阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。(2019杭州改编)
Simon Dale didn't want to live in a city's apartment building. So he moved to Wales with his family and built a wooden ecohome. With the help 1. his fatherinlaw, a builder, he moved into a comfortable new home after only four months.
The ecohouse is made of natural materials. Simon Dale and his fatherinlaw dug into the side of a hill and 2. used the mud and stone to make the walls. The floor 3. made from wood from the nearby sea. The design is openplan. 4. is no central heating. But there is a woodburner and solar panels on the top 5. can provide power for lighting, music and computing. Drinking water is from nearby spring.Simon Dales says, “we try to live in peace with the natural world.” He has certainly done his best to achieve that.
[素材选自impact Book 3]
兄弟姐妹性格差异的原因
Have you ever wondered why you are the way you are? What makes you _____ from your brothers and sisters?
People have asked these questions for centuries, and _____ are trying to answer them. One idea they're exploring is that birth order _____ the person we become. In general, the oldest child is described as _____， organized, dutiful, and determined to get what he or she wants. Oldest children are seen as born leaders. Their younger brothers and sisters sometimes _____ them as bossy. They are always willing to tell younger brothers and sisters what they should do just _____ they're the oldest.
The middle child may be described as being competitive in order to get more _____. They _____ feel that their family ignores them because they are in the middle. Because middle children tend to avoid conflicts, they can be friendly and _____. They are usually more influenced by their friends than by their family, perhaps because they get more attention from ______ friends.
The youngest child is ______ as the baby of the family. They can be spoiled by their ______， who spend a lot of time with them and often give them what they want. ______ children enjoy being the center of attention, and they are seen as outgoing, openminded, and likely to take risks.
What if you're an only ______？ Many people think that a child with no brothers or sisters needs lots of attention as he or she ______. Some think they're selfish, or unwilling to share with others.
1.A.absent B.similar C.same D.different
2.A.researchers B.writers C.reporters D.teachers
3.A.changes B.influences C.creates D.finds
4.A.unlucky B.confident C.serious D.special
5.A.choose B.wish C.see D.hear
6.A.though B.when C.because D.unless
7.A.achievement B.attention C.strength D.power
8.A.sometimes B.seldom C.never D.hardly
9.A.outgoing B.cruel C.poor D.upset
10.A.your B.our C.its D.their
11.A.described B.discovered C.understood D.realized
12.A.friends B.partners C.teachers D.parents
13.A.Oldest B.Richest C.Youngest D.Weakest
14.A.child B.adult C.student D.boy
15.A.puts up B.cuts up C.turns up D.grows up
It's normal for you to feel shy and nervous when you are in the new environment.1. If you think you are too shy and want to be a little more active, try the following advice.
Tell people you're shy. There is no need to hide it.2. It will also help you feel easier in talks.
Try to smile often. 3. Remember that all people have feelings and most people will stay away from an angrylooking face.
You shouldn't keep quiet at a party all the time. If you find it hard to start a talk, you can say something nice about people around you. 4. It must be very helpful for you to start a talk! And after you begin to talk to someone or smile at someone for the first time, remember to say “I did it！” to yourself.
5. Think about more ways to enjoy the party and have fun. Don't waste time worrying about your look or whether all people like you or not.
If you keep trying the advice, you may not be shy in the new environment one day. I believe you can do it!
A.Pay your attention to important things.
B.It's natural to feel nervous, or shy in front of others at times.
C.Imagine how great you feel when someone says something nice to you.
D.When you smile, people will think you're friendly and want to talk with you.
E.When people get to know you are a shy person, they may understand you better.
阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。
[素材选自Keynote Book 1]
网购的两种支付方式
Do you shop online with websites like Taobao? When you make an order on Taobao, the money you pay doesn't go directly to the seller. Instead, it goes through Alipay，which keeps your money 1. a while. Then Alipay gives the money to the seller.
This is called “third party online payment”. 2. is a transfer station between sellers and buyers to make online shopping safe. Alipay is 3. biggest payment service company in China. It has more than 270 million users.
But WeChat payment is not the same. It doesn't have a transfer station. When paying through WeChat, the buyer's money goes directly to the sellers. That's why so many people 4. excited about receiving and handing out hongbao.
In 5. word, the two forms of payment are trying to make online shopping easily. Which one do you prefer? Show us your answer!
吃火锅交朋友
To many local people in Sichuan, there is no problem that cannot be fixed with a hotpot. I was born in and grow up in Sichuan. Hotpot is an important part of my life. We usually even _____ big events with a hotpot.
However, when I went to the UK, I _____ that it was expensive to have hotpot in town (more than 100 yuan per person, without drinks), while the locals know nothing about hotpot. They don't even know that lotus root is a _____. Maybe the only kind of hotpot they know is Swiss chocolate fondue.
So I came up with an idea. It was to invite some international friends to a hotpot _____ dinner. The dinner helped me to _____ our culture. It also gave me a(n) _____ to make friends.
I first showed my _____ for cooking for my best friend, who is a German girl. I took my rice cooker, the pot I used to make hotpot with me _____ I went to her house in Germany.
My friend_____ her gift—a couple of Chinese bowls. And she told me that this would be the first time she had used ______. She had different kinds of vinegar, but not the Chinese kind. Since we didn't have any, we ______ it with another kind. The taste was ______ better.
Her mom______ a piece of lotus root, and I could still remember her face when she put it into her mouth—she was surprised at it. But it was a(n) ______ hotpot night.
When you go to a foreign country, a good way to make more friends is to introduce your own culture through something ______， like food. This will attract more friends and you will get great pleasure from it.
素材选自：21世纪英文报
1.A.hold B.discover C.celebrate D.experience
2.A.showed B.found C.wondered D.reminded
3.A.fruit B.vegetable C.drink D.cake
4.A.with B.for C.around D.from
5.A.accept B.understand C.learn D.spread
6.A.idea B.reason C.chance D.choice
7.A.opinion B.love C.gift D.value
8.A.before B.since C.when D.until
9.A.gave out B.put out C.handed out D.took out
10.A.them B.her C.it D.him
11.A.preferred B.changed C.completed D.compared
12.A.even B.already C.still D.only
13.A.tries B.tried C.was trying D.is trying
14.A.boring B.awful C.tiring D.wonderful
15.A.strange B.creative C.special D.terrible
Brooke wanted a dollhouse and some sugar cookies. So the 6yearold Brooke asked Alexa to get them. It was a voiceactivated home assistant powered by AI. And it made Brooke's wishes come true.
Alexa isn't the only AI willing to serve you. Apple Homepod has Siri, Google Home has its Assistant, and the upcoming Galaxy Home device will have Bixby. People who have these devices use them mainly for listening to music, checking the weather, and setting timers. According to a report from The Information, nowadays voice shopping is rare. But many scientists predict a boom in voice shopping in the near future.
Convenience is the main advantage of voice shopping. You can shout out an order as soon as you think of it, even if you are cooking, cleaning, or driving.
But voice shopping has its disadvantages. Unwanted dollhouses aren't the biggest problem. It's usually very easy to cancel an order or return products. The thing that worries some people is that these assistants are always listening. They have to be able to respond when you want them. So they listen for “Alexa” or “OK Google” or another order. When they hear it, they start recording the conversation. Some have worried about what happens to these recordings. Should companies be allowed to use them to learn about people's shopping habits? And what if someone hacks the device? The CIA found a way to hack smart TVs to turn them into spies that listen all the time. Others could do the same with any smart device.
What do you think? Are you ready to start voice shopping?
1.From the passage, we know that Alexa ________．
A.can look after the baby
B.can cook delicious food
C.is a toy doll sold online
D.is one kind of AI device
2.What does the underlined word “rare” mean in Chinese?
A.罕见的 B.昂贵的 C.有害的 D.不可能的
3.What's the main advantage of voice shopping?
A.Its speed. B.Its price.
C.Its quality. D.Its convenience.
4.Which paragraph tells us that personal information might be recorded when trying voice shopping?
A.Paragraph 1. B.Paragraph 2.
C.Paragraph 3. D.Paragraph 4.
5.What is the best title for the passage?
A.The advantages and disadvantages of voice shopping
B.The voiceactivated home assistant—Alexa
C.The convenience of AI
D.Brooke's wishes
