1 . EcoTreasures, a young tour company based in Sydney, have involved a new plan in their Manly Coastal Walks to remove marine debris from Penguin habitats.

The tour company specializes in Ecotourism experiences on Sydney’s Northern Beaches and within Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, New South Wales. Ecotreasures have been lucky to host a range of international study tour students visiting Sydney this winter, who have been participating in the plan. The students arrive in Australia for short stays of generally 7—14 days, which consist of English lessons and Australia tour experiences. EcoTreasures owner, Damien McClellan, has been happy to host the students on his tours and to involve a new element in the half-day adventure, with a purpose to clean up marine debris that accumulates in the natural environment known to be the habitat for little penguins.

McClellan has been very proud to run these tours, which highlight a range of environmental awareness messages, and mentions, “when we visit the little penguin habitat at Collins Beach in Sydney Harbour National Park we conduct a beach clean-up. The students always put in 110% and we remove as much as marine debris from the catchment(积水处) as possible. We are all giving back to the location we are appreciating because of its natural beauty, and I’m proud of all these international guests caring for Australia’s environment.”

The tours offer a great display of Sydney’s natural setting right on the city’s door step. Mr. McClellan also adds, “The students and teachers really enjoy their experience on the walk around Manly. We visit the beach, Sydney Harbour National Park, Cabbage tree Aquatic reserve and Manly suburbs all in a half day adventure. We always keep the walk fun and interesting by identifying native plants & searching for Whales from land with binoculars and other wildlife along the way.”

EcoTreasures was founded in 2010 by Damien McClellan, and the business is looking forward to working with more partners in the future, developing new ecotourism plans for a range of target markets, and keeping it fun is part of the plan. EcoTreasures is Advanced Ecotourism and ROC certified.

1. What does EcoTreasures mainly specialize in?

A．protecting Little Penguins.

B．teaching students about environmental protection.

C．cleaning up penguin habitats.

D．holding ecotours in certain areas.

2. The underlined word “debris” in Paragraph 1 has a similar meaning to _________

A．water

B．animal

C．trash

D．rock.

3. What does Mr. McClellan want to express in the third paragraph?

A．His appreciation for natural beauty.

B．His purpose to run the tours.

C．His pride to run the tours.

D．The importance of raising environmental awareness.

4. We can infer from the fourth paragraph that ____________.

A．the tours are pleasant and valuable.

B．the tours make the students tired.

C．the tours are held far from Sydney.

D．the tours are held mainly for students

2 . 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。

Growing numbers of travelers are deciding not     1    (fly) in order to help save the planet even if it means     2    (spend) days on a train. The no-fly movement is small but many    3    have joined it think it will eventually receive       4     same attention as the no-plastic or less-meat movements because of flying’s 2%     5    (contribute) to carbon emissions, which they say could rise to 16% by 2050. Some supporters suggest that people should fly no more than once per year and any further flights should be taxed. Critics of the movement, however, argue that most flying is done by small numbers of people when     6    (compare)to other forms of transport and so flying is an easy target. Much more environmental damage is done by cars they argue. But people won’t target     7     (driver) because the majority of people drive. In addition, the no-fly movement     8     (lead) by people who don’t really need to travel very far and have plenty     9     free time to spare. Most people who fly, they say,     10    (rare) have time to spend extra days getting to destinations and employers are unlikely to give employees extra time off so they can be kind to the environment.

3 . Water keeps us alive. When it runs out, we have a problem.

About one out of four people on the planet are facing a shortage of water. Seventeen countries around the world are dealing with high-water stress. This means they are using almost all the water they have access to. Many are dry countries. Some waste much of their water. Some may currently use too much of their groundwater that they should be saving. Several big cities face acute shortages. These include Sao Paulo, Brazil; Chennai, India; and Cape Town, South Africa. A year ago, Cape Town faced nay Zero-the day when all its dams would he dry.

Climate change adds to the risk of water shortages. Rainfall is less steady. The water supply becomes less reliable. The days grow hotter. More water evaporates(蒸发)from lakes and rivers even as demand for water increases. By 2030, the number of cities in the high-stress category may have risen to 45 and include almost 470 million people.

All over the world, farmers compete with city residents for water. Rich urban places, such as Los Angeles, use too much water for pools and golf courses. But the worst problem is the growth of cities. Bangalore, India, for example, had a few years with little rain. It built over its many lakes or filled them with city waste. The lakes are no longer the rain water storage tanks they once were. Bangalore now imports water. A lot of the imported water, however, gets lost on the way to Bangalore.

To address this issue, what can be done? First, cities can plug leaks in their water distribution system. Wastewater can be recycled. Rain can be harvested and saved for hard times. Lakes and wetlands can be cleaned up and old wells can be restored. And farmers can switch from water-intensive crops like rice to less-thirsty crops like millet(小米).

Experts are looking at ways to reduce the number of people on the planet. They are looking at ways to reduce the size of cities. They are looking for ways to encourage people, factories and farmers to use less water.

1. What can we know from Paragraph 2?

A．A quarter of the world's population is living with water shortages.

B．Nearly all countries are facing acute water shortages now.

C．Underground water should he used to meet the water demand.

D．Measures have been taken to deal with the water shortage in India.

2. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A．Rainfall is not as steady as before.	B．Climate change may lead to water shortages.
C．The water supply relies more on rainfall.	D．Hotter weather changes the water demand.

3. What can farmers do to deal with water shortage?

A．Plug leaks in the water distribution system.	B．Clean up lakes and wetlands and restore wells.
C．Reduce the number of people in the cities.	D．Grow less-water consumption crops instead.

4. What will be discussed if the passage continues?

A．How to prevent from climate change.	B．How to inspire people to save water.
C．How to recycle wastewater in cities.	D．How to make people get access to clean water.

4 . 假如你是中卫一中学生李华，有感于校园中存在的随意涂写和乱丢垃圾的行为，请用英语给校长写一封信。信中应包括以下内容：
1. 说明写信的目的；
2. 对这种行为进行批评；
3. 提出建议。
注意：1.词数120左右;
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：涂写：scribble   乱扔垃圾：litter     行为：behaviour
Dear Mr. Headmaster，
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Yours faithfullly,

Li Hua

5 . 假定你是李华，是校报的英语小记者。最近，你校组织开展“创建绿色校园”活动。请你针对这一活动，以“Building a Green Campus”为题写一篇报道，内容包括：
1.创建绿色校园的意义
2.一些校园浪费的现象
3.建绿色校园的建议并发出倡议
注意：1.词数120左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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6 . “What kind of rubbish are you?” This question might normally cause anger, but in Shanghai it has brought about weary groans over the past week. On July 1st, the city introduced strict trash-sorting regulations that are expected to be used as a model for our country. Residents must divide their waste into four separate categories and toss it into specific public bins. They must do so at scheduled times, when monitors are present to ensure compliance（服从）and to inquire into the nature of one’s rubbish.

Violators face the prospect of fines and worse. They could be hit with fines of up to 200 yuan ($29). For repeat violators, the city can add black marks to their credit records, making it harder for them to obtain bank loans or even buy train tickets.

Shanghai authorities are responding to an obvious environmental problem. It generates 9 million tons of garbage a year, more than London’s annual output and rising quickly. But like other cities in China, it lacks a recycling system. Instead, it has relied on trash pickers to sift through the waste, plucking out whatever can be reused. This has limits. As people get wealthier, fewer of them want to do such dirty work. The waste, meanwhile, just keeps piling up. China churns out 80 billion pairs of disposable chopsticks a year.

Many residents appear to support the idea of recycling in general but are frustrated by the details. Rubbish must be divided according to whether it is food, recyclable, dry or hazardous（有害的）, the distinctions among which can be confusing, though there are apps to help work it out. Some have complained about the rules surrounding food waste. They must put it straight in the required public bin, forcing them to tear open plastic bags and toss it by hand. Most vexing（令人烦恼的）are the short windows for dumping trash, typically a couple of hours, morning and evening. Along with the monitors at the bins, this means that people go at around the same time and can keep an eye on what is being thrown out; no one wants to look bad.

1. What’s the purpose of the first paragraph?

A．To introduce the trash-sorting regulations.

B．To explain the four categories of the waste.

C．To present residents’ complaints about trash dividing.

D．To show the goal of trash-sorting regulations.

2. What does the underlined word “Violators” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．People who don’t sort the waste.

B．People who argue with the monitors.

C．People who don’t throw the trash on time.

D．People who are against the regulations.

3. What is the main direct environmental problem in Shanghai?

A．The massive traffic.

B．The increasing garbage.

C．Lack of a recycling system.

D．Lack of trash pickers.

4. What makes the residents upset most about the rules?

A．Complex distinction among the four categories of trash.

B．Short scheduled time for tossing the trash.

C．Being observed by monitors when throwing the garbage.

D．Being fined when blamed due to improper behavior.

5. What can be the best title for the text?

A．A Restart of Trash-sorting

B．A Great Change in Tackling Litter

C．A New Era of Garbage Classification

D．A Craze for Learning Waste Sorting

8 . Yosemite is a national park in California. It is very beautiful and big. The park includes more than 760,000 acres in the California Mountains. Most of the park is wilderness.

The part of Yosemite that everyone likes is Yosemite Valley. It is a tiny valley that is 7 miles long and less than 1 mile wide. It has tall rock walls and streams that splash down in waterfalls. More than two million visitors come to the valley each year.

One ranger (守护人) says the number of visitors is more than the land can handle. The valley has 4,500 camping spots. It has a hotel that can hold 4, 000 families. This is still not enough to handle all of the visitors. The valley has grown so big that it has a lot of traffic and crime.

A worker says the park is trying to keep the beauty of the park and let everyone visit. Some areas have been fenced off from people and planted with seeds to try to keep them beautiful.

A former worker thinks Yosemite should get more money to take better care of the park. He would also like to teach people what the park service is trying to do.

Some people are trying to save Yosemite Valley. A plan has been made to get rid of some buildings. There will be fewer cars allowed inside the park. More buses will help get people around.

1. According to the passage, which of the following should be rid of?

A．Some of the trees.	B．Some of the water.
C．Some of the families.	D．Some of the buildings.

2. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Yosemite is a national park located in the California desert.

B．Some people think the amount of visitors is more than the land can handle.

C．The valley has 4, 500 parking spots and some hotels.

D．Most of Yosemite park is full of traffic and crime.

3. There are parts of the park that are closed ________.

A．so some visitors can stay there alone	B．in order to supply an area for camping
C．so visitors can go fishing and barbecuing	D．and workers will plant seeds

4. The passage mainly tells us ________.

A．Yosemite is a beautiful national park	B．Yosemite is faced with a new problem
C．Yosemite is wilderness	D．Yosemite attracts a great many visitors each year

9 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:
1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Dear fellow students,

As is known by us, our government is trying to make our city the National Civilized City at present. We hope we can also do our bit to help fulfill this goal.

First of all, we should mind our language and become civilized speakers. Always remember to say 'Please' and 'Thanks' and don't talk and laugh loudly in public. Seen people in trouble, we might as well lend them a helping hand. In addition, to be civilized pedestrians. We must obey traffic rules and never cross the streets before the traffic lights are red. Keeping our environment cleanly is also advisable, it means we shouldn't litter or spit in public places. Only by starting with the little things around us we make a great difference to our city image.

Let's take measure now and make joint efforts to make our city more civilized.

10 . 83-year-old Antonio Vicente has spent the last four decades of his life fighting against the current. As Brazilian landowners cut down rainforests to make room for profitable (盈利的) plantations and cattle grazing grounds, he struggled to bring the thick jungles of his childhood back to life.

In 1973 Antonio took up the challenge of restoring the forest on a 31-hectare piece of land that had been destroyed for cattle grazing. Ironically enough, he bought the land in Brazil's Sao Paulo region, using credits （贷款）that the military government was giving out to promote deforestation (砍伐森林) and agricultural technology. But Antonio didn't use the money to promote the national agriculture but wanted to revive the forest.

"You are stupid. Planting trees is a waste of land. You won't have income. If it’s full of trees, you won't have room for cows or crops," Antonio's neighbors told him. But he knew the damage caused by deforestation was far greater than financial profit. Antonio had grown up on a rural farm, and watched his father and the other villagers cut down forests at the owners’ orders, either for charcoal production or to clear land for grazing cattle. He had watched the ancient water sources dry up and people struggling to survive.

With only some donkeys and a few hired workers Antonio brought back the forest to his land. What started out as a weekend hobby soon became a permanent way of life. Antonio often recalls spending days and nights in his young jungle, surrounded by rats and foxes, and eating banana for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

As the forest grew, the water returned, and Antonio says that there are now over 20 water sources on his land that were no longer there when he bought it. Then the animals started making a home there. Today, the forest is alive with sounds of birds and insects living there, and more species are settling in every year.

1. The credits given by the government should have been used to_______.

A．encourage agriculture	B．recover the forest
C．plant trees	D．produce coal

2. What was the neighbors’ attitude toward Antonio’s practice?

A．Positive.	B．Hopeful.
C．Discouraged.	D．Favorable.

3. What caused water sources to dry up in Antonia’s village?

A．People’s wasting water.	B．Destroying the forest.
C．Crops’ overusing water.	D．Raising too many cows.

4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Antonio’s hard work has paid off.	B．Antonio has made big profits.
C．Antonio’s forest has become a zoo.	D．Antonio is living with animals.