1 . It immediately o ________ to Sabrina that these were signs of an approaching tsunami.(根据首字母单词拼写)

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the woman want to work in the restaurant?

A．The salary is high.

B．The manager is kind.

C．The environment is nice.

2. How long can the woman do the job every day on weekdays?

A．2 hours.

B．4 hours.

C．6 hours.

3. When can the woman probably get the reply?

A．On Tuesday.

B．On Thursday.

C．On Saturday.

3 . 针对你校学生中普遍存在的不吃早餐或用零食代替早餐等不良现象，请你代表英语俱乐部给全校学生用英语写一份倡议书，号召大家养成科学吃早餐的习惯。内容包括：
1. 目前存在的问题；
2. 早餐的重要作用以及如何健康吃早餐（2点建议）；
3. 发出倡议。
注意：
1. 词数100左右（标题、称呼及落款已给出，但不计入总词数）；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Have a good breakfast!

Dear fellow students,
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The English Club

4 . With greater climate catastrophe (气候突变) on Earth, it is natural for us to make every effort to stop the potential floods, snowstorms, and alarming reports from scientists. For many of us (myself included), part of that means running out to buy reusable straws, organic cleaners, and packaging-free products.

However, before you are delighted at “green” purchases, take a second to consider the results of a new study from Arizona University. By comparing the shopping habits, mental health and environmental impact of young people, the researchers reconfirmed a principle: Buying less beats buying “green” stuff without effort. And that is true whether you are looking at the impact that your purchases have on the Earth or on your own happiness.

It should not come as a shock that simply consuming less is better for the planet. After all, every new item a factory yields requires some resources to produce. Take plastic bag bans for instance. If your city is getting rid of single-use shopping bags, it can be attractive to pay for a fashionable organic cotton bag hanging in the check-out line of your local supermarket. However, experts insist that growing cotton is actually no better for the Earth than producing the conventional plastic bags. Then what is your best bet for carrying your groceries if you care about sustainability? Any bag you already own.

It is not just the Earth that will be happier if you buy less. You will feel more contented too, according to the new study. “People believe that they might well be self-satisfied about becoming environmentally conscious through ‘green’ buying patterns, but it doesn’t seem to be that way”, said the lead researcher Sabrina Helm. “Reduced consumption has effects on increased happiness, but we don’t see that with ‘green’ consumption.”

“Owning every new ‘green’ product on the market might make you feel contented, but if you relieve yourself of that burden of ownership, most people report feeling a lot better,” said Helm.

1. Why does the writer mention “green” shopping habits?

A．To call on a green lifestyle.	B．To present a half true “green” truth.
C．To introduce a social trend.	D．To praise people’s green efforts.

2. What’s the main idea of paragraph 3?

A．Growing cotton is far worse for the Earth.

B．Reduced consumption is better for the Earth.

C．Using any bag you have is the best bet.

D．The plastic bag bans are of no effect.

3. What does the underlined word “contented” in paragraph 5 refer to?

A．The sense of achievement.	B．The sense of relief.
C．The sense of happiness.	D．The sense of security.

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

A．Less is More	B．The Greener, The Happier
C．Happiness Guarantee	D．What Are Green Products?

5 . At any moment, about half the world’s population is wearing denim (牛仔布). But few realize tiny bits of denim have been adding up to a surprising amount of pollution in water, as a new study shows.

Sam Athey, one of the study’s authors, says, “Even though denim is made of a natural material—cotton—it contains chemicals.” Cotton fibers are treated with many types of chemicals, she notes. Some improve its durability (耐久性) and feel. Others give denim its distinctive blue color.

Athey and her team washed jeans and found that about 50,000 microfibers come off from each pair per wash. Not all of those fibers make their way into the environment. Wastewater treatment plants catch about 83 to 99 percent of them. Catching 99 percent may sound pretty good. But one percent of 50,000 is still 500 fibers per wash. And since every pair of jeans is washed again and again, it still adds up to lots of microfibers entering water environments.

Denim microfibers showed up in sediment (沉淀物) from the Great Lakes. More of these fibers polluted a series of shallow lakes in southern Ontario. They even turned up in sediment from the Arctic Ocean in northern Canada. The team found denim accounted for 12 to 23 percent of microfibers in the sediment. There were other microfibers too. But the team focused on denim because so many people wear jeans.

“Everyone wears jeans so they could be our largest input of microfibers into our streams and soils,” Athey says. “An easy way to limit that is by washing our jeans less often.” Athey grew up thinking she should wash her jeans after every couple of wearings, but most jean companies recommend washing them no more than once a month. “The solution is not that you shouldn’t wear jeans,” she says. “We need to buy fewer denim clothes and only wash them when they truly need it.”

1. Why are chemicals used to deal with cotton according to the passage?

A．To avoid its harm.

B．To make it into denim.

C．To remove its blue color.

D．To prevent fibers from falling.

2. The figures in Paragraph 3 are intended to show _________.

A．wastewater treatment plants are good at dealing with microfibers

B．few microfibers are entering water environments

C．catching 99 percent means doing no harm to the environment

D．the effects of microfibers can not be ignored

3. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．The seriousness of denim pollution.

B．The types of water pollution.

C．The wide uses of denim.

D．The large water area of Canada.

4. What does Athey suggest people do about denim pollution?

A．Wash jeans more often.

B．Avoid wearing jeans.

C．Produce less jeans.

D．Reduce denim consumption.

6 . 根据课文内容填写课文中的原词，每空一词。

When you think of a fearsome hunter, images of lions and sharks may spring to mind. Recent research by     1     scientists, however, shows that in fact, humans are the most fearsome hunters who have the greatest impact on animal populations. Human activities have brought many animals close to     2    . In the last 500 years, over 300 species of animals have gone extinct. Some activities, such as hunting and fishing, directly harm animals,     3     other activities, such as development in towns and cities, impact indirectly on animal populations.

Hunting and fishing have directly influenced the world’s animal populations. Some people hunt animals for food: whale meat is     4     in some parts of the world. Some people hunt animals for fashion: animal skin is used to make coats and bags. Still others hunt animals just for fun: deer are     5     and shot by people who enjoy the     6     of the sport.

Human activities that have indirect effects on animals can be just as     7    . When we build farms or factories, we destroy animal habitats and leave many animals with    8     to live, or no food to eat. We can also put animals in danger without ever entering their habitats. Air, water, noise and light pollution can all have a deep and     9     influence quite far from their source. Partly due to pollution caused by ship traffic and other human activities, the dolphin population has     10     greatly. As the human population continues to grow, so does the effect we have on animals.

7 . Luckily, the missing children were found safe and s________________. (根据首字母单词拼写)

8 . Those anticancer drugs are effective, but they are _____________ to white blood cells. (破坏性的) (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

9 . Many elderly people live in _______________. (贫困，贫穷) (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

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。

Herbal medicine is an important part of Chinese culture and the practice of traditional Chinese medicine. The emperor Shen Nong is said to have tasted 100 herbs,     1     allowed him to teach the Chinese people how to use them in their diet and treatment for illness. These herbs help the body to stay in balance and goji berries (枸杞) are one of them.

Since 200 B.C., goji berries     2     (use) in traditional Chinese medicine. In China, goji berries are known as “wolfberry fruit” and they were once mentioned in     3     oldest book of Chinese herbs in existence, Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing. They are also known to act     4     (positive) on the organs because of the detoxifying (解毒) properties, thus     5     (contribute) to our qi and energy.

Goji berries are an excellent source of antioxidants (抗氧化剂), amino acids and 20 other trace minerals. They are     6     (benefit) to us in many aspects,     7     (include) their ability     8     (promote) healthy skin, protect eye health, adjust blood sugar levels and fight cancer.

In China, goji berries are commonly cooked and added to recipes like porridge, soups and dishes     9     (make) with chicken, pork or vegetables. They are also used to make a     10     (vary) of teas, juices and wines.