Ⅰ. 单词拼写1. He hasn't the courage to go against the __________(流动) of public opinion. 2. All human beings __________(拥有) a body clock. 3. All of this makes the actions of the homeless Tom Smith even more __________(引人注目的)．(2018·北京)4. It sounds crazy to talk about guiltfree fur—unless you understand that the nutria are destroying __________(辽阔的) wetlands every year. (2020·全国Ⅱ)5. The artist's __________(名声) had made him proud. (2020·全国Ⅲ)6. I also began to find something else, a collection of scientists, usually __________(聪颖的), occasionally halfmad, who made the discoveries. 7. In Dallas, one dollar invested in arts could harvest an __________(意想不到的) return of nearly $300. (2018·江苏)8. I do know how __________(难过的) the shop staff can get, but I try to persuade them to keep smiling. (2020·全国Ⅲ)9. Surround yourself with __________(鼓舞人心的) individuals who challenge you to be better. 10. Most people don't; there are only a few __________(天才). (2020·天津)【答案】 1.stream 2.possess 3.remarkable 4.vast 5.reputation 6.brilliant 7．extraordinary 8.upset 9.uplifting 10.geniusesⅡ. 单句语法填空1. The police found the lost treasure in an __________(abandon) well. 2. Mr.Li was __________ (enthusiasm) about politics when he was in college. 3. Frank Hurley, a confident and __________ (gift) Australian photographer who knew the Antarctic, was hired to make the images. 4. Who made the most accurate __________ (predict) of their future life satisfaction?5. Loneliness is a serious social problem that can contribute to __________ (depress) and even crimes. (2020·天津)6. Right after Erin took __________ (possess) of my wallet on the bus，she posted a picture of my driver's licence to an online forum (论坛)，trying to see if anyone knew me. (2019·天津)7. I ran __________ (desperate) but failed to catch up. (2020·浙江7月)8. The technology records an actor's __________ (perform) and later processes it with computer graphics to create a final image (图像). (2020·全国Ⅲ)9. They exercised on a __________ (complete) empty stomach after a long overnight fast (禁食). 10. Understanding her good intentions, I eat all the food that is provided by Mum with __________ (appreciate). (2020·全国Ⅲ)【答案】 1.abandoned 2.enthusiastic 3.gifted 4.prediction 5.depression 6.possession 7.desperately 8.performance pletely 10.appreciationⅢ. 用合适的介词或副词填空1. Now quite a few middle school students abandon themselves __________ Internet games and delay their schooling. 2. Anyone found __________ possession of this drug will be punished immediately. 3. Seeing that nobody was very enthusiastic __________ it, they decided to cancel the trip. 4. All __________ a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart. 5. They might have solved the problem __________ ease. 6. A crowd __________ onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash.7. When I raised the curtains, daylight streamed __________ the room. 8. She hadn't read the letter and so was unaware __________ its contents. 9. The company also makes predictions __________ the market outlook. 10. The kind old lady offered to take __________ the poor homeless stranger. 【答案】 1.to 2.in 3.about 4.of 5.with 6.of 7.into 8.of 9.about 10.inⅣ. 完成句子1. 我们到达时， 会议已开始十多分钟了。
By the time we arrived, the meeting ________________ for over ten minutes. 2. 彼得原本打算在商界工作， 但2020年在加拿大经历了不愉快的经历后， 他放弃了这个计划Peter ______________________ a job in business，but abandoned that plan after the unpleasant experience in Canada in 2020. 3. 我妈妈总是告诉我们， 覆水难收My mother always told us ____________________ over spilt milk. 4. 公众学习一项新技术需要时间It __________________________________________ a new technology. 5. 出于好奇， 这个女孩迫不及待地打开信封Out of curiosity, the girl ____________________ the envelope. 【答案】 1.had been on 2.had intended to take 3.it is no use crying 4.takes time for the public to learn about 5.can't wait to openⅤ. 阅读理解AIn 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music，dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War. At the same time, the “Fringe” appeared as a challenge to the official festival. Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947，in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform，and they did so in a public house disused for years. Soon，groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge，Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by littleknown writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh.Today the “Fringe”，once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1，500 performances of theatre，music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. And yet as early as 1959，with only 19 theatre groups performing，some said it was getting too big. A paid administrator was first employed only in。