1 . 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。

Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM), deeply     1    (root) in the rich heritage of Chinese civilization, is     2     unique and comprehensive medical system that includes various practices such as acupuncture, herbal medicine, massage therapy, and dietary therapy.

TCM, with its origins     3    (date) back thousands of years to ancient China,     4    (save) lives and curing diseases for the past two thousand years or so. TCM has gained recognition and popularity worldwide due to its effectiveness in addressing a wide range of health conditions. However, it     5    (challenge) when Western Medicine (WM) was introduced by the British doctor Benjamin Hobson,     6     came to China and     7     (systematic) planted the seed of western clinical medicine into the soil of the Chinese intellectual community, posing a serious challenge     8     TCM. In the 1970s, the doctors in WM finally exceeded (超过)     9     practicing TCM.

To promote further exploration into possibilities for TCM and find ways to integrate it with WM, equal importance should be given to the development of both medical systems rather than viewing them as     10    (compete).

2 . 阅读下面短文，根据语境填空。

As the working pressure is increasing, young people     1    (make) complaints about longer working hours constantly. For example, they     2    (spend) less and less time staying with their parents, leaving them alone. To solve this problem, our company     3    (develop) a household robot which can do many things for old people in the past five years. Luckily, we     4    (succeed), even though the model is not perfect. It     5    (need) further modification in the future. The robot is so designed that once it breaks into the market and enters ordinary families, it     6    (accompany) the old people, talking to them, playing chess and doing exercises with them whenever they feel lonely. Also it     7    (cook) at a fixed time which can be set according to people’s different needs. Besides, it     8    (address) some emergencies, especially when an old man falls ill suddenly.

In a word, it     9    (be) of great help if you own such a great robot in your home. If you wanna to know more relevant information, you can consult our director, who     10    (demonstrate) the model at 3 : 00 tomorrow afternoon in the hall.

3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式。

Whenever I am in a bad mood, I will always cycle to a nearby buffet     1     (face) the bay, pick up some     2     (salt) but creamy slices of steak and begin to eat     3     (greed). The friendly atmosphere and beautiful scenery can     4     (relief) my stress from work and I become happy again. The steak in that buffet is out of this world and I bet it will impress you greatly     5     its unique flavours,     6     (vary) from mild spicy to a little salty. It     7     (estimate) that more than 500     8     (native) or tourists come to the buffet every day. As a matter of fact,     9     is essential for people, especially the elderly, to consume an appropriate amount of beef every day and the steak will hit the spot. The steak is not easy     10     (digest), but it can generate more calories, enhance people’s immunity (免疫力) and stimulate people’s appetite. There is a direct link between it and good health. So, come and enjoy the steak here.

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 California woman went viral (走红) on TikTok after she posted about her pet pig named Merlin. Mina Alali     1     (buy) a small pig last year after claiming to have wanted one for her entire life. Merlin is a mini-Vietnamese potbelly pig. When he’s     2     (full) grown, he could weigh up to 80 lbs. Alali said that training Merlin to be calm     3     (be) a challenge at first—noting that she had to teach him not     4     (scream) when someone picked him up. With time, however, Merlin grew closer to his new owner. Alali takes the pet pig     5     her everywhere—in the car, on walks, to dinner with friends and even on trips to Starbucks.

In the videos on TikTok, Alali shows off her pig’s many skills and abilities. Merlin learned how to press electronic buttons     6     say “outside,” “eat” and “ice” to better communicate with his owner. He can also perform     7     (trick) such as high-fives or “sit” and “stay”—similar to a trained dog. Alali and Merlin     8     (invite) to be on the TV show “America’s Got Talent”     9     the owner declined (谢绝). She said she felt the experience would be too     10     (stress) for her pet pig, she said.

5 . Giant pandas Ya Ya and Le Le, ________pictures online have raised the public concern, will return to China after two decades in the US. （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。

Hot pot, as a traditional Chinese folk dish,     1     (become) a favorite dish throughout China since at least the Han Dynasty,     2     is particularly true during winter months. There are different     3     (style) of hot pot with differently flavored thick soup in China, from spicy hot pot in Sichuan, seafood-based hot pot in Guangdong to mutton hot pot in Hong Kong. No matter what your     4     (prefer) is, Chinese hot pot has something to interest you.

The spicy hot pot featured in Sichuan is probably the most famous among the native Chinese. When     5     (visit) Chongqing, you will have     6     opportunity to taste authentic (真正的) Chinese hot pot. Chongqing hot pot is known as má là (“numb and spicy”) due     7     the inclusion of Sichuan peppers and is unique in the types of meat and the types of sauce     8     (use) for its base.

Though the flavor of Chinese hot pot varies from region to region, the dining customs are similar. Hot pot is     9     (typical) served in a metal bowl at the center of the dining table. As the soup in the pot is cooked at almost boiling point, the ingredients (原料)     10     (add) into the boiling thick soup. The ingredients can vary from thinly-sliced meat, vegetables, mushrooms, potatoes, and cabbage, to seafood, fish balls and tofu.

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

Over and over at the UN climate summit in Glasgow, world leaders have stressed the need     1     (limit) global warming to 1. 5 degrees Celsius. Experts have said crossing the 1. 5 ℃threshold(界限）risks     2     （release) far more severe climate change effects on people, wildlife and ecosystems. Preventing it     3     (require) almost halving global CO₂ emissions(排放) by 2030 from 2010 levels and cutting them to net-zero by 2050.

Already, the world has heated to around 1. 1℃ above pre-industrial levels. Each of the last four decades was     4     (hot) than any decade since 1850. “We never had such a global warming in only a few decades,” said climate     5     (science) Daniela Jacob at the Climate Service Center Germany.

More warming to 1. 5 ℃ and beyond will     6     (worse) such impacts. For example, heatwaves would become both more frequent and more severe. A warmer atmosphere can also hold more moisture(水分), resulting in more extreme rainfall     7     raises flood risks. It also increases evaporation, leading to more intense droughts.

“At 1. 5 ℃, there’s     8     good chance that we can keep most of the Greenland and west Antarctic ice sheet     9     collapsing,” said climate expert Michael Mann at Pennsylvania State University. That would help limit sea level rise to a few     10     (foot) by the end of the century.

8 . 语法填空

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, China’s sprinter Su Bingtian made history by     1    (become) the first Chinese athlete to make it to the final of men’s 100m Olympic event.

“I’m very     2    (excite) to be in the 100m final. Stepping on the track has realized my dream.” Su said after the race. Su has set     3     Asian record of 9.83 seconds,     4     is also the best performance for the Chinese on the world stage.

“London 2012 was my first Olympics. I was just a young man eager to become one of the top athletes.     5    (lucky), perseverance(坚持) helps me prepare     6     the game and with my     7    (determine), I make my dream come true. I feel more confident than I used to be. It is a breakthrough for me     8    (complete) the semi-final at that time.” Because of his excellent performance, Su, titled the “Asian flying man”, was chosen as the flag-bearer for the Chinese delegation at the closing ceremony of the games on Aug 8.

Su’s great success     9    (inspire) more Chinese athletes and teenagers to improve     10    (they) since he lowered the Asian 100m record to 9.83 seconds.

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。

Many people are afraid of sharks. Many films and TV shows will also tell you that sharks are     1    (frighten).   But that's simply not true and the world would not be better without them. Sharks play     2     important role in the ocean. Many sharks are top predators(捕食者)    3     control the populations of other animals. Other sharks serve as clean-up animals,    4    （eat) birds when they fall out of the sky. But not all sharks eat meat. Some, like the whale sharks, are peaceful seagrass eaters.

As a group, sharks are much older     5     we human beings are. The first shark-like fish     6    （appear)more than 400 million years ago. Sharks were swimming in the oceans before dinosaurs lived on the planet. They survived from the extinction that killed 75% of all living     7    (species) on Earth, which is why sharks     8    （consider)“living fossils(活化石）”.

Sharks also have a variety of fascinating talents. They have sharp noses and use them     9    (detect) signals from other animals. Sharks have very big, oily livers(肝脏）．The oil in their livers     10    (actual) helps them float.