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。

In the coming era of budget cuts to education, distance learning could become the norm.

The temptation for those in charge of education budgets to trade teachers for technology could be so strong that they ignore     1     disadvantages of distance learning. School facilities are expensive     2    (build). Online classes do not require buildings and each class can host hundreds of people at the same time,     3    (result) in greater savings. But moving away from a traditional classroom     4     a living, breathing human being teaches and interacts with students daily     5    (be) a disaster. Physically attending school has hidden benefits: getting up     6    (early), interacting more with peers, and building better relationships with teachers. Moreover, schools should be more than simple institutions of traditional learning. They are places where students     7    (offer) counseling (咨询) and other support.

Those policy-makers are often fascinated by the latest technology in education and its potential to transform education overnight.     8    , online education does not allow a teacher to keep a struggling student after class and offer help. Educational videos are unable to make eye contact or assess a student’s level of engagement. Given these     9    (expect), schools should not become permanently “remote”. Technology, however     10    (advance), should simply be a tool of a good teacher.

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.

A new study published today shows that e-learning is more popular than ever. According to researchers at Shanghai University, 57% of students now obtain degrees through e-learning, with only 43%    1    (get)their degrees by attending a traditional university. This year, 18 million students around the world decided to start e-learning courses from the comfort of their own homes.

We spoke to Zheng Tai, an eighteen-year-old student from Sichuan Province    2     started an e-learning course last month.

“After I finished high school, I knew I wanted to continue to study,” Zheng Tai told us. “I worked hard and managed    3    (get)good results in all of my exams. I really wanted to study economics at university, but I wasn’t sure    4    leaving home was a good idea. I felt bad about leaving my parents. My father suffers from a severe illness which    5    (cause)his muscles to stop working properly. He often needs help moving around. He also needs someone to cook his meals and give    6    his medicine at the right time each day. My mother is a teacher, so she cannot help him during the day. We    7    have hired someone to take care of him, but I just didn’t feel right leaving my father with a stranger.

My mum suggested I go to a university nearby and continue to live at home, but none of    8    universities close to my home town offer economics. Then my friend suggested I find out more about e-learning. I soon learnt that I could get a good degree    9     leaving home. I applied to the University of London, and they accepted me. I started an economics course with them four weeks ago.”

However,     10    Zheng Tai is now a student at the University of London, he has never been to the UK. In fact, he has never left Sichuan.

3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

After finishing online classes at home during the covid-19 pandemic. Hong Nanjia,16, from Zhixin High School in Guangzhou, puts on her apron (围裙) and begins her one hour of chores. Then she needs to share her feelings in a diary     1     will be handed in to her teacher.

Most students    2     (require) to take part in the labor class once per week. Since September, labor class has been listed as    3     official course in the school lives of primary and middle school students. Qian Chenyi supports this policy. He said that he started the labor class during, middle school. All the students would gather weed in the school garden    4     water the plants.

According to Qian, his school would invite professionals to provide them    5     practical skills for their daily lives. “ When shared bikes- became    6     ( gradual) popular in 2020, students were taken to the parking spots and/helped/put them into the right place. Professionals also    7     (show) us how to fix the bikes.” Qian said. “After    8     (learn) first aid, students volunteer to help people who have had accidents in the water. He added that if students found a specific topic    9     (attract), they would focus on it and only take part in the labor class    10     (relate) to that topic. “Through the labor classes, we not only find our interests but also become more well- rounded.” said Qian.

5 . 阅读短文内容，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, online courses are no longer just an option for many students — they     1    (become) a requirement. Many undergraduate and graduate programs are shifting to a fully or partially online format for semester classes     2    (prevent) the spread of the coronavirus among students and staff.

Web-based education had been gaining energy in higher education. Nearly 3.3 million higher education students     3    (register) in distance education programs in fall 2018, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Whether     4     student is just starting a degree program or switching to online learning due to these unprecedented (前所未有的) circumstances, online colleges can provide the flexibility to study from anywhere. Students with family responsibilities or full-time jobs may also be able to work around their own schedules. While online learning may ease health and safety     5    (concern), it has still presented students     6     unique challenges. Those     7     are accustomed to face-to-face learning, and perhaps daily life on a physical campus, will need to adjust to the lack of in-person interaction. All online students,     8    (especial) those balancing additional responsibilities at home, need to practice strong time management and overcome distractions in their environment.

Prospective students     9    (consider) an online degree and current online students should remember student support is typically available at accredited institutions to help     10    (they) adjust to online courses and plan their academic futures in uncertain times.

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School districts across the United States have reported the number of students failing classes     1     (rise) many times higher than usual numbers since the pandemic broke out. Erik Jespersen is principal of McNary High School, Oregon. At his school, 38 percent of grades in late October were failing,     2     (compare)with 8 percent in normal times.

    3     (educate) see a number of reasons for the change. Students learning from home often miss assignments     4     (complete). Internet availability is     5     (limit)or not effectively established,     6     (make) it difficult to complete and upload assignments. And teachers    7     do not see their students in person have    8     (few) ways to note who is falling behind. That is especially true with many students keeping their cameras off during online classes.

The increase    9     failing grades has been seen in districts of all sizes throughout the country. Now, many schools have increased efforts to return to in-person learning. Other schools are changing their grading policies and giving students more time to complete assignments. Teachers have been instructed to give less homework     10     urged to find different ways of teaching