1 . During this time, the company has released many different models of its famous smartphone, and most of them set ________ example for the rest of the industry. (用适当的词填空)

2 . Bones________symbols were carved, known as “oracle bones”, have contributed a lot to our understanding of China’s past. (用适当的词填空)

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。

On July 26, 2021, Team USA swimmer Katie Ledecky won the gold medal in the first-ever 1, 500-meter freestyle event for women, while the men’s event has been held     1     decades. If you’re surprised that Tokyo 2020 was the first Olympics     2     (hold) this race for women, you’re not alone. Women have had to overcome many difficulties to compete in the Olympics and even today there are a few events that are still not open to     3     (they).

When the modern Olympics began in 1896, no women     4     (allow) to compete. In 1900, they could compete in only five events (tennis, sailing, croquet, equestrianism and golf). Today, women compete in just about every event and any sport     5     (seek) to join the Olympic program has to have women’s     6     (compete).

In recent years, the IOC     7     (increase) the numbers of mixed-gender events,     8     teams of two men and two women compete against each other are part of the Tokyo Olympics. Equestrian is one of the few Olympic sports where men and women compete     9     (direct) against each other. With     10     trend, more and more women athletes will join the Olympics.

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。

According to a new study, the world population     1     (decline) for the first time in the next century.

The world population is currently estimated at 7.8 billion. The     2     (globe) population could possibly peak at around 9.7 billion in 2064. Then it will fall to 8.79 billion in 2100. Due to low birth rates and aging populations, up to 23 countries, including Japan, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and others might see their populations fall by over 50%. China will see its drop     3     1.4 billion in 2017 to 732 million in 2100. But it also predicted some regions would witness     4     increase in population like North Africa and the Middle East.

Lead study Professor Stein, told the press, “The last time that world population declined was in the mid-14th century,     5     (result) from the Black Plague (黑死病) .     6     our forecast is correct, it will be the first time that population decrease     7     (drive) by fertility (生育) decline, as opposed to events such as a pandemic or famine (饥荒).”

The fertility rate is the average number of     8     (child) a woman has over her lifetime. “It is likely     9     (drop) steadily, from 2.37 in 2017 to 1.66 in 2100,     10     is greatly below the minimum rate (2.1 live births per woman) necessary to maintain population levels,” he added.

5 . 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，并填在答题卡的相应位置。

Food shortages have long been disturbing people in developing    1    (country).Yuan Long ping, he famine fighter once said, “My lifetime pursuit is to ensure all people stay away from    2    (starve).

Since the 1980s, Yuan’s team has offered training courses in dozens of countries in Africa, the Americas and Asia,    3    (provide) a strong food source in areas with a high risk of famine.    4    (global), more than 820 million people were hungry in 2018, according to a UN report. And if hybrid rice is planted in half of the world’s paddy fields(稻田), the     5    (add) yield(产量) alone can feed another 500 million people, said Yuan. Yuan’s team    6    (keep) on making new breakthroughs over the past few years. Yuan’s team was invited to make a plantation of     7    saline-alkaline tolerant rice(海水稻) in experimental fields in Dubai in January 2018,    8    achieved a huge success. China’s export of saline-alkaline tolerant rice and its technique has been considered    9    a way to battle for the world’s food security.

In 2019, Yuan was awarded the Medal of the Republic, the country’s     10    (high) honour, for his contribution to China’s food security and scientific development of agriculture, as well as increasing the world’s food output.

6 . 阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或者使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

On September 11, 2001, Omar Eduardo Rivera, a blind computer technician (技术员), was working on the 71st floor of the World Trade Center with his guide dog     1     (name) Dorado. When the hijacked (被劫持的) plane hit the tower, Rivera knew     2     would take him a long time to escape from the building, but he wanted his lovely dog to have a chance     3     (get) out so he set him free in the crowded stairwell. “ I thought I was lost forever — the noise and the heat were     4     (terrify) — but I had to give him the chance of escape. So I touched his head, gave him a push and ordered him to go,” Rivera said.

The dog     5     (immediate) disappeared into the crowd, but a few     6     (minute) later Rivera felt the dog feeling his legs. Dorado came right back to his side and a co-worker     7     (bring) by him as well. Then Dorado and the selfless co-worker     8     (help) Rivera climb down 70 flights of stairs,     9     took nearly an hour. No sooner had they escaped from the building     10     it fell down completely, and Rivera says he owes his life to his faithful dog.

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Nov 28 - Thousands of football fans paid their final respects to football legend Diego Maradona on Thursday. Huge crowds of people lined the streets to say goodbye to     1    (he). The car carrying his body     2    (cover) with the Argentina flag and a football shirt with his trademark number 10. Thousands more walked     3    (silent) past his coffin(棺木) as it was put on public display at the Presidential Palace. They were crying, blowing     4    (kiss) to their hero and praying(祈祷).

Maradona passed away     5     Wednesday, aged 60. He died of a heart attack. One fan said: “Maradona represents Argentinianess. He transcended football. He has my respect. I had to be here.”

Diego Armando Maradona is widely regarded as one of the greatest players     6     have ever stepped onto a football field. Many consider him     7    (be) the best. He captained his     8       (nation) team when Argentina won the 1986 World Cup. He scored the famous “Hand of God” goal against England in the quarter-finals. In that same game, he scored another goal that was voted as the greatest goal of the     9    (twenty) century. Maradona played for Barcelona in Spain and Napoli in Italy. Current Barcelona captain Lionel Messi said, “Maradona will never leave us because Diego is eternal(不朽的).” Brazilian legend Pele said he     10    (hope) to “play together in the sky” one day with Maradona.

8 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填A．1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A new research,which     1     (publish) in the journal PLOS Generics, has found that people’s genes are key to    2     (help) them stay slim. Conducted by     3     (scholar) from Cambridge University, the study has found that thin people have DNA     4     contains fewer variants linked to being overweight. There are genes     5     (associate) with thinness and they play at least 40percent of a role     6     people’s weight. This might help explain why some people are naturally skinny while others have big problems with keeping their weight down and seem to pile on the pounds so easily.

According to the researchers, they     7     (undertake) the study last year to find out why so many people struggle with their weight and they wanted to help them. They added, “it is easy to rush to     8     (judge) and criticize people for their weight，but actually things are far more complex. Healthy and thin people are generally thin not because they are     9     (moral) superior,    10     because they have a lower burden of genes that increase a person’s chances of being overweight.”

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。

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is gaining more     1     (accept) around the world.

“Chinese medicine actually has     2     (it) roots in China thousands of years ago.” says Dr. Zhang Xuekai , Director of the U.S. Center for Chinese Medicine. “The spread of Chinese medicine worldwide is     3     great importance. The U.S. Center for Chinese Medicine is on a mission     4     (teach) the world about Traditional Chinese medicine.”

Traditional Chinese medicine usually uses skills like acupuncture (针刺), cupping and specialized massage     5     (know) as Tuina. Dr. Zhang may examine a patient’s tongue     6     take the pulse (脉搏) in three different parts of each wrist. “I take the pulse in a shallow, middle and deep layer,” says Dr. Zhang, “to take a view of your balance in your body.”

The doctor may also ask the patient about stress at work or home and any difficulties     7     may be causing the patient to be out of balance. “We take     8     relationship between the human being and nature, and between the human being and the inside of the body     9     (serious). We have different organs as a whole system. We take the balance of those organs as the priority of our treatment,” says Dr. Zhang

In recent years, the World Health Organization     10     (recognize) the importance of Traditional Chinese medicine, especially in combination with Western medicine.

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。

On his first day of kindergarten last September, four-year-old Alex Johnson waited excitedly with his mother     1     the school bus. When the school bus pulled up, however, the kindergartner suddenly became anxious and began crying. It was heartbreaking for Alex’s mother, Amy Johnson,     2    (see) her son in tears.

“I got him on the bus,” Amy recalled. “He held my hand     3    (firm) and wouldn’t let me go off the bus.     4     is what the bus driver Isabel Lane did, so small but meaningful, that changed everything.” The kind-hearted young woman     5    (seat) Alex next to her and offered a comforting hand for the boy to hold. Touched by what she was seeing, Amy brought out her phone and took the photo of Lane and Alex holding     6    (hand) on the bus. During the bus ride, Lane had a talk with the boy and offered the words of     7    (encourage) and support. Finally Alex stopped crying.

That heartwarming photo later     8    (post) online has received more than a thousand likes with many people     9    (praise) Lane’s actions.

“Thanks to Lane’s kindness, my son now looks forward to taking the school bus,     10     is more amazing.” said Amy.