1 . 阅读下列短文，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

On Sept. 30, I watched a film on the Chinese People’s Volunteers who joined the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea（抗美援朝）（1950-53）— The Battle at Lake Changjin. It was directed ________ Chen Kaige, Hark Tsui and Lin Chaoxian. The release of this film has   ________ a chance for the young people of China to remember history and heroes, ________   the reality that China’s prosperity（繁荣）and strength cannot be separated from dedication（奉献）. It is the best movie I have seen. When ________, my eyes were wet. It is ________ a touching film. “You are only tough enough when your enemies take you ________” is my favorite actor’s line.

More than 70 years ago, many Chinese ________ to fight for our homeland in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. With the ________ of the nation and people, the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army crossed the Yalu River and won a great victory after two years and nine months of fighting. For more than half a century, China has never ________ its heroes. We are ________ of them and we will remember them forever.

1.

A．of

B．with

C．for

D．by

2.

A．offered

B．improved

C．discovered

D．afford

3.

A．instead of

B．such as

C．as well as

D．because of

4.

A．watching

B．looking

C．seeing

D．listening

5.

A．so

B．such

C．too

D．very

6.

A．seriously

B．beautifully

C．normally

D．carefully

7.

A．required

B．spread

C．volunteered

D．forced

8.

A．connection

B．expectations

C．exceptions

D．communication

9.

A．missed

B．remembered

C．found

D．forgotten

10.

A．present

B．polite

C．proud

D．afraid

2 . 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

3 . The word “plastic” comes from the Greek word “Platicos” and is used to describe something that can be easily shaped.

The history of plastics is longer than you might___________ . In fact the first man-made plastic ever to appear on the market was made over a hundred years ago. It was called “celluloid（赛璐璐）”. It was discovered by ___________an English man and an American in the same year.___________ it was the Americans who first produced it on a large scale（规模）during the year 1860. Everybody was ___________by this new material which could be moulded（用模子做）into shapes and was so cheap to buy.

Poor young men working in cities with lots of smoke and dirt were ___________ to buy white celluloid collars （领子）. The collars were hard and uncomfortable but they did not have to be sent to wash. The poor young men could rub them clean every evening with soap and water! Poor mothers, who had not been able to afford toys for their children, were now able to buy them toys___________ of celluloid.

But celluloid had one very serious fault. It caught fire very easily. In fact it burned even more quickly than wood or cloth. There were many terrible accidents, particularly___________ children. For years scientists worked hard to find a better plastic material than celluloid. They had _________ success. Then in 1932 an American scientist called Baekeland produced a hard plastic material which did not burn. It became known as bakelite（酚醛塑料）. Other plastic materials like bakelite were also produced. They were used to make electrical fittings （配件）and plates and cups. Poor people liked them because they were both cheap and___________, but rich people disliked them because they were cheap, and because they could only be made ___________dark colors.

1.

A．wish

B．think

C．want

D．hope

2.

A．both

B．neither

C．either

D．between

3.

A．So

B．But

C．And

D．As

4.

A．surprised

B．excited

C．told

D．frightened

5.

A．worried

B．sure

C．afraid

D．able

6.

A．done

B．produced

C．worked

D．made

7.

A．between

B．on

C．among

D．about

8.

A．much

B．great

C．never

D．little

9.

A．hard

B．soft

C．safe

D．dangerous

10.

A．in

B．by

C．from

D．of

4 . In each country, there are some places of interest, like Big Ben in Britain, the Great Wall in China and so on. So you must ______ the Leaning Tower of Pisa(比萨斜塔). But do you know why it leans (倾斜)? It leans ______ a mistake. In 1173, people of ______ wanted to build a bell tower. They wanted the tower to be ______ bell tower in the whole country. Before people finished ______ the third floor of it, the tower began to lean. People tried to make the building______ again. However, as they added(增加) more floors, the tower only got ______.

It ______ almost 180 years to finish the tower. Today, the Leaning Tower has eight floors. It’s 54.5 meters tall, and it leans about 5 meters to one ______. If someone cannot think out a good way ______ the tower, like all the other old buildings, it’ll fall apart(倒塌) in the future.

1.

A．hear

B．listen

C．know

D．learn

2.

A．because

B．because of

C．so

D．as

3.

A．Pisa

B．London

C．Beijing

D．New York

4.

A．the beautiful

B．the more beautiful

C．the most beautiful

D．most beautiful

5.

A．building

B．to build

C．built

D．be built

6.

A．lean

B．straight

C．straighter

D．to lean

7.

A．bad

B．badly

C．worse

D．worst

8.

A．spent

B．cost

C．used

D．took

9.

A．bell

B．side

C．floor

D．way

10.

A．to save

B．saves

C．saving

D．save

5 . What is a museum? A museum is a good place to keep ______ and beautiful things. A museum may be a place to learn about science. A museum can be a place _____ art of humans or animals.

What is inside a museum? Some museums _____ old cars and airplanes. _____ museums have pictures and sculptures. Others have rocks and old bones. One museum even has ______ coal mine inside!

Many cities have museums. Some very small _____ have museums， ____ . Indianapolis has a _____ museum. Children do not have to pay to get in. Children often go to the museum. They like _____ at the dinosaur bones. They see a white bear ten feet tall，They go inside an old log cabin（小木屋）. On Saturday，Indianapolis children can ______ talks about animals and trees.

1.

A．new

B．old

C．Good

D．important

2.

A．for

B．in

C．about

D．on

3.

A．has

B．have

C．there is

D．there are

4.

A．A bit

B．A little

C．Much

D．Many

5.

A．the

B．an

C．a

D．/

6.

A．homes

B．towns

C．villages

D．countries

7.

A．too

B．also

C．either

D．neither

8.

A．adults

B．people's

C．children's

D．boy's

9.

A．see

B．to see

C．look

D．to look

10.

A．listen

B．listening

C．hear

D．hearing

6 . The earliest maps were probably drawn in the Middle East. Some of these maps have______ and they show us the people at that time thought the earth flat(平的). As time went by, the pictures became more detailed and maps were more ______ made. Later on, ancient Greeks(希腊人) used their ______ of maths and science to make maps. Greek maps tell us the Greeks knew the world was ______.

From simple pictures, mapmaking has turned into a science. Maps are made ______ surveying(勘测) land. In the 1900s, people around the world start­ed to share information to make ______ maps. With the help of the photographs taken from the sky and space, maps are now more exactly made than ever. ______ the world is always changing, we will always need new maps.

There are many types of maps, but almost all use ______ and pictures to describe what a place is like when the map is made. A map usually tells what the pictures ______. Some maps may show the whole world. A road map will help you know the ______ from one place to another. Other maps may use pictures to show the temperature and population in different places.

1.

A．disappeared

B．survived

C．gone

D．left

2.

A．slowly

B．simply

C．correctly

D．carelessly

3.

A．knowledge

B．courage

C．energy

D．challenge

4.

A．long

B．small

C．square

D．round

5.

A．into

B．by

C．of

D．from

6.

A．cleaner

B．lighter

C．better

D．older

7.

A．Though

B．So

C．Unless

D．Since

8.

A．sounds

B．models

C．words

D．stories

9.

A．stand for

B．go for

C．ask for

D．wait for

10.

A．weather

B．distance

C．feature

D．culture

7 . Beautiful pictures of mountains and forests, clear skies, flying birds, wild animals, silly faces — you can find them all in one place. _______? On a postcard! Have people always sent postcards? No! Before postcards, people _______ sealed (密封的) letters.

The _______ for the first decorated (装饰的) postcard came to John P. Charlton in 1861. He thought a simple card _______ a border would be a great way to send a note. Then in the late 1800s, postcards which had pictures on them _______. By law, people had to write their note on the front—on the picture! The back was _______ for the address. Several years later, England allowed a divided-back (背面隔开的) postcard. Then people could write their _______ on the back left side. And they put the address _______. During the early 1900s, the golden age of postcards, people around the world were more and more _______ picture postcards. In 1908, Americans alone mailed over 677 million postcards.

Today, postcards are the ________ most popular collection in the world after stamps and coins. You can always see or get a lot of newly-designed postcards, especially on New Year's Day.

1.

A．How

B．When

C．Why

D．Where

2.

A．liked

B．hated

C．found

D．lost

3.

A．advice

B．picture

C．idea

D．card

4.

A．above

B．with

C．under

D．for

5.

A．happened

B．changed

C．ended

D．appeared

6.

A．even

B．only

C．still

D．ever

7.

A．note

B．word

C．address

D．letter

8.

A．on the front

B．on the back

C．on the left

D．on the right

9.

A．surprised at

B．interested in

C．expected by

D．worried about

10.

A．first

B．second

C．third

D．fourth

8 . 完型填空
Yoga(瑜伽) is a kind of sport , It is very ____ around the world now. Everyone can do yoga. It's good _____ both men and women.
_____ do people like yoga? It's ____ to say. The short answer is that yoga helps you to _____ in good health. For many people, this answer is enough(足够的), _____ there's more if you are interested.
Yoga _____ in India about 5,000 years ago. At that time, people wanted to be free, _____and live a long life , so this kind of exercise was born. Yoga is a Sanskrit (梵语的) word and it ____ "to join together". There are_____ parts in yoga: exercise, breathing and thinking . Yoga can make you feel better…1.

A．easy

B．important

C．popular

D．interesting

2.

A．in

B．for

C．with

D．at

3.

A．Why

B．How

C．Where

D．Which

4.

A．hard

B．different

C．heavy

D．little

5.

A．take

B．make

C．turn

D．keep

6.

A．so

B．but

C．or

D．because

7.

A．begin

B．begins

C．began

D．beginning

8.

A．healthy

B．warm

C．busy

D．useful

9.

A．shows

B．means

C．plans

D．brings

10.

A．many

B．two

C．few

D．three