1 . If your heart breaks like ________ (I) at the thought of our irreplaceable heritage being lost forever, please take action. (所给词的适当形式填空)

2 . The surprise attack came ________ a great shock to the whole nation. (用适当的词填空)

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，并将答案填写在答题卡上。

Seeing Math on the Page

Math and literature are probably two of the subjects that bring students headaches. However, scientists wonder     1     the beauty of math can be found in literary works. A UK mathematician Sarah Hart, who presents some interesting thoughts about “three” in her book,     2     (argue)that the beauty of this number is indeed evident in many works of western literature and languages.

“Three” is the minimum number with     3     a two-dimensional shape can be defined. For example, three sticks can create     4     triangle, a stable structure. Many common phrases are in three words, such as “ready, set, go”. Some nursery rhymes have a word     5     (repeat) three times, such as “row, row, row your boat”. In stories, there are usually three main characters and for a series of     6     (novel), there are usually three books rather than four.

Why is it always the third son who behaves differently from his two older brothers, thus     7     (win) the princess? Hart explains that obviously we require two repetitions to get to know the pattern, so that the breaking of the pattern in the third character can surprise or amuse us.

    8     (similar), another study by researchers at the University of Vermont also connected math and storytelling. They analyzed more than 1,300 fiction books and arranged for 10,000 words from the books to be rated by 50 participants on a happiness scale of 1 to 9. Then the ratings     9     (categorize) into different graphs, which showed how the readers’ emotions changed while reading. It turned out that each story fit perfectly into one of six basic graphs, a mathematical pattern.

“The idea that one would have to choose between mathematics and literature is something     10     a tragedy,” Hart says, “The two fields are fundamentally linked”.

5 . 语法填空

The Amazon rainforest, the largest rainforest in the world, plays     1     significant role in maintaining the fine balance of the Earth’s ecosystem. The Amazon rainforest crosses into eight countries,     2     (include) Brazil and Peru, and one overseas region of France, all on the South American continent. With an area of around 6 million square kilometres, the Amazon rainforest is more than half the size     3     China.

The Amazon River is close to 6,400 kilometres in     4     (long), which supports many different ecosystems, giving the area one in ten known species in the world living here. Of the 390,000 plant species known to us, more than 40,000 can     5     (find) in the Amazon. The forest’s different levels support     6     (unbelievable) various wildlife. Each level of the forest forms its own little world, home to different kinds of living things. More than 1,3000 species of birds and over 400 species of     7     (mammal) hide among the jungle’s plant life. Although a significant number of jaguars survive here, they are only one element of this forest’s food chain.

The Amazon rainforest breathes life into the planet by fixing carbon     8     producing over 20 percent of all the Earth’s oxygen, thus known as the “lungs of the planet”. Moreover, the Amazon rainforest is a treasure house of species     9     can be used for food or medicine. Yet there is one major danger to the Amazon rainforest: human beings. Over the past 50 years, about 17 percent of the rainforest     10     (disappear) due to human activities such as agriculture and cattle farming.

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。

Tu Youyou, a Chinese scientist, became the first female scientist from China     1     (receive) a Nobel Prize for her contribution in fighting against malaria — one of the     2     (deadly) diseases in human history. Her discovery of qinghaosu helped increase the     3     (survive) rate of malaria patients worldwide. Born in 1930 in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, Tu studied medicine at a university in Beijing from 1951 to 1955. She completed further training     4     (course) in traditional Chinese medicine before joining the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In the 1960s, she became head of a team     5     was searching for a cure for malaria. After collecting over 2,000 traditional Chinese medical recipes and     6     (make) hundreds of extracts from different herbs, Tu eventually discovered qinghaosu extract that could treat malaria in mice.     7     facing several challenges, including lack of research equipment and     8     (safe) data, Tu and her team never gave up and finally discovered qinghaosu in November 1972. Since then, it     9     (benefit) about 200 million malaria patients worldwide. In her Nobel Lecture, Tu encouraged scientists to explore more traditional Chinese medicine and raise     10     to a higher level.

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。

Hurricane Katrina has been one of the     1     (strong) storms that affect the coast of the United States during the last 100 years. Once a hurricane starts it can be moved around by powerful winds. They vary from class 1     2     class 5. Hurricane Katrina     3     (be) the worst storm in the past decade in the US, having reached class 5, which has caused lots of damage.

Some scientists claimed that global warming was     4     (blame) for the power of Hurricane Katrina due to the fact that it is warming the oceans. Hurricane Katrina had a strong effect on the US coast. The area     5     (affect) is almost the size of the UK. New Orleans suffered from severe damage after the hurricane. Most of the city was under water from flooding,     6     (include) expressways and bridges. Almost 2 million people     7     (lose) their power and had to wait several weeks for it to be restored. It was    8     disaster for the city. Help came from all over the United States. Many people went down to New Orleans    9     (volunteer). Others started charity events to fund the reconstruction of the city. It was because of all people's efforts     10     the city began to breathe again.

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。

Students of a Nanjing senior high school brought joy to the elderly and brightened up their day by     1     (volunteer) at a local nursing home last weekend. The nursing home,     2     (locate) on a housing estate, has more than 150 senior citizens, some of     3     are over 90 years old.

Though it was the first time many of the students had taken part in a volunteer programme like this, they were eager     4     (share) various interesting topics with the residents, such as how to use mobile phones and go online on the computer. After lunch the residents and the young volunteers amused     5     (they) with art activities which included Chinese painting and calligraphy. They enjoyed each other’s company so much that Su Ming, 16,     6     (say) he hoped to return to the nursing home regularly to spend time with the seniors that he made friends     7    .

Wang Hong, the programme     8     (organize), said, “I was concerned that the students and the senior residents wouldn’t get along easily,     9     it turned out to be the exact opposite. I can say that today’s     10     (activity) have made a big difference to the lives of the residents as well as the students.”