4 . 语法填空

At each stage of our life, we meet different kinds of people. Some are funny; some teach us lessons in life while others occupy a special space in our heart. The people     1     (call)“best friends” are just these special     2    (friend).

In our childhood, “best friends”might have meant the persons who are always by our side, whether it may be in the classroom or in the dining hall. However, as we are getting     3     (old) than before, our definition(定义)of “best friends” changes. In my opinion, best friends are those who love you     4     who you are and help you become who you should be. People in our life come and go, but some people stay. They are the people we should never lose.

True friends are those     5     will never leave you when you need them most. They are always there waiting for you and they love you when you forget to love     6     (you). The best feeling in the whole world is knowing that there is     7     person who always prays for us and always keeps us in his/her thought. Friendship may not     8     (necessary)be based on age, but it is based on     9     (understand). Even our parents also can be our best friends! So let us build our friendship and try our best     10     (see)the good side of everyone!

6 . 阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Silk (丝绸) Road was a route that connected people from the East and the West for hundreds of years and allowed     1     (they) to trade valuable goods with each other. But there’s more to the story. The Silk Road should     2     (real) be called the Silk Roads. The Silk Road,     3     started in China, went west and branched out into many routes.

The Silk Road started to take shape (成形) in the second century BC. Most people know that valuable goods travelled along the route: silk and tea from China; jewels and wood from India; gold and animals from East Africa. These goods     4     (trade) in cities along the route or ended up as far west     5     in Europe.

But the people     6     (travel) along the Silk Road were carrying something far     7     (valuable) than their goods. They were carrying ideas and technology. European travelers returned home with stories of huge Chinese ships they had seen. The compass (指南针) is an example of an     8     (invent) that came west from China. Europeans learned from Korean maps, which were advanced for the 1400s.

    9     was the Silk Road that shaped the world we know today. Many routes were a way for different people     10     (meet) each other and talk about the developing world.

7 . 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。

Fifty years ago, China successfully launched its first satellite, Dongfanghong 1, and started     1     new chapter in space exploration.     2     (mark) its 50th anniversary, the China National Space Administration announced the name for the country’s Mars planetary exploration program on April 24.

The mission, Tianwen got its name from a long poem Tianwen     3     (write) by Qu Yuan, a famous poet of the Warring States Period. In the poem, Qu raised a series of questions     4     (concern) the sky, stars, natural phenomena, myths and the real world, reflecting his doubts on traditional ideas     5     his pursuit (追求) of truth.

So far, China     6     (make) remarkable progress in space exploration. In 1970, China launched its first man-made Earth satellite, becoming the fifth country in the world to launch man-made satellites     7     (independent). Over the past few years, China’s missions, including the Shenzhou and Change series were designed to explore outer space, expanded           8     (mankind) understanding of Earth and the universe.

This time, the Tianwen series will carry out the first Mars exploration mission,     9     represents a milestone for Chinas move toward deep space.

    10     the names deep roots in Chinese traditional culture, Tianwen demonstrates the determination and perseverance of Chinese people to move further into deep space.

8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Famous scientist as he is, Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer. As a young man, Yuan Longping saw the great need for     1     (increase) the output. At that time, hunger was a     2     (disturb) problem in China. He wanted to increase rice harvest without expanding the area of the fields. In 1973, a special strain of rice made     3     possible to produce 20% more of the crop in     4     same fields.     5    (thank) to his research, the UN has     6     (much) tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger. He is now     7     (circulate) his rice knowledge in less developed countries to increase their rice harvests and he wants to export his rice so     8     it can be grown around the globe. Though he has     9     (struggle) for the past five decades, Yuan Longping is quite     10     (satisfy )with his life. In his spare time, he enjoys listening to violin music, playing mah-jong, swimming and reading.

9 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式，然后写在答题卡上。

Once there were two mice, a city mouse and a country mouse. They were distant relatives. One day the city mouse,     1     lived in a big house wrote a letter to the country mouse inviting him for a visit.

Delighted, the country mouse accepted the     2     (invite) and came to the city mouse's house. He was greeted by the city mouse     3     (cheerful). The country mouse was     4     (surprise) how big the house was. The city mouse was pleased and led the country mouse to the kitchen. When    5     climbed up the table, there was a large piece of bread, fruit and cheese     6     it. But just as they began to eat, they heard a great noise. The city mouse cried, "Run! Run! The cat     7     (come)!” They ran away quickly and hid,     8     (breath) heavily after hiding in the mouse-hole, the country mouse said to the city mouse, "I should go back to my house in the country. Even if I eat nothing but beans, I can live     9     (peace).Why don't you come with me to the country? It is     10     (nice) to be poor and happy than to be rich and afraid."