1 . A crow (乌鸦) became rabbits’ friend. It all began when Andrew Silverwood heard of a helpless ______ crow lying injured on a busy road. Without ______, Andrew decided to begin a crow rescue mission, knowing that the bird’s chance of survival was ______ in such a busy street.

Upon ______ the location, Andrew found the baby bird had fallen from his nest. In most situations, the best ______ for the baby bird would be to return the animal to his nest. However, as the nest sat high upon a tree, Andrew had no means of ______ the bird with his family. Besides, the crow had a broken leg, which would require ______ for the animal to survive. Then he took the crow home.

The Silverwoods ______ intended to provide care for the crow until he could be released back into the wild. However, fate had ______ plans in store for the crow, as Andrew soon found there was an unexpected ______ between the crow and his rabbits. The pet rabbits welcomed the crow into their cage, leading to a heartwarming and unconventional ______.

As days turned into weeks, the crow ______ the rabbit family. Surprisingly, the crow took on the characteristics of his rabbit companions.

Despite their differences, this little crow, his human parents, and his rabbit friends ______ happily. Their heartwarming tales serve as a gentle ______ that every living being deserves love and care, regardless of their ______.

1.

A．beautiful

B．clever

C．young

D．perfect

2.

A．doubt

B．difficulty

C．hesitation

D．permission

3.

A．slim

B．possible

C．optimistic

D．acceptable

4.

A．seeing

B．searching

C．knowing

D．reaching

5.

A．opportunity

B．option

C．place

D．performance

6.

A．reuniting

B．matching

C．comparing

D．stimulating

7.

A．food

B．comfort

C．guidance

D．care

8.

A．objectively

B．initially

C．continuously

D．occasionally

9.

A．realistic

B．vital

C．different

D．specific

10.

A．bond

B．balance

C．issue

D．result

11.

A．assignment

B．friendship

C．reputation

D．exhibition

12.

A．took over

B．made up

C．stood for

D．integrated into

13.

A．discuss

B．work

C．coexist

D．cooperate

14.

A．warning

B．reminder

C．model

D．bridge

15.

A．competence

B．talent

C．size

D．species

2 . 听下面一段材料，回答以下小题。
1. Why are the elephants in South Africa a problem?

A．They’re violent.

B．They damage things.

C．They eat many crops.

2. What is one of the reasons for the solution?

A．Bees can harm elephants.

B．Bees can be too noisy.

C．Bees can sting (叮，蜇) elephants.

3. When does the solution start being tested?

A．This spring.

B．This summer.

C．This autumn.

3 . Thai wildlife officials have laid out a plan to bring peace to a central Thai city after at least a decade of human-monkey conflict （冲突）.

The monkeys that hang around Lopburi are a major tourist draw. But after years of conflicts with residents and visitors, and several failed attempts to bring peace with population controls, local people and businesses have had enough.

The monkeys often try to take food from humans, sometimes leaving people with injuries. In March a woman got her knee hurt after a monkey pulled her off her feel, and another man was knocked off a motorcycle by a hungry monkey.

The authorities hope to catch some 2,500 monkeys and place them in massive wildlife preserves, said Athapol Charoenshunsa, the director-general of the Department of National parks, Wildlife and plant Conservation. They’ll work with wildlife experts to find a way for a limited number of monkeys to stay freely in the city, he added.

“I don’t want humans to have to hurt monkeys, and I don’t want monkeys to have to hurt humans,” he told reporters during a news conference in Bangkok. “I expect the first period of the operation to start within weeks, and I believe the wildlife preserve will be able to contain （容纳） thousands of them and will solve the problem very quickly.”

Athapol said they are also working in other areas of Thailand that are facing problems with monkeys. He said 52 of the country’s 77 provinces often report monkey problems.

The monkeys are said to be a symbol of the province, about 140 kilometers north of Bangkok, where the ancient Three Pagodas temple celebrates a yearly “Monkey Buffet” festival. However, some have complained about the city’s monkey troubles on tourists and residents feeding the animals, which they say drew monkeys into the city, helped with their numbers, and got them used to getting food from humans.

1. What does the underlined phrase “have had enough” mean in Paragraph 2?

A．They are fond of those moneys.	B．They hope to feed more monkeys.
C．They are troubled by those monkeys.	D．They want to protect those monkeys.

2. How will the authorities deal with those monkeys?

A．Cut off the monkey’s food supply.	B．Catch them for use as research subjects.
C．Enclose them in a zoo to entertain tourists.	D．Cut down the numbers of them in the town.

3. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．The significance of those monkeys.

B．People’s different opinions on those monkeys.

C．The environmental problems caused by those monkeys.

D．Reasons why monkeys become a symbol of the province.

4. Which is the most suitable title for the text?

A．Thailand Residents Suffered from Too Many Tourists

B．Thailand Decides to Limit Monkeys in Tourist Town

C．Monkeys Serve Special Meaning in the Thailand Town

D．People in Thailand Try to Improve the Life of Monkeys

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What probably happened in Fountain Hills during winter?

A．All animals died off.

B．It didn’t rain much.

C．Many chemicals were used.

2. What can we know about Fountain Hills from the talk?

A．The farmland produced no food.

B．Black birds were missing.

C．People there got sick easily.

3. Why did many bees disappear?

A．Animals ate them.

B．The government killed them.

C．They flew away.

4. What do the scientists offer to do?

A．Bring bees from the town.

B．Teach farmers how to grow food.

C．Tell people the importance of bees.

5 . Are you a fan of birds? If so, you may have admired their beautiful colors and sweet songs. But do you know these feathered friends can actually do more than that?

A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports finds that exposure to birds, either in the home or outdoors, can boost people’s moods.

Researchers at King’s College London used a smartphone app built by the school’s Urban Mind project to collect the real-time feelings of study participants upon seeing or hearing a bird. A total of 1, 292 people living in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States participated in the study which was conducted between April 2018 and October 2021.

The app asked participants three times a day whether they could see or hear a bird followed by a series of questions on their mental well-being. Participants were also asked questions about whether they could see trees, plants or hear any water to see if people were experiencing better mental well-being due to being in or seeing nature, and not just because of exposure to birds.

According to the study, the mental well-being of study participants with and without depression was significantly improved after seeing a bird or hearing birdsong compared to not seeing or hearing a bird.

There is a growing number of studies that link spending time outdoors (either in green leafy places or next to bodies of water) to improved mental health. But there are few studies that look at how different aspects of nature can play into humans’ mental well-being.

And while the study adds to the small pile of research on birds and mental health, the report marks the first time researchers have studied the responses to birds and mental well-being in real-time, according to Ryan Hammoud, lead author of the study.

“They kind of examine nature as a single object when nature includes many different characteristics and features like trees, plants, water, birds,” said Hammoud, “We choose to focus on bird life to try and understand which specific characteristics of nature benefit mental well-being.”

1. What is the purpose of paragraph 1?

A．To introduce a phenomenon.	B．To bring in the topic.
C．To ask an interesting question.	D．To provide background information.

2. How did the researchers conduct the study?

A．By analyzing previous studies.	B．By observing the behavior of birds.
C．By gathering feelings of participants.	D．By studying people’s effect on birds.

3. What does Hammoud think of the new study?

A．Pioneering.

B．Interesting.

C．Conventional.

D．Practical.

4. What is the main idea of the text?

A．Bird watching has become a popular hobby.

B．Exposure to birds can improve mental well-being.

C．Nature is the best medicine for mental health issues.

D．Spending time outdoors can impact mental health positively.

7 . About four weeks ago, our dear little Persian cat Ashleigh Faith died at the age of 16, for which we felt sad. We _________ her when she was five weeks old and bottle-fed her until she was able to _________ on her own. She was _________, weighing only six pounds at her heaviest weight. She was our baby, _________ all over the USA with us in our motorhome, then _________ at our home in Custer. She left a huge hole in our _________, and she had been my constant companion during the _________months of my stay in hospital.

Recently, our neighbor called and _________ asked if we knew anyone who did cat-sitting, as her mother was ill and she had to _________ her. She couldn’t __________ her cat Bella with her. My husband __________ said, “We’d love to take care of Bella.” We visit Bella each morning and afternoon, and she has been so __________ for us after our loss. Bella is ten months old, and very __________. We take Ashleigh’s laser light toy and Bella loves chasing(追逐)the red dot all over the house. She now __________ us at the window, and then races to the door to __________ us. Spending time with Bella is just what we need, and it helps our neighbor know that we take good care of her cat.

1.

A．adored

B．adopted

C．comforted

D．recognized

2.

A．eat

B．play

C．bark

D．sleep

3.

A．shy

B．smart

C．tiny

D．cute

4.

A．flying

B．pacing

C．rolling

D．travelling

5.

A．turning around

B．cheering up

C．settling in

D．dropping on

6.

A．eyes

B．hearts

C．clothes

D．walls

7.

A．tough

B．cold

C．embarrassing

D．relaxing

8.

A．secretly

B．anxiously

C．calmly

D．enthusiastically

9.

A．care for

B．rely on

C．come across

D．stare at

10.

A．shelter

B．mail

C．hide

D．carry

11.

A．amazingly

B．strangely

C．eventually

D．instantly

12.

A．disappointing

B．depressing

C．appealing

D．promising

13.

A．reliable

B．active

C．discouraged

D．disconnected

14.

A．watches

B．helps

C．fancies

D．approaches

15.

A．protect

B．drive

C．disturb

D．greet

9 . We hear a lot about plastic polluting our ocean waters. Some of us have even made it a habit to avoid using plastic straws for the sake of turtles and other sea animals. Although these small acts of consideration go a long way, ocean waters still remain a threatening experience for sea life.

A helpless dolphin in Bali, Indonesia, experienced the unkindness of human negligence (疏忽) but luckily came across a few good people who saved it. The clean-up workers of 4ocean was cleaning up plastic from ocean garbage patches (垃圾带) when their boat touched a do lphin stuck in a ghost net — a fishing line left in the ocean. The workers immediately stopped their clean-up and carefully brought the dolphin onto the boat. The net was tied around the dolphin’s mouth and tail, causing it serious injuries. The workers cut through the line. The dolphin was then set free, but it paused for a few seconds as a kind of possible appreciation before swimming away. The video of the amazing rescue was uploaded on their social media and has been viewed 1. 1m illion times within a month.

The workers were Risallah, NurWahyudi, Mujtahidin and Husnan Sidik. “I was shaking when I touched the dolphin. I was afraid we hurt it more when we cut the fishing line,” said Mujtahidin. “It was a shocking moment,” continued Nur Wahyudi. Cameraman Husnan Sidik added, “As the cameraman, this is one of the greatest moments. We won’t experience this every day. We have the chance to free the dolphin and I’m sure the d lphin is also happy.”

The sea life needs as much help as we can offer. 4ocean is a task-driven company whose members aims to end the ocean plastic crisis (危机). It has removed 30 million pounds of rubbish from the world’s waterways, setting a new record. It hires locals from the worst affected areas of the ocean plastic disaster and gives them a full-time income and many benefits. The team is known to help both animals and humans.

1. Which word can best describe the workers’ rescue?

A．Awkward.

B．Complex.

C．Worrying.

D．Touching.

2. What were the 4ocean members talking about in paragraph 3?

A．Their thoughts about the experience.	B．Their personal opinions on dolphins.
C．Their brief descriptions of the dolphin.	D．Their feelings about threats to the dolphin.

3. What’s the main task of the 4ocean workers?

A．To film sea life for social media.	B．To clean up garbage from ocean.
C．To rescue dolphins from ghost nets.	D．To find out the causes of ocean pollution.

4. What message does the author mainly want to express in the text?

A．The four workers should be given prizes.

B．More efforts should be taken to stop fishing.

C．More measures should be taken to fight plastic pollution.

D．The government should focus on dolphins’ living conditions.

10 . Daniel Hove spent years serving his community in Wisconsin as the Assistant Fire Chief for the Burnsville Fire Department. In 2012, he _________ from the job he loved after doctors diagnosed him with pancreatic (胰腺的) cancer.

Daniel spent years fighting the _________ disease. And he had tons of _________ from friends and family. But his beloved 11-year-old Labrador (拉布拉多猎犬), Gunner, _________ by his side every step of the way.

As Daniel’s _________ grew more difficult, Gunner became ill, too. And he _________ highs and lows right along with his favorite human.

“When my dad would get restless, the dog would be _________,” Daniel’s daughter Heather explained. “So once we   _______ how the dog was doing—he wasn’t moving much anymore and not doing well—we knew, it was coming.”

As Gunner’s suffering hit its peak, Heather _________ knew the dog’s time on Earth was done. Gunner was __________ an animal hospital where the veterinarian put him to __________ forever. And soon after Gunner passed away, Daniel found his __________ was close. About an hour and a half later, Daniel was gone too. __________ in life, the dog and his beloved owner also remained that way in death.

Special friends are placed in our lives. And the story of this dog and his owner is a beautiful __________ that sometimes those furry friends offer lifelong __________ without words.

1.

A．came

B．retired

C．returned

D．suffered

2.

A．common

B．impressive

C．terrible

D．addictive

3.

A．support

B．praise

C．criticism

D．popularity

4.

A．moved

B．swung

C．stopped

D．remained

5.

A．devotion

B．decision

C．battle

D．work

6.

A．experienced

B．enhanced

C．conveyed

D．explored

7.

A．unsatisfied

B．uneasy

C．selfless

D．careless

8.

A．proved

B．inferred

C．guessed

D．saw

9.

A．exactly

B．frequently

C．instantly

D．originally

10.

A．rushed to

B．sent for

C．thrown into

D．dropped by

11.

A．play

B．sleep

C．live

D．wake

12.

A．place

B．healing

C．time

D．liking

13.

A．Inseparable

B．Suitable

C．Countable

D．Unbelievable

14.

A．fashion

B．reminder

C．form

D．encounter

15.

A．process

B．education

C．learning

D．company