1、.完形填空I am so grateful for the 21Day EcoFootprint Challenge hosted by KindSpring. Taking care of our sweet Mother Earth has always been_1_to me in my life and I have taken_2_in my everyday life to recycle, reuse, think about ways to protect our Mother Earth, etc. However, this_3_ awoke me even more.O
2、ur Scholars Together community has taken on more than we have before_4_recycling, using our own china cups and metal water bottles when we go out, not buying things in_5_containers and having green lunches more consistently, not_6_，but the biggest change we made was setting a goal of Zero Waste. We
3、set up more boxes and bins for paper that we could_7_again, recycled every sheet of useonbothside paper, plastics, cans, etc. We also_8_ all of our food we cooked or bought, instead of throwing some away. We really _9_ it a challenge. Each day we all saw how little_10_ could be in our dustbins. I re
4、alised that I had been throwing paper away that could be used on the other_11_or could be recycled, and now I am looking everywhere for_12_that can be used more_13_until recycling time. The videos offered by KindSpring have been so _14_and useful to us all that I dont want the EcoFootprint Challenge
5、 to_15_. We will continue to do our part and_16_the news to our family and friends. Next week we are trying some_17_in our local sandwich and sub shops where the kids like to go to see that we can bring our own_18_in, rather than have them put in bags. It is cool to see how the _19_spreads. Thank yo
6、u KindSpring for _20_the community with daily support and great researched videos and information.语篇大意：本文是一篇记叙文。作者主要介绍了自己参加了一个21天的生态环保挑战项目后的感受，并介绍了他们为继续把环保意识传播出去而做出的努力。1A.abstractBvital CobviousDcurious答案：B解析：根据设空处后的内容可知作者一直以来很重视环保，所以这里是说，照顾地球对于作者来说很重要。vital意为“重要的”，符合语境。故选B项。2A.notes Baction CturnsD
7、risks答案：B解析：根据空后的to recycle，reuse，think about ways to protect our Mother Earth可知，作者做过很多事情去保护地球。take action to do sth.意为“采取行动做某事”，符合语境。故选B项。3A.lifestyle Bjourney CadventureDchallenge答案：D解析：根据文章第一句I am so grateful for the 21Day EcoFootprint Challenge.可知，设空处所在句是说这次挑战让作者更加意识到环保的重要性。故选D项。4A.in terms of B
8、in need of Cregardless of Dapart from答案：A解析：根据空后的recycling，using our own china cups and metal water bottles when we go out可知，作者是说在回收利用、用自己的瓷杯子和金属瓶子等这几方面。in terms of意为“在方面；就而言”。故选A项。5A.glass Bmetal Cplastic Dchina答案：C解析：设空处所在句在讲作者为环保所作出的努力，再结合四个选项可知，塑料包装的物品不环保，不应该买塑料包装的东西。故选C项。6A.smoothly Boccasional
9、ly Cformally Dregularly答案：B解析：根据空前的more consistently和not可知这里是说要持续，不是偶尔。occasionally意为“偶尔”。故选B项。7A.create Bfind Cuse Dput答案：C解析：根据空后的recycled every sheet可知，这里是说可以重新使用的纸张。故选C项。8A.put away Bsold out Crid of Date up答案：D解析：根据空后的instead of throwing some away可知，这里是说吃光所有的食物。故选D项。9A.saw Bmade CthoughtDdebate
10、d答案：B解析：根据语境可知，“我们”已经把它变成挑战。“make sth.名词”意为“使某事物成为”。故选B项。10A.rubbish Bpaper CmoneyDsandwich答案：A解析：根据空后的in our dustbins可知设空处是指垃圾。故选A项。11A.bottomBsheet Ctop Dside答案：D解析：根据上文的useonbothside paper和本句中的paper，the other可知这里是说纸的另一面。故选D项。12A.things Binventions Cstories Dreasons答案：A解析：根据语境可知，现在作者正在找能够被更有效地利用的东
11、西。故选A项。13A.easily Bpassively Ceffectively Dconveniently答案：C解析：通过这个活动作者知道了纸要用双面或要回收利用，这种做法是有效利用纸张的做法。所以作者现在在寻找可以被更有效利用的东西。故选C项。14A.meaningless BinstructiveCbrief Dfunny答案：B解析：设空处与空后的useful并列，根据上下文语境可知此处应用instructive(有启发性的)。故选B项。15A.exist Boccur Cend Dlast答案：C解析：根据下一句We will continue to do our part an
12、d _ the news to our family and friends.可知，作者不想让这一活动结束。故选C项。16A.hide Bdelete Cenjoy Dspread答案：D解析：根据空后的the news to our family and friends和下文的事例可知，作者想把这一消息传播出去。故选D项。17A.dreams Bwonders Chopes Dexperiments答案：D解析：根据空后的in our local sandwich and sub shops where the kids like to go to see that we can bring
13、 our own可知，作者是打算在餐馆做实验。故选D项。18A.food Bdrinks Ccontainers Dvideos答案：C解析：根据空后的rather than have them put in bags可知作者是说带着自己的容器。故选C项。19A.awareness Bdonations Cmottoes Dfantasy答案：A解析：根据语境可知，作者看到环保意识得到传播很开心。故选A项。20A.charging Bdecorating Cbothering Dproviding答案：D解析：根据空后的the community with daily support and
14、great researched videos and information可知，这里是说感谢网站提供给社区的支持和视频等。故选D项。.阅读理解I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled(贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neat
15、er and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed！” Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I
16、jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she q
17、uickly crawled(爬) under her covers, sobbing. Obviously, that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I go
18、t so into my work that I even didnt notice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me, Thanks.Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didnt always
19、agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.语篇大意：这是一篇记叙文。作者是一个把东西乱放的人，但她的舍友Kate十分整洁，所以两个人日常生活中有些小摩擦。有一天，她们因为生活小事大吵了一架。正在气氛紧张的时候，Kate接了电话，得知奶奶病得很重。Kate伤心地哭了起来，作者整理好自己的物品并打扫卫生，希望借此安慰到Kate，之后她们和好，并学到了相处之道。1. What made Kate angry one evening?AShe couldnt find
20、her books.BShe got the news that her grandma was ill.CShe heard the author shouting loud.DShe saw the authors shoes beneath her bed.答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“I heard her screaming，Take your shoes away! Why under my bed！”可知，吵架的源头是Kate在自己的床下发现了作者的鞋子。故选D。2The author tidied up the room most probably because _.
21、Ashe was scared by Kates angerBshe wanted to show her careCshe hated herself for being so messyDshe was asked by Kate to do so答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句话可知，看到因亲人病重而哭泣的Kate，作者升起了同情之心，开始打扫房间。因此可以推断，作者这么做是出于对Kate的关爱，故选B。3. How is Paragraph 1 mainly developed?ABy analyzing causes. BBy describing a process.C
22、By showing differences. DBy following time order.答案：C解析：细节理解题。第一段说明作者随意、不太整洁、对生活物品甚至有些混乱，而Kate非常有条理、爱干净；着重强调了两者的生活习惯不同，故选C。4What might be the best title for the story?AMy Friend Kate BHard Work Pays OffCHow to Be Organized DLearning to Be Roommates答案：D解析：标题判断题。整篇文章讲了作者和舍友有矛盾，然后处理了矛盾，之后能比较友好地相处的故事。最后一段点明主旨，作者从这件事中学习到了和舍友相处的秘诀。因此题目应为D：学习如何做个好舍友。
