1 . Prehistoric people may have used firelight to create the illusion (错觉) of movement in their art. An analysis of 50 carved stones dug out in France suggests that when the stones were placed near a fire, the light made the carved animals seem to move, researchers report April 20 in PLOS ONE. These stones, or “plaquettes” ware found in the 1860s in a rock-shelter called Montastruc, and are carved with animals such as horses and deer. The site was used by Magdalenian people, hunter-gatherers who inhabited (居住) the area between 23, 000 and14, 000 years ago.

The researchers analyzed heat damage on the stones, which indicated them being directly exposed to high temperatures for a long period, and created 3-D models of the stones. Those models were imported to a virtual reality software   where they were placed next to a virtual hearth (壁炉炉床) so that the areas of heat damage were closest to the flames, mimicking (模拟) how the stones might have been placed in real life. The researchers then observed the visual effects of the virtual reality light.

It was surprising to see how dynamic the art was and “how changed your experience of the art was by a simple thing, just putting it close to a fire,” says Andy Needham, an archaeologist at the University of York in England. The work suggests that the artists purposely carved along the outline of the rock to influence viewers to see meaningful movement through the random pattern of firelight, he says.

The finding adds to archaeologists’ understandings of the relationship between early people’s artwork and fire. Another recent study found that Stone Age humans created “hidden” art in dark caves which could be lighted and made visible only with the help of the right lighting.

1. What happened when the 50 prehistoric stones were placed near a fire?

A．The animals carved on them seemed to move.

B．The fire took on the shapes of different animals.

C．The animal drawings on them became much clearer.

D．Animals nearby such as horses and deer were attracted.

2. What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?

A．The reason for the heat damage on the stones.

B．The function of the software in the research.

C．The way in which the research was conducted.

D．The conclusion that was drawn by the researchers.

3. What does Andy Needham think of the prehistoric artists who worked on the 50 stones?

A．Hardworking.

B．Ambitious.

C．Dependable.

D．Creative.

4. Which is the best title for the text?

A．Ancient People Must Have Used Fire in Various Ways.

B．Different Ways of Using Fire Have Been Discovered Now.

C．Prehistoric People May Have Used Fire to Create Movable Art.

D．Ancient Artists Were More Innovative than We Normally Though.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the man speak Chinese well?

A．Because his colleagues are Chinese.

B．Because he likes watching Chinese movies.

C．Because his company does business with Chinese firms.

2. What kind of Chinese movies does the man especially like?

A．War films.

B．Comedies.

C．Action movies.

3. What does the man suggest the woman do?

A．Check movie reviews.

B．Speak Chinese more often.

C．Watch the movie herself.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What will the woman probably do at Christmas?

A．Stay at home alone.

B．Go shopping with her son.

C．Have dinner with the man’s family.

2. Where is the man likely to shop?

A．At the mall.

B．At the bookstore.

C．At online shops

3. What present will the woman give the man?

A．A tea box.

B．Books.

C．Chinese tea.

6 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Next to our house lived an old couple, who, accustomed to country life, were unwilling to move to the city to live with their son and stuck in a lonely existence for many years. It seemed that they didn’t feel like making any new connections with others, including their next-door neighbours.

The neighborhood kids nicknamed the strange old couple Crazy Jack and Ruby Rednose. Rumor (流言，传言) was that they sat inside and drank tea all day. The only words we ever heard from them were “Keep out of our rosebushes!” The rosebushes crawled along the fence. Or rather, they served as a fence between our house and theirs, overgrowing the support.

I was eleven at the time and the oldest of our family girls. A suitable playing court was a headache problem for us when we felt like playing softball games, which was our favourite sport then. We should have played our softball games elsewhere to avoid hurting the roses, but we secretly enjoyed annoying Crazy Jack and Ruby Rednose.

One day, we had a softball game in our yard. Mary was trying to catch a fly ball. She stumbled (绊倒) over one of Ruby Rednose’s rosebushes and fell on top of several more. Just at that moment, Ruby Rednose sprang out and ran toward Mary. She screamed angrily, “Look at what you’ve doneto our family’s roses! You’ve always been a trouble. You have no idea what this rosebush means to me!”

Hearing this, my sisters and I ran into our house. Breathlessly, we told Mom what had happened. “Girls, I have told you not to play softball near those bushes. Come outside right now and help me fix them.” “Mom, we thought you didn’t like the couple,” we protested. “They’re mean to us.” Mom just glared at us. We followed her outside to help repair the rose fence. While Mom was examining the damaged roses, Ruby slowly walked out. She looked sad. And it wasn’t her nose that was red, but her eyes.

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Ruby walked over to my mother, we girls holding our breath.

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A few weeks later, the plants all came back to life.

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7 . 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。

Huizhou enjoys a time-honored history. In 2000, Xidi and the nearby Hongcun village were declared World Heritage sites by UNESCO for their outstanding preservation of rural architecture     1    (date) back to the Ming and Qing dynasties.   

Huizhou houses are often wooden structures with brick walls, which require a lot of maintenance. Moreover, daylight is valued in Huizhou houses, which is reflected in the building of open interior courtyards,     2     (allow) sunshine to enter the rooms. Now, walking along the bluestone streets there, visitors can appreciate the distinctive Huizhou-style houses featuring white walls, dark tiles (瓦片) and layered horse-head roofs,     3    feel like they are immersed in a traditional Chinese ink painting.   

The tourism boom helps to protect and breathe life into the ancient village. A    4    (symbol) paifang, standing at the entrance to Xidi,     5     (build) in the 16th century in memory of Hu Wenguang,     6    Ming Dynasty official born in the village who made great     7    (contribute) to local education and livelihoods. It is the local people’s desire to protect the local historical characteristics that leads to the buildings     8    (preserve) to this day. Besides ancient dwellings and paifang, there stand some ancestral halls    9    clans (宗族，家族) will gather to make sacrifices to their ancestors. With their own unique and marketable value, all these old Huizhou buildings are giving full play    10    their distinctive cultural charm.

9 . It is well-known that food which is full of fat isn’t good for your heart.     1    Australian researchers tested people with asthma(哮喘)before and after a high-fat meal or a low-fat meal. Then they found that the high-fat meal increased inflammation(炎症)and reduced the lung functions.

30 non-obese people with asthma took part in the study, as well as 16 obese adults. The non-obese volunteers received either a high-fat or low-fat meal, while the obese ones were all given a high-fat meal    2    The low-fat meal was 13 percent fat.

Four hours after the meal, the researchers found that the airway inflammation increased a lot and lung function was affected in those who had the high-fat meal. And these people saw just a 1 percent improvement in their lung function when they used their inhalers(吸入器)to treat asthma.    3    

“If these results can be tested again by further research, this suggests that reducing the amount of fatty food one eats may be useful for managing asthma,” said the study’s lead author, Lisa Wood, at the Hunter Medical Research Institute in New Lambton. “The number of people in the world with asthma has increased greatly over the past few decades.    4    ”

Dr Thomas Leath, director at Scott & White Healthcare in Texas, said, “Eating fatty food can lead to obesity, and fat can certainly cause a small amount of inflammation.     5    ”He doubted whether the effect on lung function was great enough for people to notice, but said the study provided one more reason why people shouldn’t have high-fat diets.

A．And one reason is the high-fat Western diet.

B．Inflammation can be either short-lived or long-lasting.

C．But now a new study suggests that fatty meals may affect the lung function too.

D．But I’m surprised that one meal could do this.

E．The high-fat meal was 50 percent fat.

F．People are generally considered obese when their body mass index is over 30 kg/㎡.

G．Those who ate the low-fat meal saw a 4.5 percent improvement.

10 . Technology is starting to give us superpowers once reserved only for comic book heroes like Spider-Man and Superman. We now live in an age of human enhancement and related technology has captured the attention of the media and investors.

Some of these new technologies achieve their effects by means of electronic devices that connect our brains to external sources of knowledge, sensory data or physical power. We may not get chips implanted in our brains any time soon, but think about Google Glass--who needs an inserted chip when you can wear a computer on your head?

Wearable technology doesn’t only come in the form of a pair of glasses. A Japanese laboratory is working on a more practical prototype (雏形) of a muscle suit than lron Man’s shiny armor (盔甲). The muscle suit, called an exoskeleton, enables the sick and elderly to move around more easily, New Scientist magazine reported. Coveting (觊觎) the powers of Spider-Man, the US military is working on a “Spider-Man suit” that not only lets wearers climb vertical walls, but also allows them to sense approaching objects without looking at or hearing them, according to an American military technology website.

But perhaps you favor more subtle powers like mind control or mind reading. This may one day come true as well. The most amazing human enhancement technologies that have come into reality are devices that interact directly with the human brain.

Q Sensor, created by scientists at MIT, is a wireless sensor that measures electricity conducted through the skin. It can detect whether people are bored, stressed or excited, and therefore has wide applications in research and therapy, the BBC reported.

Scientists envision neural implants that could allow humans to manipulate real-world objects with their mind--a power not unlike mind control. Slate magazine reported this might already be happening.

1. What can be learned from the first two paragraphs?

A．New technologies have brought us into a new era.

B．Superpowers of comic book heroes have been widely applied nowadays.

C．Human enhancement refers to the superpowers of the comic book heroes.

D．Spider-Man and Superman have captured the attention of the media and investors.

2. What can we know about Google Glass?

A．It is implanted in our brains.

B．It is technology with inserted chips.

C．It is a device which makes us superheroes.

D．It is a technology that enhances human power.

3. Which of the following items does NOT involve wearable technology?

A．Google Glass.	B．The muscle suit.
C．Iron Man’s armor.	D．The Spider-Man suit.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．Explore superpowers for human enhancement

B．Go beyond Iron Man’s shiny armor

C．Meet superheroes in real life

D．Embrace the unknown world