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’ve all heard that laughter is the     1     (good) medicine, and it’s true. Laughter makes you feel better and it’s also good     2     your relationships. Laughter brings people closer, and is a     3     (power) tool for making you relax when feelings are running high. Whether with your friends and family, or co-workers, you can learn to use humor     4     (solve) disagreements, lower everyone’s stress levels, and communicate in a way that deepens the relationships.

Humor plays     5     important role in all kinds of relationships. In new relationships, humor can be a useful tool not just for attracting the other person but also for getting over any awkwardness (尴尬)     6     (arise) when we get to know each other. In old relationships, humor can keep things more exciting and fresher.

Sharing the pleasure of humor     7     (create) a sense of closeness and connection between two people—    8     (quality) that are signs of strong and successful relationships. When you laugh with one another, you create a positive relationship between you,     9     acts as a strong buffer (缓冲剂) against stress, disagreements and disappointments in your relationship. And laughter is spreading—just hearing someone laugh often makes you smile     10     (happy) and join in the fun.

2 . A ___________ (survive) of a very unpleasant experience is a person who has had such an experience, and who is still affected by it. (所给词的适当形式填空)

3 . 阅读下面短文,在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

To pass down Qu Yuan’s deep love of    1     (he) country and wisdom to more young people around the world, Yichang government and China Daily, together with the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, started a worldwide youth art submission (投稿) activity, writing “A Treasured Letter Sent Back in Time” to Qu Yuan.

The activity invited young people worldwide    2     (go) in for “heart conversations” with the well-known poet across space and time. Each letter to Qu Yuan was a respect to    3     (tradition) Chinese culture, and the activity had drawn young attendees from over 20 countries and areas since it    4     (start).

Chen Siyao, a student at China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing,     5     has been learning calligraphy since she was 5, said she thought of Qu Yuan’s poem Li Sao    6     a treasure (珍宝) she always dreamed about in her practice.

She said she discovered the    7     ( high) interesting and attractive Chinese culture through brush and ink, and saw its “energy“ in the “light and shadow landscape” at    8     opening ceremony (仪式) of the G20 summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, in 2016.

“Young people should know more about our culture, love our culture,     9     present a real and beautiful picture of China to the world through heart conversations with visionary (有远见的)     10     (leader) in the past,” Chen says.

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。

A total of 29 provincial regions have started or made plans to reform the national college entrance exam or gaokao,     1     (offer) more options to students taking the critical test, the Ministry of Education said on September 15.

Wang Hui, director of the ministry’s Department of College Students Affairs, said 14 provincial regions have already implemented(实施) gaokao reforms. Seven regions will     2     (official) implement them in 2024, while eight others will do so in 2025.

Before the reforms, high school students     3     (divide) into liberal arts(文科) and sciences categories, in     4     the former needed to answer questions related to politics, history and geography in the gaokao while     5     latter concentrated on physics, chemistry and biology. Now, students can choose any three of these six subjects     6     (test) on.

High school and university officials said they think the changes encourage students to learn more about the different subjects and     7     education officials have made progress in testing students based on their abilities.

To ensure fairness in the national college entrance exam, the ministry has cancelled the bonus-point system(加分政策) considerably for students     8     exceptional ability in the sciences and sports.

Athletes, winners of academic Olympiads, including in math, physics, chemistry and biology, winners of science     9     (competition), provincial model students and students who     10     (undertake) exceptional moral deeds, are no longer being granted extra points in the gaokao.

5 . Enjoying ________ total investment of 31.17 billion yuan, the trip between the two cities will only take 40 minutes ________ the train will travel at an average of 250 km/h. (用适当的词填空)

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。

In 2014, 40.8 percent of the people in the village of Bianjiang in Guizhou Province     1     (be) struggling with poverty. The village,     2     (surround) by deep mountains, was 80 kilometers from Yanhe County. It took villagers four hours     3     (make) a round trip to buy daily     4     (necessary) outside the village, given that no roads were     5     (access) except for a narrow pass along the cliff’s edge.

As poverty alleviation (扶贫) proceeds and the road system in the village improves, industries such as fish, chicken farming and growing mums have been developed. Now, a family of five can earn an average of 10,000 yuan ($1,435) a year through employment and industry bonuses. China     6     (rebuild) 108,000 schools since 2013 to improve compulsory education in poverty-stricken areas. Over 98 percent of villages have access to optical fiber communications and 4G technology.

Through the alleviation project, China, home to nearly one     7     (five) of the world’s population, has     8     (complete) got rid of extreme poverty,     9     (make) an important contribution     10     the cause of global poverty alleviation.

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。

One year ago, China rolled out the “double reduction” policy to ease the burden of excessive core-subjects homework and off-campus tutoring faced by middle and primary school students. The policy not only allows children more time to rest and play, but also allows them to obtain the nutrition     1    (need) for their all-around moral, intellectual and physical development.

Positive changes     2    (take) place. Compared with a year ago, students now have more independent, diversified     3    (choose) of extracurricular activities to explore, and can develop their interests and abilities,    4     opens up new horizons for them.                 

To Yue Xinyu,    5     third-grader in central China’s Wuhan City, a notable change is that her primary school classes now finish     6    (early) in the afternoon than before. “After class, we can opt for     7    (vary) interest-oriented classes and workshops,” the eight-year-old student said.

Football, basketball, opera classes and clay workshops, are available     8     lower graders, while senior primary students have more alternatives, including     9    (program) and dance.

A dance lover herself, Yue is eager to join the school’s club     10     she becomes old enough. She now takes off-campus Latin dance lessons in her spare time. Gliding on the dance floor makes her feel relaxed and confident, she said.

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。

In February 2020, astronaut Christina Koch    1    (complete) a mission on the International Space Station(ISS). It was the    2    (long) stay by a female astronaut:328 days. Here’s how Koch spent    3    (they).

Koch’s job on the ISS was to do science experiments.The work could be challenging. There’s less gravity in space.    4     (tool) are always out of reach. Everything just floats around.

Astronauts work long days on the ISS, and they spend two hours a day    5    (do) exercise. Then    6    is time to relax. Koch ate dinner    7    crewmates（船员）. Meals were packaged.But the meals weren’t simple, and    8    (difference) kinds of meals    9    (provide): Asian stir-fries, lasagna, and pizza. Bedrooms on the ISS are just big enough for a sleeping bag. Each night, Koch zipped(拉上)herself in    10    floated off to sleep.

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。每空不得超过四个单词

A dog named Peggy was unable to continue the job she was good     1    -herding (放牧) sheep一when at age 8 she lost    2    (she) hearing.

Peggy’s owners gave her to a local animal shelter (庇护所) when they found it hard    3    (communicate) with her. The manager of the shelter ChloeShorten    4    (offer) to help. Shorten and her husband, Jason,    5     had two other working sheepdogs, decided to take Peggy home.

While Peggy became deaf,    6     (obvious), her love for sheep herding hadn’t disappeared.“We knew Peggy wanted to work, so we taught her how to herd and work with us without     7    (depend) on voice commands (指令),Shorten said. With    8    help of a sheepdog trainer, Peggy finally learned to reply to sign language rather than traditional voice commands.

But the most important lesson Peggy learned had nothing to do with sheep. It was about trust. “It took her some time to learn that we love her, and understand our praise,” Shorten said.

These days, with her GPS tracker in place, Peggy heads out with sheep fom time to time, happily knowing that the     9    (mean) of a “thumbs (拇指)up” is that she’s a good girl. The Shortens couldn’t be     10    (pleased) with Peggy.

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。

Most people dream of living in a big expensive house. But Tim Shea just wanted to find a place     1     could become his home.

This 70-year-old homeless man had spent several years living on the streets until he became the first resident of a village filled     2     3D- printed little houses.

Shea was chosen to be the first person     3    (move) into Community First Village , a 51- acre site in Austin, Texas. The small houses in the village , like Shea’s 400-square-foot home, were built by the Austin-based start-up company ICON.

Life wasn't easy for Shea before     4     (live) in Community First Village. He lived in an RV(野营车) for most of his life. This made     5    (he) stay away from people. “ I think from my     6    (person) experience of my former lifestyle, I developed a shell,” Shea said. “ I didn't feel secure(安心的)and any time I had the opportunity，I would hide.”

Luckily,    7    (thing) changed when Shea got his new house. Since then, he has been meeting new people and making friends. “Now everything I do     8    (be) just the opposite. I have many activities to do every day with others,” Shea said.

The houses     9    (design) by ICON have six different layouts (布局). Shea chose a home with an open floor. This way,     10     will be easier for him to use his wheelchair.