1 . 语法填空

October 27 is National Black Cat Day! In honor of that, here’s how we can protect our pets on    1     most frightening day of the year, Halloween! Understanding what can be dangerous for our pets     2    (be) especially important during the holidays.

Best Friends Animal Society (BFAS) is here for us again! They have recommendations on how    3    (live) our best lives on Halloween, while still keeping our pets safe.

Candy is for kids, not dogs and cats. Chocolate can be very     4    (harm) to our furry friends. Candy containing xylitol (artificial sweetener) can also be dangerous. Keep any candy out     5     pets’ reach.

Wires and cords that light up your holiday decorations can be deadly if they are bitten by pets. Please make sure pets don’t get close     6     them.

We should keep Jack-o-lanterns with lighting candles,     7     might be accidentally knocked over and potentially start a fire, away from pets.

Pets should     8    (keep) inside during Halloween if trick-or-treating is happening in your community. Take care when     9    (answer) the door so your cat doesn’t nun outside. If the extra door knocking or doorbell ringing troubles out your pets, put     10    (they) in a quiet room away from the noise.

2 . Jeremi Swietochowski was doing his homework when he heard a thump (重击声). A bird had flown into the window and fallen onto the balcony (阳台) Swietochowski rushed to check on it. “Just when I was about to open the door. it flew away,” he said.

Not all birds are so lucky. According to a study, between 365 million and a billion birds are killed each year in the United States by flying into glass.

“Birds, of course, don’t mean to fly into buildings. It’s the reflectivity (反射性) of the windows that tricks (欺骗) them,” says Christine Sheppard. director of the glass-collisions (玻璃碰撞) program at the American Bird Conservancy. “When birds see reflections of trees-to them, they are just more trees that they can fly into.”

Sheppard and others, including environmentalists and building designers. work to make buildings bird-friendly to lower the number of bird collisions.

One method is to use less glass. Another is to cover a glass building with some kind of screen. The Orange Cube, in Lyon, France, is a good example of this method. The screen can be seen by birds, but it doesn’t block natural light. A third method is to use special glass. This was done in New York City. on a huge glass building called the Javits Center. It used to be one of the city’s deadliest buildings for birds.

Officials agreed to use patterned glass to take the place of some glass in2009. Building designer Daniel Piselli worked on the project. “We need to consider what humans need and what birds need” Piselli says. He notes that with glass. “the main thing is to put something on it that birds can see so they are not tricked by reflections and people can still enjoy daylight through the glass.”

Work on the Javits Center project was completed in 2014. “We ended up bringing down collisions by more than 90%,” Piselli says.

1. Why did the author think the bird was lucky?

A．It wasn’t hurt by an enemy.	B．It could fly freely in the sky.
C．It received good care from its owner.	D．It wasn’t killed after hitting the window.

2. Why do birds fly into buildings according to Christine Sheppard?

A．They need to stop to have a rest.	B．They want to play tricks on humans.
C．They’re trying to get inside the buildings.	D．They’re confused by reflections in the windows.

3. What is paragraph 5 mainly about?

A．Reasons for making friends with birds.	B．Ways to make buildings safer for birds.
C．The disadvantages of glass windows.	D．Great examples of new high buildings.

4. How did the Javits Center project turn out?

A．It was very successful.	B．It was unacceptable to bird lovers.
C．It took longer to complete than expected.	D．It played a big role in stopping air pollution.

3 . Swimming in the water of Hawaii’s Big Island is a fun experience. But it can be more exciting if there are dolphins swimming around and jumping out of the sea too. For many people, it would be a wonderful dream to swim with these lovely animals! However, this may not be good for dolphins. They may get hurt because of human interaction (互动).

Dolphins are active and usually look for food at night. In the day, they like to rest in shallow bays (浅湾). Many people think the dolphins are awake during the day as they swim. But when they sleep they rest half of their brain and keep the other half awake to breathe, so they may be sleeping even when they’re swimming in the water.

From 2010 to 2013, spinner dolphins (飞旋海豚) of Hawaii’s Big Island were exposed to human activities more than 82 percent of the time, according to Julian Tyne, a researcher at Australia’s Murdoch University.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says disturbing the animals in their near-shore habitat could force them to swim to less favourable places, putting them at risk of being attacked by sharks and other animals.

Besides, when people are around, dolphins become more active. Thus, they can’t get enough sleep. “Disturbing their resting behaviours can actually affect their long-term health and the health of the dolphin population,” Ann Garrett of NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service told the Associated Press.

As a result, the NOAA wants to make rules to help protect the dolphins. For example, the agency (机构) may ban swimming with the Hawaii spinner dolphins. Or they may stop people from swimming in shallow bays when the dolphins are resting. Tour operators must also be taught to watch for signs to know when the dolphins are in their resting state.

1. Which of the following about dolphins is NOT true?

A．They spend most of their time sleeping at night.

B．They like to stay in shallow bays during the day.

C．They keep half of their brain awake while sleeping.

D．They may be sleeping even when they’re swimming.

2. What would they do when dolphins are disturbed in their near-shore habitat?

A．Swim to a crowded place.

B．Move closer to sharks.

C．Become less active.

D．Likely sleep longer.

3. Which activity is against the rules?

A．Swimming with the Hawaii spinner dolphins.

B．Swimming in bays where the dolphins live.

C．Making signs that show the dolphins’ resting state.

D．Making signs that show where the dolphins are.

4. What does the article mainly talk about?

A．What habits dolphins have.

B．What spinner dolphins are.

C．How the animals live in the sea.

D．How to protect dolphins near the shore.

5 . The Health Benefits of Gardening (园艺)

Gardening is popular in many parts of the world. This outdoor activity gives us beautiful plants, pleasant smelling flowers and fresh fruits and vegetables. And it also gives us many health benefits.

Gardening connects people.

When you are gardening, you are outdoors.     1     Most people love to talk about their hobbies, and gardeners are no different. They usually enjoy sharing advice and stories about their gardens almost as much as sharing herbs, flowers and vegetables from their gardens.

Gardening can be a great teacher.

Children can learn about nature and wildlife.     2     It can also help them to understand the limits of natural resources and the importance of using them carefully.

Gardening helps people get Vitamin D.

When you are in your garden, you might feel the sunshine on your skin. This means you are getting Vitamin D. Vitamin D helps our bodies use calcium.     3     Vitamin D also helps us fight diseases.

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In a study in 2006, researchers found that gardening could lower risk of future dementia (痴呆) by 36 percent. Activities such as gardening uses many repeated actions, such as weeding or dead-heading (removing dying flowers from a plant).     5     The brain is still active but not in the same way as when we use computers.

A．That is necessary to keep bones strong.

B．Gardening may help your brain stay young.

C．These actions have a calming effect on the brain.

D．So it is a perfect time to socialize with your neighbors.

E．Gardening can teach a child about where food comes from and healthy eating.

F．What you grow in a garden usually looks, smells, feels and tastes really good.

G．Growing herbs and flowers, even in a couple of pots at your city home, connects you to nature and pleases all of your senses.

6 . Animals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history. Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, for food, for sport. Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the world forever. Hundreds more are on the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger.

Why should people care? Because we need animals. And because once they are gone, there will never be any more. Animals are more than just beautiful and interesting. They are more than just a source of food. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature. Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems. For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks, the farmers’ stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice increased quickly.

Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger. Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animals or plants on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.

1. Animals are important to us mainly because ________.

A．they give us a source of food	B．they are beautiful and lovely
C．they keep the balance of nature	D．they give us a lot of pleasure

2. What has happened to the animals on the earth?

A．Only a few animals have disappeared.

B．Many kinds of animals have died out.

C．About 170 kinds of animals have disappeared forever.

D．All kinds of animals are in danger.

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．People care much about animals because they need them.

B．Once a certain kind of animals is gone forever, there will never be any more.

C．Killing all rats and mice may cause some problems.

D．People must not kill any animals.

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Every person will know the importance of protecting wild animals.

B．Animals in danger will not be killed any more.

C．The number of some animals in danger will increase.

D．Animals in danger will be kept away from people.

8 . In August 2012, when thousands of honeybees landed on the wings of a Delta aircraft headed to New York, interrupting refueling and baggage loading, Ben Shertzer, wildlife administrator at Pittsburgh International Airport, turned to master beekeeper Steve Repasky. Shertzer learned from Repasky that honeybee numbers have sharply declined in recent years. Perhaps, thought Shertzer, the airport could host some hives (蜂箱).

Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), first reported in 2006 by Pennsylvania beekeeper David Hackenberg, occurs when the vast majority of bees in any given colony — generally worker bees — die out unexpectedly. Therefore, Hackenberg transports his hives across the country to pollinate (对……授粉) crops: They might travel from Pennsylvania to California, and then, a few months later, those same hives might be moved to Maine for the blueberry crop. In 2006, Hackenberg had left 400 hives in a field to pollinate Brazilian pepper trees; when he returned to the hives a month later, all but 36 hives had been abandoned. The bees had just disappeared, leaving behind the queen and a few baby bees. By 2013, more than 10 million bee colonies had been lost worldwide.

Shertzer and Repasky approached airport management about placing hives in 2013, but were told that the program didn’t fit the airport’s vision. It wasn’t until Christina Cassotis came on board as CEO in 2015 that things turned around. The airport currently has 110 colonies. The program actually benefits the airport as well as the honeybees.

“Swarming (成群飞行) is reproductive behavior,” says Repasky. “In the spring, a healthy colony will divide into two parts, and will take off in a swarm to locate a new home, traveling upwards of a mile or more. While they’re searching, they’ll stop to rest on the first solid object they can find, whether it’s the wing of an aircraft, a runway taxi light, or a baggage cart.” To prevent this behavior, Shertzer and Repasky have placed 15 “swarm traps” around the airfield offering the bees alternative landing spots. It’s worked: Whereas the airport used to have 15 or more swarms a year interrupting air operations, in the past year it has had just three.

1. Why did Shertzer contact Repasky in 2012?

A．To let him help with baggage loading.

B．To learn how to refuel a Delta aircraft.

C．To ask him to help relocate the honeybees.

D．To seek advice on how to raise honeybees.

2. What is Hackenberg’s purpose of traveling around?

A．To come to crops’ rescue.	B．To do research on CCD.
C．To build more new hives.	D．To search for bee colonies.

3. What do “swarm traps” mentioned in the last paragraph refer to?

A．Baggage carts.	B．Beehives.
C．The wings of an aircraft.	D．Runway taxi lights.

4. What is a suitable title for the text?

A．Fun facts about honeybees	B．Colony Collapse Disorder
C．The latest in airport jobs: beekeeper	D．Unwanted visitors at an airport

9 . Suddenly screams echo through the forest as alarmed animals such as spotted deer warn each other of a predator’s (食肉动物) approach. Lying on my stomach with my camera in front of me, I’ve been watching a nearby stream for hours, waiting. This may be it.

Yes! A 380-pound lioness steps from the trees and heads toward the stream. She crouches (蹲伏) down to drink. She’s close to me-no more than 50 yards away. She stands up and begins to walk toward me, not knowing I’m there.

When she is just about 20 yards away, I move my camera slightly so that she notices me. I don’t want to shock or panic her. She freezes for a moment, then takes a crouching position and continues toward me, which was not really the reaction I wanted! I’m thinking, “Uh-oh, I’m about to become cat food!”I’ve approached lions before, but this is a first. The lion approaches me. If I stand up and yell, will she leave? Maybe, maybe not. If I stand up and run, will she run after me? Probably. So I decide to stay put.

The lioness comes closer and closer until she’s only about four yards from me — the closest distance that still allows me to focus my camera lens.

Surprisingly, she lies down, posing like a statue in front of me. This makes me feel very small and humble (卑微的). Then she rolls over and looks at me upside down! She seems a little puzzled and appears to be trying to figure me out — Hmm, are you suitable to be eaten? You don’t look dangerous. I think you’re OK.

Breathe slowly, I remind myself, even though my heart is beating fast. I carefully back up my tripod (三脚架) just a bit to where I can focus and shoot the picture.

Suddenly — so fast that it surprises me — she leaps up. In a flash, she runs away. I’m left filled with emotion — the experience felt like a gift from the forest. Getting this photograph took a long time. I spent two years waiting for a permit to track the extremely rare Asiatic lions in the Gir Forest of India. Then I spent three months on foot searching for them. There are only about 300 of these endangered lions left.

Perhaps all the waiting in the forest gave the lioness time to get used to me. I tried not to disturb her life. My reward? A moment I’ll never forget.

1. How does the author feel when the lioness comes near to him?

A．Relaxed and calm.	B．Bored and puzzled.
C．Anxious but proud.	D．Frightened but excited.

2. What does the lioness do after coming close to the author?

A．She pretends to be dead.

B．She stays for a second and then goes away.

C．She tries to attack him.

D．She recognizes the author and stares at him.

3. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A．To introduce a kind lioness.

B．To show the readers the dangers in the forest.

C．To share an experience with the readers.

D．To congratulate himself on his narrow escape.

4. Where is the text probably taken from?

A．A personal diary.	B．A TV interview.
C．A tourist guide.	D．A research paper.