1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A new branch of the Palace Museum is expected to rise on Beijing outskirts over the next few years to better showcase the     1     (museum) cultural relics.

After nearly a decade of preparation,   construction of the new branch began last December.     2     (locate) in Xiyehe, a village in Haidian District, the new branch will cover more than 100, 000 square meters, including     3    exhibition space of over 60, 000 square meters for cultural relics and more than 35,000 square meters for relic     4     (restore).

To date, over 1.86 million cultural relics     5     (house) in the museum. However, only about 10, 000 pieces are able to be displayed every year due to limited exhibition spaces and outdated offices,     6     calls for more space to unveil these precious relics in public.

Du Haijiang, deputy director of the Palace Museum, briefed the public on the project in an interview with CCTV on January 26th,     7     (explain) that calligraphy works and paintings couldn't be put on display.

during rainy seasons, in winter or summer, because of strict temperature and humidity requirements. Some silk and cotton artworks     8     (current) cannot be exhibited at all for lack of the necessary environment.

On completion of the new branch, it will be possible     9     (display) between 20, 000 and 30, 000 individual relics each year. The new venue will be a modern exhibition space     10     multiple functions to provide relic preservation, repair work, and visitor services.

2 . With a broad smile on her lips, 15-year-old Sirin rushed to her mom to show off her new painting. But her mom raised her eyebrows, and spoke in a hushed tone, “Shh... honey... don't shout. I am busy with a (n) _________ talk.”

Holding her oil painting, she _________ and then searched for her dad. “Dad, see what I have done,” Sirin announced aloud in a (an) _________ voice. Her dad smiled and just patted her on the back lovingly, saying, “No time, baby. I'm late for work.”

Hearing this, she stormed off to her own bedroom, slammed the door and_______ herself on her bed, sobbing. When her mom was calling her for dinner, Sirin arrived late deliberately. She kept silent, _________ the table mat with her nail. Her mom was puzzled at the _________ behavior. Suddenly, the morning _______clicked in her mind. Softly, she asked, “Honey, did we do anything wrong?”

At this very moment, Sirin could no longer _________ her anger. “Why is everybody so busy?”   she roared, tears streaming down. She assumed that, _______ignoring her like others in her school, her mom and dad would appreciate her painting, but they were no __________ . Shocked, mom threw her arms around her tightly, announcing __________ and firmly, “Baby, I am so sorry!”

When back from school the next day, Sirin was surprised to see her beautifully-decorated painting on the wall. It was beautifully __________ and just below the painting, it read, “Honey, we are really proud of you!”__________ her parents’ stress from daily routine, she felt sorry about her previous behavior. She________ her head and apologized.

Though everything came and went, mutual __________ would stay forever in their family.

1.

A．important

B．vivid

C．pleasant

D．insignificant

2.

A．wrinkled

B．frowned

C．trembled

D．whistled

3.

A．amused

B．annoyed

C．shocked

D．thrilled

4.

A．hid

B．planted

C．threw

D．settled

5.

A．rubbing

B．stimulating

C．seizing

D．feeling

6.

A．unusual

B．ridiculous

C．impolite

D．dishonest

7.

A．incident

B．accident

C．occasion

D．event

8.

A．hold onto

B．hold back

C．throw away

D．pick up

9.

A．in spite of

B．in favor of

C．instead of

D．on account of

10.

A．help

B．match

C．exception

D．luck

11.

A．sorrowfully

B．unwillingly

C．surprisingly

D．regretfully

12.

A．folded

B．decorated

C．polished

D．distinguished

13.

A．Recalling

B．Supposing

C．Declaring

D．Imagining

14.

A．nodded

B．shook

C．cleared

D．ducked

15.

A．trust

B．understanding

C．appreciation

D．admiration

3 . As computers become more and more popular in China, Chinese people are increasingly depending on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters. But if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes (笔画) of each Chinese character when writing on paper. Experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more.

Do you write by hand more or type more? In Beijing, students start using a computer as early as in primary school. And computer dependence is more wide­spread among university students. Almost all their homework and writings are typed on a computer.

All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer.

It’s faster and easier to correct if using a computer. And that’s why computers are being used more and more often to modern education. But when people are taking stock of computers increasingly, problems appear.

“When I’m writing with a pen, I find I often can’t remember how to write a character, though I feel I’m familiar with it.”

“I’m not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper.”

Many students don’t feel this is something to worry about. Now that it’s more convenient and efficient to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite?

Many educators think differently. Shi Liwei, the headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said, “Chinese characters enjoy both practical value and artistic beauty. But those characters typed with computer keyboards only maintain their practical value. All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost. And handwriting contains the writer’s emotion. Through one’s handwriting, people can get to know one’s thinking and personality. Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them.”

To encourage students to hand-write more, many primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes compulsory (必修的) and in universities, some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand.

1. Why do the students prefer to write with a computer mainly?

A．Computers have become a trend and fashion in China.

B．They find it not easy to remember how to write a character.

C．They are usually asked to email their homework and writings.

D．They can correct the mistakes they make quickly and conveniently.

2. What does the underlined expression “taking stock of” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Getting bored with.	B．Thinking carefully about.
C．Getting curious about.	D．Becoming crazy about.

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A．More and more students will pay attention to handwriting.

B．More and more students will give up writing on a computer.

C．The typing article better expresses one’s emotion and quality.

D．Writing by hand will give way to typing by computer one day.

4. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?

A．To Type or to Hand-write.

B．How to Improve Handwriting.

C．Practical Value and Artistic Beauty of Chinese Characters.

D．Writing by Computer Will Replace Writing by Hand.

4 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

With the widespread of the Internet, our life is becoming more and more convenient. Moreover, some people’s lives     1     (change) by online communities and social networks.

Jan Tchamani was an English teacher in Birmingham, UK.     2     (unfortunate), she was out of work due to her sudden illness. Stuck at home, she felt lonely and     3     (bore). Thanks to the Internet, she joined an online community, where she     4     (get) support and advice by sharing her problems.

    5     (inspire) by the people she met online, she started     6     IT club to teach older people how to surf the Internet. Many people benefited from the club, of whom a man aged 59 learnt to apply for work online and found a great job. The club helped an old woman who was living alone set up a small online company successfully.

In spite of her achievements, she continues to learn more about how to use the Internet. She holds a strong     7     (believe) that everyone should have access to the Internet and that     8     is highly important to bridge the digital divide.

“When you go     9     tough times, you meet others who are facing similar challenges,” Jan says. “    10     (think) about other people’s situations inspired me to offer help.” Others’ lives have been changed, and so has her life.

5 . Hello, Mr. Wi­Fi. Life without you is next to impossible now. We're happy to sing your name from morning till evening, sometimes till dawn. _________I know you help me, sometimes you're making me do things with _________ attention. Many times I promise myself that I'll _________my feelings towards you, but you're _________ me closer and closer... You've entered both my home and my workplace. You're just a window for our _________ and information. But we people aren't _________only with the window. So we open all our doors for you. Is this a(n) _________ or some kind of attachment (依赖)? If this is an illness, is it curable? And if this is an attachment will you _________ me the lifelong togetherness?

We want you all days. Can't you take a few days off so that both you and I can _________? You're a poison — not a slow one but a super fast poison which holds our mind and makes us dance __________ its tune. Nowadays you're so __________ that anyone can buy and make you our companion. You'll never be bothered about our health but we'll __________ be concerned about your “health”. Because you accompany us everywhere and never let us be alone.

If you were a __________person made of flesh and blood (血肉之躯) would we love you the same? You control us with your numerous talents and we even can't get rid of you. We're all your __________. Sometimes I wonder how people in the previous generations __________, but if they did why can't we?

1.

A．Now that

B．Only if

C．Though

D．When

2.

A．praised

B．increased

C．focused

D．divided

3.

A．keep in

B．bring back

C．agree with

D．give up

4.

A．drawing

B．pushing

C．forcing

D．observing

5.

A．entertainment

B．argument

C．development

D．struggle

6.

A．strict

B．satisfied

C．generous

D．busy

7.

A．disease

B．inspiration

C．habit

D．event

8.

A．introduce

B．instruct

C．promise

D．offer

9.

A．hold

B．relax

C．progress

D．balance

10.

A．to

B．against

C．from

D．within

11.

A．affordable

B．valuable

C．traditional

D．attractive

12.

A．sometimes

B．always

C．never

D．seldom

13.

A．selfish

B．dishonest

C．responsible

D．real

14.

A．friends

B．slaves

C．colleagues

D．employers

15.

A．suffered

B．connected

C．survived

D．surfed

6 . American high school students are terrible writers, and one education reform group thinks it has an answer: robots. Or, more accurately, robot­readers — computers programmed to scan students’ essays and spit out a grade.

Mark Shermis, professor of the College of Education at the University of Akron, is helping to hold a contest, set up by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (WFHF), which promises $ 100, 000 in prize money to programmers who write the best automated (自动的) grading software. “If you’re a high school teacher and you give a writing task, you’re walking home with 150 essays” Shermis said. “You’re going to need some help.”

Automated essay grading was first proposed in the 1960s, but computers back then were not up to the task. In the late 1990s, as technology improved, several textbooks and testing companies jumped into the field. Today, computers are used to grade essays on South Dakota’s student writing assessments (评价) and a handful of other exams, including the TOEFL test of English fluency, taken by foreign students.

The Hewlett contest aims to show that computers can grade as well as English teachers — only much more quickly and without all that depressing red ink. “Automated essay scoring is objective,” Shermis said. “And it can be done immediately. If students finish an essay at 10 pm, they will get a result at 10:01 pm.”

Take, for instance, the Intelligent Essay Assessor, a web­based tool marketed by Pearson Education, Inc. Within seconds, it can analyze an essay for spelling, grammar, organization, and help students to make revisions. The program scans for key words and analyzes semantic (语义的) patterns, and Pearson claims that it can understand the meaning of text much the same as a human reader.

1. What is the text written to introduce?

A．Education reform in America.	B．Robot­readers.
C．Hewlett contest.	D．Flora Hewlett Foundation.

2. What does the underlined phrase “spit out” in Paragraph 1 probably mean？

A．Give

B．Organize

C．Analyze

D．Check

3. From Paragraph 3, we know that in the 1960s ________.

A．computers were not easy to get

B．automated grading software was popular

C．computers couldn’t grade essays automatically

D．people refused automated essay grading

4. What can the Intelligent Essay Assessor can do?

A．help to write another essay.

B．mark the mistakes in red ink.

C．correct key words and patterns.

D．understand the meaning of text.

8 . 语法填空

I met an artist in the park today. At that moment, a piece of art     1     (make) by her and local schoolchildren. The images on the artwork, of happy families with their pets, were so     2     (inspire)!

She said her next project is     3     (create) a large painting that will cover an entire wall at the Children’s Hospital. Again, she plans to work together     4     children in the neighbourhood. What     5     heartwarming idea! Children who are well will be creating the artwork for children     6     are sick. I can imagine the day when the painting will be shown. The children who work so hard on it will be overjoyed with     7     (excite) to show what they will have     8     (vivid) created. And the children waiting to see the painting will be equally excited to see what is behind the curtain. And finally cheers will be all around!

Children help children to be happy. The artist     9     (wake) me up from my daydream and said, “I will need a lot of     10     (volunteer) to help with this project!” I told her to count me in! I would be happy to help make this dream come true!

9 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容 (1个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。

It was an emotional moment for two women in China     1     the mother of the bridegroom discovered that her daughter -in -law was her biological daughter.

The reunion occurred at the wedding in Suzhou on March 31. According to Sohu News, the discovery     2     (make) after the mother noticed a birthmark on the bride’s hand, which looked strikingly similar     3     that of her long-lost child.

Determined to uncover the     4     (true), the woman gathered the courage     5     (ask)the bride’s parents whether she was adopted (收养). After explaining her story and     6     same birthmark, the bride’s parents     7     (final) confirmed that their child had been adopted.        

Indeed, the bride was the woman’s long-lost biological daughter. It turns out she went     8     (miss) as a child and was picked up by her adoptive parents on the roadside about two     9     (decade) ago.

The wedding would have been called off at this point, but the woman also revealed that her son was also adopted. The wedding proceeded as planned. The story of joys and sorrows     10    (move) all the people present. The ending of the story is, as the idiom goes,“As You Like It.” (皆大欢喜)

Photos of the bride crying and hugging her long-lost mother spread on Chinese social media.