【题文】Natalie and Callie, both 13 years old, started raising monarch butterflies for fun in 2020.

But after realizing the monarchs were an endangered species, their _________ soon turned into a serious mission.

They learned that the population of monarch butterflies had _________ since the early 1990s, due to habitat _________ and widespread use of chemicals, which made the milkweeds (马利筋草) the monarchs_________ for their main diet dangerous to eat.

So the girls teamed up with a national nonprofit group to plant a native garden _________ for the monarchs. The garden grew organic milkweeds that _________ and kept the butterflies. To help _________the locals to sustain ( 维持 ) the monarch population, they created an exhibition about the monarchs in the local library. They also wanted to put up an educational sign in town, but it _________ a lot. To cover the expense, they set up a stand at the Farmers Market to sell their _________ milkweeds for people to plant. Although the fundraising days were __________they finally succeeded in earning enough money with their hard work and people’s support.

The team has won the Silver Award for their __________ of taking care of butterflies, but they are not __________ with their work.“Our next step is to cut down on the use of __________ to guarantee a safe environment for the monarchs,” said Natalie. In the award ceremony, their teacher Brian__________ “I am so proud of them for their constant __________

【小题1】

A．dream

B．hobby

C．career

D．decision

【小题2】

A．doubled

B．aged

C．declined

D．exploded

【小题3】

A．management

B．assessment

C．selection

D．destruction

【小题4】

A．relied on

B．kept off

C．broke down

D．gave away

【小题5】

A．partly

B．secretly

C．rarely

D．specially

【小题6】

A．attracted

B．protected

C．monitored

D．trapped

【小题7】

A．employ

B．educate

C．force

D．limit

【小题8】

A．meant

B．cost

C．changed

D．hurt

【小题9】

A．dry

B．medical

C．healthy

D．wild

【小题10】

A．pleasing

B．light

C．long

D．disappointing

【小题11】

A．project

B．concept

C．schedule

D．homework

【小题12】

A．concerned

B．connected

C．finished

D．busy

【小题13】

A．chemicals

B．time

C．funds

D．energy

【小题14】

A．joked

B．continued

C．replied

D．commented

【小题15】

A．donations

B．support

C．patience

D．efforts

黑龙江省哈尔滨市第一中学校2022-2023学年高一下学期第一次质量检测英语试卷