七、语法填空（10分）
The Taklimakan(塔克拉玛干)Desert, known as the “Sea of Death”, is the world's second largest moving desert. It 1.
2.
However, completing the green belt is now seen as a great 5.
In the future, Xinjiang 9.
The Taklimakan(塔克拉玛干)Desert, known as the “Sea of Death”, is the world's second largest moving desert. It 1.
covers
(cover) an area of about 337 600 square kilometres. To protect the environment, a 3 046-kilometre green belt (防护带) has been built around it in the past forty years by planting trees in Yutian County.2.
Building
(build) this green belt was difficult. First, the desert is so huge that it makes up 76% of Xinjiang's desert area. Second, its sand dunes (沙丘) are surprisingly high, with some reaching 300 metres! This task needed a lot more time and money than usual. Moreover, the weather there is 3. terribly
(terrible) dry. What's worse, sandstorms happen very often, making the work even 4. harder
(hard).However, completing the green belt is now seen as a great 5.
success
(successful). Experts say it is one of 6. the most important
(important) achievements (成绩) in human history. It not only protects water and plants from sandstorms, but also 7. improves
(improve) the environment and helps farming. Most importantly, it shows China has tried its best 8. to protect
(protect) the environment.In the future, Xinjiang 9.
will go
(go) on its efforts in going green. Xinjiang plans to make the green belt 10. twice
(two) its area by 2030. Their goal is to recover 2.34 million hectares of desert land.答案：1. covers
2. Building
3. terribly
4. harder
5. success
6. the most important
7. improves
8. to protect
9. will go
10. twice
2. Building
3. terribly
4. harder
5. success
6. the most important
7. improves
8. to protect
9. will go
10. twice
八、完成句子（10分）
1. 为了维护生态平衡，政府制定了相当多的法律。
To keep a balanced ecosystem, the government
2. 在我们学校里建立一个环保社团如何？
What about
3. 医生建议我放慢节奏，享受生活。
The doctor advised me
4. 这个地方大到足以容纳数百万吨货物吗？
Is this place big enough to
5. 稍后，我们将讨论如何解决这个问题。
We will discuss
1. 为了维护生态平衡，政府制定了相当多的法律。
To keep a balanced ecosystem, the government
makes/made quite a few laws
.2. 在我们学校里建立一个环保社团如何？
What about
setting up
an environmental club in our school?3. 医生建议我放慢节奏，享受生活。
The doctor advised me
to slow down
and enjoy life.4. 这个地方大到足以容纳数百万吨货物吗？
Is this place big enough to
hold millions of tons
of goods?5. 稍后，我们将讨论如何解决这个问题。
We will discuss
how to solve the problem
later.答案：1. makes/made quite a few laws
2. setting up
3. to slow down
4. hold millions of tons
5. how to solve the problem
2. setting up
3. to slow down
4. hold millions of tons
5. how to solve the problem
九、书面表达（20分）
近年来，生态系统破坏问题日益严重。现在你校环保俱乐部的公众号需要发布一篇英文稿件，来呼吁大家保护生态系统。请你根据以下要点提示写一篇100词左右的短文投稿。
要点提示：1. The importance of balanced ecosystems (plants and animals, ...)
2. The harmful human activities and results (water pollution, ...)
3. Actions we can take (...)
近年来，生态系统破坏问题日益严重。现在你校环保俱乐部的公众号需要发布一篇英文稿件，来呼吁大家保护生态系统。请你根据以下要点提示写一篇100词左右的短文投稿。
要点提示：1. The importance of balanced ecosystems (plants and animals, ...)
2. The harmful human activities and results (water pollution, ...)
3. Actions we can take (...)
答案：Each of the ecosystems supports millions of plants and animals. They keep the planet healthy and make our world a better place. So it's important to protect the ecosystems.
However, human activities are causing serious damage to the ecosystems. Some factories put millions of tons of plastic into the ocean, so it is bad for the ocean water. Some people make the forests smaller to have more space for farms and buildings. This will lead to less space for wildlife.
We must take action right away. First, we should use more environment-friendly products. Second, we should plant more trees to provide wildlife with cover. Third, we can encourage people around us to join an environmental group and work as a volunteer. Let's work together to keep the ecosystems balanced.
However, human activities are causing serious damage to the ecosystems. Some factories put millions of tons of plastic into the ocean, so it is bad for the ocean water. Some people make the forests smaller to have more space for farms and buildings. This will lead to less space for wildlife.
We must take action right away. First, we should use more environment-friendly products. Second, we should plant more trees to provide wildlife with cover. Third, we can encourage people around us to join an environmental group and work as a volunteer. Let's work together to keep the ecosystems balanced.