3 . 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。

Chinese writer Hai Ya’s The Space-Time Painter won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette(中篇小说) on Saturday. He became the third Chinese writer     1    (win) a Hugo award after Liu Cixin in 2015 and Hao Jingfang in 2016.

The Hugo Awards, the world’s top literary awards for science fiction writing, was announced at the 2023 Chengdu World Science Fiction Convention. The event     2    (hold) from Wednesday through Sunday,

Hai Ya’s novel is inspired by a painting masterpiece, Qianli Jiangshan Tu, or A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains, by Wang Ximeng from     3     Song Dynasty(960-1279). Hai Ya has woven the story of Wang’s life into a thriller that combines the elements of     4    (tradition) Chinese culture and history with sci-fi and detective genres(体裁).

Modeled on the life of Wang, Hai Ya has created the character of painting talent Zhao Ximeng,     5    painted for an emperor more than 1,000 years ago. After much     6    (suffer), the painter’s mind abandons     7    (he) physical body and enters a space where a modern police officer is investigating a case involving an ancient painting. The story     8    (reveal) the political upheavals(动荡) of the period during which the painting was created.

    9    (work) in the financial industry, Hai Ya; 33, started writing sci-fi stories in 2016     10       published his first work in 2019.

4 . 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。

Learning how to choose a career is important not only to adults but also to students at college. People decide to have their careers    1    (change) simply because they dislike the job they     2    (current) have. They take on the jobs not because they like them but because they need to make a living. In this case,     3    (get) career guidance is very important. The first step in choosing a career     4    (be) understanding yourself. This will help you realize what you enjoy doing. 

The best way to do this is take a personality test,     5     it is available on the Internet for free. It is also important to understand your values and know what you are willing to do. Next, visit career guidance centers or career     6    (website). If possible, apply for a volunteer that benefits you. You can get professional help and decide whether the career path is     7    (suit) for you or not. Finally, you should learn universal (广泛适用的) skills,     8     will help you get opportunities to change your career in the future. All in all, choosing a career is important because most of the time in our lives     9    (spend) on work.  

Therefore, putting interests and hobbies into careers can always lead    10     the best jobs.

5 . 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 Huang He Valley, also     1     (refer) to as the Yellow River Valley, was the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilization, because of     2     it is often called “Mother River”. The valley is at the center of thousands of years of Chinese history.     3     China’s second-longest river, the Huang He is over 5,400 kilometers long. It is called the Yellow River because its waters carry sand and mud,     4     (give) the river its yellow-brown color.

While the river helps create fertile land that is suited for farming, during certain times of the year, the Huang He     5     (frequent) overflows, which damages housing and crops across the North China Plain,     6     important agricultural region. For thousands of years, the Chinese     7     (conduct) major public projects to keep control of the water from the Huang He, including hydroelectric dams in modern times. Despite the possibility of flooding, the Huang He Valley basin is home to a huge population, and many of the country’s oldest cities are located along the river.

Tribes and villages appeared from around 2100 BC to 1600 BC in the Huang He Valley. During that time, tribal leaders came together to solve the problem of the Huang He overflowing and wiping out     8     (they) villages and crops. With the ability     9     (control) the Huang He better and save the crops from flooding, a number of     10     (dynasty) were then headquartered in the region. The valley became the center of Chinese culture, society and learning.

6 . 语法填空

My wife is addicted to shopping on the Internet.    1     seems that she can’t control herself well, just clicking constantly with the mouse .Let me tell you what happened last night. It was the fourth time that she     2     (shop) online for hours. I had already reminded her     3     (think) twice before buying anything, but my wife ignored what I had said and replied confidently, “With the New Year     4     (approach),preparation is necessary. Besides, I     5     (not buy) things on the Internet for a whole week.” Hearing her words, I was really speechless. In most cases, the things she buys aren’t of good value. Maybe she just enjoys     6     process of buying online. 

Nowadays,     7     the development of technology, shopping online is becoming more and more convenient. Those     8     stay at home can buy whatever they want. In the meanwhile, it causes a series of     9     (problem).One of them is more spending than before, because people are     10     (easy) attracted by the discount. So how to keep a good state of mind in front of temptation is an important lesson many people need to learn.

7 . Damage ______the environment over the past century makes people believe that crop diversity also suffered. (用适当的词填空)

8 . The combination of subjects you choose is subject ______your interests and your strengths. (用适当的词填空)

9 . It’s an abuse _______ power and a drain on department resources. (用适当的词填空)

10 . __________ (gentle), she took hold of the door handle and turned it. (所给词的适当形式填空)