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。

Several months ago, a Chinese volunteer Chen Mengying and her housemate Stacey Klinge from the United States had been making posters in their community in Shanghai. Posters     1     (feature) a character that looks like the Disney robot Baymax have been popular on the Internet, and got much praise from citizens for lightening the mood during the epidemic.

Chen Mengying, 32, and her American housemate Stacey Klinge, 33,     2     live in Difang Tianyuan housing community of Putuo district in Shanghai,     3     (come) up with the posters after realizing how tense the mood in their community had become because     4     the lockdown challenge. According to Chen and Klinge, their community, which     5     (be) under closed-loop (闭环) management since April 1, 2022, had problems shopping for daily necessities, and this led to several     6     (disagree) between residents and community management.

Eager     7     (help) lighten the mood, the two tried to spread some joy with their artistic skills.

Klinge said she was     8     (total) confused with her housemate’s suggestion to create a character based on dabai. Chen said she was thinking about Baymax from the animated film Big Hero 6. Seeing Baymax and Chinese pandemic workers both play the role of protectors in their worlds, the two decided to use     9     character for their posters. Their posters, which contained the     10     (late) pandemic measures and announcements for residents, have helped their weChat group full of a sense of optimism.

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。

Choosing to study abroad is one of the best    1    (decide) I have ever made. This past summer I lived in Rome, Italy for six weeks through a program    2     (call) Study Abroad Italy. I chose to study abroad because I felt that I needed a change in my life and it sounded much    3     (interesting) than working behind a desk in a familiar environment. The life lessons and people skills    4     I acquired while in Italy are what I could have only learned    5     an experience like this, not from sitting in a classroom.

The Romans    6    (be) the nicest people you will ever meet. They were so    7     (help) when I was trying to talk with them and were just so excited and honored that I chose to visit    8     (they) country. I fully experienced the phrase “When in Rome…”and loved how they live everyday to the fullest. I can’t fully describe how     9    (amaze) this whole experience was but I can say that if you have the opportunity    10     (go)abroad, then take it and enjoy every minute of it.

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。

Four years ago I was living in a boarding house with more than 20 girls, and last year I lived in a house with 5 girls. Now I find myself     1    (live) alone... My new living situation certainly has both advantages and     2    (advantage)!

Since I’ve lived by myself I can     3    (free)do things that I couldn’t do when I lived with other people. For example, last week I     4    (eat)bacon for breakfast and ice cream for dinner and no one was here to judge me! It also means I can dance as wildly and sing as loudly as I want and no one is here to tell me     5    (be)quiet or capture(捕捉)these embarrassing moments on camera. Besides, one of     6     best things about living alone is that I don’t have to deal     7     the annoying habits of messy housemates.

Despite these advantages, there are times     8    . I miss living with other people. Firstly, I miss making and eating dinner with others. Secondly, I miss coming home and telling my housemates all about my day and hearing about     9    (they).Finally, and most importantly, I can no longer watch horror(恐怖)films (my favorite type) because I get too     10    (scare)by myself!

4 . If your life feels like it is lacking the power that you want and the____________(motivate)that you need, sometimes all you have to do is change your point of view. (所给词的适当形式填空)

5 . 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。

Pablo Picasso is one of the most famous     1     (artist) in the world,     2     full name is really a long one, in fact a mixture of many names. When Picasso was born, he was     3     weak that the nurse left him on the side table and     4     (simple) began to attend     5     his mother. It was his uncle, a doctor, that     6     (save) him.

It is believed that Picasso was born an artist. His father Ruiz,     7     artist and art professor, gave him a formal education in art. By the time he was 13 years old, his father had given up     8     (paint) himself because he felt his son had already surpassed (超越) him. Pablo Picasso was a     9     (produce) artist but many of his works were stolen. Towards the later years of his life, he began to write poetry and plays,     10     (leave) almost 300 poems and even a couple of plays.

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。

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is Alaska’s annual sporting event. The race starts in Anchorage and finishes about 1800km later in Nome,     1     is a small village on the west coast.

In the late 1800s, gold was discovered in many places throughout Alaska. And Iditarod became the     2     (large) place in Alaska with over 10,000 people calling it home. During the summer, the mail, people , and supplies were brought to Iditarod on boats. However, in the winter the rivers were covered with thick ice , and as     3     result, the only way in or out was by dog sled(雪橇).

The need for a winter transport link to and from Iditarod and the     4     (distance) goldfields meant that the dog sled trails(路线) were very important. They were     5     (careful) mapped and maintained. However, by the 1930s, these trails had fallen out of use as specially designed planes started supplying the remote settlements.

That’s when a local woman decided     6     (raise) awareness about the Iditarod trail and its    7     (important) to Alaska’s history. In 1967, she     8     (organize) a short race of about 40 km around the Anchorage area. After that, the race was gradually extended to the full 1800 km.

During the race, mushers(赶狗拉雪橇的人)and their teams of dogs have to brave freezing temperatures, terrible storms, and even dangerous wild animals. An average team will take twelve days to complete the race. These hardships are tough for both mushers     9     dogs , but they are one of the     10     (reason) why the Iditarod is so famous.

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。

Nadam Fair (那达慕大会) is a traditional festival     1     (celebrate) by Mongolian people in the sixth lunar month. It starts on the fourth day and     2     (general) lasts for five days. Nadam is from the     3     (pronounce) of a Mongolian word, which means “amusement” and “games”. So the Nadam Fair celebrates     4     good harvest and the fun of playing games. At first there was only one activity during the fair,     5     might be wrestling, horse racing or archery (射箭). During the Yuan and Ming dynasties, those three activities     6     (become) the main events. And now, there are some more activities at the fair as well.

The Nadam Fair is one of the most     7     (importance) festivals for Mongolian people. At the Nadam Fair, everyone can participate     8     the competitions. Horse racing, archery and wrestling     9     (be) popular on the grassland of Inner Mongolia since the start of the fair. Nowadays, some other events are also in the fair and are becoming more and more popular,     10     (include) camel racing, throwing Bulu, lassoing and tug-of-war.

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。

The USA is known for its high consumption of meats, including chicken, pork and lamb, potatoes, green vegetables and sweet breads also feature heavily in American cuisine.

Due to immigration to America from a wide range of different cultures, American cuisine is also a product of     1     (diverse). Apple pie is the classic American dessert, so that it is regularly used     2     a synonym (同义词) for Americanism. It goes without saying     3     apple pie is one of the most     4     (type) American foods.

Now you might be surprised to learn that the American hamburger started out in Germany,     5     immigrants to the new world brought along with them the Hamburg steak. It was the American’s idea, however,     6     (put) that steak in a bun and top it with cheese! Therefore, we were happy to say that hamburgers are 100%     7     American invention, one which has been exported throughout the entire globe. Actually, it’s impossible to separate the hamburger from the     8     (grow) influence of the USA on the world.

Fried chicken is another example of a food that wasn’t necessarily invented in America, but     9     (take) off in the States! Many people associate American fried chicken     10     the state of Kentucky due to the huge multinational success of KFC.

9 . 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。

A cup of coffee in the morning improves long-term memory. The study, published in the journal Nature Neuroscience,     1     (find) that participants who     2     (give) caffeine pills had better memory recall. Scientists studied 160 participants     3     (age) 18 to 30, and showed them     4     (variety) photos of items at the beginning. Half of the participants were given a caffeine pill after that classification, the other half a placebo. One day later, all the participants were shown     5     same pictures, as well as some they hadn’t seen before. They were asked     6     each photo was new, old or similar to the originals. Although both groups were able to distinguish between old     7     new pictures, the researchers discovered that the participants who took the caffeine pills were     8     (good) at determining which pictures were similar to the first round. The researchers remain uncertain about how caffeine may influence memory, but they speculate that it could interfere with hormones related     9     memory making. The study needs     10     (test) before any solid conclusions can be made, but it’s not the first to find benefits in caffeine intake.

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。

Who owns a photo taken by a monkey? That may seem like a strange question. But photographer David Slater and an animal rights group argued about it for nearly two years. They finally reached an     1     (agree) in September.

In 2011, Slater photographed endangered monkeys     2     (call) crested black macaques (黑冠猕猴) in Indonesia. Slater also set up a camera on a tripod (三脚架),     3     (hope) the monkeys would take photos of themselves.

His plan worked. One of the photos became famous after it     4     (post) online. Slater also included the monkey selfie (自拍照) in a book he published in 2014 titled Wildlife Personalities.

But the following year, the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) charged Slater. The group declared that Slater couldn’t publish and sell the photo because he didn’t take     5    . PETA argued that the monkey that took the picture was     6     (actual) its true owner.

The two sides made     7     deal in September. Slater     8     (donate) 25 percent of the money he makes     9     future sales of the photo to groups that protect crested black macaques in Indonesia. Slater says he is happy to help the monkeys,     10     was his intention from the start.