2 . The Silk Road is a historically important international trade route between China and the Mediterranean(地中海). It began during the Western Han Dynasty and has been a bridge between East and West for over 2,000 years.
The ancient road started from Chang’an(now Xi’an) and ended in Eastern Europe, near today’s Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea. It was about 6,500 kilometers long and went across one-fourth of the earth.
The Silk Road got its name in the 19th century because Chinese silk used to be carried along this road. Silk, jade, ceramics and iron went west to Rome. And from the west came glass, gems and food like carrots.
The Silk Road was very important to both China and the rest of the world. It was more than an ancient international trade route. Besides trade, knowledge about art science and literature, as well as crafts and technologies was shared across the Silk Road. In this way, languages and cultures developed（发展） and influenced（影响） each other.
Today，China is trying to build the“21st Century Marine（海洋的）Silk Road”．With the help of APEC held in Beijing in November 2014, the dream of One Belt One Road   (the “Silk Road Economic（经济的）Belt”and “21st Century Marine Silk Road”)（“一带一路”） is coming true.
1. The underlined word “route” in Paragraph 1 probably means

A．方式

B．路线

C．成就

D．关系

2. When did the Silk Road begin?

A．In the 19th century	B．In the 18 th century
C．During the Western Han Dynasty.	D．During the Eastern Han Dynasty

3. How long was the ancient Silk Road?

A．It was about 6, 500 meters long.

B．It was about 5,000 kilometers long.

C．It went across one-third of the earth.

D．It went across one-fourth of the earth.

4. Why was it named the Silk Road?

A．Because Chinese silk was carried along this road.

B．Because Chinese silk was made along this road.

C．Because things were traded from market to market along this road.

D．Because the ancient traders bought and sold things along this road.

5. It can be inferred（推断） from this passage that

A．the Silk Road was only an ancient international trade route

B．many new silk roads have been built by the Chinese government so far.

C．the Silk Road was a very important line of communication connecting（连接）East and West

D．the Silk Road prevented the development of languages and cultures between East and West.

3 . In many countries around the world，May 1^st is a holiday which is called Labor Day or Workers' Day.It is an interesting holiday that honors working people and their jobs.But do you know how it started？

During the late 1880s, in many parts of he world.people worked for fourteen to sixteen hours a day in factories,but made very little money.Later,in the United States and Canada,working people got together to set up unions（工会）.The union leaders asked factory bosses for shorter working time and higher salaries（工资），but many of the bosses ▲ .

On May 1^st ,1886,men and women in the United States and Canada stopped working and went onto the streets.They walked through cities and towns to force bosses to let them work eight hours a day. In the city of Chicago,several people died in fighting with the police.Over the next few years, people in cities around the world stopped working on May 1^st to honor workers everywhere. By the early twentieth century, the first of May became a national holiday in many countries.

However, in the United States and Canada, May 1^st is not a holiday. North Americans celebrate Labor Day on the first Monday in September. Today in the United States, Labor Day is mostly about having fun. People enjoy a long weekend and often celebrate it by having picnics with friends or family. In many parts of the United States, Labor Day is also the last day of summer vacation, and students return to school the next day.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. How long did people work a day in factories in the late 1880s？

A．For 8---10 hours.	B．For 10---12 hours.
C．For 12---14 hours.	D．For 14---16 hours.

2. Which can be the best for ▲ ？

A．refused their ideas	B．accepted their ideas
C．agreed with them	D．understood them

3. What does the underlined word“force”mean？

A．感激

B．迫使

C．宣扬

D．欣赏

4. Which is the right order（顺序）of the following events？
①Working people began to fight for better life.
②People stopped working on May 1^st   to honor workers.
③Working people set up unions.

A．①②③

B．②①③

C．③②①

D．③①②

5. How do people often celebrate Labor Day in America nowadays？

A．By working all day.	B．By giving gifts to working people.
C．By having fun with friends or family.	D．By having a big ceremony.

4 . People send birthday greetings by using cards in both eastern and western countries.It is not known when and where exactly the tradition of sending birthday cards began.It is believed that it began in England in the early nineteenth century.In those days people sent birthday cards when they couldn't wish somebody a happy birthday in person.

In 1840 the first stamp was used in Britain and sending birthday cards became easier，cheaper and more popular.The development of color printing processes（工艺流程）in the 1930s also helped to increase sales of birthday cards.

Today cards are often given with a present, even when people can express their wishes face to face. In recent times e-cards have also become popular. Many people are starting to use e-cards instead of traditional cards because they are free, environmentally friendly and easy to arrive. So will e-cards take place of paper cards completely in ten or twenty years? Probably not. For example, for kids and old people, they don't use e-cads very often.

If our birthday is coming soon, do you wish that at least one person could congratulate you with a beautiful card then?

根据短文内容，判断下列各句正（T）、误（F）。
1. People send birthday cards in different counties.
2. The tradition of sending birthday cards began in France in the early 18^th century.
3. Sending birthday cards became more popular after the stamps were used.
4. We are sure that e-cards will take paper cards' place completely in twenty years.
5. Kids and old people often use e-cards.

5 . 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式(每空不多于3个单词)。

In Britain you aren't allowed     1    (drive) a car until you are seventeen. You have to get a special driving license     2     you can drive. When you're learning,someone with a full license always has to be in the car     3     you. You aren't allowed to drive the car on the road alone.

You don't have to go to a driving school. A friend can teach you. The person who teaches you isn't allowed to take money     4     the lesson unless he has got a teacher's license.

You have to take a     5     (drive) test to have a full license.If you don't pass the test,you are allowed to take it again a few weeks later if you want to.In 1970,a woman passed her     6     (forty) test after 212 driving lessons!When you have passed your test,you are allowed to go on driving as long     7     you like,if you are     8     (health).Britain's     9     (old) driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100.Before 1904,everyone was allowed to drive,even     10     (child). Then from 1904 car drivers must have license.

6 .

In Darayya, a city in Syria, here’s a library and it has 15,000 books on almost every subject you can think of. However, it is different from any libraries you know: It is a secret underground library, and only people in Darayya know where it is.

Over the years, war has shaken Darayya badly. Every day, houses are bombed and people are killed. Stores are closed one after another, and so are schools. To help the kids in Darayya with their learning, Anas Ahmad, a 19-year-old student, and his friends decided to build a library. They built the library under the ground to keep it safe from bombing. But it is dangerous to collect books for the library. Often, Ahmad and his friends look for books in houses that were bombed. They need to be careful because they may be killed in another bombing.   

You may ask, “In a place like Darayya, would people be interested in books?” “Just like the body needs food, the mind needs books,” says one library user. In the library, people enjoy their time of reading and forget about the terrible world above, so their life doesn’t seem so hard. Through reading, they are able to dream of a better life after war.

1. What are the books in Darayya’s library on?

A．Every subject.

B．War and Peace.

C．Science and arts.

D．Animals.

2. Who built the library?

A．Some foreigners.	B．A student and his friends.
C．The local government.	D．Some teachers.

3. How does the library get all those books?

A．The teachers give away their books.

B．The students buy books from different countries.

C．The volunteers send books to the students every year.

D．The students collect books from houses that were destroyed.

4. Why do people go to the library even during the war?

A．It’s safe to stay there.	B．The teachers give lessons there.
C．They find hope by reading.	D．They can get free lunches there.

5. In what order does the writer put his ideas in the passage?
①How Darayya’s library helps people.        ②The situations and problems in Darayya.
③How Darayya’s library was started.          ④What makes Darayya’s library special.

A．③﹣①﹣②﹣④

B．④﹣②﹣③﹣①

C．①﹣④﹣③﹣②

D．③﹣②﹣④﹣①

7 . A great festival for the Chinese takes place on the 15^thday of the 8^thChinese lunar month.    1    The Mid-Autumn Festival has its typical food---the mooncake, which is round and delicious.    2    Long ago there was a king in China who was very cruel(残暴的) to the people and the country didn't go well.    3    So they wrote notes telling about the meeting place and time and put them into cakes. On the 15^thof August every person was told to buy the cakes. When they ate them, they discovered the notes. So they got together to make a sudden attack(进攻) on the king. From then on, the Chinese people celebrated on August 15^th.    4    When the Mid-Autumn Festival is near, shop owners decorate(装饰) their shop windows beautifully with pictures of ancient Chinese ladies. People go to buy many kinds of mooncakes.    5    On the evening of the day, people and their family have a big meal. After it, they watch the fullest and brightest moon.

阅读短文，把A-E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整。

A．There is a popular folk story about it.

B．They ate cakes in memory of that important event.

C．It's called the Mid-Autumn Festival or the Chinese Moon Festival.

D．The people were so angry that some brave ones suggested killing the king.

E．And they send presents such as wine, fruits and mooncakes to their friends and relatives.

8 . The Great Wall of China has a history of over two thousand and five hundred years . People began to build the wall in the Spring and Autumn Period in Chinese history .    1    At last , Emperor Qin Shi Huang had all the walls joined up . It is the longest wall in the world .    2    
The Great Wall is wide enough for ten men to walk side by side .    3    The Great Wall is made of stones and bricks（砖）. There are huge stones on each side and on the highest part .
    4    Once upon a time , the soldiers kept watching the enemies in the watchtowers day and night . They made fire on the towers to tell each other when the enemies came .
    5    It is a famous place of interest to all the people in the world . Every year thousands of people come to visit it from all over the world .
阅读短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

A．Horses can also run along it , too .

B．But the Great Wall of China was not built all at one time .

C．There are tall watchtowers along the Great Wall .

D．It runs from the east to the west in the north of China .

E．Nowadays we don’t use the Great Wall to keep away the enemies any more .

9 . 根据汉语提示完成短文，每空一词
米老鼠是非常流行的一个卡通人物，它有一双大大的圆圆的耳朵。它在1928年11月18日第一次出现，已经有超过80年的历史了。它受欢迎的主要原因之一是它敢于面对任何危险。
Mickey Mouse is a very popular     1     character. He has a     2     of big and round ears. It first appeared     3     November 18, 1928 and it has     4     80 years history. Some people might ask how this cartoon animal became so popular. One of the main reasons is that Mickey was like a common man, but he always tried to     5    any danger.

10 . 根据对话内容及下面所给的句子补全对话。有一项是多余选项。
A:     1    .
B: It’s a cup.
A: A cup? It’s very strange. I’ve never seen a cup with three legs.
B: Yeah. It was used in the old days.
A:     2    .
B: It was used for drinking wine.
A:     3    .
B: It was made of metal. It’s interesting, isn’t it?
A: Yeah. Look! There’s a teapot in a bowl.
B: That’s not a teapot. It was used for serving wine. The big bowl was used for keeping the wine warm.
A:     4    .
B：When the bowl was filled with hot water, the wine would get warm.
A:     5    . Thank you, Lin Mei. I’ve learned a lot about old Chinese inventions today.

A．How did it keep wine warm?

B．What was it made of?

C．What’s that thing with three legs, Lin Mei?

D．Where was it invented?

E．What was it used for?

F．That’s a good idea.