1. What will happen if there is little rain and plants die?
A.There will be only tall trees. |
B.Farmland will become a desert. |
C.There will be only animals. |
A.South Africa. | B.Middle Africa. | C.North Africa. |
A.A girl. | B.A boy. | C.An old man. |
A.They dig a well. | B.They wait for rain. | C.They carry water from far away. |
Adrift (漂流) in a Sea of Green
Living in the forest of steel-and-cement structures, urbanites are impatient to embrace nature on weekends. A natural forest in
The Bamboo Sea
Located in Australia, Green Globe sets the global benchmark (基准) for certification of environmentally friendly tourism sites.
Amazed
3 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
The Mystery is No Mystery
The area of ocean between Florida, Puerto Rico, and Bermuda, known as the Bermuda Triangle, is the source of much mystery. Over the centuries, reports of ships and planes disappearing
The Bermuda Triangle covers a vast 700,000 square-kilometer swathe of ocean. Close to the equator(赤道)and near the United States, it is a particularly busy patch of sea with heavy traffic. According to Lloyd’s of London and the U. S. Coast Guard,
These days, new theories are being put forward, with a bit of scientific truth to them. Some have attributed Bermuda Triangle disappearances to explosive releases of methane (甲烷) gas,
The only problem with this theory is that scientists won’t be able to tell with much certainty if this is a factor
4 . What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A.The ocean. | B.The sky. | C.The sun. |
5 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
The Lights of Aurora
On the night of 2 September1859, the dark sky over Europe and North America was suddenly full of light! The light did no come from the sun or the moon and it had a strange colour. The light moved across the sky,
The light is called the aurora. Usually, you can see it only at the very north of the earth,
Why does the aurora happen? And why can we only see it at the top or bottom of the earth? The aurora is made by something
Alaska is a good place
People travel thousands of kilometers to see the aurora, and they can never be sure
6 . 阅读以下短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Travels of Xu Xiake is a travel note
This book is the first work to systematically investigate China’s geomorphology (水文地质学) and geology (地理学). In addition, the beautiful words also make it a masterpiece of literature,
The fresh and beautiful writing style used to describe things in The Travels of Xu Xiake
The historical value of The Travels of Xu Xiake covers a wide range
From these rich
The day of the first chapter of The Travels of Xu Xiake (May 19) is
1. What do we know about the area?
A.Lightning strikes mostly in December. |
B.The area is near the Andes Mountains. |
C.The people there worry about getting hit. |
A.The Never Ending Storm of Catatumbo. |
B.The Lightning Capital of the World. |
C.The Light of Venezuela. |
A.Warm mountain winds. |
B.Warm sea air. |
C.The crowded population. |
A.He’s scared of storms. |
B.He’ll never visit Venezuela. |
C.He’d be careful if he lived in the area. |
8 . Rainy Summer Brings Forecast of Bright Colours for the Autumn
Nature lovers can look forward to particularly dazzling displays of reds, ambers, butter yellows and russet browns this autumn, said the National Trust.
Andy Jasper、head of gardens and parklands at the National Trust,
“UK is about to be wrapped in a “warm blanket” of beautiful colours. This year’s summer weather has helped resist the trend of recent dry ones, so our plants and trees finally had a chance to hydrate(补水) and are now gearing up for a dazzling show. The autumn spectacle is likely to start in Scotland, where temperatures typically drop the fastest, followed by the north of England and Northern Ireland, with a domino effect down the rest of England and Wales through to the southwest.”
John Lanyon, Glendurgan’s head gardener,
“We have really high hopes for a spectacular autumn display, which will make up for last year’s poor season. In 2022 the lack of rain and high temperatures put our trees under huge stress before we experienced strong winds that blew the leaves off before they had a chance to turn.”
Tom Hill, a trees and woodland adviser for southeast England,
“I was hoping for the first “normal autumn” in a while. Our gardens and woodlands in the southeast are directly facing the impacts of climate change in this country. The older trees that we care for in London are particularly vulnerable to suffering from prolonged droughts.”
Luke Barley, the trust’s national trees and woodland adviser,
“The charity was identifying trees with stress caused by years of drought and increasingly warm winters.”
1. Which region is predicted to experience the start of the autumn spectacle first?A.Wales. | B.North of England. | C.Scotland. | D.Nor them Ireland. |
A.Lack of rain. | B.High temperatures. | C.Strong winds. | D.Wet summer. |
A.The older trees in London. |
B.The trees with stress. |
C.The gardens in the southeast. |
D.The woodlands in the southeast. |
1. What does the man say about hot deserts?
A.They are hot all the time. |
B.They are dangerous to live in. |
C.The temperature is changeable. |
A.They’re dry. | B.They re sandy. | C.They’re large. |
A.Many of them live in groups. |
B.Many of them live at the edges of deserts. |
C.Many of them sleep in the day and come out at night. |
10 . 听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
1. Where are the speakers?A.On a hill. |
B.On a snow mountain. |
C.On a volcano. |
A.10 years ago. |
B.50 years ago. |
C.100 years ago. |