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。

Beverly Cleary was the best-selling and award-winning author of dozens of books for children,     1     writing changed the world of children’s books by showing that stories about the lives of ordinary     2     (kid) could be interesting, funny, and popular.

As a child, she had trouble learning to read. Even after she learned to love reading, she still     3     (find) many books boring. She wanted to read funny books about children like herself.

When she grew up, she set out     4     (write) stories. Ms. Cleary worked hard to get children hooked on reading. When her son didn’t show much interest     5     books, she wrote The Mouse and the Motorcycle. The book tells the exciting story of     6     motorcycle-riding mouse and his friendship with a young boy. The book was a hit, and led to two more books     7     (star) Ralph S. Mouse.

But that sort of fantasy was unusual for Ms. Cleary, who     8     (usual) focused on real life, even when it involved serious problems.

Ms. Cleary kept writing until she was 83 and won almost every award for children’s books,     9     (include) the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award. Though Ms. Cleary is no longer with us, her characters and stories     10     (love) and shared for years to come.

2 . What the scientists did on Chang’e-5 paid off at last, which inspires more and more Chinese people ________ (devote) themselves to further space research.（所给词的适当形式填空）

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。

Antarctica is one of the hardest-to-reach     1    (place) on Earth. But a recent report    2    (reveal) that ships going to Antarctica have connections to ports around the world. That greatly raises the chance that plants or animals from outside could invade this     3    (protect) area.

Scientists tracked all the ships going to Antarctica between 2014 and 2018. Most ships came directly     4     one of five main ports that serve Antarctica. Still, there were 53 other ports that sent ships straight to the area.

The researchers also looked at     5    many different ports these ships stopped at. They found ships that visited Antarctica had connections to 1,581 ports all around the world.

The scientists worry that ships     6    (travel) to Antarctica from all around the world are much     7    (likely) to bring invasive species. This could bring serious damage to the area that has been fairly well protected so far.

Invasive species are animals or plants that arrive in a place    8    they don’t normally live. When invasive species     9    (bring) to a new location, they can often spread quite quickly, forcing out other plants and animals that live there     10    (nature).

4 . 阅读短文内容，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

My son was born with club feet     1     made him possibly never run very well. Almost the first three years of his life    2    (spend) in hospitals. By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he had a problem when you saw him     3    (walk). The children in our neighborhood ran around     4     Joey would jump right in and play, too. We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to run like the other children. So he didn’t know.

In Grade 7, he decided to join the cross-country team. Every day he ran     5    (hard) than the others, partly because he sensed his     6    (different). Although the whole team runs, only the top seven runners have the chance     7    (score) points for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make     8     team, so he didn’t know.

Two weeks later, the     9    (name) of the team runners were called. Joey was No. 6 on the list. He was in Grade 7 while the other six team members were all 8th graders. We never told him he shouldn’t expect to succeed, so he didn’t know. He just made     10    .

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, 并将答案填写在答题卡上。

Elephants in the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary (禁猎区) in northern Kenya are being fed goat milk. Workers there say the elephants enjoy drinking goat milk. They say the milk may be     1     (healthy) for them than other choice.

The sanctuary had been using powdered baby milk     2     (feed) the young animals it cared for. But it decided to test goat milk,     3     costs less and is locally available.

The sanctuary rescues young elephants     4     (find) alone in the wild and cares for them. It is not until they are old enough     5     they will be returned to the wild. Dr. Steven Chege is the sanctuary’s medical advisor. He says goat milk seems to be very good for the     6     (survive) and health of baby elephants.

Chege says goat milk is helpful because it contains a different kind of “highly digestible protein” that powdered baby milk lacks. This results in fewer stomach     7     (problem) for the young elephants.

Liwana Lenakukunyia is one of many goat farmers     8     (sell) milk to the sanctuary. She says she’s happy to get new earning and that many of the farmers who now earn money     9     (be) women. “Since we started milking goats and selling milk to the sanctuary,     10     least we have our own cash to feed our family with,” she said.

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。

It was an emotional moment for two women in China     1     the mother of the bridegroom discovered that her daughter-in-law was her biological daughter.

The reunion occurred at the wedding in Suzhou on March 31. According to Sohu News, the discovery     2     (make) after the mother noticed a birthmark on the bride’s hand, which looked strikingly similar     3     that of her long-lost child.

Determined to uncover the     4     (true), the woman gathered the courage     5     (ask)the bride’s parents whether she was adopted. After explaining her story and     6     same birthmark, the bride’s parents     7     (final) confirmed that their child had been adopted.

Indeed, the bride was the woman’s long-lost biological daughter. It turns out she went     8     (miss )as a child and was picked up by her adoptive parents on the roadside some two     9     (decade) ago.

The wedding would have been called off at this point, but the woman also revealed that her son was also adopted. The wedding proceeded as     10     (plan). The story of joys and sorrows moved all the people present. The ending of the story is, as the idiom goes, “As You Like It.”

Photos of the bride crying and hugging her long-lost mother spread on Chinese social media.

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。

After graduating     1    college, Wang Kun and Wang Wei decided     2    (take) a trip along the entire Mekong River by bicycle. It was Wang Wei     3    first came up     4    the idea. They had dreamed about the trip ever since middle school, and they bought mountain bikes two years ago. Wang Kun was fond     5     his sister although she could be stubborn at times. She insisted that she     6    (organize) the trip     7    (proper). There was a     8    (determine) look on her face, which suggested once she had made     9     her mind, nothing could change it. Finally, Wang Kun had to give     10    to his sister.

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，并将答案填写在答题卡上。

There are many kinds of strength (力量) training equipment. They do not cost much and     1     (sell) in sporting stores.

Free weights (自由负重器械),     2     (common) used in strength training, are handheld weights. They are not connected to exercise equipment, so we call them “free”. If you do not have free weights, you can use a heavy thing     3     is safe to lift.

Many gyms and health clubs have weightlifting or resistance (阻力) machines. Some people also buy these machines     4     (set) them up at home. But they can cost a lot of money.

However, working with free weights or weightlifting machines can sometimes be     5     (danger). If you are new to weight training, experts suggest working with     6     trainer or physical fitness specialist. This way you will learn the right way to move and avoid injury.

Experts have this warning for those     7     (want) to start weight training. They say you should talk with your doctor before beginning if you are     8     (old) than age 40, and have not been active recently.

If you are suing weights, how much should you use? The right amount (量) should tire your body after 12 to 15     9     (time). You can slowly increase the amount as you get stronger.

Also listen     10     your body. If an exercise causes pain, stop it. Experts say after the pain goes away, you can try the exercise again, but with a lower weight.

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。

When you think about robots, you probably think of some movies or cartoons. But robots aren’t only in the movies or on TV. A “real” robot     1    (host) a wedding ceremony(仪式) for a couple last Friday, in Tokyo, Japan.

Fifty guests stood as the bride(新娘) walked down the passage between the seats. Only one guest remained     2     (seat)—a robot fixed to a chair. It was the minister(牧师) for this special occasion. The robot, named I-Fairy, was four     3     (foot) tall. It wore flowers around     4     (it) head. I-Fairy’s eyes flashed colored lights as it pronounced the couple man and wife and asked the groom(新郎) to kiss the bride. It was the first time that a wedding     5     (lead) by a robot, according to the company that built I-Fairy.

A robot might seem like     6     unusual choice to lead a wedding, but if you knew the couple, you would think I-Fairy was the perfect choice. That’s     7     the groom teaches robotics at a university and the bride works for the company that built I-Fairy. Besides I-Fairy, the company has also spent time and money     8     (build) robotic dinosaurs that you might have seen in museums or on TV.

Japan is one of the world’s leaders in the field of robotics. The     9     (new) married couple hopes their wedding will encourage more uses for robots. They hope their wedding will give people ideas about ways in     10     they might use robots to do “everyday things” in their lives in the near future.

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。

Jim was a boy. He was afraid of talking to    1    (strange). As a result, he didn’t have any friends after he entered high school.

One day, when Jim    2    (walk) on his way back home from school, it suddenly began to rain    3    (heavy). He saw a boy walking in front of him. The road was so wet that     4    boy slipped(滑倒) and fell on the ground. Jim quickly ran to the boy and helped    5     (he) get up.

The boy was wet all over. Jim    6    (think) the boy must feel cold, so he asked the boy where he lived. When Jim    7    (tell) about the address, he found it was a bit far from there. Jim lived nearby,    8    he invited the boy to his home. After they arrived, Jim gave him some clean clothes and asked him to get changed.

The boy was so grateful    9    Jim that he thanked Jim again and again. The following day, the boy saw Jim at school. He thanked Jim again for    10    (help) him out. From then on, they often spent time together and became best friends.