一、词汇运用
1. The giant panda is a (珍贵的) animal that is protected in special reserves.
2. The park is open to the people in the (白天), but closes at sunset.
3. The writer is good at (创造) a fantasy world filled with magical animals.
4. She walked carefully on the narrow bridge, keeping her body (保持平衡的).
5. Turn to the (东北) at the next traffic light, and you'll see the supermarket.
6. After the heavy rain, the path was covered in thick (泥), making it hard to walk on.
7. She placed a plastic (罩子) over the sofa to protect it from dust (灰尘).

二、从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次

Shanghai's Chongming Dongtan National Nature Reserve has been added to the World Heritage (遗产) List. It is the city's first world natural heritage site.
Dongtan 1. at the mouth of the Yangtze River. Each year, nearly one million birds stop there for a short stay. To protect the birds, the government 2. a nature reserve in Dongtan's wetlands in 1998. In 2005, it became a national bird nature reserve.
Since 1998, great efforts have been made to protect the wetland's 3. . The task isn't easy. One of the biggest problems is to control (控制) cordgrass. This plant was introduced in the 1990s to Chongming for shoreline protection. But the grass grew too 4. across the Dongtan mudflats. 5. , many local plants died and the homes of birds were in danger.

() 1.Taking part in the Olympics is many players' dream, ______ it isn't easy to make it.

A.as
B.or
C.but
D.so

() 2.When the heavy rain started, we ran to find ______ behind the stone wall.

A.shade
B.roof
C.reserve
D.cover

() 3.What is the sentence structure of "Some people want to make the wetlands smaller"?

A.S+V+O
B.S+V+O+C
C.S+V+P
D.S+V+O+O

() 4.Zhang Guimei ______ a school to provide free education for girls in mountains.

A.put up
B.set up
C.worked out
D.picked up

() 5.— It's known to all that drunk driving can ______ harmful results.
— Yes. Everybody knows that, but a few people still take risks.

A.take in
B.connect with
C.depend on
D.lead to

() 6.— More and more young people fall in love with outdoor fun.
— ______. The beauty of the natural world is beyond words.

A.Not really
B.You said it
C.I'm afraid so
D.Take it easy

四、短文填空
What's your favourite bird? To answer this question, you may need to think for a while. However, it is an easy question for many people in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province. 1. (with) thinking twice, they will say, "The red-crowned crane!"
The red-crowned crane is loved for many reasons. It is a tall, nice 2. graceful (优雅的) bird. It is good at flying and dancing and sings 3. (beautiful). The bird stands for good 4. (wish), such as long life. 5. , it often appears (出现) in celebrations and traditional artworks to express people's hope for a happy life.
People in Qiqihar love the bird a lot and see it as the symbol of their city. The red-crowned cranes also love Qiqihar. There are six types, more than 400 red-crowned cranes 6. (live) there. In Zhalong Nature Reserve, people provide them with larger living areas and 7. (good) care. People here make great efforts to help 8. (get) rid of bird hunting. People in Qiqihar are proud because they play 9. big role in protecting the beautiful bird. On May 8, 1984, the city government 10. (choose) the red-crowned crane as the city bird of Qiqihar.