二、完形填空。(每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分)
Ever since "Mother Nature" gave me life, I have expected to grow tall and big.
As a young tree, I was well protected in the forest. I used to 1 a good time with my friends under the blue sky and along the river. Our only purpose was to stand high. My pal, Tim, often said, "All I ask for is to be 2 the whole day."
More than 300 days passed and we grew straight. Until one day, our 3 birthday, people came, moved us from the earth and put us on their trucks. "I don't want to go!" Tim cried.
After a long journey, we got to a completely different place with 4 green. Here we were planted in a line. 5 the wind blew strongly, I could not even open my eyes to see Tim clearly beside me. So we needed enough 6 to grow thicker and higher to stop the wind.
As time went by, we finally 7 much stronger. I could keep my eyes open in the wind! I even found the blue sky was back!
This was no longer no man's land, and hundreds of visitors came here. A man took a picture of us with his 8. "Thank you. We can enjoy clear days 9 worrying about sandstorms." A young girl jumping up and down came over and hugged me. "Thank you," she said. "It's you that have turned the desert into green land!"
Tim and I smiled at each other, feeling 10. The sun was shining brightly in the bluer sky.
() 1. A. choose
B. forget
C. have
D. miss
() 2. A. smart
B. happy
C. busy
D. thin
() 3. A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
() 4. A. all
B. nothing
C. anything
D. everything
() 5. A. Though
B. Unless
C. Because
D. Until
() 6. A. desert
B. wind
C. sand
D. water
() 7. A. became
B. smelt
C. sounded
D. remained
() 8. A. radio
B. earphones
C. watch
D. camera
() 9. A. from
B. about
C. without
D. of
() 10. A. tired
B. bored
C. proud
D. surprised

三、阅读理解。(每小题 1.5 分，共 22.5 分)
第一节 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Li Jin was born in Guangxi but raised in Sanya, Hainan. In the past 9 years, Li has made great efforts to protect the waters of Sanya. He is now spreading the knowledge of environmental protection. He does this through the Internet.
Around 2014, he began doing volunteer work to clear rubbish from the beaches and officially registered as a volunteer in May, 2017. Li took the lead in a clean - up activity on the Sanya River. In April, 2021, he used his own money to set up a volunteer service center. The center has 1,170 registered members who take part in all kinds of activities.
So far, he has spent about 3,800 hours on volunteer activities in over 550 events. More than 2,300 people have joined in the activities with his encouragement. They have drawn the attention of both adults and children to the importance of protecting oceans and beaches. His center has organized 51 beach - cleaning activities which have seen about 1,800 people join in since it was set up.
In 2021, because of Li's growing influence in environmental protection circles, the city government invited him to make a number of short videos. In the videos, he used simple words to explain how to protect the environment. Several of the videos have been watched millions of times.
"Although many people speak highly of my work, what I have done is not for the compliment. I just want to make a difference to environmental protection. My volunteer work would be meaningless if I was paid. It is everyone's duty to protect environment. The work itself is of great value, so I will continue doing the environmental protection work," he said.
() 1. How does Li Jin spread the knowledge of environmental protection?
A. By TV.
B. Through the newspaper.
C. Through the Internet.
D. By poster.
() 2. How many people joined in beach - cleaning activities since Li Jin set up the center?
A. Over 550.
B. About 1,800.
C. More than 2,300.
D. About 3,800.
() 3. (创新考法·信息排序)What is the right order of the following events according to the passage?
① set up a volunteer service center
② made a number of short videos
③ began to clear rubbish
④ took the lead in a clean - up activity
A. ①③④②
B. ①④③②
C. ③①④②
D. ③④①②
() 4. The underlined word "compliment" means "".
A. wealth
B. praise
C. health
D. power
() 5. Which word can best describe Li Jin?
A. Responsible.
B. Wise.
C. Honest.
D. Busy.