用所给词的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。

rise，light，finish，shape，turn into

1. Usually，the most common things __________ objects of beauty.
2. Look！The sky lantern __________ into the air slowly.
3. People __________ the clay art by hand very soon.
4. The room was so dark that the girl __________ a candle to make it bright.
5. The student __________ all his tasks，so he is very happy.

根据句意和所给汉语完成句子。每空一词。
6. A new __________（国际的）school will be built in our city next year.
7. Each different part of China has its own special __________（形式）of traditional art.
8. I saw many colors of __________（气球）flying in the sky in our neighborhood.
9. The market is quite __________（生机勃勃的）in the morning.
10. I need to cut the paper with a pair of __________（剪刀）.

11. The computer has influenced people's life since it __________.

A．invents

B．invented

C．is invented

D．was invented

12. ─Why did you stay up late last night？
─Because I was asked to __________ my work yesterday.

A．complete

B．admire

C．punish

D．suggest

13. After __________，they are fried __________ a very high heat.

A．drying；on

B．drying；at

C．dried；at

D．dried；on

14. Today，sky lanterns __________ as bright symbols of good wishes.

A．saw

B．see

C．will see

D．are seen

15. No matter __________，she is always with her family at weekends.

A．how she is busy

B．how busy is she

C．how is she busy

D．how busy she is

句型转换
16. Three quarters of the books are written in English.（改为一般疑问句）
__________ three quarters of the books __________ in English？
17. I feed the golden fish twice a day.（改为被动语态）
The golden fish __________ __________ twice a day.
18. Is tea grown in the south of China？（改为主动语态）
__________ they __________ tea in the south of China？
19. Wine is made from grapes.（对划线部分提问）
__________ __________ wine made from？
20. I am given birthday presents by my friends every year.（改为同义句）
Birthday presents __________ __________ __________ __________ by my friends every year.

The umbrella is a very common object. It keeps the ______ and the sun off the people. Most umbrellas can be folded up（折叠）so it is ______ to carry them.

However，the umbrella was not always as ______ as it is now. In the past，it was a symbol of importance. Some African countries still use umbrellas in this ______.Someone carries an umbrella and walks behind the king or the important person.

Umbrellas have a long history. People in different parts of the world began to ______ umbrellas at different times. The Chinese had them more than 3，000 years ago. From there，umbrellas ______ to India and Egypt. In Greece and Rome，______ wouldn't use them. They believed umbrellas were only for women.

England was ______ the first country in Europe where common people used umbrellas against rain. The weather there is very ______ and umbrellas are very useful.

Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you _______ one, thinking that for centuries only great men and women used them, you'll feel you are the important person, too.

21.

A．rain

B．cloud

C．air

22.

A．lovely

B．easy

C．hard

23.

A．light

B．heavy

C．common

24.

A．way

B．size

C．reason

25.

A．discover

B．use

C．examine

26.

A．walked

B．travelled

C．rode

27.

A．children

B．parents

C．men

28.

A．probably

B．already

C．suddenly

29.

A．sunny

B．rainy

C．snowy

30.

A．carry

B．return

C．borrow

Ancient China produced many types of beautiful works of art. Among them, calligraphy (书法), poetry (诗歌) and painting were the most famous. Often they would be put together in art. These became important starting with the Song Dynasty.

Calligraphy is the art of handwriting. In the old time, the Chinese considered writing as an important form of art. Calligraphers would practise for years to learn to write perfectly, but with style. Each of over 40, 000 characters (汉字) needed to be written correctly. And each stroke (笔画) in a character had to be written in a certain order.

Poetry was also an important form of art. Great poets were famous all over the country, but all educated people were expected to write poetry. During the Tang Dynasty, poetry was so important that writing poetry was part of the examinations to become a civil servant (文官) and work for the government.

Chinese painting was often connected with calligraphy. It is one of the oldest artistic traditions in the world. The most traditional way of Chinese painting is known as “national” or “native” painting, which is quite different from Western painting. People can draw mountains, homes, bird, trees and water on it.

31. Calligraphers needed to write over ________ characters correctly in the old time.

A．10,000

B．20,000

C．30,000

D．40,000

32. What was part of the civil service examinations during the Tang Dynasty?

A．Painting.

B．Calligraphy.

C．Writing poetry.

D．Playing music.

33. The underlined word “it” refers (指) to ________.

A．Calligraphy

B．Art

C．Chinese painting

D．Western painting

34. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Calligraphy, poetry and painting were the most famous works of art.

B．The strokes of each character could be written in any order.

C．Poetry was an important form of art like calligraphy.

D．Chinese painting was often connected with calligraphy.

35. What’s the passage mainly about?

A．Chinese art.	B．Chinese examinations.
C．Chinese history.	D．Chinese dynasties.

A recent survey has shown that China is considered to be the most "industrious" nation in the world，    36    . The survey─with more than 8，000 people surveyed from Canada，France，Germany，India，Netherlands，the UK and the US-ranks their“industriousness”（勤奋度），which describes the level to which a country is“hard-working，creative in producing new ideas or products”.

According to the international survey，    37    ，followed by workers from Germany and the US. Employees from France are considered to be the laziest people in the world. German employees replied confidently to the survey，placing themselves first in the order of global industriousness. French employees，on the other hand，seem to know their limitations（能力局限）    38    .

A German newspaper reported that Chinese employees work on average 44.6 hours per week    39    .

    40     Chinese employees have only ten days of paid leave on average，while German employees have twenty-five days.

Industriousness Rankings: China，Germany，the US，Canada，India，the UK，Netherlands，France.

根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。

A．employees from China get the second place in the list

B．Although China has more public holidays than Germany

C．and many of those surveyed placed France in the last place

D．Chinese employees are the most industrious people in the world

E．while German employees average about 33.5 hours of work per week

F．according to the research from Monster Worldwide and GFK，a German global market research institute

41. 手机是现代人必备的通信工具之一。它不仅可以用来打电话，还可以用来做很多其他事情。例如：听歌、玩游戏、上网聊天、发邮件、看电影等。它一般是用塑料（plastic）和金属（metal）制造的。
请根据以上提示写一篇短文，介绍一下手机。词数80左右。
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