【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

The computer began as a     1     (calculate) machine in France in 1642. It could     2     (simple) difficult sums. In 1936 Alan Turing wrote a book about how the computer could be made     3     (work) as a “universal machine” to solve any difficult mathematical problem.

At the beginning, the computer was     4     large as a room. This really     5     (worry) the designers. With time     6     (go) by, it became smaller and smaller. With artificial intelligence, it was getting much cleverer and quicker.

In the early 1960s, computers could be connected by a network,     7     enabled their users to share information     8     others. Since the 1970s, computers have had many new applications and become very important in     9     (communicate), finance, trade and even been put into space rockets and been sent to explore     10     Moon and Mars.

【推荐3】Directions: Read the following passage. 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.

As a young child, Ann Makosinski would spend hours experimenting with her toys and other everyday objects around her to create her own inventions.

Now a first-year Arts student, Makosinski is a well-known inventor and entrepreneur(创业者).

She won the 2015 Sustainable Entrepreneurship Award of Excellence,     1     recognizes innovative business solutions to social problems—the same recognition given to Barack Obama in 2014. Her own inventions, the Hollow Flashlight and the e-Drink, have been causing excitement internationally     2     their creation.

At the age of 15, Makosinski created a prototype(原型)for a flashlight     3    (power) by the heat of one’s hand. This invention was the result of a ninth grade science project, but Makosinski’s goal was     4    (offer)a practical solution to people with unlimited access to power and electricity.

“I’m half-Filipino and half-Polish, and one of my friends from the Philippines told me that she failed school     5     she couldn’t afford electricity. She had no light to study with at night, so that was kind of the inspiration,”Makosinski explained.“I’ve always been interested in doing science projects, so I thought, why don’t I find a way to provide her and a lot of other people with light?”

The Hollow Flashlight is made from Peltier tiles(珀耳贴贴片)that produce energy when one side     6    (heat)and the other side remains cool. The flashlight can produce a steady beam of LED light for 20 minutes,     7    (use)only the warmth of the human hand.

Her advice to other student innovators?“Start now. There     8     be nothing holding you back. Some students at colleges or even in high school think‘Oh, I’m a student. I just need to study.’

    9     may think it important to make friends and be social. The truth is, you can do a lot of other things. You can do     10     you want. Just go ahead.”

【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。

With a history of more than 2,000 years, the Silk Route dates back to Han dynasty. Through this route, the Chinese highly     1     (qualify) silk made its fame to the western countries. The merchants in different regions     2     (seek) the opportunity of trading Chinese silk     3     they indeed made their fortune along this route.

That route functioned     4     the life blood of international trade at that time. Meanwhile, the Chinese civilization was introduced to the Western countries and vice versa. The Silk Route     5     (consider) as a new chapter recording the friendship between the European and Asian peoples.

Throughout all these years, many great figures have made great     6     (contribute) to the development of the Silk Route. Today, the Silk Route has a poetic name     7     (call) One Belt One Road,    8     (aim) to help those connected regions in culture and economy exchange with a more advanced road. The main cities alongside it are becoming     9     (large) and more important in helping trade and culture exchange. Many countries have gained great benefits along the trading process. All in all, the ancient Silk Road is more like     10     historical textbook for everyone to read and to know about what happened during that ancient time. It has been playing a significant role in the development of the civilizations of China.

【推荐2】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。

Sanfu medicinal patch, is a bandage made of traditional Chinese herbal medicine. Practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)believe that receiving Sanfutie during the     1    (hot) summer days is an effective way     2    (solve) winter ills in summer such as coughs, asthma and arthritis.

    3     treatment is based on the TCM principle of yin and yang, which     4    (believe) the balance of both elements in the body is vital for good health. Sanfutie contains a paste of herbs that are “hot” in nature, and when     5    (apply) to specific acupuncture points, usually     6     the back and neck, they replenish the yang elements.

These patches have been used in TCM     7     the earliest recorded times, according to Huangdi Neijing, more than 2,000 years ago, the time-tested textbook for TCM practitioners. Sanfu patch treatment became extremely popular in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and     8    (indicate) a revival and an increasing reliance on the traditional Chinese herbal medicine in recent years with more     9    (patient) turning to TCM treatment. Experts point out that “winter sickness summer governance” efficacy is not immediate, many diseases need     10    (they) continuous treatment for years or longer to bear fruit.