1 . 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。

Today, we are going to compare (比较) the weather in China and London. In China, the weather in different p    1     is different. In Heilongjiang, the weather is always very cold in winter and hot in s    2    . In winter, it s    3     heavily. On snowy days, children enjoy m    4     a snowman. But in the same season in Hainan island, the weather is often s    5    . It’s not cold at all in winter. Kunming is a spring city. It’s w    6     all the time.

In London, the weather changes very q    7    . You can see a sunny day in the morning, and then a rainy or a cloudy day one or two h    8     later. People often talk about the weather in London. They often talk to you, “If you don’t like the weather, it doesn’t matter. You can just wait! It may change s    9    .”

In the past, people couldn’t do a    10     about weather, but now people can do many things about the weather. It’s called man-made (人造的) weather. We hope one day we can decide the weather.

3 . 首字母填空

When Italian traveler Marco Polo came to Yangzhou in the 13th century, he recorded his amazing experiences in his bestselling book The Travels of Marco Polo. Hollywood filmmaker Chris Nebe f    1     Marco Polo to explore China’s mystery(神秘). He has completed twelve films of Mysterious China series, including Yangzhou: A City of Timeless Culture. This 30-minute film takes a close look at the beauty and c    2     of Yangzhou.

In ancient time, s    3     was used as money and had the value as gold. Close to the seasalt-rich Yellow Sea, Yangzhou has been one of the r    4     cities in China because of trade in salt and skill. So those gardens built by salt businessmen have made Yangzhou’s great history. Yangzhou Slender West Lake, like a beautiful necklace(项链), is around the city. It has been a must-see place for visitors from then on, showing the lasting spirits of Yangzhou—peace and harmony(和谐).

The government has tried its best to p    5     the 2500-year-old city. Things have changed a lot during the years. The area has become a great tourist attraction. At night, the streets turn into a wonderful land. Here are delicious snacks and nice gifts.

You can see the old a    6     of Chinese handicrafts in Yangzhou. One of the most famous handicrafts is paper-cutting. In China Paper-cutting Museum, tourists can enjoy masters’ show on paper-cutting.

Want to learn more? Why not watch the film in your spare time?

4 . Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.
Dear Flora,   
     We are in Australia for our summer holidays. We’re having a great time here. Australia is the sixth l    1     country in the world. There is so much to see that it is i    2     for me to tell you everything. Sydney is a beautiful city. There are many big trees and beautiful flowers around the houses and they look really beautiful. There are a    3     some special animals in Australia, such as kangaroos and koalas. They are really lovely.

During the past three days, Maria, May and I have v    4     many places of interest around Sydney. I’d like to s    5     more time here. But we will fly to another city, Cairns, to see coral beds(珊瑚礁) tomorrow. It is said that words cannot describe the beauty of the colourful coral. Many famous cartoon films were made there. Now we are busy p    6     our bags so that we will not lose time when we leave. We can have f    7     in Cairns this time. I’m looking forward to going there!

     Best wishes!

Heather

5 . 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格内填入一个适当的词或用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

I     1     (go) on a trip to London with my parents last summer holiday.

We all know it is always     2     (rain) and foggy in London, so each of us took     3     umbrella. But it was sunny during our stay in London. On our first day in London, we enjoyed     4     (we) at the London Eye. We could see the whole city of London on the top of it.

On the     5     (two) day, we went to visit the Shakespeare’s birthplace. It’s not far from our hotel, about 20 minutes’ walk. There     6     (be) a garden in front of his house. We could see many beautiful     7     (flower) in it. After that, we visited many other places     8     interest, such as the National Gallery     9     the British Museum. We went shopping and tasted the food there, but I preferred to eat Chinese food.

The trip is wonderful. I hope     10     (visit) London again one day.

8 . 阅读短文，语法填空。

In the future, more and more people will move to big cities. To prepare for this, cities are becoming smarter and more efficient     1     the help of big data (大数据).

The local governments     2     (collect) lots of important information already: there are sensors (传感器) that measure noise, pollution and traffic. This is known     3     “smart city technology”. In the future, this data will make our lives much     4     (easy) by helping us save energy and keep the city tidy. There might even be smart lamp posts which can clean the air, or robots that empty rubbish bins for     5     (we) when they are full. Experts believe that technology will change     6     cities look like. If self-driving taxis can use smart city data to find the best way to take you to your destination (目的地), there will be much fewer traffic jams and much more space for people to walk or ride     7     bike. People will     8     (probably) stop buying cars together. Smart city technology     9     (help) prevent traffic jams in the future.

In a word, some     10     (difference) will be found in the cities of the future. What kind of city would you like to live in when you grow up?

10 . 在短文的空格内填入适当的单词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给。

The future of flying

Imagine a scene: Millions of people going to and fro, traveling to different destinations. Robots work here and there, helping people g    1     around. There are various gardens in which people can sit and relax.

Does it sound l    2     a small town from the future? It is, in fact, the Beijing Daxing International Airport, which topped the Guardian’s “seven wonders of the modern world” list.

After nearly five years of construction (建设) the airport officially opened on Sept. 25, 2019. Located at the southern border of Beijing, it is the world’s largest integrated transportation hub (枢纽). It is quite large b    3     its area and its travel capacity (承载量).

It has the world’s largest flight terminal (航站楼) in a single building. The building has an area of 700,000 square meters—the s    4     of 98 soccer fields. It will eventually be able to handle more than 100 million passengers a year, China Daily reported. That’s around the total population of the UK and Canada.

Apart from this, the airport has attracted attention because it uses new technologies that make it s    5     and more efficient. For example, airport luggage tracking (追踪) technology a    6     passengers to track their luggage in real time by using a mobile app.

The airport will also use a robot-operated parking system. Drivers only need to park their cars in designated (指定的) locations. Robots will then lift the cars and carry them to an empty space. W    7     collecting their vehicles, drivers simply need to scan (扫描) a parking ticket to find out where to collect their cars.