1 . 阅读短文，根据首字母或中文提示在空白处填入1个适当单词的正确形式。

Dyson has become a byword (代名词) for high-performing products, technology, design, and invention. James Dyson, the inventor and entrepreneur who made it all happen, tells his remarkable and inspirational story in Invention: A Life.

Over a four-year period, James Dyson made 5,127 prototypes of the dual cyclonic vacuum cleaner (双气旋真空吸尘器) that would transform the way houses are cleaned around the world. In d    1     all his resources to developing the technology, he risked it all, but out of many failures and       2     (巨大的) efforts came success. His products — including vacuum cleaners, hairdryers and fans — are not only revolutionary technologies, but design classics.

This was an outcome of his time studying at the Royal College of Art in the 1960s, when he was inspired by some of the most famous and     3     (influence) artists, designers, and inventors of the era.

In Invention: A Life, Dyson reveals how he came to set up his own company and led it to become one of the most     4     (杰出的) technology companies in the world. Dyson has always looked to the future, even setting up his own university to help provide the next generation of engineers and designers, for, as he says, “Everything changes all the time, so experience is of little use.”

Whether you are someone who has an idea for a better product or a(n)     5    (ambition) entrepreneur, whether you appreciate great design or just need a page-turning read, Invention: A Life offers you inspiration, hope, and much more.

2 . 阅读短文，根据首字母或中文提示在空白处填入1个适当单词的正确形式。

Arianna Huffington has been very vocal (直言的) about the importance of sleep since accidentally overworking herself to the point of exhaustion (筋疲力尽) in 2007.

Critics might point out that she managed to establish a(n)     1     (公认的) successful media company, the Huffington Post, after years of losing sleep. But Huffington said that was not the case.

Contrary to popular belief, she told CNBC Make It that she truly became successful when she quit working round-the-clock.

“Huffington Post was only a two-year-old baby when I       2     (突然倒下),” said Huffington.

After coming to realise the importance of sleep, Huffington started to see a difference in her work       3     (方式) and that’s when her business began to grow.

“I can tell you with authority that when I’m exhausted, I’m the worst version of myself,” said the entrepreneur (企业家). “I’m more reactive. I’m less creative. And all of us can testify to that.”

“I’m not c    4     you that people can’t succeed by burning out. But they can succeed much more effectively, and much more sustainably, and with much less damage to their health and their relationships,” said Huffington.

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Rabindranath Tagore, born on May 7, 1861 in India, was a Bengali     1    , short-story writer, song composer, playwright, essayist, and painter who introduced new prose and verse forms and the     2     of colloquial language into Bengali literature, thereby freeing it from traditional     3     based on classical Sanskrit. He was highly influential in introducing Indian     4     to the West and vice versa, and he is generally regarded as the outstanding creative artist of early 20th-century India. In 1913 he became the first non-European to receive the Nobel Prize for     5    .

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William Shakespeare, also     1     as “Bard of Avon”, lived from about 1564, up to 1616 in England. He is     2     as the greatest of all English writers of all times. His extant works     3     of 39 plays, 154 sonnets, 2 long narrative poems, and a few other shorter verses. However he is     4     mostly for his dramas that have transcended time in the truest sense. The plays of Shakespeare have been     5     into almost all languages of the world, and are the inspirations behind a whole gamut of performing arts.

5 . 根据提示用所给学词汇的正确形式完成下列短文。

Fishing is one of the most     1     (strike) drivers of declines (降低) in ocean wildlife populations. Catching fish is not naturally bad for the ocean and without doubt     2     (accept), except when boats catch fish faster than stocks (储备) can catch up, something called overfishing.

The damage done by overfishing goes     3     (超出……范围) the needless loss of billions of fish. The number of overfished stocks     4     (global) has increased a lot in half a century and today one-third of the world’s fisheries are being pushed over their biological limits, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. It is shown by a new study that more than one-third of all sharks and rays are now at risk of     5     (extinct) because of overfishing.

Overfishing is closely tied to bycatch — the catch of unwanted sea life while fishing for a specific species. This, too, is a serious marine (海洋的) threat that     6     (导致) the needless loss of billions of fish.

Billions of people rely on fish for protein, and fishing is the main livelihood for millions of people     7     (全世界).     8     (因此), governments and regional fisheries bodies must     9     (采取行动) now to stop overfishing and prevent a global crisis. To our relief, many people who make a living by catching and selling fish are working to promote how the world manages and protects ocean resources. WWF works with a lot of organisations to reform fishery management     10     (在全世界), focusing on sustainable (可持续的) practices that not only protect ecosystems, but also sustain livelihoods and ensure food security.

6 . 用本单元所学词汇及语法知识完成下面短文(每空一词)。

Talking about information technology, I should say I have seen its development from babyhood to adulthood, during which time I grew up from a kid depending on an a    1     clock to wake up to an adult to     2     (下载) wake-up ringtones (手机铃声) to my phone.

Who would have believed 20 years ago that, with a phone in your pocket, you would be able to travel long distances without a wallet, something that is becoming increasingly useless with the i    3     of digital payment? Just think about how much     4     (方便) we owe to a time of digitisation. I remember my dad would always turn on the TV around dinner time for the weather report. But since he got his smartphone, he has been using an a    5     which provides an hourly update of the change of weather. My mom has also found on Internet TV a whole new world of TV programmes on the     6     (推荐) of the Internet. I used to keep a diary in a notebook, but now my notebook is my computer, which also serves as a(n)     7     (极好的) dictionary and my library. While I must a    8     that the increased efficiency (效率) of the information age is desirable, I have become concerned about its side e    9    . One day when my daughter asked me if she could have her own smartphone, my answer was brief, “Yes, on your 18th birthday.” I have seen many cases of kids becoming     10     (沉迷于) smartphones, eyes on the screen for much time to e    11     all kinds ofunimportant stuff. I feel obliged (有责任的) as a parent to teach my kid to take advantage of an ocean of information rather than be controlled by it. Too much information is i    12     very worrying and upsetting.

7 . 根据所给单词的首字母及其英文释义完成下面短文(每空一词)。

This morning my exam results finally came. I’d been expecting them for the last week. I knew I’d done quite well, but I was still nervous as I opened the     1     (信封). Before I had a chance to look at them, my sister had already run up and pulled them out of my hand! She read them out, “English A, maths A, biology A, French A ...” This was the o    2     I’d been waiting for. I’d got As in every subject — even geography, which I hadn’t been sure about!When Mum and Dad heard the news, they     3     (immediate) started shouting with j    4    . By the time I had breakfast, Mum had already called Grandma and Grandpa, and shared the good news with them!

8 . 根据所给单词的首字母及其英文释义完成下面短文（每空一词）。

New Year’s celebrations are a little bit different all around the world. They are celebrated with different c    1     and special foods.

In the United States, celebrations usually begin on December 31, or New Year’s E    2    , and continue into January 1, the first day of the new year. Black-eyed peas, ham (火腿), and cabbage (卷心菜) are traditional dishes to serve on New Year’s Day. They are s    3     of good luck. The Dutch often eat doughnuts (油炸圈饼) to welcome the New Year. Because doughnuts are shaped like a circle, they are thought to r    4     the completion of a cycle — the beginning of a new year and the ending of the previous year. In Japan, people eat long noodles for celebration. Eating these noodles without breaking them symbolizes long life. In Spain, there is the t    5     of eating 12 grapes at midnight. This marks successful grape harvests of the past and the hope for more in the future.

One of the most colorful New Year’s celebrations takes place in China. The Chinese New Year is determined by the l    6     calendar. The festival lasts about two weeks. During this time, towns are d    7     with colorful     8     (灯笼) and flowers. People     9    (彻底地) clean their homes to symbolize getting rid of (去除) the misfortunes of the previous year, and dumplings are eaten as a traditional food.

9 . 根据所给单词的首字母及其英文释义完成下面对话(每空一词)。
Billy: Hi, Mom! Guess what? We had our English test today. I was     1     (幸运的) to get the highest score in my class!
Mom: Oh, c    2    , Billy, I’m glad you did so well! You worked hard for that test.
Billy: Thanks, Mom. I’m hungry. What’s for dinner?
Mom: We’re going to have a small family g    3     at your aunt’s this evening. It’s your grandfather’s birthday today, remember?
Billy: Oh no, I forgot! I haven’t got a birthday gift for Grandpa! I wonder if I have time to     4     (挑选) one before we go there.
Mom: Don’t worry. I bought a gift for him yesterday. Anyway, your English test score is the best gift for your grandfather. The whole family will be at the party this evening. All your aunts, uncles, and cousins are coming.
Billy: I haven’t seen the whole family for a long time.
Mom: Well, you’ll see them soon. Now, hurry up and get ready. I will be waiting for you     5     (在楼下).
Billy: OK.

10 . Complete the passage with correct signposts.

SOHO working style is advanced and should be encouraged.     1    , working at home instead of office is cost-efficient to the whole society. It can save a lot of unnecessary costs. The employers no longer have to pay for Internet use, electricity and other expenses related to the office daily work.     2    , the SOHOs do not need to wake up early every morning just for taking the bus. They can spend longer time in sleeping than before, which will make them energetic at work. I think working at a flexible time schedule is beneficial to us to balance between family and work.     3    , this working style should be encouraged.

Not everyone can be a freelancer.     4    , being a freelancer requires some special qualities, such as self-control, perseverance, commitment to the plan and the like.     5    , I think not everyone can be a freelancer.     6    , being self-employed is not easy. Although this kind of lifestyle is attractive to a lot of people, it is also a riskier proposition than working at a traditional job.