阅读下面短文,根据上下文或括号内单词等提示,在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
These days, the word “involution(内卷)” becomes very popular. People have to work or study much harder just 71. (stay) in the same place or get a small advantage(优势).
Take students for example. They are facing great competition(竞争). They not only do lots of homework every day, but also need to take more classes. They try to get higher grades than their classmates. Some 72. (student) even stay up late.
In the workplace, it's 73. same story. Employees(雇员) have to work longer hours and take on 74. (many) tasks. They try to prove(证明) 75. (they) better than others. They are afraid of being fired if they don't do 76. (good). The pressure makes them feel 77. (tire). This is also a kind of involution.
In the business world, companies try hard to increase their market share. They may lower prices, improve product quality or put more ads. They are in competition with each other. However, sometimes their products or services are similar, and they are just competing for a small number 78. customers. This is typical involution.
Involution has both good 79. bad influences. On the one hand, it can 80. (courage) people to improve their abilities. On the other hand, it may cause people to feel overly stressed and lose their passion for life. We should try to make good use of its advantages and avoid its disadvantages.

71. to stay 【解析】考查动词不定式。根据“People have to work or study much harder just ... in the same place or get a small advantage.”可知,人们努力工作或学习是为了停留在同一个地方或者获得一个小优势,此处应用动词不定式作目的状语。
72. students 【解析】考查名词复数。根据“Some ... even stay up late.”可知,一些学生甚至熬夜,形容词Some后加可数名词复数,此处应用student的复数形式students。
73. the 【解析】考查定冠词。根据“it's...same story”可知,是相同的故事,the same + 名词是固定用法,表示“相同的……”。
74. more 【解析】考查形容词比较级。根据“Employees have to work longer hours and take on...tasks.”可知,雇员不得不工作更长的时间并且承担更多的任务,此处应用many的比较级more。
75. themselves 【解析】考查人称代词。根据“They try to prove...better than others.”可知,他们尽力证明自己比别人更好,此处应用they的反身代词themselves。
76. well 【解析】考查副词。根据“They are afraid of being fired if they don't do...”可知,他们害怕如果做不好的话,会被解雇,修饰动词do,此处应用good的副词形式well。
77. tired 【解析】考查形容词。根据“The pressure makes them feel...”可知,压力使他们感觉疲倦,缺少形容词,此处修饰人,应用tire的形容词形式tired。
78. of 【解析】考查固定搭配。根据“and they are just competing for a small number...customers”可知,他们只是争夺一小部分客户,符合固定搭配a small number of“少量的,少数的”,此处应用of。
79. and 【解析】考查固定搭配。根据“Involution has both good...bad influences.”可知,内卷既有好的影响也有坏的影响,符合固定搭配both...and...表示“既……又……”,此处应用and。
80. encourage 【解析】考查动词。根据“It can...people to improve their abilities.”可知,它能鼓励人们提升他们的能力,情态动词can后加动词原形,此处应用courage的动词形式encourage。

Ⅶ. 书面表达(共1大题,满分20分)
81. 假如你是李华,为了倡导健康的生活方式,你校正在开展以“运动使我更好”为主题的征文活动,请你根据以下问题写一篇作文。
(1)What is your favourite sport?
(2)How often do you do it?
(3)What benefits(好处) do you get from it?
Something more about it.
注意:(1)文中不得透露个人真实信息;(2)词数80左右;(3)开头已给出,不计入总词数。
Hello, everyone! I'm Li Hua.

81.【范文】
Hello, everyone! I'm Li Hua. It's my honor to share my favourite sport with you.
My favourite sport is basketball. I like it best because it is very exciting and fun. I often play basketball on the playground after school. I can also make many friends when playing basketball. It is really fun! Playing basketball is a good way to relax myself. It can help me stay strong and healthy. My favourite basketball player is Yao Ming. He is famous.
I think I will keep on playing basketball in my life.