2 . 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。

China’s Grand Canal(大运河)

For centuries, the power of Chinese emperors rose and fell with     1    (they) control of the Grand Canal. Today, this important waterway is shorter than it once was,     2     it is still the longest man-made river in the world and continues to play an important cultural and     3    (economy) role in modern China.

The original canal system began around the year 605,     4    Emperor-Yang realized that-in order to feed his army--he needed a way to move food quickly from China’s southern rice -growing region to the country’s north.     5    (complete) in 611, the canal grew more and more important throughout China over the next 500 years. In 1279, Kublai Khan began to repair and build new parts of the canal. This rebuilding work created a more direct north-south route to and from Beijing. Future     6    (rule) then continued to expand and improve the canal. In addition to     7    (move) rice around China, the Grand Canal was also an important cultural waterway. Ideas, regional foods, and cultural practices were transported from one part of China     8    another along the county’s watery highway.

Today, boats still carry tons of coal, food, and other goods to points between Hangzhou and Jining. In 2014, the historic Grand Canal was made a UNESCO World Heritage site.It     9    (hope) that Grand Canal, one of the world’s great engineering accomplishments, will continue to link north and south China for centuries     10    (come).

4 . 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。

Holding a perfect mood for exercise is necessary. How? Wear proper exercise clothes to perform the workout,    1     is likely to help. Also,     2    (listen) to your favorite music makes your exercise session more lively. If you get bored with exercise, just dance, after all, it’s also     3     of the best home exercises.

5 . 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。

As you have noticed, you and a fish are different. Eyelids (眼睑), for example. Even sleep is a(n)     1     (different) between you and a fish.

As far as     2     (scientist) can tell, even though it's hard     3     (study) the brains of fish, fish do sleep in a way. They at least rest at times, with a slowdown of their body “machinery”. And that is much like sleep.

For fish brains to relax, eyelids may not     4     (need). Some fish lie near the bottom or top of the sea or lake at night. Others hide themselves in the sand or produce a covering as protection against predators (捕食者) while     5     (they) defenses (防御物) are sleeping. And sharks (鲨鱼) — even the kinds     6     continually swim — still have periods of rest in between periods of activity.

Fish don't have eyelids     7     need them. Eyelids help us humans by keeping our eyes     8     getting dry, among other things. But dry eyes are     9     (possible) not a problem for animals     10     (live) in water. Maybe fish are jealous (嫉妒的) that we have eyelids and they don't.

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。

The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the     1     (important) festivals in China. It is an evening celebration when families gather together to light lanterns, eat moon cakes     2     appreciate the round moon. On that night, the moon appears     3     roundest and brightest. The full moon is a symbol for family reunion, which is     4     that day is also known as the Festival of Reunion.

The Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations date back to more than 2,000 years ago. In the Tang Dynasty, people began to enjoy and worship the full moon     5     a custom. In the Southern Song Dynasty, however, people sent round moon cakes to their relatives as gifts in     6     (express) of their best wishes for family reunion.     7     it turned dark, they gazed up at the fall silver moon or went sightseeing by lakes     8     (celebrate) the festival. Since the Ming and Qing dynasties, the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival celebration     9     (become) even more popular. Together with the celebration appeared some special customs in different parts of the country, such as     10     (burn) incense (香), planting Mid-Autumn trees, lighting lanterns on towers and fire dragon dances, etc.

8 . 用适当的关系代词补全下面语段

Michael is my best friend     1     studies very hard. Every day he works until everyone else in my class leaves the classroom. He lives in a big house     2     is near our school. He likes to read the same books     3     I do. We often play football together on weekends. He has loving parents     4     jobs are very busy, but they often invite me to their house. I really value our friendship     5     I think will last forever.

9 . 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。

At 10:20 am, July 24, Saturday, 2021, the first gold medal of the 2020 Olympics was     1     (official) won by China's Yang Jing in Japan. Yang Qian earned gold in the women's 10-meter air rifle（步枪）to take home the long-awaited first medal. The 21-year-old is     2     rising star in the sport. Yang,     3     was ranked sixth in the qualification, scored 251.8 points in the final, beating Russian Galashina’’s 251.1 points to set off Team China to a fine start at the     4     (postpone) Tokyo games. As the first champion of the 2020 Games, Yang     5       (award) her medal by International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach.

“It's an     6     (believe) thing that I can be here. The competetion was really tight, but I'm so happy that I could win,” Yang said after     7     (claim) the first gold medal of the Games and for China. “I'm so happy that this golden medal is a gift     8     my country. I'm so pround.” But she had to keep calm to do it. “During the match, I was very nervous     9     my heart was beating very fast, but I just tried to be     10     (I) and keep my emotions in control." the shooter added.

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,并将答案填写在答题卡上。   

Reading is an important form of entertainment and rather than     1     (simple) watching pictures on a screen, it requires you to use your     2     (imagine). It has been proved that children who regularly read for enjoyment have higher test scores, develop a     3     (broad) vocabulary and a better understanding of other cultures than the non—reading ones.

So     4     (celebrate) authors, books, illustrators and, of course, reading, World Book Day was established(成立)on April 23,1995     5     a day of celebrating the joy of reading for enjoyment.

There were several ideas on     6     World Book Day should be celebrated. Originally, Valencian writer Vicente Clavel Andres suggested that the day should be on     7     day that honored the author Miguel de Cervantes. This meant that it could either be on his birthday, on October 7,     8     the day he died, on April   23. Because the day he died coincided(一致) with the date on which William Shakespeare had also died, this date     9       (choose). Surprisingly, there are several other famous authors who also died on April 23, like David Halberstam.

Around the world, there are many other dates on which World Book Day     10     (take) place. The UK, Sweden, and Ireland all celebrate World Book Day on different dates.