1 . 短文填空，每空一词。

Writer Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for Literature on October 11rh, 2012. The Swedish Academy, which gives out the annual prizes, d    1    Mo’s works as a mixture of fantasy and reality, history and the contemporary.

Mo, 57, whose r    2    name is Guan Moye, is the first Chinese writer to win the h    3    . It also came with a financial award of $ 1.2 million. “I grew up in an environment immersed in Chinese folk culture, which inevitably (不可避免地 ) come i    4    my novels when I pick up a pen to write. This has definitely affected -even d    5    - my novels’ artistic style.”Mo told the reporters s    6    after he won the award.

“Mo Yan d    7    the prize for what he has achieved.” said Eric Abrahamsent, a critic and founder of Paper Republic, and English-language website on Chinese literature. “Throughout his l    8    he has done much to develop the language and style of contemporary Chinese literature.”

A    9    China is proud of a tradition of literature and scholarship, few writers have won international r    10    . And for that reason, the Noble Prize for literature has always been an aspiration for Chinese writer. Mo’s win will shift the focus to more previously unknown Chinese works.

2 . 课文填空
1. An advertisement uses words and pictures to _________ people to buy a product or service, or to believe in an idea. Newspapers, magazines, the Internet, radio and television are the most common places to find them. There are two main types of advertisements —commercial advertisements and public service advertisements(PSAs). A commercial advertisement is _________ which someone has paid for to advertise a product or service. PSAs are often run for free, and are meant to educate people about health, safety, or any other problem that affects public _________.
2. All through history, people from many different countries and cultures have lived together in Britain. The English language is made up of the grammar and _________ these people brought to Britain. That is _________ English has so many different rules that confuse people.
3. The Chinese language _________from Western languages in that, instead of an alphabet, it uses characters which stand _________ ideas, objects or deeds. Chinese words are formed by putting together different characters. In many cases, a single character can also make up a word. The history of the Chinese language can be examined by looking at _________these characters developed.
4. In 334 BC, he took his army, now with 42,000 men, into the Middle East and then Egypt, _________ every army that stood in his path. Then he turned his eyes east, and marched all the way to India, finding victory _________ he went. It seemed that nothing could stop him from taking control of the entire world.

3 . 新概念英语原文填空（答案可能是一词或多词）

I. Bluebird, the car he was driving, had been     1     built for him. It was over 30 feet in     2     and had a 2500 horse-power engine...However, a few days     3    , he was told that a mistake     4    . His average speed had been 301 miles per hour. Since that time, racing drivers have reached speeds of over 400 miles per hour.     5     his father’s footsteps, Sir Malcolm’s son, Donald, also set up a world record.

II. They have all been put to shame by a boy     6    , while playing truant, travelled 1600 miles. He hitch-hiked to Dover and,     7     evening, went into a boat to find somewhere to sleep. When he woke up next morning, he discovered     8     the boat had, in     9     meantime, travelled to Calais. No one noticed the boy     10     he crept off.

4 . John Carter was rescued from the sea near his holiday home yesterday. The accident happened while he     1     (walk) along a steep cliff at the edge of the sea. He was blown off by a strong wind and     2     (fall) into the sea, 30 meters below. Luckily, a woman saw him in the sea soon afterwards and she called the police rescue service. Mr. Carter was taken to hospital with a     3     (break) arm. “I’m very lucky to be alive,” he said. “I can’t thank the woman enough.”

5 . A

Water had also appeared on other planets like Mars but,     1     the earth, it     2     later. It was not immediately obvious that water was to be     3     to the development of life.     4     many scientists believe is that the continued presence of water allowed the earth to dissolve     5     gases and acids into the oceans and seas.

B

Some people have the idea that you can cross Canada in less than five days, but they forget     6     Canada is 5,500 kilometres from coast to coast. Here in Vancouver, you’re in Canada’s warmest part. People say it is Canada’s most beautiful city,     7     by mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Skiing in the Rocky mountains and sailing in the harbor make Vancouver one of Canada’s most popular cities     8     in. Its population is increasing rapidly. The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world. It is so wet there that the trees are     9     tall, some     10     over 90 metres.

6 . Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

Mr. Smith used to be in prison for three years, which may have you think he is not a good man. But       1     a matter of fact, he is kind-hearted as well as honest. The reason     2     he was put into prison was not that he himself broke the law,     3     that his six-year-old son blew up(使……爆炸) the bridge near his home, imitating what he had seen on TV.     4     this little boy did break the law, he was too young to be put in prison. According to the local law, the boy’s parents had to be punished. As a result, Mr. Smith received the punishment. He was arrested and taken to     5     police station finally. Most of the people in the town showed pity on him, but it was useless. After all, law is law. Everybody is to obey     6    . As the proverb of “When it rains, it pours”, Mrs. Smith was out of work before long. She had to move to a southern state,     7     she was born and grew up. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.     8    the Smiths have experienced does teach us a good lesson.

7 . An artist went to the beautiful countryside for his holiday and     1     (停留) in a farmer’s home. He often went out to paint with his paints and brushes. When it got d    2    , he went back and had a good d    3     (吃饭) with the farmer. At the end of his holiday, he wanted to    4     (付) the farmer some money. But the farmer said, “Give me     5     of your pictures instead of money. Money can be used up, but your picture will be here forever.” The artist was very p    6     and thanked the farmer     7     saying such kind words about his pictures. The farmer     8     (回答), “My son wants to become an artist. When he comes home from London, I’ll s    9     him your picture. He won’t want to be an artist any more     10    (那时), I think.”

8 . 仔细阅读下面短文并按照语境完成填空（每空只能填一个单词），注意语法、词性、词形变化等。将答案填写在答题卡上。

I’ve a friend who has a big police dog     1    Jack. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Jack     2     a long walk in the park. He likes these walks in the park very much. One Sunday a young man dropped     3     on my friend. He stayed a long time. They talked and talked. Soon     4     was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk,     5     the visitor still sat talking. Jack became worried     6     his walk in the park. He walked round the room several times and then he sat right in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid     7     attention. He continued talking. Finally Jack could stand it no     8    . He held the visitor’s hat in his mouth and ran out of the house.