1. —Put ________ waste bag into the dustbin, please. —It's not ________ waste bag. It's my shopping bag.
A. the; a B. a; the C. a; a D. /; the

A

2. —Will you go skiing with me this winter holiday?
—It all ________. If I'm free, I will go with you.
A. turns B. agrees C. limits D. depends

D

3. The heavy rain ________ so many traffic accidents on the highway last Monday.
A. made B. recycled C. caused D. improved

C

4. —An AI robot ________ in our school dining hall next term.
—I'm looking forward to it.
A. will use B. will be used C. is used D. was used

B

5. —My uncle goes to climb Mount Tai every year. —Oh, really? He ________ climbing mountains.
A. used to hate B. is used to hating C. used to hating D. is used to hate

A 

6. —________ English, we should read Chinese every morning to improve our Chinese.
—Exactly. However, some people are doing ________ than before.
A. Also; better B. As well as; worse C. Except; better D. Also; worse

B

7. —When will we finish building the bridge?
—Another two months will be needed before the bridge ________.
A. completes B. is completed C. has completed D. will be completed

B

8. The teacher asked me to read aloud ________ all the other students could hear me.
A. for B. so that C. in order to D. because

B

9. —Time ________. We must hurry up!
—OK. I am sure we can complete the work on time.
A. is running out B. has run out C. is run out D. will be run out

A

10. —Suzhou is a beautiful city and it's a good place to live. —________ It's also a good place for people to visit.
A. Good idea! B. I'm afraid not. C. I can't agree more. D. I don't think so.

C

Ⅱ. 完形填空（每题1分，满分15分）
Saving Baby Elephants
Mishak rubs(擦) his eyes when he prepares warm milk. Like other people looking after babies, he is __11__. It is 5:30 a.m., and he hasn't had much sleep. Mishak sits next to the baby elephant, smiles and makes sure she finishes the breakfast.
Mishak is a __12__ from an elephant rescue (救援) centre. __13__, many elephants meet problems, so they need rescuing here. For one thing, hunters __14__ elephants for their ivory. For another, people build homes and plant fields where __15__ used to live. Hungry elephants walk into the villages and fields to look for food. They often cause serious damage, so farmers kill them. __16__, adult elephants often leave their babies behind.
When a baby elephant __17__ its mother, it's also in great danger. This is because it needs its mother's milk for about four years. __18__ this milk, the baby has little chance to live. Research shows that elephants, like people, have __19__. If the mother elephant dies, the baby elephant often becomes sad and ill.
The centre's job is to raise these baby elephants and send them back to the __20__ step by step. First, keepers take turns looking after the baby elephants __21__ they don't want an elephant to depend on one of the keepers too much. Then keepers take the elephants into the forest. This is a(n) __22__ part of the process because the elephants learn how to eat in the wild and communicate with others. When an elephant is four and no longer needs __23__, keepers move it to the wild. This makes elephants become __24__. It often takes them eight to ten years to get used to the wild.
At bedtime, Mishak has to lie down and __25__ with his baby elephant. Mishak says that when he leaves the babies, they cry. Does he need an alarm to wake up? “Oh, no,” he says.“The elephants are our alarms.”
11. A. nervous B. down C. tired D. interested
12. A. trainer B. keeper C. doctor D. survivor
13. A. Unluckily B. Finally C. Fortunately D. Suddenly
14. A. buy B. kill C. keep D. collect
15. A. hunters B. elephants C. adults D. keepers
16. A. As a result B. What's more C. In fact D. First of all
17. A. loses B. helps C. saves D. follows
18. A. By B. For C. As D. Without
19. A. shelters B. willingness C. friends D. feelings
20. A. centre B. zoo C. wild D. camp
21. A. until B. but C. therefore D. because
22. A. easy B. fast C. important D. unusual
23. A. milk B. company C. homes D. leaves
24. A. brave B. popular C. friendly D. patient
25. A. agree B. play C. talk D. sleep

Ⅱ. 11~15 CBABB 16~20 AADDC 21~25 DCAAD
[文章大意]本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过大象饲养员米沙克的经历讲述了大象救援中心帮助处于困境中的大象的故事。
11. C 根据“It is 5:30 a.m., and he hasn't had much sleep.”可知，像其他照顾婴儿的人一样，他是疲惫的。故选C。
12. B 根据“from an elephant rescue centre”以及后文“First, keepers take turns looking after the baby elephants”可知，米沙克是一名大象饲养员。故选B。
13. A 根据“many elephants meet problems”可知，这是一件不幸的事情。故选A。
14. B 根据“for their ivory”可知，猎人为了象牙会猎杀大象。故选B。
15. B 根据“Hungry elephants walk into the villages and fields to look for food.”可知，人们占领了大象曾经生活的地方。故选B。
16. A As a result 因此；What's more 更重要的是；In fact 事实上；First of all 首先。根据语境“They often cause serious damage, so farmers kill them ... adult elephants often leave their babies behind.”可知，农民们会杀死对村庄造成破坏的大象，因此成年大象常留下不能独立生存的小象。后文是前文的结果。故选A。
17. A 根据“... it's also in great danger. This is because it needs its mother's milk for about four years.”可知，失去妈妈后，小象会有危险。故选A。
18. D 根据“the baby has little chance to live”可知，无法喝到母乳的小象几乎不能生存。故选D。
19. D 根据“If the mother elephant dies, the baby elephant often becomes sad and ill.”可知，大象和人一样是有感情的。故选D。
20. C 根据“Then keepers take the elephants into the forest.”可知，饲养员会逐步将大象送回野外。故选C。
21. D 句意：首先，饲养员轮流照顾小象，因为他们不想让小象过于依赖其中一个饲养员。空格前后是因果关系，后半句表原因。故选D。
22. C 根据“because the elephants learn how to eat in the wild and communicate with others”可知，把大象送到森林里是重要的一步。故选C。
23. A 根据“This is because it needs its mother's milk for about four years.”以及“keepers move it to the wild”可知，大象不用喝奶后，就可以被送到野外。故选A。
24. A 根据“keepers move it to the wild”可知，大象在野外生存后会变得勇敢起来。故选A。
25. D 根据“At bedtime”可知，此处指饲养员米沙克和他的小象一起睡觉。故选D。