1 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

When scientists accidentally killed     1    turned out to be the world’s oldest living creature, it was bad enough. Now, their mistake has been worsened after further research found it was even older – at 507 years.

The ocean quahog, a type of deep-sea clam, was dredged (捕捞) alive from the bottom of the North Atlantic near Iceland in 2006 by researchers. They then put it in a fridge-freezer,     2    is normal practice, unaware of     3    age. It was only when it was taken to a laboratory     4    scientists from Bangor University studied it and concluded it was 400 years old.

The discovery made it into the Guinness Book of World Records. However, by this time, it was too late for Ming the Mollusc(软体动物),     5    (name) after the Chinese dynasty     6    its life began. Unfortunately, researchers who calculated Ming’s age killed it instantly by opening its shell.

The researchers opened the ancient clam up to judge its age by counting growth rings inside. But the rings were so close together     7    scientists ended up having to count the rings on the outside to be accurate,     8    (lead) CBS journalists to point out that if scientists had just started there, Ming could have lived on. Now, after examining the quahog     9    (closely), and     10    (use) more advanced methods, the researchers have found the animal was actually 100 years older than they first thought.

Dr Paul Butler, from the University’s School of Ocean Sciences, said: “We got it wrong the first time and maybe we were a bit hasty publishing our findings back then. But we are absolutely certain that we’ve got the right age now.” The mollusc was born in 1499 – just seven years after Columbus discovered America and before Henry VIII had even married his first wife, Catherine of Aragon in 1509.

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内所给单词的正确形式。

Visits to Red tourism attractions are expected to rise this year as the Communist Party of China (CPC) celebrates the 100th anniversary of     1     (it) founding. Their increasing popularity will not only     2     (strength) people’s knowledge of CPC history, but also bring significant economic     3     (benefit).

    4     (recognize) as one of the most important revolutionary bases in China, Yan’an is home to 445 memorial sites. The city’s Red tourism market     5     (receive) 1.6 million visitors and recorded nearly 1.5 billion yuan during the past national day holiday.

“I’m quite lucky that I was born after the founding of the People’s Republic of China, but I never forget what my father told me about their hard life in the war,” Zhao Yanping, a 67-year-old visitor from Zhejiang province, said. “He told me to be grateful to the CPC, without it we could not live such     6     good life nowadays.”

Yang Guangyuan, director of Yan’an’s publicity department, mentioned the     7     (big) attraction of Yan’an is the spirit,     8     has been passed down by generations of CPC members. “In the past 100 years, the CPC     9     (grow) from weak to strong, leading China’s revolution to get out of difficulty.” he said. The city now has its traditions well protected while looking forward to     10     (build) an energetic future.

3 . 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。

The average American eats a lot of red meat, such as beef and meat. Meat-eaters often note that red meat has a lot of protein(蛋白质), which     1     (help) repair muscles and build bones. But a new research shows that if people want to live     2     long and healthy life, they should get their protein from plants.

Dr. Andrew Chan, working at Massachusetts General Hospital, and other     3     (researcher) examined how proteins from animals and proteins from plants affect human health.

One important finding was that people     4     ate the highest amounts of animal-based protein, such as red meat, had a     5     (high) risk of dying earlier from heart-related problems. One reason is     6     red meat has high levels of cholesterol(胆固醇), which has been linked to heart disease. The researchers also found that the problems most probably happened     7     people who ate meat and also smoked and drank     8     (heavy).

While     9     (get) protein is important, red meat is not the only or best source. Dr. Chan said researchers found that people who replaced animal protein with plant protein in     10     (they) diet reduced their risk of early death.

4 . 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。

Many people learn     1     is going on in the world by reading the newspaper. Newspapers can be published daily, weekly, monthly, or less     2     (frequent). However, all the people     3     (work) on a daily newspaper must be able to work fast.

Every morning, the newspaper chief editor holds a meeting with the journalists     4     (discuss) the main events of the day. After that, journalists telephone people and fix a time for     5     face-to-face interview with them. At the same time, photographers are sent to take the pictures     6     can be used in tomorrow’s news. Sometimes journalists have to stop working on one story and start working immediately on a new one if something more important     7     (happen) late in the day.

Later in the day, everything is put together at the news desk. The editors have to check and design each part to ensure their accuracy and precision. They may also consider getting     8     (profession) advice from lawyers to make sure that they won’t face problems.

Finally, there is no more time left for adding new stories and the time for printing has come. This is done on fast-moving printing     9     (machine) because speed is important. Early the next morning, the newspapers     10     (deliver) by lorry, plane or rail to readers.

5 . Directions: After reading the excerpt from Three Days to See below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

I lived, up to the time of the illness that deprived me of my sight and hearing, in a tiny house     1     (consist) of a large square room and a small one where the servant slept. It is a custom in the South to build a small house near the farmhouse to be used occasionally. Such a house my father built after the Civil War, and when he married my mother they went to live in it. It was completely covered with vines, climbing roses and honeysuckles. From the garden it looked like an arbor. The little porch     2       (hide) from view by a screen of yellow roses and Southern smilax. It was the favorite place of humming-birds and bees.

The Keller farmhouse,    3    the family lived, was a few steps from our little rose-bower. It was called “Ivy Green”    4    the house and the surrounding trees and fences were covered with beautiful English ivy. Its old fashioned garden was the paradise of my childhood.

Even in the days before my teacher came, I used to feel along the square stiff boxwood hedges, and,    5    (guide) by the sense of smell, would find the first violets and lilies. There, too, alter a fit of temper, I went to find comfort and to hide my hot face in the cool leaves and grass.

What joy it was to lose myself in that garden of flowers, to wander happily from spot to spot,    6    coming suddenly upon a beautiful vine, I recognized it by its leaves and blossoms, and knew it was the vine which covered the tumble-down summer-house at the farther end of the garden! Here, also were trailing clematis, drooping jasmine, and some rare sweet flowers called butterfly lilies, because their fragile petals resemble butterflies wings. But the roses—they were     7     (lovely) of all. Never have I found in the greenhouses of the North such heart-satisfying roses as the climbing roses of my southern home. They used to hang in long festoons from our porch, filling the whole air with their fragrance; and in the early morning, washed in the dew they felt so soft, so pure, I     8    not help wondering if they did not resemble the asphodels of God’s garden.

6 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个恰当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式填空。

With Tokyo Summer Olympics     1     (approach), reports indicate that facial recognition will be used as a security measure at those games. The Japan Times reported the technology would be used to “make the entry to the stadiums simple”.

While spectators (观众) won’t have to receive the     2     (treat), athletes, officials and journalists will be screened, according to the report of The Japan Times.    3     there were complaints of long waits, the organizing committee     4     (prove) the technology during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil quite     5     (success). They hope to sort out the wait and other issues ahead of the Tokyo Games     6     will start in late July 2021.

NEC, the company handling the technology, also tested out their equipment at two airports and is behind a number of other similar projects,    7     (include) software used by the Chicago Police. This technology is becoming far     8     (popular) and the Olympics are just the latest area to use them     9     security purposes. Other examples of planned or in use include robot police in China, bridges and tunnels in New York City, and more widespread uses by the FBI. Also, the technology allows you     10     (use) your fancy new phone and order fast food.

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。

A decision on whether international fans will be allowed     1    (attend) the Tokyo Olympics Games this summer will be taken by the end of this month, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Monday.

    2    is reported that fans    3    (ban) from traveling to Japan for the Tokyo Olympics or Paralympics this summer. The country made the decision to ban foreign visitors from the Tokyo Olympics because of the threat of the Coronavirus pandemic. The news has not yet been confirmed by the Japanese government or Olympic officials.

While to those     4    want to make the trip, the news may be     5    (disappoint), the country is being on the safe side. At one point, fans were unsure if there would even be a Summer Olympics, after the games were delayed from 2020 to 2021 because of the     6     (grow) worry about the pandemic. They still plan to have the Olympics in summer of 2021 despite the pushback from many fans, media members and Japanese     7    (city).

Last month, officials released a 33-page playbook telling the health and     8    (safe) protocols that will be in place. There are many guidelines in place for athletes,    9     (include) tracking, tests and mask mandates.

The Tokyo Olympics are set to start     10     July .23 and last until Aug. 8.

8 . Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Barry Jenkins: ‘When you climb the ladder, you send it back down’

“So, you saw the film?” Barry Jenkins is eager to ask the minute we are introduced. He gives good eye contact through those stylish thick-rimmed glasses – not the big-time, Oscar-winning writer-director speaking, but a nervous artist, anxious     1     the new work he is starting to screen. I love it, I tell him. If Beale Street Could Talk may be only Jenkins’ third feature-length film,     2     it has already been nominated for three Oscars (best adapted screenplay, best supporting actress, best score), just two years     3     his Moonlight walked away with the Academy Award for best film. A passionate film about race and love, it’s an     4     (add) pleasure to see black characters of such complexity on the big screen.

Adapted from James Baldwin’s 1974 novel, Beale Street tells the story in which the personal experiences of a young black couple     5     (interweave) with the big picture in 1970s Harlem. When Tish (KiKi Layne) becomes pregnant, they plan to marry – until her fiancé Fonny (Stephan James) is set up by a racist police officer for a rape he did not commit. The film explores the different reactions of their siblings (兄弟姐妹) and parents, led by Regina King in a standout performance as Tish’s mother, as they fight for Fonny’s freedom.

Baldwin has been dead for 30 years, but his depiction of the fight against a country’s powerful prejudice is a sad reminder     6     not enough has changed. Yet Jenkins turns a bleak story into a fascinating romance, as the young lovers strive     7     (regard) as human beings. With its lingering, saturated-colour photography – the director has cited Wong Kar-Wai’s In The Mood For Love as an influence – Beale Street is one of     8     (visually-arresting) films I’ve seen.

Beale Street     9     (film) on location in New York and the Dominican Republic – filling in for Puerto Rico, still devastated by 2017’s Hurricane Maria. It was shot on an Arri Alexa 65 camera. Throughout the film, as he did in Moonlight, the director lingers over often wordless scenes between his characters,     10     (present) them as a series of moving photographs.

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。

We all know that fish live in water. Fish will die     1     water. But, there is a kind of fish which lives in the desert.

Is it difficult to believe? There is a variety of fish     2     (call) the lungfish which is found in Africa. When the rivers overflow, their water spreads to the dry regions around. It forms small lakes or ponds. And,     3     the lakes dry up，the lungfish don’t die. They cover     4     (they) in the wet mud where they can live for months.     5     (special), these fish have been found several     6     ( meter) below the soil.

The discovery of lungfish is of great     7     (important), they are very much like the fish     8     lived 200 million years ago at the beginning of the Mesozoic Era. It was a period when dinosaurs and evergreen trees     9     (find) on the Earth.

These animals are especially     10     (interest) because of their characteristic body forms, large sizes distribution over the Earth’s tropical regions.

10 . 语法填空

The Little Prince is a     1     (class) tale of equal appeal     2     children and adults. On one level it is the story of     3     airman’s discovery of a small boy from another planet – the Little Prince of the title – and his stories of intergalactic(银河间的) travel,     4     on the other hand it is a thought-provoking allegory(象征；预言) of the human condition. The main theme of the allegory is expressed in the secret that the fox tells little prince: “It is only with the heart     5     one can see nightly:     6     is essential is invisible to the eye.” The author dedicated(献给) this book to a little boy from     7     his best friend Leon grew. All grown-ups were children once although few of them remember it. First     8     (publish) in 1943, the year before the author's death in action, the book contains Saint-Exupery’s     9     (delight) illustrations. The story has been translated into hundreds of languages and has sold some 200 million copies worldwide,     10     (make) it one of the best-selling books in history.