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。

A TV play called The Knockout (《狂飙》) has been heatedly discussed by national lawmakers, political advisers and cultural experts. It reminds them     1    (create) a good environment for the rule of law.

It is the first play to describe the country’s fight     2     organized crime and educate people about the judicial (司法的) system. It tells the story of     3     police officer’s 20-year journey in the battle against such crime, and also shows the rise and fall of underworld figures and dishonest     4    (official). The 39-episode play began screening on CCTV and iQiyi, a provider of     5    (stream) services at the beginning of this year. It received a rating of 8.5 out of 10 on Douban, one of the country’s most-visited review platforms. Even though more than a month     6    (pass) since the series ended, discussion continues on China’s social media platforms, with many people praising the plot and the actors’ performances.

Talking about the play’s success, Jiang Shengnan, a scriptwriter, suggested that people in the film     7     TV industries should focus more on legal issues because the rule of law is     8    (great) close to everyone’s interests. She highlighted the     9    (profession) nature of the scripts, adding that such qualities are vital to attracting audiences and helping     10    (far) develop people’s legal awareness.

3 . If you were born after 2008 in New Zealand, you’ll never ever be allowed to buy a pack of cigarettes there. In new legislation (立法) expected to take hold next year, no cigarettes or tobacco products will be available for people to purchase legally in the country. That means anyone who is 14 as of today will never be allowed to buy them in New Zealand. The four-year Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan hopes to reduce rates of smoking for older people while completely banning sales for the younger population.

Associate health minister Dr. Ayesha Verall, who announced the government’s plan, said the country is concentrating on a “smoke-free generation” with this legislation. “We want to make sure young people never start smoking so we will make it an offense to sell or supply smoked tobacco products to new population of youth.” said Verall in a statement.

The move comes as New Zealand’s health ministry pursues a large-scale crackdown (打压) on tobacco in the country. In April 2021, the country’s parliament announced its goal of being smoke free by 2025, arming to slowly reduce phase out, then entirely cut the prosper of smoking. There are already existing barriers to tobacco products in New Zealand, including high taxes and plain packaging on cigarettes.

“Clinical studies have shown that dramatically reducing nicotine levels in cigarettes makes at far easier for people to quit.” said Verall in parliament. “So the action plan will see New Zealand transition to low-nicotine cigarettes. This is a major change but it is based on clinical research and it is realistic, because with vapes (电子烟) widely available, there is a far less harmful option available for smokers who are addicted to nicotine. While vapes were introduced as a way to reduce cigarette consumption, they remain harmful according to research Vapes are also particularly appealing to young people, who have long been the target people for the product.

1. What is the Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan expected to do?

A．Promote rapes in New Zealand.	B．Decrease smoking in New Zealand.
C．Reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes.	D．Ban selling cigarettes in New Zealand.

2. What does the underlined word “offense” probably mean in paragraph 2?

A．Expensive matter.

B．Honorable deed.

C．Illegal deed.

D．Easy affair.

3. Which is not a measure taken to crackdown on tobacco in New Zealand?

A．Raising taxes.

B．Packaging plainly.

C．No selling to teenagers.

D．Ban on planting.

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

A．New Zealand cigarette ban	B．Benefits of vapes
C．Harm caused by smoking	D．New Zealand legislation on health

4 . Known as a “living fossil”, the Chinese sturgeon(中华鲟)is a very precious species. It is believed to have lived alongside the dinosaurs more than 140 million years ago. Although dinosaurs are long since gone, the Chinese sturgeon still exists. However, the species has been listed as ‘‘Critically Endangered’’ on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species．

On May 14,Shanghai legislators(立法机构)passed a new law protecting the Chinese sturgeon, emphasizing “regional cooperation”, according to China Daily. “This is the first local legislation in the country to protect one endangered fish,” said Ding Wei, director of the legislative affairs committee of the Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress.

Taken effect on June 6, the regulation urges cooperation in law enforcement(实施), scientific research and rescue of the species between Shanghai and other provinces and regions in the Yangtze River basin, according to People’s Daily．

The need for collaborative efforts is due to the living habitat of the Chinese sturgeon. As an anadromous(溯河产卵的)species, it mainly lives in the Yangtze River and depends on the Vangtze estuary(河口)for migration.

The protection of the Chinese sturgeon is urgent. China began the artificial breeding and release of the fish in 1984. However, very few of the fanned fish have survived in the wild, the number of which is less than 1000, according to a report by the Shanghai Observer.

Whether this species can be preserved depends on the natural population. “If the natural population is not well protected, the Chinese sturgeon is in danger of extinction.” Li Furong, vice chairperson of the Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee of Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress, said in the report.

Since Jan 1 of this year, a 10-year fishing ban on key areas of the Yangtze River basin has been issued, covering 332 nature reserves, which includes Shanghai’s Chinese sturgeon nature reserve．

1. What is the new law passed on May 14 in Shanghai about?

A．Forbidding fishing in the area.

B．Protecting the Chinese sturgeon.

C．Increasing the reproduction of the Chinese sturgeon.

D．Listing the Chinese sturgeon as an endangered species.

2. What do we know about the Chinese sturgeon?

A．It mainly lives in the waters of Shanghai.

B．Artificial breeding technology costs too much.

C．Farmed fish multiplies quickly.

D．Saving the species depends on protecting their natural population.

3. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “collaborative” in paragraph 4?

A．immediate

B．joint

C．urgent

D．further

4. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．The Chinese Sturgeon: Living Fossil

B．Artificial Breeding: Future of the Chinese Sturgeon

C．A New Law for a Fish

D．Call for Conservation of the Chinese Sturgeon