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 . Time capsules（胶囊）are small collections of things or information that are stored（存储）somewhere safe.They can_______by people in many years and give future people a view of life in the past.They may have newspaper articles,popular music recordings and photos.Historians can use time capsules to _______more about people that lived in the past. One of _______time capsules was the Detroit Century Box.On December 31,1900,the city put several photos and letters in a box.The box wasn't opened _______people took it out on December 31,2000.The things inside the capsule _______us a look at Detroit in the past.There _______ photos of people and places,as well as letters written by local people.Some of them even made_______for the future.For example,one person predicted that Detroit would have a population of 4 million by 2000.But _______,the population of the city was 951,000 that year,according to history Detroit.com.Humans have _______   sent time capsules into space! The US sent two capsules into space on the Voyager spacecraft （航天器）in 1977.They're called the Voyager Golden Records.They contain （包含）sounds and pictures that show human life and culture.For example, they have__________ by classical musician Beethoven and pictures of plants,insects and landscapes （风景）. The Voyager spacecraft has traveled far away from our solar system （太阳系）.It is hoped that aliens might find the time capsules some day and learn about humans.1.

A．open

B．opened

C．be opened

D．be open

2.

A．change

B．learn

C．take

D．worry

3.

A．earliest

B．the earliest

C．the early

D．the earlier

4.

A．until

B．when

C．after

D．since

5.

A．thought

B．made

C．caught

D．gave

6.

A．was

B．are

C．were

D．will be

7.

A．questions

B．inventions

C．predictions

D．suggestions

8.

A．in fact

B．at first

C．in total

D．at last

9.

A．never

B．even

C．hardly

D．seldom

10.

A．sports

B．paintings

C．rock

D．music

3 . 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

4 . 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

5 . Beijing Opera is our national opera. It____ after 1790 and has a history of____ years.Its music and singing came from are Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Huibei. There are____main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng, Dan, Jing, and Chou. Beijing Opera____famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, wonderful gestures and fighting. Some of the stories are from history books, but most are from famous novels. The people in the stories usually can’t agree____each other. They become angry, unhappy, sad and____ Sometimes they are frightened and worried. Then they find a way to make____with each other. Everyone is usually happy____
Beijing Opera is an important part of Chinese culture. In China it used to be popular with old people____young people didn’t like it very much. However, more young people are becoming interested in it nowadays. And more people around the world____Beijing Opera’s special singing, acting and facial paintings.1.

A．come into being

B．came into being

C．come across

D．came over

2.

A．over

B．in

C．on

D．during

3.

A．five

B．four

C．three

D．two

4.

A．was full of

B．was filled in

C．is full of

D．was filled with

5.

A．on

B．at

C．to

D．with

6.

A．tired

B．bored

C．lonely

D．alone

7.

A．peace

B．friend

C．peaces

D．friends

8.

A．at the end

B．in the end

C．at first

D．at the beginning

9.

A．when

B．as soon as

C．after

D．while

10.

A．are learning about

B．were learning about

C．are learning from

D．learned from