一、根据中文或首字母提示写出单词。

1.（2024·苏州模拟）The novel clearly describes the growth of great ______（战斗者）who experienced terrible wars.

fighters

2. The temperature can drop to -10℃ in some ______（俄罗斯的）cities in winter.

Russian

3. Ten paintings by the ______（非洲人）were taken into China’s Space Station.

Africans

4. Scientists are always full of ______（创意）which makes much difference to our life.

invention

5. Fast food such as I______ pizza is becoming more and more popular among young people in China.

Italian

6. Marco Polo was one of the first E______ who came to China.

Europeans

7.（2023·苏州模拟改编）Nobody thought that Edison would be a great i______ when he was young.

inventor

8.（2023·苏州模拟改编）It is amazing that who i______ the first TV set was unknown to us.

invented

二、用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空。

1. It’s known to all that he was an ____________ in that area.

explorer

2. The young man is a brilliant ____________. He usually uses his childhood as raw material for his novels.

writer

3. — Do you know Wang Haiming?
— No, I have never ____________ him.

heard of

4. Nowadays, Chinese parents think that the ____________ education their children get, the better job they will find.

further

5. The graduates have to ____________ jobs in a highly competitive(竞争的）market.

fight for

三、短文填空。
Have you noticed more cherries on your dinner table this winter? The price of cherries in Beijing has dropped by 30 to 50 per cent 1. ______ December, 2023.
In fact, keeping cherries fresh is challenging because it 2. ______（need）excellent ports and transportation(运输). Only ports in Shanghai and Guangdong could manage it before. It took 2 days to transport cherries from the south to the 3. ______（northern）, making it costly for people in northern parts to enjoy fresh cherries.
The “Cherry Express” from Chile to Tianjin is the first direct sea route. Tianjin has opened a fast line for cherry ships from Chile，4. ______（save）2 hours for port in and out.
At the container terminal(集装箱码头）, all three production lines are used, making sure that each cherry container is 5. ______（deal）with in 20 minutes. Through these efforts, cherries can reach 6. ______（market）in Hebei and Beijing in 5 hours.
Besides local efforts，7. ______（fast）transportation comes from closer economic(经济的）and trade ties between China 8. ______ other countries taking part in the Belt and Road Initiative（“一带一路”倡议）.
According to 2023 data，Chile’s cherry exports(出口）to China have grown by about 29 per cent every year in 9. ______ past 7 years. Because of closer trade cooperation（合作），cherries can now reach Chinese consumers at lower prices，helping 10. ______（they）enjoy “cherry freedom”.

1. since 2. needs 3. north 4. saving 5. dealt 6. markets 7. faster 8. and 9. the 10. them