1 . Last week, an owl named Flaco made a daring escape from his cage at New York’s Central Park Zoo when it was broken. This set off a bird-hunt led by local police and park rangers. The zoo officials were concerned about Flaco’s ability to survive in the wild, as he had been living in the cage for 13 years. They attempted to lure (引诱) him back with his favorite treats.

However, Flaco proved to be too clever to be caught so easily. He was spotted soaring above 5th Avenue and the skating rink in Central Park. His escape attracted the attention of many city dwellers and many New Yorkers flocked to the park to catch a glimpse of Flaco, taking photos with excitement.

But this week, zoo officials announced they accepted that Flaco remained in Central Park because they observed him bringing up bones and fur from the park’s community of rats. “He has been very successful at hunting and consuming lots of rats in the park.” zoo officials told the New York Post. “It’s truly remarkable. He’s hunting independently and his flying has improved. It appears that Flaco is quite content with his new life and enjoys his freedom outdoors.”

This incident serves as a reminder of the challenges faced by wildlife in urban environments. Owls, being nocturnal creatures, are active searching for food at night and rest during the day. Yet some residents who are unaware of proper bird-watching behavior reportedly see Flaco sleep in a tree during the day, and begin to make loud noise and shout at him. It interrupts his daytime naps. Flaco can’t try to say “shh, shh” with the traditional New York reply. After all, a bird can’t give someone the bird.

1. Why were the zoo officials worried about Flaco after his escape?

A．He was hunted by local people.	B．He might attack human beings.
C．He might be unable to exist in the wild.	D．He was injured and needed medical attention.

2. What can we infer about Flaco from the third paragraph?

A．He has adapted to the wild.	B．He still faces great challenges.
C．He dislikes the rats in the park.	D．He has found his previous home.

3. What does the underlined word “nocturnal” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．Scary-looking.

B．Shy and quiet.

C．Sleepy and lazy.

D．Active at night.

4. What is the main concern regarding Flaco’s well-being in the passage?

A．The bad effect of local residents on Flaco’s sleep.

B．The potential threat from other animals in the park.

C．The difficulty Flaco faces in finding food in the city.

D．The risk of Flaco getting injured while flying in the city.

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。

Among all the members in the cat family, the Siberian tiger is the largest in size. Also known as the Northeast Tiger in China, the Siberian tiger is one of the most     1     (endanger) animals in the world, mainly living in Russia’s Far East and Northeast China. Now about 500 Siberian tigers are believed to be living in the wild. Long ago, Siberian tigers     2     (be) all over Northeast Asia and Russian Far East, but today they are found mainly along the Chinese-Russian border and     3     (possible) in North Korea. The main reason for their decrease in numbers is the     4     (disappear) of their natural habitat. Fortunately, steps     5     (take) to save this magnificent creature in recent years and as a consequence numbers are     6     the rise.

Recently, a wild Siberian tiger has been spotted in a forest area in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province.     7     (suggest) the ongoing improvement of the local ecological environment, according to forest rangers (护林人). News report says that footprints and excrement (排泄物) of a suspected Siberian tiger were found by local forest rangers and they checked the infrared (红外线) cameras in the area and saw     8       appeared to be an adult wild tiger. A DNA test of the tiger’s excrement has confirmed that it is     9       new adult male tiger. rather than the one rescued and later released into the wild in 2021. “This is the fifth adult wild Siberian tiger     10     has been spotted in the Muling forest-area in recent years,” they said.

7 . From May to October in the southeastern US, five species of turtles, from loggerheads to Kemp’s ridley, crawl (爬行) ashore under the cover of night to lay their eggs on the very beach they were born. During this time, thousands of turtle-loving volunteers comb the shorelines looking for the turtles’ tracks as part of an ongoing effort to gather population data and protect the nests.

However, it’s not easy to detect turtle eggs as female turtles frequently make “false crawls”, climbing out of the water but returning without laying eggs. And since sea turtles disturb huge areas of sand to hide their nests from predators (捕食者), human monitors are often left guessing where the eggs are.

Now, a new study suggests man’s best friend can do it better. A smell-detecting dog named Dory found the location of sea turtle eggs more accurately than human volunteers, according to a recent study led by Rebekah Lindborg, a conservationist with Disney’s Animals, Science, and Environment division.

Lindborg teamed up with Pepe Peruyero, a dog behaviorist who has trained smell-detecting dogs for over 20 years. Peruyero selected a rescue dog named Dory, a two-year-old terrier mix found wandering along a Florida highway, as the project’s poster dog.

Over months of training on a 50-by-50-square-foot artificial beach, Peruyero trained Dory to alert (警觉) at the smell of “cloacal mucus”, a sticky matter that coats a sea turtle’s freshly laid eggs, with Lindborg as her handler. Then, the team convinced the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to allow a friendly competition. During the peak nesting seasons, two groups went around a stretch of shoreline about five miles long in Vero Beach, Florida.

The terrier identified 560 sea turtle nests from three species, while people found only 256. Dory was also significantly better than people at choosing where to dig for eggs, greatly reducing the number of holes dug, Lindborg reports. And while human volunteers couldn’t find the eggs in 14.8% of nests, Dory only failed to deliver 5.7% of the time. “Dory has a keen nose for turtles, and this could be a game changer,” said Lindborg.

1. How do female turtles make egg detection more difficult?

A．They make misleading tracks in the sand.

B．They destroy their eggs deliberately.

C．They put their eggs in the water.

D．They build nests everywhere.

2. What is most helpful for Dory in finding turtle nests?

A．The nature of digging.

B．The sense of competition.

C．The warning from its trainer.

D．The matter on a turtle’s newly laid eggs.

3. How is paragraph 6 mainly developed?

A．By giving examples.	B．By describing courses.
C．By making comparisons.	D．By offering explanations.

4. What is the text mainly about?

A．The kindness of a man who protects turtle nests.

B．A dog that can find turtle nests successfully.

C．The difficulty of building turtle nests.

D．A new discovery about turtle nests

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How many cats does the woman want?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three

2. What color cat does the woman choose?

A．Black

B．Gray.

C．White.