1 .

A picture is worth a thousand words, but it can’t always tell ___whole story. The sailor in the famous photo V-J Day in Times Square, George Mendonsa, died last month at age 95.                                                                                        

___Aug 14, 1945, when World War II ended, American photojournalist Alfred took his camera to the____of New York. In Times Square, people were celebrating the victory everywhere.

“I saw a sailor____along the street grabbing（抓住）any and every girl in sight. Whether she was a grandmother, strong, thin, old, didn’t make a difference,” Alfred said.

He then took the photo, which later became one of the most____photos in history. But Alfred forgot to ask for the pair’s_____!

Since then, many people have said to be the people in the photo. One book, The Kissing Sailor, writes every thing about the ____.The authors also____people in the background of the photo. They said that Greta Zimmer Friedman, a dentist’s assistant, was the woman pictured.

Friedman,____died in 2016, said she didn’t mind the kiss, ___ it was quite sudden. “It was just somebody really celebrating… it wasn’t a romantic event. It was just…‘thank God the war is over.’”

1.

A．a

B．the

C．an

D．/

2.

A．In

B．Of

C．At

D．On

3.

A．hospitals

B．cinemas

C．streets

D．cafes

4.

A．cycling

B．going

C．coming

D．running

5.

A．important

B．famous

C．interesting

D．disappointed

6.

A．jobs

B．names

C．numbers

D．interests

7.

A．sailor

B．woman

C．photo

D．story

8.

A．talked with

B．listened to

C．spoke up

D．said to

9.

A．whom

B．what

C．who

D．which

10.

A．if

B．so

C．although

D．but

2 . You might think the largest library in the world would be in Europe. But it isn't. It's in Washington, D. C. It's called the Library of Congress.

President John Adams started the library in 1800 for members of Congress. He wanted them to be able to read books about law. The first 740 books were bought in England. They were simply set up in the room where Congress met. Then Thomas Jefferson sold Congress may of his own books. He felt Congress should have books on all subjects, not just on law. This idea changed the library fundamentally.

The library grew and grew. Now it covers acres of land. It has 20 million books as well as scores of pictures, movies, globes and machines. Experts in every field work there. Hundreds of people call every day with all kinds of questions. Many of them get answers right over the phone.

The library is a huge storehouse. Thomas Edison's first movie and Harry Houdini's magic books reside there. And it is the proud owner of the world's best collection of comic books.

The     1     Library in the World
Location of the library	The largest library in the world is not in     2     . In fact, It's in Washington, D.C. of the USA.
Purpose of the library	The library was started by President John Adams in 1800. He wanted the members of Congress to be able to read books about     3    .
Area of the library	The library has     4     larger and larger. Now it covers acres of land.
5    of the library	It has 20 million books as well as scores of pictures, movies, globes and machines. Thomas Edison's first movie and Harry Houdini's magic books are also collected there.

3 . Painting and writing on walls is nothing new. In prehistoric (史前的) times, people in Africa and Europe painted pictures of animals and people in caves. Graffiti has been found at ancient sites in Greece, Italy, Syria and Iraq. In the Roman town of Pompeii in Italy, archaeologists found a lot of graffiti written in Latin, including political and romantic messages, and even some magic spells!

In the 1970s, young people in New York used pens to write their names, or “tags”, on walls around the city. One of the first “taggers” was Demetrius, a teenager from a Greek family. He wrote his tag on walls in his neighbourhood and in subway stations on the way to school. Other teenagers saw Demetrius’s tag and started writing their own tags on walls, buses and subway trains all over New York. Then, some teenagers stopped using pens and started using paints. Their tags were bigger and more colourful and appeared on trains, buses and walls around the world. In the 1990s and 2000s, a lot of graffiti artists started to make pictures too.

In many countries, it is a crime to paint on walls and street artists can have problems with the police. In other countries, street art is permitted in certain places. Nowadays, street art is more popular with the public. In some cities, there are street art festivals. In Bristol in the UK, there is a street art festival in August every year. Artists paint all the buildings in a street. Lots of people come to watch the artists and take photos. Street art can be seen in galleries (美术馆) too. There have been exhibitions of street art in galleries in Paris, London and Los Angeles.

Most street artists are young people who paint in their neighbourhood or home city. Many of them use the Internet to communicate and share photos of their pictures with other street artists around the world. Although we don’t know what will happen to street art in the future, we can be sure that it is here to stay!

1. Graffiti in ancient times includes different kinds of themes EXCEPT ________.

A．names and tags	B．magic spells
C．animals and people	D．romantic messages

2. Which is the correct order according to the passage?
① Demetrius wrote his tags on walls.
② Many graffiti artists made pictures too.
③ Other teenagers wrote their own tags on walls.
④ There have been exhibitions of street art in galleries.
⑤ More colourful tags appeared on trains, buses and walls.

A．①③⑤②④

B．①③⑤④②

C．④③①②⑤

D．④①③②⑤

3. What does “permitted” mean in Paragraph 3?

A．protected

B．allowed

C．punished

D．warned

4. According to the passage, we can learn that________.

A．Demetrius was the first graffiti artist	B．street art can be only seen in the street
C．street artists begin to share their works online	D．Bristol holds a street art festival every September

5. The main purpose of the article is ________.

A．to tell why graffiti and street art will disappear

B．to tell the development of graffiti and street art

C．to tell what will happen to street art in the future

D．to tell the relationship between graffiti and street art

4 . The Tower of London is in the north bank of the River Thames．According to the history，King Edward of England had promised to give the throne to William，Duke of Normandy．But at last he gave the throne to Harold Godwinson，his English brother in law．

William was quite angry that he was not the king．He sent his army to fight against England and on October 14，1066，the Duke’s Norman soldiers won，and later，William became the king．At the beginning，the new king thought the people of London did not obey rules．And the new king felt that he needed to protect himself and keep the wild people of London in line．So he built the Tower of London soon．

The tower was a changing project for the kings of England．King after king built upon the Tower adding walls and smaller towers around it．Around the year 1240 King Henry III made the Tower of London his home．He whitewashed the tower，widened the grounds to include a church，and added a great hall and other buildings．The Normans called the tower “La Tour Blanche（White tower）”．

As time went by，the addition of other smaller towers，extra buildings，walls and walkways，became the splendid example of castle，fortress，prison，palace and finally museum that we enjoy today．

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. The underlined word“throne”probably means“     ”．

A．the position of being a king	B．the position of being a soldier
C．the right to use the power	D．the right to lead the army

2. The Tower of London has a history of about      ．

A．600 years

B．700 years

C．800 years

D．1，000 years

3. Why did William fight against England according to the passage？

A．King Edward didn’t keep his promise．	B．William hated the people of London．
C．King Edward died in England．	D．William had the strongest army．

4. Who built the Tower of London first？

A．Kind Edward．

B．William

C．Harold Godwinson

D．King henry III．

5. What can we infer from the passage about the Tower of London？

A．It has been made bigger over the centuries．	B．It is the biggest prison in the world．
C．It is the tallest Building in the world．	D．It is in the north of London．

5 . For 99% of human history, people took their food from the world around them. They ate all that they could find, and then moved on. Then around 10,000 years ago, about 1% of human history, people learned to farm the land.
The kind of food we eat depends on which part of the world we live in, or which part of our country we live in. For example, in the south of China they eat rice, but in the north they eat noodles. In European countries near the sea, people eat a lot of fish. In central Europe, away from the sea, people don’t eat so much fish, but they eat more meat. For example, in Germany and Poland, there are hundreds of different kinds of sausages.
In North America, Australia, and Europe, people eat with knives and forks. In China, people eat with chopsticks. In parts of India and the Middle East, people use their fingers to pick up food.
Nowadays it is possible to transport food easily from one part of the world to another. We can eat whatever we like, at any time of the year. In Britain, bananas come from Africa; rice comes from India or the U.S.A.; strawberries come from Chile or Spain. Food is a very big business. But people in poor countries are still hungry while people in rich countries eat too much.
1. 10,000 years ago, people ______ .

A．learned to farm the land

B．cooked different kinds of food

C．couldn’t find food around them

D．transported food from one country to another

2. In North America, Australia, and Europe, people ______ .

A．eat with chopsticks	B．eat with knives and forks
C．use their fingers to pick up food	D．use bread to pick up food

3. ______ have many kinds of sausages.

A．Chile and Spain	B．America and Australia
C．China and Japan	D．Germany and Poland

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．What we eat depends on where we live.

B．Poor countries are still having food problems.

C．Rich countries don’t need food from others.

D．Nowadays we can eat whatever we like at any time of the year.