1 . 短语填空

dozens of, struggle with, in addition, now that, as a result of, dispose of

1. ________, we showed appreciation to the safety guards in our school and received positive response.
2. During the last years, sea ice in the Arctic has been melting _______ global warming.
3. They complain that they are ________ large amounts of work and feeling stressed out.
4. _______ she is trying to lose weight, she should avoid sugary food.
5. They are facing the difficulties of _______ nuclear waste.
6. Upon arrival at the summer camp, we were surrounded by _______ dynamic students.

2 . This is a continuation of the story of Shackleton’s men who were left on Elephant Island. In pairs, predict what happened to the crew members. Then read the memoir below to see if your predictions were correct.

The Reward for Perseverance

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3 . The animals in the forest struggle_______ survival every day.

A．with

B．for

C．against

D．to

4 . 只要记住，无法轻松应对亲子关系紧张带来的压力是完全正常的。 (汉译英)

5 . 你只要记住，亲子关系紧张会产生压力，由此带来的困扰再正常不过，而你和父母可以齐心协力，改善你们的关系。（汉译英）

6 . 汉译英
1. ________ 努力控制自己的情绪
2. ________艰难时期，艰难行程
3. ________关系破裂
4. ________采取措施做某事
5. ________维持和平的关键
6. ________从他们的角度
7. ________经历同样的痛苦
8. ________全面考虑
9. ________设法消除他们的顾虑
10. ________承认错误，认输
11. ________与压力作斗争
12. ________暴风雨的时期

7 . 汉译英
1. ________不吃饭减肥
2. ________被迅速送往医院
3. ________感觉不好，不舒服
4. ________危险的低血糖水平
5. ________立刻接受治疗
6. ________忧心忡忡的父母
7. ________脱离危险／处在危险中
8. ________一两天内完全康复
9. ________与饮食问题斗争
10. ________达到目标体重

8 . Many teenagers are ________ the math problems at their senior high school.

A．struggling with

B．reflecting on

C．subscribing to

D．applying to

9 . Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given expressions to complete the passage. Note that there are two more options than you need.

pioneering work             pursue further studies        struggle with          work on      major breakthrough        win a scholarship               in an attempt to          stand out        undergraduate study        be interested in

John Goodenough, born 1922, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 for his work on developing lithium-ion batteries.

As a child, Goodenough    1    dyslexia, a learning disorder marked by difficulty in reading and spelling. However, he taught himself to write and eventually    2    to a boarding school. The rigorous and highly structured education there paved the way for his    3    at Yale University, where he graduated with honours in mathematics. Shortly after World War II, Goodenough went to the University of Chicago to    4    . He studied physics, a complete new subject for him. But he earned a Ph.D. in 1952 and then went to work at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory. In 1976, he was invited to manage the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory at Oxford University, where he researched the properties of materials    5    produce rechargeable batteries with higher energy density. His    6    led to the invention of safer, faster-charging and longer-lasting rechargeable batteries for mobile devices, electric vehicles and energy storage systems. Receiving the honour at the age of 97, he    7    among his fellow Nobel laureates.

Goodenough had been told many times in his career that he was too old to succeed, but he had not taken it to heart. Now, at 97, he    8     the next breakthrough. He still goes to his laboratory every day, researching new types of batteries. He says, “I’m only 97. I still have time to go.”

10 . A’Driane Nieves didn’t attend art school, and she never dreamt of becoming an artist. That changed when Nieves began to struggle _________mental health conditions. (用适当的词填空)