1 . 阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Du Fu: China’s Greatest Poet, a BBC one-hour documentary, was launched on April 6 this year. It was the first time that Du’s life    1     (put) in a global context.

For the Chinese, Du,     2    style of poetry is called realism, is more than a poet; he has been the guardian of the moral of the nation. The BBC gave great    3     (recognise) to the works of Du for his unique     4     (way) to express his concern for his country and people.

To explore his life and discover what the poet means to China and the Chinese people, the film crew had an     5     (extreme) tough time tracking the footsteps of the eighth-century poet.

    6    Du’s poems were mostly written in plain and simple language, they are not an easy watch for many foreigners. To help overseas audiences make sense of the poet’s great achievements in literature, Du is compared     7    Shakespeare in this documentary. Also, the program invited McKellen,     8    screen actor who played Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings movies,     9     (read) 15 of Du’s poems that had been translated into English. With all these efforts     10     (make), foreigners can better understand what makes Du’s works so special.

2 . At the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, halfway in the women’s slalom (障碍滑雪) race, 18-year-old Mikaela Shiffrin took a commanding lead over the greatest women’s slalom skiers in the world. On her final run, she burst from the start house at a breakneck speed, snaking around the poles in crazy rhythm.

Skiing has always been a significant part of Mikaela’s life. Her mom raced and coached skiing and her dad ski raced all through college. The Shiffrins taught Mikaela and her brother, Taylor, to ski at a very young age. At the age of two and a half, Mikaela made her first ski run on plastic skis. From ages 8 to 11, she worked hard, practicing hundreds of training runs on small hills repeatedly to develop the correct techniques of slalom skiing.

When Mikaela was 11, she attended the Burke Mountain Academy, a Vermont boarding school for skiers. She took classes, studied, and practiced her skiing crazily. According to Kirk Dwyer, Burke Mountain Academy headmaster, “It was the degree of Mikaela’s effort to be the best that distinguished her from others. Her commitment to conditioning, having proper sleep, eating correctly, doing the drills, and watching video was unusual for an 11 to 13-year-old. Mikaela practiced more than anyone and believed in herself then and now.”

By the time she was 17, she had already won her first World Cup race.

Working hard is a full-time job for Mikaela. Even her off-season is work time. In the summer, when Mikaela is off the ski slopes and in the gym, her daily training consists of six to seven hours of weight lifting, swimming, and biking to improve her core strength and flexibility. She does all of this so that she can dash down slopes at speeds topping 50 miles per hour while cutting back and forth around gates with astonishing precision.

“If you have passion for your targets, whatever they are,” she says, “the sky is the limit. Give it your all!”

1. What can we learn from paragraph 2?

A．Mikaela came from a skiing family.

B．Mikaela’s mother taught her to ski first.

C．Mikaela trained harder than her brother.

D．Mikaela’s father coached skiing in colleges.

2. Why were headmaster Kirk Dwyer’s words cited?

A．To stress Mikaela was a crazy teenager.

B．To show Mikaela’s distinct personality.

C．To praise the good students in his school.

D．To highlight Mikaela’s great devotion to training.

3. Which of the following words can best describe Mikaela?

A．Talented and wise.	B．Creative and determined.
C．Flexible and brave.	D．Determined and self-disciplined.

4. What does Mikaela Shiffrin’s story convey?

A．Practice makes perfect.

B．Not to advance is to go back.

C．He who laughs last laughs best.

D．Actions speak louder than words.

3 . 你校英语报Growth开展“The Chinese Scientist I Admire Most”征文比赛，请你写一篇短文参赛，内容包括：
1. 简要说明介绍的人；
2. 钦佩的原因。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80词左右；
2. 可适当加入细节，以使行文连贯。

The Chinese Scientist I Admire Most

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4 . 根据课文内容，在空白处填入所缺的单词。

In 1954, she was elected to the first National People’s Congress and, over the next several     1    , she held many important positions. Her heart, however, was     2    . She was most interested     3     tending patients,     4     medical research on care for women and children, and training the next generation of doctors.

5 . 根据课文内容，在空白处填入所缺的单词。

Eight years later, Lin graduated     1     Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) with the Wenhai     2    , the highest prize given to graduates. She immediately became the first woman ever to be     3     as a resident     4     in the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital.

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填写1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Many foreigners are     1     (amaze) at Chinese characters. For the past three decades, Richard Sears has been focused on one thing: telling many     2     (story) behind Chinese characters. His interest in Chinese language and characters dates back to 1972, when he was a 22-year-old physics major in the USA.

He built a website in 2002 and named it Chinese Etymology (词源),    3     provides visitors with opportunities to check the development of Chinese characters in a variety of forms for free. Because of this well-received website, he became Uncle Hanzi, a nickname (昵称)    4     (give) by Chinese netizens.

In September, Sears set up his studio in Nanjing as part of the local government’s plan to promote Chinese culture. To help both Chinese     5     foreign learners have a better understanding of Chinese characters, the studio concentrates     6     telling stories behind Chinese characters with the aid of technology. So far, they     7     (make) over 60 videos in English with Chinese subtitles for Bilibili, a popular video website among young people.    8     (watch) the videos not only brings fun but also makes people know more about Chinese characters, leaving them a deep     9     (impress).

With the tireless efforts of people like Richard Sears and the government’s support,    10     (many) people will appreciate the beauty of Chinese characters fully.

8 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Chinese comedienne and actress Jia Ling recently revealed that she was losing weight for     1     upcoming role during her gap time.

Jia Ling has lost 50 kilograms for her new movie YOLO. From the exposed photos, Jia Ling looks like a     2     (whole) different person. In the early teasers for YOLO, audience caught glimpses of Jia Ling’s dedication     3     her role as a boxer. However, it wasn’t until the movie’s release     4     viewers truly got to witness the extent of her transformation. Her     5     (define) abdominal (腹部的) muscles are clear and beautiful, making it hard to imagine that this is the same Jia Ling we once     6     (know).

    7     (slim) down from 100 kg to 50 kg can’t be achieved overnight. She thought if you can’t bear the pain of discipline, you will have to accept the mediocrity (平庸) of yourself. She is unwilling to settle for mediocrity and has chosen to challenge herself, determined     8     (exchange) sweat and effort for her glamorous transformation today. Her path to success has been filled with hardships and challenges,     9     she has never given up on her     10    (pursue)and dream for herself.

She shows us through her actions that regardless of the circumstances, as long as you have determination and perseverance, you can definitely achieve success. She not only brings us laughter and touches our hearts but also conveys a positive and uplifting energy.

9 . Born in the Netherlands in 1853, Van Gogh led a simple life in a small town until the age of 16. He then left school and joined a firm of art dealers in the large city of The Hague. He eventually realised that dealing with others’ artwork was not his profession. His true love was to become an artist himself.

He devoted much of his time to learning the fundamentals of drawing. Van Gogh believed that to become a great painter, one must first master the ability to draw. It was only after he was comfortable in this area that he began to use oil paints. That is when he developed a style and talent for colour that made him one of the most respected artists of all time.

Van Gogh’s paintings are amazing representations of his view of the world. The colours jump off the canvas (画布), not only because of their brightness but also because of the brush strokes (笔触). Van Gogh avoided light, feathery strokes, which would portray (描写) typical subjects. Instead, he used his brush and oils to make layers that built the painting until it was almost three-dimensional.

Perhaps one of the most memorable examples of Van Gogh’s use of colour and brush style is his painting The Starry Night. The sky swirls (打旋) across the canvas, while the stars shine with unearthly brightness. Each brushstroke creates the image of movement. The Starry Night shows Van Gogh’s great ability to create a powerful image with simple subjects.

Van Gogh spent only the last ten years of his life painting. He is believed to have sold only one of the 900 paintings he created during those years. Yet today Van Gogh is considered one of the greatest artists of all time. His influence is evident; many painters mimic his style and use of colour. His artwork can be found in museums all over the world and is valued in millions of dollars, an evidence for Vincent Van Gogh’s talent.

1. According to the text, Van Gogh learnt how to paint by

A．acquiring basic drawing techniques

B．closely observing the world around him

C．carefully studying the works of great artists

D．reading many books about art

2. Which of the following does the author seem to admire most about Van Gogh’s paintings?

A．The images.	B．The mood.
C．The themes.	D．The brushwork.

3. Why does the author refer to The Starry Night?

A．To praise Van Gogh’s ability.	B．To prove Van Gogh’s respect for nature.
C．To show Van Gogh’s style of painting.	D．To indicate Van Gogh’s feelings about his art.

4. What does the underlined word “mimic” in the last paragraph probably mean?

A．Tolerate.

B．Judge.

C．Copy.

D．Notice.

10 . 根据课文内容，在空白处填入所缺的单词。

【课本改编题】

In 2009, Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works.     1    , he asked his fans to make videos, which he then joined together into one     2    . His first virtual choir, “Lux Aurumque”, had 185 singers from 12 different countries. It has received millions of views on the Internet. Since then, the virtual choir has become a worldwide     3    .