2 . 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。

China is     1     (wide) known for its ancient civilization     2     has continued all the way through into modern times, despite the many ups and downs in its history. There are many reasons why this has been possible, but one of the main factors has been the Chinese writing system. At the beginning,     3     (write) Chinese was a picture-based language. It dates back several thousand years to the use of longgu-animal bones and shells on    4    symbols were carved by ancient Chinese people.

3 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

More than 25 years ago, a train took Saroo Brierley, a 4-year-old boy, a thousand miles across the country to a totally strange city. There, he     1     (bring) up by an Australian family and flew to Tasmania, Australia with them.

    2     he writes in his new book, A Long Way Home, Brierley couldn’t help but wonder about his hometown back in India. He remembered landmarks, but since he didn’t know his town’s name, finding a small neighborhood in a vast country     3     (prove) to be impossible.

Then he found a digital mapping program. He spent years     4     (search) for his hometown in the program’s satellite pictures. In 2011, he came across     5     familiar. He studied it and realized he was looking at a town’s central business district     6     a bird’s-eye view. He thought “On the right-hand side you should see the three-platform train station”— and there it was. “And on the left-hand side you should see a big fountain” — and there it was. Everything just started to match.

When he stood in front of the house     7     he grew up as a child, he saw a lady standing in the entrance. “There’s something about me,” he thought — and it took him a few seconds but he finally remembered     8     she used to look like.

In an interview Brierley says, “My mother looked so much     9     (short) than I remembered. But she came forth and walked forward, and I walked forward, and my feelings and tears and the chemical in my brain, you know, it was like a nuclear fusion (核聚变). I just didn’t know what to say,     10     I never thought seeing my mother would ever come true. And here I am, standing in front of her.”

4 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Internet has become part of young people’s life. A report     1     (show) that 38% of students often use the Internet. Most of them get     2     (use) information on the Internet     3     use the Internet to help in their studies. But many students don’t use it     4     a good way. Some play games too much, and some visit websites     5     shouldn’t look at. So bad things may happen if students spend too much time on the Internet.

It is important for students to use the Internet     6     (proper). Now we have a textbook that uses many examples    7     (teach) students some good ways to use the Internet. It gives them useful     8     (advise).

Some students also make friends on the Internet. But if you want to have     9     face-to-face meeting with your online friends, let your parents     10     (know) and meet in a proper place.

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。

Many parents don’t know how much exercise their children need to do every day to stay     1     (health). The National Health Service guidance states that children     2     are aged from five to eighteen should do one hour of exercise every day, which about seventy percent of adults in the UK never mind. The research of 2,000 adults     3     (find) that only a quarter knew the exercise time recommended for young people.

The Youth Sport Trust leader, Ali Oliver said, “We have seen a drop in young people’s physical activity in recent     4     (year).” It is often     5     (report) that pupils are taken out of PE lessons to prepare for exams.

Meanwhile, figures from Sport England show only 17.5% of children are doing sports continuously. There is also a     6     (differ) among children from various economic (经济) backgrounds, with 39% of those from poor families doing     7     (little) than thirty minutes of exercise a day, compared with 26% from rich families.

This week thousands of people will get together     8     (celebrate) National School Sport Week, with     9    aim of promoting (推进) the importance of exercise and bringing great benefit     10     young people.

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。

A recent survey has found that many people suffer from sleep problems. Some are     1     (able) to fall asleep, some wake up in the middle of the night, and others     2    (simple) do not get enough sleep. One of the reasons why people fail to get a good night’s sleep     3     (be) pressure from school or work. Noise pollution and light pollution in big cities may also contribute     4     sleep problems. In     5     short term, people with sleep problems often feel tired and have trouble concentrating. In the long term, they may be at increased risk of having a poor memory, being overweight and     6     (suffer) a heart attack. Sleep problems are especially dangerous for     7     (teenager). They are still growing and night is the time when     8     (they) bodies grow faster. Teenagers     9     do not sleep well may experience situations where body development slows down, and their health suffers.

So, if you have trouble getting a good night’s sleep, it might be time     10     (make) some changes in your lifestyle.

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Alice was a stubborn girl     1     always wanted to be a singer. Music was the     2     important thing in her life. She took lessons for years and     3     (practice) hard, but in spite of all the efforts she made, her voice didn’t improve. In fact, it didn’t get better, it just got     4     (loud).

Her teacher     5     (final) gave up and stopped the lessons,     6     Alice refused to give in, and one day she decided to give a concert and invited her teacher     7     (attend). The teacher was very worried about     8     to say after the concert. She knew it would be terrible and it was. She didn’t want to tell a lie, but she didn’t want to hurt Alice’s feelings, either. Then she got an idea and went backstage (后台) to greet her pupil.

“Well,” said Alice, “What do you think of     9     (I) singing?”

“My dear,” said the teacher, “you’ll never be better     10     you were tonight.”

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。

This summer has been full of unforgettable     1    (moment). Among them, Su Bingtian, a 31-year-old runner, set     2     new Asian record of 9.83 seconds at the Tokyo Olympics semifinals (半决赛) although he finished sixth in the final with a time of 9.98 seconds, he still made a victory.   “    3     (actual), I’m very happy to run under 10 seconds twice in such a short time”, Su said after the race. “Making it into the finals, I have already given all I have.”

Known    4     “Chinese flying man”, Su has been working hard     5     (achieve) his dream. In 2015, Su became the first Chinese to run 100m in less than 10 seconds. After that, Su competed in many international events and won a number of medals. Sadly, at the same time, he suffered greatly from his     6     (injure) and his determination to go on running was tested. He even     7     (plan) to the leave the field in 2017,     8     the wish to run in the 100m final in the Olympics brought him back on the field.

Now in his third Olympics, his    9     (amaze) performance has excited people both at home and abroad. Su Bingtian is really a living legend    10     will surely encourage more young players in their sporting career (事业).