1 . Direction: 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. labour              B. manner              C. highlighting        D. circumstances              E. updated F. characterised        G. integrated             H. admirable              I. accommodate              J. overseeing       K. flexible

The house of the future? A sun-filled, shape-shifting, shed-share paradise

What will homes be like 10 years from now? Judging by the winners of the Home of 2030 competition, sharing will be key.

Shared home-working spaces, communal garden sheds and houses built using apps—these are just some of the ideas in the winning proposals for the government’s Home of 2030 competition to develop prototype “homes fit for the future”,    1    the “best of British design”. The aim was to imagine what the best age-adaptable, energy-efficient, healthy homes might look like in 10 years’ time; but, according to the winning architects, most of the best ideas have been around for generations.

“You can’t get much more     2    and adaptable than the Georgian townhouse,” says Jennifer Beningfield of Openstudio, leader of one of the two winning teams announced today. “We’ve taken this very simple model and     3    it for the 21st century. Our idea was to create infinite choice and variation from something very simple.”

Her team’s scheme imagines a terraced (排房的) housing type made from two standard components, a base unit and a loft, joined with “connector” pieces, taking into account multiple configurations (布局) over time as family     4    change. Standing between the homes, the connectors would     5    stairs and a lift, as well as storage and shared workspace. One of the most important aspects since the pandemic, says Beningfield, is providing “space to work from home, without having your laptop on the kitchen table”. Each home would have its own private outdoor space, while they would all back on to large communal gardens, arranged in the     6    of a traditional London square.

Built off-site to demanding Passivhaus standards, with a twin wall timber frame, the homes would be     7    by generous 2.7m high ceilings and tall 2.5m windows and doors, massively increasing the amount of daylight brought into the rooms, compared with most new-build spec housing. Beningfield, who studied and worked in South Africa and the US, says that off-site construction is crucial, given the shocking build quality of so many new homes in the UK – which she fears will only get worse after Brexit, if much of the skilled     8    is forced to leave.

As is so often the case with blue-sky (纯理论的) ideas competitions, the ambitions of the Home of 2030 winning teams are     9    – and, in this case, completely buildable – but there is little evidence to suggest that either the government or the volume housebuilding sector has any intention of putting them into practice. For that, we must look to Sunderland in 2023, and hope that a(n)    10    union of other councils, communities and smaller-scale builders have the imagination to follow their lead.

2 . 选词填空

1. __________ join a club to improve your social skills?
2. If you __________ online games, it’s really hard to quit.
3. For some adults, a low salary __________ enjoy an easy life.
4. It is __________ for newcomers to feel anxious and uncertain.
5. More people would __________ cycling if conditions were right.
6. The book is intended for __________ and young __________.
7. It’s hard to change your __________, even harder to keep it changed.
8. At senior high school you should __________ your studies and make progress.
9. Good traditions of the family have been handed down from one __________ to the next.
10. __________ you to follow your teacher’s advice and pay attention to the vocabulary.

3 . 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. referring             B. refresh             C. pin                    D. occurred             E. acknowledging F. identify             G. drain                    H. discouraged       I. specific             J. negative K. specifically

Make a Wish List

Most of us know of New Year’s Resolutions, where one sets intentions for the year ahead. But too often, people make their resolutions     1     — “I will no longer eat biscuits left at my desk”— and then feel unhappy. In the cold month of January, the last thing you need is to     2     your energy further by setting up a series of battles with yourself. And if you break a resolution, you feel     3    , which is a rubbish way to start the year. What you need instead are things to look forward to.

So instead, try a wish list. This involves writing down 100 things you would like to do in the year ahead. The items can be enormous or tiny, ranging from “Climb Everest” to “buy a new pencil sharper”. The main thing is that at some point it has     4     to you as something that you would like to do.

The key here is — write it down.

Do you feel any resistance to the ideas? If so, ask yourself why. What is wrong with     5     what you would like to do? Try not to say to yourself: “I can’t I don’t have the money/time/energy/skills.” Just write it down.

It helps to be     6    , so rather than “Get outdoors”,     7     a place you would like to visit. And take your time when creating it — a wish list is not built in a day. Think about it, polish it and     8     it.

Finally, you have your list. And what a work of beauty it is. Here are all the things that you would like to do. Remember to     9     them up where you can see them; let yourself consider how they can be accomplished. You’ll be amazed that so many of your dreams can be realized though the simple trick of writing them down and     10     to them.

4 . 短语填空

ups and downs, of great importance, based on, a number of, date back to, refer to, varieties of, by means of, regarded as, according to

1. It’s ________________________ to study English well.
2. The company has undergone many ________________________.
3. ________________________ books are being sold at this bookshop.
4. The marathon ________________________a war between the Persian Empire and the Greeks.
5. This novel is ________________________historical facts.
6. I was not ________________________ her when I said so.
7. ________________________students are planting trees on the hill.
8. The teacher explained the problem ________________________an example.
9. He was later ________________________a sea god by the people in Fujian and Taiwan.
10. They both played the game ________________________the rules.

5 . 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. access       B. basically       C. eliminate       D. fit       E. generate       F. majority G. merely     H. perform       I. power       J. promise       K. preference

Noise-canceling headphones worth the price?

A little bit of silence. Sometimes that’s all we want. Whether it is halfway through a 10-hour flight with a crying baby or trying to sleep through the snoring from the hotel room next door, the     1     of noise-canceling headphones is one that every traveler probably finds charming. Yet are they worth it? These headphones are often expensive, and for some people, they don’t live up to the ads.

I’ve spent a     2     of the last five years traveling, taking dozens of flights and train journeys, and as someone who has reviewed noise-canceling headphones for even longer, I can definitely say maybe.

HOW THEY WORK? Noise-canceling headphones, also called active noise canceling headphones, use electronic processing to analyze nearby sound and attempt to     3     the opposite sound. The result is less noise, over all.

These headphones don’t create silence, nor are they able to     4     noise. The crests and troughs (波峰和波谷) do not perfectly cancel out. The absolute best noise-canceling headphones     5     reduce noise and work best with low-frequency droning sounds.

Two headphone sets could claim to reduce the same amount of noise but     6     completely differently. Only hands-on testing, ideally with objective measurements, can tell the difference.

Noise-canceling headphones require a battery to     7     their electronics. Noise-isolating headphones, which do not require electronics and therefore can be far cheaper, work by creating a seal in your ear canal to block noise. They are     8    like earplugs, but with earbuds. If you can get a good seal, these work reasonably well.

Getting a good seal can be a challenge, however, since everyone’s ears are different, and not all headphones will     9     correctly. And even if you do get a good seal, noise-isolating headphones will not be able to block low-frequency sounds as well as the best noise-canceling headphones. They will reduce a wide range of frequencies, which can help.

WHO REALLY NEEDS THEM? If you are a frequent traveler, good noise-canceling headphones will make any journey in a plane, train or automobile far more pleasant.

In-ear models are easier—though still slightly uncomfortable—to sleep with and are my     10    . Over-ear models reduce a little more noise, as they are able to passively block some sound because of their design. But they are always bulky on your head or in your bag. After I stopped reviewing these headphones for Wirecutter, I bought a pair of Bose QuiteComfort 20s, a long time Wirecutter pick, and I never fly without them.

6 . 短语填空

come along，track and field，work out，fall apart，lose heart，make it，set an example，prepare for，share...with...，give up

1. His spoken English ____________ a lot recently.
2. He ____________every day to build up his strength.
3. He is afraid that their marriage will ____________.
4. Lang Ping ____________ for all the athletes at home and abroad.
5. I believe I can ____________ to the top of the mountain.
6. He didn't ____________ even though he was beaten many times.
7. She wanted to be a doctor, but a serious eye problem forced her to ____________.
8. He won several medals in the____________ competitions.
9. I ____________a dormitory ____________some other students.
10. We need to take action to ____________ the game from now on.

7 . 选词填空

think of, as if, look up, as usual, suffer from, in ruins, set up, dig out, in shock, go through

1. Let’s ____________some questions about life.
2. They ____________schools, factories and hospitals in this poor area.
3. We all know that we can’t live____________ without good health.
4. If you can’t keep healthy, you will often ____________ your weak body.
5. She ____________ many things and suffered a lot at an early age.
6. After the big fire, the main building of the church was ____________ .
7. He suddenly rushed out, leaving all the people in the room ____________.
8. While reading, better not stop to ____________ the new words in the dictionary every now and then.
9. The press watchdogs (狗仔队) spare no effort to ____________the secrets of those famous people.
10. He talks with a stranger ____________ they were good friends.

8 . 选词填空
1. The soldier ___________ (that/whose) leg was broken in the battle was taken to hospital.
2. The earthquake ___________(that/who) follows the first one damaged no one.
3. The boy ________(which/that ) the soldiers dug out from the ruins was only nine.
4. This is the most deadly earthquake ___________ (who/that) has happened in my country.
5. Will you please show me the boy __________ (who/whose) left leg was injured?
6. We found an old temple ___________ (不填/that) was not completely destroyed.
7. The teacher with ___________ (which/whom) you talked yesterday is a volunteer from our school.
8. They were talking about the moving stories and persons ___________(whom/that) they remembered in this disaster.
9. The house ___________ (which/whose) roof is red is used to give out water and food.
10. This is the second quake ___________(who/that) I have ever experienced this morning.

9 . 请先从表格中选用本单元所学词汇完成下列短文，然后翻译短文并背诵该短文。(文中加波浪线的句子为本单元的语法项目：过去分词作状语和表语)

cure,   addition,   impact,   absorbed,   relief,   assume,   equipment,   prove,   treatment

Jill has a talent for music, but when she was 20 years old, a serious disease made her ache all over. From then on, she went through many     1    , but none could     2    the disease. In     3    , she lost the opportunity to get onto the stage with her band. The disease also had an    4    on her appearance. She tried out for some shows, but the reaction from audience was terrible, though she was a capable composer and a good performer.Gradually, she became     5    in watching her previous albums,    6    that she was still fine. Worried about the phenomenon, her parents tried to help her out somehow. One day they sent one of her original compositions to a virtual choir. The conductor in charge fell in love with the energy in her music. Instead of telling a romantic story, her music can touch people’s soul, bring people     7    and give a sense of satisfaction. Nowadays they have designed a special studio for her with various    8    . This enables her to     9    her talents and to win an award.

10 . 选词填空

injury     damage     disaster     affect     rescue     slide     survive     shelter

1. Many of the homes fell down in the earthquake. Rescuers had to dig through the ruins to look for ________.
2. Climate change could have ________ effects on Earth.
3. In the crash he suffered severe ________ to the head and arms.
4. The number of buildings ________ in the earthquake has reached 2400.
5. When I ________ down the grassy slope, I lost control and got injured.
6. Six passengers ________ from the car crash, but unfortunately, three of them were killed.
7. There was no ________ anywhere from the rain and all of us got wet all through.
8. The drought greatly ________ the local people and many crops died because of the heat.