1 . 短文填空

No matter how exciting space exploration sounds, there’s an important point that needs to be considered: food supplies. Right now, astronauts typically       1     (依赖) dry food in airtight bags and cans, since there are strict weight limits on items taken into space. Foods that we     2     (认为是理所当然的), such as fresh fruit and vegetables, are out of the question for space explorers.

For those who     3     (有强烈的愿望) to grow food during space flights, they’ve faced many difficulties, including the absence of gravity, and a lack of soil, air and humidity (湿度). However, growing food to add and minimize the food that must be carried to space will be increasingly important on long-duration flights into space. Recently, a leading team has worked out how plants can absorb nutrients from human urine (尿). Human urine is 95 percent water, with the other 5 percent    4     (构成；组成) nutrients which are harmful to the human body but not to plants, and it could supply three to four out of the six nutrients that plants need. By recycling liquid waste and producing food, an efficient cycle will be created.

And most importantly, the duration of space flights will be greatly extended to “20 years of flight”, meaning we may be soon sending astronauts on flights to Mars, or even beyond.

2 . 短文填空

The appeal of magic

Have you ever interacted with a magician or entertainer in the flesh who       1     (使惊讶) you with a show of magic? I once had such an unforgettable experience on a cruise.

It was ten years ago, after I renewed my       2     (签证) as a visiting scholar in a high school in West Virginia, the US. For the summer vacation, I w    3     from my little town in the eastern US accompanied by two colleagues and boarded a huge ship that reminded me of the Titanic, going from Miami across the sea b    4     to the Bahamas, an island country famous for its white sandy beaches and sky-blue water     5     (难得) seen in daily life.

While we were having dinner in the dining hall, an entertainer came over to our table and asked “Excuse me, would you like to see a little magic?” “Yes, of course,” we replied. How could we possibly r    6     the temptation of getting involved in a magic show? And so, the entertainer fished out       7     (迅速地) one rubber band from his pocket and asked me to hold out my hand. He put the band around my fingers, turning it in different ways to make a complex web. Then came something that seemed u    8    : slowly but surely, he     9         10         11     (去掉) the band from my fingers in one turn, as if the band had never been wound! A language teacher by p    12    , I failed to make any verbal       13     (反应), until the entertainer wished us to enjoy our dinner and went away.

Having seen many splendid magic shows on TV, I am still impressed with the one performed around my fingers. Magic can     14     ( 逗 乐 ) and amaze people whether they are       15     ( 成 熟 的 ) adults or children, easterners or westerners. The appeal of magic is u    16    .

3 . 在空白处填入适当的单词或短语。

Today I want to relay to you that I’m proud of the work my mother has done, and I am now     1     of it. Is her work worth it? Yes, to the lives of the people she is helping, it is worth it. But by any     2     this work is worth it to us as well, because it shows that we are global citizens interested in world     3    , and that we feel responsible for others and are ready to build a community with a     4     future for mankind. Everyone deserves a fair chance in life. When I think of all the things that we as Chinese citizens can be most proud of, helping others     5     at the top of this list. Now that I understand     6     important my mother’s work is, I’ve decided to become a volunteer myself to help people in other lands. In the future, I     7     that you will do the same.

4 . 在空白处填入适当的单词或短语。
Dear Sir/Madam,

Hearing that your local gallery is looking for volunteers for the coming Chinese painting     1    , I am more than delighted     2     to be a volunteer as a Chinese studying in London.

Not only do I have a passion for Chinese arts, but also I have     3     good command of spoken English, so that I can convey the spirits of arts perfectly to the visitors. What’s more, I have participated in many similar activities,     4     equips me with relevant experiences. If     5    , I firmly believe that I will be your perfect choice     6     my devotion.

I’d appreciate     7     if you could take my application into account. Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

5 . 下列文段直接来自所学的课文。请根据英文首字母提示, 填入符合课文含义的词, 使到文段意思完整, 通顺, 符合课文原意。

There’s no electricity, running water or even textbooks, not to m    1     laptops, tablets, or other modern d    2    ! All the students have are pencils, rubbers, and paper. I’m still trying to a    3     to these conditions. I’ve had to become much more imaginative in my t    4    . Science is my most c    5     subject as my students have no c    6     of doing experiments. There is no e    7    , and since there isn’t even a washroom, if I need water I have to carry it from my house in a basin! It’s important not to be too r    8     about rules here, too. The other day I was showing the boys a c    9     experiment when before I knew it, the mixture was bubbling out of the test tube s    10     everywhere!

6 . 根据首字母或中文提示，用对应单词的适当形式填空。

I gathered all my c    1     to take a bite and was amazed to find it wasn’t so bad. It r    2     me of blue cheese, a similarly strong smelling type of food you either love or hate.

The Revenge of Prince Zidan, the Peking Opera     3    (版本) of Hamlet, brought a completely new sound to my western ears. I was impressed with the performers’     4    (夸张的) movements and unique voices. Feeling the strong e    5     of love, anger, fear and grief in the performance, I could easily recognize the theme of Hamlet.

Good news for our trip! I’ve booked accommodation based on the     6    (预算) we made. I’ve even arranged transfer from the airport to the hotel. We are almost set! All we have to do now is pack l    7    .

Letters from Father Christmas is a fantastic book. The man who wrote these letters is one of the most famous names in English     8    (文学)，J.R.R Tolkien. Every Christmas, an envelope with a North Pole stamp was a    9     to Tolkien’s children, in which a     10    (手写的) letter from Father Christmas could be found.

7 . Directions: Fill in the blanks with proper words. The first letter has already been given.

Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong’s biggest airline, has fired three cabin crew members after a passenger aboard a flight from Chengdu to Hong Kong complained of d    1    .

In a viral post on the lifestyle app Xiaohongshu on Monday, the passenger said flight a    2     had made fun of non-English-speaking passengers aboard the plane. The author of the post said she was aboard flight CX987 and overheard cabin crew chatting with each other in Cantonese and English.

“If you cannot say blanket, you cannot have it…the carpet is on the floor, feel free if you want to lie on it,” people are heard saying in a recording. The author also alleged that a woman sitting next to her was also r    3     dismissed when seeking help in English to fill out the customs declaration card.

“I can’t understand why they have such great hostility toward passengers who don’t speak English or Cantonese,” the post said. “Why can’t they give even basic r    4     to passengers?”

Amid the social media storm that ensued, Cathay Pacific said in a statement on Weibo that the three flight attendants involved in the incident were fired after an investigation. The airline added that a cross-departmental working group led by its CEO Ronald Lam would u    5     a comprehensive review of services, staff training, and other systems to prevent such incidents from occurring again.

“The most important thing is to make sure that all our e    6     must respect passengers from different cultural backgrounds and provide professional and consistent services in all serving areas,” Cathay Pacific stated.

On Wednesday, Lam a    7     and reiterated the company’s statement during an off-line event in Guangzhou.

But the spate of apologies and official statements, which even included one from Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, f    8     to quell public outrage.

“For a company that seems unrepentant, is a mere apology sufficient?” asked China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency, claiming that the anger on social media highlighted the company’s “arrogance in its bones and cc for its customers.”

Lee said on Weibo Tuesday that he was “very infuriated and disappointed” by the i    9    .

“These disrespectful words and d    10     have hurt the feelings of compatriots in Hong Kong and the mainland, and also undermined the city’s existing culture and values of respect, courtesy, and inclusiveness,” he said.

8 . 用本学期所学语段中的原词填空。

Our comfort foods are highly     1    . They vary from person to person, depending on our own unique experiences that have     2     our lives. If we grow up eating certain foods in our family, then those foods tend to be linked with positive     3    . For example, we often connect chicken soup with a happy childhood and its     4     becomes tied up with the feeling of being taken care of. When we eat it again, we     5     memories of a time when we were loved and looked after, and this cheers us up.

9 . 课文填空

FIRST-AID TREATMENT

1.Place burns under cool running water, especially within the first ten minutes. The cool water stops the burning process and reduces the pain and    1    .
2. Dry the burnt area gently with a clean cloth.
3.Remove any clothes using scissors if necessary, unless you see the    2    sticking to the burnt skin.
4.Cover the burnt area with a loose clean cloth.     3    oil to the injured areas is a bad idea, as it will keep the heat in the wounds and may cause    4    .
5.If burns are on the face, make sure the victim can still breathe.
6. If the victim is suffering from second or third-degree burns, there is an urgent need to take him/her to the hospital at once.

10 . 课本原文填空。

I have been captain of my school table tennis team for two year, so I know how to lead and     1    .

    2     in Chinese calligraphy, I could also     3     for your visitors to help them learn more about this     4     of Chinese culture.

The prospect of welcoming exchange students to our country is very exciting, and I     5     use my skills to give them a warm welcome and an experience they will always remember.