1 . For 234 years, the bald eagle has been an official symbol of the U.S. It is, after all, the national animal. But in May, 2016, the former President Barack Obama signed a law naming the bison (野牛) the national mammal. Since then, the eagle has had to share its perch.

The North American bison has long been a symbol of the West. “No other native animal tells America’s story better. It is a long-lasting symbol of power, Native American culture, and the Western wildness. At one time, tens of millions of bison lived in North America. For Native American communities, bison were a source of food and clothing. Bison were at the very heart of their traditional way of life,” says Missouri congressman William Lacy Clay Jr.

That way of life changed in the mid-1800s. People began to travel west and hunt bison. Some hunted for the same reason as Native Americans did. But others killed bison for sport. In 1894, it became illegal to kill bison. But it was almost too late. By the early 1900s, fewer than 1,000 wild bison remained in America.

Some people realized the animals needed to be saved. President Theodore Roosevelt, William Hornaday — the first director of the Bronx Zoo, in New York City — and others formed the American Bison Society. The group was to bring back the bison. Native American tribes and locals also joined the fight. By the mid-1930s, bison were no longer in danger.

Today, there are about 500,000 North American bison. They live in all 50 states. “Only about 30,000 of those animals are living as truly wild bison. Others live on protected lands or in zoos,” says Pat Thomas, the associate director of the Bronx Zoo.

Thomas says naming the bison the national mammal was an important step in making sure the animal is well protected. “This recognition is beginning to complete the circle,” he says, “from a time when there were millions of wild bison, to when bison were hunted until they nearly died out, to the beginning of the recovery.”

1. What does the underlined word “perch” in Para 1 mean?

A．High place.

B．Dish.

C．Story.

D．Famous name.

2. What can we infer from William’s words?

A．Bison have become popular worldwide.

B．Bison were protected well in North America.

C．The bison plays an important role in America.

D．The bison is far more important than the eagle.

3. What did the American Bison Society do in the mid-1930s?

A．It succeeded in saving bison.

B．It introduced a new law on bison.

C．It fought with Native American tribes.

D．It brought back bison to the Bronx Zoo.

4. What was Thomas’ attitude toward the May law on bison?

A．Disapproving.

B．Uncaring.

C．Doubtful.

D．Supportive.

2 . 为树立典型，增强榜样示范作用，我校正在评选“值得崇拜的校园人物”。请你写一封推荐信，向学校推荐一位你所崇拜的具有正能量的校园人物。
内容包括：
1. 推荐的原因；
2. 对你的影响。

注意：
1. 写作词数应为 80 左右；
2. 文中不出现真实姓名；
3. 推荐信开头已经给出，不计入总字数。
Dear school teachers,

I’d like to recommend a person I admire on campus.

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

3 . 假设你是李华，请根据写作要点并参考图画内容，同时结合你校学生的相关情况，为Teens的“YOUR VOICE”专栏写一篇短文。
写作要求：
1. 描述图画内容；
2. 提出自己的观点或意见。
注意：词数100左右；可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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4 . 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。

Sometimes, we all need that one person to believe in us if we ever want to change our lives. Thankfully, one homeless man’s note was about to get found by someone willing to help turn his life around.

Anthony Johnson is a 36-year-old who had been living without a home in England. Sadly, his time on the streets meant that Anthony struggled to find work. He soon decided to leave a note at a bus shelter asking anyone to give him a chance so he could make his life worth living.

It turned out that Anthony had once got caught up with the wrong crowd. Although he has turned his life around, Anthony had no way of making money and couldn’t afford a home. To top it off, Anthony had also been battling his mental health in the last few years and just needed a chance to make it for himself.

It wasn’t until 16-year-old Charlotte Howard saw the note that everything started to change. Charlotte wanted to help Anthony in his quest to turn things around and decided to start a GoFundMe page. Here, the teen hoped to raise almost $400-$130 to buy a trailer and the rest to cover the cost of the repairs.

It didn’t take long for Charlotte’s post to take the nation by storm, and the page soon had more donations than the teen ever imagined. In just six days, Charlotte had blown her initial goal out of the water as the page had received more than $2,300 in donations. It was way more than either of the pair ever expected.

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。
Unbelievably, the generosity didn’t end there.
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Charlotte Howard came up with a new idea about how to use the rest of the money.
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5 . 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。

COVID-19, which has spread rapidly and enveloped most of the world, is a global public health crisis which we have not seen in a century. After the outbreak, the Chinese government adopted the most comprehensive and thorough prevention and control measures in an attempt to bring the virus     1     control. With great courage and will, the spread of the virus has almost been tamed (驯服),     2    (mark) an initial victory for the country.

As most of the world struggles to cope, China—by analyzing its experiences and summarizing its    3    (achieve) —has been searching for an optimal approach. The country has been trying to explore a set of practices and approaches that can be    4    (effect) in controlling the spread of the virus and curing the infected.

To deal with such a pandemic, it is important to fully understand the situation and mobilize (动员) the general public to do whatever    5    (require) of them.

On the one hand, Chinese authorities released timely data in an open   and responsible manner     6    (provide)   people with dynamic, clear and important information    7     that   they   could   fully   understand   the   government’s policies, strategies and measures to deal with the epidemic. Making sure “    8     public is fully informed” is key to establishing strong social consensus.

On the other hand, with a strong sense of social responsibility and trust in the government, people actively    9     (participate) in the nationwide fight against the virus: a “people’s war” powered by a united will. Relying     10    (strong) on people is a key component in “winning the war”.

6 . There is no doubt that first responders (急救人员) are heroes and deserve a lot of appreciation. This was also the ____ of Natalie Reilly, an Arizona native who started a “Nothing but Love Notes”_____. She began this activity on Valentine’s Day four years ago with her mother who was___ cancer at the time.

As an attempt to _____ her mother up, she got many cards and filled them with heartfelt ______. After writing many “thank you” notes, they went around town for hours looking for police officers, veterans, firefighters, and many more. What was a successful attempt in   ______ her mother’s spirits has become a tradition that she continues to uphold.

Whether the notes came to them on a cloudy day or after a long and tiring shift, the recipients of these notes_____ appreciate them.

It turns out that the ______ and love we send out has a way of coming   ______ to us. After years of   ______ good   will, love, and appreciation, Reilly found___ through the notes when she handed one to a retired police officer who____ became her boyfriend. Continuing the tradition of writing and handing out love notes to first responders in her mother’s___ has brought about a lot of positivity for Reilly and all the recipients.

_____, this amazing story will___ many more such acts of kindness in all of us.

1.

A．thought

B．plan

C．doubt

D．suggestion

2.

A．career

B．campaign

C．project

D．progress

3.

A．researching

B．coming

C．fearing

D．fighting

4.

A．wake

B．cheer

C．call

D．bring

5.

A．messages

B．explanations

C．analyses

D．apologies

6.

A．catching

B．showing

C．lifting

D．following

7.

A．sometimes

B．truly

C．perhaps

D．slightly

8.

A．positivity

B．congratulation

C．satisfaction

D．usefulness

9.

A．over

B．down

C．back

D．up

10.

A．spreading

B．reflecting

C．enjoying

D．realizing

11.

A．kindness

B．love

C．wealth

D．fame

12.

A．continuously

B．unfortunately

C．probably

D．later

13.

A．place

B．favor

C．memory

D．time

14.

A．Curiously

B．Hopefully

C．Strangely

D．Carefully

15.

A．report

B．describe

C．perform

D．inspire

7 . Meeting deadlines (最后期限) is a lot like playing a good game of chess. Good chess players plan five to ten moves ahead.     1     If you always focus on events several days down the road, you’ll be better equipped to handle any potential crises that pop up. It also allows you to set aside a day or two before the final deadline to improve your project and add finishing touches.     2    

    3     This is the number one reason people fail to meet deadlines. In this age of smartphones, tablets and cloud computing, there’s simply no excuse to be disorganized. Simply entering events in your Google Calendar will sync it across all your mobile devices so you can keep aware of all current deadlines.     4     This makes working with a team quite easy.

File documents neatly in your computer or cloud-based storage. People often waste time finding digital bits and pieces of their projects when they aren’t organized, using “search” to desperately find the document they “swear was saved to the desktop”. Good self-discipline is reflected in good organizational skills.

Last but not the least, always be ready to meet short-notice deadlines (紧急交付通知).     5     If you were able to manage your time effectively, meeting a sudden short-notice deadline should be very easy. Smoothly and coolly meeting a last minute deadline makes you look great—especially when your procrastinating co-workers are tearing their hair out.

A．People simply aren’t organized.

B．Break one large task into several small ones.

C．Don’t just focus on today—focus on the long run.

D．Bad chess players only concentrate on the current move.

E．They usually get worried as the last deadline approaches.

F．These occur at every workplace, upsetting employees and managers alike.

G．Cloud-based calendars and documents can also be shared and edited by teammates.

8 . Although Friends came to an end in 2004, it’s still considered one of the best sitcoms to ever make its way onto our screens. This show thrust the likes of Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer, and Courteney Cox into the limelight (聚光灯), and everyone had their favorites. Women wanted to have their hair cut just like Rachel, many people wanted to be as confident as Joey, and others wanted to be able to sing just like Phoebe! However, it seems as though Lisa Kudrow’s experience on the set of Friends wasn’t as perfect as it seemed.

Recently, Lisa Kudrow was asked to speak on Marc Maron’s podcast (播客), and she opened up about her experiences with her own body image. She noted that, while working on Friends, she would often compare herself to her co-stars. She would look at Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox, and she would then see her flaws compared to their perfections. She would see them as extremely thin and beautiful women, but then she looked at herself on her screen and saw someone who was much larger.

Because she often felt as though she was less of a woman because she felt larger than her co-stars, Lisa would lose weight on purpose to feel better about herself. The more she lost weight, the more she received compliments from those who knew her, and complete strangers. This heightened the idea that she needed to be thin to be beautiful.

Now, Lisa has put weight back on and feels more beautiful than ever.

1. Who were most probably Matthew Perry and Jennifer Aniston?

A．Stars from Friends.	B．Characters from Friends.
C．Fans of Friends.	D．Coauthors of Friends.

2. Why did Lisa Kudrow have a different experience on the set of Friends?

A．Because she didn’t work well with other stars.

B．Because she thought she was too fat.

C．Because she wasn’t her audience’s favorite.

D．Because she was poor at playing her role.

3. What can you learn from Lisa’s experience?

A．Don’t think much of your appearance.

B．Don’t express your true feelings to your fans.

C．Don’t focus much on the comments of co-stars.

D．Don’t make too much comparison with others.

4. What does the underlined word “compliment” in paragraph 3 most probably mean?

A．Dislike.

B．Comment.

C．Praise.

D．Requirement.

9 . Do you remember the last time you got excited over a pair of shoes? Sure, you might have appreciated them, but did you jump for joy and act like they were the greatest thing you’d ever seen? You may not think that shoes are something worth going crazy over, but this woman would disagree. After all, she went wild when she put a pair on for the first time in her life.

It’s amazing how often we take advantage of things in life. When we’re used to something, we don’t always appreciate how lucky we are to have it. While we’re here complaining that our WiFi isn’t fast enough and our videos keep buffering, there are people in Africa who don’t even get to eat three meals a day. While most people work hard for the things they own, it’s important to stop and think of what others don’t have every now and again.

That’s what Laura Grier did one day. The woman was in Bwindi National Park, Uganda, when she felt obliged to stop and help someone by the side of the road. The person in question was standing around without any shoes on, and the sight convinced Grier to give up her own footwear. She had more shoes at home, while this woman had never even worn a pair before.

Laura’s generosity was definitely appreciated by the stranger who treated her benefactor to a celebratory dance. The woman couldn’t keep the smile from her face as she went wild in her brand new shoes. Grier was thrilled that her good deed had made the stranger so happy, and she cheered on the Ugandan woman as she danced in the street.

The next time you buy a pair of shoes, remember how lucky you are to have them.

1. Why did Laura Grier give her shoes to the woman?

A．To show her generosity.	B．To get permission to pass by.
C．To offer her help.	D．To reward her dance for her.

2. How did Laura Grier feel at the woman’s reaction?

A．Nervous.

B．Excited.

C．Thankful.

D．Lucky.

3. What does the story teach us?

A．Never expect too much of life.	B．Try to know more about Africa.
C．Don’t admire what others have.	D．Appreciate what we already have.

4. What can be the best title for the text?

A．One Woman Overjoyed by Her First Pair of Shoes

B．One Lady Forced to Offer Her Pair of Footwear

C．Ugandan Woman Dances to Welcome Her Guest

D．Grier Greatly Thrilled at Beautiful African Dance

10 . How to fight your bad breath

More than 80 million people suffer from bad breath, according to the Academy of General Dentistry, a professional association of dentists from Canada and the United States.     1    , the most common reason is poor oral hygiene (卫生). Here are some ways to fight bad breath and bring others talking to you a more pleasant experience.

    2    .

Onions and garlic add flavor to many foods, but they also add odors (臭味) not easily brushed away. The substances that cause their bad smells make their way into your bloodstream and travel to your lungs, where you breathe them out. The best way to avoid the problem is to avoid such foods.

Avoid dry mouth.

Saliva (唾液) is the key thing in your mouth that helps keep the odor under control because it helps wash away bacteria.     3    , try drinking water or chewing sugarless gum.

Brush and floss (用牙线清洁).

Oral hygiene experts recommend you brush your teeth at least twice a day and floss at least once to reduce plaque (牙斑). The sticky buildup on your teeth collects bacteria that cause bad breath, and trapped food adds to the problem.     4    , the experts warn. If you brush too hard you can wear down your teeth.

Brush your tongue.

    5    . To rid your tongue of odor-causing bacteria, remember to brush it when you clean your teeth. If your toothbrush is too big to reach the back of your tongue, buy a scraper, which is designed specifically to apply even pressure across the surface of the tongue area. This removes bacteria and dead cells that brushing alone can’t take care of.

A．Avoid certain foods

B．Don’t overdo things, though

C．If you aren’t producing much saliva

D．Bacteria don’t just live on your teeth

E．Brush your teeth after you eat these foods

F．Although bad breath can happen because of medical reasons

G．If your bad breath is thought to be caused by a potential health condition