一、词汇运用。
1. 亮点原创 The United States ______（归还）41 pieces of cultural relics and artworks to China on 4 March, 2025.
2. The 21st ______（世纪）is witnessing（见证）remarkable advancements in technology.
3. The ______（having a strong desire to know about sth）child kept asking questions about how the universe came into being.
4. Learning should be a ______（lasting or existing all through your life）process that enriches our minds and broadens our horizons.
5. The delivery drone（送货无人机）is a great ______（invent）which makes it possible to deliver packages in time.
6. Scientists have made ______（count）efforts in the research of cancer treatment over the past decades.
7. Some professors are interested in ______（found）a research institute（研究所）that focuses on environmental protection.
8. He once ______（predict）that AI would change many things of our daily lives.

returned
; century
; curious
; lifelong
; invention
; countless
; founding
; predicted

1.（2025·徐州市沛县期末）______
celebrate the Spring Festival, we
decorate our house with new colourful
lights and ______ Spring Festival couplets.
A. As a result; put up
B. In order to; put in
C. As a result; put in
D. In order to; put up

D
;

2.（2025·连云港市海州区期中）All the students enjoyed ______ in the World Park and took a lot of photos.
A. himself
B. herself
C. ourselves
D. themselves

D

3. (2025·南京市建邺区期中)I think skiing isn't ______ skating, but both of them are interesting.
A. as exciting as
B. as more exciting as
C. as excited as
D. as more excited as

A

4. 亮点原创 ______ some scientists are busy looking for new energy sources, others are researching how to improve energy-saving technologies.
A. While
B. After
C. Since
D. Before

A

5. (2025·盐城市东台实验中学期中)—Can I ______ Robinson Crusoe, Mr Green?
—Certainly. It's very interesting, but you can only ______ it for two weeks.
A. borrow; lend
B. lend; borrow
C. borrow; keep
D. lend; keep

C
;