1 . 根据汉语提示完成短文。

Our beloved dog, Poppy,    1     (茫然失措) and didn’t conduct herself as usual. Poppy frowned and grieved all day long and we were concerned about her very much.     2     (为了阻止她受到伤害), we     3     (尝试使她高兴起来). But she     4     (抗议我们的每次尝试). Finally,    5     (我建议) we get a little dog for Poppy. Seeing that she had a playmate again, Poppy smiled happily, barked gently and     6     (高兴地直摇尾巴). Her gloomy moods finally disappeared. Poppy and the little dog     7     (建立了友谊) immediately.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where are the two speakers?

A．On the street.

B．In a park.

C．At a square.

2. What breed is the man’s dog?

A．Golden retriever.

B．Chihuahua.

C．Samoyed.

3. What does the man think about his dog?

A．He’s cute.

B．He’s shy.

C．He’s dangerous.

4. What kind of dog does the woman want to raise?

A．A large-sized dog.

B．A brave dog.

C．A smart dog.

3 . My PhD project is to protect a tiny species of fish, whose color is greenish. To ______eggs, Clanwilliam sandfish (沙鱼) swim to ______tributaries (支流) of the Doring river system in South Africa. Local people say it was once a ______event: The water seemed to change ______ as thousands of sandfish migrated to the shallower tributaries. Now, ______those numbers have reduced to dangerous levels.

My PhD project at South Africa’s University of Cape Town is in ______with a nongovernmental organization in saving sandfish. Human activity, climate change, etc, are drying up the rivers. As newly young sandfish try to ______to the upstream (上游), they now get ______in shallow tributaries. The sandfish population has decreased by more than 90% since we began keeping count. They’re now regarded as ______species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.When the river starts to dry up, we ______young sandfish and put them into buckets of water, then move them by truck to prepared fish nurseries (鱼种场) ______ by local people. The support from local people is amazing. Once the sandfish are large enough to be less threatened, we will ______them to the natural ecosystem.

The data so far show the project has been ______. We’ve ______ about 36,000 young sandfish over the past three years. I’m looking forward to ______those numbers next year.

1.

A．lay

B．hide

C．drag

D．lie

2.

A．shorter

B．quieter

C．shallower

D．smaller

3.

A．sad

B．puzzling

C．moving

D．wonderful

4.

A．speed

B．colour

C．environment

D．climate

5.

A．however

B．therefore

C．besides

D．moreover

6.

A．relationship

B．schedule

C．solution

D．cooperation

7.

A．keep

B．lead

C．swim

D．turn

8.

A．stuck

B．hurt

C．annoyed

D．punished

9.

A．balanced

B．injured

C．endangered

D．changeable

10.

A．keep

B．control

C．fool

D．catch

11.

A．repaired

B．donated

C．discovered

D．required

12.

A．return

B．devote

C．sell

D．show

13.

A．serious

B．extra

C．successful

D．convenient

14.

A．received

B．rescued

C．recorded

D．cleared

15.

A．resulting from

B．adding to

C．talking about

D．cutting off

5 . 根据汉语提示完成对话。
(Situation: Tom and Mary were both animal protection volunteers. One day, they met. . . )
Tom: What do you think of the way people treat animals?
Mary: I think     1     (大多数人对待动物很好), but some are often cruel to animals.
Tom: Perhaps people should stop eating animals. We should grow more crops.
Mary: Unhappily,     2     (一些人还在捕杀野生动物). Meat has become an important part of our diet.
Tom:     3     (我们应该给动物提供更好的条件) anyway and try to recreate the natural conditions as much as possible.
Mary: That’s true.     4     (我认为动物园是一个好主意). I think it’s good for kids to see wild animals.
Tom:     5     (我同意). I love going to the zoo.
Mary: Have you ever given money to any of the charities that take care of animals.
Tom: Yes, I have. They do an excellent job.

6 . 根据情景补全对话。
(Situation: Steven and Daniel go to visit the wildlife park. Steven tells Daniel some interesting things about the wildlife park. )
Steven: Daniel, have you ever heard about the wildlife park?
Daniel:     1    
Steven: Yes, of course.
Daniel:     2    
Steven: There are a lot of wild animals, and also some special rules while visiting.
Daniel: Special rules?
Steven:     3    
Daniel: Details?
Steven: On their bus or in your own cars, and you won’t be allowed to get off the bus until you reach the special region.
Daniel: Why not?
Steven:     4     You can just imagine how fierce the wild animals can be.
Daniel: That makes sense. But that sounds interesting.     5    
Steven: Yes.
Daniel: I prefer to go there next time.
Steven: You won’t be disappointed.
A. Is there one in Beijing?
B. So tell me something about it!
C. There, you only have two ways for visiting.
D. Is that different from the ordinary kind of zoo?
E. Because it is dangerous to get out of the car or bus.
F. I wish I could join you.
G. It is mainly about some social activities to protect animals.

7 . My cat wasn’t just my best friend, but she thought she was my protector. I once lounged under a tree, reading a book, while my cat sat across the lawn. When a small dog happened by, staring me in the face, my cat thought I was in danger. She raced across the lawn, all puffed up, meowing furiously to make the dog leave. ________________

A．My cat watched over me in the same way that I took care of her.

B．A feline (猫科动物) is a marvel of grace and ferocity (残忍) in the same lovely package.

8 . Having a puppy requires time and patience. A puppy has lots of energy and needs to be walked and played with every day, often more than once a day. It needs to learn to use the bathroom outside not inside. This training requires a lot of patience. It also needs to learn basic commands like   “sit” and “stay”. (添加总结句)
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9 . One afternoon in 2022, something on the Internet caught my eye：a tiny hedgehog (刺猬) held by a big hand. The post read: “HELP! My hedgehog abandoned (抛弃) her two babies, and I cannot raise both of them because I have to go to school full­time. Good home with experience needed as soon as possible!”

   

I had no experience with baby hedgehogs. I was an animal person through and through and had raised cats, dogs, birds, and guinea pigs. But this tiny animal was new to me, and it touched me that he was abandoned, that maybe I could love him and be the best mom for him.

I wrote the most heartfelt email I could. That was how I found my Louie. True to my word, he was my baby. Louie didn’t know he was a hedgehog. He never curled (蜷缩) into a ball, and he liked my two cats, no fear. The cats, however, were afraid of him, as he often moved into the room, running after the cats and blocking my way.

By the time he reached old age, Louie had only three feet. However, he still managed to climb the stairs to visit other animals. He helped me realize my dream of hedgehog photography, a hobby that began during childhood with cats and dollhouses. I love showing off his modeling.

Life has meaning because of the purpose we have. Louie needed a good home and mom, and in return, I got to be a good mother and be needed. Hedgehogs require great amounts of patience, trust, and knowledge—but the payoff (回报) is pretty great.

1. The author got Louie from           .

A．a pet shop	B．a family friend
C．a hedgehog owner	D．a hedgehog rescue center

2. How did Louie seem to feel at the author’s home?

A．Frightened.

B．Relaxed.

C．Lonely.

D．Tired.

3. What can we learn about Louie from paragraph 4?

A．He disliked climbing stairs.	B．He enjoyed being left alone.
C．He always refused to be in photos.	D．He was active despite his difficulty in moving.

4. What does the author say about raising Louie?

A．It was easier than expected.	B．It gave her a sense of safety.
C．It made her lose her patience.	D．It was satisfying and meaningful.

10 . Grizzly bears, which may grow to about 2.5 m long and weigh over 400 kg, occupy a conflicted corner of the American psyche — we revere (敬畏) them even as they give us frightening dreams. Ask the tourists from around the world that flood into Yellowstone National Park what they most hope to see, and their answer is often the same: a grizzly bear.

“Grizzly bears are re-occupying large areas of their former range,” says bear biologist Chris Servheen. As grizzly bears expand their range into places where they haven’t been seen in a century or more, they’re increasingly being sighted by humans.

The western half of the US was full of grizzlies when Europeans came, with a rough number of 50,000 or more living alongside Native Americans. By the early 1970s, after centuries of cruel and continuous hunting by settlers, 600 to 800 grizzlies remained on a mere 2 percent of their former range in the Northern Rockies. In 1975, grizzlies were listed under the Endangered Species Act.

Today, there are about 2,000 or more grizzly bears in the US. Their recovery has been so successful that the US Fish and Wildlife Service has twice attempted to delist grizzlies, which would loosen legal protections and allow them to be hunted. Both efforts were overturned due to lawsuits from conservation groups. For now, grizzlies remain listed.

Obviously, if precautions (预防) aren’t taken, grizzlies can become troublesome, sometimes killing farm animals or walking through yards in search of food. If people remove food and attractants from their yards and campsites, grizzlies will typically pass by without trouble. Putting electric fencing around chicken houses and other farm animal quarters is also highly effective at getting grizzlies away. “Our hope is to have a clean, attractant-free place where bears can pass through without learning bad habits,” says James Jonkel, longtime biologist who manages bears in and around Missoula.

1. How do Americans look at grizzlies?

A．They cause mixed feelings in people.

B．They should be kept in national parks.

C．They are of high scientific value.

D．They are a symbol of American culture.

2. What has helped the increase of the grizzly population?

A．The European settlers’ behavior.

B．The expansion of bears’ range.

C．The protection by law since 1975.

D．The support of Native Americans.

3. What has stopped the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service from delisting grizzlies?

A．The opposition of conservation groups.

B．The successful comeback of grizzlies.

C．The voice of the biologists.

D．The local farmers’ advocates.

4. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．Food should be provided for grizzlies.

B．People can live in harmony with grizzlies.

C．A special path should be built for grizzlies.

D．Technology can be introduced to protect grizzlies.