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A new study shows rapid decline in insect populations. A growing number of the Earth’s insect population now can     1     (see) only in collections on exhibitions. Nobody’s seen those for 400 years. A new review of over 70 studies of insect populations     2       (suggest) that human pressures are causing insect populations to decrease by as much as a quarter every decade. The loss of species is inevitable (不可避免的) because often we don’t know     3     those species are doing or how other species are depending on them.

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Scientists are utilizing (利用) new technology that allows them     1     (study) millions of small earthquakes in the hope    2     being able to predict (预测) the next big one.

The study comes out of the Los Alamous National Laboratory. It shows how advancing computer technology is now able to read 10 times the number of earthquakes previously       3     (record), as local experts of geology, Patrick Abbott explained.

“We     4     (know) since the 1800s that earthquakes come in swarms (群) — you get smaller ones, and a lot of aftershocks as well; but we have never been able to tell the difference between a foreshock     5     a big shock until afterwards, you look back over it,” explained Abbott. “you start with: here is the shaking from one earthquake, here is the shaking from another one, and try to sort     6     (they) all out and it turns out there is almost     7     (exact) 10 times as many earthquakes as we had thought.” The new technology showed some small earthquakes     8     had never been picked up before; like a magnitude (震级) of negative 2.0. Those earthquakes are considered invisible (看不见的) but by     9     (see) them collectively now, scientists can see where those happened before a 4.0 magnitude quake.

He said the study does not solve the problem of predicting earthquakes, but seeing when smaller ones are shaking gives     10     (researcher) a better shot at predicting a bigger one.

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Science is humanity’s ongoing attempt to understand     1     the Universe works. Whether in the form     2     meticulous research, ingenious insight, or unexpected discoveries, the search for truth continues to challenge, often     3     (lead) to more questions than answers.

Throughout history, humans have always been driven to understand the workings of the world. In their quest for knowledge, philosophers in ancient Greece were the first     4     (try) to explain what they observed. However, many of their ideas were     5    (accurate), as their philosophical method lacked any experimental evidence.

Thales of Miletus in the 6th century BCE, for example, proposed that water is the primary substance of the cosmos, as he     6    (realize) that water is essential for life and that it exists on land, sea, and in the air. Two centuries later, Aristotle wrote widely on scientific subjects, from physics and biology to astronomy, laying the foundations for much of the work that has followed. However, he     7     made fundamental errors, such as arguing that     8    (heavy) objects fall faster than lighter ones, because he relied on thought and argument rather than empirical proof.

Despite being some distance from a reliable scientific method --- in     9     a hypothesis is proposed, systematically tested, and evaluated on the strength of the results ---     10     early thinkers made vital findings, Halley’s comet was observed in China in 240 BCE. and some 300years later, Zhang Heng explained eclipses and drew up an extensive catalog of stars.

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Pandas     1     (live) in China for over three million years. A giant panda has a typical bear’s body but is a distinctive black and white color, with black fur around the eyes and on the cars, legs, chest and shoulders, while the rest of the body is white. Giant pandas are the     2     (nation) treasure of China. A panda’s daily diet consists almost     3     (entire) of bamboo. Sometimes, however, they do not just eat bamboo. Only about 1% of their diet consists of other plants and even meat such as small rodents (啮齿动物).

5 . When a scientist doesn’t know the answer to a problem, he is ________ (ignore). When he has an idea as to what the result is, he is uncertain. And when he is pretty sure of what the result is going to be, he is still in some doubt. (所给词的适当形式填空)

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Is it by luck or     1     (strong) that Jackson Yee, who has been an actor for a few years, has achieved such eye-catching results? The answer     2     this question can be found in The Battle at Lake Changjin.

The entire film took more than 180 days to shoot. Jackson Yee was just 20 years old when he entered the set and never left for a single day during filming. The 176 minutes of The Battle at Lake Changjin are just the period of time during     3     we sit in the cinema,     4     they are the 180 days he spent groping around in the snow and ice, and half of the blazing year when he was twenty.     5     from taking time off to attend the Spring Festival Gala, not once     6     he take time off to shoot another film or attend a show.

Thus, we see Wu Wanli change from a coward holding a knife with his hands     7     (tremble) on the battlefield and not daring to stab the enemy, into a     8     (fear) soldier shooting enemies on the battlefield. From a brash boy to an outstanding soldier who can kill enemies bravely, Jackson Yee makes us perceive the words he said, “How can a teenager grow old fast? It is living through a war     9     can make a teenager become thirty years older than he is quickly.” Even when competing with a group of veteran actors who have spent most of their lives in the acting world, Jackson Yee, a new actor in his early 20s, received the     10     (favor) comments.

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Chinese turn to online ‘tomb sweeping’ amid COVID-19 resurgence

Inputting her late father’s name online, Zhang Mengmeng bowed     1     (respect) three times to the memorial table t on the screen, then     2     (light) a virtual candle and presented a bouquet in memory of her loved one.

In fact, online tomb sweeping is not a new thing. In recent years, authorities in China     3     (promote) the practice to reduce air pollution and forest fires. It is considered     4    (safe) and more environmental-friendly than the traditional approach.

Tomb-sweeping Day, also known as the Qingming Festival, is an important day in the Chinese lunar calendar. According to tradition, it is a time     5     people pay tribute to the deceased and worship their ancestors, visiting tombs and burning incense and paper money.

This year, the day falls on April 5, and people are just as keen as ever     6     (honor) their departed.     7    , due in part to the resurgence of the COVID-19 epidemic, many are conducting the ceremony online, rather than visiting physical tombs.

“There is no contradiction between Qingming tomb-sweeping and epidemic prevention and control,” said Professor Wang. “It even promotes a green, civilized and safe ‘new style’ of ritual sweeping     8     a large extent, because all that has changed is the form of the ritual sweeping, and     9    remains the same is the sincere commemoration of the deceased.”

In addition to private memorial activities, the practice of online tomb sweeping has also been app lied to large-scale public events, such as official remembrance ceremonies. The practice has already gained widespread     10     (accept) during the Qingming Festival.

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When travelling overseas, do you buy water in plastic bottles or take your chances with tap water? Imagine you are wandering about on a Thai island or     1     (admire) the ruins of Angkor. It’s hot so you grab a bottle of water from a local vendor. It’s the safe thing to do, right? The bottle is sealed, and the label says “pure water”. But maybe what’s inside is not so     2     (nature). Would you still drink it if you     3     (know) that more than 90 percent of all bottled water sold around the world contains microplastics?

That’s the conclusion of a recently     4     (release) study, which analyzed 259 bottles from 11 brands sold in nine countries, revealing an average of 325 plastic particles per liter of water. These microplastics included a substance commonly known as PET and     5     (wide) used in the manufacture of clothing and food and liquid     6     (contain). The study was conducted at the State University of New York     7     behalf of Orb Media, a journalism organization. About a million bottles are bought every minute, not only by thirsty tourists but also by many of the 2.1 billion worldwide     8     live with unsafe drinking water.

Confronted with this evidence, several bottled-water manufacturers including Nestle and Coca-Cola undertook     9     (they) own studies using the same methodology. These studies showed that their water did contain microplastics,     10     far less than the Orb study suggested. Regardless, the World Health Organization has launched a review into the potential health risks of drinking water from plastic bottles.

9 . In the past, commoners (平民) ______ (prohibit) from entering the Forbidden City without permission and only imperial families and invited high officials could enter. (所给词的适当形式填空)

10 . In Paris, Isabella became close friends with one of her classmates, Julia Gardner _______ family was from Boston Massachusctts. (用适当的词填空)