（A）
Earth Day 1． (found) in 1910 as a day of education about environmental problems, and Earth Day 20 occurs on Wednesday, April 22—the holiday’s 50th anniversary. The holiday is now a global celebration that’s sometimes extended into Earth Week, a full seven days of 2． (event) focused on green living.
3． (elect) to the U.S. Senate（参议院）in 197, Senator Gaylord Nelson was determined to convince the federal government that the planet was 4． risk. In 194, Nelson developed the idea for Earth Day after 5． (inspire) by the anti-Vietnam War “teach-ins” that were taking place on college campuses around the United States.
Denis Hayes, a young activist 6． had served as student president at Stanford University, was selected as Earth Day’s national coordinator（协调者）, and he worked with 7． army of student volunteers and several staff members from Nelson’s Senate office 8． (organize) the project.
The first Earth Day was effective at raising 9． (aware) about environmental problems and transforming public attitudes. Earth Day kicked off the “Environmental decade with a bang,” as Senator Nelson later put it. The theme of Earth Day 2020 is “climate action.” hopes it will be the 10． (large) volunteer event in history
（B）
“There is a long, long story 1． Tai Chi and me,” says Jose Gago, 6, a Spanish man who has taught Tai Chi in his hometown for almost 36 years.
Although the first martial arts school 2． (found) in 1982 in Ourense, Spain, Jose did not make the trip to Yongnian, China until 1994 3． (further) his study of Tai Chi. Since then, he 4． (travel) to China over 20 times. For Jose, Tai Chi is not 5． (simple)a sport. 6． attracts him most is the Taoist philosophy rooted in Tai Chi, of which the main elements consist in the principles of “softness, slowness, balance and rootedness”.
His martial arts school, which provides introductory programs for 7． (begin), has approxi
mately 150 students, 8． (range) from children under the age of 5 to senior citizens over 10. He has trained thousands of students in Spain, many of 9． have won awards in a number of tournaments.
Jose's hometown has hosted a number of free Tai Chi community classes and Tai Chi is acting as an important bridge for 10． (culture) exchange.
（C）
Smell, more than any other sense, is deeply rooted in memory. It is believed by scientists 1． smells can recall feelings of distant memories. The scientists say 2． area of the brain assigns memories to smells and stores 3． (they) for decades. The area can instantly recall the memories with great clearness years later if a person encounters the smell again. Christina Strauch, from the Ruhr University in Germany, says smells 4． (store) in the olfactory brain. The word “olfactory” means anything related 5． the sense of smell.
Many smells can transport us back to our childhood. Smells from cookies baking in the kitchen or the smell of a homemade dish can bring back 6． (amaze) memories of growing up. Some smells can take you away to another point in time. Some smells can make you wish you 7． (be) back in the past, or make you want to escape, which depends on whether the smell has a positive or negative 8． (associate). Some doctors partly depend on this for their patients. Smells can even encourage you 9． (buy) things in stores. Many stores introduce certain smells to awake particular memories, 10． can make people buy things they loved years ago.
（D）
Peking Opera is a form of traditional Chinese theater that1． ( appear) in Beijing in the late 18th century.2． (combine) music, song, dance and acrobatics (杂技动作) in a lively and colorful display, it is a 3． ( relative) new style of drama, compared to other types of Chinese theater.
In the early years of Peking Opera, all the actors were men,4． the roles of women played
by young boys. The stories fell into two main 5．备战高考 ( category) -wen, or civil theater, which focused on love, marriage and other civilian concerns, and wu,or military theater, which focused on the theme of war and was known for featuring thrilling stage actions.
In the first half of the 6． (twenty) century, the most famous actor of Peking Opera was Mei Lanfang,7． played a key role in popularizing Peking Opera and introducing Chinese theater to the West. Additionally, Mei also took the bold step of taking on female students, which was 8． highly risky and unconventional step at the time.
After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Peking Opera performances, which dealt with contemporary and revolutionary themes, were encouraged. Despite 9． ( it) ups and downs, Peking Opera was revived(复兴) in the 1980s and continues to 10． (perform) today.
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