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 Great Pyramid was built nearly 5,000 years ago for a king    1     (call) Khufu. It is on the west bank of the Nile River.    2    (actual), all the pyramids along the Nile River are on its west bank. The ancient Egyptians thought of the rising of the sun as the beginning of life and the    3    (set) of the sun as the end of life. This is why their bodies    4    (bury) on the west of the Nile.

    5     is very hard to realize how big the Great Pyramid is. It has over 2,300,000 pieces of stones, most of    6    weigh two and a half tons. Some even weigh fifteen tons. Without machinery, the ancient Egyptians cut, moved     7    lifted these stones. Almost all the stones came    8    the east bank of the Nile, and they were taken across the river in boats. It took more than 100,000 people twenty years    9    (build) the Great Pyramid.

The Great Pyramid is over 450 feet high today. Each of the    10    (side) of the Pyramid is 755 feet long. It is about twenty-minute walk all the way around it.

2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。（原创）

When the Lebanese director NadineLebaki was doing research for her filmCapernaum (何以为家), she interviewed many children    1    (struggle) for survival in Beirut and asked them one question    2    the end of the conversations.

The question was, “ Are you happy to be alive?” Sadly , the    3    (true) is that most of the answers were in the negative. The children from poverty-stricken    4    (family) talked about their miserable situations    5    they were abused (辱骂) and badly treated.

The 2-hour film begins with a story about Zain,    6    12-year-old boy who asks the parents why heis brought to the world with flashback shots about his sufferings appearing constantly. He is indeed a strong and wise character, although    7    (physical) smaller than his real age.

Besides, most of the other actorsfound it easy for them    8    (act) because similar experiences even happened in    9    (they) real life. So far, the film which premiered (首映) at the film festival    10    (receive) a lot of praise.

3 . 段落语法填空

Since an early age, I have developed an interest in art. I must admit that I am crazy about the paintings by Vincent van Gogh(1853-1890).

    1     (consider) as one of the greatest artists all the time, this Dutch Post-Impressionist artist had a great influence on the 20^th century art. His father was a church minister,     2     belief lay in God. Vincent spent his early adult life working for a firm of art dealers. After a brief period as a teacher, he tried to be a minister too, but he was not     3     (success). Van Gogh had mental problems and was often emotional, which made     4     difficult for him to succeed. It is not until 1880     5     Vincent began his career as an artist. However, during the last ten years of his life, he produced more than 2,000 pieces, including around 900 paintings and 1,100 drawings. Most of his best-known works     6     (produce) during his final two years, when he was     7     (serious) ill.

In 1890, at the age of 37, van Gogh shot himself in the chest. The only painting he sold during his lifetime, The Red Vineyard, was created in 1888. It is now     8     exhibition in the Pushkin Museum in Moscow, Russia. Several     9     (painting) by van Gogh rank among the most expensive in the world. On March 30, 1987, van Gogh’s painting Irises was sold for a record of $53.9 million. On May 15, 1990, his Portrait of Doctor Gachet was sold for $83.5 million, thus     10     (set) a new price record.

4 . 语法填空

Usually, people     1     (go) on holiday to relax when they don’t have to work. These days, a new kind of holiday is getting more and more popular—helping people in developing countries through volunteer projects. A volunteer holiday is a very     2     (meaning) way to see cultures of other countries. Volunteers often work with people of the country to help the poor. More and more people enjoy     3     (take) a volunteer holiday because it offers them a chance     4     (see) the country they are visiting in a different way.

5 . Directions: 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.

Back to School Reform

For schools in the New York City, this school year was met by a particular reform issue. It began in June of 2018, when, as part of an effort to fight the enduring problem of segregation(种族隔离), Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his intention     1    the testing requirement should be discontinued for admission to the city’s eight selective “élite” high schools. Then, late last month, the Advisory Group released a report     2     (suggest) that the city rethink its entire approach     3     identifying and educating high-achieving children. More accurately, it recommended replacing the gifted-and-talented programs with new initiatives     4    challenge premature children without relying on a test or academic tracking. However, Asian-American parents fearing that the proposed change     5    (disadvantage) their children filed a lawsuit to block it.

Testing holds great attraction     6     it is neutral, indifferent to a student’s background and wealth. But this is not     7    the current system functions. Success is closely related to socioeconomic advantages and access to test preparation. For example, Asian-American students tend     8    (rate) lower on the most subjective parts of college admissions evaluations.

It’s not clear what the result of the current debate will be. One thing, however, is certain: the competition for places at New York’ chools     9    (drive), in part, by a lack of faith in the quality of education in other parts of the system. Also, it is seen as a conflict between different social groups fighting for a system in which their children are     10    (likely) to be restricted by discrimination.

6 . 语法填空

Growing up in a poor neighborhood     1     （great） reduces the chances that a child will graduate from high school, according to a study. And the     2    （long） a child lives in that kind of neighborhood, the more harmful the effect will be.

The study by Geoffrey Wodtke and David Harding of American universities is the first     3    （discover） it.       4    （compare） to growing up in normal neighborhoods, growing up in neighborhoods with high levels of poverty and unemployment reduces the chances of high school     5    （graduate） from 96% to 76% for black children. The effect on white children is also harmful, but not as large,    6    （reduce） their chances of graduating from 95% to 87%.

Edward, a famous journalist said, “     7     seems that an immediate effort from the government     8    （need） for neighborhood improvement in order to solve the problems     9     we found in our study. Great neighborhoods may have a great impact     10     children’s development many years or even generations later. “

7 . Directions: 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.

Time to fight gaming problem

If you’re a gamer constantly     1     (glue) to your phone, it could be time to ask for medical help. On June 18, the WHO officially listed “gaming disorder”     2     a mental illness, like drug or gambling addiction.

Video gaming is like a non-financial kind of gambling from a psychological point of view. Gamblers use money as a way of keeping score,     3     gamers use points.

However, playing your favorite game every now and then is no reason to be worried. People need to understand this doesn’t mean every child who spends hours playing games     4     (be) an addict, otherwise doctors     5    (flood) with requests for help.

But according to the WHO,     6     you lose control over your gaming habits and put gaming above everything else in life, you should be prepared to face serious problems. According to a study published by China Youth Day in July, about one in five young Chinese play online video games for at least four to five hours per day.

Thankfully, measures have been taken     7     (address) the problem. In April, the Ministry of Education issued a notice asking Chinese schools and parents to prevent students from becoming addicted to the Internet and games.

Other countries have also taken action. In 2011, South Korea passed a “shutdown law” to stop children under the age of 16 from playing video games between the hours of midnight and 6 am. Meanwhile, in Japan, some mobile phones have a special mode for children     8     lets their parents control what games they can download and     9     they can play them for. In the United States, the Entertainment Software Rating Board, a nonprofit organization, puts age restrictions on most games,     10    (mean) the children under a certain age are unable to buy them.

8 . 语法填空

This is the River Thames. It is almost 346 kilometres long, and is the second     1    （long）river in Great Britain. It flows through London, and it’s this part of the river that most     2    （tourist）see.

But there’s more to the Thames than a trip down the river. The Romans     3    （build）a settlement on the River Thames, and over the     4    （century）it grew into the City of London, with     5     huge port. Ships from around the world brought food, goods and people     6     the capital.

But by the 1980s, most of the docks had closed and the area became run-down. A lot of money has been invested in this huge riverside area. And today it is     7    （know）as “ Docklands” . The old water houses are now     8    （attract）apartments. There are new office buildings, shopping centres and leisure facilities, too. People live and work by the river     9    （happy）.

People also enjoy     10    （live）on the water！This is a houseboat on the Thames.

9 . 课文语法填空

“     1     you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.” These words come from the book The Secret Garden, first     2    （publish）in 1911. At that time, only the very rich in Britain     3    （have）gardens. However, today, millions of Brits like to say that they have “ green fingers” ，    4     around half the population spending most of their free time gardening. Those without outside space can rent small pieces of land on which     5    （grow）things. Today, there are over 4,000 people in London     6    （wait）for such pieces of land. One recent idea     7    （be）to turn rooftops and walls into private gardens. These gardens have helped make the cities     8    （green）and improve air quality. As well as being good for the     9    （environmental），gardening is also good     10     the soul.

10 . 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。

Language is sometimes written as a code so that people can communicate secrets. During     1     Second World War, the German Navy （海军）used a code to send messages. The British broke the code and     2     （learn） about many German plans. The Japanese also used a code to talk to     3     （they） ships at sea. It was called the Purple Code. Although the Americans soon broke this code, the Japanese didn’t know it     4    （break）. In 1942 , the Americans began to use their own code to send     5     （secret）. A few Navajo（纳瓦在人）Indians made this code     6    （base） on their language, which only some American Indians spoke. The code described a few things the American army did. Only they could understand this code, so they went with the army as it fought against the Japanese. These Navajo soldiers promised     7    （keep） this code a secret, even though this could cause their     8    （die）. The Japanese never broke the code because they knew nothing     9     the Navajo language. And the code,     10     connected two languages, helped win the war in the Pacific.