1 . China’s cultural relic protection has made progress, but many problems still exist and need to be solved. China has made over 30 _________ based on the law of cultural relic protection.

China has also __________ four international agreements concerning cultural relic protection and investment(投资) in cultural relic protection has also __________.

Statistics(数据) show __________ from 2000 to 2005 when China carried out its 10th Five­Year Development Plan, total investment in the field __________ 7.889 billion yuan. With financial support from government, China also started a nationwide campaign to search and __________ cultural relics in 2003.

China has so far included a total of 2,351 cultural relic __________ and 518 intangible (无形的) cultural relics on the __________ of national protected items. Recovery and protection have been carried out on important cultural relic sites __________ the Potala Palace in Tibet and the Palace Museum in Beijing.

Chinese museums have developed well in recent years. China has more than 2,300 museums that __________ about 150 million people annually.

However, cultural relics in China now face great __________. Many historic cities have been __________. Illegal trade and smuggling (走私) activities have not been forbidden, __________ has led to the loss of national treasures overseas. __________, many important cultural relic sites have disappeared __________ are hard to pass on because of too much exploration and improper use. And cultural relics __________ by minority ethnic groups (少数民族) have lost their character due to the __________ lifestyle of the people.

__________, we should keep our mind clear and take __________ to better protect cultural relics, and __________ the whole society to take part in this cause.

1.

A．ways

B．principles

C．measures

D．rules

2.

A．formed

B．organized

C．joined

D．built

3.

A．improved

B．increased

C．promoted

D．developed

4.

A．which

B．that

C．where

D．what

5.

A．arrived

B．expected

C．reached

D．jumped

6.

A．protect

B．develop

C．form

D．check

7.

A．spots

B．landscapes

C．addresses

D．sites

8.

A．list

B．record

C．file

D．case

9.

A．such as

B．except for

C．as well as

D．rather than

10.

A．make

B．attract

C．enjoy

D．satisfy

11.

A．chances

B．opportunities

C．pressures

D．challenges

12.

A．missed

B．disappeared

C．lost

D．destroyed

13.

A．what

B．where

C．which

D．that

14.

A．As a result

B．What’s worse

C．At last

D．At least

15.

A．or

B．and

C．but

D．while

16.

A．collected

B．bought

C．held

D．discovered

17.

A．decreasing

B．increasing

C．changing

D．widening

18.

A．Therefore

B．Besides

C．Moreover

D．However

19.

A．laws

B．rules

C．action

D．measures

20.

A．encourage

B．request

C．command

D．force

2 . Yesterday was Mother’s Day. Unfortunately, my mother was not among the many happy mothers, as I couldn’t visit her this year. I made a ___on the phone that I would go to see her as soon as possible.

My mother always says that kids don’t need to ___a national day to say they love their mums. However, I remember one year I ___calling her on that very day, and the next morning she rang up to complain about it.

If you ___Thailand, you could hear the sentimental(伤感的) songs about mothers’ greatest love playing in ___places a week before the holiday. Schools, especially, are places that take this day very ___. Back in my teenage years, I ___there was once a Mother’s Day singing ___and my friend represented the school. She was so emotional while singing the famous song on Mother’s Day ___Kah Nam Nom that she almost didn’t finish the song.

However, her deep connection to the song helped her to ____third prize. After the contest, I asked her why she was so emotional ____the song. She told me that while she was singing, suddenly she had the ____that one day her mother would no longer be with her and every word in the song became ____. Every time I hear this song, it’s not my mother who ____to my mind but a ____of my friend crying with a microphone in her hand. The image ____vivid today.

Last week, a colleague ____an experience with me — every year on Mother’s Day, she has to attend a ____ceremony at her daughter’s school. Every year the teachers invite ____to the school for a big gathering in which students pay ____with flower garlands(花环). She said that the event was filled with the sobbing sounds mixed with Mother’s Day anthems.

1.

A．remark

B．promise

C．practice

D．suggestion

2.

A．long for

B．turn to

C．wait for

D．refer to

3.

A．missed

B．tried

C．regretted

D．avoided

4.

A．visit

B．like

C．leave

D．hate

5.

A．secret

B．public

C．large

D．possible

6.

A．strangely

B．carelessly

C．seriously

D．kindly

7.

A．remember

B．think

C．doubt

D．wonder

8.

A．program

B．activity

C．competition

D．show

9.

A．called

B．designed

C．made

D．created

10.

A．assist

B．place

C．win

D．adopt

11.

A．in

B．expect

C．besides

D．about

12.

A．duty

B．gift

C．idea

D．habit

13.

A．interesting

B．heartbreaking

C．delighting

D．puzzling

14.

A．hits

B．comes

C．occurs

D．catches

15.

A．picture

B．guess

C．part

D．drawing

16.

A．develops

B．controls

C．remains

D．increases

17.

A．compared

B．shared

C．provided

D．filled

18.

A．common

B．special

C．serious

D．rare

19.

A．friends

B．fathers

C．students

D．mothers

20.

A．respect

B．attention

C．satisfaction

D．manners

3 . Once a year in the town of Wuzhen all the tourists can be audience members.

Picture an entire town turned into one grand immersive （沉浸式）_______: huge marionettes walking through a narrow, flagstone -paved lane, mother and daughter sitting _______ in a " paper boat that _______ along a river, young couples whispering under a night sky _______ up by bloomed kites.

No matter where you go in the town of Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, during its_______ theater festival you are likely to_______ performances --- and some in the unlikeliest of places, such as at the _______of an otherwise quiet square, under the roofs of a moss-carpeted dock, and even on rowing boats.

Even tourists_______of the festival will find themselves_______in plays, dance and music, everybody being ________ to wander the 1,300-year-old town's alleys, riverbanks and theater venues.

They can, for example, step into the “home” of the Italian director Eugenio Barba as he throws a "dinner party”. "This is a very________way of thinking theater, that the audience are my ________ to share a dinner, and food are sounds, ________ , words, poetry,” said Barba pleasingly, founder of the Odin Teatret of Denmark.

But those who wanted to watch The Tree were________to hand in their phones before performances. When the show began they sat ________ one another quietly, professionals and ________ alike, not knowing what the evening would bring.

What gradually________were various stories with a tree at their center. The performance immersed its audience in an overwhelming auditory（听觉的）and________head trip, or,________one viewer commented on the ________ site Douban, “the best nightmare I have ever had”.

1.

A．platform

B．theater

C．gallery

D．passage

2.

A．deliberately

B．slowly

C．swiftly

D．lazily

3.

A．stations

B．parks

C．floats

D．walks

4.

A．lit

B．burned

C．stuck

D．set

5.

A．annual

B．monthly

C．weekly

D．daily

6.

A．look into

B．come up with

C．run into

D．put up with

7.

A．center

B．comer

C．point

D．spot

8.

A．tired

B．fond

C．unconscious

D．convinced

9.

A．approved

B．affected

C．accused

D．absorbed

10.

A．arranged

B．praised

C．invited

D．supported

11.

A．creative

B．obvious

C．reasonable

D．abrupt

12.

A．colleagues

B．guests

C．fans

D．hosts

13.

A．studios

B．paintings

C．images

D．cartoons

14.

A．suggested

B．required

C．appreciated

D．referred

15.

A．meeting

B．comforting

C．recognizing

D．facing

16.

A．clerks

B．amateurs

C．experts

D．reporters

17.

A．presented

B．changed

C．held

D．mattered

18.

A．hearing

B．smelling

C．visual

D．facial

19.

A．as

B．when

C．since

D．if

20.

A．introduction

B．interview

C．debate

D．review

4 . April Fool’s Day is a western festival. No one _______ exactly when and how April Fool’s Day began.

However, there are some stories about _______ it came into being. One story _______like this: in the sixteenth-century France, the start of the new year was on April first. It was celebrated _______much the same way _______it is today with parties and dancing into the late hours of the night. Then in 1562, Pope (教皇) Gregory introduced a new calendar (日历) for the Christian world, and the new year fell on January first. There were some people, _______, who hadn’t heard or didn’t believe the _______in the date, so they _______to celebrate New Year’s Day on April first. _______played tricks on them and called them “April fools”. They tried to make them believe that something false was ________. In France today, April first is called “April Fish”. French children fool their friends by taping a paper fish to their friends’ ________. When the “young fool” ________this trick, the prankster (恶作剧者) shouts “April Fish!”

Today Americans play small tricks on friends and strangers alike on the first of April. One ________trick on April Fool’s Day is ________to a friend’s shoe and saying, “Your shoelace is united (开了).” School children might tell a classmate that school has been canceled. ________the trick is, if you fail for the joke the prankster shouts “April Fool!”

In Britain today, on the first of April, even ________newspapers, radio and TV programs tell big lies. You ________read a science ________showing that doctors have found a way to cure AIDS, ________you would probably listen to a piece of news about an UFO________on an island.

1.

A．understands

B．knows

C．Believes

D．remembers

2.

A．when

B．why

C．how

D．where

3.

A．goes

B．tells

C．happens

D．writes

4.

A．as

B．like

C．with

D．in

5.

A．like

B．as

C．so

D．for

6.

A．however

B．but

C．therefore

D．instead

7.

A．fact

B．news

C．change

D．information

8.

A．remained

B．continued

C．considered

D．went

9.

A．Others

B．Somebody

C．Many

D．Some

10.

A．real

B．true

C．right

D．correct

11.

A．hands

B．faces

C．backs

D．heads

12.

A．discovers

B．sees

C．found

D．notices

13.

A．usual

B．common

C．funny

D．silly

14.

A．looking down

B．pointing down

C．getting down

D．turning down

15.

A．Whenever

B．Whoever

C．Whatever

D．Wherever

16.

A．serious

B．famous

C．interesting

D．important

17.

A．might

B．should

C．could

D．must

18.

A．letter

B．speech

C．writing

D．report

19.

A．so

B．and

C．or

D．but

20.

A．lying

B．walking

C．flying

D．Landing

5 . In the United States, it is not customary（习惯的）to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the morning, __________ he is shaving or having breakfast, the __________ of the call shows that the matter is very important and __________ immediate attention. The same meaning _________with telephone calls made after 11:00 pm. If someone __________ a call during sleeping hours, he considers it a matter of life and __________.The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.

In __________ life, time plays a very important part. In the U.S., ____________ may feel they are not well _________ if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But it is ______ in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered ____________ to make an appointment too far ahead of ___________ because plans made for a date more than a week away may be_________. The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings _________between people from cultures that treat time differently. Promptness（准时）is __________ highly in American life, for example. If not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully __________. In the U.S. no one would think of keeping a business ____waiting for an hour, it would be too impolite. A person who is five minutes late is __________ to make a short _________. If he is less than five minutes late, he will say a few words of __________, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.

1.

A．and

B．but

C．while

D．until

2.

A．reason

B．time

C．person

D．place

3.

A．requires

B．explains

C．pays

D．invites

4.

A．comes

B．goes

C．deals

D．happens

5.

A．sends

B．phones

C．receives

D．replies

6.

A．help

B．trouble

C．death

D．attitude

7.

A．social

B．special

C．official

D．local

8.

A．hosts

B．waiters

C．guests

D．postmen

9.

A．thought

B．respected

C．praised

D．served

10.

A．true

B．same

C．common

D．different

11.

A．foolish

B．brave

C．polite

D．impossible

12.

A．future

B．schedule

C．delivery

D．preparation

13.

A．recovered

B．ignored

C．recognized

D．forgotten

14.

A．cause

B．spread

C．appear

D．transport

15.

A．told

B．looked

C．believed

D．valued

16.

A．capable

B．valuable

C．comfortable

D．responsible

17.

A．merchant

B．partner

C．owner

D．competitor

18.

A．expected

B．ordered

C．suggested

D．requested

19.

A．apology

B．speech

C．fine

D．performance

20.

A．regret

B．enjoyment

C．introduction

D．explanation

6 . Many books have been written about “the art of giving”. And we also know that it’s hard to give people a gift,______a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and______.

As is often the case, some little kids think they don’t get enough gifts______some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too______. For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree, it is enough to make her very________.

Gift giving is different in different______. Here are some of their likes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone______, because many people have enough things and don’t want______gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember a______. In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don’t need to_______too much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough.

To make things______, some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, however,_______money can make people uncomfortable. “When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they’re being lazy,” says John Wilson. “In England, we have a saying: It’s the thought that______. When someone gives me money, I feel they don’t think it about at all. I prefer to receive a gift______has some thought behind it.”

Different people have very different thoughts______this subject! So maybe the art of giving is difficult! What do you think?

1.

A．usually

B．especially

C．commonly

D．generally

2.

A．dislikes

B．unlike

C．disadvantages

D．disagreements

3.

A．whether

B．when

C．if

D．while

4.

A．same

B．similar

C．small

D．big

5.

A．lonely

B．happy

C．angry

D．good

6.

A．cities

B．towns

C．counties

D．countries

7.

A．else

B．other

C．else’ s

D．another

8.

A．many too

B．much too

C．too many

D．too much

9.

A．child

B．person

C．guide

D．teacher

10.

A．spend

B．take

C．cost

D．have

11.

A．more difficult

B．easily

C．easier

D．more easily

12.

A．using

B．giving

C．receiving

D．lending

13.

A．counts

B．invents

C．finds

D．knows

14.

A．who

B．what

C．it

D．that

15.

A．in

B．on

C．before

D．after

7 . September 22, 2018 will be World Car-Free Day, a day on which people across the globe are encouraged to find______methods to meet their transportation needs and re-discover buses, bikes, and their own______.

On this day, people get together in the streets, intersections, and neighborhood blocks to______the world that we don’t have to accept our car-controlled society.

While______along these lines had taken place from time to time starting______the 1973 oil crisis, it was only in October, 1994______a structured call for such projects was______in a keynote speech by Eric Britton at the International Accessible Cities Conference held in Toledo (Spain).

The first national campaign was launched in Britain in 1997, and the French followed suit in 1998. In 2000, car Busters issued an open______for a “World Car-Free Day” to______with Europe’s Car-Free Day on September 22.______then, we have begun to call for citizens to organize______on or near this day.

However, we do not want______one day of celebrations and then return to______life. World Car-Free Day is the______time to remind city planners and politicians to______cycling, walking and public transport. It is up to us, cities and governments to help______permanent changes to______pedestrians, cyclists and other people who do not drive cars.

While______accomplishment has been achieved in terms of media coverage, these events______to be difficult to achieve real success and even a decade later there is considerable uncertainty about the usefulness of this approach. Broad public support and______to change is needed for successful implementation (执行).

1.

A．effective

B．efficient

C．useful

D．alternative

2.

A．legs

B．motors

C．subway

D．feet

3.

A．recall

B．remind

C．realize

D．recommend

4.

A．projects

B．events

C．activities

D．meetings

5.

A．as

B．on

C．with

D．beyond

6.

A．when

B．that

C．where

D．how

7.

A．undertaken

B．submitted

C．developed

D．issued

8.

A．answer

B．call

C．wish

D．longing

9.

A．connect

B．involve

C．consist

D．concern

10.

A．Since

B．Before

C．After

D．Right

11.

A．events

B．affairs

C．incidents

D．accidents

12.

A．even

B．still

C．just

D．ever

13.

A．usual

B．previous

C．ordinary

D．average

14.

A．perfect

B．limited

C．accurate

D．correct

15.

A．give way to

B．give priority to

C．give rise to

D．give in to

16.

A．employ

B．decrease

C．create

D．increase

17.

A．assist

B．benefit

C．instruct

D．influence

18.

A．constant

B．similar

C．envying

D．considerable

19.

A．turn out

B．work out

C．carry out

D．figure out

20.

A．approach

B．attitude

C．chance

D．commitment

8 . On November 1, All Saints’ Day, it is a(n) ______ for Roman Catholics (天主教徒）in Poland to visit cemeteries (墓地）. They decorate graves, pray, and light candles in ______ of those who have died.

The last place Tomek wanted to visit was a  _______ cemetery.

“But we already went today,” Tomek said.

Earlier, Tomek and his ______ had taken flowers and candles to his grandfather’s grave for All Saints’ Day. The cemetery had been _______ with others doing the same thing.

“We will go again after dinner,” said his mama.

Tomek’ s mama ______ to him, “You know this means a lot to Babcia.”

Babcia, his grandmother, entered the room and smiled at Tomek. “I want you to be ______,” She said, wrapping a red scarf   around his _______ . Babcia was always nice to him. Mama was right ---Babcia would want him to be there.

All the way to the cemetery, Tomek kept his eyes down.

Can you remember your grandfather?” asked Aunt Dorota.

“No,” said Tomek, without ________

Aunt Dorota sighed, “ He was so much fun!”

Tomek wanted to _____ more. After all, he had been named after his grandfather. “He was fun?”

Aunt Dorota ______ on about his grandfather. Then they were at the cemetery.

But it did not get dark! ______ , it seemed to be getting lighter.

Slowly, Tomek  ______ his eyes. All the gravestones were ______ with burning candles. As if in a dream, he ______  his parents. Families nodded and greeted one another in lowered  ______.

Tomek looked at his grandfather’s grave, ______  Babcia was bowing her head in prayer. When she opened her eyes and saw Tomek, she said, “He was very proud that you had his ______ .” Tomek stood next to Babcia and she hugged him.

On their way home, Tomek _______  to look back at the cemetery. It glowed under the night sky.

“Isn’t it beautiful?” said Babcia.

Tomek nodded. “I like All Saints’ Day, ______ at night.”

1.

A．condition

B．tradition

C．habit

D．occasion

2.

A．celebration

B．behalf

C．place

D．honor

3.

A．bright

B．deep

C．dark

D．nearby

4.

A．family

B．partners

C．friends

D．colleagues

5.

A．concerned

B．equipped

C．filled

D．linked

6.

A．admitted

B．whispered

C．listened

D．called

7.

A．happy

B．confident

C．warm

D．free

8.

A．neck

B．face

C．waist

D．arm

9.

A．taking up

B．looking up

C．showing up

D．setting up

10.

A．buy

B．see

C．travel

D．hear

11.

A．complained

B．chatted

C．cheated

D．shouted

12.

A．In fact

B．In general

C．In case

D．In advance

13.

A．closed

B．decreased

C．raised

D．opened

14.

A．covered

B．compared

C．painted

D．reported

15.

A．pulled

B．followed

C．found

D．treated

16.

A．noises

B．voices

C．sounds

D．jokes

17.

A．what

B．which

C．when

D．where

18.

A．scarf

B．humor

C．name

D．appearance

19.

A．survived

B．wanted

C．needed

D．turned

20.

A．especially

B．hardly

C．widely

D．usually

9 . Many visitors find the pace at which American people move very troubling. One’s first ______ is likely to be that everyone is in a rush. City people always ______ to be hurrying to get where they are going and are very impatient if they are delayed even for a brief moment.

____, this may seem unfriendly to you. But drivers will ______ you; storekeepers will be in a hurry as they ______ you; people will push you ______ they walk along the street. You will ______ smiles, brief conversations with people as you shop or dine away from home. Do not ______ that because Americans are in such a hurry they are ______. Often, life is much slower outside the big cities, as is true in other countries______.

Americans who live in cities such as New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles, often think that everyone is ______ in a hurry to get things done; they ______ others to “push back”, just as city people do in Tokyo, Singapore or Paris, for example. ______ when they discover that you are a stranger, most Americans become quite kind and will take great ______ to help you. Many of them first came to the city as ______ and they remember how frightening a new city can be. If you need help or want to ask a question, _______ a friendly-looking person and say, “I am a stranger here. Can you help me?”

Most people will stop, smile at you, and help you find your ______ or answer your questions. But you must let them know that you need help. Otherwise they are ______ to pass you by, not noticing that you are new to the city and in ______ of help. Occasionally, you may find someone too busy or perhaps too rushed to give you aid. If this happens, don’t be ______; just ask someone else. Most Americans enjoy helping a stranger.

1.

A．mistake

B．discovery

C．experience

D．impression

2.

A．chance

B．appear

C．pause

D．come

3.

A．At times

B．In the end

C．At first

D．Now and then

4.

A．rush

B．load

C．remind

D．send

5.

A．drive

B．persuade

C．employ

D．serve

6.

A．because

B．as

C．although

D．before

7.

A．wear

B．enjoy

C．miss

D．trust

8.

A．think

B．shock

C．watch

D．attract

9.

A．unhappy

B．unexpected

C．uncertain

D．unfriendly

10.

A．as usual

B．as well

C．in need

D．in reply

11.

A．equally

B．generally

C．endlessly

D．frequently

12.

A．forbid

B．limit

C．expect

D．choose

13.

A．Even if

B．So

C．And

D．But

14.

A．temper

B．care

C．step

D．energy

15.

A．rebellers

B．experts

C．strangers

D．patients

16.

A．choose

B．reject

C．disturb

D．avoid

17.

A．hotel

B．way

C．necessity

D．duty

18.

A．likely

B．unable

C．nervous

D．terrible

19.

A．face

B．charge

C．front

D．need

20.

A．gentle

B．tired

C．discouraged

D．surprised

10 . America’s Beauty Is in Its Diversity
America is built on the idea of freedom, and there is no exception for Muslim women. I _______the freedom of religion and speech. But mostly, I believe it’s OK to be _______, and to stand up for who and what you are. So I believe in wearing the hijab.
The hijab is a religious head covering, like a scarf. I am Muslim, and keeping my head covered is a _______ of maturity（成熟）and respect toward my _______ and to Allah’s will. _______, I also like to wear it to be different. I don’t usually like to do what everyone else is doing. I want to be a(n) _______, not just part of the crowd. But when I first wore it, I was also afraid of the _______ that I’d get at school.
I _______on my own that sixth grade was the _______ I should start wearing the hijab. I was ________ about what the kids would say or even do to me. I thought they might make fun of me, or ________ be scared of me and ________ my headscarf. Kids at that age usually like to be all the same, and there’s little or no ________ of differences.
On the first day of school, I put all those ________ thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high. I was holding my breath a little, but ________ I was also proud to be a Muslim, proud to be wearing the hijab, proud to be different.
I was ________ about everything I had thought the kids would say or even do to me. I actually met a lot of people because of wearing my head covering. Most of the kids would come and ask me questions —________— about the hijab and why I wore it.
I did hear some kids were making fun of me, ________ there was one girl----she wasn’t even in my class, and we never really talked much---and she spoke ________ me, and I wasn’t even there! I made a lot of new friends that year, friends that I still have until this very day, five years later.
Yes, I’m different, but everyone is different here, in one way or another. This is the ________of America.1.

A．believe in

B．stick to

C．carry out

D．push for

2.

A．dependent

B．free

C．different

D．sensitive

3.

A．signal

B．sign

C．reminder

D．cause

4.

A．religion

B．country

C．parents

D．status

5.

A．In a word

B．In general

C．To be brief

D．To be honest

6.

A．princess

B．heroine

C．individual

D．adult

7.

A．praise

B．punishment

C．reflection

D．reaction

8.

A．hoped

B．expected

C．realized

D．decided

9.

A．time

B．chance

C．case

D．occasion

10.

A．disappointed

B．scared

C．enthusiastic

D．angry

11.

A．still

B．already

C．even

D．ever

12.

A．show off

B．pull off

C．pick up

D．put up

13.

A．rejection

B．ignorance

C．knowledge

D．acceptance

14.

A．negative

B．optimistic

C．serious

D．strange

15.

A．often

B．inside

C．only

D．outside

16.

A．concerned

B．particular

C．wrong

D．convinced

17.

A．respectfully

B．cautiously

C．suspiciously

D．critically

18.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．or

19.

A．in terms of

B．in front of

C．in charge of

D．in favor of

20.

A．significance

B．beauty

C．value

D．power