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。

Tea is a simple drink. And it is central to the lives of millions of people worldwide.

There are six major types of tea in China-green tea, black tea, Oolong tea, dark tea, white tea, and reprocessed tea, distinguished     1    (main) by different methods of production.

China,    2     (recognize) as the homeland of tea, is a leading producer and consumer, and the     3    (discover) and the usage of tea have a history of 4, 000 to 5, 000 years. Drinking tea first    4    (start) to become popular in the Tang and Song Dynasties.

The origin of tea is lost among history and legend.    5     can be roughly confirmed is that tea originated in southwest China. In Yunnan and elsewhere, some wild tea trees that     6    (be) over 1, 000 years old still exist.

Many traditional Chinese families drink tea after dinner or when     7    (greet) visitors. This is not only a     8    (health) habit but also reflects rich culture and history. Chinese people can chat with a friend or enjoy themselves for a whole afternoon     9    a pot of good tea.

It was in the Tang Dynasty that teahouses came into being, and in some big cities then, there were also tea shops,    10     stored large quantities of tea leaves and prepared tea for their customers.

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个单词或括号内所给单词的正确形式。

The use of chopsticks has been     1     big part of Chinese food culture for centuries. When cooking food or picking it up, a pair of chopsticks always comes for use.

So how did chopsticks come into being? It’s said that a leader of ancient China, Dayu,     2     helped his people fight floods, invented them. In those days, people     3     (eat) only with their hands. But Dayu was busy    4     (prepare) for flood control work and often had his meals     5     the wild. In the summer in particular, he hurried to deal with unexpected accidents and didn’t want to wait to eat. The meat     6     (cook) in the pot was too hot to pick up with his hands. So one day Dayu picked up some twigs (细枝)     7     (help) him hold the meat. Then the twigs     8     (final) became the chopsticks we know today.

But of course, this is just a story. The     9     (early) chopsticks archaeologists (考古学家) have found so far are more than 3000 years old, dating back to the Shang Dynasty. The six bronze chopsticks were found in Yinxu, one of China’s oldest archaeological     10     (place), in Anyang, Henan province.

3 . 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。

Yu Rong, a Chinese artist, thinks of a new way to introduce     1     ancient story of Hua Mulan in her picture book. In the book, I Am Hua Mulan, she tells the story by     2     (combine) Chinese paper-cutting with international artistic styles. She places Shaanxi papercuts over western-style pencil sketches (素描)    3     (create) typical presentation of Chineseelements (要素), which turns out to be a     4     (success) and impressive breakthrough.

Hua Mulan,     5     story has been told by generations in China, was a fighter from the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534). As a devoted daughter, she dressed herself as a man to serve in the army     6     place of her father. Mulan’s character, such as courage, kindness and a disinterested attitude towards fame and fortune, made     7     (she) one of the most respected historical Chinese heroines. Mulan’s story has been adapted     8     (frequent) in modern media. For example, in 1998, Disney produced a film named Mulan, which     9     (consider) a great success by critics and the public right after its release.

To better tell the story, Yu Rong takes inspiration from her several     10     (visit) to sites of ancient battles and Henan Province’s Yu Opera. After years of preparation she finally makes this extraordinary work.

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。

It’s well known that pound notes show the face of Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ.However,something     1     (interest) about British money is that there are also faces on the back of the notes.Did you know that the picture changes every few     2     (year) to show a different famous person from British history?

At the moment,we can find the face of Charles Darwin on the ￡10 note.He is a(n)     3     (science),famous for his theories about evolution (进化).From 1992 to 2003,Charles Dickens     4     (be) on the banknote.He is one of the country’s favourite authors,     5     novels like Oliver Twist and David Copperfield were voted as some of Britain’s best works of literature.     6     (recent),it was announced that Jane Austen would replace Darwin on the ￡10 note.She is one of my favourite authors,     7     (remember) for books like Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.People think     8     a very good choice to put Jane Austen on a banknote because most of the people on British money are men.

In addition to writers,other people such     9     inventors and social reformers have also been on banknotes.By     10     (put) their faces on banknotes,the UK shows that it is very proud of all these historical figures!

6 . 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，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

“Traveling to China seems like traveling to another world. Its many famous scenic attractions impressed me     1     (great),”an American said. The following is     2     he wrote on his website.

My friends and I had a family visit in Xi’an,     3     old city with a long history in China. The hosts were retired or stayed at home without a job, and they were friendly to     4     (visit) from different countries coming their homes.

We     5     (taste) the true home-cooked dishes in the home of the family that we visited. For in-homing dinner, the host would prepare a list of menus in advance (提前). Our tour guide asked     6     (we) for advice about the food, so the host would try to cook what we wanted     7     (eat) at his home. We just enjoyed the locally cooked dishes. It was quite a different and exciting experience.

Many foreigners enjoy     8     (learn) how to make Chinese dumplings. We were also     9     (offer) a general cooking class in the local family. The host taught us to make dumplings step by step with lots of patience. And we didn’t need to pay any money     10     this. Travel China Guide offers this kind of service free of charge.

The family visit in Xi’an was a good chance for us to get to know Chinese people’s daily life.

8 . 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。

The Nobel Prize is widely considered as the world’s most famous award. It is awarded for people     1     (make) achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature, peace and economics. In 1900, it     2     (design) by the Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel as a means to formally recognise the men and women who have made a significant     3     (contribute) to cultural or scientific advancement.

It is believed that Nobel was inspired     4     (create) the awards after reading an obituary (讣告) in a French newspaper relating to his death. Nobel, who was    5     (obvious) still alive at the time, was deeply upset by the obituary saying that “The merchant (商人) of death is dead. ” The inventor, who was well-known     6     the creation of lots of weapons(武器), was frightened to discover that this was how the world would remember him. So he decided after he died, a large amount of his money would be used to create     7     number of prizes that would be awarded to those who award the “greatest benefit to mankind ”. These prizes were to be awarded in the     8     (field) of literature, physics, chemistry, physiology and peace.

The Nobel Foundation was created,     9     would take control of Nobel’s donation and arrange for the awarding of the     10     (vary) prizes.

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　　Amy has been close with her    1     (good) friend since primary school. They always stay together,     2     (do) many things. They    3     (plan) to go to the cinema together last Saturday afternoon, but in the morning her friend said she had a cold and couldn’t make     4    . She believed     5     her friend said. However, someone told her that her friend     6     (chat) with another girl in a café on Saturday afternoon. Her friend’s “illness” was a complete lie, which made her very    7     (anger). Cindy thinks that she should find an opportunity    8     (talk) with her friend     9     (frank) and solve the problem together, while David thinks she can decide whether their friendship will last    10     not.

10 . 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。

Anna had a car accident when she was a teenager. She lost her arms because of that. What’s     1     (bad), when she was 20 years old, she lost her parents. Her sister, who is ten years older than her, told Anna she’d take care of her. However, Anna refused    2     (live) with her. Instead, Anna said she’d take care of    3     (she). She managed to enter college and studied very hard. Four years later, Anna graduated and was offered work. Once she    4     (write) in her diary, “I am quite lucky.    5     I lost my arms, I still have my legs.”

Anna lost her arms    6     she chose to face it in a positive (积极的) way. Instead of feeling sad every day, she decided not to let it hold her back. She    7     (teach) us a good lesson.

When something bad happens to us, we have two    8     (choice). One is to complain, and     9     other is to face it bravely. Just choose     10     (wise). If you decide to be brave and strong, new hopes will come.