1 . 根据短文内容填空。

Yang Liwei was born in an ordinary family in Liaoning Province in 1965. He became a pilot of the Chinese Air Force in 1987. He     1     (spend) 1350 hours in the air. It took him five years to     2    (become) a spaceman. Yang Liwei was     3    (send up) into space by China’s ShenzhouⅤat 9 a.m.     4     October 15th, 2003. It moved around the earth fourteen times. He came back     5     (safe) at 6:23 a.m. the next day, making China the third country to successfully send a person into space after the former Soviet Union (前苏联)     6    the USA. Yang Liwei returned to the earth after a     7    (21小时) trip to space. In space, Yang not only recorded     8     (thing) he saw, but also showed China’s national flag and the United Nation's flag to the people who watch on TV     9     home.

All of the Chinese people are     10     of our first spaceman — Yang Liwei.

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Peru is a coastal country along the Pacific， mainly made up of       1     parts： a narrow belt     2     parallel（平行） to the coast， the Andes Mountains， and the Amazon rainforest. The ancient Inca Empire once existed in the 1400s and 1500s， which was     3     then. But in the 1600s， Peru was     4     by Spain， and its     5     came to an end in 1821. Because of this， the main     6     language in Peru is Spanish.

Two popular tourist     7     are the Amazon rainfor­est， and Machu Picchu. You can take a short flight into the rainforest， where you can choose your accommodation in the middle of the forest，     8     the rainforest， where plants and animals are     9    . At Machu Picchu， you will be     10     by its dry stone method of building.

3 . 阅读下面课文原文，在空白处填入课文原文内容。

Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since     1     times. Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and     2    in autumn. Sometimes celebrations would be held after hunters had caught animals. At that time people would     3     if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months. Today’s festivals have many     4    , some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events.

The most     5     and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.     6    the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and meat and may give children lucky money in red paper. There are dragon dances and carnivals, and     7    celebrate the Lunar New Year together. Some Western countries have very exciting carnivals,     8    take place forty days before Easter, usually in February. These carnivals might     9     parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colorful clothing of all kinds. Easter is an important     10     and social festival for Christians around the world.

4 . (一) Not that Charlie’s own life was easy! He was born in a poor family     1     1889. His parents were both music hall     2     (perform). You may find     3     astonishing that Charlie       4     (teach) to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk. Such training was common in acting families at this time, especially     5     the family income was often uncertain.     6     (luck), his father died,     7     (leave) the family even     8     (bad) off, so Charlie spent his childhood looking     9     his mother and his brother. By his teens, Charlie had, through his humour, become one of the     10     (popular) child actors in England. He could mime and act the fool doing ordinary everyday tasks. No one was ever bored watching him – his subtle acting made everything entertaining.

       (二) As I get to know more about international friends, I learn more about this     11     (culture) “body language”. Not all cultures greet each other the same way,     12     are they comfortable in the same way with touching or distance     13     people. In the same way that people communicate with spoken language, they also express their feelings using     14     (speak) “language” through physical distance, actions or posture. English people, for example, do not usually stand very close to       15     or touch strangers as soon as they meet. However, people from places     16     Spain, Italy or South American countries approach others     17     (close) and are more likely to touch them. Most people around the world now greet each other     18     shaking hands,     19     some cultures use other greetings as well, such as the Japanese,     20     prefer to bow.

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Yuan Longping,    1    is one of China's most famous scientists, considers himself as a farmer. Yuan Longping grows    2    is called super hybrid rice. In 1973, he became the first    3    (agriculture) pioneer in the world    4    (grow) rice that has a high output. This special strain of rice make    5    possible to produce 20% more of the crop in    6    same fields.

    7    (bear) in 1930, Yuan Longping graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. Since then he has devoted his life to     8    (find) ways to grow more rice. Thanks    9    his research, farmers are producing harvests' twice    10    large as before.

6 . 根据课文内容填空，每空不超过三个单词。

Water had also appeared on other planets like Mars but    1    the earth, it had disappeared later. It was not immediately obvious that water was to be    2    to the development of life.

That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins    3    in their seats. Earlier that day, when they crossed the Rocky Mountains, they managed to    4    some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle.

For forty years Jane Good all has been    5    about making the rest of the world understand and respect the life of these animals. She has argued that wild animals should be left in the wild and not used for    6    or advertisements.

Dr Yuan is quite    7    his life! However, he doesn't care about being famous. He feels it gives him less    8    to do his research. He would much rather keep time for his hobbies.

Then he    9    the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were spaghetti. He eats each mouthful    10    .The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted.

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Since the 1970s many new     1     have been found for me. I have become very important in communication, finance and trade. I have also been put into robots and used to make     2     phones as well as help with medical operations. Anyhow, my     3     is to provide humans with a life of high quality. I am now truly filled with happiness that I am a     4     friend and helper of the human race!

It shows the     5     of wildlife protection, but I’d like to help as the WWF suggests. The carpet rose again and almost at once they were in a thick rainforest. A monkey watched them as it     6     itself. ―What are you doing? asked Daisy. ―I’m     7     myself from mosquitoes, it replied. …You should pay more attention to the rainforest where I live and     8     how the animals live together. No rainforest, no animals, no drugs.

Sometimes they may play to     9     in the street or subway so that they can earn some     10     money for themselves or to pay for their instruments.

8 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

As a Chinese citizen (中国公民), I’m proud to experience how my motherland took actions to protect her citizens. I never thought Chinese citizenship     1     (save) our lives until I saw the government try everything it could to save overseas Chinese citizens. In 2011, the situation in Libya was tense. When the government learned of this situation, one warship, twenty civil aircraft and four military aircraft were sent there immediately and all 35,860 Chinese citizens     2     (move) out of Libya within a week. These actions have been highly praised around the world. The world isn’t peaceful. It’s just someone     3     carries the burden for you!

9 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

On Februry 14, men around the world take out their wives or girlfriends     1     (have) dinner, buying them flowers and gifts. However, people in Japan do it     2     (different). On that day, a woman usually     3     (give) gifts to the man in her life. This gift comes in the form of chocolate or cookies. One month later, on March 14, they celebrate White Day, when men present gifts to women. Instead of chocolates, they may give handbags, flowers or clothes.     4     if a girl wants to receive more gifts on White Day, she should give gifts generously to her loved ones on Valentine's Day.

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So don’t feel sorry for the     1     or make fun of them, and don’t ignore them either. Just accept them for who they are, and give them     2     to live as rich and full a life as you do.

He had opened the curtains that night so that the other woman would see him and Claire,     3     that there was no risk to Claire’s marriage. But even though Tony had been so clever, he would have to be rebuilt-you cannot have women     4     in love with machines.

Being badly wounded, the whale soon died. Within a moment or two, its body was     5     swiftly by the killers down into the     6     of the sea.

Sometimes I wonder how     7     chemistry is to these students, most of     8     will be going back to their villages after Year 8 anyway.

Xie lei, who is 21 years old, has come to our university to study for a business     9    .   She is halfway through the     10     year, which most foreign students complete before applying for a degree course.