1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处按要求填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。每空不限1个单词。

Parkville was near Arnwick, a city     1     (有) 200,000 people. People from Parkville moved to Armwick     2    (find) jobs. And they needed places     3     (live).

However, it was expensive to live in the city centre, so the government built flats outside the centre. Soon, Parkville became part of Arnwick. And Arnwick became a city with over a million people. Jo’s family lives in one of those flats. It is very crowded, and rubbish     4     (be) also a problem.

The small local school in Parkville     5     (close) down five years ago, so Jo now has to go to a school in Arnwick with 2,000 pupils. It takes an hour     6     (get) there by bus. There is a lot of traffic and pollution. It is clear that Arnwick needs more schools, buses and hospitals. It needs fresh air, clean water and better public     7     (service). It also needs more police to protect its people. But     8     (do) all these things, it needs more money.

However, can money help     9     (solve) all these problems? Do we need more big cities like this? In fact, this is just a story. But it describes what is     10     (happen) all over the world. Could it be your town some day?

2 . 阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式。

Nowadays, many people like to live in a city,     1     (尤其) the young who like new and modern things. It is     2     (合乎常情的) for young people to live in the city. It     3     (允许) them to do a lot of enjoyable things in the city. They can eat in good restaurants, visit museums, enjoy the s    4     in theatres or go to parks. Meanwhile, there are also many ways of travelling, you can take the bus or train to anywhere you like.

H    5    , in my opinion, living in the city will c    6     more. For example, parking in the city is usually very expensive. What’s more, many people move to the city, so the p    7     of the city is getting larger and larger, so the city is always c    8    , noisy and dirty. It’s a     9     (遗憾) that people can’t find a relaxing place and enjoy fresh air. So people are doing everything they can     10     (改善) the serious situation in the city.

3 . 短文填空。

Shaoshan is a famous city in China. It is the hometown of Chairman Mao Zedong. He once lived, studied and     1     here. Shaoshan is a comfortable place     2     flowers blooming (开花) and birds singing all year round. Shaoshan is almost in the middle of Hunan, it is about 40 kilometers from Xiangtan City and also 100 kilometers from Changsha     3    .

As the high-speed trains are available (可获取的), more and more people come here     4     train. For example, it only     5     less than half     6     hour from Changsha City to Shaoshan. Others still want to drive here with families or friends. If people come here on December 26th, it will be the best time. On that day there are a lot of celebrations, because it’s Chairman Mao’s birthday.

Every year many people     7     here to show their respect. Most of them are students and the others are officials. They also look forward to watching The Most Memorable Shaoshan (《最忆韶山冲》). It can help them better understand Chairman Mao. They will be deeply moved and encouraged.

Besides, it is not only a good place for students to have school trips but also an education base for them to learn about the     8     of the Communist Party of China.

5 . 根据短文意思和首字母提示，写出一个完整正确的单词。

Harbin is very cold in winter. S    1     many people call it the “Ice City”.

Every year, lots of people f    2     all over the world visit Harbin in winter t    3     come and see the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival (冰雪节). The festival u    4     begins in January. During the festival, people can e    5     the beautiful ice and snow world. They can see many k    6     of ice and snow sculptures (雕塑). Many children like the animal sculptures because they’re very nice and c    7     .

People can also do other a    8     during the festival. They can go winter swimming or p    9     snowfield football. People feel very happy with these i    10     games.

If you like ice and snow, you will love Harbin.

6 . 根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个适当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

Can you imagine life without smartphones and Wi-Fi? Most of us probably think it is     1    . However, in Green Bank, a small town in the U.S.A., people are living such a life.

Green Bank is home to a large radio telescope (射电望远镜). It is used to study the universe. Radio waves (无线电波) from the ground will     2     the work of the telescope. For this reason, residents (居民) there are not     3     to have smartphones, Wi-Fi, microwave ovens (微波炉), etc. They can only use a pay phone (公用付费电话) or a landline (固定电话)     4     they need to make phone calls.

Today, Green Bank has about 180 residents. Many of     5     actually don’t find life inconvenient. A boy said he liked going to his his friends’ houses to talk to them or share delicious food     6     them. Even if people are not at home, they can     7     find each other somewhere in this small town.

Another resident said she was happy to talk to people face-to-face. This gives her the     8     to shake their hands or give them a hug. She really enjoys living without smartphones and Wi-Fi.

8 . 根据短文内容和所给中文提示，用单词的正确形式完成以下短文。

The Asian Games is an important sports event in Asia that takes place every four years. In 2023, the Asian Games took place in Hangzhou, a big city in the     1     (北) of Zhejiang Province.

The Asian Games begins in different months. In order     2     (保护) players from the hot weather, Hangzhou Asian Games took place from September to October. Forty-five     3     (优秀的) teams from all over Asia joined in it. There were forty games during the 16 days and the teams played     4     (对抗) each other to win more medals.

To make the Games     5     (尤其) successful, Chinese people worked hard to prepare. Hangzhou built a great number of     6     (公路) and stadiums, like the Big Lotus Stadium and Asian Games Village. The Games helped the world see China and showed that China     7     (改进) a lot in many ways.

       Many great sports persons joined in the Hangzhou Asian Games. Chusovitina is the fit one to come to our mind. She is 48 years old, but she has a strong will and     8     (练习) very hard. She once said, “I have got a lot of things from my sports career and they help me grow     9     (快地). As long as we never give up, it’s     10     (可能的) for everyone to be successful”

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的适当形式。

Dear Rose,

I’m pleased to be your friend. Today I want to tell you something     1     my city.

I live in New Delhi, the     2     (two) biggest city in India. Compared with other cities, you will notice     3     clean and pretty my home town is. We can travel by bus and train and we can also ride bikes. If you come here, you can have fun by     4     (visit) many famous places, like the Red Fort, Indis Gate, and Aksbardham Temple. The Taj Mahal is not far from New Delhi and it is one of     5     (large) tombs in the world.

My school is near Connaught Place. Connaught Place is     6     very famous square in our country and around the world. Many visitors from different     7     (country) come here every day. I really enjoy     8     (I) when I talk with these foreign visitors.

New Delhi is a very nice place     9     the weather is not very good. We have very hot weather for eight months and we only get four months to enjoy winter. I don’t like hot weather but summer is coming soon, and it     10     (make) me sleepy.

How about your city? Looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Claire

10 . 根据短文内容及所给提示，补全文中单词或用所给单词的正确形式填空。

Now people are becoming richer and richer, and there are     1     (many) cars in our city than before. You may     2     (imagination) the problem of heavy traffic in Beijing and other big cities, especially during the rush     3     (hour). So the government (政府) has to do something to deal     4     the problem.

I would like to share some     5     (idea) about this problem with you. First, the government should spend more money     6     (build) more roads. The roads should be wide enough to let the cars     7     (run).     8     (two), the government should add more special bus lines for people. Then it will be more convenient     9     people to go everywhere they like by bus.     10     this way, cars on the road will be much fewer.