1、2选择题的作答:每小题选出答案后,用 2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑,写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3非选择题的作答:用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4考试结束后,请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第 I卷(选择题)一、阅读理解 A Kenya-Giraffe Conservation Preserve and protect Kenyas Wildlife After some difficult years,Kenya is back in fashion and welcoming travellers w
2、ith open arms,with one main aimhelp save and protect their unique wildlife.It isnt just the elephant under threat,but its the smaller species that are also suffering,for example,Rothschild Giraffes.Now there are only 670 left in the wild and they need your help to survive.How can you help?Head out t
3、o the Soysambu Conservancy,which is home to more than 450 bird species and over 50 different mammals,including lions,zebra and more than 100 critically endangered Rothschilds Giraffes.Get stuck into general reserve conservation but primarily focus on the research and protection of their resident Rot
4、hschild Giraffes,which is the reserves main priority.Your Daily Tasks Work will be a combination of observational research and hands on workfive days a week.Minimum number of weeks is 2.This project is perfect for anyone with a passion for nature,wildlife,and the great outdoors.No previous conservat
5、ion experience required.Where will you live?You will stay in the houses right in the middle of the reserve with other volunteers.The weekends will be free time,so you can explore further up the Rift Valley,Lake El-menteita itself and beyond.Interested in this;ready to enquire?Find out more by fillin
6、g out the form below and clicking send.The Leap Overseas should then be in touch shortly to help with your enquiry.1What does the project mainly focus on?A.Inspiring peoples love for nature.B.Studying and helping Rothschild Giraffes.C.Providing people with conservation knowledge.D.Instructing people
7、 to live in harmony with wildlife.2What is a must to participate in the project?A.At least a two weeks free time.B.The ability to handle emergency.C.Related conservation experience.D.Knowledge about wildlife protection.3What is the main purpose of the passage?A.To look for volunteers.B.To call on pe
8、ople to protect wildlife.C.To collect money for wildlife protection.D.To raise peoples environmental awareness.B I have an interest in photography and follow many photography Instagram accounts.Just like me,a friend of mine has a similar interest.The only difference is that he is a traveller and has
9、 taken hundreds of beautiful photos.He is really talented.Having returned from one trip,he shared some of his latest photos.Blown away by the images,I asked him why he hadnt started his own Instagram account of shots.“Its hard to start when there are already so many other websites devoted to travel
10、photography with thousands of followers”,he explained.“What if I dont get any followers or what if people dont like my shots?”“Yet how will you ever know if you dont try?”I asked.He just shrugged and quickly changed the subject.I knew this feeling well.The feeling of self-doubt.That was when I was t
11、en years old.I participated in a guitar competition.My grandfather helped me write a short speech to address the crowd and judges.But as the competition began,doubt consumed me and questions flooded my head.I thought to myself,“If I do say the speech,will the other girls laugh at me?Will the judges
12、think Im being silly for doing my own talk?”Then with a shake in my voice I said,“My name is Heidi Ceci.I live in St.Catharines and I play the guitar.”Nothing more.and nothing less.But the next girl walked up to the microphone and actually said a speech.I just stared at her in complete disbelief.No
13、one seemed to be judging her for doing something different.In fact,they applauded louder for her than any other girl.From then on,I never let fear and doubt rule my decisions.Whatever happens,I always take chances and have a try.4What stops the authors friend starting his Instagram account of shots?
14、A.Having no time.B.Lacking money.C.No desire to share.D.Doubt about himself.5Why did the author fail to say the prepared speech?A.She was not allowed to say.B.She was afraid of being laughed at.C.She forgot the content of the speech.D.She thought the speech was not good enough.6How did the author fe
15、el when she heard another girls self-introduction?A.Surprised.B.Angry.C.Excited.D.Curious.7What lesson can we learn from the text?A.No one is perfect.B.Its no use regretting.C.Every one of us needs encouraging.D.It is important to being confident.C Alvin Irby,a former kindergarten and first-grade te
16、acher,was at a barbershop when he saw one of his former students sitting in the shop with a bored look on his face.Thats when Irby realized that by pairing barbershops and books,he might be able to inspire young black boys to read.Four years ago,he launched Barbershop Books as a way to not just get books into the hands of you