1 . 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. “

2 . 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.

3 . 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.

4 . 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.

5 . 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.

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(不超过三个单词)。

Good morning, everyone. This is Chris at the school radio station.

As we all know, psychological health is as important as physical health. However, it’s quite     1     (worry) that many of us are suffering from poor psychological health. We’ve interviewed some psychology teachers at our school, and they’ve given us some advice on how     2     (improve) psychological health.

Firstly, you can share your concerns with people you trust,     3     support and care may help you get     4     the difficulties. Besides, learn to view trouble     5     (wise) as everyone meets with difficulties now and then. Remind     6     (you) that only those who are confident and determined can go far and be more     7     (prepare). Lastly, when     8     (feel) sad for a long time, you’d better go to the mental guide room without     9     (hesitate), where practical advice will     10     (offer) to help ease your pressure.

The world is just what you think it is. Learn to control your own world!

Thank you for listening.

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.
Meet Alexa, Your Digital Roommate

Who is Alexa? She is a digital assistant that is part of the voice-activated Echo Dot “smart speaker” produced by Amazon. This year Saint Louis University in Missouri has placed one of the speakers in every dorm room       1     its campus. Students can ask the virtual assistant anything from “When are the football teams playing?” to “What’s the square root of 1440?”

SLU student Brendan McGuire said: “Instead of searching on the Internet while I     2     (tap) away at my computer, I can just ask Alexa: Hey Alexa, ask SLU what’s the molecular(分子的)weight of water? And I can have the answer without     3    (interrupt) my process.” That’s exactly     4     school officials had in mind when they decided to provide the smart speakers free of charge for students.

“The students we attract     5     (drive) to achieve success in and out of the classroom,” David Hakanson, SLU’s vice president, said. “Every minute we can save our students from having to search for the information online is another minute     6     (commit) to their education.’

Saint Louis University is the first in the U.S.       7     (include) an Echo Dot smart speaker in every campus living space. Other colleges have also found ways to offer the technology to students. This year Northeastern University in Boston installed 60 speakers in public places       8     students could get answers to common questions.

At Arizona State University, engineering students living in the brand-new residence hall have the option of adding an Amazon Echo Dot to their rooms. “Our focus is putting this technology into the hands of our students in a way    9     will build an ecosystem.    10     supports voice technologies throughout the ASU campus,” said Heredia, a director at ASU.

8 . 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 Chinese Culture Center in Paris,     1    (locate) in downtown areas opposite the celebrated historic sites of Grand Palais and Petit Palais across the Seine River,     2    (sit) next to a large number of grand handsome and elegant classical architectures that have witnessed the evolution of Paris at     3     (vary) historical stages. It conforms to(符合) the status of China, a great power with     4     lasting civilization of several thousand years in the East,     5     (set) the Chinese Cultural Center in this exact place.

The amazing progress in     6     (smooth) selecting the site for the Chinese Culture Center and putting it into     7     (operate) in downtown Paris in such a short period was due to high priority of the Chinese government and constructive cooperation of the French party. Wu Jianmin, Chinese ambassador to France,   said     8    excitement, “We have our own cultural center in Paris at last,     9    we have eventually realized the long cherished wish of my predecessor(前任) in the Chinese embassy.” Hou Xianghua, the first director of the Chinese Cultural Center in Paris, said the center will stick to its “non-governmental” nature and greet people from all     10     (walk) of life, in addition to serving the mainstream society.

9 . Directions: Read the following passage. 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.

The impact of smoke screen on adolescents

The study began by recruiting over 2,600 US school children aged 10 to 14 who had never smoked. Each child was then asked if they had watched any of 50 movies randomly     1    (select) from 601 box office hits. The number of occurrences of smoking in each film was recorded.

When followed up one to two years later, 10 percent of the children had tried     2    (smoke). The children in the top quarter of exposure to movie smoking were 2.7 times more likely to have tried a cigarette than     3     in the lowest quarter of exposure. This effect was independent of other factors that might influence the child’s smoking behavior, such as friends or family smoking.

“If provides more evidence     4     movies have a strong impact on adolescents,” says Dalton, an expert in cancer risk behavior in children. “Previous studies suggested that smoking in movies     5    (influence) adolescent smoking behavior, but this is the first study to show that viewing smoking in movies predicts     6    will start smoking in the future.”

Dalton says a previous study by the team showed that children were more likely to smoke     7     their favorite actor smoked. “We know from past studies it’s very rare for smoking to be portrayed in a negative light. Smokers in movies tend to be tough guys or sexy, rebellious women, which appeals to adolescents,” she told New Scientist.

Movies which depict smoking     8     be given an adult rating or “R rating” in the US, suggests Glantz, which would mean that children under 17 could not see the film     9     a parent. An R rating for smoking in movies would prevent about 330 adolescents in the US from starting to smoke and ultimately     10    (extend) 170 lives every day,” he writes.

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。

Monkeys do not like it when others get more food     1     they do, according to a new study.

Researchers from Yale and Harvard universities found Capuchin monkeys punish monkeys     2     get more food. "This sort of, 'If I can't have it, no one can' response is because     3     psychological spite (怨恨), and it was    4     (previous) thought unique to humans," said Kristin Leimgruber of Harvard University. She is a co-author of the research study. The researchers watched as some Capuchin monkeys     5     (give) more food than others. They found that monkeys getting the     6     (small) share pulled a rope to fold up a table holding the other monkey's bigger share.

Another lead researcher, Laurie Santas,     7     (explain) over email, "I think what we can conclude about humans is that some of our more embarrassing tendencies have relatively deep     8     (root)." Santos said the spiteful response was not present with another member of the ape species—chimpanzees(黑猩猩).

An earlier study, she said, showed chimpanzees would fold up the table of other chimpanzees     9     (steal) food from them. But they would not punish chimpanzees who just happened     10     (have) more food, Santos said. In other words, it was fine if another chimpanzee had more food as long as they did not steal it.