1 . 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。

There     1     (be) no lights in sight but the night sky glowed (发出) a dusky yellow, because the Amazon was burning. The yellow flames engulfed (吞噬) trees     2     lit up the sky. During the day, the sunshine was blocked     3     thick smoke. So far, the fire     4     (put) out.

The government has recorded 72, 843 fires. The fire is just one of     5     (they) in the Amazon, the world’s     6     (large) rainforest and a fighter against climate change. According to Brazil’s space research agency INPE, the wildfire has decreased by 17 percent so far this year compared to the same period in 2018.

Environmental     7     (group)said the policies of the government encouraged deforestation (采伐森林) of the Amazon,    8     led to more fires. But the government posted a report and wanted     9     (argue) against that. The government claimed that non-governmental organizations     10     (angry) set fire to the forest after it cut their funding.

2 . As humanity has got richer, animal’s roles have changed. People need their services less than before. Fewer wolves and thieves meant less demand for dogs for protection; the internal combustion engine（内燃机）made horses unneeded; modern sanitation（卫生设备）kept rats in check and made cats less useful. No longer necessities, domestic animals became luxuries. Pet-keeping seems to kick in when household incomes rise above roughly $5,000. It is booming.

The trend is not a new one. Archaeologists（考古学家）have found 10,000-year-old graves in which dogs and people are buried together. Some cultures -- such as in Scandinavia, where dogs have long been both working dogs and companions -- have kept pets for thousands of years. But these days the pet-keeping urge has spread even to parts of the world which have no tradition of sinking into a comfortable chair with a furry creature.

The pet business is growing even faster than pet numbers, because people are spending more and more money on them. No longer are they food - waste - recyclers, fed with the remains that fall from their masters’ tables. Pet - food shelves are full of delicacies crafted to satisfy a range of appetites, including ice cream for dogs and foods for pets that are old, diabetic or suffer from sensitive digestion; a number of internet services offer food, tailored to the pet’s individual tastes.

In the business this is called “pet humanisation” -- the tendency of pet owners to treat their pets as part of the family. This is evident in the names given to dogs, which have evolved from Fido, Rex and Spot to -- in America -- Bella, Lucy and Max. It is evident in the growing market for pet clothing, pet grooming and pet hotels.

People still assume that pets must be working for humanity in some way, perhaps making people healthier or less anxious. But the evidence for that is weak. Rather, new research suggests that dogs have evolved those irresistible “puppy - dog eyes” precisely to affect human emotions. It has worked. The species that once enslaved others now works very hard to pay for the care of its pets. Sentimental（多愁善感的）Americans often refer to themselves not as cat-owners but as the cat’s “mommy” or “daddy”. South Koreans go one further, describing themselves as cat “butlers”. Watch an unlucky dog-walker trailing “his” hound（猎犬）, plastic bag in hand to pick up its mess, and you have to wonder: who’s in charge now?

1. Which of the following trends is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．People’s needs for animal services are decreasing.

B．Both the pet number and the pet business are growing.

C．Pets are increasingly making their owners less anxious.

D．Pet foods are more various and customized than before.

2. Which of the following is referred to as evidence of “pet humanization?”

A．The names given to pets in American families nowadays.

B．Pet’s inbuilt ability to affect emotions of their owners.

C．Human beings ever rising urge for pet-keeping.

D．Pet’s roles as both working staff and companions.

3. Which of the following statements is the author most likely to agree with?

A．Pets should be treated as equals of their human masters.

B．Human beings are getting much benefit from their pets.

C．Pet-keeping is still restricted within certain parts of the world.

D．Some pet owners spend too much money on their pets.

4. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A．The Changing Roles of Animals	B．The Urge for Pet-keeping
C．Who Owns Whom	D．Love Me, Love My Dog

3 . Examples of effective conservation of places matter to the world. They range from the 1960s Nubian campaign to safeguard Ancient Egyptian monuments from the waters of the Aswan Dam to the removal in 2018 of the Belize Barrier Reef from the List of World Heritage in Danger. Conservation is the core purpose of the World Heritage Convention and it may also be its biggest challenge.

The following example shows how successes at specific sites now serve as models for conservation and sustainable (可持续性) development. A year after Vienna was included on the World Heritage List in 2001, the World Heritage Committee (WHC) expressed concerns about the architectural solutions and height of four planned towers of the Wien-Mitte project. This development project, close to the Historic Centre of Vienna in the site’s buffer zone, the one that lies between two or more other areas, affected the urban scale (规模) and visual effects in and around the property (地产). As a result of the Committee’s concerns, Vienna changed its building codes and launched a new design competition for the Wien-Mitte project to work out architectural plans with reduced size in keeping with World Heritage protection.

The successful practice inspired the government of the city to invite over 600 experts and professionals from 55 countries to an international conference on World Heritage and contemporary architecture, held in Vienna in May 2005. The global discussion that followed, detailing an approach to managing conservation and development, was recorded in the UNESCO Recommendation in 2011.

The Recommendation put forwards an all-rounded and combined approach to balancing urban heritage (遗产) conservation and economic development, arguing that active protection and management of urban heritage supports the goal of sustainable development.

The Recommendation supports the harmonious combination of contemporary involvement into the historic urban framework while holding on to values linked to history, memory and the environment.

1. Why does the author mention the Belize Barrier Reef in Paragraph 1?

A．To explain the goal of the organization.

B．To encourage the public to protect the world.

C．To show the positive effect of conservation.

D．To remind people of the environmental problems.

2. Why was WHC worried about the Wien-Mitte project?

A．It took up too much public land of the city.

B．It had a bad effect on the Historic Centre of Vienna.

C．Its original designs were not environmentally friendly.

D．Its architectural solutions couldn’t meet safety standards.

3. What did the global discussion focus on?

A．The ways to combine conservation and development.

B．The creation of the new UNESCO Recommendation.

C．The international urban management and development.

D．The styles of the contemporary architecture of Vienna.

4. What is the authors purpose in writing the text?

A．To examine the challenges faced by global urban planners.

B．To introduce alternative ways of protecting the environment.

C．To stress the importance of the value of history and memory.

D．To promote active conservation and sustainable development.

4 . Opera at Music Hall: 1243 Elm Street. The season runs August through December, with additional performances in October and November. The Opera honors Enjoy the Arts membership discounts. Phone: 241-2742.

www.cityopera com.

Chamber Orchestra: The Orchestra plays at Memorial Hall at 1406 Elm Street, which offers several concerts from September through December. Call 723-1182 for more information.

http: //www. chamberorch. com.

Symphony Orchestra: At Music Hall and Riverbend. For ticket sales, call 381-3300, Regular season runs September through May at Music Hall in summer at Riverbend.

http://www.symphonv.or/home. asp .

College Conservatory of Music （CCM）: Performances are on the main campus of the university, usually at Patricia Cobbett Theater, CCM organizes a variety of events, including performances by the well-known LaSalle Quartet, CCNTs Philharmonic Orchestra, and various groups of musicians presenting Baroque through modern music. Students with ID cards can attend the events for free. A free schedule of events for each term is available by calling the box office at 556-4183.

http://wvm. ccm. uc. edu/events/calendar.

Riverbend Music Theater: 6295 Kellogg Ave. Large outdoor theater with the closest seats under cover （price difference）. Big name shows all summer long! Phone:232-6220.

http： //www.rivwrbendnuisic. com.
1. Which number should you call if you want to see an opera?

A．241-2742.

B．723-1182.

C．381-3300.

D．232-6220.

2. When can you go to a concert by Chamber Orchestra?

A．February

B．October.

C．August

D．April

3. How is Riverbend Music Theater different from the other places?

A．It gives shows all year round.	B．It offers membership discounts.
C．It has seats in the open air.	D．It presents famous musical works.

5 . Nailed it

Last July, Peters, 36, rolled her wheelchair into a nail（指甲）salon with the idea of doing her nails. But Peters, who has cerebral palsy（大脑性瘫痪），was ___________ The salon, she says, told her that they were afraid it would be _______difficult to properly paint her nails given that her hands _______ What was meant to be a day of beauty happiness for Peters was now a __________

______ the interaction from a few feet away was a Walmart cashier（收银员）about to go on her _______ . Ebony Harris, 40, _______ in Peters, a Walmart regular, a similar spirit. "She's a girlie girl," Harris told ABC 12 of Flint, Michigan. "She'^,s just like you, me, my daughter, anybody. She wants to look _________ So why can't she?"

Harris _____ Peters. "Do you want me to do your nails?" she asked. A smile _____ across Peters's face. "Yeah!" They shopped for nail polish and __________on a bright blue — a statement color that would catch every eye. They then made their   ______ into a neighboring Subway, and found a table for two. Harris __ took Peters's hand into hers and carefully began painting her nails.

"I was a little nervous and was shaking too because I didn't want to ____ her nails up," Hams admitted to ABC News. "I told her she's a blessing to us , to anybody, not _____ me. She makes me look at life and appreciate it much ______ than I have."

Watching it all with ______ was Subway employee Tasia Smith. What struck her most was the ease and gentleness _____ by Harris as she painted Peters's nails, all the while chatting ______ they were old friends. Smith was so taken by the scene that she wrote about it on Facebook." She was so __ with her," she wrote. " Thank you to the Walmart worker for making this beautiful girl's day!”

1.

A．turned off

B．turned on

C．turned away

D．turned back

2.

A．so

B．very

C．much

D．too

3.

A．shook

B．waved

C．hurt

D．moved

4.

A．question

B．success

C．disappointment

D．surprise

5.

A．Looking

B．Watching

C．Staring

D．Searching

6.

A．break

B．work

C．trip

D．picnic

7.

A．knew

B．recognized

C．kept

D．had

8.

A．happy

B．pretty

C．sad

D．honest

9.

A．praised

B．smiled

C．approached

D．asked

10.

A．covered

B．lit

C．left

D．spread

11.

A．settled

B．disagreed

C．sought

D．discussed

12.

A．road

B．direction

C．way

D．aim

13.

A．gently

B．fiercely

C．violently

D．gradually

14.

A．paint

B．do

C．cut

D．mess

15.

A．exactly

B．entirely

C．really

D．just

16.

A．less

B．more

C．fewer

D．worse

17.

A．kindness

B．admiration

C．help

D．amazement

18.

A．wanted

B．required

C．shown

D．surrounded

19.

A．because

B．though

C．even if

D．as if

20.

A．patient

B．satisfied

C．popular

D．familiar

6 . China became the first country to clone a monkey using non-reproductive cells, reducing the need to keep lab monkeys and paving the way for more accurate, effective, and affordable animal tests for new drugs .

By December of 2017, Chinese scientists had created two clone macaques named "Zhong Zhong" and "Hua Hua" by nuclear transferring of somatic cells -- any cell in the organism other than reproductive cells. This was the similar technology used to create the famous clone sheep Dolly in 1996.

"Cloning a monkey using somatic cells has been a world-class challenge because it is a primate（灵长类）that shares its genetic makeup, therefore all of its complexity, with humans." Pu Muming said.

"For drug and other lab tests, scientists have to purchase monkeys from all over the world, which is costly, bad for the environment and produces inaccurate results because each monkey might have different genes, " Pu said.

"By cloning monkeys using somatic cells, we can mass produce large numbers of genetically identical（相同的）offspring in a short time, and even change their genes to suit our needs," he added. "This can save time, cut down experiment costs, and produce more accurate results, leading to more effective medicine."

"This achievement will help China lead the world research in an international science project related to neural（神经的）mapping of primate brains，," he said. However, bio labs from the United States, Japan, and European countries are also very able, and they will quickly catch up to China after the monkey cloning technology is made public, Sun added."This means we have to innovate（创新）continuously and work extra harder this year to stay ahead," he said.

1. What is special about China's cloning monkey?

A．It transferred cells in the lab.

B．Il creates two monkeys at a lime.

C．It adopts a method of embryo splitting.

D．It uses non-reproductive cells.

2. Why do scientists clone monkeys?

A．To keep monkeys from being endangered.

B．To test new medicines on them.

C．To find the side effects of medicines.

D．To find a cure for mental diseases.

3. What Sun said in the last paragraph suggests____

A．they are determined to catch up to America

B．they try to avoid competition from other countries

C．they aren't satisfied with what they have achieved

D．they have to keep the monkey-cloning technology a secret

7 . 阅读下面材料，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。

Our bodies can be younger or older than our actual age     1     (depend) upon diet, lifestyle choices and physical activity. This is called biological (生理的) age,     2     could be different from the age on your driver's license, which     3     (call) chronological (时间的) age.     4     recent study of over 900 adults who were tracked for 12 years, from ages 26-38,     5     (show) that people who were aging faster, meaning that their biological age was higher than their chronological age, were not as healthy or     6     (physical) fit. This group was also more likely     7     (have) cognitive decline (认知衰退) and was at a     8     (great) risk for age-related health conditions.

A growing body of research proves that the keys to aging successfully are a     9     (combine) of exercising regularly, keeping busy with life, and maintaining a healthy diet with nutritious foods. These three key elements could contribute     10     aging gracefully, and successfully, too.

8 . When I was in fourth grade, I worked part-time as a paperboy. Mrs. Stanley was one of my customers. She’d watch me coming down her street, and by the time I’d biked up to her doorstep, there’d be a cold drink waiting. I’d sit and drink while she talked.

Mrs. Stanley talked mostly about her dead husband, “Mr. Stanley and I went shopping this morning.” she’d say. The first time she said that, soda(汽水) went up my nose.

I told my father how Mrs. Stanley talked as if Mr. Stanley were still alive. Dad said she was probably lonely, and that I ought to sit and listen and nod my head and smile, and maybe she’d work it out of her system. So that’s what I did, and it turned out Dad was right. After a while she seemed content to leave her husband over at the cemetery(墓地).

I finally quit delivering newspapers and didn’t see Mrs. Stanley for several years. Then we crossed paths at a church fund-raiser(募捐活动). She was spooning mashed potatoes and looking happy. Four years before, she’d had to offer her paperboy a drink to have someone to talk with. Now she had friends. Her husband was gone, but life went on.

I live in the city now, and my paperboy is a lady named Edna with three kids. She asks me how I’m doing. When I don’t say “fine”, she sticks around to hear my problems. She’s lived in the city most of her life, but she knows about community. Community isn’t so much a place as it is a state of mind. You find it whenever people ask how you’re doing because they care, and not because they’re getting paid to do so. Sometimes it’s good to just smile, nod your head and listen.

1. Why did soda go up the author’s nose one time?

A．He was talking fast.	B．He was shocked.
C．He was in a hurry.	D．He was absent-minded.

2. Why did the author sit and listen to Mrs. Stanley according to Paragraph 3?

A．He enjoyed the drink.	B．He wanted to be helpful.
C．He took the chance to rest.	D．He tried to please his dad.

3. Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “work it out of her system”?

A．recover from her sadness	B．move out of the neighborhood
C．turn to her old friends	D．speak out about her past

4. What does the author think people in a community should do?

A．Open up to others.	B．Depend on each other.
C．Pay for other’s help	D．Care about one another.