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。

Sichuan Giant Panda Habitat has great     1    （significant）for the conservation of the giant panda,     2    （recognize）as a “National Treasure” in China and an icon of     3    （globe）conservation efforts. It is the largest and most important remaining area of panda habitat in China and the world,     4    （consist）of seven nature reserves and nine scenic parks.

In addition     5     the giant panda, the property（园地）features a variety of local and     6    （threaten）species of plants and animals, including other iconic mammal species, such as the red panda and snow leopard. The property is an important center for some birds, 300 of     7     breed（繁殖）locally. Besides, the property is     8    （particular）important for plants,     9    （become）one of the botanically richest sites of any temperate（温带的）region in the world. The property is a major source and gene pool for hundreds of traditional medicinal plants, many now under threat. Because of its biodiversity and conservation of giant pandas, these reserves     10    （list）as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2006.

3 . What color is the woman’s cat?

A．Black.

B．Red.

C．White.

4 . The latest data shows the population of wild Asin elephants in southwest China’s Yunnan Province has increased from around 150 to more than 300 from the 1980s to the end of 2021, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.

With the growth in the elephant population, conflicts between humans and elephants have become frequent. In order to fundamentally and peacefully solve the issue and protect the elephant’s habitat at the same time, construction of the Asian elephant National Park is picking up speed. Experts suggest that national parks are not intended to be entirely free of people. Instead, they should offer a method for coexistence.

Asian elephants play an important role as engineers of the rainforest, said the expert. Their migration (迁徙) can speed up the replacement of forest ecosystems along the way. Elephant waste remains not only food for insects, but also attracts insectivorous birds, allowing plant seeds to spread. Therefore, protecting the elephants and their habitats guarantees the shelter to other wildlife in forest ecosystems.

To cope with human-elephant conflicts, Yunnan took the lead in introducing a commercial insurance model into its compensation (补偿) system: local residents will be paid with the amount of money for the crops destroyed by the elephants by the insurance company. In the past 10 years, Yunnan has paid a total of 173 million yuan for losses caused by Asian elephants.

“The standard of compensation is constantly being adjusted, and the amount of insurance coverage for compensation is also increasing,” said Yang Hua from the Forestry and Grass Bureau of Yunnan Province. “At present, the insured amount in Pu’er City and Xishuangbanna Prefecture alone has already gone beyond 50 million.”

1. What do we know about the Asian elephant park?

A．It offers elephants a place without humans.	B．It aims at the human-elephant harmony.
C．It speeds up the protection of elephants.	D．It keeps the growth of elephants in control.

2. What does the underlined word “insectivorous” mean in paragraph 3?

A．Fond of plants.	B．Driving away insects.
C．Good at collection.	D．Feeding on insects.

3. What are Paragraph 4 and 5 mainly about?

A．The total money spent on compensation.

B．One way of addressing the problem concerned.

C．The influence of a commercial insurance model.

D．The damage to crops caused by the elephants.

4. What might be the best title?

A．Asian elephants, engineers of the rainforest

B．Insurance adjusted, compensation increased

C．China explores solutions to human-elephant conflicts

D．Population of wild Asian elephants shoots up in China

6 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Researchers and wetland protectors in Wuhan, Hubei Province, are stepping up efforts to allow more wildlife to survive in their natural habitat.     1     treasured species of ducks is one of the animals benefiting from the growing focus     2     the environment.

In 2012, Baer’s pochard, the blue-headed duck,     3     (list) as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature after its numbers declined due to a bad habitat. The ducks were rarely seen in Wuhan until bird-watchers observed     4     (they) living in the city in 2014. Despite that, no proof showed that, so far, the ducks     5     (turn) from migratory birds to resident birds in the city because researchers would not attach tracers to the animals     6     (prevent) humans disturbing them.

In 2019, the Wuhan Bird Watching Society started researching and rescuing the habitats of the duck. They found that the ducks feed on     7     (plant), shrimp and snails. The birds also like to rest in the shallow water     8     food is more than enough.     9     (base) on the results, the team will create an area toward the restoration of the habitat in the city’s Qijiawan for the blue-headed duck, first     10     (discover) in the area.

8 . As we continue to explore farther out into our solar system and beyond, the question of humans living on other planets often comes up. Manned bases on the Moon or Mars for example, have long been a dream of many. There is a natural curiosity to explore as far as we can go, and also to make human existence permanent (永久的). In order to do this, however, it is necessary to adapt to different extreme environments. On the Moon for example, a settlement must be self-supporting and protect its inhabitants from the airless, severe environment outside.

Mars, though, is different. While future bases could adapt to the Martian environment over time there is also the possibility of modifying (改造) the surrounding environment instead of just co-existing with it. This is the process of terraforming — adjusting Mars’ atmosphere and environment to make it more Earth-like. But the bigger question is, should we?

One of the main issues is whether Mars has any native life or not and if it does, should it be preserved as much as possible? If the answer is yes, then large-scale human settlements on Mars should be completely off-limits. Small settlement might be fine, but living on Mars should not be at the cost of any native habitats, if they exist. If Mars is home to any indigenous life, then terraforming should be a non-issue; it simply should not be done.

What if Mars is lifeless? Even if no life exists there, that untouched and unique alien environment needs to be preserved as it is as much as possible. We’ve already done too much damage here on our own planet. By studying Mars and other planets and moons in their present natural state, we can learn so much about their history and also learn more about our own world. We should appreciate the differences of other worlds instead of just transforming them to suit our own ambitions.

1. What is the best title for the text?

A．Is there life on Mars?	B．Can we adapt to Mars?
C．Should we terraform Mars?	D．Are Mars and Earth So Different?

2. What does the author think we should do if life is found on Mars?

A．Ensure that it’s not harmed.	B．Make peace with the Martians.
C．Change the unpopulated regions.	D．Assess the advantages and disadvantages.

3. What does the underlined word “indigenous” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Advanced.

B．Native.

C．Foreign.

D．Intelligent

4. How does the author develop his ideas in the text?

A．By referring to others’ research.

B．By commenting on different planets.

C．By proving the benefits of terraforming.

D．By arguing in support of one viewpoint.

9 . 阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。

“I’m going to miss you so much, Poppy,” said the tall, thin teenager. He bent down to hug his old friend goodbye. He stood up, hugged his parents, and smiled, trying not to let his emotions(情绪) get the better of him.

His parents were not quite able to keep theirs under control. They had driven their son several hours out of town to the university where he would soon be living and studying. It was time to say goodbye for now at least. The family hugged and smiled through misty eyes and then laughed.

The boy lifted the last bag onto his shoulder, and flashed a bright smile. “I guess this is it,” he said. “I’ll see you back home in a month, okay?” His parents nodded, and they watched as he walked out of sight into the crowds of hundreds of students and parents. The boy’s mother turned to the dog, “Okay, Poppy, time to go back home.”

The house seemed quiet as a tomb without the boy living there. All that week, Poppy didn’t seem interested in her dinner, her favourite toy, or even in her daily walk. Her owners were sad too, but they knew their son would be back to visit. Poppy didn’t.

They offered the dog some of her favorite peanut butter treats. They even let her sit on the sofa, but the old girl just wasn’t her usual cheerful self. Her owners started to get worried. “What should we do to cheer Poppy up?” asked Dad. “We’ve tried everything.”

“I have an idea, but it might be a little crazy,” smiled Mom. “Without anybody left in the house but us, this place could use a bit of fun. Let’s get a little dog for Poppy.”

It didn’t take long before they walked through the front door carrying a big box. Poppy welcomed them home as usual, but when she saw the box, she stopped. She put her nose on it. Her tail began wagging(摆动)ever so slowly, then faster as she caught the smell.

注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好;
Paragraph 1

Dad opened the box and a sweet little dog appeared.

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Paragraph 2

A few weeks later, the boy arrived home from the university.

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10 . The climate crisis may lead the human race to decrease in size, as mammals (哺乳动物) with smaller bodies appear better able to deal with rising global temperatures, a leading fossil expert said.

Prof Steve Brusatte, a palaeontologist (古生物学家) at the University of Edinburgh, suggested that the way in which other mammals have previously responded to periods of climate change could offer an insight into humans’ future.

He compared the potential situation of people as similar to that of early horses, which became smaller in body size as temperatures rose around 55m years ago, a period called the Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum.

Writing in The Rise and Reign of the Mammals, Brusatte notes that animals in warmer parts of the world today are often smaller than those in colder areas, an ecological principle known as Bergmann’s rule. “The reasons are not entirely understood, but it is probably, in part, because smaller animals have a higher surface area compared to their size than bigger animals and can thus better get rid of extra heat” he writes.

Brusatte said that becoming smaller was “a common way that mammals deal with climate change”. He added, “That’s not to say every species of mammal would get smaller, but it seems to be a common survival trick of mammals when temperatures spike pretty quickly, which does raise the question: if temperatures do spike really quickly, might humans dwarf, might humans get smaller? And I think that’s certainly convincing.”

In a recent study, researchers studying human remains over the past million years have also suggested that temperature is a major predictor of body size variation, while scientists studying red deer have said that warmer winters in northern Europe and Scandinavia may lead to the body size of these animals becoming smaller.

However, not all experts agree that rising temperature causes mammals to decease. Prof Adrian Lister, of the Natural History Museum in London, said the relationship shown by the recent human remains study is weak, while the strong relationship between temperature and mammal body size may often result from the availability of food and resources.

Lister doubts whether humans will shrink as the climate heats. “We are not really controlled by natural selection,” he said. “If that was going to happen, you’d need to find large people dying before they could reproduce because of climate warming. That is not happening in today’s world. We wear clothes, we have got heating, we have got air conditioning if it is too hot.”

1. According to the passage, the early horses got smaller in body size         .

A．to keep cool	B．to save food
C．to keep warm	D．to avoid being killed

2. What does the underlined word “spike” in the 5th paragraph mean?

A．Rise

B．Drop

C．Balance

D．Change

3. What is Brusatte most likely to agree with?

A．Every species of mammal would get smaller as the temperature goes up.

B．Animals in warmer areas are definitely smaller than those in colder areas.

C．Smaller animals have a higher surface area and so they can cool down quickly.

D．The change of Mammals’ body size is closely related to their food and other resources.

4. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Climate Change Causes Natural Disasters.	B．Climate Change Leads to Heated Discussions.
C．Climate Change Causes Changes in Body Size.	D．Climate Change Leads to Changed Lifestyle.