1 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Willie’s 11th birthday was coming. His aunt sent him a birthday present—a small nice notebook. There was a place in it for a pencil. Willie valued it a lot and always kept it in his pocket. When he found something interesting, he would write it down in the book.

One afternoon, after Willie came back from school, he called his best friend, Caper, a well-trained shepherd dog and said, “Come, Caper! Let’s go out and have fun.” They went to the pasture field (牧场) to catch the butterflies and there they found a shaft (通风井), which seemed to be deserted for a long time. Willie sat down on the edge of the shaft, bending over to see how deep it was. Suddenly, he lost his balance and fell in. “Help! Help!” Willie called desperately. But no response at all. He was so far away from the house. He made several attempts to climb up the shaft but again he failed! Now Willie was exhausted and frustrated. When Caper saw his master falling into the shaft, the little good companion ran round and round, reaching down and trying to pull him out. Unfortunately, a piece of rock gave way under his feet, and he fell in the shaft too!

It was getting dark. When Willie’s mother, Mrs. Lee came back from work and found there was no one at home, she was anxious and worried. Without any clue at home, she decided to look for Willie outside. She went to all the trees under which Willie was in the habit of playing, but he was nowhere to be found. By this time, the sun had gone down. A feeling of panic took hold of Mrs. Lee. She comforted herself that Willie might have come back. She rushed back, hoping to find her son at home.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

She found Caper sitting in front of the door, with a notebook in his mouth.

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Willie told Mum how he came up with the idea after he was successfully rescued.

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2 . This heart-warming video shows how a young woman gained the trust of an abandoned rabbit.

25-year-old Alicia Castro spent all day trying to _________ the pet rabbit that had been _________ outside her apartment. She endured (忍受) _________ temperatures and talked to the rabbit while leaving food.

Tons of people knew the rabbit was there! A few said they _________ to catch him but failed. With the cold weather coming, she knew that time was important and she would feel so _________ if she didn’t do anything. He was very _________. She was sick and it was barely above freezing. Every day she would sit outside in the cold with him, gaining his _________, feeding him, and trying to get him to _________ into her crate (小木箱). Filming and sharing the _________ felt pretty normal for her, but it was great to have so much helpful __________. At first she just had a towel to grab him, but by day four, she had proper food, a crate, and knowledge that made __________ him possible. Day three was definitely the hardest. She was so frustrated and started to worry that she would never catch him, not only __________ this poor, helpless rabbit, but also the millions of people who were __________ along too for about four days. __________, Alicia’s patience paid off and the rabbit now is living a life of cosy (温暖舒适的) __________.

1.

A．tease

B．catch

C．teach

D．bully

2.

A．deserted

B．caged

C．abused

D．treated

3.

A．warm

B．realistic

C．natural

D．freezing

4.

A．claimed

B．pretended

C．agreed

D．attempted

5.

A．disappointed

B．guilty

C．puzzled

D．delighted

6.

A．nervous

B．complicated

C．confused

D．excited

7.

A．invitation

B．trust

C．promise

D．permission

8.

A．drop

B．roll

C．climb

D．break

9.

A．process

B．performance

C．personality

D．perspective

10.

A．behavior

B．support

C．comfort

D．advice

11.

A．dominating

B．cheering

C．persuading

D．rescuing

12.

A．letting down

B．driving away

C．giving up

D．worrying about

13.

A．walking

B．working

C．watching

D．getting

14.

A．Hopefully

B．Eventually

C．Consequently

D．Virtually

15.

A．rank

B．memory

C．luxury

D．worth

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的正确形式。

Recently, residents in a youth apartment building in downtown Shenzhen have planted the seed, cultivating (形成)     1     unique city lifestyle. They can farm their own land, which can     2     (access) just an elevator ride away to the top of their building. There they can grow vegetables, while     3     (communicate) with other renters and taking in the skyline of the city.

Huang Suyun, the founder of the youth apartment building,     4     (see) positive changes in her own life since “farming” and other social activities were introduced to the rooftop of it.     5     (additional), the experience of tending the gardens allows her     6     (make) friends and get to know others who cither live in the building or visit from outside.

The rooftop heaven covers a total area of 450 square meters and consists     7     a sightseeing zone, a shaded leisure area as well as the urban farming section. “There’s space to exercise, like doing yoga at the leisure zone, and then to walk over to check the vegetables,” says Xie Jing, an architect     8     undertook the project.

An increasing number of urban     9     (resident) at home and abroad have started to seek a social life that promotes environmental     10     (protect) and personal health, which is good news for sustainability and community activity development, experts say.

4 . Olivia Sievers, a flight instructor in Germany, is a wonderful person who loves animals. Her flights frequently took her to Buenos Aires, where she had to spend 2 days in a guesthouse. Olivia was walking toward her guesthouse one day when she noticed a stray dog (流浪狗) in front of the hotel room door. She turned her head to this dog and fed him.

The dog seemed to form a relationship with the woman and started to wait for her at the entrance gate from that day forward. Olivia gave him the name Rubio. Rubio gladly rolled his eyes, lay down on one side, and decided to wait for Olivia to stroke (抚摸) his stomach.

Olivia avoided meeting the dog after that event since he always accompanied her. Rubio would obey Olivia out the door or stand in line for her outside the guesthouse anytime she left the house. He desired the focus he once received. Sometimes animals require love and affection (感情).

Olivia continued to feed the dog because she realized she couldn’t avoid interacting with him. She covered him with a blanket when it got cold.

Olivia had to fly to BA each 3 months. The guesthouse staff informed her that the dog had visited the hotel each day for months, looking forward to meeting her. Then he decided to wait for Olivia patiently. Olivia requested that Rubio be taken in by a local shelter. They consented, but nothing came of it: Rubio fled from the shelter and returned to the guesthouse.

Olivia Sievers eventually chose to adopt the dog and bring him to Germany, where Rubio had a happy fresh start. The cheerful dog quickly adjusted to his new life of leisure and play.

1. Why did Olivia go to Buenos Aires?

A．To visit a guest.	B．To adopt a dog.
C．To go on a vocation.	D．To go on a business trip.

2. What can we know about the dog?

A．He preferred Olivia’s food.	B．He could understand Olivia.
C．He was disappointed with Olivia.	D．He desired Olivia’s love and care.

3. What does the underlined word “consented” in paragraph 5 probably mean?

A．Refused.	B．Hesitated.
C．Agreed.	D．Supported.

4. Which of the following can best describe Olivia?

A．Kind and caring.	B．Generous and brave.
C．Ambitious and gifted.	D．Determined and proud.

5 . 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。

Every year the world unites together on World Animal Day on Oct.4 for the improved treatment and well-being of animals everywhere.

It started in 1931     1     ecologists banded together in Italy to raise awareness (意识) of endangered species (濒危物种).

Since then, the yearly event has been used as a means of     2     (connect) “animal welfare organizations, youth clubs, businesses, community groups, and individuals... to raise awareness for their work and fundraise in support of     3     (cause) ranging from care of working animals to protection of endangered tigers and habitat loss”.

In the past decades, China     4     (do) much to improve the welfare of animals. The     5     (big) symbol of China’s official protection of animals can     6     (find) in the Wildlife Protection Law. First     7     (sign) in 1988 and revised several times over the years,     8     law enforces (执行) the protection of endangered species as well as ensuring a balance between the needs of wild animals and people.

The Chinese people have also made their voice     9     the treatment of animals clear as well. According to a survey done by Frontiers in Animal Science magazine in 2022, 86.3 percent believed that “it is important to have laws that protect the welfare of animals”.

In the spirit of World Animal Day, we all can think of more ways     10     (protect) both the animals around us and those in the wild.

6 . The loss of honey bee colonies (蜂群) is worrying experts across the United States. But a man in California thinks he has found an unusual way to save them. Michael Thiele does something that he calls the “rewilding” of honeybees. He makes bees live in natural hives (蜂箱) high above the ground, as they did for millions of years.

Thiele, who is from Germany, has been making the special hives since 2008. He says, “people can do this very, very simple thing — including making wooden hives and attaching them to trees.” He also sometimes hangs the hives from the tops of buildings or puts them on high wooden tables for a similar effect. The hives then become attractive to bees looking for a nest, and they usually moved in their new “home” within a few weeks.

Honey bees are important because they help plants produce about a quarter of the food that Americans eat. Experts say the bee population is getting smaller because of climate change and other human-caused behaviors. We are building houses and cities on land where they live, and using chemicals that are killing them. Last winter, U. S. beekeepers lost almost 40% and the number is still dropping. That result comes from a report this year by the Bee Informed Partnership, a group of people in the bee industry. It was the worst winter die off in more than a decade.

Thiele says the usual ways people raise honey bees are bad for their health. He refused to accept the white boxes that traditional beekeepers use. He also refuses to use chemicals, smoke or protective clothes when he works with bees. He touches them with his hands.

Thiele says his hives are both a way to save bees and a personal project. While bees stayed on his hand and arm, he said, “It feels so exciting and I feel how deeply we belong and how important it is to protect them.”

1. In what way did Thiele help save honey bee colonies?

A．By placing bee hives close to the ground.

B．By changing the former location of the bee hives.

C．By keeping bees in high buildings and wooden tables.

D．By making bees live in natural hives high off the ground.

2. What causes the drop of bee population?

A．Some human activities.	B．Change of people’s diet.
C．Fewer profits of honey.	D．Cold weather.

3. What is Thiele’s attitude towards traditional ways of keeping bees?

A．Supportive.

B．Curious.

C．Unfavourable.

D．Uncertain.

4. What might be the suitable title for the text?

A．The Population Of Bees Is Dropping Sharply	B．A Man Came Up With A New Plan To Save Bees
C．Honey Bees Play An Important Role In People's Life	D．The Location Of Bee Hives Matters To Their Survival

7 . 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。

Compared to dogs, cats are usually believed     1    (be) less friendly to humans. However, a new study shows that cats bond to us just as     2    (strong)as dogs.

Researchers at Oregon State University, in the United States, invited the owners of 117 cats to take a test,     3     is often used to test the bonds dogs have with their human     4    (caretaker).

In the six-minute test, cat owners walked into an unfamiliar room with their pets. After two minutes, the owners left the room,     5    (leave) the cats alone, which caused the cats to feel     6    (stress). When the owners returned two minutes later, about two-thirds of the cats came to greet them. The cats then     7    (go) back looking around the room, but still returned to their owners now and then. These cats, the researchers said, saw their owners    8     a source of security in an unfamiliar place. “The more we find out about cats,     9    more we're seeing that they are     10    (society) creatures,” Kristyn Vitale, lead author of the study, said.

8 . Imagine a world without insects. It might sound good at first without creepy-crawly bugs and annoying flies in your apartment. However, the consequences would be disastrous.

The number of insects has dropped by more than half in the past decades, according to British biologist Dave Goulson, author of Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse. As insects make up most of the known species on this planet, this data is not good news, The Guardian reported on July 25.

Insects are indeed on the path to extinction, according to the first global scientific review of insect population decline, which was published in the journal Biological Conservation in January 2019. The researchers say intensive agriculture has been the main cause of the decline. Pesticides, in particular, destroy insect habitats. Urbanization and climate change are also significant factors.

“Unless we change our ways of producing food, insects as a whole will go down the path of extinction in a few decades,” the researchers wrote in the review. “The repercussions (影响) this will have for the planet’s ecosystems are catastrophic to say the least.”

What would happen to Earth without insects? It’s almost impossible to predict, but the consequences would be far-reaching. We need insects to pollinate (授粉) crops, recycle plant and animal material, keep the soil healthy and much more. Without insects, many animals would have nothing to eat, and the predators of those animals would go hungry as well. The ecosystem would be thrown off balance.

“If insect species losses cannot be halted, this will have catastrophic consequences for both the planet’s ecosystems and for the survival of mankind,” said Francisco Sanchez-Bayo at the University of Sydney, Australia, one of the authors of the review.

The first step to halting this process is “to engender a society that values the natural world, both for what it does for us and for its own sake”, Goulson suggests. “The obvious place to start is with our children, encouraging environmental awareness from an early age.”

1. What does the underlined word “disastrous” in paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Highly helpful.	B．Very interesting.
C．Extremely terrible.	D．Impossible to predict.

2. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．Problems with intensive agriculture.

B．Causes of the decline in the insect population.

C．Factors causing insect habitat loss.

D．Influence of urbanization on insects.

3. Why are insects so important to Earth?

A．They help slow down climate change.

B．They reduce the number of predators.

C．They have a great impact on the ecosystem.

D．They keep the soil dry and healthy.

4. What does Goulson believe is key to preventing insect species losses?

A．Exploring the natural world often.

B．Providing insects with enough food.

C．Taking children to watch insects closely.

D．Raising public awareness of natural protection.

9 . The griffon vulture (兀鹫) is an endangered species. _________, conservationists have been training cameras on some of their nests to try to _________ them.

This year they’ve been watching a family _________ on a cliff (悬崖). The pair had single chick. All was going _________ until the mother was killed when she flew into power lines, which are the biggest _________ to the huge birds.

The vultures have to fly far and wide to _________ food, and the experts knew that the father would not be able to provide enough _________ for the chick on his own. The only way to _________ the chick appeared to be to send climbers up to the nest and take it into captivity (圈养). But then someone suggested a different _________ and within a few days of the mother’s death she had a rescuer — Mama Drone (无人机). The drone has been dropping food to the chick every two or three days.

Getting to the cliff isn’t __________. It requires precision flying. They also __________ a drone that would be non-threatening to the chick and other rare __________ in the area.

XTEND is a cutting-edge drone company that __________ in giving operators a pilot’s-eye view. Virtual reality puts the __________ in the drone’s driving seat, as it were. With the company’s __________, the conservationists prepared for the mission by making a __________ of the nest site in their base. Operators __________ practice flights for hours to prepare themselves for the real thing.

And mission Mama Drone has worked out __________. All those involved got the reward they’d __________ earlier this week. The chick __________ for the first time.

1.

A．However

B．Besides

C．Instead

D．Therefore

2.

A．hunt

B．protect

C．impress

D．affect

3.

A．living

B．standing

C．gathering

D．playing

4.

A．wrong

B．far

C．well

D．away

5.

A．threat

B．difference

C．contribution

D．connection

6.

A．deliver

B．find

C．digest

D．share

7.

A．time

B．space

C．food

D．comfort

8.

A．save

B．discover

C．report

D．compare

9.

A．title

B．figure

C．combination

D．solution

10.

A．sustainable

B．straightforward

C．worthwhile

D．traditional

11.

A．spotted

B．controlled

C．needed

D．limited

12.

A．plant

B．birds

C．metal

D．stone

13.

A．specialises

B．believes

C．participates

D．fails

14.

A．inventor

B．engineer

C．passenger

D．operator

15.

A．closure

B．progress

C．help

D．value

16.

A．list

B．note

C．selection

D．сору

17.

A．conducted

B．booked

C．delayed

D．cancelled

18.

A．immediately

B．previously

C．randomly

D．perfectly

19.

A．depended on

B．hoped for

C．picked up

D．laid down

20.

A．ate

B．drank

C．flew

D．stayed