1 . Refresh Your Bedroom

Whether you’ve outgrown the theme of your bedroom or just want to make a few changes to give it an updated look, you don’t need a big budget to make it happen.     1    

Clear out the clutter (杂乱)

Before you start freshening up your space, take a look around to see what could give away to someone who could use it. Ask an adult for two bags or boxes, one for items you want to donate and one for anything that can go directly in the trash.     2    

Think about light

One simple room update that has a big impact is switching up your lighting.     3     Or you could try neon wall lights or a retro lava lamp on a nightstand or desk. Moving a lamp to your room, with permission from an adult, can also add soft lighting to your space.

Consider color

    4     Ask an adult if they’re willing to help you paint an accent wall in your room. An accent wall is a good chance to take a risk with color since it’s only one wall. You can choose to paint the wall behind your headboard or even a closet door. If you don’t want to paint, you could check out peel-and-stick wallpaper in fun patterns.

Layer your space

Ask a parent whether your family has extra blankets or pillows you could use in your room. They will add new colors, textures, and patterns that will instantly liven up the look and feel of your space.

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Personalize your room with photos of family and friends. You can ask a parent for any spare picture frames or pick some up together at a shop. Print out photos and frame them for display. You could also frame your own artwork to hang on a wall or prop up on a dresser.

A．Pick up photos.

B．Add personal touches.

C．Lighting is actually an essential decoration of a room.

D．One idea is to hang inexpensive LED string lights on a wall.

E．Another inexpensive change that can have big results is paint.

F．With a few smart strategies, you can give your room a whole new feel.

G．Once your room is neat, you can see what changes you might want to make.

3 . With a pair of glasses and mild manner, Siew Te Wong could be described as a Malaysian Clark Kent (a fictional character in Superman). This wildlife biologist is a Superman of sorts — a tireless defender of the world’s smallest bear species: the sun bear.

“I often call the sun bear a forgotten species,” Wong said. “When I first started, 20 years ago, no one had ever studied sun bears. Most people did not know that they even existed,” As he studied the animal and realized the threats it faced from deforestation and illegal hunting, he knew the bears were in serious trouble. “The more I learn about them, the more I care. The more I care, the more I worry,” he said. “I have to help them.” Today, Wong’s nonprofit, the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center, is the only sun bear sanctuary (保护区) in the world.

Sun bears are found in the rainforests of South Asia, and the small bears play a big role in keeping these woodlands healthy. Many plants and animals depend on them to spread seeds, create nesting sites and control the termite (白蚁) population. Healthy rainforests provide clean air and water to the entire world.

But the sun bear population has decreased by 30% during the last three decades. In 2007, the bear was officially classified as vulnerable (易危的) to extinction by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

Currently, 44 sun bears live at Wong’s center. All of them were orphaned by illegal hunting or rescued from captivity (囚禁). The center has also become one of the leading tourist destinations in the area. “They can see how special the sun bear is and learn about how their survival is important to ours,” Wong said, “so they can take some action when they go back home.”

For Wong, this work is simply his responsibility. “Sun bears have become part of my family. When they’re endangered, I care for them. When they are in trouble, I speak for them,” he said. “I want to be the voice for the sun bear, to fight for the sun bear, to ensure the survival of the sun bear. But my goal is to save the entire forest ecosystem and that is so important to the survival of mankind. I want bears to live in the forest and not in captivity.”

1. When Wong first started to study sun bears, ______.

A．they were paid little attention

B．they were a great threat to mankind

C．they were well protected by the local people

D．they were officially classified as rare animals

2. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．The importance of healthy rainforests.

B．An introduction to the rainforests of South Asia.

C．A dependent living situation of all species in rainforests.

D．The role sun bears play in keeping a balanced ecosystem.

3. Why does Wong make his sun bear center a tourist destination?

A．To finance this center.	B．To protect species diversity.
C．To recognize the value of the center.	D．To raise awareness about sun bears’ situation.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．How to turn a sun bear center into a tourist destination.

B．An introduction to a great defender of the sun bear.

C．A call for stopping the sun bear hunt.

D．What we can do to save the sun bear.

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。

I didn’t like Del so much. He always called me the nickname “Germy”, which meant “dirty”, instead of my real name “Jamie”. Besides, he was known as a trouble-maker in school. So when the head teacher Mr. Smith asked Del to come to his office, I naturally thought that Del had done something mean to someone. Through the window, I caught sight of a smaller boy crying. Del seemed unhappy, too.

He did not return to class that day. All of us were discussing what had happened to him. What else could such an annoying boy do? “He must have hit the boy and was sent home,” I whispered to my friends. Their eyes widened. It felt good to see them so interested in what I said.

The next morning, the whole school was talking about Del being expelled(开除) for beating up a kid. I was surprised that my assumptions were passed on so quickly. So when Del walked into the classroom, all the kids were shocked. The kids next to him shift ed their desks away. “What’s your problem?” Del asked. “I don’t want you to attack me,” one kid said. Some laughed. “Yeah, I might,” said Del. I could tell he was joking, but many kids thought he admitted he did beat up someone.

During recess(课间休息), Del tried to join the kickball game. “Neither team wants you,” one of the players said. “Why?” Del asked, looking confused. “I always play with you guys.” They ignored him and went on playing. Del sat by himself while the rest of the school enjoyed their recess away from him. Del looked lonely and sad, much different from before. I started to feel sorry for him.

Later that day, I learned what really happened. The kid was Del’s little brother and he was crying because their mother fell ill and was sent to hospital. I felt even sorrier for what I said before. I started a rumor(谣言).

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。

At recess the next day, I saw Del sitting alone watching the kickball game.

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Now that Del had forgiven me, I decided to do more before the recess was over.
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5 . A simple honk (汽车喇叭声) from the bus is one part of a secret code between the driver and students living in a remote village in Wanzhou district, Chongqing city.

Noticing a schoolbag hanging on the door of an old house along his _________, the bus driver pulls over and honks to answer the “code”. After a moment, he leans (倾斜) out of the bus and _______ a loud reminder. A boy then rushes outside and _________ the bus.

The boy's parents work far from home, leaving him in the _________ of his grandmother. Despite this separation (分离), the boy is determined to pursue (追逐) his education, making the _________ journey to the city to go to school. He and the driver, Mr Cheng Lin, have _________ a special routine. Whenever the boy's schoolbag is hanging outside the house, it signals to Cheng that the young student needs to catch the bus. This simple interaction between the driver and the student became their _________ “secret code”, a non-verbal (非语言) way of saying,“Today, it's time to go back to school.”

Mr Cheng, who has been _________ the Luotian to Wuqiao Nan Station route for many years, shared his ideas on the matter. He mentioned that this rural route had a significant number of left-behind children due to their parents' work _________. Recognizing the importance of his role in their lives, he paid extra __________ on Fridays and Sundays, the days when these children typically traveled back and forth to school.

1.

A．street

B．travel

C．path

D．river

2.

A．shouts

B．gives

C．sees

D．hears

3.

A．gets on

B．takes into

C．pulls up

D．tries out

4.

A．control

B．hope

C．honor

D．care

5.

A．daily

B．weekly

C．monthly

D．yearly

6.

A．created

B．promoted

C．developed

D．improved

7.

A．current

B．shared

C．devoted

D．convenient

8.

A．walking

B．working

C．running

D．driving

9.

A．experiences

B．levels

C．approaches

D．solutions

10.

A．thankfulness

B．movement

C．attention

D．performance

6 . My five sisters, two brothers and I grew up in West Islip in the 1950s and 1960s. I was third oldest. Big families were pretty common back then.

Our sweet and gentle mother, Joan Young, had a motto. She told us that all she required of us was that we love and ______ each other always. It was a(n) ______ goal to achieve day to day, as sibling rivalry (兄弟姐妹间的争斗) can be messy. ______, Mom never wavered (妥协).

One Thanksgiving, my sister Kate, the second oldest, came home during her junior year in college in Indiana. She had carpooled (拼车) with other kids. At every ______, Kate saw each student greeted with hugs and kisses.   

Kate arrived at our ______ house with siblings and parents all asleep. Kate was ______ and the next morning announced that she was done with our family forever. Small fighting followed. Mom, of course, ______ went into fix-it mode. She demanded that the older siblings, Cyndi, Kate, Stephanie and I, go into her bedroom. Our father, James Burrough, was in charge of the younger ones. Mom ______ us, closed the door behind her and locked it. She told us that we would not ______ until we forgave each other.

As you can imagine, we were not ______. At first we just stared at each other, then brought up any and every complaint we could think of. Mom ______ our requests to leave the room until love ______. In time — a long time — someone started to giggle (咯咯笑), then someone laughed. ______we were all laughing so hard we could barely breathe, and we gave in, hugging happily. Mom smiled, opened the door and we were ______.

As my brothers and sisters and I approach our senior years, with grown children and grandchildren, we still live by the ______ that Mom taught us: love, forgiveness and unity.

1.

A．forgive

B．respect

C．help

D．believe

2.

A．important

B．realistic

C．tough

D．personal

3.

A．Instead

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Besides

4.

A．stop

B．corner

C．moment

D．crossing

5.

A．private

B．large

C．comfortable

D．dark

6.

A．regretful

B．angry

C．excited

D．anxious

7.

A．nearly

B．quietly

C．immediately

D．patiently

8.

A．followed

B．questioned

C．criticized

D．watched

9.

A．eat

B．speak

C．grow up

D．get out

10.

A．happy

B．relieved

C．touched

D．proud

11.

A．realized

B．repeated

C．received

D．refused

12.

A．returned

B．worked

C．changed

D．lasted

13.

A．Certainly

B．Naturally

C．Eventually

D．Hopefully

14.

A．lucky

B．interested

C．free

D．confident

15.

A．sense

B．step

C．choice

D．motto

7 . Making a Difference

In my 7th-grade year, we undertook a project focused on encouraging people to register to vote. I discovered that the registration process is quite simple, and I couldn’t understand why many individuals weren’t registered.     1    . I also learned that anyone who is 18 can vote.

    2    ; we would make a change in our community. The school set up a voter registration day. It was part of the school’s Open House, a day we knew many people would be there. My brother was 18. I asked him if he was registered, and he said. “Why should I register? I don’t think it is important.” I told him when people elected someone, that person would decide things that could help improve the city. I asked him to come to the Open House.     3    . I did not know what he meant.

My brother surprised me. He called the registrar’s office. He was calling to find out where he could register, but he learned more.     4    . He would have to go to a training session. Then he would be able to help others get registered. So he went downtown, and he not only registered as a voter but also began training to be a registrar.

My brother talked with his high school social studies teacher. He said he wanted to help other students get registered. The teacher set. up a voter registration table in the lunchroom. My brother sat there every day for a week. When students came in, if they were 18, they could go to register at his table.     5    . My brother had done all that himself. We both had made a big difference.

A．He didn’t come right away

B．He said he would do better than that

C．Our class decided to do something about this

D．He found out he could be a volunteer registrar

E．I wanted to find out why they refused to register

F．At the end of the week, 108 students had registered

G．I learned in social studies that voting is a crucial aspect of being a citizen

8 . What’s Happening at Cheshire Library in September

Movie Matinees Are Back!
September l , 1:00pm: The Polar Express (2004)
September 7, 1:00pm: The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

We’re bringing our Movie Matinees back, and this month there’s trouble on a train! This is a drop-in program, no registration required. Come by for a movie on the big screen!

Art Journaling with Megan Jeffery
September 8, 6:30-8:00pm

Learn how you can get started in documenting your life with art journaling in this engaging workshop led by illustrator Megan Jeffery. Participants will create their own joumaling cards using a variety of supplies. Space is limited, so registration is required.

The Humane Gardener: Nancy Lawson (Online)
September 15, 6:30-8:00pm

Join author Nancy Lawson as our special guest speaker in an online presentation related to her book The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife, which explains the importance of coexisting with the local wildlife. Registration required to receive a Zoom link one hour before the start of the program.

Preschool Storytime (Ages 3-5)
September 20, 10:00-10:45am

A program for preschoolers to learn through talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing! For children ages 3-5 and their caregivers. Registration: Cheshire residents may register beginning on September 6. Non-residents may register starting on September 13.

1. What is special about the movie-watching program?

A．It is held on a train.	B．It is an online program.
C．It includes hands-on activities.	D．It requires no advance registration.

2. What should participants do before joining the presentation by Nancy Lawson?

A．Click a Zoom link.	B．Read her latest book.
C．Bring their own art supplies.	D．Submit an art journaling card.

3. Who are most likely interested in the Sept. 20 program?

A．Movie lovers.

B．Gardeners.

C．Preschoolers’ parents.

D．Artists.

9 . 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。

Over the course of the recent global pandemic, humans grew familiar     1     the idea of social distancing. A research team wondered     2     oceanic species engage in a similar practice. To find out, they ventured to the shores of the Dutch Wadden Sea to study seal (海豹) behavior.

The researchers noted that two main     3     (type) of seals frequent the shores－harbor seals and gray seals. In surveys of the area, the team noted that gray seals tend     4     (stay) away from the shore, while harbor seals prefer to keep close to the water. They also found that harbor seals keep nearly twice as much distance between one another than gray seals do.

The researchers noted that harbor seals tend to fall victim to distemper (瘟热) outbreaks — they     5     (face) two major outbreaks over the past three decades, each of     6     led to major drops in their numbers. Gray seals have not been nearly as     7     (severe) impacted because they generally survive such infections.

The research team suggests that the reason why the harbor seals keep their distance     8     (be) that they are practicing a form of social distancing as     9     way to reduce the chances of infection during outbreaks. Their findings could have     10     (significant) for other animals that practice similar behavior in light of climate change.