2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容(不多于3个词汇)或括号中词汇的正确形式。

If you live in northeastern China, you expect long, cold winters. People     1    (live) in Harbin don’t just stand the cold, however, they welcome it. The city is home to the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival,    2    is considered to be the largest ice festival in the world. Even with temperatures usually close to zero, thousands of people head to city parks     3    (see) great ice sculptures, many bathed in colored lights.

The festival includes several thousand ice sculptures. Some of these works are the recreations of castles, historic landmarks and famous people, lit up at night in bright colors. There     4    (visitor) can climb ice stairways and go down ice slides (滑坡). They can also take part    5    sporting events, including skating, ice football     6    well as ice swimming.

The city started     7    (it) icy event in 1963 with the Ice Lantern Garden Party, a     8    (celebrate) of the tradition of creating lanterns out of blocks of ice. The larger festival     9    (begin) in 1985 and added sculptures, which have grown in number and size over the years. As it has gotten bigger, the festival has become popular outside the city.    10    (official), the festival starts on January 5th and lasts over one month.

4 . 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 Temple of Heaven Park, Tiantan in Chinese, is located in the Dongcheng District, Beijing. It is the     1    (large) and most representative existing masterpiece among China's ancient sacrificial buildings.     2    (original), the Temple of Heaven was the place where emperors of the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty held the Heaven Worship Ceremony. First     3    (build) in 1420, the 18th year of the reign of Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, the Temple of Heaven was enlarged and rebuilt during the reigns of the Ming emperor Jiajing and the Qing emperor Qianlong. In 1988, it     4    (open) to the public as a park, showing ancient philosophy, history and religion. Its grand architectural style and profound cultural implication give     5     insight into the practices of the ancient Eastern civilization.

Covering an area of 2,700,000 square meters, it is larger than the Forbidden City,     6     is enclosed by a long wall.     7    (it) northern part within the wall is semicircular symbolizing the heavens and the southern part is square symbolizing the earth,     8    (reflect) an ancient Chinese thought of “the heaven is round and the earth is square”. The main buildings lie     9     the south and north ends of the middle axis of the inner part. The     10    (significant) is the Circular Mound Altar (Huanqiutan) to hold many ceremonies.

5 . 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。

Just     1     (locate) in east of the Forbidden City, the Dongsi hutongs are one of the     2    (old) residential neighborhoods in Beijing. Over the past years, these hutongs     3    (undergo) major restoration as the city and its residents both struggle to find a balance between traditional and modern values.

7 . 阅读下面材料，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 Rio Grande is one of the most important rivers in the US. But unlike other     1     （significance）rivers, it is not used for shipping.       2     makes the Rio Grande so important is its location. Since 1848, it     3     （be）the official border of Texas, the US and Mexico.

The river,     4     （measure）around 1,900 miles, is the     5     （five）longest in North America. Because the river twists（蜿蜒）so much, it     6     （occasion）changes its course. The river starts in Colorado and extends downward to the Gulf of Mexico.

The Rio Grande today is mostly used     7     a source of drinking water. Sadly, much of the water has been used up and parts of the river are almost dry! This is because people take     8     （much）water from the river than the river can get back from rain and other sources. Experts are working to correct this, though, with hopes of restoring the river to its past     9     （strong）.

Today, the Rio Grande is a popular tourist destination. Though borders like the Rio Grande separate the US and Mexico, they are also shared spaces. The Rio Grande is therefore     10     symbol of friendship and peace between two peoples.

8 . Directions: Read the following two passages. Fill in each blank with one proper word or the proper form of the given word to make the passage coherent. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.

Athens----- the name brings to mind buildings with tall, white columns and statues of Greek gods and goddesses. Museums take visitors back to the time of ancient Greece. When     1     (visit) the city, visitors feel like they are in the middle of a history lesson.

The history of Athens is tied to mythology. The god     2     came up with the most valuable legacy for humans was to give the city its name. Poseidon and Athena each wanted the honor. Athena produced     3     olive tree------ the symbol of peace and wealth. Poseidon offered a strong horse needed for war. The gods decided Athena’s gift would better serve the people, and the city became     4     (know) as Athens.

The Acropolis, or “ high city”, stands on a hill overlooking the city. Western civilization’s most important ancient monument was built by Pericles, the leader of Athens from 461-421BC. He spared no expense when he constructed the buildings of the Acropolis. He used only the     5     (good) materials, architects and artists. His artists created huge statues of marble (大理石) and covered them     6     gold and jewels.

More treasure of ancient Greece lies in the National Archeological Museum. Opened in 1874, the museum contains the best collection of Greek art in the world. It is crammed with treasures ------ more     7     visitors can see in a single visit. Visitors can view treasures from all the ancient civilizations that controlled the city     8    history.

9 . 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。

Yellow River Valley is the birthplace of ancient Chinese     1    （civilize）, and for that reason the Yellow River is often called "Mother River." The valley     2    （surround）the principal river of northern China and is at the center of thousands of years of Chinese history. It is called the Yellow River     3     its waters carry soil, which gives the river     4    （it）yellow-brown color, and when the river overflows, it leaves a yellow residue（残留）behind. While the river helps create fertile land that is suitable     5     farming, during certain times of the year the Yellow River frequently overflows. The water damages     6    （house）and crops across the North China Plain, an important     7    （agriculture）region. For thousands of years, the Chinese have carried out major public work projects     8    （control）the water from the Yellow River. Despite the possibility of flooding, many of China's cities,     9    （situate）along the river, are growing increasingly in the valley,     10     have become the center of Chinese culture, society, and learning.

10 . When you think of the Arctic, you imagine an icy land of pure white snow, which is considered to be the last really clean place     1    (leave) on Earth. Yet plastic trash has now reached the remote regions of the Arctic and the Alps. A team of     2    (scientist) has discovered large quantities of microplastics(微塑料) — very small pieces of plastic waste — in the Arctic snow. While microplastics have been found in sea-water, drinking water, and even in animals over     3     past several years, this is the first study to show microplastics in snow,     4     indicates it is an airborne pollutant that must be paid attention to.

The researchers state that microplastics in snow suggest that microplastics may be in the air that we     5    (breath). Therefore, it is really important     6    (assess) if microplastics also reach lung tissues.

Previous research has found that they flow over long distances and into our oceans,     7    (damage) ecosystems along the way. They start in our wastewater, when we wash clothes     8     plastic fibers. The wastewater then flows into rivers and out to sea, where they     9    (eat) by sea animals. If people then eat these animals, it means that we’re     10    (probable) eating the plastic as well.