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.

A visually-challenged man from Beijing recently hiked (徒步) 40 days to Xi’an, as a first step     1     (journey) the Belt and Road route (路线) by foot.

On the 1,100 kilometer journey, the man Cao Shengkang,     2     lost his eyesight at the age of eight in a car accident, crossed 40 cities and counties in three provinces. Inspired by the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation     3     (hold) in Beijing, Cao decided to cover the route by hiking as a tribute (致敬) to the ancient Silk Road.     4     friend of his, Wu Fan, volunteered to be his companion during the trip.

Cao and Wu also collected garbage along the road, in order to promote environmental     5     (protect). Cao believes this will make the hiking trip even more     6     (meaning). The two of them collected more than 1,000 plastic bottles along the 40-day journey.

In the last five years. Cao     7     (walk) through 34 countries in six continents, and in 2016, he reached the top of Kilimanjaro, Africa’s     8     (high) mountain.

Now, Cao has started the second part of his dream to walk along the Belt and Road route. He flew 4, 700 kilometers     9     Xi’an to Kashgar on Sept. 20,     10     (plan) to hike back to Xi’an in five months.

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。

In ancient China lived an artist    1     paintings were almost lifelike. The artist’s reputation had made him proud. One day the emperor wanted to get his portrait (画像) done so he called all great artists to come and present their     2     (fine) work, so that he could choose the best. The artist was sure he would    3    (choose), but when he presented his masterpiece to the emperor’s chief minister, the old man laughed. The wise old man told him to travel to the Li River～perhaps he could learn a little from the greatest artist in the world.

Filled with     4     (curious), the artist packed his bags and left.     5     he asked the villagers on the banks of the river where he could find the legendary (传奇的) artist, they smiled and     6     (point) down the river. The next morning he hired a boat and set out     7     (find) the well-known painter. As the small boat moved,     8     (gentle) along the river he was left speechless by the mountains being silently reflected in the water. He passed milky white waterfalls and mountains in many shades of blue. And when he saw the mists rising from the river and the soft clouds    9     (surround) the mountain tops, he was reduced to tears. The artist was finally humbled (谦卑) by the greatest artist     10     earth, Mother Nature.

4 . 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。

I'm not sure     1     is more frightened, me or the female gorilla(大猩猩）that suddenly appears out of nowhere. I'm walking on a path in the forest in the Central African Republic. Unexpectedly, I'm face-to-face with the gorilla, who begins screaming at     2     top of her lungs. That makes her baby scream, and then a 400-pound male appears. He screams the

    3    (loud)of all. The noise shakes the trees as the male beats his chest and charges toward me. I quickly lower myself, ducking my head to avoid     4    (look) directly into his eyes so he doesn't feel    5    (challenge).

My name is Mireya Mayor. I'm a     6    (science)who studies animals such as apes and monkeys. I was searching     7     these three western lowland gorillas I'd been observing. No one had seen them for hours, and my colleagues and I were worried.

When the gorillas and I frightened each other, I was just glad to find     8    (they) alive. True to a gorilla's unaggressive nature, the huge animal     9    (mean)me no real harm. He was just saying: "I'm king of this forest, and here is your reminder!" Once his message was delivered, he allowed me     10     (stay)and watch.

5 . 阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about     1     (be) late for school. There were many people waiting at the bus stop,     2     some of them looked very anxious and     3    (disappoint) . When the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next     4     the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk. A boy on a bike     5     (catch ) my attention. He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused     6     (stop) until we reached the next stop. Still, the boy kept     7    (ride). He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting. Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up the door of the bus. I heard an excited conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked,“    8     anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh, dear! It s     9     (I )”. She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully, Five others on the bus began talking about what the boy had done and the crowd of strangers         10    (sudden) became friendly to one another.

6 . 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。

One Sunday morning in August I went to local music festival. I left it early because I had an appointment     1     (late) that day. My friends walked me to the bus stop and waited with me     2     the bus arrived. I got on the bus and found a seat near the back, and then I noticed a man     3     (sit) at the front. He     4     (pretend) that a tiger toy was real and giving it a voice. He must be     5     (mental) disabled.

Behind him were other people to     6     he was trying to talk, but after some minutes     7     walked away and sat near me, looking annoyed

I didn’t want to be laughed at for talking to him but I didn’t like leaving him     8     his own either.

After a while I rose from my seat and walked to the front of the bus. I sat next to the man and introduced myself. We had     9     amazing conversation. He got off the bus before me and I felt very happy the rest of the way home.

I’m glad I made a choice. It made     10     of us feel good.

7 . 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。

Mr.Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children.He owned     1     farm，which looked almost abandoned.     2     (lucky)，he also had a cow which produced milk every day.He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby     3     other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what     4     (leave)．The cow was their only means of support，in fact.One day，the cow was eating grass     5     it began to rain heavily.While making great efforts to run away，she     6     (fall) over the hill and died.Then the Johnsons had to make a living     7     the cow.In order to support his family，Mr.Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables.Since the plants took a while to grow，he started cutting down trees     8     (sell) the wood.Thinking about his children's clothes，he started growing cotton too.When harvest came around，he was already selling herbs，vegetables and cotton in the market    9     people from the towns met regularly.Now it occurred to     10     that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.

8 . 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。

One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he    1    (find)that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son, "Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much    2    too little. "

His son looked surprised. "I can understand why I shouldn't pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less,     3    not save a bit of money? "

"That would be a very    4    (reason)thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours," Nick said.

Nick's guests,     5    had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy sale more cheaply if they could. Nick replied, "The only reason a man would sell sale    6    a lower price would be because he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect    7    the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it."

"But such a small thing couldn't    8    (possible)destroy a village."

"In the beginning, there was only    9    very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little, always    10    (think)that it was only small and not very important, and look where we have ended up today. "

9 . 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，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。

Rise After Falling

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

The Buddhist monk said to the boy’s father, “I insist that your son should be left alone here. I’ll make him into a real man within three months.     3    , you can’t come to see him during this period.”

Three months later, the boy’s father     4    (return). The Buddhist monk arranged a boxing match between the boy and an     5    (experience) boxer. Each time the fighter struck the boy, he     6    (fall) down, but at once the boy stood up; and each time a heavy blow knocked him down, the boy stood up again. Several times later, the Buddhist monk asked, “    7     do you think of your child?”

“What a shame!” the boy’s father said, “I never thought he would be so     8    (easy) knocked down. I needn’t have him stay here any     9    (long)!

“I’m sorry that that’s all you see. Don’t you see that each time he falls down, he stands up again instead of     10    (cry)? That’s the kind of courage you wanted him to have.”

10 . 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.