Have you ever used your fingerprint to open a door? Have you ever taken a self-driving taxi on the road? Technologies have brought 1 changes to our life. Actually, changes can also be 2 in your school.
“Now, we don’t have to 3 to the canteen (食堂) as soon as the bell rings,” says Hu Liang, a student from Jiangxi. His school introduced a smart canteen system (系统) this year. Students choose meals online first. When it’s time for their orders, they pick up meals 4 using facial recognition (人脸识别) technology. The smart canteen 5 students enjoyable experiences. At the same time, it helps the school plan meals and reduce kitchen waste. Besides providing 6 food, the smart school also tries to help students develop good living habits.
Recently, a middle school in Chongqing has used four 7 on the playground to follow students and record how fast they run. They can 8 see the top ten students on the screen. That adds fun to running and makes students compete in an interesting 9 .
Do you believe picking up rubbish has become a world competition?
In November of 2023, the first Rubbish Collection World Cup was 1 in Asia. Teams from 21 countries took part in it. According to the rules, each team will have 60 minutes to 2 rubbish as much as possible. Britain finally won the 3 prize. “We hope more people around the world will pay 4 to environmental problems,” said a British team member.
When Ken, the founder (创始人) of the competition, was interviewed, he talked about how he 5 up with the idea. Several years ago, he found many sea animals died 6 they ate the rubbish in the sea. So he started to pick up rubbish on 7 way to the beach every morning.
“Picking up a piece of rubbish may save a turtle’s (海龟的) 8 . It’s also a good way to keep the beach 9 .” In his eyes, changing people’s thoughts about rubbish was more important.
“Picking up rubbish is meaningful and 10 ,” added Ken. “Now, I am glad to hear that lots of people take part in it to protect our environment.”
In Chinese culture, the rabbit represents (代表) the moon. Ancient people 1 that a rabbit was living on the moon. The rabbit 2 the Jade Rabbit or the Moon Rabbit. It was the 3 of the moon goddess Chang’e.
In nature, rabbits can reproduce (繁殖) in large numbers in a short time. In this way, ancient Chinese people also saw the rabbit as a good 4 . They believed the 5 children they had, the luckier and happier they would be.
Western people 6 see the rabbit as a sign of good luck. They believe a rabbit’s foot can 7 good luck to its holder. Old tradition has it that if teenager hunters caught a rabbit, they could be awarded (奖励) the 8 back foot in a ceremony. It welcomed them to manhood (成年) within their clan (部落).
Rabbits also show up 9 other areas of Western culture. The night before Easter, kids often make nests (窝) for the Easter Bunny in the garden. Rabbits are close to the idea of new life 10 they have lots of babies.
Save the Sharks!
Many have heard of shark fin soup. This famous and expensive dish is especially popular 1 southern China. But do you realize that you’re 2 a whole shark each time you enjoy a bowl of shark fin soup?
When people catch sharks, they cut off 3 fins and throw the sharks back into the ocean. This is not only cruel, but also 4 to the environment. Without a fin, a shark can no longer swim and 5 dies. Sharks are at the top of the food chain in the ocean’s ecosystem. 6 their numbers drop too low, it will bring danger to all ocean life. Many believe that sharks can never be endangered because they are the 7 in their food chain. But in fact, around 70 million sharks are caught and 8 in this industry every year. The numbers of some kinds of sharks have fallen by over 90 percent in the last 20 to 30 years.
Environmental protection 9 around the world, such as WildAid and the WWF, are teaching the public about “finning”. They have even asked governments to develop laws to stop the sale of shark fins. So 10 , no scientific studies have shown that shark fins are good for health, so why eat them? Help save the sharks!
When the movie Leap was put on at cinemas on Sept. 25, 2020, it received a lot of praise from the whole country. The movie shows the spirit of the Chinese women’s volleyball players and 1 journey to becoming an excellent volleyball team.
In order to stand on the world’s 2 podium (领奖台), the girls of the women’s volleyball team worked day and night to practice. Finally, they became the gold medal (金牌) owners and the 3 of the Chinese people. However, the road to the championship (冠军称号) 4 with tears and sweats (汗水). They fell many times and climbed 5 again and again to achieve the final success. “Without going through the wind and rain, 6 can we see the rainbow (彩虹)? No one can succeed 7 .” The girls always keep these words 8 mind. Over 40 years of ups and downs, they have gradually become a legend (传奇) of the world volleyball sport.
9 the country and never giving up are the keys to their success. That is what the film Leap wants us 10 forever.
How I Learned to Learn English
Last year, I did not like my English class. Every class was like a bad dream. The teacher spoke so 1 that I did not understand her most of the time. I was afraid to ask questions because of my poor pronunciation. I just 2 behind my textbook and never said anything.
Then one day I watched an English movie called Toy Stony. I fell 3 love with this exciting and funny movie! So I began to watch other English movies, too. 4 I could not understand everything the characters said, their body language and the expressions on their 5 helped me to get the meaning. I also 6 I could get the meaning by listening for just the key words. My pronunciation improved as well by listening to the conversations in English movies. I discovered that listening to something 7 is the secret to language learning. I also learned 8 sentences like “It’s a piece of cake” or “It serves you right”. I did not understand these sentences at first. But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked 9 up in a dictionary.
Now I really enjoy my English class. I want to learn new words and more grammar so that I can have a 10 understanding of English movies.
【答案】
1．great 2．found 3．rush 4．by 5．offers 6．delicious 7．cameras 8．clearly 9．way 10．future
【解析】本文主要介绍科技给学校带来的一些变化。
1．句意：科技给我们的生活带来了巨大的变化。根据“Technologies have brought...changes to our life.”可知，科技给我们的生活带来了巨大的变化，备选词great“巨大的”符合语境，作定语修饰其后的名词。故填great。
2．句意：实际上，在你们的学校里也能发现各种变化。根据“changes can also be...in your school”可知，在学校里也能发现各种变化，备选词find“发现”符合语境，此处用于被动语态结构中，使用动词过去分词。故填found。
3．句意：“现在，铃声一响，我们不必立刻冲向食堂了。根据“we don’t have to...to the canteen (食堂) as soon as the bell rings”可知，铃声一响，我们不必立刻冲向食堂，备选词rush“冲、奔”符合语境，have to do sth“不得不做某事”。故填rush。
4．句意：当到取餐时间时，他们通过人脸识别技术来领取餐食。根据“they pick up meals...using facial recognition (人脸识别) technology”可知，通过人脸识别技术来领取餐食，备选词by“通过”符合语境。故填by。
5．句意：智能食堂为学生们提供了愉快的用餐体验。根据“The smart canteen...students enjoyable experiences.”可知，智能食堂为学生们提供了愉快的用餐体验，备选词offer“提供”符合语境，时态是一般现在时，主语是第三人称单数，动词用三单。故填offers。
6．句意：除了提供美味的食物外，这所智能学校还努力帮助学生养成良好的生活习惯。根据“Besides providing...food, the smart school also tries to help students develop good living habits.”可知，提供美味的食物，备选词delicious“美味的”符合语境，作定语修饰其后的名词。故填delicious。
7．句意：最近，重庆的一所中学在操场上安装了四台摄像机，用来跟踪学生并记录他们的跑步速度。根据“Recently, a middle school in Chongqing has used four...on the playground to follow students and record how fast they run.”可知，安装了四台摄像机，备选词camera“摄像机”符合语境，four修饰可数名词复数。故填cameras。
8．句意：他们可以在屏幕上清楚地看到排名前十的学生。根据“They can...see the top ten students on the screen.”可知，他们可以在屏幕上清楚地看到排名前十的学生，备选词clearly“清楚地”符合语境。故填clearly。
9．句意：这为跑步活动增添了乐趣，并使学生们以一种有趣的方式展开竞争。根据“That adds fun to running and makes students compete in an interesting...”可知，使学生们以一种有趣的方式展开竞争，备选词way“方式”符合语境，an修饰可数名词单数。故填way。
【答案】
1．held 2．collect 3．first 4．attention 5．came 6．after 7．his 8．life 9．clean 10．helpful
【解析】本文介绍了在亚洲举行的首届垃圾收集世界杯，该赛事的创始人介绍了自己创办该比赛的初衷，并且呼吁更多人能够加入到捡垃圾、保护环境的队伍中来。
1．句意：2023年1月，首届垃圾收集世界杯在亚洲举行。根据“the first Rubbish Collection World Cup was…in Asia”及备选词汇可知，此处缺少谓语动词，指垃圾收集世界杯被举行。hold“举办”，动词。此处是一般过去时的被动语态，结构是be done，故用其过去分词形式。故填held。
2．句意：根据规则，每支队伍将有60分钟的时间尽可能多地收集垃圾。根据“each team will have 60 minutes to…rubbish”及备选词汇可知，此处指收集垃圾。collect“收集”，动词，此处是不定式作后置定语，故空格处用动词原形。故填collect。
3．句意：英国最终获得了一等奖。根据“Britain finally won the…prize.”及备选词汇可知，此处指英国在比赛中获得了一等奖。the first prize“一等奖”。故填first。
4．句意：我们希望全世界有更多的人关注环境问题。此处是动词短语pay attention to“关注”。故填attention。
5．句意：当竞赛的创始人肯接受采访时，他谈到了自己是如何想出这个主意的。此处是动词短语come up with“想出”。时态是一般过去时，come用其过去式。故填came。
6．句意：几年前，他发现许多海洋动物在吃了海里的垃圾后死亡。根据“he found many sea animals died…they ate the rubbish in the sea”及备选词汇可知，此处缺少连词，指海洋动物在吃了海洋垃圾之后死亡，故用after“在……之后”连接。故填after。
7．句意：所以他开始每天早上在去海滩的路上捡垃圾。此处是短语on one’s way to“在某人去……的路上”，故用he的形容词性物主代词his，作定语修饰way。故填his。
8．句意：捡一个垃圾可以救一只海龟的命。根据“Picking up a piece of rubbish may save a turtle’s…”及备选词汇可知，此处指捡一个垃圾可以救一只海龟的生命。life“生命”，其前有a修饰，用其单数形式。故填life。
9．句意：这也是保持海滩清洁的好方法。根据“It’s also a good way to keep the beach…”及备选词汇可知，捡垃圾可以保持海滩清洁。clean“干净的”，形容词作宾补。故填clean。
10．句意：捡垃圾既有意义又有帮助。根据“Picking up rubbish is meaningful and…”及备选词汇可知，捡垃圾既有意义又有帮助。helpful“有帮助的”，形容词，作表语。故填helpful。
【答案】
1．believed 2．is called 3．pet 4．sign 5．more 6．also 7．bring 8．animal’s 9．in 10．because
【解析】本文主要介绍了在不同文化中兔子可以给人们带来好运。
1．句意：古人相信月亮上住着一只兔子。根据“that a rabbit was living on the moon”以及所给词可知人们认为兔子住在月亮上，believe“相信”，句子用一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填believed。
2．句意：这只兔子叫玉兔或月兔。根据“The rabbit...the Jade Rabbit”可知是叫作玉兔，主语the rabbit和call“叫作”之间是被动关系，描述客观事实，用一般现在时的被动语态，主语是单数，be动词用is。故填is called。
3．句意：它是月亮女神嫦娥的宠物。根据“of the moon goddess Chang’e”以及所给词可知它是嫦娥的宠物，pet“宠物”，此处用名词单数。故填pet。
4．句意：通过这种方式，古代中国人也认为兔子是一个好兆头。根据“saw the rabbit as a good”以及所给词可知把兔子当成好的标志，a后加名词单数sign“标志”。故填sign。
5．句意：他们相信孩子越多，他们就会越幸运、越快乐。根据“the...children they had...”以及所给词可知是孩子越多，此处用比较级more“更多”。故填more。
6．句意：西方人也认为兔子是好运的象征。根据“Western people...see the rabbit as a sign of good luck”以及所给词可知西方人和中国人一样，也把兔子当作好运的象征，also“也”。故填also。
7．句意：他们相信兔子的脚能给它的持有者带来好运。根据“good luck to its holder”以及所给词可知是带来好运，bring“带来”，情态动词后加动词原形。故填bring。
8．句意：古老的传统认为，如果青少年猎人抓到一只兔子，他们可以在一个仪式上被授予这只动物的后脚。根据“they could be awarded (奖励) the...back foot in a ceremony”以及所给词可知是这只动物的后脚，用名词单数的所有格animal’s“动物的”。故填animal’s。
9．句意：兔子也出现在西方文化的其他领域。根据“other areas”可知是在其他领域，用介词in。故填in。
10．句意：兔子很接近新生命的想法，因为它们有很多孩子。前后两句是因果关系，前果后因，用because引导原因状语从句。故填because。
【答案】
1．in 2．killing 3．their 4．harmful 5．slowly 6．If 7．strongest 8．traded 9．groups 10．far
【解析】本文主要是呼吁保护鲨鱼，从而保护我们的海洋生物。
1．句意：这道名菜在中国南方特别受欢迎。根据“southern China”可知，在中国南方，用介词in。故填in。
2．句意：但你是否意识到，每次享用一碗鱼翅汤，你都会杀死一整条鲨鱼？根据“you’re…a whole shark each time”可知，每次吃鱼翅汤，都正在杀死一条鲨鱼，空格处应用kill的现在分词形式。故填killing。
3．句意：当人们捕捉鲨鱼的时候，他们割下鲨鱼的鳍，然后把鲨鱼扔回海里面。根据“catch sharks”可知空格处应用they的形容词性物主代词their。故填their。
4．句意：这不仅残忍，还对环境有害。根据“to the environment”可知，对环境有害，be harmful to“对……有害”，是固定短语。故填harmful。
5．句意：没有了鳍，鲨鱼再也不能游泳，而且慢慢死亡。空格处缺少副词，根据常识可知鲨鱼没有鳍会慢慢死亡，空格处应用slow的副词slowly。故填slowly。
6．句意：如果它们的数量下降得太低，这将给所有海洋生物带来危险。根据“it will bring danger to all ocean life”可知，如果鲨鱼数量太少，会给海洋生物带来危险，空格处应用if引导条件状语从句，句首字母要大写。故填If。
7．句意：许多人认为鲨鱼永远不会受到威胁，因为它们在它们的食物链中是最强大的。根据“Many believe that sharks can never be endangered”可知，许多人认为鲨鱼不会受到威胁，说明它们最强大，空格处应用strong的最高级strongest。故填strongest。
8．句意：但事实上，每年大约7000万条鲨鱼被捕获并在行业内交易。根据“sharks are caught and…in this industry”和备选词汇可知，鲨鱼被捕之后就被交易，空格处应用trade的过去分词traded。故填traded。
9．句意：全世界的环境保护组织，例如野生救援协会和世界自然基金会，正教育公众有关“割鳍（获取鱼鳍而猎杀鲨鱼）”的行为。根据“such as WildAid and the WWF”和备选词汇可知，这里是指环境保护组织，应用group的复数形式。故填groups。
10．句意：到目前为止，没有科学研究表明鱼翅对健康有益，因此，为什么吃它们？so far“到目前为止”，是固定表达。故填far。
【答案】
1．their 2．highest 3．pride 4．was covered 5．up 6．how 7．easily 8．in 9．Serving 10．to remember
【解析】本文主要介绍了一部电影《夺冠》，讲述了中国女排的奋斗历程和顽强拼搏的精神。报效祖国，永不言弃是她们成功的关键。
1．句意：这部电影展现了中国女排队员的精神，以及她们成为一支优秀排球队的历程。此处需填形容词性物主代词作定语，修饰名词“journey ”。结合句意及备选词汇可知，“they”的形容词性物主代词their“她们的”符合语境。故填their。
2．句意：为了站在世界最高的领奖台上，女排的姑娘们夜以继日地训练。根据“In order to stand on the world’s...podium...”可知，此处指世界最高领奖台，应用形容词high的最高级形式highest“最高的”。故填highest。
3．句意：最后，她们成为金牌得主和中国人民的骄傲。备选词汇中proud“自豪的”是形容词，此处应用名词pride，构成短语the pride of...“……的骄傲”。故填pride。
4．句意：然而，冠军之路布满了泪水和汗水。此处缺少谓语动词，结合句意及备选词汇可知，cover“覆盖”符合语境。主语road为动作的承受者，故用被动语态。be covered with“被……覆盖”，时态为一般过去时且主语为单数，故be用was。故填was covered。
5．句意：他们跌倒了很多次，然后一次又一次地爬起来，最终取得了成功。climb up动词短语，意为“向上爬，爬起来”。故填up。
6．句意：不经历风雨，怎能见彩虹？这是一句鼓励人们努力奋斗的名言，结合句意及备选词汇可知，应用特殊疑问词how“怎样，如何”。故填how。
7．句意：没有人能轻易成功。此处应填一个副词，修饰动词“succeed”。结合句意及备选词汇可知，副词easily“容易地”符合语境。故填easily。
8．句意：女孩们总是把这些牢记于心。keep...in mind“把……牢记于心”，动词短语。故填in。
9．句意：报效祖国，永不言弃是她们成功的关键。根据“...the country and never giving up are...”可知，“and”连接并列成分，此处为动名词作主语。结合句意及备选词汇可知，serve“（为……）工作”符合语境，其动名词为serving，位于句首，首字母大写。故填Serving。
10．句意：这就是电影《夺冠》希望我们永远记住的。want sb. to do sth.“想要某人做某事”，此处指想让我们记住“That”指代的前文内容。备选词汇中remember“记牢”符合语境，需填其不定式形式作宾语补足语。故填to remember。
【答案】
1．quickly 2．hid 3．in 4．Although 5．faces 6．realized 7．interesting 8．useful 9．them 10．better
【解析】本文主要介绍了作者是如何学习英语的。
1．句意：老师说得太快了，我大部分时间都听不懂。根据“I did not understand her most of the time”可知作者听不懂是因为老师说得太快，此处应用quickly修饰动词，故填quickly。
2．句意：我只是躲在课本后面，从来什么都不说。根据“behind my textbook and never said anything.”结合备选词汇可知，此处指的是藏在课本后，句子是一般过去时，动词用过去式，故填hid。
3．句意：我爱上了这部激动人心又有趣的电影！固定短语fall in love with“爱上……”，故填in。
4．句意：虽然我不能理解人物说的每句话，但是他们的肢体语言和脸上的表情帮助我理解意思。根据“I could not understand everything the characters said, their body language and the expressions on their...helped me to get the meaning. ”可知前后句有转折含义，结合备选词汇可知although“尽管”符合语境，故填Although。
5．句意：虽然我不能理解人物说的每句话，但是他们的肢体语言和脸上的表情帮助我理解意思。根据“the expressions”可知指的是面部表情，face“脸”，是名词，结合“their ”可知名词用复数，故填faces。
6．句意：我也意识到我可以通过只听关键词来理解意思。根据“I could get the meaning by listening for just the key words.”结合备选词汇可知，通过只听关键词来理解意思是作者意识到的，结合语境可知句子用一般过去时，故填realized。
7．句意：我发现听一些有趣的东西是学习语言的秘密。根据“to something...is the secret to language learning.”结合备选词汇可知听一些有趣的东西是学习语言的秘密，此处用于形容词作定语修饰代词，interesting符合，故填interesting。
8．句意：我还学会了一些有用的句子，比如“这是小菜一碟”或“你活该”。根据“sentences ”结合备选词汇可知此处指的是有用的，useful作定语修饰名词，故填useful。
9．句意：但因为我想理解这个故事，我就查了字典。根据上文提到的句子可知，此处指的是在字典里查句子，且空处位于动词后，应用they的宾格them，故填them。
10．句意：我想学习新单词和更多的语法，这样我就能更好地理解英语电影。根据“I want to learn new words and more grammar so that I can have a...understanding of English movies.”可知此处是指更好的理解英语电影，这里暗含比较之意，应用good的比较级better，故填better。
