1 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示填空，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

There are many reasons why I encourage people to travel, and I know that the experience will make one a better person.

When travelling, I began to know the world better. The world is not just about me, my small town and home. Although we will meet different people from all over the world, we will realize that people are quite s    1     in dreams, hopes and feelings. Enjoy the different culture, a    2     we will also find that people are different in some of the things they do and how they live. Once we understand their ways, it will n    3     be strange or scary. Often we read stories about other culture in books, but we can find there are quite a few d    4     things from those in the books when we visit their areas.

We often think our problems are very serious, b    5     we can realize that our biggest problems are not that big after travelling all over the world. On our journey we can a    6     meet lots of new friends. All our special experiences could make an interesting b    7    , which would be written with our special memories.

Traveling around is a w    8     experience. If we could all just travel a little more and share our experiences, we would all be better people and the world would be a better place.

2 . 课文默写

[The Underdog]

Paul jumped up and rushed onto the court... When the game ended, our team     1    . “Well,” said the coach as he hit Paul on the shoulder, “you’ve just     2     , big guy!”

3 . 根据汉语提示补全短文。

Based on the     1    (心理学) behind creating a desire to buy, advertisers have developed ways of persuading people into     2    (购买) their products or services. A common technique to make an impact is to create a     3    (难忘的)     4    (口号).     5    (口号) use simple but impressive language to make us remember the product or service being advertised. Some of these slogans may also appeal to (迎合) our emotions. For example, a slogan may connect a fine china     6    (茶壶) it aims to promote with our pride in having good taste. You will hear a variety of slogans any time you watch TV. Think about your favourite one. What makes it special? And what message does it try to     7    (被传达)? A slogan which communicates an idea effectively can    8    (使增长) sales and even becomes part of popular culture. That is the power of memorable slogans.

Another technique advertisers often employ is to link their company or product to a “    9    (品牌)    10    (大使)”-a famous actor, a sports star, or even a fictional character. Think of a popular fast-food restaurant. Does it have a     11    (品牌大使)? Is the     12    (品牌大使) popular among potential customers? The more we like the brand ambassador, the more we will be attracted to buy the product.

4 . 单词拼写（根据补充阅读材料“奥运文化”原文填空）

The festival was from the first under the charge of the Eleians. But so liberal a policy did this nation adopt and pursue that people from neighboring states were glad to send competitors. Rapidly the custom of resorting to the games spread to more     1    (遥远的，远处的) states. From an Eleian event, the festival finally became Panhellenic. The Athenians and Thebans at a very early date achieved splendid victories in these games. The Theban Pagondas was crowned victor in the four- horse chariot race in the 25th Olympiad, when for the first time this was a feature of the festival. Thus one state after another turned its     2    (注意，注意力) to the venerable celebration, and if it happened that a citizen of one state was crowned victor in a contest, interest in the games was sure to be increased in that locality.

Even in the absence of positive evidence it would be contrary to reason to suppose that the games were originally established as they existed at the time of Pindar. In fact, the different features were added successively. According to a fairly reliable tradition, there was originally and for 12 following Olympiads only one contest: a foot race     3     of (由……组成) a single lap of a stadium of 200 yards. Boxing and the chariot race are said to have been added in the 23rd Olympiad. Thus the games grew more elaborate, and the time over which they extended was increased from a     4    (仅有一个的，单个的) day to five or six.

The festival was conducted by judges elected by the people of Elis a year beforehand. The number of these judges was about ten; they were expected to give close attention to their duties. Thirty days before the festival, candidates for the various contests presented themselves before the judges for examination. The names of those who were able to     5     (使……满意，满足) the judges were placed on a white board which was exposed to view at Olympia.

5 . 课文填空

Because the mass media     1     so many people, it is a perfect     2     for advertisers. If an advertisement is placed on a popular website or on TV at peak times, a huge number of people will know about the product or service it is advertising. In     3     to making people aware of a product or service, a successful advertisement will also create a desire to buy, thus     4     business. That is why when a company wants to promote a product or service, it often launches a mass media advertising     5    .

    6    , such warnings demand our attention. We need to make sure that we will not fall     7     to AI. We may still think it would be     8     to relax all day and allow     9     machines to do all the work for us — but perhaps we should not be too     10     and rather be careful what we wish for!

6 . 课文原词填空

The first    1     of friendship is the peace that comes from sharing with friends our joy, sadness, success and failure. Here, friendship has a    2     advantage - happiness takes    3     a greater meaning and a trouble shared becomes a trouble halved!     4    , this kind of openness results    5     a close friendship. With true friends, we feel free to share our joy and sadness in full measure. We know that our friends will both respect our feeling and    6     these moments of closeness. Indeed, the human heart depends on such opportunities for comfort and protection.

7 . 课文填空

A short     1     (航班) takes you into the Amazon rainforest. You can spend 3 days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals u    2     to the rainforest. You will surely be amazed by your     3     (目的地).

Lang Ping and Michael Jordan are athletes who are m    4     in their field and     5     (树立好榜样) for others. When preparing for the 2015 World Cup, the team that Lang Ping had built was falling apart. Her     6     (determine) was tested, but two weeks later, they were world champions! Michael Jordan’s skills were impressive, which made him become known as “Air Jordan”, the mental s    7     that he showed made him unique. Jordan says that the secret to his success is learning from his f    8    .

I know I’ll have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to     9     (对……负责) a lot more.

It is not unusual for teenagers of young generation to     10     (addict) to computer games and online world.

8 . 阅读下面短文，根据中文或首字母，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Throughout the course of history, it is the morals and v    1    of humanity that makes us human the paragon (模范) of the world.

Think of Dr. Lin Qiaozhi. Unlike the m    2     of girls of her time, she studied hard     3    (admit) to the medical university, and finally became a great woman     4    (know) as the“mother of ten thousand babies”.

Then think of the immigrants who went to America to seek their f    5    during the goldrush. They s    6     down and opened up shops to e    7     a living. They brought their own cultures to the country,     8     (make) it a nation with great cultural d    9    .

Finally, there are scientists and a    10    who are intelligent,     11    (有耐心的) and brave enough to carry on this mission     12    the huge risks.They believe the     13    (explore)of this final f     14     can help them     15    (追求) a better future for mankind.

9 . 根据课文内容填空

After arriving at Merzouga, we entered the Sahara in which we saw     1     sand dunes. The sun was     2    , and the sky was     3    . There was not a     4    . The desert seemed completely empty. Before dark, we returned to our     5    . Our car was once     6     the mud during the trip. We saw the     7     mountain in Africa. There were tall     8    , trees and animals like giraffes and elephants on the     9    . Finally, we got out of the car and took our     10     into the hut.

10 . 根据课文内容填空

Some people believe that space exploration is a waste of time and the     1    . Then why do humans still explore space? 

It is humans’     2     about the unknown that leads humans to explore space continuously. Space exploration helps better understand the     3     and the origin, evolution and future of the     4    . Humans’ lives have become     5     through space exploration, which will probably provide     6     for humans in many areas. Space exploration can bring great     7     and attract young to take up     8     concerning it. Wonders in space exploration can provide children with     9     and motivate them to become the scientists and     10     of the future.