2 . 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。

The Silk Road is in fact a relatively recent term.These ancient roads had no particular name until in the mid­nineteenth century; Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen     1    (name) the trade and communication network the Silk Road. Since then the term     2    (accept) globally.

In the nineteenth century, a new type of travelers stepped onto the Silk Road: archaeologists and geographers, enthusiastic explorers who were eager     3    (look) for adventure.Researchers who came from many countries traveled through the Taklamakan Desert,    4     is now in Xinjiang, to explore ancient sites along the Silk Road,    5    (lead) to many discoveries and studies, and most of all, a renewed interest     6    the history of these routes.

Today，many historic     7    (build) and monuments still stand, marking the passage of the Silk Road through hotels, ports and cities. What’s more, the long­standing legacy (遗产) of this remarkable network is reflected in     8     large number of cultures, languages, customs and religions that have developed for many years along these routes. The passage of merchants and travelers of many     9    (difference) nationalities resulted not only in commercial exchange, but in a widespread and continual process of cultural interaction.    10    (obvious), it has become a driving force in the formation (形成) of diverse societies.

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。

Nowadays, more and more people have chances to travel, study, work or even live abroad. It is necessary for you to keep in mind these general    1    （rule） for polite behaviour.

If you    2    （invite）to an American friend’s home for dinner, first of all, arrive on time（but not early）. When you’re invited to someone’s home for a meal,    3    is polite to bring a small gift. Flowers or candies are always appropriate. If you have an attractive item    4    （make）in your native country, your host or hostess would certainly enjoy receiving that as a gift.

    5    （wear） proper clothes and a beautiful smile is simply not enough. Table manners are also of great    6    （important）. Do not open your mouth to talk, unless you have swallowed your food. Also chew food with your mouth    7    （close）. When you want to get the food that is at a distance, do not stretch your hands to reach    8    it. Instead, ask for the food to be passed to you.

Don’t leave    9    （immediate ） after dinner, but don't overstay your welcome, either. When your friends seem to be getting tired and running out of conversation, take their behaviour as a signal to leave. The next day, call or write    10    thank-you note to say how much you enjoyed the evening.

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。

In the year of the liberation of new China, Zhong Nanshan    1    （admit ）to the secondary school. This is a private school whose former has a nice name,

    2    (call) "Gezhi academy", which may have something to do with Wang Yangming.

Two years later, the middle school was united into a group school, now attached     3     South China Normal University. Zhong Nanshan's high school is also here. This school is     4    (extreme) good, with a large number of academicians（院士）like Zhong Nanshan once    5    ( study) here. Besides, some great figures, including Xian Xinghai, a famous musician, and Chen Jingkai, the first weightlifter to break the world record in New China,     6    (be) students of the school.

Here, Zhong Nanshan shows his outstanding talent for learning, and it was his sports talent    7     is advancing by leaps and bounds. At the school sports    8    (compete) in 1954, he won the fourth place in the school.In 1955 he was sent    9    ( attend) the track-and-field events of Guangdong Province, winning the second place of 400m in the province, and even breaking the record of the province. Later, on behalf of Guangdong Province, Zhong Nanshan,     10    entered the national track and field games won the third place in the country.

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。

It is in your daily life that you always get into a situation     1     your parents control hundreds of things for you when you are     2     kid, such as the clothes you wear, the food you eat, where you go and whatever can keep you     3    (comfort). It is a good thing. Kids need this kind of protection and help because they are not old enough to take care of     4    (they) and make decisions     5    (correct). But with you growing older, the part of being a teen is developing your own identity, which is different     6     parents’. Different attitudes towards events like parties may lead to     7    (argument), because your parents will always be concerned about you and keep you safe, no matter how old you are. As a result, your parents felt it hard     8     (get) used to the new situation without     9     (know) your latest news. What kids should keep in mind is that in most cases, your parents can understand what you are going through because they     10     (be) teens once.

6 . When you think of the Arctic, you imagine an icy land of pure white snow, which is considered to be the last really clean place     1    (leave) on Earth. Yet plastic trash has now reached the remote regions of the Arctic and the Alps. A team of     2    (scientist) has discovered large quantities of microplastics(微塑料) — very small pieces of plastic waste — in the Arctic snow. While microplastics have been found in sea-water, drinking water, and even in animals over     3     past several years, this is the first study to show microplastics in snow,     4     indicates it is an airborne pollutant that must be paid attention to.

The researchers state that microplastics in snow suggest that microplastics may be in the air that we     5    (breath). Therefore, it is really important     6    (assess) if microplastics also reach lung tissues.

Previous research has found that they flow over long distances and into our oceans,     7    (damage) ecosystems along the way. They start in our wastewater, when we wash clothes     8     plastic fibers. The wastewater then flows into rivers and out to sea, where they     9    (eat) by sea animals. If people then eat these animals, it means that we’re     10    (probable) eating the plastic as well.