【推荐2】Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

My head was so full of digital noise     1     it felt like my brain was about to explode. I had no greater power of concentration than a goldfish and the lifeless stare of a goldfish as well. As a writer, I was ashamed to admit that my love of books had been weakened by a brain that simply could not sit still.

So, at the start of this year I committed to restoring books to the place that they held in my life before the Internet broke my brain.

My goal was 52 books: It seemed like an impossible task. A 400-page book will take the average person around eight hours to read. Finding the time to read was a challenge but here's how I did it. Firstly, I decided to treat my mind like a child     2    (behave) badly and lay down some ground rules. Then I decided that I     3    (read) for an hour or two at a time     4     distraction each day. It was something I hadn't done in years and it was scary     5     difficult it was.

In his book, The Distracted Mind, Larry Rosen says that the more we practise spending time away from our electronic devices, the     6    (calm) and more focused we become. And this is what I found. Again and again, I would gently bring myself back to the page, resisting the urge     7    (reach) for that screen. I took inspiration from Nikki Gemmell, who describes in On Quiet, how investing in a safe to lock away her family's devices for long periods had opened up a space for deep reflection.

For me, finding that quiet time meant finding time in my day just to read. It was a date between me and my book. And it meant actively choosing to read at times     8     I ordinarily would reach for my phone.

I read on the tram, at the park, in bed at night and on lunch breaks.

    9    (renew) my love affair with books, I created a sacred space where I pressed pause and found inspiration, knowledge and reflection. In our modern world, reading for the sake of reading is not selfish. It is a powerful and beneficial way to slow down and be       10    .

【推荐1】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Frugality Is Back In Fashion

“If you buy things you do not need, soon you will have to sell things you need.” This is a piece of advice from Warren Buffet, a great financial mind of the 21st century. Many young people today appear to be taking these words very much to heart,     1     (especial) in the present economic climate.

While the idea of being frugal (节俭的) has long been a part of Eastern culture, the relatively recent growth of wealth in China as well as the case of purchasing     2     (lead) to increased consumerism for many across the country. Not only are businesses today offering     3     more diverse range of products, but Internet algorithms are also matching our shopping patterns to big data sets—both of which are meant     4     (persuade) people into buying more stuff than they need. Yet this increased consumption of goods has been pushing up the prices of certain bare essentials such as housing, transportation and food,     5     (force) people to reevaluate their priorities while spending money. It is no wonder that being thrifty is once again becoming a dominant trend     6     young people.

Despite the annoyances     7     (cause) by algorithms, the Internet is flooded with advice on where one can save money as well as good opinions about how they should spend their money.     8     makes sense to prioritize goods and services which directly affect your health and well-being, while limiting those     9     are fancy, but not entirely necessary.

Hopefully, we all fully understand at this point that the resources on this planet are indeed limited. The choice to be frugal is not only good for one’s wallet, but also     10     (benefit) to the planet in the long run.

【推荐2】A sand storm often takes place in the northern China,     1    is a kind of natural disasters. China usually experiences this kind of weather between February and May, while March and April see the most frequent and the     2     (strong) sand storms. It becomes a very important environmental problem. It does lots of harm     3    the society as well as the environment.Firstly, the strong wind destroys soil and plant cover by     4     (bury)fields with sand and dust. Secondly, by leaving too much dust in the air it will     5     (serious) pollute the air. Thirdly, a sand storm will have     6    bad effect on transportation. The dust in the air makes traffic and aircraft movements more difficult. And when the sand buries the roads, the traffic will     7     (block). When plants in the farmland are buried, food supply will lose.

Sand storms are another     8     (punish) nature gives to mankind. We should not only take effective measures     9     (stop) them, but also draw some     10     (lesson) from them. We should not develop the economy (经济) at the cost of the natural environment.

【推荐3】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卡相应位置。

A recently survey shows     1     the students of our school like to do in their spare time. Much to my     2    (surprising), more than half of the students like doing sports,     3     only eight percent students prefer     4    (read). It seems even worse that about 36 percent students would like     5     (surf) the Internet. There are also a few students     6     think that playing musical instruments is wonderful according to the chart.

In my opinion, teenagers should do more     7     (exercise) and reading because it is our duty to study better for our future. We know that surfing the Internet can give us information that we need, but many students can’t control     8     and spend too much time surfing the Internet. So we can say it will do harm     9    them if the students are crazy about it. The best way to solve the problem is to make students form their own good hobbies.     10     in this way can the students enjoy their study and life.