your neighbours want to hear your favourite opera as much as you do.

    3    

Communities with more trees are quieter than those without them, since large, leafy trees can help absorb noise, so such a project is always worth your effort.

A. Don’t use your car horn unnecessarily.
B. Stay away from the noisy streets.
C.Keep your car in good working order.
D.Take part in a community tree-planting project.

6 . Can you imagine that there are a huge number of tiny waste pieces in the Arctic (北冰洋的) sea ice? Because of the waste pieces,30,000 kinds of animals are in danger. It’s true that one person’s acts alone can’t help the planet. But each one of us can find ways to make our contributions.

In the home, we could try not to waste foods. Use a digital meal planner to get a right amount of food so that everything we buy and cook gets eaten. Learn how to store foods to keep them fresh longer. Be sure to use proper ways to keep our home warm. For example, we can replace old windows with energy-saving ones.

At the store, we could green our habits. Buy reusable plates, but not single-use ones. Buy home tissue (纸巾) not made of materials which may lead to destruction (破坏) of forests. Buy glass cups instead of paper ones.

In the community, we could help keep its plants healthy. Take part in tree-planting projects or grass-cutting activities to help plants grow well.

Our actions alone can’t save the planet, but the above ways and habits can help.

1. What puts so many animals in danger?

A．Cold ice.

B．Waste pieces.

C．Bad weather.

2. Why should we use a digital meal planner?

A．To avoid wasting foods.

B．To cook delicious foods.

C．To keep foods fresh.

3. What does the word “reusable” in the passage mean?

A．That can be kept long.

B．That can be used again.

C．That can be thrown away.

4. Why does the author write this passage?

A．To describe the future of the planet.

B．To encourage an environment friendly life.

C．To introduce shopping places for green products.

7 . The world is going through a basic transformation,which is changing the way we live, work and think. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is bringing dramatic change and giving rise to a future filled with exciting opportunities and new challenges. Together, governments and businesses must find solutions to society's most pressing needs—from creating a carbon-free economy to tackling population growth and urbanization.

In any period of rapid change there is a trend to look for a simple method,to greet the new things and replace the old way of doing things. But a closer look at the facts tells a different story. Complex problems require many solutions working in harmony to enable positive change.

The challenge for scientists and engineers is to provide solutions in fact, data and today's realities. And while technologies offer new tools to help uncover solutions, the process also requires hard work, imagination and lots of improvement.

Success rests on performing practical, realistic, long- term solutions that make the world cleaner, safer and more sustainable(可持续的).

The environment is a case in point. Much of the public debate has centered on the central role of renewable power sources in realizing a low-carbon energy future. While the industry is fully behind developing renewables, today we understand that a low or zero-carbon future depends on adopting a multifaceted approach.

We cannot control sunshine levels or decide when the wind blows, which means solar power and wind power generators will produce too much or too little energy at times. The transition to renewables needs to take account of serious considerations.

Batteries have been much discussed as a means of storing extra energy, but there are other choices. Power-to- X technologies enable spare energy created by renewables to be stored and redistributed when and where it is needed.

1. Which of the following best explains the underlined word“tackling" in Paragraph 1?

A．Caring about.	B．Dealing with.
C．Going through.	D．Suffering from.

2. What does the author expect scientists and engineers to do?

A．Offer new tools to help uncover solutions.

B．Look for a simple method to face the future.

C．Find out ways to solve the problem.

D．Realize a low-carbon energy future.

3. What does the author think of the solar power and wind power?

A．Powerful.

B．Safe.

C．Clean.

D．Unsteady.

4. What do we know about Power-to-X technologies?

A．They can adjust power supply.

B．They take the place of batteries.

C．They help make more electricity.

D．They can create power from wind and sun.

8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Last Saturday, tornadoes    1     (strike) some parts of Texas, causing great damage and eight     2    (death).

    3    (fortunate), no one could predict the exact time of the disaster. Severe thunderstorms,     4    (include）unusual winter tornadoes, left damages stretching over a 64-km-long area across the city of Dallas in the    5    (north) part of Texas. Vehicles     6    (destroy) or turned upside down,    7    churches damaged, trees pulled up and debris (残骸) across neighborhoods. The tornadoes resulted in power    8    (fail) across northern Texas. It’s not known    9    power   supply can be restored by this weekend or not. In the meanwhile, the American National Weather Service has issued    10    warning that a snowstorm accompanied by uncertain temperatures will leave up to 40 cm of snow in west Texas on Sunday evening.

10 . Most of us are aware that we must take care of the environment, and the majority of us take steps to save energy and reduce waste and pollution. But recently, some “green truths” have been shown to be only half true, or even completely false.     1    

Eating local food is good for the environment.

It seems like common sense: eating local food should be better for the environment, because it does not need to be transported long distances and kept cold during transport.     2     It is the production of food, not its transport, that uses most of the energy and produces most of the greenhouse gases.

    3    

It depends on how long you spend in the shower and how large your bath is. If you spend more than eight minutes in a shower, you'll use as much water as in a bath—about 50 litres of water. Therefore, the key is to keep your shower time as short as possible.

Paper shopping bags are better than plastic ones.

Plastic bags cause litter and are a danger to wild animals.    4    It takes hundreds of years for plastic to break down, but much less time for paper. Because of this, people think paper bags are the better environmental choice.

However, making a paper bag uses four times as much energy as making a plastic bag and up to three times the amount of water. The process also produces more greenhouse gases.     5     So, take a reusable bag with you when you go shopping.

Environmental awareness is now part of daily life. But it’s worth checking common ideas and opinions to see what's really green.

A．They mistake them for food.

B．Here are some common ones.

C．Unfortunately, it is not that simple.

D．It’s better to take a shower than a bath.

E．A paper bag is more environmentally friendly.

F．In fact, both kinds of bags are bad for the environment.

G．When we turn off a machine, it goes into a stand-by state.