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。

Little Women is a classic novel by American author Louisa May Alcott, published in 1868. The story follows the     1     (life) of the four March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy—as they grow up during the Civil War era in the United States.

The March family,     2     (consist) of their mother, Marmee, and their four daughters, lives     3     modest life in a small town. Each sister has her own unique personality and dreams: Meg wants to be a lady, Jo wishes to be a writer, Beth is content     4     her simple life and loves music, and Amy strives to become a painter and a socialite (社会名流).

Throughout the story, the sisters     5     (face) with various challenges and learn     6     (value) life lessons. They support each other, grow stronger and form strong bonds of sisterhood. Jo's writing career takes off, Meg finds love, Beth contracts a serious illness and passes away     7     (fortunate), and Amy gains     8     (recognise) and popularity for her paintings.

The novel captures the essence of family, love, dreams and the persistence of the human spirit. It highlights the importance of sisterhood and the support system within a family, and inspires readers     9     (pursue) their dreams with courage and determination. Little Women remains a timeless classic,     10     appeals to readers of all ages.

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。

Though Peking Opera and English don’t     1     (normal) go together, they fit together like a dream. They have made up the best     2     (moment) of my life.

After     3     (win) a prize at the age of 10, I went on to win the Silver Award for the National Children’s Peking Opera Contest on CCTV Channel 11. I delivered     4     impressive performance of qingyi, the graceful female role in     5     (tradition) Chinese drama. It was by singing Peking Opera in English     6     I won the judges over and got into the final round of the     7     (compete).

I’m proud that Peking Opera and English come together in my life,     8     brings me the dream to introduce Chinese culture to the world by performing Peking Opera in English. With this dream in my heart, singing Peking Opera in English, I     9     (participate) in the 2019 National Star of Outlook English Contest, and won the first prize.

In the coming days, I’ll keep working hard on Peking Opera and English     10     (realize)my dream of performing Peking Opera in English across the world.

3 . 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。

Since respect for elders is very important in Chinese culture, there is a special festival     1     (call) the Qingming Festival in Chinese. The words “Qingming” literally mean “clear” and “bright” — quite a fitting     2     (describe) of the beautiful weather around this time of the year.

During the festival, Chinese families     3     (usual) visit the graves of their ancestors to sweep away dust and fallen     4     (leaf) in order to keep the family tombs clean. That’s     5     it is also known as the Tomb-Sweeping Day. After that, many families will go on a spring outing,     6     (take) full advantage of the nice weather and the opportunity to gather with family members. In Mandarin, we call this outing “taqing”,     7     refers to families gathering upon the soft green grass to play and eat. Flying kites     8     (be) also very popular with children in this festival due to the fine weather.

In Chinese culture, it’s important to respect our elders. In life, we respect them by making them     9     (pride) and taking care of them in their old age. After death, we respect them by keeping their tombs clean and remembering them. Therefore, the Qingming Festival is not meant to be a day of sadness,     10     a day for remembering one’s heritage. Celebrate this festival by taking some time to remember your heritage.

4 . 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。

Every early morning in Southwest China’s Chongqing, there is a common scene at the city’s Rail Transit Line 4: A group of farmers     1     (shoulder) vegetables for sale are busy riding on the subway to downtown.

Nicknamed “packbasket special line”, the second phase of the subway line, connecting Shichuan town to the city center, has     2     total length of 32.8 kilometers and 15 stations. It     3     (provide) local farmers near the town with a wider channel for selling their produce since its opening.

Every morning around 6 o’clock, the entrance and exit of the Shichuan Town station of the line are     4     (crowd) with these special commuters (上下班往返的人)     5     baskets are filled with fresh seasonal vegetables. It took them more than one hour     6     (reach) the city before the opening of the line as they had to take several buses. Now, by taking the subway, they can get there in less than 30 minutes     7     any difficulty. The opening of this subway line not only saves money for the farmers but also time, bringing great     8     (convenient) to them.

To facilitate the farmers, the station, which was supposed to open at 6:15, now opens five minutes earlier every day. The staff members     9     (arrange) at the station also assist as much as possible: guiding them to     10     (efficient) enter the station in order and to use the elevators, and helping them with the baskets.

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。

Sora, a new AI model developed by OpenAI — creator of chatbot ChatGPT —     1     (become) a global sensation (轰动) since its being launched. Sora can generate high-quality video clips based on given text prompts, in     2     (compare) with ChatGPT, which is only text-to-text.

The model understands     3     the user has asked for in the prompt and how those things exist in the physical world.

Liu Xingliang, director of the Data Center of China Internet, said Sora is     4     (undoubted) a major breakthrough for AI. “It demonstrates AI’s     5     (advance) ability to understand and create complex visual content and brings about unprecedented opportunities and challenges for content creation, entertainment and film and television production industries. The video-generation model will help creators turn their ideas     6     reality at a faster speed and at a lower cost,” Liu said,     7     (add) that AI is expected to play a more important role in the future.

Still, it does not necessarily mean the end of traditional industries, and more effort is needed     8     (explore) new artistic forms and expression methods by integrating AI technology. Meanwhile, experts say using text-to-video AI models raises a lot of     9     (concern) about ethics, copyright protection, personal privacy leakage and data security. Ensuring the authenticity and transparency of the content has become     10     important issue, and we need to set up rules to ensure the healthy development of such technology.

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。

As awareness of the human impact on the environment     1     (increase), people are becoming more willing than ever before, to accept clean lifestyles. But some people aren’t totally sure where to begin. While large steps require planning, smaller steps can    2     (take) right away.

In many cases, your choices will depend     3    various factors: where you live, the resources available to you, your lifestyle, and others. Therefore there is probably no “one-size-fits-all” solution to going green. But there are plenty of things you can do     4     (live) a greener life, through your day-to-day     5     (activity), and most of these apply to just about anyone.

Save water. Every drop of tap water you use consumes energy. It might just be water, but a lot of fossil fuel (矿物燃料) is consumed in processing it. You can turn the tap off while       6     (brush) your teeth and collect rainwater for use in your garden.

Wear the right clothing. Your choice of clothing can make a big       7     (different) to the environment. One of       8    most heavily grown crops is cotton. Chemicals       9    are used as insecticides (杀虫剂) harm the environment, and harm people’s health. Try to find and buy clothing that uses these       10     (nature) materials. Wearing such clothing is also better for your health.

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。

The Ganqiu Festival is one of the oldest traditional celebrations and social activities of the Miao ethnic group in China. It falls on the first day of “Liqiu”,     1     indicates the end of summer. Miao people     2     (settle) down in Huayuan County, Fenghuang County, Jishou County, Luxi County and several other counties in Hunan Province hold a series of grand     3     (ceremony) to celebrate the day. The festival is not only an opportunity for Miao people to celebrate a good harvest, but     4     important social occasion for young Miao men and women as well.

According to local tales, Miao people drove out demons (恶魔) from their lands and began planting rice to build up their homeland. And due to their hard work, they were blessed     5     a harvest every autumn. Since then, the festival has remained a celebration of their victory, an expression of their     6     (appreciate) for the harvest season, and a way to send blessings to others.

Having a long history, the Ganqiu Festival observes many customs     7     (pass) down from generation to generation.     8     (traditional), during the day, Miao people wear colorful costumes and gather for a feast featuring     9     (attract) shows and sports activities. The festival     10     (list) as national intangible cultural heritage in 2014 and later as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage in 2016.

8 . What is specially impressive about the drama is that the danes are adapted _________ more than 100 Dunhuang Grotto murals (壁画) of Gansu Province. (用适当的词填空)

9 . There is much to learn ,share and celebrate on World Olive Tree Day, and UNESCO encourages everyone to participate in activities such as debates and exhibitions__________ (organize) worldwide. (所给词的适当形式填空)

10 . Following in the footsteps of his own teacher all those years ago, Mr. Wang has now passed on his skills to the new memebers, ________ will take on many of the future repairs. (用适当的词填空)