1 . 根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。
A: Hi, Judy.     1    ?
B: Hi, Dennis. I read a book this morning.
A:     2    ?
B: It’s about the invention of paper money.
A:     3    ?
B: It was invented in the 11th century in China. And the money was called “jiaozi”. From the book, I learned Sweden people made the first European banknotes in 1661.
A: Really? It’s much later than China. Chinese people are very great!
B: Yes.     4    .
A: Like what?
B: Paper, silk, chopsticks and so on.
A: Wow! There are many inventions in China.     5    .
B: Yes, I agree with you. They have greatly improved our life.

2 . A: Last time we talked about the history and     1     of paper.
B: Oh, yes! I remembered it was a Chinese who first invented it 2,000 years ago. And it wasn't brought to the West until 1400.
A: Yes, but do you know what paper is used for?
B: That's an easy question. It's used for books, which I think is the most important because it provides an important way to communicate with     2     . More people can be educated because more books can be printed.
A: Yes, I agree.
B: Paper is also used for newspapers, boxes, envelopes, paper bags...
A: Yes, actually half of the paper that is made is used for such purposes. Have you got an idea about other     3     of paper?
B: I'm afraid not.
A: There are many other uses. Paper is very good for keeping you     4     . You've perhaps     5     homeless people sleeping on a large number of newspapers.
B: Yes, I have. So they can     6     themselves against cold.
A: You're right. It's very cold in Finland. It's sometimes -40°C. The farmers wear paper boots in the snow.     7     could be warmer.
B: Oh, that's unbelievable.
A: Now more and more things are made of paper. We've had paper plates, cups and dishes for a long time. But now we hear that chairs, tables, and     8     beds can be made of paper.
B: Fantastic!
A: People have made paper boats, but they haven't made paper planes or cars     9     . Just wait. They probably will.
B: Well, you're really an     10     on paper. How do you know all that?
A: You know I'm preparing for a presentation(发布会), so I've looked up a lot of material.
B: Well, I'm sure your presentation will go really well.
A: Thank you.

3 . 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.

4 . 任务型阅读
请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中，选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。

In Chinese history, lanterns have been part of Chinese culture for centuries and play an important part in many celebrations. In ancient times, there were mainly three kinds of lanterns.

Palace Lantern(宫灯).     1     . When making palace lanterns, fine wood was used. The Palace Lanterns were covered with silk or glass. Different kinds of pictures were drawn on the covers. These lanterns were not only used as lights but also as decorations(装饰) in palaces.

Gauze Lantern(纱灯). Less expensive bamboo and gauze were used to cover the lantern. Red gauze was used when making them .     2    . So red lanterns are always hung on important festivals such as Lantern Festival, Spring Festival and National Day in parks or along main streets . In some famous Chinatowns abroad, you can see red lanterns all the year round     3    .

Shadow-picture Lantern(走马灯).It was usually used for amusement.     4     .There are two layers(层) of covers and pictures were drawn on the inside layer. When the candle was lit, the heat caused a paper wheel inside the lantern to turn around so that moving pictures appeared on the outside cover. Now more kinds of lanterns appear in festivals besides the traditional ones. More modern technology is used on making lanterns.     5    .

A．In Chinese culture, red lanterns are symbols of happiness and good luck.

B．The shapes of the modern lanterns have changed a lot , too.

C．It was mainly used in palaces in ancient times

D．The shape was much like that of the palace lanterns.

E．They have become a symbol of Chinese culture worldwide.

F．Do you like it ?

G．The Palace Lantern is very beautiful.

5 . 完成对话 在空格中填上适当的单词，使对话完整正确。一空一词（含缩写词）。
A: Hi, Dave. Do you know that the Great Wall is the longest wall of the world?
B: Yes. And I really admire your     1    . They were so clever and brave.
A: What do you think it was used for?
B: It might be used for keeping the wind from     2     the sand away.
A: Oh, no. There used to be many wars in the north of China. So people built the Great Wall to prevent     3     from entering China.
B: Oh, I see. Its     4     was to protect people’s safety, wasn’t it?
A: Yes, you are right. At that time, the leader of China was Qing Shihuang. Thanks to the Great, he got     5     of the wars and joined six countries into a big country.
B: He must be the greatest emperor in Chinese history.
A: No, he     6     be the greatest one. In fact, the people lived a hard life at that time.
B: What was the Great Wall made     7    ?
A: Bricks and stones. Some of the stones are so huge that they     8     as much as two tons.
B: Really? I wonder how they managed to move and     9     up those heavy stones without modern machines.
A: Yes, there remain many     10     about it waiting for us to discover.