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.

Teenage life is full of adventures and challenges. Doing voluntary work is popular among some teenagers. And extra-curricular activities     1     (prefer) by others, such as organizing debates, studying literature, dancing ballet and cleaning up the greenhouses. But more people sign up for advanced     2     (course) out of curiosity.     3     (actual), some teenagers feel confused in their youth, and their behaviors are sometimes confusing. They think there is a generation gap between     4     (they) and adults, so experts are trying to find a suitable solution. Johnson is     5     outgoing freshman. He is so attracted to Chinese literature that he     6     (give) up his studies in Chicago and come to China since he was 10 years old. Obviously,     7     the help of his teacher, his Chinese has improved greatly and he can speak fluent Chinese on campus now. As scheduled, he will graduate from the school     8     he has stayed for a long time next year. What he is concentrating on is the ancient Chinese literature and he is     9     (interest) in Tang poetry. The topic of his research content is “the differences between Eastern and Western literature”. An editor that acts responsibly has advised him     10     (read) some classical Chinese literature first. This suggestion means a lot to him.

3 . 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 average cost of raising a child until the age of 18 was 485,000 yuan in China in 2019,     1     is higher than many countries including the US, France, Germany and Japan.     2     (compare) with 13 other countries in Europe, Asia and America, China ranked the second among all these countries in expense of raising a child to the age of 18. The report said that is one of the main reasons stopping couples from considering     3     (have) a child. Experts warn China’s aging population will put pressure     4     the health and social safety systems. The decreasing birth rate will     5     (deep) affect China’s economic growth and     6     (it) welfare problems.

New policies in 2021 encourage families     7    (have) up to three children, but China’s birth rate dropped to 7.52 births per 1, 000 people in the same year. That is the lowest since the National Bureau of Statistics began recording the information in 1949.

Three major ways — cash rewards, housing subsidies (补贴) and baby care centers     8     (expect) to improve China’s birthrate. Some areas     9    (give) couples money for having     10     second or third child since 2021.

4 . 阅读下面材料。在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Nowadays people’s screen time is really much. Both adults     1     teens spend a large deal of time in front of their smart phones, computers and TVs. It     2     (show) that nearly one-third of adults spend more than half their awake time     3     (use) smart phones, iPads or computers. As for teens, they spend over seven hours every day in front of screens.

Looking at a screen for a long time is harmful     4     our eyes. Our eyes hurt if they get     5     (tire). Our eyesight may become even     6     (bad) in the long term. Doctors suggest that we take     7     break from screens every 10 to 20 minutes. Whenever our eyes hurt, even if they hurt slightly, we should immediately take a step back from the screen     8     (relax) our eyes.

In today’s society, it may not seem that we can cut screens out     9     (complete). But with     10     (disadvantage) that can affect our eyes, there is a good reason to cut down our screen time.

6 . 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。

Recently a new survey indicates young people in China much prefer     1     (make) fresh food rather than buy prepared food. Mei Lin, for example, a 22-year-old college graduate from Anhui,     2     (stop) ordering take-away food for nearly 3 years. She often goes jogging in the evening as well as playing tennis at the weekend     3     (keep) her fit, in addition to     4     (exercise) for a marathon to be held in Xiamen in the next spring. She believes her fresh food choices help her stay fit and active.

But the trend isn’t one     5     only women are taking up. Su Bo, a 26-year-old employee, has a demanding job in Shenzhen. He says that he has given up eating packaged meals except when he’s travelling for work. As a computer programmer, Su Bo thinks that it’s a matter of wanting to be healthy and     6     (energy). For him having a sharp mind and strong body meant cooking his own vegetables, eating less meat, and carrying fruit to work for lunch. Like Mei Lin, Su Bo recommended that eating healthy food     7     (be) helpful to our fitness routine.

When     8     (ask) whether their eating habits are common among their age group, both Mei Lin and Su Bo say they are.     9    , it’s not clear whether this food trend will     10     (adopt) by other young Chinese people. Are Mei Lin and Su Bo unique or are they setting a new trend? It’s too early to say.

7 . 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。

An only child is a person with no siblings (兄弟姐妹). Some people think only children are selfish, lonely, or unhappy. They say     1    is difficult for an only child to play or work with others. This     2     (call) the “Only-Chld Syndrome (综合征).”

It is true that parents expect a lot from their only child-similar     3     the oldest child in other families. Only children are often very responsible (有责任心的). They are better at     4    (communicate) well with people because they speak mostly with adults (成年人) at home.

Like middle children, only children are more likely to make     5     (friend) outside the home. This is     6    (nature). They need to play with other kids.

Like the youngest children, only children may be a little spoiled by their parents. They get 100 percent of their parents’ time and attention.

Polly Hollingsworth is my next-door neighbor. We     7     (be) also born on the same day. She is an only child. Polly says that she is neither lonely     8    unhappy. She doesn’t fit the description of an only child. She can talk to people     9     (easy) and she is not afraid of anything.

In fact, there is no big     10     (different) between only children and people with siblings. Only children are just like other children.

8 . 语法填空

Now teenagers always have some dark     1     (think) about their physical appearance. Standards of beauty in the media can have a big influence on    2     they think of their physical appearance. Teenagers who want to copy the looks of their favourite stars will end up    3     (feel) worse about themselves. Besides,     4    (they) friends with model­like good looks also influence the way     5     they view their physical appearance.

However, there    6     (be) certainly ways to deal with these external influences. First, it’s wrong     7     (follow) popular beauty standards     8     (blind). It’s very important to accept what you are. Second, teenagers should believe that they are unique and that their family and friends love them just the way they are. Finally,     9     (try) to direct the attention away from negative thoughts. What they should do is to take pride     10     what they do well instead of worrying about things they cannot change.

9 . Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Convenience vs Health: the Takeaway Dilemma (纠结)

Feeling hungry? If you’re feeling so, what’s the easiest way to satisfy your hunger? Many of us will reach     1     a takeaway menu and order some delicious, but possibly unhealthy food. And our increasingly busy lives add to our need to buy ready-made food.

Eating options are endless, and new technology means we can feed our cravings at the push of a button. Takeaway delivery apps make     2     (order) food quick and convenient, and during the recent coronavirus crisis, it provided a lifeline to those     3     (stick) at home with nothing to cook or who lacked the skills to prepare a meal for     4    . It is estimated that in the UK alone, people cat three million takeaway meals a day, and the three biggest delivery apps together offer a choice of 100 cuisines from 60,000 restaurants. Amelia Brophy, Head of UK Data Products at YouGov, told the BBC that “its research suggests that the frequency of takeaways ordered     5     (expect) to increase in the future.”

    6     is no wonder that we are tempted     7     (skip) the grocery shopping, bypass the kitchen, and tuck into something     8     someone else has prepared. But ordering a deep crust pizza, a spicy curry or a box of noodles,     9     come at a price both financially and to our health. Eating too much processed and unhealthy fast food bas some effect on obesity and the risk of developing certain metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. A few years ago, The BBC Good Food Nation Survey found that most people ate fast food on average two days per week. But, in the 16 to 20-year-old category, one in six ate fast food at least twice a day.

Of course, reducing salt, sugar and fat is one way to make takeaway food healthier, as well as offering smaller portion sizes. But     10     (good) advice you might want to take away from this Takeaway English is to find a recipe book and try making your own nutritious meal. And if you haven’t got time, try ordering a healthier alternative from the menu.

10 . 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。

A teenage girl     1     name is Jennifer Jones was rushed to hospital after passing out in her morning PE class. Jennifer was found to have dangerously low blood sugar levels because she was so concerned about her weight that she     2     (regular) skipped meals. Fortunately, Jennifer would make a full     3    (recover) in a day or two. Her case reminded other teenagers     4    the dangers of such unhealthy weight-loss habits.     5    (struggle) to slim down quickly, teenagers always turn to some extreme methods. According to the survey     6    (conduct) by health experts, almost one fifth of teenagers frequently skip meals, one in ten over-exercise and four per cent even take weight-loss pills. Much attention needs     7    (pay) to these figures. Currently, health experts    8    (increase) their efforts to educate teenagers about the side effects of such extreme methods. They pointed out that     9     healthy balanced diet and regular exercise can help teenagers to stay energetic and fit. Besides, living well is the safest and most     10    (effect) way to get into shape.