1 . Born and raised in Dunhuang, Northwest China’s Gansu Province, Yao Yanbei has long been lost in the cultural heritage of the city. She ______ to Dunhuang as a promising ______ after graduating from a college in Xiamen.

In 2016, inspired by patterns in Dunhuang murals (壁画), Yao ______ a toy camel. “Through the toy camel, I intended to ______ the spirit of the locals who are usually tough-minded and hard-working,” Yao said.

In August 2017, Yao spent nearly a month inside grottoes (石窟) drawing the murals. “Staying in the grottoes from dawn to dusk, I felt ______ connected with the ancient artists who ______ the murals. It was an amazing ______,” she said. Inspired by the sculptures and murals, Yao later designed some innovative products, including T-shirts, bookmarks, pocket mirrors and key rings.

Thanks to the efforts of designers like Yao, the ______ and creative industry began to take root in Dunhuang. Starting from 2018, every year the city has ______ an international design week to help ______ the industry. “By pooling the wisdom of designers from home and abroad, we want to make Dunhuang’s creative ______ more fashionable,” said Liu Mengxing, a vice general manager of a local company.

       Looking ahead at her ______ in design, Yao plans to ______ Dunhuang’s ancient art further and apply the wisdom of ancient artists to products of modern life. “I want to design more creative products that ______ more international customers,” said Yao. “I hope my design can bring people ______ to Dunhuang.”1.

A．travelled

B．escaped

C．came

D．returned

2.

A．architect

B．designer

C．author

D．engineer

3.

A．drew

B．bought

C．imagined

D．created

4.

A．obtain

B．test

C．convey

D．comment

5.

A．spiritually

B．emotionally

C．physically

D．materially

6.

A．wrote

B．painted

C．displayed

D．watched

7.

A．experience

B．memory

C．discovery

D．attempt

8.

A．traditional

B．modern

C．cultural

D．ancient

9.

A．pooled

B．showed

C．held

D．taken

10.

A．promote

B．strengthen

C．change

D．enlarge

11.

A．industry

B．products

C．environment

D．pictures

12.

A．preparations

B．job

C．future

D．career

13.

A．apply

B．explore

C．conduct

D．touch

14.

A．test out

B．result in

C．rely on

D．appeal to

15.

A．closer

B．deeper

C．stronger

D．better

2 . Owura Kwadwo Hottish teaches computer science in a school. It is a normal school except for the fact that it didn’t have______

Owura became famous after he posted photos of him on the Internet. In the picture. people could see he was teaching his students by______ an entire computer on the blackboard.The photos showed the______level of education for children in Ghana. People were______ that Owura made sure each button was drawn correctly. He would come to school half an hour ahead of______every day. He drew the computer on the blackboard, but at the end of his class, it was______off to start the next class, so he had to______it the next day! Owura’s efforts______when Microsoft took______of his act. They first took him to an international educators’ meeting in Singapore. He made a______about his teaching methods at the meeting and ______a standing ovation(欢呼) after the speech.

______,Owura got the thing he always wanted for his students—some companies______computers to the school. Not a single child in the school had seen a real computer in their lives. Thanks to their teacher’s______the world took care and treat them with ______

1.

A．classrooms

B．computers

C．playgrounds

D．tools

2.

A．operating

B．repairing

C．describing

D．drawing

3.

A．poor

B．unique

C．average

D．avanced

4.

A．annoyed

B．pleased

C．frightened

D．surprised

5.

A．line

B．culture

C．schedule

D．school

6.

A．rubbed

B．called

C．cut

D．shown

7.

A．exchange

B．improve

C．revise

D．repeat

8.

A．broke out

B．paid off

C．came back

D．held back

9.

A．care

B．control

C．place

D．notice

10.

A．suggestion

B．speech

C．decision

D．arrangement

11.

A．made

B．waited

C．received

D．carried

12.

A．Suddenly

B．Importantly

C．Exactly

D．Naturally

13.

A．lent

B．sold

C．donated

D．applied

14.

A．efforts

B．pains

C．legend

D．experiment

15.

A．glory

B．wisdom

C．kindness

D．pride

3 . There are all kinds of enemies, and one of the arts of living is to learn to tell them apart. There is a kind of enemy who ________ meant to be an enemy at all. He’s not mad at you; he’s mad at the world, and you are wandering around on his lonely battlefield and ________ lines of fire.

Let me tell you about one of them. Years ago, I ________ my two girls from South America and put them in school. They talked a ________ language that was neither English nor Spanish, and their ________ gave them a hard time, especially Lolla.

Pat and Peggy came home ________ almost every day, so I decided to cheer them up by ________ a party. Their tears dried ________. Right away they got ________ and offered many ideas. However, when I ________ which friends to invite, the tears started again. They said they had nothing but ________. Then I had one of my rare ________. “Let’s invite all your enemies and we’ll fill them up with ice cream and cake.” Little Pat and Peggy ________ knowing looks.

The party was a(n) ________, and the best time was had by the ________ enemy, Lolla, who rolled on the floor and screamed with. Pat and Peggy never came home crying from school anymore.

1.

A．only

B．ever

C．still

D．never

2.

A．jumping at

B．getting into

C．comparing with

D．running after

3.

A．adopted

B．examined

C．adored

D．prevented

4.

A．formal

B．beautiful

C．strange

D．modern

5.

A．classmates

B．tutors

C．doctors

D．neighbors

6.

A．sleeping

B．crying

C．quarreling

D．playing

7.

A．attending

B．requiring

C．throwing

D．supporting

8.

A．magically

B．hardly

C．frequently

D．casually

9.

A．pretty

B．grateful

C．cautious

D．creative

10.

A．recalled

B．mentioned

C．recommended

D．controlled

11.

A．guests

B．thoughts

C．enemies

D．thanks

12.

A．illnesses

B．inspirations

C．excuses

D．opportunities

13.

A．exchanged

B．combined

C．discovered

D．improved

14.

A．explanation

B．business

C．attempt

D．success

15.

A．furthest

B．slowest

C．biggest

D．newest

4 . Standing on the top of Mount Tai, I watched the sun rising through the cloud and taking its place in the sky. I haven’t seen many _________, but I can feel that seeing one from the top of Mount Tai must be one of the best ways to _________ the beauty of nature.

When I left for China, the _________ of climbing Mount Tai had not even _________ me. I was going to China to _________ its language, history and culture and gain a better understanding of international agricultural trade between my country and China.

Now I have stayed in China for a few weeks. In Beijing, my group have _________ friendship with many Chinese students. Through our broken Chinese and their _________ English, we are still able to teach each other about our cultures. We _________ that we are all just students working towards the same _________ of having careers, families and lives and trying to make the world better. Cultural differences seem __________—even the language almost completely differs from our own. But their daily lives are similar to our own routines(常规). __________, people worry about the same things we do here. They are __________ food safety, pay close attention to the government and feel the effects of the economic markets.

This __________ makes me realize how many cultures my country has in common with other countries around the world. More importantly it makes me have a __________ for travel, and I am looking forward to having more __________ to engage in cross-cultural communication and learning.

1.

A．clouds

B．sunrises

C．mountains

D．tops

2.

A．describe

B．select

C．imagine

D．experience

3.

A．thought

B．aim

C．mission

D．origin

4.

A．belonged to

B．occurred to

C．fallen to

D．turned to

5.

A．discover

B．study

C．spread

D．update

6.

A．developed

B．sought

C．kept

D．showed

7.

A．spoken

B．brief

C．poor

D．unique

8.

A．assume

B．claim

C．realize

D．expect

9.

A．chance

B．reason

C．function

D．goal

10.

A．amazing

B．striking

C．powerful

D．terrible

11.

A．Besides

B．Therefore

C．However

D．Anyhow

12.

A．addicted to

B．confused about

C．attracted to

D．concerned about

13.

A．adventure

B．course

C．climbing

D．journey

14.

A．desire

B．strategy

C．selection

D．responsibility

15.

A．guidelines

B．measures

C．opportunities

D．applications

6 . Nine years ago, I moved to an absolutely new town. Though I was _________, with various new things to explore, I was still lonely. I was eager to establish _________.

This could explain my enthusiastic “Count me in!” when _________ to participate in a half marathon. Considering my usual 3 miles, I must have been _________ — 13 miles seemed a(n) _________ task.

However, the original _________ gradually faded away. I found comfort in burying myself in training. Though taking it slow, one mile, and then two, I gradually made _________. Mile after mile, I managed to step beside my new friends. We talked about our favorite music and _________ funny stories about our children. At about mile 10, the conversations _________. We shared our past and hopes for our future, our fears and regrets. By the time we were finishing 12 miles, I was __________ that I’d made lifelong friends.

__________, the day of the race arrived. At the start line, armed with my friends, I already felt like a champion. My time training had __________. I managed to hold a steady pace and kept up with my __________. Finally, we crossed the finish line together.

Although it started as a __________ of building social ties, running not only provided me with friendship, but with a skill that would __________ me for the rest of my life.

1.

A．excited

B．relaxed

C．embarrassed

D．confused

2.

A．respect

B．principles

C．business

D．connections

3.

A．allowed

B．reminded

C．invited

D．required

4.

A．grateful

B．confident

C．crazy

D．awkward

5.

A．pleasant

B．impossible

C．rewarding

D．important

6.

A．delight

B．anxiety

C．shock

D．disappointment

7.

A．progress

B．discoveries

C．history

D．mistakes

8.

A．read

B．spread

C．exchanged

D．composed

9.

A．concluded

B．deepened

C．returned

D．decreased

10.

A．hopeful

B．regretful

C．convinced

D．ashamed

11.

A．Unfortunately

B．Obviously

C．Naturally

D．Eventually

12.

A．paid off

B．run out

C．come

D．flown

13.

A．partners

B．trainers

C．coaches

D．judges

14.

A．risk

B．habit

C．right

D．means

15.

A．satisfy

B．protect

C．challenge

D．benefit

7 . My father used to like drinking. Every time when he got _______, he would shout loudly and beat my _______, who left my father and I when I was seven.

I went to a boarding (寄宿) _______ when I was thirteen, and I finally didn’t have to see my father drunk every day. However, I didn’t talk to anybody and _______ all my spare time alone in school because of the pain in my heart. When other boys were _______ on the playground, I would sit there alone. This lasted for several weeks until a new _______ who was about forty came to our class. She, of course, _______ I was different. She asked me to answer her question in her first class. I _______ and answered her question in a very _______ voice, with my head down. That noon, after lunch, she found me and had a ________ with me. She asked me ________ I needed any help. Nobody had ever cared about me like that. I ________ told her everything about my family.

“Things won’t get ________,” she said.

From that day on, every time she saw me, she would give me a ________. She often asked me to answer her questions in class, and she helped me with my ________ after class. As time went by, I didn’t feel so ________ as before.

The day I left that school, I ________ her why she did all that for me. “My mother ________ when I was ten. I know how hard it is ________ a mother,” she said.

I will never ________ her — my dearest teacher.

1.

A．drunk

B．hurt

C．lost

D．bored

2.

A．brother

B．grandma

C．mother

D．aunt

3.

A．class

B．factory

C．office

D．school

4.

A．wasted

B．saved

C．got

D．spent

5.

A．singing

B．pushing

C．playing

D．performing

6.

A．teacher

B．student

C．worker

D．friend

7.

A．ignored

B．smelt

C．noticed

D．felt

8.

A．woke up

B．went through

C．stood up

D．calmed down

9.

A．angry

B．low

C．terrible

D．sad

10.

A．meal

B．sentence

C．test

D．talk

11.

A．if

B．why

C．when

D．how

12.

A．firstly

B．interestingly

C．strangely

D．finally

13.

A．better

B．smaller

C．worse

D．higher

14.

A．look

B．smile

C．hand

D．book

15.

A．housework

B．books

C．studies

D．words

16.

A．happy

B．dangerous

C．lonely

D．hard

17.

A．told

B．asked

C．answered

D．troubled

18.

A．died

B．married

C．appeared

D．fell

19.

A．with

B．for

C．as

D．without

20.

A．forget

B．cheat

C．believe

D．upset

9 . Obocho Peters may only be 11 years old, but he’s already a role model to his community.

The boy ________ giving low-income families a better life, especially when it comes to ________. And he’s making it happen through a ________ he started two years ago.

The wheels began turning in Obocho’s head after he saw “Avengers: Infinity War” in 2018. He ________ the movie and asked his mom Sasha to buy him toys of the ________, but as a single parent, she couldn’t ________ them. So Obocho decided to ________ his old clothes so he could buy the toys himself.

He also began ________ how he could make a difference in his community.

“When my mom ________ her hardship with me, I realized that other families must face the ________ problems when taking care of their ________,” Obocho wrote. “That idea turned into the ________ I have today — to help the community grow.”

He set up Obocho’s Closet, a shop that sells donated (捐赠的) pieces of clothing for $10 and under. It ________ as an online store, but after raising more than $10,000 on GoFundMe, Obocho opened a physical location this year on his birthday!

His main ________ is to provide families with affordable choices so they can ________ money for college funds (资金), but he also uses some money he has earned to ________ local financial literacy classes (金融知识课), where parents can ________ enough financial knowledge.

In June 2019, Obocho was presented with a “Heroes of the Month” award (奖) for his great ________ to his community. What a smart, ________ kid! He’s already made his mark on the world. Sasha must be so ________!

1.

A．dreams of

B．hears about

C．learns from

D．lives on

2.

A．health

B．family

C．career

D．education

3.

A．program

B．business

C．lesson

D．game

4.

A．recorded

B．considered

C．directed

D．enjoyed

5.

A．players

B．partners

C．characters

D．members

6.

A．afford

B．make

C．serve

D．find

7.

A．keep

B．reuse

C．dry

D．sell

8.

A．explaining

B．wondering

C．imagining

D．reviewing

9.

A．shared

B．left

C．compared

D．connected

10.

A．new

B．only

C．next

D．same

11.

A．relatives

B．classmates

C．children

D．friends

12.

A．job

B．question

C．strength

D．feeling

13.

A．looked

B．counted

C．started

D．acted

14.

A．concern

B．goal

C．request

D．chance

15.

A．earn

B．borrow

C．accept

D．save

16.

A．support

B．attend

C．teach

D．choose

17.

A．apply

B．show

C．get

D．spread

18.

A．suggestions

B．contributions

C．collections

D．changes

19.

A．lucky

B．wealthy

C．honest

D．caring

20.

A．helpful

B．patient

C．proud

D．skillful

10 . Stephen Hawking not only changed the way people thought about science, but he also changed the way people viewed ________. Diagnosed (诊断) with motor neurone disease in his twenties, many of his scientific discoveries were made while his body was ________.

When Hawking studied at Oxford University, he had a ________ for being lively, humorous and popular. ________, during his final year at Oxford, he fell over for no particular reason. When noticing his speech (说话的能力) began to be ________, Hawking sought medical help. It was then that he was diagnosed with the disease. Doctors at the time gave him less than two years to ________.

Luckily, he survived. However, after his diagnosis, his ________ failed quickly. Throughout the 1960s, he required a stick to walk, ________ a wheelchair for many years. It was only by the end of the 1960s that he ________ accepted he would need a full-time mobility aid (助动器).

Despite Hawking’s poor health, he made some important scientific ________. It was in 1974 that he discovered what now is ________ as “Hawking radiation”. Later, in 1988, Hawking published his book A Brief History of Time.

It was his ________— focusing on what was possible rather than impossible — that defined (定义) his public image. His books made science easily ________ for a wider public. Hawking once said, "My advice to other people would be: ________ things your disability doesn’t prevent you from doing well, and don’t ________ the things it interferes (干扰) with. Don’ t be disabled in spirit, as well as physically.”

1.

A．nature

B．knowledge

C．disability

D．space

2.

A．failing

B．recovering

C．shaking

D．growing

3.

A．name

B．request

C．career

D．fantasy

4.

A．Hence

B．However

C．Besides

D．Instead

5.

A．inaccurate

B．boring

C．brief

D．unclear

6.

A．relax

B．live

C．study

D．adopt

7.

A．memory

B．mind

C．sight

D．health

8.

A．preparing

B．refusing

C．obtaining

D．pushing

9.

A．gradually

B．formally

C．mostly

D．apparently

10.

A．experiments

B．achievements

C．conclusions

D．researches

11.

A．persuaded

B．inferred

C．known

D．predicted

12.

A．carefulness

B．creativity

C．potential

D．determination

13.

A．visible

B．suitable

C．understandable

D．affordable

14.

A．concentrate on

B．leave behind

C．live off

D．believe in

15.

A．admit

B．share

C．forget

D．mourn