1 . Nunavut is a faraway polar area in Canada. Here_______ is so expensive that people regularly post photos in a Facebook group called Feeding My Family to _______ the prices at their local stores. Leesee Papatsie, founder of the Facebook group, says she has to _______ at least $500 a week to feed her family of five and that’s just for _______.

Because it costs a lot to fly food into the _______ area, there’s not much that can be done to reduce _______. That’s why “country foods”, such as polar bears, seals and whales, are _______.

Such _______ foods, which are often consumed raw, frozen or dried, are rich in the vitamins and nutrients people need to stay _______ in the hard conditions. The parts of the ________ that can’t be eaten, like the fur and skins, are used to create clothes and other products that hunters can sell to make a(n) ________.

People in Nunavut also hold community feasts to make sure no one goes ________. Hunters will share their ________and everyone enjoys the meal in each other’s company. This is especially ________ for families who may not have the equipment or skills to hunt.

Food sharing occurs on a smaller scale too, and is a(n) ________ part of life in Nunavut. Papatsie ________ how her parents would prepare large breakfasts every day and invite neighbors or community members over to ________.

“Eating together is one of the ________ that have kept us alive for thousands of years,” she says. “But the best way to ________ is to invest in programs that keep the traditions alive by teaching our ________ about hunting, harvesting and other arts and crafts and pass them on.”

1.

A．medicine

B．food

C．clothing

D．entertainment

2.

A．show

B．cut

C．set

D．learn

3.

A．donate

B．hide

C．spend

D．lend

4.

A．ingredients

B．salt

C．oil

D．basics

5.

A．remote

B．rich

C．wet

D．developed

6.

A．fat

B．wastes

C．prices

D．happiness

7.

A．ignored

B．preferred

C．banned

D．imported

8.

A．poisonous

B．expensive

C．processed

D．native

9.

A．healthy

B．excited

C．quiet

D．asleep

10.

A．vegetables

B．animals

C．plants

D．fruits

11.

A．announcement

B．hat

C．living

D．excuse

12.

A．satisfied

B．annoyed

C．cold

D．hungry

13.

A．house

B．money

C．catch

D．story

14.

A．significant

B．convenient

C．unfortunate

D．unkind

15.

A．sad

B．abnormal

C．ugly

D．regular

16.

A．wonders

B．remembers

C．knows

D．lies

17.

A．play

B．dance

C．share

D．chat

18.

A．dreams

B．memories

C．missions

D．customs

19.

A．settle down

B．move forward

C．break up

D．die out

20.

A．children

B．ancestors

C．teachers

D．parents

2 . Over the last 60 years, the size of farm machinery has been increasing. For example, from 1958 to 2020, the typical weight of a fully loaded combine harvester for corn or wheat increased nearly ten times.

In a way, it’s fantastic if you see how much we can harvest in a certain amount of time today and how long it would have taken us 60 years ago. Some wheat harvesters, for example, can clear 30 acres in an hour. That incredible efficiency enables about 5 percent of the world’s population to feed the other 95 percent.

But it is at the soil’s expense. One recent study reported that soil compaction (土壤板结) from heavy machines has reduced yields in some fields by as much as 50 percent. If current trends continue, it may eventually reduce global crop production by as much as 20 percent.

“Healthy soil is alive. A teaspoon of garden soil might hold a billion bacteria and networks of air pockets. Heavy farm machinery squeezes the life out of that rich soil by compacting it at depths of a foot or more, lowering oxygen levels and destroying the life that creates the basis for healthy soil. Once damaged, heavily compacted soil can take decades to recover, if it recovers at all.” says Paul Hallett, a soil physicist at the University of Aberdeen, in Scotland.

Farm machinery makers have tried to limit the impact on the soil by equipping heavy vehicles with fatter tires, which distribute the load more widely and keep the vehicles from sinking too deeply into the soil surface. “But if you have a heavier load, the stress decreases less quickly with depth.” says Paul Hallett. “It is a bit like the way tall chimneys on a power plant spread air pollution far downwind.”

1. What does the author think of the heavy farm vehicles?

A．They are environment-friendly.	B．They will go out of style very quickly.
C．They do much harm to the soil.	D．They can help increase crop production.

2. Which of the following is most unlikely caused by soil compaction?

A．Decreased crop production.	B．Soil with abundant air pockets.
C．Lack of bacteria in the fields.	D．Lower oxygen levels in the soil.

3. What does Paul Hallett want to show with the tall-chimney example?

A．It is a very good idea to spread air pollution downwind.

B．Vehicles with fatter tires will be less harmful to the soil.

C．Heavy farm machines with fatter tires just spread the stress.

D．More effective measures have to be adopted to cut pollution.

4. What message does the author seem to convey in the text?

A．We have to strike a balance between efficiency and damage.

B．It’s fantastic to use more and more advanced farm machinery.

C．It is high time that we let the damaged soil recover slowly.

D．We can’t produce enough food to feed the world’s population.

3 . Huge crowds are forming on Monday at the US Botanic Garden in Washington, DC. Usually, it’s a place to see flowers that look pretty, smell fantastic and bloom (开花) annually. But today, the so-called “corpse plants” on show are the opposite in all aspects.

Native to the rain forests of Sumatra, Indonesia, the corpse plants don’t bloom on a regular cycle -- the length of time between blooms ranges from a few years to a few decades and they are ugly and smelly.

“Last night it started out like a good French cheese, stinky but delightful. Then it moved on to a lazy boy’s socks. At last, it was junior high school gym followed by full-on rotten fish. Finally, it moved all the way to a rotting meat smell that was so thick and heavy that I experienced a sore throat, burning eyes and had a bitter taste in my mouth.” said John Clements, one of the garden employees,

“It smells bad to us, but it smells great to flies. It makes them think there’s rotten meat somewhere to lay their eggs, and that helps the corpse plant to get pollinated (授粉),” says Rob Raguso, a professor at Cornell University. “Since it takes a lot of energy for the plant to produce the smell, it puts it on reserve during the day, and will put it out in full strength from 9 pm to 3 am when the air is still and the smell can travel more easily.”

The smell comes from a number of chemicals that smell differently on their own, and that together draw flies to the plant’s cup-like flower. One of these, timethylamine, smells like rotting fish. Another, isovaleric acid, is responsible for the terrible smell of sweaty gym socks.

“It also heats up. The flower actually reaches human body temperature, making it all the more convincing to flesh-loving insects,”adds Rob Raguso.

1. What does John Clements mainly talk about?

A．Lazy boys’ socks.	B．Delightful French cheese.
C．The smell of a flower.	D．The taste of corpse plants.

2. When should visitors go to the US Botanic Garden to experience the strongest smell?

A．At noon

B．At dusk.

C．In the afternoon.

D．After midnight.

3. Why does the temperature of corpse plants’ flowers go up?

A．To reserve energy.	B．To attract pollinators.
C．To heat the environment	D．To send the smell further.

4. Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A．What Makes Corpse Plants Smell So Bad?

B．How Do Corpse Plants Appeal to Insects?

C．When Do Corpse Plants Bloom in Full Strength?

D．Why Can Flies Find Corpse Plants in the Darkness?

4 . Zhou Youguang was the inventor of Pinyin, a spelling system that converts (转化) Chinese characters into words with the Roman alphabet. The system, adopted by China in 1958, gives readers an important tool to pronounce the Chinese characters that they are unfamiliar with.

While it is not the first system to Romanize Chinese, Pinyin has become the most widely accepted tool to teach a language that has disparate dialects in different parts of China.

Beyond China’s borders. Pinyin allows the standardization of Chinese names. For instance, it’s a big reason why the name Westerners commonly use for the Chinese capital has shifted from “Peking” to “Beijing”. And it’s why many other such names have changed dramatically along with it.

And yet Zhou, the man behind one of the most important innovations in the 20th century, said he was unwilling to take on the task in the mid-1950s. At the time, he was an economist and only recently returned to China.

“I said I was an amateur and that I couldn’t do the job,” he told the BBC in 2012, laughing. “But they said, ‘It’s a new job. Everybody is an amateur.’ Everybody urged me to change professions. So I did. In 1955, I abandoned economics and started studying writing systems.”

The committee led by Zhou spent three years working on its alphabetic system. “Some people made fun of us, joking that it had taken us a long time to deal with just 26 letters,” he said in the interview.

Others took the committee’s invention very seriously, however. The Chinese government immediately introduced Pinyin in schools. The international community eventually adopted it as the standard Romanization for Chinese writing, as well, with the United Nations doing so in 1986.

Before the invention of Pinyin, 85% of Chinese people could not read. Now, about 95% can read. Pinyin has also played a vital role in determining the ways mobile phones and computers recognize Chinese characters.

1. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “disparate” in paragraph 2?

A．Different.

B．Ugly.

C．Standard.

D．Understandable.

2. What did Mr. Zhou probably study in university?

A．English.

B．Chinese.

C．Computer.

D．Economics.

3. What can be learned about Pinyin?

A．It has twenty-six spelling rules.	B．It was introduced in schools in 1955.
C．The United Nations adopted it in 1986.	D．It is the first attempt to Romanize Chinese.

4. Which paragraph mainly focuses on the significance of Pinyin?

A．Paragraph 5.

B．Paragraph 6.

C．Paragraph 7.

D．Paragraph 8.

5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What do we know about the “ikumen” course?

A．It’s for new mothers.

B．All the participants are men.

C．It’s organized by the government.

2. What is taught in the course?

A．Cooking for kids.

B．Designing clothes.

C．Getting a baby dressed.

3. What is the main purpose of the course?

A．To help participants find a partner.

B．To prepare kids for future challenges.

C．To introduce a scientific parenting way.

4. What’s Mr. Masaya Kurita’s problem?

A．He doesn’t have an aim in life.

B．He is too shy to talk with others.

C．He tends to cover up his weaknesses.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where is AmLion College?

A．In New York.

B．In Leon.

C．In Chicago.

2. What is the woman concerned about most?

A．The tuition fee.

B．The employment rate.

C．The accommodation.

3. How much does the dormitory cost per month?

A．$300.

B．$500.

C．$600.

4. What will the woman do?

A．Pay the fees.

B．Think twice.

C．Look for a better college.

7 . Why does the man stay outside the house?

A．He’s leaving for the lab.

B．He didn’t bring the key.

C．He wants some fresh air.

8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Where is Mountain Kilimanjaro located?

A．In America.

B．In Africa.

C．In Asia.

2. What do we know about Mountain Kilimanjaro?

A．It is part of a mountain range.

B．It is the greatest nature wonder in the world.

C．It attracts people to see the glacier-covered peaks.

3. When was Kilimanjaro Nation Park declared a World Heritage Site?

A．In 1889.

B．In 1973.

C．In 1987.

4. What happens to Mountain Kilimanjaro now?

A．Nobody tries to climb it because of worse weather.

B．Disappearance of snow may be reducing the income of tourism.

C．Changing climate makes it disappear gradually.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the Love Kuching Project related to?

A．Looking after cats.

B．Visiting the elderly.

C．Cleaning up the beaches.

2. What is the woman like?

A．Adventurous.

B．Warm-hearted.

C．Ambitious.

3. What will the woman probably do next?

A．Contact a project by e-mail.

B．Call a project to do voluntary work.

C．Call friends to try the Love Kuching Project.

10 . 假定你是李华，有感于校园内存在的浪费现象，请根据写作要点并参考图画内容给校长写一封信。

写作要点：
1、说明写信的目的；
2、对这些行为进行批评；
3、提出建议。
注意事项：1、短文词数100左右；
2、信的格式、开头已给出，不计入总词数;
3、参考词汇：不道德的 immoral
Dear headmaster,

I am a student from Class 1, Senior 1. I am writing to you to share my views on the shocking waste of water, electricity and paper in our school.

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A worried student,

Li Hua