1 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填人入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

There are people who say love can move     1     (mountain). This might not be     2    (physical)possible, but Dashrath Manjhi, also known as the ‘Mountain Man’, came quite close. Dashrath Manjhi and his wife lived in a small village. One day, his wife fell while     3     (climb) over a nearby hill and hurt herself seriously. She needed quick medical assistance, but that wasn’t possible due to the hill that     4    (separate) their small village from the nearby town. To his great sadness, his wife died from the serious injuries before Dashrath could do anything about it. It was on that very night     5     Dashrath Manjhi decided to carve a small path through the mountain in order to give his village easier access     6     medical assistance.

It was an     7     (ambition) plan and he was laughed at by the villagers for it. But after working for 22 years with the greatest determination and willpower, a path     8     (carve) into the hill. Even though people initially laughed at him, he finally managed     9     (give) his hometown a path available to the nearby town. His life’s work helped to reduce     10     distance between his village and the nearby town from 55 km to only 15 km so that such a thing as his wife’s incident would never happen again.

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Ben is a seventeen-year-old boy, who is a member of his school basketball team. He was so crazy about basketball that he got mad when they lost their last match. They played well, but the point guard didn’t play his role well. He felt     1     (disappoint) and complained about it to his friend. He was just letting off steam but his friend told everyone about what he said. He was     2     a total mess. He was     3     (real) angry with his friend and didn’t know what to do. He was so embarrassed and ashamed that he couldn’t concentrate on anything. So he wrote to Agony Aunt for help.

After     4     (read) Ben’s letter, Agony Aunt replied. She quoted     5     old American saying “Loose lips sink ships.” Since then, Ben     6     (know) the truth that if you speak too much about something, especially to people     7     you don’t know so well, it will cause all kinds of trouble. It is understandable that Ben let off steam when getting angry, but he should think before speaking.

Here are Agony Aunt’s     8     (suggestion). Firstly, he should apologise to his teammate. They work together, and that     9     (mean) they need to communicate with each other clearly and resolve conflicts by     10     (they). Then he should talk to his friend. Lastly, when he is angry, he shouldn’t say too much.

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Christopher Reeve is not only known as a superhero in the Superman films, but also he     1    (regard) as a superhero to many in real life.

Reeve had passion in acting and starred in his first school play at the age of eight. Later, he was given the lead role in a Superman film. Reeve starred in four Superman films from 1978 to 1987. He gained a reputation for raising     2     (aware) for good causes. He spoke out about health, education and child protection to help those most    3     need.

Unfortunately, in 1995 disaster     4     (strike) Reeve. He was thrown off his horse and broke his neck. His injuries were     5     severe that his doctors didn't believe he would survive. He even thought of ending his own life. It was only due to the ongoing support of his wife, parents and friends     6     he eventually found the will to live again.

After hard training, Reeve managed     7     (return) to his film career by directing, producing and even starring in films. He became a passionate and     8     (energy) advocate for people with back injuries and disabilities,     9     (raise) millions of dollars in support of medical research. Many people who were stuck in illness were inspired by his positive attitude.     10     (sad), Reeve died on 10 October, 2004. He will always be remembered as a superhero—in more ways than one.

6 . Directions: After reading the passage 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.

Several years ago, a co-worker invited me over for a classic social tradition: a game night. I don’t like board games. When I’m hanging out with others, I much prefer the free flow of conversation     1     the structure of competition.     2     someone starts explaining the game rules, my brain tends to involuntarily tune out, a defense mechanism against unwanted and useless information.

So obviously, eager to make new friends. I told my co-work I was in.

The evening was disappointing. An alarmingly complex game was first explained and then repeated, upon my request. I     3     (assure) that I’d “get it after a couple of rounds,” which never happened. I was so bad that I was ruining everyone eles’s experience with my unpredictable plays and constant need     4     (remind) of what was happening.

    5     these people kindly became my friends anyway, I was never invited back to another game night. “We just know you’re not really a game person, ” one of them later told me, eyes     6     (slide) sideward.

Not being a game person nowadays can make one feel like an exception. Board games, which in 2021 were a $13. 4 billion global market, are surging in popularity. There are people who love socializing through games in every town,     7     makes my resistance to them feel unacceptable. Maybe, I thought, I was missing     8     about the social value of games. Games can reveal people’s core qualities: how they react when they’re stressed, how they cooperate in a team, or how they behave when they win or lose.

However, I still have a general sense     9     they’re a silly way to pass time. When I think about the leisure activities I “indulge” in, such as cycling, they tend to have bonus benefits. Through cycling, my friends and I can share experiences that simulate the variable conditions of life: joy and pain, uncertainty and achievement. We can all reap rewards from bonding through playful activities:     10     we see as play just varies. I get that now. But to be clear, there’s still no need to invite me to your game night.

8 . 阅读下面短文，根据所给内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写一个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Kate Shelley lived in the house     1     the Des Moines River could be seen from the window. On a wild July night, the storm was getting worse and worse. Kate was     2     (anxious) looking out of the window, wondering whether it would wash away the bridge    3     the river, when suddenly came the loud crash of breaking wood. She realized the bridge was broken.

9 . 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。

When I was 4, I wanted to go to Disney World. For most young kids, it’s a normal request, but I would walk into Disney World. I was born three months premature, and because of this, I have cerebral palsy (脑瘫). It is a condition     1     doesn’t allow me to walk on my own. Even so, my dad and I had a detailed plan.

Over the next three years or so, I worked with physical therapists, acquired a walker and practiced walking, standing and balancing—all skills that I would need to turn my goal     2     a reality.

Then I went, walking so slowly at first, then gradually       3       (speed) up, comforted and encouraged by all my friends and family. I lost my balance, bumping into something. Luckily, we       4       (practice)and planned for this type of situation in advance. Holding fast onto the handlebars, I gathered up all of my six-year-old strength, picked up my walker and straightened out, picking up my pace once again. It wasn’t too long     5     cheers came because I had made it to the end,       6       my mom was waiting with tears in her eyes and arms open wide ready     7     (hug)her son and tell him how proud she was.

Looking back on that experience, I realize something pretty     8     (essence). Every once in a while, life will throw a few     9       (bump)in the road. Though it may set you back for a bit, don’t let it stop you. Pick yourself up after you have fallen and go on walking. It’s worth     10     . Besides, there just might be someone cheering you on along the way.

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，并将答案填写在答题卡上。

A man who recently made his 27th attempt al passing the gaokao, China’s national college entrance examination, has ended up falling short of his goal.

Liang Shi, 56, scored 424 points out of a total of 750, which was 34 points     1    (low) than the minimum requirement for being admitted into the second batch of universities in Sichuan Province, Cover News reported.

Liang     2    (previous) said that he would go to a satisfactory university     3     stop sitting the gaokao if he managed to meet the requirement for the second batch of universities. However, he was unable to hit that line,     4     meant Liang would not reach that target this year.

The Sichuan native first took the gaokao in 1983. After the first few failed     5    (attempt), his parents persuaded him     6    (enter) a technical school, but he quit after a year. He worked different jobs, got married and earned     7     small fortune, while retaking the test several times. Since 2010, he has sat the gaokao every year. Two years ago, he switched from science subjects in the gaokao     8     liberal arts.

Some netizens have been critical of Liang’s “unremitting” attitude,     9    (comment) he is just putting on a show. But Liang insisted that getting a good score in the gaokao was the only way for him to realize his dream of becoming a college student, and that anything else wasn’t a concern for him. And he also     10    (state) he would persist in his dream.