1 . 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。

We are so used to many beautiful things that we may even take them for granted without realizing how much     1     (inspire) they have given us. Here are three fascinating architecture designs.

Singapore’s ArtScience Museum,     2     (shape) to resemble a lotus flower, appears to float above the waterfront promenade (公共散步场所). Its roof collects rainwater and the water is recycled. Visitors are often amazed to find     3     (they) in an urban building that so     4     (true) captures the beauty of nature forms.

Harare’s Eastgate Centre is a superb example of biomimicry. It was created by Mick Pearce who was inspired while watching a nature documentary     5     termites (白蚁) were constructing their nests. Just like the mounds of termites, the Center is covered in holes to draw air into the building during the day and the heat absorbed by the wall warms the cool air at night,     6     (create) a comfortable temperature inside.

The Algae House in Hamburg is     7     excellent piece of work of making natural organisms part of a building. Its surface is covered in panels that contain algae (藻类). The panels capture heat     8     the sun and convert it into energy that powers the building. The algae grow faster in bright sunshine and provide shade. Besides, the algae can     9     (harvest) and used to produce fuel. Therefore, the building uses less energy and reduces the damage to the environment by generating its own renewable energy.

Creating buildings such as these     10     (enable) us to live in closer harmony with our environment.

3 . 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。

Recently     1     Internet slang word foxi has become popular, encouraging young people to remain calm and peaceful and avoid conflict as much as possible,     2     other words, to live with an “I don’ t care” attitude. The word     3     (create) in Japan in 2014 to describe young men who no longer bother to follow someone else’s life path. They prefer to stay in their own world without     4     (disturb) and care little about passion and success.

Now, Chinese internet users are pairing the word with other words to describe a similar mindset, for example, “foxi students” are those     5     study just the right amount—they don’t cut class, but they don’t burn the midnight oil, either. However, some feel     6     (worry) about it, for they say that foxi actually reflects the     7     (real) that young people are losing their will    8     (fight). They are pretending to keep a healthy and wise attitude towards failure     9     (simple) because they’re unable to succeed.

But no matter what, there is one thing that “foxi youngsters”should keep in mind: Not only keep a calm mindset about failure,     10     be positive about school, work and life.

4 . He was an expert at finding his way, even in strange _________.(surround) （所给词的适当形式填空）

5 . She was kept in _________ of her husband’s activities.(ignore) （所给词的适当形式填空）

6 . Taking 15-minute afternoon naps has been proven to improve _________.（create）（所给词的适当形式填空）

7 . The small boy felt very _________, for he lost sight of his mother in the crowd.(fright) （所给词的适当形式填空）

8 . 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。

While     1     (hundred) of millions focus their eyes on the torch igniting (火炬点燃) during the     2     (open) ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday, many will turn to their phones to soak in the     3     (excite) of that moment.

They will be able     4     (take) part in the first ever virtual lighting of the main torch tower in the Games' history, the most exciting part of its first ever digital torch relay.

First     5     (introduce) on Nov 27, 2022, the digital torchbearer program aims to break through the limits of time and space, so     6     more people can enjoy the Games, according to the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee.

It was     7     (official) started on June 15 this year, when the flame of the Asian Games was lit.

Over a hundred million users have signed     8     and passed on their digital torches, according to figures released by Ant Group, which     9     (develop) the digital platform and made it part of Alipay, one of     10     most popular mobile payment apps in China.

9 . 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 Chinese couplet (对联) refers to two poetic lines     1     (obey) certain rules, often written on red paper for appreciation. As     2     form of Chinese literature, the couplet varies in content and style. Some express people’s love to their motherland, some describe the beauty of nature,     3     some convey best wishes for the coming year.

Chinese couplets originated in the Five Dynasties, and     4     (become) ubiquitous (无处不在) in the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was a custom for people     5     (hang) peach wood charms to drive away evil spirits during the Spring Festival. Nowadays, couplets are used     6     a similar way.

It was said that the earliest couplet was written by Meng Xu,     7     was king of Houshu State, and it was     8     (extreme) popular in the Northern Song Dynasty. Since the Ming Dynasty, to write couplets     9     (regard) as a mark of the cultured life of scholars.

The couplet has two lines of equal     10     (long). However, the number of characters in each line can be from four to seven or more. The first and the second lines have opposite tone patterns. The last character of the first line is of an oblique tone (仄声), and its opposite in the second line, of a level tone (平声).

10 . 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。

Among China’s various forms of silk products, yunjin,    1     unique variety, has been attractive for thousands of years. The origin of yunjin can be traced to the late Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420), when general Liu Yu defeated the Later Qin kingdom and     2     (bring) the kingdom’s craftsmen from Chang’an to the then capital Nanjing.

The influence of the craft on Nanjing is evident. In China’s literary classic Dream of the Red Chamber,     3     (write) by Nanjing-born novelist Cao Xueqin, yunjin garments are     4     (frequent) mentioned. Besides, many places in the city are named     5     silk manufacturing processes, such as Rongzhuang Street and Jinxiu Workshop.

After the     6    (establish) of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, the country continued to place special emphasis on     7    (preserve) and passing down the weaving technique, founding the Nanjing Yunjin Research Institute in 1957.

Earlier this century,    8    (display) the brocade (织锦), the institute set up the Nanjing Yunjin Museum,    9     is the only professional museum in China, including its history, weaving technique, culture, and contemporary artworks.

And now, with the support of technology and research conducted by the institute, yunjin craftsmanship and teaching are increasingly efficient and     10    (effect). In 2009, the craftsmanship of Nanjing yunjin was included on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.