阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。

In 1912, a man called Wilfrid Voynich bought a number of books in Italy. He bought so many that ________ didn’t look very carefully at the books. When he arrived home, he discovered he had bought ________ very strange handwritten manuscript (手写稿). It was written in a language he had never seen before. It was also full of ________ of plants.

Since then, the book—now known as the Voynich Manuscript—________ the world’s most mysterious (神秘的) manuscript. Many people have studied it, ________ no one has ever discovered its meaning and writer.

There are many ideas about who wrote it and why. Some say that it should ________ by a famous scientist like Francis Bacon. Some think it could be a religious (宗教的) text. Others think the manuscript ________ a hoax (骗局) and means nothing at all.

Scientists have learned that the manuscript was made between 1404 and 1438. However, this only tells us ________, not when the book was written. But there’s still hope. After all, the manuscript is real and there’s meaning to its words.

The Voynich Manuscript remains a mystery today. You can go online ________ it if you would like to know the truth. Are you interested ________ it? Then, please look up some information about it on the Internet.

1.

A．himself

B．him

C．he

D．his

2.

A．/

B．the

C．an

D．a

3.

A．picture

B．pictures

C．website

D．websites

4.

A．has remained

B．remained

C．remains

D．will remain

5.

A．so

B．or

C．if

D．but

6.

A．write

B．be written

C．to be written

D．wrote

7.

A．be

B．am

C．are

D．is

8.

A．why is the paper small

B．why the paper is small

C．how old the paper is

D．how old is the paper

9.

A．to steal

B．steal

C．to find

D．find

10.

A．in

B．of

C．for

D．on

阅读下面短文，理解大意，从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。

Dragons are not real animals, but they look like a mix of many animals in Chinese culture. They have two horns (角) and a long body. They can ________ in the sky or swim in the sea. They can make rain, too.

The Chinese dragon is a ________ of power and good luck. The clothes of the ancient emperors in China were ________ with pictures of dragons. Today, we are proud to call ourselves the “descendants (后代) of the dragon”. And in China, a number of Chinese ________ are about dragons, such as “Hope one’s child will become a dragon (望子成龙)”.

It is said that people born in the Year of the Dragon have certain characters (特征). They are creative, active, and brave, but they become angry ________.

       There are also some traditional ________ about dragons in China, such as the Dragon Head Raising Day and the Dragon Boat Festival. They are celebrated in ________ ways. These two festivals come every year, while the Year of the Dragon ________ every twelve years.

The dragon is one of the most important elements (元素) in Chinese culture. Someone who is studying Chinese culture may have a ________ understanding of it than others. As the “descendants of the dragon”, it’s our duty to ________ together to pass our traditional culture on to more and more people.

11.

A．lay

B．create

C．prefer

D．fly

12.

A．symbol

B．partner

C．capital

D．guard

13.

A．failed

B．covered

C．heated

D．traded

14.

A．grammars

B．gardens

C．relatives

D．sayings

15.

A．easily

B．wisely

C．politely

D．widely

16.

A．stamps

B．festivals

C．seasons

D．expressions

17.

A．different

B．direct

C．central

D．silent

18.

A．examines

B．greets

C．comes

D．produces

19.

A．slower

B．tinier

C．worse

D．better

20.

A．spare

B．knock

C．work

D．drive

Everyone gets angry. Many things may make you angry. Maybe your teacher gave you too much homework. Or maybe a friend borrowed your favorite video game and then broke it. You may get angry when something doesn’t go your way. Maybe you get mad at yourself when your team loses an important game. Or maybe you become a road rager (路怒族) when a driver suddenly cuts in front of you. That makes you angry! You need to know what to do with your anger. Here are some things you can do when you feel angry:

▲Talk to a friend you can believe in.

▲Count to 10.

▲Get or give a hug.

▲Take some exercise.

▲Draw a picture of your anger.

▲Play a video game.

▲Run around the outside of the house five times as fast as you can.

▲Sing along with the CD player.

▲Think about good things (maybe about a fun vacation or your favorite sport).

▲Take a bike ride, go skating, play basketball—do something active!

Never getting angry is impossible. But when you’re angry, you can do something and it can make things better or worse. Don’t let anger be the boss of you. Be in control of it.

21. The underlined part “when something doesn’t go your way” probably means “________”.

A．when you get lost	B．when things don’t go as you think
C．when you are on a wrong way	D．when you meet with something difficult

22. In the text, the writer gives us ________ pieces of advice.

A．nine

B．ten

C．eleven

D．twelve

23. If you run around the outside of your house five times and your house is a circle of 260 meters, you will run ________.

A．1, 300 meters

B．1, 300 kilometers

C．1, 360 meters

D．1, 360 kilometers

Fred was a poor man who lived alone in a small village. He was lazy so he didn’t want to find a job. He had no friends or relatives. He used to beg (乞讨) for food for his living.

       One day, a kind man gave Fred a large bowl of rice. Fred didn’t eat up the rice in one go. He put the remaining rice on the table. He lay on his bed and kept an eye on it. After a while, Fred fell asleep and had a dream. He dreamed that there was a famine (饥荒) in his village. He sold his remaining rice and got some money. He used the money to buy a pair of goats (山羊). His goats had kids in months, so he got more goats. He sold some goats, became very rich and then bought a large house.

Fred dreamed that he was dancing happily in his large house. He felt so excited that he kicked in air and his leg hit the bowl on the table. The bowl with rice dropped and broke into pieces. The noise woke him up. At once, Fred realized that everything that happened was just a dream. He also realized that he could get nothing if he didn’t make a change. Then he decided to get rid of (改掉) his laziness. Soon, he found a job, worked hard and gradually lived a better life.

24. Fred became very rich ________ in his dream.

A．by selling his goats	B．by selling the remaining rice
C．by selling his bowl	D．by selling his large house

25. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Fred was a rich man before he had a dream.

B．Fred got a large bowl of rice from a kind lady.

C．In Fred’s dream, he bought a pair of horses.

D．The bowl dropped and the noise woke Fred up.

26. We can learn from the story that ________.

A．begging can help us become rich

B．it’s impossible to make progress without hard work

C．the laziness can also make dreams come true

D．the remaining rice can take you into good dreams

Winter Solstice (冬至) is one of the 24 solar terms (节气) in China which falls on December 22nd or 23rd. It is the very day in North Hemisphere（北半球）with the shortest day and the longest night all year round. Right after it, the daytime becomes increasingly longer and the coldest weather starts in the northern part of the globe. We Chinese always call it “jiaojiu”,   which means once Winter Solstice comes, we will have to meet the coldest time ahead. So it is also regarded as the first day of winter.

Being a traditional holiday as well, Winter Solstice has a history of more than 2,500 years. It started from the Spring and Autumn Period, and became a big event in the Tang and Song Dynasties. On this day, farmers took a rest after a year of hard work. It was seen as an important time as the Spring Festival.

Nowadays, Winter Solstice is mainly celebrated in different eating customs. In the North, it is said: that Zhang Zhongjing, a great doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, made dumplings which were in the shape of ears with fillings of a medical purpose, in order to prevent people from frostbite (冻伤) on ears. In Southern China, however, people prefer sweet dumplings, rice balls and long noodles which carry their good wishes.

27. Winter Solstice is the time when ________.

A．the coldest weather starts in the north

B．the coldest weather starts in the south

C．people in the North Hemisphere have the longest day

D．people in the South Hemisphere have the longest night

28. When did Winter Solstice become a big event?

A．Nearly 2, 500 years ago.	B．Over 2, 500 years ago.
C．In the Spring and Autumn Period.	D．In the Tang and Song Dynasties.

29. The passage mainly talks about ________.

A．the celebration of a holiday

B．a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine

C．a Chinese solar term

D．some traditional Chinese food

30. You may read this passage in the ________ part of a magazine.

A．NATURE

B．SPORT

C．CULTURE

D．HEALTH

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Watching English language films and television programs is an excellent way to practice your listening skills and learn some new words.     31    .

Focus on (关注) more recent movies.

There are many classic English language films that are well worth watching. However, if you’re watching them to improve your English,     32    . This will give you a good idea of the kind of language people use today!

Watch it with subtitles (字幕).

    33    . Seeing the words that appear on the screen can be a great way to get used to the pronunciation of words you have only ever seen.

Make a note of new words.

Unlike real life conversations, the great thing about watching a film is that you can replay anything you don’t understand!     34    . But remember not to look up every single word. If so, you’ll quickly get bored of the movie.

    35    .

Obviously (明显地), you will find it much easier to learn the language if you’re really enjoying the film. So don’t force yourself to sit through a film that would make you feel sleepy.

A．you will get a lot of fun by watching classic English films

B．it will be much more helpful to choose movie s with the modern theme

C．Watching movies with the English subtitles can make you better understand the movies much easier

D．Try to make a note of new words that appeared in the film

E．Read after the actors in the film

F．Here are some tips to help you learn English from TV and films

G．Pick films you really want to watch

36. 虽然他昨天病得很严重，但他仍然按时上课了。
Although he was ________________ ill yesterday, he still attended class on time.