1 . 选用适当的单词或短语补全短文

A. appointed     B. physician       C. fees       D. positions     E. scholarships     F. majority

At age 18, Lin Qiaozhi chose to study medicine instead of following the traditional path of marriage like the     1     of girls. After graduating from Peking Union Medical College, Lin Qiaozhi immediately became the first woman ever to be hired as a resident     2     the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital. In 1941, she became the first Chinese woman ever to be     3     director of that department. Dr Lin opened a private clinic to help people in need and charged very low     4     and often reduced costs for poor patients. In 1954, she was elected to the first National People's Congress and held many important     5    .

2 . 阅读下面短文，从以下方框内的韵语或短语中，选出合适的单词或短语，并将其正确形式填入空白处。每个单词或短语只能使用一次，有两个是多余的。

affect       effect       environment       float             negative             extremely produce       recycle       shocking             solution       take action       thick

A Plastic Ocean a film to make you think. Think, and then act. We need to     1     on plastic. We've been     2     plastic in huge quantities since the 1940s. We live in a world full of plastic, and only a small part is     3     . What happens to all the rest? This is the question the film A Plastic Ocean answers. It is a documentary that looks at the impact that plastic waste has on the     4     .

The film begins as a journey to film the largest animal on the planet, the blue whale. But during the journey the filmmakers make the     5     discovery of a huge,     6     layer（层）of plastic floating in the middle of the Indian Ocean. This causes them to travel around the world to look at other areas that have been     7    . We see how marine species are being killed by all the plastic we are dumping in the ocean. The message about our use of plastic is     8     obvious.

But the film doesn't only present the     9     side. In the second half, the filmmakers look at what we can do to reverse the tide of plastic flowing around the world. They present short-term and long-term     10    . These include avoiding plastic containers and * single-use5 plastic products as much as possible.

3 . 选词填空

passion；clinic；whisper；respect；on duty commercial；cottage；persuade；mankind；set out grateful；downtown；vary；devoted；carry on

1. Festivals are becoming more and more _______, with businesses taking advantage of the celebrations.
2. Thinking of all the people still in need of help, Dr Lin opened a private _______.
3. My hotel is near _______, in the Mission District, one of the oldest parts of the city.
4. That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for _______.
5. Jim is not here right now. He said he would be _______ at the library this afternoon.
6. While working there, out of a strong _______ for knowledge, Einstein continued to study, earning a doctorate in physics in 1905.
7. The phrase in my opinion tells us that the passage is likely to _______.
8. After breakfast, I pack my bag and _______ again.
9. Just like spoken language, body language _______ from culture to culture.
10. Indeed, Yuan Longping’s slim but strong body is just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to whom he has _______ his life.

4 . 用所给短语的恰当形式填入下列句子，使其意义完整，有两个短语多余。

in spite of       ；carry sb. through；figure out；in case；set out；be absorbed in；insist on

1. It is necessary that you take notes of these useful expressions __________ you forget them.
2. They kept on doing research day and night __________ hundreds of failures.
3. Time passes quickly when you __________ reading a good book.
4. It took them about one month to __________ how to start the equipment.
5. The soldiers’ courage and determination __________ the terrible wartime.

5 . 用所给单词（词块）的正确形式完成短文，并把答案填写在答题卷相应的位置上。

terrible       argue       explain       decline       live on       fail       cut off     talent     encourage       popular

Vincent Van Gogh was born on March 30,1853, in Zundert, a small village in southern Holland. He loved to draw, and his works showed his     1    , but no one     2     him to become an artist.

As a young adult, he wandered from job to job with little success and money, becoming more and more hopeless with each    3    . However, before his 27^th birthday, he realized that he was meant to be a painter, and he began to study art. Few who lived in Van Gogh's time liked his work, however. Many laughed when they saw his paintings, which hurt the sensitive artist     4    .

One day, after having a/an    5    with a fellow artist, Van Gogh took a razor（刮胡刀）and     6     his own earlobe. He never     7     why he injured himself. His mental（精神上的）health started to     8     On the afternoon of July 27, 1890, he shot himself and died at the age of 37.

Over a century after his death, Van Gogh remains extremely     9    . We find pieces of ourselves in him. This may also explain the high price paid for Van Gogh's works. Of course, people are buying great art, but they are also buying a piece of his story, which     10     forever, just like his works.

6 . 根据句意，选择单词或短语并以其适当形式填空。

pick up                    as long as                    bring up                    complain about be addicted to             belong to                    participate in             take to in case                    catch up                    regardless of             make efforts

1. They are determined to go into the dark cave, ________ my warning of danger.
2. People keep ________ how children spend so much time on computer games.
3. It looks as if to rain. Take some spare clothes ________ you get wet.
4. The ladies spent some time ________ on each other’s health and families.
5. ________ in a big city, he found it quite difficult to adapt to life of the countryside.
6. He planned to ________ the demonstration, but then he got cold feet.
7. Our family voted ________ what is needed for my brother’s wedding.
8. Tom________ smoking since he dropped out of school last term.
9. Not only teachers but also the government is going to ________to promote the development of the education industry.
10. You can borrow my bike ________ you take good care of it.

7 . 根据句意，从所给词组中挑选合适的一项并用其正确形式完成句子，其中有两个选项为多余选项。

dress(sb)up; figure out; fade away; after all; except for; in memory of; bring about; to name but a few so as to; on the basis of; in return; take advantage of

1. On Halloween, many children are ________as pirates.
2. Watching their car ________into the distance, I felt my heart filled with thankfulness.
3. If you are living near a library, you can fully ________the abundant resources for your essay references.
4. ________some pronunciation mistakes, your performance in the speaking contest, according to the judges on the spot, was quite fascinating and interesting.
5. This teaching building was named Jenny, ________the donor’s daughter, who graduated from this school ten years ago.
6. The rapid development of new technology has ________such obvious changes in our daily life as mobile payment and online shopping.
7. The course of English Literature is designed to provide students with a fuller understanding of the history of English literature, highlighting different periods of English literature such as main lists, genre of works and backgrounds ________.
8. I was wondering if you could offer me some detailed information about the accommodation ________help me make adequate preparations.
9. Take exercise and evaluate your strengths as well as areas that need improvement ________your performance, and you will see your progress.
10. It took me about one month to ________how to get along with a guy from different cultural background, but fortunately I made it.