1 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。写在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Can a sixth extinction be avoided?     1     (expert) say that it is not yet too late, if we take action now. This would mean we have to significantly change the way we live. For example, we need to take steps to save endangered species, including setting up special areas     2     plants and animals can be protected. We need to change how we work and travel by using     3     (clean), more natural sources of energy. We also need to improve our farming methods to reduce water, air and land pollution. In short, we need to stop destroying the planet that we live     4     and start to protect it.

2 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。写在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Getting rich     1     (regard) as a symbol of success by many people, who spend a lot of time dreaming up ways of achieving their goals. But Jason Harley, who once was a millionaire, turned his back on his millions and gave all his money away. Although he lives in a small dormitory room with only second-hand furniture, he is satisfied and     2     (appreciate) this change. He used to feel guilty being a rich man when millions of people died of hunger each year. After donating all his money and     3     (drop) out of the old kind of lifestyle, he felt a sense of achievement.

3 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。写在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Social networking dominates my life in so many ways. Sometimes I set deadlines for myself: I will start doing my homework at 8 pm, and aim to finish in two hours. At 7:50 pm, I’m still scrolling through my friends’ silly posts and photos.     1     I know it, it’s 9:30 pm and I still haven’t moved an inch from the sofa. I download song after song, video after video, but I’m not really paying attention. The stimulation is in chasing after the next song rather than     2     (true) enjoying it. My friends try to drag me away from my phone, but as soon as I’m alone again, I’m desperate     3     (get) back to the online world and the intense activity that it provides.

4 . The Chinese character Fu ________ upside down to our front door, which is believed to bring happiness and good luck to the family. (attach) （所给词的适当形式填空）

5 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Many of us listen to music while we work,     1     (think) that it will help us to concentrate on the task at hand. And in fact, recent research     2     (find) that music can have beneficial effects on creativity.     3     it comes to other areas of performance, however, the impact of background music is more complicated.

Rowan Atkinson is the actor     4     plays Mr. Bean. In Britain, Mr. Atkinson is quite famous for many other wonderful characters. His career change from an electrical engineer to a famous comedian was     5     (part) due to some speaking problems he had in his childhood. He compensated for this by talking very deliberately. This may have inspired the     6     (normal) speech patterns of many of his characters.

Traditions and fashions change and adapt with time, so it is     7     (reason) that our ideas of beauty change as well. In 19th-century Europe, women     8     (use) to wear corsets to achieve a body shape that is no longer considered healthy. Men would wear woolen shawls     9     their shoulders.     10     is hard to imagine that they would be seen as attractive in the 21st century.

6 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词, 在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

March 22nd is World Water Day. It started in 1993. It not only makes us think about the importance of water, but also calls     1     us to save and protect water. Today, we     2     (face) terrible water problems. Among them, wastewater problem is especially serious.

Wastewater has a big influence on our life. It causes both illness for us, and pollution for the environment. We muse care about our environment and our own health.

Different kinds of wastewater need different ways of treatment. Wastewater from homes can be reused. Then there will be less wastewater. Also, factory wastewater has to be cleaned     3     it goes back to nature.

7 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词, 在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Recently, police in Mumbai have come up with a new system to punish those who cannot wait at traffic lights     1    silence. The new system was quite simple: “Honk more (按喇叭), wait more.”     2    (know) as “the punishing signal”, Mumbai police installed a traffic light system to deal with the problem of “reckless (不耐烦的) honkers”, which     3     (reset) the red traffic signal every time the sound of car goes above 85 decibels. For particularly honk-happy drivers, it could mean a very long wait at the lights. With this new system, the government hope they may ensure honk-less, noise-free and stress-free travel on Mumbai roads.”

8 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

World Pangolin (穿山甲) Day is on the     1     (three) Saturday of February each year. This year, it fell on Feb 18. It’s a day     2     (help) people learn more about pangolins.

According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), more than 1 million pangolins have been killed or sold in the last 10 years. The growing demand for their scales and meat is the main reason for their decline.     3     (luck), this situation is getting better. The Chinese government has banned buying and eating the animal. Breaking this law will be regarded as a crime.

9 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Some years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity. I would return from school and spend half an hour     1     (record) the day’s events and feelings. I gained great satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. Now, I still     2     (write) in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling. I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations     3    are particularly meaningful.

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。

When I was young, I didn’t have a brother or sister, so I was always alone.

One day, something unexpected     1     (change) me suddenly, which is the best memory that I will cherish     2    my heart forever. That day I got up and opened the window of my bedroom, but the weather outside was very cold, so I decided     3     (close) the window. Just at that moment, a blue bird flew in. I was very     4    (surprise). Then it hit the door and fell onto the ground. I went over to look at it     5     (immediate). That bird was young, whose wings were hurt. I thought it was the reason     6     it got into my house.

I decided to help the bird. At     7     very beginning, it was very afraid of me and made loud noise, always       8     (refuse) to eat and drink. However, it slowly accepted me and the wounds got better day by day. I was glad about its     9     (recover). A few days later, the bird fully recovered, and I decided to let it go. When it left my hand and flew away, it looked back at me, just like expressing its     10     (thank) to me.