1 . Earth's forests are emptying.

Half of their inhabitants(栖息动物) have disappeared in the last 40 years, according to a latest report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

The report tracked populations of 268 species of forest-dwelling birds, mammals, amphibians, and reptiles worldwide between 1970 and 2014(the most recent year for which data is available). The results show that forest animal populations have declined by 53% worldwide, and humans are to blame.

More than 80%of all land animal, plant, and insect species call forests home. However, a combination of habitat destruction, hunting, the spread of invasive species, climate change, and diseases are killing off forest animals, the researchers said.

Without those animals, forests can't perform the functions we rely on, since animals pollinate(授粉) forest plants, spread seeds, and nourish the soil with their waste.

“Forests depend on a complete animal world to perform. functions essential to life,” Susanne Winter, a program director at the WWF, told Eco Watch.

One of the most critical roles forests play is in easing climate change. Trees suck enormous amounts of carbon dioxide out of the air and embed (吸纳) the carbon in their wood and the soil. A recent study found that planting new trees over an area the size of the US could suck away two-thirds of all the carbon dioxide emissions that humans have pumped into the atmosphere.

“Without animals, it is harder for forests to absorb carbon, as tree species important for protecting the climate could be lost without animals,” Winter said. Without them, those trees would have difficulty reproducing and forests would lose their best carbon-storing trees.

“Forests are our greatest natural ally in the fight against global warming,” Winter said. “If we want to reverse the worldwide decline in biodiversity and prevent the climate crisis, we need to protect the forests and the species living there.”

1. What do we know from the passage?

A．Half of earth's forests have emptied.

B．268 forest-living species have died out.

C．The number of forest animals has decreased.

D．80% of forest animals have lost their homes.

2. How many reasons are mentioned for the extinction of forest animals?

A．Five.

B．Four.

C．Three.

D．Two.

3. What is the key function of forests mentioned in this passage?

A．Nourishing the soil.	B．Producing carbon dioxide.
C．Pollinating forest plants.	D．Easing climate change.

4. Which of the opinions may Susanne Winter agree with?

A．Forests will disappear eventually.

B．We can't reverse the decline in biodiversity.

C．Forests can suck away all the carbon dioxide emissions.

D．Animals are vital to forests when it comes to reproducing.

2 . 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡相应位置上。

There   are   no precise     1    (criterion) that can be used to judge what is beautiful. As the anthropologist (人类学家) Margaret Mead once put     2    , standards and ideas of beauty change across   time.   Nowadays,   some   costumes   and   actions   once       3    (regard) as beauty in the 19th-century is not considered healthy or attractive, while something   fashionable   now   had   different   functions in the past.

There is no     4    (consist) view on beauty, as beauty is influenced by culture and it is even     5    (whole) different in the eyes of beholders. In some countries, young women follow slimming diets to lose extra kilos     6    preparation for their wedding day. In other cultures, looking thin for a husband-to-be is   not     7    a woman desires at all.

    8    different, one thing is certain—it is inner beauty that requires us to truly see. That is     9    (say), beauty is accompanied by an attraction to something deeper within a person, which can     10    (find) in a wide range of personal qualities.

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正确形式。

The total wealth of the world’s 26 richest people is equal to the total wealth of the 3.8 billion poorest. This     1     (shock) gap is in a report from the charity Oxfam. It says that since 2008, the number of billionaires       2     (double). They are also getting $2.5 billion richer every day. This is in contrast to the poorest half of the planet. Their wealth is       3     (gradual) shrinking as prices and rents rise and wages fall. Oxfam’s report shows the growing gap       4     the world’s rich and poor and the increasing gap in wealth       5     (equal).

The report says that most of the world’s wealthy people made       6     (they) money from technology companies. The world’s richest person, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos,       7     (be) worth $100 billion. This is 100 times more       8     Ethiopia’s annual health budget. Oxfam says it is time       9     (fix) this imbalance in wealth. It wants fairer levels of income tax, and more tax on personal earnings and company profits. It also wants an end to tax avoidance plans       10     big companies and the super-rich often use. It says that in many countries, only the rich could afford quality education and healthcare.

4 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误, 每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(／＼), 并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

More than one and half million kids live in homes without the Internet. The UK government want to do something to change this. It says it was important for kids to learn online skills in order to keep up to the modern world. Have the Internet can also help people save money, let them to search for bargains and pay bills online. So they’re setting up specially online centers. People don’t have the web at home can get online in those centers. As well as saving money, the Internet is now one of the main way that people communicate with each other. The government also believes that people who don’t have the Internet can get leaving behind their friends who do.

5 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌中间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：把缺词处加个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除： 把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

It was 7:15 in the morning of February 8, 2007. I was walking along Park Road towards the east while an old man came out of the park on the other sides of the street. Then I saw a yellow car drive up Third Street and made a right turn into Park Road. The next moment the car hit the man while she was crossing the road. He fell with a cry. The car didn’t stop and drive off at full speed heading west. I noticed the driver was young woman wore a pair of glasses and the plate number was AC864. After two minutes later, I stopped a passed car and took the old man to the nearest hospital.

6 . Why was the man late?

A．He set off very late.

B．His car broke down.

C．There was bad traffic.

8 . 1. Summer came early to Middlesbrough yesterday, as temperatures shot up to 22°C (71°F), a record for March. But local NFU agent Jim Wilkes says it could be bad news for farmers. “The crops will think it's summer,” he told our reporter, “and start sprouting (发芽) four weeks before time.”
2. The death toll (死亡人数) of the Burnside train crash rose to four yesterday when John Phillips, 32, of Petersville died in Wallsend Hospital. Another six people are still on the danger list. Mr. Phillips, an electrical engineer leaves a wife and two children.
3. China and the United States reached an agreement on the protection of intellectual property rights (知识产权) yesterday, after difficult marathon talks.
The agreement is good news for all parties concerned. The Chinese Foreign Trade Minister described the agreement as a "turning point" in Sino-US trade relations that "promises further progress" in the future. The agreement will not only favorably influence trade relations between China and the United States. It may favorably influence the overall relations between the two countries.
1. What do you get to know from article 1?

A．It is as cold as usual in Middlesbrough, and the farmers are pleased.

B．It is hotter than usual in Middlesbrough, and the farmers are pleased.

C．It is hotter than usual in Middlesbrough, and the farmers are worried.

D．It is colder than usual in Middlesbrough, and the farmers are worried.

2. How many people have died in the train crash in article 2 ?

A．Only John Phillips has died.

B．Ten people have died in the crash, including John Phillips.

C．Four people have died in the crash, including John Phillips.

D．John Phillips, his wife and children all died in the crash.

3. Who are on the danger list?

A．Petersville and Wallsend.	B．An electrical engineer and John Phillips.
C．John Phillips' wife and two children.	D．Another six people who were on the train.

4. What agreement did China and the United States reach in article 3?

A．It is an agreement on a marathon race.

B．It is an agreement on trade relations.

C．It is an agreement on overall relations.

D．It is an agreement on intellectual property rights protection.

5. What are relations going to be like between China and the United States?

A．Relations between China and the United States are going to be sometimes worse and sometimes better.

B．Relations between China and the United States are going to be better.

C．Relations between China and the United States are going to be worse.

D．Relations between China and the United States are going to remain the same.