1 . Fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word that you do not need.

A. influence                 B. majority                 C. moderate               D. rushing          E. rose          F. average     G. consumed               H. preferring                 I. consumption             J. portions            K. decreased

As for what is driving America’s chronic weight problem, there are no definite answers. But a lot of evidence points to the two causes most people already suspect: too much food and too little exercise.

Bigger    1    

The US Department of Agriculture(USDA)reports that the average American ate almost 20% more calories in the year 2000 than they did in 1983, thanks, in part, to a boom in meat     2    . Today, each American puts away an     3    of 195 Ibs of meat every year, compared to just 138 Ibs in the 1950s. Consumption of added fats also shot up by around two-thirds over the same period, and grain consumption     4    by 45% since1970.

Inactivity is the new normal

Lack of exercise is also a major culprit in the obesity epidemic. It’s been decades since most Americans worked in fields and on factory floors. A far greater     5    of us are sitting throughout our working day. This means less exercise each day. According to one study, only 20% of today’s jobs require at least     6    physical activity, as opposed to 50% of jobs in 1960. Other research suggests Americans burn 120 to 140 fewer calories a day than they did 50 years ago. Add this to the higher amount of calories we are packing in, and we get a perfect recipe for weight gain.

But lethargy goes well beyond the workplace. It is also how we get to work and what we do after. Americans walk less than people in any other industrialized country,     7    to sit in cars to get around. And at the end of the day, 80% of Americans don’t get enough exercise, according to the CDC.

In the end, though, we can’t lose sight of the big picture. Over the past years, diet fads have come and gone, with people     8    to blame red meat, dairy, wheat, fat, sugar, etc. for making them fat, but in reality, the problem is much simpler. Genetics and age do strongly     9    metabolism, but as the CDC points out, weight gain and loss is primarily a formula of total calories     10    versus total calories used.

2 . 选词填空

angle, budget, set, logic, optimistic, outcome, competence, expense, drama

1. The trees make a lovely ________ for the old building.
2. I don’t think it’s wise to study abroad at great ________.
3. We are still relatively ________ that the factory can be saved.
4. We’ve always regarded him as a man of high professional ________.
5. Seen from this ________ , the woman in the picture is smiling.
6. She bought me the complete ________ works of Brecht for my birthday.
7. If you want to travel abroad, you should consider your ________.
8. Students need the ability to construct a(n) ________ argument.
9. I am waiting to hear the final ________ of the interview.

3 . 根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

crime     greed     commit     appreciate     optimism     consume     react     expose     dust     urban     terrify     restrict

1. The laws have led to a reduction in fuel ________ in the US.
2. London was hot and________.
3. Her husband faces various ________ charges.
4. I am ________of her kindness.
5. The government has agreed to lift ________ on press freedom.
6. The experts are ________ that we will succeed.
7. ________ would announce that peace was at hand.
8. Many people in China have limited ________to English. That makes it extra hard to learn and practice it.
9. When you express gratitude, you show your love and________.
10. The________boy ate up all the food remaining on the table.
11. This chemical________generates a lot of heat.

4 . 根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

a far cry from;   give way;   follow in one’s footsteps;   carry on;   beyond one’s expectations;   in a row; expect to;   in all directions;   day in and day out;   end up

1. This flat is ________ the house they had before.
2. Yesterday,   our English class ________ singing an English song devotedly.
3. Honestly speaking, we are not going to ________ to blackmail.
4. What made us upset was that it rained all summer,   ________.
5. Who do you think would ________ the famous businessman’s ________ in future?
6. I could hardly keep up with it, throwing bottles ________.
7. I wish those boys wouldn’t ________ like that;   it’s very annoying.
8. With no goals or dreams, how can we ________ achieve anything significant?
9. It is ________ that they all have left when we arrived.
10. With despair he heard the man call three numbers ________.

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

A. only     B. gaining     C. spectacularly     D. remarkable      E. works     F. speechless   G. carries          H. unfolding      I. evolves     J. basically     K. shifts

The film was inspired by the evacuation of nearly 600 Chinese citizens in Yemens port of Aden during Yemen’s civil war in 2015.

The Chinese Navy’s Jiaolong Assault Team is sent on a mission to rescue hostages(人质) that eventually takes them on a quest to stop terrorists     1     possession of nuclear materials.

This film Operation Red Sea sacrifices plot and character development for action, and fortunately it     2    . The film editing, sound editing sound mixing, visual effects, action, original score and production design are just     3    .

Having borrowed ideas from several Hollywood blockbusters, Operation Red Sea is     4     every great, good and decent war movie rolled into one amazing spectacle. It’s hard to think of a more ambitious and versatile action war movie that does it anywhere close to this level.

What’s most amazing about the film is how quickly it can shift gears (排挡，齿轮). It kicks off with a Navy Seals like rescue mission before turning to a Black Hawk Down city under siege (围攻) effort. The next scene     5     into a Tears of the Sun type protect the innocents endeavor then nerve damaging shootouts like American Sniper. And just when you think you’ve seen it all, the action     6     towards a fury-style tank battle.

While     7     over the top, Lam doesn’t treat the soldiers as superheroes. Few emerge completely unscratched while others suffer some terrible deaths.

Lam shows the ugliness of warfare without making it too unnecessary. The sight of car bomb and heavy gun attack victims still twitching     8     the desired effect and doesn’t come off like an excuse to show burnt and separated bodies.

The mission was similar in Wolf Warrior 2, but the real inspiration here seems to be Black Hawk Down. Lam’s sense of scale and logistics are outstanding, with scenes     9     across a war-destructed city cross-cut with tense desert showdowns.

Individual stunts are     10    . And despite some obvious effects. The crashes and explosions are far more ferocious than Hollywood offerings.

6 . 根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

suspect;blame;subscribe;decrease;link; handle;pour;transform;outstanding;defend

1. I ________ to a morning paper.
2. We all ________ the truth of the report.
3. My brother broke the window, but I got the ________．
4. Do you know how to ________ the machine?
5. Is there a ________ between lung disease and smoking?
6. The unemployment rate of the country ________ last year.
7. A new colour scheme will ________ your bedroom.
8. Andy ________ the glass full and lifted it to Bobby.
9. The accused man had a lawyer to ________ him.
10. Her late husband was an ________ scientist.

7 . 根据下列句子语境，从所给选项中选择合适的选项填空，所给选项中有两个多余。

A. mission   B.departure   C. cottage   D. deliberately E. withdrew from    F. bowing    G. decent

1. By___________, we mean “bending our head or body forward as a sign of respect or shame”.
2. The tennis player__________________ several tournaments due to injury.
3. Because play implies a capacity to experience emotions, documenting it in insects could have________ implications.
4. These are some old photos I found while I was looking through some things at Gran’s___________
5. People who have collections, such as stamps or model cars, ________search out specific items, categorize them and carefully display their collections.

8 . 选词填空

determine, launch, disappoint, independent, otherwise, lack, sufficient

Mankind has managed to create vehicles to carry astronauts into space. They     1     rockets carrying satellites. Many intelligent people are     2     to devote themselves to space exploration, even though space disasters which killed astronauts on board make them     3    . Besides, when living in space, the astronauts have to recycle dirty water so as to use it later. For     4     of gravity, their muscles become weak. They have to tape everything up,     5     they would float around. They also need to figure out a way to store     6     food or oxygen, but people’s desire to explore space never dies. China is the third country to send humans into space     7    . This signals a giant leap forward for China. Some people argue that we should stop wasting time and money on space exploration, which is a shallow view. Our planet’s resources are limited, we should find a new home to provide for the ever increasing population. In closing, we should carry on with space exploration.

9 . 选词填空

be stuck at, wait in line, keep sb. company, look up, pay for, take care of, apply for, no longer

1. The children are old enough to ________ themselves.
2. ________ the word ________ in your dictionary.
3. Mum ________ my driving lessons.
4. We need to ________ planning permission to build a garage.
5. I’ll ________ while you’re waiting.
6. I hate ________ home all day.
7. The extra workers will ________ be needed.
8. Customers ________ for 20 minutes at the cash desk already.

10 . 根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

keep the balance, take part in, make sure, give way to, make a proposal, contribute to, run over, donate to, prevent...from, turn to

1. We can ________some activities together and I can introduce you to others.
2. When in trouble, he also doesn’t hesitate to ________his teachers and classmates for help.
3. It not only reduces traffic problems and pollution, but also ________public health.
4. Our English teacher ________that the competition be put off until next week.
5. When you leave the school bus,you must ________that no children are left on it.
6. A great deal of money was ________the school by an ordinary worker, which aroused public attention.
7. We Chinese won’t ________those who want to keep us under control.
8. The doctor suggested he should combine work with pleasure and ________between them.
9. In order to ________this case ________happening again, we should improve our awareness of saving water.
10. I’ve explained the subject pretty fully; now I’ll ________the main points again.