1 . 阅读下面材料,在题后空白处填入适当的内容（每空一词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

In many films, whenever Earth faces a disaster, the     1    （solve） is always fleeing the planet    2     spaceship. But now the Chinese sci-fi movie, The Wandering Earth       3    （offer） a different and     4    （encourage） idea. In the film, Earth is being destroyed by the dying sun. In response, humans around the world work together     5     (build) a giant engine system,     6    will push Earth away from the sun. This"ambition" didn't come from nowhere. Up to now “homeland”     7     (have) a soft spot in the hearts and minds of Chinese people. This special cultural background     8    (probable) makes The Wandering Earth different from other films.

The film was released on Feb 5, the first day of Chinese New Year. It was     9     time when many people had just made the hard journey back to     10    (they) hometowns. So there is only one possible way to tell the story： Earth goes wherever humans go,because it's our home.

2 . 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。

The British have been drinking tea for over 350 years. But in fact, the history of tea goes much     1    (far) back.

The story of tea begins in China. According to the legend, the Chinese emperor Shen Nung was sitting     2    a tree while his servant boiled drinking water, when some leaves from the tree blew into the water. Shen Nung,     3     expert in herbal medicine, decided to try the water his servant created. As a result, it tasted so good that later the drink was     4     we now call tea.

It is     5    (possible) to know whether there is any truth in this story.     6    , tea drinking certainly was established in China many centuries before it had even been heard of in the west. Containers of tea     7    (find) in tombs dating from the Han dynasty (206BC-220AD) before tea was firmly established as the national drink of China in the Tang dynasty (618-906AD). It became     8     a favorite thing that during the late eighth century, a writer     9    (call) Lu Yu wrote the first book entirely about tea, the Ch’a Ching, or Tea Classic. It was shortly after this that tea was first introduced to Japan, by Japanese Buddhist monks who had travelled to China to study before. Tea drinking has become a vital part of Japanese culture,     10    may be rooted in the sprit described in the Ch’a Ching.

3 . 阅读下面的材料，在答题卡相对应的题号区域内填入适当的内容(每空不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Strange things were     1     (happen) in the countryside of northeast Hebei. For three days the water in the village wells     2     (rise) and fell. Farmers noticed that the well walls had deep cracks in     3     (they). A smelly gas came out of the cracks. In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous     4     (eat). Mice ran out of the field     5     (look) for places to hide. Fish jumped out of their bowls and ponds.     6     about 3:00 am on July 28^th, 1976, some people saw     7     (brightly) lights in the sky. The sound of planes could     8     (hear) outside the city of Tangshan even when no planes were in the sky. In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst.     9     the one million people of the city,     10     thought little of these events, were asleep as usual that night.

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 . 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.