1 . 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。

Yu Rong, a Chinese artist, thinks of a new way to introduce     1     ancient story of Hua Mulan in her picture book. In the book, I Am Hua Mulan, she tells the story by     2     (combine) Chinese paper-cutting with international artistic styles. She places Shaanxi papercuts over western-style pencil sketches (素描)    3     (create) typical presentation of Chineseelements (要素), which turns out to be a     4     (success) and impressive breakthrough.

Hua Mulan,     5     story has been told by generations in China, was a fighter from the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534). As a devoted daughter, she dressed herself as a man to serve in the army     6     place of her father. Mulan’s character, such as courage, kindness and a disinterested attitude towards fame and fortune, made     7     (she) one of the most respected historical Chinese heroines. Mulan’s story has been adapted     8     (frequent) in modern media. For example, in 1998, Disney produced a film named Mulan, which     9     (consider) a great success by critics and the public right after its release.

To better tell the story, Yu Rong takes inspiration from her several     10     (visit) to sites of ancient battles and Henan Province’s Yu Opera. After years of preparation she finally makes this extraordinary work.

2 . 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。

When Beethoven was only four, his father decided to make him a musician. Beethoven was made to practice     1     (play) different musical instruments hour after hour. Whenever he did not put his heart into his practice, his father would be strict     2     him.

    3     (fortune), the boy loved music very much and learnt so fast that he was able to go around and give     4     (concert) when he was only 11. When he was 17, he received high praise from Mozart,     5     great Austrian composer. A few years later, Beethoven went to Vienna     6     ( study) under Haydn, another great Austrian composer. Then he     7     (write) a great deal of music, even at his most difficult time. But after one illness, he suddenly found     8     (him) deaf at the age of 31.

However, this didn’t stop Beethoven. During his life, he composed about 30 pieces of music. It is     9     (amaze) that he wrote some of his best pieces after he became deaf, many of     10     are well known and loved all over the world.

3 . You probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?

Jane Addams(1860-1935)

Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank. Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community (社区) by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Rachel Carson(1907-1964)

If it weren’t for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today. Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans.

Sandra Day O’Connor(1930-present)

When Sandra Day O’Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator(参议员) and, in 1981, the first woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court. O’Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.

Rosa Parks(1913-2005)

On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott.It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. “The only tired I was,was tired of giving in,”said Parks.

1. What is Jane Addams famous for in history?

A．Her social work.	B．Her teaching skills.
C．Her efforts to win a prize.	D．Her community background.

2. What was the reason for O’Connor’s being refused by the law firm?

A．Her lack of proper training in law.	B．The discrimination against women.
C．Her little work experience in court.	D．The poor financial conditions.

3. Who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the U.S.?

A．Jane Addams.	B．Rachel Carson.
C．Sandra Day O’Connor.	D．Rosa Parks.

4 .     1    . The legendary volleyball coach Lang Ping gave the answer in the recent documentary (纪录片) The Iron Hammer.

The documentary displays Lang’s inspiring journey from her gold medal victory as a volleyball player in the 1984 Olympics to her amazing career as a successful coach for both Team USA from 2005 to 2008 and China since 2013. She was the first person to win Olympic volleyball gold as a player and coach. Lang Ping revealed the secret to such remarkable achievements in the documentary. As she said, “    2    ”.

    3    . Troubled by severe injuries to her cervical vertebra, back, waist and knees, caused by intense exercise and hard work, the 60-year-old has undergone more than 10 surgeries. “No parts of my body function well,” she joked.

But illness is certainly not the only difficulty Lang has faced. In 2005, she struggled with balancing raising her daughter Lydia Bai Lang, who lived in the US, and her coaching career. She eventually decided to work for USA Volleyball that year.     4    “I’m proud of being Chinese”   Lang responded in an interview. Later she returned to head the Chinese women ’s volleyball team in 2013, leading the team successfully defending its World Cup crown with a perfect record of 11 straight wins last year.

There is no doubt that Lang is one of the greatest players and coaches in history. As an American athlete commented in the documentary,     5    .

A．Who is Lang Ping?

B．Lang is the hardest to defeat.

C．I believe volleyball was my life.

D．What makes one a great person?

E．Glory and challenges go hand in hand.

F．Lang Ping is like Michael Jordan in our minds.

G．This decision aroused a lot of negative comments in China.

5 . You probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?

Jane Addams (1860-1935)

Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank. Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community (社区) by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Rachel Carson (1907-1964)

If it weren’t for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today. Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness(意识) of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans.

Sandra Day O’Connor (1930-present)

When Sandra Day O’Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator (参议员) and in 1981, the first woman to join the U. S. Supreme Court (最高法院). O’Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.

Rosa Parks(1913-2005)

On December 1,1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rasa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott (抵制). It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in,” said Parks.

1. What is Jane Addams famous for in history?

A．Her social work.	B．Her teaching skills.
C．Her efforts to win a prize.	D．Her community background.

2. What was the reason for O’Connor’s being refused by the law firm?

A．Not having training in law.	B．Her little work experience in court.
C．Her identity as a woman.	D．Her poor financial conditions.

3. Who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the U.S.?

A．Jane Addams.	B．Rachel Carson.
C．Sandra Day O’Connor.	D．Rosa Parks.

4. What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text?

A．They are highly educated.	B．They are truly creative.
C．They are pioneers.	D．They are peace-lovers.

6 . Do you think you have what it takes to be a successful scientist? A successful scientist is generally a good observer. He makes full _____of the facts he observes. He doesn't accept ideas which are not___on obvious facts, and therefore__ to accept authority as the only truth. He always checks ideas__ and makes experiments to prove them.

The rise of modern science may perhaps be considered to__ as far back as the time of Roger Bacon, the wonderful philosopher of Oxford, who lived between the years 1214 and 1292. He was probably the first in the Middle Ages to __that we should learn science___observing and experimenting on the things around us, and he himself __many important truths.

Galileo (1564－1642),___，who lived more than 300 years later, was the greatest of several great men in Italy, France, Germany, and England, who began to show how many important ___could be discovered by observation by degrees. Before Galileo, learned men believed that large bodies ___more rapidly towards the earth than small ones, __ Aristotle said so. But Galileo, going to the ___of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, let fall two __ stones and proved Aristotle was wrong. It is Galileo's __ of going direct to nature, and proving our __ and theories by experiment, that has____all the discoveries of modern science.

What __ those people good scientists? From the example of Galileo, we know clearly that ___scientists are those whose observations have___ better results.

1.

A．use

B．sense

C．speed

D．trust

2.

A．relied

B．based

C．insisted

D．centered

3.

A．refuses

B．desires

C．intends

D．regrets

4.

A．casually

B．carefully

C．quickly

D．privately

5.

A．date

B．keep

C．look

D．come

6.

A．command

B．suspect

C．suggest

D．conclude

7.

A．in

B．with

C．on

D．by

8.

A．brought

B．discovered

C．handled

D．announced

9.

A．however

B．therefore

C．seldom

D．never

10.

A．truths

B．problems

C．investigations

D．subjects

11.

A．threw

B．fell

C．ran

D．rolled

12.

A．although

B．because

C．when

D．if

13.

A．place

B．foot

C．top

D．ceiling

14.

A．big

B．small

C．similar

D．unequal

15.

A．spirit

B．skill

C．theory

D．wish

16.

A．plans

B．opinions

C．world

D．ability

17.

A．led to

B．turned to

C．set up

D．put forward

18.

A．makes

B．prevents

C．considers

D．promises

19.

A．reasonable

B．successful

C．expert

D．sensitive

20.

A．foreseen

B．rejected

C．produced

D．challenged

7 . Kids often put posters of their favorite musicians, movie stars and athletes on their bedroom walls. But a young person _______ gets to meet or talk to their idol (偶像). For one young girl ----Cori “Coco” Gauff--- her chance to do just that happened in an _______ way!

Gauff developed an interest in _______ at 4 after watching matches on TV. She began playing at 7 and showed a real _______ for the sport, so her parents _______ their jobs to devote full-time attention to Gauff’s education and training. When Gauff turned 10, she began training at a tennis center run by Patrick Mouratoglou, who was _______ by her determination and fighting spirit.

_______ of her talent, Mouratoglou sponsored Gauff to _______ his academy in France. While she was preparing to go to the academy, she received a call that would _______ her plans and her life. Wimbledon organizers called and ________ Gauff entry to the tournament. This made the 15-year-old girl one of the youngest players to ________ qualify. After arriving in London, she received another ________. She would be   ________ her lifelong hero, Venus Williams!

The world watched with ________ as Gauff beat Williams in two straight sets! Afterwards, Gauff shook Williams’s hand and thanked her. Even in celebration of her ________，it was important for Gauff to show her ________. The young player said, “I try to stay modest and just ________training and getting better.”

After the match, Williams said of Gauff, “I feel ________ that I was on her wall as a ________. Soon she’ll be on other girls' walls. It’s ________ , because it’ll keep it going from the next generation to the next generation.”

1.

A．merely

B．rarely

C．occasionally

D．regularly

2.

A．annoying

B．ordinary

C．obvious

D．amazing

3.

A．tennis

B．football

C．badminton

D．basketball

4.

A．responsibility

B．talent

C．plan

D．respect

5.

A．evaluated

B．accepted

C．sacrificed

D．completed

6.

A．rescued

B．disturbed

C．comforted

D．impressed

7.

A．Convinced

B．Informed

C．Reminded

D．Warned

8.

A．establish

B．control

C．attend

D．recommend

9.

A．delay

B．present

C．share

D．change

10.

A．forgave

B．offered

C．owed

D．taught

11.

A．never

B．ever

C．still

D．even

12.

A．award

B．instruction

C．surprise

D．report

13.

A．playing against

B．arguing with

C．hearing from

D．standing for

14.

A．embarrassment

B．agreement

C．astonishment

D．commitment

15.

A．win

B．birth

C．choice

D．career

16.

A．creativity

B．determination

C．curiosity

D．appreciation

17.

A．cheer for

B．focus on

C．beg for

D．comment on

18.

A．honored

B．ashamed

C．scared

D．relaxed

19.

A．bill

B．book

C．button

D．poster

20.

A．easy

B．true

C．nice

D．crazy

8 . He was born in a Bavarian village in 1829, running away from anti-Semitism (反犹太主义) with his family at 17. From New York, he caught a steamer to California, a newly minted American citizen, with a view to expanding the family’s dry goods business. But these were the exciting days of the Gold Rush, and the young man dreamed of making it big. His initiative paid off so well that you may be wearing his invention now: his name was Levi Strauss.

Technically, the entrepreneur who went by the name “Uncle Levi” didn’t invent the copper rivets(铜铆钉) on jeans. The idea came from a tailor named Jacob Davis in Nevada who bought cloth from Strauss to make work clothes for laborers. In 1872，Jacob Davis persuaded him to jointly file for a patent for an “improvement in fastening pocket openings”, and to shift from selling fabric to finished trousers. Then follows a history of marketing genius---documented in the largest-ever public display of artefacts(手工制品) from Levi Strauss & Co.

"Levi Strauss: A History of American Style” at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco weaves together corporate, cultural and social trends to tell the story of one of the country’s most famous exports. When Strauss died in 1902, nobody could have expected that the firm he founded would define America’s style and become a popular sign globally. It did that by roping its product to two mythic American figures: the cowboy and the rebel (叛逆者).

Levi' s 501 jeans were tough. Marketed originally to farmers, mechanics and miners, they became the garb (服装) of choice for Western horsemen. It wasn’t long before some celebrities John Wayne and Clark Gable were wearing them into various shows, followed by rebels played by Marlon Brando and James Dean.

The brand' s advertising rode the countercultural(反主流文化) wave, using its status as a badge of coolness and freedom. Marilyn Monroe wore Levi’s; Andy Warhol popularized them. Jeans that graced many famous figures--- including Patti Smith, Madonna and Beyoncé---fill the gallery and span the decades.

1. What does the author say about teenage Strauss?

A．He was business-minded.

B．He joined the Gold Rush.

C．He was independent of his family.

D．He seemed unaffected by anti-Semitism.

2. What was Jacob Davis' contribution?

A．He transferred his patent to Strauss.

B．He improved the cloth purchased from Strauss.

C．He helped with marketing in Levi Strauss &Co.

D．He talked Strauss into producing ready–made clothes.

3. What can be learned about Levi’s 501 jeans?

A．They were originally sold to Western horsemen.

B．They were constantly in line with the dominant culture.

C．They shifted from being functional to being decorative.

D．They first had a cold welcome from entertainment workers.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．The history of Levi' s jeans.

B．The changes of popular culture.

C．The rebellion of a Bavarian boy.

D．The American style reflected in jeans.

9 . Wang Dewen, known as “Grandpa Amu” online, is a 63-year-old man. He has skills beyond the _______ of ordinary people and creates woodwork with nothing _______ a single piece of wood. He has brilliant traditional carpentry (木工) skills, _______ first-time viewers online with his woodwork.

The Chinese carpenter has been _______ Lu Ban in modern times. His most _______ video — making a wooden arch bridge, has spread quickly on overseas social platforms, _______ more than 42 million views! Grandpa Amu _______ ancient Chinese mortise and tenon (榫卯) structures in his work, a technique _______ used in traditional Chinese architecture and furniture. The entire _______ of building the arch bridge involves no nails or glue. A man ________ under the video, “A block of wood is ________ into a great work of art. You’re not a carpenter; you’re an ________.”

He has become a real ________ on overseas social platforms — so far attracting millions of fans overseas.____________, Grandpa Amu insists that he is not an Internet celebrity but just an ________ farmer. He has used his extraordinary skills mostly to ________ his young grandson, making all kinds of toys. He is also trying to________ unique Chinese techniques to the world. “We ________ the idea of making the videos because we are ________ to bring our priceless culture to others and make these ancient Chinese technique come to people’s ________,” said Grandpa Amu’s daughter-in-law.

1.

A．memory

B．boundary

C．reach

D．acknowledgement

2.

A．rather than

B．better than

C．less than

D．other than

3.

A．moving

B．astonishing

C．satisfying

D．inspiring

4.

A．compared to

B．influenced by

C．taken for

D．identified as

5.

A．precious

B．complex

C．special

D．popular

6.

A．accepting

B．gaining

C．providing

D．witnessing

7.

A．develops

B．spreads

C．employs

D．improves

8.

A．hardly

B．typically

C．really

D．recently

9.

A．process

B．progress

C．project

D．pace

10.

A．reflected

B．commented

C．explained

D．recommended

11.

A．broken

B．piled

C．transformed

D．mixed

12.

A．artist

B．inventor

C．expert

D．engineer

13.

A．winner

B．hero

C．hit

D．pioneer

14.

A．Therefore

B．Besides

C．Instead

D．However

15.

A．outstanding

B．ordinary

C．ambitious

D．actual

16.

A．entertain

B．educate

C．impress

D．encourage

17.

A．apply

B．deliver

C．adjust

D．introduce

18.

A．lived up to

B．looked forward to

C．came up with

D．made up for

19.

A．anxious

B．bound

C．confident

D．curious

20.

A．vision

B．mind

C．conception

D．knowledge

10 . What killed King Tut? Historians and scientists have long believed that ancient Egypt’s most famous king was probably murdered. But a recent scientific study claims to have found a different answer to this more than 3,300-year-old mystery. A team of researchers now say that King Tut, the boy ruler, died of complications (并发症) from a broken leg.

Tut’s full name was Tutankhamun. He was just 9 years old when he became the ruler of Egypt in 1333 BC. His treasure-filled tomb was discovered almost a century ago. It was filled with royal riches, including a solid-gold coffin, a gold mask, and piles of jewelry.

Unfortunately Tut died at the age of 19. Many experts have thought that Tut was killed by one of his advisers, named Ay, who wanted to be king. But thanks to a major modern science project, it seems Ay is innocent.

Researchers set out to solve the mystery of King Tut’s death by using the tools of science, including DNA tests and electronic scans of his mummy (木乃伊). Scientist Carsten Pusch carried out the tests on Tut for the new study. He thinks a broken leg led to the young king’s death. More than 100 walking sticks were found in King Tut’s tomb. This supports the team’s findings. But how could a person die from a simple broken leg?

Pusch also found DNA evidence in Tut’s body that shows he had malaria, a disease carried by mosquitoes. Malaria seriously weakens the immune system (免疫系统).

Pusch and his fellow researchers believe the malaria and the bone disease together caused the king’s fracture (骨折) to become deadly. Finally, the young king was just too weak to recover. So effects of the disease combined with the bad luck of a broken bone — not a jealous adviser — are likely the real causes of King Tut’s death.

1. It has long been believed by historians and scientists that ______.

A．King Tut was the youngest ruler in the world history

B．King Tut was the richest ruler in the history of Egypt

C．King Tut was murdered by one of his advisers

D．King Tut was poisoned by one of his servants

2. With the help of modern technology, the new study discovered that the king ______.

A．died directly of a disease called malaria	B．died of complications from a broken leg
C．died of a simple cut in the broken leg	D．was bitten to death by deadly mosquitoes

3. Researchers uncovered the mystery of King Tut’s death by ______.

A．testing the King’s immune system	B．studying the walking sticks found in the tomb
C．performing experiments on mosquitoes	D．applying DNA tests and electronic scan technology

4. The passage mainly tells us about ______.

A．a different answer to King Tut’s death	B．a famous boy king in ancient Egypt
C．a treasure-filled tomb discovered in Egypt	D．a team of researchers studying ancient tombs