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Task 1

New technology,however,is helping scientists explore these 3._______(hide)worlds.For example,scientists are using 4._______underwater vehicle called Deepsea to explore seamounts—underwater mountains.

Scientists have used Deepsea to study Las Gemelas,an area of seamounts near Costa Rica.A huge 5._______(vary)of species lives around Las Gemelas.Some of these species may have chemicals 6._______can help people fight illnesses.

The 7._______(deep)location of the Earth is the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean.The ocean floor there is approximately 11,000 meters deep.In 2012,filmmaker and explorer James Cameron reached the Mariana Trench in a vehicle called Deepsea Challenger.He was the first 8.________(complete)the journey alone.Cameron took 9._______(photo)and made videos on the ocean floor.Deepsea exploration also helps us in other ways.For example,we are learning how underwater earthquakes cause tsunamis.As Cameron said,“This is the 10._______(begin)of opening up a new frontier.”

Task 2

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms.The Awakening of Insects(驚蟄)falls on March 5 and ends on March 19 this year.

The Awakening of Insects signals 1._______rise in temperature and increased rainfall.As the third solar term in the lunar year,2.________(it)name suggests the fact that animals sleeping in winter are awakened by spring thunder and that the Earth begins to come back 3._______life.It is the key time for spring agricultural activities.It is also a good time for people 4._________(enjoy)the fun outdoors,especially for people living in the city.Driving to the suburbs,5.________(fish)in a lake or enjoying the singing birds will make for a perfect weekend in spring.The most popular fruit in this season 6._______(be)pears.

The custom of eating pears is 7.________(wide)practiced around the Awakening of Insects.As the weather gets warmer and the air becomes 8._______(dry),people tend to feel their mouths and tongues are dry,9._______can cause colds or coughs.Pears are sweet,juicy and cold,moistening(使變得濕潤)the lungs to arrest a cough.10._______,pears are recommended during the Awakening of Insects.

Task 3

Though most big companies begin as small businesses,not all small business owners are entrepreneurs(企業(yè)家).If we look 1._______(much)closely at its definition,we can find three common features.

Creating.Entrepreneurship generally means offering a new product,applying a new technique or technology,2._______(open)a new market,or developing a new form of organization for the purpose of producing a product.

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Running a business.A business uses resources 3._______(produce)goods or services.Entrepreneurship means setting up a business to make money.

Taking risks.The term “risk” means that the result can't 4.________(know).Entrepreneurs,therefore,are always working under 5._______certain degree of uncertainty.They can't know the results of many of the 6._______(decision)that they have to make.Thus many of the steps they take are inspired mainly by their 7._______(confident)in creation and their understanding of the business environment.Entrepreneurs are people 8._______start companies to develop new or 9.________(improve)products.They struggle to meet a need that's not being met,10._______their goal is to grow the business and finally expand into other markets.

Task 4

My dad is an enthusiastic runner who 1.________(great)influenced me when I was young.So I was very sporty before the age of 14.However,when my family moved,my new school didn't pay much attention 2._______sports and had no after-school activities like football or running.Over the next few years,I 3.________(stop)exercising apart from during physical education lessons at school.It looked like I was 4._______(health);however,I was not.

One day,I was late for a bus,tried to run after it and in under a minute was out of breath.This made me realize how unfit I was.5._________(help)myself get in shape again,I made a 6._______(decide)that I would take up a kind of sports.

A friend of mine suggested a swimming pool 7._______she goes to a few times a week.Now,I'm a swimming lover!I find swimming in the pool very 8._______(relax).I swim for 9._______hour three times a week.I hope that I will soon start to feel the benefits of regular exercise,and will become 10. (fit)than before.

Task 5

Sanxingdui is believed to have sat at the heart of the Ancient Shu Country,which historians know 1._______（relative） little about due to few written records．

More than 50,000 ancient artifacts 2._______（find）at Sanxingdui since the 1920s,3._______a local farmer accidentally came upon a number of relics at the site.A major breakthrough 4.________（occur） in 1986,with the discovery of two ceremonial pits 5.________（contain） over 1,000 items,elaborate and well-preserved bronze masks included.Many of the items are now 6._______display at an on-site museum．

The site has revolutionized experts'understanding of how civilization developed in ancient China.In particular,evidence of a unique Shu culture suggested that the kingdom developed independently of neighboring societies in the Yellow River Valley,which was considered to be 7._______cradle（搖籃）of Chinese civilization．

The discovery of silk fibres and the remains of textiles may also expand 8._______（we） understanding of the Shu.Head of the excavation team,Tang Fei,said in a press conference that the discovery indicates that the kingdom“was one of the important 9._______（origin） of silk in ancient China”．

Though not yet 10.________（recognize） as a UNESCO World Heritage Site,Sanxingdui is on the organization's “tentative list” for possible future inclusion．

Task 6

A Chinese company says it has created a new facial recognition system that can identify people even if they 1. (wear)masks.Engineers at Huihua Technology Co.Ltd.say their system is the first to be created to 2._________(effective)identify people wearing face masks.

Huihua is now selling two main 3._______(kind)of products that use the new technology.One performs“single channel” recognition,which is designed to be used at the 4._________(enter)to buildings.The other product is a “multi-channel” recognition system,which can identify individuals in 5._______crowd of up to 30 people“within a second” by 6._______(use)groups of surveillance(監(jiān)視)cameras.When people wear a mask,the recognition rate can reach about 95%.And the system's success rate for people not wearing a mask 7._______(be)about 99.5%.

8._______was not immediately clear how Chinese citizens were reacting to the new technology.The Chinese government has already been using other surveillance tools in the fight against the new coronavirus.9._______some citizens have expressed opposition to such tools,many others seem to have accepted the methods as a way 10._______(deal)with the current health emergency.

Task 7

Chocolate,cheese and skiing 1._______（be） the reasons to visit Switzerland.Zopf,the country's national bread,however,is another attractive point.

Legend has it that the zopf first appeared in the 15th century as part of 2._______ancient burial tradition.When a woman's husband died,she would bury her braided（編辮子的）hair in the tomb in order 3._______their souls reunite.Later,this tradition was abolished and replaced by a new one 4._______a woman would leave a braided zopf loaf in the tomb.While this story is just a tale,it is popular in Switzerland.Another more likely explanation of this bread's evolution is the 5._______（grow）of bakers'associations around this time,with the zopf 6._______（become） so popular that it was often given as a gift on celebratory days.This tradition lives on today and it's 7.（tradition） to gift a zopf on Swiss National Day （1st August）.It's also known as Sunday bread,when you can expect the table 8.________（load） with a sizeable loaf,butter and jam.

Zopf is 9.________（particular） popular in Switzerland's Emmental region,an area where you can find 10.________（loaf） stretching up to a metre long.A writer once described in a story that a zopf was as big as a one-year-old child.

Task 8

Whether you see red,feel blue,or go green with envy may depend on what country you call home.And when they were given data on how 1._______person associated colors with emotions,researchers could correctly predict where he or she 2._______（be）from.The scientists surveyed 711 people from China,Germany,Greece,and the United Kingdom.3.________（volunteer） read the words for 12 colors,such as “green” and“black”.4._______（them）then indicated what emotion the colors brought to mind,and how strongly the color was tied to the feeling.Across the board,the colors 5._______inspired the most emotion were red,black and pink,but brown and purple didn't have that strong associations.For example,black was associated with 6.________（sad） across all countries,and red with positive emotions 7._______love and pleasure,along with negative feelings such as anger and hate.Still,there were some 8.________（culture） differences.For instance,brown was a 9._______（strong)association with disgust in Germany than in other countries.People from Greece were the only group to associate purple firstly with unhappiness.White 10._________（consider） as more negative in China （people there traditionally wear white to funerals),and yellow was positive in all countries except Greece.