1 . 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。

Deng Qingming is one of the three Chinese astronauts carrying out China’s Shenzhou-15 spaceship mission. He     1     (final) got the chance to go to space after nearly 25 years of preparation.

Deng was born in a village in Jiangxi Province in 1966. As his     2     (parent) both worked in the fields, he bad to look after his younger brothers and sisters. At that time, his dream was to go to college and find a job     3     (support) his family.

Deng     4     (be) a member of the PLA Air Force (空军) since 1984. When he left his village that year, his friends came to say goodbye to him. He was deeply touched and decided to work hard. Years of hard     5     (train) made him an excellent pilot, and he was chosen as one of the     6     (one) group of Chinese astronauts in 1998.

For a really long time, Deng served as a backup (后备) astronaut. His road to space was even     7     (long) than that of his teammates. He spent almost all of his time preparing and waiting and he     8     (give) the chance to travel to space in the end.

Besides that, Deng’s wife supported him a lot. She     9     (take) care of the whole family and never complained. “You’ve set an example to     10     (we) daughter and we are proud of you, “ she told him.

4 . 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通畅、连贯。
Dear Millie,

You asked me about the Dragon Boat Festival. Now let me tell you something about it.

The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival we Chinese     1     (celebrate) for over 2, 000 years. It’s one of the three most important lunar (阴历) festivals in China, along with the Spring Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Dragon Boat Festival takes place on the     2     (ten) of June this year.

Over the years, many stories have been told about the     3     (begin) of this festival. Among them,     4     (famous) one is about Qu Yuan, a well-known scholar (学者) in ancient China. He not only wrote good poems but also gave     5     (suggest) to the king. The king didn’t like him     6     he devoted (献身) himself to his country. This great person drowned (溺水) himself in the Miluo River on the 5th day of the 5th Chinese lunar month because his Chu State fell to Qin State. Local people tried to save him or find his body, but they didn’t find him     7     (success). Qu Yuan was later considered as     8     national hero. To remember him, every fifth day of the fifth lunar month, people beat drums and go boat racing on the river as they once did     9     (keep) fish away from his body.

Dragon boat racing is one of the most important customs Chinese people practice to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. This activity     10     (hold) widely in China’s southern and southeastern areas where there are lots of rivers and lakes.

Lots of love,

Wendy

5 . 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空使短文通顺、连贯。

Cui Jiuxiang is a young “sugar artist” from Shandong. As a kid, Cui was interested in sculpture (雕刻). His father was a carpenter (木匠). In his hands, pieces of wood became fine     1     (work) of art. Young Cui wanted to be as skilled as his father. One day, some wonderful vegetable sculptures in a restaurant     2     (catch) his eye. The boy decided to study food art. After graduation, he soon became famous. Later on, he     3     (invite) to Shenzhen to teach food sculpting.

While Cui enjoyed teaching, he also wanted to try something new. In 2016, he left the school and went to Shanghai     4     (learn) about sugar art. He fell in love     5     it and spent much time learning the skill.

Now, as a sugar artist, Cui works in a restaurant. His studio (工作室), away from the     6     (noise) kitchen, is very quiet. It usually takes Cui six to seven hours to create a piece of sugar art. He begins by boiling the sugar into syrup (糖浆). Then, under the special lamps, he     7     (careful) shapes the sugar.

Although sugar art is     8     ancient skill, Cui has breathed new life into it with a touch of Chinese culture. His creations have received a lot of praise. For     9     (he), however, the true sweetness lies not in the praise,     10     in the joy of creating something magical every day.

6 .     Space vegetables are grown from seeds (种子) that have been taken to space. When they are brought back to the earth, these seeds produce vegetables that are bigger and     1     (healthy) than normal vegetables. But some people worry about     2    (have) space vegetables. They think that space vegetables might not be good for us and could make us get sick     3     of the radiation (辐射) in space. However, people should not be afraid because space vegetables are very healthy. Here are some facts that you should know about space vegetables.
Space vegetables are grown from seeds that are     4     (care) chosen. When seeds come back from space, they are tested to make sure that they will be safe     5     (eat).
Space vegetables are     6     (good) than normal vegetables. For example, space     7     (tomato) stay fresh for twenty days, which is one week longer than normal ones.
After genetically modified (转基因) food appeared in the market, people worried that they were eating     8     (know) things. For example, if nut genes (坚果基因) are put inside potatoes,people allergic (过敏) to nuts might get sick from eating these potatoes because they do not know they are also eating nuts. Unlike genetically modified food, nobody     9     (do) anything with the genes of space vegetables until now. This     10     (mean) that no new genes have been put into them. So there is no risk of eating something unknown.

7 . 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。

In ancient China, plenty of classic stories     1     (pass) down from generation (一代人) to generation. Here are the stories of two famous     2     (character).

One person is Che Yin. He was from a poor family, but he loved studying. He had to work in the daytime, so he could only study in the evening. However, there was a problem.

He couldn’t afford a lamp. He didn’t worry about that     3     summer. In the evening, he caught some fireflies, put     4     (they) in a bag and used it as a lamp. This lamp was not very bright, but Che Yin could do some reading by lamplight in the evening.

The other person is Sun Kang. He was smart, but he was     5     poor that he couldn’t go to school. So he     6     (study) at home. He had to read just at night. Like Che Yin, he couldn’t buy a lamp. On     7     (snow) nights, he went out and read in the snow. Why? Because there was the light of snow outside.

    8     (lately), people use “Nang Ying Ying Xue” to say that a strong spirit is very important no matter how hard the life is. When we are having     9     hard time in life, don’t lose heart. Never let life knock us down. Even in the hardest situation, there is hope that encourages us     10     (move) forward.

8 . 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。

The famous poet Lu You lived in the Southern Song Dynasty. During his lifetime, the Jin Dynasty from     1     north was invading (入侵) his country.

Lu You loved his homeland deeply. As an official(官员) , he strongly supported fighting against the Jin Dynasty. However, some other officials wanted to give in. They tried hard to push Lu You away. They     2     (keep) telling the emperor that Lu You sat around every day and did nothing. As a result, Lu You lost his job and went back home     3     (happy).

Lu You tried to forget his terrible     4     (feel) by relaxing himself in nature. One day, the wind was gentle, the sun was shining, and the temperature was pleasant. The poet wanted to have fun     5     such a good day. After walking around the foot of a hill, he found     6     (he) in front of a large farmland. There was a small village with several houses. With green willows (柳树) and red flowers nearby, it looked like a worry-free world.

Lu You walked towards the village. The villagers welcomed him warmly. They talked with him and prepared tasty meals     7     (receive) him. The     8     (friend) people and their simple lifestyle touched Lu You very much. He put this visit in the poem A Visit to a Village West of the Mountains to express     9     he saw and felt.

The poem is best-known for these two lines: “Where hills bend, streams wind and the road seems to end; Past dark willows and flowers in bloom lies another village.” The words have     10     (use) to describe the situation where a chance appears during a crisis (危急关头).

9 . 阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。

I was born near New York city. My parents weren’t rich     1     there was always music in our home. I remember when we were free, my mother used to play     2     (record) by The Beaties and sing along with them. By the time I was twelve years old, I had been     3     (suppose) to know the words of hundreds of songs. I often performed in front of my bedroom mirror and pretended that I was playing the guitar. One day, my father came in, seeing     4     (I) and laughing. I felt so embarrassed that my face became red. A few weeks later, my father came home with     5     electric guitar under his arm. “It’s for you, Tommy,” he said. “It’s a special present for your 13th birthday. I expect you can use this guitar     6     (achieve) your dream.” That was my first guitar. At that moment, I felt I was the     7     (luck) child in the world. I practised very hard and spent hours almost every day     8     (practise) playing the guitar. After I graduated, I worked at a dance club. I was writing lyrics for my songs then, but no one was paying any attention to them. Things didn’t go     9     (smooth). I didn’t lose heart. I stuck     10     singing songs. I gave my tape to a famous musician. He liked it and encourage a me. Gradually, I became popular more and more people liked my songs.