1 . 阅读下面短文，根据课文的内容在空白处填上正确的单词或短语。每空一词。

Christopher Reeve is not only known as a superhero in the Superman films, but also regarded a superhero in real life. Reeve     1     in four Superman films from 1978 to 1987, and soon gained a reputation for     2     for good causes. Unfortunately, in 1995 disaster struck Reeve. While horseback riding, he was thrown off his horse and broke his neck. His injuries were so     3     that he had no movement or feeling in his body at all and even needed a machine to help him breathe.     4     in a broken body was like a living nightmare to him. He fell into a     5     which lasted for many months. It was only     6     the ongoing support of his family and friends that he eventually found the will to live again. He     7     a wide range of exercises designed to rebuild muscle, and made     8    . Shortly after, he     9     return to his film career and charity work. His positive attitude inspired many people who were     10     illness.

2 . 课文背诵检测

In the 1400s and 1500s, Peru was the centre of the powerful ancient Inca Empire. The Inca emperor lived in the     1     Machu Picchu. Spain took control of Peru in the 16th century and ruled until 1821. It is for this reason that Spanish is the main     2     of Peru.

Michael Jordan, known as “Air Jordan”, changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. His skills were impressive, but the     3     that he showed made him unique.

Tangshan started to revive itself and     4    . With strong support from the government and the     5     of the city’s people, a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.

3 . 根据所给信息补全短文，并注意高级句式的应用。
假定你是李华，你校的交换生Tom对中国的民间艺术很感兴趣，本周五学校将要举办“校园文化节”，请你写一封电子邮件，邀请Tom去体验编织艺术。
Dear Tom,

    1    (来好消息了).   The Campus Culture Festival will be hosted this Friday. Since you have a strong passion for Chinese folk art, it’s a great pleasure for me to invite you to join us.

The activity is scheduled to last about two hours, from 3: 30 pm to 5: 30 pm in the school hall. It covers a wide variety of content.     2    (我们不仅能够欣赏到许多吸引人的编织艺术作品, 从桌椅到各种装饰品不一而足), but also we’ll watch the documentary     3    (有关的) the history of the weaving art.

In addition,     4    (一些著名教授)will be invited to deliver lectures about     5    (如何促进编织艺术的发展),     6    (在这期间你一定会对它有更好的了解). By the way, if you are available, we’ll meet at three outside the school gate.

    7    (我多么希望你能考虑一下我的邀请啊)!   I’m expecting your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

4 . 根据所给信息补全短文, 并注意高级词汇的使用。
Dear Peter,

    1    (我非常高兴) to hear from you. You asked me in your last letter about the physical exercise in our school and the following information may     2    (给你一个粗略的理解).   

To begin with,     3    (一座很大的新体育馆已落成), which     4    (已成为新的地标) in our school. Moreover, with the stadium set up,     5    (各种体育项目) are able to be held, of which ping-pong, football     6    (以及) running competitions     7    (很受欢迎). As for me,     8    (我热爱篮球) since it has been giving me strength     9    (去迎接生活中的挑战).   

All in all, I     10    (诚挚邀请) you to come to our school and see for yourself.   

Yours,

Li Hua

5 . 阅读下面短文，根据首字母或中文提示填入恰当的单词，每空一词，注意：答题时请写出包含首字母的完整单词。

Saving nature, saving humanity

Our planet — the only home we have — is on the point of breaking down. And the costs produced by our broken relationship with nature are rising.

Firstly, these years see more natural d    1    , such as earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons, and hurricanes, causing people sufferings beyond     2     (描述). Worse still, human health is     3     (威胁), because we are now running the risk of picking up new diseases jumping from animals to humans such as bird flu and COVID-19. What’s more, due to environmental pollution, people in some areas have less a    4     to food, clean water or other necessities. Animals are struggling for     5     (生存) too. One million species are disappearing and in danger of e    6    .

To avoid completely     7     (破坏) our home, we need to act g    8    , which means all the countries on the planet should work together. As for the     9     (经济) advanced countries, they should take the lead. Although we don’t know what life holds in s    10     for us, we can focus on the present and do our best today.

9 . ● The human population has never been bigger, but in some ways the planet seems to be     1         2         3    . In the past, travelers from     4         5         6     spent months at sea. Now you just have to sit on a plane for a few hours. When you arrived in another country a hundred years ago, you saw     7         8         9     of clothing and buildings and discovered a     10         11         12     culture.（Fill in each blank with the missing words according to the text.）