2 . In 1906, Theodore Roosevelt (1858—1919), America’s 26th president, signed the American Antiquities Act. The law ______ him—and future presidents—to take immediate action to protect important cultural or natural ______. During his time ______ (1901-1909), he established five new national parks and 18 national monuments. He became ______ as “the conservationist (环境保护主义者) president”.

Roosevelt’s______ for the land and environment came from the time he spent in the Dakota Territory. In 1883, he came to Dakota in ______ of hunting huge animals called bison and had a great ______ in the Western frontier lifestyle.

Roosevelt soon developed an interest in ______ cattle. He entered the business and ______ $14, 000 to build the Maltese Cross Ranch (牧场). Roosevelt returned to New York while workers constructed the ranch. But, in 1884, he experienced two great ______ losses. His mother and wife ______ illnesses on the same day.

Roosevelt again ______ west and sought to ______ the reminders of his recent losses. Roosevelt ______ between New York and Dakota. In 1885, Roosevelt published his first book about his ______ as a rancher and hunter. In it, he predicted that the cattle industry was not sustainable (可持续性的). In other words, it would not ______.

Roosevelt was right. Severe weather ______ the area in 1886 and 1887. In the winter, a terrible ______ killed many cattle. The animals that survived the cold soon starved. The experience, however, influenced Roosevelt’s beliefs about the need for ______ in America. Those beliefs, in turn, helped ______ his policies as president.

1.

A．permitted

B．expected

C．designed

D．forced

2.

A．materials

B．resources

C．ruins

D．attractions

3.

A．in practice

B．in theory

C．in office

D．in charge

4.

A．devoted

B．impressed

C．addicted

D．known

5.

A．desire

B．promise

C．solution

D．concern

6.

A．behalf

B．favour

C．hope

D．honour

7.

A．advantage

B．interest

C．luck

D．sense

8.

A．raising

B．hunting

C．running

D．providing

9.

A．earned

B．saved

C．spent

D．introduced

10.

A．personal

B．pleasant

C．necessary

D．astonishing

11.

A．went off

B．died of

C．tripped over

D．figured out

12.

A．explored

B．followed

C．headed

D．left

13.

A．escape

B．quit

C．share

D．concentrate

14.

A．rushed

B．travelled

C．survived

D．relaxed

15.

A．adventures

B．encounters

C．experiences

D．decisions

16.

A．last

B．disappear

C．arrive

D．occur

17.

A．involved

B．struck

C．supported

D．removed

18.

A．accident

B．freeze

C．blow

D．criticism

19.

A．conservation

B．presentation

C．preference

D．communication

20.

A．realize

B．accept

C．claim

D．shape

4 . Beverly Cleary, the celebrated children’s author whose memories of her Oregon childhood were shared with millions through the likes of Ramona and Beezus Quimby and Henry Huggins, has died. She was 104.

Trained as a librarian, Cleary didn’t start writing books until her early 30s, when she wrote Henry Huggins, published in 1950. Children worldwide came to love the adventures of Huggins and his neighbours Ellen Tebbits, Otis Spofford, Beezus Quimby and her younger sister, Ramona. They live in a real street in Portland, Oregon, the city where Cleary spent much of her youth.

Ramona, perhaps her best-known character, first appeared in Henry Huggins with only a brief mention. “All the children appeared to be only children, so I threw in a little sister and she didn’t go away. She kept appearing in other books,” Cleary said.

Cleary herself was an only child and said the character wasn’t a mirror. “I was a well-behaved little girl, not that I wanted to be,” she said. “At the age of Ramona, in those days, children played outside. We played hopscotch(跳房子) and jump rope and I loved them and always had wounded knees.”

Cleary stopped writing recently, because she said she felt it was important for writers to know when to quit. “I even got rid of my typewriter. It was a nice one but I hate to type. When I started writing I found that I was thinking more about my typing than what I was going to say,” she said in 2016. Although she put away her pen, Cleary re-released three of her most treasured books with three famous fans writing forewords for the new editions.

Cleary’s books have been translated into more than a dozen languages and inspired many programmes, such as a 10-part PBS series, Ramona and the 2010 film Ramona and Beezus. Cleary was asked once what her favourite character was. “Does your mother have a favourite child?” she responded.

1. What do we know about Cleary?

A．She was a late starter as an author.

B．She wrote true stories in her books.

C．She published her first book in the 1930s.

D．She drew writing inspiration from her neighbours.

2. What can be learned about Ramona in Cleary’s books?

A．She was a well-behaved little girl.	B．She was an only child of her family.
C．She had an impressive first appearance.	D．She played an increasingly bigger role.

3. Which of the following best describes Cleary as a child?

A．Clever.

B．Active.

C．Lonely.

D．Quiet.

4. What did Cleary do after quitting writing?

A．She added her fans’ words to her books.

B．She learned to type quickly and correctly.

C．She translated her books into other languages.

D．She made TV programmes based on her books.

6 . 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。

When the starting signal sounded, Qian Hongyan pushed herself in the pool. She     1    (win)the silver medal in the women's 100-meter breaststroke(蛙泳)final in the 11th National Games for Persons with Disabilities     2     (hold)in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province.

Qian, from Luliang, Yunnan Province, lost both legs.     3     caused that was a traffic accident when she was 4 years old. Since then, she has become well-known tor moving around while balanced on an orange ball,     4     (earn) herself a nickname, basketball girl.

Qian's enthusiasm for swimming     5    (date)back to 2007. At 11 years old, she     6    (invite)by the coach Zhang Honghu to join the swimming club tor people with disabilities. However, without legs, Qian found it difficult to keep balance in water."Swimming without legs is like handling a boat     7     a rudder(舵). I tended to sway(摇摆)due to a poor sense of direction," she said.

To help her overcome the difficulty, her coach made a tailor-made training plan for her. Every day, she practiced swimming for at least four     8    (hour). She made intense efforts to strengthen her arm and balance,     9     helped her successfully get used to the water.

"I like swimming. It changed my life and helped me see     10     (extreme) wonderful things," she said in an interview.

7 . Fu Yiyao, one of China's leading ink wash painters, released her new book on December 6 in Shanghai. Fu was born in Nan jing, Jiangsu province. Her father, Fu Baoshi, who was the representative landscape painter of his time, had a great influence on her. Fu studied Chinese language in Nanjing Normal College. After graduation, she was engaged in education and took up painting. She set foot in painting circles due to. her strong passion for the art and thus became an outstanding painter worldwide. As a matter of fact, Fu's original dream was to become an actress but her father thought that literature plays an important role in one's growth, through which one can know the real meaning of life and can develop a love for what he pursues and literature is also qualification (资格) to start painting She followed the words of her father, which turned out to be a success. Fu gradually understood her father's deep love for her.

In 1979, Fu became one of the first batch of overseas students sent to Japan after the country carried out its reform and opening-up policy. She was famous for large-scale ink wash painting, and has created more works conveying Chinese traditional culture and held many exhibitions in Chin, Japan, America, Swaziland and the United Nations, helping promote Chinese painting worldwide.

After living in Japan for 40 years, Fu said she truly understands the superiority (优越性) of her motherland's culture and she will constantly promote go on to promote the art of ink wash painting. She believes that she has obeyed her father's wishes.

Speaking of her original purpose of creating her book, intention of creating her book, Fu said, "It is not a pure autobiography (自传) for I have shared my reflections on life and art in a new form. " Meanwhile, the book has three types of vision to meet the needs of different readers.

"I have got what I wanted in the process of study and creation. My love for Chinese culture can last thousands of years. I really hope to help spread Chinese traditional culture, " Fu concluded.
1. Why did Fu Yiyao want to become a painter?

A．Because her father was a painter.	B．Because she listened to her father.
C．Because she was crazy about art.	D．Because she studied painting in college.

2. What's Fu's purpose of holding many exhibitions around the world?

A．To earn more money by her paintings.

B．To prove she is an outstanding ink wash painter.

C．To show her large-scale ink wash paintings.

D．To make people all over the world know Chinese painting.

3. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

A．Fu is satisfied with her book.

B．Her book is only an autobiography.

C．Fu loves Chinese culture very much.

D．There are three sections in the book.

4. In which column of a newspaper can you read the passage?

A．Science and Technology.	B．Culture &Art.
C．Great literature.	D．Campus life.

8 . 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。

Yuan Longping, China's “father of hybrid rice”, was hailed for his contributions to the country's food     1     (secure), died on Saturday, 91 years old. He was known     2     developing the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s and     3     (regard) as a national hero for boosting grain harvests and helping     4     (feed) the world's most populous country. Born in Beijing in September 1930, Yuan began his career as     5     agrarian researcher in the 1950s. Because of the hunger he     6     (witness), in the decades that followed, Yuan was associated with some of the most     7     (importance) breakthroughs in his field. Yuan was awarded the World Food Prize in 2004, for “pioneering research     8     helped transform China from food deficiency to food security within three decades". In 2019, Yuan was awarded the Medal of the Republic, the country's     9     (high) honor, for his contribution to China's food security and scientific development of agriculture, as well as     10     (increase) the world's food output.

9 . 科学家屠呦呦的一项发明大大降低了疟疾的死亡率。2015年12月14日她在瑞典领取了诺贝尔医学奖。你校要举办一次以“Learn from Tu Youyou”为主题的英语演讲，请你根据以下要点，写一份演讲稿。
内容要点：1. 她的成就；2. 她的品质（勇于挑战,甘于奉献,意志坚定,淡泊名利等）；3. 对自己的影响。
参考词汇：疟疾malaria；瑞典Sweden；诺贝尔医学奖the Nobel Prize in Medicine
注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________