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It was summer, and my dad wanted to treat me to a vacation like never before. He decided to take me on a trip to the Wild West.
We took a plane to Albuquerque, a big city in the state of New Mexico. We reached Albuquerque in the late afternoon. Uncle Paul, my dad’s friend, picked us up from the airport and drove us up to his farm in Pecos.
His wife Tina cooked us a delicious dinner and we got to know his sons Ryan and Kyle. My dad and I spent the night in the guestroom of the farm house listening to the frogs and water rolling down the river nearby. Very early in the morning, Uncle Paul woke us up to have breakfast. “The day starts at dawn on my farm, “he said. After breakfast, I went to help Aunt Tina feed the chickens, while my dad went with Uncle Paul to take the sheep out to graze (吃草). I was impressed to see my dad and Uncle Paul riding horses. They looked really cool.
In the afternoon, I asked Uncle Paul if I could take a horse ride, and he said yes, as long as my dad went with me. I wasn’t going to take a horse ride by myself anyway. So, my dad and I put on our new cowboy hats, got on our horses, and headed slowly towards the mountains. “Don’t be late for supper, “Uncle Paul cried, “and keep to the track so that you don’t get lost!” “OK!” my dad cried back. After a while Uncle Paul and his farm house were out of sight. It was so peaceful and quiet and the colors of the brown rocks, the deep green pine trees, and the late afternoon sun mixed to create a magic scene. It looked like a beautiful woven (编织的) blanket spread out upon the ground just for us.
1. 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。续写的词数应为150左右。注意：
续写词数应为150左右；
请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Suddenly a little rabbit jumped out in front of my horse.
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We had no idea where we were and it got dark.
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2. Task one: put the correct forms of the following words into the blanks.
| drive comfort out permit loss dusks noon last roll delight trip next | ||
| time | event | feeling |
| One summer day | My dad decided to take me on a new | excited |
| In the late afternoon | Uncle Paul picked us up and | Curious |
| The first night on the farm | We spend the night in the guestroom listening to the frog and water | |
| Early in the | I helped Tina feed the chickens. My dad and Uncle Paul took the sheep | admirable |
| In the afternoon | I got a | |
| At | We got | …… |
3. Task two: answer the following questions.
1) How did the writer or the horse react to the rabbit?
2) How did the writer and his father get lost?
3) What difficulties did they meet?
4) How did they find their way back to Uncle Paul’s house?
3 . Why is the library the highest building?
4 . How to Spread Awareness About Climate Change
Climate change is one of the biggest problems we’re facing on our planet. Even though some people aren’t aware of how seriously it affects the world, there are a lot of things you can do to keep them informed.
Share news on social media.
Create art relating to climate change. Show the effects and images of climate change through your work. Art inspires so many people, so it might be a good way to show your concerns about climate change.
Then, you should keep in mind that climate change is the phenomenon of changing weather patterns in the world.
| A．Bring up real-life examples |
| B．Reach all your friends and family with reputable articles |
| C．Accept whatever was told to you about climate change online |
| D．Stay informed with the best available science and expert advice |
Wildfires are a natural occurrence in forest ecosystem. To some extent, small wildfires can help the forest ecosystem work better by burning unwanted natural fuel, like fallen leaves and branches. Because if natural fuel piles up in forests, it will spark hot, intense and fast-moving fires, which brings more risks of the outbreak of disastrous natural fires.
As researchers study the perfect balance between allowing natural fires to burn and preventing them from threatening human life, some believe sheep offer a better way to retard the fast spread of a wildfire. Cuyama Lamb, an agriculture company, pulls its weight, currently running about 700 sheep that graze(放牧) on the grass. Working with the company, the fire department directs the sheep to the area in most need of natural fuel clearance. Their job is one thing: eat. The space the sheep clear can create a “burn break” that stops a wildfire in its track. The sheep are more efficient and cost-effective than using machines to do the same task, and they can get to places that technology can’t.
Schneider, the founder of the company, hopes the sheep allow Californians to “have a healthy relationship with fires” in the future. “We aren’t going to save the world by grazing a few sheep up on the hillsides, but we can work with others and do something for the world. Doing this, I believe we will have a sustainable future,” she said.
(以下是A种题型)
1. How can wildfires benefit the forest ecosystem?
| A．They provide more natural fuel. |
| B．They contribute to the diversity of plants. |
| C．They keep a balance between human and nature. |
| D．They avoid disastrous fires caused by natural fuel. |
| A．Stimulate. | B．Prevent. | C．Predict. | D．Distinguish. |
| A．To create a firebreak. | B．To replace the fire fighters. |
| C．To improve the local farming. | D．To bring down tree-planting cost. |
| A．How to Protect the Ecosystem | B．How to Fight Against Wildfires |
| C．A Biological Way in Firefighting | D．A Successful Company in Agriculture |
(以下是B种题型)
5. What can cause disastrous natural fires according to paragraph 1?
6. Where are sheep the most useful according to the text?
7. What advantages do sheep have in firefighting?
8. What does “this” refer to in the last paragraph?
Dear Jack,
It has been a great pleasure to hear from you.
Yours,
Li Hua
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● Despite this terrible setback, Hua continued to study on his own and
● Mentally, at least, most of us could
● The same old favorites recur year in year out
● Past experience has taught us that certain accomplishments are
● If we remain
● We also make the fundamental error of announcing our resolutions to everybody so that we look even more foolish when we
