2 . Compean was no stranger to Los Angeles National Forest. He’d hiked the park several times. But after hiking along a _________ path last April, the 45-year-old man was lost.

As dusk _________, with several hours of aimless walking, his concern _________ fear. With only a bottle of water and less than ten percent battery _________ on his cell phone, Compean was unprepared for anything more than the two-hour journey he’d planned.

Compean climbed to a higher _________, some 7, 000 feet above sea level, where he found at least one bar of _________. “Help. My phone is going to die. I’m lost, ” he texted a friend, with a photo _________, showing where he was. All Compean could do then was wait. The temperature was dropping _________. Dressed so little, he soon felt cold to the bone.

Sixty miles away in Ventura County, Ben Kuo was reading a tweet _________ the Los Angeles County Police Department, showing an image of a man’s legs. Kuo has an unusual hobby. “I have always loved __________ where photos were taken,” he says. He frequently tries to __________ where movie scenes or television shows were filmed. When he saw the image of Compean’s legs surrounded by an endless landscape of __________, he immediately pulled up a satellite map on his laptop. The police department said Compean’s car was parked near Buckhorn Campground and Compean had been lost for a whole day, so he narrowed his search to the __________ area.

“There’s an amazing amount of information you can get from satellites, ”says Kuo. The first thing he __________ in Compean’s photo was the special grass. After comparing it to the satellite map, Kuo realized something, “He’s got to be on the south side __________ there’s not really any green valley on the north side.” That finding __________ his search, leading him to an area that was similar to a part in the image. The final step was comparing the __________ photo with 3D images of the area from Google Earth. The locations __________!

Thanks to Kuo’s __________ information, Compean was finally rescued and he was grateful to Kuo, “I __________ you my life”.

1.

A．new

B．familiar

C．old

D．primitive

2.

A．burst

B．came

C．fell

D．sank

3.

A．turned out

B．turned to

C．turned up

D．turned down

4.

A．maintaining

B．remaining

C．presenting

D．restoring

5.

A．spot

B．basin

C．peak

D．top

6.

A．power

B．signal

C．battery

D．sign

7.

A．exhibited

B．conveyed

C．exposed

D．attached

8.

A．slowly

B．steadily

C．frequently

D．quickly

9.

A．about

B．in

C．from

D．of

10.

A．looking for

B．deciding on

C．pointing out

D．counting on

11.

A．predict

B．release

C．comprehend

D．identify

12.

A．trees

B．flowers

C．grass

D．woods

13.

A．precise

B．accurate

C．surrounding

D．subsequent

14.

A．noticed

B．thought

C．mentioned

D．watched

15.

A．while

B．so

C．instead

D．because

16.

A．continued

B．accelerated

C．deepened

D．proved

17.

A．original

B．clear

C．perfect

D．complete

18.

A．entered

B．matched

C．finished

D．differed

19.

A．specific

B．rough

C．special

D．sustainable

20.

A．thank

B．envy

C．owe

D．contribute

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

“ Rachel Pettingill! ”

As Truman came home from school, he repeated the name in his head. Throughout third grade and the year before, Rachel Pettingill had earned the highest science grade in the class. Truman was used to being second best.

“ But science is my thing, ” he declared.

Truman’s parents were scientists, and he would be a scientist. That was just a fact. Somehow, with only one week and one assignment left before break, they were neck and neck. Dead even.

The subject of the project was beehives (蜂窝). As his teacher had explained, to earn an A+, he needed a “ new angle. ”

Truman pushed open the front door to find his four-year-old brother, Bryan, playing his paper towel tubes on the living room floor, hard at work.

Bryan leaped to his feet. “ Truman, help me build a city! ”

“ I’d like to, but I have to do a report on beehives. Bryan. Sorry. ” Truman stepped carefully between the tubes. He went to his room, dropped onto the bed, and studied the ceiling.

“ Rachel Pettingill! ”

Her report would be extraordinary.

“ Truman? I know where there’s an old beehive. ” Bryan poked his head in. “ Follow me. ”

They marched to the firewood. Bending down, Bryan pointed out the hive deep inside the tree. Truman carefully removed the hive from its hole.

Back in his room, Truman sat at his desk, turning the delicate hive under a lamp. Each cell was a perfect hexagon (六角形). How did the bees fit the cells together so neatly? And how did they make each cell six-sided? Could they count?

“ Boys, dinner’s ready! ” his mother called.

As he walked to have dinner, his foot came down on something strange.

“ Truman! You’re ruining my city! ” Lost in thought, Truman hadn’t seen Bryan settle in behind him with a mess of paper tubes. Bryan began to cry. Loudly. He gathered an armful of his tubes, threw them into a sink and ran sobbing into the living room.

Truman sighed and gathered the rest of the tubes in both hands.

注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:

As he held the tubes over the wastebasket, they suddenly reminded him of something.

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Paragraph 2:

Truman ran to the living room and gave his brother a big hug.

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4 . Accents are an important part of our identity. An accent gives clues about who we are, and the community we belong to or wish to belong to.     1    

What is the difference between accents and pronunciation?

Accents are about localized ways of speaking a language. A French person may speak English flawlessly (完美无瑕地), just with a French accent.     2     However, pronunciation is something that — as a learner— you can get right or wrong. If your pronunciation is correct, you can communicate effectively with others whatever your accent is.

    3    

If you think back historically people were much more localized with generation after generation of families living in the same small villages and few people traveled out of that area during their lifetimes. So over many generations differences in accent emerged and became very distinct to particular areas. Mountainous villages that are not easily accessible often develop very strong and distinctive accents.

How important is it to get an accent right?

If you’re moving to a certain part of a country, you might want to integrate better with your new community.     4     That’s because it shows a sense of belonging to the community you are trying to fit in with.

How to improve your accent?

    5     And then learners should consider which sounds exist in the language you’re learning and then spend some time in front of the mirror practicing moving your tongue and mouth to get those new and different sounds. And learners should be aware of stress and tone, which can sometimes even change the meaning of words.

A．Where do accents and pronunciation emerge?

B．They’re also important for those learning a new language.

C．Try to adapt your speech to sound more like the locals’ speech.

D．The best way is to learn the specific accent of that region.

E．Where do different types of accents come from?

F．That’s fine because there is no wrong or right with an accent.

G．Learners should first think about which sounds don’t exist in your native language.

5 . 假设你是李华，上周末你班分为两组进行了一项了解珍稀动物金丝猴（golden monkeys）的活动，请根据表格所提供的内容，给你的笔友Linda写封信，向她介绍此次活动的过程和体会。

第一组	第二组
*到动物园观察金丝猴的特征（feature） *去图书馆查阅金丝猴的习性（behavior）	*上网了解金丝猴的现有数量 *听专家介绍对金丝猴的保护措施
*汇总信息，完成报告 *活动体会（至少写两点）

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8 . “感动中国2021年度人物已经揭晓，每当提起他们，都让人忍不住热泪盈眶。他们或是在新冠疫情爆发时的最美逆行者，或是穷极一生只为造福民生的科学家，或是在推广传统文化、传递市井温暖中做出贡献的普通人。在你心中，年度人物有什么样的特征呢?请以“2021Person of the Year in my heart"为题写一篇英语短文。
内容要点如下：
1. 你心中的年度人物评选标准是什么?
2. 你心目中的2021年度人物是谁?
3. 你选择他或她的原因是什么?
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：新冠疫情 COVID-2019；造福民生bring benefits to the people；推广promote；
市井温暖the warmth of the town/city/community
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9 . 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。

China has the history of more than 5,000 years and we are so proud     1     the profound culture. Every year, we are looking forward to     2    （spend）the holiday during the     3    （tradition）festivals. They are the important part of Chinese traditional culture.     4     for young people, the meaning of these festivals is disappearing.

When young people     5    （ask）about the meaning of traditional festival, some of them have no idea. For example, some young people believe     6     Mid-autumn Festival is to in honor of the ancestors, or it is a day to eat mooncake.     7    （actual）, most festivals have been advocated by the commercial ads, and they show people to buy more     8    （product）to spend the festivals happily. Some advertisements try to implant people the wrong idea about the meaning of festival, just to attract more customers.

The lack of significance of traditional festivals has     9     negative effect on the preservation of traditional culture. The mass media should advocate the essence（精髓）of the festivals, so as     10    （let）the young generation learn more about our culture and be proud of it.