1 . The phenomenon ________ (occur) when the moon passes between the earth and the sun, but not quite close enough to our planet to completely cover the sun. （所给词的适当形式填空）

2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

It is actually a long-held idea that sharks are     1     (danger) animals, especially after the film Jaws hit the screen. Jaws gave an account of how sharks pull swimming people underwater,     2     (attract) huge audiences and winning many awards. This film encouraged people to hunt and kill sharks. As a result,     3     number of large sharks fell     4     (quick), making it one of the endangered     5     (animal). Another     6     (contribute) factor is finning. Every time there is finning, the sea floor would be covered with dead sharks. That had an unexpected effect     7     Peter Benchley, the writer of the book on     8     Jaws was based. He came to see people as a danger to sharks, rather than the other way round. That was why he     9     (fight) to protect sharks by first admitting that his book was wrong about sharks’ behaviour. Today, as we learn more about sharks, more people than ever want to protect them from     10     (extinct).

3 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The film Jaws was released in 1975, and became     1     great success. The opening of the thriller showed a swimmer being attacked by a shark. Due to the horrible scenes in the film, people became more     2     (fright) of sharks. Some people even started killing them in large numbers.

Apart from this, another factor     3     (contribution) to the falling of the number. It is a type of fishing called     4     (fin), where sharks are caught and their fins are cut off. The sharks are then thrown back into the sea and die slowly and     5     (pain). In 1980, Peter Benchley, the author of the novel Jaws,     6     the film was based on, was diving and came across an awful sight. He found the sea covered with     7     (die) sharks. Later, he admitted that he was wrong about sharks’    8     (behave) in his book.

According to experts, sharks don’t target people. They do this     9     mistake. Today, more and more people have learnt about sharks and want to protect them from    10     (extinct).

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。

Yuan Longping is known as China’s “father of hybrid rice”. Yuan Longping,     1     was born in September,1930,     2     (graduate) from Agriculture Department in Southwest Agricultural Institute. He has been working on agriculture education     3     the research into hybrid rice since he left the institute. In the 1960s,     4     China was suffering serious famine (饥荒), he came up     5     the idea of hybrid rice, which has    6     high yield. Ten years later, he succeeded in     7    (invent) a new species that produced a 20 percent higher yield than many types of rice. Yuan     8    ( devote) himself to the research into agriculture, and he was     9     (honor) by UNESCO & FAO.     10     he is 80 years old, he is still working on the research.

5 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The man     1     wrote Letters from Father Christmas is one of the most famous     2     (name) in English literature – J.R.R. Tolkien, author of the Lord of the Rings. The letters were Tolkien’s way of keeping Father Christmas     3     (live) for his four children, over a period of more than twenty years.

Every Christmas, Tolkien’s children would receive     4     envelope with a North Pole stamp. The letters inside were     5     (beautiful) illustrated which told wonderful stories     6     Father Christmas’s life and adventures at the North Pole. The children were very excited     7     they read the stories. Of course, the true author of the letters was Tolkien and each letter took him a long time     8     (complete). In the letters he also told the children to remember a terrible number of poor and starving people at Christmas and to share the true spirit of     9     (give) at Christmas time. Tolkien may indeed have been the     10     Father Christmas.

6 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

My mother is a very considerate (周到的) mother. One day, my mother saw me     1    (head ) towards the front door without a jacket     2    , she eyed me     3     (anxious). “It’s raining! You     4     (catch) a bad cold. You can get your jacket,” said my mother. I went back and did     5     I was told. My mother has always made sure we     6     (eat) very healthily, and fresh     7     (fruit) and vegetables are a very important part of our diet. I’m quite heathy. I very     8     (rare) get colds, although, unusually for me, I had a bad cold last week. But that’s     9     I was stupid enough to play football in the rain. Last winter almost my classmates got flu --- but I didn’t because I     10    (take) a lot of exercise and am very fit.

7 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The author     1     (travel) on the London Tube. It is very hot and the temperature outside will be over 30 degrees. He feels awful. It is even     2     (hot) inside the train than outside, and the author thinks he is melting and becoming one with the passenger next     3     him. Thinking that London will probably get hotter, the author feels a bit     4     (scare).     5     (prepare) for the future, he thinks he should put his flat on the     6     and buy a boat. Then speak with his manager about moving to the top floor and learn to swim so as to survive even when the tall buildings     7     (flood). In the newspaper, there are reports of     8     (nature) disasters around the world     9     (cause) by climate change,     10     makes the author feel nervous. Going outside, the author feels refreshed and realises he has been worrying too much.

8 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

    1     ( sit ) back in my seat, I can’t believe that I’m about to travel along the railway that many foreign experts claimed was “impossible”. The train has been racing along     2     ( steady ) since it left Xining.

I was one of the people     3     came from all parts of China to work on this railway. Taking years to complete the Qinghai - Tibet Railway is a record of all of our efforts to overcome     4     most difficult challenges. How     5     ( protect ) the ecosystem was among the top concerns . The first landmark     6     ( catch ) my eye is the Qingshuihe Bridge, the world’s longest bridge built over permafrost. To prevent damage to wetlands and grasslands, 675 bridges     7     ( build ) between Golmud and Lhasa.

Tanggula Station,     8     ( locate ) at over 5,000 metres above sea level, is the highest railway station in the world. To make sure we stayed healthy, several oxygen - making stations were constructed. Passing Cuona Lake, I feel a sense of pride and     9     ( achieve ). Along the lake we built a twenty - kilometre wall to protect the lake     10     construction waste.

I’m proud that we built our “impossible” railway. It truly is an extraordinary “Sky Railway”.

9 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Different people have different lifestyles. Ellie, 24, works     1     a doctor. She doesn’t cook very often. What’s worse, she often ends up     2     (save) part of her meal for the next day. Jenny, who is a teacher, and her husband avoid all     3     (product) that come from animals . They like cooking together at home, which gives them a chance     4     (relax) and catch up on each other’s days. Ted, a     5     (construct) worker, is fond of eating meat. In addition, he enjoys his mother’s homemade sausages.     6     Mike is a chef, he doesn’t really do much cooking at home. Once a week, they do     7     big shop and buy a lot of     8     (freeze) food. Max is a college student. There are five of them living in their     9     (share) student house. He is too busy studying and meeting friends     10     doesn’t really buy fresh food.

10 . 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。

Do you ever stop and think about this big, beautiful world we live in? It's home     1     so many people and animals. We all live in this amazing place, so we all have the     2     (responsible) to take care of it, too.

A long time ago, I started thinking about what I could do to help take care of the planet. I wondered     3     I could use my talents for good. I love creating websites and making art and designing clothes. That was what     4     (inspire) me, at the age of 8, to start an online company. I donate part of my profits to organizations     5     (try) their best to save our environment. After I launched my business, I started getting     6     (invite) to give presentations to young people about my company and the environment. I also talk about something else that     7     (be) meaningful.

One thing I've learned is that a lot of people feel like     8     small contribution to any cause is just a drop in the bucket and won't make a difference. But that's not true!     9     (actual) when it comes to saving our environment, every small action counts. The     10     (tiny) thing is better than the greatest intention.