1 . 根据语境选择词语，并用其恰当形式填空，每个词仅使用一次。

shape, reward, course, function, channel, highlight, absorb

1. There is no denying that every individual will experience happiness and sorrow in the ________ of their long life.
2. No one can ignore the great influence social media has in ________ the public opinions.
3. Teachers use different methods to help students ________ what they learn.
4. It is of significance to have a balanced diet; otherwise, our body cannot ________ normally.
5. Art and music are great ________ for people to express their ideas and emotions.

3 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. advantage       B. anticipating       C. digitally       D. facilitating       E. geometry       F. giant G. initiated       H. painstakingly       I. potentially       J. reopened       K. sought

How Digital Modeling Plays a Key Role in Restoring the Notre Dame Cathedral (巴黎圣母院)

It’s been more than four years since a fire damaged Notre Dame, the Catholic cathedral in Paris that’s historically drawn millions of visitors every year.

Since then, people from around the world have united to support an effort,     1     by French President, that’s intended to have the building back open to the public by the end of next year. Teams working to restore the Gothic cathedral have     2     to rebuild much of the damaged sections using materials like oak wood (橡木) and stone that have stood the test of centuries.

But the builders, architects and engineers do have the     3     of some 21st century technologies, including modern building information modeling (BIM) software that enables them to work with a(n)     4     detailed 3D digital model of the cathedral and surrounding site, backed by powerful cloud computing technology.

“It allows you to really understand a lot of how a building fits together, how it’s constructed,” says Andrew Anagnost, CEO of design software     5     Autodesk. It has contributed technical consulting, software and financial assistance to the project since shortly after the fire. A digital model, which took more than a year to create, includes more than 12,000 objects.

It was a complex process. Onsite workers captured the point-by-point 3D     6     of the cathedral with laser (激光) and photo equipment. Then, others turned the data points from that process into detailed shapes and objects, down to individual building stones. That let experts see how the building shifted in the fire — important for     7     any stability issues — and plan out the process of reconstruction.

“It’s like Mission: Impossible when they plan,” says Nicolas Mangon, VP of architecture, engineering and construction industry strategy at Autodesk. “Every little piece is done     8    , and with the 3D model you can simulate (模拟) everything.”

Even when the cathedral is     9    , the model may still serve important roles. Mangon says the company is currently in discussions about using it to manage aspects of the complex going forward,     10     using sensors that could show the exact location of any future fires.

4 . 从所给词汇中选择合适的词汇并用其适当形式填空，其中有两项多余。

apply             establish          investigate        promote          give way to        disappear make sure       give up            lead to          donate...to...        take part in          turn to

1. Emily worked very hard and ________to general manager two months after she started to work in our department.
2. His ________ for membership of the club was refused yesterday.
3. You are expected to tell related information to the policemen who ________ the cause of the accident now.
4. His goal is to ________ an IT company after he graduates from university.
5. I’m sorry to bother you, but I don’t know anyone else to ________.
6. Too much pressure may ________ sleep disorders, which will greatly affect your health.
7. These old shoes we collected will ________ the kids in the poor area.
8. In South Africa, drivers must ________ animals that are crossing the road.
9. The teacher counted heads to ________ all her students were present.
10. Nowadays, many schools encourage and organize students to ________ social practical activities.

5 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. breakthroughs B. core C. driver D. empower E. fully F. increasingly G. mounting H. potential I. promoting J. seeks K. serves

Companies Help Integrate (整合) Digital Real Economies

Chinese platform companies are doubling down on the most advanced digital technologies to seek new drivers in revenue (财政收入) growth, as the country puts greater emphasis on     1     the in-depth integration of the digital and real economies, experts and company executives said.

Despite the depressing global outlook and       2     uncertainties, China’s platform economy is playing a(n)     3     vital role in boosting technological innovation and high-quality development.

During an earnings conference with investors on Thursday, Zhang Yong, chairman and CEO of Alibaba Group, said that cloud computing is one of the company’s       4     strategies for the future, and Alibaba Cloud is also the foundation through which the company     5     the real economy and drives the integration of the digital and real economies.

Noting that this is a critical period for technological     6     and development in cloud computing and AI, Zhang said he believed in the vast     7     of industrial digitalization and the role of cloud computing as the focus of the digital economy.

Revenue in the cloud business, Alibaba’s main growth     8     besides e-commerce, reached 20.18 billion yuan during the October-December period, an increase of 3% year-on-year, mainly driven by public cloud growth.

The company is making efforts to make use of digital technologies to help small and medium-sized enterprises and speed up industrial transformation (工业转型) in an effort to     9     the real economy.

The tone-setting Central Economic Work Conference in mid-December said that platform companies will be supported to “    10     display their capabilities” in encouraging economic growth, job creation and international competition. The conference also emphasized the need to energetically develop the digital economy.

6 . 请选择合适的短语完成句子，并填写对应的字母，有多余选项，不区分大小写

A. distinguish...from	B. for good	C. at a glance	D. are engaged in
E. contribute to	F. put at risk	G. on reflection	H. a barrier to
I. in memory of	J. in vain	K. throw in the towel	X. pops up
M. bring forth	N. step away from	Y. behind the wheel	P. against all odds
Q. approve of	R. take over	S. wave goodbye to	T. without access to
U. pave the way	W. close at hand

1. He decided that I was the ideal person to_________ the job when he retired.
2. There are good cafes and restaurants_________, which is one of the reasons why I prefer city life.
3. We hope that our work will help with technological solutions to ensure that old drivers stay safer_________.
4. Due to his rich experience, he could tell_________ what was wrong with the machine.
5. It’s too early to_________. There’s still hope.
6. It was hard to__________________________ the other.
7. Some people experience shyness as_________ communication, but this can be broken down gradually.
8. The Dragon Boat Festival is set up_________ a Chinese poet, Quyuan.
9. It’s too easy to get addicted to the low level satisfaction. Just_________ online games and do some sports.
10. Fresh air and regular exercise_________ good health.
11. Quietly I_________ the rosy clouds in the western sky.
12. Some of the nation’s manufacturing jobs may be gone_________ because of the economic recession.
13. In some restaurants equipped with the latest technology, the menu _________when you click twice on the mouse.
14. I believe this treaty will_________ for peace in Europe.
15. There are still a lot of people_________ clean drinking water in the world.
16. These efforts will surely_________ good fruit.
17. She finished the work_________.
18. If we go to war, innocent lives will be_________.
19. They tried to persuade her to join them but_________.
20. A study shows the students who_________ after-school activities are happier than those who are not.

7 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. absence	B. double	C. extended	D. functions	E. fund	F. outpaced
G. prospects	H. record	I. shifted	J. steady	K. upward

Japan births fall to record low as population crisis deepens

Japan saw 799,728 births in 2022, the lowest number on record. That number has nearly halved in the past 40 years; by contrast, Japan recorded more than 1.5 million births in 1982. Japan also reported a (n)    1    high for post-war deaths last year, at more than 1.58 million. Deaths have    2    births in Japan for more than a decade, posing a growing problem for leaders of the world’s third-largest economy. They now face a ballooning elderly population, along with a shrinking workforce to    3    pensions and health care as demand from the aging population increased.

Japan’ population has been in    4    decline since its economic boom of the 1980s and stood at 125.5 million in 2021. Its death rate of 1.3 is far below the rate of 2.1 required to maintain a stable population, in the    5    of immigration.

The country also has one of the highest life expectancies in the world ; in 2020, nearly one in 1,500 people in Japan were aged 100 or older. These concerning trends resulted in a warning from Prime minister that Japan is “on the edge of not being able to maintain social    6    ” and Japan “simply cannot wait any longer” in solving the problem of its low birth rate. A new government agency will be set up to focus on the issue, with Prime Minister saying that he wants the government to     7     its spending on child-related programs.

But money alone might not be able to solve the complex problem, with various social factors contributing to the low birth rate. Japan’s high cost of living, limited space and lack of child care support in cities make it difficult to raise children, meaning fewer couples are having kids. Urban couples are also often far from     8    family in other regions, who could help provide support. In 2022, Japan was ranked one of the world’s most expensive places to raise a child. And yet, the country’s economy has slowed down since the early 1990s, meaning frustratingly low ages and little    9    mobility.

The average real annual household income declined from $50,600 in 1995 to $43, 300 in 2020. Attitude toward marriage and starting families have also     10     in recent years, with more couples putting off both during the pandemic.

8 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. served        B. spares        C. yields        D. practically        E. consumed        F. reminds        G. tosses H. strikingly       I. stubbornly        J. desired        K. flavors

Yunnan Province, covering an area of 394,000 square kilometers, combines unique ethnic cultures, magnificent mountain scenery, rainforest, tea plantations, ancient towns and delicious food. Kunming, Dali, Lijiang and Shangri-La are always on the bucket list to those who haven’t been to Yunnan before.

In the courtyard of her restaurant in Xishuangbanna, Su Ying is preparing to give me a cooking lesson. But she has no pots and pans. Instead, she is going to cook the food in banana leaves and tubes of fresh bamboo on a small fire under an iron tripod in a corner of the yard.

Su    1    a mixture of wild vegetables with lemongrass and chili and wraps them up in banana leaves. She seasons sliced beef with chili herbs and spices and puts it into a tube of freshly cut bamboo. Another tube is filled with a more exotic delicacy: live bamboo worms, which she mixes with herbs and spices. Su then thrusts the tubes into the fire.

Even to many Chinese, Yunnan seems exotic. Its remoteness     2    it much of the overdevelopment and pollution. The province is a global hotspot of biodiversity and boasts a    3    wide range of local ingredients. Most famously, the summer mushroom season     4    some 300 varieties of edible(可食用的) fungi, including delicacies such as savory matsutake(松茸). There are countless wild plants and plenty of bugs and grubs.

On my trips to the province over the years I have dined on toasted barley flour and     5    cups of yak butter tea (酥油茶) in a town now known as Shangri-la. In the north-east of the province I gorged on (狼吞虎咽) spicy hotpots. Even farther north I visited the center of ham production in Xuanwei, where I tasted delicate soups and stews. Here in Xishuangbanna. I was tasting the sour and hot     6    and fresh herbs of the tropical south.

No one restaurant or chef could represent Yunnan. There is no single overarching Yunnan cuisine, but a selection of overlapping ones. And more than anywhere else in China, delicacies     7    on table in Yunnan use a large proportion of the ingredients that are     8    local and unavailable elsewhere. In an age when people can sample delicacies from     9    anywhere in the world without even having to leave home, Yunnan     10    us that for a real taste of local culinary culture, sometimes you just have to go to the source.

9 . Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. generation       B. multiple       C. automated       D. personalize       E. place       F. forwards G. regularly        H. unprotected       I. respectively       J. identify.       K. insecure

What can you do to avoid Telecoms fraud (诈骗)?

Telecoms fraud and other security breaches (安全漏洞) can be prevented and minimized by implementing a full end-to-end procedure. In addition, it’s important for you to secure your devices and services to strengthen your security and avoid any fraudulent activity or threats.

Due to the    1    nature of the internet, it’s not always possible to guarantee protection against fraud. However, there are a variety of methods that you can put in    2    within your phone system’s security that can prevent this further:

Security

The most important action to take when protecting your phone system or PBX (Private Branch Exchange) is investing in good security and password/account management software. You should be using password    3    and saving systems, as well as choosing passwords with complex combinations. It’s also important that you don’t use the same password for    4     accounts or systems. If a hacker finds this password, they can use it to get into and take control of all your systems, so remember to    5     update your passwords and make sure no two passwords are the same.

Another way to protect your systems with passwords is to password protect your mobile phone. If you leave your mobile phone    6    , it’s very easy for a hacker or scammer to get in and setup call features, like    7    and voicemails on the handsets.

Calling pattern analysis

Call pattern analysis helps    8    patterns in call traffic and monitors and prevents calls which go over specific limits. This can be based around costs, call duration, volume, time of day and call destinations. Call traffic can’t be monitored all the time; however, a vast majority of fraudulent traffic can occur during holidays and weekends, when customers and suppliers arc away from the office and their devices. Any spikes (高峰) in traffic should generate    9    alerts to relevant parties and this activity can then be restricted, and additional measures can be put into place to protect you and your systems.

Call barring

Call baring lets you bar or block certain types of call, IP addresses and destinations from being made to or from your phone. You can    10    our call barring settings for both UK and international numbers. It’s also a good idea to bar calls from certain IP addresses and only authorize business or employee IP addresses to make calls.