1 . There is much to learn ,share and celebrate on World Olive Tree Day, and UNESCO encourages everyone to participate in activities such as debates and exhibitions__________ (organize) worldwide. (所给词的适当形式填空)

2 . Following in the footsteps of his own teacher all those years ago, Mr. Wang has now passed on his skills to the new memebers, ________ will take on many of the future repairs. (用适当的词填空)

3 . Cut down on _______ you throw away and watch out for single-use items like coffee pods whose production generates greenhouse gases. (用适当的词填空)

4 . Because the process of collecting and boiling down the sap to make maple syrup __________ (require) a lot of manpower and time, it’s quite expensive. (所给词的适当形式填空)

5 . The members will serve________ part of a crew conducting invasive plant treatment and habitat restroration efforts. (用适当的词填空)

6 . 语法填空

Some of the most famous and successful people in history battled self-doubt.     1     fact, some held this feeling throughout their entire lives, even after their work had been held in high regard by     2     public. Here       3     (be) two famous people from history who struggled with self-doubt.

John Steinbeck

Even the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author John Steinbeck felt uncomfortable about the praise he got for his work. He wrote in his diary: “I am not a writer. I’ve been fooling       4     (I) and other people.” His famous realistic novel The Grapes of Wrath      5     (help) land him the Pulitzer Prize in 1940.

Michelangelo

World-renowned Italian Renaissance artist,     6     (sculpt) and architect Michelangelo doubted his abilities before he created his famous painting, The Last Judgement, in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel.

The beginning of Michelangelo’s career consisted mostly of sculptures,     7     helped spread his name throughout Italy. However, Pope Julius II asked Michelangelo     8     (paint) the wall of the Sistine Chapel. In response, Michelangelo refused at first,     9     (say) that he was not a painter.    10     (final), he accepted the Pope’s request and spent four years on the painting.

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。

Hanfu, the traditional Chinese clothing, has become increasingly popular as a symbol of Chinese culture,     1     (attract) enthusiasts (爱好者) from around the world.

Rian Neves, a 29-year-old Brazilian, is a hanfu lover. Six years ago, he traveled thousands of kilometers to China where he experienced a       2     (total) different culture, experiencing a huge culture shock (文化冲击).

To deal with his loneliness, Rian made Chinese friends     3     provided selfless support and introduced him     4     different Chinese cultures.

In 2019, Rian and his friends saw a group of youngsters dressed in hanfu in Hangzhou.     5     (impress) by hanfu, Rian developed a fascination (兴趣) for this traditional clothing. Then he moved to Xi’an,     6     starting point of the ancient Silk Road, where Rian discovered many people wearing hanfu while exploring historical sites, taking pictures, and making short videos.

Rian decided     7     (try) and experiment with making hanfu videos. He     8     (support) by his friends. He started on his first video shoot in 2022, in which he presented     9     (he) in hanfu on Chinese social media platforms, receiving words of encouragement from several Chinese     10     (viewer). Now Rian has more than 15,000 followers on Xiaohongshu, a lifestyle platform popular among young people in China.

8 . 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。

Mind reading is hard. But not impossible. Modern technology can reach inside someone’s head and pull out their     1     (intend).

Decoding (破解) thought usually requires placing sensors directly on or in someone’s brain. Using brain implants, researchers so far     2     (pick) up electrical signals in the brain linked to certain words or letters. This has allowed brain implants to transform thoughts     3     text or speech on a computer. Brain implants have even enabled scientists     4     (turn) the neural firings (神经网络滤镜) associated with a song in someone’s head into real music.

In a recent study, scientists decoded full stories from people’s brains     5     (use) MRI scans. This did not require any brain implants. But building the thought decoder     6     (definite) required many hours of brain scans for each person. What’s more, the system only worked on the persons     7     were willing to have their minds read.

Devices that might let someone secretly read your mind from across the room     8     (be) still a long, long way off Still, it’s clear that mind-reading tech is getting more and more     9     (advance). As it does, scientists are thinking hard about what it would mean to live in     10     world where not even the inside of your head is completely private.

9 . 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.

On a freezing cold day in January 1994, Jiesang Suonandajie found what he was looking for --- a group of poachers. He gave     1     (he) life to save the Tibetan antelope, which was an     2     (endanger) species.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, millions of antelopes lived on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. By the 1990s the number     3     (fall) to about 50,000. The reason is that the wool of the Tibetan antelope is the     4     (expensive) in the world. A shawl     5     (make) from the wool can sell for 5,000 dollars. There has been a ban on the trade since 1975. However, the shawls came into fashion     6     rich people in the 1990s.

In the 1990s the Chinese government began to take an active part in     7     (protect) the antelopes in the Hoh Xil Nature Reserve. The number of poachers has fallen thanks to the efforts of the officials and     8     (volunteer). Meanwhile, in those countries     9     the shawls are sold, police are getting tough with the dealers. International co-operation seems     10     (work). The antelope population has slowly begun to grow again since 1997.

10 . 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。

As the severe winter conditions set in, the Chinese merganser (秋沙鸭) starts its annual migration (迁徙). These birds leave northeastern China     1     (seek) shelter in milder climates further south. Among the numerous regions that these birds travel to during their winter migration, Hubei Province stands     2     as a significant wintering site. The province’s wetlands offer an ideal environment for the Chinese merganser, providing plentiful food and safe nesting     3     (place). The sighting of nearly 500 of these rare birds     4     (confirm) Hubei’s role as a vital winter habitat.

The Chinese merganser, a species     5     existence predates most of today’s living organisms, enjoys the     6     (high) level of national protection in China. China’s     7     (commit) to preserving these ‘living fossils (化石)’ is not just an effort to protect an endangered species, but also an effort to safeguard a piece of our planet’s ancient history.

The significant presence of the Chinese mergansers in the wetlands of Jingmen City is     8     example of hope for the conservation efforts aimed at     9     (protect) these unique birds. It serves as a reminder of the complicated relationship we share with nature and the responsibility we bear to protect and preserve the diverse ecosystems that are home to such     10     (remark) species.