1 . Most children are introduced to a study of history early in their school life by hearing stories of people who lived in other times and places. They learn that the world has not always been e    1     as it is today. Later in the elementary grades a more formal study of this subject may include local history, n    2     history, world history, and contemporary history (现代史) or current events. Most schools in the United States r    3     pupils to take one year of United States history in grade 7 or 8, and a    4     year in grade 11 or 12. Other history courses, such as ancient history and English history, are sometimes offered as selective course.

Various m    5     are used to add to the information given in the regular history books used in a course. Students may increase their knowledge of history by watching filmstrips, picture slides, and films. The class may take a field trip to some historical places, visit a museum or an art gallery, or p    6     a play that dramatizes (将……搬上舞台) a historical event. Other interesting p    7     include making collections of coins, stamps, or objects from a particular period or country, making scrapbooks (剪贴簿), and constructing models of buildings or historical scenes. Older children especially enjoy reading historical novels that describe vividly a period in the past.

2 . 寒假即将来临，请以“My Wonderful Holiday Plan”为题写一篇寒假生活计划。请根据以下内容提示用英语完成计划。

内容要点如下：

1.完成作业，帮忙做家务；

2.坚持锻炼，大量阅读；

3.参观博物馆，了解武汉历史；

4.参加社区活动，帮助老人；

5.补充一两点个人想法｡

注意：

1.文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；

2.词数：60-80；

3.内容连贯，不要逐条翻译；

4.标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数｡

参考词汇：museum n.博物馆   community n.社区   the old老人

My Wonderful Holiday Plan

The winter holiday is coming. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3 . When winter comes, temperature drops greatly in most cities in China. Many people in northern areas usually _____ their heavy winter clothes to prevent the cold weather, including qiuku, which is also called long underwear in English. Long underwear is _____ worn during cold weather.

Ten years ago, Su Mang, CEO of "Fashion Barb" said long underwear stopped fashion. _____, those who have to wear long underwear always feel that they are out of fashion. Young people in China think only grandmothers wear long underwear and _____ to wear it, no matter how cold it is.

In fact, long underwear was a(n) _____ from foreign countries. It was introduced to China in the late Qing Dynasty. Hundreds of years ago in England, the fashion of wearing the long underwear began. In the 16th _____, King Henry Ⅷ liked to wear woolen breeches(马裤). Many rich people tried to _____ him. In 1915, a Canadian applied for a patent(申请专利) on long underwear. After that, long underwear became _____ with ordinary people.

In recent years, people seem to realize the importance of long underwear, because it can keep you warm _____ it can also help you stay away from illnesses. Many famous _____, like Xiao Zhan and Guan Xiaotong, wear it. Many styles of long underwear are good-looking and useful for keeping warm.

1.

A．show up

B．turn off

C．put on

D．believe in

2.

A．exactly

B．nearly

C．easily

D．usually

3.

A．In the future

B．As a result

C．At the moment

D．By the way

4.

A．carry

B．solve

C．refuse

D．cover

5.

A．relation

B．instruction

C．idea

D．problem

6.

A．day

B．month

C．year

D．century

7.

A．follow

B．enjoy

C．pick

D．touch

8.

A．natural

B．popular

C．serious

D．lucky

9.

A．but

B．or

C．so

D．and

10.

A．stars

B．teachers

C．drivers

D．doctors

4 . 紧张的学习之余，上周日学校组织大家去参观历史博物馆。请你以日记的形式介绍下你的观感。

Tips: 1. Place and time
2. How to get to the place (school bus)
3. What to see(至少三样东西的材料及用途)
4. Feeling(感受)
要求：
1.文章包括所有提示内容，可以适当发挥；
2. 文稿中不得出现真实的人名，校名和地名；
3. 可以参考下面内容也可以写自己看的其它：
①. a king's hat, silk, keeping warm
②. a knife, metal(金属)
③. a strange thing with three legs, steel, drink…
4. 词数：80字左右，开头已经给出。

A pleasant day

October 11th, 2018                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Fine

Last Sunday was a sunny and warm day. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5 . Beijing Opera appeared in the Qing Dynasty(朝代). In 1790, many opera troupes(戏班)went to Beijing for performances to celebrate the birthday of Qianlong. This kind of unusual performance touched the hearts of the people deeply. While in Beijing, the troupes created a new kind of opera called Beijing Opera. It was on the basis(基础)of Anhui Opera by taking in the advantages of other operas.

Beijing Opera is quite unique(唯一的)in role shaping because it divides the roles into different kinds. They are sheng, dan, jing and chou which are quite different in many ways.

A popular song goes like this, “Foreigners call Jingxi Beijing Opera.” In fact, Beijing Opera is different from opera. Opera tells the story and expresses the thoughts by singing instead of speaking. But Beijjing Opera stresses(强调)chang, nian, zuo and da. Chang means singing; nian means musical spoken parts; zuo means dance movements and da means martial(武打)skills.

Mei Lanfang is an excellent performing artist of Beijing Opera in China. In 1930, he led an opera troupe to America and presented Beijing Opera before western people. Today, Beijing Opera has become the sign of Chinese culture. It is changing with the development of different musical styles.

1. Beijing Opera appeared in the ________Dynasty.

A．Song

B．Yuan

C．Ming

D．Qing

2. Beijing Opera was created by ________.

A．performing in Beijing	B．touching the hearts of the people
C．celebrating Qialong’s birthday	D．taking in the advantages of other operas

3. There are four important kinds of ________in Beijing Opera.

A．roles

B．styles

C．shapes

D．signs

4. In Beijing Opera, _________means dance movements.

A．nian

B．zuo

C．da

D．chang

5. Which of the following is RIGHT?

A．Beijing Opera is the same as opera.

B．Opera expresses the thoughts by speaking.

C．Beijing Opera has never changed until now.

D．Mei Lanfang thought Beijing Opera to the world.

6 .

A. known as, B. take part in, C. strength, D. experiment, E. difference

The Olympic Games started in ancient Greece nearly 3, 000 years ago. Young men showed their     1     by competing in sports. But the ancient Olympic Games were not just about sports. The Greeks also used the Games to honour their gods, particularly (特别地) Zeus. Zeus is     2     the king of the Greek gods. Many of the ancient Greek's sports are still played today, including wrestling (摔跤), running, jumping and throwing contests. But there is one     3    . In ancient Greece, the athletes competed naked (赤裸), and they were all male! The ancient Games mostly ended in 146BC. But the modern Olympic Games started again in 1896 and now people from all over the world     4     them!

7 . The game of Go (围棋) was one of the four g    1    artistic（艺术的）types in Chinese culture. It is not only a competitive event of the mind, but also a board game（棋盘游戏）of fun.

Go was c    2    in China more than four t    3    years ago. It was introduced to Korea and Japan over 1,000 years ago, and has become a favorite a    4    of many people there since than. Today, Go still serves as a way of cultural exchange among the people in many Eastern and W    5    countries, as players in these countries take part in many international games every year.

A game of Go has many implications(含义) for real life. It shows a square world of round pieces in black and white. There are 181 black pieces and 180 white ones in total. While the board is fixed, the pieces can be put in millions upon millions of d    6     ways, just as life in the r    7     world may take many turns. The proper placement of each tiny Go piece is similar to how one might solve a difficult problem in life.

Go pays much attention to peaceful competition and coexistence(共存). In a game of Go, the players do not wipe out(消灭)each others’ pieces. Instead, they simply try to win a larger part of space while allowing the other side some space. However, in chess and Chinese chess, the players try to wipe out (消灭) as many of the other side's p    8     as possible. The one who forces the other side's commander(主帅) into a dead corner, and then w    9    the game. Therefore, Go carries deeper cultural and philosophical connotations(哲学内涵).

Wu Qingyuan(1914-2014), a modern Go talent, believed that the final purpose of the game was to try to achieve (达到) peace. I    10     of fighting as enemies, the two players work together to play an excellent game.

8 . Here’s an everyday situation: you buy a magazine and you use money to pay for it. But think about that for a minute. You’ve actually given the shopkeeper just a piece of paper, a few pieces of metal or nowadays just a piece of plastic. It’s all very easy. However, at one time, there wasn’t any money. How were things paid for then?

In a barter system(易货贸易), things are exchanged by people. But there is a problem with barter: What if the bread-maker wants some eggs, but the egg seller doesn’t need any bread?   What will happen then?

The problem was solved by the introduction of money. The first things used as money were shells and stones. The first real coins were made of gold and silver by the Lydians in about 650BC(公元前) in what is now western Turkey. They were traders and soon their coins were being used all over the Mediterranean. The idea was taken to India by Alexander the Great and his army, and from there it spread to China and other parts of Asia. The first paper money was produced by the Chinese in the 9th century.

In the modern age, new ways of paying for things have been invented. More and more things are paid for by card or on a mobile phone. In the future everything may be paid for without using notes or coins at all.

1. The first real money was made ___________.

A．in India	B．over 2600 years ago
C．by a Lydian king	D．of shells and stones

2. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A．China was the inventor of paper money.

B．No money will be used in the future.

C．These days all things are paid for by card or on a smart phone.

D．In a barter system, people had no problems exchanging things.

3. In which order were the coins spread?
a. India       b. Japan       c. Turkey       d. the Mediterranean       e. China

A．c-d-a-e-b

B．c-a-d-b-e

C．b-c-d-a-e

D．e-d-c-a-b

4. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A．The Importance of Money	B．The Popularity of Money
C．The Development of Money	D．Different Kinds of Money

9 . 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题。

Fan Shenghua, 59, is one of the inheritors (传承人) of the Longjing tea roasting technique. His palms tell you everything — they’re thick, rough, and full of calluses (老茧); a reminder of more than 40 years of hard work. “You have to touch the leaves with your hands to see how much water should be removed,” Fan said. “If too much is removed, the leaves will break into pieces; if not enough is removed, the tea will taste bitter.”

This traditional technique dates back to the Ming and Qing dynasty. It not only ensures the quality of the tea, but is also an important part of Chinese tea culture. “Longjing tea leaves are famous for their color, taste and shape. Only by hand can we make the best of them. It’s like making a work of art.” Fan said.

These days, however, more people are using machines to do the job. “It’s easier, but the quality is not as good,” Fan said. “Machine-made tea floats (漂浮) longer in water and tastes bitter.”

In March this year, when President Xi Jinping visited Hangzhou, he watched Fan roast tea leaves. Fan changed the strength and movement of his hands as he felt the tea leaves roast. Xi later said, “The things made by two palms cannot be replaced by modern technology.”

Fan is now taking apprentices (学徒). His son, a 27-year-old college graduate, is one of them. “It’s a tradition. We need to pass it down,” said the father.

1. What will happen if the tea leaves have too much water?
_______________________________
2. When does the traditional tea roasting technique date back to?
_______________________________
3. What are Longjing tea leaves famous for?
_______________________________
4. Is machine-made tea as good as man-made tea according to Fan Shenghua?
_______________________________
5. Why is Fan taking apprentices?
_______________________________

10 . Do you play video games with really cool pictures? Or watching action movies with amazing special effects? Thanks to advanced technology, modern animation(动画片) can create better images(图像). They move around the screen at high speed. We experience animation in so many different forms, from the cartoons on our TVs to the emojis(表情符号) on our smartphones. But animation is nothing new. In fact, people have been trying to bring images to life for hundreds of years.

The earliest animation began in the seventeenth century with an equipment called the magic lantern. In the nineteenth century, other equipments were developed that created movement when viewers turned them. By the beginning of the twentieth century, artists around the world were developing short animated films using hand - drawn animation. The painter would create thousands of drawings for only one carton!

Through the twentieth century, animators continued to develop different methods. By the 1980s, digital animation was being developed. It quickly took over traditional methods. Because it allowed cartoons to be produced in less time and with less money. Today advanced digital animation methods aren't just used in cartoons or video games, but also to create special effects in films. Animation has become so advanced that sometimes we can't find differences between it and reality!

1. Modern animation can create better images because of___________.

A．excellent directors	B．wonderful painters
C．advanced technology	D．smartphones

2. How long do people bring images to life?

A．For a whole century.	B．For three centuries.
C．Since the seventeenth century.	D．For hundreds of years.

3. When were short animated films developed?

A．In the seventeenth century.	B．In the eighteenth century.
C．At the end of the nineteenth century.	D．In the early twentieth century.

4. The advanced digital animation methods are used in the following fields except___________.

A．cartoons

B．handwriting

C．video games

D．films

5. The passage mainly talks about___________.

A．the history of the animation	B．the meaning of the animation
C．the future of the animation	D．the achievement of the animation