1 . Growing Roots

When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t _______ lives, he was planting trees.

The good doctor had some interesting theories on planting trees. He believed in “No pains, no gains”. He never _______ his new trees, which was _______ many people. Once I asked why. He answered that watering plants spoiled them, and that if you water them, each following tree generation will grow weaker and weaker. So you have to make things _______ for them. He talked about how watering trees made for shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in search of water. I came to understand that he meant deep roots were to be _______. I planted a couple of trees a few years back and I took good care of them. Two years of _______ has resulted in trees that expect to be waited on hand and foot. Whenever a cold wind blows, they shake and tremble their branches. Funny things about those trees of Dr. Gibbs’. The lack of water seemed to _______ them in ways comfort and ease never could.

I used to pray for my sons that their lives will be easy. But lately I’ve been thinking that it’s time to _______ my prayer. I know my children are going to meet _______, and I’m praying they will be strong. The prayer for comfort is seldom met. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the winds blow, they won’t be __________ away.

1.

A．valuing

B．sacrificing

C．enjoying

D．saving

2.

A．watered

B．raised

C．loved

D．sheltered

3.

A．against

B．beyond

C．within

D．from

4.

A．harmful

B．favorable

C．tough

D．convenient

5.

A．treasured

B．challenged

C．respected

D．favored

6.

A．fondness

B．negligence

C．preference

D．devotion

7.

A．harm

B．raise

C．benefit

D．hurt

8.

A．attend

B．announce

C．change

D．maintain

9.

A．hardships

B．worries

C．opportunities

D．careers

10.

A．given

B．sent

C．broken

D．swept

2 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 一个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Most gardeners will probably say gardening is good for you. According to a study, people who garden have a     1    (healthy) diet, get more exercise, and feel less stress. Researchers studied the benefits of gardening in shared community gardens     2     people work together. They suggest gardening may reduce stress because it     3    (expose) people to nature, while community gardens also provide chances for social interaction. Therefore, they hope the results will encourage doctors and government leaders to regard community gardens as a vital part of the public health system.

4 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从框中选择合适的单词或词组，用其正确形式填空，并将答案书写在答题卡相应位置。

distance;     remove;     break away from;     intend;     eager;     result in;     surf;   refer to;        short;       keep somebody company;     recover;     threat;     stick

The measures were effective. Up to now, the antelope population     1     and in June 2015, the Tibetan antelope     2     from the endangered species list. The government, however, does not     3     to stop the protection programmes, since the     4     to the Tibetan antelope have not yet disappeared.

5 . 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求回答问题。

Many animals and plants are endangered in the world today. These endangered species are threatened with becoming extinct, meaning they will no longer exist on Earth. Examples include the Cuban Macaw and the Sri Lankan Legume Tree. Hunting, and collecting of the Macaw bird for pets, led to its extinction. While the main reason the native Sri Lankan Legume Tree went extinct was due to habitat loss from development in the 20th century. The main cause for animals and plants disappearing is often a disruption to the food chain due to hunting, habitat loss or even the introduction of invasive (入侵的) species.

Every living thing from one-celled animals to a blue whale needs to eat. Nature is connected and controlled by many fragile food chains. A food chain describes who eats whom in a habitat. When one of the links in a food chain is no longer present — for example, a species goes extinct — the food chain breaks and sometimes this can cause other animals to disappear and the whole system can become imbalanced or even collapsed.

Humans can have disastrous effects on food chains. When people first explored the world, they took animal and plant species from their home countries to the places they explored and settled in. They did not realise the results of introducing invasive species. By doing so, they were disrupting the natural food chains of the areas they explored.

Nowadays there are strict rules controlling the movement of animals and plants between countries. But some parts of the world are still experiencing problems with invasive species introduced hundreds of years ago.

With rising awareness of how we affect the natural environment, hopefully we can learn to protect these food chains and help them to thrive. Otherwise the continued loss of species will eventually mean our own extinction.

1. What is a food chain?
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2. What may cause a disruption to the food chain?
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3. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
●Due to strict rules controlling the movement of species between countries, we have solved the problem with invasive species.
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4. What can you do to help protect food chains as an individual?
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6 . As humans encroach (侵入) more and more on wildlife habitats, animals are finding that the best way to survive isn’t to pack up and move — it’s to adapt to the night life. A variety of previously daytime animals such as foxes, deer and boars have become active at night to avoid human activity out of fear. But this nighttime switch comes with its own risks.

Researchers looked at how 62 species of animals on six continents changed their behavior in response to human activities such as hunting, farming, and development. The studies employed various technologies to follow the animals, from GPS trackers to motion-activated cameras.

Once night falls, the animals surveyed became far more active than they were before humans arrived, hunting and looking for food in the dark. For example, animals that used to split their activity evenly between day and night typically increased their nighttime activity to 68%.

The team also found the animals responded similarly to these human encroachments, regardless of whether human activity directly affected them. So, a deer might become more active at night simply because it sees humans hiking nearby, not because it’s being hunted.

The researchers believe these nighttime behaviors not only allow humans and animals to coexist more peacefully, they may be able to give us hints as to how to plan conservation efforts accordingly, such as limiting human activity during times when a specific species is more active. But moving to the nightlife could also have downsides for these animals. A nighttime lifestyle can reduce an animal’s ability to hunt and find food successfully and can even affect its ability to find a mate. Switching to a nighttime lifestyle can affect natural patterns of life even if these animals are doing so to reduce their interaction with humans. So, just because animals are becoming more active at night doesn’t mean they’ve escaped the influence of humans.

1. Why are animals becoming more active at night?

A．It is easier to find food at night.	B．It is easier to escape being hunted.
C．They can be less affected by human.	D．They have got used to nightlife.

2. What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?

A．Any human encroachment can affect animals.

B．Animals can be affected only when being hunted.

C．Deer can get used to nightlife easily.

D．Animals should stay away from humans.

3. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The benefits and risks of animals’ nightlife style.

B．Animals have their own ways to get used to life changes.

C．Animals should be well protected before it is too late.

D．Animals move to nightlife due to human encroachments.

8 . China Daily的 Environment栏目正在向青少年征集关于保护野生动物的英文短文，请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包含：
1. 许多野生动物濒临灭绝，保护野生动物势在必行。
2. 分析造成野生动物濒临灭绝的原因，至少两点。
3. 提出保护野生动物的措施，至少两点。
注意：1.词数 80 左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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