1 . 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。

Traveling on an airplane can be a very tiring task even in the best of circumstances.

A teenage boy with Down syndrome (唐氏综合征) who was traveling with his family had become upset and would not return to his seat, in spite of the cabin crew’s warnings over the loudspeaker that it was almost time to land. In terms of such     1     situation, the pilot was forced to circle above the airport     2    (temporary), delaying (延迟) the landing and angering people on the already tense flight.

Though the boy’s elderly parents and adult brothers and sisters tried to persuade him to get off the floor and back into his seat, he was     3    (oppose) to their advice resolutely. They seemed to be     4     despair. Subsequently, Murphy, 42 — who had been a teacher for about 20 years-glanced at the boy, stood up and quickly headed to the back of the plane.

She found the boy in the passage between rows of seats, lying on his belly (腹部). So she also lay down on her stomach to face him. She began chatting calmly with him,     5    (ask) his name, his favorite book, and his favorite characters. He told her he felt sick and she tried to comfort him. Minutes later, he allowed her to hold his hand — and then together they got properly back into the airplane seats. Murphy asked for sick bags. and held them as the boy threw up (呕吐) several times. As she helped him clean up, she repeatedly told him everything would be okay and that they’d get through it together.

Thanks to his timely assistance, the plane was finally able to land safely on the ground.     6     one might expect, no one was impatient to step off the flight with parcels. Instead, calmed passengers — obviously following Murphy’s amazing example — allowed the boy and his family     7    (depart) first, smiling at them as they passed. His parents said they couldn’t thank Murphy enough for what     8    (do) by her already, and a doctor sitting nearby also let her know he had even taken notes on her expert way of having the situation handled. The doctor said, “You     9     have dealt with such a kind of case before, haven’t you? Your good deeds have made an impression on us. I want to express my deep     10    (appreciate) for you.”

3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A man was really worried about his son, who was sixteen years old     1     had no courage at all. So the father decided to call on a Buddhist monk     2    (train) his child.

The Buddhist monk asked the boy’s father to leave his son in the temple and     3    (say) that he would make him a man of     4    (brave) within three months. However, you can’t come to see him during that period.

Three months later, the boy’s father returned. The Buddhist monk arranged a boxing match between the child and a     5    (profession) boxer (拳击手).

Each time the boxer hit the boy, he     6    (fall) down, but at once the boy stood up.

Several times later, the Buddhist monk asked, “How do you like your child?”

“What     7     shame!” the boy’s father said. “I never thought he could be so     8    (easy) knocked down. I shouldn’t have left him here at all.”

“I’m sorry that’s what you see. Don’t you see that each time he falls down, he stands up again instead of     9    (cry)? That’s the kind of courage you wanted him to have.”

If each time you are knocked down and you have the courage to stand up again, then you can be proud     10     yourself.

4 . 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said    1    was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.
After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our reservation six months    2    （early）, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We     3    （tell）that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week,     4    for the week after. I didn’t understand     5    this would happen and my credit card had already been charged    6    the reservation. What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was     7    （surprise）helpful. She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on     8    top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren’t charged extra.
The next day, my brother and I went to the beach     9    we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little    10    （sunburn），but the day had been so relaxing that we didn’t mind.

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.

7 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

Ms. Mary was over eighty,     1     she still drove her old car like half her age. She loved driving very fast, and boasted of the fact that she had never    2    (punish) for a driving mistake in her thirty­five years of driving,

Then one day, she nearly lost her record. A police car followed her, and the     3    (policeman) in it saw her pass a red light without     4     (stop).

When Ms. Mary came before the judge, he looked at her     5     (serious) and said that she was too old to drive a car, and that the reason why she had not stopped     6     red light was most probably that her eyes had become weak with old age, so she had simply not seen it.

When the judge had finished     7    he was saying, Ms. Mary opened the big handbag she was carrying and took out her sewing (缝纫包). Without saying a word, she     8    (choose) a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at the first time.

When she had successfully done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed both the needle and thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your turn. I suppose you can drive     9     car well, and you have no doubts about your eyesight. ”

The judge took the needle and tried to thread it. After half a dozen times, he had still not succeeded. The case against Ms. Mary was dismissed, and     10    (she) record remained unbroken.

8 . 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 56-year-old enthusiastic backyard bird watcher named Stuart Dahlquist spent years    1    (leave) out food for a family of crows and was left    2    (shock) when he found a gift from the crows back in March 2019.He first became acquainted with the bird family after he rescued two chicks that had fallen    3    their nest in his front yard five years ago.

Dahlquist had always delighted in listening to the baby birds chirp(鸟叫)to    4    (they) parents during feeding time.When he found the tiny crows on the ground,he went to help. Despite the squawks of alarm from the    5    (adult),Dahlquist managed to scoop up the chicks and put them back in the nest.He even left out food and water at the base of the tree in case they fell    6    second time.He then began regularly throwing bird food into his front yard,and the crows    7    (apparent) took notice.

One day when Dahlquist was preparing for his daily feeding routine,he was surprised    8    (find)a fir sprig(枝)that had been decorated with a soda can tab.Not only that,it was left in the exact spot    9    he fed the crows.The next day,he    10    (offer)another one and he was amazed by the discovery.

"This isn't only generous,it's creative,it's art,"Dahlquist wrote on social media."My mind is blown."

9 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容或括号内所给单词的正确形式。

I was excited to take my rescue Beagle to the river the other day, as it’s within walking distance of our new home.     1     (spend) her first three years in a cage, Georgie had never seen a body of water, and I wanted to get there before sunset to watch her experience it.

I was growing     2     (increase) impatient about all the stops her little Beagle nose required. She inspected the grass, dirt, and trees, and licked whatever     3     (stick) to the road. These were all new     4     (discover) for her, and she took her time studying them.

When I accepted it was fruitless to hurry her along, I whipped out my cell phone and began texting. I thought that I needed something to do while Georgie was slowing us down. Then,     5     some reason, I heard the cicadas, and I remembered the sound of cicadas is my favorite sound. That awakened something     6     (bury) within me that longed for the simple pleasures     7     had been replaced by technology.

I made a     8     (consciousness) decision to be present, and to enjoy the journey to the river Just like Georgie. Now, I admired the flowers and the winding ivy on our path. I smelled the grass and the flowers, and the dirt and the air. I treasured each one equally, as if discovering them for the first time.

As we neared our destination, 1 realized something even     9     (much) important: It didn’t matter if we even reached the river, why must there always be a destination? Georgie had no idea that we had a destination. She was present for the journey, and she completely enjoyed every bit of that sweet experience. There was no race     10     no finish line.

Now I’m not sure who rescued whom.

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。

Lantern Festival marked the final day of the Chinese Lunar New Year. It has been an important festival    1    the Western Han Dynasty.

In ancient China, often marriage    2    (decide)by parents or even the government. During some periods marriage policies went to extremes.

However, extreme policies to force people to get married were rare, and young people still had certain    3    (free)to get married with people they liked, rather than being    4    (complete)manipulated by their parents or government. Ancient Chinese had milder ways to encourage people to find a spouse, such as fairs and meetings during festivals.

Lantern Festival is one of the festivals that provided ancient Chinese single young men and women a chance    5    (meet)and get to know each other. On the night of that day,     6    (marry)men and women would meet at the flower fair and lantern-decorated street.

Romance often happened,     7    not all of these stories ended happily.

Ouyang Xiu described a woman's longing for the man she met during Lantern Festival in his poem Yuan Xi. It    8    (go)like this: "Last lantern festival, the flower fair    9    (decorate)with lights was daylight bright. We met after dusk when the moon rose behind willow trees. This year the moon and lanterns are still    10    same, yet you are not here anymore. I am sad, with tears shed on the sleeves of my spring coat.”