1 . 李明和林涛在新学期第一天见面, 他们在谈论那个城市地震一年后的情况。请根据语境, 用相应的时态完成下面对话。
Li Ming: Hi, Lin Tao. How nice to see you on the first day of the new term!
Lin Tao: Yes. Nice to see you again.
Li Ming: I know that your parents    1    (work) in that city for about a year. Can you tell me something there after the earthquake?
Lin Tao: Of course. Since the earthquake    2    (happen),many soldiers
    3    (send)there,and many kinds of supplies(物资供应)    4    (carry)there from all over the country. Now, most people there    5    (live)a happy life again.
Li Ming: How about the schools there?
Lin Tao: Several new schools    6    (set up)and also some schools which    7    (damage) in the earthquake    8    (rebuild).So all the students can go back to school to study now.
Li Ming: That’s wonderful. I’m sure their life will be better and better. When will your parents come back?
Lin Tao: They will be back next month.

2 . 阅读下面短文，根据意思或所给的词，完成空格填空，使短文通顺

It was getting dark when I got home. It was cold and I     1    (wear) a coat. I walked up to the door and put my hand into my pocket     2    (take) out my key     3     I couldn’t find it. I suddenly remembered that I     4    (leave) it on my desk in the office. It really didn’t make any difference. I knew my wife     5    (be) at home and the children must have come back from school by now, so I     6    (knock) at the door.

There was no answer, so I knocked again. I continued knocking at the door for some time. I     7    (get) angry. Then I remembered something the office boy had told me at noon. He said that my wife     8     (phone) saying that she     9    (go) shopping in the afternoon with the children.

There was only one thing for me to do: I had to clime in    10     a window.

3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Which is the most significant classical Chinese painting? According to Paul Denlinger, who     1     ( come) to China many times when young, it should be Qingming Shanghe Tu or Along the River During the Qingming Festival. This    2    ( create) dates back to the Northern Song dynasty.

This painting is important    3     several reasons. First, up until this time, almost all Chinese     4     ( painting) were landscapes, which did not feature people at all or had only a few people.     5    ( two) , this is the first scroll (卷轴)painting to describe both Chinese urban and suburban life during the period in the capital, Bianjing ( now Kaifeng, in Henan province). Third, the painting is highly detailed,     6    ( feature ) shops of all kinds and different economic activities in and out of the city. People are able to see the Chinese technologies of the time, which helps them     7    great deal in understanding     8    the Chinese lived.

The Beijing Palace Museum keeps the    9    ( origin) Song painting and one of its famous copies—the Qing version     10    ( hold) in the M National Palace Museum” in Taipei.

4 . 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

No one knows exactly     1     the earth began. However, according to a widely accepted theory, the universe began     2     a “Big Bang”. Then the dust     3    (settle) into a solid globe. As the earth cooled down, water began to appear on its surface. Many     4    (science) believe that it was the presence of water that allowed the earth to dissolve     5    (harm) gases and acids into oceans and seas, which made it possible for life to develop.

Millions of years later, the first small plants appeared on the surface of the water. Their development     6    (follow) by early shellfish, all sorts of fish, green plants and land animals. Reptiles     7    (produce) young generally by laying eggs while mammals gave birth to young baby animals. Dinosaurs existed on the earth for over 140 million years before they suddenly disappeared. The reason     8     they disappeared still remains a mystery.

Finally, humans appeared and spread all over the earth. But they are putting too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which prevents heat from     9    (escape) from the earth into space. As a result of this, people believe the earth may become too hot to live on. So     10     life will continue on the earth will depend on how this problem can be solved.

5 . 阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当内容(1个单词)或填入括号内单词的正确形式。

I felt butterflies in my stomach when I started calligraphy class ten years ago. I wondered what I was doing there. At that moment, I couldn't have known that I'd just made one of the best     1    (choose) of my life.

I sat down and listened to the teacher introducing the tools of the craft. Then     2     was the first time for me that I had tried my hand. I took up the brush, using the correct gesture,     3    (dip) it in the ink, and carefully wrote "one"     4     Chinese.

Over     5     past five years, I have learned to make versions of well-known poems. Calligraphy seemed like a bridge,     6     connected me to authors from centuries past. Stroke(笔画) by stroke, word by word, I could feel their emotions, cherished my own peace and learned     7     (appreciate) my daily life.

Now, calligraphy is not just a hobby,     8    a way to remove myself from the worries of life. Rolling out the paper, I can write for a whole day. Calligraphy     9     (able) me to balance my busy schedule and live     10     (peace).

6 . 语法填空

Who is smarter？A human being or artificial intelligence？The question     1    （sweep）across the world when a Google-developed program called AlphaGo defeated the world top player. So，what comes next？

Some people are pessimistic，saying that the full development of artificial intelligence，    2     AI in short，could mean the end of the human race. So are we really about to live in the world     3    （show）in the Terminator（终结者）movies？

“Not quite，”answered John Markoff of The New York Times，    4     is optimistic about the future. “We think that，for the human beings，things like sight and balance，    5    （be）natural and ordinary in our life. Also，we humans are better at making     6    （adjust）to the surroundings. We have a long way to go before AI can     7    （true）begin to be similar to the human brain，even though the technology can be great.” Meanwhile，John Markoff said that researchers should build artificial intelligence to make people more     8    （effect）.

“Our fate（命运）is     9     our own hands，”he added.“Since technology depends on the values of     10     (it) creators, we can choose to use technology to improve the world.”

7 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
I was nine years old when I learnt to ride a bike. The bike was a birthday present from my uncle. You can imagine how _(excite) I was when I saw the bike, and I begged my uncle to teach me how ________ (ride) it right away. However, before I got on the bike, I felt _________ (extreme) nervous and I was afraid that I would fall off and hurt _________ (me). My uncle held onto the seat and helped me to get _______ the bike. While I was riding, he was running along beside me, holding the seat so I would not fall over. I was so _________ (grate) to him for his help.
As I was practicing, I became more and more confident. Then, I heard my uncle shouting, “You are riding it by yourself now!” I was both excited and scared. I was really riding by myself, but _________ if I fell off? As I was wondering about this, my uncle ran after me and got hold of the bike. I _______ (slow) down and came to a stop. My heart was still beating fast when I got off the bike. ________ (late) that day, I felt like I was walking on air! I am still thankful to my uncle for teaching me to ride ________ bike on my ninth birthday.