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。

High school years are a large part in    1    (shape) the person you are going to become. A school often    2    (provide)education for you,and it can also be a place     3    you can develop relationships with many different people,join clubs,and participate in a variety of different sports.These years can make you become a high school student    4    (fill)with many different emotions,including happiness, anger,sadness, envy, loneliness,stress,and a numerous amount more.This is also a time when peer(同龄人)pressure is most commonly put upon a vast majority of teens.

Peer pressure is the influence from members of one's peer group.This can include influencing another to drink,smoke,cheat on a test,lie,skip class,and etc.The list is     5    (end).Peer pressure at high school is both harmful    6     effective because it can lead to teen depression,high stress levels,negative behavior    7    (issue),and poor decision making and outcomes.

Despite the fact that peer pressure is most commonly seen as a very negative issue,it can     8    (see)positively in some situations.This can involve pressuring your peers to avoid   drugs,be honest,avoid alcohol,respect others,work hard,exercise,be kind, be responsible,and more.Friends and peer    9    (actual)affect the choices you make.Choosing to have good friends can have a very strong effect    10     you.

2 . 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.

Today’s students have a problem, and it is not the one written on the board. They were born into a world where algorithms(算法)keep them clicking, scrolling(滚屏)and swiping(刷屏)at a rapid pace. Technology, smartphones, social media, and immediate access to the Internet are hurting their ability     1    (focus)and changing the way they think.

Now teachers have a problem too. They find it particularly exhausting to ask students to read complex or long texts     2     taking regular breaks. A teacher says smartphones have clearly affected the younger generation, but how education should evolve for digital-native students was not something     3     was covered when she was getting certified(认证).

There are teachers who begin classes with meditation(冥想)exercises to help their students focus. However,     4     turns out that any sort of “tech break” could counteract(抵消)strong desires to multitask.

Students aged between 10 and 24 tend to stay away from physical books, preferring video as a source of information second only to teachers. Asha Choksi, vice-president of global research at Pearson     5     (give) the example of a teacher who films himself performing a science experiment and posts it to YouTube. When it is time for class, he uses the video to illustrate material in the textbook,     6     can seem boring to students.

Still,     7     those educators are embracing technology in the classroom to meet students’ needs, they are also finding value in traditional methods, and so suggest a “blended(混合的)learning” approach. Direct instruction from them will never be replaced in their classes. Technology     8    (favour)only when it improves a lesson in ways that are impossible offline.

Digital natives will continue to eagerly adopt new media. Teachers have no choice but to evolve. They are making an effort not only to ensure that students can take advantage of new technologies,     9     to teach students valuable skills that can help them succeed in a world constantly trying to distract them. Think of the Zuckerbergs, the Gates, the Jobs and all those pioneers in the tech world. They became successful not because they     10     code(编程); it was because they could think.

5 . 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。

Many students may feel stressed because of their parents. Most parents have good intentions,     1     some of them are not very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in     2     (adjust) to college, and a few of them seem to go out of their way to add to their children’s     3     (difficulty)．

For one thing, parents are often not aware of (意识到) the kinds of problems their     4     (child) face. They don’t realize that the     5     (compete) is stronger, that the required standards of work are     6     (high), and that their children may not be prepared for     7     change. They may be upset by their children’s poor grades. At their kindest, they may     8     (gentle) ask why John or Mary isn’t doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on. At their worst, they may threaten     9     (take) children out of college or cut off living expenses.

Sometimes parents think it right and natural that they determine     10     their children do with their lives. They forget that everyone is different and that each person must develop in his or her own way.

6 . 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。

China's icebreaker Xue Long will set sail from Shanghai to the Antarctic. Its captain Zhu Bing said that the icebreaker would first travel to the to－be－built new station before     1    (make) a short stop at Zhongshan station. One of its main tasks is to build another research station in the Antarctic.

Once     2    (complete), the new station would be the country's third year－round station in the Antarctic and the first to be lying     3     the border of the Pacific Ocean.     4     other two stations, the Great Wall Station and the Zhongshan Station,     5    (build) in the 1980s. “This time around, we will build a 206－square－meter temporary base, which includes rooms for workers and a platform for large engineering     6    (machine), to improve future construction work，” said Zhang Tijun of the Polar Research Institute of China,     7     is the assistant leader of the expedition.

Sun Bo, the deputy director of the institute, was     8    (confidence) to say that the construction of the station, which will     9    (certain) meet international criteria for environmental     10    (protect), will be finished as early as 2022.

9 . 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。

Kobe Bryant passed away in a helicopter crash five months ago. His fans were so heartbroken that they held various    1    (activity) to honor him. Someone ''updated'' the superstar's social media     2     April 1 to promote his sports fantasy novel, The Wizenard Series: Season One, to his fans around     3     globe. The novel revolves (围绕) around basketball team, the West Bottom Badgers, and an incredible coach Rolabi, who     4    (base) on Phil Jackson, the former coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.

''The book stems from (源于) my goal of bringing joy back to youth sports, while     5    (teach) important life lessons.'' Bryant said in an interview before his death. Apart from referring to his     6    (person) basketball experiences, he also draws from the more basic and psychological truths in sports: teamwork, training, perseverance and mental toughness.

While the announcement may not have come     7    (direct) from Bryant, many fans are hoping that the fantastic novel     8    (continue) his legacy. For many others,     9    , it was Bryant's mentality that made him legendary (传奇的).     10    (know) as the ''Black Mamba'' for his passion, persistence, and fearlessness, Bryant will live on through the achievements he impressed upon the world.

10 . 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，并将答案填写在答题卡上。

You may have heard of the Red Cross. It is an     1     (organize) that helps people who are in need no matter     2     bad the situation is ! But if not for the passion of a young woman named Clara Barton, the American Red Cross may have never been formed!

One day when she was 11 years old, her elder brother was     3    (terrible) injured. He was ill for two years. Clara cared for him     4     whole time. Through this experience she found out that she came alive when she cared for others.

Soon, Clara began taking care of injured animals. Neighbors began bringing their pets to her. And, almost always, she made them better.

When she was older, she became a nurse in the American Civil War and she helped save hundreds of     5    (soldier).

After the Civil War, Clara traveled to Europe to rest.     6     that did not last long. Soon she was caring for     7     (wound) people in battle once again! But this time, she learned about the Red Cross who worked alongside her on the battlefield. Their mission was to help those who needed it most.

She decided that the Red Cross     8     (need) in America. Over several years, she asked 4 different presidents     9     (bring) the Red Cross to America. They all said no. But then, thanks

    10     her persistence(坚持), one of the presidents changed his mind! And the American Red Cross was born.