1 . 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。

How to become more creative

Creativity is a skill that can be learnt. So, how can you become more creative? First of all,     1    has been well accepted that looking for connections inspires creativity. Things or ideas that seem unrelated are like dots in isolation, and when     2    (connect), they can form different pictures. This can become much     3    (easy) by acquiring good subject knowledge, developing a broad understanding of human experience, and keeping a note of things you have observed as well as ideas you     4    (come) up with. The more dots you have, the more connections you are capable of making. Another means to improve creativity     5    (be) to work with others. You don’t have to be creative all on your own. As different people have different mindsets, skills and abilities, sharing ideas and combining their     6    (strength) would give rise to new perspectives, ideas and approaches, and ultimately lead to creative innovations. Last but not least, you must be ready to fight the fear of failure,     7    is often believed to be one of the biggest obstacles to creativity. In order to be creative, you need to be willing to take risks. Creativity is about experimenting and     8    (explore). It is about trial and error. You need to accept that the process of innovation is     9    journey in which there will be both right and wrong turns. As long as you can reflect on the mistakes and make corrections accordingly, taking wrong turns is nothing     10    (fear).

2 . When we work, we must practice our skills constantly and continuously ________ we excel in what we do. （用适当的词填空）

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。

In 2022, China’s newly-completed wind and solar power capacity (容量) reached 125 million kilowatts,    1    (bring) the record of total capacity to over 1.2 billion. And it speeded efforts to make sure    2    energy security while promoting green energy transition.

Renewable energy    3    (make) up 47.3% of China’s total power generation capacity at the end of 2022, up 2.5% compared with the year before. It also saw several great energy    4    (project) completed in 2022, including the world’s most efficient compressed (压缩的) air energy storage station and the world’s    5    (large) clean energy corridor.

China’s attempts    6    (develop) its wind and solar power will promote the country’s low-carbon energy transition, ensure energy security and push forward technological innovation in solar and wind power. It will also promote the    7    (construct) of solar and wind power generation facilities in the Gobi Desert and other dry regions with    8    aim of boosting renewable energy, as well as boosting the building of offshore wind power bases.

    9    (additional), the growth of new types of power installations (安装) has also been common in recent years. At the end of 2022, installed capacity of new types of power plans    10    have entered operation rose to 8.7 million kilowatts, up more than l 00 percent year-on-year.

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。

World Olive (橄榄) Tree Day takes place     1     26th November every year. It was established     2     (official) at the 40th session of the UNESCO General Conference in 2019.The olive tree, especially the olive branch, holds an important place in people’s mind. Since ancient times, it     3     (symbolize) peace, harmony and     4     (wise) .It is important not just to the countries     5     these noble trees grow but also to people and communities worldwide.

Protecting and growing the olive tree is     6     increasingly urgent thing as the world fights against climate change. The conservation of cultural and natural heritage is one of UNESco’s     7     (center) goals, and marking World Olive Tree Day strengthens the efforts to achieve it.

World Olive Tree Day is set up     8     (encourage) the protection of the olive tree and stress the values it symbolizes,     9     (inspire) people to appreciate its important social, cultural, economic and environmental significance to humans.

There is much to learn, share and celebrate on World Olive Tree Day, and UNESCO encourages everyone to participate in     10     (activity) such as debates, conferences, cultural events and exhibitions organized worldwide.

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。

Nobel laureate Mo Yan was sharing his memories of the days when he first picked up his pen,     1     36 grassroots writers from around the country, at a seminar in Beijing on March 22.

Mo Yan believes that every writer,     2     influential they are, shares a similar course of growth, starting as a reader and literary     3    (enthusiasm). They encounter something they are really into and itch     4    (try) their hand at writing, imitating first, before eventually forming a style of their own, he says.

He recalled his days in the army in Baoding, Hebei province, giving lessons on Marxist philosophy, political economy and scientific socialism during the day, and writing at night. Every day he waited for the sound of the postman’s motorcycle     5    (hope). His effort paid off when, in May 1981, a local bimonthly literature magazine decided to publish his maiden work. Mo Yan then struggled for a while, before he figured out that his rural hometown in Shandong province and a place he’s most familiar with, would provide     6     inexhaustible source of writing material.

The panel also included Liang Xiaosheng and Liu Zhenyun, whose works     7    (reach) a multitude of readers at home and abroad so far. Liang’s full-length novel, Renshijian,     8     won the Mao Dun Literature Prize, among the field’s most prestigious awards in China,     9    (adapt) into a hit series and direct heated discussions online last year. Liu stated the importance of characters’ interpersonal relationship and its structure,     10    (add) that it required wisdom, creativity, and philosophical cognition to achieve that in a literary creation.

6 . 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。

Xiao long bao (soup dumplings), those amazing constructions of delicate dumpling wrappers, encasing hot,     1     (taste) soup and sweet, fresh meat, are far and away my favorite Chinese street food. The dumplings arrive steaming and dangerously hot. To eat one, you have to decide whether     2     (bite) a small hole in it first, releasing the stream and risking a spill (溢出),     3     to put the whole dumpling in your mouth, letting the hot soup explode on your tongue. Shanghai may be the     4     (recognize) home of the soup dumplings but food historians will actually point you to the neighboring canal town of Nanxiang as Xiao long Bao’s birthplace. There you will find them prepared differently — more dumpling and less soup, and the wrappers are pressed     5     hand rather than rolled. Nanxiang aside, the best Xiao long bao have a fine skin, allowing them     6     (lift) out of the steamer basket without tearing or spilling any of     7     (they) contents. The meat should be fresh with     8     touch of sweetness and the soup hot, clear and delicious.

No matter where I buy them, one steamer is     9     (rare) enough, yet two seems greedy, so I am always left     10     (want) more next time.

7 . 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。

Recently, videos     1     (show) bees in a plastic box drop from the air the moment lights are turned off have circulated (流传) on the Internet. Most people take     2     for granted that for those bees dropping is more dangerous     3     keeping flying. However, it’s not true.

This could link to how bees use the sun’s position     4     (guide) their way back, so once the sun sets, they     5     (immediate) stop moving. Another theory suggests it is a prey (猎物) response, with shade from a large predator (捕食者) above them resulting in bees dropping from the air and falling to the ground,     6     they would have less chance of being spotted.

Either way, such strange behavior of bees is     7     (fascinate) to look at. Some bees have adapted to flying at night, possibly as there is less competition from other     8     (insect). However, whether bees can see in the dark depends on how “night” and “dark”     9     (understand), as some animals can see at night because they have eyes     10     (accustom) to low lighting, while dark can mean a total absence of light.

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。

The Grand Canal of China was first dug in 486 BC, and well developed through the late 6th to early 10th century. From the late 13th until 19th century, with the highest section built and the overall length     1    (shorten), the Canal was turned into a main passage between northern     2     southern China as well as the economic lifeline of the country. Consisting of the Sui and Tang Grand Canal, the Jing-Hang Grand Canal and the Zhedong Canal, the Canal     3    (stretch) over 2, 700 kilometers, crossing eight provincial-level administrative regions and     4    (link) five major water systems. The Grand Canal also connects with the Eurasian Silk Road to the west and extends the water trade route to the east.

The Grand Canal was     5     notable achievement of the ancient Chinese people. Its connection of the political and economic centers played a     6    (centre) role in the political unity, economic     7    (grow) and cultural prosperity of China, and contributed to the livelihood, exchanges and integration of the population along its route.

The Grand Canal     8    (announce) by the State Council as one of the seventh batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level in March, 2013 and registered     9     the UNSECO World Heritage List in June, 2014. This large-scale, living cultural heritage spreads like a huge dragon across the vast territory of China,     10    (it) ripples shining golden scales (鳞片) in the new age.

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 FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is scheduled to kick off in Qatar on Sunday.     1     the Chinese national football team won’t be playing, Chinese manufacturing(制造业)looks set to shine(大放异彩) on the stage of the     2     (globe) football extravaganza(盛会). China-made products ranging from     3     (bus) to stadium and even air conditioners are well represented at the event, making it     4     excellent stage to showcase(展示) Chinese manufacturing. In addition, Lusail Stadium, the main venue(会场) for this year’s World Cup,     5     (construct) by the China Railway Construction Corporation in the past. It is the first time a Chinese company     6     (build) a World Cup venue. Doha’s first ever Panda House     7    (official) opened to the public on Thursday. Located at AI Khor Park near the Al Bayt Stadium, the Panda House is home     8     Chinese giant pandas, three-year-old female Si Hai and four-year-old male Jing Jing. It is a universal     9     (promote) of China’s own brands, and it will help     10     (increase)universal trust in Chinese manufacturing.

10 . There was a very naughty boy in the nursery and a teacher who was generally very confident with the children was asked to take charge ________ him. (用适当的词填空)