1 . 阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入一个适当的单词或者括号里单词的正确形式。

    1     (date) back to 200 years ago, Beijing Opera     2     (consider) as a national treasure in China. The early Qing Dynasty saw the great     3    (develop) of this opera. Qianlong emperor in the Qing Dynasty had     4     interest in the local opera. He asked opera troupes (戏班)    5     different places to perform for him in Beijing     6     (celebrate) his eightieth birthday, so the four big Huiban Opera Troupes entered the capital.       7    (gradual), they combined with the Kunqu Opera, Yiyang Opera, Hanju Opera and Luantan, and formed the present Beijing Opera.

Beijing Opera is a form of traditional Chinese theatre     8     combines music, performance, and dance. Many audiences from different     9     (country) think that it is the     10     (large) and most influential kind of opera in China and the influence is incomparable in China.

2 . Diving in the ocean, marine biologist Erika Woolsey has seen how coral reefs (珊瑚礁) are being damaged by climate change. It has made her decide to find a way to share her experience —including those who can’t easily explore the ocean.

Through her non-profit, The Hydrous, Woolsey is using virtual reality to bring the ocean to everyone. Scientists, filmmakers and divers are taking people on immersive (沉浸式的) virtual dives, attracting attention to reef damage and expecting action to protect our sea. About 25% of marine species depend on coral reefs. However, climate change, pollution and overfishing have done harm to around half the world’s shallow water coral reefs.

Twenty years of underwater exploration has given Woolsey a detailed understanding of the dangerous situations facing reefs. “I’ve seen this first-hand shift. Healthy colourful coral reefs become what look like the moonscape step by step,” Woolsey says.

It is through this experience that The Hydrous team set out to recreate with their award-winning film Immerse. Intended to watch with a VR headset, viewers join Woolsey for a nine-minute guided virtual dive on the coral reefs, immersed in a 360-degree underwater view.

They swim alongside sea turtles and sharks before witnessing the worsening of the reefs. The experience often brings out strong feelings. “As soon as people take off that headset and look me in the eye, they want to tell me a story about their ocean experience,” Woolsey says. “It’s that human connection to our ocean that will solve our ocean problems.”

Woolsey hopes advances in camera technology will allow her team to take more and more people to places in the ocean that are under-explored and places further away from human civilization. They are developing a virtual experience that will put the people in the role of a marine biologist, carrying out biodiversity surveys underwater, and even transporting the viewers to space to monitor global sea surface temperatures.

1. Why did Erika Woolsey set up The Hydrous?

A．To collect money for ocean protection.	B．To let the public know about coral reefs better.
C．To help people enjoy the ocean’s beauty.	D．To encourage people to protect the ocean.

2. What’s Woolsey’s attitude towards the situations of reefs?

A．Positive.

B．Negative.

C．Concerned.

D．Uninterested.

3. What can viewers know through the immersive dive with a VR headset?

A．The story about the ocean.	B．The situation of coral reefs.
C．The connection with sea life.	D．The way to protect the ocean.

4. What does Erika Woolsey hope to do in the future?

A．To bring more fun during the lockdown.	B．To help people learn more about the ocean.
C．To train talents for environment protection.	D．To discover more places that need protection.

3 . If you want to apply for a scholarship, you have to fill out the ______ (apply) form first. (所给词的适当形式填空)

4 . When I was a little boy growing up, I would always change out of my good clothes after church and run outside to play for a few hours. When I came back inside, the house always smelt ________. It was my Italian Nana ________ our Sunday dinner. There would be freshly cooked Italian bread with butter. There would be noodles covered in red sauce (调味汁)________ cooked for hours.

I remember we would all ________ the old, metal dining room table. Then we would ________ with smiles, laughter and joy. I always felt so ________ and safe there. We always ________ the table with full stomachs and happy hearts.

As I got older and became an adult myself, I ________ to make smaller types of Nana’s Sunday dinners. I got the ________ of making sauce from Dad. Often I would get very close to making a dinner like Nana’s but it was never quite ________.

There finally came a point when I ________ what I was doing wrong. I was trying to get back a ________ while what I really wanted to do was get back a feeling. It wasn’t just the ________ food that made those dinners so wonderful, it was also the feeling of ________ that was there.

Nana always put her love into her cooking and her life as well. Since then I’ve tried my best to do the same. No matter what I am cooking or what I am doing, I always try to ________ it with love.

1.

A．terrible

B．similar

C．pleasant

D．strange

2.

A．enjoying

B．preparing

C．admiring

D．introducing

3.

A．slowly

B．simply

C．anxiously

D．secretly

4.

A．search for

B．gather around

C．show off

D．set apart

5.

A．eat

B．play

C．talk

D．joke

6.

A．tired

B．curious

C．patient

D．peaceful

7.

A．laid

B．left

C．checked

D．designed

8.

A．hurried

B．happened

C．tried

D．failed

9.

A．method

B．chance

C．order

D．meaning

10.

A．famous

B．powerful

C．safe

D．right

11.

A．remembered

B．realized

C．explained

D．agreed

12.

A．gift

B．praise

C．taste

D．skill

13.

A．delicious

B．common

C．expensive

D．hot

14.

A．freedom

B．interest

C．fun

D．love

15.

A．observe

B．compare

C．replace

D．season

6 . 毫无疑问，我们从先进的科技中受益。(汉译英)

8 . 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。

Stepping outside the railway station early     1    an autumn morning,visitors are met with the view of the cold air along with the water, forming a thick, soft blanket of fog (雾) over the Grand Canal,the “main street” of Venice. It’s a sight that    2     (welcome) millions of visitors from all over the world since the city became one of Europe’s economic superpowers.

Yet, the breath-taking beauty     3    inspired countless painters, writers and artists over the centuries easily damaged is at risk of being lost forever. The city’s    4     (survive) is threatened (威胁) by rising water levels. The unstoppable increase in sea level has caused flooding    5     (become) the order of the day.

After 1966, the year of the worst flooding in Venice’s history, the Italian Government started a project to save the city.     6     project needing a lot of effort was carried out to protect the lowest areas from flooding. Thirty     7     (year) later, there was an agreement     8     (support) by everyone on the     9     (success) results both of the technical achievements and international cooperation(合作).

But Venice still needs attentive care. The city remains threatened on several fronts— mass tourism, the possible damage of city development     10     a large number of boats.

9 . He opened the box out of   __________ (curious). (所给词的适当形式填空)