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Claire Williams is 15. She's from Wales. She has an unusual 1.： beekeeping. She got four beehives and she 2. about 40，000 bees.
In the spring, this is how Claire spends her time. Claire gets up. She has breakfast with her 3.. Claire puts on her special clothes and goes 4. to the garden. She feeds the bees 5. sugar and water. She sometimes takes photos of the bees, too.
Claire's friends Hannah and Kate come round. They don't go near the hives. “We enjoy watching Claire with the bees,” they say. “But we're a bit 6. of them！”
It's lunchtime. Claire likes telling 7. family about bees. “They 8. 80，000 kilometers to make one kilo of honey！” She says, “And they visit about three million flowers！” In the afternoon, Claire stays in her room. She loves 9. something about bees on the Internet or in books.
In the summer, Claire's bees produce about 40 kilos of honey. Claire takes honey to the shop and sells it. She doesn't spend the money, 10. she wants to buy more beehives! She can have more honey in the future.
第二节 2020新增题型 阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。
Last night while I was taking a walk, I saw a man crushing something with a rock. He was so attentive that he didn't _____ at anyone passing by. I _____ what he could be doing. Maybe he was crushing stones to make sand, but _____ would he do that?
Finally I decided to find out the _____. He was crushing pieces of bread that he had _____ to prepare food for the birds. The large pieces of bread would be _____ for the birds to eat, so he crushed them into small pieces.
At first, I thought it was unnecessary, _____ the birds themselves could make the bread into small pieces. However, he said he had been doing this for 4 years. He was surprised that I was interested in this, since for _____ it wasn't a big matter. Every night, after reaching his apartment, he _____ around for bread that his housemates couldn't eat up. He then crushed each piece for the birds. He also ______ water and corn on the ground.
When I asked him what encouraged him to do this, he shrugged and ______ said, “What I do is just something ______. In this way the bread doesn't go into the trash and the ______ get food. What's more, I never think it is worth mentioning.” I shared his ______ with others. I hope this would encourage more people to start to do something similar to be ______ to the people around them.
His name's Tariq and he's from Pakistan.
1.A.look up B.think of C.fix up D.dream of
2.A.understood B.realized C.wondered D.learnt
3.A.how B.why C.where D.when
4.A.choice B.way C.truth D.problem
5.A.bought B.collected C.liked D.made
6.A.dangerous B.bad C.dirty D.difficult
7.A.when B.or C.though D.because
8.A.him B.her C.it D.me
9.A.walked B.hung C.stayed D.turned
10.A.touched B.left C.noticed D.cleaned
11.A.exactly B.proudly C.calmly D.happily
12.A.small B.easy C.great D.serious
13.A.ants B.snakes C.tigers D.birds
14.A.story B.attitude C.work D.plan
15.A.kind B.polite C.close D.careful
Spiders, ants, flies and bees—these are just some of the insect world. Most of us avoid them as much as possible, but it's not easy to do. You find them everywhere. Nearly 75 percent of all animals are insects.
Many people think insects are scary. Long, thin legs and big, round eyes. Millions of dollars are spent every year on experiments to destroy them. To many people, they're a nuisance—something to get rid of. They're different from us, so it's easy to see why many people fear them. However, these little animals have some amazing and special abilities, which are good for human beings.
Insects are natural recyclers. When living material dies, insects have a major role in helping to break down this material and return it to the soil. Without insects, that dead material would take a long time to decompose. Insects speed up the process, turning rubbish into useful things for the soil.
Insects contribute to our food supply too. It's hard to imagine growing enough food to feed us all in a world without insects. They help plants reproduce by moving pollen from flower to flower.
In medical labs, insects are helping us know the secrets of genetics. Many generations can be studied in a short time.
Insects truly are our friends. A world without insects would look a whole lot different. Think about that the next time you see a bee buzzing quietly over a garden.
1.Why do many people avoid insects as much as possible?
A.Because many people are afraid of insects.
B.Because insects can do many wonderful things.
C.Because insects have amazing abilities in the world.
D.Because nearly 75 percent of all animals are insects.
2.What does the underlined word “nuisance” mean in Chinese?
A.成功的东西 B.讨厌的东西
C.可爱的东西 D.有用的东西
3.Which paragraph shows us the influence of insects on nature?
A.Paragraph 1. B.Paragraph 2.
C.Paragraph 3. D.Paragraph 4.
4.Which of the following isn't TRUE according to the passage?
A.Insects help our food supply.
B.Insects truly are our friends.
C.Insects will be harmful to the world one day.
D.Insects help us know the mysteries of genetics.
5.What is the best title of the text?
A.Insects lend a helping hand
B.Insects are very special animals
C.The reason why insects are scary
D.Insects can cause big trouble
每个人都有自己的业余爱好， 有益的业余爱好不但可以陶冶我们的情操，放松我们的身心，还能让我们在学习或工作时精力更旺盛，效率更高。作为一名中学生，你在忙碌的学习之余喜欢做什么呢?请以"I love________"为题，写一篇英语短文，谈谈你的业余爱好。
要求：
1. 请补充标题，如reading, travelling或drawing等；
2. 文中不能出现真实姓名或学校名称；
3. 词数100左右。
I love ________
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Music is good for us. According to the new study from the World Health Organization(WHO), music can make us happier 1. healthier. For example, when I feel tired, listening to some classical music helps me relax. It is easy for me2. fall asleep with soft music. Some doctors have found a fact—people 3. love music may live longer.
Teenagers like to spend time in a small music housewhile musicians are playing different kinds of music. Sometimes, we are lucky to hear some famous singers sing songs written by themselves. The songs are 4. beautiful that we sing along with them. We communicate 5. one another in this special language.
Every one of us, rich or poor, young or old, may have at least one favorite song. Music will be together with us forever.
Wishing to encourage her young son's progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a pianist's concert on a summer holiday evening. After they found their _____， the mother saw two friends in the hall and walked to _____ them.
It was the boy's first time to come to the hall. He thought it was a good _____ for him to explore the wonders of the concert hall. He _____ and walked around. He walked _____ a door marked “No Entrance”．
When the hall lights got dark, the _____ would begin. The mother returned to her seat and discovered that her son was _____. The mother was _____ worried at that moment that tears were in her eyes.
The concert began, and the lights focused on the wonderful piano on stage. The mother was surprised to see her little boy _____ at the keyboard, playing the song Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star ______ he did at home.
At the moment, the great pianist ______， quickly moved to the piano and whispered in the boy's ear, “Don't stop. Keep playing.” He leaned over and began filling in a low voice with his left ______， then added a running obbligato with his right hand. They played the piano together ______. The old pianist and the young beginner changed a frightening situation into a wonderful creative experience. The audience stood up and ______ them.
An artist's achievements and charm depend on not only ______ perfect skills but his good qualities.
1.A.desks B.stages C.seats D.pianos
2.A.greet B.feed C.notice D.search
3.A.use B.chance C.season D.culture
4.A.put up B.dressed up C.got up D.stood up
5.A.through B.across C.above D.over
6.A.film B.concert C.conversation D.meeting
7.A.sleepy B.missing C.tired D.excited
8.A.so B.very C.much D.such
9.A.sit B.to sit C.sat D.sitting
10.A.when B.if C.as D.before
11.A.ran B.jumped C.came D.left
12.A.hand B.shoulder C.foot D.leg
13.A.badly B.carelessly C.terribly D.happily
14.A.fought with B.laughed at C.shouted at D.cheered for
15.A.her B.his C.your D.their
