1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Which pet may an outgoing person prefer?

A．A bird.

B．A dog.

C．A cat.

2. What may a cat owner be like?

A．Clever.

B．Sociable.

C．Careful.

3. What does the speech mainly talk about?

A．Pet people’s personalities.

B．More outgoing dog people.

C．Less sociable cat people.

2 . At Sho Farm in northern Vermont, farmers Melissa Hoffman and Shawn Smith work hand in hand with the land and its inhabitants, and among them are hundreds of ducks. The ducks at Sho Farm are not being raised to be killed for food. Rather, they are naturally involved in farming operations, helping to manage pests and add fertilizer (肥料) to the soil.

In the beginning, Hoffman, who has a background in organic farming and ecology action, worked with ecologists and biologists to survey the plants and wildlife all around the area. This was “to understand who was living here, so that everything we did was in relationship to the life already here,” he says.

So, at Sho Farm, focus is placed on living harmoniously alongside other life and working with traditional ecological knowledge. Food is seen not as a commodity (商品) but as a relationship with land and life.

The methods of food production at Sho Farm, as well as the farmers’ philosophy of working with rather than against nature, are in sharp contrast to most modern agricultural systems. And that’s the point. “We’ve been talking a lot about the broken food system and the consequences of it to the environment, to wildlife, to the animals in animal agriculture and to human health,” says Hoffman, adding that it’s not just the food system that’s broken. “It’s the relationship between humans, non-human animals, land and nature.”

The ducks play a vital, integrated role on the farm, explains Hoffman, by naturally providing pest control, fertilizer and (fuel-free) land maintenance (维护), just as by-products of their existence. “We noticed where we summered groups of ducks and parts of the food system that were not doing very well. The following year, the food system was efficiently improved,” he says.

It’s a symbiotic relationship that works well. “Animals don’t have to be part of a farm in a commodity sense. They can be part of the farm as a partner,” Hoffman says. “They are wonderful partners.”

1. Why did Hoffman do a survey in the beginning?

A．To get familiar with the surroundings.

B．To have a good relationship with other people.

C．To live in harmony with other life on the farm.

D．To have a good understanding of organic farming.

2. What does the author intend to explain in paragraph 4?

A．The causes of the broken food system.

B．The reasons for Hoffman’s farming methods.

C．The changes in modern agricultural systems.

D．The process of food production at Sho Farm.

3. What does “a symbiotic relationship” in the last paragraph imply?

A．Animals are treated well at Sho Farm.

B．Animals are not to be sold for money.

C．People and animals play the same role in organic farming.

D．People and animals work together and benefit each other.

4. Which of the following best describes the farming at Sho Farm?

A．Efficient.

B．Modern.

C．Natural.

D．Economical.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What’s the man’s suggestion?

A．Wearing a necklace.

B．Giving up black shoes.

C．Choosing a formal dress.

2. Why does the man suggest the woman go without a scarf?

A．It’s too informal.

B．It’s not necessary.

C．It doesn’t go with the dress.

3. How does the man sound?

A．Uneasy.

B．Bored.

C．Patient.

4 . Sherry Gao is pouring coffee made from single-origin beans, hoping that her Mandarin Coffee Stand in the city of Pasadenawill, California introduces you to your new favorite coffee and turns your preconceptions about Chinese coffee beans upside down.

Much of the Western world imports its coffee from Africa and South America. But Gao hopes that throwing light on Yunnan-sourced coffee could expose customers to the coffee-producing region and help to break down prejudice against the beans, which for decades, until only a few years ago, were primarily used for instant products.

“We wanted to highlight Chinese coffee because a lot of people never had Chinese coffee before,” Gao said. “Some have the mindset that it’s bad or it’s cheap, but that’s not the case anymore. It’s been changing so much over the last decade.”

Recent experimentation with processing, such as the addition of fruit or sugarcane molasses during the production, is leading Yunnan’s coffee to more flavorful results. “Every time a new product comes in, it tastes better than the last one,” Gao said.

Farmers in China have grown tea for more than 3,000 years, but coffee has been grown there for only about a century in small quantities, with an uptick in the 1980s with government involvement. And the turn of the century and the 2010s saw a sharp growth with international corporations investing in the region’s crops, initially for use in instant coffee.

But in the last 10 to 15 years, tastes and demand for specialty and high-grade coffees emerged, especially from local growers and shops. The domestic demand for China-grown coffee has risen so dramatically that Gao says it’s now much more expensive.

To further connect with the community, Gao hopes to one day host classes for interactive how-to events. After all, she says, the Yunnan coffee tastes excellent when made in one’s own kitchen with a pour-over system and she hopes it’s only a matter of time before home specialty coffee enthusiasts catch on too.

1. What’s a misunderstanding of Chinese coffee beans?

A．They are of poor quality.

B．They have limited producing areas.

C．They have a mild taste.

D．They are used for flavored coffee.

2. What does the underlined word “uptick” in paragraph 5 mean?

A．Output.	B．Increase.
C．Option.	D．Investment.

3. What does Sherry Gao expect to do in future?

A．Offer community members coffee for free.

B．Buy a pour-over system for her shop.

C．Teach people to make Chinese coffee at home.

D．Keep up with home specialty coffee fans.

4. In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A．Entertainment.	B．Health.
C．Education.	D．Business.

5 . How to Have Good Table Manners

Having table manners can leave a great impression on your fellow guests, and it will help everyone feel happy and comfortable as they enjoy their meal.     1    .

Put your phone on silent

No one wants to be interrupted by a ringing phone. Before you head to the table, put your phone on silent or vibrate and put it away in a pocket or a purse. Try to keep your phone off the table while you eat.     2    . If you get an important phone call, excuse yourself from the table to take it so you don’t disturb any other guests.

Wait for everyone to be seated

This includes the host, too! If you’re at a dinner party, let everyone get settled before you touch your place setting. The same goes for a restaurant—once your party is seated, you can start getting settled. If there isn’t assigned seating, give the guest of honor or the host the best seat at the table.     3    .

Eat slowly and with your mouth closed

    4    . If you want to say something, finish what’s in your mouth and swallow before speaking up. Eat your food slowly and one bite at a time to avoid wolfing anything down. The same goes for drinking: try to take small sips and avoid splashing your drink.

    5    

A dinner party is about more than just food. As you eat, be sure to talk to the other guests around you and join in the topic of conversation. Be sure to chew and swallow your food thoroughly before you start talking, and listen attentively to those around you.

A．Participate in the conversation

B．Share the same topic with other guests

C．Try not to show anyone your food as you chew

D．It can be a distraction to keep it so close to the food

E．Everyone else can have a seat wherever they’d like to

F．Anyone can show their interest and hobbies while having dinner

G．We’ve collected a list of things on how to have good table manners

6 . 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。

Ai Kanxiang is about to finish his first semester at college,     1     he is working hard to make his dream come true. As a physical education major, he hopes     2     (become) a PE teacher and train China’s future soccer     3     (play).

Two years ago, though, his dream was even bigger. Ai wanted to join the men’s     4     (nation) soccer team, but the 20-year-old has experienced twists and turns on the soccer field.

    5     (raise) in a small village in Yunnan, Ai got public attention last year after videos of him playing soccer in a river became popular. Demonstrating creativity, such as the way to do a precise bicycle kick in the water, he became     6     online celebrity, with some fans even     7     (say) that he was “better than professional players”.

But when Ai     8     (final) played with the team, he was beaten. He was barely able to keep up. His skills were not as strong as he     9     (imagine), and he had little awareness of teamwork. Ai realized he needed more experience. So he set a new and more practical goal-to apply to university     10     become a PE teacher.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What do we know about the area?

A．Lightning strikes mostly in December.

B．The people there worry about getting hit.

C．The area is near the Andes Mountains.

2. What did NASA call the area?

A．The Never-Ending Storm of Catatumbo.

B．The Lightning Capital of the World.

C．The Light of Venezuela.

3. How many people are struck by lightning near the Catatumbo River?

A．One in three per year.

B．One in 12,000 per year.

C．80% of people who live there.

4. What does the man say in the end?

A．He’s scared of storms.

B．He’ll never visit Venezuela.

C．He’d be careful if he lived in the area.

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。

At his studio in Beijing, artist Zhang Xiaodong piles hundreds of sheets of thin top of one another until they form a complete image. When there is a slight air, the pages flow, giving life to the book     1     (it).This dragon scale bookbinding(装订),     2    (stretch)back more than 1,000 years to the Tang dynasty.

With few of the books     3     (survive)to the present day, the bookbinding technique was     4     the risk of disappearing before Zhang decided to research and bring it back to life. After half a year’s study, he finally learned     5     the ancient bookbinding worked.     6     (source)materials traditionally used in bookbinding Zhang also visited old towns and heritage (遗址)sites. Then came the     7     (crucial)-and difficult-part of the binding process: controlling the placement of each page. In order to create a complete picture, each sheet needs to be placed in     8     (exact)the right place. Zhang said that an error of just     9     hundredth of a centimeter can produce a huge, visible error when a book’s hundreds of pages are displayed together.

Zhang’s     10     (prepare)that went into producing this particular work shows the very modern way that the artist tries to understand the subject matter.

9 . “A lot of the time when climate change is discussed in mainstream media, people are asking ‘can humans overcome this?’, or ‘what technology can solve this?’. It’s high time we recognized that animals also have to adapt to various changes. We know some animals change their skin colors to escape from natural enemies or due to environment pollution,” says Ryding. “The climate change that we have created is putting a lot of pressure on them, and some species try to adapt by shapeshifting (变形). ”

Strong shapeshifting has particularly been reported in birds. Several species of Australian parrot have shown, on average, a 4%—10% increase in beak (鸟喙) size since 1871, and this is positively linked with the summer temperature each year. North American dark-eyed juncos, a type of small songbird, had a link between increased beak size and short-term temperature extremes in cold environments. There have also been reported changes in mammalian species. Researchers have reported tail length increases in wood mice and leg size increases in masked shrews (鼩鼱).

“The increases in some body parts size we see so far are quite small—less than 10%—so the changes are unlikely to be immediately noticeable,” says Ryding. “However, some body parts such as ears are predicted to increase.”

Ryding intends to investigate shapeshifting in Australian birds firsthand by 3D scanning museum bird specimens from the past 100 years. It will give her team a better understanding of which birds are changing their body parts and why. “Shapeshifting does not mean that animals are coping with climate change and that all is ‘fine’,” says Ryding. “It just means they are adapting to survive it—but we’re not sure what the other ecological consequences of these changes are, or indeed that all species are capable of changing and surviving. ”

1. What may cause animals’ shapeshifting according to Ryding?

A．Human hunting.	B．Climate change.
C．Natural enemies.	D．Polluted surroundings.

2. What method does the author mainly use to develop paragraph 2?

A．Giving examples.	B．Cause-effect analysis.
C．Making comparison.	D．Process analysis.

3. What can we know from Ryding’s words in the last paragraph?

A．Animals can well adapt to changes and survive.

B．Influence of animals’ shapeshifting is uncertain.

C．Rdying will research into bird museums in Australia.

D．All adaptations of animals to climate change are beneficial.

4. In which section of a newspaper can we find the text?

A．Technology.

B．Health care.

C．Environment.

D．Education.

10 . 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。

A new study shows that     1     two countries with the world’s     2     (large) populations are leading the increase in greening on land. The effect comes     3     (main) from ambitious tree     4     (plant) programs in China and agriculture in both countries.

China alone accounts     5     25% of the global increase in leaf area with only 6.6% of global vegetated (有植物的) area. The greening in China is from forests (42%) and croplands (32%).

China’s outsized     6     (contribute) comes in large part from programs intended           7     (protect) and expand forests, in an effort to reduce the effects of soil erosion (侵蚀), air pollution and climate change.

Taken all together, the greening of the planet represents an increase in leaf area of plants and trees equal to the area     8     is covered by all the Amazon rainforests.

Land area     9     (use) to grow crops is comparable in China and India and     10     (change) very little since the early 2000s. Yet the countries have greatly increased both their annual total green leaf area and their food production.