学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、短文选词填空
根据短文内容，从方框中选出恰当的单词或短语填空，使语意通顺完整。第一个方框供1-4小题选用，第二个方框供5-8小题选用。每个选项只能使用一次，每框有一项剩余。 A．shine down B．be silent C．and D．be able to E. can Want to sleep under the sea? The company Planet Ocean has plans for an exciting underwater hotel, which they hope to build this kind of hotel all over the world.The hotel won’t be large, with only 12 guest rooms ____1____ a restaurant. Guests will get to the hotel in a lift-so no diving or getting wet! The hotel will float 10 meters under the ocean. Because it won’t be very deep, the sun will ____2____ and provide light. Guests will get great close-up views of the fish and other sea creatures.
The hotel’s design, with clear plastic walls, means guests will ____3____ see the sea and all the creatures that live there around, above and below them in their rooms. The rooms will have a shower, TV and even the internet. The restaurant will serve high quality food. As you might expect, Planet Ocean wants to encourage people to eat less fish, so guests won’t find any on the menu. What’s more surprising is that the environment will ____4____, so guests will have to imagine the sound of the ocean around them.
A．In fact B．at all C．be good for D．however E. are proud of The hotel won’t be cheap to build and it won’t be cheap to stay in. But the designers ____5____ the fact that it will be environmentally friendly(环保的). It will use electricity,of course, but it will produce its own, and won’t disturb ocean life ____6____. In fact, the designers hope some sea creatures will build their homes on parts of the building, which will ____7____ the underwater world, too.Planet Ocean’s future designs include a moving hotel. It perhaps sounds like this will work in the same way as a cruise ship(游轮), but this is not the case. ____8____, rather than moving between continents and countries, it will stay within a single country’s waters, but only occasionally (偶尔的）change positions around its coast.
二、阅读单选
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As the largest country in the world, Russia is a perfect travel destination to experience delicious food, interesting culture and beautiful buildings. Are you thinking about travelling to the country? If so, there are some facts you need to know before you go.
Do you know the world’s longest passenger carrying railway line is in Russia? The Trans-Sibe-rian Railway runs from Moscow to Vladivostok, a total of over 9,289 kilometers. If you want to take your time traveling around Russia by train, it makes it easy to do so. You can choose to ride in first-class or third-class seats, depending on your budget and the experience you want to have.
If you are someone that loves literature(文学), you probably know that Russia is home to some of the best and most famous writers, such as Leo Tolstoy and Alexander Pushkin. Many great writers have a museum dedicated(专门的) to them that you can visit. Most can be found in Mos-cow and St. Petersburg. Whether you’re a fan of their works or you don’t know who they’re, you can learn something new about them and Russian literature by visiting their museums.
Another one of the most surprising facts about Russia is that it has 12 active volcanoes(活火山). If you love nature, you should visit Kamchatka, one of the most commonly visited among them. This zone has over 1,000 different species of plants. It’s also home to brown bears, sheep and wolves.
Besides, folk dancing is an important part of Russian history and culture. One of the most famous Russian dances is Khorovod, with people moving around in a circle hand in hand. Russians perform folk dances at festivals. If you get the chance to travel to Russia, be sure to attend a Russian folk-dance performance to learn more about the culture and traditions of Russia.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
9．The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to ________. A．the train
B．the railway
C．the seat
10．What does the writer think of the museums in Moscow and St. Petersburg? A．Popular.
B．Famous.
C．Educational.
11．Visitors can do the following when visiting Kamchatka EXCEPT ________. A．having the delicious food B．enjoying the beauty of nature C．seeing local animals like brown bears
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12．Why does the writer suggest attending a folk-dance performance? A．It’s a good way to relax.
B．It’s a good chance to experience local culture. C．It’s a good time to make foreign friends.
We humans can express emotions by telling others how we feel, but what about animals? How can we tell whether they experience emotions and, if they do, which ones? Over the past 20 years, researchers have made great progress in this field.
It’s very hard for us to assess (评估) emotions in animals, because they cannot tell us how they feel. However, when emotional things happen, they cause changes in several biological processes.
The most easily detectable reaction (反应) of an animal to an event is how it changes its behaviour. Humans often change expressions on their faces and gestures depending on whether we experience a pleasant event or not. Animals show these characteristic facial expressions as well. For example, changes in the ear position or the amount of the white of the eyes can show different levels of pain or fear in animals. It is important to remember that the facial expressions of animals usually look different than those of humans—joy might not be shown by a smile, while sadness may not be shown with tears.
Another example of animal behaviour that is connected to emotions is vocalizations (发声), which can show stress in many animals. We know this is true for humans, too. Imagine you are singing a song in front of many people;your voice might get shaky (颤抖) if you are nervous. Researchers have found that the vocalizations of pigs, goats and cows also change and get less harmonious (和谐的) when these animals are under stress, for example when they are isolated from the group.
It seems that animals react to their environments much as humans do. So, we can infer, with quite some confidence, that animals can feel emotions. This might encourage us to rethink the environments in which we keep the animals that are under our care—on farm, in zoos or in our houses. If we can better understand how animals react to their environments, we can improve these environments as well as human-animal relationships. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
13．According to Paragraph 3, people can learn how animals feel ________. A．through their voices
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C．through their
environment
14．The underlined phrase “isolated from” is similar to “________” in meaning. A．killed by
B．attracted by
C．separated from
15．What is the last paragraph mainly about? A．The value of studying animal emotions. B．The advice to farmers on keeping animals.
C．The ways to improve the human -nature relationship. 16．Which of the following is TRUE according to the research? A．Changes in animals’ expressions are hard to find. B．Animal emotions are not as rich as human ones.
C．Sounds made by animals are a way of expressing feelings.
三、阅读还原5选4
Every year, up to 50,000 elephants in Africa are killed illegally for their tusks(象牙). Criminal groups secretly transport those tusks out of Africa and sell them for big money.
In the past, it was difficult to track(追踪) those criminals. ___17___ Even if they were caught, most of them didn’t know where tusks came from exactly. A few years ago, scientists led by Dr.Samuel Wasser at an American university worked out a new way to solve this problem. Using elephants’ poop(粪便), they built a list of the DNA of almost all of the elephants in Africa. When tusks are found in another country, DNA tests can show where they come from.
In 2018, Dr. Wasser and his team used DNA to match two tusks found in different shipments(运送的货物), showing that they came from the same elephant. ___18___ This diseovery provided information about the way the criminals worked and showed the ports they often used.
___19___ So Dr. Wasser came up with a way of increasing the chance of matching tusks. He began looking at family DNA．There are enough similarities between parents and children and sisters and brothers to allow them to be matched through DNA．
___20___ They took DNA samples from 4,320 tusks found in 49 different shipments between 2002 and 2019. They found about 600 matches among the tusks. The matches told the scientists a lot about what was happening to the elephants. Besides, the scientists also
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learned that there were only a few criminal groups that kept going back to the same areas to get more tusks. The study can also help them track how the ports used by the criminals have changed over time.
Dr. Wasser is hopeful that this method of using family DNA to track poached(被偷猎的）wildlife will soon help protect other kinds of animals and break up more criminal groups. 根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
A．That meant the shipments were connected.
B．Even though it’s against the law, African elephants have long been hunted. C．But matching tusks from a single elephant didn’t happen very often. D．Usually by the time the dead animals were found, they were far away.
E．By checking DNA from animal families, the scientists could match far more tusks.
四、用所给单词的正确形式填空
21．That’s your keyboard. Please don’t use ________.(I) 22．Last week we learned the ________ lesson.(thirty) 23．Victor believed he has made a good ________. (decide)
24．How many ________did you take when you visited the museum? (photo) 25．The book, Harry Potter, is much more ________ than I have expected. (enjoy) 26．Linda had a fever yesterday, so she was ________ to go to school. (able) 27．I think such an important problem should be discussed ________. (serious) 28．The first voice to travel over a wire was even a surprise for its ________, Alexander Graham Bell. (invent)
五、语法填空
根据短文内容，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。
Have you ever watched the dragon dance? How much do you know about the dragon dance? Today we will say something about it. Dragons ____29____ (be) a symbol of China and the dragon dance is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture. In the dance, a team of people carry the dragon and perform wonderful dances. Like the lion dance, this traditional
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dance ____30____ (spread) all over China and to the whole world.
Traditionally, dragons ____31____ ( make) of wood, bamboo and a special kind of cloth. So they are always quite heavy. However, in modern times, dragons are much lighter because they are made of much lighter material. A dragon can be of different lengths. People believe that the longer the dragon is, the more luck it ____32____ (bring). A small group ____33____ (not control) a very long dragon, because it requires great strength and special skills.
The dragon dance itself ____34____ (begin) during the Han Dynasty and it was started by the Chinese who had great respect(尊重) for the dragon. The dragon dance was already a popular e-vent by the Song Dynasty. At that time, people enjoyed ____35____ (see) it during important festivals. In the Qing Dynasty, the Dragon Dance Team of Fuzhou was invited to give a performance in Beijing. And the emperor spoke highly of it!
六、阅读回答问题
The famous scientist and thinker, Charles Darwin, was born on February 12, 1809. His family lived not far from the River Severn, England.
Charles Darwin’s father was a well-known doctor. He hoped that Charles would also become a doctor. As a boy, Charles liked to go for walks in the fields and forests. He watched nature and compared what he saw with everything he had read in science books. He also liked collecting very much. He collected many things: eggs, stones, and leaves. His father did not like this, as Charles was not studying very well at school.
When he was sixteen years old, he was sent to Edinburgh University to study in order to become a doctor. But he was interested in the history of nature.
Then he studied at Cambridge University until 1831.
Some time later, he heard that the ship Beagle was going on a trip to South America and wanted a scientist. His professor advised him to go. So when the ship left England in December 1831, Darwin was on it. The research lasted almost five years. The Beagle studied the waters in the sea near South America. It also visited New Zealand, Australia and islands in the Pacific. Darwin saw many new plants and animals. He also collected all kinds of plants.
When he returned home, Darwin was warmly greeted by his families and many friends. In 1842, Darwin went to live in Kent, where he continued his studies of the changes in nature. By 1859, Darwin had finished his famous book—The Origin of Species. It made a
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great hit in the world of science. He was opposed (反对)by the church and even by some scientists. But later, more and more scientists agreed with him.
Darwin continued his studies in science until he died in 1882. 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。 36．What did Charles Darwin’s father do? ______________________________________
37．What was Charles Darwin interested in when he was sixteen years old? ______________________________________ 38．When did the ship Beagle leave England? ______________________________________ 39．How long did the research last on the ship? ______________________________________
40．Did any scientists oppose him after he had finished his book? ______________________________________
七、填写适当的句子补全对话
根据对话内容，在空白处填入适当的句子，使对话意思完整。 A: Do you know I have a new friend in Class Two? B: No, I don’t. ___41___? A: She has long hair and big eyes. B: ___42___?
A: No, she’s not tall. She’s not short, either. B: She is of medium height.
A: That’s right. She’s beautiful and a little thin. Her name is Nancy. B: ___43___?
A: She often wears a T-shirt and jeans. B: ___44___?
A: She comes from the US.
B: Great! I’m just looking for a partner to practice English with. Can I make friends with her, too?
A: No problem.
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八、书信作文
45．如今，志愿服务已成为一种社会风尚，各行各业的人们都在参与其中。假如你是李华，你想要应征一名社区志愿者，为你的社区出一份力。请根据提示按要求写一封自荐信。 要求：
1.语言通顺，条理清楚，书写规范。
2.短文中不得出现任何真实人名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分； 3.词数：80词左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 提示：
1. Why do you want to be a volunteers?
2. What are you good at? Do you have any special skills? 3. What can you do for the community(社区)? Dear Sir,
I’m a junior student from Xinhua Middle School. I’d like to become one of your volunteers.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours, Li Hua
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