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

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

3 . 阅读下列材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

People of the Dai ethnic group in southwest China’s Yunnan province annually celebrate their Water Splashing (泼洒) Festival. It lasts for three days and marks the official New Year celebration for over one million people     1     (live) in China, mainly in Xishuangbanna and Dehong prefectures. The festival     2     (include) in China’s National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2006.

Originating in Persia in the 5th century, the water splashing ceremony spread to China around 1200 AD, and gradually became     3     folk custom among Dai people. On the first two days, people clean their houses, have their hair cut, and take showers. Various     4     (performance) can also be seen. Some people send Kongming lanterns into the sky, dance and sing freely on the streets, and watch     5     (color) dragon boat races on the Lancang River. On the third day of the festival,     6     marks the first day of the New Year on the Dai calendar, people often get up early in the morning     7     (wash)Buddha statues (佛像) in temples with clean water. After that, they     8     (joyful) join in the mass water splashing. People use anything     9     hand to splash water over others, from friends and neighbors to strangers, as an       10     (express) of their wishes for good luck for whoever is on the receiving end.

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 Chinese calligraphy     1     (list) as one of the must-do things when I came to China. Now, I’m in the course of learning this unique art,     2     value is considered very high in China, even across East Asia today. It is not only     3     ancient artistic form of human language, but it also reflects Chinese traditions.

As someone who paints, draws, and loves all     4     (create) things, at first, I assumed I would be rather good at Chinese calligraphy. I was     5     (total ) wrong. Using thick brush tips to produce awkward brush strokes (笔画)     6     (be) very difficult for a beginner. I have no idea about the different types of calligraphy and the meanings     7     ( hide) behind each one. Also, I have to hold the paintbrush     8     a very specific way; unlike a pen or pencil, the paintbrush is held upright in the hand. I need to be extra careful when changing the angle or     9     (direct) of the brush, especially if I press too hard on the paper.

After taking the lesson, I now understand the difficulty of calligraphy and that it will take efforts and commitment     10     (master) this art form. Yet, I am grateful to learn such a special Chinese tradition.

5 . She has become the first female physicist of her country ______(receive) the Prize. (所给词的适当形式填空)

6 . I was at a disadvantage ______ (compare) to the younger members of the team. (所给词的适当形式填空)

7 . Most of the songs are about hardship and heartbreak, with plenty of humour ______ (throw) in. (所给词的适当形式填空)

8 . 语法填空

Cloning has two major uses. First, gardeners use it to produce large     1     (quantity) of plants for sale. Second, it is valuable for research on new plant species and for medical research on animals. Cloning plants is fairly straightforward, while cloning animals is much     2     (complicated) and difficult. Over the years, many scientists failed in their attempts to clone animals, but their determination and     3     (patient) paid off in 1996 with a breakthrough-the cloning of Dolly the sheep.

9 . 语法填空

Tu Youyou was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2015 for her research,     1     led to the discovery of artemisinin. Artemisinin has saved a large number of lives since it was discovered. After     2     (graduate) from university, Tu Youyou worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 1967, Tu Youyou     3     (choose) as a researcher of a team of scientists with     4     purpose of discovering a new treatment for malaria.

10 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案写在答题卡上。

Friends play a very important part in everyone’s life. Friendship     1    (usual) develops during childhood. New friends are made when you progress through school. Those friends     2     you make as a student can usually last long. Friends influence your development, maturity (成熟) and sense of responsibility (责任). A familiar expression is “You can tell a lot about a person by     3    (know) who his friends are.” Friendship     4    (base) on common interests. If you like sports, most of your friends     5    (be) likely to be athletic (竞技的). If you enjoy reading and shopping, most of your friends do     6     same.

Some people call you their friends for the wrong reasons. These people are not really friends. They are superficial (表面的) only “friends” on the outside, not the inside where it counts. Superficial friends only want to be your friends if is to their advantage. True friends are there if you are rich or poor.     7     is easy to have many so-called “friends” if you are rich. By his time you should be able to separate our fiends into the real or the “phoney”.

True fiends are most special. They are also difficult     8    (find). You can consider yourself very     9    (fortune) if you have one true friend. This friend is eager to help you whenever necessary. He or she knows you would do the same for them. A true friend is someone you can talk to about any subject or problem. You and your true friend have good understanding of each other. True friends give you a great deal of     10    (encourage), take your side, and build up your confidence.