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。

Fairy tales perform many functions. They can provide moral lessons,    1    (let) human beings live in harmony with each other. Such moral lessons may not mean much to a robot, but a team of researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology believes they have found a way    2    (use) the fairy tales as moral lessons that AI (Artificial intelligence) can take to its cold, mechanical heart.            

The researchers have developed a system    3     is called Quixote. The system collects good moral stories from the Internet and then uses those    4    (story) to teach robots how to behave properly.

The experiment    5    (involve) going to a drugstore to purchase medicine. The robot has two choices: either wait in line and purchase the medicine    6     steal the medicine and escape. The robot will easily come to the conclusion that stealing it is     7    (efficient) at obtaining the medicine than waiting in line. But Quixote offers a reward for waiting in line and politely purchasing the medicine and a     8    (punish)   for stealing it.     9     this way, the robot will learn to behave properly on that occasion.

The researchers believe that AI has to be trained to adopt the moral values of society so that they will behave in    10    (social) acceptable ways.

2 . 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。

While many people have made videos to cheer on those working on the front lines of the fight since the latest COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai, Chien Meishuang     1     (spend) her time in lockdown at home, painting simple heartwarming works.

The paintings are part of her Journal of the Pandemic Lockdown,     2     project she started two years ago. “We are all facing a difficult time     3     we are trapped at home,” Chien tells China Daily. “I     4     (simple) wanted to let others know that there is a silver lining amid the dark clouds.”

The Taiwan native, who lives in Shanghai, is being on the receiving end of her neighbors’ kindness.     5     (document) her experience, the artist created a painting, titled Good Neighbors in China, marking the first new     6     (add) to her project this year. Other     7     (scene) shown in her latest works include delivery men having a quick lunch and her neighbors     8     (welcome) a 70-year-old man who returned from hospital after recovering from COVID-19.

“It is because of the pandemic     9     I have made friends from all walks of life in the area where I live. These individuals have provided infinite inspiration and stories     10     my works,” she adds. “As long as an artwork can touch people’s hearts, I believe it is good art. It doesn't matter how simple it is.”

3 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

One week or so ago, I had hot pot with one of my     1     (colleague) after a night class. We were enjoying the delicious food and chatting happily     2     a woman approached our table.     3     (feel) bothered and interrupted by a seemingly beggar I didn’t intend to offer her a response at first, because she was so young that I believed she should work to make     4     living instead of begging.

To my surprise, she showed me a box of native incense (焚香), and was very enthusiastic     5     persuading me to buy     6    . I felt she was truly     7     (respectable) than before. She charged 50 yuan and we bargained with each other. Finally we reached an agreement     8     I could buy the incense at the price of 45 yuan.

At the instant of paying the bill on We-chat, I     9     (hesitate) and eventually typed 5 and 0 in the blank. The lady gave the incense to me politely and left. Several seconds later, she came back and thanked me     10     (constant) with a smile lightening her face. “It’s your self-dependence that matters.” I responded to her sincerely.

4 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Tibet was a region I was desperate to see,     1     its remoteness and my inability to go delayed my journey. Last summer, my brother and I finally decided to take the trip.

We set off at the Guangzhou train station and three days later, we arrived in Lhasa. The trip certainly took a while; however, we     2     (reward) with the most beautiful views and made friends along the way, all at a     3     (low) cost than flying.

We started our tour of Lhasa watching pilgrims(朝圣者)doing their morning prayers,     4    (comprehensive) exploring the palace. We had an incredible lunch at one of the best restaurants in Lhasa,     5     offered a beautiful view overlooking the Jokhang Temple.

Then we started our journey to the Qomolangma base camp    6     road from Lhasa. Along the way we stopped     7     (admire) the Yamdrok Lake. Its beauty was beyond     8    (describe).

About a week later, we arrived. We stayed in a guesthouse just next to the base camp and after dropping off our luggage,     9     (head) straight outside to see the Mt. Qomolangma. The tip of the mountain emerged through the clouds,     10     (astonish) us with its unbelievable height. The clouds parted and we watched the sunset over the peak.

5 . 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。

Thanks to an online facial recognition system, a    1    (China) man who was separated from his parents as a child has found his family.

Fu Gui, 33, was re-connected with his birth parents on April 1, 2018 after    2    (use) “Baby Come Home”, a website that is     3     (special) used to help people find their missing relatives.

The website uses a facial recognition system,     4     matches the portraits offered by parents who are looking for their missing    5    (child)with people who are trying to find their parents.

This is the first time in China missing children and their parents    6    (be)re-connected with-the help of facial recognition technology.

As his father recalled, Fu Gui     7    (bear)in Chongqing, south-west China, in 1984 and went missing in 1990.     8    (find)his son, the man uploaded Fu Gui’s information to the website “Baby Come Home” and attached a picture of Fu Gui    9    he was little.

The re-connection of Fu Gui and his parents marked    10    first case in China for missing children and their families to be matched with the help of facial recognition technology.

6 . 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。
Booking clerk: Hello, can I help you ?
Customer : Yes, you know, I’d like to fly to Berlin, Germany,    1    the 13th of this month.
Booking clerk : Well, a moment please. I’ll check the    2    (flight). And What time will you come    3    ?
Customer: Let me see. I will attend a book fair    4    (hold) in Berlin, and the next two days a conference about education. Well, I haven’t decided when I’m going to return. Oh, I hope I will have the     5    (cheap) flight. By the way, how much does it cost to go there ?
Booking clerk: Oh, it’s only $870. This is the cheapest.
Customer : It’s fine. Would you like to tell me    6    the flight leaves and arrives?
Booking clerk: No problem. That’s Flight BA975. It    7    (leave) Los Angeles at 11:00 in the morning, and arrives in Boston at 2:35 in the afternoon. Then, you’ll have to change     8    Flight 301 at 4:10, and arrive in Berlin at 7:14 a.m. the next day.
Customer: I think I’ll take    9    . One more thing, I prefer to have a seat in the front and by the window, because I suffer from    10    (airsick) sometimes.

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。

Just over one in four Canadians over the age of 15 participate in sports. They aren’t motivated by fitness or becoming     1     (profession) athletes. The majority said their love of the game inspires them     2    (play) on a regular basis, this holds especially true for second-generation Canadians who regret not     3    (do) sports as kids.

That’s     4     got Sebastian into roller derby (速度溜旱冰运动). Skating on eight wheels filled her heart with joy. “Roller-skating feels like you’ve given     5    (you) a superpower. It’s the closest thing to flying.” She said.

Pay-to-play sports like roller derby     6    (be) not something Sebastian’s family would be able to afford. But as an adult with a job, she could     7    (independent) make that choice： she joined a new skater program last year.

A learn-to-play program also made Sahni’s childhood dreams come true. Following the birth of his son, he realized that second-generation     8    (parent) are in a win-win situation: they could offer their kids the opportunities their moms and dads couldn’t provide, while also     9    (participate) themselves. “When you get to a certain age, you start referring     10     things you missed out on,” he said. Therefore, Sahni joined the True North to learn how to play ice hockey (冰上曲棍球).

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。

How Much Is an Olympic Gold Medal Worth?

If the International Olympic Committee still gave solid gold medals to first place finishers, medals would be pretty     1     (value). But after the 1912 Games, they made the switch to silver medals coated in gold.

The gold medals for the Tokyo Olympics,     2     (create) by the Japanese designer Junichi Kawanishi, consist of about 6 grams of gold atop about 550 grams of pure silver.     3     gold and silver rates, like stock prices, fluctuate(波动) pretty     4     (frequent), the value of the medal isn’t exactly static(不变的). But in general, it’s hovering(徘徊) somewhere above $800. A silver medal, which     5     (make) up of 550 grams of pure silver, comes in at $462; and bronze medals, mostly copper and a little zinc, are worth just a few bucks.

But Olympic gold medals have value beyond the sum of their parts, and plenty of     6     (athlete) have hocked(典当) them for much more than $800 or so. Mark Wells,     7     member of the “Miracle on Ice” US hockey team of 1980,     8     (sell) his to a private collector,     9     auctioned (拍卖) it off for nearly $311,000 in 2010. Wells’s teammate, Mark Pavelich, made $262,900 off his own medal four years later.

Others end up in the auction circuit long after the original     10     (own) are gone. In 2013, for example, one of Jesse Owens’s gold medals from the 1936 Berlin Olympics sold for about $1.47 million.

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。

Zhalong is a nature reserve in Heilongjiang in northeast China. It is one of     1     world’s most important wetlands. The area provides food and shelter for wildlife. Many birds live     2     （comfortable）in Zhalong Nature Reserve all year round,     3     some only stay there for a short time. There are many fish in the wetlands, and the birds can easily catch them     4     food.

Zhalong Nature Reserve is an important     5     （live）area for the rare red-crowned cranes. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world. Some of them live in Zhalong. Some people want to change the wetlands to make     6     （much）space for farms and buildings. This     7     （mean）there will be less and less space for wildlife.

This year,     8     （member）of our Bird Watching Club are going to study the different kinds of birds in Zhalong and do a bird count. We are now inviting secondary school students     9     （help）. We need more people to help us count and do something to help the birds. Many people do not understand the     10     （important）of the wetlands. We hope this information will help them understand and make them actively take action to protect wildlife.

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。

Eating shows originated in South Korea and soon became    1    worldwide trend. However, Chinese short-video platforms are    2    (whole) controlling online eating shows after criticism from CCTV on Wednesday for misleading consumption and encouraging food waste. In response     3     the criticism, the video platforms cleaned up all the offending videos. Any food-wasting behavior     4     (feature) over-eating and drinking shall be banned.

As a result, nowadays, when searching keywords such as “eating show” or “big stomach king” on the websites in China, what users see is a reminder that    5    (read) “value food and eat    6     (reason) amounts.”

Previously, food waste in China was a common occurrence. According to a joint report     7    (release) by the WWF and Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2018, restaurants and canteens in China wasted about 18 million tons of food per year,     8    could be enough to feed up to 50 million people.

Therefore, it's time to enhance public     9     (aware) of the food waste problem and a sense of crisis about food still should     10    (maintain) to make us resourceful with food.

After all, good food consumption habits are signs of social progress and civilization.