1 . Distance running, it turns out, is where humans overweigh compared with other species, even if our two-leggedness makes us about half as fast as other mammals of similar size, on average. So what is it about our bodies and our physiology (生理学) that allows us to undertake such long and tough runs?

“Our ancestors developed adaptations for running literally from toe to head,” said Lieberman, a human evolutionary biologist at Harvard University. “There’s no part of our body that running doesn’t touch.”

According to Lieberman, our toes are short so they don’t break while running. And in general, our lower body has larger joints, tendons and muscles than our upper body does to absorb the forces we generate at speed. Strong muscles in our rears (臀部) keep our upper body from falling forward, and our swinging arms stabilize our heads.

But perhaps the biggest adaptations that set humans apart deal with our ability to release heat. Our tall, upright bodies create a lot of surface area for cooling, and the ability to breathe from both the nose and mouth helps dump heat as well.

Humans are also one of the only species with the ability to sweat, and without thick fur, our sweat can easily evaporate (蒸发) from our skin, cooling us down. All of these adaptations led humans to adopt what's known as persistence hunting long before the invention of early weapons. Rather than chasing down prey, hunters likely followed their prey for miles until the animal was exhausted. Other animals do this too, but none can persistently hunt during the day or in hot climates.

“Hunting gave humans access to more energy, which made our brains grow larger. In turn, our brains have co-evolved alongside, and fed into our ability to run and hunt,” said Missy Thompson, a biologist at Fort Lew is College.

1. Why are humans better at distance running than other species?

A．Our two-legged structures.	B．Our adaptations for running.
C．Our psychology of living.	D．Our desire for challenges.

2. What’s the function of strong muscles in our rears during running?

A．They help keep a steady pace.	B．They assist in breathing efficiently.
C．They provide strength for the legs.	D．They maintain the upper body stable.

3. What is the direct result of sweating?

A．Cooling human body temperature.	B．Improving the human ability to breathe.
C．Chasing down prey quickly and accurately.	D．Exhausting animal body energy persistently.

4. What message does Thompson seem to convey in the text?

A．Hunting helps with running training.

B．Hunting benefits the brain development.

C．Hunting is closely linked to human evolution.

D．Hunting and brain development are mutually reinforcing.

3 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

I took a job as a receptionist for a vet almost five decades ago. As a keen animal lover, I accepted the position on the condition that I wouldn’t have to assist with any wounded animals. I couldn’t bear to see any creature in pain. It killed me to see the poor animals suffer.

At the end of my first week, we were closing the office for the day when a young man ran up to us holding a severely injured Doberman Pinscher puppy (杜宾犬) in his arms and begging us to save his life. The four-month-old pup had been hit by a car out of the blue.

The doctor and I ran back into the operating room. The only place the skin was still attached to this poor little animal’s body was around one shoulder. It was on the edge of dying, with awful blood and frightening bones. The vet worked tirelessly for what seemed like hours, stitching (缝针) him back together again. I stood in the clinic’s crowded waiting room, praying that the little puppy would pull through.

It turned out that was the easy part. The puppy had broken multiple bones, including his spine (脊椎). If he survived the next few days, we were quite sure he would never walk again. What followed called for great care and patience in the long term, but the vet was too occupied to handle the puppy.

That day forever changed my life. After the operation, the vet mentored me, and I became his assistant in all things medical. One of my first jobs was to give that Doberman puppy daily physical therapy. With mixed feelings, I accepted whatever came to my way—to attend to the puppy until its recovery.

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。

The following weeks witnessed I bonded with the Doberman in the clinic.

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A year later, a huge Doberman broke loose and rushed toward me while I was walking home.

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4 . 你校上学期开展了手工制作劳动实践课程，请你写一篇短文向校英语报投稿。
内容包括：1. 课程内容及心得体会；2. 对课程的建议。
注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

My Hands-on Course

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5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Following Zibo and Harbin, Tianshui in northwest China’s Gansu Province is sweeping social media with     1     (it) local street dish malatang. Malatang literally means “numbingly spicy soup”,     2     is known for its special taste.

According to the China news agency, one restaurant owner in Tianshui noted that he has been serving at least 400 customers a day as people from other provinces are driving to the city to have     3     taste of the local cuisine.     4     (current), many malatang restaurants have even extended their opening hours     5     (satisfy) the needs of the increasing amount of the customers arriving from all over the country.

The     6     (grow) popularity of this kind of street food can also be reflected in its main ingredient—the Gangu chili pepper. The sales of the products such as the soup for Tianshui malatang and Gangu chili peppers     7     (rise) in the past two weeks. Young customers     8     (bear) in the 1990s have become the main force for its consumption, accounting     9     40% of chili pepper products sales.

However, how to use temporary Internet and craze to promote the long-term     10     (develop) of the local economy is the issue that local governments should pay more attention to.

6 . Since 2018, Jason has been helping sick kids become superheroes. After watching his five-year-old daughter Angela _______ chemotherapy (化疗), he came up with the idea of “Supertees”. Designed with a cape (披风), the shirts _______ a virtual armour (盔甲) for children fighting cancer.

“Sitting by her hospital bed, I knew there was _______ I could do to help Angela, until I noticed how _______ it was to change her clothes while she was connected to various monitors. This is when the _______ for the Supertee was born,” says Jason.

Created to look like a superhero costume, the medical garments (医用服装) are all about _______ children to see themselves as the _______ they adore. “We want these kids to feel like, and be _______ as the heroes that we see them as,” he tells.

Now Jason has _______ Disney to launch a new Marvel Edition shirt. He’s got some “super” friends helping him out! Actors Lurson and Chris have ________ them, sharing special video messages for the kids who receive a new Supertee.

Riley Sinclair was ________ with a serious disease at seven years old. For Riley’s mum Tammy, the Supertee was a ________ for her son, helping him feel less ________ and making hospital visits more comfortable. “When Riley puts his ________ on, his whole personality will change and he feels like he can ________ anything. It’s amazing!” explains Tammy.

1.

A．undertake

B．undergo

C．forget

D．miss

2.

A．act out

B．act on

C．act up

D．act as

3.

A．something

B．anything

C．nothing

D．everything

4.

A．easy

B．different

C．hard

D．quick

5.

A．idea

B．advice

C．hope

D．order

6.

A．securing

B．enabling

C．persuading

D．proving

7.

A．superheroes

B．doctors

C．nurses

D．actors

8.

A．adopted

B．appointed

C．recognized

D．marked

9.

A．caught up with

B．teamed up with

C．put up with

D．ended up with

10.

A．left

B．sponsored

C．envied

D．supported

11.

A．diagnosed

B．blessed

C．disgusted

D．associated

12.

A．status maintainer

B．game changer

C．rule maker

D．peace lover

13.

A．calm

B．afraid

C．happy

D．satisfied

14.

A．skirt

B．armour

C．shorts

D．shirt

15.

A．hide

B．keep

C．face

D．avoid

8 . My Family and Other Animals written by English writer Gerald Durrell is a novel about an English family, the Durrells, who suddenly sell their house in Britain in order to put down roots on the Greek island of Corfu in the 1930s.

This is the first book in a much-celebrated trilogy(三部曲) by Gerald Durrell. It captures the most absorbing stories of the family’s encounters with the island and its inhabitants. Come for the arresting accounts of Corfu landscapes and stay for Durrell's laugh-out-loud tales of his unusual family.

Durrell, later known for his zoo keeping and the preservation of wildlife, was just a child during his family's five-year stay in Corfu. He is 10-year-old Gerry in the book—curious and passionate about animals.

Durrell’s description of the strange family is elaborate: his attention to detail is what makes the book so winning, with every sight, sound and smell of the island brought to life. One minute you’ll be laughing as his brother's clever literary friends walk down to the daffodil—yellow cottage, the next you'll be catching your breath as Durrell describes swimming at night in the Ionian Sea: Lying on my back in the silky water, staring at the sky, only moving my hands and feet slightly, I was looking at the Milky Way stretching like a silk scarf across the sky and wondering how many stars it contained.

My Family and Other Animals is quite difficult to classify, being one part travel, one part autobiography, one part natural history and one part comedy, with a thread of descriptive language running throughout that sometimes raises it nearly to poetry.

As a real delight to read, it’s the perfect literary escapism for any adult or older teenager who is currently walking down a tough road in life.

1. What does the underlined word “elaborate” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．Detailed.

B．Authentic.

C．Abstract.

D．Simple.

2. What does the author think of Durrell’s book?

A．Easy to classify.	B．Hard to follow.
C．Full of humorous accounts.	D．Packed with serious messages.

3. From the last paragraph, the book can ______.

A．motivate readers to work hard	B．free readers from real life temporarily
C．inform readers of ways to overcome difficulties	D．help readers escape from an imaginative world

4. Where is the text probably taken from?

A．A guidebook of an island.	B．A chapter of a book.
C．An introduction to a book.	D．An autobiography of a writer.

10 . 假如你是李华，你校近日将举办冬季校园徒步活动以响应全民健身理念，你想邀请外教David一同参加该活动，请你写一封信邀请他一同前往。
内容包括：1.活动目的；
2.活动时间、地点、内容；
3.表达期望。
写作要求：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
参考词汇：hiking徒步；national fitness全民健身
Dear David,
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Yours,

Li Hua