after attention clean collect come first he helpful hold life
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 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.”

Cloze 4
1. held 2. collect 3. first 4. attention
5. came 6. after 7. his 8. life 9. clean
10. helpful

【解析】
1. 此处表示第一届垃圾收集世界杯在亚洲举办，主语是活动，用被动语态，hold的过去分词为held，故填held。
2. 根据比赛规则，每个队伍有60分钟尽可能多地收集垃圾，collect表示“收集”，此处to后接动词原形，故填collect。
3. first prize是固定搭配，意为“一等奖”，此处表示英国最终获得一等奖，故填first。
4. pay attention to是固定短语，意为“关注”，符合“希望更多人关注环境问题”的语境，故填attention。
5. come up with是固定短语，意为“想出”，此处讲述过去的事情，用一般过去时，come的过去式为came，故填came。
6. 句意为“他发现很多海洋动物在吃了海里的垃圾之后死亡”，after表示“在……之后”，符合语境，故填after。
7. on one's way to是固定搭配，意为“在某人去……的路上”，主语是he，故用his，填his。
8. save one's life是固定表达，意为“拯救某人的生命”，此处表示拯救海龟的生命，故填life。
9. keep sth.+形容词表示“使某物保持某种状态”，clean表示“干净的”，符合“保持海滩干净”的语境，故填clean。
10. and连接并列形容词，helpful表示“有帮助的”，与meaningful并列，符合“捡垃圾既有意义又有帮助”的语境，故填helpful。
【答案】
1. held 2. collect 3. first 4. attention
5. came 6. after 7. his 8. life 9. clean
10. helpful
【知识点】
固定短语搭配，动词时态运用，形容词词义辨析
【点评】
本文以垃圾收集世界杯为话题，考查学生对固定短语、动词时态及语境词汇的运用能力，同时渗透环保教育，引导学生关注环境问题。
【难度系数】
0.6

play be tradition send you rapid cheap need e-mail person
E-mail is a way of sending messages to other people through the Internet. It is much 1. and quicker than sending a letter. If you want to 2. e-mails, you need to create an e-mail address for 3. . This address is usually made up of letters and dots (点) and the symbol “@” (meaning “at”). This is what an address looks like—jenny@mail.com. When you e-mail someone, type in (输入) this 4. e-mail address, and then send your message on the Internet. Many people today don’t 5. to use stamps, envelopes or go to the post office since the Internet 6. invented. Quick and convenient—that’s the character of all 7. !
Ever since the birth of e-mail, letters that are written and sent in the 8. way have received a special name—snail mail. Yet, technology is developing 9. , and some other ways of online communication have 10. a more important part than e-mail.

Cloze 5
1. cheaper 2. send 3. yourself 4. personal
5. need 6. was 7. e-mails 8. traditional
9. rapidly 10. played

【解析】
1. 由空后“and quicker than”可知此处用比较级，结合语境邮件比寄信更便宜，故填cheap的比较级cheaper。
2. want to后接动词原形，结合语境是发邮件，故填send。
3. 此处表示“为你自己创建邮箱地址”，用反身代词yourself。
4. 修饰e-mail address，用形容词personal表示“个人的”。
5. don't后接动词原形，结合语境是不需要用邮票等，故填need。
6. since引导的从句中，Internet是被发明，用一般过去时的被动语态，主语是单数，故填was。
7. 结合语境“快捷方便是所有电子邮件的特点”，故填e-mails。
8. 修饰way，用形容词traditional表示“传统的”，指传统寄信方式。
9. 修饰动词developing，用副词rapidly表示“快速地”。
10. play a part是固定短语，此处是现在完成时，故填played。
【答案】
1. cheaper
2. send
3. yourself
4. personal
5. need
6. was
7. e-mails
8. traditional
9. rapidly
10. played
【知识点】
形容词比较级、反身代词、被动语态
【点评】
本文围绕电子邮件展开，考查词汇的形式变化与语境运用，需结合上下文语境和语法知识作答，帮助学生理解电子邮件的相关知识及英语词汇的灵活使用。
【难度系数】
0.6

afford by everything easy information make only smart they when
With the development of science and technology, our life is becoming more and more convenient. It seems that 1. has been reinvented and greatly improved. But there is one thing unlike them. It’s a blind walking stick. It was invented over 100 years ago and has been used 2. many blind people for a long time. However, it had remained unchanged until an engineer named Kursat decided 3. a change. Kursat is blind. He deeply understands the difficulties and challenges that the blind face. He put some technical knowledge into his invention and invented a 4. stick. He hoped his invention would help the blind.

The smart stick uses built-in speakers and different sensors (传感器) to warn about possible dangers. It helps blind people know about the environment around 5. by using modern technology. It makes their travel much 6. than before. The stick is priced at around 500. It is less than half the price of most smart phones. Most people can 7. it.
In the future, this invention is going to make a big difference to more blind people. “It will not 8. change my life, but also the life of other people,” Kursat said. “These days, we are talking about flying cars, but the blind have been using just simple sticks. As a blind person, 9. I am at the subway station, I don’t know which is my exit. I don’t know which bus is coming or which stores are around me. But now, the smart stick can provide a lot of 10. for the blind,” he said. “I believe the life of the blind will be much more convenient and safer.”

Cloze 6
1. everything 2. by 3. to make 4. smart
5. them 6. easier 7. afford 8. only 9. when
10. information

【解析】
1. 第一空：根据前文“our life is becoming more and more convenient”，可知此处表示所有事物都被重新发明并改进，结合所给词填everything。
2. 第二空：此处表被动，用by引出动作的执行者“many blind people”，故填by。
3. 第三空：“decide to do sth.”是固定搭配，意为“决定做某事”，结合语境填to make。
4. 第四空：根据后文提到的“The smart stick”，可知此处指发明了一根智能拐杖，故填smart。
5. 第五空：around为介词，后接宾格代词，指代blind people，故填them。
6. 第六空：根据than可知要用比较级，结合语境表示出行比以前更容易，easy的比较级是easier，故填easier。
7. 第七空：前文提到该拐杖价格亲民，所以大多数人能买得起，afford意为“买得起”，can后接动词原形，故填afford。
8. 第八空：“not only...but also...”是固定搭配，意为“不仅……而且……”，故填only。
9. 第九空：此处引导时间状语从句，指“当我在地铁站的时候”，故填when。
10. 第十空：结合语境，智能拐杖能为盲人提供很多信息，information为不可数名词，故填information。
【答案】
1. everything 2. by 3. to make 4. smart
5. them 6. easier 7. afford 8. only 9. when
10. information
【知识点】
1. 固定搭配运用
2. 形容词比较级
3. 代词宾格用法
【点评】
本文介绍了智能盲杖的发明与功能，考查学生对词汇、固定搭配及基础语法的综合运用，主题贴近科技赋能生活，能引导学生关注科技对特殊群体的帮助。
【难度系数】
0.6