1 . 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。

The Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo, once struggling to sustain its     1     (survive), has undergone a remarkable turnaround. It has become a popular destination     2     visitors can glimpse diverse animals and appreciate the beauty and significance of life.

The man behind     3     U-turn is Shen Zhijun, an animal welfare advocate. Last August, Shen took to the Internet     4     (publicize) his decade-long reform efforts—a comprehensive campaign transforming the conventional zoo into a conservation-focused sanctuary (保护区). During his 30-minute speech     5     (title) A Zoo’s Pursuit, Shen showcased the successful changes that he had performed.

After witnessing the helpless and hopeless expressions of the animals, Shen’s team set about making changes.     6     (initial), they removed animal shows, which traditionally serve as the financial backbone of zoos. Subsequently, they transformed the park’s landscape, cleverly using the     7     (exist) mountainous terrain of Hongshan to reproduce the natural habitats of animals in the wild. Plus, they introduced “multi-level villas” where animals belonging to the same ecological zone but not occupying the base of the food chain can     8     (house) together, based on their ecological and geographical distribution.

This zoo has emerged     9     the most animal-friendly zoo in China. Striking a balance between respecting animals’ dignity and providing visitors with enjoyable experiences is a challenging task,     10     Shen’s team has successfully achieved it.

2 . We went deep into the earth through dark, narrow caves. When I got used to the light, I stood amazed.

A vast lake or even an ocean, spread far beyond where the eye could see. The shore was lined with shining sand, being softly lapped by waves. It was covered with small shells once inhabited by the first living beings. Around this sea stood a huge rock wall being worn away by the endless action of the waves.

I could see far over this great sea because it was being lit up by a strange light. Not sunlight, of course, as we were deep below the surface. Under the “sky”, if it could be called so, being made of rock, were also vast clouds. The light gave no heat, so the place felt rather gloomy (幽暗的). We were shut up inside a vast cave which must have been several miles high.

My imagination was powerless before such wonders. I felt like I was on some distant planet, and was both amazed and rather scared. However, I was energetic by the breezy salty air supplying more oxygen to my lungs. After many days in much narrower spaces, it was a great relief.

We began to walk following the shore. Soon in front of us appeared a tall, dense forest, composed of trees formed like umbrellas. “Mushrooms!” said my uncle. And he was right! There were mushrooms in their thousands, and each at least thirty feet high.

“Now look under your feet!” cried my uncle and I noticed many bones being crushed under our feet as we walked. Might some monsters still roam (漫步) through these gloomy forests? I anxiously surveyed the landscape, but we were the only living creatures here. Thankfully!

Eventually we returned to the cave we had entered from, and I fell asleep with strange thoughts.

— Journey to the centre of the earth

1. What does the underlined word “lapped” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Caught in.

B．Sought for.

C．Sheltered from.

D．Beaten against.

2. Which words can best describe the scene in the author’s eyes?

A．Huge, strange and amazing.	B．Sunny, windy and wonderful.
C．Salty, narrow and comforting.	D．Cloudy, gloomy and embarrassing.

3. What was found on the shore?

A．A high and thick forest composed of tree-shaped umbrellas.

B．Lots of bones belonging to monsters that might have disappeared.

C．Thousands of mushrooms measuring no more than thirty feet high.

D．A couple of roaming creatures living in the gloomy and distant planet.

4. What can be inferred from the text?

A．The author kept awake in the cave they had entered from.

B．The author thought it strange that he fell asleep in such a cave.

C．The author enjoyed the experience though he felt scared sometimes.

D．The author encountered with a monster before he returned to the cave.

3 . 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。

Wearing Hanfu and sitting in front of a Chinese zither (筝), Peng Jingxuan, a young Chinese student, moves her fingers gently along the strings on a street in Paris, France.

Peng has shared more than 200     1     (origin) videos online, with the most popular one featuring the theme song of the movie A Chinese Ghost Story viewed over 16.61 million times. “I love how she’s representing her culture in a     2     (set) where people are not familiar with it. You can tell she’s proud of her background and her music,” one of her fans commented.

Chinese zither (筝), or guzheng, is an ancient musical instrument with 21-26 strings and a length of 1.63 meters. Peng     3     (fall) in love with it when young and has been practicing it for years. Hardly finding Chinese instruments     4     (play) on the streets in Paris, she took along her guzheng     5     began her street performances to sharpen her skills. The more she performed, the more she felt a greater sense of responsibility     6     (spread) Chinese music and culture.

Considering her audience’s     7     (unfamiliar) with Chinese songs, Peng made adaptations, for     8     she received positive responses. She also performed Western pop songs that local people could relate     9    , entertaining them with beautiful melodies in a     10     (refresh) style.

4 . 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。

Scientists have discovered the remains of     1     appears to be an ancient sheep-drawn chariot (战车) near the famous Terracotta Army in the western tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang. The main structure of the chariot has likely rotted (腐烂) away after     2     (spend) more than 2,000 years in the ground but researchers did find a row of six sheep skeletons (骨架) wearing attachments used for pulling a chariot, so they     3     (infer) this was a sheep-drawn chariot.

Horse-drawn chariots were common in ancient China, but a sheep-drawn chariot is     4     extremely rare find. The founder of the Western Jin Dynasty, Emperor Wu, or Sima Yan, who ruled from 266 to 290CE, is said     5     (ride) in a sheep-drawn carriage around his palace complex every night and would sleep wherever the sheep stopped. Researchers hope laboratory     6     (analyze) on the western tomb’s burial chamber, which is currently underway, will help them determine who was buried there.

In addition to the six-sheep chariot, scientists unearthed a four-wheeled     7     (wood) chariot, probably drawn by horses,     8     (equip) with a fancy umbrella. It is the oldest of     9     (it) type ever found. They also found a wealth of iron tools and weapons, providing new insight     10     the period when iron tools first began to appear.

5 . 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。

Due to my unhealthy eating habits, I became fatter and fatter after college. My good friend Anoush was a running enthusiast. So he advised me to lose weight by running. I didn’t agree at first until he promised to accompany me to run although he was busy with his work.

Seven years later, I got more serious about running. And I dreamed to participate in Boston Marathon. Anoush encouraged me to realize my dream. He also said he enjoyed running too and wanted to attend the same marathon with me. Every day we spared our time to practise hard and did about 2 marathons a year, during which time Anoush gave me much professional guidance and encouragement. And then one day, both of us qualified for the 2017 Boston Marathon. We were excited but unfortunately, several weeks before the marathon, we had a serious quarrel. Even I swore never to talk with him in the future.

The day came. Anoush and I stood at the starting line. He said, “Good luck! You will certainly finish the marathon.” Hearing his words, I looked at him, saying, “It’s none of your business.”

Then we started running. I had strong mental confidence by using positive self-talk when running distances, which has helped me finish 18 marathons. Soon, I passed Anoush.

But I struggled in the heat starting at mile 16. I felt most of my oxygen went to the muscle in my legs and less in my brain, which made me feel a bit lightheaded and fuzzy(迷迷糊糊的). I continually encouraged myself. “Just get to the finish, run bold, and you will win,” all phrases that I say to myself didn’t work any more.

Gradually I felt out of breath and had to slow down my pace. As I ran down the famous last stretch of the Boston Marathon on Boylston Street, I fell down on the ground with my legs moving like jello(果冻).

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Just then, I felt that someone picked me up.

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When Anoush and I crossed the finish line, the audience at present applauded.

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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。

Globe-making is a long tradition, which dates back to the middle of the     1     (two) century BCE. Although contemporary world loves GPS, we’ll never get tired of the beautiful skill of a globe. Bellerby &Co. Globemakers is one of the very few workshops in the world     2     still make a variety of bespoke orbs (定制球体) by hand.

The Bellerby & Co. artisans spend months, even years,     3     (train) as globe makers. They use a     4     (combine) of traditional and modern techniques to make the instruments. It all begins with     5     perfect sphere (球), difficult to achieve. Then, the company makes edits to a map     6     (update) the cartography or personalize it for a customer, taking years to get right.

Once the map is ready, it’s printed, cut into shapes and painted by hand with watercolour. It’s a very delicate procedure, but once all of the pieces are     7     (successful) applied, Bellerby & Co. adds more watercolour details and seals it with a finish. Then the globe     8     (place) on a base. And it is finally finished according to the customer’s preference.

The company makes globes in many sizes, from small orbs that will fit on a desk     9     large floor models that are 50 inches tall. The variety of sizes     10     (represent) the demand for globes that still exists today. A globe is a work of art and a nostalgic (怀旧的) thing for many people.

7 . How to Read Candidates’ Body Language in an Interview

Body language matters, especially in interviews.     1     Our posture, gestures, movements or facial expressions can shape our reputations. Learning to read body language is about understanding candidates’ motives.

Reading body language during interviews can provide valuable insights into a candidate’s personality.     2     Here are some common interview body language signals that you can learn to read.

Observe extreme behaviour. A candidate’s harmless action doesn’t mean they won’t fitin well at your company. But be careful about extreme behaviours, like a person constantly checking their phone.

    3     You can read people’s body language by observing changes in their movements or posture. Imagine, for example, that a candidate suddenly starts tapping their foot. Maybe they feel the interview is taking too long. Or perhaps they’re facing an uncomfortable question.

Connect the dots.     4     For example, people may cross their arms when they’re cold. But, when you see a candidate crossing their arms, crossing their legs and balling their fists at the same time, prepare yourself for an aggressive (咄咄逼人的) answer.

Candidate experience greatly depends on an interviewer’s body language. Positive body language can make candidates relax and open up. Negative body language can spark (引发) defensive and reserved reactions.     5    

A．Spot the difference.

B．Ask detailed questions.

C．It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it.

D．They don’t necessarily act the same way all the time.

E．However, understanding body language isn’t an exact science.

F．You can’t always tell what a specific gesture means on its own.

G．Be aware of mistakes to preserve a positive candidate experience.

8 . I was driving down the highway, enjoying the freedom of the open road when suddenly, I heard a loud noise. My car shook _______, and I knew something was wrong.

I carefully _______ to the side of the road, as far away from the traffic as possible. I got out of the car and looked at the damage, with a rising sense of fear. The tire(轮胎) was completely flat, and I had no _______. I was stuck in the middle of nowhere with no one to help.

I tried to flag down passing cars, but no one seemed to notice me. They drove past me at high speed, as if I were _______. I began to feel frustrated and _______.

As the sun started to set, my _______ turned to despair. I felt like I was stranded(滞留) in the middle of nowhere, with no hope of _______. I thought about how long it would take for someone to notice me, and how dangerous it was to be stranded on the side of the road at night. I felt _______ forcing their way out of the corners of my eyes, but I tried my best to hold them back.

Just when I was about to give up, I heard a car _______. I tried to flag it down, but it seemed to be about to speed past me. I felt my heart ________, but to my surprise, the car slowed down and pulled over to the side of the road. A tall man got out of the car, and I felt a sense of ________ wash over me.

As expected, the man helped ________ the flat tire with his spare one. Before I expressed my gratitude, he ________ into the night. What a silent but warm-hearted ________. The road might be challenging, but the ________ of the stranger lit it up.

1.

A．slightly

B．slowly

C．precisely

D．violently

2.

A．set off

B．took up

C．pulled over

D．moved on

3.

A．chance

B．spare

C．effort

D．spirit

4.

A．delicate

B．invisible

C．flexible

D．energetic

5.

A．hopeless

B．peaceful

C．proud

D．secure

6.

A．admiration

B．determination

C．frustration

D．occupation

7.

A．emotion

B．strength

C．innovation

D．rescue

8.

A．happiness

B．enjoyment

C．tears

D．bravery

9.

A．disappearing

B．approaching

C．fading

D．floating

10.

A．rise

B．beat

C．decrease

D．sink

11.

A．anxiety

B．humour

C．relief

D．direction

12.

A．obtain

B．change

C．unearth

D．destroy

13.

A．drove off

B．set up

C．calmed down

D．figured out

14.

A．host

B．creator

C．beggar

D．hero

15.

A．kindness

B．coldness

C．genius

D．influence

9 . The diversity of Australian animals in NSW national parks is extraordinary. Some common species can be found across a range of parks, while others are endemic (特有的) to a specific area. Our national parks are also important shelters for threatened animals, many found nowhere else in the world. The following are some examples.

Albert’s lyrebird

The Albert’s lyrebird is much rarer than the superb lyrebird. Distinguished by its richer brown feather and less delicate tail feathers, it’s protected as a threatened species in NSW.

Cumberland Plain land snail

The endangered Cumberland Plain land snail is only found on the Cumberland Plain, west of Sydney. During drought it digs deep into the soil to escape severe conditions. Its brown shell is thin and fragile (脆弱的).

Australian fur seal The largest fur seal, Australian fur seals are found in isolated rocky outcrops and islands along the NSW coast. They come ashore to form breeding colonies (繁殖地) and can often be seen at Barunguba Montague Island Nature Reserve.

Australian brush turkey

The Australian brush turkey, also known as bush or scrub turkey, can be found in rainforests along eastern NSW. With a striking red head, blue-black feather and booming call, these distinctive Australian birds are easy to spot while bird watching in several NSW national parks.

1. What do Albert’s lyrebird and Cumberland Plain land snail have in common?

A．They live in the soil.	B．They hate dry conditions.
C．They have long feathers.	D．They are species in danger.

2. What can we know about Australian brush turkey from the text?

A．They breed on the sea shore.	B．They are red from head to tail.
C．They adapt to rainforest climate.	D．They are only seen on isolated islands.

3. Where can we read the text?

A．In a science report.	B．In a personal diary.
C．In a tourist brochure.	D．In an educational magazine.

10 . Right now someone is speaking or thinking in a language that is on the verge of disappearing. Of the world’s roughly 7,000 spoken languages, one dies every 40 days, according to one estimate — languages like Babanki, spoken in Cameroon.

And some of the places where rare languages are the most concentrated are also most vulnerable (易受影响的) to climate change. Especially, linguists call global warming the final nail in the coffin (致命一击) for more than half of humanity’s language disappearing.

Let’s take Vanuatu, a South Pacific island nation, for example. It’s very small, but it has 110 languages spoken there, which is the highest density (密度) of languages in the world. It is also one of the countries most at risk of sea level rise and climate change. There, you can often see perfect hurricanes.

So if rising seas or storms force people in Vanuatu to move to Australia, what happens to the language they speak? Well, what often happens is that they aren’t necessarily displaced with the same people in their community, and also, even if they are displaced with other people in their community, they and their children will often adopt the language of Australia, the dominant language there because it’s economically advantageous for them to speak the new language, the dominant language. And their language dies.

However, there is so much culturally lost when a language dies. It is because the language carries so much local knowledge and culture.

In fact, in the 1970s, it was something like 2,000 native speakers of Hawaiian remained. But activists launched some schools where children are taught from birth, usually by kind of grandparents, and now more than 18,700 people speak it. And the same thing happened in New Zealand in the 1970s. Only 5% of young Maori people spoke the language, but now something like 25% now speak it.

1. What do we know about Vanuatu?

A．Its most languages have died out.

B．It is sensitive to climate change.

C．It witnesses various disasters every year.

D．It is the highest density of population in the world.

2. What will happen to people who are forced to leave Vanuatu for Australia?

A．They lose their advantages in economy.

B．They have few chances to speak their own language.

C．They fail to contact people in their previous community.

D．They willingly teach their kids the language of Australia.

3. What is the author’s attitude towards language disappearing?

A．Favourable.

B．Concerned.

C．Doubtful.

D．Unclear.

4. What does the last paragraph want to convey?

A．More languages are faced with dying out.

B．It’s a must for kids to learn their mother tongue.

C．Grandparents play a vital role in passing down languages.

D．More efforts have been made to save endangered languages.