【题目】Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Wildlife Secrets of Nigeria’s Last Wilderness

Researchers from Chester Zoo, working with the Nigeria National Park Service, surveyed over 1,000 square kilometres of the national park. Known 1 its mountain rainforests and rolling grasslands, it is home to some of West Africa’s most threatened animals.

The cameras 2 (spot) some animals that have never been recorded before in the area and others, like chimps(黑猩猩), 3 are rarely seen. Stuart Nixon, the Africa Field Programme Co-ordinator at Chester Zoo, said confirmation of the locations of chimps was an important discovery. “Gashaka’s been regarded for many years as 4 (have) the biggest population of this Nigeria-Cameroon chimp,” he said. “We consider it the most important population—that’s really 5 we need to count it and see what the status of the chimp is right now—that will eventually affect what we know about this subspecies elsewhere.”

The chimp 6 (endanger) across its range in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its total population is down to fewer than 9,000 individuals, of which about 1,000 are thought 7 (live) within the borders of the national park. “It’s an amazing tool to use these camera traps and to reveal that this park—which is a 8 (forget) wilderness, really, for Nigeria—still has a really important store of important species for Nigeria and Africa in general,” said Stuart Nixon.

Chester Zoo is funding guards for the rangers and providing training in wildlife monitoring and protection. “This work is helping us learn more about the secrets of one of our last wilderness areas and we must continue to work together to ensure 9 survival for future generations,” said Stuart Nixon, “ 10 all this beauty were lost, it would be a terrible tragedy for all.”

【题目】Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. approach B. architectural C. captured D. complicated E. defensive F. defined

G. extension H. houses I. reflect J. shades K. status

Why India’s ‘Pink City’ is a Photographer’s Heaven

The city of Jaipur is one of India’s wonders. It 1 some of the country’s most decorative royal palaces—elegant structures designed hundreds of years ago that still attract visitors today. Largely built in the 1700s, Jaipur is surrounded by a city wall and several 2 castles. Considered as a commercial center, it was ahead of its time due to the use of grid iron (网格状)city planning.

A romantic dusty pink type—which has 3 the city since 1876, after it was painted pink to welcome Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert—gives Jaipur its 4 as the “Pink City”. This 5 beauty is what first brought Hong Kong-based photographers Victor Cheng and Samantha Wong to Jaipur.

Walking in glass skyscrapers for century-old royal palaces and historic castles, the pair—who have 130,000 Instagram followers between them—said that the images they 6 in Jaipur received a lot of response online. “A lot of our followers hadn’t seen this side of India, so we’re happy we were able to show this side of the country.” Cheng said.

For the photographers, one of the city’s most fascinating features is the light pink coloring of its buildings. “The first gates you see when you enter are pink,” said Wong. “Once you’re through, everything around you varies in different 7 of the color—from bright pinks to reddish browns.”

The building is a(n) 8 of the City Palace, and its windows allowed royal women to observe street life without appearing in public. One of Cheng’s most striking photos shows a straight front of the building and its hundreds of windows. The building’s lively coloring also pushed Cheng to take a different 9 to editing than with images of other cities. “I toned down my usual editing process because the pink was so bright in reality,” he said, “I wanted the photos to 10 the actual color I was seeing myself and to maintain its tone.”

【题目】 When I was eight years old, Mother told me to put my coat on because we were going to go someplace _______ Usually, that meant we were going to see someone important or_______ I would at least get a new toy. I asked which one it would be that day, and she told me that I would be getting something_______ than a toy. She said I would get “access to a world of toys.”

But we did not _______ at any toy store. Nor did we finally see anyone we knew. _______, Mother _______ her car at Marcy Public Library. Mother led me directly to the reception desk. “I’d like to get my daughter a library card,” she told the man_______ the desk. He asked her to fill out a form and smiled at me. “What kind of books do you like?” he asked. I was too shy to_______ then. I simply smiled back and shrugged my shoulders. “Well, you’ll figure it out _______,” He said.

I do not remember what I________that first day, but I know that in the years that ________ I read everything I could find________ at that old library. I read through all the Nancy Drew books before advancing to Judy Blume, then the________ : Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Shakespeare. Then I read books on history, books of poetry, and books about art. The library opened up a world that I________ knew existed.

So Mother was________. Getting a library card was like getting access to a world of toys.

1A.specialB.strangeC.scaryD.social

2A.thatB.whichC.whenD.where

3A.lessB.smallerC.betterD.fewer

4A.bring upB.end upC.take upD.pass by

5A.StillB.HoweverC.SoD.Instead

6A.pushedB.pulledC.rolledD.picked

7A.onB.aboveC.throughD.behind

8A.replyB.recoverC.returnD.request

9A.in orderB.in realityC.in turnD.in time

10A.checked inB.checked atC.checked outD.checked over

11A.followedB.followingC.passingD.passed

12A.in placeB.of interestC.by accidentD.on purpose

13A.romanticsB.classicsC.economicsD.politics

14A.everB.alwaysC.yetD.never

15A.trueB.realC.rightD.sincere

【题目】阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

Although it was autumnthe snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet. Our legs were so heavy and cold that they felt like blocks of ice. Have you ever seen snowmen ride bicyclesThat's what we looked likeAlong the way children dressed in long wool coats stopped to look at us. In the late afternoon we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze. Howeverthe lakes shone like glass in the setting sun and looked wonderful. Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual. She is very reliable and I knew I didn’t need to encourage her. To climb the mountains was hard work but as we looked around uswe were surprised by the view. We seemed to be able to see for miles. At one point we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds. Then we began going down the hills. It was great fun especially as it gradually became much warmer. In the valleys colorful butterflies flew around us and we saw many yaks and sheep eating green grass. At this point we had to change our caps, coats, gloves and trousers for T-shirts and shorts.

In the early evening we always stop make camp. We put up tent and then we eat. After supper Wang Wei put her head down on her pillow and went to sleep but I stayed awake. At midnight the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter. It was so quiet. There was almost no wind-only the flames of our fire for company.

Part 1

As I lay beneath the stars I thought about how far we had already traveled.

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Part2

We will reach Dali in Yunnan Province soon, where our cousins Dao Wei and Yu Hang will join us. We can hardly wait to see them!

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