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。

Reading fiction is highly     1     (benefit), and there are scientific studies to back this up. A recent study     2     (publish) in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin found that people who grow up reading fiction have a richer and more complex worldview than those     3     don’t.

Reading fiction develops your     4     (imagine), which allows you to be more creative and helps you with your problem-solving skills. Moreover, the ability to imagine things influences everything a person does,     5     (think) about their profession and creates, regardless of their profession. All you need to do to work on this skill is to expose yourself     6     a great novel.

Reading fiction improves your mental health. Reading improves people’s mood     7     (great) and brings it to a pleasurable state. Moreover, research suggests that regular readers are relatively mentally healthy,     8     (show) lower stress levels and higher self-esteem than non-readers.

Reading fiction helps process your emotions. According to InDaily, when a person indirectly experiences     9     event associated with an emotion, for example, if they read about what happens to a character and how they feel about it, the same region of the brain is triggered (触发，激发) as if they’d experienced the event     10     (them).

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。

Nepal has doubled     1     (it) wild tiger population! A 2022 survey reveals there     2     (be) 355 individuals now in the country,     3     more than 190 percent increase since 2009. It’s an incredible     4     (achieve) to the conservation efforts of the government, partners, and local communities over the last 12 years.

In 2009, Nepal had a wild tiger population of around 121 individuals and their numbers were decreasing. The future of this species was     5     (certain) with populations at a historic low. Determined to save the wild tigers, the country joined the global commitment to doubling the wild population by 2022.

Nepal played a leadership role     6     the global effort to double wild tiger numbers. Among the many interventions needed to double wild tigers, one of the key elements of success was to partner with the locals     7     live in tiger landscapes.

Growing tiger numbers increases the challenges of coexistence between people and tigers. To help reduce the impact, government compensation (补偿) package has been put in place     8     (replace) livestook (家畜) killed by tigers. Support has been provided to reduce community’s reliance on resources, such as firewood     9     (collect) inside national parks. And since 2010, income generated from tiger tourism     10     (contribute) to the community development in some areas.

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。

Albert Einstein made     1     (number) contributions to the world, the most well-known     2     (be) the general theory of relativity and the famous formula E=mc2. Einstein once took a job as a clerk in the Swiss patent office. While     3     (work) there, out of a strong passion    4    knowledge, he continued to study, earning a doctorate in physics in 1905. Einstein had a thick moustache and long white hair which sometimes stood on end as though he     5     (receive) an electric shock. Although he was a genius, he sometimes forgot things, like his friends’ birthdays. But despite his peculiarities, he was loved by his friends and neighbours.

In the article, “Passenger Dies When Car Crashes in Driverless Mode”, various people said that some     6     (advance) in technology were unnecessary and could even be dangerous.     7     , we should cease accepting technology just because it is new. On the one hand, some people advocate a simple life with an     8     (emphasize) on hard work, family, and community. On the other hand, many people get benefits from new technologies.     9     (person), I have benefited quite a lot from new technologies. I will always look on the positive side of change and accept it rather than     10     (resistance) it.

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。

Most polar bears could die out by the end of the century due to global warming,     1     (scientist) say. According to a study, most polar bear populations will be dropping markedly by 2080. The cause is melting (融化) sea ice. Polar bears feed     2     (main) on seals on the ice. Without ice, the bears have to walk to faraway places and spend more and more time away from     3     (they) main food source. That means the animals could die.

Lack of food leads to another problem: Mother bears may not be fat enough to produce milk for their babies. Some bears could stop     4     (have) babies, which results     5     a rapid decline (减少) in numbers.

Arctic sea ice usually melts in spring and summer, and then grows in winter. But now, the ice is taking     6     (long) to grow back. Weather statistics say the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. Ice in the region     7     (drop) by 13% every 10 years since the 1970s.

But the study also notes that it is still possible     8     (slow) Arctic melting. The world can cut the burning of coal, oil, etc. and lower the greenhouse gas emissions (排放)     9     bring about climate change. It would have to be a big drop to make     10     difference.

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。

Here’s one more reason to get up and exercise! A newly     1     (publish) study in JAMA Neurology has found that walking about 10,000 steps per day     2     (help) lower the risk of developing dementia (痴呆症). In fact, 4,000 steps a day is enough     3     (decrease) dementia risk by one-quarter, according to the study.

Furthermore, people who walk with “purpose”—     4     a pace of over 40 steps a minute —     5     (be) able to cut their risk of dementia by 57 percent with just about 6,000 steps a day. “It is a brisk (轻快的) walking activity, like a power walk,” study co-author Borja del Pozo Cruz told CNN.

Even people     6     walk about 3,800 steps a day at any speed can cut their risk of dementia by 25 percent, the study found. Such a number of steps would be enough for     7     (beginner), especially those who usually sit for a long time each day.

“There is evidence     8     physical activity can enhance (提高) dementia     9     (prevent) among the general population,” Del Pozo Cruz said. “We thought that by providing specific stepping recommendations, people would pay more attention to physical activity, as steps and walking are something everyone understands     10     require very little resources.”

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。

Have you ever been to Ocean Park, which is situated on the southern side of Hong Kong Island? It is one of the     1     (large) marine parks in the world     2    (cover) more than 870,000 square metres.

With about 30 years of history, Ocean Park has become one of the major tourist     3    (attraction) in Asia. Apart from entertaining visitors with thrill rides and a wide variety of shows, the park prides     4     (it) on its education and conservation programmes.

Ocean Park consists of two sections, the Headland and the Lowland, which     5     (connect) by a 1.5 km long cable car (缆车) system offering wonderful views of the southern side of Hong Kong and the South China Sea. The Headland is known     6     its many thrill rides including the Dragon, Eagle. Crazy Galleon, Ferris Wheel, Ocean Park Tower and so on.

The Headland also contains the Ocean Theatre,    7     dolphins and sea lions amuse visitors each day with their lively performances. Providing more     8     (enjoy) and education are the world-class Atoll Reef Aquarium (水族馆), the Shark Aquarium and the Pacific Pier.

At the Lowland, visitors can take a ride on    9     big hot air balloon that is 22 metres in diameter which takes them high into the air. Visitors can also see the giant pandas     10     (give) by the Central Government of China at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Giant Panda Habitat.